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7 Dead, Including Shooter, at Molson Coors Brewing Co. in Milwaukee:
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2020/02/26/active-shooter-reported-molsoncoors-campus-unknown-injuries/4884282002/

Democratic debate tickets were not $1,750 to $3,200 each, the tickets were free, debate tickets are free and freely given to the DNC to hand out. “Let me give you the facts: The tickets were divided up between the DNC, campaigns (with equal allocation), SC Dem Party, CBCI, CBS and Twitter. We invited local and community leaders, and DNC supporters. This is the most diverse audience,” DNC communications director Xochitl Hinojosa said in a tweet.  Out of the nearly 400 tickets that we were able to allocate for this evenings debate, we welcomed hundreds of activists, county party leaders, community leaders, State Representatives, State Senators, candidates, & elected officials from every level of government in SC at no cost.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/no-democratic-debate-tickets-were-not-1-750-to-3-200-each

Trump bizarrely claims coronavirus outbreak is 'fake news' conspiracy as new US cruise ship stranded at sea
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-us-live-updates-cdc-symptoms-prepare-how-mask-san-francisco-latest-a9360196.html

When Trump came into office he had a massive literacy program called "Trump University" and how did that turn out?

Bernie is not handling the boos well. Also I don't understand how the candidate that wanted to primary Obama is now trying to cling to him for credibility.

Among many anti-Trump people, there's a magical sense that if he's beaten, everything he did could be reset. Sanders, Bloomberg and Warren all basically admitting that the US embassy will remain in Jerusalem now is a good example of why that could never be true.

South Korea coronavirus cases soar to 1,261 in highest single-day spike
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/02/26/South-Korea-coronavirus-cases-soar-to-1261-in-highest-single-day-spike/2791582707239/

Andrew Yang: "He has a force field. Everything you say it's like, 'Let me be clear. I'm going to talk about what I'm going to talk about. It's not really going to be what you ask me about,'". Yang added that Sanders will then "go into a Bernieism" rather than addressing the question.
https://www.cnn.com/webview/politics/live-news/2020-democratic-debate-south-carolina/index.html

Endless, so many extraordinary people, people who built up human civilization
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2020#February
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_January_2020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_deaths_by_year

The Department for Work and Pensions has been accused of “a cover-up” after destroying reports into suicides linked to benefits being stopped. Around 50 reviews into deaths following the loss of social security payments before 2015 have been shredded, officials have admitted – blaming data protection laws.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/dwp-benefit-death-suicide-reports-cover-ups-government-conservatives-a9359606.html

Coronavirus in every continent except Antarctica after a man in Brazil tested positive
https://www.businessinsider.com/antarctica-last-continent-no-coronavirus-brazil-confirms-case-south-america-2020-2

Homelessness five times worse in UK than government admits as figures reveal 28,000 now sleeping rough
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/homelessness-uk-rough-sleeping-streets-latest-a9360306.html

While Bernie was praising Castro in the 60's, Castro was putting LGBT people in work camps. So much for fighting for civil rights.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Cuba#Homophobia_and_labor_camps_during_the_1960s

In Twitter thread, Sanders' educational advisor says, Sanders is all talk; Warren will get it done.
https://twitter.com/saragoldrickrab/status/1232472149467615232

How the National Rifle Association helped get Bernie Sanders elected
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-the-nra-helped-put-bernie-sanders-in-congress/2015/07/19/ed1be26c-2bfe-11e5-bd33-395c05608059_story.html

Important reporting from Syria about kids caught up in Idlib attacks. Assad's forces bombed 10 schools yesterday. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/inside-embattled-idlib-province-a-syrian-offensive-wreaks-terror-on-children/2020/02/26/446ccf38-572c-11ea-8efd-0f904bdd8057_story.html

Former Atomwaffen Division leader John "Rape" Denton has been arrested for a "swatting conspiracy," per the DOJ: A former leader of the white supremacist group Atomwaffen Division was arrested today on charges related to his alleged role in a conspiracy that conducted multiple swatting events that occurred here in the Eastern District of Virginia. John Cameron Denton, 26, of Montgomery, Texas, is allegedly a former leader of the Atomwaffen Division in Texas. Denton was arrested this morning in Montgomery and will make his initial appearance at 2 p.m. CST before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy K. Johnson at the federal courthouse in Houston. According to court documents, from November 2018 to at least April 2019, Denton and several co-conspirators, including John William Kirby Kelley, allegedly conspired together to conduct “swatting” calls. Swatting is a harassment tactic that involves deceiving dispatchers into believing that a person or persons are in imminent danger of death or bodily harm and causing the dispatchers to send police and emergency services to an unwitting third party’s address. According to court documents, Denton allegedly participated in a conspiracy that conducted three swatting calls that occurred here in the Eastern District of Virginia: a Cabinet official living in Northern Virginia on Jan. 27, 2019; Old Dominion University on Nov. 29, 2018; and Alfred Street Baptist Church on Nov. 3, 2018. Additionally, Denton allegedly chose at least two other targets to “swat”: the New York City office of ProPublica, a non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism; and an investigative journalist that produced materials for ProPublica. Denton allegedly chose the two targets because he was furious with ProPublica and the investigative journalist for publishing his true identity and discussing his role in Atomwaffen Division.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/former-atomwaffen-division-leader-arrested-swatting-conspiracy

Bernie is a narcissist. When you subject a narcissist to criticism they can’t escape, they angrily lash out, claim it’s all illegitimate and storm off. That was Bernie last night.

