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Washington Post:
In Bucha, the story of one man's body left on a Russian killing field — BUCHA, Ukraine — Police found the body in an abandoned Russian military camp where occupying soldiers had sat around drinking wine, their laughter so loud that neighbors seethed as it echoed down Yablunska Street.
CNN:
Rotting fruit, spoiled vegetables: How Texas just made the supply chain even worse — San Francisco (CNN)A weeklong protest by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott against President Biden's recent immigration policy reached a resolution on Friday, but the gridlock it created has resulted in hundreds …
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Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Texas repeals immigration order that caused border gridlock
Texas repeals immigration order that caused border gridlock
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POLITICUSUSA, MyNorthwest.com, BorderReport, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Reason
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Slime Machine Targeting Dozens of Biden Nominees — In an escalation of partisan warfare, a little-known dark-money group is trying to thwart the President's entire slate. — During the autos-da-fé that now pass for Supreme Court confirmation hearings in the U.S. Senate …
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Digby's Hullabaloo
New York Times:
Trump's Focus on 2020 Election Splits Michigan Republicans — The former president is trying to reshape the battleground state in his image. But his false claims about the 2020 election are driving a wedge between loyalists and those who are eager to move on. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Raw Story
New York Times:
Prized Russian Ship Was Hit by Missiles, U.S. Officials Say — WASHINGTON — The Moskva was the pride of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, a symbol of the country's dominance of the region and a powerful war machine that had been used to launch precision cruise missiles deep inside Ukraine.
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Russia's Black Sea flagship was hit by 2 Ukrainian missiles, a U.S. official says.
Russia's Black Sea flagship was hit by 2 Ukrainian missiles, a U.S. official says.
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Naval News, The Guardian, Washington Post and justoneminute.typepad.com
Michael Kruse / Politico:
The One Way History Shows Trump's Personality Cult Will End — In the summer of 2020, Ruth Ben-Ghiat was putting the final touches on her history of modern autocracy. She had to do it, though, without the benefit of knowing whether one of her most important subjects would remain in power come November.
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Raw Story
Washington Post:
'I'm a gambler': Trump plunges into GOP primaries with risky picks — If his chosen candidates don't win, the former president's desired image as a kingmaker will be put in doubt — On a recent Wednesday afternoon at his Mar-a-Lago Club, former president Donald Trump bragged about a guest dining …
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The Guardian, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite and Raw Story
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Russian Soldier And Wife Discussing Rape Of Ukrainian Women Identified By RFE/RL — The identities of a Russian soldier and his wife who discussed the rape of Ukrainian women in a phone call have been revealed following an investigation by RFE/RL. — The investigation found that Roman Bykovsky …
Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
CIA Bombshell: The Sussmann data was “user created” — My late Friday night involved hitting refresh on PACER every so often, incurring the $0.10 charge for each search result as I waited on Special Counsel John Durham's latest filing in the Michael Sussmann case. (Exciting, I know.)
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The Last Refuge
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Approves Republican-Drawn Legislative Maps — The court had approved state maps drawn by the Democratic governor, but the U.S. Supreme Court struck down that decision, citing the federal Voting Rights Act. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin Examiner, Althouse and Election Law Blog
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps
Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story and Associated Press
The Guardian:
Calls for US to issue visa bans for UK lawyers enabling Russian oligarchs — Anti-corruption campaigner Bill Browder said ‘whole class of British lawyers’ making money out of ‘lawsuits against journalists, dissidents and whistleblowers’ — The anti-corruption campaigner Bill Browder …
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
The Unseen Scars of Those Who Kill Via Remote Control — Capt. Kevin Larson was one of the best drone pilots in the U.S. Air Force. Yet as the job weighed on him and untold others, the military failed to recognize its full impact. After a drug arrest and court martial, he fled into the California wilderness.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Reports Her First Fundraising Loss — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has been one of the biggest fundraisers for Republicans in the House. But to kick off 2022, she actually spent more than she took in. — The campaign committee for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene …
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Bipartisan Report, Raw Story and Insider
Caitlin Byrd / The State:
SC death row inmate chooses firing squad for state's first execution since 2011 — Richard Moore is South Carolina's first state prisoner to face such a choice after a law took effect last year that makes electrocution the default method of execution and gives inmates the firing squad option.
Joe Patrice / Above the Law:
Donald Trump REALLY Needed To Stop Listening To Mike Lee's Terrible Legal Advice — Mike Lee is the wrongest lawyer in Washington. — The timeline of Mike Lee's communications with the Trump White House ran a little like this: “(1) Lee offers a facially terrible idea, (2) White House agrees …
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The Uprising, Can We Still Govern?, The Full Belmonte, Letters from an American, Townhall, Lawyers, Guns & Money and VICE
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Foreign Policy:
The West Finally Starts Rolling Out the Big Guns for Ukraine — Some Ukrainians fear it could be too little, too late. — The United States and its NATO allies have ramped up the delivery of tanks, helicopters, and heavy weapons to Ukraine as the country's forces prepare for large-scale battles …
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Regarding Journalism
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
As G.O.P. Candidates Face Accusations, Rivals Tread Carefully — In several states, Republican candidates are contending with allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault. Few of their primary rivals want to talk about it. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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