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William J. Broad / New York Times:
The Smaller Bombs That Could Turn Ukraine Into a Nuclear War Zone  —  In destructive power, the behemoths of the Cold War dwarfed the American atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima.  Washington's biggest test blast was 1,000 times as large.  Moscow's was 3,000 times.
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New York Times:
How Ukraine's Outgunned Air Force Is Fighting Back Against Russian Jets  —  LVIV, Ukraine — Each night, Ukrainian pilots like Andriy loiter in an undisclosed aircraft hangar, waiting, waiting, until the tension is broken with a shouted, one-word command: “Air!”
Discussion: The Atlantic and Politico
Politico:
The Real Goal of Kremlin Disinformation Isn't What You Think  —  On Sept. 1, 1939, the New York Times ran a banner headline reading, “German Army Attacks Poland, Cities Bombed, Port Blockaded.”  What became known as World War II had begun.  —  Weeks later, however, the banner headlines were gone.
GOP.com:
Important questions for KBJ … This week, Biden's Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will be questioned before the Senate.  Concerning questions have been raised about her record and her judicial philosophy.  —  Here are just a few that Americans need answers to:
Discussion: Mediaite
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Politico:
12 Questions That Would Actually Tell Us Something About Ketanji Brown Jackson  —  Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will face a barrage of senatorial questions over the next two days, as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee scramble to get their moment of face time in a high-profile confirmation hearing.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Ketanji Brown Jackson shows why she was nominated
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz told Ketanji Brown Jackson that Bushrod Washington was not ‘controversial.’ He was an enslaver.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Friction between Harris and Biden camps revealed in new book  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  The White House has worked hard to project a united front between President JOE BIDEN and VP KAMALA HARRIS and their respective teams.  —  But the upcoming book “This Will Not Pass …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Kid Rock says Donald Trump sought his advice on North Korea and Islamic State  —  Musician, who visited White House in 2017 with Ted Nugent and Sarah Palin, said I'm like, ‘Am I supposed to be in on this shit?’  —  The rapper Kid Rock said Donald Trump once asked him for advice about US policy on Islamic State and North Korea.
Tom Davies / Associated Press:
GOP Indiana governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban  —  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's governor on Monday vetoed a bill banning transgender females from participating in girls school sports.  —  Opponents of the transgender sports bill argued it was a bigoted response to a problem that doesn't exist …
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Matt Smith / The San Francisco Standard:
Search for Russian Oligarch Wealth Hits a Wall in SF, Thanks to City's Disregard for Public Records Laws  —  As governments scour the earth for Russian oligarchs' yachts, mansions and bank accounts in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, a global network of news publications today released …
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Greg Rosalsky / NPR:
How ‘shock therapy’ created Russian oligarchs and paved the path for Putin
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Porn star Stormy Daniels loses appeal in Trump case, owes former president almost $300,000  — Porn star Stormy Daniels must pay ex-President Donald Trump nearly $300,000 in attorneys' fees, a federal appeals court said in a ruling upholding a judge's order in her failed defamation lawsuit.
Joann Muller / Axios:
Wage increases are not keeping up with inflation  —  U.S. wages are increasing, but not nearly enough to keep up with the soaring cost of gasoline and rent, according to a new analysis by the Urban Institute. … - Higher prices for gas and rent are shrinking these families' budgets for other daily needs, like food.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Oxfam America:
The crisis of low wages in the US
Discussion: HuffPost, The 19th and CNN
Washington Post:
White House officials say U.S. has exhausted funds to buy potential fourth vaccine dose for all Americans … The Biden administration lacks the funds to purchase a potential fourth coronavirus vaccine dose for everyone, even as other countries place their own orders and potentially move ahead …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Examiner
Madison Muller / Bloomberg:
Covid Tests Show the Omicron BA.2 Subvariant Is Gaining Ground in U.S.  —  The omicron subvariant BA.2 is continuing to gain ground in the U.S., according to Covid-19 tests sequenced over the last two weeks.  —  Helix, a San Diego-based genomics firm, has been watching the BA.2 variant since …
Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
The Rise of the Tucker Carlson Politician  —  Two Republican Senate candidates field-test a new message honed in the cable-news studio.  —  There are legal rules that govern political ads — say, the one that requires federal candidates to appear onscreen and “approve this message” — and then there are aesthetic rules.
Discussion: Washington Post
Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
Koch Industries, Built on Oil, Bets Big on U.S. Batteries  —  CEO Charles Koch has fought climate regulation; his company is now spreading investments across the U.S. battery supply chain  —  Koch Industries Inc., the energy-based conglomerate whose CEO long opposed environmental regulation …
Kimberlee Kruesi / Associated Press:
Tenn. ‘divisive concept’ bill targeting colleges advances  —  Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are nearing final passage of legislation allowing students and staffers to sue public colleges and universities if they feel they've been unfairly punished for not accepting “divisive concepts.”
Discussion: The Root
Associated Press:
Navalny sentenced to 9 years in prison by Russian court  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was convicted of fraud and contempt of court and sentenced to nine years in a maximum security prison on Tuesday, in a trial Kremlin critics see as an attempt …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Inside the making of Greg Bluestein's book “Flipped”  —  Tuesday is book release day for the AJC's Political Insider Greg Bluestein.  In this special episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, Greg and Patricia Murphy go behind the scenes and discuss the making of his new book “Flipped …
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
World's Dullest Editorial Launches Panic  —  In an inane sequel to the Harper's Letter fiasco, a New York Times editorial ignites a fury proving its anodyne thesis  —  The New York Times ran a tepid house editorial in favor of free speech last week.  A sober reaction:
Discussion: The Liberal Patriot
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Accountability to others is the price of freedom for ourselves.  But too many Americans want democracy on the cheap  —  Henry David Thoreau, Jane Addams, Martin Luther King Jr and Audre Lorde knew that shared problems demand shared responsibility.  —  Anne Tyler, the American novelist …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz's Latest Troll?  Turning His Campaign Into a Super PAC  —  Ted Cruz has found a novel approach to supporting candidates. … Federal law says candidates can only give other candidates $2,000 per election.  But Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)—in classic Cruz fashion—may have found a loophole.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Chilling account of Radio France fixer who was kidnapped and tortured by Russian soldiers in Ukraine
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
After Criticism, Film Museum Will Highlight Hollywood's Jewish History
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An Open Letter To Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken
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John Solomon / Just The News:
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When Reagan Said Gay  —  On March 8, the Florida Senate passed the innocuously named Parental Rights …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
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Discussion: Raw Story and People.com
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Lauren Hough Loses Lambda Prize Nomination After a Twitter Feud
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Amid War Crimes in Ukraine, American Right Wingers Are Applauding Russia
Discussion: Newsweek and HuffPost
Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
“Dystopian” Loophole for Georgia Judicial Elections Gives Brian Kemp the Last Laugh