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5:45 PM ET, May 14, 2021

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BuzzFeed News:
We Found Joe Biden's Secret Venmo.  Here's Why That's A Privacy Nightmare For Everyone.  —  BuzzFeed News found President Joe Biden's Venmo account after less than 10 minutes of looking for it, revealing a network of his private social connections, a national security issue for the United States …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A cop's anger at GOP lies about Jan. 6 should put Republicans on the defensive  —  Opinion by  —  As the despicable GOP whitewashing of the Jan. 6 insurrection continues apace, House Democrats are set to force a vote on the creation of a commission to examine the assault.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney doesn't go far enough
Discussion: IJR, USA Today and The Hill
CNN:
Since-deleted video shows Marjorie Taylor Greene harassing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's office during 2019 Capitol Hill visit  —  (CNN)Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside the House chamber on Wednesday afternoon.
Sheera Frenkel / New York Times:
Lies on Social Media Inflame Israeli-Palestinian Conflict  —  Misinformation has flourished on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook and other social media about the violence between Israelis and Palestinians.  —  In a 28-second video, which was posted to Twitter this week by a spokesman …
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David Harris:
An open letter to Trevor Noah
Discussion: Breitbart
Victoria Coates / National Review:
Biden Repeats Obama's Israel Mistakes
Discussion: Townhall and The Dispatch
Hagai El-Ad / Washington Post:
Israel has chosen a two-tiered society. Violence is the inevitable result.
Bernie Sanders / New York Times:
The Approach the Israel-Palestine Conflict Needs
Discussion: Common Dreams
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump voter in Colorado faces stunning voter fraud allegations  —  A couple of days after Joe Biden was declared the president-elect last fall, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) announced that he'd be willing to pay up to $1 million as a reward to those who could produce evidence of voter fraud.
Discussion: Political Wire and FOX31 Denver
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Dara Bitler / FOX31 Denver:
Suzanne Morphew's husband, accused in her murder, charged with submitting presidential ballot in her name  —  CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. — Prosecutors have filed new charges against Barry Morphew, alleging the man accused of murdering his missing wife submitted a presidential ballot in her name.
Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Man arrested in wife's murder now accused of voting for Trump in her name  —  Barry Morphew was charged with forgery and offenses relating to mail ballots.  —  Husband of missing woman charged with murder  —  Barry Morphew was arrested Wednesday on first-degree murder charges a year after his wife …
Discussion: New York Post and Mercury News
David Mastio / USA Today:
After ousting Liz Cheney, Republicans prove they're a bigger threat than 9/11 hijackers  —  The Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump is like throwing gasoline on a fire.  It guarantees further violence.  —  The only person who clearly died from the violence on Jan. 6 …
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Liz Cheney says she regrets voting for Trump in 2020
Discussion: Slate, IJR and LifeZette
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Democrat moves to censure three Republicans for downplaying Jan. 6
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and POLITICUSUSA
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Cicilline seeks to censure Republicans who dismiss Jan. 6 insurrection
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Former Gaetz Confidant Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Cooperate  —  Joel Greenberg, a former tax collector in Florida, admitted to sex trafficking a minor and agreed to help in prosecutions of others.  —  A former confidant of Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida …
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David Rutz / Fox News:
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on new CDC guidelines: Need to ‘rewire’ myself to not see unmasked people as ‘a threat’  —  CDC announced this week that vaccinated people could ditch masks in nearly all circumstances  —  MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said Thursday she would need to “rewire” …
Discussion: Townhall, BizPac Review, IJR and Twitchy
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John Harwood / CNN:
Neera Tanden joins White House as a senior adviser after withdrawing Cabinet nomination  —  Neera Tanden releases statement on pulling her nomination  —  (CNN)Neera Tanden, the new administration's only Cabinet nominee rebuffed by the Senate, has become a senior adviser to President Joe Biden, a White House official told CNN.
CNN:
Congressional Democrats have a 100% vaccination rate  —  Washington (CNN)Although the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors except under special circumstances …
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
On the Hypocrites at Apple Who Fired Antonio Garcia-Martinez  —  Much easier to ruin a career than mess with a corporate cash cow  —  I'm biased, because I know Antonio Garcia-Martinez and something like the same thing once happened to me, but the decision by Apple to bend to a posse …
