memeorandum: U.K. accuses Russia of scheming to install a pro-Kremlin government in Ukraine (Washington Post)

9:05 PM ET, January 22, 2022

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Britain Says Moscow Is Plotting to Install a Pro-Russian Leader in Ukraine — In a highly unusual public statement, backed by U.S. officials, London named the putative head of a potential puppet government but few other details. — KYIV — The British government said Saturday that the Kremlin …

Discussion: Insider, UPI and Washington Post

James Marson / Wall Street Journal:

Russia Hatching Plot to Replace Ukraine Government, U.K. Says — Allegations come in the midst of warnings that Russia could invade with the around 100,000 troops gathered near border — The U.K. said it has exposed a plot by Russia to install a friendly government in Ukraine …

Discussion: Associated Press, One America News Network and The Warren Letter

GOV.UK:

Kremlin plan to install pro-Russian leadership in Ukraine exposed — Foreign Secretary statement on Kremlin plan to install pro-Russian leadership in Ukraine exposed — We have information that indicates the Russian Government is looking to install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv as it considers whether to invade and occupy Ukraine.

Discussion: CNN, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and Guido Fawkes

Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:

The UK Says Russia Is Planning To Overthrow Ukraine's Government And Install A Pro-Kremlin Leader — BAKHMUT, Ukraine — Russia has drawn up plans to install a pro-Kremlin former member of parliament to lead Ukraine as it considers a new invasion of the country and the overthrow of its central government …

Discussion: Fox News

Washington Post:

U.K. accuses Russia of scheming to install a pro-Kremlin government in Ukraine — The British government on Saturday accused Russia of organizing a plot to install a pro-Moscow government in Ukraine, as the Kremlin masses troops and materiel near the Ukrainian border in what Western officials fear …

Discussion: Bloomberg, Reuters, Into the Void and Gizmodo

The Guardian:
Confusion over UK claim that Putin plans coup in Ukraine

Discussion: UPI

CNN:

Sinema censured by Arizona Democrats over filibuster stance that blocked voting rights legislation — (CNN)The Arizona Democratic Party's executive board announced Saturday that it formally censured Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for voting to maintain the Senate's filibuster rules …

Discussion: NBC News, Washington Post, WWLP-TV, Fox News and LGBTQ Nation

Dean Obeidallah / MSNBC:

Biden can't let Manchin and Sinema block voting rights act without consequences — Two Democratic senators, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, made a choice Wednesday night to side with the 50 Senate Republicans to block changes to the Senate's filibuster rule and …

Discussion: Bloomberg, RedState, Virg's Boomer Bastard … and Mother Jones

Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Sinema faces blowback in Arizona for votes defying Democrats

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Makini Brice / Reuters:
Arizona Democratic Party formally censures Sinema

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Maeve Sheehey / Politico:
Arizona Democratic Party censures Sinema over voting rights stance

Discussion: Arizona Republic

KNXV:
AZ Democratic Party censures Sen. Sinema after blocking voting rights legislation

Discussion: The Washington Current, Mediaite, RedState and ABC News

BBC:

German navy chief resigns over Ukraine comments — The head of the German navy has resigned over controversial comments he made over Ukraine. — Kay-Achim Schönbach said the idea that Russia wanted to invade Ukraine was nonsense. He added that all President Putin wanted was respect.

Discussion: DW.COM, The Times of Israel, MyNorthwest.com, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Forbes, Reuters and One America News Network

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

Trump may let his kids take the fall as the legal net tightens around him: DC insider — In her column for the Daily Beast, longtime Washington D.C. insider Margaret Carlson claimed it is not beyond the realm of possibilities that Donald Trump will let his kids take the brunt of the prosecution …

Discussion: HillReporter.com and The Daily Beast

Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
‘House of Trump is crumbling’: why ex-president's legal net is tightening

Discussion: Raw Story and The Smirking Chimp

Paul P. Murphy / CNN:

Woman charged after threatening to bring ‘every single gun loaded and ready’ if her children had to wear masks at school — (CNN)Police in Virginia said a woman has been charged after she claimed at a school board meeting she would show up with loaded guns if her children were required to wear masks at school.

Discussion: Slate, The Root, Daily Mail, New York Post, WJLA-TV and Luray Police Department

Mississippi Free Press:

Black Mississippi Senators Walk Out As ‘CRT’ Bill Earns White Lawmakers' Approval — Every Black member of the Mississippi Senate walked out today as their white colleagues voted to approve a bill that Republicans have described as legislation to prevent so-called “critical race theory” from being taught in schools.

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LegiScan:
Mississippi Senate Bill 2113

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Michael Wines / New York Times:

Judge Issues Stinging Free Speech Ruling Against University of Florida — While a lawsuit is being resolved, the university cannot bar professors from offering expert testimony in lawsuits against the state, the federal judge ruled. — WASHINGTON — A federal judge handed a crucial free-speech victory …

Washington Post:

Bitcoin price falls sharply amid Wall Street sell-off, with value cut in half since November — Investors are fleeing riskier assets from tech stocks to cryptocurrencies as the Federal Reserve weighs whether to launch a U.S. digital currency — A dramatic sell-off in bitcoin …

Discussion: CNN

Michael Wilson / New York Times:

How a Calm Call for Help Led 2 N.Y.P.D. Officers Into a Hail of Gunfire — The latest deadly episode to rattle the city began with a routine domestic disturbance call and ended with one officer dead and another in critical condition. — The call came just a couple of hours into the police night tour …

Discussion: NBC News

Julia Ioffe / Puck:

Trump's Former Russia Guru Explains His Putin Complex — A conversation with Fiona Hill about the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Putin's next move, and where the White House goes from here. — With more than 100,000 Russian troops lurking on the border of Ukraine, and the terrifying possibility …

Discussion: Top Most Popular, New York Post, CNN, Vox, Slate and Washington Post

Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
Families of US Embassy personnel in Ukraine ordered to begin evacuating as soon as Monday: officials

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Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Russia, NATO maintain dicey impasse, experts divided on best next steps

Discussion: Washington Examiner, euronews and Strategic Culture Foundation

Niall O'Connor / TheJournal.ie:

Russia to conduct missile tests in Irish-patrolled waters 240km off south-west coast — RUSSIAN BOMBERS and naval ships are set to test missiles off the coast of Ireland. — The Journal has learned that the Irish Government has received a warning of a major exercise by the Russian navy …

Discussion: The Western Journal

Madeline Heim / The Post-Crescent:

What to know about the battle over Fox Valley health care workers now playing out in court — APPLETON - It was unclear whether a group of former ThedaCare employees would be allowed to start their new jobs at Ascension Northeast Wisconsin Monday after lawyers for both health systems made their first appearance in court Friday morning.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money

New York Post:

Alleged NYPD cop killer has lengthy rap sheet, was out on probation — The man who allegedly ambushed and shot two NYPD officers — one fatally — in Harlem Friday is a convicted felon who was on probation at the time, authorities said. — Lashawn McNeil, 47, was shot in the head and arm …

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Zaid Jilani / INQUIRE:

The ACLU Suddenly Reverses Its Support For Transparency — The long-time civil liberties organization continues its partisan transformation. — At least a dozen state legislatures are considering legislation that would require more transparency in school curricula and materials.

Discussion: Twitchy

The White House:

Statement by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the 49th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade — The constitutional right established in Roe v. Wade nearly 50 years ago today is under assault as never before. It is a right we believe should be codified into law, and we pledge to defend it with every tool we possess.

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