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NBC News:
Southlake school leader tells teachers to balance Holocaust books with ‘opposing’ views  —  SOUTHLAKE, Texas — A top administrator with the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake advised teachers last week that if they have a book about the Holocaust in their classroom …
Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Schools, economy driving close Virginia governor's race  —  57 percent of Virginia parents think they should get a say in what schools teach  —  Youngkin: McAuliffe is telling parents 'sit down, be quiet, I don't care what you think'  —  Virginia voters give better personal ratings …
Discussion: USA Today and Blue Virginia
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Washington Post:
Trump asserts his dominance inside GOP, pushing Republicans to embrace his false claims of fraud  —  Former president Donald Trump has in the last week threatened electoral defeat for Republicans who dismiss his election falsehoods, inserted himself into the Virginia governor's race to the delight …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's latest eruption at Republicans captures a core insight about GOP voters  —  Donald Trump called in to a rally for Virginia Republicans late Wednesday night, joining a festival of derangement featuring former adviser Stephen K. Bannon hallucinating aloud that Trumpism will rule the United States for the next century.
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Trump calls in to rally hosted by Bannon for Virginia GOP candidates
Select Committee to Investigate …:
Thompson Statement on Cooperation of Witnesses  —  Bolton, MS—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson today made the following statement:  —  “Mr. Bannon has declined to cooperate with the Select Committee and is instead hiding behind the former President's insufficient, blanket …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Bennie Thompson not ruling out subpoenaing Trump
CNN:
January 6 panel moves to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
F.B.I. Official Fired Under Trump Wins Back His Pension  —  Andrew G. McCabe, the former F.B.I. deputy director, will receive his pension and other benefits after settling his lawsuit with the Justice Department.  —  WASHINGTON — Hours before he was scheduled to retire in 2018, Andrew G. McCabe …
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Fired FBI official Andrew McCabe wins retirement benefits and back pay in settlement  —  The Justice Department has agreed to restore full law enforcement benefits and provide some attorney fees for former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who was fired by the Trump administration only hours before his retirement three years ago.
Discussion: USA Today and Associated Press
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Missouri Governor Vows to Prosecute St. Louis Post-Dispatch for Reporting Security Vulnerability  —  On Wednesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran a story about how its staff discovered and reported a security vulnerability in a Missouri state education website that exposed the Social Security numbers …
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Trump must give videotaped deposition in protest lawsuit, judge orders  —  The protest followed Trump's calling Mexican immigrants criminals and rapists.  —  Former President Donald Trump must sit for a videotaped deposition next week as part of a lawsuit involving his anti-immigrant rhetoric, a judge in the Bronx ordered.
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Insider:
Judge orders Trump to sit for a videotaped deposition in case involving protesters who say they were assaulted at a MAGA rally
Reuters:
U.S. Senator Sinema rejects vote on big Biden package before infrastructure-source  —  U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a key moderate, told fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives this week that she will not vote for a multitrillion-dollar package that is a top priority for President Joe Biden …
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
The Republicans Running to Support Donald Trump  —  Don Bolduc, a retired Army general and current U.S. Senate candidate from New Hampshire, is one of many political aspirants who believe that the 2020 election was stolen.  —  Across the country, candidates who support Donald Trump's false claims …
Discussion: CNN and The American Independent
Ax Sharma / Ars Technica:
“Hacker X”—the American who built a pro-Trump fake news empire—unmasks himself  —  He was hired to build a fake news op but now wants to put things right.  —  This is the story of the mastermind behind one of the largest “fake news” operations in the US.
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
White House banking on another McConnell retreat over the debt ceiling  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell may be insisting that he won't help President Joe Biden and Democrats solve a debt ceiling impasse again.  —  But White House officials are still planning for the Kentucky Republican …
Washington Post:
GOP lawmaker, banned from flying Alaska Airlines over mask mandate, tests positive for coronavirus  —  An Alaska GOP lawmaker banned from flying on the state's leading airline for refusing to wear a mask, and therefore unable to travel to and from the state capital, has now tested positive for the coronavirus, she said.
Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft Folds LinkedIn Social-Media Service in China  —  LinkedIn cites challenging operating environment, as retreat marks the biggest departure from China by a major tech company in years  —  Microsoft Corp.'s LinkedIn said it would shut the version of its professional-networking site …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The Iran deal is dead.  Where is Biden's Plan B?  —  A flurry of diplomatic activity in Washington this week revealed that the Iran nuclear deal is likely dead for good, despite the Biden administration's best efforts to revive it.  But if the Biden team has a follow-up plan to prevent Iran from going nuclear, it's a well-kept secret.
