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8:50 AM ET, May 19, 2018

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New York Times:
F.B.I. Used Informant to Investigate Russia Ties to Campaign, Not to Spy, as Trump Claims  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump accused the F.B.I. on Friday, without evidence, of sending a spy to secretly infiltrate his 2016 campaign “for political purposes” even before the bureau had any inkling of the “phony Russia hoax.”
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Washington Post:
Secret FBI source for Russia investigation met with three Trump advisers during campaign  —  A retired American professor in 2016 began working as a secret informant for the FBI as it investigated Russia's interference in the U.S. presidential campaign, and he contacted three Trump advisers …
Discussion: twitchy.com and Raw Story
Asha Rangappa / Washington Post:
The FBI didn't use an informant to go after Trump.  They used one to protect him.  —  What the president doesn't get about counterintelligence.  —  President Trump and his allies are outraged at reports that the FBI used an “informant” to spy on Trump's 2016 campaign.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Why Trump Tweets  —  When I talk to Trump-haters, invariably the first thing they cite against him is his tweets.  And, in truth, they have sometimes been impolitic.  But on the whole, I think Twitter has helped him.  This Associated Press news story illustrates why.
Discussion: Associated Press
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Warner: Identifying FBI source to undermine Russia probe could be a crime
Discussion: RedState
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:   Talk of unproven FBI ‘plant’ in Trump campaign circulates among Republicans
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
2018 has been deadlier for schoolchildren than service members … The school shooting near Houston on Friday bolstered a stunning statistic: More people have been killed at schools this year than have been killed while serving in the military.  —  Initial estimates put the number killed …
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The Daily Beast:
Dimitrios Pagourtzis, Texas Shooting Suspect, Posted Neo-Nazi Imagery Online
New York Times:
In Texas School Shooting, 10 Dead, 10 Hurt and Many Unsurprised
Todd Starnes Show / FOX News Radio:
Kellyanne Conway Criticizes Democrats Using School Shootings For Politics
Discussion: Raw Story
Naomi Martin / Dallas Morning News:
White, straight and Christian: Dallas County politician admits rewarding kids for marrying within race  —  Vickers “Vic” Cunningham, a former criminal district judge now in a runoff to be the sole Republican Dallas County commissioner, acknowledged Friday that in 2010 he set up a living trust …
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Dallas Morning News:
We withdraw Vickers Cunningham recommendation in GOP runoff for Dallas County Commissioners Court Precinct 2  —  This newspaper recommended Vickers Cunningham for the Precinct 2 seat on the Dallas County Commissioners Court because we felt the former state district judge's career left him best prepared for the job.
Washington Post:
Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms  —  President Trump has personally pushed U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double the rate the Postal Service charges Amazon.com and other firms to ship packages, according to three people familiar …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Special Counsel subpoenas another Stone aide in Russia probe - sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed a key assistant of long-time Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone, two people with knowledge of the matter said, the latest sign …
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
White House Keeps Details of Melania Trump's Health Under Wraps  —  WASHINGTON — This week, the first lady, Melania Trump, underwent a procedure for what the White House called a benign kidney condition.  Four days into her recovery for the procedure, which experts say typically …
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
Kate Brannen / Just Security:
Getting to the Bottom of the Trump Tower Meeting  —  Donald Trump Jr. has no memory of Rinat Akhmetshin attending the infamous June 9, 2016, Trump Tower meeting, even though he was apparently dressed entirely in pink, and according to at least one attendee, did most of the talking.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Congratulations, America, indeed
New York Post:
Protesters spite racist lawyer with live Mariachi band outside home  —  A Mariachi band triumphantly played at a protest Friday outside the home of the Midtown lawyer caught on camera hurling racist insults at Spanish-speaking restaurant workers.  —  More than 100 people gathered in front …
Discussion: CBS San Francisco
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
In Politicized Justice, Desperate Times Call for Disparate Measures  —  FBI director Comey and the Obama Justice Department applied a double standard in their handling of the Clinton-email and Trump-Russia investigations.  —  We wuz robbed.  That's the theme Democrats and their media allies …
Discussion: Instapundit
Vann R. Newkirk II / The Atlantic:
The Real Risk of Trump's Dehumanization of Immigrants  —  Regardless of whether it was aimed specifically at MS-13 members or not, President Trump's “animals” remark is threatening to all immigrants.  —  “You wouldn't believe how bad these people are.  These aren't people—these are animals.”
Discussion: Vox, Breitbart and The Federalist
Kate Conger / Gizmodo:
Google Removes 'Don't Be Evil' Clause From Its Code of Conduct  —  Google's unofficial motto has long been the simple phrase “don't be evil.”  But that's over, according to the code of conduct that Google distributes to its employees.  The phrase was removed sometime in late April or early May …
Justin Wilfon / WSB-TV:
Police: 2 people shot, 1 dead near high school graduation  —  CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - Clayton County police confirm to Channel 2 Action News that two people have been shot and one of them is dead near Mt. Zion High School in Clayton County.  —  Investigators said both victims are females.
Discussion: ABC News
Eve Peyser / VICE:
The Onion's Brutal Israel Commentary Goes Beyond Satire  —  The country's leading humor publication has taken a stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict in a way that most “real” newspapers haven't.  —  via The Onion  —  On Monday, as the United States celebrated moving its Israeli embassy …
Discussion: New York Times and IJR
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
House rejects farm bill as conservatives revolt  —  House conservatives tanked a GOP farm bill on Friday over an intraparty feud over immigration, delivering a stunning blow to Republican leaders as they try to find a path forward on immigration.  —  In a 198-213 vote, GOP conservatives …
Callum Hoare / Dailystar.co.uk:
Mystery booms and lights throughout US spark secret WW3 tunnelling fears  —  THE US government is running a not-so-secret underground project and the unexplainable booms across the country prove it, according to wild claims online.  —  Kimberly Kempke, a concerned resident from Anderson Township …
David French / National Review:
The Best Explanation for Our Spate of Mass Shootings Is the Least Comforting  —  On another terrible day, I hate to introduce even more pessimism, but when we discuss mass shootings, one of the first questions we ask is the simplest and also the hardest to answer.  Why?  Why does this keep happening?
Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Saudi Arabia Detains Activists Who Pushed to End Ban on Women Driving  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — Saudi Arabia has detained at least five people connected to the campaign to end the kingdom's longtime ban on women driving, despite the fact that the government has promised to lift the ban next month …
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Ahmed Al Omran / Financial Times:   Saudi Arabia arrests campaigners who challenged women driving ban
Kyle Spurr / Bend Bulletin:
Stormy Daniels performance cut short after drunk man throws wallet in her face  —  Daniels appearance in Bend was delayed for hours  —  A customer takes a picture of herself with a poster of Stormy Daniels and a cutout of President Donald Trump while waiting to enter Stars Cabaret in Bend on Thursday, May 17, 2018.
Laura Bassett / HuffPost:
Trump's New ‘Domestic Gag Rule’ Would Strip Funds From Planned Parenthood  —  The president reportedly doesn't know the difference between HIV and HPV, but he still wants to penalize family planning providers.  —  The Trump administration will propose a new rule Friday that would block federal funds …
Discussion: Raw Story, NPR, NBC News, MSNBC and Vox
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Washington Post:
Trump administration will pull funds from groups that perform abortions or provide referrals
 
