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NBC New York:
Retired NYPD Cop Once Assigned to Secure City Hall Accused of Pipe Attack on Capitol Police — What to Know — Thomas Webster surrendered Monday at the FBI's Hudson Valley office on charges filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. related to the deadly U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6
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The Hill, Law & Crime, Crooks and Liars, Talking Points Memo, New York Post, CBS New York and Eschaton
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Sky Palma / Raw Story:
Notorious ‘eye gouger’ who allegedly beat Capitol police with a pipe revealed to be a former NYPD cop — A retired NYPD officer turned himself in to the FBI this Monday for his role in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, after being accused of using a pipe to attack Capitol police officers.
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Gothamist, The Intellectualist and FREEDOMNEWS.TV
David Brand / Queens News:
Queens Republican district leader arrested for role in Capitol insurrection
Queens Republican district leader arrested for role in Capitol insurrection
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Forbes, New York Post, Law & Crime and NBC New York
Emily Singer / The American Independent:
GOP senator pushes lie that police caused Capitol insurrection
GOP senator pushes lie that police caused Capitol insurrection
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New Republic, Vox, HuffPost, CNN, Washington Post, Occupy Democrats, Raw Story, BuzzFeed News, Talking Points Memo, The Hill and New York Magazine
Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Retired N.Y.P.D. Officer Who Guarded City Hall Charged in Capitol Riot
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Retired NYPD cop and Queens ‘Republican Messiah’ arrested in Capitol riot probe
Retired NYPD cop and Queens ‘Republican Messiah’ arrested in Capitol riot probe
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Crooks and Liars
Noah Goldberg / New York Daily News:
Queens Republican district leader arrested for taking part in U.S. Capitol siege: feds
Queens Republican district leader arrested for taking part in U.S. Capitol siege: feds
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The Hill, Gothamist and The Intellectualist
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
McConnell to support Garland for attorney general — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will support Merrick Garland's nomination for attorney general, five years after blocking the judge's path to the Supreme Court. — “I do,” McConnell told POLITICO Tuesday afternoon when asked if he plans to back Garland.
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CBS News, The Hill, New York Post, National File, Political Wire, Sean Hannity, National Review, POLITICUSUSA and RedState
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Bonchie / RedState:
Does Merrick Garland Even Know What Day It Is?
Does Merrick Garland Even Know What Day It Is?
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Liberty Unyielding, The Daily Wire and National File
Alexander Sammon / American Prospect:
Corporate Lawyers Line Up for Justice Department Top Slots
Corporate Lawyers Line Up for Justice Department Top Slots
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The Intercept, bearingarms.com, Jacobin, Above the Law and Revolving Door Project
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The people concerned about Neera Tanden's incivility sure didn't seem to mind the Trump era's — It has become a rite of the modern presidential transition: The gods of politics demand a human sacrifice, the Senate torpedoes a nomination, the new administration takes a hit, and everyone moves on.
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CNN, HuffPost, The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Politico
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Garland, Tanden and the application of double standards by GOP lawmakers
Garland, Tanden and the application of double standards by GOP lawmakers
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Politico, IJR, Vanity Fair, Newsbusters and Daily Kos
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The opposition to confirming Neera Tanden is based on a lie
The opposition to confirming Neera Tanden is based on a lie
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Vox, The Nation and Digby's Hullabaloo
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
The Sunday Shows Are Hopelessly Broken — Jonathan Karl, the guest host of ABC's This Week, knew exactly what he was doing on Sunday when he asked Republican Representative Steve Scalise if the 2020 election was stolen. This was, on its face, a simple and straightforward question.
