Russian Tycoon Criticized Putin's War.  Retribution Was Swift.  —  Oleg Y. Tinkov was worth more than $9 billion in November, renowned as one of Russia's few self-made business tycoons after building his fortune outside the energy and minerals industries that were the playgrounds of Russian kleptocracy.

There's No Choice in the Midterms.  The Democrats Are the Only Side Defending Democracy  —  , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEMOCRATIC COALITION  —  As we get closer and closer to November's midterm elections, doomsday predictions about a bloodbath for Democrats have come to dominate the news.

Scoop: Esper says Trump wanted to shoot protesters  —  Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper charges in a memoir out May 10 that former President Trump said when demonstrators were filling the streets around the White House following the death of George Floyd: “Can't you just shoot them?

Trumpworld braces for ‘a couple of ugly nights’ in May  —  The first big test of former President Donald Trump's clout comes Tuesday in Ohio's bitterly fought Senate primary, where J.D. Vance surged into the lead after winning Trump's endorsement.  —  A Vance victory would remind his party that Trump is still king.

Big majority of Americans back sanctions on Russia, aid to Ukraine, poll finds  —  A Washington Post-ABC News poll also finds strong opposition to any direct military conflict with Moscow  —  Two months after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, Americans are stalwart in their support …

Biden Received Early Warnings That Immigration and Inflation Could Erode His Support  —  Confidential polling data obtained by The New York Times underscores the biggest challenges for President Biden and his party as they face the prospect of losing power to Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Russians plunder $5M farm vehicles from Ukraine — to find they've been remotely disabled  —  (CNN)Russian troops in the occupied city of Melitopol have stolen all the equipment from a farm equipment dealership — and shipped it to Chechnya, according to a Ukrainian businessman in the area.

Parodying conspiracy theories with the Birds Aren't Real movement  —  There have always been conspiracy theories: the moon landings were fake, Elvis is alive, Paul is dead.  But as disinformation has sprouted across the internet, more malicious conspiracy theories have entered our homes, workplaces and even the halls of Congress.

Georgia official frantically texted Mark Meadows as Trump badgered secretary of state to ‘find’ votes  —  (CNN)As Donald Trump badgered Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on an hour-long call to “find” the votes necessary to flip the battleground state to Trump's column after the 2020 election …

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Kathy Boudin, Radical Imprisoned in a Fatal Robbery, Dies at 78  —  She had a role in the Brink's heist by the Weather Underground that left two police officers dead.  But she became a model prisoner and, after being freed, helped former inmates.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Indigenous Taíno of Puerto Rico take their fight for visibility and rights to the UN  —  Without US representation, the Taíno advocate for environmental justice and cultural preservation internationally.  —  This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk …

The Nurse Ratched of Disinformation  —  LOL.  —  When we first heard Alejandro Mayorkas announce a Department of Homeland Security “Disinformation Governance Board,” we thought he was trolling.  Then he said Nina Jankowicz, best known as TikTok's “Mary Poppins of Disinformation,” would head it.

Remarks by Jonathan Greenblatt to the ADL Virtual National Leadership Summit  —  Thank you for that kind introduction.  I am so glad to welcome you - leaders from coast to coast committed to the fight against antisemitism and hate.  —  I don't need to tell you how important and pressing this work is.