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Bloomberg:
Frozen Wind Farms Are Just a Small Piece of Texas's Power Woes — Natural gas, coal and nuclear played bigger role in blackouts — Blaming reduced wind output ‘is really a red herring’ — Don't point too many fingers at Texas wind turbines, because they're not the main reason broad swaths …
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Brad Plumer / New York Times:
A Glimpse of America's Future: Climate Change Means Trouble for Power Grids — Systems are designed to handle spikes in demand, but the wild and unpredictable weather linked to global warming will very likely push grids beyond their limits. — Huge winter storms have plunged large parts …
Jason Whitely / WFAA-TV:
Texas power outages: How the largest energy-producing state in the US failed in freezing temperatures — “There are things that can be done, but it will cost some money,” said Dr. David Tuttle, from UT Austin's Energy Institute, in the latest episode of Y'all-itics.
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Washington Post, Politico, San Antonio Express-News, The Texas Tribune, Axios and Media Matters for America
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The One Thing That Could Doom Biden — Who's afraid of the I-word? — 3 hr ago — 1. The Natural Gas Scare — If you were looking for unknown-unknowns to worry about over the next six months, here's one: — Have you seen the price of natural gas recently? It's up. Way up.
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Washington Post and Reason
Wall Street Journal:
Texas Power Outages to Drag Into Third Day as Deep Freeze Persists
Texas Power Outages to Drag Into Third Day as Deep Freeze Persists
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Washington Examiner and The Week
Houston Chronicle:
What went wrong with the Texas power grid?
What went wrong with the Texas power grid?
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
N.A.A.C.P. Sues Trump and Giuliani Over Election Fight and Jan. 6 Riot — The civil rights group brought the suit on behalf of Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, with other Democrats in Congress expected to join as plaintiffs. — WASHINGTON — The N.A.A.C.P. on Tuesday morning filed …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Former President Trump faces serious criminal, civil investigations after White House — Former President Donald Trump might have easily avoided conviction at his second impeachment trial — but he could find it a lot tougher to beat several serious criminal and civil probes that he's now facing.
Jessica Schneider / CNN:
Leading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy to incite US Capitol riot — (CNN)Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to incite the January 6 insurrection …
Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
Explainer: Trump's acts as president are ‘fair game’ for criminal charges
Explainer: Trump's acts as president are ‘fair game’ for criminal charges
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Washington Post and KRQE-TV
CNN:
Giuliani not currently representing Trump ‘in any legal matters,’ adviser says
Giuliani not currently representing Trump ‘in any legal matters,’ adviser says
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Marty Johnson / The Hill:
NAACP, Rep. Bennie Thompson sue Trump, Giuliani over Capitol riot
NAACP, Rep. Bennie Thompson sue Trump, Giuliani over Capitol riot
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Breitbart, Vanity Fair and CBS News
Maya King / Politico:
NAACP sues Trump and Giuliani after Jan. 6 riots
NAACP sues Trump and Giuliani after Jan. 6 riots
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HuffPost:
Brent Bozell IV, Son Of Prominent Conservative Activist, Charged In Capitol Riot — Online sleuths looked into Bozell because he wore the sweatshirt of a Christian school where he previously served as a girls' basketball coach. — Leo Brent Bozell IV, the son of conservative activist L. Brent Bozell III …
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Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Son Of Prominent Conservative Activist Charged In Capitol Riot
Politico:
Trump attacks McConnell in fiery statement — Former President Donald Trump issued a caustic and highly personal statement against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, effectively declaring war on the Kentucky Republican for failing to back his attempts to undermine the 2020 election.
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Anna Kambhampaty / Politico:
Johnson: McConnell doesn't ‘speak for the conference’ on Trump's culpability for riot
Johnson: McConnell doesn't ‘speak for the conference’ on Trump's culpability for riot
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, RedState, ABC News, Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Christopher Dinsmore / Baltimore Sun:
The Baltimore Sun to be acquired by nonprofit from Tribune Publishing — Returning The Baltimore Sun to Maryland hands, the state's largest newspaper and its affiliates will be acquired by a nonprofit formed by businessman and philanthropist Stewart Bainum Jr. that would operate the media organization for the benefit of the community.
