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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Today's Shooting Showed How Bad Twitter's Misinformation Problem Is  —  A sampling of individuals (incorrectly) accused on Twitter of being the YouTube shooter.  —  BuzzFeed News  —  Seconds after the first shots were fired at YouTube's headquarters on Tuesday afternoon …
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NBC Bay Area:
Suspect in YouTube Shooting Posted Rants About the Company Online  —  The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit has confirmed the identity of the shooter who opened fire on YouTube's campus in San Bruno Tuesday.  Nasim Aghdam, 39, lived in Southern California and appears to have had a robust presence on YouTube.
Los Angeles Times:
Active shooting at YouTube headquarters brings huge police response  —  An active shooting at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, Calif., sparked panic and a massive police response Tuesday.  —  Several YouTube employees sent tweets Tuesday afternoon, saying employees were racing …
KRON:
Shooter dead, at least 3 injured in YouTube shooting, police say  —  SAN BRUNO (KRON) - A woman shot multiple people Tuesday before turning the gun on herself at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, according to police.  —  Sources tell KRON4 that the shooting appears to be the result of a domestic dispute.
Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
REVEALED: Woman, 38, who shot three employees at YouTube's California HQ before killing herself was a prolific YouTuber who ranted online about the company's ‘dictatorial’ new policies  — Female shooter opened fire with a handgun at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, California on Tuesday afternoon
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Dana Rohrabacher immediately links shooting at YouTube to ‘illegal aliens’  —  Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) appeared on Fox Business Network amid breaking news reports of a shooting at YouTube headquarters on Tuesday afternoon.  —  The interview occurred less than an hour after the shooting …
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:   How to Win an Argument About Guns
Ethan Baron / Mercury News:
YouTube shooter's father says she was angry at company
Discussion: CBS Los Angeles
NBC News:
YouTube shooting: Female suspect dead at firm's HQ in San Bruno, California
Sam Dorman / IJR:
After YouTube HQ Shooting, Witness Says, 'I Didn't Have a Gun on Me, But I Wish I Did'
Discussion: GeekWire and WSVN-TV
Washington Post:
Mueller told Trump's attorneys the president remains under investigation but is not currently a criminal target … Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III informed President Trump's attorneys last month that he is continuing to investigate the president but does not consider him a criminal target …
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Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Rosenstein gets new top deputy for Russia probe
Discussion: Townhall and Raw Story
Clare Foran / CNN:
How EPA's Scott Pruitt avoided tough questions on Tuesday  —  Washington (CNN)As questions swirled over whether or not he can hold onto his administration post, embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appeared calm on Tuesday as he touted the agency's decision …
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HuffPost:
2 Florida Republicans Now Joining Calls For Scott Pruitt To Resign  —  Reps. Carlos Curbelo and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen say Pruitt should leave the agency amid growing controversy over his spending and ties to lobbyists.  —  WASHINGTON Reps. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen …
CNN:
Trump appointee at Defense Department resigns after CNN reveals birther postings  —  (CNN)A political appointee at the Department of Defense has resigned after a CNN KFile inquiry about controversial postings he made on Facebook.  —  Todd Johnson is a former Trump campaign state director …
Frank Bajak / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: US suspects listening devices in Washington  —  For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue devices that foreign spies and criminals could be using to track individual cellphones and intercept calls and messages.
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Rebecca Dallet beats Michael Screnock in race for Wisconsin Supreme Court  —  MADISON - Rebecca Dallet trounced Michael Screnock on Tuesday for a seat on the state Supreme Court, shrinking the court's conservative majority and giving Democrats a jolt of energy heading into the fall election.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The all-consuming tribalism of Trump's Republican Party, in one 30-second ad … As metaphors for the Trump-led Republican Party go, it's difficult to beat Rep. Todd Rokita's new ad in the Indiana Senate race.  —  In 30 seconds, the Republican congressman from Indiana discusses no policy issues …
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
BOMBSHELL: Secret TEXTS Show FBI, DOJ May Have RUSHED Anti-Trump FISA Warrant  —  More evidence discovered from new FBI documents  —  Communications uncovered by congressional investigators reveal the FBI may have improperly coordinated with Department of Justice officials in an effort …
Hannah Gold / Jezebel:
Alex Jones and Infowars Sued for Defamation Over False Identification of Parkland Shooter  —  Alex Jones and his preposterous Infowars media platform were served yet another lawsuit on Monday.  —  The New York Times reported on Tuesday that 24-year-old Massachusetts resident Marcel Fontaine filed …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:   Alex Jones and Infowars Are Sued for Defamation After Misidentifying Parkland Gunman
Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:
Where Will Conservatives Draw the Line on Trump?  —  This is personal, not policy.  —  You have to feel bad for conservatives and Republicans who have been dragged into a debate over whether Amazon is a valuable company.  To engage earnestly with the idea that Jeff Bezos's disruptive online retailer …
Discussion: National Review
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:   On Rhetoric and Reality  —  I think all of Dan's points below …
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“Journalism Is Not About Creating Safe Spaces”: Inside the Woke Civil War at The New York Times  —  Catalyzed by the Trump presidency, roiled by flash points like Glenn Thrush, Bret Stephens, and Bari Weiss, a generational conflict not seen since the 60s is besetting the Times.
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Roger Stone Releases Credit Card, Flight And Hotel Records - Nowhere Near London  —  Boarding passes and credit card records of longtime presidential adviser Roger Stone show him arriving in Fort Lauderdale, Florida after a two day trip to California on August 4, 2016, documents reviewed by The Daily Caller reveal.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Washington Times
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Bloomberg:
Sinclair Employees Say Their Contracts Make It Too Expensive to Quit  —  Noncompetes, forced arbitration and a liquidated damages clause can equal 40 percent of annual salary.  —  , and  —  After Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. drew widespread criticism for having anchors read a statement taking aim …
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People.com:
Inside Tiffany Trump's Strained Relationship with Her Dad: ‘They Go Months Without Speaking’  —  With rare, back-to-back appearances spanning three states, Tiffany Trump and her father, President Donald Trump, seem to be on something of a father-daughter reunion tour.
Discussion: Raw Story, thecut and Political Wire
Facebook:
Authenticity Matters: The IRA Has No Place on Facebook  —  This morning we removed 70 Facebook and 65 Instagram accounts — as well as 138 Facebook Pages — that were controlled by the Russia-based Internet Research Agency (IRA).  Many of the Pages also ran ads, all of which have been removed.
Josh Rogers / KTBS:
Southwood High principal says no to transgender student's yearbook pictures  —  A Southwood High School senior is fighting back against her principal after he said her senior pictures violate the school's dress code.  —  Kami Pham, a transgender student, said principal Jeff Roberts told …
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Stormy Daniels requests ‘suspicious’ bank information related to hush payment  —  Avenatti: Trump popping champagne too soon  —  (CNN)A lawyer for Stormy Daniels is asking the Treasury Department to release information filed with the government by a bank about “suspicious” …
Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
Matthew Walther / The Week:
Why Trump is more popular than ever  —  Was anyone surprised by the recent CNN poll finding President Trump's approval rating at 42 percent, the highest it has been since the first Infrastructure Week?  —  The thousand undifferentiated scoops in the phantasmal Mueller investigation …
 
 
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