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3:02 AM ET, April 9, 2023

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Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Texas judge delivers on the hopes of his antiabortion world  —  Matthew Kacsmaryk has long been immersed in a community that is staunchly opposed to abortion  —  When Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk was a young father, his wife captured much of their daily life on a parenting blog that highlighted the family's strong anti abortion beliefs.
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The worst federal judge in America now has a name  —  Congratulations are in order for Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk.  The competition is fierce and will remain so, but for now he holds the title: worst federal judge in America.  —  Not simply for the poor quality of his judicial reasoning, although more, much more, on this in a bit.
Discussion: Slate, Newsbusters and Alternet.org
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Ignore the courts?  Some Democrats say Texas abortion pill ruling demands it.  —  The Biden administration swiftly appeals abortion pill ruling as Dems split on going further.  —  The Biden administration has rushed to appeal a Texas judge's ruling that could suspend the approval …
Rachel M. Cohen / Vox:
A Texas judge just issued a national ruling against medication abortion.  What now?  —  The status of mifepristone in America, explained.  —  A decision in a highly anticipated federal court case was issued Friday night: A district judge in Texas, with longstanding and outspoken anti-abortion views …
Matthew Perrone / Associated Press:
What does 1870s Comstock Act have to do with abortion pills?
New York Times:
With Dueling Rulings, Abortion Pill Cases Appear Headed to the Supreme Court
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Chuck Schumer Blasts ‘Complicit’ Republicans Over Abortion Pill Ruling
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Biden administration appealing Texas judge's decision blocking abortion pill approval
Washington Post:
Intelligence leak exposes U.S. spying on adversaries and allies  —  U.S. and European officials scrambled to understand how dozens of classified documents covering all manner of intelligence gathering had made their way online with little notice  —  On Saturday, as U.S. officials …
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Aric Toler / bellingcat:
From Discord to 4chan: The Improbable Journey of a US Intelligence Leak  —  In recent days, the US Justice Department and Pentagon have begun investigating an apparent online leak of sensitive documents, including some that were marked “Top Secret”.  —  A portion of the documents …
Washington Post:
Israeli spy chiefs led secret revolt against Netanyahu reforms, leaked documents say  —  As the Biden administration races to investigate a leak of classified U.S. documents, Washington and Jerusalem are remaining silent about a particularly sensitive disclosure within the trove of files …
Discussion: Al-Monitor
New York Times:
Leaked Documents Reveal Depth of U.S. Spy Efforts and Russia's Military Struggles  —  The information, exposed on social media sites, also shows that U.S. intelligence services are eavesdropping on important allies.  —  WASHINGTON — A trove of leaked Pentagon documents reveals …
Austin American-Statesman:
Gov. Greg Abbott announces he will push to pardon Daniel Perry who was convicted of murder  —  Tony Plohetski Claire Osborn Ryan AutulloAustin American-Statesman  —  Less than 24 hours after a jury in Austin found Daniel Perry guilty of shooting to death a protester, Gov. Greg Abbott announced …
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Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Texas AG Paxton slams ‘Soros-backed’ prosecutor after jury convicts Army sergeant for shooting protester
Josh Barro / Very Serious:
Elon Musk Wants You to Hear About Substack Notes  —  He's boosting the Substack competitor to Twitter that he wants to kill.  Plus: Killer AI sounds fake to me.  —  Dear readers,  —  You may have heard that Substack will soon be launching a feature called Notes, which will be a place to …
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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Twitter targets its rival Substack, forcing well-known journalists to choose
emptywheel:
Elon Musk “Censors” Matt Taibbi's Post about Twitter “Censoring” the “Hunter Biden” “Laptop” Story
Discussion: Raw Story and RedState
Sylvie McNamara / Washingtonian:
Clarence Thomas's Billionaire Benefactor Collects Hitler Artifacts  —  Harlan Crow also reportedly has a garden full of dictator statues. … “I still can't get over the collection of Nazi memorabilia,” says one person who attended an event at Crow's home a few years ago and asked to remain anonymous.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Justice Clarence Thomas's megadonor friend collects Hitler memorabilia - report
