Tweets: Zev Shalev @ZevShalev: Biden’s diplomatic jiu jitsu this fortnight was masterful. He gathered G7 allies, reclaimed NATO leadership, neutralized Netanyahu, boxed-in China and shrunk Russia down to size. All in person. Not since Truman (maybe Reagan) has a POTUS been as effective on world stage.

Tweets: Zev Shalev @ZevShalev: Biden’s diplomatic jiu jitsu this fortnight was masterful. He gathered G7 allies, reclaimed NATO leadership, neutralized Netanyahu, boxed-in China and shrunk Russia down to size. All in person. Not since Truman (maybe Reagan) has a POTUS been as effective on world stage.

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Haaretz.com
✔@haaretzcom
Biden says he and Putin agreed to work to keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/biden-says-he-and-putin-agreed-to-work-to-keep-iran-from-getting-nuclear-weapons-1.9912470?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter …
Biden says he and Putin agreed to work to keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons
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The Hill
✔@thehill
WATCH: Biden snaps at CNN reporter for questioning "confidence" Putin will change behavior http://hill.cm/QF5NZgE
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Zev Shalev@ZevShalev
Biden’s diplomatic jiu jitsu this fortnight was masterful. He gathered G7 allies, reclaimed NATO leadership, neutralized Netanyahu, boxed-in China and shrunk Russia down to size. All in person. Not since Truman (maybe Reagan) has a POTUS been as effective on world stage.
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VANITY FAIR
✔@VanityFair
According to Princess Diana’s former voice coach, Prince Charles has had such a hard time dealing with the fallout from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Oprah interview because he's “immensely sensitive." http://vntyfr.com/yLyeFl8
Prince Charles Can't Deal With Prince Harry's Comments Because He's “Immensely Sensitive,” Claims...
Stewart Pearce also said the royal prefers "to let strong feelings settle down before responding.”
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Washington Post Opinions
✔@PostOpinions
Many Republicans want the nation to ignore and forget Trump’s poisonous final months in office — the most dangerous moment in modern presidential history, the Editorial Board writes https://wapo.st/3zoyQJb
Opinion | The nation cannot forget Donald Trump’s betrayal of his oath
Another reminder of the former president’s poisonous final months.
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MSNBC
✔@MSNBC
UPDATE: President Biden says the tone of his meeting with Russian President Putin was "good, positive," despite discussion of a long list of thorny topics ranging from cyberattacks to human rights abuses. https://on.msnbc.com/2Sx67kU
Biden prepares for long, tense meeting with Putin
Biden has said he plans to raise with the Russian leader cyberattacks, human rights abuses, Ukraine and election interference.
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NBC News
✔@NBCNews
UPDATE: President Biden says the tone of his meeting with Russian President Putin was "good, positive," despite discussion of a long list of thorny topics ranging from cyberattacks to human rights abuses. https://nbcnews.to/3pYRumD
Biden prepares for long, tense meeting with Putin
Biden has said he plans to raise with the Russian leader cyberattacks, human rights abuses, Ukraine and election interference.
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
tucker carlson on capitol riot and fbi - Google Search https://shar.es/aW0sqC https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-government-agents-helped-organize-capitol-riot …
Tucker Carlson: Government agents may have helped organize the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Tucker Carlson investigates a new report suggesting the FBI may have been involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot.
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Diego M@laltrodiego
#Conferenza stampa di #Putin.
Domande, e risposte tutte a braccio.

L'opposto di #Tontolo Biden.
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Jill Dougherty
✔@jillrussia
#Putin says there will be consultations on diplomatic relations, strategic security, cyber. Counters q on #Navalny, human rights with criticism of mass shootings in US and CIA torture.
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MFA Russia
✔@mfa_russia
The first images from the extended Russia-US talks, helmed by Presidents Vladimir #Putin and @JoeBiden.

