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Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch:
Not Just the Lincoln: Families Describe Human Waste, No Food, No End in Sight Across Multiple Ships  —  Since MeidasTouch began reporting on conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, messages have poured in to MeidasTouch from military families and service members across multiple ships and even multiple branches.
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump says USS Lincoln's deployment was ‘not nearly long enough’  —  President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed claims that families of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed for nearly nine months supporting operations in the Middle East.
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Trump dismisses families' concerns about USS Abraham Lincoln conditions  —  The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea has been deployed for nearly nine months.  —  President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss the concerns of military families about worsening conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln …
MS NOW:
‘The boat is finally getting to me’: Wife of USS Abraham Lincoln sailor who jumped overboard shares texts
Bloomberg:
Trump Pivots to Crime as War, Economy Imperil GOP Midterm Hopes  —  President Donald Trump turned to the issue of crime when he hit the campaign trail Friday as Republican prospects in November's midterms continue to suffer over his handling of the economy and war in Iran.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Attorney General Blanche appears to endorse GOP candidate in latest politicization of DOJ
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and Gothamist
Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
Corporate Power Approaches Escape Velocity  —  A failed Tesla strike in Sweden is a flashing warning light.  —  If corporations become more powerful than national governments, we are all in trouble.  The reason for this is straightforward: Corporations are not real objects.  They do not exist in nature.
Discussion: industriall-union and Electrek
US Department of Justice:
Massachusetts Mayor Charged with Pandemic Loan Fraud and Money Laundering  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts  —  BOSTON - The Mayor of Lawrence, Mass. was arrested and charged today with fraudulently obtaining over $1.5 million in COVID small-business loans …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Fox Hits Trump with Crushing Polls—and Wrecks Fox's Own Pro-Trump Spin  —  Fox News has some very bad news for Fox News.  —  You've probably noticed that Fox pumps out enormous amounts of propaganda designed to smear the Democratic Party as wildly extreme and irredeemably crazy.
Washington Post:
Top Trump official asked for more resources to fight a small fire near his Idaho ranch  —  Michael Boren, who oversees the U.S. Forest Service, asked for more aircraft to contain a 7-acre blaze last month, officials said.  —  Summary  —  Undersecretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources …
Discussion: The Guardian and New York Times
Gary Fineout / Politico:
DeSantis says he doesn't support embattled Florida Rep. Cory Mills  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he's not supporting embattled Rep. Cory Mills in next week's Republican primary, adding a prominent name to the list of GOP officials who have rejected Mills' reelection bid.
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Anna Liss-Roy / Washington Post:
DeSantis says he doesn't support Republican Rep. Cory Mills in Tuesday's primary
Discussion: Florida Politics and Politico
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
BBC seeks to subpoena Trump family members in defamation suit  —  The BBC is seeking to subpoena President Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr., his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner in connection with a $10 billion defamation lawsuit the president is pressing against the U.K. broadcaster.
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Woman arrested after second world war memorial in DC vandalized  —  Suspect faces two felony charges after memorial filled with bubbles and spray-paint reading ‘Clean hands Dirty $’  —  A woman was arrested on Friday morning in connection with the vandalization of the second world war memorial …
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Woman Charged With Vandalizing World War II Memorial
Are you f'ng kidding me?:
Goodbye, You Poisonous Fucking Fraud  —  Karoline Leavitt, that evil lying bitch, is leaving the White House.  —  Good.  —  The most repulsively mendacious, soul-insolvent Trump-era skank ever to plant herself behind that podium, open the festering sewage aperture of her foul mouth …
Finya Swai / The Hill:
Mark Kelly on aircraft carrier catapult order: ‘Donald Trump knows nothing about this stuff’  —  Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) blasted President Trump on Thursday for ordering the U.S. Navy to revert to older catapult systems on its aircraft carriers, arguing the change would be costly …
ProPublica:
How Trump's Unprecedented Effort to Prosecute Noncitizen Voters Fell Apart  —  It was late March when Joe Teirab, the second-in-command at Minnesota's U.S. attorney's office, received an urgent email from Washington.  —  The federal government was scrambling to find criminal cases …
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory  —  President Trump claimed during remarks on Long Island, N.Y., on Friday that he will make the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, despite the fact that Oman and Iran share jurisdiction of the waterway.
Neil Irwin / Axios:
Consumer sentiment dips, especially among Republicans  —  Public opinion about the economy appears to be souring further this month, per the preliminary release of the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index. … - The index fell to 51, from 55.2 in July.
Politico:
Trump-appointed regulator OKs banking license for Trump-linked crypto firm  —  The Trump administration has granted preliminary approval for a cryptocurrency venture backed by President Donald Trump's family to operate a federally chartered trust bank, over the objection of Democrats …