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Nicholas Kristof Leaves New York Times as He Considers a Political Run  —  Mr. Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, is weighing a run for governor of Oregon, the state where he grew up.  —  After 37 years at The New York Times as a reporter, high-level editor and opinion columnist …
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Not My Party: So We're Headed to ‘Civil War’ Soon?  —  What to make of all the talk of a ‘national divorce.’  —  Civil War?  You Gotta Be Kidding Me  —  [Editor's note: Watch Not My Party every week on Snapchat.]  —  MSNBC Interviewee at Trump Rally: I see a civil war coming.  I do.
David Zucker / Commentary Magazine:
Destroying Comedy … Last year marked the 40th anniversary of the release of Airplane!, the comedy I wrote and directed with my brother Jerry and our friend Jim Abrahams.  Just before the world shut down, Paramount held a screening at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood …
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
He's the Whistleblower Who Brought Down Trump's EPA Chief.  Now He's Driving an Uber  —  He exposed Scott Pruitt's corruption.  So why is Kevin Chmielewski's life ruined while the official he brought down continues to escape justice?  —  When Kevin Chmielewski emerged from the FBI's fortress …
Discussion: Florida Politics and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Norway bow-and-arrow attack that killed five people appears to be ‘terrorist act,’ police say  —  An attack by a Danish man armed with a bow and arrow that killed five people in a Norwegian town appears to be a “terrorist act,” police said Thursday.  —  The victims, four women and a man, were 50 to 70 years old.
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
QAnon's Ron Watkins Looks Like He's Prepping a Bid for Congress  —  Q in '22?  —  It looks like Ron Watkins, a prominent figure in the QAnon movement who many believe is Q himself, filed paperwork indicating he might run for Congress from Arizona on Thursday.
Discussion: Raw Story
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
A Secretive Hedge Fund Is Gutting Newsrooms  —  The Tribune Tower rises above the streets of downtown Chicago in a majestic snarl of Gothic spires and flying buttresses that were designed to exude power and prestige.  When plans for the building were announced in 1922, Colonel Robert R. McCormick …
Christine Rosen / Commentary Magazine:
Self-Sacrifice Upon the Altar of ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’  —  If you're fortunate enough to visit the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) you will see some extraordinary works of art: Vincent Van Gogh's The Bedroom, Grant Wood's American Gothic, Edward Hopper's Nighthawks …
Discussion: Instapundit
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Boeing 737 MAX Chief Technical Pilot Indicted for Fraud  —  A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas returned an indictment today charging a former Chief Technical Pilot for The Boeing Company (Boeing) with deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration's Aircraft Evaluation Group …
Washington Post:
One of the zebras that escaped from a Maryland farm has died, county officials say  —  County officials said they're still working with caretakers at the farm to catch the remaining zebras  —  One of the zebras that escaped from a Maryland farm in late August has died, officials said in a statement Thursday.
Discussion: DCist and WTOP
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Revert to Favoring Reduced Government Role  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans have shifted back to favoring a more hands-off approach for government in addressing the nation's problems after a rare endorsement of a more active role last year.  Currently, 52% say the government …
Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Colorado county clerk who embraced conspiracy theories is barred from overseeing elections  —  A Colorado judge on Wednesday prohibited a local official who has embraced conspiracy theories from overseeing November's election, finding she breached and neglected her duties and was “untruthful” …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
 
 
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CBS News:
Robert Gates says watching the Afghanistan withdrawal sickened him
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Davey Alba / New York Times:
YouTube's stronger election misinformation policies had a spillover effect on Twitter and Facebook, researchers say.
Christopher F. Rufo / City Journal:
Walmart vs. Whiteness
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Burt Helm / Bloomberg:
How to Deal With an Anti-Vaxxer at a Holiday Dinner
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Donald Trump Signed Book
The Economist:
The first big energy shock of the green era
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Virginia dad vilified for defending daughter shows rot at heart of system
Discussion: Instapundit
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
Alex Murdaugh Charged With Swindling Sons of Dead Housekeeper
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Rolling Stone
Richard Bernstein / RealClearInvestigations:
Seminal ‘Diversity = Profits’ Research Doesn't Fare Well Under the Microscope
Discussion: NOQ Report
The Economist:
Opinion on the use of puberty blockers in America is turning
Bloomberg:
How a $2 Million Condo in Brooklyn Ends Up With a $157 Tax Bill
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A US federal court allows The Intercept's claim that the DMCA stops OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but dismisses its claims against Microsoft

 
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