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Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
LeBron James's moral bankruptcy is showing — The public persona of LeBron James is one of a socially conscious, brave leader who speaks against injustice. The reality is that he pushes detestable, repulsive political talking points and uses his platform to defend genocide and spread racial hatred.
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Jen Psaki baselessly and disgracefully racialized the killing in Columbus — “Believe your own eyes” — that was the prosecutor's final admonition to the jury in the Derek Chauvin trial. And indeed, the evidence of their own eyes was likely the reason the jury members didn't accept …
Washington Post:
Fatal police shooting of Black teenager in Columbus sparks new outcry
Fatal police shooting of Black teenager in Columbus sparks new outcry
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CBS News, IJR, WHDH-TV and Fox 8 Cleveland WJW
Heather Mac Donald / City Journal:
A Troubled Rule of Law
A Troubled Rule of Law
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NPR, Crime Prevention … and Fox News
Charles Creitz / Fox News:
Ted Cruz rips ‘grossly irresponsible’ LeBron James after NBA star tweets 'you're next' at Columbus cop
Ted Cruz rips ‘grossly irresponsible’ LeBron James after NBA star tweets 'you're next' at Columbus cop
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The Daily Caller
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Republican candidate for governor says Chauvin verdict makes her ‘sick’ — RICHMOND — A prominent Republican candidate for Virginia governor said that the guilty verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin this week made her “sick” and that jurors didn't acquit because they feared a violent backlash.
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Insider, Talking Points Memo, VPM.org, Political Wire, Vanity Fair, VA Scope, Raw Story and Mock Paper Scissors
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Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
Derek Chauvin Is Being Held in Solitary Confinement For 23 Hours a Day
Derek Chauvin Is Being Held in Solitary Confinement For 23 Hours a Day
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CNN, The Daily Beast, The Western Journal, Joe.My.God., Crime Online, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze, The Hill, Outside the Beltway, Forbes and Washington Examiner
Hans Bader / Liberty Unyielding:
No sign that George Floyd was killed because of his race
No sign that George Floyd was killed because of his race
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Power Line
Tim Arango / New York Times:
‘Gentle Steering of the Ship’: How Keith Ellison Led the Prosecution of Chauvin
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson despises the Derek Chauvin verdict
Tucker Carlson despises the Derek Chauvin verdict
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Poynter, CNN, The Federalist, ABC17NEWS, Just Above Sunset, Politico, Daily Kos, The Mahablog, Insider, Townhall, HuffPost and The Daily Beast
Philonise Floyd / Washington Post:
For my brother George Floyd, this is what justice feels like
For my brother George Floyd, this is what justice feels like
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New York Times, New Republic, Star Tribune, IJR, CNBC, The Guardian and TheGrio
Lara Jakes / New York Times:
Biden Preparing to Declare That Atrocities Against Armenia Were Genocide — The designation for the World War I-era killings would further fray U.S. relations with Turkey, but it is a risk the president appears willing to take to further human rights, officials said.
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Associated Press, HotAir, Talking Points Memo, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, HuffPost, Cyprus Mail, Turkish Minute, Al Jazeera, The Week, Mediaite, Insider and Political Wire
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William Mauldin / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Poised to Recognize Armenian Massacres as Genocide, Officials Say
Biden Poised to Recognize Armenian Massacres as Genocide, Officials Say
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HotAir, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, ABC17NEWS and Turkish Minute
Cara Korte / CBS News:
Watch Live: Biden announces goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by half — President Joe Biden is announcing Thursday morning that the United States will set an economy-wide greenhouse gas reduction target of 50-52% from 2005 levels by 2030. The announcement will take place …
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CNN, The Week and The Guardian
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Biden Commits the U.S. to Halving Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030
Biden Commits the U.S. to Halving Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030
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NPR, Associated Press, The White House, Al Jazeera, PolitiFact, Florida Politics and NBC Los Angeles
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Navalny Has a Lesson for the World — When Alexei Navalny boarded a plane to Moscow on January 17, he turned his life into a metaphor. He knew it, his wife knew it, and everybody else on the plane knew it. So did the millions of people who had watched his documentary videos …
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Hackwhackers
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Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Putin Warns of a Russian ‘Red Line’ the West Will Regret Crossing
Putin Warns of a Russian ‘Red Line’ the West Will Regret Crossing
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Radio Free Europe/Radio …, CBS News and Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The Moscow Times:
As It Happened: Russians Protest in Support of Navalny
As It Happened: Russians Protest in Support of Navalny
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Associated Press, NPR, Reuters, CityAM, Forbes, Breitbart, New York Post and Washington Post
Vladimir Kara-Murza / Washington Post:
Memorials aren't enough. Here's what the West can do right now to protect Alexei Navalny.
Memorials aren't enough. Here's what the West can do right now to protect Alexei Navalny.