 
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NBC News:
Inside the final days of Cambridge Analytica: Failed rebrands, fleeing clients and Nerf basketball
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Kenneth Lovett / New York Daily News:
Columbia Law professor who coined ‘net neutrality’ term mulling run for attorney general
Kylie Atwood / CBS News:
Trump administration ends aid for northwestern Syria
Discussion: Middle East Eye
Washington Post:
As Trump tightens asylum rules, thousands of Venezuelans find a warm welcome in Miami
Wall Street Journal:
North Korea's Secret Army: How Operatives Abroad Aid the Regime
Vladimir Kara-Murza / Washington Post:
The Kremlin revives a Soviet-style law against dissent
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Talia Lavin / Village Voice:
Credulity and Barbarity in the Age of Trump
Discussion: New York Times
Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
Actually, the 1 Percent Are Still The Problem
Discussion: RealityChek
Scott Bland / Politico:
Ryan-linked group raised $24.6M from anonymous donor
Discussion: Political Wire
Jennifer Emily / Dallas Morning News:
Frisco hospice exec admits making patients overdose ‘to hasten their deaths’ and make more money
Peter Holley / Laredo Morning News:
The Boston restaurant where robots have replaced the chefs
Dvora Meyers / Deadspin:
Michigan State's Nassar Settlement Could Set A Troubling First Amendment Precedent
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 

 
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Jibin Joseph / PCMag:
UK mobile operator Virgin Media O2 creates Daisy, an AI-generated “scambaiter” tool that mimics the voice of an elderly woman to waste scammers' time

Financial Times:
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+
 
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