DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY DIGEST Greenwald: Empowering the "Deep State" to Undermine Trump is Prescription for Destroying Democracy 16FEB17

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Thursday, February 16, 2017 democracynow.org Stories Greenwald: Empowering the "Deep State" to Undermine Trump is Prescription for Destroying Democracy Some supporters of Trump, including Breitbart News, have accused the intelligence agencies of attempting to wage a deep state coup against the president. ... Read More → Greenwald: Democrats Seem to Consider Snowden's & Manning's Leaks Evil & Leaks Under Trump Heroic Over four years ago, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warned that he or other NSA analysts could spy on anyone, even the U.S. president. "I, sitting at my ... Read More → Glenn Greenwald on Flynn-Russia Leaks: Highly Illegal & Wholly Justified While congressional Democrats and some Republicans are pushing for probes into President Trump's ties to Russia, Trump has focused largely on going after those ... Read More → Greenwald on Trump-Netanyahu Meeting & How Israel Is Turning into an Apartheid-Like State President Donald Trump on Wednesday ended a long-standing U.S. commitment to the establishment of a Palestinian state, saying he had no preference for ... Read More → Trump Is Asked About Rising Anti-Semitism in U.S., He Responds by Boasting About Election Victory During Wednesday's press conference, President Trump was asked about a rise in anti-Semitic attacks and vandalism across the U.S. An Israeli reporter asked, ... Read More → Glenn Greenwald: Trump Seems to Be Committed to Escalating Violence in Yemen White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has warned journalists and lawmakers against criticizing a botched raid by U.S. commandos on a Yemeni village last month ... Read More → Headlines → President Trump Not Committed to Israel-Palestine Two-State Solution Lawmakers Want Transcripts of Michael Flynn Russia Calls Report: Agencies Withhold Intelligence from Trump over Leak Concerns Senior General Warns U.S. Government in "Unbelievable Turmoil" Secretary of State Tillerson in Talks with Russian Counterpart Report: Russia Deploys Cruise Missile, Violating Arms Treaty Fast-Food CEO Andrew Puzder Withdraws as Labor Secretary Nominee Report: Pentagon Considers Deploying Ground Troops in Syria Yemen: U.S.-Backed, Saudi-Led Coalition Strikes Kill 10 Civilians Iraq: Suicide Bomb Blast in Baghdad Kills 15, Wounds Dozens Malaysia: Three Arrests in Murder of DPRK Leader's Half-Brother Texas: ICE Agents Detain Immigrant Seeking Domestic Abuse Protection Colorado: Undocumented Mother Seeks Sanctuary in Denver Church Senate Set to Approve Tea Party Lawmaker as Budget Director Democrats Seek Delay on Scott Pruitt EPA Confirmation Vote Trump Science Adviser Candidate Calls Climate Science a "Cult" Standing Rock Sioux Sue for Halt to Dakota Access Pipeline Patients' Advocates Seek Life-Saving Generic Hepatitis C Drugs Journalist Jeremy Scahill Cancels HBO Appearance to Protest White Nationalist Forward this email → Donate today →

DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY DIGEST Lizzy Ratner: "Nobody Wanted to Take Us In: The Story of Jared Kushner's Family, and Mine" & Resist or Resign: Facing Grassroots Pressure, Democratic Lawmakers Intensify Fight Against Trump & More 2FEB17

Thursday, February 2, 2017 democracynow.org Stories Nazis Once Published List of Jewish Crimes, Trump Now Pushing to Do the Same for Immigrant Crimes The Trump administration has announced plans to publish a weekly list of crimes committed by unauthorized immigrants living in so-called sanctuary ... Read More → Lizzy Ratner: "Nobody Wanted to Take Us In: The Story of Jared Kushner's Family, and Mine" As attorneys and activists continue to fight Donald Trump's travel ban on refugees and nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries, a new article takes a ... Read More → Resist or Resign: Facing Grassroots Pressure, Democratic Lawmakers Intensify Fight Against Trump During a chaotic day on Capitol Hill, the Senate confirmed Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson by a vote of 56 to 43. Reuters reports it was the closest vote—by a wide ... Read More → Meet the Attorney Suing Trump for Barring Children from Entering U.S. to See Their Parents New information is emerging that the U.S. State Department has provisionally revoked all nonimmigrant and immigrant visas of nationals from Iraq, Iran, Libya, ... Read More → The "De-Judification" of the Holocaust?: Trump Avoids Word "Jews" on Holocaust Remembrance Day Prominent white supremacist and Donald Trump supporter Richard Spencer has praised Trump for not mentioning in a statement commemorating ... Read More → Headlines → Longtime Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson Confirmed as Secretary of State Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Sessions as Attorney General Mnuchin & Price Approved by Committees, Despite Democratic Boycott DeVos Confirmation in Doubt as 2 Republicans Say They'll Vote Against Her Trump Urges Republicans to Use "Nuclear Option" If Dems Filibuster Supreme Court Nomination National Security Adviser Michael Flynn: Iran is "On Notice" Trump to Australian PM: "This Was the Worst Phone Call by Far" AP: Trump Threatened to Send U.S. Troops to Mexico in Call with Peña Nieto Delaware: Prisoners Launch Uprising to Demand Education & Rehabilitation Standing Rock: 76 Arrested After Police Raid New Protest Camp Jury Fails to Convict Climate Activist Ken Ward for Turning Off Valves of Tar Sands Pipelines Nearly a Dozen Dead Amid Increase in Fighting in Eastern Ukraine Israel to Build New Settlement in Occupied West Bank Protests Force UC Berkeley to Cancel Speech by White Nationalist Milo Yiannopoulos At Black History Month Event, Trump Suggests Frederick Douglass is Still Alive

