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The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone — In destructive power, the behemoths of the Cold War dwarfed the American atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. Washington's biggest test blast was 1,000 times as large. Moscow's was 3,000 times.
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NBC News, The Hill, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Al Jazeera, Common Dreams, Wide World of News, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, UPI, Washington Examiner and The White House
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Ukraine Must Win — The war in Ukraine has reached a turning point. The Russian troops that invaded the country from the north, south, and east are now scarcely moving. They have targeted schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, and a theater sheltering children, but they are not yet in control even of the places they occupy.
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Townhall, Church of the Technochrist, Joe.My.God. and NBC10 Philadelphia


How Ukraine's Outgunned Air Force Is Fighting Back Against Russian Jets — LVIV, Ukraine — Each night, Ukrainian pilots like Andriy loiter in an undisclosed aircraft hangar, waiting, waiting, until the tension is broken with a shouted, one-word command: “Air!”
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HotAir, Billings Gazette and Politico


The Real Goal of Kremlin Disinformation Isn't What You Think — On Sept. 1, 1939, the New York Times ran a banner headline reading, “German Army Attacks Poland, Cities Bombed, Port Blockaded.” What became known as World War II had begun. — Weeks later, however, the banner headlines were gone.
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Page Six, Washington Post, Raw Story, Bloomberg, America First Report and ZDNet

Stop the Russian Invasion of America
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The Blast, The White House, Townhall, New York Times and Politico, more at Techmeme »


Important questions for KBJ … This week, Biden's Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will be questioned before the Senate. Concerning questions have been raised about her record and her judicial philosophy. — Here are just a few that Americans need answers to:
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Washington Post and Mediaite
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Graham walks out of Jackson's hearing after rant over indefinite detention at Gitmo

Conservatives Can Oppose Ketanji Brown Jackson Without Lying
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Morning Shots, The Status Kuo, The Federalist, Raw Story, Breitbart and No More Mister Nice Blog


Why the MAGA Movement Loves Putin — The Far Right's adulation for Putin is closer to mainstream GOP thinking than many would have you believe. — It says everything about the modern Republican Party that in the days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it wasn't clear whose side the GOP would be on.
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Kid Rock says Donald Trump sought his advice on North Korea and Islamic State — Musician, who visited White House in 2017 with Ted Nugent and Sarah Palin, said I'm like, ‘Am I supposed to be in on this shit?’ — The rapper Kid Rock said Donald Trump once asked him for advice about US policy on Islamic State and North Korea.
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The Daily Beast, The Hill, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, The Morning Missive, Stereogum, Mediaite, Mic, Consequence, Joe.My.God. and Rolling Stone

The Rise of the Tucker Carlson Politician
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Washington Post and Christopher Six's Pick Six


White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for COVID for second time — White House press secretary Jen Psaki has been benched from a second foreign trip in a row after testing positive for COVID-19. — Psaki had two two socially-distanced meetings with President Joe Biden …
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Washington Post, CBS News, Insider, ABC News, Politico, Fox News, Breitbart, NPR, The Guardian, Twitchy, Townhall, Hollywood Reporter, KARK-TV and Mercury News
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for Covid-19 — (CNN)White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Tuesday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time and is experiencing mild symptoms, less than one day before President Joe Biden is scheduled to depart for his trip to Brussels and Warsaw.
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New York Times, The Hill, New York Post, Joe.My.God., POLITICUSUSA, Washington Times and ABC7


BuzzFeed investors have pushed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut down entire newsroom, sources say — Several large shareholders have urged BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut down the company's news organization. — BuzzFeed News has won awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, but is now shrinking through voluntary buyouts.
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New York Times, The Hill and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »


Omicron Subvariant Takes Hold in U.S. as New York Cases Tick Up — More than a third of last week's U.S. Covid-19 cases were caused by the omicron BA.2 subvariant, a notable increase from just a week earlier when predictions were at just under one-quarter, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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NBC Chicago, New York Times and KARK-TV
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Covid Tests Show the Omicron BA.2 Subvariant Is Gaining Ground in U.S.
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Joe.My.God., Lawrence's Newsletter, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, NBC Chicago and KLBK | KAMC


