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Brian Stelter / CNN:
ADL calls on Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson over racist comments about ‘replacement’ theory — New York (CNN Business)The Anti-Defamation League is calling for Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson. — “Given his long record of race-baiting, we believe it is time for Carlson to go,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt says.
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The new lies of the GOP and Tucker Carlson — Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat), a frequent contributor to CNN Opinion, is professor of history at New York University and the author of “Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present.” Read her newsletter “Lucid.” The views expressed here are her own.
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Media Matters for America:
White nationalists praise Tucker Carlson's full embrace of their “replacement” conspiracy theory
White nationalists praise Tucker Carlson's full embrace of their “replacement” conspiracy theory
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Media Matters for America
Suzanne Scott / Anti-Defamation League:
ADL Letter to Fox News Condemns Tucker Carlson's Impassioned Defense of “Great Replacement Theory”
ADL Letter to Fox News Condemns Tucker Carlson's Impassioned Defense of “Great Replacement Theory”
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Informed Comment, The Daily Beast, Forbes, The Times of Israel, The Hill, HuffPost, Deadline and New York Times
Max Boot / Washington Post:
How do the immigrants who run Fox feel about Tucker Carlson's anti-immigrant rants?
How do the immigrants who run Fox feel about Tucker Carlson's anti-immigrant rants?
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Media Matters for America and HuffPost
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
The Anti-Defamation League calls for Tucker Carlson to be fired over ‘replacement theory’ remarks.
The Anti-Defamation League calls for Tucker Carlson to be fired over ‘replacement theory’ remarks.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Tucker Carlson Endorses White Supremacist Theory by Name
Tucker Carlson Endorses White Supremacist Theory by Name
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Vanity Fair, Insider, Fox News and Crooks and Liars
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
How an online ‘Lego’ gamer infiltrated the White House press corps — Four times in recent weeks, members of the White House press corps have relayed questions to press secretary Jen Psaki from someone claiming to be a fellow reporter who was not able to be there in the room due to Covid protocols.
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Raw Story
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Kamala Harris MIA on border crisis — More than two weeks after President Joe Biden placed her in charge of addressing the crisis at the border, Vice President Kamala Harris has made few public moves to show she has a handle on the situation. — Harris has visited Connecticut, California …
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Slow Boring and Occupy Democrats
Emma Ockerman / VICE:
Cops Caught on Video Holding a Black Army Lieutenant at Gunpoint, Then Pepper-Spraying Him — When Lt. Caron Nazario said he was afraid to get out of the vehicle, one officer responded, “Yeah, you should be.” — EO — Caron Nazario was driving his newly-purchased Chevy Tahoe home …
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Virginian-Pilot, Digby's Hullabaloo and MyNorthwest.com
Detroit Free Press:
Workers weary, patients angry, as COVID-19 fills Michigan hospitals — again — With an eye on his father's bloodied face, Barry Jensen began punching numbers into his cellphone from the hospital emergency room. — His 90-year-old dad had fallen on a gravel driveway. His glasses were broken.
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Bridge Michigan
Harry Enten / CNN:
Red states are vaccinating at a lower rate than blue states — (CNN)One of the biggest obstacles in America's race to vaccinate against the coronavirus has been that substantial proportions of certain groups choose not to vaccinate. — The polling has suggested all along that Republicans …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
By 5-4 Vote, Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on Prayer Meetings in Homes — The court shifted direction in cases on Covid-related limits on religious services after Justice Amy Coney Barrett replaced Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court late Friday night lifted …
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RedState, National Review, Althouse and Fox News
CNN:
Texas GOP chairman Allen West falsely says Texas could secede from the US: ‘We could go back to being our own Republic’ — (CNN)Texas Republican Party chairman Allen West falsely suggested that Texas could secede from the United States and become an independent country, a CNN KFile review of his comments in recent months shows.
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POLITICUSUSA, Mediaite and Mock Paper Scissors
House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Matt Gaetz — Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:
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The Sun, CNBC, The Daily Caller, Insider, KARK-TV, NBC New York, Raw Story, Townhall, UPI and USA Today
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New York Times:
‘A Tremendous Complication’: G.O.P. Dances Around Trump's Lingering Presence — A gathering of Republican leaders and top donors in Florida this weekend is less a reset of priorities and more a reminder of the tensions that Donald J. Trump instills in his party.
