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7:35 AM ET, May 16, 2022

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New York Times:
A Fringe Conspiracy Theory, Fostered Online, Is Refashioned by the G.O.P.  —  Replacement theory, espoused by the suspect in the Buffalo massacre, has been embraced by some right-wing politicians and commentators.  —  Inside a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, a white man with a history …
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Making Sense of the Racist Mass Shooting in Buffalo  —  An expert on the white-power movement and the “great replacement” theory puts the act of terror in context.  —  On Saturday, a gunman murdered ten people and wounded three others at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.
Talia Lavin / Rolling Stone:
The Buffalo Shooter Isn't a ‘Lone Wolf.’ He's a Mainstream Republican  —  The shooter is just the latest to act on it  —  There's no such thing as a lone wolf — an appellation often given, in error, to terrorists who act alone, particularly those of the white supremacist variety.
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Grief and Anger Sweep Through Buffalo a Day After a Racist Massacre  —  The man accused of killing 10 at a Buffalo supermarket on had made threats against his high school, the police said.  A gun dealer who said he sold the suspect an assault weapon in recent months described a routine transaction.
Wall Street Journal:
The Massacre in Buffalo  —  Another deranged young shooter kills 10 in an act of ‘pure evil.’  —  'This was pure evil," said Erie County Sheriff John Garcia in an apt summary of the mass murder at a supermarket in Buffalo that appears to be racially motivated.
Jason Stanley / The Guardian:   Buffalo shooting: how white replacement theory keeps inspiring mass murder
Erie County (New York) Government:
Broome County Teen Arraigned for Killing Ten, Injuring Three in Shooting at Buffalo Grocery Store
Associated Press:
Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood, officials say
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Biden starts conceding that the bygone era of D.C. may, indeed, be gone  —  The fever didn't break.  And for the Biden White House, efforts at bipartisanship have finally taken a backseat.  —  To the frustration of many Democrats and some of his closest advisers, President Joe Biden …
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Paul Best / Fox News:
Fauci says he'll leave White House if Trump wins 2024 election  —  Trump and Fauci frequently clashed during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic  —  Dr. Fauci: US pandemic has transitioned into more of a controlled phase  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci laughed and said “no” …
Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
CNN Host Asks Fauci Whether He'd Stay In His Post If Trump Was Reelected
Discussion: al.com and Twitchy
Brad Dress / The Hill:   Fauci says he would not serve under Trump again
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Democracy is at stake in the midterms. The media must convey that.
Discussion: NBC News
Los Angeles Times:
‘Why?  Why our community?’:  Laguna Woods shattered by mass shooting at church  —  Cindy Frazier was running errands Sunday afternoon when she heard the overwhelming sound of police and fire engine sirens as they raced to Geneva Presbyterian Church.  —  It was an unusual scene …
Discussion: Insider
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Los Angeles Times:
Churchgoers subdued, hog-tied gunman after deadly Laguna Woods church shooting  —  A gunman attacked a lunch banquet at a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods, killing one person and wounding five others Sunday before congregants hogtied him with an extension cord and disarmed him of two weapons, authorities said.
New York Times:
Growing evidence of a military disaster on the Donets pierces a pro-Russian bubble.  —  The destruction wreaked on a Russian battalion as it tried to cross a river in northeastern Ukraine last week is emerging as among the deadliest engagements of the war, with estimates based …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Financial Times:
Ukraine war is ‘best opportunity’ for nuclear comeback since Fukushima, industry says  —  Domestically generated power is geopolitically safer than gas imports, according to Japan's largest reactor maker  —  Russia's war in Ukraine has created the “best opportunity” for Japan's nuclear industry …
Discussion: Politico
Associated Press:
Finland, Sweden inch closer to seeking NATO membership
Wall Street Journal:
Jeff Bezos Criticizes Joe Biden in Twitter Spat Over Inflation  —  The Amazon founder blames Democrats' stimulus packages for rising prices  —  Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos criticized the Biden administration in two tweets over the weekend for tying the corporate tax structure to rising inflation.
Discussion: RedState
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
John Durham Has Already Won  —  Most people are probably not looking for a reason to revisit the 2016 presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but if you are, then you're in luck this week.  —  Beginning Monday morning in Washington, special counsel John Durham …
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
As Barnette raises doubts in PA Senate race, some voters move back toward McCormick  —  ALTOONA, Pennsylvania — Just two days ago, Michelle Damiano was very seriously thinking of voting for Kathy Barnette, the insurgent candidate running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania.
Discussion: Fox News, Breitbart and Political Wire
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New York Times:
After Buffalo Shooting Video Spreads, Social Platforms Face Questions  —  Gunmen say they are influenced by online screeds and broadcasts of past shootings.  Do social media sites have a responsibility to rein in hateful and violent content?  —  In March 2019, before a gunman murdered 51 people …
Devan Cole / CNN:
Nebraska GOP governor says he will call a special session to pass total abortion ban if Roe is overturned  —  Washington (CNN)Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska said Sunday that he will call a special session of his state's legislature to pass a total ban on abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade this term.
Discussion: TheBlaze, The Hill and Mother Jones
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