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Hedge fund Alden to buy Tribune Publishing in deal valued at $630 million — Tribune Publishing, publisher of the Chicago Tribune and other major newspapers, has agreed to be acquired by Alden Global Capital in a deal valued at $630 million. — Announced Tuesday after the stock market closed …
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Chicago Sun-Times, more at Mediagazer »
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Alden Global Capital Agrees to Buy Rest of Tribune Publishing
Alden Global Capital Agrees to Buy Rest of Tribune Publishing
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Poynter
New York Times:
Stumbles, Clashes and Egos: Behind the Scenes With Trump's Legal Team — The lawyers assembled by the former president to represent him in his Senate impeachment trial hardly knew one another. They prevailed in the end, but it wasn't pretty. — Last Wednesday afternoon …
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Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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Marc Rod / Jewish Insider:
David Schoen describes dysfunction within Trump's impeachment team
David Schoen describes dysfunction within Trump's impeachment team
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Breitbart, Talking Points Memo, Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Glenn Greenwald:
The False and Exaggerated Claims Still Being Spread About the Capitol Riot — Insisting on factual accuracy does not make one an apologist for the protesters. False reporting is never justified, especially to inflate threat and fear levels. — 1 hr ago
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Big League Politics, Digby's Hullabaloo, Snopes.com and Newsbusters
James Barber / Military.com:
Take a First Look at the Awesome New Air Force One — National Geographic Channel has just premiered a new documentary special called “The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress” about the brand-new $5.3 billion Boeing 747 that's about to go into service for President Joe Biden.
Sky Palma / Raw Story:
Bannon thought Trump was suffering from dementia and pushed 25th Amendment behind the scenes: 60 Minutes producer — Speaking on the Skullduggery podcast, veteran “60 Minutes producer” Ira Rosen told the show's hosts that during his time at the White House, Steve Bannon concluded …
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Mediaite, UPROXX and Washington Examiner
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CNN:
‘Hell or high water:’ Manchin tells Biden he won't back push to skirt Senate rules on relief bill — (CNN)West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has privately informed President Joe Biden that he won't join any Democratic efforts to force through provisions in his economic rescue package if they are ruled …
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Political Wire
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Covid wars launch DeSantis into GOP ‘top tier’ — MIAMI — Ron DeSantis once drew national scorn for his stewardship of Florida's Covid-19 response — critics took to referring to the governor as “DeathSantis” for his resistance to restrictive measures. — But that very blowback …
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Louder With Crowder, WFLA-TV, Twitchy and Balloon Juice
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George Parry / The American Spectator:
Life in DeSantis's Florida: Time Travel to America
Life in DeSantis's Florida: Time Travel to America
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Instapundit
Wall Street Journal:
Hacker Claims to Have Stolen Files Belonging to Prominent Law Firm Jones Day — Firm disputes network breach, says its file-transfer company was compromised — A hacker claims to have stolen files belonging to the global law firm Jones Day and posted many of them on the dark web.
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Raw Story, more at Techmeme »
The Daily Beast:
Dominion Says It Will Sue MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Over Election Fraud Claims — Dominion sent letters to Lindell in December and January demanding that he retract false claims about their machines, instead the MyPillow CEO doubled down. … MAGA diehard and pillow magnate Mike Lindell …
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Law & Crime and UPROXX
Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Meet With Unions Pushing for Infrastructure Spending — Union leaders hope to win commitments for spending on infrastructure, clean energy in meeting with president — WASHINGTON—President Biden is scheduled to meet in the White House Wednesday with senior labor union leaders …
Wall Street Journal:
School Reopening Pits Parents Against Teachers: “Is There a Word Beyond ‘Frustrating’?” — Nearly a year into the pandemic, the debate over sending students back to class reaches a fever pitch — MT. LEBANON, Pa.—Patrick Cozzens had never spoken up at a school board meeting until he stood …
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The right's grift machine is only growing stronger — The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the grift shall never die. — I speak (with a nod to Ted Kennedy) of the long tradition in which prominent conservatives go around scamming, fleecing, and conning their own rank-and-file.
