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US Waives Iran Sanctions as Deal Nears
Reuters (“U.S. restores sanctions waiver to Iran with nuclear talks in final phase“): President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday restored sanctions waivers to Iran to allow international nuclear...
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Biden ‘Leading from Behind’ on Ukraine
The Big Picture: WSJ (“Russia Targets Ukrainian Civilian Areas in Tactical Shift and Strikes Kyiv TV Tower“): Russian forces bombarded the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and hit the capital’s TV tower as...
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Saudis Execute 81
Reuters (“Saudi Arabia executes 81 men in one day for terrorism, other offences“): Saudi Arabia executed 81 men including seven Yemenis and one Syrian on Saturday, the interior ministry said, in the...
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Whitmer Kidnap ‘Plotters’ Acquitted
Detroit Free Press (“2 Whitmer kidnap plot suspects found not guilty; mistrial declared for other 2“): The historic Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot case ended with no convictions Friday, delivering a...
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When Mass Murder Becomes Commonplace
The story of psychopaths, mostly young white men, with guns killing lots of people plays out so frequently in America that it’s to impossible to find anything novel to say about it. There was another...
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Disinformation Governance Board Killed by Disinformation Campaign
WaPo’s Taylor Lorenz explains “How the Biden administration let right-wing attacks derail its disinformation efforts.” On the morning of April 27, the Department of Homeland Security announced the...
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Riot (or Worse) Thwarted in Idaho
Source: Reuters There have been ongoing warnings of growing right-wing extremism in the United States. Certainly, just this week we were reminded of the presence of organized groups, like the Proud...
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U.S. Kills Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda Founder and Leader
WaPo (“U.S. kills al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Kabul“): The United States has killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al-Qaeda and one of the world’s most-wanted terrorists,...
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First Capitol Rioter to Go to Trial Gets 7 Years
NBC News (“Capitol rioter Guy Reffitt gets longest Jan. 6 sentence, but no terrorism enhancement“): A Donald Trump fan from Texas who tried to storm the U.S. Capitol while armed with a gun was...
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The Threat of Political Violence
Two related stories showing at memeorandum. Kira Lerner, The Guardian (“12m Americans believe violence is justified to restore Trump to power“): Two and a half years after the January 6 attack on the...
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Israelis Divided on Ground Offensive
Haartez reports: Israeli Poll Finds 49% Support Holding Off on Gaza Ground Offensive. Asked if the military should immediately escalate to a large-scale ground offensive, 29 percent of Israelis agreed...
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Pope Calls Israel-Hamas War ‘Terrorism’
Reuters (“Pope says Israel-Hamas conflict has gone beyond war to ‘terrorism’“): Pope Francis on Wednesday met separately with Israeli relatives of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinians with family...
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US Warned Iran Ahead of ISIL Attack
WSJ (“U.S. Secretly Alerted Iran Ahead of Islamic State Terrorist Attack“): The U.S. secretly warned Iran that Islamic State was preparing to carry out the terrorist attack early this month that...
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Islamic State Attacks Moscow Concert Venue
WaPo (“Death toll from Moscow concert attack rises to 115 as more bodies found“): At least 115 people were killed after gunmen armed with automatic weapons opened fire at a popular concert venue on...
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Israel Kills Qud Force Leaders; Iran Vows Revenge
WaPo (“Israeli strike on Iranian Consulate in Damascus kills key commander, Iran says“): An Israeli airstrike hit a building next to Iran’s embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday, killing...
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