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[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Many people are not recognizing the extent to which this “unpopular opinion” is at the core of the so-called national conservative movement. To natcons, the idea of limiting state power is mostly a farce, and politics is about using any means to impose your own values on others.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

We are returning home with a good result for our country, and very importantly, for our warriors. A good reinforcement with weapons.

It is very important: for the first time since independence, we have formed a security foundation for Ukraine on its way to NATO. These are concrete security guarantees that are confirmed by the top 7 democracies in the world. Never before have we had such a security foundation, and this is the level of the G7. On this foundation, we will build a new, legally binding architecture of bilateral security treaties with the most powerful countries.

Very importantly, during these two days of the Summit, we have put to rest any doubts and ambiguities about whether Ukraine will be in NATO. It will! For the first time, not only do all Allies agree on this, but a significant majority in the Alliance is vigorously pushing for it. Never before have the words "you are equal among equals" for Ukraine from other NATO members sounded truly meaningful. Now everyone understands that this is a fact. Equal among equals. And we will definitely reaffirm this fact with our victory. And with our accession to NATO.

Previously, Russia's rulers wanted to have their own fence in front of NATO's door. We have left this Russian ambition on the margins of European history – behind the fence of our unity in Europe and, more broadly, in the free world.

I am grateful to all those who have worked for unity in Vilnius now!

[Peter Beinart @PeterBeinart]

This is why the IHRA definition of antisemitism is so dangerous. It's a template. If equality in Israel-Palestine is anti-Jewish, why isn't equality in India anti-Hindu? To shield Israel, its defenders have written a playbook for ethnonationalists across the globe

[. @GregTSargent]

There's no reason to let them get away with playing this game. As I tried to argue last week: https://t.co/L4dQyAbXpw

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

Wow. McCarthy seems to be all in (for now) on undercutting the MAGA narrative about Pres. Biden being out of it.

Which is good for Biden and for the country.

(As for the future, wouldn't McCarthy prefer being Speaker with a Pres. Biden than having to deal with a Pres. Trump?)

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

Let me be clear.

I will not agree to a deal with House Republicans that protects billions in subsidies for Big Oil while putting the health care of 21 million Americans at risk.

Or that protects wealthy tax cheats while putting food assistance at risk for 1 million Americans.

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

It's exhausting, boring and just plain sad. But Americans who care about their country are going to have to mobilize once more to defeat Trump. Starting now.

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

“It is not, in fact, CNN’s job to make news. It is CNN’s job to report the news, to explain the news, to make sense of the news. Providing a stage for a known liar to tell his lies is not journalism. It is a costly act of concession.”

[Shibley Telhami @ShibleyTelhami]

"The United States does not have “shared values” and should not have “unbreakable bonds” with a state that discriminates against or abuses millions of its residents based on their ethnicity and religion." https://t.co/3rGgTabX6N via @ForeignAffairs

[Richard N. Haass @RichardHaass]

If it is @POTUS vs Donald Trump in 2024, voters will choose on the basis of policy, abortion, state of the economy, personality, etc. The historical danger for this country though is that American democracy will also be at stake but few will be casting their vote based on that.

[David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells]

“Over the past 15 years, the Earth has accumulated almost as much heat as it did in the previous 45 years, with most of the extra energy going into the oceans.” https://t.co/pZwoNVIhKe

[Lara Friedman @LaraFriedmanDC]

Want to learn more? Including articles/testimony by the lead drafter of the IHRA definition, by scholars of antisemitism, Jewish history, the Holocaust, and more? Check out this compendium of resources (with links)

https://t.co/tJ6hTJ1Q9i

[Stuart Stevens @stuartpstevens]

We know Trump is a threat to democracy. He ended peaceful transition of power - people died. Opens rallies with pledge of allegiance to insurrectionists he will pardon. Yet GOP continues to say will support him. You can’t have that position & support democracy. It’s a choice.

[The Bulwark @BulwarkOnline]

Stand your ground laws, open carry, no background checks..."All of these things are escalations from the Second Amendment."

Catch @SykesCharlie and @saletan on the latest Bulwark Podcast: https://t.co/OjjnD985Hn

[Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 @RachelBitecofer]

"Clarence Thomas didn't recuse himself from a 2004 appeal tied to Harlan Crow's family business, per Bloomberg."
https://t.co/Bb66fSnuS9

[David French @DavidAFrench]

We don’t know Tucker’s replacement (could be someone worse), but for now his removal is a blow against his ideological movement *and* against the incredible malice and dishonesty of his public presence. That sheer malice is a hallmark of the new right, and it took a blow today.

[jack huttner @jhuttner]

Top Q in my mind.

[Lisa Rubin @lawofruby]

Folks have been asking me, since this story broke, "Why is Fani Willis waiting until at least July 11 to announce her charging decision?" That's a reasonable question--and I *think* there's a logical explanation. 1/

[Laurie Garrett @Laurie_Garrett]

It's only April

[ProPublica @propublica]

Several corporate donors stopped funding RAGA after Jan. 6 but have since returned to contributing.
They include:
@Amazon
@Walmart
@Comcast
@Visa
@CapitalOne
@Mastercard
@Intuit
@Walgreens
@GM
@HomeDepot
@UOPX
https://t.co/XU5iVE7ulF

[Andrew Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ @Revkin]

Twenty years ago, my climate reporting took me to this bizarre Russian tourist outpost for oligarchs and adventurers - a surreal way station en route to a small science encampment on the drifting sea ice around the North Pole. https://t.co/EHgh9vDVZO