@rian_ru #RussiaUS
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
#InfoBioWarfare #TheNewsAndTimes #MichaelNovakhov #NewsReview #Covid19 #Pandemic #PandemicInvestigations #BioWarfare #ODNI #CIA #FBI #Intel #Terrorism #NewAbwehr #History #RUSSIA #Putin
Is COVID-19 a bioweapon? Here's what experts say https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2020-05-23/Is-COVID-19-a-bioweapon-Here-s-what-the-experts-say-QHUXqEGDVC/index.html … via @cgtnofficial
Is COVID-19 a bioweapon? Here's what the experts say
The theory that COVID-19 is a manmade virus which escaped from a Chinese lab seems impossible to put to rest on social media. So, is COVID-19 a bioweapon? There's no real question in the minds of the...
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covid-19 pandemic as biowarfare - Google Search https://shar.es/aW02Oq
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Investigations into the origin of COVID-19 - Wikipedia https://shar.es/aW02EO
Investigations into the origin of COVID-19 - Wikipedia
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Pandemic Investigative Commission who - Google Search https://shar.es/aW02KP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigations_into_the_origin_of_COVID-19 …
Investigations into the origin of COVID-19 - Wikipedia
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
Menendez, Collins Call for Passage of 9/11-Style COVID Commission | U.S. Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey https://shar.es/aW0rMD
Menendez, Collins Call for Passage of 9/11-Style COVID Commission | U.S. Senator Bob Menendez of...
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today introduced bipartisan legislation creating an independent, non-partisan commission, closely modeled after the 9/11 Commission...
menendez.senate.gov
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
There Will Be Another Pandemic — Are We Prepared For It?

M.N.: My answer: Absolutely not prepared! And the next Pandemic might be more severe. We have to investigate this matter very thoroughly and objectively.
#TheNewsAndTimes #NewsReview #Covid19 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/opinion/collins-menendez-covid-commission.html?smid=tw-share …
Opinion | There Will Be Another Pandemic — Are We Prepared For It?
We need a commission to study America's Covid-19 response.
nytimes.com
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
Menendez and Collins: the Pandemic Investigative Commission is necessary - Google Search https://shar.es/aW0r8P
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President of Russia
✔@KremlinRussia_E
Talks between the leaders of Russia and the United States started in Geneva https://bit.ly/3iYToST
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
#Covid19 #Pandemic #PandemicInvestigations #BioWarfare #TheNewsAndTimes #MichaelNovakhov #NewsReview

Menendez and Collins: the Pandemic Investigative Commission is necessary given the scale of the tragedy that has claimed far more lives than the 9/11... https://shar.es/aW0rzV
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
US Senators call for an investigative committee https://www.randrlife.co.uk/us-senators-call-for-an-investigative-committee/ … #Covid19 #Pandemic #PandemicInvestigations #BioWarfare #News #Opinions

Menendez and Collins say the commission is necessary given the scale of the tragedy that has claimed far more lives than the 9/11 ...
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
#Covid19 #Pandemic #PandemicInvestigations #BioWarfare #TheNewsAndTimes #MichaelNovakhov #NewsReview #RUSSIA #Putin #Путин #PutinTerrorist #Zolotov #ODNI #CIA #FBI #Intel #Terrorism #US #Senators call for an #investigative #committee https://www.randrlife.co.uk/us-senators-call-for-an-investigative-committee/ …
US Senators call for an investigative committee
“We are just beginning to recover from an epidemic that has already claimed the lives of more than 600,000 mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, husbands,
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
Pandemic Investigative Commission - GS https://shar.es/aW0r2o

