Corporate media fudge timelines to declare “deadly clashes” over the weekend as “humanitarian” Trojan horse effort fails to divide military….--VP Mike Pence is in Bogota, meeting with US puppet Guaido and dispensing sanctions and US money for Guaido
--Max Blumenthal is on the ground, exposing media propaganda
--at Shadowproof, Kevin Gosztola notes that Maduro permitted 900 tons of aid to enter last week, from China, Russia, Cuba and Turkey
--Canadian journalist exposes that nation’s central role in Lima Group and regime change
--at Common Dreams, Adam Johnson says we all know the “humanitarian aid” story is bogus, and at Truthdig, Lee Camp offers ironic overview commentary
--Bernie Sanders muddles his position in a Tweet
--US media are just getting around to reporting Netanyahu’s rebuke by AIPAC for new alliance with Israel’s far, far right Jewish Power party of Meir Kahane
--at Truthout, Marjorie Cohn warns that new sanctions on Cuba may be imminent
--Trump delays his arbitrary tariff increases on China as talks continue
--Trump caves to Pentagon and allies, will leave 400 troops in Syria
--Labour Party now backs second Brexit referendum
--Green Book wins Best Picture at Oscars, here’s the link to my podcast discussing inaccuracies in the film
--Vatican conference on sex abuse & coverup looks like damage control, with only one major change
--the students who were lectured on Green New Deal by Sen. Feinstein get arrested at Mitch McConnell’s office
--federal judge rules that military draft must include women
--taste a little “word jazz” from the inimitable Ken Nordine, who just died at age 98
--San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi died suddenly at age 59
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