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HotAir, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Week and Political Flare
Elizabeth Nolan Brown / Reason:
FBI Arrests Activist Daniel Baker Over Posts About Police Abuse and Self Defense — In the wake of the January 6 Capitol riot, many Democratic politicians and left-of-center pundits have been calling for the expanded use of “domestic terror” laws against people whose social media rhetoric seems too radical.
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Washington Post and Balloon Juice
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
‘BULLSH*T!’ Fox News Hot Mic Catches Larry Kudlow Raging at Kamala Harris For Claim About Vaccines — Former Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow was caught on a hot-mic shouting profanely about Vice President Kamala Harris' recent comments on the federal government's coronavirus vaccine distribution plan.
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NBC News:
U.S. still hasn't ruled out lab accident origin for Covid because China hasn't been transparent … WASHINGTON — Despite a finding by the World Health Organization that the Covid-19 outbreak in China most likely first infected humans through an animal host, the United States is still not ruling …
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HotAir
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Michigan Republicans Who Voted to Impeach Trump Face Backlash — Even after his defeat, Donald Trump is causing fierce infighting among Republicans in a crucial battleground state. Loyalists are rewarded. Dissenters face punishment. — ROCKFORD, Mich. — When Representative Peter Meijer voted …
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Washington Post
Hanin Ghaddar / Foreign Policy:
Hezbollah Is Vulnerable. Lokman Slim's Assassination Proves It. — The Biden administration and the French government must draw clear red lines, or the group will escalate its campaign of terror. — The assassination of the Lebanese activist and writer Lokman Slim—who was openly critical of Hezbollah—was in the making for years.
Keydra Manns / Yahoo Finance:
Sen. Tim Scott says Trump is the 'one person I don't blame' for Capitol attack — The South Carolina senator says Trump is simply not responsible for the protest that left five dead — Many Americans blame former president Donald Trump for the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol but his supporters …
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Trump Fans Charged In Capitol Attack Didn't Like Antifa Getting Credit For Their Work — Capitol attack defendants, lured to D.C. by a mass voter fraud conspiracy theory, didn't like seeing conspiracy theories steal their credit. — Not long after he used a stick to swing and stab …
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Insider
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Biden to use “more inclusive” immigration terms — The Biden administration is urging officials to use more inclusive terms for immigrants, including replacing the word “alien” with “noncitizen,” Axios has learned. — Why it matters: The Trump administration referred to unauthorized immigrants as …
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HuffPost:
Only Half Of Americans Have Heard Of ‘Cancel Culture’ — A HuffPost/YouGov poll found many Americans are unaware of the idea, which has become a major Republican talking point. — The Republican Party has a new bogeyman: cancel culture. — One of former President Donald Trump's lawyers described …
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Washington Post, Occupy Democrats, NBC News and Political Wire
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Who Owns Kavanaugh #3: The Basketball Coach & The Devil's Triangle — Just as the press begins to dig into Kavanaugh's finances and sketchy work with Bush 43, all hell breaks loose. — Greg Olear and LB — 8 hr ago — This series is written by Greg Olear in collaboration with Lincoln's Bible.
Senator Melissa Melendez:
Sen. Melendez Introduces Anti-Discrimination Package to Fight Cancel Culture — Senator Melissa Melendez (R -Lake Elsinore) introduced an Anti-Discrimination bill package aimed to protect against cancel culture discrimination, today. — “It is unfathomable to me that corporations and members …
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The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Law & Crime and The Hill