School apologizes after teacher leads California preschoolers in anti-Biden chant — NORCO, Calif. — A Southern California private school apologized to parents after a teacher shared a video last month of her leading preschool students in a chant denouncing President Joe Biden.
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The Hill, The Daily Caller, New York Post and ABC7


POLITICO Playbook: Friction between Harris and Biden camps revealed in new book — DRIVING THE DAY — The White House has worked hard to project a united front between President JOE BIDEN and VP KAMALA HARRIS and their respective teams. — But the upcoming book “This Will Not Pass …
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GOP Indiana governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban — INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's governor on Monday vetoed a bill banning transgender females from participating in girls school sports. — Opponents of the transgender sports bill argued it was a bigoted response to a problem that doesn't exist …
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In Kharkiv's Rubble, Hatred for Russia Is Strong — Once an admirer, citizens have now nothing but contempt and worse for the invaders — “Russian terrorists did this. ... And my father is Russian, from Belgorod!” Galina, a 63-year-old cashier, says as she pulls her belongings from the wreckage of what used to be her apartment.


Inside the making of Greg Bluestein's book “Flipped” — Tuesday is book release day for the AJC's Political Insider Greg Bluestein. In this special episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, Greg and Patricia Murphy go behind the scenes and discuss the making of his new book “Flipped …


White House officials say U.S. has exhausted funds to buy potential fourth vaccine dose for all Americans … The Biden administration lacks the funds to purchase a potential fourth coronavirus vaccine dose for everyone, even as other countries place their own orders and potentially move ahead …
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Politico and Washington Examiner


Alcohol-Related Deaths Spiked During the Pandemic, a Study Shows — The deaths were up 25 percent in 2020 compared with 2019, amid heightened stress factors and delayed treatment, according to a new report. — Almost a million people in the United States have died of Covid-19 in the past two years …
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Washington Examiner and The Daily Caller

Search for Russian Oligarch Wealth Hits a Wall in SF, Thanks to City's Disregard for Public Records Laws — As governments scour the earth for Russian oligarchs' yachts, mansions and bank accounts in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, a global network of news publications today released …
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How ‘shock therapy’ created Russian oligarchs and paved the path for Putin
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Raw Story


Disney CEO Bob Chapek Works to Mend Fences With Employees at Companywide Meeting — Executive promises ‘lasting change’ after employee backlash over Disney's handling of Florida bill — Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Chapek told employees Monday that the company made a mistake …
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Breitbart, Deadline and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
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Disney employees plan walkout to demand action against 'Don't Say Gay' bill
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The Hill, Variety and CBS Los Angeles


Porn star Stormy Daniels loses appeal in Trump case, owes former president almost $300,000 — Porn star Stormy Daniels must pay ex-President Donald Trump nearly $300,000 in attorneys' fees, a federal appeals court said in a ruling upholding a judge's order in her failed defamation lawsuit.
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Boston Herald, The Daily Caller, Ace of Spades HQ, Washington Examiner, RADAR, HuffPost, New York Post, UPI, The Gateway Pundit, Althouse and Todd Starnes


Democrats circulate plan for changing 2024 nomination calendar, moving against Iowa and welcoming new early states — Democratic Party officials circulated plans Monday for a 2024 presidential nominating calendar that would select up to five states to hold contests before March based upon …
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CBS News, Spenser's Super Tuesday and Balloon Juice


Delivering for Canadians Now — Delivering for Canadians Now — Today, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced an agreement reached by the Liberal Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party in Parliament, Delivering for Canadians Now, A Supply and Confidence Agreement.
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Politico, Bloomberg and Twelve Thirty Six


First convicted Jan. 6 rioter requests new trial — The first Jan. 6 rioter to be convicted by a jury has requested a federal judge for a new trial, seeking acquittal on all five charges. — Attorneys for Guy Wesley Reffitt submitted filings for a new trial on Monday …
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Politico