PBC News & Comment: Trump Demagogues American Jews, Some Love It

“King of Israel” keeps smearing Omar and Tlaib, while dividing American Jews with “trope” questioning their loyalty to Israel….--Trump is using McCarthy’s reckless tactics, finds new bottom daily
--emboldened by boosts in polls and no prospect of impeachment, Trump announces flurry of new moves on immigration, most are unconstitutional
--Trump’s weird fantasy about buying Greenland leads to bruised feelings for our sensitive stable genius
--TrumpCo sends contradictory messages on economy: everythings’s great, but we need stimulus
--he wants to arbitrarily replace the Flores settlement with rules allowing unlimited detention of families
--his new asylum policy is confusing, and ICE memo stoked more confusion on asylum
--Kevin Gosztola reports on class action suit about subhuman conditions in immigration jails
--different agencies say they have thwarted 6 violent events planned by white supremacists
--Gareth Porter debunks claims by Mueller and Senate intel of Russian hacking of state election servers
--but poll shows big jump in GOP believers in Russian meddling
--DNC’s arbitrary rules for debate invitation may exclude Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, even though she meets the criteria
--CNN is hosting a debate on climate change, but the DNC won’t
--Italy’s government collapses under pressure from far right Matteo Salvini, who hopes to take over
--the protests in Hong Kong are impressive, but the long arm of the US is visible, reports The Grayzone
--as Trump, predictably, backs away from supporting background checks, gun stats from California are discouraging