Hundreds of Thousands Ready to Hit Streets If Trump Issues Pardons or Moves Against Mueller
Common Dreams | alternet.org | 2018-08-22
"Manafort could spend the rest of his life in jail, and Cohen could be headed there too. This raises the threat that Trump will try to pardon his way to obstruction of justice. If he does, we will take to the streets. " | In response to the admission of guilt to eight charges by President Donald Trump's l. . .
alternet.org/hundreds-thousands-ready-hit-streets-if-trump-issues-pardons-or-moves-against-mueller

Is Giuliani Correct? Is Truth not Truth?
David Schultz | counterpunch.org | 2018-08-22
Karen Monahan has accused Minnesota Congressman and now attorney general candidate Keith Ellison of what appears to be sexual assault. He denies it. Trump may have colluded with the Russians or obstructed justice, is that true? This is what Robert Mueller is trying to determine. Who is telling the truth–Keith Ellison or Karen Monahan, Donald…
counterpunch.org/2018/08/22/is-giuliani-correct-is-truth-not-truth/

SF Rally At UK Consulate-Speakout Action "Free Julian Assange NOW!"
BAFJAAC | indybay.org | 2018-08-22
UK Consulate | 1 Sansome St. near Market St. Montgomery BART Station | San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/08/21/18817018.php

Mad Dogs and Ideologues: Trump and His Racist Ilk Are Pushing Us Toward a Day of Reckoning for America's Fundamental Values
Jim Hightower, Creators.com | alternet.org | 2018-08-21
This is not just a matter of Trump's character, but also of ours. | Early on Sunday morning, April 1, our Head Fool received a report from his most trusted intelligence source. "Small army of migrants marching toward the United States," headlined his favorite show, Fox & Friends. The commander-in-chief wasted no time in responding to this imminent threat, reflexively trumpe. . .
alternet.org/news-amp-politics/mad-dogs-and-ideologues-trump-and-his-racist-ilk-are-pushing-us-toward-day

Trump Administration Is Using MEK And Albania As A Launchpad For Future Attacks On Iran And Europe
Olsi Jazexhi | iranian.com | 2018-08-21
In a tweet that the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made on July 12, 2018 against Iran, he asked the partners and allies of the United States to join the economic pressure campaign against Iran's regime. Pompeo went on to say that: "We must cut off all funding the regime uses to fund terrorism […] | The post Trump Administration Is Using MEK And Albania As A Launchpad For Future Attacks On Iran And Europe appeared first on The Ir…
iranian.com/2018/08/21/trump-administration-is-using-mek-and-albania-for-attacks-on-iran-and-europe/

Former Trump Campaign Chair Paul Manafort Guilty of 8 Crimes
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-08-21
The verdict almost certainly guarantees years of prison for Manafort and establishes the ability of special counsel Robert Mueller's team to persuade a jury of average citizens of his investigation's integrity. | The post Former Trump Campaign Chair Paul Manafort Guilty of 8 Crimes appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
truthdig.com/articles/former-trump-campaign-chair-paul-manafort-guilty-of-8-crimes/

First 'Russiagate' trial shaking? Jury slow to reach Manafort verdict
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-21
After a bizarre trial that saw no mention of Russia, the jury in former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort's fraud trial is still deliberating, spelling bad news for Robert Mueller's "Russiagate" prosecutors.
rt.com/usa/436499-manafort-trial-jury-deliberation/

Texas firefighters denied workers compensation for cancer
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-21
More than 90 percent of firefighters in Texas are being refused medical coverage and paid sick leave for cancer caused by on-the-job toxic exposures.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/21/fire-a21.html

The Road to Disaster?
Carl Boggs | counterpunch.org | 2018-08-20
The monotonously endless anti-Russia crusade serves a number of political agendas for Democrats and the Washington power structure. It rationalizes Hillary Clinton's stunning defeat, delegitimizes and weakens the Trump presidency, sets momentum for impeachment, and helps drive up Pentagon (and intelligence) spending. Often forgotten is a yet another, deeper factor: Russia has long been targeted as an intolerable obstacle to U.S. Eurasian supremacy, years before the Trump phenomenon was on the horizon.
counterpunch.org/2018/08/20/the-road-to-disaster/

