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2:25 PM ET, April 19, 2022

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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.
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 …
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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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
The Inside Man  —  Joe Kahn is the new, old-school editor of the Times.  But who is he?  —  Abe Rosenthal, the totemic New York Times editor who published the Pentagon Papers, used to say that there was one path to the executive editor's office — over the dead, burned, and maimed bodies of the ten other people who wanted the job.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
A Quiet Intensity, Matched With Big Ambitions
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Joe Kahn to succeed Dean Baquet as New York Times executive editor
Discussion: Nieman Lab
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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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:   Bidenism is failing. The question is how badly.
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Ron Johnson pursues a scorched-earth path to reelection
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Legal effort to remove Greene from Ga. ballot can proceed, judge rules
Discussion: IJR
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.
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.
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
John Eastman blocking 3,200 Trump-related documents from House January 6 committee  —  John Eastman, a far-right lawyer for then-President Donald Trump who wanted to block his electoral loss in 2020, is still withholding about 3,200 documents from the House Select Committee investigating …
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New York Times:
New York Revives Its Alternate-Side Parking Ritual.  Cue the Outrage.  —  New York City says that drivers will have to move their cars twice a week again so that dirty streets can be swept clean.  —  In the streets of New York, a ritual is set to clockwork: At an appointed hour …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
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 …
Discussion: National Review
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.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: The Root and IJR
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.
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 …
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.”
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 …
Reuters:
Russian forces seize city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine - regional governor  —  Russian forces have seized the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the city, the regional governor said on Tuesday.  —  Kreminna, a city of more than 18,000 people about 574 km …
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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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton DA clarifies timeline for witness testimony in Trump probe
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Politico:
Biden admin to rescind Trump ‘conscience’ rule for health workers
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Trump is backing Oz's Pa. Senate bid. Armenian Americans are skeptical.
American Prospect:
In Shanghai, the Essence of Authority Was Silence
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
With Arizona a Toss-Up in Midterms, Infighting Reigns Among GOP, Democrats
Discussion: Freddie deBoer
 Earlier Items: 
Axios:
Kinzinger says he “would love” to run against Trump in 2024
Washington Post:
Another sign of Cheney's estrangement from the GOP
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
The End of Russia's Empire?
Adam Gurri / Liberal Currents:
Rationalism, Pluralism, and Fear in the Speech Debate
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump's PAC Keeps Losing Money. His Lawyers Keep Cashing In.
Discussion: Raw Story
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Convicted Congressman Had to Sell Campaign Vehicle for Cash
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

 
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