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10:55 PM ET, February 12, 2022

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New York Times:
U.S. Battles Putin by Disclosing His Next Possible Moves  —  Declassified information is part of a campaign to complicate what officials say are Russia's plans to invade Ukraine.  —  WASHINGTON — After decades of getting schooled in information warfare by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia …
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Washington Post:
The TikTok buildup: Videos reveal Russian forces closing in on Ukraine  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin and top Russian officials for months have been denying that Moscow is preparing to mount an invasion of neighboring Ukraine.  But videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms tell another story.
U.S. Embassy Kyiv / U.S. Embassy in Ukraine:
Travel Advisory: Ukraine - Level 4: Do Not Travel  —  Ukraine - Level 4: Do Not Travel  —  Do not travel to Ukraine due to the increased threats of Russian military action and COVID-19; those in Ukraine should depart immediately via commercial or private means.
Washington Post:
U.S., NATO prepare to sharpen eastern defenses if Russia invades Ukraine
Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
SWIFT off Russia sanctions list, state banks likely target -U.S., EU officials
Discussion: РИА …
Christina Zhao / NBC News:
Biden warns Putin of ‘swift and severe costs’ amid fears of imminent Ukraine invasion
Jim Heintz / Associated Press:
Putin, Biden plan high-stakes phone call in Ukraine crisis
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Clinton campaign paid to ‘infiltrate’ Trump Tower, White House servers to link Trump to Russia: Durham  —  'Tech Executive-1 and his associates exploited this arrangement by mining the EOP's DNS traffic and other data for the purpose of gathering derogatory information about Donald Trump.'
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Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
Durham: Clinton allies spied on the Executive Office of the President  —  And - will we see a Rodney Joffe indictment?  —  The Michael Sussmann case is heating up.  —  On February 11, 2022, Durham filed the Government's Motion to Inquire into Potential Conflicts of Interest in the Michael Sussmann case.
Bonchie / RedState:
John Durham Drops a ‘Shock and Awe’ Filing About Spying on Donald Trump  —  Even if we don't hear much about him anymore, John Durham is still hard at work.  As RedState reported over the last several months, the investigation into misconduct surrounding the investigation into Donald Trump …
Discussion: Twitchy
NBC News:
Rapper Kodak Black, three others shot in West Hollywood  —  Kodak Black, the rapper whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was among three people shot early Saturday outside a restaurant in West Hollywood, California, four law enforcement sources familiar with investigation told NBC News.
New York Times:
Police Set to Move In on Truckers Blocking Ontario Bridge: Canada Protest Updates  —  Officers began approaching the truckers, who have blocked traffic across the U.S. border at a critical juncture.  In Paris, the authorities used tear gas on a copycat protest along the Champs-Élysées.
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
A Rhodes Scholar barista and the fight to unionize Starbucks  —  BUFFALO — The omicron variant was racing through the Starbucks on Elmwood Avenue so fast that by early January one-third of the store's 30-person workforce was sick or isolating at home.  —  The worried, angry and exhausted workers …
Washington Post:
15 boxes: Inside the long, strange trip of Trump's classified records  —  The journey underscores how defiantly and indiscriminately Trump violated the Presidential Records Act  —  For the 15 boxes of documents — some classified and marked “top secret” — the long journey …
Los Angeles Times:
With Biden's agenda hanging by a thread, Democrats question their leaders' strategy  —  For all the ire directed by liberal activists at two moderate senators who in recent weeks scuttled President Biden's most ambitious plans, Democratic members of Congress increasingly cast blame on another duo …
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
Texas ban on encouraging mail-in votes likely unconstitutional, judge rules  —  The challenged provision makes it a state jail felony for election officials to “solicit the submission” of an application to vote by mail if the voter did not request it.  —  Copy link
Discussion: Dallas Morning News
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Bloomberg:
Trump Fans Are Making DWAC the Best-Performing SPAC of Its Kind  —  In a cooling market for SPACs, the shell company tied to Donald Trump's new tech and media venture has recorded outsized stock gains.  Supporters such as Rafael Morales help show why.  —  “This is a bigger calling …
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Family company of Dr. Oz had largest fine in ICE history  —  A tree-trimming company partly owned by Dr. Oz and his wife Lisa's family was fined $95 million by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency over a scheme to knowingly employ illegal immigrants.
New York Magazine:
The Many Lives of Crypto's Most Notorious Couple  —  How the accused bitcoin launderers spent their time.  —  “Who is Heather R Morgan?” read the PowerPoint slide above Heather Rhiannon Morgan as she began what was supposed be a TED-style talk in the library room of the Williamsburg Hotel …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Senate Dems left behind as party inches away from mask mandates  —  This week's Democratic memo that voters want a return to normalcy hasn't reached the party's Senate candidates.  —  Even as several blue-state governors dropped mask mandates — and the chair of the party's House campaign committee declared …
Discussion: Vox and Washington Post
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YouGov:
Americans want to support Ukraine, but not with U.S. troops
Washington Post:
Youngkin praises state senator for speech on Black History Month — but mistook her for a colleague
Discussion: Associated Press
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Election conspiracy theorist Timothy Ramthun enters race for governor, putting Donald Trump's false claims on the 2022 ballot
Discussion: MyNorthwest.com
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Jon Stewart defends Joe Rogan: ‘Who gets to decide’ what's ‘misinformation’
Reuters:
Sudan's Burhan dismisses sanctions threats, says Israel visits not political
Discussion: WTOP News
Wang Qi / Global Times:
Anti-China NBA player mocked after being waived by Houston Rockets
Discussion: Breitbart
The Economist:
Did the police in Israel use Pegasus spyware on citizens?
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
US F-22 fighter jets arrive in UAE after Houthi attacks
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NBC News:
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Carol Anderson / The Guardian:
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Wall Street Journal:
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Discussion: Restoring Truth
New York Times:
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Discussion: Raw Story
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