PETER KOENIG—While it is not clear yet, at least not publicly, what caused the blaze, fire safety protection measures were insufficient. First, the burnability of hundreds of years old solid oak was underestimated. Second, according to Benjamin Mouton, the architect who oversaw the fire protections, and as reported by the NYT, “The system was based on the assumption that if the cathedral ever caught fire, the ancient oak timbers in the attic would burn slowly, leaving ample time to fight the flames.”
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The Yellow Vests are revolted by the pouring of hundreds of millions by the national and global plutocracy into the reconstruction of Notre Dame, which they value, of course, but think it should have been much better guarded and maintained, and now repaired with state funds. Meanwhile, Jimmy dons his own Yellow Vest. Yay!
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JIMMY DORE zeroes in on Pete Buttigieg’s huge faux pas, offending Bernie Sanders’ base.
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RICARDO ALARCON—Bolton repeated what Pompeo said earlier regarding the lawsuits and also announced the re-imposition of severe restrictions on the travel of Cuban Americans to their country of origin and on the remittances they send to their families on the island, measures that were previously applied by W. Bush and generated the rejection of the vast majority of that community which has since been reflected in the Miami-Dade County elections.The Miami show was as pathetic as it was grotesque.
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CAITLIN JOHNSTONE—I focus on America because it’s the head of the beast. It’s the source and summit of most of the empire’s malignancy, and because it’s where most of the military firepower and money is concentrated, its uniquely important role in imperial dynamics mean its citizenry are the most aggressively propagandized people in the world.
