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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The smoking gun in Martha's Vineyard  —  Popular Information has obtained documentary evidence that migrants from Venezuela were provided with false information to convince them to board flights chartered by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R).  The documents suggest that the flights …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The Progressive Delusion of Co-Ed Sports  —  What does “inclusivity” mean?  —  Preamble: There are important things happening in the world today, one of which is that the details of the DeSantis Martha's Vineyard stunt are becoming more clear and more disgusting.  Per Judd Legum:
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Breitbart
Damon Linker / Eyes on the Right:
Ron DeSantis, King of the Jerks  —  America will be in trouble as long as Republicans believe they benefit from driving our politics into the gutter  —  My “brand” as a writer is empathy and equanimity, even toward those with whom I have strong political disagreements.  Not that I always live up to those standards.
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
After Texas Sent Him to Washington, One Migrant Launches a New Life  —  Lever Alejos, who was delivered to the nation's capital courtesy of Gov. Greg Abbott, has found plenty of work.  ‘I feel fortunate the governor put me on a bus to Washington.’  —  When Lever Alejos of Venezuela arrived …
Mark Hemingway / The Federalist:
If Martha's Vineyard Tried To Prove It Cares About Immigrants, It Failed Miserably
Discussion: Townhall, Twitchy and New Republic
David Byler / Washington Post:
This little-known election predictor should worry Democrats  —  As early voting begins around the country, every political data point would appear to marginally favor the Democrats.  Polls suggest they lead ever so slightly in key Senate races and in national House polls.
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Alex Samuels / FiveThirtyEight:
Could A Republican Win Colorado's Senate Seat?  —  The conventional political narrative around Colorado is that this onetime purple state now leans blue.  And there's plenty of evidence for that: Democratic presidential candidates have won the state in every election since 2008 …
Discussion: RedState, Axios and ABC News
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Prominent pro-Trump couple to fundraise for Senate candidates
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
We Have a Bill to Help Prevent Another Jan. 6 Attack  —  It's past time to reform the Electoral Count Act to make clear Congress can't overturn an election result.  —  WSJ Opinion: Inflation Reduction Act Not Working So Far  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.
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Ryan Teague Beckwith / Bloomberg:
Liz Cheney Introduces Electoral Vote Bill to Avoid Repeat of Jan. 6
Discussion: Fox News
Rachel Wolfe / Wall Street Journal:
High Food Prices Are Getting to People.  The Scene at One Grocery Store Shows Why.  —  Shoppers explain the stress they feel while buying groceries amid the highest food inflation in over 40 years  —  HOUMA, La.—To understand how people are navigating inflation these days, go to a grocery-store parking lot.
Discussion: NRCC
Tina Daunt / The Wrap:
Gavin Newsom Is ‘Unequivocally’ Running for President in 2024 if Biden Doesn't (Exclusive)  —  The California governor, who's already running ads in other states, is poised to challenge Vice President Kamala Harris  —  California Governor Gavin Newsom is “undeniably, unequivocally” …
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
President Joe Biden: The 2022 60 Minutes Interview
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychological operations  —  Complaints about the U.S. military's influence operations using Facebook and Twitter have raised concern in the White House and federal agencies.  —  The Pentagon has ordered a sweeping audit of how it conducts …
Janaki Chadha / Politico:
Success eludes New York's plan to convert hotels into affordable housing  —  After a year and $200 million committed, New York hasn't created a single apartment, thanks in part to piecemeal policy and a powerful union.  —  NEW YORK — With rents soaring and tourism rebounding …
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Yoav Gonen / All:
Most-Complained-About NYPD Cop Retires, Avoiding Penalties  —  Lt. Eric Dym faced discipline on 52 allegations, but he won't be terminated for misconduct.  Only one CCRB probe in the past decade has led to that outcome — for the officer who killed Eric Garner.
