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Nina Matti / HarperCollins:
HARPERCOLLINS MOURNS THE LOSS OF BELOVED CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR BEVERLY CLEARY  —  NEW YORK, NY: Beloved Children's book author Beverly Cleary died on March 25, 2021, in Carmel, California, where she'd lived since the 1960s.  She was 104 years old.  —  Beverly Cleary's first book …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Georgia governor signed a voter suppression law under a painting of a slave plantation |  Will Bunch  —  Sometimes America's legacy of white supremacy is hiding in plain sight, literally.  When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a hastily passed voter suppression law that many are calling the new …
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Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Georgia's New Voting Law Is Such A Big Deal  —  From November 2020 to January 2021, the story of the state of Georgia was pro-Democratic: Democratic candidates for president and the U.S. Senate all won.  But more importantly, it was pro-democratic.  Joe Biden, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock won …
The White House:
Statement by President Biden on the Attack on the Right to Vote in Georgia
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Michigan GOP chair quips on video about assassination, ‘three witches’  —  Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser labeled the state's top Democratic officeholders “witches” and referenced “assassination” Thursday when pressed for answers about how to remove two sitting GOP congressmen.
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Associated Press:
Michigan GOP chair calls top Democratic women ‘witches’
Discussion: Detroit Free Press
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
Michigan GOP leader reveals plans to go around Whitmer for voting law overhaul
Manu Raju / CNN:
GOP senator flashes congressional pin after car was pulled over by Capitol Police, sources say  —  (CNN)It was Thursday afternoon before a Senate recess was about to begin, and senators were in a hurry — especially Marsha Blackburn.  —  As senators bolted from the chamber after the week's final vote …
Michael Silverman Globe / The Boston Globe:
Union president says MLB players ready to discuss moving All-Star Game from Georgia in wake of voter-restriction laws  —  The 91st MLB All-Star Game is scheduled to be played in Atlanta this July.  —  But on Thursday, in the wake of voting-restriction legislation signed into law by the Georgia governor …
Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
What Does Georgia's New Voting Law SB 202 Do?  —  A line of voters snakes around the outside of Park Tavern in Atlanta on June 9, 2020.  —  Georgia has a new slate of voting laws after Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 202, a 98-page omnibus bill, on Thursday.  —  The “Election Integrity Act of 2021” …
Discussion: CNN and Insider
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Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Aides Receive Subpoenas in Sexual-Harassment Investigation  —  Melissa DeRosa, a top official, is among those requested to produce documents as part of probe  —  The New York state attorney general's office has subpoenaed dozens of officials in the Cuomo administration …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and RochesterFirst
bellingcat:
Suez Canal: Satellite Clues on a Stricken Cargo Ship  —  On 23 March, facing strong winds and a sandstorm, the container ship MV Ever Given lost control, ran aground and is currently blocking the Suez Canal.  The race is on to unblock the canal — whose obstruction reportedly holds up US $9.6 billion per day.
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNN, Forbes and The Independent
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Hemal Jhaveri / Medium:
Hemal Jhaveri  —  I am no longer employed at USA TODAY, a company that was my work home for almost eight years.  —  Over eight years, I rose from a social media editor to a writer to a columnist and finally the Sports Media Group's Race and Inclusion editor.
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Johnson & Johnson to deliver 11 million vaccine doses next week, Biden administration says … WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson is set to deliver 11 million doses of its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine to the U.S. next week, the White House announced, after concerns the company could fall short …
Discussion: The Root, The Week and Politico
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New York Times:
For Biden, a New Virus Dilemma: How to Handle a Looming Glut of Vaccine
Discussion: KRQE-TV and Big Bad Bald Bastard
David Nather / Axios:   U.S. sets new vaccine record with 3.4 million doses administered in one day
Laura Wagner / Defector:
Incoming TNR Editor Lays Out Boring Vision For Magazine In “Depressing” Meeting With Staff  —  In a meeting with staffers yesterday, the newly announced editor of The New Republic, current Daily Beast columnist Michael Tomasky, laid out his vision for the magazine.  It is everything the formerly new TNR was not.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Defense Department Linguist Pleads Guilty to Transmitting Highly Sensitive Classified National Defense Information to Aid a Foreign Government  —  Note: Thompson's final plea, statement of facts and indictment are attached.  —  WASHINGTON - A Minnesota woman pleaded guilty today to one count …
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Andrew Solender / Forbes:
Biden Nominates Wife Of Powerful Sen. Joe Manchin To ‘Key’ Post  —  President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Gayle Conelly Manchin, wife of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), as a “key member” of the Appalachian Regional Commission, the White House announced Friday.  —  KEY FACTS
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Devin Nunes' Mom F*cked Up His Campaign Finance Reports  —  After the Federal Elections Commission flagged errors in Rep. Devin Nunes's campaign filings, his mom's email has been removed as the point of contact.  —  Two political committees belonging to Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexander Sammon / American Prospect:
Trump Appointees Are Sabotaging Biden's Stimulus Checks  —  Will he let them sabotage Social Security as well?  —  The Senate Finance Committee holds a hearing on the nomination of Andrew Saul to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration, October 2, 2018, on Capitol Hill.
