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11:55 AM ET, November 20, 2021

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TK News by Matt Taibbi:
The Rittenhouse Verdict is Only Shocking if You Followed the Last Year of Terrible Reporting  —  A year of pronouncing the “Kenosha shooter” a murderer could have serious real-world consequences  —  Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all six charges today, already causing a great exploding of heads in the pundit-o-sphere.
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Ali Velshi / MSNBC:
NAACP President: Rittenhouse verdict ‘was an injustice’  —  NAACP President Derrick Johnson joins Zerlina Maxwell to discuss the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse who fatally shot two men and injured a third during protests against the death of a Black man by police.
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Kyle Rittenhouse Could Face Federal Charges As Rep. Nadler Calls For DOJ Review  —  Rep. Nadler tweeted: … Kyle Rittenhouse Crossed State Lines Which Means That He Can Be Federally Charged  —  There are a wide variety of federal charges that Kyle Rittenhouse could potentially face …
The White House:
Statement by President Biden
ACLU of Wisconsin:   ACLU Responds to ‘Not Guilty’ Verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse Case
Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Wisconsin gov. says Rittenhouse verdict has ‘reopened wounds,’ pleads with community to remain peaceful
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
The jury gave Rittenhouse the benefit of the doubt. That's what advocates of criminal justice reform should have wanted.
New York Times:
How Hunter Biden's Firm Helped Secure Cobalt for the Chinese  —  The president's son was part owner of a venture involved in the $3.8 billion purchase by a Chinese conglomerate of one of the world's largest cobalt deposits.  The metal is a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles.
Melissa E. Holsman / Yahoo News:
Jury acquits Gifford man who claimed self-defense after girlfriend killed by sheriff's SWAT team in 2017 raid  —  VERO BEACH - A Gifford man who claimed he was defending himself and his girlfriend when he fired shots at deputies during an early-morning raid in 2017 was acquitted Friday of charges that carried a life prison term.
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
As Biden agenda advances in Congress, White House weighs new offensive on inflation  —  Biden has blamed the oil industry for the increase in gas prices.  Other business broadsides could be coming.  —  After nearly eight months of gridlock, President Biden's push to overhaul the economy …
Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
The 1619 Project started as history.  Now it's also a political program. … The New York Times's celebrated 1619 Project is as intriguing for the second half of its title as for the first.  What is the project of this sprawling project; what are not just its principal conclusions and messages …
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Sinema holds firm in support of the filibuster, imperiling late voting rights push  —  A key Democratic senator said this week she remains firmly opposed to changing federal election laws on a partisan basis, signaling that a planned last-ditch voting rights push that party leaders and activists …
PBS NewsHour:
2021 is now the deadliest year on record for transgender people  —  The list of names now is longer than it's ever been.  —  With nearly two months left, 2021 has shattered the record of transgender homicides in a year with 45 to date — most of them Black or Latinx — according to the Human Rights Campaign.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Pew Research Center:
What Makes Life Meaningful?  Views From 17 Advanced Economies  —  Family is preeminent for most publics but work, material  —  well-being and health also play a key role  —  What do people value in life?  How much of what gives people satisfaction in their lives is fundamental …
Discussion: Althouse
U.S. Department of Justice:
Nashotah man sentenced for attacking U.S. Service Member  —  Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on November 18, 2021, Ian Alan Olson of Nashotah, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 14 months in prison, to be followed by one year …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
The Steele Dossier and Donald Trump's Betrayal of America  —  Fight disinformation.  Get a daily recap of the facts that matter.  Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.  —  Vladimir Putin must be delighted.  With the recent indictment of Igor Danchenko, the primary source …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge faults Trump for Jan. 6 attack  —  Judge Amit Mehta describes rioter John Lolos as ‘pawn’ of the former president, imposes 2-week jail sentence  —  A federal judge on Friday squarely placed the blame for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Donald Trump, suggesting that the former president's role …
Discussion: Rolling Stone
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Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Federal judge says Trump has responsibility for January 6, calling rioter a ‘pawn’
Discussion: Mediaite and HuffPost
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
Democrats are in denial about what they're up against  —  Wisconsin Republicans are plotting election theft, and Biden is boasting about bipartisanship  —  On Friday morning, Democrats passed their Build Back Better agenda through the House.  Only hours before their triumphant celebrations …
Reuters:
Amazon wages secret war on Americans' privacy, documents show  —  The governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, speaking in 2018 after Amazon picked the state as the site of its new headquarters.  The e-commerce giant persuaded state lawmakers to pass a privacy bill drafted by Amazon itself.
Diane Bartz / Reuters:
Corporate America unloads on Biden's newly active business watchdogs … Corporate America mounted fresh attacks on Friday on President Joe Biden's antitrust enforcers who have vowed to rein in anticompetitive practices and vigorously investigate corporate crime.
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Kyle Rittenhouse to Appear on Tucker Carlson as Reality Trails The Onion by 6 Hours  —  The teen is cementing his place in right-wing culture as a conservative darling and future pundit  —  The Onion called it with their headline: “Kyle Rittenhouse Sentenced to 45 Years of CPAC Appearances …
Discussion: Washington Post
GoFundMe Stories:
GoFundMe Policy on Fundraisers for the Legal Defense of Violent Crimes  —  GoFundMe's Terms of Service prohibit raising money for the legal defense of an alleged violent crime.  In light of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, we want to clarify when and why we removed certain fundraisers in the past.
Jessica Huseman / Votebeat:
How Trump ally Cleta Mitchell won a seat on the EAC advisory board  —  An unorthodox process at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, largely done in secret, led to the controversial bipartisan appointment.  —  Cleta Mitchell, a voter fraud conspiracy theorist who joined President Trump …
Danusha V. Goska / Front Page Magazine:
A Letter to the Management of the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach  —  Give free speech a chance.  —  Editor's note: The management of the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida recently informed the David Horowitz Freedom Center that the hotel will no longer host the Center's Restoration Weekend …
Discussion: Power Line
 
 
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Discussion: Breitbart and Mediaite
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