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Of the gap in outrage between the media's response to Trump's raid on John Bolton versus that of Ilhan Omar, Adam Johnson writes "The reasons for this glaring discrepancy are likely many: Omar is Black and Muslim, Bolton is white and not. Omar is a woman, Bolton is a man."

Omar is “far left,” Bolton is squarely in the center-right of elite Washington consensus. Omar is a harsh critic of Israel, and Bolton is among its most overtly and bloodthirsty champions. Writ large, Bolton is a member of The Club, and Omar isn’t. buff.ly/ixP8YPb

buff.lyTrump Is Targeting Ilhan Omar. Where’s the Elite Media Outrage?Unlike the raid on John Bolton, which was roundly condemned by corporate media, NYT, Washington Post, and WSJ are silent on Trump’s overstep with Omar.

“She’s always been a thorn in the side of the Trump administration,” said the ICE official, who spoke to The Intercept on the condition of anonymity to protect their livelihood. “This has to be politically motivated.” buff.ly/6issoC1

After a woman obtained public records indicating a Google datacenter would cover only one-third of the cost of a new solar plant to power the facility — contradicting its promises that ratepayers would not be on the hook — her electricity company sued her.

theintercept.comAn Arkansas Mom Obtained Public Records About a New Data Center. Then She Got Sued.Cases in Arkansas and California show how desperately we need a federal law against lawsuits intended to chill free speech.

A Republican-affiliated super PAC is having a little trouble finding Maine on a map. The Defending Main Street super PAC spent thousands of dollars on an attack ad to audiences thousands of miles away from the Maine Senate race it was targeting. buff.ly/siuwgjh