2020-02-05: Social Media Postees

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Sanders & Buttigieg Lead in Early Iowa Results After Faulty App Leads to Catastrophe at Caucus
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-05
The final results of Monday's Democratic Iowa caucuses remain unknown, with 71% of precincts reporting the final tallies of the first 2020 presidential contest. Senator Bernie Sanders is leading in the popular vote, while former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has a narrow lead of 26.8% of precincts

'Pete Buttigieg is the Juan Guaido of America': Lee Camp calls out conspiracy of 'intentional chaos' by Dem establishment
rt.com | 2020-02-05
Democratic Party insiders bankrolled the defective vote-counting app that has delayed the reporting of Iowa caucus totals so as to deny likely winner Bernie Sanders a 'bump' and let Pete Buttigieg claim victory, Lee Camp told RT. | The party's establishment wing and its mainstream media stenographers are colluding to memory-hole the disastrous Iowa caucus vote and prop up their preferred candidates, muscling Sanders out of the way to position Buttigieg as the front-runner, Camp said on his Moment of Clarity podcast on Tuesday. | Describing the exhaustive establishment links to the faulty vote-reporting app…
rt.com/usa/480083-camp-sanders-buttigieg-democrats-rigging/

Super Political Sunday
Pat Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-02-05
West Marin meets in support of Bernie Sanders…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/04/18830357.php

WATCH: Bernie Sanders Responds to Trump's Third State of the Union Address
Common Dreams staff | commondreams.org | 2020-02-05
The Democratic presidential candidate spoke from an event in New Hampshire, just a day after the Iowa caucuses. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_student_loan_debt_1.jpg …
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Iowa Fiasco Raises the Stakes for New Hampshire, Where Sanders Could Win Big
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-02-05
Corporate Democrats are ready to escalate…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/04/18830356.php

Roberto Lovato: Dems & GOP Share Same Playbook on Immigration, Foreign Policy & Corporate Domination
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-05
President Trump delivered his 2020 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The speech reprised many of the themes of Trump's 2016 campaign, including demonization of immigrants. We continue our discussion with Lee Fang, investigative journalist at The Intercept, and Roberto Lovato, author of the forthcoming book "Unforgetting: A Memoir of Revolution and Redemption." About 10 Democrats skipped the speech and a few more walked out while it was in progress, but Lovato says the Democratic establishment doesn't differ with Trump on many key issues. "Nancy Pelosi may have ripped the speech…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/5/roberto_lovato_state_of_the_union

Democrats' Wimpy Impeachment Has Made Trump Stronger Than Ever
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-05
"Many Democrats fear that Trump may be laying an impeachment trap," Stephen Collins wrote for CNN last May.
counterpunch.org/2020/02/05/democrats-wimpy-impeachment-has-made-trump-stronger-than-ever/

Sweet revenge? WATCH Pelosi tear up Trump's State of the Union speech after he snubs handshake
rt.com | 2020-02-05
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore up President Donald Trump's SOTU speech after fuming through the well-applauded yearly address. The gesture was met with cheers and jeers, divided along the usual partisan lines. | Pelosi looked barely able to contain her rage as she tore up what the White House has confirmed was Trump's 78-minute speech. While her supporters cheered the gesture of defiance

In State of the Union, Trump Celebrates Hate & Xenophobia While Touting "Great American Comeback"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-05
President Trump delivered his third State of the Union address Tuesday night, just a day before the Republican-controlled Senate is expected to vote to acquit him in the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. Trump's speech, which focused heavily on the economy and immigration, sounded at times like a campaign rally, with Republican lawmakers chanting "Four more years!" He never once mentioned his impeachment trial. Prior to the speech, Trump refused to shake House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's hand, and once the speech was over, Pelosi was seen on television ripping up her copy of Trump's remarks. She la…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/5/trump_sotu_2020

State of the Union: Trump Campaigns, Pelosi Rips Up Speech (Video)
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-05
Standing before a Congress and nation sharply divided by impeachment, the president uses his address to extol a "Great American Comeback."
truthdig.com/articles/state-of-the-union-trump-campaigns-pelosi-rips-up-speech-video/

Former leader of Germany's Social Democrats Sigmar Gabriel cashes in at Deutsche Bank
wsws.org | 2020-02-05
Joining the Supervisory Board of the most powerful German bank is the logical step for Gabriel since he has always advanced the interests of German capital as SPD chair and as a minister.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/05/gabr-f05.html

Sri Lanka: Presidential commission orders halt to trial of naval officers over abductions
wsws.org | 2020-02-05
The attempt to use the presidential commission to interfere in the work of the attorney general is a threat to basic democratic rights and legal norms.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/05/pcsl-f05.html

'The best is yet to come'? Defiant Trump doubles down in campaign rally-style State of the Union speech
rt.com | 2020-02-05
Teased as "low key," US President Donald Trump's annual address to Congress was anything but, with several unprecedented symbolic gestures and a powerful assertion of American triumphalism that put his critics on the back foot. | Trump did not mention impeachment once in the 90-minute speech on Tuesday evening. Instead, he turned his persuasion skills up to eleven, painting a picture of America with a booming economy and infinite opportunities brought about by his administration, and contrasting that with Democrat proposals such as socialized healthcare and sanctuaries for illegal immigrants. | Amid the sta…
rt.com/usa/480089-trump-state-union-address/

