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11:35 PM ET, May 31, 2021

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David Gilbert / VICE:
QAnon's Wildest Moments From Their Massively Disturbing Conference  —  The ‘For God and Country: Patriot Roundup’ conference had Michael Flynn calling for a military coup and Roger Stone's social media advisor calling for Hillary Clinton's execution.  —  DG
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and Forbes
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Echoing QAnon forums, Michael Flynn appears to suggest a Myanmar-style coup should happen in the United States  —  (CNN)Michael Flynn, former President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, appeared to endorse a Myanmar-style coup in the United States on Sunday.
Discussion: Raw Story, Insider and The Hill
Mike Murphy / MarketWatch:
Ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn says Myanmar-like coup ‘should happen’ in U.S.  —  Former national security adviser spoke at QAnon conference in Dallas  —  Former national security adviser Michael Flynn said over the weekend that a Myanmar-like coup — in which the military overthrew …
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:   Americans demand court-martial for Flynn after call for military coup: ‘Honor veterans — arrest this traitor’
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Joe Manchin: Deeply Disappointed in GOP and Prepared to Do Absolutely Nothing  —  The centrist Democrat believes, despite it all, that bipartisanship is still possible.  “I have to say, keep the faith in this damn Senate,” he told The Daily Beast.  —  When the Jan. 6 commission became …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
Texas House set to consider GOP priority voting bill after sweeping changes made behind closed doors
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vows to defund state Legislature after voting restrictions bill fails, threatening salaries  —  “No pay for those who abandon their responsibilities,” Abbott tweeted Monday.  —  Copy link  —  Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday he would veto the section of the state budget …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Maureen Dowd Talks ‘Mare of Easttown’ With Kate Winslet  —  The star of ‘Mare of Easttown’ is back on the sides of buses.  Without airbrushing.  —  Philly's a tough town.  —  If there's a quintessential story about the City of Brotherly Love, it's this one: In 2015 …
Discussion: Variety and The Daily Beast
DeNeen L. Brown / Washington Post:
His arrest sparked the Tulsa Race Massacre.  Then Dick Rowland disappeared.  —  He liked to call himself “Diamond Dick.”  —  Dick Rowland, a tall teenager with velvet skin, wore a diamond ring as he shined shoes in downtown Tulsa.  Rowland, 19, had recently dropped out of Booker T. Washington High School …
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The White House:
A Proclamation on Day Of Remembrance: 100 Years After The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Associated Press:
Turkish agents capture nephew of US-based cleric overseas  —  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish agents have captured a nephew of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen in an overseas operation and have brought him to Turkey where he faces prosecution, Turkey's state-run news agency said Monday.
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BBC:   Nephew of Fetullah Gulen seized and brought back to Turkey
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Christian pastors are ‘exhausted’ trying to stop parishioners from believing in QAnon: Evangelical leader  —  Evangelical leader Russell Moore tells Axios that belief in QAnon is becoming an increasing problem within many Christian denominations throughout the United States.
Discussion: Axios
Alyse Stanley / Gizmodo:
Twitter May Start Labeling Your Tweets Based on How Wrong You Are  —  Twitter is one of many social media companies that's struggled to keep misinformation from running rampant on its platform over the years.  Its latest attempt to move the needle looks to be a tiered warning label system …
Discussion: Instapundit and Twitchy
Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
Russia to form 20 new military units in west to counter NATO  —  Russia's defense minister says the military will form 20 new units in the country's west this year to counter what he described as a growing threat from NATO  —  MOSCOW — Russia's military will form 20 new units in the country's west …
Discussion: The Western Journal
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Reuters:
Russia tells U.S. to expect ‘uncomfortable’ signals ahead of Putin-Biden summit
Discussion: New York Post and The Daily Caller
Robert Satloff:
What's wrong with the NY Times' report on children's deaths?  So much.  —  It's a one-sided article that obscured whether Hamas was an information source, which deaths were caused by ‘friendly fire,’ and why Israel used force at all  —  On the front page of its May 26, 2021 edition …
Discussion: New York Times
Rasmussen Reports:
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll  —  The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 53% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Biden's job performance.  Forty-five percent (45%) disapprove.  —  The latest figures include 32% who Strongly Approve of the job Biden …
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Anarchists and an increase in violent crime hijack Portland's social justice movement  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — The church, on the edge of this city, was built to hold thousands, and on this drizzly day the pews of Mannahouse were filled with hundreds of mourners, scattered throughout the broad …
Charlotte Alter / New York Times:
How Young G.O.P. Leaders Sold Out Their Generation  —  Ms. Alter is a senior correspondent at Time and the author of “The Ones We've Been Waiting For: How a New Generation of Leaders Will Transform America.”  —  Once upon a time, a shiny new trio of young conservatives — Ryan Costello …
Discussion: Raw Story
Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
Senior figures attack ‘obstruction’ of ICC's Palestine investigation  —  Exclusive: Open letter signed by dozens of European ex-officials calls for end to ‘unwarranted public criticism’ of inquiry into alleged war crimes  —  More than 50 former foreign ministers, prime ministers …
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Cuomo is using his waning power to block mask sanity for kids  —  Last week, the Commack School District on Long Island wanted to do the sane thing and make masks optional for children.  The move is long overdue.  The state COVID positivity rate is under 1 percent, and deaths and hospitalizations have dropped precipitously.
Aaron Mesh / Willamette Week:
The Denver Nuggets Were in a Portland Hotel as It Was Surrounded by a Furious Crowd Seeking Andy Ngo  —  Leftist demonstrators had previously tackled and punched a man who fled to the hotel for safety.  —  The Denver Nuggets basketball team was staying in The Nines hotel in downtown Portland …
Discussion: Twitchy
WCAX-TV:
Bennington ‘white nationalist’ charged with witness tampering  —  BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A self-described white nationalist charged with violating Vermont's gun magazine capacity law now faces charges of witness tampering.  —  Vermont State Police say Max Misch, 38, of Bennington was arrested …
Discussion: Raw Story
Brittny Mejia / Los Angeles Times:
A fight over Jim Crow Road divides rural Northern California town  —  As the story goes, a Native Hawaiian man came as a Gold Rush pioneer to a mountainous swath of Sierra County to strike it rich.  —  His name was given to a ravine, a stream and a street off scenic Highway 49 …
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos / Responsible Statecraft:
Generation of veterans left with ‘emptiness’ after slow end to failed war  —  Those who fought there say they are conflicted, angry, and sad, but knew for years that Afghanistan would never be ‘won.’ … At the beginning of the Afghanistan War in 2001, every American eye was glued to the television.
Justin Hendrix / Tech Policy Press:
Researchers reverse-engineer 2016 Texas protest organized by Russian Internet Research Agency  —  A new paper considers one of the more prominent events organized by Russian operatives in the run up to the 2016 election, and the ways in which local organizers, the news media and social media …
Niccolo Soldo / Fisted by Foucault:
The Dubrovnik Interviews: Marc Andreessen - Interviewed by a Retard  —  The Internet King on why the Internet is a force for good, on media conformity, the inevitable triumph of the WEIRD, Crypto, Retards, etc.  —  3 hr ago … I would like to begin with a quote from yourself:
 
