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7:05 AM ET, March 15, 2022

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Washington Post:
Employee bursts onto live Russian state TV to denounce war: ‘They are lying to you here’  —  A woman burst onto the set of Russian state TV's flagship evening news program Monday, chanting “stop the war” and denouncing government “propaganda” — a striking moment of public protest …
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The Guardian:
'We're living a nightmare': life in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine  —  Officials in Berdyansk and Melitopol were removed and local radio reports on ‘liberation from Nazis’  —  Shaun Walker and Isobel Koshiw in Kyiv  —  Russian soldiers patrol the streets of Berdyansk in cars …
Mauro Orru / Wall Street Journal:
Putin Signs Law to Seize Foreign Aircraft, Redeploy for Domestic Use
Discussion: Washington Examiner
James Stavridis / TIME:
Ukraine Needs More Military Aid from NATO—And Fast
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Document in Jan. 6 Case Shows Plan to Storm Government Buildings  —  New details from evidence cited in the indictment of Enrique Tarrio, the former head of the far-right Proud Boys, reveal a plan with similarities to what unfolded at the Capitol.  —  A document found by federal prosecutors …
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Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
How Kyiv's outgunned defenders have kept Russian forces from capturing the capital  —  IRPIN, Ukraine — The bodies of Russian soldiers were scattered by the wreckage of charred military vehicles and shelled buildings.  Twenty feet away, behind tanker trucks, Ukrainian volunteers stood watch …
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
China Is About to Make a Big Mistake by Supporting Russia  —  The Chinese government could be a peacemaker in Ukraine or it can be Putin's enabler.  But it can't be both. … China is about to make a big mistake.  —  Faced with the choice between playing a constructive role in helping …
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CNN:
China has expressed some openness to providing military and financial aid to Russia, US cable suggests
Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
US tells allies China signalled openness to providing Russia with military support
Joe Eskenazi / Mission Local:
SF is now boycotting most of the United States  —  Gavin Newsom likes to say that San Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality.  Well, okay then.  In reality, he's actually ripping off a line from
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
How does Ron DeSantis sleep at night?  —  Republicans are killing us.  —  No, really.  —  Until now, we've known that covid-19 death rates were higher among the unvaccinated, and also higher in counties that went for Donald Trump, whose supporters were more likely to resist vaccinations, masks and other pandemic precautions.
NBC New York:
NY Woman Punched 125 Times, Foot-Stomped in Brutal Hate Crime Beating: Police  —  A 42-year-old Yonkers man has been arrested on attempted murder as a hate crime and other charges in the vicious caught-on-camera beating of a 67-year-old Asian woman who was attacked as she returned home last week, police said Monday.
Discussion: New York Times, Breitbart, PIX11 and UPI
Bloomberg:
U.S. Sewer Data Warns of a New Bump in Covid Cases After Lull  —  A wastewater network that monitors for Covid-19 trends is warning that cases are once again rising in many parts of the U.S., according to an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by Bloomberg.
Politico:
Schumer's Senate shocker: Bills are passing (seriously)  —  It's the Capitol's election-year surprise: The 50-50 Senate is actually working.  —  After high-profile partisan failures on President Joe Biden's signature domestic policy bill and on weakening the filibuster for voting reform …
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Progressive groups target Schumer in climate spending push
Discussion: Breitbart
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Russian Mogul Is Charged With Donating Illegally to U.S. Campaigns  —  Andrey Muraviev was indicted on charges of making donations as a foreign national to boost licensing decisions for a marijuana business.  —  Federal prosecutors in Manhattan on Monday accused a Russian tycoon of scheming …
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and Politico
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
MSNBC Almost Brought Back Olbermann to Replace Maddow  —  In this week's Source Material we reveal how MSNBC almost filled Maddow's soon-to-be vacant time slot with her own former mentor—until Rachel killed the deal. … To fill its upcoming Rachel Maddow void, MSNBC almost took a time machine back to the good old days of 2011.
GOV.UK:
UK announces new economic sanctions against Russia  —  The UK Government has today announced a ban on exports to Russia of high-end luxury goods, while also hitting hundreds of key products with new import tariffs. … - UK to deny Russia and Belarus access to Most Favoured Nation tariff …
Discussion: Politico and Insider
Colleen Shalby / Los Angeles Times:
Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that will rescue UC Berkeley from a court-ordered enrollment freeze and steep admission cuts and allow the university to resume plans to enroll more than 5,000 California first-year students.
