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Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home to avoid being served with subpoena, court record says — In an affidavit, a process server said that the state's top attorney tried evade him as he attempted to deliver a subpoena from an abortion fund's lawsuit against the state. — Copy link
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Russian Clocks Are All Ticking — Putin is running out of time. — Vladimir Putin's massive conscription of Russian men is yet another calamity of his own making. — But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic. — A Darker Motive? — Russia continues to lose in Ukraine.
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Cora Engelbrecht / New York Times:
Putin Ally Acknowledges Founding Wagner Mercenary Group
Putin Ally Acknowledges Founding Wagner Mercenary Group
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Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Putin grants citizenship to Edward Snowden, who disclosed U.S. surveillance
Putin grants citizenship to Edward Snowden, who disclosed U.S. surveillance
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Associated Press:
Putin grants Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden
Putin grants Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden
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Denise Chow / NBC News:
NASA's DART spacecraft successfully slams into asteroid in historic test of planetary defense — It was a cosmic smash-up watched around the world. — A NASA spacecraft on Monday intentionally slammed into an asteroid in a historic test of humanity's ability to protect Earth …
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Ashley Strickland / CNN:
NASA's DART mission successfully slams into an asteroid — A NASA spacecraft has intentionally slammed into an asteroid in humanity's first test of planetary defense. — The impact occurred at 7:15 p.m. ET greeted by cheers from the mission team in Laurel, Maryland.
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Christopher Caldwell / Compact Magazine:
The Contradictions of Giorgia Meloni — Ennio Flaiano, the great Italian screenwriter, used to boast of the generosity of his compatriots, who were “always willing to rush to the aid of a winner.” Once Giorgia Meloni took the lead in the Italian polls in July, she was unlikely to have it wrested from her.
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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
White House anxiously watches Meloni's rise to power — The earthquake in Italy has sent tremors that could be felt in the White House. — The victory of Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni rattled Europe, furthering fears about a new right-wing shift on the continent …
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Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
How a party of neo-fascist roots won big in Italy
How a party of neo-fascist roots won big in Italy
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Anna Wolfe / Mississippi Today:
Retired wrestler says GOP Gov. Phil Bryant cut welfare funding to nonprofit because of Democratic support — A former professional wrestler and defendant in the Mississippi welfare scandal is alleging that he personally witnessed Republican Gov. Phil Bryant instruct an appointee …
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David Moye / HuffPost:
Brett Favre's Sirius XM Show Put On Hold After Welfare Fraud Scandal
Brett Favre's Sirius XM Show Put On Hold After Welfare Fraud Scandal
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Emily Wagster Pettus / The Clarion-Ledger:
Texts: Brett Favre also sought welfare money for football facility
Texts: Brett Favre also sought welfare money for football facility
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NBC News:
Oath Keeper charged in Jan. 6 attack texted with Andrew Giuliani about election — A high-ranking member of the far-right Oath Keepers organization who has been charged in connection with the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot exchanged messages in November 2020 with former Trump White House aide Andrew Giuliani about election issues.
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Timothy Noah / New Republic:
Hell Is a World in Which Everybody Writes Like Axios — In 1936, The New Yorker's Wolcott Gibbs published a celebrated profile of Henry Luce, co-founder with Briton Hadden of Time magazine. The piece was written entirely in parodic Time-ese. In those days Time's house style favored Homeric epithets …
CNN:
'Let's get right to the violence': New documentary film footage shows Roger Stone pre-Election Day — An exclusive interview with the filmmakers will air at 10 p.m. ET on Monday on “Don Lemon Tonight.” — Washington CNN — The day before the 2020 election, Roger Stone …
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Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee hearing will use clips from Roger Stone documentary
Jan. 6 committee hearing will use clips from Roger Stone documentary
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
White House switchboard called phone linked to January 6 rioter after attack
White House switchboard called phone linked to January 6 rioter after attack
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Liberal Guy / The American Mind:
Don't Take the Bait — Some friendly liberal advice to Republicans. — I want to offer my sincerest apologies for your present illiberal treatment by the Democrats, especially progressive Democrats. Your rights as Americans are being violated …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Mastriano's Sputtering Campaign: No TV Ads, Tiny Crowds, Little Money — As he runs for governor of Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano is being heavily outspent by his Democratic rival and trails badly in polling. National Republicans show little desire to help him.
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Subreddit Discriminates Against Anyone Who Doesn't Call Texas Governor Greg Abbott ‘A Little Piss Baby’ To Highlight Absurdity Of Content Moderation Law — Last year, I tried to create a “test suite” of websites that any new internet regulation ought to be “tested” against.
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New York Times:
Women Take Center Stage in Antigovernment Protests Shaking Iran — Women have been casting off their legally required head scarves, forming the primary image of the protests. But grievances against a repressive regime go far beyond the hijab. — For Yasi, the news felt too close to ignore …
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RADAR:
Total Bomb! Chris Wallace's CNN Show Premiere Tanks, Pulls Only 44k Viewers In Key Demo — Chris Wallace's much-hyped return to television with the debut of Who's Talking to Chris Wallace scored a paltry 44,000 viewers in the all-important ratings category, RadarOnline.com has learned.
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire and Twitchy
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Pro-Life Advocate Mark Houck Offered to Talk to FBI 3 Months Ago, It Raided His Family Anyway — More evidence is coming to light showing that Joe Biden's Justice Department clearly targeted a pro-life man his family with a shocking home raid as a matter of persecution.
Trafalgar Group:
WA US Sen General - Sept 2022 — See Report Here — Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Why Did This DeSantis Flack Delete All His Anti-OAN Tweets? — The far-right cable channel cut a fat check to DeSantis' PAC, but apparently that love isn't mutual. When we asked a top DeSantis aide about his anti-OAN tweets, he scrubbed them. … Confider reported last week that Robert Herring …
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Washington Post:
U. of Idaho may stop providing birth control under new abortion law — Employees could be charged with a felony and fired if they appear to promote abortion, according to new guidance — The University of Idaho's general counsel issued new guidance on Friday about the state's near-total abortion ban …
Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
Kristi Noem Under Investigation for Jetting to Personal Events on State Plane — MILE HIGH FLUB — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is under investigation for allegedly using a state-owned plane to ferry her to personal events, like her son's prom, ABC reports.
Bill Number / CBO Publications:
Costs of Suspending Student Loan Payments and Canceling Debt — This letter responds to some questions about the effects of President Biden's August 24, 2022, announcement on executive actions affecting student loans. — The cost of outstanding student loans will increase by $20 billion …
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Washington Post:
CBO: White House plan to relieve student loan debt costs $400 billion
CBO: White House plan to relieve student loan debt costs $400 billion
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Meadows texts reveal direct White House communications with pro-Trump operative behind plans to seize voting machines — As allies of then-President Donald Trump made a final push to overturn the election in late-December 2020, one of the key operatives behind the effort briefed …
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Steve Contorno / CNN:
DeSantis privately elevates election deniers while publicly staying mum on 2020
DeSantis privately elevates election deniers while publicly staying mum on 2020
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