 
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Mairead McArdle / The Daily Wire:
Largest U.S. Hospital Group Will Require ‘Conscious Inclusion’ Training, Recommended Employees Read ‘White Fragility’
Discussion: RedState and New York Post
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Nevada OKs bill in try for 1st presidential nominating state
Natalie Winters / The National Pulse:
REVEALED: Fauci Has Been Working On ‘Life Philosophy’ Book To Be Released In Months.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
RFE / Reuters:
Russia's Newsru Media Outlet Announces Closure, Blames Political Situation
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USA Today:
Rare, secret 1-person grand jury being used in Flint water charges against Rick Snyder
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Black women's next targets: Governorships and Senate seats
Politico:
Why Covid rules on liquor, pot and telemedicine might last past the pandemic
Wall Street Journal:
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice Is Personally Liable for $700 Million in Greensill Loans
Discussion: Raw Story and Insider
New York Times:
A Siege, a Supply Run and a Descent Into a Decade-Old Battle
Jeffery C. Mays / New York Times:
Shaun Donovan Has the Résumé and the Money. He Just Needs the Votes.
Juan Williams / The Hill:
GOP extremism is poisoning the nation
Discussion: Mediaite and HuffPost
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Prime Video users will be able to watch local PBS stations and PBS Kids for free in coming months, and two new free PBS channels with ads starting November 26

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

 
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