Episode 276: Save Syria Now Unfilter

War in Syria seems just hours away, with Trump calling out Putin and Assad, the warships moving into position, and the hawks circling.


Plus the fallout from Trump’s lawyer getting raided by the FBI, Zuckerberg going to Washington and we share the highlights, an overtime packed with follow up stories, and much more!
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State Dept Accuses Russia And Syria Of Gassing Civilians Before Any InvestigationThe race to replace Paul Ryan is on - POLITICO — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Whip Steve Scalise have started courting Republicans in case the speaker retires.McCain blames Syrian chemical attack on 'American inaction'; implores Trump to take decisive action against Assad — “President Trump last week signaled to the world that the United States would prematurely withdraw from Syria," McCain wrote in a statement. "Bashar Assad and his Russian and Iranian backers have heard him, and emboldened by American inaction, Assad has reportedly launched another chemical attack against innocent men, women and children." Israel blamed for missile strike in Syria; 14 reported dead — The timing of the strike on the air base in the central Homs province, hours after President Donald Trump said there would be “a big price to pay” for the chemical weapons attack, raised questions about whether Israel was acting alone or as a proxy for the United States. Israel typically does not comment on its airstrikes in Syria.Trump on Potentially Firing Mueller: We’ll See What Happens, ‘Many People Have Said’ I Should | Mediaite — “I think it’s a disgrace what’s going on. We’ll see what happens, but I think it’s really a sad situation when you look at what happens. And many people have said you should fire him. Again, they found nothing. And in finding nothing, that’s a big statement. If you know the person who’s in charge of the investigation, you know all about that––Deputy Rosenstein, Rod Rosenstein, he wrote the letter, very critical, of Comey…”Trump blasts FBI raid on Michael Cohen as "disgraceful situation" - Axios — After a briefing from Senior Military Leadership Monday night, President Trump blasted the FBI's raid of his personal lawyer's office, calling it a "disgraceful situation" and an "attack on our country in a true sense ... an attack on what we all stand for."FBI raids Trump's attorney's office and seizes Stormy Daniels records | Daily Mail OnlineFox News host slams incorrect reports saying graphic showed network is least trustedF.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen; Trump Calls It ‘Disgraceful’ - The New York TimesFederal Budget Deficit Projected to Soar to Over $1 Trillion in 2020 - The New York TimesJudge again denies bail for ManafortDid NBC Cover Up Role of U.S.-Backed Free Syrian Army in 2012 Kidnapping of Richard Engel? | Democracy Now!The 5 biggest takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before the Senate - The VergeMark Zuckerberg: 'Optimistic' AI tools to flag, remove hate speech on Facebook will be developed in 5-10 years — “That’s a success in terms of rolling out AI tools that can proactively police and enforce safety across the community,” Zuckerberg said. “Hate speech, I am optimistic that over a five to 10 year period we'll have AI tools that can get into some of the nuances, the linguistic nuances of different types of content to be more accurate in flagging things for our systems, but today is just not there on that.”Islamists in E. Ghouta plan to stage false flag chemical attack – Damascus — RT World News — “We have received information that militants plan to stage an attack between the districts of Mesraba and Beit Sawa. Tahrir al-Sham terrorists plan to sacrifice several women for this purpose and launch a disinformation campaign. The performance is thought to be scheduled for March 11,” Deputy For