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10:40 AM ET, April 7, 2022

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Spiegel Online:
German Intelligence Intercepts Radio Traffic Discussing the Murder of Civilians in Bucha  —  DER SPIEGEL has learned that German intelligence intercepted radio traffic from the Russian military regarding the murder of civilians in Bucha.  It appears that such atrocities were part of the plan.
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Washington Post:
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine braces for assault in east; Russian talk of civilian killings intercepted  —  The gruesome killings in Bucha could further isolate Moscow as the U.S. sanctions Putin's daughters and the E.U. will vote on a Russian coal ban.
New York Times:
U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide, Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks  —  The operation is the latest effort by the Biden administration to thwart actions by Russia by making them public before Moscow can strike.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Washington Post:
In Bucha, the scope of Russian barbarity is coming into focus  —  This story contains graphic photos, including images of bodies.  —  BUCHA, Ukraine — The name of this city is already synonymous with the month-long carnage that Russian soldiers perpetrated here.
Discussion: UPI and Associated Press
MSNBC:
‘Continuous drumbeat that sounds like genocidal language’ on Russian state TV journalist says
Discussion: Snopes.com, EUROPP and Associated Press
New York Times:
What Happened on Day 42 of the War in Ukraine
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
US: 2 posed as agents, gave gifts to Secret Service officers  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged two men they say were posing as federal agents, giving free apartments and other gifts to U.S. Secret Service agents, including one who worked on the first lady's security detail.
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump deflects blame for Jan. 6 silence, says he wanted to march to Capitol … PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former president Donald Trump voiced regret Wednesday over not marching to the U.S. Capitol the day his supporters stormed the building, and he defended his long silence during the attack …
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
Liberal media critic Eric Boehlert dies in bicycle collision  —  Eric Boehlert, a liberal critic who offered blistering takedowns and analysis of mainstream and conservative media, died Monday in a bicycle collision in his New Jersey hometown.  He was 57.  —  “Through his journalism …
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James Fallows / Breaking the News:
Framing: In Honor of Eric Boehlert.  —  I just got the news this afternoon that Eric Boehlert, author of the popular Press Run site on Substack, had died in a bicycle accident in New Jersey, at age 56.  This is heartbreaking and terrible.  I send my condolences, sorrow, and support to his wife …
Jerod Macdonald-Evoy / Arizona Mirror:
Paul Gosar to attend white nationalist social gathering on Hitler's birthday  —  Prescott Republican Congressman Paul Gosar is set to be a “special guest” with the white nationalist American Populist Union at an event that will be on a date popular among white nationalists and Neo-Nazis: Hitler's birthday.
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Rachel Olding / The Daily Beast:   Rep. Gosar Will Mark Hitler's Birthday by Attending White Nationalist Bash
Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
The Democrats' Nevada Problem  —  Combining the Democrats' Hispanic Voter and Working Class Voter Problems  —  What do you get when you combine the Democrats' Hispanic voter problem with the Democrats' working class voter problem?  Something like the Democrats' Nevada problem.
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Reuters:
Republican registrations surge in Pennsylvania in warning sign for Democrats
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
Steven Perlberg / Insider:
LEAKED MEMO: The New York Times has issued a Twitter ‘reset,’ urging reporters to 'meaningfully reduce how much time you're spending on the platform'  — NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet said in a memo that Twitter is now “purely optional” for staffers.  — Baquet said that the newsroom …
Lobsang Gelek / Radio Free Asia:
Tibetan exile leader set to visit Washington in April  —  Tibetan exile leader Penpa Tsering will visit Washington D.C. from April 25 to 29 at the invitation of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Tsering confirmed to RFA in an interview on Tuesday.  —  The Washington visit will be followed by visits …
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Bloomberg:
Pelosi to Visit Taiwan in First Such Trip for 25 Years, FNN Says
Discussion: The Hill and Reuters
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump's fixation on the past puts his political future in limbo  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Standing before a crowd of political advisers — well-heeled donors in metallic designer dresses, longtime Palm Beach friends and Fox News stars past and present — former President Donald Trump couldn't hide …
Discussion: Raw Story, Insider and Vanity Fair
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Anita Hill / Washington Post:
The Senate Judiciary Committee mistreated Judge Jackson.  I should know.  —  Anita Hill is a professor of social policy, law, and women's studies at Brandeis University.  —  The shameful spectacle of the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee …
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:   Dems attack GOP candidate for record as defense lawyer, cite ‘child pornographer’ clients after defending KBJ
Jerusalem Demsas / The Atlantic:
Why So Many COVID Predictions Were Wrong  —  As many prominent policy makers reckon uncomfortably with persistent inflation after months of forecasting that the phenomenon would be transitory, I've started making a list of other pandemic predictions about the economy that never materialized.
