Deadly accurate satirical video by Juice Media explains sordid roles of compliant US allies in delivering Assange for extradition to US….--watch the video here
Sanders confronts Clinton-owned Center for American Progress for attacks on Medicare for All, as centrists scheme to stop Bernie….--Neera Tanden faces off with my old pal Faiz Shakir, who worked at CAP and now runs the Sanders campaign
--the Clinton’s sniper from the dark side, David Brock, says an anti-Sanders campaign should begin “sooner than later”
It’s tax day, the most painful ever for many American workers, and Congress is protecting tax-prep profiteers from IRS competition…--the IRS already has about 90% of my info, so filing a return is an expensive honesty exam
--at WhoWhatWhy, Klaus Marre warns not to get your hopes up about release of Trump’s tax returns
--in Paris, rooftop fire at landmark Cathedral of Notre Dame causes spire to collapse
Instead of standing firmly for the right to publish, most American media demonize Assange and downplay threat to media freedom…--at Shadowproof, Kevin Gosztola points out that the indictment is about attempted “computer intrusion” but uses language from the Espionage Act
In orchestrated maneuver, Ecuador sold out Assange to distract from presidential scandal and extract benefits from US….time to mobilize!--as feared, Ecuador President Lenin Moreno ended asylum protection, and Assange resisted as Bobbies hustled him out of his 7-year refuge
In wake of the purge at Homeland Security Dept., Trump loses 4th challenge to his willful defiance of asylum laws….--Judge rules “under the plain language of the law”…Trump can’t order asylum seekers to wait in Mexico
--amid multiple reports that Trump will renew family separation policy, Individual 1 denies it, and blames Obama for “cages”
--WashPost has decent explainer on asylum process
Plaintiffs who won injunction—upheld by appeals court—file fresh challenge to Trump’s March 29 “presidential permit” for KeystoneXL construction…--as attorney Steve Volcker predicted, Trump claims to be above the law
--Pennsylvania’s Dem Governor, Tom Wolf, is under fire for overriding state environmental agency in approving Mariner East 2 pipeline
--Julian Assange remains at Ecuadorian embassy in London, as an embassy official is sacked and President Moreno faces major protests over corruption scandal
In tag-team coverage based on leaked hearsay, WashPost and NY Times report Mueller staffers dispute Barr’s spun-up summary….--they challenge Barr’s “exoneration” of Trump on obstruction, but why did Mueller decline to reach conclusion on obstruction?
--House chairman requests Trump tax returns from IRS
--Trump revises his bluff to close the Mexican border
--eager to keep its #1 status for executions, Texas changes policy after Supreme Court halted one over clergy issue
Under fire in corruption scandal, Ecuador’s president tries to blame Julian Assange and Nicolas Maduro, escalating risk for Assange…--Elizabeth Vos broke the story at ConsortiumNews
Trump fights hard, tweets ugly, continuing to block aid for Puerto Rico, falsely claiming the money would shortchange Midwest farmers….--the Midwest floods prompt feature story in USA Today that references Vanessa Keith’s book 2100: A Dystopian Utopia, which is now a PBC bonus book
--Trump now says GOP will fix healthcare right after they win the 2020 election, after Mitch McConnell schools him