Discussion: Washington Post, Insider and CBS News
Jerry Lambe / Law & Crime:
New York Becomes First City to Eliminate Qualified Immunity Protections for Police Officers  —  The New York City Council on Thursday passed legislation that will effectively end qualified immunity for police officers there, removing one of the largest impediments to holding officers personally liable …
New York Times:
Leon Black to Step Down as MoMA Chairman  —  In the wake of protests from artists and activists over his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the investor agreed not to stand for re-election in June.  —  In the face of mounting pressure from prominent artists and activists …
Financial Times:
US fears China is flirting with seizing control of Taiwan  —  Chinese warplanes fly through island's air defence zone in latest show of strength by Beijing  —  The US is concerned that China is flirting with the idea of seizing control of Taiwan as President Xi Jinping becomes more willing to take risks to boost his legacy.
David Bernstein / Jewish Journal:
My Cheshbon HaNefesh for Cowardice in the Face of Wokeness  —  The first time I remember hearing the term “woke” was at a gathering of Black and Jewish activists in New York City in the fall of 2016.  It was also the first time I encountered Black Lives Matter activists in person.
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
JAMA Editor Placed on Leave After Deputy's Comments on Racism  —  After a staff member dismissed racism as a problem in medicine on a podcast, a petition signed by thousands demanded a review of editorial processes at the journal.  —  Following controversial comments on racism in medicine …
Dwight Garner / New York Times:
Larry McMurtry, Novelist of the American West, Dies at 84  —  In “Lonesome Dove,” “The Last Picture Show” and dozens more novels and screenplays, he offered unromantic depictions of a long mythologized region.  —  Larry McMurtry, a prolific novelist and screenwriter who demythologized …
John Schwartz / New York Times:
A Biden Administration Strategy: Send In the Scientists  —  Gavin Schmidt, a leading climate scientist, will fill a newly created job of climate adviser to NASA, in a prominent example of Biden's pledge to focus on climate policy.  —  More than a decade ago, a woman at a bar near …
HuffPost:
The Hidden Hand Of Facial Recognition In The Capitol Insurrection Manhunt  —  The highly controversial tool isn't just for the feds anymore.  Online sleuths are quietly using it to hunt for rioters — like the man they've dubbed #NaziGrayHat.  —  At 19, Matthew Jason Beddingfield was charged …
The Daily Poster:
Fast Food Giant Claims Credit For Killing $15 Minimum Wage  —  In internal company documents, a private-equity owned conglomerate is bragging to its employees about successfully blocking a boost in pay for low-wage workers.  —  2 hr ago  —  The parent company of some of America's largest fast food chains …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Elizabeth Warren's Push To Diversify Federal Judges Is Finally Catching On  —  The Democratic senator has spent years calling for more public defenders and fewer corporate attorneys getting federal judgeships.  Now Joe Biden agrees.  —  For years, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) …
Emily Singer / The American Independent:
Watch: GOP candidate resurfaces with new persona to run in a different state  —  Dan Rodimer lost an election for Nevada's 3rd District in November.  Four months later, he's running in a special election for a U.S. House seat in Texas — after a complete transformation.
Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press:
Arkansas governor signs bill allowing medical workers to refuse treatment to LGBTQ people  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday signed into law legislation allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone because of religious or moral objections …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Since 1994, the GOP is getting a lot more bang (House seats) for its buck (votes)  —  I think about this graph from the Economist's Elliott Morris every few days.  —  (This is a normal thing that people do, thinking about graphs, and this is one that I happen to think about.)
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Border Crossings by Migrant Children to Rise Sharply, U.S. Estimates Show
Lisa Visentin / Sydney Morning Herald:
‘Targeted attack’: Artist abused as ANU-based gallery takes down artwork critical of Chinese government
Kody Fisher / WXIX-TV:
Why a West Chester board member removed his shirt during a recent town hall
Discussion: TheBlaze
Michael Halkides / OutKick:
Mark Steyn To Return To Host Fox News Primetime As Network Sets Next 3 Weeks During Search
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Biden Revolution Rolls On
Discussion: National Journal
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Go Ahead, Democrats: Make D.C. a State
Daniel Nichanian / The Appeal:
The Next Virginia Governor Could Wipe Out New Voting Rights Gains
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
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Rachel Axon / USA Today:
Many accused in the Capitol attack placed their campaign cash on Trump, Republicans
Discussion: IJR and The Hill
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
The ‘Green Energy’ That Might Be Ruining the Planet
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Senate Republicans warn corporate America over Iowa House race
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
Stephen Miller to launch a new legal group to give Biden fits
Reuters:
Taiwan reports largest ever incursion by Chinese air force
Discussion: HotAir and Associated Press
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
“I'm Afraid to Open Twitter”: Next-Level Harassment of Female Journalists Is Putting News Outlets to the Test