Guardian investigation ties Bannon to billionaire Mercer’s Cambridge Analytica, which used social media data to elect Trump, pass Brexit…–our friend Andy Worthington tipped us to this important expose
–Macron easily beats Le Pen in France, as last minute hacking report sends NY Times and Rachel Maddow into deep conspiracy theories
–in South Korea, liberal activist named Moon is expected to win election
–Hamas promotes Ismail Haniya to top post, as Israel uses dodgy bathroom video to undermine Palestinian prison hunger strike
–as Sally Yates testifies in Trump/Russia probe, leaked report says Obama warned Trump about Mike Flynn in Nov. 10 Oval Office meeting
–number cruncher Nate Cohn says polls show Clinton’s numbers crashed before Comey sent October 28 letter
–the hidden poison pill in Trumpcare is a provision which ends the employer mandate to provide health insurance
–Texas governor signs ban on sanctuary cities; in Maryland, legal immigrants blocked sanctuary bill, reports NY Times
–in Maryland case sensationalized by White House, rape charges are dropped against 2 undocumented male students, but they face porn charge
–ACLU sues for details of botched January raid in Yemen
–PBS-distributed documentary, National Bird, is worth watching….here’s a link to the full show
–EPA boss Scott Pruitt fires 5 scientists to make room for industry hacks
–Oklahoma, which spawned Pruitt, has new law with steep penalties for pipeline protesters
–John Oliver crashes FCC website over Net Neutrality,
–worse than Fox, TV chain owner Sinclair scoops up Tribune TV stations
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