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Robert Plummer / BBC:
Convicted US Capitol rioter turns down Trump pardon  —  One of the people who served jail time for taking part in the US Capitol riot four years ago has refused a pardon from President Donald Trump, saying: “We were wrong that day.”  —  Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced …
Discussion: Raw Story and RTÉ
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
“F—k it: Release 'em all”: Why Trump embraced broad Jan. 6 pardons … - Trump vacillated during an internal debate over targeted clemency vs. a blanket decision according to two insiders.  — But as Trump's team wrestled with the issue, and planned a shock-and-awe batch of executive orders Day 1 …
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Police union that endorsed Trump blasts Jan. 6 pardons … - “Allowing those convicted of these crimes to be released early diminishes accountability and devalues the sacrifices made by courageous law enforcement officers and their families,” per the statement.
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump May Come to Regret His Jan. 6 Pardons.  Here's Why.  —  The potential for political backlash is real — now and in the future.  —  Even though President Donald Trump had vowed to deliver pardons to those who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, siege of the Capitol, his sweeping clemency for roughly 1,500 people was stunning.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Pardons the Jan. 6 Cop Beaters  —  Law and order?  Back the blue?  What happened to that GOP?  —  Republicans are busy denouncing President Biden's pre-emptive pardons for his family and political allies, and deservedly so.  But then it's a shame you don't hear many, if any …
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Raskin: Pardoned Jan. 6 rioters ‘a reserve army of political foot soldiers’
Discussion: The Independent
NBC News:
Trump's last-minute decision to go big on Jan. 6 pardons took many allies by surprise
Discussion: DNyuz, Raw Story and NPR
Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
Trump's pardon of the J6 Terrorists is about encouraging future MAGA violence
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Trump launches savage attack on bishop who asked for ‘mercy’ for minorities  —  U.S. president calls the clergywoman a “Radical Left hard line Trump hater,” “ungracious,” “nasty” and “not compelling or smart.”  —  U.S. President Donald Trump hit out Wednesday at a bishop who directly called …
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Associated Press:
Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement  —  The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration …
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump demands apology, criticizes bishop's prayer service remarks  —  President Trump early Wednesday morning slammed the reverend at a National Cathedral prayer service for the inauguration who called on him to have mercy on transgender children and immigrant families.
Washington Post:   Justice Department says it will prosecute local officials over immigration enforcement
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Seethes as Bishop Calls Him Out in Heartfelt Plea
Discussion: The Guardian and Alternet.org
Mike Catalini / Associated Press:
22 states sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Demands Bishop Apologize for Asking for Mercy for the Marginalized
Washington Examiner:
Trump blasts bishop who gave sermon at inaugural prayer service
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Reuters:
Trump threatens Russia, others with sanctions if Ukraine deal not reached  —  U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Russia “and other participating countries” with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon.
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:   Republicans Don't Seem Interested In Probing Donald Trump's Family Business
Associated Press:
Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave  —  President Donald Trump 's administration moved Tuesday to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off.
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The White House:
Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  Longstanding Federal civil-rights laws protect individual Americans …
Axios:
Trump rolls back bedrock civil rights measure in sweeping anti-DEI push
Discussion: Do No Harm
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Elon Musk's salute falls flat: Why far-right trolling isn't working this time around  —  As Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said to defenders of Musk's provocation, “People can officially stop listening to you”  —  One thing that's easy enough to see about Elon Musk's infamous hand gesture …
Discussion: The Hill, Bloomberg, Raw Story and DNyuz
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Kate Connolly / The Guardian:
‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk's apparent Nazi salute
Washington Post:
Trump officials pause health agencies' communications, citing review  —  The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.  —  The Trump administration has instructed federal health agencies …
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CNN:   Trump administration directs federal health agencies to pause communications
Jenna McLaughlin / NPR:
Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, creator of the Silk Road dark web marketplace  —  President Trump fulfilled a campaign promise to Libertarian supporters on his second day back in office by pardoning the former creator and owner of an underground e-commerce website known for drug trafficking.
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New York Times:
Trump Pardons Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace
CNN:
US military ordering thousands more troops to southern border  —  Thousands of additional active duty US troops are being ordered to the southern US border with Mexico, just two days after President Donald Trump mandated that the US military step up its presence there, according to officials familiar with the matter.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Trump administration fires members of cybersecurity review board in “horribly shortsighted” decision  —  On Tuesday, a day after Donald Trump's inauguration as the new U.S. president, the Department of Homeland Security told members of several advisory committees that they were effectively fired.
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
KKK distributes flyers in Kentucky telling immigrants to ‘leave now’  —  Documents, including phone number and invitation to ‘join us’, distributed same day Trump took office  —  Kentucky police are investigating after a series of racist Ku Klux Klan flyers telling immigrants to “leave now” …
 
 
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