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New York Times:
Satellite images show bodies lay in Bucha for weeks, despite Russian claims. — An analysis of satellite images by The New York Times rebuts claims by Russia that the killing of civilians in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, occurred after its soldiers had left the town.
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Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
The Bucha Atrocities and the Kremlin Apologists — Commentators suffering from Ukraine Derangement Syndrome are distorting and distracting from the horrible facts. — BUCHA, UKRAINE - APRIL 4: CIVILIANS' BODIES, WHICH WERE FOUND DEAD IN THE UKRAINIAN TOWN OF BUCHA, WERE GATHERED TO BE BURIED ON MONDAY …
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Two-thirds of Russian troops near Kyiv are retreating, likely to be redeployed — Roughly two-thirds of the Russian troops that had been amassed around Ukraine's capital of Kyiv have since left, a senior U.S. defense official told reporters on Monday, adding that the troops will likely be redeployed to another part of the country.
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Washington Post:
Ukrainian villagers describe cruel and brutal Russian occupation
Ukrainian villagers describe cruel and brutal Russian occupation
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Eliot Higgins / bellingcat:
Russia's Bucha “Facts” Versus the Evidence
Russia's Bucha “Facts” Versus the Evidence
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Mariia Kravchenko:
What should Russia do with Ukraine? [Translation of a propaganda article by a Russian publication]
What should Russia do with Ukraine? [Translation of a propaganda article by a Russian publication]
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HotAir and Drftng with Ukraine
Bethan McKernan / The Guardian:
Rape as a weapon: huge scale of sexual violence inflicted in Ukraine emerges
Rape as a weapon: huge scale of sexual violence inflicted in Ukraine emerges
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Discourse Blog and Washington Post
Washington Post:
Jackson on course for confirmation, with 2 more GOP senators in favor … The Senate put Ketanji Brown Jackson on a clear track to be confirmed later this week as the Supreme Court's 116th justice — and its first Black woman — after three Republicans joined Democrats to advance her nomination in a Monday vote.
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The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights:
When Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Rises, We All Rise
When Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Rises, We All Rise
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Late flight snags Jackson's committee vote
Late flight snags Jackson's committee vote
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Luke Gentile / Washington Examiner:
Politico falsely claims Jackson would become first black Supreme Court justice
Politico falsely claims Jackson would become first black Supreme Court justice
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Lindsey Graham: If GOP Controlled Senate, Ketanji Brown Jackson Wouldn't Get a Hearing
Lindsey Graham: If GOP Controlled Senate, Ketanji Brown Jackson Wouldn't Get a Hearing
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Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court Pick Ketanji Brown Jackson Moves Toward Confirmation
Supreme Court Pick Ketanji Brown Jackson Moves Toward Confirmation
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Why Elon Musk Is Buying into Twitter — Elon Musk has found something to keep himself occupied until his first crewed mission to Mars fulfills his prediction and lands on the Red Planet in 2029. He's purchased a 9.2 percent share in Twitter for $2.9 billion — where he has 80.2 million followers …
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Washington Post:
Elon Musk is now the largest Twitter shareholder, setting up a showdown
Elon Musk is now the largest Twitter shareholder, setting up a showdown
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Bloomberg:
Elon Musk Takes 9.2% Stake in Twitter After Hinting at Shake-Up
Elon Musk Takes 9.2% Stake in Twitter After Hinting at Shake-Up
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Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE Two key tech execs quit Truth Social after troubled app launch — The two Southern tech entrepreneurs had the two qualities that Donald Trump's Truth Social startup needed: tech-industry expertise and a politically conservative worldview aligned with the former president …
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Politico:
Trump upset with the state of his new social media site, eyes shakeup — Top executives from Former President Donald Trump's social media venture, Truth Social, have departed the company as the site has struggled to gain traction with users. — Three top executives quit Truth Social …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Bidens to host White House wedding reception for granddaughter in November — (CNN)President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host a wedding reception at the White House this November for their eldest granddaughter, Naomi Biden, the first lady's communications director Elizabeth Alexander confirmed to CNN.