Discussion: Raw Story
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Trump's ‘Save America’ Scam  —  His PAC never launched a “legal defense fund,” despite deceitful ads that raked in millions.  —  (COMPOSITE / MIDJOURNEY)  —  In 2019, Donald Trump's charitable foundation was fined $2 million for misusing funds and ordered to shut down.  The foundation's misdeeds included:
Discussion: Raw Story
Twitchy:
Greg Pollowitz, Twitchy's ‘rock’, has passed away after fight with leukemia  —  It is with the heaviest of hearts we announce the passing of Twitchy's Managing Editor, Greg Pollowitz.  —  Greg was our rock and always kept a steady head regardless of what the news (or Twitter) threw at us.
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Proud Boys memo reveals meticulous planning for ‘street-level violence’  —  Document of 23 pages shows the lengths to which the far-right group goes to prepare for potentially violent encounters and exposes the militaristic structure and language it has adopted
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
David Gilbert / VICE:
What Is This Eerie Salute People Are Doing at Trump Rallies Now?  —  The signal was immediately compared to the “Sieg Heil” salute.  —  David Gilbert  —  On Saturday night, as former President Donald Trump was wrapping up a political rally in Youngstown, Ohio, one section of the crowd …
Brock Wilson / CBC News:
'It's a slippery slope': How young men fall into online radicalization  —  Reid Brown says YouTube started showing him problematic content when he was 13  —  Reid Brown remembers the first time he got sucked in by the algorithm — he was just 13, watching videos after school when YouTube started pushing him to controversial content.
John Nolte / Breitbart:
Woke Gestapo at HBO Max Erase Cigarettes from Iconic Movie Posters  —  By way of HBO Max, Warner Bros. Discovery is desecrating iconic art by removing cigarettes from classic movie posters.  —  On HBO Max's streaming menu, classic movie posters are frequently used to identify the title available to the subscriber.
Discussion: Twitchy
Kelly Hooper / Politico:
Judge refuses Lindell motion to dismiss suit brought by voting machine company  —  A Minnesota District Court judge on Monday denied MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's motion to throw out a lawsuit brought by a voting technology company that claims he defamed it by pushing the false narrative that the 2020 election was stolen.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Forbes, UPI and Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump's frightening rally in Ohio shows the media still doesn't get it  —  Donald Trump has gone full QAnon.  As he spoke during a rally for Ohio Republican candidates on Saturday, a soundtrack associated with the conspiracy theory played.  That elicited one-armed salutes — another QAnon symbol — from many attendees.
Gustaf Kilander / The Independent:
Trump under fire for QAnon display at Ohio rally: ‘He has gone completely insane’  —  ‘Trump has always been mentally ill, but this is a whole new level’  —  Related video: Cheney says new revelations reveal true ‘danger’ of Trump … Donald Trump has come under fire for his descent …
Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg:
Apple Flexes Muscle as Quiet Power Behind App Developer Group  —  The App Association brands itself as the leading voice for thousands of app developers around the world.  In reality, the vast majority of its funding comes from Apple Inc.  —  The tech giant isn't a member of the association.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Senate Republicans seek special counsel authority for prosecutor in Hunter Biden criminal probe  — More than 30 Senate Republicans asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to give the federal prosecutor who has been investigating Hunter Biden “special counsel protections and authorities.”
Alex Hemingway / Jacobin:
To Solve the Housing Crisis, We Have to Increase the Housing Supply  —  The persistent shortage of homes is a key driver of the housing crisis.  The solution is social housing, but to halt the churn of displacement in the short term, we simply need to build more homes.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Youngkin to hold Arizona events supporting Lake  —  Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is expected to stump for Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake next month, escalating his midterm campaign efforts ahead of a prospective 2024 presidential bid.  —  Youngkin is embarking on the Arizona trip …
 
 
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Robert T. Garrett / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott widens lead on Beto O'Rourke in new poll
Katie Akin / Des Moines Register:
Conservative radio host Larry Elder teases possible presidential run, regardless of Trump
Discussion: The Hill, Just The News and IJR
Washington Free Beacon:
Fetterman Voted To Free Murderer Who Hacked Innocent Man to Death With Garden Shears
Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
Federal Court rules Big Tech has no ‘freewheeling First Amendment right to censor’
Discussion: The Federalist and New York Post
Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Trump ally's trial on foreign agent charges kicks off with jury selection
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CNN
Associated Press:
Family of American says he was freed by Taliban in swap
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