Left Election Strategy: Lesser Evil or Independent Left?
Howie Hawkins | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-05
A Response to Michael Albert's "Battle Strategically Everywhere" Michael Albert's safe states strategy says the Green presidential candidate should go into the battleground states to campaign for the Green program but then say vote for the Democratic ticket. Most people who hear that will wonder why the Greens are even bothering to campaign if they…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/05/left-election-strategy-lesser-evil-or-independent-left/

Guaidó, Soleimani and the Middle East: Trump State of the Union
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-05
From immigration policies to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan… U.S. President Donald Trump's main talking points on international policy during his third annual presidential report, known as "The State of the Union," were part of his narcissistic speech to kick off his reelection campaign. | US President Trump Impeached By Democratic-led House of Reps | Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday in front of Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of t…
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Trump's SOTU 'Red Meat' Speech: US Political Crisis Now Deepens
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-05
Donald Trump delivered a State of the Union speech that revealed his election 2020 strategy, designed to roil and mobilize his political base, and to declare to the Democrats that his political war with them …
globalresearch.ca/trumps-sotu-red-meat-speech-us-political-crisis-now-deepens/5702882

Publisher Agrees to Boost Latinx Representation After Backlash to Whitewashed Novel "American Dirt"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-05
We look at the massive backlash and criticism against the novel "American Dirt" as a movement led by Latinx writers declares victory, demanding more representation in the publishing industry. Dignidad Literaria, or literary dignity, formed in response to the controversial immigration novel "American Dirt." The author, Jeanine Cummins, who is not Mexican, received a seven-figure advance for the book, and it was chosen for Oprah's Book Club. But its critics say "American Dirt" exploits and misrepresents Mexico and the experience of Mexican migrants. Critics also say the novel completely erases the voices of Central…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/5/american_dirt

God, Guts & Guns
Karen Rothmyer | thenation.com | 2020-02-05
God, Guts & Guns…
thenation.com/article/politics/rural-america-catskills-democrats/

US Election Explained: How Caucuses Work and How They Differ From Primaries
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-05
The word "caucus" comes up every four years as the race kicks off for the US presidential nomination in both the Republican and the Democratic parties, but many people outside of the country seem to have little idea of how the candidates are chosen. Here's a brief explainer that might clear things up.
sputniknews.com/us/202002051078236538-us-election-explained-how-caucuses-work-and-how-they-differ-from-primaries/

US Senate Holds Debate Before Final Vote on Trump's Impeachment – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-05
On 31 January, the US Senate voted against calling witnesses to testify in Trump's trial, ,which he faces after he was impeached by the House of Representatives for abuse of power related to a probe into Hunter Biden and obstruction of justice.
sputniknews.com/us/202002051078236575-us-senate-holds-final-vote-on-trumps-impeachment—video/

When Donald Met Nancy: The Lowlights of Trump's Feud with Pelosi
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-05
Unlike the classic romantic comedy, the Trump-Pelosi relationship is unlikely to ever have a happy ending

Pelosi Goes Gangster
Futher Column, By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-05
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'Why are you voting for Putin?' Tulsi Gabbard supporters harassed at Iowa caucuses
rt.com | 2020-02-04
A Tulsi Gabbard supporter was physically attacked with a Sharpie marker and called a Russian terrorist after voicing support for the candidate at an Iowa caucus, one of several reports of Gabbard supporters being "abused." | Caucusing for the Hawaii congresswoman can be hazardous to one's health, if reports from Monday's botched vote in Iowa are any indication. Journalist Dack Rouleau accidentally triggered a supporter of billionaire candidate Tom Steyer into a full-on Jekyll-and-Hyde transformation culminating in physical attack when he casually mentioned that he would be voting for Gabbard. | The man on the…
rt.com/usa/480080-tulsi-gabbard-caucus-abused-iowa/

Billionaire pro-Israel Buttigieg backer Seth Klarman funds group behind Iowa's disastrous voting app
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-04
Behind the app that delayed Iowa's voting results is a dark money operation funded by anti-Bernie Sanders billionaires. Its top…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/04/pro-israel-buttigieg-seth-klarman-iowas-voting-app/

Buttigieg leading, Sanders close 2nd in US Democratic Party's Iowa caucuses based on partial results
rt.com | 2020-02-04
Pete Buttigieg is leading Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses, based on partial results from the first contest in the 2020 Democrat presidential nomination process, marred by confusion and chaos blamed on "coding errors." | The Iowa Democratic Party released the tally from 62 percent of the precincts in all of the state's 99 counties on Tuesday afternoon, almost an entire day after the caucuses ended. The South Bend, Indiana mayor had already declared victory in the media, while the Vermont senator's campaign said it had data showing otherwise. | The process was marred by chaos and confusion at multiple caucus…
rt.com/usa/480018-iowa-caucus-partial-results/