Investigations into the origin of COVID-19 - Wikipedia #Covid19 #Pandemic #PandemicInvestigations #BioWarfare #TheNewsAndTimes #MichaelNovakhov #NewsReview #News #Opinions #RUSSIA #Putin #Путин #PutinTerrorist
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Michael Novakhov Retweeted
Barb McQuade
✔@BarbMcQuade
Email trail shows Barr resigned while Trump White House was pressuring him to overturn election. Deputy Jeffrey Rosen stayed and refused to cave. I’m relieved that we survived this attempt to weaponize DOJ, but it’s alarming that it came to this. https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/15/politics/takeaways-trump-emails-election/index.html …
4 takeaways from the latest batch of Trump's election-related emails
A previously secret trove of emails released Tuesday by the House Oversight Committee sheds new light on how former President Donald Trump pressured the Justice Department on multiple fronts to do...
cnn.com
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The Lincoln Project
✔@ProjectLincoln
The current and former President of the United States meet in Geneva, Switzerland.
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The Hill
✔@thehill
GOP senator: I want to make Biden a "one-half-term president" http://hill.cm/K2WTXT9
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ТАСС
✔@tass_agency
Генпрокуратура ДНР начала проверку участия Протасевича в боевых действиях в Донбассе:http://go.tass.ru/jIhko
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Richard Grenell
✔@RichardGrenell
Putin and the Russian Foreign Ministry will agree to almost anything in a press statement at this point because they got a pipeline of leverage for decades to come.

It’s words on paper vs. gas and cash for 20 plus years.
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Bloomberg
✔@business
Biden and Putin meet, China tries to control commodity prices and it’s Fed Day. Here’s what is moving markets https://bloom.bg/3vzQE0x
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The Jerusalem Post
✔@Jerusalem_Post
Two no-confidence votes have been filed against the new #Israeli government by #Likud, and Shas and United Torah Judaism.

