"A second protester killed by federal agents in Minneapolis in three weeks. An administration response so detached from the video evidence that by Sunday evening, Trump was on a hastily arranged call with the WSJs Josh Dawsey, quietly retreating from the certainty Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Greg Bovino had projected hours earlier. The cracks spread fast: Republicans in Congress like Bill Cassidy, Pete Ricketts, James Comer joined the NRA, the NY Post and WSJ editorial boards, even Bill O'Reilly in calling for adjustments."
"Senate Democrats are threatening to cut DHS funding, a partial shutdown looms Friday, and Jeff Bezos's Washington Post might be imploding killing Olympics coverage, warning foreign correspondents their jobs are at risk. Meanwhile, a massive winter storm has left millions without power in dangerous cold across the eastern U.S. a story whose full toll we may not understand for days."
Federal agents killed a second protester in Minneapolis within three weeks, revealing a pattern. Video evidence undermined official accounts and precipitated a rapid collapse of the administration's narrative. Senior officials labeled the protester an assassin and domestic terrorist, making extreme allegations that failed under scrutiny. Prominent Republicans, media outlets, and commentators called for adjustments, while Senate Democrats threatened to cut DHS funding and a partial government shutdown loomed. The Washington Post faced internal turmoil affecting coverage. A massive winter storm left millions without power in dangerous cold across the eastern U.S., with full human and infrastructural costs unclear.
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