Jake Zuckerman / Ohio Capital Journal:
DeWine signs law removing training, background check, permitting requirement to conceal carry  —  Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law Monday removing training, background check and permitting requirements to carry a concealed weapon in Ohio.  —  When the law takes effect in 90 days …
Julie Creswell / New York Times:
He's American, He Oversees Papa John's in Russia and He's Staying  —  Christopher Wynne's company controls the franchise agreements for the 190 Papa John's locations in the country.  “At the end of the day, they appreciate a good pizza,” he said.  —  Papa John's International said last week …
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
‘Gutted’: What happened when a Georgia elections office was targeted for takeover by those who claim the 2020 election was a fraud  —  ROME, Ga. — The interim election supervisor took a seat all the way to one side of the meeting room, her back against the wood-paneled wall …
Robert Costa / CBS News:
In private speech, Romney warns of ‘extraordinary challenge’ to preserve American democracy  —  McLean, Virginia — Senator Mitt Romney, of Utah, offered more than 200 Republican donors a stark message on the fragility of American democracy during private remarks on Monday night at a fundraiser in Northern Virginia.
Camille Gijs / Politico:
Leaders of Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia to visit Kyiv on Tuesday  —  Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Czech PM Petr Fiala and Slovenia's Prime Minister Janez Janša will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his PM Denys Shmyhal in Kyiv on Tuesday.
BBC:
Roman Abramovich: New evidence highlights corrupt deals  —  A BBC investigation has uncovered new evidence about the corrupt deals that made Roman Abramovich's fortune.  —  The Chelsea owner made billions after buying an oil company from the Russian government in a rigged auction in 1995.
Discussion: The Ringer, Insider and Raw Story
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
CIA black site detainee served as training prop to teach interrogators torture techniques  —  Newly declassified documents reveal Ammar al-Baluchi was repeatedly slammed against a wall while naked until all trainees received ‘certification’  —  A detainee at a secret CIA detention site …
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Election ‘Vigilante’ Group Posing as County Workers, Says New Mexico's State Auditor  —  One of the group's leaders gave a speech in a church about the audit where he said “I want arrests, I want prosecutions, I want firing squads.”  —  Leaders of a far-right Telegram group pledged …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Examiner:
Iran fires missiles at Biden's nuclear deal delusions  —  The Biden administration seems willing to bear any Iranian burden, however bloody, in order to restore the flawed nuclear deal with Tehran.  —  Secretary of State Antony Blinken might have left it out of his weekend tweeting spree …
Discussion: Townhall
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Tulsi Gabbard Labeled a ‘Russian Asset’ for Pushing U.S. Biolabs in Ukraine Claim  —  Former Democratic Representative Tulsi Gabbard has been condemned as a “traitor” and accused of being a “Russian asset” for comments her detractors said lent credibility to Kremlin propaganda …
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
USPS Truck Contract Prompts Cries for Investigation  —  A plan to purchase up to 165,000 gasoline-powered mail trucks instead of electric models has angered Democrats and the Biden administration.  —  WASHINGTON — A group of House Democrats called Monday for an investigation into a decision …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization  —  Defendant Swore Oath to ISIS and Attempted to Travel to Middle East to Commit Acts of Violence  —  A Seattle man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle …
Discussion: The Hill
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Idaho Is First State to Pass Abortion Ban Based on Texas' Law  —  The bill prohibits abortions after about six weeks, and allows family members of a “preborn child” to sue abortion providers.  —  Idaho on Monday became the first state to adopt a copycat of an unusual new Texas law that relies …
 
 
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
Tulsi Gabbard's Biggest Political Donor In 2021 Is A Putin Apologist
Heather Richards / E&E News:
Drilling permits spiked then plunged under Biden
Discussion: Breitbart
John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
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Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Not Charging Trump Will ‘Destroy’ Legitimacy of US Institutions: Kirschner
Tal Schneider / The Times of Israel:
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Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
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Alex Gault / NNY360:
Biden signs 2022 appropriations bill, including millions of dollars for north country
Discussion: The New Arab and Common Dreams
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Two Refugees, Both on Poland's Border. But Worlds Apart.
Discussion: The Guardian
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Democrats to report $14 million fundraising haul in February
Discussion: Fox News
Tom Loveless:
San Francisco's Detracking Experiment
Discussion: HotAir
Bill Glauber / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan can't get U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on the phone and accuses the Oshkosh Republican of being homophobic
Discussion: Political Wire
Charles Riley / CNN:
Russia could default on its debt within days
Seth Mandel / Commentary Magazine:
The Revolution Inside the ADL
Katie Herzog / Reason:
How an Academic Grudge Turned Into a #MeToo Panic
Discussion: PLURIBUS