Following her debate attack on Sen. Kamala Harris, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is being smeared as “Assad apologist” by many Dems….--in this Facebook thread, political science professor Cynthia Boaz promotes the "Assad apologist" smear, and Prof. Stephen Zunes seems to agree
--Caitlin Johstone has some smart comments
--at The American Conservative, David Masciotra says Gabbard is “living reminder of Iraq’s liars and apologists”
--and Buzzfeed’s Rosie Gray compares Gabbard to Ron Paul
--and SF Chronicle fact-checked attacks on Harris by Biden and Gabbard
--as Shadowproof marks 4 years of great reporting, Kevin Gosztola goes deep on “bad faith arguments against Bernie Sanders”
--after Senate Republicans balked, Trump jettison’s John Ratcliffe as pick for DNI
and Trump signals he won’t allow deputy to serve as interim director
--Swedish judge lets A$AP Rocky leave Sweden while awaiting verdict, after Kanye West got Trump to send his envoy for hostages to Stockholm
--Trump signed 2-year budget that is an offensive deficit bomb
--a Ted Cruz subcommittee heard testimony from credible psychologist who says Google manipulated search results in favor of Hillary Clinton in 2016
--Yahoo News breaks story of FBI report warning that conspiracy theorists pose a threat, notes that government cover-ups are a factor
--a small suburban NY fire department is calling for new 9/11 investigation
--if you’re going to San Francisco’s airport, bring your own water bottle
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