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Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can go without masks outdoors, except in crowded settings  —  Even unvaccinated individuals may forego masks when walking, jogging or biking outdoors with household members.  —  Federal health officials said Tuesday that fully vaccinated Americans …
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New York Times:
Vaccinated Americans don't need masks outdoors in small groups, when dining outside, or biking and running, the C.D.C. says.  —  Americans who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus no longer need to wear masks outdoors if they're walking, running, hiking or biking alone …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Vox, NPR and Twitchy
Philip Klein / National Review:
CDC's New Outdoor Mask Guidance Is a Joke  —  There was a lot of buildup toward the CDC's announcement relaxing the guidance on the wearing of masks outdoors.  The results are now in, and they are a joke.  —  Per the Washington Post, the CDC now says that “fully vaccinated Americans …
Discussion: ABC News and HotAir
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Choosing Safer Activities Choosing Safer Activities … Outdoor Activities … Indoor Activities … Key to Prevention Steps … - Safety levels assume the recommended prevention measures are followed, both by the individual and the venue (if applicable).
Josh Barro / Insider:   If people give you trouble about not wearing a mask outside, just ignore them
Sean Illing / Vox:
“Wokeness is a problem and we all know it”  —  James Carville on the state of Democratic politics.  —  I called James Carville hoping to get his thoughts on President Joe Biden's first 100 days in office.  —  He obliged — then, one question in, brushed aside the exercise to talk instead …
Justice News:
Former White House Adviser Arrested For Stealing $218,000 From Charter Schools He Founded  —  Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation …
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Mike Spies / New Yorker:
The Secret Footage of N.R.A. Chief Wayne LaPierre's Botched Elephant Hunt  —  The chief executive has cultivated his image as an exemplar of American gun culture, but video of his clumsy marksmanship—and details regarding his Rodeo Drive shopping trips—tells another story.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Biden Seeks $80 Billion to Beef Up I.R.S. Audits of High-Earners  —  The president's “American Families Plan,” which he will detail this week, will be offset in part by a tax enforcement effort that administration officials believe will raise $700 billion over a decade.
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Ben Steverman / Bloomberg:
America's Ultra-Rich Fear Biden Will Close Their Favorite Tax Loopholes
Discussion: Insider, CNBC and New York Post
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
No, officials are not handing out Harris's picture book to migrant kids  —  “After learning officials are handing out Kamala Harris' book to migrants in facilities at the border, it's worth asking... Was Harris paid for these books?  Is she profiting from Biden's border crisis?”
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American Greatness:
I Won't Take the Vaccine Because It Makes Liberals Mad  —  My newly formed and well-developed opinion on vaccines is this: If those bastards want me to get the jab, I'm not going to do it, because it annoys them.  —  I will never allow myself to be injected with Big Pharma's mass-produced mystery juice …
NBC News:
After 100 days out of office, Trump's support softens in NBC News poll  —  WASHINGTON — Out of office, off of Twitter, still complaining about the election results — the last 100 days or so haven't been kind to Donald Trump, our new national NBC News poll finds.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Tucker's mask meltdown, and who got tix to Biden's big speech  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  IS TUCKER CARLSON LOSING HIS MIND?:  OK, some of you will argue that he lost it long ago.  But as careful students of his evening show, we've noticed that Carlson has gradually become more unhinged in recent weeks.
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
McCarthy and Cheney worlds apart after Florida retreat
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Battle over Jan 6th Capitol riot commission erupts at GOP retreat: report
Discussion: HotAir, Axios and Washington Examiner
Glenn Greenwald:
CNN's New “Reporter,” Natasha Bertrand, is a Deranged Conspiracy Theorist and Scandal-Plagued CIA Propagandist  —  In the U.S. corporate media, the surest way to advance is to loyally spread lies and deceit from the U.S. security state.  Bertrand is just the latest example.  —  3 hr ago
Discussion: Fox News and Mediaite
David Corn / Mother Jones:
In Sworn Testimony in Inauguration Scandal Case, Donald Trump Jr. Made Apparently False Statements  —  On February 11, Donald Trump Jr. sat in front of his computer for a video deposition.  He swore to tell the truth.  But documents and a video obtained by Mother Jones—and recent legal filings …
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Biden nominates Houston sheriff to lead ICE  —  President Joe Biden nominated a sheriff from Houston to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the White House announced Tuesday afternoon.  —  Biden selected Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez as director for ICE.
Discussion: The Hill
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Sarah Kolinovsky / ABC News:
Biden nominates Texas sheriff to be ICE director
Discussion: Defense One
CNN:
Murkowski challenger wrote in support of ‘ex-gay’ organization and posts on evils of ‘addictive’ witchcraft and ‘Twilight’  —  (CNN)Kelly Tshibaka, a Republican Senate candidate seeking to challenge Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in 2022, once wrote in support of an “ex-gay” …
Discussion: The Hill, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
New York Times:
‘This Is a Catastrophe.’ In India, Illness Is Everywhere.  —  As India suffers the world's worst coronavirus crisis, our New Delhi bureau chief describes the fear of living amid a disease spreading at such scale and speed.  —  NEW DELHI — Crematories are so full of bodies, it's as if a war just happened.
Discussion: CNBC
Alison Durkee / Forbes:
World Opinion Of U.S. Shoots Up After Biden Takes Office, Poll Finds  —  Other countries' opinions of the U.S. have improved by nine points on average since President Joe Biden took office—and in many cases by double digits—a new Morning Consult poll finds, as the Democratic president appears …
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Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42  —  If you are reading this obituary online, you owe your digital safety to him.  —  Daniel Kaminsky, a security researcher known for his discovery of a fundamental flaw in the fabric of the internet, died on Friday at his home in San Francisco.
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Bidens to visit Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter while in Georgia  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will visit the 39th president, Jimmy Carter, and his wife, Rosalynn, while in Georgia this week, the White House said Tuesday.  —  The White House had previously announced …
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Human Rights Watch:
Abusive Israeli Policies Constitute Crimes of Apartheid, Persecution  —  Crimes Against Humanity Should Trigger Action to End Repression of Palestinian  —  (Jerusalem) - Israeli authorities are committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Tovah Lazaroff / Jerusalem Post:   Human Rights Watch: Israel commits crime of apartheid, UN must apply sanctions
Ben Leonard / Politico:
No designated survivor for Biden's first joint address to Congress  —  With attendance limited due to the pandemic, many Cabinet officials won't be in the Capitol for the speech.  —  Amid the coronavirus pandemic, attendance for President Joe Biden's speech will be limited to 200 lawmakers.
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court's conservatives are quaking over cancel culture  —  The Court's right flank is afraid that the monster under their bed will cancel them.  —  Here's a quote from someone who, not that long ago, was widely considered to be on the cutting edge of conservative thinking about the law:
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and PBS NewsHour
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Shelf Dealing: The Publishing/Politics Money Machine  —  Amy Coney Barrett's $2 million book deal raised eyebrows, but it's perfectly legal.  —  6 hr ago  —  AMY CONEY BARRETT'S got herself a book deal.  —  Sentinel, the conservative imprint of Penguin Random House that publishes …
Discussion: Forbes and Raw Story
 
 
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