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6:45 PM ET, February 12, 2022

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Washington Post:
The TikTok buildup: Videos reveal Russian forces closing in on Ukraine  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin and top Russian officials for months have been denying that Moscow is preparing to mount an invasion of neighboring Ukraine.  But videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms tell another story.
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Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
New detail about Russian “false flag” plan prompts U.S. to prepare for worst in Ukraine  —  New granular detail about the planning of a false flag attack in Ukraine by Russia was among the intelligence items discussed in the Situation Room on Thursday night in an emergency meeting, U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News.
New York Times:
forces.  —  The United States has picked up intelligence that Russia is discussing next Wednesday as the target date for the start of military action, officials said, acknowledging the possibility that mentioning a particular date could be part of a Russian disinformation effort.
New York Times:
U.S. Battles Putin by Disclosing His Next Possible Moves  —  Declassified information is part of a campaign to complicate what officials say are Russia's plans to invade Ukraine.  —  WASHINGTON — After decades of getting schooled in information warfare by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia …
Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
SWIFT off Russia sanctions list, state banks likely target -U.S., EU officials
Discussion: РИА …
Jim Heintz / Associated Press:
Putin, Biden plan high-stakes phone call in Ukraine crisis
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears
Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
Durham: Clinton allies spied on the Executive Office of the President  —  And - will we see a Rodney Joffe indictment?  —  The Michael Sussmann case is heating up.  —  On February 11, 2022, Durham filed the Government's Motion to Inquire into Potential Conflicts of Interest in the Michael Sussmann case.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Clinton campaign paid to ‘infiltrate’ Trump Tower, White House servers to link Trump to Russia: Durham  —  'Tech Executive-1 and his associates exploited this arrangement by mining the EOP's DNS traffic and other data for the purpose of gathering derogatory information about Donald Trump.'
Discussion: RedState and Townhall
New York Times:
Police Set to Move In on Truckers Blocking Ontario Bridge: Canada Protest Updates  —  Officers began approaching the truckers, who have blocked traffic across the U.S. border at a critical juncture.  In Paris, the authorities used tear gas on a copycat protest along the Champs-Élysées.
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Washington Post:
15 boxes: Inside the long, strange trip of Trump's classified records  —  The journey underscores how defiantly and indiscriminately Trump violated the Presidential Records Act  —  For the 15 boxes of documents — some classified and marked “top secret” — the long journey …
Los Angeles Times:
With Biden's agenda hanging by a thread, Democrats question Schumer-Klain strategy  —  For all the ire directed by liberal activists at two moderate senators who in recent weeks scuttled President Biden's most ambitious plans, Democratic members of Congress increasingly cast blame on another duo …
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Family company of Dr. Oz had largest fine in ICE history  —  A tree-trimming company partly owned by Dr. Oz and his wife Lisa's family was fined $95 million by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency over a scheme to knowingly employ illegal immigrants.
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
A Rhodes Scholar barista and the fight to unionize Starbucks  —  BUFFALO — The omicron variant was racing through the Starbucks on Elmwood Avenue so fast that by early January one-third of the store's 30-person workforce was sick or isolating at home.  —  The worried, angry and exhausted workers …
NBC News:
Rapper Kodak Black, three others shot in West Hollywood  —  Kodak Black, the rapper whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was among three people shot early Saturday outside a restaurant in West Hollywood, California, four law enforcement sources familiar with investigation told NBC News.
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune:
Texas ban on encouraging mail-in votes likely unconstitutional, judge rules  —  The challenged provision makes it a state jail felony for election officials to “solicit the submission” of an application to vote by mail if the voter did not request it.  —  Copy link
Discussion: BizPac Review
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New York Times:
Selling Trump: A Profitable Post-Presidency Like No Other  —  Much as he did while in the White House, Donald Trump has thoroughly blurred the lines between his political ambitions and his business interests, with a wide-ranging set of moneymaking ventures.  —  In early December …
Discussion: Raw Story and Bipartisan Report
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Slate, the Pioneering Web Magazine, Struggles to Find Identity and Profit  —  After high-profile departures, the publication is trying to find a new voice.  —  In early January, two days after an abrupt announcement that the top editor of Slate was stepping down, the publication's staff signed …
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New York Magazine:
The Many Lives of Crypto's Most Notorious Couple  —  How the accused bitcoin launderers spent their time.  —  “Who is Heather R Morgan?” read the PowerPoint slide above Heather Rhiannon Morgan as she began what was supposed be a TED-style talk in the library room of the Williamsburg Hotel …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Vulnerable Democrats plan to run on kitchen-table issues, but some in party want voters focused on Trump, too  —  Democrats heading into turbulent reelection battles want to focus their campaigns on the bread-and-butter issues that appeal to swing voters, not Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Election conspiracy theorist Timothy Ramthun enters race for governor, putting Donald Trump's false claims on the 2022 ballot
Discussion: WTOP News
Reuters:
Sudan's Burhan dismisses sanctions threats, says Israel visits not political
Discussion: WTOP News
Wang Qi / Global Times:
Anti-China NBA player mocked after being waived by Houston Rockets
Discussion: Breitbart
The Economist:
Did the police in Israel use Pegasus spyware on citizens?
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
US F-22 fighter jets arrive in UAE after Houthi attacks
Lauren Vella / The Hill:
Affordable housing plan voted down in Ohio village after opposition from Dave Chappelle
Politico:
No, you haven't heard the last of Andrew Cuomo
 Earlier Items: 
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NBC News:
After Covid, risks of heart problems remain elevated for up to a year
Discussion: The Guardian
Carol Anderson / The Guardian:
The US supreme court is letting racist discrimination run wild in the election system
Discussion: Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Woke Indoctrination Machine
Discussion: Restoring Truth
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Even by today's standard of campus cowardice and conformity, this repulsive episode is noteworthy
Discussion: Althouse
 

 
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BBC:
Tony O'Reilly, one of Ireland's leading businessmen, who had owned the Independent, Belfast Telegraph, and over 100 newspapers, dies at 88 after a short illness

Rodney Tiffen / Inside Story:
Court discovery docs from the UK's News Group phone hacking cases give more detail about evidence destruction and indicate the company gathered political intel

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: WBD continues to hold talks with the NBA about keeping the rights, but it's more likely the league signs papers with NBCUniversal, forcing WBD to match
 
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