War drums grow louder, as US levels sanctions on Russia, joining UK in blaming Putin for nerve agent attack without proof….--Russian denials are dismissed as TrumpCo lumps Salisbury incident with cyber attacks called NotPeyta and Dragonfly
--Russia is a likely suspect, and listener Bob Jarman asks, “why?”
--Rep. Adam Schiff dissents from GOP majority conclusion of “no collusion
--with 4 days remaining before his retirement, former FBI #2 Andy McCabe faces termination, loss of pension for leaks to reporters
--new FBI second-in-command David Bowdich admits FBI failures in Parkland shooting, and makes outlandish promise of transparency
--yesterday’s nationwide school walkout drew lots of coverage, but will it translate into meaningful change?
--in rare bipartisan vote, 16 Democrats help GOP upend Dodd-Frank, here is the vote tally
--at Shadowproof, Brian Sonenstein reports on ICE attempt to deport woman in retaliation for reporting sexual abuse at corporate prison
--preliminary hearing in sex abuse case of Australian Cardinal Pell wraps up as Pope Francis marks mixed record after 5 years
--Lee Fang and Zaid Jilani at The Intercept expose elected hypocrites who promote free speech for conservatives while banning speech supporting BDS
--after 2,000+ proven public lies, Trump admits to one, and brags about it
--Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, famed pediatrician, dies at age 99
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