Group asks Congress to investigate how Devin Nunes is paying for his lawsuits
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article240651532.html

@JoeBiden tells @craigmelvin : “Americans aren't looking for revolution. They're looking for progress.” Says @BernieSanders is “not going to come anywhere near generating the kind of participation of young folks that Barack did in 2008. There's no evidence of that yet.”
https://twitter.com/mikememoli/status/1232725772944756737

14% of recovered coronavirus patients in China's Guangdong tested positive again
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/14-of-recovered-coronavirus-patients-in-chinas-guangdong-tested-positive-again

Tim Tebow will play for Team Philippines in the World Baseball Classic
https://twitter.com/WBCBaseball/status/1232752279155101698

The Astros were a good team and didn't need to cheat to be a contender. The spring training heckling has been great.

I’d Rather Have Trump Win Than Let Bloomberg Spend Money on Me
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/bernie-id-rather-lose-than-let-bloomberg-spend-money-on-me.html

New York District Attorney Files Brief in Supreme Court Case Seeking Access to Trump’s Financial Records
https://www.lawfareblog.com/new-york-district-attorney-files-brief-supreme-court-case-seeking-access-trumps-financial-records

Costa Rican indigenous land activist killed by armed mob
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/25/costa-rican-indigenous-land-activist-killed-by-armed-mob?

A hospital in Italy may have botched one of its first coronavirus cases, spreading the virus further in the worst-hit country outside of Asia
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-italy-may-have-mishandled-early-case-aiding-spread-2020-2

Russian women pleading for legislation to halt 'epidemic' of domestic assault. The bill is opposed by Russia's Orthodox church movements.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russian-women-pleading-for-legislation-to-halt-epidemic-of-domestic-assault-1.5437241

Trump campaign files libel suit against New York Times over Russia story
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-campaign-files-libel-suit-against-new-york-times-over-russia-story-idUSKCN20K2X3

U.N. decries nearly 50% increase in killings of women activists in Colombia
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-rights/u-n-decries-nearly-50-increase-in-killings-of-women-activists-in-colombia-idUSKCN20K30O?il=0

RCMP Pensions Are Invested in Controversial Gas Pipeline Owner | The board that oversees RCMP pension funds has invested in the owner of the Coastal GasLink pipeline — and experts say it is a conflict of interest in light of the Canada-wide standoffs between police and pipeline opponents
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/g5xwn4/rcmp-pensions-are-invested-in-controversial-gas-pipeline-owner

East Africa's huge locust outbreak now spreads to Congo | U.N. agencies warned of a “major hunger threat” in East Africa from the flying pests. The country has not seen locusts for 75 years, it said.
https://apnews.com/a25d1c7daf6cf460d361255672e91f12

Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least
http://www.seaaroundus.org/billions-lost-as-illicit-fisheries-trade-hurting-nations-who-can-afford-it-least/

Stupid senseless acts of violence happening everywhere.

We are closely following developments surrounding the shooting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our prayers are with the families who have lost loved ones and the first responders protecting the community. Congress has a duty to them all to take real action to #EndGunViolence.
https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1232796271305469952

It’s not like there’s a shortage of what to attack Biden on (just ask his rivals). But it’s not even March and already the out in the open Republican effort here is completely dishonest. Think about what’ll be happening by November, behind the scenes. cc
https://twitter.com/IsaacDovere/status/1232797267544956929

“These defendants from across the country allegedly conspired on the internet to intimidate journalists and activists with whom they disagreed,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers.  “This is not how America works. The Department of Justice will not tolerate this type of behavior.” “These defendants sought to spread fear and terror with threats delivered to the doorstep of those who are critical of their activities,” said U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran for the Western District of Washington.  “As Attorney General William Barr has made clear, rooting out anti-Semitic hate and threats of violence and vigorously prosecuting those responsible are top priorities for the Department of Justice.”
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/arrests-four-states-racially-motivated-violent-extremists-targeting-journalists-and-activists

"The Office of Chief Medical Examiner has confirmed the second death due to a vaping-associated illness in New York City"
https://twitter.com/AnnaESanders/status/1232796804296695811