Iowa Fiasco Raises the Stakes for New Hampshire, Where Sanders Could Win Big
Norman Solomon | zcomm.org | 2020-02-04
Only the power of people, determined and mobilized, can overcome the forces arrayed against the Bernie Sanders campaign and the movements supporting him at this pivotal historic moment…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/iowa-fiasco-raises-the-stakes-for-new-hampshire-where-sanders-could-win-big/

US: Sanders Releases Internal Results Suggests Victory in Iowa
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-04
The Democratic presidential campaign of Senator Bernies Sanders released Tuesday afternoon figures based on internal data which they believe shows he will eventually win the first-in-the-nation primary contest. | RELATED: | US Bernie Sanders Top Presidential Pick Among Deported Dreamers | The Vermont senator's campaign wrote that the candidate ha…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sanders-Releases-Internal-Results-Suggesting-Victory-in-Iowa-20200204-0014.html

Bernie Sanders's Internal Data Show He May Have Won Iowa Caucus
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-04
The Iowa Democratic Party delayed releasing results from Monday's caucuses after uncovering inconsistencies in the reporting of data. Caucuses were held in 1,600 precincts across the state on Monday, but many precincts had trouble reporting the delegate totals to the state Democratic Party. Part of the blame was placed on a new smartphone app designed to help precinct chairs tabulate and report the vote. Early Tuesday morning, Bernie Sanders's campaign released internal caucus numbers from 40% of the precinc…
truthout.org/video/bernie-sanderss-internal-data-shows-he-may-have-won-iowa-caucus/

Chaos in Iowa: Caucus Results Delayed, But Bernie Sanders' Internal Data Shows He May Have Won
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-04
The Iowa Democratic Party delayed releasing results from Monday's caucuses after uncovering inconsistencies in the reporting of data. Caucuses were held in 1,600 precincts across the state on Monday, but many precincts had trouble reporting the delegate totals to the state Democratic Party. Part of the blame was placed on a new smartphone app designed to help precinct chairs tabulate and report the vote. Early Tuesday morning, Bernie Sanders's campaign released internal caucus numbers from 40% of the precincts in Iowa showing the Vermont senator was in first place with nearly 30% of the final count vote. Accordin…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/4/iowa_caucuses_inconsistencies_faulty_app

Amid Iowa Results Debacle, Sanders Campaign Signals Victory
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-04
After a " debacle" with the Iowa Democratic Party's inability to release official results for the state's first-in-the-nation primary event on Monday night, the campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders cited the "interest of transparency" by releasing a portion of their internal figures–representing data from nearly 40 percent of precincts in the state–that showed the candidate coming out on top. | "We recognize that this does not replace the full data from the Iowa Democratic Par…
truthdig.com/articles/amid-iowa-results-debacle-sanders-campaign-signals-victory/

With the establishment against him, Bernie Sanders may still pass the first 2020 election test
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2020-02-04
Recent polls suggested that Bernie Sanders was on track to win the first real test of the Democratic Party race to be Donald Trump's main opponent in November's presidential election. But the famous ' Iowa Caucus' has been hit by a controversy which has delayed the res…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/02/04/with-the-establishment-against-him-bernie-sanders-may-still-pass-the-first-2020-election-test/

Bernie Sanders Can Silence His Critics in New Hampshire
Norman Solomon | truthdig.com | 2020-02-04
While journalists pick through the ashes of the Iowa caucuses meltdown, thousands of progressive activists are moving forward to make election history in New Hampshire. In sharp contrast to the prattle of mainstream punditry, the movements behind Bernie Sanders are propelled by people who engage with politics as a collective struggle because the future of humanity and the planet is at stake. As a result, the Granite State's primary election on Feb. 11 could be a political earthquake. | Whether or not the Democratic Party's corporate backers truly understand what progressive populism is all about, they're determin…
truthdig.com/articles/bernie-sanders-can-silence-his-critics-in-new-hampshire/

On the Big Issues, Bernie Sanders is the Only one who Can Save America
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-02-04
Bernie Sanders is the only candidate running whose climate action plan is at all equal to the challenge…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/on-the-big-issues-bernie-sanders-is-the-only-one-who-can-save-america/

Bernie Sanders's Internal Data Shows He May Have Won Iowa Caucus
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-04
The Iowa Democratic Party delayed releasing results from Monday's caucuses after uncovering inconsistencies in the reporting of data. Caucuses were held in 1,600 precincts across the state on Monday, but many precincts had trouble reporting the delegate totals to the state Democratic Party. Part of the blame was placed on a new smartphone app designed to help precinct chairs tabulate and report the vote. Early Tuesday morning, Bernie Sanders's campaign released internal caucus numbers from 40% of the precinc…
truthout.org/video/bernie-sanderss-internal-data-shows-he-may-have-won-iowa-caucus/

Can Bernie Sanders Defeat Trump? Jacobin's Bhaskar Sunkara & The Atlantic's David Frum Debate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-04
After a chaotic night in Iowa, the focus of the Democratic race has now shifted to New Hampshire. Senator Bernie Sanders is leading in most New Hampshire polls a week ahead of the state's primary. While Sanders has been surging in popularity across parts of the country, the Democratic Party establishment is openly expressing concern that the self-described democratic socialist could win the nomination. While Bernie Sanders faces attacks from the corporate wing of the Democratic Party, many of his supporters say he is the candidate best suited to beat Trump in November. We host a debate with two guests who have di…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/4/bernie_sanders_bhaskar_sunkara_david_frum