Department of Homeland Security:
Summary of Terrorism Threat to the U.S. Homeland  —  The Secretary of Homeland Security has issued a new National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the current heightened threat environment across the United States.  The Homeland is facing threats that have evolved significantly …
Mikael Thalen / The Daily Dot:
Trump hotel purposely spiked prices to keep out QAnon supporters, hacked police data reveals  —  The Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C. purposely spiked its prices in March in an effort to keep out supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory, hacked police data reveals.
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Proud Boys leader received Covid-19 stimulus loans worth $15,500  —  Enrique Tarrio received two paycheck protection program loans intended for small businesses, for ‘security systems services’  —  Government records show that Enrique Tarrio, chairman of the far-right Proud Boys group …
Politico:
'Doesn't matter': Democrats reject GOP's debt limit demands  —  Senate Republicans dramatically changed their party rules to take a hard line on the debt limit in the coming months.  Democrats don't care.  —  In fact, the Democratic majority says it has no intention of negotiating …
Chad Arthur / Democracy Corps:
Home → Battleground Surveys → Trump's Engaged Party Defining The Battle For 2022  —  We conducted a large, mostly cell phone survey with an oversample of Republicans in the 2022 battleground for the U.S. Senate, governorships, and House, and it is painfully clear Don-ald Trump …
Adam S. Minsky / Forbes:
College Cancels Student Loan Debt Using Money From Biden's Stimulus Bill  —  President Biden's recent stimulus bill provided funding for colleges and universities to cancel student loan debt, and some student loan borrowers are beginning to see the benefits.
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump tells followers not to give money to Karl Rove  —  Share to Facebook Share to Twitter  —  Former President Trump is calling on his supporters to withhold financial support from Karl Rove, the longtime Republican strategist who has spoken critically of the former president.
Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden gets mugged by events  —  Harold Macmillan, a British prime minister of the 1950s and '60s, was reputedly asked what made his job most difficult, and he replied, “Events, my dear boy, events.”  This echoed his wartime boss, Winston Churchill, who once commented that he governed against “the opposition of events.”
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Considers Contenders to Be His New Social-Media Outlet After Big Tech Crackdown  —  CloutHub and Skylab Apps are among companies vying to work with the former president, who was sidelined by Facebook and Twitter  —  Donald Trump, sidelined by Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. …
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
What do Republicans want on the economy?  They're not sure anymore  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was not a supporter of former President Donald Trump's quest to overturn the election.  But he has declined to weigh in on the party's ongoing purge of anti-Trump Republicans …
Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Republican-backed effort on redistricting rules  —  Wisconsin Supreme Court justices on Friday rejected a plan meant to ensure lawsuits over new legislative and congressional district boundaries go to them instead of federal judges.
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Deadline:
‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ Cancels This Week's Show After HBO Host Tests Positive For Covid-19  —  EXCLUSIVE: HBO has scrapped this week's episode of Real Time with Bill Maher after the comedian tested positive for Covid-19.  Maher, who is vaccinated and asymptomatic, tested positive during …
 
 
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Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Walmart to Stop Requiring Masks for Vaccinated Workers and Shoppers
U.S. Department of Justice:
University Researcher Sentenced to Prison for Lying on Grant Applications to Develop Scientific Expertise for China
Francis H. Buckley / The James G. Martin Center …:
Curiosity Is Important, But Colleges Are Suppressing It
Discussion: National Review
Del Quentin Wilber / Los Angeles Times:
How baseball saved an Iran hostage, not once, but twice
Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Fact-check: Stefanik wrongly says US recently saw ‘worst jobs report in over 20 years’
Discussion: Raw Story
Glenn Greenwald:
Liz Cheney Lied About Her Role in Spreading the Discredited CIA “Russian Bounty” Story
Discussion: Townhall
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: It's not a civil war; it's a purge
Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
CIA Officer Became ‘Formidable Foe’ of U.S. Government
Shannon Bond / NPR:
Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows
 

 
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Bill Donahue / Billboard:
Drake launches legal action against UMG and Spotify for allegedly using bots, payola, and more to inflate Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us, a track attacking Drake

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

 
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