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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas says he worries respect for institutions is eroding — ATLANTA — Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday that the judiciary is threatened if people are unwilling to “live with outcomes we don't agree with” and that recent events at the Supreme Court might be “one symptom of that.”
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Rich Mckay / Reuters:
After abortion leak, Justice Thomas warns Supreme Court can't be ‘bullied’ — Following protests sparked by the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court decision indicating the justices are poised to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, Justice Clarence Thomas said on Friday that the court cannot be “bullied.”
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Bill Maher pushes back at pro-choice alarmists: 'We're not going back to 1973' if Roe v Wade is overturned — Maher casts doubt that reversing Roe v Wade would affect other rights like interracial, same-sex marriage — Protests of Supreme Court justices may flout US code
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RedState, Louder With Crowder and BizPac Review
Myah Ward / Politico:
Alito skips conference appearance after draft opinion disclosure
Alito skips conference appearance after draft opinion disclosure
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Bloomberg Law, ThinkCivics+, The Desert Trumpet and Greensburg Tribune-Review
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
A glaring omission from Trump's Pennsylvania rally speech: Abortion — In a nearly hour-and-a-half speech at a political rally Friday night in Pennsylvania, former president Donald Trump made only a passing reference to the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn a landmark ruling …
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CNN:
CNN poll: The Supreme Court's draft opinion on Roe v. Wade hasn't shaken the midterm landscape
CNN poll: The Supreme Court's draft opinion on Roe v. Wade hasn't shaken the midterm landscape
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New York Times:
Tesla will cover transportation costs for employee abortions.
Tesla will cover transportation costs for employee abortions.
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The Daily Signal, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Human Events and austonia
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New poll reveals warning signs for GOP on abortion ahead of midterms
New poll reveals warning signs for GOP on abortion ahead of midterms
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
The War Is Getting More Dangerous for America, and Biden Knows It — If you just followed news reports on Ukraine, you might think that the war has settled into a long, grinding and somewhat boring slog. You would be wrong. — Things are actually getting more dangerous by the day.
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
US intelligence told to keep quiet over role in Ukraine military triumphs — CIA veterans advise successors against ‘unwise’ intelligence boasts that could trigger escalation from Russia — Former US intelligence officers are advising their successors currently in office to shut …
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Washington Post:
White House alarmed that Commerce probe is ‘smothering’ solar industry — The investigation is examining allegations that China is illegally circumventing U.S. tariffs. — Top climate officials in the Biden administration are warning that a federal investigation into alleged dodging …
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
How Dare They! — The left's attitude problem when it comes to democracy. — To say that a leaked draft of a Supreme Court ruling prompted an elite meltdown would be a gross understatement. This was a culture war 9/11. “I have typed and deleted a great many comments,” Roxane Gay tweeted.
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Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:
GOP donor described botched vote fraud probe in recording, prosecutors say — On Oct. 17, 2020, influential GOP donor Steven F. Hotze made an urgent request during a phone call with a top federal prosecutor in Texas, according to a court filing Friday by the Houston district attorney's office.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
In Nebraska, a Trump-Inspired Candidate Cracks Open Divide in the G.O.P. — Charles W. Herbster's bid for governor has set off a bitter fight for power in a state once known for its genteel politics. — Give this article- - - Read in app — WAHOO, Neb. — In his run for governor of Nebraska …
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Byline Times:
‘Wipe Jews Off the Face of the Earth’: Racism and Antisemitic Slurs of Viral YouTuber Exposed — A recording exclusively obtained by Byline Times exposes YouTuber and Infowars alumnus Paul Joseph Watson using racist, homophobic and antisemitic slurs — GET THE CURRENT EDITION OF BYLINE TIMES NOW
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Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Leaked Audio Underscores Dark Side of Far-Right YouTube Subculture
New York Times:
Inside Elon Musk's Big Plans for Twitter — Here's what Mr. Musk is projecting for Twitter's finances over the next few years, according to a pitch deck he presented to investors. — Elon Musk has never been accused of dreaming small. He has reinvented at least two industries with Tesla …
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John Paul Mac Isaac / New York Post:
The night I met Hunter Biden: Mac Shop owner John Mac Isaac recounts fateful encounter in exclusive excerpt — On a fateful night in April 2019, John Paul Mac Isaac was working at his store, The Mac Shop in Wilmington, Del., when a customer walked in who would upend his life.
