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A.C. Thompson / ProPublica:
Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.
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NBC News:
DHS warned in May of border station conditions so bad agents feared riots  —  The findings counter the statement by a top Trump admin official that reports of poor conditions for migrants at border stations were “unsubstantiated.”  —  WASHINGTON — The government's own internal watchdog warned …
Associated Press:   Girl recalls poor care in Texas border station
John Parkinson / ABC News:
CBP launches investigation into private Facebook group mocking lawmakers as they blast immigrant treatment
Discussion: Townhall
Nick Givas / Fox News:
AOC claims women at border facility being forced to drink ‘out of toilets’ after tour
Discussion: Axios
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:
Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris Looked Like Winners At The First Debates: Poll  —  Joe Biden's electability edge has eroded as Democratic voters see new options for taking on Trump, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll shows.  —  Last week's Democratic debates gave Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) …
Amy Chozick / Vogue:
Madam President? Five Candidates on What It Will Take to Shatter the Most Stubborn Glass Ceiling
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Biden wanted to follow Hillary Clinton's 2016 path. It might look more like 2008.
Discussion: Politico
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Twitter Got the Democratic Debate Wrong
Discussion: Mother Jones
Washington Post:
Trump asks for military tanks on the Mall as part of grandiose July Fourth event  —  National Park Service acting director P. Daniel Smith faces plenty of looming priorities this summer, from an $11 billion backlog in maintenance needs to natural disasters like the recent wildfire damage to Big Bend Park.
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HuffPost:
RNC Giving Out Tickets To Trump's Hijacked Fourth Of July Celebration  —  What had been a nonpolitical, nonpartisan celebration on the National Mall will now likely be a multimillion-dollar, taxpayer-financed political rally, critics worry.  —  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump …
New York Times:
Trump Says Tanks Will Be on Display in Washington for July 4  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that the Pentagon would put military tanks on display on Thursday in Washington as part of his plans to turn the Fourth of July celebration in the nation's capital into a salute to the country's military prowess.
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:   Trump's latest Fourth of July celebration demand is something else
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
New study shows Russian propaganda may really have helped Trump  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his allies have long insisted that Russian's 2016 propaganda campaign on social media had no impact on the presidential election.  —  A new statistical analysis says it may well have.
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Joe Uchill / Axios:
Study suggests Russian social media trolls had impact on 2016 election  —  A new study found that for every 25,000 retweets that a known Russian troll account received during the 2016 election, Donald Trump's poll numbers jumped 1%.  —  Why it matters: The study, conducted by a team headed …
firstmonday.org:   Results Timeline indicates disinformation strategy
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Ivanka Trump Tests Her Diplomatic Chops and Riles a Legion of Critics  —  Set against a tense, eerie silence in the landmine-riddled mountains separating South and North Korea, the Demilitarized Zone may be the highest-stakes negotiation site on earth.  It's not the sort of place for mistakes.
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Stephanie Grisham, Trump's New Press Secretary, Literally Pushes for Press Access  —  WASHINGTON — Stephanie Grisham, the new White House press secretary, returned from the Demilitarized Zone with a bruise on her arm after physically pushing North Korean officials to clear a way for American journalists …
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Center for American Progress Puts ThinkProgress Up for Sale  —  News site launched during the Bush years is running millions of dollars short.  Its parent think tank says it will consider the editorial leanings of prospective owners.  —  ThinkProgress, the flagship news site of the Democratic …
Alison Rourke / The Guardian:
Unwantedivanka: awkward moment at G20 prompts slew of Trump parodies  —  Photoshopped images show president's daughter as interloper at historic moments  —  Ivanka Trump's prominent role at the G20 summit over the weekend, and her presence at the Korean demilitarised zone with her father …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Ivanka Trump's G20 performance puzzles world leaders
Discussion: Shakesville and Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
Nike Nixes ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ Sneaker After Colin Kaepernick Intervenes  —  Sneaker maker pulls Independence Day-themed shoe after NFL star raised concerns about its symbolism  —  Nike Inc. is yanking a U.S.A.-themed sneaker featuring an early American flag after former NFL star-turned …
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump's House allies lie in wait for Mueller  —  Democrats have been dying to hear directly from special counsel Robert Mueller for months, but they're not alone.  President Donald Trump's GOP allies in Congress are salivating at the chance to bruise Mueller's reputation and cast doubt on the integrity of his work.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The new GOP attacks on Mueller will backfire on Trump — bigly
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Washington Monthly
The New York Review of Books:
An Open Letter to the Director of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum  —  Omer Bartov, Doris Bergen, Andrea Orzoff, Timothy Snyder, and Anika Walke, et al.  —  On June 17, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, posted an Instagram live video discussing the detention camps along …
Discussion: CNN
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Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
More Than 140 Holocaust, Genocide Experts Think Ocasio-Cortez Should Be Allowed to Call Migrant …
Discussion: Common Dreams
Adam Entous / New Yorker:
Will Hunter Biden Jeopardize His Father's Campaign?  —  Joe Biden's son is under scrutiny for his business dealings and tumultuous personal life.  —  In today's political culture, people running for President may announce their candidacy on the steps of their home-town city hall or on …
Michelle Kosinski / CNN:
Exclusive: Democrats investigating whistleblower claims Pompeo's security picked up Chinese food and his dog  —  Washington (CNN)Democrats on a key House congressional committee are investigating allegations from a whistleblower within the State Department about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo …
Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Harvard's appointment of former Gov. Rick Snyder sparks social media backlash  —  LANSING — News that Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government has named former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder a senior research fellow has sparked a social media backlash.  —  Many have expressed outrage …
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Democrats In No Hurry To Get Trump's Tax Returns  —  We're six months into Democratic control of the House, and they still haven't sued over the president's secret tax returns.  —  WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump is the first president in 40 years not to disclose his personal income tax returns …
Matt Bors / Medium:
The Future of The Nib, Again  —  It was reported Friday that First Look Media made the decision to end funding for The Nib along with shuttering the web magazine Topic.com at the end of July.  That is true and something that I've been dealing with the results of for a few weeks now.
 