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Esquire, more at Mediagazer »
CNN:
Takeaways from the Senate hearing on the US Capitol attack — This is what we learned from Capitol riot hearing — (CNN)Former officials who were responsible for security at the US Capitol testified Tuesday at the first congressional hearing about the failure to prevent the deadly insurrection …
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Press Watch, Washington Post, USA Today, The Daily Beast, The Intellectualist, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, Slate, Raw Story, Becker News, Mother Jones, UPI and Daily Kos
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Poet Who Nurtured the Beats, Dies at 101 — An unapologetic proponent of “poetry as insurgent art,” he was also a publisher and the owner of the celebrated San Francisco bookstore City Lights. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a poet, publisher and political iconoclast …
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Slate, Associated Press, The Guardian, The Week, First Draft and Rolling Stone
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Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, literary citadel of San Francisco, dies at 101
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, literary citadel of San Francisco, dies at 101
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Associated Press and Raw Story
Melissa Healy / Los Angeles Times:
California's coronavirus strain looks increasingly dangerous: ‘The devil is already here’ — A coronavirus variant that emerged in mid-2020 and surged to become the dominant strain in California not only spreads more readily than its predecessors, but also evades antibodies generated …
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HotAir, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Week and KTLA
Insider:
We identified the 125 people and institutions most responsible for Donald Trump's rise to power and his norm-busting behavior that tested the boundaries of the US government and its institutions … - Insider compiled this database of the 125 people and institutions essential to Donald Trump's rise …
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
No amount of disaster can shake the GOP loose from Trump
No amount of disaster can shake the GOP loose from Trump
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The Week, The Hill, Real Clear Politics, American Prospect, Florida Politics and Raw Story
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Al Jazeera to launch rightwing media platform targeting US conservatives — Rightly will be led by a former Fox News journalist and is aimed at Republicans who ‘feel left out of conservative media’ — Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news network that has previously sought to become …
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The Hill, TheBlaze, NPR, Mediaite, The Week, The Daily Caller and HotAir, more at Mediagazer »
Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani tried dodging getting served with $1B Dominion Voting Systems suit: source — Rudy Giuliani spent a week dodging service of a $1.3 billion lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems after publicly declaring he was ready for the legal fight, a source told the Daily News.
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Talking Points Memo, Above the Law, POLITICUSUSA, Law & Crime, Raw Story and The Daily Boulder
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Dominion's latest election suit, for $1.3 billion against MyPillow's Lindell, is ‘definitely not the last,’ CEO says
Dominion's latest election suit, for $1.3 billion against MyPillow's Lindell, is ‘definitely not the last,’ CEO says
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Mediaite and CBS News
Glenn Greenwald:
House Democrats, Targeting Right-Wing Cable Outlets, Are Assaulting Core Press Freedoms — Democrats' justification for silencing their adversaries online and in media — “they are spreading fake news and inciting extremism” — is what despots everywhere say. — 5 hr ago
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The Daily Wire
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Tim Graham / Newsbusters:
WAR CRY: House Dems Echo CNN, Pressure TV Providers to DUMP Fox, Newsmax and OAN
WAR CRY: House Dems Echo CNN, Pressure TV Providers to DUMP Fox, Newsmax and OAN
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Power Line, BizPac Review, Twitchy and Deadline
Will Wilkinson / Model Citizen:
Climbing the Bell Curve to the Cathedral — Notes on reactionary sea lions — Some folks aren't thrilled about my previous post, “Grey Lady Steel Man.” It seemed to distress Curtis Yarvin (aka Mencius Moldbug) in particular. He penned a defensive, typically catty ad hominem response in his inimitably hysterical prose style.
The Texas Tribune:
Four ERCOT board members who live outside of Texas resign in the aftermath of the power outage, winter storm — Sally Talberg, board chair; Peter Cramton, vice chair; Terry Bulger, finance and audit chair; and Raymond Hepper, human resources and governance committee chair …
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, TheBlaze, Law & Crime, Forbes, ABC13, Associated Press and New York Post
Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Studies Examine Variant Surging in California, and the News Isn't Good — The East Coast of the United States is still a hot spot as new coronavirus cases have declined across the country and the nation surpassed 500,000 deaths. Around the world, new cases have declined …
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GeekWire
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
GOP ‘Civil War is now canceled,’ says NRSC chair Rick Scott in fiery memo asking for party unity ahead of 2022 — 'It doesn't matter,' how Republicans felt about Trump, Scott says — Fox News Flash top headlines for February 23 — “The Republican Civil War is now cancelled,” …
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Washington Post and Raw Story
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Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
Inside the new $65 million push from progressives to compete with conservative media — It's called the Project for Good Information, and it raises big questions about the future of the information wars. — A prominent Democratic strategist is planning a new $65 million effort …
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Political Wire
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Elon Musk moved to Texas and embraced celebrity. Can Tesla run on Autopilot? — Investors fear a world where Musk no longer leads the company. But his attention is already going elsewhere. — SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk says he is stretched too thin. — The chief executive …
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RedState, HotAir, Big League Politics, The Daily Caller and Twitchy
Laura Bradley / The Daily Beast:
French Actor Gérard Depardieu Charged With Rape: Report — ALLEGATIONS — Gérard Depardieu, the prolific and highly decorated French actor whose most famous titles include Cyrano de Bergerac, The Last Metro, and Green Card, has been charged with rape, French news agency AFP reported Tuesday, citing a judicial source.
