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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk Really Broke Twitter This Time — The social network has never seen chaos quite like this. — Twitter may have just had its worst weekend ever, technically speaking. In response to a series of server emergencies, Elon Musk, the Twitter owner and self-professed free-speech …
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Jody Godoy / Reuters:
Musk's Twitter rate limits could undermine new CEO, ad experts say — Elon Musk's move to temporarily cap how many posts Twitter users can read on the social media site could undermine efforts by new CEO Linda Yaccarino to attract advertisers, marketing industry professionals said.
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Kylie Cheung / Jezebel:
Elon Musk Suggests ‘Childless’ People Should Lose the Right to Vote
Elon Musk Suggests ‘Childless’ People Should Lose the Right to Vote
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Washington Post, Occupy Democrats, The Messenger and Political Wire
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard — A civil rights group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni.
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Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Harvard's Admissions Is Challenged for Favoring Children of Alumni — After the Supreme Court banned race-conscious affirmative action, activists filed a complaint, saying legacy admissions helped students who are overwhelmingly rich and white. — It's been called affirmative action for the rich …
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New York Post
Daniel Wiessner / Reuters:
Harvard ‘legacy’ policy challenged on heels of affirmative action ruling
Harvard ‘legacy’ policy challenged on heels of affirmative action ruling
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Financial Times, Lawyers for Civil Rights, Reason, UPI, Rolling Stone and Liberty Unyielding
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Trump Showed Docs to People at Mar-a-Lago's Dining Room Patio Claims Former White House Press Secretary — Stephanie Grisham revealed that she witnessed her former boss, former President Donald Trump, show classified documents to people at his Florida residence Mar-a-Lago.
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Washington Examiner, Talking Points Memo, Insider, The Messenger, MSNBC, Washington Post, Joe.My.God., New York Post, UPROXX, IJR and Crooks and Liars
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
‘We are way behind’: Top DeSantis PAC official sounds alarm — Steve Cortes got pretty blunt during a Twitter spaces session on Sunday night. — A top spokesperson for Ron DeSantis' super PAC is sounding a decidedly dour note on the Florida governor's presidential prospects …
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Washington Examiner, The Messenger, The Hill, Mediaite, New York Post, Raw Story, Just The News, Florida Politics, Joe.My.God., The National Pulse+ and UPROXX
CNN:
Trump once said a president under felony indictment would grind the government to a halt and create a constitutional crisis — Former President Donald Trump said in 2016 that a president under indictment would “cripple the operations of our government” and create an “unprecedented constitutional crisis” …
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The Guardian, Hackwhackers, The Hill, Joe.My.God., Mediaite, Raw Story, HuffPost and Political Wire
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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’ ■ …
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Washington Examiner, The Times of Israel, BBC, The Hill, The Forward, FDD, Fox News, Breitbart, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, National Review, TASS, The New Arab, Reuters, Just The News and Channel 4 News
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Washington Post:
Israel invades West Bank city, killing at least 8 Palestinians
Israel invades West Bank city, killing at least 8 Palestinians
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CBS News, The Times of Israel, New York Times, Haaretz, Associated Press, BBC, RedState, The Hill, TASS, UPI, The Guardian, The New Arab, FDD, Voice of America and Florida Politics
Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Israel Launches Intense Airstrikes on Jenin in West Bank, Killing at Least 8
Israel Launches Intense Airstrikes on Jenin in West Bank, Killing at Least 8
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Foreign Policy, Al Jazeera, The Stranger, CBS News, NewsNation, Reuters, The Messenger and The Times of Israel
Prem Thakker / New Republic:
Is This the Weirdest Ad in American Political History? — Over the weekend, Ron DeSantis's rapid response team shared a video railing against twice-impeached and twice-indicted former President Donald Trump for previous expressions of support for the LGBTQ community, proudly contrasting …
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo, ABC News, Florida Politics, NBC News and The Daily Beast
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Actor Hill Harper poised to challenge Slotkin in Michigan Senate primary — The Democrat has shot his announcement video and ordered campaign T-shirts. — Democratic leaders hoped Elissa Slotkin would clear the field in the Senate primary in Michigan, giving the battle-tested candidate extra …
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Deborah Acosta / Wall Street Journal:
Migrant Workers Flee Florida as New Immigration Law Takes Effect — Farm owners and construction companies say the law, which started July 1, has already diminished their workforce — Florida's agricultural and construction industries say they are experiencing a labor shortage …
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NBC News, Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
Jeff Shesol / New York Times:
John Roberts Is Harming the Institution He Wants to Protect — Mr. Shesol, a historian, has written several books about American politics, including “Supreme Power,” the story of Franklin Roosevelt's failed attempt to pack the Supreme Court. — In June 2012, at the end of a contentious Supreme Court term …
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Insider and Mock Paper Scissors
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
When it comes to the economy, how does Tim Scott define ‘worse’? — “Three years ago, our economy was thriving,” GOP Sen. Tim Scott argued. “Today, we're all worse off.” Is this true? Let's do a little fact-checking. — In early 2012, as Barack Obama's re-election campaign took shape …
Anastasia Stognei / Financial Times:
Prigozhin appeals for public support as Wagner continues recruiting — Paramilitary group still signing contracts with fighters for Ukrainian front despite terms of truce with the Kremlin — Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin called on the Russian public to stand up for his Wagner paramilitaries …
Tony Leys / USA Today:
‘Public health has lost the war’: States legalize raw milk, despite public health warnings — LORIMOR, Iowa — Babe the goat is trendier than she looks. — Babe lives a quiet life on a hillside farm in southern Iowa, where she grazes on grass with a small herd of fellow goats.
