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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Meet the woman behind Libs of TikTok, secretly fueling the right's outrage machine — A popular Twitter account has morphed into a social media phenomenon, spreading anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and shaping public discourse — On March 8, a Twitter account called Libs of TikTok posted a video …
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Unreal: WaPo reporter claimed “severe PTSD” from Internet criticism — and then doxxed an anonymous Twitter user; UPDATE: LibsofTikTok responds — Remember this MSNBC segment on online harassment? MSNBC aired it less than two weeks ago. Washington Post tech reporter Taylor Lorenz claimed to have …
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Who the Heck Is Jim Treacher?, Instapundit, RedState, Patterico's Pontifications and Breitbart
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: CNN+ looks doomed — Warner Bros. Discovery has suspended all external marketing spend for CNN+ and has laid off CNN's longtime chief financial officer as it weighs what to do with the subscription streaming service moving forward, five sources tell Axios. … Discovery executives disagree.
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Mediaite, TVNewser and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Joe Kahn Is Named Next Executive Editor of The New York Times — Mr. Kahn, 57, will take over a newsroom undergoing enormous change. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Joseph F. Kahn, a Pulitzer Prize-winning China correspondent who rose to lead the international desk of The New York Times …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
A Quiet Intensity, Matched With Big Ambitions — Joe Kahn, the next executive editor of The New York Times, has had a steady rise in journalism. It began with a decision to turn his focus to China. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Joseph F. Kahn's first job out of college …
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Kyle Pope / Columbia Journalism Review:
Doubling down at the Times — Dean Baquet's departure as executive editor of the New York Times has been one of the worst-kept secrets in media. Baquet turned sixty-five in September—"the traditional age when executive editors at the Times step down," the paper notes in its own coverage …
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Joe Kahn to succeed Dean Baquet as New York Times executive editor
Joe Kahn to succeed Dean Baquet as New York Times executive editor
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Nieman Lab and Raw Story
The Hill:
Biden has told Obama he's running again — President Biden has told former President Obama that he is planning to run for reelection in 2024, two sources tell The Hill. — The admission to Obama is the latest indication that Biden is likely to run for a second term, something the president has spoken about publicly.
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Ron Johnson pursues a scorched-earth path to reelection
Ron Johnson pursues a scorched-earth path to reelection
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Victoria Kim / New York Times:
The mask mandate ended midflight, sparking cheers, selfies and alarm. — Airport terminals and flights erupted in applause, while some passengers said the abrupt policy change put them at risk. — Halfway into her flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles Monday night, Brooke Tansley heard …
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Associated Press:
Court ruling creates mishmash of transportation mask rules
Court ruling creates mishmash of transportation mask rules
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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Furious liberals revolt after Trump appointed judge lifts mask mandate: ‘Idiot airline’
Furious liberals revolt after Trump appointed judge lifts mask mandate: ‘Idiot airline’
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HotAir, Based Politics, News Detectives and Chicks On The Right
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Effort to Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Ballot Can Proceed, Judge Says — The case that Ms. Greene unsuccessfully sought to have dismissed mirrors efforts against other Republicans centered on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Associated Press:
Judge: Georgia voters can challenge Greene's re-election run
Judge: Georgia voters can challenge Greene's re-election run
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ABC News, CBS News, NBC News and Washington Times
Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Legal effort to remove Greene from Ga. ballot can proceed, judge rules
Legal effort to remove Greene from Ga. ballot can proceed, judge rules
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats' worst Trump nightmare — There's something much worse than losing the House, and possibly the Senate, that's rattling top Democrats who are studying polling and election trends: … But you can look at the states with Senate elections in 2024 and see why some Democrats are sounding the alarm.
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FiveThirtyEight, Plain Dealer, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and Politico
Axios:
Kinzinger says he “would love” to run against Trump in 2024 — Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said in an interview with HuffPost on Monday he “would love” to run for president against former President Trump, who is expected to mount a campaign for 2024. … “I think it'd be fun.”
