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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.
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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
Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Michael Flynn Could Face Court Martial for Myanmar Coup Remark: Ex-Trump Official
Michael Flynn Could Face Court Martial for Myanmar Coup Remark: Ex-Trump Official
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 …
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
After defeating restrictive voting bill, Texas Democrats send loud message: ‘We need Congress to do their part’ — Texas Democrats who defeated a Republican effort to pass a suite of new voting restrictions with a dramatic, late-night walkout from the state House chamber on Sunday have a message …
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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 …
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DeNeen L. Brown / Washington Post:
In Tulsa, solemn remembrances of a century-old race massacre by survivors and descendants — TULSA — On the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, survivors and descendants gathered Monday at Standpipe Hill, where Black World War I veterans fought fiercely in a battle to hold off …
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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 …
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Politico:
Republicans fear Trump will lead to a ‘lost generation’ of talent — As Donald Trump ponders another presidential bid, top Republicans have grown fearful about what they're calling the party's “lost generation.” — In conversations with more than 20 lawmakers, ex-lawmakers, top advisers and aides …
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David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Biden set for G-7 boost in bid for all nations to impose minimum global corporate tax — Finance leaders have complained that numerous companies take steps to avoid paying taxes. — Finance ministers from Group of Seven nations meeting in London on Friday are expected to back President Biden's call …
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Politico:
Put Trump on the ballot in '22? No thanks, some Dems say — As Donald Trump cannonballs back into national headlines more scandal-ridden than ever, it turns out that Republicans aren't the only ones who don't want to fixate on the former president. Many House Democrats feel the same way.
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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.
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 …
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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 …
BBC:
Nephew of Fetullah Gulen seized and brought back to Turkey — Turkish security services have detained a nephew of exiled cleric Fetullah Gulen overseas and brought him back to Turkey, local media have announced. — Selahaddin Gulen has been accused of belonging to an outlawed organisation headed by his uncle.
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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 …
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump's back. Here's what his re-entry means for 2024. … WASHINGTON — Defeated presidents usually go away — at least for a long while. Not Donald Trump. — Trump returns to the electoral battlefield Saturday as the marquee speaker at the North Carolina Republican Party's state convention.
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Jesse Jackson / Chicago Sun-Times:
Republicans just say no, but later will claim credit — The scope of what they won't do is breathtaking. — Just say no. That seems to sum up the position of Republicans in the Congress these days. For all the talk about bipartisan compromise or about the two parties working together …
Ben Feuerherd / New York Post:
‘Slimy’ FBI bigwig sexually harassed his juniors, drank on the job — A “slimy” and “creepy” high-ranking FBI agent groped three of his female subordinates, made inappropriate sexual comments in the workplace and regularly drank on the job, according to documents obtained by The Post.
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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.
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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 …
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Nevada OKs bill in try for 1st presidential nominating state — CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers passed a bill on Monday that aims to make the state the first to weigh in on the 2024 presidential primary contests. — The move upends decades of political tradition and is likely …
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