Sanders Campaign Signals Victory Amid Iowa Fiasco
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-04
After a " debacle" with the Iowa Democratic Party's inability to release official results for the state's first-in-the-nation primary event on Monday night, the campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders cited the "interest of transparency" by releasing a portion of their internal figures–representing data from nearly 40 percent of precincts in the state–that showed the candidate coming out on top. | "We recognize that this does not replace the full data from the Iowa Democratic Par…
truthdig.com/articles/amid-iowa-results-debacle-sanders-campaign-signals-victory/

State of the union 'boycott': AOC & Ayanna bravely skip, Ilhan & Tlaib bravely go, but either way it's #Resistance
rt.com | 2020-02-04
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley will skip Trump's State of the Union address, while Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib will attend as an act of "resistance." | It appears the congressional "squad" of freshman Democrats is divided on how best to resist President Donald Trump. | The New York Democrat known as AOC announced she will not be attending Tuesday night's State of the Union address from the president. She says her presence will "legitimize" Trump. | After much deliberation, I have decided that I will not use my presence at a state ceremony to normalize Trump's lawless conduct & subversion of the…
rt.com/usa/480081-aoc-trump-sotu-squad/

Pro-Israel Buttigieg backer Seth Klarman is top funder of group behind Iowa's disastrous voting app
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-04
Behind the app that delayed Iowa's voting results is a dark money operation funded by anti-Sanders billionaires. Its top donor,…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/04/pro-israel-buttigieg-seth-klarman-iowas-voting-app/

Noam Chomsky: 'The Neoliberal Order Is Visibly Collapsing'
Jacob Sugarman | truthdig.com | 2020-02-04
Since early Tuesday morning, when it became clear that the Iowa Democratic Party would not immediately release its 2020 caucus results, a range of conspiracy theories have bloomed on social media about the Democratic National Committee and Shadow Inc., the tech firm it enlisted to build its tabulating app. The simplest explanation remains the most plausible: Through a combination of incompetence and fealty to the consultant class, Democrats hired a for-profit company grossly ill-equipped to handle the demands of a byzan…
truthdig.com/articles/noam-chomsky-the-neoliberal-order-is-visibly-collapsing/

Biden and Buttigieg Take Big Bucks From Union-Busting Lawyers
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-04
The Iron Workers Union endorsed Joe Biden last month, citing his dedication to "defend rights and jobs of American workers," and calling him "a friend to union ironworkers." The union endorsement marks one of many that Democratic candidates are fighting for by unveiling detailed labor plans and promising to overturn "right-to work laws" that weaken unions. While they seek union endorsements, s…
truthout.org/articles/biden-and-buttigieg-take-big-bucks-from-union-busting-lawyers/

House tries again to stop Trump march to war on Iran
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-04
WASHINGTON–With bipartisan votes

Sorry, Republican Senators: Alan Dershowitz's Theory of Impeachment Is Total Bullshit
Ken Levy | commondreams.org | 2020-02-04
In this screenshot taken from a Senate Television webcast, legal counsel for President Donald Trump, Alan Dershowitz, answers a question from a senator during impeachment proceedings in the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol on January 29, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Senate Television via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_dershowitz.png …
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'Traitor': Rand Paul blows up liberal minds by 'identifying' whistleblower on Senate floor with clever stunt
rt.com | 2020-02-04
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul made waves with both Republicans and Democrats when he named the whistleblower who originally accused US President Donald Trump of quid pro quo with Ukraine. | Speaking on the Senate floor on Tuesday, Paul made it clear he was still upset over Chief Justice Roberts refusing to ask a question from him last week regarding the whistleblower whose report kicked off the current impeachment trial. | "The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted," Roberts told Paul after reading the question to himself. | Paul took his time speaking on Tuesday as his opportunity to final…
rt.com/usa/480076-rand-paul-whistleblower-name/

NATO and the Impeachment Trial
Gary Leupp | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-04
Is it not clear? The impeachment trial underway is all about cementing support for the foreign policy most clearly espoused by (the grotesque) Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), an impeachment manager now appearing all too frequently on cable news. His foreign policy–meaning that of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, Joe Biden and all the…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/04/nato-and-the-impeachment-trial/

Biden Threatens Lawsuit to Halt Release of Real Iowa Caucus Results
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-04
American democracy–ain't it grand?>…

Biden Threatens Lawsuit to Halt Release of Real Iowa Caucus Results

"We Have to Be Dangerous Too"
Julia Conley | zcomm.org | 2020-02-04
Ocasio-Cortez said Martin Luther King Jr. would disagree with establishment Democrats who believe "we can capitalism our way out of poverty."
zcomm.org/znetarticle/we-have-to-be-dangerous-too/