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DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY DIGEST "Heil Victory!" Alt-Right Groups Emboldened by Trump's Election & Chief Strategist Steve Bannon 22NOV16

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Tuesday, November 22, 2016 democracynow.org Stories "Heil Victory!" Alt-Right Groups Emboldened by Trump's Election & Chief Strategist Steve Bannon A video leaked Monday from a self-proclaimed "alt-right" conference that took place over the weekend in Washington, D.C., shows hundreds gathering to, ... Read More → Immigrants Fighting for Sanctuary Cities & Campuses to Protect Millions from Trump Deportation Push There is growing resistance to Trump’s vow to detain and deport millions of people from the United States. Mayors from New York to Chicago to Seattle say they ... Read More → Sweeping New Rutgers Report Reveals University's Ties to Slavery & Displacement of Native Americans A sweeping new report reveals ties to slavery and the displacement of the Native Americans at one of the country’s top colleges. The findings about 250-year-old ... Read More → Headlines → Trump Promises to Withdraw from TPP, Promote Oil Drilling & Repeal Regulation Washington Post: Trump Policies Will Hurt Federal Workers Trump Holds Off-the-Record Meeting with Top TV Anchors U.N.: 1 Million Syrians Under Siege, Most by Government Forces Japan: Thousands Evacuate After Tsunami Warning in Fukushima Rohingyas Flee to Bangladesh Amid Violence in Myanmar Sophia Wilansky Critically Injured During Police Attack at Standing Rock The Guardian: Self-Induced Abortions May Be on the Rise in U.S. Arctic Temperatures 35 Degrees Fahrenheit Above Average Bolivia Declares State of Emergency Amid Drought Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway Leaving for Northwestern

DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY DIGEST Does Donald Trump Pay Taxes? Records Given to NYT Show How He May Have Avoided Taxes for 18 Years 4OKT16

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016 democracynow.org Stories Does Donald Trump Pay Taxes? Records Given toNYT Show How He May Have Avoided Taxes for 18 Years With just over a month until Election Day, The New York Times has dropped a bombshell report that suggests Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump may have avoided paying ... Read More → A Trump Presidency Could End Press Freedom, Say Reporters Threatened for Reporting on His Taxes Donald Trump has threatened to sue The New York Times for publishing leaked pages from his tax returns, and the paper’s executive editor, Dean Baquet, said he would do so ... Read More → Headlines → NY Attorney General Orders Trump Charity to Stop Fundraising NYT: Trump Organization Nearly Collapsed in 1980s Vice-Presidential Nominees to Square Off Tonight in Debate NH Sen. Kelly Ayotte "Misspoke" in Referring to Trump as Role Model Hurricane Matthew Could Wreak "Catastrophic" Damage in Haiti United States Cuts Off Syria Ceasefire Talks with Russia Turkish President Erdogan Moves to Extend State of Emergency WashPo Reporter Jason Rezaian Sues Iranian Gov't over Imprisonment MSF Marks First Anniversary of Deadly Kunduz Hospital Bombing EU Reaches Agreement with Afghan Gov't to Deport Afghan Refugees California: Dash Cam Video Shows Cops Plotting to Run Over Man Los Angeles: Protests After Two Fatal Police Shootings Illinois Suspends $30 Billion in Investments with Wells Fargo #NoDAPL: Land Defenders Disrupt Gubernatorial Debate, Shut Down 5 Construction Sites Ireri Unzueta Carrasco Wins DACA Renewal, After DHS Denied Her over Activism Folk Singer and Radio Host Oscar Brand Dies at 96