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Facebook stonewalled on data grab by Cambridge Analytica, exposing the depth of information Facebook collects on its users, for profit…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Will Americans Unfriend Facebook?
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Augmenting Britain’s claims of Russian nerve agent attack, US says Russian hackers can sabotage our power plants, using dubious “evidence”…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: TrumpCo Joins Anti-Russian Hysteria
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War drums grow louder, as US levels sanctions on Russia, joining UK in blaming Putin for nerve agent attack without proof…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Trump Joins Britain in Denouncing Russia
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In WashPost, former federal prosecutor Nelson Cunningham explains the legal landscape: Robert Mueller’s final report may never be made public… Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Murky Endgame for Mueller Probe
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Trump tweet’s Tillerson firing, and musical chairs move torturess to CIA boss, as GOP-run House Intel ends its useless Russiagate investigation….. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Trump Dumps Rexxon, House Intel Ends Probe
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Using slippery spy lingo, Prime Minister May blames Russia for March 4 incident that left “retired” double agent and daughter ill…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Britain Blames Russia for Poisoning Ex-Spy
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An alien to diplomacy, Trump quickly agrees to meet Kim Jong-un, replacing tense standoff with uncertainty of mano-a-mano negotiations…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: At Light Speed, Trump Agrees to Meet Little Kim
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MIT study shows that false information travels faster, further on Twitter; don’t blame bots….it’s humans who share sketchy content…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Shocking!! Twitter is Full of Fake News!
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Among Dem congressional challengers, the largest group is former military and intelligence types, as establishment attacks progressives in several states…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: As Midterm Primaries Start, Progressives Must Fight
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Presenting as a skilled, crafty negotiator, “Little Kim” shocks US and South Korea with offer to suspend nuclear, missile tests… Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Is Kim Jong-un More Rational, More Stable than Trump?
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