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7:40 AM ET, February 1, 2021

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New York Times:
77 Days: Trump's Campaign to Subvert the Election  —  Hours after the United States voted, the president declared the election a sham — putting himself at the center of a movement that would shatter democratic norms and upend the peaceful transfer of power.
Discussion: GovExec.com, The Week and Raw Story
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Survey Says: Never Tweet  —  The tensions in newsrooms over reporters' social media presence are not just about politics.  —  David Carr, the legendary Timesman who made this column a destination, told me back in 2012 that he kept a “helicopter on the roof” of The New York Times Building in case he needed to escape.
Associated Press:
Myanmar military says it is taking control of the country  —  NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar military television says the military has taken control of the country for one year.  —  An announcer on military-owned Myawaddy TV made the announcement Monday morning.
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
U.S. warns Myanmar's military it'll be punished for coup
Discussion: Politico, Malaysiakini and Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
Myanmar Military Seizes Power in Coup
Hannah Beech / New York Times:
Myanmar's Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears
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Associated Press:
Trump names 2 lawyers to impeachment defense team
Discussion: fox8.com and Political Wire
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden invites GOP senators to White House for relief talks  —  President Biden on Sunday invited a group of Republican senators to meet with him at the White House early this week after they proposed a more targeted economic relief package, but the administration gave no indication it is ready …
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Kushner, Berkowitz nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Israel deals  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his deputy, Avi Berkowitz, were nominated on Sunday for the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in negotiating four normalization deals between Israel …
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Scottish Parliament to hold vote on Unexplained Wealth Order into Donald Trump's finances  —  MSPs will be asked to vote this week on whether the Scottish Government should pursue an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) to investigate the source of financing for Donald Trump's Scottish resorts.
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:   Scotland Is Poised To Be The First Federal Government To Investigate Trump's Finances
Washington Post:
New Trump PAC raised $31.5 million in the weeks after Election Day, as Trump was making baseless claims of voter fraud  —  Former president Donald Trump's new political action committee raised $31.5 million in the weeks after Election Day through a flurry of fundraising appeals purporting …
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Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Knew Calls for Violence Plagued ‘Groups’, Now Plans Overhaul  —  The giant struggled to balance Mark Zuckerberg's free-expression mantra against findings that rabid partisanship had overrun a feature central to its future  —  Facebook Inc. in 2019 redesigned its flagship product …
Bari Weiss / New York Post:
10 ways to fight back against woke culture  —  I realize the faddish thing to say these days is that we live in the worst, most broken and backward country in the world and maybe in the history of civilization.  It's utter nonsense.  —  I have a few basic litmus tests in my own life: Can I wear a tank top in public?
New York Times:
9 Top N.Y. Health Officials Have Quit as Cuomo Scorns Expertise  —  “When I say ‘experts’ in air quotes, it sounds like I'm saying I don't really trust the experts,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, referring to pandemic policies.  “Because I don't.”  —  The deputy commissioner for public health …
Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Biden reverses Trump last-minute attempt to freeze $27.4 billion of programs  —  President Biden on Sunday sent a letter to congressional leaders reversing former President Trump's last-minute attempt to freeze $27.4 billion in government programs.  —  Trump had moved, with less than a week left …
Clay Risen / New York Times:
Andrew Brooks, Who Developed a Coronavirus Spit Test, Dies at 51  —  His breakthrough helped millions get their results quickly in the early days of the pandemic, when tests were scarce and lines were long.  —  Andrew Brooks, a research professor at Rutgers University who developed …
John McWhorter / It Bears Mentioning:
More on what modern “antiracism” does to schools, or could not — and some insight on the Kendi thing.  —  More on antiracist manifestos at universities, and also on the insights of a certain “Professor” Kendi levelled against me last weekend.  —  2 hr ago  —  This just in ...
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Associated Press:
Over 5,100 arrested at pro-Navalny protests across Russia
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
The normie case for filibuster reform
Discussion: Roll Call, CNN and The Dispatch
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Can Chloé Valdary Sell Skeptics on DEI?
New York Times:
The Gerrymander Battles Loom, as G.O.P. Looks to Press Its Advantage
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Stories from those who lost loved ones to COVID-19
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden tempers expectations for high-dollar donors who hoped to get plum diplomatic posts
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
What the next generation of editors need to tell their political reporters
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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Wisconsin Vaccine Saboteur Steven Brandenburg Is a Flat-Earther, FBI Document Reveals
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CNN:
Disproportionate number of current and former military personnel arrested in Capitol attack, CNN analysis shows
CNN:
Nicholas Kristof: ‘Extremism is a losing strategy’
Wall Street Journal:
Exxon, Chevron CEOs Discussed Merger
Wall Street Journal:
The NFL's Covid-19 Finding That Saved the Season
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Lincoln Project disavows co-founder John Weaver after allegations he made unsolicited sexual overtures to young men
New York Times:
As Virus Variants Spread, ‘No One Is Safe Until Everyone Is Safe’
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