Associated Press:
US recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement and exit bans — The U.S. recommended Americans reconsider traveling to China because of arbitrary law enforcement and exit bans and the risk of wrongful detentions. No specific cases were cited …
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Vimal Patel / New York Times:
At UChicago, a Debate Over Free Speech and Cyber Bullying — A student objected to a class, “The Problem of Whiteness,” and tweeted the lecturer's photo and email address. Hate mail poured in. What should the school do? — Rebecca Journey, a lecturer at the University of Chicago …
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Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
Gay And Trans Republicans Shocked DeSantis Now Targeting Them — A new ad shared by the DeSantis campaign from the rapid response account, DeSantis War Room, targets gay and trans Republicans. Many expressed disbelief that DeSantis would do this. … Gay and Trans Republicans expressed dismay …
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Tami Luhby / CNN:
States have been on a tax-cutting spree, but revenues are now weakening — Fueled by surging revenues, states have been slashing taxes for individuals and businesses for the past three years. — But the party is expected to come to an end in the coming fiscal year, which started on Saturday in 46 states.
Victoria Bouloubasis / The Guardian:
The housing community that will require ‘patriots’ to fly the US flag — Developer of North Carolina neighborhood for homeowners 55 and older says his brand ‘only the beginning’ of a ‘movement’ — he 17 June groundbreaking of a future suburban neighborhood in Gastonia, North Carolina, had all the trappings of a campaign rally.
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Raw Story and The Messenger
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
G.O.P. Threatens Spy Agencies' Surveillance Tool — With hard-right Republicans attacking federal law enforcement agencies and unwilling to extend their broad powers, a major warrantless surveillance program targeting foreigners overseas may face new limits from Congress. — Reporting from Washington
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Raw Story
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘This calls into question the integrity of their investigation.’ Sen. Ron Johnson slams Hunter Biden probe as it's revealed prosecutor who signed off on ‘sweetheart’ tax deal previously worked for First Son's business partner — Assistant US Attorney Derek Hines …
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Washington Examiner and RedState
David Siders / Politico:
The ‘Shrinking Baptist Convention’ Is Doubling Down on the Culture Wars — The challenges facing the nation's largest Protestant denomination mirror those facing the GOP — and both would rather stick to their guns than shift course. — Thousands of Southern Baptists traveled to New Orleans …
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Digby's Hullabaloo
Alison F. Takemura / Canary Media:
Your next BBQ could feature an electric grill — Electric grills exist and are rising in popularity — and according to some advocates, they're just as good at producing delicious food as fossil-fueled alternatives. — Mark Begansky loves his electric grill.
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Sun-Sentinel, Popular Science and New York Post
Richard Lough / Reuters:
France's last surviving D-Day commando dies aged 100 — Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of the French commando unit that waded ashore on D-Day alongside allied troops to begin the liberation of France, died on Monday. He was 100 years old. — Gautier was one of 177 French green berets …
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RTÉ:
Climate change spells ‘terrifying’ future: UN rights chief — Climate change threatens to deliver a “truly terrifying” dystopian future of hunger and suffering, the United Nations' human rights chief has warned. — Volker Turk slammed world leaders for only thinking of the short term while dealing with the climate crisis.
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
The illogical but popular affirmative action attack on Clarence Thomas — In college, I made a lot of money working side jobs, especially in the spring and summer. From April through September, I would mow tiny lawns in Annapolis and get $20 (more than $37 in today's dollars) …
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