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10:20 AM ET, February 23, 2022

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Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
EU Set to Sanction Russian Defense Minister as West Metes Out Punishment  —  Scaled-down measures are aimed at penalizing Putin, while also curtailing any further military ambitions in Ukraine  —  The European Union is planning to sanction Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Ukraine to declare 30-day state of emergency  —  Ahead of a possible large-scale Russian invasion, Ukraine's government has moved to introduce a 30-day state of emergency, call up military reservists between the ages of 18 and 60 and allow ordinary civilians to carry firearms.
Madeleine Albright / New York Times:
Putin Is Making a Historic Mistake  —  Dr. Albright served as the U.S. secretary of state from 1997 to 2001.  —  In early 2000, I became the first senior U.S. official to meet with Vladimir Putin in his new capacity as acting president of Russia.  We in the Clinton administration …
Journal of Democracy:
What Putin Fears Most  —  Forget his excuses.  Russia's autocrat doesn't worry about NATO.  What terrifies him is the prospect of a flourishing Ukrainian democracy.  —  Russia's invasion of Ukraine has begun.  Russian president Vladimir Putin wants you to believe that it's NATO's fault.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden lowers the hammer on Russia, just as he vowed
New York Times:
Condemns the ‘Beginning of a Russian Invasion of Ukraine’
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Wanted Lindsey Graham to Take Out Mitch McConnell.  Graham LOL'd  —  The former president has been fixated on denying Mitch McConnell another turn as the leader of Senate Republicans, but he's having trouble finding volunteers to challenge him.  —  Since leaving office …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Message Box
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Politico:
Republicans descend into foreign policy factionalism over Russia-Ukraine standoff  —  While Russia's reinvasion of Ukraine this week stress-tests the Biden administration, it's also forcing Republicans to confront their own divisions.  —  The GOP is all over the map politically …
Discussion: Roll Call
The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show:
Full Interview: President Trump with C&B from Mar-a-Lago  —  CLAY: We are live from the majestic Mar-a-Lago estate with 45 himself, President Donald Trump, and I'll bring you right in, sir, 'cause I know our audience loves to hear from you.  Buck and I have been walking around this estate.
NBC News:
Trump praises Putin's ‘genius’ as GOP fissures grow on Ukraine crisis
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Rudy Giuliani poised to cooperate with January 6 committee  —  Trump's former lawyer may reveal the roles played by Republicans to prevent certification of Joe Biden's election victory  —  Donald Trump's former attorney Rudy Giuliani is expected to cooperate with the House select committee …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Fighting Jan. 6 committee, John Eastman details how he came into Trump's post-election fold  —  Attorney John Eastman, a key ally in Donald Trump's bid to subvert the 2020 election, says he began advising Trump two months before Election Day, when a prominent conservative attorney recruited him to …
Discussion: Raw Story
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Supreme Court ends Trump bid to shield records from Jan. 6 panel
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How an obscure far-right website with 3 employees dominates Facebook in 2022  —  Most people have probably never heard of the website Conservative Brief.  It employs just three writers and it does not produce any original reporting.  Nearly all of its articles are aggregations of Tweets …
Discussion: Raw Story
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Herschel Walker: 'I don't support either' Brian Kemp or David Perdue  —  Plenty of Georgia Republicans are happy to stay out of the messy primary between Gov. Brian Kemp and former U.S. Sen. David Perdue.  But Herschel Walker is the first high-profile candidate to say he's “mad” …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Ellie Silverman / Washington Post:
As ‘Freedom Convoy’ spinoffs pop up on social media, D.C. region braces  —  Local and federal agencies are preparing for possible traffic disruptions in the D.C. region related to plans inspired by the self-styled “Freedom Convoy” that occupied downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks protesting vaccine mandates.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Breitbart
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Beverley McLachlin / Globe and Mail:
The Ottawa truck convoy has revealed the ugly side of freedom
Discussion: Twitchy and TheBlaze
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Squad member to deliver response to Biden SOTU  —  A member of the liberal “Squad” is delivering a formal response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday.  —  In the speech, given on behalf of the left-wing group Working Families Party, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) …
Discussion: HotAir
Washington Post:
E.U. will unveil a strategy to break free from Russian gas, after decades of dependence … For years, Europe's dependence on Russian energy has held it back from taking powerful action against Kremlin mischief.  But now, the Russia-Ukraine crisis is forcing a change unlike any before …
Discussion: Al Jazeera and TASS
Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
Wuhan lab leak theory ‘accepted as likely behind closed doors at No 10’  —  Biosecurity expert helping Government to prevent future pandemics claims ministers consider leak as most likely origin of Covid pandemic  —  A lab leak in Wuhan, China, is now considered the most likely origin of the Covid pandemic …
CBS News:
Big majorities reject book bans - CBS News poll  —  Americans overwhelmingly reject the idea of banning books about history or race.  One reason for that: a big majority also say teaching about the history of race in America makes students understand what others went through.
Discussion: Political Wire
Jesus Jiménez / New York Times:
Group Carrying Nazi Flag Interrupts Reading in Rhode Island  —  The Red Ink Community Library was hosting a reading of “The Communist Manifesto” until it was interrupted by a group whose members shouted slurs and banged on the windows.  —  A reading at a storefront library in Providence …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
New case should compel Supreme Court to protect free speech and faith  —  The Supreme Court has given itself another chance to say definitively that laws that compel particular forms of expression are null and void.  As well it should.  —  The court agreed Tuesday to consider the appeal …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Just Teed Up a Direct Assault on Civil Rights Law
 
 
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Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Justices will hear dispute from GOP-led states over Biden's refusal to defend legality of Trump-era immigration rule
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Georgia marks first Ahmaud Arbery Day as state ‘honors one of its most distinguished citizens’
Discussion: The Hill and Vox
UNEP:
Spreading like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires
Discussion: Grist
Politico:
The 2024 presidential race has already started online
Andrew Das / New York Times:
U.S. Soccer and Women's Players Agree to Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
Steve Jobs' Heir Imagines His Post-Pelosi Future
Jake Lahut / Insider:
Rick Scott GOP plan promises to outlaw race disclosures in any government form, including the 2030 census
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Trump Organization and Finance Chief Seek Dismissal of Fraud Charges
Discussion: CBS News and CNN
Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Eric Adams Is Criticized for Appointing Officials With Anti-Gay Pasts
Discussion: PIX11
George Joseph / THE CITY:
Brooklyn Progressive Dems Raise Alarm About New Party Director's GOP Past
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Starbucks Tries To Slow Union Elections But Misses Legal Deadline By 8 Minutes
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
The Case of the Anti-Democracy Harvard Law Review Note
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Trump's Truth Social's disastrous launch raises doubts about its long-term viability
Washington Post:
Biden interviews at least two Supreme Court contenders as announcement nears
 

 
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Jibin Joseph / PCMag:
UK mobile operator Virgin Media O2 creates Daisy, an AI-generated “scambaiter” tool that mimics the voice of an elderly woman to waste scammers' time

Financial Times:
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+
 
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