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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Fox News' Tucker Carlson under fresh scrutiny after Buffalo mass shooting — Fox News personality Tucker Carlson is facing intense scrutiny from extremism experts, media watchdogs and progressive activists who say there is a link between the top-rated host's “great replacement” …
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The Hill, The Independent, RedState, NPR, Insider, Newsweek, The Guardian and HuffPost, more at Mediagazer »
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Racist Attack Spotlights Stefanik's Echo of Replacement Theory — WASHINGTON — Over the past week, Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, the third-ranking House Republican, has falsely claimed that President Biden is shipping infant formula to undocumented immigrants at the expense of Americans amid a nationwide formula shortage.
Media Matters for America:
We're all trying to find the guy who did this — Fox News struggled to shift coverage of Buffalo mass shooting away from the racist theory it frequently promoted — Fox News' silence on the “great replacement” theory spoke volumes … Fox News programming went virtually silent …
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The Daily Beast, Common Dreams, Politico, Kotaku and Washington Examiner
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Fox News suddenly goes quiet on ‘great replacement’ theory after Buffalo shooting — Suspect was allegedly motivated by the theory, but network has barely mentioned gunman's reasoning, even after Tucker Carlson pushed the concept in more than 400 of his shows
NBC News:
Buffalo suspect considered attacking elementary schools, churches, according to online chat logs — Rising hate crimes in the U.S. and how social media could fuel violence — An account with the same handle used by the primary suspect in the mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York …
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Raw Story
Corin Faife / The Verge:
Elon Musk's silence on how he'd moderate the Buffalo shooting livestream is deafening
Elon Musk's silence on how he'd moderate the Buffalo shooting livestream is deafening
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The Bulwark, Breitbart, Fortune, BizPac Review and ABC7, more at Techmeme »
Kathleen Belew / New York Times:
The Buffalo Shooting and the Danger of White Replacement Theory
The Buffalo Shooting and the Danger of White Replacement Theory
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ImmigrationProf Blog, Rolling Stone, Washington Times, The Wrap and Washington Post
New York Times:
Republicans Play on Fears of ‘Great Replacement’ in Bid for Base Voters
Republicans Play on Fears of ‘Great Replacement’ in Bid for Base Voters
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Washington Examiner, pjmedia.com, Digby's Hullabaloo, NPR, Associated Press and VICE
Project Veritas:
Twitter Senior Engineer Talks Elon Musk Takeover in NEW Undercover Video: ‘Twitter Does Not Believe in Free Speech’ ... Admits Employees at Tech Giant are ‘Commie as F**k’
Twitter Senior Engineer Talks Elon Musk Takeover in NEW Undercover Video: ‘Twitter Does Not Believe in Free Speech’ ... Admits Employees at Tech Giant are ‘Commie as F**k’
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The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit
Matthew Loh / Insider:
Elon Musk says he'll vote Republican in ‘this election’ despite ‘overwhelmingly’ voting for Democrats in the past
New York Times:
Biden Heads to Buffalo to Mourn Shooting Victims and Denounce Those Espousing Hate
Biden Heads to Buffalo to Mourn Shooting Victims and Denounce Those Espousing Hate
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ABC News, The Hill, Washington Post, abc7NY, USA Today and NBC 6 South Florida
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Why Tucker Carlson Should Want the Buffalo Manifesto Made Public
Why Tucker Carlson Should Want the Buffalo Manifesto Made Public
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Los Angeles Times, Poynter, No More Mister Nice Blog, RedState, Townhall, Digby's Hullabaloo and Washington Post
Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
Putin involved in war ‘at level of colonel or brigadier’, say western sources — President helping determine movement of Russian soldiers, say sources, as head of UK armed forces says Ukraine is winning — Vladimir Putin has become so personally involved in the Ukraine war …
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The Daily Beast, The Times, Washington Post and Raw Story
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Estonia's Tough Voice on Ukraine Urges No Compromise With Putin
Estonia's Tough Voice on Ukraine Urges No Compromise With Putin
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CEPA
Washington Post:
Store guard confronted Buffalo suspect during March visit, online account says — Two months before Payton Gendron allegedly killed 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, he was confronted by a security guard at the store during a trip on which he compiled detailed plans of the location …
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Gizmodo, New York Times, STEPHANIE MILLER SHOW, RAPPLER, Mother Jones, The Verge, New York Post, The Hill and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Only 22 saw the Buffalo shooting live. Millions have seen it since.
Only 22 saw the Buffalo shooting live. Millions have seen it since.
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WIVB-TV, Bloomberg, New York Times, Grid News and Deseret News, more at Techmeme »
Melissa Chan / NBC News:
New York's red flag law should have helped thwart the Buffalo mass shooting. What went wrong?
New York's red flag law should have helped thwart the Buffalo mass shooting. What went wrong?
