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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Other Thing Trump's Dying to Break  —  Today, the president tells us, is judgment day in Iran.  “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump posted this morning.  “I don't want that to happen, but it probably will.”  If his threats are to be believed …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Threatens to Kill Thousands More Iranians in Unnerving Tirades  —  Donald Trump is threatening to bomb Iran's power plants in order to send that country “back to the stone ages,” as he has put it.  Trump's tendency to wrap sociopathic expressions of sadism and bloodlust in such cartoonish language …
Politico:
Pentagon's new plans in Iran give Trump a way out of war crime accusations … Trump on Monday threatened a situation “where every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12:00 tomorrow night, where every power plant in Iran will be out of business, burning, exploding and never to be used again.”
NBC News:
Live updates: U.S. strikes Kharg Island, official says; Trump warns ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ if Iran doesn't make a deal  —  The president has threatened massive U.S. attacks on civilian infrastructure and brushed off concerns about possible war crimes ahead of his 8 p.m. ET deadline.
Wall Street Journal:
Iran Cuts Off Direct Diplomacy With U.S.  —  Iran has cut off direct communications with the U.S. over President Trump's threat to destroy Iran's “whole civilization” Monday morning, though talks with cease-fire mediators continue, Middle Eastern officials said.
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Between Hegseth and the Fox Cabinet, no restraints on Trump's war crimes plan  —  In a January 2020 Fox hit, Hegseth urged Trump to destroy Iran's power plants if the regime missed a deadline  —  A crucial piece of context for President Donald Trump's deranged threat to annihilate …
Washington Post:
U.S. strikes Iran's Kharg Island as Trump warns ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’  —  The president had issued a deadline of 8 p.m. Eastern time for Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz, pledging destruction by midnight if leaders don't comply.  —  Twelve hours before his deadline …
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump says ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ ahead of deadline for Iran
Ali Walker / Politico:
‘Vile on every level’: Tucker Carlson rips Donald Trump over Easter Sunday ‘f-word’ post
Jeffrey Lord / The American Spectator:
Trump: A Real Commander-in-Chief
Discussion: Bloomberg and Middle East Monitor
Ines Ferré / Yahoo Finance:
US gas prices risk topping $5 per gallon if Strait of Hormuz stays closed: JPMorgan
Ashley Oliver / Fox News:
White House unleashes on Stacey Abrams in latest clash over Trump's election order
Discussion: IJR, New York Times and The Hill
Associated Press:
Iran calls for human chains to protect power plants as Trump's deadline nears
New York Times:
Trump Says Iran Proposal Isn't Enough to Stop Attacks on Bridges and Power Plants
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump threatens ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ ahead of Iran deadline
Washington Post:
Vance stumps for Hungary's Orban as Trump-aligned movement faces critical test  —  The vice president traveled to Budapest as Trump's deadline for an Iran deal loomed Tuesday, backing the administration's closest ideological ally in Europe.  —  BUDAPEST — As the hours ticked …
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Jakub Krupa / The Guardian:
Vance accuses EU of ‘foreign interference’ in upcoming Hungarian election while endorsing Orbán - Europe live  —  US vice-president claims ‘the bureaucrats in Brussels have tried to destroy the economy of Hungary’  —  JD Vance criticises alleged EU interference in Hungarian elections …
BBC:
Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK  —  Wireless Festival has been cancelled after headliner Kanye West was blocked from coming to the UK.  —  The government refused permission for West to travel to the UK after a backlash to his planned set at the London festival this summer.
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CNN:
UK festival canceled after headliner Kanye West blocked from traveling to UK
Paul Krugman:
Our Darkest Hour  —  The civilization we destroy may be our own  —  This is America's darkest hour.  —  Hi, Paul Krugman with an update Tuesday morning.  Earlier today, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, … Not going to be a problem if we ever do get the war crimes trial that all of this deserves.
Discussion: Blue Virginia
George Grylls / The Times:
The man who watches Trump all day, every day  —  Aaron Rupar spends up to 80 hours a week following the US president, from meandering speeches to impromptu press conferences.  He says it's ‘pretty bleak’  —  The psychological demands of Aaron Rupar's work are immense.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and twitchy.com
Wall Street Journal:
Some Republicans Set Their Own Deadline on Iran War.  It's Getting Close.  —  Lawmakers point to law requiring approval by Congress after 60 days of fighting, as Trump mulls major escalation  —  WASHINGTON—As President Trump threatens a major escalation in Iran by a Tuesday night deadline …
Discussion: Newsweek
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Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
GOP patience with Iran operation growing thinner as Trump escalates tensions
Discussion: NewsMax.com and MS NOW
The Times:
Iran's supreme leader ‘unconscious and receiving treatment in Qom’  —  A diplomatic memo reveals the location of Mojtaba Khamenei.  He was wounded in the same US-Israeli airstrike that killed his father  —  Gabrielle Weiniger, Tel Aviv, and David Charter, Washington
Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
How the media should cover this deranged president  —  Three suggestions—with illustrations—to counter the rampant ‘sane-washing’  —  The moment I saw Trump's crazy and dangerous Truth Social post on the morning of Easter Sunday, I could imagine the freakout in newsrooms across the country.
Katya Schwenk / The Lever:
The “Moderate” Think Tank Backed By AI Money  —  The previously undisclosed board of an ascendant D.C. think tank pushing Democrats to the center includes a Democratic Party megadonor with a stake in artificial intelligence chipdesigner Nvidia, which could benefit from the organization's efforts …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
What to Watch in the Election to Succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia  —  Clay Fuller, a Republican allied with President Trump, will face Shawn Harris, a Democrat, in the election to fill the remainder of Ms. Greene's term after her resignation from Congress.
Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
Wisconsin town revolts against a Trump-backed data center project … The vote comes as companies descend on Middle America to build the data centers, which are major priorities for the White House and the U.S. tech sector but the object of scorn for roughly 3 in 10 U.S. voters who …
Discussion: 404 Media
Joe Palazzolo / Wall Street Journal:
This Prosecutor Was Floundering.  Now He's a Go-To Guy at Trump's DOJ.  —  After Pam Bondi's ouster, the administration will likely lean even more heavily on lawyers like Robert Keenan  —  In a federal courthouse in Los Angeles last spring, Judge Otis Wright II, a no-nonsense former Marine …
Politico:
Bill Gates to testify before House Oversight in Epstein probe … “While he never witnessed or participated in any of Epstein's illegal conduct, he is looking forward to answering all the committee's questions to support their important work,” the spokesperson said.
Discussion: CNBC and CBS News
AFP / Al Jazeera:
Synagogue in Tehran ‘completely destroyed’ in US-Israeli attack  —  Synagogue hit after attack on adjacent residential building, Mehr news agency reports.  —  Add Al Jazeera on Google  —  United States-Israeli strikes have “completely destroyed” a synagogue in Tehran, according to Iranian media …
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
Texas Considers Required Reading List for Schools, Which Includes the Bible  —  Education officials are planning an overhaul to English and social studies in the nation's largest Republican led state.  —  Texas education officials are considering sweeping changes to English …
 
 
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
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