2020-02-03: News Headlines

RT (2020-02-03). Piers Morgan blasts Boris Johnson for his 'boycott' of media after Streatham terror attack. rt.com Good Morning Britain (GMB) host Piers Morgan has hit out at Boris Johnson for his response to the Streatham terrorist attack, claiming the PM even refused to come on TV to talk about the tragedy. | On Monday's episode of GMB, Morgan asked his audience why the UK's justice system is releasing "them," apparently referring to people charged with terrorism offences. He drew a direct comparison between Streatham terrorist Sudesh Amman's previous sentence for distributing terrorist propaganda, and Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale who killed UK soldier Lee Rigby in 2013. They are currently serving a life sente…

Staff (2020-02-03). "A Grand Tragedy": Democrats Slam Republican Stonewalling in Senate Impeachment Trial. democracynow.org The Republican-controlled Senate appears poised to acquit President Trump in just the third impeachment trial in U.S. history, with a final vote on the two articles of impeachment scheduled for Wednesday. On Friday, the Senate voted 51 to 49 against calling witnesses to the Senate trial. Just two Republican senators supported calling for witnesses and collecting new evidence: Mitt Romney of Utah and Susan Collins of Maine. Without new witnesses, Republicans have cleared the biggest hurdle in their drive to acquit President Trump on the two impeachment charges, which relate to his withholding of military aid to Uk…

Al Neal (2020-02-03). Iowans initiate the beginning of the end for Donald Trump. peoplesworld.org DES MOINES, Iowa—Either force of habit, or the need to self-medicate after months and months of political ad inundations, and door knocks at all hours, led Mr. and Mrs. Ingersoll to find comfort and warmth inside the Royal Mile pub. They strolled in hand in hand, a bit before 8: 00 p.m., and were almost matching …

Norman Solomon (2020-02-03). The Creation Myth of the Buttigieg Campaign. indybay.org Silence about truth is powerful propaganda…

Staff (2020-02-03). Democrats Slam Republican Stonewalling in Senate Impeachment Trial. truthout.org The Republican-controlled Senate appears poised to acquit President Trump in just the third impeachment trial in U.S. history, with a final vote on the two articles of impeachment scheduled for Wednesday. On Friday, the Senate voted 51 to 49 against calling witnesses to the Senate trial. Just two Republican senators supported calling for witnesses and collecting new evidence: Mitt Romney of Utah and Susan Collins of Maine. Without new witnesses, Republicans have cleared the biggest hurdle in their drive t…

Alan Macleod (2020-02-03). As Bernie Sanders Surges, DNC Launches "Troll Army" Ahead of Iowa Caucus. mintpressnews.com Nell Thomas, the only member of the cyber task force willing to make their participation public, was previously employed with the online arm of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign.

WSWS (2020-02-03). Corporate media and Democratic establishment target Sanders. wsws.org Sanders' response to the barrage of smears was to reiterate his support for whoever wins the Democratic nomination.

Robert Koehler (2020-02-03). Maneuvering Hell for Our Advantage. counterpunch.org When the mainstream media writes about war, even critically, the image that often comes to mind for me is an infant wrapped in plastic. That infant is naked reality, a.k.a., the present moment, suffocating and screaming for its life; the plastic smothering it are the journalistic euphemisms by which murder and terrorism turn into abstract

sputniknews (2020-02-03). Excuse Me! Lion Family Gives Way to Motorcyclist After Coming Face to Face in India. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): A biker in the Indian state of Gujarat was caught off guard by a lioness and her cubs as he made a blind turn and ran into the lion family, who were taking a casual stroll.

Staff (2020-02-02). Trump's New Commission Looks Like a Platform for Pro-Police Propaganda. truthout.org On January 22, Attorney General William Barr swore in 18 members of a White House commission on policing. | Comprised entirely of law enforcement officials, the commission claims it will study how to "make American law enforcement the most trusted and effective guardians of our communities." | Amid historic low crime rates and a protracted national struggle against the violence of everyday policing, commission members will study subjects such as how to expand and strengthen police forces, how to mod…

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-02-01). Analysis: Palestinians Have Indeed 'Missed an Opportunity' — to Surrender to Zionism. imemc.org By Joseph Massad for Middle East Eye Western and Israeli propaganda never tire of telling the world of the age-old Israeli quest for peace, and how much Israel longs to be accepted by Palestinians and the rest of the Arab peoples as a Jewish state — an oasis of European …

RT (2020-01-30). Why was Rand banned? Sen. Paul reveals his CENSORED question at Trump impeachment trial. rt.com As Senators gathered for the last day of questioning in President Trump's impeachment trial, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul found his question censored in a way that may have revealed the identity of the mysterious whistleblower. | With the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump nearing its final stages, senators gathered on Capitol Hill on Thursday to question the Democratic prosecution team, and Trump's defense attorneys. However, Paul (R-Kentucky) found his question shot down by presiding Chief Justice John Roberts, who declined "to read the question as submitted." | Paul left the chamber after Roberts' de…

Anya Parampil (2020-01-30). US government censorship? Social media giants disappear accounts of Iranian and Venezuelan academics, journalists. thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil talks with Professor Mohammad Marandi of the University of Tehran. Professor Marandi's Facebook and Instagram…

Elie Mystal (2020-01-30). The Republicans Have Now Begun the Trolling Phase of the Impeachment Trial. thenation.com The Republicans Have Now Begun the Trolling Phase of the Impeachment Trial…

splcenter (2020-01-30). White Nationalist State Department Official Still Active in Hate Movement. splcenter.org U.S. State Department official Matthew Q. Gebert has been steadily producing white nationalist propaganda in the nearly six months since he was suspended from his job, Hatewatch has learned.

splcenter (2020-01-30). White Nationalist Podcaster Identified as U.S. Army Veteran. splcenter.org White nationalist State Department official Matthew Q. Gebert is regularly producing white supremacist propaganda with a man named Michael McKevitt, formerly of the U.S. Army, Hatewatch has determined.