WashPost and NY Times play “thought police” on Seth Rich case, deriding all who raise questions, as promoters of conspiracy theories…--Washington Post goes overboard, with 5 stories in 2 days, including emotional appeal from Rich’s family plus this opinion column and this “news report”
--and the NY Times joins the chorus
--at ConsortiumNews, Bob Parry remains skeptical of intel “assessments" and finds cracks in narrative from Brennan's new testimonuy
--NSA faces reinstate lawsuit over dragnet domestic surveillance
--DEA lied repeatedly about deadly Honduran operation in 2012, report says
--ICE is using Stingray to round up undocumented people for deportation
--in Vatican visit, Trump pays lip service to Pope Francis on peace, as transcripts reveal his praise for Duterte’s death squads in Philippines
--Duterte declares martial law in Mindanao, may extend to whole country
--last week, Duterte banned smoking
--lots of speculation passing for news in Manchester bombing investigation
--TrumpCo plans to privatize public assets like bridges and buildings, and invite corporate investment in infrastructure
--California’s legendary Highway 1 is cut off by massive landslide at Big Sur
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