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5:45 PM ET, March 21, 2021

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New York Times:
Assaulting the Truth, Ron Johnson Helps Erode Confidence in Government  —  Pushing false theories on the virus, the vaccine and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Mr. Johnson, the Republican senator from Wisconsin, has absorbed his party's transformation under Donald Trump.
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Aaron Pellish / CNN:
Ron Johnson falsely claims there was ‘no violence’ on Senate side of US Capitol on January 6
Brian P. D. Hannon / Daily Mail:
Senior Teen Vogue staffer who supported ouster of new editor used N-word in tweets a decade ago... so will her woke colleagues now turn on her?  — Christine Davitt wrote tweets in 2009 using the N-word in comments to a friend and other posts  — The Teen Vogue senior social media manager criticized …
Discussion: Fox News, The Sun and OutKick
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
iPresident Biden's ‘mistake’ at U.S. southern border isn't what clueless pundits, GOP think it is  —  As a political leader whose defining moment has been the mass shooting of 20 kindergartners and first graders in his home state in 2012, and his aggressive push for stricter gun laws ever since …
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Trump Spox Claims Ex-President Having ‘A Lot of High-Powered Meetings’ on Launching New Social Media Platform  —  Donald Trump spokesman Jason Miller was on Fox News on Sunday trying to build hype for the former president's big, grand return to social media — whatever form it may take.
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Jazmin Goodwin / CNN:
Donald Trump is creating his own social media network that will go live in a few months  —  New York (CNN Business)Former President Donald Trump is coming back to social media — but this time with his own network, a Trump spokesperson told Fox News on Sunday.
Discussion: USA Today, Forbes and Insider
Joe Concha / The Hill:
There's a five-alarm crisis on the border — and Team Biden imposes a media blackout  —  “Our entire administration will always be honest and transparent with the good news and the bad.  We'll level with you when we make a mistake.  We'll straight up say what happened.”
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Charles Creitz / Fox News:
Biden response to border crisis 'isn't incompetence', but ‘is by design’, Tom Homan tells Mark Levin
Discussion: RedState and HotAir
Peter Loftus / Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturing in U.S. Races Ahead  —  Vaccine makers are expected to produce 132 million doses this month, nearly tripling last month's figure, boosting vaccination drive  —  Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers are ramping up production, churning out far more doses a week …
New York Times:
Rich Countries Signed Away a Chance to Vaccinate the World  —  Despite warnings, American and European officials gave up leverage that could have guaranteed access for billions of people.  That risks prolonging the pandemic.  —  In the coming days, a patent will finally be issued …
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Washington Post:   Drug companies defend vaccine monopolies in face of global outcry
Irin Carmon / New York Magazine:
The Smearing of Kristen Clarke  —  Last Thursday evening, Tucker Carlson Tonight devoted another segment — at least its fifth since January — to the civil rights attorney Kristen Clarke, who has been nominated by Joe Biden to serve as assistant attorney general for civil rights.
Politico:
How to mess up a possible Trump endorsement in one easy step  —  Lynda Blanchard's fledgling campaign to succeed retiring Alabama GOP Sen. Richard Shelby seemed to be progressing smoothly as she mingled with donors inside Mar-a-Lago's gilded ballroom last Saturday.
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Roderick Gregory / The Hill:
Getting the facts right on Operation Warp Speed  —  Former President Donald Trump formally announced Operation Warp Speed (OWS) on May 15, 2020.  OWS was constituted as a projected $18 billion business-government-military partnership, charged to “produce and deliver 300 million doses of safe …
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CNN:
'Don't mess with us': history-making Korean American congresswomen fight back against racial bias  —  (CNN)Reps. Young Kim and Michelle Steel never imagined that the first time they would testify before Congress as new lawmakers it would be to call out hate against their community.
Discussion: Vox, Talking Points Memo and The Hill
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Washington Post:   After enduring racism in silence, Atlanta-area Asian Americans speak up
James Laporta / Associated Press:
AP sources: Iran threatens US Army base and top general  —  Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army base in the nation's capital, and against the Army's vice chief of staff, two senior U.S. intelligence officials said.  —  They said communications intercepted by the National Security Agency …
Derek Robertson / Politico:
How ‘Owning the Libs’ Became the GOP's Core Belief  —  For a political party whose membership skews older, it might be surprising that the spirit that most animates Republican politics today is best described with a phrase from the world of video games: “Owning the libs.”
Emma Newburger / CNBC:
Covid cases are rising in 21 states as health officials warn against reopening too quickly  — Even as the pace of vaccinations accelerates in the U.S., Covid-19 cases are increasing in 21 states and highly infectious variants are spreading even as governors begin to relax restrictions on businesses.
CNN:
Who's teaching us to hate  —  Kyung Lah: All of this is part of daily life  —  Sign up to get our new weekly column as a newsletter.  We're looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets.  —  (CNN)Where does the hate come from?
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
An iconic Hill restaurant was closed by the Capitol fencing.  Can it survive?  —  Since 1960, the Monocle has been one of the best-located restaurants in Washington.  —  Sitting in the Capitol's shadow, it serves senators, staffers and Supreme Court justices looking for a quick drink or a full meal …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Pentagon chief in Afghanistan on unannounced visit as deadline to withdraw U.S. troops looms  —  KABUL — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin touched down in Afghanistan on Sunday, making an unannounced visit as the Biden administration wrestles with how to end its role in a war …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Two New Orleans State Senators Win Runoff Spots for U.S. House Seat
Discussion: NBC News and The Week
ABC News:
Obama-era officials return to White House worth millions
Stephanie Clegg / ITEP:
Zoom Pays $0 in Federal Income Taxes on Pandemic Profits
Discussion: Raw Story
Spengler / Asia Times:
Life after death for the neoconservatives
Discussion: unz.com
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Trump is gone and Biden is gathering steam. But now's not the time to stop worrying.
Melissa Klein / New York Post:
CUNY law school dean cancels herself after ‘slaveholder’ comment
Discussion: BizPac Review and Althouse
Marlene Lenthang / ABC News:
Man arrested after he allegedly pepper-sprayed and hurled racist insults at Asian gas station owner
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
How to Collect $1.4 Trillion in Unpaid Taxes
Discussion: Hackwhackers
Alaina Demopoulos / The Daily Beast:
Ivanka Trump, Miami Beach Bum, Plots Her Next Move
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
In City After City, Police Mishandled Black Lives Matter Protests
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and TheGrio
 

 
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
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Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Report: Samsung plans to release its smart glasses in Q3 2025; the glasses will be powered by Qualcomm's AR1 chipset and use Google's Gemini to handle AI tasks
 
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