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8:05 PM ET, July 3, 2023

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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.
Kylie Cheung / Jezebel:
Elon Musk Suggests ‘Childless’ People Should Lose the Right to Vote
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 …
Discussion: Reuters, New York Post and Reason
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.
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 …
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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Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
‘A Ginormous Jug of Diesel Fuel on a Bonfire:’ How Trump's Indictments Could Win Him Iowa and the GOP Nomination
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
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 …
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 Post:
Israel invades West Bank city, killing at least 8 Palestinians
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Messenger
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 …
Discussion: Insider and Mock Paper Scissors
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.
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 …
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Why Democrats Should Primary Biden  —  It would be good for the party — and the president.  —  President Joe Biden needs a primary opponent who can prepare him for the 2024 general election, somebody who can make him prove that he can still run the traps and beat whichever Republican he faces.
Discussion: HotAir, The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
Robby Soave / Reason:
UCLA Declined To Hire a Professor After Students Denounced His Mild DEI Criticism  —  “We are adamant that the hiring committee...not extend a job offer to Dr. Yoel Inbar,” reads the petition.  —  Yoel Inbar is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Toronto.
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
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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 …
Charles R. Davis / Insider:
Judge blocks new Florida election law, signed by DeSantis this spring, calling it the ‘latest assault on the right to vote’  — A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new election law in Florida.  — The law imposed new limits on voter registration and get-out-the-vote operations.
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.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Messenger
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 …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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) …
Discussion: National Review
 
 
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
The Supreme Court Has Kicked the Door Wide Open to Jim Crow-Style Bigotry The Supreme Court Has Kicked the Door Wide Open to Jim Crow-Style Bigotry
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Self-government is worth defending
Discussion: ABC News
Emily Jacobs / Washington Examiner:
Maryland 2022 GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox files to run for House seat
Discussion: The Hill and Just The News
Allison Fisher / Media Matters for America:
Only 5% of national TV news segments on the record-shattering heat wave that scorched Texas mentioned climate change
Discussion: Forbes
Media Matters for America:
Laura Ingraham's show has often flown under the radar. But she has been central to Fox News' controversies.
Discussion: Fox News
RTÉ:
Climate change spells ‘terrifying’ future: UN rights chief
Discussion: Breitbart
Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
A Blood Test Predicts Pre-eclampsia in Pregnant Women
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The Guardian:
Will El Niño on top of global heating create the perfect climate storm?
Wall Street Journal:
No One Is Happy About Diversity Efforts at Work
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Guardian
Alex Barasch / New Yorker:
After “Barbie,” Mattel Is Raiding Its Entire Toybox
Julianne McShane / NBC News:
Texas pastor pleads guilty to possession of child sex abuse images
Dean Obeidallah / CNN:
Lindsey Graham getting booed at Trump rally is both hilarious and alarming
Steve Vladeck / MSNBC:
Don't believe the data: This is the most conservative Supreme Court we've known
Max Tani / Semafor:
Why Netflix quietly shelved an anti-racist video project
Discussion: Fox News and Yahoo Entertainment
 

 
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Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Disney reports Q4 revenue up 6% YoY to $22.6B, TV network revenue down 6% YoY to $2.5B, and a $321M DTC streaming profit, up from a $387M loss in Q4 2023

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Don Lemon, who sued Elon Musk and X after a deal fell apart, says he's leaving X on November 15, citing X's new ToS that moves legal disputes to Texas courts

Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify plans to pay incentives to video creators who hit certain viewing thresholds and, in January 2025, to let Premium users view podcast videos without ads

 
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