Mira Bhakta / The Hill:
Accused Olympian seeks protection from future Reflecting Pool charges  —  Attorneys for the Olympian previously accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool filed a motion Thursday to bar prosecutors from bringing further criminal charges against him related to the case …
Discussion: New York Times
Media Matters for America:
Rudy Giuliani: Young people struggling economically are “privileged little shits” who need “somebody like my father to kick the shit out of them”  —  Giuliani: “Well who cares if they're squeezing?  Their grandparents felt the Depression and were pro-American.  They don't have anything like the Depression.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US judge clears way for Trump to end Somalis' deportation protections  —  A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to strip nearly 1,100 Somalis of legal protections against deportation that have allowed them to live and work in the United States.
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
Trump Heads to Luxury Golf Club as Sailors Endure Horrific Conditions at Sea  —  Trump golfs as sailors face food and supply shortages, broken plumbing, and deteriorating conditions.  —  Add us on  —  President Donald Trump is heading to another weekend at his Bedminster, New Jersey …
Casey Michel / The Atlantic:
A Green Light for Crooks  —  The Treasury has made the American economy a safe space for corruption.  —  Ever since Donald Trump returned to the White House, his administration has taken a sledgehammer to anti-corruption efforts, destroying policy after policy dedicated to preventing bribery and money laundering in the country.
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
CIA Behind Mystery Strikes on Ecuadorian Fishing Boats  —  INSIDE: Aaron Reitz ... Tiffany M. Cartwright ... David Crowley … FENIX 701  —  It took chipping away at it by the The Guardian, the New York Times, and others before the Washington Post blew the story wide open yesterday …
Discussion: The Nation
Washington Post:
The unexpected issue dividing parties and midterms candidates … Across the United States, political candidates are grappling with an issue that has never before featured widely in American political life: artificial intelligence.  —  You can see it in candidates of both major parties trying …
Discussion: Axios and NewsMax.com
Dave Levinthal / NOTUS:
Three More Congressmen Violated the STOCK Act  —  Two Democrats and a Republican were months late disclosing stock and crypto trades.  — Copy  —  Three more members of Congress have violated an insider trading and transparency law, according to a NOTUS review of federal financial records …
Discussion: New York Times
The Guardian:
Benjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’  —  Israeli PM criticised by political rival for attacking an international ally and overseeing ‘horrific diplomatic failure’  —  The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called the UK …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's war on juries  —  Jurors are being told that their careful work doesn't matter.  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  It's no secret that President Donald Trump doesn't really believe in the justice system.  For him, it serves only two purposes: protecting himself and hurting others.
Seth Klamann / Denver Post:
‘Smoking gun’ email shows White House summoned agencies to Colorado-focused meeting amid Tina Peters furor  —  In the days after December meeting, several agencies in attendance announced cuts or adverse actions against the state  —  In mid-December, an assistant to President Donald Trump summoned officials …
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola Pushes Back Against Endorsement From Kamala Harris  —  The campaign of Mary Peltola said it was focused on issues important to Alaska and did not approve a message of support from Ms. Harris.  —  For former Representative Mary Peltola, a Democrat …
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Trump DOJ fails to convince full Sixth Circuit to resurrect Michigan voter roll loss  —  The full Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Friday rejected the Trump administration's request to reconsider a ruling that denied the Department of Justice's demand for Michigan's unredacted statewide voter file …
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
House Democrats PAC adds $6 million to Cleveland spending after Ohio's Miller opts to stay in race  —  A super PAC affiliated with U.S. House Democrats plans to increase its campaign advertising reservations in Cleveland, Ohio, by roughly $6 million on Friday, in response to Republican …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 
 
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Fifth Circuit Cites A Ruling Calling Mail-In Ballots “Vital” To Falsely Claim They “Jeopardize Democracy Itself”
Discussion: Mother Jones
Will Leitch / Washington Post:
Trump's attack on a think tank is an affront to the First Amendment
Discussion: NOTUS and Blaze Media
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Propaganda With Better Manners Is Still Propaganda
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Scott Lincicome / Bloomberg:
Small Businesses Despise Trump's Tariffs — For Good Reason
Discussion: CBS News and KQTV-TV
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue
Anna Gross / Financial Times:
Farage won in Clacton. But there are bigger tests to come
Vic Verbalaitis / The Daily Beast:
Drunk Trump Aide Busted Playing With Sex Toy in Bizarre Video
Discussion: Daily Mail
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Little Thefts, Big Charges: Trump's Justice Dept. Targets Lesser Fraud
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
 

 
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google adds a toggle in Gemini and Flow to remove visible watermarks from AI-generated images, videos, and music; SynthID watermarks and C2PA metadata remain

Dade Hayes / Deadline:
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