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HuffPost, Axios and Oil City News
Kathy Frankovic / YouGov:
Half of vaccine rejectors believe it is safe to travel now, compared to 29% of vaccinated adults — Economist/YouGov Poll Politics & current affairs — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now say it is safe for fully vaccinated Americans to travel.
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Outside the Beltway, HotAir, National Review and Mediaite
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Christina Maxouris / CNN:
Analysis: Covid-19 vaccinations are climbing. But familiar mistakes could lead to more misery
Analysis: Covid-19 vaccinations are climbing. But familiar mistakes could lead to more misery
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The Atlantic
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
State Department revokes security clearance for acting chief of staff to UN ambassador — A top aide to the U.S. envoy to the United Nations has stepped aside after her security clearance was revoked, according to two people familiar with the matter. — Jennifer Davis, the de facto chief …
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Outside the Beltway
Jacob Finkel / The Atlantic:
Trump's Power Won't Peak for Another 20 Years — The Trump presidency may be over, but the Trump era has only just begun—at least when it comes to influence over the nation's courts. Measured solely by the number of judges he appointed, Donald Trump's impact is staggering: 234 judges …
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Outside the Beltway
CNN:
Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine — Washington (CNN)Nearly 40% of US Marines are declining Covid-19 vaccinations, according to data provided to CNN on Friday by the service, the first branch to disclose service-wide numbers on acceptance and declination.
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New York Post
Bari Weiss / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
What Should Be Done to Curb Big Tech? — A few billionaires currently have the power to decide that some Americans' speech rights are more sacred than others. Clarence Thomas offers a remedy. — 18 hr ago — Do your eyes gloss over when you see the words “Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act”?
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Washington Examiner
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
YouTube pulls Florida governor's video, says his panel spread Covid-19 misinformation
YouTube pulls Florida governor's video, says his panel spread Covid-19 misinformation
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Alternet.org, HotAir, Econlib, Cafe Hayek, New York Post, Insider and The Wrap
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
High number of Trump political appointees sought permanent jobs in final year — The number of political appointees who sought permanent positions in the final year of former President Donald Trump's term outpaced the number who did so under his predecessor during the same time frame, according to documents obtained by NBC News.
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Raw Story
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Pentagon takes step toward new screening procedures to weed out extremists — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is moving to set up new screening procedures at the Pentagon as part of an effort to weed out extremists in the military, according to a memo released Friday.
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Outside the Beltway, Politico and Associated Press
PR Newswire:
Joe diGenova Apologizes To Former CISA Director Chris Krebs — WASHINGTON, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — On November 30, 2020, I appeared on the Howie Carr Show. During the show, I made regrettable statements regarding Christopher Krebs, which many interpreted as a call for violence against him.
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Wait, Could Andrew Yang Really Be New York's Next Mayor? — The eccentric-entrepreneur-turned-failed- presidential-candidate is campaigning on a promise to make the city fun again. It might work. — Andrew Yang rolled up for opening day at Yankee Stadium on April 1 with the crackling force field of celebrity surrounding him.
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
A Truce Proposal In The Trans Wars — There is a compromise available. Here's one version. — 10 hr ago — If we were going to construct a test-case for how dysfunctional our politics have become, it would be hard to beat the transgender issue. It profoundly affects …
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Alternet.org and New York Times
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump faces a narrow path to victory against Facebook suspension — If former President Donald Trump manages to get back on Facebook and Instagram this month, his win will rest on a series of close calls. — Facebook's oversight board is expected to rule in the coming weeks on whether …
Washington Post:
Putin is slowly murdering Alexei Navalny. Here's how the U.S. can save him. — RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin's regime is slowly but very intentionally murdering his leading political opponent, Alexei Navalny. Mr. Navalny, whom the Russian secret police unsuccessfully sought to kill …
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Unfogged
Foundation for Economic Education:
California Moves to Ban Fracking—as Gas Prices Hit 3-Year High — Californians often serve as test subjects for progressive policies. With its latest proposed ban, the Golden State may end up serving as a cautionary tale. — “Answering the call of Gov. Newsom, Democratic California lawmakers introduced …