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New Details on Intelligence Leak Show It Circulated for Weeks Before Raising Alarm — The secret documents were first posted in January to a small group on a messaging channel that trafficked in memes, jokes and racist talk — One of the most significant leaks of highly classified U.S. documents …

Discussion: New York Times, Futura Doctrina, The Times of Israel, Bloomberg, Telegraph, Breitbart and Washington Post, more at Techmeme »

Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:

Ukraine May Run Out of Air Defenses by May, Leaked Pentagon Documents Warn — Kyiv is depleting its last reserves of S-300 missiles, making it possible for Russia to achieve air superiority, according to purported Pentagon presentations — Russia could achieve its long-sought goal …

New York Times:
Leaked Documents Suggest Ukrainian Air Defense Is in Peril if Not Reinforced

Discussion: The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The Hill and Washington Post

Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Russia nearly shot down British spy plane near Ukraine, leaked document says

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, New York Post and The Sun

Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Leaked Pentagon Documents Reveal Secrets About Friends and Foes

Discussion: Axios, CNN, SpyTalk, The Japan News, Al Jazeera, CBS News, NBC News, FOX8 WGHP, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, The Hill, Washington Times and emptywheel

Nina Golgowski / HuffPost:

GOP Rep. Calls For ‘Real Conversations’ That Aren't About Abortion, Like Border Control — “Women have a whole lot more other issues than just abortion,” said Rep. Tony Gonzales while discussing a federal judge blocking access to a key abortion pill. — Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) …

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, CNN, Insider, Mediaite, Washington Examiner and Politico

Nandita Bose / Reuters:
White House plans support for drugstores, pharma in abortion pill battle

Discussion: Los Angeles Times

Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Mansplaining GOP Rep Thinks It's Time to ‘Get Off’ the Abortion Issue

Discussion: CNN

Ruth Murai / Mother Jones:
Health Secretary Says “Everything Is on the Table” to Protect Abortion Pill Access

Discussion: CNN, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, RedState, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Politico and Washington Times

Maya Boddie / Alternet.org:
President Joe Biden should ‘forcefully resist’ TX judge's ‘medically unsound’ abortion pill ruling: columnist

Discussion: NBC News, The Atlantic, Financial Times, The Post Millennial, New York Times, New York Daily News, NBC Chicago and Washington Post

Politico:

As Trump dominates the airwaves, ‘it feels like f—king 2016’ — Trump's opponents are struggling to find a spotlight of their own in the 2024 campaign. — With the volume blaring on The Donald Trump Show, other Republican presidential hopefuls are struggling to make any noise of their own.

Discussion: Raw Story, Florida Politics and Washington Post

Frank Luntz / New York Times:

How to Make Trump Go Away — After more than three decades in and around politics, I now spend most of my time grappling with political questions in the classroom and in focus groups. There is one conundrum that fascinates me above others: Why does Donald Trump still generate such loyalty and devotion?

Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
GOP's stormy 2024 outlook

Discussion: The Guardian and Fox News

Tim MacMahon / ESPN:

Spurs' Gregg Popovich calls for gun control in U.S., criticizes lawmakers — DALLAS — San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich's pregame media availability Sunday opened with the NBA's all-time wins leader declining to discuss whether he would consider retirement this offseason and ended with an unprompted …

Discussion: The Hill, OutKick and Breitbart

Safia Samee Ali / NBC News:
'Our vote doesn't matter': Black Tennessee residents frustrated over expulsion of legislators

Discussion: Newsbusters

Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost:
Ousted Tennessee Lawmakers Say GOP Speaker Is An ‘Autocrat’

Discussion: Raw Story, WPLN News, NBC News, New York Daily News, Rolling Stone, Politico and Washington Post

Jonathan Mattise / Associated Press:
Expelled Tennessee Lawmakers Both Seeking Seats Again

Discussion: CBS News, Raw Story, Insider, Associated Press, Occupy Democrats, The Hill, Fox News, The Guardian and Washington Times

BBC:

Twitter: BBC objects to ‘government funded media’ label — The BBC is objecting to a new label describing it as “government funded media” on its main Twitter account. — The corporation has contacted the social media giant over the designation on the @BBC account to resolve the issue “as soon as possible”.

Discussion: The Guardian, Bloomberg.com, Fox News, Metro.co.uk, The Daily Beast, Mashable and Deadline, more at Mediagazer »

New York Times:

The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin — Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution. In many cases, the public pays a price. — Texas was gasping for electricity.

more at Techmeme »

Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:

Gov Greg Abbott pardons a murderer who killed a BLM protester to make Tucker Carlson happy — The GOP's assault on rule of law and democracy — The GOP's assault on both democracy and the rule of law was on full display this week. There was the Tennessee GOP's white supremacy preserving expulsion …

Keith Bradsher / New York Times:

Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Build Shanghai Battery Factory — The facility will produce large batteries that will help electric utilities stabilize grids and use more renewable energy. — Reporting from Beijing — Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, announced on Twitter on Sunday …

Discussion: Reuters, Washington Post, Engadget, Forbes, Financial Times, The Japan News, Fortune and Bloomberg

Alexander Ward / Politico:

GOP embraces a new foreign policy: Bomb Mexico to stop fentanyl — Republicans suggest everything from terrorist labels to an invasion to decimate drug cartels in Mexico. — A growing number of prominent Republicans are rallying around the idea that to solve the fentanyl crisis, America must bomb it away.

Discussion: Raw Story

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet:

7th Fleet Destroyer conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea — On April 10, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law.

Discussion: Bloomberg, CNN and UPI

New York Times:

$388 in Sushi. Just a $20 Tip: The Brutal Math of Uber Eats and DoorDash — Delivery drivers were hailed as pandemic heroes. But they say the rise of contactless delivery has made customers less inclined to tip generously and gig work is becoming an even harder way to make a living.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Sun and Althouse

Jane C. Timm / NBC News:

Hounded by baseless voter fraud allegations, an entire county's election staff quits in Virginia — In Buckingham County, four people quit their jobs after a feud between local Republicans and the general registrar consumed the small community. — BUCKINGHAM, Virginia — Lindsey Taylor loved running elections here.

Discussion: Raw Story

Alberto Luperon / Law & Crime:

Fox settles defamation lawsuit from Venezuelan businessman over broadcast tying him to Dominion election claim — A Venezuelan business has settled with his defamation lawsuit against Fox News Network and former Fox Business host Lou Dobbs for their coverage of him and voting software companies Dominion and Smartmatic.

Discussion: The Guardian, Deadline, Election Law Blog, Variety and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »

Marc Levy / Associated Press:

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania to seek 4th term — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey will seek a fourth term in office, bringing the power of incumbency and unmatched name recognition in Pennsylvania politics to his party's defense of a seat in a critical presidential battleground state.

Discussion: CNN and The Hill

Dante Chinni / NBC News:

How abortion changes election maps — The state Supreme Court election in Wisconsin is only the latest example of how abortion is driving election results since the Dobbs decision. — WASHINGTON — A Wisconsin election set the stage last week for Democrats to act on a range of issues in the state …

Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer: GOP wages an asymmetrical war on democracy because it can't get the votes

Reuters:

China simulates striking Taiwan on second day of drills — China's military simulated precision strikes against Taiwan in a second day of drills around the island on Sunday, with the island's defence ministry reporting multiple air force sorties and that it was monitoring China's missile forces.