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David French / The Atlantic:
Kyle Rittenhouse Is No Hero  —  If a jury acquits him, it will not be a miscarriage of justice—but an acquittal does not make a foolish man a hero. … As the Kyle Rittenhouse trial comes to a close, two things are becoming clear at once.  First, absolutely no one should be surprised …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Biden administration soon to announce diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics  —  With the Beijing Winter Olympics just three months away, the Biden administration will soon have to make clear whether it plans to send an official delegation to China.  But sooner rather than later …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Biden maneuvers to avoid the unintended conflict with China
Discussion: Politico and New York Times
Will Steakin / ABC News:
Trump allies pressed Defense Department to help overturn election, new book says  —  Michael Flynn told a DoD official that Democrats were “stealing the election.”  —  In the aftermath of the 2020 election, some of Donald Trump's closest allies embarked on an unprecedented effort …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Report: Sidney Powell Even Crazier Than You Think … It takes a certain kind of legal mind to decide to go to work for Donald Trump.  Since Trump transparently does not believe in the rule of law in any way, shape, or form, serving him in a legal capacity is a bit like taking a job as Jeffrey Dahmer's ethicist.
Discussion: Raw Story
Emily Singer / The American Independent:
GOP lawmaker takes credit for infrastructure funding after voting against it  —  Republicans have begun to take credit for things in the infrastructure bill they didn't vote for.  —  Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL) on Monday night touted “critical funding” that President Joe Biden's infrastructure bill provided …
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Helaine Olen / Washington Post:
Inflation drives people nuts.  When will Democrats wise up?  —  Democrats, who as recently as last week dismissed inflation as “transitory,” have got a major dilemma on their hands.  —  Inflation is running at 6.2 percent annually, the highest rate in three decades, and shows no sign of slowing.
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Inflation Is Not The Biggest Thing Happening In The Economy Right Now
Discussion: CBS Philly
Wall Street Journal:
FBI Tracks Threats Against Teachers, School-Board Members  —  Many Republicans see prospect of criminalizing concerned parents  —  WASHINGTON—The Federal Bureau of Investigation has set up a process to track threats against school-board members and teachers, moving to implement …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Did the Justice Department overreach in raiding James O'Keefe's home?  —  The FBI on Nov. 6 searched the Mamaroneck, N.Y., home of James O'Keefe, the founder of the video-sting group Project Veritas.  As reported by the New York Times, authorities also searched the homes of two O'Keefe associates.
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Glenn Greenwald:
Kyle Rittenhouse, Project Veritas, and the Inability to Think in Terms of Principles  —  Those whose worldview is bereft of universally applied principles, and based solely on tribal allegiances, assume everyone else is plagued by this very deficiency.  —  The FBI has executed a string …
Robert Towey / CNBC:
Dr. Fauci says U.S. Covid cases need to fall below 10,000 a day to get to a ‘degree of normality’  — White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that Covid cases in the U.S. may need to fall as low as 3,300 per day for the nation to gain control over the virus.
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Nikolas Lanum / Fox News:
NPR slammed over story highlighting ‘disappointment’ over Boston electing Asian woman mayor  —  NPR deemed Wu's win a ‘letdown’ for some after she defeated African-American candidates  —  NPR took heat Tuesday after its report that Asian American Michelle Wu's, D., election win in Boston was considered a …
Discussion: HotAir and Mediaite
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Jennifer Szalai / New York Times:
In Another Trump Book, a Journalist's Belated Awareness Steals the Show … When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.  —  By the looks of his formidable résumé, the veteran Beltway journalist Jonathan Karl shouldn't startle all that easily.
Discussion: HuffPost and Balloon Juice
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘The View’ erupts during segment with unvaccinated former co-host, providing a teachable moment  —  Video  —  “The View” is not the first place I would go for nuanced political or public health discussions.  But Tuesday's episode did at least provide a teachable moment when it comes to vaccine skepticism.
Discussion: Breitbart and YouTube
Kana Ruhalter / The Daily Beast:
COVID-Positive Republican Senator Charged for Inappropriately Grabbing Nurse  —  HANDS OFF  —  John Bizon, a Republican state senator of Michigan and a doctor, has been charged with misdemeanor assault after allegedly grabbing a nurse practitioner and squeezing her waist inappropriately, according to MLive.com.
