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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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New York Times, Media Matters for America, Washington Examiner, NPR, The Hill, The Independent, Townhall and HuffPost, more at Mediagazer »
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Right's Violence Problem — The Buffalo killings are part of a pattern: Most extremist violence in the U.S. comes from the political right. — Over the past decade, the Anti-Defamation League has counted about 450 U.S. murders committed by political extremists.
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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
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.
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Why Tucker Carlson Should Want the Buffalo Manifesto Made Public — The alleged teenage mass shooter in Buffalo, New York, wrote and posted a 180-page manifesto. I read the whole thing, and the only part that surprised me was the banality of his stated intention to eat “corn beef hash” …
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Los Angeles Times, Poynter, No More Mister Nice Blog, RedState, Townhall and Digby's Hullabaloo
Bonchie / RedState:
Tucker Carlson Responds to Charges He Inspired Buffalo Shooter, Makes His Critics Look Like Childish Ghouls
Tucker Carlson Responds to Charges He Inspired Buffalo Shooter, Makes His Critics Look Like Childish Ghouls
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Townhall, The Dispatch, The Blue State Conservative, The Professional Ignoramus and The Daily Caller
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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Civil War Memory, ImmigrationProf Blog, Rolling Stone, Washington Times, POLITICUSUSA and The Wrap
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, RedState, pjmedia.com, Digby's Hullabaloo, KNSD-TV, NPR and VICE
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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CNBC and NBC Los Angeles, more at Techmeme »
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Matthew Loh / Insider:
Elon Musk says he'll vote Republican in ‘this election’ despite ‘overwhelmingly’ voting for Democrats in the past
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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New York Post, Big League Politics, BizPac Review, The Last Refuge, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and YouTube
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 and BizPac Review, more at Techmeme »
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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New York Times, Gizmodo, 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, New York Times, Bloomberg, Grid News and Deseret News, more at Techmeme »
Associated Press:
Sweden signs NATO request, Finland formally endorses move — STOCKHOLM (AP) — Finland's Parliament has overwhelmingly endorsed a bid from the Nordic country's government to join NATO. — Lawmakers at the 200-seat Eduskunta legislature voted 188-8 Tuesday to approve Finland seeking membership …
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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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John Revill / Reuters:
Neutral Switzerland leans closer to NATO in response to Russia
Neutral Switzerland leans closer to NATO in response to Russia
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Al Jazeera, New York Times and Insider
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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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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Associated Press, Fox News, HotAir and Twitchy
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Front Page Magazine:
How Black Lives Matter Criminals Were Enabled by the I.R.S. and the Democrat Party — And taxpayers were left with the bill. — [Order David Horowitz's I Can't Breathe: How a Racial Hoax is Killing America: CLICK HERE.] — The recently revealed purchase of multi-million-dollar properties …
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Fox News and Washington Examiner
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 …
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Mother Jones, Mediaite, Raw Story and Political Wire
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Dinesh D'Souza's 2000 Mules Is a Hilarious Mockumentary — A tour de force exploring the limits of how many suckers there are willing to pay for fantasy. — Dinesh D'Souza's 2000 Mules is Plandemic for election truthers. For the non-insane, it's a hilarious mockumentary.
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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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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 Raw Story
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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 …
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Raw Story
Abbott MediaRoom:
Abbott Enters into Consent Decree with U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Sturgis, Mich., Plant; Agreement Creates Pathway to Reopen Facility — After FDA approval, Abbott could restart the site within two weeks; from the time of restart it would take six to eight weeks before product is available on shelves
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Washington Post:
Facebook quietly bankrolled small, grassroots groups to fight its battles in Washington — Records show Facebook-funded American Edge backed minority interest groups, conservative think tanks and small business groups to create the appearance of grassroots opposition to antitrust regulation
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 …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
FBI Records Reveal Matt Gaetz Was in Chaos Mode as Scandal Broke — Just minutes before Matt Gaetz went on Tucker Carlson the night it was revealed he was under investigation for sex crimes, he was yelling at the FBI. — Fifteen minutes before Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was due …
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Miami Herald:
Reversing Trump measures, U.S. will expand flights to Cuba and resume family reunifications — The Biden administration is restoring flights to Cuban cities other than Havana and reestablishing a family reunification program suspended for years, following recommendations of a long-anticipated review …
Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
White House makes 3rd round of free COVID-19 tests available to order — White House rolls out third release of free, at-home COVID tests — Fox News Flash top headlines for May 17 — The White House has announced a third release of free at-home COVID-19 testing for U.S. residents.
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Associated Press, Washington Examiner and UPI
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
House Panel Opens Public Hearing on Unexplained Aerial Sightings — An intelligence subcommittee will hear testimony from two Pentagon officials on observations by military pilots and others. — WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee opened a hearing on Tuesday on unidentified aerial phenomena observed …