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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 …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Tuberville says he informed Trump of Pence's evacuation before rioters reached Senate  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville revealed late Wednesday that he spoke to Donald Trump on Jan. 6, just as a violent mob closed in on the the Senate, and informed the then-president directly that Vice President Mike Pence …
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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
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Impeachment Evidence  —  He might be acquitted, but he won't live down his disgraceful conduct.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Whether a former President ought to be subject to an impeachment trial is a matter of constitutional debate.  Whether it's prudent, if acquittal appears likely, is a related question.
Kimberly Wehle / The Bulwark:
Damning Evidence in Impeachment Trial Clarifies Trump's Guilt
Andrew Roth / Michigan Advance:
Impeachment managers: Armed Michigan rally was a ‘state-level dress rehearsal’ for Jan. 6 insurrection
Discussion: Forbes and Washington Times
HuffPost:
Trump's Tweet Attacking Pence Came Right After Learning His VP's Life Was In Danger
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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.
Discussion: CNBC, Forbes, Truthout, Boing Boing and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Former FBI official, a Navy veteran, is ‘key figure’ in Jan. 6 riot, prosecutors allege
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Oath Keepers Plotting Before Capitol Riot Awaited ‘Direction’ From Trump, Prosecutors Say
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  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Last June, the Lincoln Project was on a high.  —  Led by several prominent former Republican consultants, its slickly produced ads attacking President Donald Trump made it perhaps the best known of the so-called Never Trump organizations.
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 …
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” …
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
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 …
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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  —  CBO's deficit projections come the day after the Federal Reserve chair warned that unemployment remains very high  —  America's federal debt is set to exceed the size of the entire U.S. economy …
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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.
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.
Andrew Solender / Forbes:
GOP Senators Increasingly Absent From Impeachment Trial As Weariness Grows  —  Senators are tuning out as former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial grinds into its third day, with many falling asleep and more than a dozen Republicans exiting the chamber at various intervals.  —  KEY FACTS
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.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and HotAir
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 …
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.
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 …
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
We're facing a massive spike in violent crime.  Democrats can't take it lightly.  —  Democratic House impeachment managers are rightly focusing the nation's attention on the horrific violence that occurred at the Capitol on Jan. 6.  After the trial is over, lawmakers should also focus …
Bloomberg:
Miami Mayor Pushes Crypto With Offer to Pay Workers in Bitcoin  — Suarez also wants to allow residents to pay taxes with crypto  — Miami is exploring investing funds in leading cryptocurrency  —  Miami Mayor Francis Suarez proposed paying municipal workers and collecting taxes in Bitcoin …
Discussion: The Hill
Associated Press:
AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes  —  NEW YORK (AP) — More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes early in the pandemic under a controversial order that was scrapped amid criticisms it accelerated outbreaks …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Twitchy
Politico:
Hail to the chief of the chief of the chief  —  Welcome to POLITICO's 2021 Transition Playbook, your guide to the first 100 days of the Biden administration  —  Outside of the Oval Office, the most important room in the West Wing belongs to chief of staff RON KLAIN.
Alex Nester / Washington Free Beacon:
Psaki Says White House ‘Lacks Data’ on Reopening Schools, Ignores CDC Study  —  White House press secretary Jen Psaki claimed a “lack of data” has kept the Biden administration from announcing a school reopening plan, ignoring growing scientific evidence that supports reopening K-12 schools.
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
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Not My Party: Guilty, Guilty  —  Not My Party is back with a new episode on Trump's second impeachment trial.  —  He tried to steal the election.  People are dead.  It's onto impeachment round two.  —  We're three weeks deep in the Biden presidency.  Trump has been dispatched to Mar-a-Lago …
Amanda Holpuch / The Guardian:
US could have averted 40% of Covid deaths, says panel examining Trump's policies  —  The country began the pandemic with a degraded public health infrastructure, leading to more deaths than other high-income countries  —  The US could have averted 40% of the deaths from Covid-19 …
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The GOP Cheat Code to Winning Back the House  —  Democrats face a daunting future of severe Republican gerrymandering that could flip control of the House in 2022 and suppress diverse younger generations' political influence for years to come, according to a new study released today.
 
 
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Jeremy Schultz / Reuters:
U.S.-Mexico border views in the Biden era
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
National Republicans dive into Newsom recall push
Discussion: Fox News, HotAir and Los Angeles Times
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
Pelosi Banned Congresswoman's Military Officer Son From Attending Her Swearing-In
Discussion: Twitchy
Ben Feuerherd / New York Post:
Charges dismissed against Buffalo cops who shoved elderly protester
Discussion: Raw Story
Erin Hawley / Fox News:
The recent assault on our home and attacks on my family are not civil discourse
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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
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Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Kevin Rudd says Sky News is using Fox model to radicalise politics in Australia
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: Trump's Second Impeachment Trial Opens With Sizable Audience
Discussion: Deadline
Bloomberg:
MacKenzie Scott's Remarkable Giveaway Is Transforming the Bezos Fortune
Dave Levinthal / Insider:
EXCLUSIVE: Thieves stole at least $2.7 million from federal political committees during the 2020 election cycle. Biden's campaign got hit, too.
Discussion: The Hill
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
California Is Making Liberals Squirm
Discussion: National Review
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Stop Calling It an ‘Insurrection’
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