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The Atlantic Dedicates Entire Issue to Warning ‘Fascist’ Trump Poses Dire Threat to America: Second Term ‘Will Be Much Worse’ — The Atlantic announced that their first issue of 2024 will focus on what they believe to be the potentially disastrous consequences of Donald Trump returning to the White House.
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No, Trump Did Not Say 'We've Been Waging an All-Out War on American Democracy' — Trump supposedly spoke of a war against American democracy during a Dec. 2, 2023, campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. … Not long after former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate …
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HotAir, New Republic, Crooks and Liars, Des Moines Register and The Hill
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Why a Second Trump Presidency May Be More Radical Than His First — Donald Trump has long exhibited authoritarian impulses, but his policy operation is now more sophisticated, and the buffers to check him are weaker. — Donald Trump has long exhibited authoritarian impulses …
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If Trump Wins — The staff of The Atlantic on the threat a second term poses to American democracy. — For The Atlantic's January/February 2024 issue, 24 contributors consider what Donald Trump could do if he were to return to the White House. Trump's second term, they conclude, would be much worse.
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Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
The fear of a looming Trump dictatorship — You're reading an excerpt from the Today's WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. — Former congresswoman Liz Cheney …
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Trump Insists He Was ‘Angry’ and ‘Eating Too Much’ After Jan. 6
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Loyalists, Lapdogs, and Cronies
Loyalists, Lapdogs, and Cronies
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Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo and National Review
Graham Kates / CBS News:
Trump seeks “urgent review” of gag order ruling in New York civil fraud case
Trump seeks “urgent review” of gag order ruling in New York civil fraud case
Politico:
Trump's revenge? GOP braces for daily blasts from ‘orange Jesus’
Trump's revenge? GOP braces for daily blasts from ‘orange Jesus’
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
How Donald Trump uses dishonesty
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Comer Releases Direct Monthly Payments to Joe Biden from Hunter Biden's Business Entity — WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) released subpoenaed bank records revealing Hunter Biden's business entity, Owasco PC, made direct monthly payments to Joe Biden.
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Comer mischaracterizes Hunter Biden car payment reimbursement to his dad — The payments Hunter Biden made to his father came two years after the elder Biden had left the vice presidency — As House Republicans move toward a floor vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry against President Biden …
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23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users — On Friday, genetic testing company 23andMe announced that hackers accessed the personal data of 0.1% of customers, or about 14,000 individuals. The company also said that by accessing those accounts, hackers were also able to access …
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Gold bars featured in Bob Menendez bribery case linked to 2013 robbery, records show — The New Jersey businessman told police he was the victim of an armed robbery in 2013, and asked police recover the 22 gold bars stolen from him. Four of those gold bars were found a decade later …
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Steve Bannon Blasts Fox News as ‘TV for Stupid People’ — “It's a disgrace,” Bannon raged over the right-wing network fact-checking Trump's election lies. — Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon tore into Fox News for cutting away from a Donald Trump speech over the weekend and fact-checking …
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
SHOCK: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC Shoot Down Prospect of George Santos Hire
SHOCK: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC Shoot Down Prospect of George Santos Hire
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Republicans Weigh New Debate Rules That Could Lead to More Onstage Clashes — The party is considering whether to open the door to debates not sponsored by the Republican National Committee, which could lead to more onstage clashes but also diminish their fanfare.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate anti-Trump GOP see Haley as best hope to avoid disaster
Senate anti-Trump GOP see Haley as best hope to avoid disaster
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'That's authoritarianism': Florida argues school libraries are for government messaging — Public school libraries are “a forum for government speech,” not a “forum for free expression,” according to a legal brief. — Florida's government is arguing that school districts have a First Amendment right to remove LGBTQ books.
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Opponents of No Labels and other third-party presidential bids launch ads — One ad casts Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West and Jill Stein as campaigns that are likely to help Donald Trump win a second term in the White House. — A bipartisan group founded to oppose the presidential effort …
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Trading on Terror? — Abstract — Recent scholarship shows that informed traders increasingly disguise trades in economically linked securities such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Linking that work to longstanding literature on financial markets' reactions to military conflict …
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Israel investigates possible trading knowledge ahead of Oct 7 Hamas attack
Israel investigates possible trading knowledge ahead of Oct 7 Hamas attack
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Top Tucker Carlson producer accused of sexually assaulting Fox staffer — A former Fox News staffer is suing the producer — who was fired last spring along with the host — over the alleged assault and the network over alleged sexual harassment and negligence
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CNN's Bash has tense exchange over Hamas rapes with Jayapal — CNN anchor Dana Bash pressed Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on the silence from some fellow progressive leaders on Hamas's use of rape as a weapon of war against Israeli women, in a tense exchange in a Sunday interview.
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Elon Musk's X platform fueled far-right riots in Ireland, experts say — Elon Musk's social media platform X has fuelled far-right disinformation in Ireland and played a key role in riots last month in the country's capital Dublin, experts tell CBS News. The violent clashes erupted …
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House GOP throws a party for former Speaker McCarthy — “Is this a going-away party?” one House Republican asked upon receiving the invitation, hinting at the rampant speculation about his future.
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Hundreds rally for Gaza in Philly, stop to protest outside Goldie falafel shop — Hundreds of protesters marched through Center City and University City to show their support for Gaza and demand a permanent cease-fire. It's the latest in sustained local efforts aiming to call attention …
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Koch network faces internal scrutiny after Nikki Haley endorsement — Americans for Prosperity's decision to endorse Nikki Haley for president roiled rank-and-file members of the group who aren't on board. — The political branch of the powerful Koch network is facing scrutiny as operatives chafe …
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John Fetterman paid George Santos $343 for a Cameo to troll Bob Mendendez — George Santos was expelled from Congress last week. — Now he's on Cameo. — John Fetterman bought a video from Santos to troll Bob Menendez, who is under investigation for bribery.
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Ousted propaganda scholar Joan Donovan accuses Harvard of bowing to Meta — In a whistleblower complaint, she breaks her silence over events that unsettled other misinformation researchers — A prominent disinformation scholar has accused Harvard University of dismissing her to curry favor …
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Kari Lake struggles to court moderates, imperiling GOP Senate pickup — Lake's outreach has been met with skepticism after her 2022 gubernatorial campaign resulted in deep-seated resentments — PHOENIX — When she ran for governor of Arizona last year, Kari Lake unapologetically pilloried …
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U.S. Treasury Launches Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force — WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the launch of a Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force to marshal Treasury's resources and expertise in a coordinated and streamlined operation to combat the trafficking of illicit fentanyl.
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