"A President has no categorical immunity from a state grand jury subpoena for documents unrelated to official duties." Manhattan DA files a SCOTUS brief on the "sweeping and unprecedented" immunity claim in Trump v. Vance. cc: https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1232715942469259264

“We’ll see President Trump back in court and we will win.” - @NYCMayor Bill de Blasio reacts to the Second Circuit's ruling allowing the DOJ to cut grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Update to this story soon: https://www.courthousenews.com/second-circuit-lets-doj-withhold-funding-to-sanctuary-states-and-city/
https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1232798624280608773

If the city appeals the decision en banc—that is, before the court's full, 13-judge panel—it will be facing a circuit flipped by Trump to a GOP-appointee majority. The mixed three judge panel ruled unanimously against it today. The other option is the Supreme Court.
https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1232799667827638272

Sen. @AmyKlobuchar (D-MN) reacts as former Vice President @JoeBiden and @TomSteyer get into it during the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary debate #DemDebate2020 📷: @WinMc
https://twitter.com/GettyImagesNews/status/1232484415470624773

I want a President who wrote the Violence Against Women Act, not one who wrote about fantasy violence against women. I want a President that started as a civil servant at 24 and was engaged and listening to those in need, not one who was unemployed until 39 and had never voted.
https://twitter.com/Rhinocerization/status/1232799595958239232

HHS Secretary Alex Azar was leading the admin's coronavirus response until minutes ago, when Trump said Vice President Pence is now in charge of the response. Trump announces he's putting VP Pence in charge of Task Force to coordinate Government response to Coronavirus threat.  Mike Pence, the guy who once said, "despite the hysteria from the political class and the media, smoking doesn't kill." Just the perfect man for the job. 

"We took in some from Japan because they're American citizens and we had to do that." Like he's doing a favor letting citizens re-enter the US. That was code for “even though they’re brown, they’re technically American.” He vacillated between it being 'an obligation' and 'the right thing to do,' too.

US News ranks Indiana 40th out of the 50 states in health care quality.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/health-care

So even while the press conference is going on saying there have been no independent cases in the US, we get this news that was a lie: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been informed of the first case of the coronavirus in a person who did not recently return from a foreign country or have contact with a confirmed case, according to a person briefed on the case. Officials have begun tracing the contacts of the resident to find out how the person may have been infected and who else might have been exposed..
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-china-live-updates/2020/02/26/f889693a-580e-11ea-9000-f3cffee23036_story.html

​So they’re not calling it a czar, but they did shake up Coronavirus leadership after claiming earlier reports by us and Politico were false.
https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/1232736701006667776

Trump just said he appointing Pence as head of coronavirus efforts because Indiana was a “model” for success in health. Except for the HIV outbreak.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-pence-indiana-hiv_n_57f53b9be4b002a7312022ef

Tried to ask Pence about the HIV outbreak in Indiana at the end there. He didn't answer me.
https://twitter.com/hunterw/status/1232826009516433408

Press conference in brief
Expert: Spread of coronavirus inevitable
Trump: I don't think it's inevitable
Expert: Vaccine a year to 18 months away
Trump: We'll have a vaccine in fairly quick manner
Trump: We have to be on the same team
Trump: Nancy Pelosi is incompetent

Dr. Sanjay Gupta tells Trump that the flu mortality rate is 0.1%. Trump says it's much higher than that.
https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1232825860492845057

Saudi Arabia has suspended entry into the country for individuals seeking to perform Umrah due to fears over the spread of the coronavirus.  This is a bit alarming.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1633826/saudi-arabia

It took him awhile, but Bloomberg got close to his clearest answer on stop and frisk: "We just did it much too much and an awful lot of innocent people got stopped who didn't have guns. And it was my mistake, and I apologized for it."
https://twitter.com/merica/status/1232828153845993473

And in response to a question from @BrianKarem about his bogus Times lawsuit during the press conference in the White House briefing room, Trump threatens that more bogus libel suits to come.
https://twitter.com/BoutrousTed/status/1232826898062946307

U.S. stock index futures fell as Trump’s press conference about the coronavirus failed to calm markets
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-26/u-s-stock-futures-fluctuate-with-trump-addressing-virus-threa
https://twitter.com/business/status/1232827883581853702

The US has designated Ahmad al-Hamidawi, head of the Iraq, Iran-backed based Kata’ib Hizballah, a terrorist. This comes a few weeks after the US killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, & Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a leader of the militias in Iraq, of which Kataib Hezbollah is part

Everything Trump says he's going to do about COVID-19 (in-between his nonsensical diversions and sundown slurring), it'll be simplistic, inadequate, and somehow framed to make Democrats, the press, and "the Deep State" all look bad while aggrandizing him at the same time.

Trump again absurdly blames a stock market slide that mostly happened Monday on a Democratic debate that took place Tuesday night Aaron Rupar (Vox)
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1232821826620919808