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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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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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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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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 …
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.
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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.
Bidenism is failing. The question is how badly.
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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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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Biden says Americans should decide for themselves if they want to wear masks on public transportation. — WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Tuesday that Americans should decide for themselves whether to wear masks, undercutting efforts by his administration to urge Americans …
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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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Oriana Pawlyk / Politico:
White House won't rule out appealing suit that overturned mask mandate for travel
White House won't rule out appealing suit that overturned mask mandate for travel
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Sister Toldjah / RedState:
Megyn Kelly Punches Back After WH Dodges Comment on Cleared CBP Agents in ‘Whipping’ Case
Megyn Kelly Punches Back After WH Dodges Comment on Cleared CBP Agents in ‘Whipping’ Case
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John Kennedy / Tallahassee Democrat:
DeSantis plan to redraw districts branded ‘racist’ by critics as special session begins — TALLAHASSEE - Florida lawmakers opened a special session Tuesday to redraw congressional district boundaries to eliminate two of the four seats now served by Black Democrats, while outside the Capitol, opponents condemned the move as racist.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
DeSantis: We're taking on Disney in this special session
DeSantis: We're taking on Disney in this special session
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Anthony Izaguirre / Associated Press:
Florida Gov DeSantis pushes to end Disney self-government
Florida Gov DeSantis pushes to end Disney self-government
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Oath Keepers and Proud Boys were in touch before US Capitol attack, texts reveal — The messages could strengthen a theory being explored by the House committee that January 6 included a coordinated assault — Top leaders in the Oath Keepers militia group indicted on seditious conspiracy charges …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Text message trove shows Oath Keepers discussing security details for Trump associates
Text message trove shows Oath Keepers discussing security details for Trump associates
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Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:
How a former US Navy sailor became a Putin propagandist — Patrick Lancaster describes himself as an independent journalist. Critics say he's a foot soldier for Moscow's information war against Ukraine. — Navy veteran Patrick Lancaster describes himself on Facebook as …
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Donald Trump's Nebraska rally features candidate Charles Herbster, accused by 8 women of groping — WASHINGTON - Donald Trump travels to Nebraska next week for a campaign rally featuring a supportive gubernatorial candidate who has been accused of groping by eight women.
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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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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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Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
The Christian nationalism behind Putin's war — You're reading an excerpt from the Today's WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest, including news from around the globe, interesting ideas, and opinions to know sent to your inbox every weekday.
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Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
The End of Russia's Empire?
The End of Russia's Empire?
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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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Dalton Bennett / Washington Post:
In battle for Ukraine's east, front-line soldiers defend against Russia — ROZADKY, Ukraine — Along Ukraine's eastern front, soldiers man the sprawling maze of trenches and bunkers that form the backbone of defensive positions that stretch for hundreds of miles.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Great Immoral Panic of 2022 sweeps America — On Jan. 12, 2021 — just six days after an attempted coup on Capitol Hill — something was weighing on my mind: The potential of a 76ers rookie named Tyrese Maxey. I wrote in that day's newsletter: “With his slashing drives toward the basket …
Eleanor Mueller / Politico:
Democratic Party weighs banning its consultants from anti-union activity — The Democratic Party is considering banning its army of consultants from engaging in anti-union activity following a report that one of its pollsters had helped Amazon combat organizing efforts, according to a document obtained by POLITICO.
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Aaron Short / Grub Street:
'Michael's Is the Place Where the Deal Is Happening' — Inside the Brooklyn red-sauce joint where dinner has the power to reshape the city. — On a frigid Friday evening in early March, Mayor Eric Adams trekked to southern Brooklyn to join a birthday celebration that was already well underway.
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 …
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
The Peter Thiel D.C. Gateway Drug — With two weeks until the Ohio G.O.P. primary, Thiel is on a hot streak and doubling down on J.D. Vance. A win could invigorate the billionaire's national ambitions. A loss could relegate him to Miami—and send thirsty Republicans reeling.
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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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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Tech mogul on his quixotic Senate bid: It's not just about eviscerating Elon Musk — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dan O'Dowd, the California tech executive running for Senate to bludgeon Elon Musk, launched a multimillion-dollar national TV ad campaign on Tuesday calling for the Tesla founder's self-driving vehicles …
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