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**US air force says fighter jet test is 'coincidence' after Trump's Iran threat**
*by Nihilist911 (<https://redd.it/ele8pk>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/07/us-air-force-test-52-fighter-jets-coincidence-trump-iran-threat
**OLITICS Tech firm helping Bloomberg campaign lands former Goldman Sachs executive, ex-Facebook employees in hiring blitz**
*by Tcrlaf1 (<https://redd.it/ele9s6>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/06/bloombergs-hawkfish-hires-50-employees-including-ex-goldman-sachs-exec.html
**McConnell prepares to move forward on impeachment trial rules without Democrats**
*by thoughtful_human (<https://redd.it/elebdn>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/07/mcconnell-prepares-to-move-forward-on-impeachment-trial-rules-without-democrats-095537
**Trump Is Congratulating Himself in Facebook Ads for Killing Soleimani**
*by sapientia-maxima (<https://redd.it/elebpm>)*
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7jv8w/trump-is-congratulating-himself-in-facebook-ads-for-killing-soleimani
**GOP leader now straight up arguing wag dog theory**
*by Balmerhippie (<https://redd.it/eled03>)*
https://theweek.com/speedreads/887966/gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-now-straightup-arguing-wag-dog-theory-iran-crisis
**McConnell prepares to move forward on impeachment trial rules without Democrats**
*by Der_Bar_Jew (<https://redd.it/eledkp>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/07/mcconnell-prepares-to-move-forward-on-impeachment-trial-rules-without-democrats-095537
**Georgia’s Got A New Senator While Other Candidates Are Deciding Whether To Run. The latest in the 2020 Senate races.**
*by easyone (<https://redd.it/eledxr>)*
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/georgias-got-a-new-senator-while-other-candidates-are-deciding-whether-to-run/
**Perspective | Donald Trump Jr.’s rifle shows how obsessed the right still is with the Crusades**
*by lightninhopkins (<https://redd.it/eleevw>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/01/07/donald-trump-jrs-rifle-shows-how-obsessed-right-still-is-with-crusades/
**Trump Lackey Lou Dobbs Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: Americans Have 'Obligations to The Leader'**
*by zer0xygen (<https://redd.it/elefht>)*
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/amp30428924/lou-dobbs-obligations-to-the-leader-trump/?__twitter_impression=true
**U.S. factory orders fall 0.7% in November, 3rd drop in 4 months**
*by RuprechtOptigrab (<https://redd.it/elefjz>)*
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-factory-orders-fall-07-in-november-3rd-drop-in-4-months-2020-01-07?mod=home-page
**Bernie Surges to 1st Place in Iowa & New Hampshire**
*by Bakedschwarzenbach (<https://redd.it/elefti>)*
https://freespeech.org/stories/bernie-surges-to-1st-place-in-iowa-new-hampshire/
**Bloomberg meets polling threshold for next debate but unlikely to appear**
*by Tcrlaf1 (<https://redd.it/elegy1>)*
https://nypost.com/2020/01/07/bloomberg-meets-polling-threshold-for-next-debate-but-unlikely-to-appear/amp/
**New Jersey Democrats gave thousands to Jeff Van Drew before he switched parties. Now they're mad.**
*by ShowerCurtainRings (<https://redd.it/eleh3q>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/01/07/new-jersey-democrats-who-gave-jeff-van-drew-money-furious-about-party-switch/2832013001/
**Joe Biden Pushed For Saddam Hussein To Be Taken Down Five Years Before Iraq War**
*by VoteBernieFor2020 (<https://redd.it/elehp2>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-pushed-saddam-hussein-taken-down-before-iraq-war-1480860
**Donald Trump Says Mark Zuckerberg Called Him 'Number One on Facebook.' Nobody Knows What He's Talking About**
*by oliviazeo (<https://redd.it/elel77>)*
https://www.inc.com/don-reisinger/donald-trump-says-mark-zuckerberg-called-him-number-one-on-facebook-nobody-knows-what-hes-talking-about.html
**Fox News Host Is All-in on Trump's War Crimes Threats - “I don’t care about Iranian cultural sites,” said Pete Hegseth**
*by Pomp_N_Circumstance (<https://redd.it/elelsb>)*
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/fox-news-host-pete-hegseth-is-all-in-on-trumps-war-crimes-threats-934449/
**Farmer: Trump's $28 billion bailout isn't worth the trade war**
*by TheGamerDanYT (<https://redd.it/eleml0>)*
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trumps-farmer-bailout-trade-war-125117923.html
**Elizabeth Warren Shuts Down Meghan McCain’s Defense of Trump on Iran**
*by OldFashionedJizz (<https://redd.it/elems8>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/elizabeth-warren-shuts-down-the-view-host-meghan-mccains-defense-of-trump-on-iran?ref=home
**The Americans dying because they can't afford medical care: Millions of Americans – as many as 25% of the population – are delaying getting medical help because of skyrocketing costs**
*by VoteBernieFor2020 (<https://redd.it/elenx4>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/07/americans-healthcare-medical-costs
**GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy blames Adam Schiff for Trump's ordering of Soleimani strike**
*by MainEchidna0 (<https://redd.it/eleonc>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-house-leader-kevin-mccarthy-accuses-adam-schiff-forcing-trump-soleimani-bombing-1480850