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Sean Campbell / New York Magazine:
Black Lives Matter Secretly Bought a $6 Million House — Allies and critics alike have questioned where the organization's money has gone. — On a sunny day late last spring, three leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement — Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Melina Abdullah …
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Julian E. Zelizer / The Atlantic:
What I Learned When Trump Tried to Correct the Record — As an academic historian, I never expected to find myself in a videoconference with Donald Trump. But one afternoon last summer—a day after C-SPAN released a poll of historians who ranked him just above Franklin Pierce, Andrew Johnson …
Mike DeForest / WKMG:
DeSantis staff delayed release of Gaetz associate Halsey Beshears' spending records — Legal experts dispute governor's claim he can delay records to ‘review’ them — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In a move criticized by advocates of Florida's open government laws, Gov. Ron DeSantis' staff intervened …
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Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Leaked: New Amazon Worker Chat App Would Ban Words Like “Union,” “Restrooms,” “Pay Raise,” and “Plantation” — Amazon will block and flag employee posts on a planned internal messaging app that contain keywords pertaining to labor unions, according to internal company documents reviewed by The Intercept.
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Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
How Amazon Workers Beat The Union Busters At Their Own Game
How Amazon Workers Beat The Union Busters At Their Own Game
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The Verge, The Conversation, The Lever, Talking Points Memo and Washington Post
Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
More on That Senate Vote Against David Weil — Today on TAP: How come Schumer moved the confirmation forward to floor action if the votes weren't there? — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the Capitol, March 29, 2022 — On Friday, I reported on last week's failure of the Senate …
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
This Is What Happens When There Are Too Many Meetings — Sign up for Derek's newsletter here. — After two years of working from home, I don't have one unified period of getting things done. I have several mini periods. Work isn't a contiguous landmass of focus; it's more like an archipelago …
Grist:
‘We are at a crossroads’: New IPCC report says it's fossil fuels or our future — Nations have moved too slowly to curb climate change, and now must take swift and aggressive steps if they hope to avoid the worst impacts of global warming, the world's top scientists warned on Monday.
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Josh Siegel / Politico:
‘Swallowing a toad’: Progressives warm to Manchin's fossil fuel demands to clinch climate package
‘Swallowing a toad’: Progressives warm to Manchin's fossil fuel demands to clinch climate package
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The Hill, Jacobin and Washington Examiner
Zoë Heller / New Yorker:
How Everyone Got So Lonely — The recent decline in rates of sexual activity has been attributed variously to sexism, neoliberalism, and women's increased economic independence. How fair are those claims—and will we be saved by the advent of the sex robot?
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Althouse
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis's repulsive war on Disney will soon face a reckoning — The stench of presidential ambition around Ron DeSantis has grown so thick that it resembles Charlie Brown pal Pigpen's visible cloud of filth, and key to the Florida governor's hopes is finding a way to capture the political energies unleashed by Donald Trump.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
DeSantis's Threats to Disney Is What Post-Trump Authoritarianism Looks Like
DeSantis's Threats to Disney Is What Post-Trump Authoritarianism Looks Like
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Variety
U.S. Department of Justice:
$90 Million Yacht of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg Seized by Spain at Request of United States — Note: Footage of the seizure is available here. View the statement from the Attorney General on today's seizure here. — Spanish law enforcement today executed …
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Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
North Korea warns of nuclear response if South provokes it — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For the second time in three days, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated South Korea for touting its supposed preemptive strike capabilities against the North …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Anchor Forced to Remind GOP Senator That Nord Stream 2 Isn't Operational — “Are you saying Nord Stream or Nord Stream 2?” Smith asked. “Because that was not money in Putin's pocket to begin with.” — Fox News anchor Sandra Smith had to step in and remind Sen. Marsha Blackburn …