MARCH 3 TO 6, 2019

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https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/02/25/rallies-kick-off-bernie-sanders-2020-presidential-campaign-chicago-brooklyn/2977653002/?utm_source=oembed&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=storylines
Bernie Sanders set rallies to kick off 2020 presidential campaign - but not in Vermont
Aki Soga, Burlington Free Press Published 9:21 a.m. ET Feb. 25, 2019 | Updated 9:38 a.m. ET Feb. 25, 2019

PROSPECT PARK, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2016/04/17: More than 28,000 people flooded Brooklyn's Prospect Park for Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. The campaign called it his biggest rally yet. Guests included the indie band Grizzly Bear, Danny Devito, Justin Long and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, and Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, an Occupy Wall Street activist who revved up the crowd with a "mic check". (Photo by Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (Photo: Pacific Press, LightRocket via Getty Images)

Bernie Sanders will kick off his 2020 presidential campaign with a pair of rallies — neither of them in his home state.

Sanders, the independent senator for Vermont seeking the Democratic nomination, tweeted on Sunday that he will hold "the first rally of our campaign" Saturday in Brooklyn, New York.

The rally is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at the Brooklyn College East Quad.

Sanders grew up in Brooklyn and attended Brooklyn College a year, before transferring to the University of Chicago.

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I am very excited to announce that I’ll be returning home to Brooklyn, where I spent the first 19 years of my life, for the first rally of our campaign this Saturday, March 2nd. RSVP here to join us as we kick off our nationwide movement: https://act.berniesanders.com/signup/event-190302-brooklyn/ …

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Sanders also plans to hold a rally at 7 p.m. the Navy Pier in Chicago on Sunday.

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My time at the University of Chicago, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, changed my life and helped shape me into the person I am today. I'm excited to return to Chicago as we kick off our movement. Join us at Navy Pier next Sunday, March 3rd: https://act.berniesanders.com/signup/event-190303-chicago …

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Aki Soga is insights and engagement editor for the Burlington Free Press. Email him at asoga@freepressmedia.com, or chat with him on Twitter: @asoga.


https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/700524861/bernie-sanders-signs-democratic-party-loyalty-pledge-for-2020-run
Bernie Sanders Signs Democratic Party Loyalty Pledge For 2020 Run
March 5, 20195:18 PM ET
Jessica Taylor at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., July 25, 2018. (photo by Allison Shelley) (Square)
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PHOTOGRAPH -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has signed a pledge that he will govern as a Democrat if he is elected president in 2020.
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Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders has signed a loyalty pledge, promising to run and govern as a Democrat if he wins the presidency in 2020, a new requirement for candidates that grew largely out of his own 2016 campaign.

The pledge Sanders signed was given to all active Democratic presidential campaigns last week. It affirms to the DNC chairman that they "are a Democrat... are a member of the Democratic Party; will accept the Democratic nomination; and will run and serve as a member of the Democratic Party."

It's an issue that arose during Sanders's first presidential run, with concerns among some Democrats that the longtime independent, and self-described democratic socialist, might run as a third party candidate after losing the nomination to Hillary Clinton.

At the same time that the party adopted the loyalty pledge for presidential candidiates, [sic] it also made changes to the nominating process that were sought by Sanders and his supporters, like minimizing the role of superdelegates.

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The party rules state that a candidate must "be a bona fide Democrat whose record of public service, accomplishment, public writings, and/or public statements affirmatively demonstrates that the candidate is faithful to the interests, welfare, and success of the Democratic Party of the United States who subscribes to the substance, intent, and principles of the Charter and the Bylaws of the Democratic Party of the United States, and who will participate in the Convention in good faith."

In the Senate, Sanders caucuses with Democrats. But after his first run for the White House, Sanders seemed to suggest going forward he would run as a Democrat instead of an independent, saying in 2015 when he filed for the New Hampshire primary that he would be on the ballot as a Democrat in future election.

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Sanders ran for and won re-election in Vermont in 2018 as an independent. He even declined the Democratic nomination after he was offered it, as he has in the past, but Sanders was backed by the Vermont Democratic Party in his independent effort. Sanders has already filed papers for his 2024 Senate re-election bid — again as an independent, even as he's once again seeking the Democratic nomination for president.

The ambiguity in Sanders' party ID highlights the lingering tensions between Sanders and the DNC after his bruising primary fight with Clinton almost four years ago. Clinton alleged in her book What Happened that Sanders only ran to "disrupt the Democratic Party," not to "make sure a Democrat won the White House," and that his bid did "lasting damage" to her campaign.