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Nature:   Why the WHO took two years to say COVID is airborne
Gretchen Morgenson / NBC News:
The Trump Organization used to borrow from major banks.  Now look who's lending it money.  —  Donald Trump used to bank with the big guns.  Now he's borrowing from Axos Financial, an obscure, internet-only institution based in San Diego and Las Vegas.  —  In mid-February …
Discussion: Raw Story
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
How much is Mehmet Oz worth?  A lot, a new Pa. Senate campaign report shows.  —  As he runs for U.S. Senate, Mehmet Oz has derided big tech as a “cartel” and boasted about taking on the Silicon Valley giants.But he's also deeply invested in them.Oz's personal financial disclosure report …
Discussion: Political Wire
Politico:
Judge issues first outright acquittal of Jan. 6 riot defendant  —  A judge has issued the first outright acquittal of a defendant charged in the Capitol riot.  —  Following a two-day bench trial in U.S. District Court in Washington, New Mexico engineer Matthew Martin was acquitted Wednesday …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Leader of West Virginia's Proud Boys chapter pleads guilty in Jan. 6 case
Discussion: Washington Examiner, Raw Story and CNN
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Local conservatives revolt against Trump House favorite  —  Donald Trump stunned North Carolina Republicans last month when he announced his support for Bo Hines, a 26-year-old candidate who doesn't live anywhere near the congressional district he's running in.
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
Politico:
Whitmer sues over abortion law as governors prepare for state policy free-for-all  —  The Supreme Court is expected to roll back or completely reverse Roe v. Wade this summer, kicking abortion policy to the states.  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging …
Reed Albergotti / Washington Post:
Elon Musk delayed filing a form and made $156 million … Elon Musk was 11 days late in publicly declaring he had amassed a large stake in Twitter.  That omission may have earned him $156 million, according to a half-dozen legal and securities experts.  —  That's because of a 50-year-old law …
The Daily Beast:
Sarah Palin Is Back.  Her GOP May Have Moved On.  —  The famous Alaskan's political comeback bid has attracted as many shrugs as cheers from the GOP she helped create.  —  When Sarah Palin announced her return to politics with a surprise bid for Congress, she might have expected a hero's welcome …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Ruth Conniff / Wisconsin Examiner:
Conservatives' school board push yields mixed results in Tuesday elections
Discussion: New York Times
NBC News:
Trump is sitting on a fortune. Republicans want it for the midterms.
Discussion: Raw Story
Eli Clifton / Responsible Statecraft:
How Facebook and weapons industry are profiting from the Ukraine war
Sally Zelikovsky / American Thinker:
How the Schools Got Queered
Philip Jankowski / Dallas Morning News:
Nearly 25,000 mail-in ballots rejected in March 1 Texas primary, mostly due to new election law
Discussion: NPR
Washington Post:
Energy executive was inadvertently listed as author of GOP witness's testimony
Washington Post:
Why Biden's executive order on policing is still up in the air
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New York Times:
Turkey Transfers Khashoggi Murder Trial to Saudi Arabia
James Barragán / The Texas Tribune:
Gov. Greg Abbott's plan to bus migrants to Washington, D.C., will be voluntary
Rachel Olding / The Daily Beast:
Congresswoman Who Downplayed the Capitol Riot Is Very Concerned About a Slap Joke
Discussion: The Daily Beast
 

 
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