Washington Post:
The second-biggest program in the Democrats' spending plan gives billions to the rich … The House is expected to vote this week on President Biden's Build Back Better legislation.  The social spending bill includes investments in clean energy and affordable child care …
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
A maternity ranch is born … ARGYLE, Tex. — The vision had come as she was driving home from the Kroger, and it was so sudden and fully formed that Aubrey Schlackman began to tell people that “it was like God placed it in my head.”  —  This was last year, a time when abortion …
Mark Lungariello / New York Post:
Student suspended for saying there are only two genders, lawsuit claims  —  A New Hampshire teenager is suing his school district after he was allegedly suspended from athletics for saying there are “only two genders.”  —  The Exeter High School freshman said in the suit that he was hit …
Discussion: RedState, TheBlaze and HotAir
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Anatomy of a Republican lie: A new GOP attack on Biden gives away the game  —  Earlier this fall, President Biden and Democrats scaled back a proposal to beef up IRS enforcement to go after wealthy tax cheats.  They did so mostly in response to a full-throated campaign by Republicans …
Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County supervisors seek to decriminalize bike violations after Times investigation  —  The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday moved toward decriminalizing bicycling violations and ordered a review of “biased policing” the Sheriff's Department uses to enforce such laws.
Sophie Egan / New York Times:
Does It Matter if I Eat the Stickers on Fruits and Vegetables?  —  I keep finding myself biting into an apple or a peach, only to find I've eaten half the sticker the store put on there.  Is there any harm in eating produce stickers?  —  While the stickers that get placed on fruits …
Discussion: Gawker and Twitchy
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Greene says she's accumulated $63K in House mask fines and is not vaccinated  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Tuesday that she has accumulated $63,000 in fines for refusing to wear a mask on the House floor, with additional fines likely to be imposed as she continues to defy …
Discussion: CNN and Political Wire
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Ben Affleck, Tracee Ellis Ross join anti-gerrymandering fundraiser with Clinton, Holder  —  Hillary Clinton is adding some star power — in the form of Ben Affleck and Tracee Ellis Ross — to a voting rights-focused fundraiser.  —  A Dec. 7 virtual event will feature a conversation among …
Discussion: Breitbart
emptywheel:
John Durham's Cut-and-Paste Failures — and Other Indices of Unreliability  —  It would be unfortunate if the press corps responded to evidence that significant numbers of reporters had uncritically magnified the Steele dossier by uncritically magnifying other demonstrably unreliable documents.
Discussion: New York Times
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Trump Fanatic Who Electroshocked D.C. Cop On Jan. 6 Tries To Get His Confession Tossed  —  The Trump supporter, who electroshocked Officer Mike Fanone at the Capitol on Jan. 6, is trying to argue that he wasn't properly advised of his rights.  —  Daniel Rodriguez, a pro-Trump extremist …
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
New Wrinkle in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial as Judge May Be Promoted  —  Senator Chuck Schumer will recommend Judge Alison J. Nathan for a seat on a federal appeals court, but the fraught case could put her in an unusual predicament.  —  The Manhattan judge presiding in the high-profile trial …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and New York Post
Gabriel Sandoval / THE CITY:
Democrat Justin Brannan Declares Brooklyn Council Seat Victory in Squeaker  —  City Councilmember Justin Brannan (D-Brooklyn) declared victory Tuesday in a tight race as mail-in ballot tallies erased his Republican challenger's narrow lead.  —  First-time GOP candidate Brian Fox had emerged …
Noreen Malone / Vogue:
Unfriended: Frances Haugen on Her Facebook Testimony and What Comes Next  —  It's early on a Tuesday night in October, and Frances Haugen and I are at a bright restaurant in a dark corner of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico—a few blocks from the Castillo de San Cristóbal.
 
 
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Politico:
Judge questions why Justice reversed course on Trump taxes
Discussion: Roll Call, NBC News and The Hill
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden Delaware trips cost taxpayers about $3M in Secret Service alone
Discussion: Fox News
Senator Josh Hawley:
Hawley Introduces Parents' Bill of Rights to Defend Parents' Role in Education
Discussion: Townhall and Washington Examiner
United States Navy:
Navy Updates Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal
Discussion: CNN and Washington Examiner
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Republicans unleash fury at Mayorkas over border crisis
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Michigan GOP Official Hosted Podcast With White Nationalist
Discussion: Raw Story
Ina Fried / Axios:
Olympics changes guidance for transgender and intersex athletes
Discussion: CBS News and The 19th
Andrew Van Dam / Washington Post:
The government dramatically underestimated job growth this summer
 Earlier Items: 
Slate:
Could a New Government Report Spell Felony Charges for Trump?
Discussion: Raw Story
The White House:
A Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Responsible for Policies or Actions That Threaten Democracy in Nicaragua
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Insider
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Hubbard still pulling strings from prison, tapes reveal
Discussion: WKRG-TV and Political Wire
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 ‘Documentary’ Is His Most Nakedly Fascist Piece Of Propaganda Yet