memeorandum: Support for abortion rights hits new high as midterm outlook stays mostly unchanged (Mark Murray/NBC News)

3:40 PM ET, May 15, 2022

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The Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect posted an apparent manifesto repeatedly citing ‘Great Replacement’ theory — 13 shot, 10 killed at Buffalo grocery store — A manifesto apparently written by the suspect in a mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket that killed 10 laid out specific plans …

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Washington Post:

The roots of the ‘great replacement theory’ believed to fuel Buffalo shooter — The man authorities say opened fire in a Buffalo grocery store Saturday, killing 10, appears to have left behind a white supremacist document centered on the idea of a plot to replace the White population with immigrants.

Discussion: NewsOne

Erie County (New York) Government:

Broome County Teen Arraigned for Killing Ten, Injuring Three in Shooting at Buffalo Grocery Store — Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 18-year-old Payton S. Gendron of Conklin, New York was arraigned this evening before Buffalo City Court Judge Craig D. Hannah …

Discussion: WIVB-TV, CNN, National Review, Fox News, Law & Crime, The Hill and Snopes.com

Associated Press:

Supermarket shooter sought Black neighborhood, official says — BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white 18-year-old who shot and killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had researched the local demographics while looking for places with a high concentration of Black residents …

Discussion: Reuters, The Daily Beast, Associated Press, NBC10 Philadelphia, NBC New York and NewsNation

Washington Post:

Buffalo suspect allegedly inspired by racist theory fueling global carnage — The theory, known as the ‘great replacement,’ has gained currency on popular television programs and in the halls of Congress — Before embarking on a racist rampage in Buffalo on Saturday …

Washington Post:
Suspect in Buffalo shooting was investigated last year over threatening statements

Discussion: NPR, Talking Points Memo, Insider and The White House

Buffalo News:
Gunman, 18, drove more than 3 hours to Buffalo to commit hate crime, officials say

Discussion: Insider, The Daily Wire, al.com, New York Post, The Daily Beast, WCDC-TV and No More Mister Nice Blog

Cathy Young / Morning Shots:
The Replacement Theory — And Terrorist Practice

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Can We Still Govern? and Raw Story

Washington Post:
10 killed in racially motivated shooting at Buffalo grocery store

Discussion: CBS News, Buffalo News, UPI, NewsNation, Shaw Media Local, KRON4, The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner and Law & Crime

The White House:
Statement by President Biden on Mass Shooting in Buffalo, New York

Discussion: Bloomberg, NBC New York, RedState, The Atlantic, Heavy.com, Insider, Breitbart and РИА …

Anushka Patil / New York Times: Gunman Targeted Black Neighborhood Shaped by Decades of Segregation

JTA / Haaretz:
Buffalo Mass Shooter Was Motivated by Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories

Discussion: The Guardian and Rolling Stone

New York Times:
In Buffalo and some other mass shootings, a shared racist belief that white people could be wiped away.

WIVB-TV:
Buffalo mass shooter's alleged manifesto leaves no doubt attack was white supremacist terrorism

Discussion: Breitbart, New York Times, KRON4, Fox News, Althouse, WFLA-TV and Law & Crime

Associated Press:

Russian neighbor Finland announces it wants to join NATO — BERLIN (AP) — Finland declared Sunday that it wants to join NATO, as a senior official with the western military alliance expressed hope that — with Russia's military advance appearing to falter — Ukraine can win the war.

Discussion: Politico, Yahoo Finance, RedState, Associated Press, New York Post, Bloomberg, Muzzle Velocity, USA Today, HotAir, NPR, The Guardian and CBS News

CNN:

Finland will apply to join NATO, leaders say, ditching decades of neutrality despite Russia's threats of retaliation — (CNN)Finland's government announced Sunday it will apply to join NATO, ditching decades of wartime neutrality and ignoring Russian threats of possible retaliation …

Discussion: Washington Post, Associated Press, Fox News, The Daily Wire, Bloomberg, Agence France-Presse, Fortune, UPI, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and shadowrunners

Mark Murray / NBC News:

Support for abortion rights hits new high as midterm outlook stays mostly unchanged — WASHINGTON — Support for abortion rights has reached a record high, and nearly two-thirds of Americans oppose the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, according to a new national NBC News poll conducted …

Discussion: The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Wire and The Guardian

Devan Cole / CNN:
Nebraska GOP governor says he will call a special session to pass total abortion ban if Roe is overturned

Discussion: The Hill and Mother Jones

Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Nebraska Guv Wants No Rape or Incest Exception for Abortion: 'They're Still Babies'

Discussion: Insider, Rolling Stone, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Political Wire

Mike Baker / New York Times:

A Fracture in Idaho's G.O.P. as the Far Right Seeks Control — Ahead of a primary vote, traditional Republicans are raising alarm about the future of the party, warning about the growing strength of militia members, racists and the John Birch Society. — BONNERS FERRY, Idaho …

Discussion: Raw Story

National Review:

Throwing Away Pennsylvania — The conventional wisdom has been that Donald Trump might hurt Republican prospects in the midterms by endorsing and boosting flawed candidates. That's a valid concern, but the Republican Senate primary in Pennsylvania is a showcase for a different dynamic …

Discussion: Politico, Washington Examiner, CNN and Raw Story

Washington Post:
Leading GOP candidates in Pennsylvania were in Washington on Jan. 6

Discussion: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Against the Grain and Politico

Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
What's the matter with Pennsylvania?

Discussion: HotAir, New York Times, Bloomberg, The Hill, WHTM-TV, Associated Press and HuffPost

Jay Varma / The Atlantic:

How Public Health Failed America — Even though Anthony Fauci, the White House's chief medical adviser, backed off his statement that the United States is “out of the pandemic phase,” elected officials and much of the public seem to think that he had it right the first time.

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:

Democracy is at stake in the midterms. The media must convey that. — We journalists have to try harder and find new ways to convey to voters how badly things could turn out. — I was mesmerized this past week by two astonishing videos, watching them both multiple times.

Jonathan Allen / NBC News:

‘Hot mess’ Madison Cawthorn faces judgment day in North Carolina — HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — In little more than a year in Congress, Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., has become famous in political circles. On Tuesday, that could cost him his job. — “He's a hot mess,” Susan Newman, 53 …

Discussion: New York Times, Bloomberg, Insider, Hill Heat and Raw Story

Maki Becker / Buffalo News:

Katherine ‘Kat’ Massey: ‘We lost a powerful voice’ — Katherine “Kat” Massey fought for her community. — She was an ardent advocate for civil rights and education and did everything she could to lift up Buffalo's Black community, said former Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant …