(2/2/20) GOP rejects witnesses at impeachment trial; Bernie leading in Iowa

<p>Ep 199: Allison recs The Outsider and Newcomers and Erek recs rewatching Groundhog Day, American Factory, and The Office Ladies</p> <p>In bad news: The impeachment trial and Marco Rubio's confusing  <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/31/politics/marco-rubio-donald-trump-senate-impeachment-trial/index.html"> statement</a>, Alan Dershowitz's shady <a href= "https://www.thedailybeast.com/alan-dershowitz-defends-trump-with-an-unapologetic-embrace-of-american-fascism?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning"> legal reasoning</a> behind acquitting Trump, Dems apparently forgot <a href= "https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-boltons-calling-the-shots-now-and-trump-and-mitch-mcconnell-are-shitting-bricks?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning"> John Bolton</a> is a monster, and unpacking Kobe Bryant's complicated legacy</p> <p>In good news: Bernie Sanders is <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/us/politics/democratic-iowa-poll-sanders.html"> leading</a> in Iowa and the much-deserved backlash to <a href= "https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-oprahs-book-club-pick-american-dirt-went-from-industry-darling-to-print-pariah-2020-01-30"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">American Dirt</span></a></p> <p><strong>Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news</strong></p>