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
We Have PTSD About COVID Reality — We don't have to undersell our COVID future now just because people oversold it in the past. — 1 hr ago — 1. 500,000 — Half a million dead Americans. Does that even register for people? — I want to show a couple tweets from a conservative gentleman …
Washington Post:
Trump's former treasury secretary expected to launch investment fund, seeking backing of Persian Gulf state funds — Steven Mnuchin has begun hiring staff for an investment fund likely to focus on the financial technology and entertainment sectors, people familiar with the plans said.
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Biden shifts his operation to DNC ahead of 2022 midterm elections — President Biden has shifted the remnants of his campaign operation, including the donor and volunteer network that got him elected and several key staff members, over to the Democratic National Committee as part of a broader effort …
Ryan T. Anderson / First Things:
When Amazon Erased My Book — My book When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment was released exactly three years ago. It was attacked twice on the New York Times op-ed page. The Washington Post ran a hit piece on it that was riddled with errors. It was obvious the critics hadn't read the book.
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Wall Street Journal, Washington Free Beacon, Breitbart and Power Line
Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Two charged with making threats to Michigan public officials, including Debbie Stabenow — U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Michigan Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens were the targets of threatening communications related to the run-up to the Nov. 3, 2020 …
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SOM, CNN, Washington Examiner and The Hill
Tavi Gevinson / The Cut:
Britney Spears Was Never in Control Why did I ever believe a teen girl could hold all the power? — The New York Times's Framing Britney Spears documentary casts a spell. I am thinking specifically of the stretch that chronicles Spears's rise as a teen idol, starting with the “Baby One More Time” video.
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New York Times and Gothamist
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
11 GOP senators slam Biden pick for health secretary: ‘No meaningful experience’ — Eleven Senate Republicans announced their opposition to President Biden's nominee for health secretary ahead of his confirmation hearings before two committees this week. — The senators, led by Tom Cotton …
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Forbes, Los Angeles Times, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Associated Press and Washington Free Beacon
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
This 105-Year-Old Beat Covid. She Credits Gin-Soaked Raisins. — Lucia DeClerck, the oldest resident of her New Jersey nursing home, tested positive for the virus on her 105th birthday, one day after her second vaccine shot. — Ask Lucia DeClerck how she has lived to be 105, and she is quick with an answer.
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CBS News and CBS Philly
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz's latest Cancún spin shows the rot of GOP victimization runs deep — Mark it down. Republicans have hit on a new way to spin away their own screw-ups and scandals: By claiming the media focus on their political travails is driven by the press' search for a new Republican victim …
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HuffPost, Media Matters for America, Fox News, The Week, Vanity Fair, POLITICUSUSA, Occupy Democrats, Raw Story and The Hill
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Capitol Defendant Bragged About Brawling With Cops On Pro-Trump Forum — Jose Padilla, who the feds say fought with police during the Capitol attack, said on the online forum TheDonald that God was on his side. — A Donald Trump fan caught on camera brawling with police officers during …
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Law & Crime
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Obama says he once broke a classmate's nose for calling him a racial slur — Former President Obama says he once broke a schoolmate's nose after the then-friend called him a racial slur during a locker room fight. — The 44th president shared the revelation in an episode of his Spotify podcast …
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Washington Examiner, IJR and Twitchy