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4:00 AM ET, February 18, 2018

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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Trumps went straight from Parkland to Studio 54- themed ‘disco party’ at Mar-a-Lago: report  —  President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump didn't spend overlong pondering the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday night, according to Mediaite.com.
Discussion: Mediaite and Politicus USA
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Paula McMahon / Sun-Sentinel:
Nikolas Cruz: 'We had this monster living under our roof and we didn't know.'  —  Sun Sentinel  —  Nikolas Cruz was immature, quirky and depressed when James and Kimberly Snead took him into their Parkland home.  But he was pleasant and seemed to be growing happier, they said.
CNN:
CNN announces town hall with students, parents affected by Florida school shooting
Discussion: twitchy.com
ABC News:
Florida teen who survived shooting massacre rallies passionate crowd, 'It's time for victims' to change gun laws
Discussion: Politicus USA and twitchy.com
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Prominent Republican Donor Issues Ultimatum on Assault Weapons  —  A prominent Republican political donor demanded on Saturday that the party pass legislation to restrict access to guns, and vowed not to contribute to any candidates or electioneering groups that did not support a ban on the sale of military-style firearms to civilians.
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Florida GOP in crisis as major donor threatens to pull money over guns  —  “I will not write another check unless they all support a ban on assault weapons.  Enough is enough!”  —  Republicans in Florida are facing a crisis after a Republican mega-donor threatened to cut off future contributions …
Discussion: Business Insider
Caleb Parke / Fox News:
Florida Teacher of the Year's gun violence post goes viral after school shooting
Discussion: The Right Scoop and TheBlaze
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Conspicuous Silence Leaves a Struggle Against Russia Without a Leader  —  WASHINGTON — After more than a dozen Russians and three companies were indicted on Friday for interfering in the 2016 elections, President Trump's first reaction was to claim personal vindication …
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
McMaster: Evidence of Russian meddling is ‘now really incontrovertible’  —  McMaster responds to Russian indictments  —  Washington (CNN)Evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 election is “now really incontrovertible,” White House National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster said Saturday.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump's National Security Chief Calls Russian Interference ‘Incontrovertible’  —  MUNICH — Just hours after the Justice Department indicted 13 Russians in what it charged was a broad conspiracy to alter the 2016 election, President Trump's national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster …
Dustin Volz / Reuters:
Facebook plans to use U.S. mail to verify IDs of election ad buyers
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Russian indictments prove Trump won fair and square
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
The Latest: Ex-Russian diplomat calls US charges ‘fantasies’
Discussion: ThinkProgress, IJR and ABC News
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Joe Biden, in public and private, tiptoes toward a 2020 run  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is tiptoeing toward a potential run in 2020, even broaching the possibility during a recent gathering of longtime foreign policy aides.  —  Huddled in his newly opened office steps …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Bob Bauer / Just Security:
The Charging Mystery in the Russia Indictments—And Its Indication of What Comes Next in the Mueller Investigation  —  The special counsel's indictment of Russian individuals and organizations brought campaign finance law for the first time into formal charges in the case.  But this development came with a mystery.
Discussion: emptywheel
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Anton Troianovski / Washington Post:
A former Russian troll speaks: 'It was like being in Orwell's world' … The indictment by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III of 13 Russians associated with a St. Petersburg online “troll factory” that allegedly interfered with the U.S. election has brought a sense of vindication to the handful …
Stephanie Towers / WYFF-TV:
Greenville County teacher found partially undressed in SUV with student, charged with sex crimes, deputies say  —  Elizabeth Heaton Taylor was Greer High track coach  —  GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. —  A Greenville County teacher and track coach at Greer High School has been charged …
David Badash / Raw Story:
'You're here celebrating the death of 17 children': Gun reform protesters booted out of Paul Ryan Florida fundraiser  —  Two activists were removed from Paul Ryan's weekend fundraiser in Key Biscayne, Florida for confronting the Speaker of the House about gun reform.
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Alex Harris / miamiherald:
‘No more guns’: Protesters escorted out of Paul Ryan fundraiser in Key Biscayne
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Politico
Christopher Lebron / Boston Review:
‘Black Panther’ Is Not the Movie We Deserve  —  Black Panther, the most recent entry into the Marvel cinematic universe, has been greeted with the breathless anticipation that its arrival will Change Things.  The movie features the leader of a fictional African country who has enough wealth …
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Facebook Still Lying About Its Role in the 2016 Election  —  I flagged this on Twitter before President Trump started flogging it.  But I'm not at all surprised that he did.  Because, somewhat to my surprise, it revealed that Facebook seems still to be committed to lying, albeit now more artfully …
USA Today:
In a world first, Switzerland deems it illegal to boil a lobster  —  GENEVA — When it comes to cooking fresh lobster, the Swiss are now saying: We feel your pain.  —  A law goes into effect March 1 that bans the common cooking method of tossing a live lobster into a big pot of boiling water, quickly killing the tasty crustacean.
 
 
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New York Times:
‘An Endless War’: Why 4 U.S. Soldiers Died in a Remote African Desert
Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
Italian model's rape allegations against Weinstein could bring charges, but case is far from overwhelming
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Letting American Kids Die
Bruce Riley Ashford / Fox News:
Mike Pence, Tim Tebow, Tony Dungy have all been ‘Christian Shamed.’ This ugly form of bigotry must stop
Washington Post:
D.C. has given Elon Musk a permit to do a little digging for the Hyperloop
Discussion: Mashable
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Trump Should Get Behind Romney's Candidacy, McConnell Says
Discussion: Political Wire
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
To Repeat: Repeal the Second Amendment
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
No Country for Young Men With AR-15s
EW.com:
Celebrity Big Brother recap: Omarosa denies sleeping with Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and AOL
Jordon Dyrdahl-Roberts / Washington Post:
I was asked to help ICE at my government job. I couldn't do that. So I quit.
Joe Trinacria / Pushback:
Larry Krasner Sues Big Pharma, Drops All Marijuana Possession Charges
Discussion: Balloon Juice
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

 
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