With Sanders Headed to Victory, Iowa Democratic Party Blocks Release of Caucus Results
Patrick Martin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-04
The Iowa Democratic Party has refused to release results of the caucuses held throughout the state on Monday night to determine the allocation of delegates for the party's presidential nomination. Officials are now saying that they hope to have results …
globalresearch.ca/sanders-headed-victory-iowa-democratic-party-blocks-release-caucus-results/5702780

Clinton Alums Behind Disastrous Iowa Caucus App
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2020-02-04
A smartphone app was supposed to help Iowa's 1,700 voting precincts provide smoother and quicker results for the first primary contest in the nation. Instead, in what The Los Angeles Times called "an unprecedented delay," the Iowa Democratic Party is no closer to declaring a winner, and multiple reports suggest the much-hyped technology is to blame. | Unlike primaries in which voters cast a secret ballot, during caucuses participants "announce" their choices by physically gathering in…
truthdig.com/articles/app-created-by-clinton-alums-botched-the-iowa-caucuses/

U.S. Looks to Iowa to Help Clarify Democratic Field
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-04
DES MOINES, Iowa

White supremacist Coast Guard officer sentenced to thirteen years in federal prison after plotting massacre of Democrats and "leftists in general"
wsws.org | 2020-02-04
Christopher Hasson, a fascist Coast Guard Lieutenant who had amassed an arsenal in his Silver Spring, Maryland home, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to firearm and drug charges.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/04/whit-f04.html

Iowa Wasn't a Technology Failure. It Was a Failure of Democratic Values
Richard Eskow | commondreams.org | 2020-02-04
Troy Price, Chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, addresses the media about the delayed results from last night's Iowa caucus at the Iowa Events Center on February 04, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa. from last night's Iowa caucus at the Iowa Events Center on February 04, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/iowa_caucus_shit_show.jpg …
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Evo Morales Named Candidate for Bolivian Senate
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-04
The democratically elected President of Bolivia Evo Morales, who is seeking asylum in Argentina after a coup d'etat against him, has been named a candidate for senate. | "Our brother Evo Morales is on the official lists. He is our candidate for the department of Cochabamba to the National Assembly," coca growers' leader, Leonardo Loza, stated today to the press in La Paz, adding that social organizations supported the candidacy. | Bolivia: Evo Morales' Legal Representative Arrested | With t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Evo-Morales-Named-Candidate-for-Bolivian-Senate–20200204-0007.html

Muddling Democrats: Chaos in the Iowa Caucus
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-04
Whatever the claims by the Democratic pollsters on the ground, the party has all the work to do ahead of selecting a candidate to make a fist of it come November. Pity for them, then, that the opening in Iowa proved to be a spectacular shambles, notably for those obsessed with the live news cycle.
counterpunch.org/2020/02/04/muddling-democrats-chaos-in-the-iowa-caucus/

With Sanders headed to victory, Iowa Democratic Party blocks release of caucus results
wsws.org | 2020-02-04
The action, which was clearly directed from the top, comes amidst an unprecedented intervention from the Democratic Party leadership against the Sanders campaign.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/04/iowa-f04.html

Muddling Democrats: Chaos in the Iowa Caucus
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-04
Whatever the claims by the Democratic pollsters on the ground, the party has all the work to do ahead of selecting a candidate to make a fist of it come November. Pity for them, then, that the opening in Iowa …
globalresearch.ca/muddling-democrats-chaos-iowa-caucus/5702770

Tech Problem With Mobile App Causes Iowa Caucus Chaos
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-04
DES MOINES, Iowa

Democrats double down on anti-Russia war-mongering in impeachment arguments
wsws.org | 2020-02-04
The Democrats' final arguments only underscored the reactionary basis of their impeachment drive.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/04/impe-f04.html

'You only have one job, Iowa': Delay with US Democratic Party's first caucuses results sparks anger and jokes online
rt.com | 2020-02-04
The long-anticipated US Democratic Party's Iowa caucuses has turned into a confusing cliffhanger with officials deciding to delay reporting the results, spurring speculation and mockery online. | The announcement of the caucuses outcome was delayed on Monday night "due to quality checks," Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) Communications Director Mandy McClure said. | We found inconsistencies in the reporting of three sets of results. In addition to the tech systems being used to tabulate results, we are also using photos of results and a paper trail to validate that all results match and ensure that we have confiden…
rt.com/usa/480016-iowa-caucus-real-debacle/

2019 Cal Tax Table and Most Tax Forms Not Online
Register Peace & Freedom or Green | indybay.org | 2020-02-04
For 2019, unlike all previous years, we have to Email the Franchise Tax Board for the California Tax Table and most tax forms, except the 540, because they are not online. We cannot complete the 540 without this crucial table. The Email cannot be read or downloaded on many computers so one must then look to the email on your cell phone and get the magnifier to highlight the line you need for your tax due. This insanity and inefficiency is brought to us by Democratic Gov Newsom and his supermajority Democratic legislature.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/02/18830315.php

US Election Cycle Kicks Off in Iowa With No Official Results
teleSUR-ag | telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-04
The formal electoral cycle that will determine the Democratic candidate who will face Donald Trump in the presidential elections in November began this Monday in Iowa. However, despite the start of the primaries, no official results have been released due to technical difficulties. | RELATED: | | A Democratic Party…
telesurenglish.net/news/us-election-cycle-begins-in-iowa-with-no-official-results-20200204-0002.html

