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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Fox News' Tucker Carlson under fresh scrutiny after Buffalo mass shooting — Fox News personality Tucker Carlson is facing intense scrutiny from extremism experts, media watchdogs and progressive activists who say there is a link between the top-rated host's “great replacement” …
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New York Times, Media Matters for America, Washington Examiner, NPR, The Hill, The Independent, Townhall and HuffPost, more at Mediagazer »
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Right's Violence Problem — The Buffalo killings are part of a pattern: Most extremist violence in the U.S. comes from the political right. — Over the past decade, the Anti-Defamation League has counted about 450 U.S. murders committed by political extremists.
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Silver Linings
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Fox News suddenly goes quiet on ‘great replacement’ theory after Buffalo shooting — Suspect was allegedly motivated by the theory, but network has barely mentioned gunman's reasoning, even after Tucker Carlson pushed the concept in more than 400 of his shows
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Racist Attack Spotlights Stefanik's Echo of Replacement Theory — WASHINGTON — Over the past week, Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, the third-ranking House Republican, has falsely claimed that President Biden is shipping infant formula to undocumented immigrants at the expense of Americans amid a nationwide formula shortage.
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Why Tucker Carlson Should Want the Buffalo Manifesto Made Public — The alleged teenage mass shooter in Buffalo, New York, wrote and posted a 180-page manifesto. I read the whole thing, and the only part that surprised me was the banality of his stated intention to eat “corn beef hash” …
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Los Angeles Times, Poynter, No More Mister Nice Blog, RedState, Townhall and Digby's Hullabaloo
Bonchie / RedState:
Tucker Carlson Responds to Charges He Inspired Buffalo Shooter, Makes His Critics Look Like Childish Ghouls
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Townhall, The Dispatch, The Blue State Conservative, The Professional Ignoramus and The Daily Caller
Kathleen Belew / New York Times:
The Buffalo Shooting and the Danger of White Replacement Theory
The Buffalo Shooting and the Danger of White Replacement Theory
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Civil War Memory, ImmigrationProf Blog, Rolling Stone, Washington Times, POLITICUSUSA and The Wrap
New York Times:
Republicans Play on Fears of ‘Great Replacement’ in Bid for Base Voters
Republicans Play on Fears of ‘Great Replacement’ in Bid for Base Voters
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Washington Examiner, RedState, pjmedia.com, Digby's Hullabaloo, KNSD-TV, NPR and VICE
PR Newswire:
Twitter Files Preliminary Proxy Statement for Acquisition by Elon Musk — Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced that it has filed its preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the previously announced agreement for Twitter to be acquired …
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CNBC and NBC Los Angeles, more at Techmeme »
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Matthew Loh / Insider:
Elon Musk says he'll vote Republican in ‘this election’ despite ‘overwhelmingly’ voting for Democrats in the past
Project Veritas:
Twitter Senior Engineer Talks Elon Musk Takeover in NEW Undercover Video: ‘Twitter Does Not Believe in Free Speech’ ... Admits Employees at Tech Giant are ‘Commie as F**k’
Twitter Senior Engineer Talks Elon Musk Takeover in NEW Undercover Video: ‘Twitter Does Not Believe in Free Speech’ ... Admits Employees at Tech Giant are ‘Commie as F**k’
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New York Post, Big League Politics, BizPac Review, The Last Refuge, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and YouTube
Corin Faife / The Verge:
Elon Musk's silence on how he'd moderate the Buffalo shooting livestream is deafening
Elon Musk's silence on how he'd moderate the Buffalo shooting livestream is deafening
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The Bulwark, Breitbart, Fortune and BizPac Review, more at Techmeme »
Washington Post:
Store guard confronted Buffalo suspect during March visit, online account says — Two months before Payton Gendron allegedly killed 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, he was confronted by a security guard at the store during a trip on which he compiled detailed plans of the location …
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New York Times, Gizmodo, STEPHANIE MILLER SHOW, RAPPLER, Mother Jones, The Verge, New York Post, The Hill and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Only 22 saw the Buffalo shooting live. Millions have seen it since.