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Eastman shielding 37,000 pages of Trump-related email from Jan. 6 committee — Attorney John Eastman revealed Monday that he has asserted attorney-client privilege on 37,000 pages of emails related to his work for then-President Donald Trump in the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
John Eastman blocking 3,200 Trump-related documents from House January 6 committee
John Eastman blocking 3,200 Trump-related documents from House January 6 committee
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Los Angeles Times
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Text message trove shows Oath Keepers discussing security details for Trump associates — Top members of the Oath Keepers now facing seditious conspiracy charges chatted for days about providing security for some of the highest-profile figures associated with Donald Trump's effort to overturn the election …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Musk Twitter: Same Toilet, Different Plunger — Evidently some libs on Twitter are freaking out about the possibility of Elon Musk buying Twitter. — As a result of this freakout, a bunch of cons on Twitter proclaimed that by purchasing Twitter, Elon Musk will Make Twitter Great Again.
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Washington Free Beacon, TK News, Mercury News, National Review and Morning Shots
The New York Times Company:
Politics Welcomes Michael Bender — Michael Bender joins the Politics desk as a political correspondent. — Folks, — I'm thrilled to announce that Michael C. Bender, a terrific journalist who chronicled the Trump administration and the 2016 and 2020 campaigns for The Wall Street Journal …
New York Times:
A Daring Dream and a Lifelong Love, Dashed in a Moment of Violence — GuiYing Ma built a modest life of service in New York until a shocking attack tore her from her devoted husband. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Their plans were bold, with no room for devastation.
Russell Contreras / Axios:
First look — Tim Scott: Don't teach kids they are “oppressors” — Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will use the stage at the Reagan Library in California tonight to slam public schools for “teaching kids that they are oppressors” and appeal to gig workers including ride-share drivers and food deliverers …
Giulia Carbonaro / Newsweek:
What Is Dark MAGA? Trump Supporters Attempt Rebrand for 2024 — A small fringe of Donald Trump's supporters is calling for the former president to get back on the highest stage of U.S. politics with a vengeance with the motto: #DarkMAGA. — More of a meme than a political slogan …
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Suzy Weiss / Common Sense:
The Testosterone Hangover — The Biden administration says transgender kids are entitled to ‘gender-affirming’ medical care. These girls disagree. ‘I have this intense rage in me over the harm that was done to me.’ — When Chloe woke up from an elective double mastectomy, she texted her mother in the waiting room: “Booba gone.”
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The Federalist, BROADVIEW with Lisa … and Maggie's Farm
Lauren Michele Jackson / New Yorker:
Alice Walker's Journals Depict an Artist Restless on Her Laurels — As the writer counts honors and advances—and keeps tabs on rivals, lovers, and detractors—the drive to succeed is the drive to survive. … “The Color Purple” is a novel about women, but one man takes up precious room.
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Even if Russia Uses a Nuke, We Probably Won't—but Putin Would Still Pay Dearly — GAME CHANGER … Current and former U.S. officials say the U.S. and NATO have plenty of resources at their disposal without having to resort to the nuclear option. — If Russia were to use a tactical nuclear weapon …
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New York Magazine, The Liberty Loft and Graham's Newsletter
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
US bans direct-ascent anti-satellite missile testing, Harris announces — The United States has announced a new ban on the use of direct-ascent anti-satellite missile testing, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday. — Harris, who made the announcement during a speech in front …
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Washington Free Beacon
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
DeSantis: We're taking on Disney in this special session — Dude, he's running. … Alternate headline: Corporation in privileged glass political house learns not to throw stones. If you haven't yet heard about Disney's attempted intervention in Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act, start here and work your way forward.
Emma Colton / Fox News:
Massive increase in Black Americans murdered was result of defund police movement: experts — Black Americans were disproportionately affected by the skyrocketing murders of 2020 — FBI's 2020 crime report shows record increase: report — Support of Black Lives Matter and calls to defund …
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
The End of Russia's Empire? — Moscow has a stake in the Ukraine war that is greater than Putin's career. — As Russia and Ukraine prepare for what could be the biggest tank battle in Europe since World War II, the future of Vladimir Putin's war remains impossible to predict.
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The Transom, Dominic's Newsletter, Bloomberg and Informed Comment
Meduza.io:
‘I can do whatever I want to you’ Russian soldiers raped and murdered Ukrainian civilians in the village of Bogdanivka — Writing left by Russian soldiers on a home in Bogdanivka. — Meduza — The world continues to learn about the atrocities committed in Ukraine's Kyiv region in the weeks …
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National Review