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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
GOP Congresswoman Blamed Wildfires on Secret Jewish Space Laser  —  Axios has a small squib about “The Mischief Makers,” a handful of idiosyncratic congressional backbenchers who make trouble for their respective party leadership.  The leading Democratic mischief-maker is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Marjorie Taylor Greene penned conspiracy theory that a laser beam from space started deadly 2018 California wildfire  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has done little to stop Greene's ascension in the Republican Party  —  In November 2018, California was hit with the worst wildfire in the state's history.
CNN:
Marjorie Taylor Greene removes social media posts amid scrutiny of past controversial comments  —  (CNN)Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has removed dozens of Facebook posts from 2018 and 2019 in which she endorsed fringe conspiracy theories and repeatedly indicated support for executing prominent Democratic politicians.
Matt Levine / Bloomberg:
How Will the GameStop Game Stop?  —  Plus a little AMC.  —  Matt Levine is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering finance.  He was an editor of Dealbreaker, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, a mergers and acquisitions lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and a clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Janet Yellen Received $810K In Speaking Fees From Hedge Fund Embroiled In GameStop Saga  —  Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen received more than $800,000 in speaking fees from a hedge fund that has become embroiled in the saga over stock trades for video game retailer GameStop, according to her financial disclosures.
Alexis Goldstein / Markets Weekly:
What happened with GameStop?  —  It's not David vs Goliath.  It's Goliath vs. Goliath, with David as a fig leaf  —  This is a free post from Markets Weekly, a newsletter by former Wall Street professional Alexis Goldstein.  If you appreciated this post, please consider signing up here for premium access to all posts.
Jordan Pearson / VICE:
Robinhood Stops Users From Trading GameStop Stocks, Other Reddit YOLO Picks
Financial Times:
Robinhood taps banks in rush to restore GameStop trading
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION
Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
What We've Learned From the Robinhood Affair
Discussion: National Review, Breitbart, HotAir and CNN
Under the Hood:
Keeping Customers Informed Through Market Volatility
Politico:
‘Betrayed’: Republicans urge Biden to change course on stimulus  —  When a bipartisan Senate coalition helped clinch a coronavirus relief bill last year after months of gridlock, it was supposed to be a model for governing in the Biden era.  But now Democrats' surprise takeover of the Senate threatens to leave the group behind.
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Politico:
Democrats ready to plow ahead on Covid relief
Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan won't run for U.S. Senate next year  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Champaign County GOP Rep. Jim Jordan on Thursday announced that he won't run for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by Republican Rob Portman's upcoming retirement, a decision that opens the field …
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Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
This Doctor Became The Face Of Ohio's Coronavirus Response. Some Democrats Want To Make Her A Senator.
Discussion: IJR
Drew Florio / Kevin McCarthy for Congress:
Statement Following Meeting With President Trump … Follow Kevin … 661-324-6914  —  PO Box 12667  —  Bakersfield, CA 93389  —  *By adding your name, you become a member of Team Kevin McCarthy.  By the choice of communication channels you either choose/agree to receive emails or text messages or both.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC invites Trump to speak at spring meeting
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Cicely Tyson, Pioneering Hollywood Icon, Dies at 96 … Emmy- and Tony-winning actress Cicely Tyson, who distinguished herself in theater, film and television, died on Thursday afternoon.  She was 96.  —  “I have managed Miss Tyson's career for over 40 years, and each year was a privilege and blessing …
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Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:   Cicely Tyson, actress who gave electrifying portrayals of resilient Black women, dies at 96
Chris Stirewalt / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: I called Arizona for Biden on Fox News.  Here's what I learned  —  The New York Evening Express was no great shakes as a newspaper.  But in 1886, when the New York Times ran the obituary of one of the Express' former owners, Erastus Brooks, it had to give credit where it was due.
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Republicans considering more than 100 bills to restrict voting rights  —  Restrictions come on the heels of an election in which federal and state officials called it ‘the most secure in US history’  —  After an election filled with misinformation and lies about fraud …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democrats need to accept the implications of GOP radicalization  —  Democrats have a tendency to engage in a kind of two-step.  When they grow frustrated with GOP radicalism, they angrily denounce it — while simultaneously telling themselves that if it can be overcome in the short term, it will be rendered a dead letter forever.
New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Vaccine Stocks Dwindle in the E.U.  —  President Biden took executive action to expand health care access by strengthening the Affordable Care Act and reopening enrollment.  He also moved to protect reproductive rights and expand abortion access.
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Executive Orders Strengthening Americans' Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
New York Times's star coronavirus reporter was disciplined for ‘repeating a racist slur’ to students  —  The publication says it investigated complaints made about longtime health reporter Donald McNeil Jr.'s behavior on a 2019 trip with students  —  The New York Times on Thursday said it investigated and …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Trump officials moved most Bureau of Land Management staffers out of D.C. More than 87 percent quit instead.  —  The decision to relocate BLM headquarters to Colorado and redistribute jobs in the West prompted 287 employees to retire or find other jobs  —  The Trump administration's decision …
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Arizona GOP lawmaker introduces bill to give Legislature power to toss out election results  —  The Republican chair of Arizona's state House Ways and Means Committee introduced a bill Wednesday that would give the Legislature authority to override the secretary of state's certification of its electoral votes.
Discussion: NPR
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
N.Y. Severely Undercounted Virus Deaths in Nursing Homes, Report Says  —  The state attorney general, Letitia James, said the Cuomo administration likely omitted thousands of Covid-19 deaths of nursing home residents.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State attorney general accused …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
GOP senator stocks office with 13 former Trump staffers  —  As Trump administration alums face a tough job market after the Capitol riot, one new Republican Senate office has turned into a full-employment factory for Trump officials looking for their next gig.
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Rob Portman's Exit Interview  —  He worries about the Trump trial's precedent, but he's bullish to serene on the Republican future.  —  Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio isn't running for re-election in 2022.  This is not good.  He is a rightly respected figure.  He tries to advance serious legislation.
Politico:
Biden to NYT: Drop dead  —  Welcome to POLITICO's 2021 Transition Playbook, your guide to the first 100 days of the Biden administration.  —  JOE BIDEN and Republicans are united on at least one thing: They can't stand The New York Times editorial board.  —  The august newspaper of record …
ProPublica:
“This Is War”: Inside the Secret Chat Where Far-Right Extremists Devised Their Post-Capitol Plans  —  Chats from a private Telegram group obtained by ProPublica show how a suspect tied to the Jan. 6 insurrection tried to organize a self-styled militia.  The hidden proliferation of such groups worries experts.
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Pentagon halts Trump appointments to advisory boards  —  The Pentagon has suspended the processing of a number of former President Donald Trump's last-minute appointees to defense advisory boards as the new administration looks to weed out loyalists to the former president.
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Noem refuses to say whether Biden victory was free and fair  —  PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem refused to acknowledge Thursday that Democrat Joe Biden defeated her close Republican ally Donald Trump in a free and fair election, instead using the opportunity to criticize Biden's actions since taking office.
Charlie Sykes / Bulwark+:
Tucker Carlson and The Deep Lie  —  No, conservatives are not being “muzzled.”  —  9 hr ago  —  The Trump era has introduced us to the concepts of the “Deep State,” and “Fake News.”  —  But perhaps it's time to introduce something new: The Deep Lie.  —  The Deep Lie needs to be distinguished …
David Brooks / New York Times:
Children Need to Be Back in School Tomorrow  —  Teacher resistance is a disaster for the most vulnerable.  —  There's a wave of anti-intellectualism sweeping America.  There are people across the country who deny evidence, invent their own facts and live in their own fantasyland.
 
 
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