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Associated Press
Tim Marchman / Popping Tins:
Welcome to Popping Tins — This is a newsletter about tinned seafood; in its inaugural issue, Bela-Olhão Lightly Smoked Sardines in Olive Oil are reviewed. — 5 hr ago — Long written off in the United States as a food of grim necessity when not actively reviled …
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
US Capitol Police officer allegedly told units to only monitor for ‘anti-Trump’ protesters on January 6 — Washington (CNN)A US Capitol Police officer directed “all outside units” on the morning of January 6 to only monitor for anti-Trump agitators “who want to start a fight,” not any …
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Crooks and Liars
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Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
An unvaccinated worker set off an outbreak at a U.S. nursing home where most residents were immunized. — An unvaccinated health care worker set off a Covid-19 outbreak at a nursing home in Kentucky where the vast majority of residents had been vaccinated, leading to dozens of infections …
Washington Post:
Investigation suppressed by Trump administration reveals obstacles to hurricane aid for Puerto Rico — A watchdog report uncovers bureaucratic hurdles the Trump administration erected for the struggling island to receive aid after Hurricanes Irma and Maria — The Trump administration put …
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CNN, The Hill, Talking Points Memo and NBC News
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
GOP Stands Up to ‘Cancel Culture’ by Criminalizing Dissent — In January, Ron DeSantis argued that combating the repression of political speech was “the most important legislative issue” of 2021. — During an appearance at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Florida governor delivered …
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Daily Kos, The Week, Washington Post and Law & Crime
Politico:
Pentagon investigated suspected Russian directed-energy attacks on U.S. troops — The Pentagon has briefed top lawmakers on intelligence surrounding suspected directed-energy attacks against U.S. troops, and officials identified Russia as a likely culprit, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
New York Times:
Sexual Assault Allegations Against Biographer Halt Shipping of His Roth Book — W.W. Norton, citing the accusations that the author, Blake Bailey, faces, said it would stop shipping and promoting his new best-selling book. — Earlier this month, the biographer Blake Bailey was approaching …
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New York Post, The Wrap, Showbiz411 and Jewish Telegraphic Agency, more at Mediagazer »
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Liz Cheney vs. MAGA — The Wyoming congresswoman challenged Republicans to turn away from Trump after Jan. 6. Instead, they turned on her. — The regular conference meetings of the Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives, held most weeks behind closed doors in the Capitol Visitor Center …
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The Federalist and The Hill
CNBC:
Foxconn mostly abandons $10 billion Wisconsin project touted by Trump — Taiwan electronics manufacturer Foxconn is drastically scaling back a planned $10 billion factory in Wisconsin. — Under a deal, Foxconn will reduce its planned investment to $672 million from $10 billion …
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CNN, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Reason, The Daily Caller, TechCrunch, Raw Story and The Intellectualist
Politico:
Black Democrats urge party to shift its voting rights push — Democrats have spent months touting an expansive proposal that would reshape U.S. elections. But with the bill's Senate prospects growing more dire, key members of the Congressional Black Caucus are pushing to narrow their strategy.
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NBC News, New York Times and IJR
Axios:
World leaders brace for historic Trump Facebook ban decision — The upcoming decision from Facebook's independent Oversight Board on whether to uphold or reverse Facebook's indefinite suspension of former President Trump's profiles has policymakers on edge.
Politico:
Clyburn facing potential $5,000 metal detector fine — House Majority Whip James Clyburn is facing a possible $5,000 fine for evading the metal detectors off the House floor, which are part of the security protocols House Speaker Nancy Pelosi enacted after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
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Washington Examiner and Fox News
William Wan / Washington Post:
Burned out by the pandemic, 3 in 10 health-care workers consider leaving the profession … The doctor's bag now sits in his closet gathering dust. He lost his stethoscope somewhere in the house — a familiar weight that sat on his neck for two decades. — It's been months since Justin Meschler, 48, practiced medicine.
Christopher Newport University:
2021 Virginia Democratic Primary Report — “McAuliffe running away with Democrats' governor bid; Herring has big lead on Jones for attorney general nod; Rasoul leads crowded lt. gov. field, but most undecided” — Summary of Key Findings — Six weeks before Virginia Democrats' June 8 primary …
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Bearing Drift and Blue Virginia
New York Post:
The Post says: Everyone get vaccinated! — Every New Yorker 16 and over is vaccine-eligible, but only about half have gotten even one jab. We all need to do better, so the greatest city in the world can get back to being great, with crowded streets and that familiar electricity in the air.
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
As the voting-rights fight moves to Texas, defiant Republicans test the resolve of corporations that oppose restrictions — As the battle over a new Georgia law imposing identification requirements for mail ballots and other voting limits raged this month, Republicans in Texas knew they would be next …
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
No, Mr. President, the ‘soul of America’ isn't racist — President Joe Biden is already starting to push people too far with his constant refrains about how racist this country is. — He is overstating a very weak case, and he risks becoming like former President Jimmy Carter when Carter's so-called …
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Commentary Magazine and New York Times