No corporate media outlet has reported journalist Max Blumenthal’s arrest 6 days ago, an indictment of our declining Fourth Estate…--Blumenthal has agreed to PBC interview on Monday, Nov. 4
--at Shadowproof, Kevin Gosztola details Blumenthal’s arrest
Last Friday, journalist Max Blumenthal was arrested on a secret 5-month old warrant for "100% false" charge; blackout ends for PBC....
--Ben Norton reports on Blumenthal's arrest and 2-day isolation on warrant related to Blumenthal's coverage of Venezuelan embassy occupation earlier this year
WashPost offers balanced coverage, while NY Times and Rachel Maddow inject bias based on their investment in Russiagate narrative….--notably, The Post refers to Trump and Barr theories as “unproven” while The Times and MSNBC repeatedly use “conspiracy theory”
--Thursday night, Maddow’s bias was blatant
--Lindsay Graham says 50 GOP senators support his resolution condemning impeachment
--PBC’s bullshit detector pegs on report that Trump might sell the DC hotel
At White House dinner, Trump complained to House Republicans, and approved their juvenile stunts to disrupt impeachment investigation interviews yesterday…--but Fox host and right wing darling Andrew Napolitano says Dems are following the rules passed by Boehner’s GOP majority
--Trump’s patsy, Lindsay Graham, announces Senate resolution denouncing impeachment
--in plea hearing, Rudy Giuliani’s crony Lev Parnas hints at executive privilege claim that his lawyer admits he doesn’t really understand
More than 20 GOP members try to shut down impeachment interview in silly stunt that shows Trump, allies are desperate…--Bill Taylor’s testimony builds on earlier interviews, buttressing key events and undermining misleading comments, esp. from Sondland
PBC invites Bay Area listeners to attend an ACLU panel discussion this Thursday, October 24. Details here
Bill Taylor’s opening statement details what he saw as linkage between military aid release and Ukraine investigations, “incredibly damning”….--are the Clinton book tour and Hillary’s Russia smears testing the waters for her to make a late entry and save the day? NY Times is setting the stage
Many Democrats embraced and amplified Clinton’s smears of Gabbard, as Tulsi responds with attacks on warmongers and Democratic rot….--Friday night on CNN, Van Jones firmly denounced Clinton’s evidence-free attacks
The permanent acting White House chief told reporters that Ukraine aid was withheld to force investigations, and new emoluments violation….--PBC talks impeachment on CN Live! Friday, October 18 at 8pm EDT with Scott Ritter and Scott Horton. Find it here
--arrogant Mulvaney admits quid pro quo, and says “get over it”
--that was after he announced that G7 summit next year will be held at Trump Doral, and gave a sales pitch while denying emoluments issue
CNN and NY Times stage another debate that frustrates viewers, covering for Biden while depicting Warren and Sanders as extreme…..--Warren got front-runner treatment, almost everyone else disagreed with her on something
--moderators act as gatekeepers and pro-corporate filters, using Klobuchar as the conserva-Dem this time to hammer Medicare for All
--Tulsi Gabbard only got 8 minutes to speak, and her criticism of CNN and NY Times for smearing her is ignored in NY Times report