EU rejects Trump's plan for Mideast, says it 'departs from intl parameters'
rt.com | 2020-02-04
The European Union on Tuesday rejected US President Donald Trump's proposal for the Middle East and expressed concern about Israel's plans to annex more Palestinian land. | EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell underlined the bloc's commitment to a two-state solution, based along the 1967 lines, with the possibility of mutually agreed land-swaps, made up of Israel and "an independent, democratic, contiguous, sovereign and viable state of Palestine." | Borrell also said that the US initiative "departs from these internationally agreed parameters." The EU was especially concerned by statements "on the prospect o…
rt.com/newsline/480047-eu-rejects-trump-plan/

Democrats Impeach Trump for Withholding Arms to Neo-Nazis in Ukraine
Max Parry | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-04
On December 18th, Donald Trump became the third U.S. president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. The second to be indicted before completing a first term, the 45th commander-in-chief must now survive a Senate trial before | …
globalresearch.ca/democrats-impeach-trump-withholding-arms-neo-nazis-ukraine/5702750

Witness to a Farce – Watching impeachment through the lens of the New York Times
Dorothee Benz | fair.org | 2020-02-04
Watching the actions of the Trump administration through the lens of the New York Times' coverage has been by turns dumbfounding, disheartening and infuriating. While the white nationalists running our government have rolled out one attack after another on civil rights, civil liberties, the independence of the judiciary, procedural democracy, human rights laws and planetary survival, the "paper of record" has offered a soothing translation of these threats into the familiar language of…
fair.org/home/witness-to-a-farce/

The First Democratic Primary Should Be Illinois
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2020-02-04
This piece originally appeared on Informed Comment. | The custom of Iowa having the first Democratic primary (or as they are pleased to call it, caucus) goes back to 1972, because of the complexity of the process. I have often spoken in Iowa and love the state, but it should not be the first Democratic primary state. I ma…
truthdig.com/articles/the-first-democratic-primary-should-be-illinois/

Elizabeth Warren Has a Movement. You Just Don't See It Yet
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2020-02-04
Elizabeth Warren Has a Movement. You Just Don't See It Yet.
thenation.com/article/politics/iowa-caucus-democrats-elizabeth-warren/

Sanders Campaign Publishes Own Numbers at Iowa Caucus As Official Results Delayed
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-04
DES MOINES, United States (Sputnik) – The presidential campaign of US Senator Bernie Sanders early on Tuesday published their own numbers from the Democratic caucus in the state of Iowa as the official results were delayed over technical difficulties.
sputniknews.com/us/202002041078225506-sanders-campaign-publishes-own-numbers-at-iowa-caucus/

Calvin Harris's Allegedly Leaked Nudes Leave Fans Open-Mouthed
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-04
Scotland-born producer and DJ Calvin Harris has allegedly fallen victim to a leak with alleged intimate photos circulating online. However, the musician has not officially confirmed that the pics in question, which indicate a substantial physical endowment, are really of him.
sputniknews.com/viral/202002041078224470-calvin-harriss-allegedly-leaked-nudes-leave-fans-open-mouthed/

Assange's Treatment Threatens the 'Future of Our Democracies', Says UN Torture Expert
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-04
Professor Nils Melzer, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, says that the governments of the US, Sweden and the UK have shown "bad faith" in failing to address evidence that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been subjected to torture.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202002041078224983-assanges-treatment-threatens-the-future-of-our-democracies-says-un-torture-expert/

Racist Attitudes Could Aid and Abet the Spread of Coronavirus
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-04
Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Laurie Garrett talks about the spread of coronavirus and why it is more dangerous than anything the world has seen since the arrival of HIV. | TRANSCRIPT: | AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman. The coronavirus outbreak continuing to spread, with the death toll in China beyond 360, over 17,000 confirmed cases of the infection worldwide. A man in the Philippines the first death outside of China has been att…
truthout.org/video/racist-attitudes-could-aid-and-abet-the-spread-of-coronavirus/

Selected Articles: The Future of Palestine
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-04
Our objective at Global Research is to recruit one thousand committed "volunteers" among our more than 50,000 Newsletter subscribers to support the distribution of Global Research articles (email lists, social media, crossposts). | Do not send us money. Under Plan A…
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-sanders-headed-victory-iowa-democratic-party-blocks-release-caucus-results/5702803

'Not a Good Night For Democracy': Sanders Releases More Internal Results Hinting at Iowa Victory, But Laments Caucus Chaos
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-04
Sen. Bernie Sanders was shown to be in the lead Tuesday afternoon according to his campaign's latest internal results from the Iowa Democratic caucus, in which the state Democratic Party has yet to declare a winner. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12040179551.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/04/not-good-night-democracy-sanders-releases-more-internal-results-hinting-iowa-victory?cd-origin=rss

