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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 …
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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.
Dallas Morning News:
ERCOT officials say they have no idea when Texas' power outages will end — The grid operator told lawmakers that it will be days before people have full electricity, but they provided no details. … Texas' power grid operators can't predict when outages might end, Electric Reliability Council of Texas officials said Tuesday.
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Politico, Austin American-Statesman, Houston Public Media, Insider, Vox and The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune:
No, frozen wind turbines aren't the main culprit for Texas' power outages — Lost wind power makes up only a fraction of the reduction in power generating capacity that has brought outages to millions of Texans across the state during a major winter storm. — Copy link
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Insider, Politico, Media Matters for America and Texas Public Policy Foundation
Will Englund / Washington Post:
The Texas grid got crushed because its operators didn't see the need to prepare for cold weather — Republicans blame frozen wind turbines, but the problem was much bigger than that — When it gets really cold, it can be hard to produce electricity, as customers in Texas and neighboring states are finding out.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The One Thing That Could Doom Biden
The One Thing That Could Doom Biden
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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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Kevin Collier / NBC News:
Why Texas' energy grid is unable to handle the winter storms
Why Texas' energy grid is unable to handle the winter storms
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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 — Leo Brent Bozell IV, the son of a prominent conservative activist and media critic, has been charged for his alleged involvement in the Capitol insurrection. — In an affidavit filed in the case, which remained under seal until Tuesday …
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Raw Story
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.
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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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Jessica Schneider / CNN:
Leading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy to incite US Capitol riot
Leading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy to incite US Capitol riot
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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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George Parry / The American Spectator:
Life in DeSantis's Florida: Time Travel to America — Biden and Democrat governors' approach couldn't be more different than the one this Republican governor has taken. — At the end of January I watched a video message from the commissioners of the suburban Philadelphia county where my wife and I reside.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Covid wars launch DeSantis into GOP ‘top tier’
Covid wars launch DeSantis into GOP ‘top tier’
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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
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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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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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
John M. Donnelly / Roll Call:
Pentagon report reveals inroads white supremacists have made in military — A soldier in the Florida National Guard who co-founded a murderous fascist group was chatting with a fellow white supremacist in the extremist “Iron March” online forum in 2016 when the guard member made a remarkable statement.
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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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Biden vows coronavirus vaccines will be ‘available’ to all Americans ‘by the end of July’ — President Biden pledged Monday evening that any American who wants a coronavirus vaccine will have access to one by mid-summer. — “By the end of July, we'll have over 600 million doses …
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Axios
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 …
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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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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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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge refuses to ban Capitol riot suspect from Twitter and Facebook — A federal magistrate judge has turned down prosecutors' effort to block a man accused of participating in the Capitol riot from using Twitter and Facebook, but ordered him to end his involvement with a business he founded …
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The Daily Caller
Claudia Grisales / NPR:
U.S. Capitol Police Union Issues No-Confidence Vote For Top Leaders — The U.S. Capitol police union issued an overwhelming no-confidence vote for the force's top leaders, including acting Chief Yogananda Pittman and a half-dozen other agency leaders. — The news comes as the Senate Homeland Security …
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CBS News:
Homeland Security officials scrap Trump-era union deal that could have stalled Biden's immigration policies — The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday moved to scrap a contract signed at the tail end of the Trump administration that could have allowed a union of deportation officers …
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The Hill and BuzzFeed News