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
The Smearing of Clarence Thomas
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, dies  —  Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps, has died.
Discussion: CBS News
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John Q. Barrett / The Jackson List:   Benjamin B. Ferencz (1920 - ထ)
Emily Langer / Washington Post:
Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor, dies at 103
Discussion: CBS News
Conover Kennard / Crooks and Liars:
FBI Arrests Founder Of ‘Protect Our Kids’ For Possessing Lewd Child Photos  —  He had 1,997 images and five videos of child pornography on his computer.  —  Video  —  Can you help us out?  —  For 18 years we have been exposing Washington lies and untangling media deceit …
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Daniel Villarreal / LGBTQ Nation:   Founder of “Protect Our Kids First” arrested for allegedly downloading child sex abuse material
News 12:
Sen. Blumenthal fractures femur at UConn parade, will undergo surgery  —  Sen. Richard Blumenthal told News 12 Connecticut that he fractured his femur and is expected to undergo surgery Sunday, following a mishap at the UConn Huskies victory parade in Hartford.
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Stephanie Guerilus / ABC News:
Sen. Richard Blumenthal breaks leg at UConn parade, will undergo surgery
Discussion: WCTX-TV
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
McCarthy faces GOP blowback after N.Y. Times leak  — Juliegrace Brufke, author of Axios Hill Leaders … - McCarthy told colleagues he lacks confidence that Arrington can deliver a budget proposal, according to an explosive New York Times article published Thursday.
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Abortion was a 50/50 issue.  Now, it's Republican quicksand.  —  Six in 10 voters support legal abortion in most cases.  Just over a third want it to be entirely or mostly illegal.  —  Conservatives are finding out the hard way that abortion isn't a 50-50 issue anymore.
Discussion: Political Wire
NBC News:
How a tight circle of aides is trying to keep Trump out of (more) trouble  —  It might involve playing a lot of Sinead O'Connor and the J6 choir.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When he wrapped up remarks following his arraignment Tuesday with a familiar promise to “Make America Great Again,” …
Discussion: Political Wire
Taylor Henry / Archdiocese for the Military, USA:
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Terminates Catholic Pastoral Care Contract During Holy Week  —  WASHINGTON, DC - Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has issued a “cease and desist order” to Holy Name College, a community of Franciscan Catholic priests and brothers …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
No One Should Be That Shocked by What's Happening in Tennessee  —  I covered the statehouse for years.  It's been heading in this direction for a while.  —  Former Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) delivers remarks during his expulsion proceedings on the floor of the Tennessee House chamber.
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Des Moines Register:
Iowa stops paying for rape victims' morning-after pills and abortions
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
New report outlines the deep political polarization's slow and steady march
Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
The Ties That Blind … Dear Reader (excluding the runaway black hole that is being chased through space …
Discussion: Space.com
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
For DeSantis, Overflowing War Chest Obscures the Challenges Ahead
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Joseph Spector / Politico:
Tish James and Hochul seek to toss House lines in New York
Discussion: Gothamist and Political Wire
Michael Cavna / Washington Post:
Jerry Craft drew a positive Black story. Then the calls for a ban began.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
GOP Beware: Bragg's Case Is Just the Start of Trump's Legal Jeopardy
New York Times:
The Russians Took Their Children. These Mothers Went and Got Them Back.
Discussion: Bloomberg
New York Times:
Georgia Looms Next After Trump's Indictment in New York
Discussion: Raw Story and Financial Times
 

 
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Richard Deitsch / New York Times:
Netflix's first livestream of NFL games avoided major buffering and freezing issues that plagued the Tyson-Paul fight for the most part, after early glitches

BBC:
The BBC says Gavin & Stacey: The Finale topped UK Christmas Day overnight ratings with 12.3M viewers, and its shows were the top 10 most-watched of the day

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
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