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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
The Easter Madness Of Donald J. Trump — A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM's Morning Memo. — Trump's Messianic Complex — I trust that most of you were offline celebrating the holiday, warming to the Spring, welcoming baseball back, or watching college basketball.
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Politico, Yahoo News and Washington Post
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
The Church of Trump: How He's Infusing Christianity Into His Movement
The Church of Trump: How He's Infusing Christianity Into His Movement
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Sun-Sentinel and Mediaite
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump Media shares fall sharply after company reports net loss of $58 million in 2023 … This photo illustration shows an image of former President Donald Trump reflected in a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app, in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022.
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Washington Post, Axios, Forbes, Business Insider, The Guardian and Bloomberg, more at Mediagazer »
Reuters:
Would-be Tesla buyers snub company as Musk's reputation dips — The ranks of would-be Tesla buyers in the United States are shrinking, according to a survey by market intelligence firm Caliber, which attributed the drop in part to CEO Elon Musk's polarizing persona.
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump allies plot anti-racism protections — for white people … Targets would range from decades-old policies aimed at giving minorities economic opportunities, to more recent programs that began in response to the pandemic and the killing of George Floyd.
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The Guardian, Rolling Stone, RedState and Raw Story
Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
US judge receptive to Trump documents claims in warning sign for prosecutors — A federal judge overseeing the criminal case that accuses Donald Trump of mishandling classified documents has signaled an openness to the former U.S. president's defense claims, in a sign that prosecutors might face a difficult road ahead.
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The Daily Beast and Ultimate Newswire
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
“Trending: Easter Controversy,” or: How little lies pave the way for the next big lie — No-News Weekend Internet is stupid-dangerous in the Trump era — as this weekend's attack on the Transgender Day of Visibility shows. — This weekend's gaslighting from the right around Easter falling …
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The Bulwark, New Republic, Blaze Media, No More Mister Nice Blog, PoliticusUSA, Washington Post, HuffPost, New York Daily News and The Hill
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Paige Skinner / HuffPost:
Caitlyn Jenner ‘Disgusted’ Over Trans Day Of Visibility Being On Easter
Caitlyn Jenner ‘Disgusted’ Over Trans Day Of Visibility Being On Easter
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, acecomments.mu.nu, New York Post, KXAN-TV, WGN-TV, The Gateway Pundit, MeidasTouch, The Guardian, USA Today and Breitbart
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
The GOP's extremism problem predates Trump — This free edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, please click the button below to support our independent journalism. — 🐘 Subscribe to Public Notice 🐘 — There's an old adage that politics has no tolerance for losers.
Washington Post:
How Republicans texted and emailed their way into a money problem — Small-dollar donations to Trump and the GOP are way down since 2019 and 2020. But the former president's team says they see a turnaround. — In the years after Donald Trump lost the presidency to Joe Biden …
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Raw Story, The Hill, Washington Examiner and PJ Media
CNN:
Exclusive: Hackers stole Russian prisoner database to avenge death of Navalny — Within hours of opposition leader Alexey Navalny's death in February in a Russian prison, a group of anti-Kremlin hackers went looking for revenge. — Using their access to a computer network …
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Business Insider, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and Mediaite
New York Times:
China's Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms — China has adopted some of the same misinformation tactics that Russia used ahead of the 2016 election, researchers and government officials say. — Covert Chinese accounts are masquerading online as American supporters …
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Business Insider
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
GOP rep on Trump targeting judge's daughter: ‘Families should always be off-limits’ — Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) on Sunday said “families should always be off-limits” after former President Trump lashed out at the daughter of the Manhattan judge overseeing his hush money trial
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Launches Another Attack on Judge's Daughter, This Time with Photos
Trump Launches Another Attack on Judge's Daughter, This Time with Photos
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Vanity Fair, The Bulwark, Althouse, The Daily Beast and Raw Story
The Insider:
“Unit 29155's scope is global for conducting lethal operations and acts of sabotage. Their mission is to find, fix, and finish, all in support of Vladimir Putin's imperial dreams." — Originally conceived as a training unit within the GRU, it was reorganized and expanded in 2008 …
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Axios, Mediaite, Foreign Policy Research …, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, Politico and The Daily Beast
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden marks annual White House Easter Egg Roll: ‘Time for forgiveness’ — President Biden hosted the annual Easter Egg Roll on Monday, calling Easter a time for forgiveness as he welcomed thousands of people to the White House lawn. — After the start of the roll was delayed because of thunder …
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Axios, USA Today, Washington Examiner, New York Post, KDFX-TV and CBS News
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“Stand where he tells you to stand”: Why the GOP is doubling down on misogyny in 2024 — Republicans placate an evangelical base that's getting nastier with sexism — even if costs the party women's votes — “Stand where he tells you to stand, wear what he tells you to wear, and do what he tells you to do.”
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The US Sun
Gleb Tsipursky / The Hill:
Remote work can reshape DC's urban core for the better — The House 0f Representatives recently passed a bill calling for federal government agencies to report office space usage and give up any office space where they have less than 60 percent occupancy. While it appears to be perfectly logical …