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A NEW WHITE SUPREMACY GROUP IS PUTTING OUT POSTERS NOW – AS THOUGH THERE WEREN’T ENOUGH ALREADY. IT’S GETTING BORING.

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/06/700614357/white-supremacist-propaganda-at-record-setting-levels-adl-report-finds
White Supremacist Propaganda At 'Record-Setting' Levels, ADL Report Finds
March 6, 20197:03 AM ET
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At first, you might not realize the flyer was put there by a white supremacy group.

The poster, in shades of black, white and teal, features Andrew Jackson on horseback. The accompanying text reads: "European roots, American greatness."

Flyers like this, posted across the country by American neo-Nazi and white supremacist group Identity Evropa are popping up far more than they used to. Others feature George Washington. According to a new report by the Anti-Defamation League, white supremacy propaganda increased by 182 percent in 2018 compared with the year before.

The increase in flyers and other propaganda reflects a relatively new strategy for hate groups, the ADL says. Under intense scrutiny, white supremacists are reluctant to show their face in public, so they're relying more on leaflets and posters to spread hate without putting themselves at personal risk, it adds.


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cw racism, white supremacy, nazism

Berkeley ppl- I found an id/entity ev/ropa poster in front of gbc today, so odds are there’s other ones up around campus. stay safe, tear them down if you’re comfortable doing so. if not, reply here and I or one of my friends will go do it.


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the poster before I tore it down.
image description- two photos of a posterboard with various fliers in front of golden bear cafe, both show posters which read id/entity ev/ropa European roots American greatness and show a statue of a man on a horse and a triangle symbol pic.twitter.com/EdebLbHn9z

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ADL counted 1,187 incidents of propaganda in 2018, up from 421 incidents in 2017. While college campuses remain a primary target, most of the increase occurred off of college campuses, with 868 incidents in 2018, up from 129 the year before. The alt-right also uses banners to promote its message, the ADL said, counting 32 instances of white supremacist banners hung in high-visibility locations such as highway overpasses.

Increased propaganda efforts "allow them to maximize media and online attention, while limiting the risk of individual exposure, negative media coverage, arrests and public backlash," the ADL wrote.

The frequent subtlety of the flyers is intentional, and represents a shift in the way white supremacy groups are attempting to spread their ideology, the ADL reports.

"If you know what you're looking at, the white supremacists' banners, stickers and fliers clearly convey racism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia," ADL senior investigative researcher Carla Hill wrote in Politico. "But the messaging is not always overtly hateful."

According to the ADL, the goal of these understated flyers is to appeal to mainstream conservatives, who might appreciate the seemingly innocuous message of American exceptionalism. But their underlying message, the ADL says, is one of hate.

Identity Evropa — designated as a white nationalist hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center — focuses on encouraging white people to embrace their shared racial identity. According to the ADL, Identity Evropa is the group that popularized the white supremacist slogan "You will not replace us," which was chanted during the rally in Charlottesville, Va., where a white nationalist drove into a crowd of protesters, killing one woman.

Hill also cited another group, the Patriot Front, which posts red, white and blue flyers, espouses "mainstream conservative messaging" such as "America First," and rallies against what it calls "fake news." But "when they gather for events, Patriot Front members are far less circumspect about their racism, frequently shouting 'Blood and Soil!,' a callback to a Nazi slogan," Hill wrote.

As they're increasing their propaganda, hate groups are also rethinking how they hold public events. While the number of racist rallies and demonstrations rose last year, from 76 in 2017 to 91 in 2018, fewer of those events were announced beforehand, the ADL said. Instead, hate groups are using "flash mob" techniques, coming together to rally without giving opponents time to mobilize. Identity Evropa and the group Patriot Front held more than 30 "unannounced, quickly disbanded gatherings" last year, ADL said.

White supremacy groups are "trying to take advantage of a very polarized sociopolitical landscape," Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, told The Wall Street Journal.

And by posting photos of the propaganda on social media, these groups can make themselves seem to be more influential than they really are, Levin said.


