Bernie Sanders is leader of War Powers bill that curbs US role in Yemen; unanimous support for measure blaming MBS for Khashoggi assassination…--but no Pentagon funds were cut, no arms sales cancelled
--Sanders and Elizabeth Warren both say they’re probably running for president
--at The Intercept, Mehdi Hassan uses video to tell the truth about BDS
--after Trump blamed Cohen for helping him break the law, Cohen fires back
--NY Times reports leaks from leak-proof Mueller probe, indicating that they are investigating super PAC and inaugural committee for foreign contributions
--Wall Street Journal editorial makes a plausible case for entrapment of Mike Flynn
--Loser of the Week, Theresa May, is asking EU to fix her Brexit problems
--on the day Facebook launches kiosks to explain privacy breaches, it reports a new “bug” that may have exposed unposted photos of millions of users
--Facebook's fact-checking partners, some formerly with Snopes, slam the “fake news” suppression efforts as meaningless PR campaign
--in fresh, in-depth interview, journalist Greg Palast reviews the rigged election for governor in Georgia
--Texas executed Alvin Braziel on Tuesday, despite prosecutor misconduct that was revealed hours before they killed him
--Guatemalan girl, aged 7, dies from dehydration after 8 hours in ICE custody
--new Mexican leader AMLO proposes Latin American Marshall Plan to reduce migration
--Arizona’s temp senator, Jon Kyl, resigns to resume lobbying
--Wisconsin lame duck Gov. Scott Walker expected to sign power grab bills
--rogue utility P G & E files for rate increase to fund wildfire preventions, PBC says state should take over the utility
--Brazilian faith healer “John of God” faces more than 200 accusers of sexual abuse
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