memeorandum: EU considers Russian bank concession to safeguard Black Sea grain deal (Financial Times)

7:30 AM ET, July 3, 2023

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Musk Says Twitter Is Limiting Number of Posts Users Can Read — The change on Saturday came as thousands of users complained about getting an error message that they had “exceeded” their “rate limit.” — Elon Musk said on Saturday that Twitter will temporarily limit the number of posts users …

Daniel Mordzinski / PEN Ukraine:

Victoria Amelina, a Ukrainian writer, and our dearest colleague, passed away — Цю статтю можна прочитати українською

Discussion: New York Times, PEN America, UPI, Associated Press, Financial Times, Euromaidan Press, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, The Guardian, inews.co.uk, The Kyiv Independent and The Messenger

Ronny Reyes / New York Post:

Hunter Biden filmed himself smoking crack behind the wheel, driving at 172mph on way to Vegas: photos — Hunter Biden apparently filmed himself smoking crack behind the wheel of a car in 2018 — the same year he took a picture of himself driving 172mph in a Porsche, according to thousands …

Discussion: RedState, One America News Network, Twitchy and TheBlaze

Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:

EXCLUSIVE: Life in the fast lane! How reckless Hunter Biden photographed himself driving at 172mph while behind the wheel of his Porsche en route to a days-long Vegas bender with prostitutes and pictured himself smoking CRACK while behind the wheel — DailyMail.com can reveal Hunter …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Western Journal

Shawna Mizelle / CNN:

Will Hurd says he 'can't lie to get access to a microphone' at RNC debate — Republican presidential candidate Will Hurd said Sunday he was working toward “hitting all the requirements” to qualify for next month's first GOP primary debate in Milwaukee. — But when it came to the requirement …

Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill, Washington Examiner and The Messenger

Lauren Sforza / The Hill:

Christie: Trump will attend debates because 'his ego won't permit him not to' — Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said former President Trump will show up to the GOP primary debates because of his ego. — The New York Times's Maureen Dowd interviewed Christie …

Discussion: HuffPost, Washington Examiner, Occupy Democrats and No More Mister Nice Blog

Politico:
The first GOP debate is at risk of losing its draw

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, The Hill and RedState

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

Procedure exists to force the Supreme Court to rehear ‘made up’ wedding website case: Neal Katyal — Based upon new evidence that a landmark Supreme Court case on religious and 1st Amendment rights was based upon a bogus claim, former Solicitor General Neal Katyal claimed that Colorado's attorney general …

Discussion: The Messenger and The Status Kuo

Jack Khoury / Haaretz:

Israeli Army Strikes Jenin in Large-scale ‘Anti-terror’ Op; Eight Palestinians Killed — After drone strike on militant HQ, Jenin op continues with ground incursion, weapons seizure ■ At least eight killed, 50 wounded ■ Security sources say op may ‘accomplish goals within 48 hours’ ■ …

Discussion: The Messenger, Washington Examiner, The Times of Israel, Al Jazeera, BBC, Reuters, Associated Press, TASS, The New Arab, UPI, RTÉ, Washington Post, New York Times and FDD

Ali Swenson / Associated Press:

Moms for Liberty's focus on school races nationwide sets up political clash with teachers unions — An annual gathering of Moms for Liberty is drawing Republican presidential candidates and criticism from protestors outside the event. The group has quickly become a force …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Digby's Hullabaloo, Washington Times and USA Today

NBC News:
‘Never apologize’: How Moms for Liberty teaches its members to spin the media

Discussion: Occupy Democrats

Reuters:

Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants for eight activists — Hong Kong police on Monday accused eight overseas-based activists of “serious” national security offences including foreign collusion, and offered a HK$1 million ($127,656) reward for information leading to any arrest.

Discussion: Reuters and Bloomberg

Yonah Jeremy Bob / Jerusalem Post:

Israel greenlights purchase of new F-35 squadron from US — The Israeli Defense Ministry noted that the total value of the deal to buy 25 F-35 aircraft is approximately $3 billion, financed by US aid funds. — Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday approved the purchase of a third squadron …

Discussion: UPI, Associated Press, Haaretz, Reuters, You searched for, Breitbart, FDD, The Messenger, Bloomberg, The Times of Israel and The New Arab

Kit Maher / CNN:

Christie calls back-and-forth between Trump and DeSantis a teenage ‘food fight’ — Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie on Sunday lamented what he called the teenage “food fight” between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis over LGBTQ rights in the 2024 GOP race, as rivals …

Discussion: HuffPost, The Guardian, New York Post, The Hill, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, The Messenger, Political Wire and Politico

Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
DeSantis's stalling campaign: how to lose friends and alienate people

Discussion: Colorado Newsline and Raw Story

Financial Times:

EU considers Russian bank concession to safeguard Black Sea grain deal — Move would be a sop to Moscow to maintain agreement that allows Ukraine to export food to global markets — The EU is considering a proposal to allow a Russian bank under sanctions to carve-out a subsidiary …

Discussion: Insider, Reuters, Euractiv and The Kyiv Independent

Sarah Toy / Wall Street Journal:

Departing CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Warns of Politicized Science — Stepping down after 2 1/2 years, she says public needs to be wary of misinformation — Dr. Rochelle Walensky has a warning for the American people: Be on guard against misinformation and the politicization of science.