Latest Poll Shows Sanders With 'Commanding Lead' as Democratic Hopefuls Head to New Hampshire
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-04
While the world awaited delayed results from Monday night's Democratic Party caucuses in Iowa, 2020 presidential candidates on Tuesday headed to New Hampshire, where new polling shows that Sen. Bernie Sanders has "a commanding lead." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11883498981.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/04/latest-poll-shows-sanders-commanding-lead-democratic-hopefuls-head-new-hampshire?cd-origin=rss

'None of This Is Normal': AOC Joins Pressley, Other Dems in Boycotting Trump's State of the Union
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-04
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley joined a small but growing list of House Democrats who will skip President Donald Trump's third State of the Union speech, scheduled for 9 pm ET Tuesday. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ocasio_pressley_1.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/04/none-normal-aoc-joins-pressley-other-dems-boycotting-trumps-state-union?cd-origin=rss

Biden, Warren Raise Objections After Iowa Democrats Say Only Half of Caucus Results Will Be Released First
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-04
"I think that's a bit disingenuous," said Sanders campaign advisor Jeff Weaver. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/biden_ad_0_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/04/biden-warren-raise-objections-after-iowa-democrats-say-only-half-caucus-results-will?cd-origin=rss

Based on 62% of Iowa Caucus Results, Bernie Leads Popular Vote by 1,200 But Trails Buttigieg With Delegates
Eoin Higgins, staff writer, Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-04
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joe Biden are currently sitting at third and fourth, respectively, in both metrics. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_buttigieg_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/04/based-62-iowa-caucus-results-bernie-leads-popular-vote-1200-trails-buttigieg?cd-origin=rss

Amid Iowa Results Debacle, Sanders Campaign Signals Victory by Releasing Portion of Its Internal Caucus Data
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-04
"We recognize that this does not replace the full data from the Iowa Democratic Party, but we believe firmly that our supporters worked too hard for too long to have the results of that work delayed," said senior campaign advisor Jeff Weaver. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_46.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/04/amid-iowa-results-debacle-sanders-campaign-signals-victory-releasing-portion-its?cd-origin=rss

What the Royal Family actually does
Stuart Munckton | greenleft.org.au | 2020-02-04
books democracy Phil ShannonIssue 1252 Britain British Royal FamilyFebruary 4, 2020… And What Do You Do? What the Royal Family Don't Want You to Know | Norman Baker | Biteback Publishing, 2019
greenleft.org.au/content/what-royal-family-actually-does

Block the Vote: Voter Suppression in 2020
Leila Rafei | aclu.org | 2020-02-03
Voting should be as easy and convenient as possible, and in many cases it is. But across the U.S., too many politicians are passing measures making it harder to cast a ballot. The goal is to manipulate political outcomes, and the result is a severely compromised democracy that doesn't reflect the will of the people. Our democracy works best when all eligible voters can participate and have their voices heard. | Suppression efforts range from the seemingly unobstructive, like voter ID laws and cuts to early voting, to mass purges of voter rolls and systemic disenfranchisement. And long before election cycles ev…
aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/block-the-vote-voter-suppression-in-2020

As Bernie Sanders Surges Ahead of Iowa Caucus, DNC Under Fire for Changing Rules to Help Bloomberg
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-03
The Iowa caucuses take place today, kicking off the official start of the 2020 presidential election season. Democratic presidential candidates spent the weekend making last-minute pitches to voters at rallies across Iowa. Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee is facing criticism for overhauling its rules, opening the door for billionaire former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who is running a self-funded campaign, to take part in the next debate. This comes as fear is growing among some Democrats that Bernie Sanders might win the nomination. Politico reports a small group of DNC members have begun discussi…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/3/2020_race_iowa_caucuses_sanders_bloomberg

On the Big Issues, Bernie Sanders Is the Only One Who Can Save America
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2020-02-03
Bernie is the only one. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/sanders_32.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/02/03/big-issues-bernie-sanders-only-one-who-can-save-america?cd-origin=rss

Last Poll Before Iowa Caucus Shows Sanders With 7-Point Lead
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-03
An Emerson/7 News poll released on the eve of the Iowa caucuses found that Sen. Bernie Sanders, buttressed by strong support from younger voters, is leading the 2020 Democratic presidential field in the state by seven percentage points heading into Monday's voting. | According to the new survey,…
truthout.org/articles/last-poll-before-iowa-caucus-shows-sanders-with-7-point-lead/

Youth Climate Activists Have Endorsed Bernie Sanders. Can It Tip the Scales?
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-03
A recent wave of endorsements reflects the Vermont Senator's appeal for younger voters who are concerned with climate. | As sparring continues within the ranks of the Democratic Party, a certain voting bloc

Financial Transactions Taxes Are No Longer a "Fringe" Idea
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-03
I have been a proponent of financial transactions taxes (FTT) since I first came to Washington more than a quarter-century ago. Back then, the idea of taxing Wall Street was considered pretty ridiculous. Among elected members of Congress, only then-Rep. Bernie Sanders and a few other progressive types were willing to publicly get behind the idea. | Things have changed. Most of the candidates in the race for the Democratic nomination, including all three of the leading contenders, have made FTT part of their agen…
truthout.org/articles/financial-transactions-taxes-are-no-longer-a-fringe-idea/