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Washington Post, Bloomberg, New York Times and ABC News
Politico:
GOP blame game erupts in Pennsylvania governor's race — PHILADELPHIA — The election isn't until Tuesday, but the blame game is already well underway. — With far-right state Sen. Doug Mastriano on the verge of capturing the Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nomination, Republicans are lashing out …
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NPR, Opinion Today, Raw Story, Vanity Fair and New York Times
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Doug Mastriano aide who blocked press at campaign event was at Capitol on Jan. 6
Doug Mastriano aide who blocked press at campaign event was at Capitol on Jan. 6
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CBS News, The Daily Beast, Mediaite, Raw Story, Fox News, The Hill and NBC10 Philadelphia
Washington Post:
How Trump's pact with the Club for Growth turned into a grudge match — The influential GOP group is challenging Trump's picks in key Senate races amid competing claims to the MAGA mantle — David McIntosh, head of the influential conservative group the Club for Growth, used to fly on Air Force One …
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Politico, Wide World of News and New York Times
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How Trump's Dr. Oz endorsement could cost the GOP in Pennsylvania
How Trump's Dr. Oz endorsement could cost the GOP in Pennsylvania
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, RedState and The American Spectator
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Republican ‘Chaos’ in Pennsylvania Threatens to Upend the Midterms
Republican ‘Chaos’ in Pennsylvania Threatens to Upend the Midterms
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Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Politico, WTOP News, CNN, ABC News, PennLive, The Daily Wire, WHTM-TV and Political Wire
PR Newswire:
Twitter Files Preliminary Proxy Statement for Acquisition by Elon Musk — Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that it has filed its preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the previously announced agreement for Twitter to be acquired …
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Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
FDA, Abbott agree on plan to resume production of infant formula at Michigan plant — The three-month closure has contributed to a nationwide shortage. — The Food and Drug Administration and Abbott Nutrition have agreed on a plan to resume operations at its infant formula facility in Sturgis …
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Bloomberg, STEPHANIE MILLER SHOW, Breitbart, The Hill, TODAY.com, Los Angeles Times, Washington Examiner, abc7NY, Denver Post, Bangor Daily News, The Daily Wire, CBS News, UPI, New York Post and Politico
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John Revill / Reuters:
Neutral Switzerland leans closer to NATO in response to Russia — Switzerland's fabled neutral status is about to face its biggest test in decades, with the defence ministry tilting closer to Western military powers in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Al Jazeera, Insider and New York Times
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Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Turkey says it will not approve Sweden and Finland joining Nato
Turkey says it will not approve Sweden and Finland joining Nato
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Wall Street Journal, Reuters, You searched for, Insider, Hürriyet Daily News, The Moscow Times, Helsinki Times, Al Jazeera, Geopolitical Musings, Washington Examiner, Middle East Eye, CNN, Agence France-Presse, Politico, Foreign Policy, Deseret News, UPI, Washington Post, Bloomberg, CNBC, nationalinterest.org, Al-Monitor, Anadolu Ajansı …, Raw Story and WTOP News
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Biden to lift some Trump-era restrictions on Cuba — The Biden administration is lifting several Trump-era restrictions on Cuba, including on some aspects of travel to the island, caps on family remittances and the issuance of immigration visas. — A State Department statement described …
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Axios, Voice of America and Common Dreams
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Washington Post:
Inside the Jan. 6 committee, key questions remain as hearings loom — The committee is reckoning with how closely to focus on former president Donald Trump — When the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol gathered for a private retreat last month …
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Living With The Far-Right Insurgency In Idaho — A radical GOP faction, in open alliance with extremists, is seizing power and targeting its opponents with cruelty. Some wonder: Is it time to leave? — IDAHO — White nationalist Vincent James Foxx had a new video for his nearly 70,000 subscribers …
Justin George / Washington Post:
Metro GM retires one day after transit agency announces recertification lapses — The transit agency was also cited as early as 2015 for not having a consistent recertification program. — Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld, who has led Metro for six years, announced Monday evening …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Supreme Court greenlights corruption — There are few meaningful limits remaining on money in politics. As a result, politics has become increasingly dominated by the wealthy. The average U.S. Senator is a multi-millionaire. On Monday, the Supreme Court made the situation a little bit worse.
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New Republic, Slate and Vox
Carron J. Phillips / Deadspin:
White fans were entertained by Black athletes a day after a racist killed Black people in Buffalo — this is what white supremacy looks like — You can be sure that Jayson Tatum and Chris Paul have more than Game 7 wins and losses on their mind after this weekend — Sports only serve as an escape from society if you're white.
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RedState
Steven Shepard / Politico:
It's Midterm Super Tuesday. Here are the people, places and big political questions at stake. — Of the 20 separate dates on the 2022 midterm primary calendar, none is more important — and potentially dramatic — than this Tuesday. — Former President Donald Trump is staking his claim …
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Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, ABC News, Vox, CNN, The Hill, PennLive, FiveThirtyEight, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, NPR and The Dispatch
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Russian Atrocities Prompt Bipartisan Push to Expand U.S. War Crimes Law — WASHINGTON — Leading senators of both parties have struck a deal over a draft bill that would expand a 1996 war crimes law to give American courts jurisdiction over cases involving atrocities committed abroad …
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Muzzle Velocity
Tim Wallace / Telegraph:
Bank of England warns of ‘apocalyptic’ global food shortage — Governor Andrew Bailey says he is ‘helpless’ in face of surging inflation — The Governor of the Bank of England has warned of “apocalyptic” global food price rises and said he is “helpless” in the face of surging inflation …
Aaron Morrison / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter has $42 million in assets — NEW YORK (AP) — The foundation started by organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement is still worth tens of millions of dollars, after spending more than $37 million on grants, real estate, consultants, and other expenses, according to tax documents filed with the IRS.
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