Manning’s courageous refusal to testify in WikiLeaks grand jury led to outrageous one-year imprisonment, suicide attempt this week…
PBC News & Comment, 3.13.20: Cruel Judge Finally Releases Chelsea Manning
Manning’s courageous refusal to testify in WikiLeaks grand jury led to outrageous one-year imprisonment, suicide attempt this week…
–Kevin Gosztola broke the story yesterday, and Natasha Lennard at The Intercept offers appropriate outrage
—You can donate to help pay the $256,000 in court fines here
–in effort to cover his willful negligence, Trump finally declares national emergency
–the “travel ban” only makes sense to a petty xenophobe like Trump
–European allies are outraged that Trump offered no notice or consultation with European leaders
–most of the former passengers of Grand Princess are isolated, but have not been tested and are not in real quarantine at Travis AFB
–in House hearing, Rep. Katie Porter grilled CDC boss until he agreed that everyone can be tested for free
–Whitney Webb reveals the cloak of “national security” imposed on Covid-19 response
–grim report from Italy offers preview of US epidemic
–a payroll tax cut would reduce revenue to Social Security and Medicare
–as tourists stay home, monkeys in Thailand roam the streets seeking food
–Bernie Sanders says Medicare for All is the lesson from this episode
–Guardian report captures the attitudes of Sanders supporters who won’t vote for Biden
—WashPost reporter Alexandra Petri offers daily adult dose of irony on “Biden Boys”
–Dow recovers most of yesterday’s losses, and Wall St. whistleblower Nomi Prins says Fed intervention will help banks and markets, not people
–FISA renewal vote and veto threat are uncertain, as Senate cancels next week’s recess after House left town
–acting DNI Grenell launches reviews that suggest he will make changes before new partisan appointee is confirmed
–Aaron Maté at The Grayzone adds 4th whistleblower from OPCW who says report of chemical attack at Douma was false
–also at Grayzone, Ben Norton reports on unanimous House vote for sanctions on Nicaragua that has been blacked out in corporate media
–in retaliatory strike in Iraq, US kills nominal allies
–my radio pal Mal Sharpe got a nice obit in the SF Chronicle
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