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9:30 PM ET, February 11, 2021

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New York Times:
Trump Was Sicker Than Acknowledged With Covid-19  —  When hospitalized with the coronavirus in October, his blood oxygen levels had plunged and officials feared he was on the verge of being placed on a ventilator.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump was sicker with Covid-19 in October …
Martin Gould / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Embattled QAnon congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘openly cheated’ on her husband of 25 years with a polyamorous tantric sex guru and then moved on to another affair with the manager at her gym  — Marjorie Taylor Greene had affairs with tantric sex guru Craig Ivey …
CNN:
Military officials were unaware of potential danger to Pence's ‘nuclear football’ during Capitol riot  —  Chilling new security footage shows Pence and family rushed to safety  —  (CNN)Military officials overseeing the authorization process to launch nuclear weapons were unaware on January 6 …
Discussion: Raw Story, HuffPost, Insider, Slate and TheBlaze
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Washington Post:
Mounting evidence suggests Trump knew of danger to Pence when he attacked him as lacking ‘courage’ amid Capitol siege  —  Mounting evidence emerging as former president Donald Trump's impeachment trial unfolds in the Senate this week indicates Trump may have been personally informed …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Tuberville says he informed Trump of Pence's evacuation before rioters reached Senate
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Washington Post:
Former FBI official, a Navy veteran, is ‘key figure’ in Jan. 6 riot, prosecutors allege
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
What Happened to Officer Sicknick?  —  Democratic impeachment managers have a duty to explain how Officer Sicknick died.  —  n its article of impeachment, the Democrat-controlled House alleged that former president Donald Trump, by his “incitement of insurrection,” was responsible for murder.
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Kimberly Wehle / The Bulwark:
Damning Evidence in Impeachment Trial Clarifies Trump's Guilt
New York Post:
Cuomo aide admits they hid nursing home data so feds wouldn't find out  —  Governor Cuomo's top aide privately apologized to Democratic lawmakers for withholding the state's nursing-home death toll from COVID-19 — telling them “we froze” out of fear the true numbers would “be used against us” …
Salvador Hernandez / BuzzFeed News:
Charges Were Dropped Against The Buffalo Police Officers Who Violently Shoved A 75-Year-Old Protester  —  Felony charges were dropped Thursday against two police officers in Buffalo, New York, who violently shoved a 75-year-old protester, causing him to fall, hit his head on the sidewalk, and bleed from his ear, officials said.
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Marc Thiessen / Washington Post:
Biden owes the Capitol Police an apology  —  Watching never-before-seen video of the mob assaulting the U.S. Capitol presented by the House impeachment managers was infuriating.  For the first time, Americans saw surveillance footage that showed just how close the rioters got to senators, congressmen and Vice President Mike Pence.
New York Times:
Officers' Injuries, Including Concussions, Show Scope of Violence at Capitol Riot  —  The impeachment trial of former President Donald J. Trump has heightened attention on the rioters' attacks on officers, some of which resulted in serious damage.  —  One officer lost the tip of his right index finger.
Miranda Green / New York Magazine:
The Predator in the Lincoln Project John Weaver used his power to get jobs for young men he allegedly harassed.  His colleagues were warned.  —  Alex Johnson was a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, pursuing a career in politics, when he first heard from John Weaver, the legendary Republican operative living nearby.
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Associated Press:
How a leading anti-Trump group ignored a crisis in its ranks
Bret Stephens / New York Post:
Read the column the New York Times didn't want you to read  —  Last weekend, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens wrote a piece criticizing the rationale behind the forced ouster of Times reporter Donald J. McNeil, but it was never published.  Stephens told colleagues the column was killed by publisher A.G. Sulzberger.
Washington Post:
Biden to announce his administration has secured 200 million additional vaccine doses  —  The promised purchases would increase available supply by 50 percent, but not immediately.  —  President Biden is expected to announce Thursday afternoon that his administration has secured deals …
Dallas Morning News:
Lawsuit: Texas AG Ken Paxton swapped political favors for home remodel, job for alleged ‘mistress’  —  The new allegations offer up the most detailed theory to date about why Paxton helped Austin real estate developer Nate Paul even as his top aides balked at his behavior.
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The Texas Tribune:
Former top aides say Attorney General Ken Paxton received assistance with home remodel, job for alleged girlfriend in return for helping political donor  —  A court filing documents what Paxton's whistleblowers believe led to an alleged “bizarre, obsessive use of power.”  —  Copy link
New York Times:
Democrats Push to Borrow More Money as Deficit Is Set to Shrink Slightly in 2021  —  Top Democrats and some of President Biden's advisers are considering borrowing money to fund a sweeping infrastructure package as the nation's fiscal situation improves more rapidly than expected.
