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Friday February 02, 2018

Americans don't want to mix politics and law enforcement, and support an independent FBI
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In the latest Economist/YouGov Poll, the preference for independence in law enforcement is not partisan, as Republicans as well as Democrats reject the belief that senior FBI officials need to be supporters of the President (though Republicans are more closely divided than Democrats or independents on this question).

The poll was conducted this weekend, as Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe resigned just weeks ahead of his expected March retirement from the Bureau. McCabe had been criticized by President Trump, including on Twitter, for political bias, and claimed he had been asked by the President how he had voted when he met the President upon assuming the role of acting FBI Director. McCabe did not vote in the 2016 election. ... Read more
SHOCKING Deep State Poll Reveals Disturbing Results | TYT | 02/01/18 | 10:01

Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression -- and the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari

While this book was on pre-order I read (without exaggeration) twenty-three books on anxiety and depression. I've read many in the past, and I wanted to read everything that had a good reputation. I wasn't impressed. I got so tired of reading the same ideas and advice, which was usually 'breathe deeply' and 'try to be mindful'. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy came up a lot too, which is mind-numbing when you've found its benefits to be so limited. To be fair, many people must get a lot out of what's already out there. But this book is something new. The author doesn't repeat the old ideas; he breaks down assumptions. Rather than seeing depression as a rare malfunction, it's recognised as a response to the dehumanizing world we live in. It's not preachy, and the arguments make sense better than this review can. The references are solid. Better still, it's full of practical ideas for reconnecting with the things that matter. Ease the causes of depression and you can ease depression. A lot of the ideas I knew already, on some level, but seen from this perspective I have seen the power of these ideas. No book will be a cure-all, but if you're looking for help and don't have time to read as many books as I tried, this one will give you more than you expect. Give it time. It's not a quick collection of techniques, but gives you the understanding you need. That's worth a lot more than the same old lists of techniques.
Fact-checking the 2018 State of the Union address | WashingtonPost | 02/01/18 | 1:40
Hate of the Union with Jeremy Scahill
Intercepted Podcast: Hate of the Union | TheIntercept | 01/31/18 | 1hr

Controversial Nunes Memo Released Following Formal Approval From Trump
PBS | Philip Ewing | 02/02/18

President Trump joined his Republican allies on Friday in piling on with attacks about "bias" in the FBI and the Justice Department as Washington, D.C., waited on tenterhooks for the release of a controversial secret spying memo. The White House said Trump has reviewed the memo and approved its full declassification. The House Intelligence Committee then posted it online.

"I think it's terrible. It's a disgrace what's going on in this country," Trump told reporters. "When you look at that, and you see that, a lot of people should be ashamed of themselves and much worse than that." ... Read more

Two Months After U.S. Invaded Afghanistan, Donald Rumsfeld Asked What Languages are Spoken There

Two Months After U.S. Invaded Afghanistan, Donald Rumsfeld Asked What Languages are Spoken There
TheIntercept | Murtaza Hussain | 01/25/18

ROUGHLY TWO MONTHS after the start of U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan, then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was still unsure about which languages were spoken in the country and asked aides to provide him a report on the subject. That and other revelations come from a collection of hundreds of Rumsfeld's communications released Wednesday by the National Security Archive, a research center based at George Washington University.

The "Languages" memo is part of a roughly 900-page tranche of Rumsfeld's memos released after a five-year Freedom of Information Act fight by the National Security Archive. Following a FOIA lawsuit filed by the archive, the government agreed to release a total of roughly 59,000 pages of memos in monthly tranches. The first group of memos contains many of Rumsfeld's notorious short internal memoranda, known colloquially as "snowflakes," which were written in the months before and after the September 11 attacks. ... Read more

NSA Deletes "Honesty" and "Openness" From Core Values
Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Friday, February 02 [10:18]
Johann Hari on How Neoliberalism Drives Depression and Anxiety in the U.S. | DN | 02/01/18 | 12:18
Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Friday, February 02 (FULL) | 59:02
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  2. "Mr. Boston": Meet the Man Who Secretly Helped Daniel Ellsberg Leak Pentagon Papers to the Press
  3. "They Repress Us Because We're Poor": Immigrant Rights Activist Speaks from Sanctuary in Colorado
Bernie Sanders' near-victory in the Democratic primary despite no corporate support was a first in US history | TRNN | 02/02/18 | 11:45
Trump Lies About His State Of The Union Ratings | TYT | 02/01/18 | 5:17
Trump Thinks He's Better Than Lincoln | TYT | 02/01/18 | 7:20
The1a.org
Friday News Roundup -- Domestic | 1a.org | 02/02/18 | 1hr
  1. Why would the president approve the release of a classified document over the objections of the Justice Department?
  2. Why would he not be swayed by an overwhelming majority in Congress to impose sanctions on Russia?
  3. Why is he refusing an American sports tradition this year?
  4. The State of our Union is ... busy as ever. We review some of the biggest headlines -- and biggest applause lines -- of the week
Friday News Roundup -- International | 1a.org | 02/02/18 | 1hr
  1. President Trump asks Congress to restrict US foreign aid to "America's friends."
  2. Kenyans watch their TVs go blank as confusion grows over who is president.
  3. And who will inherit the flatpack fortune? IKEA's founder leaves behind a huge legacy, and a few confusing instructions.


*Donald Trump Faith Misplaced In Memo Reportedly Focused On Carter Page | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC | 02/01/18 | 16:59
Rachel Maddow notes reporting that the subject of the Nunes memo is Carter Page, who has a long history with U.S. intelligence and Russia and unfortunately for Trump is not a sympathetic figure for abuse of surveillance.
Should Devin Nunes Be Looked At For Obstructing Investigation? | Morning Joe | MSNBC | 02/02/18 | 12:56
Joe: This Will Be Proven To Be A Misleading Pack Of Lies | Morning Joe | MSNBC | 02/02/18 | 4:04
Trump on Nunes memo: People should be ashamed | CNN | 02/02/18 | 11:11
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Did The White House Help Nunes Write The Memo? | Stephen Colbert | 02/02/18 | 5:09
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Memo Combat: The GOP Goes After the Trump-Russia Probe | Trevor Noah | 02/01/18 | 5:43
Jimmy Kimmel Live
*Jimmy Kimmel on Trump Releasing Nunes Memo | Jimmy Kimmel | 02/01/18 | 6:51
*Jimmy Kimmel on Stormy Daniels and Trump's State of the Union | Jimmy Kimmel | 01/31/18 | 9:24
Donald Trump's Bombshell Admission of Guilt | Jimmy Kimmel | 01/30/18 | 3:14
Note: I add this just to expose you to what the Alt Right is listening to. Sometimes pretty scary.
Full Text Of The Declassified House Intel Memo #MemoReleased | Alex Jones | 02/02/18 | 10:54
EXCLUSIVE: Terrorists Planning To Attack Super Bowl To Embarrass Trump | Alex Jones | 02/02/18 | 24:41
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