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PBC News & Comment: Provoked By Sen. Warren, Facebook Says It’s, Like, a Broadcaster

Warren’s intentionally false ad leads Facebook to declare it’s like a broadcaster or publisher, reversing previous legal posture, inviting regulation… Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Provoked By Sen. Warren, Facebook Says It’s, Like, a Broadcaster

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Promoting hawkish NeoCon agenda, corporate media slams Trump over Syria retreat, and NY Times smears Tulsi Gabbard a dozen ways…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Yellow Journalism Infects Syria Coverage and Dem Primary

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Ex-Ukraine Ambassador Yovanovitch says Trump pressured State Dept to yank her from Ukraine for resisting Giuliani schemes that include arrested cronies…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Former Ambassador Defies Trump, Talks to Committee

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Trevor Aaronson reports on declassified FISA court ruling from 2018, showing that FBI accessed phone calls 3 million times in one year…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: FISA Court Report Shows FBI Abuses Surveillance Rules

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Our rogue, bankrupt utility turns off power to some counties, then delays shutdown as forecasted winds haven’t materialized; collective punishment?…

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New polls show growing support for impeachment inquiry, as Trump blocks Gordon Sondland from talking to House committees today, stonewalling…..

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President 44 rips into Republicans for failing to oppose Trump’s wrongdoing, asking “what took you so long”; Obama should answer, too….

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Former US Ukraine envoy Kurt Volker coughs up text threads showing clear link between investigations and delivery of US aid… Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Texts Between Envoys Show Ukraine Quid Pro Quo

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2 years after 58 people died at Mandalay Bay, MGM will pay $800 million, Democratic candidates spar over gun laws… Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Dems Talk About Gun Laws in Las Vegas