memeorandum: The Insurrectionists Are Coming — Hey Democrats—this isn't hard. (A.B. Stoddard/The Bulwark)

10:45 AM ET, April 26, 2022

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POLITICO Playbook: Republicans to Trump: Stay away from Twitter — DRIVING THE DAY — The news that ELON MUSK is buying Twitter has thrown Washington into a tizzy over one major question: Will DONALD TRUMP return to his old favorite social media platform and start tweeting again?

Discussion: Washington Post, Florida Politics, Raw Story, The Hill, Washington Examiner, New York Post and Mediaite

Shira Ovide / New York Times:

Buying Twitter, Elon Musk Will Face Reality of His Free-Speech Talk — Tech's big shots have learned again and again that free speech isn't so simple. What happens when Mr. Musk owns Twitter? — A decade ago, Twitter executives, including the chief executive, Dick Costolo …

Discussion: pjmedia.com, Variety, Konstantin Kisin, Fox News, The Anarchist Peace, The Wrap and IJR, more at Techmeme »

Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:

Twitter workers face a reality they've long feared: Elon Musk as owner — Employees reacted with shock and dismay on Monday as Musk's $44 billion takeover bid went through — Twitter employees reacted with shock and dismay Monday as a new reality sank in: Elon Musk — the world's richest man …

Discussion: TheBlaze, The Daily Wire, Hollywood Reporter, CBS News, The Verge and Media Matters for America, more at Techmeme »

Ben Samuels / Haaretz:

Elon Musk's Takeover Might Make Twitter More Antisemitic, ADL Chief Warns — While Twitter has made ‘some strides in tackling hate in recent years,’ multibillionaire Musk could take things in a ‘very different direction,’ Jonathan Greenblatt says — WASHINGTON - Anti-Defamation League CEO …

Kipp Jones / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Pretends Elon Musk Restored His Account (When He Really Just Deleted the Tweet That Got Him Suspended)

Discussion: LGBTQ Nation, BizPac Review and Deadline

Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Twitter accepts Elon Musk's buyout deal

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Anand Giridharadas / New York Times:
Elon Musk Is a Problem Masquerading as a Solution

Discussion: The Guardian, Fox News and The US Sun

Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Musk Twitter Could Be a Disaster For MAGA Grifters and Republican Ostriches

Discussion: Raw Story, TheBlaze, No More Mister Nice Blog, Twitchy, Mediaite, Insider, The Daily Caller, Gizmodo and Overtime

Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump will not return to Twitter even as Elon Musk purchases platform, will begin using his own TRUTH Social

PR Newswire:
Elon Musk to Acquire Twitter

Evelyn Douek / The Atlantic:
Running Twitter Is Going to Disappoint Elon Musk

Discussion: The US Sun, RedState, KTVX-TV, TheBlaze, Mediaite and National Review, more at Mediagazer »

Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Human rights groups raise hate speech concerns after Musk's takeover of Twitter

Discussion: RedState, Breitbart, pjmedia.com, New York Post, Mashable, New York Times, Twitchy and Chicago Sun-Times

Variety:
FX and The New York Times Announce Elon Musk Exposé Documentary (TV News Roundup)

Discussion: The Federalist, The Daily Wire and Deadline

ProPublica:

Building the “Big Lie”: Inside the Creation of Trump's Stolen Election Myth — Co-published with FRONTLINE … By the time Leamsy Salazar sat down in front of a video recorder in a lawyer's office in Dallas, he had grown accustomed to divulging state secrets.

A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:

The Insurrectionists Are Coming — Hey Democrats—this isn't hard. — If the Kevin McCarthy tapes taught us all anything, it's that the man is game to harbor criminals. And once someone with power does that, what won't they do? Positioned to be third in line to the presidency nine months …

Discussion: Raw Story

Lee Moran / HuffPost:

Rick Perry's Election Lie Undone — By His Own Text Message — The Trump White House energy secretary's denial fell apart with some comical evidence from CNN. — Rick Perry was hoisted with his own petard text message. — Perry, a Republican former Texas governor and Trump White House energy secretary …

Discussion: Daily Kos and Insider

New York Times:

New Details Underscore House G.O.P. Role in Jan. 6 Planning — A court filing and newly disclosed text messages provide additional evidence of how closely some fervent pro-Trump lawmakers worked with the White House on efforts to overturn the election. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, Mediaite and CNN

CNN:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments in since-deleted videos contradict testimony on close ties to Capitol rioter

Discussion: Insider, Raw Story, New York Magazine, Political Wire and Talking Points Memo

Washington Post:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's texts show birth of Jan. 6 ‘antifa’ lie

