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11:50 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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Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
New detail about Russian “false flag” plan prompts U.S. to prepare for worst in Ukraine  —  New granular detail about the planning of a false flag attack in Ukraine by Russia was among the intelligence items discussed in the Situation Room on Thursday night in an emergency meeting, U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News.
Washington Post:   The TikTok buildup: Videos reveal Russian forces closing in on Ukraine
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.
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 …
New York Times:
Giuliani in Talks to Testify to House Jan. 6 Panel  —  It is not clear how much assistance he might provide in the investigation into former President Donald J. Trump's efforts to hold onto power.  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani, who as former President Donald J. Trump's lawyer helped lead the effort …
Discussion: UPI, Raw Story and Political Wire
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 …
New York Times:
Protests Swell in Canada's Capital as Ontario Police Struggle to End Bridge Blockade  —  By Saturday night, the Ambassador Bridge, a key crossing at the U.S.-Canada border, was still closed.  Protesters in Ottawa, the capital, vastly outnumbered the police.  —  Here's what you need to know:
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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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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 …
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.
Discussion: Breitbart
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 …
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Declassified Afghanistan reports back U.S. commanders who said Biden team was indecisive during crisis  —  Declassified U.S. military analyses of the calamitous exit from Afghanistan detail repeated instances of friction between American troops and diplomats before and during the evacuation …
Discussion: Political Wire
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Election conspiracy theorist Timothy Ramthun enters race for governor, putting Donald Trump's false claims on the 2022 ballot  —  KEWASKUM - State Rep. Timothy Ramthun entered the race for governor Saturday, ensuring 2022 will be all about 2020.  —  The Campbellsport Republican brought …
Discussion: MyNorthwest.com
 
 
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Reuters:
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