FYI: George Santos is filing his opening defense briefs to his federal indictment, which were due by May 3 with no further extensions permitted “absent exceptional circumstances,” on May 4.

'Cut ties with zionist institutions' -- any org, apparently, that supports the right of Israel to exist, including the leading organization for Jewish life on campus -- and 'end academic repression' are ideas that are inherently in conflict.

Benny Kauff was an all time great who was wrongly railroaded by Commissioner Landis

OK so after my initial bout of anticipation I went ahead and read the post. Anger-inducing letdown. Incandescently irritating waste of an opportunity.

Journos. Listen to me. If you're going to do a hit piece on John Noonan, talk to me first. This is basic day 1 tradecraft.

I've assigned *this exact book*. It's not that size - they're small primers - and it's not a how-to book.

This is inane.

About 3,000 people go missing in Baltimore every year. There are only 2 detectives in the police department's missing persons unit.

Read Brenna T. Smith on how a Facebook group with almost 12,000 members steps in to help relatives desperate for answers.
thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

WSJ: “Activist Groups Trained Students for Months Before Campus Protests” wsj.com/us-news/educat…

Leaders of the The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal write an open letter about press freedom, noting that it has been 401 days since Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully detained in Russia and 4,281 days since Austin Tice was abducted in Syria. nytco.com/press/a-letter…

BREAKING: The San Diego Padres are nearing a deal to acquire second baseman Luis Arraez from the Miami Marlins for a package of three prospects and a relief pitcher, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. The trade is in medical review but is expected to be finalized soon.

If you want to run for Donald Payne unexpired term as the congressman from NJ-10, the filing deadline is May 10 at 4 PM.
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Somebody shared an old photo of an unknown Cleveland baseball fan and turns out it was Sherrod Brown's dad?!

JUST IN: Prosecutors seek nearly *12 years* for Jan. 6 defendant Leo BOZELL, urging judge to adopt a terrorism enhancement and citing his “outsize” impact on the riot.

Just in: When the FBI seized classified materials during its search of Mar-a-Lago, it replaced the actual sensitive documents in the boxes with 'placeholder' sheets.
But prosecutors say there was so much classified material that agents ran out of placeholders.

May the Fourth be with you...
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Squirrels may have given medieval Britons leprosy bbc.com/news/articles/…

GW staff hung a giant American flag from Lisner Hall overlooking the encampment

“This is not... a done deal, but we are in about as strong a position as you can be at this point in the process, given the depth of local support, the collaboration w/ the tribe, & the bipartisan support across the congressional delegation.” - Ossoff's Office
georgiarecorder.com/briefs/bill-to…

Scoop: Governor Phil Murphy is ordering a special election to fill Donald Payne's NJ-10 House seat, with a primary on Tuesday, July 16 and a general election on Wednesday, September 18.

newjerseyglobe.com/congress/murph…

'The main question was and remains whether Prime Minister Netanyahu wants to reach an agreement for the release of hostages for the prices involved,' the Israeli official said