Report by @Gil_Hoffman | #politics https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/no-confidence-vote-filed-against-new-government-671182 …
No-confidence vote filed against new government
One was filed by Likud faction chairman Miki Zohar, another was filed by Shas and United Torah Judaism.
jpost.com
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USA TODAY
✔@USATODAY
President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin meet for their highly anticipated summit in Geneva, Switzerland.
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MSNBC
✔@MSNBC
“Putin is the great disruptor. He has a clear mission to undermine democracies, first and foremost, the United States,” fmr. Sec. of State Clinton says on President Biden’s meeting with Russian President Putin. https://on.msnbc.com/2SG2FEv
Hillary Clinton: Putin is the great disrupter; he has a clear mission to undermine democracies
Fmr. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joins Morning Joe to discuss President Biden's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, why she says Putin is the great disrupter and where she sees...
msnbc.com
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POLITICO
✔@politico
Hill Democrats want Attorney General Merrick Garland clean house at the Justice Department https://politi.co/3cHLJ7i
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Anders Åslund@anders_aslund
At summits, photos say it all: At the outset, Biden looks calm & confident, while Putin looks awkward & nervous.https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-europe-summits-health-coronavirus-pandemic-8126c24c511c258f4fc7e4f424bb8e70 …
The Latest: Biden and Putin open summit with a handshake
GENEVA (AP) — GENEVA — President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are starting their diplomatic talks in Geneva. The two were first greeted by the Swiss president before sitting down...
apnews.com
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Michael Novakhov Retweeted
Anders Åslund@anders_aslund
Expectations from today's Biden-Putin meeting have changed. From having been seen as a benefit to Putin, it has become a matter of transparency: Both will clarify what actions they dislike the most, providing oral deterrence. Biden has the stronger hand.
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
Российско-американские переговоры https://shar.es/aW0pKn
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Президент России
✔@KremlinRussia
В Женеве начались переговоры лидеров России и США https://bit.ly/3wIKgWx
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
Opinion | The U.S. needs a nonpartisan commission to evaluate pandemic failures https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-us-needs-a-nonpartisan-commission-to-evaluate-pandemic-failures/2021/05/22/d2848622-ba58-11eb-96b9-e949d5397de9_story.html?tid=ss_tw …
Opinion | The U.S. needs a nonpartisan commission to evaluate pandemic failures
President Biden or Congress should charter a national commission report.
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.@Lettie4u
and there we have the handshake #Biden #Putin #BidenPutinSummit Geneva
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Matthew Luxmoore@mjluxmoore
As Putin arrives in Geneva, families of US ex-marines Paul Whelan & Trevor Reed are praying the summit expedites their release. Putin called Reed a "drunk" who "got s---faced & started a fight," a claim for which his farcical trial produced scant evidence: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-reed-us-marine-trial-drunken-chalen-calvey/30753901.html …
Ex-U.S. Marine Could Face 10 Years In Russian Prison For Drunken Incident He Can't Remember
"Based on the evidence in my case, I think it’s clear what the outcome should be," Trevor Reed told RFE/RL from the defendant’s cage.
rferl.org
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Michael Novakhov Retweeted
Clint Watts
✔@selectedwisdom
Russia is Hammering the U.S. in Cyberspace, Why is Biden Meeting with Putin at All?
https://www.fpri.org/article/2021/06/russia-is-hammering-the-u-s-in-cyberspace-why-is-biden-meeting-with-putin-at-all/ … via @FPRI
Russia is Hammering the U.S. in Cyberspace, Why is Biden Meeting with Putin at All? - Foreign...
In 2009, while working in Washington, D.C., I remember the issue of Russian criminal syndicate hacking arising for the first time. Discussions about an appropriate measured response—one that would...
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The Associated Press
✔@AP
BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the Swiss city of Geneva for a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden. Their meeting comes amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions. http://apne.ws/poC3S8a
The Latest: Biden and Putin open summit with a handshake
GENEVA (AP) — GENEVA — President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are starting their diplomatic talks in Geneva. The two were first greeted by the Swiss president before sitting down...
apnews.com
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Michael McFaul
✔@McFaul
Dont be surprised if Putin expresses support for normalized relations with the US today. After annexing Crimea, supporting Assad, meddling in US elections, trying to assassinate Skripal, etc, to then have Biden embrace normalized relations would be a huge victory for Putin.
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The Hill
✔@thehill
Democratic patience runs out on bipartisan talks http://hill.cm/hHqurWJ
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Clint Watts
✔@selectedwisdom
“The Russians have repeatedly violated the terms of any agreements on cyber at the United Nations, and are now systematically trying to tie up the United States” in a morass of international legal issues “while hitting our critical infrastructure,” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/world/europe/biden-putin-cyberweapons.html?referringSource=articleShare …
Once, Superpower Summits Were About Nukes. Now, It’s Cyberweapons.
But with the ease of denying responsibility and the wide range of possible attackers, the traditional deterrents of the nuclear age no longer work.
nytimes.com
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Michael Novakhov Retweeted
Daily Mail US
✔@DailyMail
Trump executive Allen Weisselberg could face charges in just a matter of DAYS as criminal tax investigation enters final stages https://trib.al/7vS1Dv7
Trump exec Allen Weisselberg could face charges as soon as this summer
The nearing of charges against Allen Weisselberg is the latest development as the district attorney in Manhattan tries to tighten a broader case against Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
dailymail.co.uk
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
May 23, 2021 — #President #Biden or #Congress should charter a #national #commission ... #Opinion: The #US needs a #nonpartisan commission to #evaluate #pandemic #failures ...

Pandemic Investigative Commission - Google Search https://shar.es/aW0fwE
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Michael Novakhov Retweeted
Brookings FP@BrookingsFP
"NATO was born as an instrument to protect Europe and the democratic West from a threat from Moscow," @brucebrookings writes. "Its first task in 2021 and beyond must be to protect Europe and the democratic West from a threat from Moscow." https://brook.gs/3woGJwh
The future of NATO in an order transformed
To chart its future role in this world, NATO needs to address its regional scope as well as challenges of coherence and capacity, Bruce Jones writes.
brookings.edu
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
“It’s the biggest national trauma we’ve experienced since World War II. 600,000 people have died. Our institutions & politics failed & our public health system was shambolic.”

As Pandemic Recedes in U.S., Calls Are Growing for an Investigative Commission https://shar.es/aW0fdF
As Pandemic Recedes in U.S., Calls Are Growing for an Investigative Commission
Bills have been introduced in both houses of Congress to create a bipartisan panel, but a leader of the Sept. 11 commission thinks a nonpartisan effort would have more success in the current climate.
nytimes.com
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
Despite the publication of thousands of news articles and even books examining what went wrong, huge unanswered questions remain.