On Iran, Is It Trump Versus His Own Neocons?
Dr. Trita Parsi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-08-20
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's announcement of the creation of a new Iran Action Group at the White House–almost exactly on the anniversary of the CIA-led coup against Iran's elected …
globalresearch.ca/on-iran-is-it-trump-versus-his-own-neocons/5651213

Political warfare deepens as Democrats, ex-spies circle the wagons around Brennan
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-20
The intervention by Brennan and other ex-intelligence officials on the Sunday talk shows demonstrates the degree to which the spy agencies have become a dominant political force.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/20/trum-a20.html

Clapper vs Brennan: Ex-DNI chief says ex-CIA head's attacks on Trump becoming 'an issue'
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-20
John Brennan and his inflammatory rhetoric aimed at Donald Trump's "treasonous behavior" are becoming "an issue in and of itself," James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence, has said of the ex-CIA chief.
rt.com/usa/436387-clapper-brennan-rhetoric-treason-trumo/

Trump calls Mueller probe 'McCarthyism at its worst' lashing out at 'fake' New York Times
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-19
US President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to launch another scathing attack on the New York Times and Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, calling it "McCarthyism at its WORST."
rt.com/usa/436330-trump-times-mueller-mccarthy/

US govt doesn't think people have intelligence to decipher news, hence censorship — Keiser
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-19
As Twitter and Facebook are criticized over censorship and constant finger-pointing at Russia, RT's Max Keiser speaks to the senior editor of the Grayzone Project, Max Blumenthal, who sums up the reality of the situation.
rt.com/usa/436326-us-government-social-media-censorship/

NYT reports White House counsel cooperates with 'Russiagate' probe, Trump says he allowed it
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-18
White House counsel Don McGahn has cooperated with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 'Russiagate' investigation into US President Donald Trump, the New York Times reports. Trump says he allowed it for transparency.
rt.com/usa/436297-white-house-counsel-mcgahn-mueller/

Senate intel committee head sees no evidence of Russian collusion, says probe 'frustrating as hell'
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-18
After 19 months of a "frustrating as hell' probe, the Senate Intelligence Committee has found "no factual evidence" of the Trump campaign colluding with Moscow, the chairman, Richard Burr, says.
rt.com/usa/436280-intelligence-burr-russia-probe/

Iran Action Group repeats Pompeo's old CIA gimmicks, won't work either — professor to RT
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-18
The US' creation of the Iran Action Group is a repeat of Mike Pompeo's tired tactics, Foad Izdi, professor of political communication at the University of Tehran, told RT, adding that the US likely won't achieve regime change.
rt.com/news/436253-iran-action-group-pompeo/

Have British Spies Been Hacking the EU?
Eric Ortiz | consortiumnews.com | 2018-08-17
The European Union has accused British intelligence agencies of disrupting Brexit negotiations–creating a new public dispute that could poison further an already toxic situation, says Annie Machon. By Annie Machon in Brussels Special to Consortium News Just after midnight on… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/08/17/have-british-spies-been-hacking-the-eu/

Angela Davis: Aretha Franklin "Will Forever Animate Our Collective Sense of Desire for Change"
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-17
Aretha Franklin became the voice of the civil rights movement in 1967, when her cover of Otis Redding's "Respect" became an international sensation. Franklin was a steadfast supporter of the civil rights movement throughout her long and remarkable career. She sang at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral after his assassination in 1968. The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Franklin anonymously helped fund the movement for decades. He said, "When Dr. King was alive, several times she helped us make payroll. … Aretha has always been a very socially conscious artist, an inspiration, not just an entertainer." For more, we sp…
www.democracynow.org/2018/8/17/angela_davis_icon_aretha_franklin_will

