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FAIR’s 3-month review of major media outlets shows almost universal support for ousting Maduro…no dissent is permitted or even acknowledged…--read FAIR’s report here
--WashPost and NY Times support the coup, and admit it’s not working, while repeating false, unproven claims about 2018 election and ignoring Guaido’s lack of legitimacy
--America’s top diplomat threatens war while spreading the lie that Maduro was ready to flee to exile in Cuba but Russia stopped him

US-led regime change scheme gets new life, as opposition leader Guaido and some defecting troops attempt to take over airfield near Caracas…--the lack of opposition or skepticism in the US is appalling
--respected economists Mark Weisbrot and Jeffrey Sachs estimate that US sanctions have already led to 40,000 deaths
--Blackwater founder Erik Prince has been peddling his plan to knock off Maduro with 5,000 mercenary troops

In strong NY Times oped, UC Berkeley Journalism Dean Ed Wasserman makes the case for supporting Assange, nationwide protests planned…--read the column here
--rally and march planned for this Friday in San Francisco
--climate change expert Prof. Guy McPherson shares dire prediction of human extinction as soon as 2030 in new in-depth interview in audio and video

Texas is one of 26 states that violate First Amendment with laws requiring pledge not to support BDS targeting Israel….--Glenn Greenwald delivers great coverage and commentary at The Intercept

Hemming and Hawing behind us, Joe Biden plunges into 2020 presidential race with universal name ID and loads of baggage….--Biden uses Trump’s handling of Charlottesville to define the crisis that compels his candidacy
--at Jacobin, Branko Marcetic says Biden is a disaster waiting to happen

Rep. Jared Huffman, interviewed by PBS and NY Times, bucks timid Dem party leaders and makes strong call for Trump impeachment…--the PBS video is here, and NY Times report is here

Family using Nest Cam for crib monitoring fed porn by hackers; Amazon has thousands of people listening to Alexa conversations--leaks from Pelosi’s caucus conference call indicate the Speaker is firm on avoiding impeachment
--in fresh, in-depth interview, constitutional lawyer and author John Bonifaz argues that the House has a duty to impeach Trump

Warren’s call for impeachment is criticized as opportunist, desperate; but she shows leadership in bucking party leaders who fear blowback….--your humble host views impeachment as the duty of Congress, with plenty of evidence of obstruction of justice already known
--Mueller report’s Volume II explains they never planned to indict Trump, but outlines cases of attempted obstruction that were blocked by appointees
--read Volume II executive summary here

Corporate media outlets go wall-to-wall on Mueller report, ignoring their massive failures and clinging to myths they launched…--your humble host says it’s time to take the halo off St. Bob Mueller, and admit that this was an elaborate “limited hangout” investigation
--PBC comments on the part of the report covering the Russian information campaign, and how Mueller used his 7/13/18 indictment as the evidence for alleged Russian hacking of DNC

Despite Bill Barr’s redactions and spin, news accounts of Meuller report confirm Trump is impeachable on obstruction, will Dems act?...--Judiciary Chairman Nadler threatens to “take whatever action necessary”, and when pressed on impeachment says, “That’s one possibility, there are others”
--so far, NY Times and WashPost—major promoters of Russiagate—make no mention of evidence GRU hacked DNC