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11:35 AM ET, March 31, 2022

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BBC:
French intelligence chief Vidaud fired over Russian war failings  —  The head of French military intelligence, Gen Eric Vidaud, is losing his job after failing to predict Russia's war in Ukraine, reports say.  —  Seven months after he took on the role, one report said he was blamed for …
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Seth G. Jones / TIME:
What It Will Take For Ukraine To Win the War  —  Jones is senior vice president and director of the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.  His most recent book is Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran, and the Rise of Irregular Warfare.
Reuters:
Russia drafts 134,500 conscripts but says they won't go to Ukraine  —  President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree ordering 134,500 new conscripts into the army as part of Russia's annual spring draft, but the defence ministry said the call-up had nothing to do with the war in Ukraine.
Washington Post:
U.S. says Putin being misled, as Ukraine refugee tally hits 4 million … Russian President Vladimir Putin's advisers are shielding him from how badly the invasion of Ukraine is going, top U.S. officials said Wednesday, as the conflict raged on despite peace talks and the number of Ukrainians …
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Russian troops near Kyiv, Chernobyl are repositioning, Pentagon says  —  About 20 percent of the Russian forces around Kyiv, and some forces near the Chernobyl nuclear site, are in various stages of moving north away from the capital, the Pentagon said Wednesday, with some personnel crossing into Belarus.
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Ukraine needs better air defense systems, not more excuses  —  More than two weeks have passed since Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to NATO ally Slovakia, where he discussed transferring that country's most advanced air defense system to Ukraine.  But as Russian missiles continue …
Discussion: nationalinterest.org
Wall Street Journal:
The U.S. Sanctions a Russian Oligarch—but Exempts His Companies  —  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said sanctions would 'impose massive costs on Putin's closest confidants.' In reality, the impact is far milder.  —  Text  —  On March 3, the day the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned …
Foreign Policy:
Russia Prepares Destructive Cyberattacks
Discussion: NPR
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
“Regime Change” Doesn't Work, You Morons
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. expands Jan. 6 probe to look at rally prep, financing … The criminal investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has expanded to examine the preparations for the rally that preceded the riot, as the Justice Department aims to determine the full extent of any conspiracy …
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George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
A federal judge said Trump probably committed a crime. The DOJ can't ignore that.
Discussion: CNN, Common Dreams and Raw Story
Los Angeles Times:
Concerns about Bruce Willis' declining cognitive state swirled around sets in recent years  —  Just days before Bruce Willis was scheduled to turn up on the set of one of his latest action films, the director of the project sent out an urgent request: Make the movie star's part smaller.
Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Attorney who backs election decertification enters Attorney General race to investigate doctors who won't prescribe ivermectin  —  MADISON - A Chippewa Falls attorney who is a key player in a movement to take the impossible step of decertifying the 2020 election is running for Attorney General …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Turmoil at CBS News over Trump aide Mick Mulvaney's punditry gig … CBS News's decision to hire former Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney as a paid on-air contributor is drawing backlash within the company because of his history of bashing the press and promoting the former president's fact-free claims.
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
When Will the Elite Political Media Start Treating the Republican Party Like The Threat It Is?
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
I'm quitting Disney after seeing it boast about pushing ‘gender theory’  —  The Walt Disney Co. just refuses to let it go.  —  On Tuesday, Christopher Rufo, known for his exposés on schools and corporations under the critical-race-theory spell, released internal Disney videos …
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Cristiano Lima / Washington Post:
Hunter Biden laptop findings renew scrutiny of Twitter, Facebook crackdowns  —  Happy Thursday!  Today's top was reported with our stellar tech news analysis writer Will Oremus.  —  Below: A key tech nominee inches closer to confirmation, and the tech giants get fooled by hackers.  First:
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:   CNN says Giuliani ‘tried to generate media attention’ with Hunter Biden laptop in 2020 as network spiked story
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Chris Rock Responds to Will Smith's Oscars Slap at Standup Show: 'I'm Still Kind of Processing What Happened' … What's on Chris Rock's mind?  —  It's a simple yet valid question, one that the world is wondering after Will Smith slapped the comedian on live television during the Oscars on Sunday.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Pence rolls out policy platform, staking out new ground separate from Trump  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence is taking another step toward running for the White House in 2024 — and leaning into his split with former President Donald Trump.  —  Pence is releasing a 19-page policy platform …
David Siders / Politico:
'We've got to stop fooling ourselves': Enthusiasm gap keeps getting worse for Dems  —  At the end of October, Republicans held an 11-percentage-point advantage in voter enthusiasm.  By January, that margin had ticked up to 14 points.  Now, according to the most recent NBC News poll …
Discussion: Axios
Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
A key inflation gauge sets 40-year high as gas and food soar  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, with sharply higher prices for food, gasoline and other necessities squeezing Americans' finances.
Discussion: WTOP News
David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
The Lynching of Justice Clarence Thomas  —  A hospitalized justice, a racist campaign, and the media heckler's veto.  —  Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
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CNN:
'He's an embarrassment': Republicans threaten to primary Cawthorn over controversial antics  —  Madison Cawthorn had a rough week 05:00  —  (CNN)Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is throwing his weight behind a primary opponent to freshman Rep. Madison Cawthorn — an extraordinary broadside …
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Scoop: FEC fines DNC and Clinton for Trump dossier hoax  —  The Federal Election Commission has fined the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign for lying about the funding of the infamous, and discredited, Russian “dossier” used in a smear attempt against Donald Trump weeks …
Andrew Perez / The Lever:
“He Signed A Historic Middle-Class Tax Cut”  —  After Dems failed to pass Build Back Better, they're now stuck touting a tax cut that no longer exists.  —  Unite the Country, a super PAC that supports President Joe Biden, has been running TV ads in Arizona praising Biden for delivering a big tax break to working-class Americans.
Discussion: Inequality.org
 
 
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Jo-Ann Mort / New Republic:
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Stephen Moore / Washington Examiner:
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
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100% of excessive inflation is due to bad monetary policy
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
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Mark Hannah / Foreign Policy:
Why Is the Wartime Press Corps So Hawkish?
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden Plan Would Release a Million Barrels of Oil a Day From Reserve
ScienceDirect.com:
Highlighting COVID-19 racial disparities can reduce support for safety precautions among White U.S. residents☆
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney expects to spend $24B on content in 2025, up from $23.4B in 2024, due to sports programming expenses rising after NFL rate increases and NBA contracts

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Disney said Disney+ Q4 ARPU in the US and Canada, down 1% QoQ to $7.70, was affected partly by new wholesale arrangements with some distributors

Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Small to mid-sized US unscripted producers like Lucky 8 are looking overseas to find new business and co-producers as the US market contraction hits budgets
 
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