memeorandum: Trump slams ‘slovenly’ Bill Barr after former AG warns ex-POTUS will deliver ‘chaos’ upon return (Tom Boggioni/Alternet.org)

3:15 AM ET, May 7, 2023

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Briauna Brown / WFAA-TV:

Allen mall shooting: Investigation underway after deadly shooting at Allen Premium Outlets, officials say — According to reports, the shooting occurred at about 3:30 p.m. at Allen Premium Outlets located at 820 W. Stacy Road. — ALLEN, Texas — Several law enforcement agencies are responding …

Discussion: New York Times, Insider, Breitbart, TMZ.com, Associated Press, NewsNation, Raw Story, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller

Victor Swezey / The Daily Beast:

Shopping Mall Horror: 8 Killed in Texas Rampage — “He pretty much was walking down the sidewalk and ... was just shooting his gun everywhere for the most part.” — Intern — Eight people are dead and several others are injured after a gunman pulled up to an outlet mall in a Dallas suburb …

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Associated Press:

Police: 8 killed in Texas mall shooting, gunman also dead — A gunman killed eight people and wounded seven others - three critically - in a shooting at a Dallas-area mall before being fatally shot by a police officer who happened to be nearby, authorities said Saturday.

Discussion: Reuters, New York Post, Associated Press, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Florida Politics and Just The News

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth:

Allen Premium Outlets Shooting: Shooter ‘down,’ multiple casualties, congressman says — By FOX 4 Staff , Peyton Yager and Dionne Anglin — ALLEN, Texas - Authorities have responded to the Allen Premium Outlets to investigate a shooting Saturday afternoon.

Discussion: Fox News, RedState, The Texas Tribune, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Examiner

CNN:

One suspect believed to be dead in shooting at Texas mall, source says; police searching for possible second suspect — Authorities in a suburb of Dallas are responding to a shooting at an outlet mall, with ATF personnel on the scene at Allen Premium Outlets.

Discussion: New York Post, Raw Story and Rolling Stone

ABC News:

Texas mall shooting updates: 8 killed, 7 hospitalized — At least seven victims were transported to area hospitals, authorities said. — Eight people were killed, seven hospitalized with injuries with three in critical condition and four in stable condition in a shooting Saturday …

Discussion: Washington Post, NBC News, CBS News, WFLA-TV, The Hill, Al Jazeera, Breitbart, Associated Press, NPR and NBC New York

Nick Schager / The Daily Beast:

‘Sisu’: The Wildly Violent Nazi-Killer Film Everyone's Talking About — The new movie “Sisu” is full of carnage—the gratifying kind—and plenty of pulp, which is why it's already becoming a word-of-mouth must-see. — Cult films aren't deliberately made—they're spontaneously created by word-of-mouth …

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:

Arizona official targeted by election deniers now struggles with PTSD … PHOENIX — Anger and resentment welled inside the local leader as he surveyed the mourners at his friend's funeral reception last year. — Bill Gates, 51, a lifelong Republican elected to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors …

Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:

White House Continues Blasting Congressional GOP Over Potential Veterans Benefit Cuts — In a new memo, President Joe Biden's administration estimates that over 600,000 vets in vulnerable Republican House districts could be hurt. — More than 600,000 veterans in a handful …

Discussion: NBC News and USA Today

Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
GOP moderates privately panic over debt ceiling deal

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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:

Trump's affair was huge tabloid news. Now it's apparently news to him. — Trump claimed in a deposition that he couldn't remember if he was seeing Marla Maples before his divorce. It would be quite a thing to forget. — Even for a former president known to tell the occasional whopper or 30,000, it's hard to top this one.

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Tom Boggioni / Alternet.org:

Trump slams ‘slovenly’ Bill Barr after former AG warns ex-POTUS will deliver ‘chaos’ upon return — Donald Trump was very busy on his Truth Social account just after Friday midnight and unleashed a bitter attack on Bill Barr in retaliation for the former attorney general questioning whether he is “fit” to be president again.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Digby's Hullabaloo, HuffPost, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, The Hill and Mediaite

Ursula Perano / The Daily Beast:

Rebrand of the Rebrand: MAGA Oz Pivots Back to Being Dr. Oz — Following his defeat in Pennsylvania's Senate race, Mehmet Oz may be passing up a political comeback for a chance to get his old career back. — For most losing political candidates, the months that follow defeat …

Maya Boddie / Alternet.org:

‘Broken moral compass’: Twitter slams Mike Pence for Clarence Thomas praise — Former Vice President Mike Pence wants the world to know he stands with United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. — The possible 2024 hopeful's public support comes one month after ProPublica revealed …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Mother Jones, The Hill, Fox News and Washington Times

BBC:

Dozens of protesters arrested during Coronation — Dozens of people have been arrested during the King's Coronation, including the leader of a prominent anti-monarchy group. — London's Metropolitan Police said 52 arrests were made for a range of reasons, and all remain in custody.