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WIVB-TV, New York Times, Bloomberg, Grid News and Deseret News, more at Techmeme »
Associated Press:
Sweden signs NATO request, Finland formally endorses move — STOCKHOLM (AP) — Finland's Parliament has overwhelmingly endorsed a bid from the Nordic country's government to join NATO. — Lawmakers at the 200-seat Eduskunta legislature voted 188-8 Tuesday to approve Finland seeking membership …
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Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Turkey says it will not approve Sweden and Finland joining Nato
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Wall Street Journal, WTOP News, Reuters, You searched for, Hürriyet Daily News, Al Jazeera, Helsinki Times, The Moscow Times, Geopolitical Musings, Washington Examiner, CNN, Middle East Eye, Agence France-Presse, Deseret News, UPI, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Politico, Insider, CNBC, nationalinterest.org, Al-Monitor, Anadolu Ajansı … and Raw Story
John Revill / Reuters:
Neutral Switzerland leans closer to NATO in response to Russia
Neutral Switzerland leans closer to NATO in response to Russia
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Al Jazeera, New York Times and Insider
Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
Putin involved in war ‘at level of colonel or brigadier’, say western sources — President helping determine movement of Russian soldiers, say sources, as head of UK armed forces says Ukraine is winning — Vladimir Putin has become so personally involved in the Ukraine war …
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The Daily Beast, The Times, Washington Post and Raw Story
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Estonia's Tough Voice on Ukraine Urges No Compromise With Putin
Estonia's Tough Voice on Ukraine Urges No Compromise With Putin
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CEPA
Aaron Morrison / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter has $42 million in assets — NEW YORK (AP) — The foundation started by organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement is still worth tens of millions of dollars, after spending more than $37 million on grants, real estate, consultants, and other expenses, according to tax documents filed with the IRS.
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Associated Press, Fox News, HotAir and Twitchy
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Front Page Magazine:
How Black Lives Matter Criminals Were Enabled by the I.R.S. and the Democrat Party — And taxpayers were left with the bill. — [Order David Horowitz's I Can't Breathe: How a Racial Hoax is Killing America: CLICK HERE.] — The recently revealed purchase of multi-million-dollar properties …
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Fox News and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Inside the Jan. 6 committee, key questions remain as hearings loom — The committee is reckoning with how closely to focus on former president Donald Trump — When the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol gathered for a private retreat last month …
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Mother Jones, Mediaite, Raw Story and Political Wire
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Dinesh D'Souza's 2000 Mules Is a Hilarious Mockumentary — A tour de force exploring the limits of how many suckers there are willing to pay for fantasy. — Dinesh D'Souza's 2000 Mules is Plandemic for election truthers. For the non-insane, it's a hilarious mockumentary.
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Politico:
GOP blame game erupts in Pennsylvania governor's race — PHILADELPHIA — The election isn't until Tuesday, but the blame game is already well underway. — With far-right state Sen. Doug Mastriano on the verge of capturing the Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nomination, Republicans are lashing out …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How Trump's Dr. Oz endorsement could cost the GOP in Pennsylvania
How Trump's Dr. Oz endorsement could cost the GOP in Pennsylvania
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, RedState and Raw Story
Trafalgar Group:
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Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Living With The Far-Right Insurgency In Idaho — A radical GOP faction, in open alliance with extremists, is seizing power and targeting its opponents with cruelty. Some wonder: Is it time to leave? — IDAHO — White nationalist Vincent James Foxx had a new video for his nearly 70,000 subscribers …
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Raw Story
Abbott MediaRoom:
Abbott Enters into Consent Decree with U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Sturgis, Mich., Plant; Agreement Creates Pathway to Reopen Facility — After FDA approval, Abbott could restart the site within two weeks; from the time of restart it would take six to eight weeks before product is available on shelves
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Washington Post:
Facebook quietly bankrolled small, grassroots groups to fight its battles in Washington — Records show Facebook-funded American Edge backed minority interest groups, conservative think tanks and small business groups to create the appearance of grassroots opposition to antitrust regulation
Tim Wallace / Telegraph:
Bank of England warns of ‘apocalyptic’ global food shortage — Governor Andrew Bailey says he is ‘helpless’ in face of surging inflation — The Governor of the Bank of England has warned of “apocalyptic” global food price rises and said he is “helpless” in the face of surging inflation …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
FBI Records Reveal Matt Gaetz Was in Chaos Mode as Scandal Broke — Just minutes before Matt Gaetz went on Tucker Carlson the night it was revealed he was under investigation for sex crimes, he was yelling at the FBI. — Fifteen minutes before Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was due …
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Raw Story
Miami Herald:
Reversing Trump measures, U.S. will expand flights to Cuba and resume family reunifications — The Biden administration is restoring flights to Cuban cities other than Havana and reestablishing a family reunification program suspended for years, following recommendations of a long-anticipated review …
Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
White House makes 3rd round of free COVID-19 tests available to order — White House rolls out third release of free, at-home COVID tests — Fox News Flash top headlines for May 17 — The White House has announced a third release of free at-home COVID-19 testing for U.S. residents.
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Associated Press, Washington Examiner and UPI
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
House Panel Opens Public Hearing on Unexplained Aerial Sightings — An intelligence subcommittee will hear testimony from two Pentagon officials on observations by military pilots and others. — WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee opened a hearing on Tuesday on unidentified aerial phenomena observed …
