At Houston mob rally, Trump and Cruz hug, and embrace divisive policies built on a mountain of lies and demagoguery…..--Trump promises quick tax cuts for middle class, seemingly unaware that Congress is in recess
--new study shows sharp rise in Islamaphobic campaign themes, pushed by desperate Republicans
--Trump repeats false claims about “Middle Easterners” in migrant caravan, and Mike Pence gets caught in a whopper of a lie
--US Cyber Command reveals offensive operations against Russia aimed at securing midterm elections
--John Bolton comments on claims of Russian meddling in 2016, as he meets with Putin and threatens US withdrawal from 1987 arms control treaty
--corporate media ignored Women’s March on the Pentagon last Sunday, but Joe Lauria covered it at ConsortiumNews
--after promising “naked truth” about Saudi murder of Khashoggi, Turkey’s Erdogan avoids nudity, adds new details, and targets the Crown Prince
--Saudi cover story of “rendition gone wrong” neuters US moral outrage, and the bungled assassination risks Israel’s agenda to confront Iran
--Bush crime family consigliere James Baker advises tough talk and reassurance to Saudis of continuity
--Sen. Elizabeth Warren demands investigation into American mercenary group that was hired by UAE to assassinate targets in Yemen
--in sobering analysis, WSWS reporter Patrick Martin identifies bipartisan agenda of war and entitlement cuts
--San Francisco judge gives $200 million gift to Monsanto, while upholding jury verdict in Roundup cancer case
--in Colorado, voters may limit future fracking with ballot measure
--in California, opponents of Prop 10 rent control measure use worker pension funds to pay for deceptive ads opposing Prop 10
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