Dems whacked Pentagon boss over Russian bounties story right after NY Times editorial acknowledged it’s unproven, exposing craven Dem hawks…--our colleague Patrick Martin at World Socialist Website exposes the yellow journalism aimed at keeping US mired in Afghanistan
--Caitlin Johnstone cites new poll showing only 21% of Americans found the claims “not credible”
--Glenn Greenwald suffered through 14 hours of C-Span to expose the grotesque Liz Cheney amendments to a more grotesque $740 billion Pentagon budget bill
--and Friday’s NY Times is still peddling the bullshit as fact
--in otherwise excellent pummeling of attacks by Trump and Tucker Carlson, Sen. Tammy Duckworth plays the RussiaBountygate card
--in a brief break from bashing The Gray Lady, PBC praises its editorial on SCOTUS decisions on Trump tax returns
--pollster Clifford Young comments on his polling, Trump’s “Great Unraveling”
--Victim-in-Chief plays to white Americans’ grievances
--Rush Limbaugh defends Trump bigly, citing commentary by Conrad Black, the criminal Canadian publisher that the Don pardoned
--WashPost spins the modest moves by Biden to win Sanders supporters as dangerous lurch to the left
--in Seattle, Jonah Lehto reports majority of Seattle city council embraces 50% cut in police budget, meeting demands of CHOP activists
Seattle Protest Report. 7.10.20
--New York’s occupation near City Hall is losing steam
--Universities are re-thinking police presence on campuses
--in Salt Lake City, protests over exoneration of cops in shooting lead to state of emergency
--second investigation by LA Sheriff finds that Robert Fuller, 24-year-old Black man found hanging from tree in Palmdale, had suicidal history
--in fresh, in-depth interview instigated by listener Abbie McMillan, author and journalist Colin Woodard explains regional differences in pandemic response
--our daily Covid-19 update, prepared by Linda Lewis
--activists demand action and inmate releases at embattled San Quentin prison
--in Connecticut, judge dismisses murder charges against 2 men who served 30 years in prison on wrongful convictions
--it appears that the fires at Iran nuclear center in Natanz were the result of a US-Israeli plot
--at MintPress, Leonardo Flores compares Biden to Trump on Venezuela, differences are few
--as Trump cancels rally in New Hampshire and blames Fay, NOAA inspector general reports on the Sharpie line that falsely predicted hurricane hit in Alabama last year
--judge in Mike Flynn cases appeals to his appeals court for full hearing
--Trump’s consumer protection agency protects predatory payday lenders
--private equity appears to have squelched regulation to end “surprise billing”
--US Catholic Church snagged as much as $3.5 billion in bailout funds
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