 
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Patrick Redford / Deadspin:
Another Dead Cyclist In The City
Scott Rasmussen:
POST-DEBATE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY POLL (JUNE 28-30, 2019)
Discussion: Power Line
Michele Goodwin / New York Times:
Alabama Isn't the Only State That Punishes Pregnant Women
John J. Mearsheimer / New York Times:
Iran Is Rushing to Build a Nuclear Weapon — and Trump Can't Stop It
Alexander Heffner / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Counting on the Media to Help Re-Elect Him—Will They Oblige?
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
What the last Nuremberg prosecutor alive wants the world to know
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump told the troops he gave them their first raise in years. He didn't.
VICE:
Marianne Williamson Knows You Think She's a Joke. But Her Campaign Isn't.
Discussion: Breitbart
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OpenSecrets.org:
Russia paid radio broadcaster $1.4 million to air Kremlin propaganda in DC
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
In photos: Hong Kong police fire tear gas on protestors amid mass demonstrations
Discussion: BBC, New York Times and Breitbart
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
King of Viral Outrage: How Ryan Saavedra Gamed Twitter and Poached Content to Rise in Conservative Media
Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
Freak summer hailstorm buries Mexican city under five feet of ice
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Journalism Job Cuts Haven't Been This Bad Since the Recession
Discussion: Politico
Rachel Bitecofer / wasoncenter:
With 16 Months to go, Negative Partisanship Predicts the 2020 Presidential Election
Michael Tomasky / New York Times:
Do the Republicans Even Believe in Democracy Anymore?
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
The music industry is entering a cycle of consolidation, driven by a slowdown at the major labels, the growing market for independents, and the rapacity of PE

Reporters Without Borders:
Investigation: how hack-for-hire Appin tried silencing 15+ outlets since 2022 over articles, newsletters, and podcasts covering Appin's “ethical hacking”

 
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