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Politico:
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?
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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 …
Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
EU warns Elon Musk over Twitter moderation plans  —  EU commissioner Thierry Breton tells Tesla chief executive: ‘Elon, there are rules’  —  Brussels has warned Elon Musk that Twitter must comply with the EU's new digital rules under his ownership, or risk hefty fines or even a ban …
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 …
Angelo Carusone / The Daily Beast:
Musk Will Use Twitter to Update Murdoch's Fox News Playbook
Discussion: Fox News and Breitbart
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:   Elon Musk's Takeover Might Make Twitter More Antisemitic, ADL Chief Warns
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Musk Twitter Could Be a Disaster For MAGA Grifters and Republican Ostriches
Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Twitter accepts Elon Musk's buyout deal
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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.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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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
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 …
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: Washington Examiner and IJR
CNN:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments in since-deleted videos contradict testimony on close ties to Capitol rioter
Washington Post:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's texts show birth of Jan. 6 ‘antifa’ lie
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 …
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Looming ground battle is crucial phase in Ukraine, U.S. officials say
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
How the U.S. Is Shifting Its Approach on Russia's War in Ukraine
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 …
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.
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Fears mount inside White House that Manchin won't agree to any deal  —  Biden aides have tried gauging the senator's interest in a potential agreement, but time is running out  —  President Biden last spring proposed spending more than $4 trillion to transform the American economy.
Discussion: Bloomberg and RedState
The New York Times Company:
Dean Baquet to Lead Local Investigative Reporting Fellowship  —  The New York Times announces a new fellowship for investigative journalism focused on the state and local level.  Read more in this note from chairman and publisher A.G. Sulzberger.  —  A. G. Sulzberger Chairman and Publisher
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:   Dean Baquet's hands-on Times run is coming to a close
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden grants three pardons, 75 commutations for individuals serving for nonviolent drug crimes  —  Biden vows to fight rising crime by targeting illegal guns  —  President Biden is granting his first three pardons while in office and commuting the sentences of 75 individuals serving prison …
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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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: WCCO | CBS Minnesota
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.
Evan Simko-Bednarski / New York Post:
Russia appears to confuse ‘The Sims’ for SIM cards in possible staged assassination attempt  —  Russian security services on Monday have been accused of staging a Ukrainian assassination attempt by releasing photos of confiscated copies of “The Sims” video games that some speculate were mistaken by Kremlin officers for SIM cards.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE:
Facebook Doesn't Know What It Does With Your Data, Or Where It Goes  —  “We do not have an adequate level of control and explainability over how our systems use data,” Facebook engineers say in leaked document.  —  Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai  —  Facebook is facing what it describes internally as a …
 
 
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
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Leslie Josephs / CNBC:
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New York Times:
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Human Rights Watch:
Kenneth Roth to Step Down at Human Rights Watch
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John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
The Emerging Tech-Lash  —  The Politics of Tech Oligarchy  —  Yesterday, it was announced …
John E. McDonough / Politico:
Republicans Have Stopped Trying to Kill Obamacare. Here's What They're Planning Instead.
Discussion: Raw Story
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
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Jamie Powell / Financial Times:
FTX/ Defi: If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck . . .
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Annie Lowrey / The Atlantic:
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts
 
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