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
U.S. federal debt to exceed size of economy even before Biden stimulus is approved, CBO says
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Tom Gjelten / NPR:
A ‘Scary’ Survey Finding: 4 In 10 Republicans Say Political Violence May Be Necessary  —  Toggle more options  —  The mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol may have been a fringe group of extremists, but politically motivated violence has the support of a significant share of the U.S. public …
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Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service:
Survey: More than a quarter of white evangelicals believe core QAnon conspiracy theory
Discussion: Political Wire
Emma Colton / Washington Examiner:
Project Veritas permanently suspended from Twitter as James O'Keefe faces temporary lock for violating rules  —  Project Veritas was permanently suspended from Twitter, and its founder, James O'Keefe, was temporarily locked from his account for violating the tech giant's “private information policy.”
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Right-wing Project Veritas permanently banned from Twitter after multiple violations: report
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Axios:
Scoop: Biden considering prominent Republicans for ambassadorships  —  Biden administration officials are weighing nominating prominent Republicans to ambassadorships — including Cindy McCain and former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake — to highlight the importance of bipartisanship in U.S. foreign policy …
Lyz Lenz / Columbia Journalism Review:
Thread Man  —  Seth Abramson's viral meta-journalism unreality  —  For four years, America has been ruled by the tyranny of tweets, and the news media has been tangled in threads.  Twitter threads are a way for journalists to gather information and to promote their work …
more at Mediagazer »
Steven Perlberg / Insider:
Bloomberg News has begun layoffs and nearly 100 people will be affected — read the full memo to staff … - Bloomberg News began laying off staffers on Thursday.  — About 90 people in a newsroom of about 3,100 will be affected.  — The shrinking comes as the company has been expanding its subscription business.
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump's defense team expected to finish its arguments in one day  —  Conway on Trump's lawyers: This is the best he can do?  —  Washington (CNN)Former President Donald Trump's defense team expects to finish its arguments in the Senate's impeachment trial by Friday night, two sources tell CNN.
The Daily Beast:
Even for the Trumpist Conspiracy-Peddler Sidney Powell, This Was ‘Weird as Shit’  —  It was bound to get a little odd when Dominion Voting Systems tried to serve the ‘Kraken’ legal mind with a defamation suit for demonizing the firm.  But this was extra.  —  There was a time when Sidney Powell …
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Biden Trims Ambitions on School Reopening Pledge  —  As the White House struggles to flesh out President Biden's promise to reopen schools within 100 days, aides have found themselves steadily lowering expectations.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden appeared to give many educators and parents …
Alexander Nazaryan / The Atlantic:
I Was an Enemy of the People  —  Thrilling, without a single boring day: That's how I'd describe my four years as an enemy of the people, a lanyard-wearing member of the “Lügenpresse,” a term some Donald Trump supporters borrowed from the Nazis to refer to insufficiently flattering coverage …
Poynter:
Factually: What will fact-checkers find on Clubhouse?  —  This is the Feb. 11, 2021 edition of Factually.  Live audio and no recording might complicate the work of fact-checkers on this new platform. … A fact-checker lands on Clubhouse  —  There is a new social media platform trending worldwide.
Ben Feuerherd / New York Post:
Charges dismissed against Buffalo cops who shoved elderly protester  —  A grand jury in Western New York has dismissed assault charges against two police officers who shoved an elderly protester to the ground during a George Floyd protest in June.  —  Buffalo Police Department officers Robert McCabe …
Discussion: Raw Story
Kevin Drum:
Barely Anyone Believes In QAnon's Conspiracy Theories  —  A few days ago Morning Consult released a poll showing that 18% of American adults believed in QAnon's conspiracy theories.  Shazam!  That might be down a bit from previous polls, but 18% is still a lot.  It's one out of six Americans.
Discussion: HotAir and Outside the Beltway
David Shortell / CNN:
Five people associated with Proud Boys arrested for Capitol riot on conspiracy charges  —  (CNN)The Justice Department unsealed conspiracy charges against five people associated with the Proud Boys on Thursday in the latest and largest move against the far-right group's coordinated role in the insurrection last month.
 
 
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Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Desperate OAN Blames City Planning, Not Trump, For Capitol Violence
Discussion: NPR
David Knowles / Yahoo News:
Trump ‘made no attempt’ to reach the National Guard to help overwhelmed Capitol Police, Rep. Castro says
Bloomberg:
Miami Mayor Pushes Crypto With Offer to Pay Workers in Bitcoin
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
Hail to the chief of the chief of the chief  —  Welcome to POLITICO's 2021 Transition Playbook …
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
Pelosi Banned Congresswoman's Military Officer Son From Attending Her Swearing-In
Discussion: Twitchy
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
We're facing a massive spike in violent crime. Democrats can't take it lightly.
Erin Hawley / Fox News:
The recent assault on our home and attacks on my family are not civil discourse
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Republicans warned about Trump and violence ... five years ago
Discussion: HotAir
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Schumer leaves door open to 14th Amendment measure to bar Trump from office
Bloomberg:
MacKenzie Scott's Remarkable Giveaway Is Transforming the Bezos Fortune
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
California Is Making Liberals Squirm
Discussion: Politico and National Review
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Stop Calling It an ‘Insurrection’
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