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New York Times:
The Secrets Ed Koch Carried — To many New Yorkers, he was their brash and blustery mayor. But friends are now describing the private strain endured by a public man laboring to conceal his sexual orientation. — Edward I. Koch looked like the busiest septuagenarian in New York.
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
The Limits of Privilege — The new abortion regime is going to affect everyone. — In 2015, the Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, “We will never see a day when women of means are not able to get a safe abortion in this country.” If you have paid attention …
Washington Post:
Coronavirus wave this fall could infect 100 million, administration warns — The projections for fall and winter are part of a pitch for additional funding for vaccines, treatments and tests. — The Biden administration is warning the United States could see 100 million coronavirus infections …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
The White House, warning of a fall surge, plans for how to provide vaccines if there's no more Covid aid.
The White House, warning of a fall surge, plans for how to provide vaccines if there's no more Covid aid.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit seeking to lift Twitter ban — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump seeking to lift his ban from Twitter. — The social media giant had banned Trump in January 2021, citing the risk of the incitement of further violence …
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
A federal judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit seeking to reinstate his Twitter account.
A federal judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit seeking to reinstate his Twitter account.
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Wall Street Journal:
Jared Kushner's New Fund Plans to Invest Saudi Money in Israel — Saudi Arabia's sovereign-wealth fund committed $2 billion to Mr. Kushner's Affinity Partners, agreeing to allow investment in Israeli firms for the first time — Jared Kushner's new private-equity fund plans to invest millions …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Fred Savage Fired As ‘The Wonder Years’ EP/Director Following Investigation Into Inappropriate Conduct — EXCLUSIVE: Disney is severing ties with Fred Savage following multiple complaints of misconduct in his role as executive producer and director on the freshman ABC comedy series The Wonder Years …
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YouTube:
What Does A “Post-Roe” Idaho Look Like? | Rep. Brent Crane and Rep. Lauren Necochea | Idaho Reports — On Monday night, Politico published a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v Wade , revealing that the court is poised to str...
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Rewards offered after dolphin ‘harassed to death’ on Texas beach, another impaled in Florida — The dolphin that died in Texas was killed by drowning, NOAA said. A number of people allegedly harassed it after it was beached last month. — Rewards are being offered in two recent deadly …
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WTVF-TV:
Gov. Lee signs law criminalizing mail-order abortion pills — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation Thursday that would criminalize a person for obtaining abortion pills via a mail delivery service. — The law would mean a Class E felony charge with the potential for a fine.
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Silvia Foster-Frau / Washington Post:
A mother, daughter and the abortions that came between them
A mother, daughter and the abortions that came between them
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Townhall
Ukraine world:
“The Ukrainian garrison in Mariupol can still be saved”: urgent address to European leaders — Ukrainian human rights defenders, former dissidents and scholars call European leaders to act now — To: — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz,
Illia Ponomarenko / The Kyiv Independent:
Russia's offensive in Donbas bogs down — The Battle of Donbas is raging high, but it's not going the way Russia wanted it to. — Almost 20 days in, the much-anticipated and feared grand offensive falls short of expectations. — It is still not even close to achieving its ultimate goal …
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Fauci privately miffed about the message sent by the WHCA dinner — Anthony Fauci this week privately criticized the decision to hold the White House Correspondents' Dinner, singling it out as a troubling sign that many Americans no longer view Covid as a serious threat, four people who heard his remarks told POLITICO.
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