MSNBC MADDOW

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cohen-expected-to-raise-new-legal-questions-on-trump-trump-org-1448940099826
Cohen expected to raise new legal questions on Trump, Trump Org
Rebecca Ballhaus, reporter for the Wall Street Journal, talks with Rachel Maddow about new reporting that former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen will implicate Trump and potentially members of the Trump Organization in criminal acts.
Feb. 26, 2019


https://www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/watch/ex-white-house-lawyer-ty-cobb-calls-mueller-an-american-hero-1452488771823
Ex-White House lawyer Ty Cobb calls Mueller an 'American Hero'
Ty Cobb, the White House lawyer who served as President Trump's lead counsel during the early stages of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, called the former FBI director and federal prosecutor an "American hero."
March 5, 2019


http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/davis-everybody-knew-trump-s-russian-business-claim-was-a-lie-1450280515868
Davis: 'Everybody knew' Trump's Russian business claim was a lie
Lanny Davis, attorney for Michael Cohen, explains how Donald Trump communicates what he wants without giving a direct order, including supporting his lie on the campaign trail that he had no business with Russia.
Feb. 28, 2019


http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cohen-testifies-sdny-conducting-additional-trump-investigations-1449621571721
Cohen testifies SDNY conducting additional Trump investigations
Rachel Maddow shares highlights from Michael Cohen's congressional testimony and talks with Joyce Vance, former federal prosecutor, about the legal implications for Donald Trump after Cohen's testimony about Trump's involvement in illegal hush money payments.
Feb. 27, 2019


http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/davis-everybody-knew-trump-s-russian-business-claim-was-a-lie-1450280515868
Davis: 'Everybody knew' Trump's Russian business claim was a lie
Lanny Davis, attorney for Michael Cohen, explains how Donald Trump communicates what he wants without giving a direct order, including supporting his lie on the campaign trail that he had no business with Russia.
Feb. 28, 2019


http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cohen-testifies-sdny-conducting-additional-trump-investigations-1449621571721
Cohen testifies SDNY conducting additional Trump investigations
Rachel Maddow shares highlights from Michael Cohen's congressional testimony and talks with Joyce Vance, former federal prosecutor, about the legal implications for Donald Trump after Cohen's testimony about Trump's involvement in illegal hush money payments.
Feb. 27, 2019


http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/davis-everybody-knew-trump-s-russian-business-claim-was-a-lie-1450280515868
Davis: 'Everybody knew' Trump's Russian business claim was a lie
Lanny Davis, attorney for Michael Cohen, explains how Donald Trump communicates what he wants without giving a direct order, including supporting his lie on the campaign trail that he had no business with Russia.
Feb. 28, 2019


http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cohen-testifies-sdny-conducting-additional-trump-investigations-1449621571721
Cohen testifies SDNY conducting additional Trump investigations
Rachel Maddow shares highlights from Michael Cohen's congressional testimony and talks with Joyce Vance, former federal prosecutor, about the legal implications for Donald Trump after Cohen's testimony about Trump's involvement in illegal hush money payments.
Feb. 27, 2019


http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-border-emergency-runs-into-wall-of-opposition-in-congress-1448941123810
Trump border 'emergency' runs into wall of opposition in Congress
Rachel Maddow reports on a House vote to block Donald Trump's national emergency declaration to justify his wall on the U.S. southern border, a bipartisan rejection likely to be duplicated in the Senate.
Feb. 26, 2019


http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cohen-raises-possibility-that-donald-trump-lied-to-robert-mueller-1449622083598
Cohen raises possibility that Donald Trump lied to Robert Mueller
Rachel Maddow shares video of Michael Cohen testifying in Congress that Donald Trump spoke with Roger Stone about Wikileaks, and compares that with earlier CNN reporting that Donald Trump told Robert Mueller that he never spoke with Stone about Wikileaks.
Feb. 27, 2019


http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/congress-eyes-new-trump-probe-leads-after-cohen-testimony-1449621571725
Congress eyes new Trump probe leads after Cohen testimony
Rep. Jackie Speier talks with Rachel Maddow about what members of the House Oversight Committee learned from today's Michael Cohen testimony that will inform how they move forward in their oversight of Donald Trump.
Feb. 27, 2019


http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cohen-contradicts-trump-s-excuse-for-not-releasing-his-taxes-1449621059890
Cohen contradicts Trump's excuse for not releasing his taxes
Rachel Maddow shares a piece of Michael Cohen's testimony in Congress in which he explains that Donald Trump feared that releasing his taxes publicly would open him to the possibility of an audit, suggesting that Trump lied about already being under audit as his excuse for not releasing them.
FEB 7, 2019