As Bernie Sanders Surges, DNC Launches "Troll Army" Ahead of Iowa Caucus
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-03
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.
mintpressnews.com/amid-sanders-surge-dnc-launches-troll-army-iowa-caucus/264570/

Noam Chomsky: Sanders Threatens the Establishment by Inspiring Popular Movements
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-03
The impeachment trial of Donald Trump for power abuses is winding down, with his acquittal all but ensured when the Senate reconvenes on Wednesday to vote on the articles of impeachment. Yet, his real crimes continue to receive scant attention, and it is Sen. Bernie Sanders who is regarded by the political establishment as the most dangerous politician because of his commitment to a just and equitable social order and a sustainable future. Meanwhile, the conclusion of the Davos meeting in…
truthout.org/articles/noam-chomsky-sanders-threatens-the-establishment-by-inspiring-popular-movements/

The Creation Myth of the Buttigieg Campaign
Norman Solomon | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-03
This weekend, Pete Buttigieg told supporters that he became a viable candidate for president "on the strength of our vision" and "the urgency of our convictions." Such rhetoric fits snugly into a creation myth about his campaign that Buttigieg has been promoting since early 2019. Summing up the gist of that myth, Buttigieg began this…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/03/the-creation-myth-of-the-buttigieg-campaign/

Misleading Categories and Trump's Swamps
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-03
It is remarkable how the Democratic Presidential candidates allow themselves to be pigeon-holed by the media as "moderate," "centrist," "extreme," "left-wing," and other abstract fact-deprived nomenclature. It is also astonishing that the Democratic operatives have made something called "electability" a yardstick for deciding who to vote for in the primaries. This is particularly ironic considering…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/03/misleading-categories-and-trumps-swamps/

Live From Iowa: Caucus Night
Matthew Stevenson | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-03
This is the second part of periodic reports from the primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire, and perhaps beyond, should the republic last until South Carolina and Nevada. This was written before the voting in Iowa. With the three horse-persons of the impeachment–Senators Sanders, Warren, and Klobuchar–glued to their desks during last week's trial, I…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/03/live-from-iowa-caucus-night/

Warren introduces repeal of federal OK of RTW laws
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-03
WASHINGTON–As the Democratic-run U.S. House plans to vote on the Protect The Right To Organize (Pro) Act, the most-comprehensive pro-worker labor law reform in decades, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., split out a key anti-worker provision and introduced her own legislation to deal with it: Repeal of federal approval of states' infamous so-called "right to work" …
peoplesworld.org/article/warren-introduces-repeal-of-federal-ok-of-rtw-laws/

Republicans screw themselves: Damned if they do, damned if they don't!
Robert S. Becker | nationofchange.org | 2020-02-03
With modest audacity, I project February 2020 could in a few years represent the peak of national Republican power.
nationofchange.org/2020/02/03/republicans-screw-themselves-damned-if-they-do-damned-if-they-dont/

Trump trial closing arguments focus on voters, history
Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-03
WASHINGTON (AP)

VIDEO: Watch the Impeachment Trial Live. Trump Acquittal "All But Certain"
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-03
A majority of Republican Senators are firmly behind Donald Trump. Trump's acquittal is imminent. | . | "Led by intelligence committee chairman Adam Schiff the managers pleaded with Republicans to find Trump guilty of the charges in the two articles of impeachment: | …
globalresearch.ca/video-watch-the-impeachment-trial-live-trump-acquittal-all-but-certain/5702694

Democrats Slam Republican Stonewalling in Senate Impeachment Trial
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-03
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…
truthout.org/video/democrats-slam-republican-stonewalling-in-senate-impeachment-trial/

"A Grand Tragedy": Democrats Slam Republican Stonewalling in Senate Impeachment Trial
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-03
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…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/3/impeachment_trial_john_nichols_the_nation

Lamar Alexander Is Retiring, But He'll Live in Infamy Forever for Saving Trump
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-03
Good old Lamar! That would be Sen. Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee

Entry of Cement to Gaza Suspended
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-02-03
Israeli War Minister Naftali Bennett decided, last night, to freeze entry of cement shipments to the besieged Gaza Strip, in response to what he called daily Palestinian attacks on Israeli areas. According to Maariv newspaper, the Israeli army gave instructions, at the behest of Bennett, to suspend cement exports to …
imemc.org/article/entry-of-cement-to-gaza-suspended/

Teacher's photos document virus-hit Chinese city
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-03
A teacher who was starting a new life with his wife in the Chinese industrial centre of Wuhan when a viral outbreak spread across the city has documented the coronavirus fallout in a series of photos.Poland native Arek Rataj had recently taken a position teaching visual communication at Jianghan University, but almost immediately the metropolis of 11 million people, which had been teeming with Lunar New Year holiday revelry, turned quiet.A girl wears a face mask as she plays on a swing near the Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan (Arek Rataj/AP)Arek and his wife Jenina bought face masks for protection and ke…
thecanary.co/feature/2020/02/03/teachers-photos-document-virus-hit-chinese-city/

At a Church and on Capitol Hill, The Battle for Democracy
Michael Winship | commondreams.org | 2020-02-03
In Washington, two events on the same day show the promise of American democracy

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