As Pandemic Recedes in U.S., Calls Are Growing for an Investigative Commission https://shar.es/aW0feM
As Pandemic Recedes in U.S., Calls Are Growing for an Investigative Commission
Bills have been introduced in both houses of Congress to create a bipartisan panel, but a leader of the Sept. 11 commission thinks a nonpartisan effort would have more success in the current climate.
nytimes.com
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
As #Pandemic Recedes in U.S., Calls Are Growing for an #Investigative #Commission https://shar.es/aW0fjU

“I would like to see a detailed #analysis of what happened and I’d like to see recommendations to prevent it from happening in the future. I think Americans are owed that.”
As Pandemic Recedes in U.S., Calls Are Growing for an Investigative Commission
Bills have been introduced in both houses of Congress to create a bipartisan panel, but a leader of the Sept. 11 commission thinks a nonpartisan effort would have more success in the current climate.
nytimes.com
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Michael Novakhov@mikenov
As Pandemic Recedes in U.S., Calls Are Growing for an Investigative Commission https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/us/politics/coronavirus-investigative-commission.html?smid=tw-share …
As Pandemic Recedes in U.S., Calls Are Growing for an Investigative Commission
Bills have been introduced in both houses of Congress to create a bipartisan panel, but a leader of the Sept. 11 commission thinks a nonpartisan effort would have more success in the current climate.
nytimes.com
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Michael Novakhov Retweeted
ТАСС
✔@tass_agency
Путин вылетел в Женеву, где состоится саммит РФ — США. По данным источника, самолет главы государства вылетел около часа назад:http://go.tass.ru/jIyPz
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Michael Novakhov Retweeted
POLITICOEurope
✔@POLITICOEurope
Joe Biden came to the EU — and the EU loved every second.

Analysis of the Brussels love-fest here https://politi.co/3cLdaNr
EU swaps Trump’s well-done steak (with ketchup) for Biden’s prime ribeye
A love-fest with new president in Brussels, and support as he confronts Russia.
politico.eu
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Michael Novakhov Retweeted
Геннадий Гудков@gudkov_g
«Армения должна серьезно углубить военное сотрудничество с Россией на фоне политики Азербайджана, заявил Пашинян».
Святая наивность! Кремль ждет-не дождется, как убрать Пашиняна из руководства Армении! Любая демократия и путинская Россия несовместимы!
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HuffPost Politics
✔@HuffPostPol
The agency has already arrested nearly 500 people in connection with the insurrection, the director told lawmakers on Tuesday. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/christopher-wray-hundreds-capitol-riot_n_60c99b3ee4b0e08ef7ba6b31?d_id=2291964 …
FBI Still Working On Hundreds Of U.S. Capitol Riot Cases, Christopher Wray Says
The agency has already arrested nearly 500 people in connection with the insurrection, the director told lawmakers on Tuesday.
huffpost.com
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Haaretz.com
✔@haaretzcom
How surreal: The Jewish center-left weakened the Arab left, while the Jewish right is now strengthening the Arab right, Hanin Majadli writes https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-sorry-but-as-an-arab-israel-s-new-government-doesn-t-make-me-happy-1.9904527 …
Opinion | Sorry, but as an Arab, Israel's new government doesn't make me happy
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Michael Novakhov Retweeted
MSNBC
✔@MSNBC
.@AriMelber: Manhattan DA Cy Vance has tapped two heavy hitting prosecutors who have experience bringing down mafia heads for his probe into the Trump Organization. https://on.msnbc.com/3grZCbT
Meet the New York prosecutors that scare Trump more than Mueller
Manhattan DA Cy Vance tapped two heavy hitting prosecutors who have experience bringing down mafia heads for his probe into the Trump Organization. MSNBC’s Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber...
msnbc.com
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