Monsanto Just Lost a Case Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer
Rene Ebersole | thenation.com | 2018-08-17
Monsanto Just Lost a Case Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer appeared first on The Nation.
thenation.com/article/monsanto-just-lost-a-case-linking-its-weedkiller-to-cancer/

Fired Tesla employee alleges company spied on workers, knew of drug dealing at plant
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-17
An employee fired from Tesla's 'Gigafactory 1' battery plant has accused the electric-car maker of spying on its staff and failing to investigate reports that a Mexican cartel may be selling drugs inside the facility.
rt.com/usa/436177-musk-tesla-employee-lawsuit/

Kris Kobach, Trump's Top Vote Suppressor, Wins Kansas Primary
Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-08-16
Kris Kobach is the frontrunner to become the next governor of Kansas after winning the Republican primary. And even though Kobach's vote suppression efforts have faced legal setbacks, Trump's stacking of the Supreme Court may soon hand him another victory, says investigative journalist Greg Palast | The post Kris Kobach, Trump's Top Vote Suppressor, Wins Kansas Primary…
therealnews.com/stories/kris-kobach-trumps-top-vote-suppressor-wins-kansas-primary

Assange should be given immunity if US wants him to testify — Rand Paul
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-16
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent more than 2,200 days in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, should be granted immunity from prosecution if he agrees to testify in the US, Senator Rand Paul has said.
rt.com/news/436141-assange-rand-paul-immunity/

US creates Iran Action Group to 'change regime's behavior'
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-16
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — a fierce critic of the Tehran leadership — has announced the creation of a so-called Iran Action Group. It comes amid Washington's campaign of economic pressure against Iran and its allies.
rt.com/usa/436153-pompeo-iran-action-group/

Trump Strikes Back at 'Ringleader' Brennan
Consortiumnews.com | consortiumnews.com | 2018-08-15
At war with current and former intelligence officials since before he was elected, Donald Trump on Wednesday moved to strip Barack Obama's CIA chief of his security clearance, though worse may be in store for John Brennan, says Ray McGovern…. Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/08/15/trump-strikes-back-at-ringleader-brennan/

Hatewatch Headlines 8/16/2018
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2018-08-15
Antifa/alt-right equivalencies plague media reports; Infowars website goes dark; Kobach now Kansas GOP's nominee for governor; and…
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/08/15/hatewatch-headlines-8162018

How Monsanto Plants Stories, Suppresses Science & Silences Dissent to Sell a Cancer-Linked Chemical
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-14
As Monsanto comes under scrutiny for allegedly hiding the dangers of its weed killer Roundup, we talk to a reporter who says the company attempted to censor and discredit her when she published stories on their product that contradicted their business interests. Carey Gillam is a veteran investigative journalist and author of "Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science."
www.democracynow.org/2018/8/14/how_monsanto_plants_stories_suppresses_science

Historic Ruling Against Monsanto Finds Company Acted with "Malice" Against Groundskeeper with Cancer
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-14
California jurors have awarded $289 million in a historic verdict against Monsanto in the case of a school groundskeeper who developed cancer after using its weed killer, Roundup. We speak with Brent Wisner, the lead trial counsel for Dewayne Lee Johnson, who has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Doctors say he is unlikely to live past 2020. Johnson's was the first lawsuit to go to trial alleging glyphosate causes cancer. Filed in 2016, it was fast-tracked for trial due to the severity of his illness.
www.democracynow.org/2018/8/14/historic_ruling_against_monsanto_finds_company

SPLC sues Trump administration for approving Arkansas Medicaid work requirement
splcenter.org | splcenter.org | 2018-08-14
Cesar Ardon was a welder for 15 years before he had surgery last year to remove a baseball-sized tumor over his right ribs.
splcenter.org/news/2018/08/14/splc-sues-trump-administration-approving-arkansas-medicaid-work-requirement