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2/28/20 Peter Van Buren on Russiagate II and the Coronavirus Panic

by Scott Horton | Feb 28, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Peter Van Buren about the resurgence of the narrative that Russia is interfering in American elections, this time in the form of apparent support both for Trump's reelection and for Bernie Sanders to get the Democratic nomination. Van Buren notes that...

News Roundup 2/28/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 28, 2020 | News Roundup

US News Senator Rand Paul says he has the support of Trump on changes to the FISA court to prevent it from authorizing surveillance of Americans. [Link]Joe Biden claimed several times to have been arrested in apartheid South Africa while supporting Nelson Mandela. No...

News Roundup 2/27/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 27, 2020 | News Roundup

US News The mass data collection program authorized by the USA Freedom Act led to zero arrests. [Link]The mass data collection program will expire on March 15th, unless it is extended by Congress. AG Barr made the case to Congress for extending the program. However,...

2/21/20 Marjorie Cohn on Julian Assange’s Extradition

by Scott Horton | Feb 26, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Marjorie Cohn discusses the attempted extradition of Julian Assange from Britain to the United States so that he can stand trial for alleged violations of America's Espionage Act. Cohn outlines the two main grounds on which she believes the British judge should refuse...

News Roundup 2/26/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 26, 2020 | News Roundup

US News A new California bill would require adult entertainers to get professional licenses from the state. [Link]On the first day of his extradition hearing, Assange was handcuffed 11 times and stripped naked twice. He also had his case files confiscated. [Link]Trump...

News Roundup 2/25/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 25, 2020 | News Roundup

US News Trump’s 2021 budget includes money to prosecute medical marijuana users in states where it is legal. [Link]Intelligence officials are sowing discord in the 2020 election by claiming Russia is backing Trump and Bernie. [Link]Three senior Democrat Senators write...

News Roundup 2/24/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 24, 2020 | News Roundup

US News New Mexico’s Attorney General claims Google illegally collected data on school children using Chromebooks. [Link]Assange’s extradition hearing begins today. [Link] Afghanistan The Taliban and the US started the week-long reduction in violence pact. If...

Bernie on Russian Interference: “I’ve seen some of their Tweets and stuff”

by Brad Hoff | Feb 22, 2020 | Blog

Bernie was put in an awkward spot. As Consortium News put it: Sanders was put in a difficult spot. If he said, “Show me the proof that Russia is trying to help me,” he ran the risk of being attacked for disbelieving (even disloyalty to) U.S. intelligence,...

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$60 Keycaps

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Cops Kill Man

And lie about it and cover it up another black guy set up on some stupid drug sting but remember it doesn't matter because in America government employees can murder whoever they feel like. Got it?

Qualified Immunity: Your New Supreme Overlord Barrett: You Have No Right To Not Be Suffocated to Death by Your Security Force

Read it and weep: If no court has ruled that you have the right to breathe, then no court can rule that you have the right to breathe. Neat trick. "the only right plaintiffs can assert would be the right of an out-of-breath arrestee to not have his hands cuffed behind...

Don’t Worry about Election Interference

If you're worried that Russia and Iran are actually interfering in the U.S. election, relax: they cancel each other out.

Forget Firing the Prosecutor, Biden Overthrew the Government of Ukraine in 2014

The reason Burisma hired his crackhead son is that they were in tight with the government he overthrew and so were trying to cozy up to the new powers in town. But anyway, here's the intercepted phone call between Robert Kagan's wife Victoria Nuland conspiring with...