**Robert Maginnis: Christians Will Be Jailed and Killed if Trump Loses Reelection**
*by Jonny43 (<https://redd.it/eleorw>)*
https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/robert-maginnis-christians-will-be-jailed-and-killed-if-trump-loses-reelection/
**Michael Bloomberg set to visit Minnesota Wednesday**
*by ClementineChime (<https://redd.it/eleoto>)*
http://m.startribune.com/michael-bloomberg-set-to-visit-minnesota-wednesday/566778592/
**Lincoln Chafee files to run for president as a Libertarian**
*by ObviousGG (<https://redd.it/elepyx>)*
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/476922-lincoln-chafee-to-run-for-president-as-a-libertarian
**Facebook bans 'deepfake' videos in run-up to US election. Critics say policy does not cover ‘shallow fakes’ – videos made using conventional editing tools**
*by easyone (<https://redd.it/eleqcb>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/07/facebook-bans-deepfake-videos-in-run-up-to-us-election
**Warren: 'It would be a war crime' for Trump to strike Iranian cultural sites**
*by Lixard52 (<https://redd.it/eleqcc>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/477139-warren-it-would-be-a-war-crime-for-trump-to-strike-iranian-cultural-sites
**Sanders Targets Biden Over Iraq War Vote, Repeated Attacks on Social Security**
*by Sptsjunkie (<https://redd.it/eler3x>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/07/sanders-targets-biden-over-iraq-war-vote-repeated-attacks-social-security
**Swalwell: Why Trump can't be trusted on Iran**
*by AggressiveVacuuming (<https://redd.it/eleri3>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/opinions/trump-iran-american-public-trust-swalwell/index.html
**Adriana Cohen: Trump Derangement Syndrome is best treated with this**
*by nimobo (<https://redd.it/elerqi>)*
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-derangement-syndrome-adriana-cohen
**Propaganda Machine: The Military Roots of Cambridge Analytica’s Psychological Manipulation of Voters**
*by speakhyroglyphically (<https://redd.it/elervz>)*
https://www.democracynow.org/2020/1/7/cambridge_analytica_data_manipulation_john_bolton
**The Nightmare Stage of Trump’s Rule Is Here**
*by bluestblue (<https://redd.it/elesco>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/opinion/trump-iran.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
**LAPD: Cops falsely portrayed people as gang members, falsified records**
*by asminaut (<https://redd.it/elesgw>)*
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-06/dozens-of-lapd-officers-accused-of-portrayed-innocent-people-as-gang-members-falsifying-records
**Farmer: Trump's $28 billion bailout isn't worth the trade war**
*by LJ_909 (<https://redd.it/elesqd>)*
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trumps-farmer-bailout-trade-war-125117923.html
**McConnell prepares to move forward on impeachment trial rules without Democrats. GOP leaders have enough votes to ignore Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s demands for witnesses and new evidence.**
*by DaFunkJunkie (<https://redd.it/eleszf>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/07/mcconnell-prepares-to-move-forward-on-impeachment-trial-rules-without-democrats-095537
**Giving corporations free money doesn't work**
*by ZachAndTired (<https://redd.it/elet9e>)*
https://theoutline.com/post/8502/stop-giving-companies-free-money
**The Other Swing Voter**
*by decidarius (<https://redd.it/eletqa>)*
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/other-swing-voter/604474/
**Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign coming to Chicago: What to know**
*by ClementineChime (<https://redd.it/eletse>)*
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/1/7/21054903/mike-bloomberg-presidential-campaign-chicago-illinois-march-primary
**The US Is Sending B-52 Bombers To A Strategic Middle East Hub Amid Tensions With Iran**
*by AfraidFisherman9 (<https://redd.it/eleu0f>)*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXCp1pFxvic
**Trump has phone call (first since July) with Putin discussing counter-terrorism efforts and “matters of mutual interest” 5 days before the assassination of Qasem Soleimani.**
*by deev32 (<https://redd.it/eleu7l>)*
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/12/29/politics/putin-trump-phone-call-counter-terrorism/index.html
**Michael Flynn deserves up to 6 months in prison, U.S. says in reversal for former Trump national security adviser**
*by Bloodbath-McGrath (<https://redd.it/eleuce>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2020/01/07/michael-flynn-deserves-up-to-6-months-in-prison-u-s-says-in-reversal-for-former-trump-national-security-adviser/
**The Inclusive Case for 1776, Not 1619 - The Atlantic**
*by steve42089 (<https://redd.it/eleudf>)*
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/inclusive-case-1776-not-1619/604435/
**Pompeo’s shifting reasons for killing Soleimani puts the strike on shaky legal ground - It was initially about an “imminent” threat. But now Pompeo is talking about attacks that took place in the past.**
*by LolAtAllOfThis (<https://redd.it/eleufz>)*
https://www.vox.com/2020/1/7/21054913/pompeo-soleimani-strike-imminent-threat-shifting-rationale