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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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Insider and Political Wire
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Russian Clocks Are All Ticking — This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. — Vladimir Putin's massive conscription of Russian men …
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Common Dreams and Fox News
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Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Putin Expected to Annex Parts of Ukraine After Referendums End
Putin Expected to Annex Parts of Ukraine After Referendums End
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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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The Guardian, Bloomberg, Reuters, Politico and TASS
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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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
NASA's DART mission successfully slams into an asteroid
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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
White House anxiously watches Meloni's rise to power
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The Daily Beast and New York Times
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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What Meloni means for America — Correction: An earlier version of this newsletter misstated the Congressional Budget Office cost estimate for President Joe Biden's proposed student loan relief plan. The estimate is $400 billion. — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross
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Washington Post and Reuters
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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BizPac Review, ABC7, HotAir, Algemeiner.com, Agence France-Presse, Vatican News, Reuters, KTLA and Babylon Bee
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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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Platformer, more at Techmeme »
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 …
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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Newsday
Washington Post:
How Kevin McCarthy's political machine worked to sway the GOP field — Allies spent millions in a sometimes secretive effort to weed out candidates who could cause the House leader trouble or jeopardize GOP victories in November — Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) made a name for himself …
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Plain Dealer and NBC News
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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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Mediaite, Occupy Democrats, Breitbart, Insider and Deadline
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New York Times:
Russia Admits to Draft Problems as Anger Flares Into Violence — The Kremlin's spokesman tried to shift blame for errors in the call-up to regional agencies on Monday, the same day a gunman attacked a draft office in Siberia. — In a rare admission of official mistakes …
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Insider, Reason, The Independent Barents …, The Hill and New York Post
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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The Daily Caller and Townhall
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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The Daily Beast and Associated Press
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
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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The Intercept and Raw Story
Damon Young / Washington Post:
Woke is now a dog whistle for Black. What's next? — There's “urban” of course. And urban's cousin “inner-city.” — And then there's “at-risk,” “underserved” and “fatherless” if talking about our children. “Marginalized,” “low-income” and “welfare-dependent” if talking about the parents of those children.
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 …
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Associated Press, Forbes, The Hill and Reason
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Rally for Trump-backed Pennsylvania Gov. candidate flops hard after only 60 people show up — Doug Mastriano, the far-right Trump-backed candidate for Pennsylvania governor, held what was supposed to be a “big rally” in the state capital of Harrisburg. — However, the New York Times reports …
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Crooks and Liars
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Mastriano's Sputtering Campaign: No TV Ads, Tiny Crowds, Little Money
Mastriano's Sputtering Campaign: No TV Ads, Tiny Crowds, Little Money
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Politico, National Memo, Raw Story and Mediaite
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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