Discussion: NBC News, Mediaite, al.com, Letters from an American, The Full Belmonte, Raw Story, The Guardian, World Socialist Web Site, Daily Kos and CBS News

Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
‘Exhilarated’ McConnell said Jan. 6 ‘discredited’ Trump, book says

Discussion: Daily Kos, The Gateway Pundit, The Guardian, Raw Story, Fox News, Mediaite, Insider, Insider, Talking Points Memo and HuffPost

Fox News:
Pelosi said Obama is ‘jealous’ of Biden, new book reveals

Discussion: BizPac Review, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Slate

Politico:
Judge threatens to stop Biden's Title 42 plan, right as he rushes to defend it

Discussion: Washington Post, Washington Examiner, CNN, ABC News, Breitbart, New York Post, The Hill, Washington Times, ABC13, NBC News, Common Dreams and The Daily Wire

Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
McCarthy dodges questions about audio, Trump and Jan. 6

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, The Hill and The Bulwark

New York Times:

Ukraine Live Updates: U.S. Military Leaders Meet With Allies in Germany — Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. — The United States marshaled allies on Tuesday to pledge more military support to Ukraine, accelerating the drive to deter Russia's offensive and degrade its war machine …

Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press, UPI, Daily Mail, The Guardian, Washington Post, Russia's War on Democracy, Townhall, Washington Post, Politico and Engadget News

Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Looming ground battle is crucial phase in Ukraine, U.S. officials say

Discussion: HotAir, Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Forbes, Japan Times, The Blue State Conservative, Morning Consult, KyivPost and Metro.co.uk

Associated Press:
Russia pounds eastern Ukraine as West promises Kyiv new arms

Discussion: HotAir, Reuters, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, Raw Story, globalnews.ca, The Guardian, CBS News, KyivPost, WTOP News and Political Wire

Maurice Richards / American Greatness:
Nazis In Ukraine — Volodymyr Zelenskyy has given American elites some white supremacists they can embrace.

Discussion: Aearnur's Newsletter and New York Times

David E. Sanger / New York Times:
How the U.S. Is Shifting Its Approach on Russia's War in Ukraine

Discussion: Politico, The Hill, The Federalist, CNN, The Guardian, Cyprus Mail, Trends Journal, Metro.co.uk, Washington Examiner, Al Jazeera, Japan Times and Washington Examiner

Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

AJC poll: Kemp has strong shot to knock out Perdue without a runoff — Gov. Brian Kemp has a chance of landing an outright victory against former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll that shows the Republican incumbent with a hefty advantage over his Donald Trump-backed challenger.

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Post, The Hill, Associated Press, National Review, New York Magazine and Political Wire

Jacob Schumer / Bloomberg Tax:

The Contractual Impossibility of Unwinding Disney's Reedy Creek — There's been a lot of talk about whether Florida lawmakers can legally dissolve Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District, but there's one basic reason why Florida can't dissolve it—it promised bond purchasers that it wouldn't …

Discussion: Morning Shots, Washington Post and The Dispatch

Techno Fog / The Reactionary:

Durham's latest: He has hundreds of e-mails between Fusion GPS and reporters — Special Counsel John Durham just filed this motion in response to the efforts of Hillary for America, Fusion GPS, et al. to keep secret (by use of the attorney-client and work product privileges) communications involving Fusion GPS.

Discussion: RedState, Power Line and The Federalist

Leslie Josephs / CNBC:

Delta, facing a union drive, says it will start paying flight attendants during boarding — Delta says it will start paying flight attendants during boarding, a first for a U.S. carrier. — The announcement came amid a unionization drive. — Delta is the only major U.S. airline whose flight attendants aren't unionized.

Ben Gittleson / ABC News:

ABC News Exclusive: Dr. Birx speaks to Trump disinfectant moment, says colleagues had resignation pact — White House COVID response coordinator reveals details before book release. — The coronavirus response coordinator for President Donald Trump's COVID task force, Dr. Deborah Birx …

Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill and Political Wire

Emily Brooks / The Hill:

McCarthy warns of impeachment for Biden border official — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) warned that impeachment could be on the table for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a trip to the southern border with other GOP lawmakers.

Discussion: Axios, Breitbart, American Greatness, KRQE-TV and Fox News

Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Trump turns up the heat on Wisconsin Republican leader Robin Vos to keep Gableman election probe alive — MADISON - Former President Donald Trump again has the state's most powerful Republican in his crosshairs, seeking to intimidate Assembly Speaker Robin Vos into continuing a taxpayer-funded review …

Pete Kasperowicz / Washington Examiner:

Win the culture war by shrinking the government — Republicans are about to take control of Congress because the Biden administration has wormed its way into every aspect of our lives. People have had enough. — The mask requirements at our schools, airports, and retail stores are set by unelected federal bureaucrats.