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8:15 AM ET, June 2, 2019

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Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
We Found The Guy Behind the Viral ‘Drunk Pelosi’ Video  —  The video that racked up millions of views and sparked a national conversation was uploaded by a sports blogger from the Bronx, currently on probation for domestic battery.  —  On May 22, a Donald Trump superfan and occasional sports blogger …
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Protester takes mic from Kamala Harris while on stage at event  —  A protester took Sen. Kamala Harris' (D-Calif.) microphone as she spoke to attendees at an event in San Francisco Saturday.  —  In footage of the incident at the Big Ideas Forum hosted by MoveOn, the male protester …
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Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Harris challenges Axelrod over criticism she's too ‘cautious’ on trail  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Sen. Kamala Harris on Saturday pushed back at the emerging narrative that she's been too timid while campaigning for president, using a POLITICO interview to challenge her naysayers to come watch her field questions on the road.
Vandana Rambaran / Fox News:
California Dem convention heats up as candidates jab Trump, call for impeachment ... and contend with hecklers  —  Fourteen presidential hopefuls rallied at the California Democratic Convention in San Francisco on Saturday, taking shots at President Trump and outlining their platforms …
Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:   Rep. Barbara Lee finds Kamala Harris a tough sell before Bernie Sanders' crowd
New York Times:
Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions Into 737 Max, Blind to a Late Design Change  —  SEATTLE — The fatal flaws with Boeing's 737 Max can be traced to a breakdown late in the plane's development, when test pilots, engineers and regulators were left in the dark about a fundamental overhaul …
Robert McCartney / Washington Post:
In January, Virginia GOP killed bill to ban sales of large-capacity magazines  —  A Virginia bill designed to ban sales of large-capacity magazines similar to those used by the Virginia Beach gunman died in committee in January on a party-line vote.  —  The fate of the legislation, SB1748 …
Discussion: Axios
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Johnrlott / Crime Prevention Research Center:
Another mass public shooting, another place where the victims were banned from carrying guns, the attack at Virginia Beach  —  Another horrifying attack and immediately gun control politicians and organizations are calling for more gun control laws.  Former VP Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris …
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
The Most Powerful Arab Ruler Isn't M.B.S. It's M.B.Z.  —  Prince Mohammed bin Zayed grew the U.A.E.'s power by following America's lead.  He now has an increasingly bellicose agenda of his own.  And President Trump seems to be following him.  —  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates …
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Liam Stack / New York Times:
Man Who Posed as Saudi Prince and Defrauded Investors Out of $8 Million Is Sent to Prison  —  The man who called himself Prince Khalid al-Saud of Saudi Arabia liked the finer things in life: Rolex watches and Cartier bracelets, a Miami penthouse with a door buzzer labeled Sultan and expensive outfits …
Discussion: UPI and Law & Crime
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Calls on Britain to ‘Walk Away’ if E.U. Does Not Concede to Its Demands  —  WASHINGTON — Just before his state visit to Britain was to begin, President Trump subverted diplomatic norms by rattling an already precarious political situation there: He suggested that the next prime minister of Britain …
David Weigel / Washington Post:
A Democratic 2020 contender denounces socialism — and gets booed  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper found a way to stand out at a crowded gathering of California Democrats: He denounced “socialism,” and got booed.  —  “If we want to beat Donald Trump …
Discussion: Althouse
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
America's enemies are on notice about this president  —  America's enemies are on notice: The president is no longer an eloquent pushover professor-president but a ruthless real estate developer and television network brawler-president whose principle weapons are blunt candor and walking away from the table.
New York Post:
Veterans walk out of meeting with Ocasio-Cortez after she bashes US foreign policy  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bashed US foreign policy during a private meeting with Bronx community leaders, prompting two military veterans to storm out.  —  “She knocks the country, she knocks the president.
John Ziegler / Mediaite:
A Great Country Would Have Already Impeached Trump, But Maybe We Should Just Admit We No Longer Qualify  —  When it comes to the great “Impeachment Debate,” I come at the subject from what is a literally unique perspective.  For instance, there is surely not another delegate …
Axios:
The political leanings of the Supreme Court justices  —  Current justices: Epstein, Martin, and Quinn, 2017 “President-Elect Trump and his Possible Justices”, Kavanaugh's score: Epstein, Martin, and Quinn, 2016 “Possible Presidents and their Possible Justices”; Chart: Andrew Witherspoon, Harry Stevens/Axios
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Navy confirms request was made to ‘minimize the visibility’ of USS John S. McCain during Trump's visit to Japan  —  The U.S. Navy on Saturday confirmed that it received a request to “minimize the visibility” of the USS John S. McCain warship while President Trump was visiting Japan last month …
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Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump's Middle East Peace Plan Faces a Crossroads After Coalition Talks in Israel Crumble
Discussion: The Week
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Kirsten Gillibrand / Team Gillibrand:
My LGBTQ rights agenda, and a commitment for Pride Month
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Trump Pardoned Billionaire Conrad Black but Left His Prison Buddy Behind
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William Saletan / Slate:
The Worst Smears and Falsehoods in William Barr's CBS Interview
Discussion: American Greatness
Sarah Lee / RedState:
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
‘Should these platforms exist at all?’:  One GOP senator's crusade to rein in — and rethink — big tech
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Hogan will not challenge Trump, leaving Trump's GOP critics with limited options
BuzzFeed News:
Cops Across The US Have Been Exposed Posting Racist And Violent Things On Facebook.  Here's The Proof.
 

 
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Pew Research Center:
News influencers survey: 21% of US adults say they get news from social media influencers, 85% of influencers are on X and 27% identify as right-wing, and more

Bruna Horvath / NBC News:
Social media users criticize Coca-Cola over an AI-generated Christmas video; many creatives say it is distasteful to use AI tech instead of the work of artists

Aditi Agrawal / Hindustan Times:
In a lawsuit, Indian news agency ANI accuses OpenAI of exploiting its news content in an unauthorized manner for commercial gain

 
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