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5:25 PM ET, February 12, 2022

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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.
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New York Times:
forces.  —  The United States has picked up intelligence that Russia is discussing next Wednesday as the target date for the start of military action, officials said, acknowledging the possibility that mentioning a particular date could be part of a Russian disinformation effort.
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:
U.S., NATO prepare to sharpen eastern defenses if Russia invades Ukraine  —  The White House has repeatedly warned Russia's president that if he is concerned about NATO now, invading Ukraine will only make his problem worse  —  The United States will consider rotating additional U.S. troops …
Discussion: TASS and Al Jazeera
Reuters:   Russia says it chased off a U.S. submarine from its far east waters
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears
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:
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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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Battle of Wills North of the Border  —  Maybe Those Vaccine Mandates Aren't Worth It, Eh?  —  When we use the term, “border crisis” now, we have to specify which border: … More than a quarter of all U.S.-Canada trade crosses the Ambassador Bridge each year.
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.
Los Angeles Times:
With Biden's agenda hanging by a thread, Democrats question Schumer-Klain 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 …
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 …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Slate, the Pioneering Web Magazine, Struggles to Find Identity and Profit  —  After high-profile departures, the publication is trying to find a new voice.  —  In early January, two days after an abrupt announcement that the top editor of Slate was stepping down, the publication's staff signed …
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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: BizPac Review
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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 …
New York Times:
Selling Trump: A Profitable Post-Presidency Like No Other  —  Much as he did while in the White House, Donald Trump has thoroughly blurred the lines between his political ambitions and his business interests, with a wide-ranging set of moneymaking ventures.  —  In early December …
Discussion: Raw Story and Bipartisan Report
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Vulnerable Democrats plan to run on kitchen-table issues, but some in party want voters focused on Trump, too  —  Democrats heading into turbulent reelection battles want to focus their campaigns on the bread-and-butter issues that appeal to swing voters, not Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Reuters:
Sudan's Burhan dismisses sanctions threats, says Israel visits not political … Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Saturday dismissed Western threats of sanctions and said meetings between Sudanese and Israeli officials were part of security cooperation rather than political in nature.
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
US F-22 fighter jets arrive in UAE after Houthi attacks  —  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. F-22 fighter jets arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, part of an American defense response to recent missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeting the country.
 
 
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Wang Qi / Global Times:
Anti-China NBA player mocked after being waived by Houston Rockets
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The Economist:
Did the police in Israel use Pegasus spyware on citizens?
Lauren Vella / The Hill:
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Politico:
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NBC News:
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Carol Anderson / The Guardian:
The US supreme court is letting racist discrimination run wild in the election system
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Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Woke Indoctrination Machine
Discussion: Restoring Truth
Shane Dixon Kavanaugh / Oregonian:
Portland mayor's top adviser proposed massive, militarized group shelters as step in ending homeless camping, records show
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Even by today's standard of campus cowardice and conformity, this repulsive episode is noteworthy
Discussion: Althouse
 

 
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