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2:20 PM ET, November 20, 2021

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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Proud Boys call for ‘stacking up’ bodies ‘like cord wood’ after Rittenhouse verdict  —  On Friday, NPR reported that extreme right groups are rejoicing at the acquittal of Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse — and are fantasizing about instigating more violence in their private channels.
Discussion: NPR
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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.
Ali Velshi / MSNBC:   NAACP President: Rittenhouse verdict ‘was an injustice’
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
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Steve King / WPBF:
Andrew Coffee IV found not guilty on all counts of murder, attempted first degree murder  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox.  —  Your Email Address  —  Submit  —  Privacy Notice  —  VERO BEACH, Fla. —
Associated Press:
Ohio governor signs new congressional district map into law  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law a map of new congressional districts on Saturday that will be in effect for the next four years, despite objections from Democrats and voting rights groups.
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Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
Gov. Mike DeWine approves Ohio congressional map bill that likely strengthens GOP share  —  1,281  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill creating new Ohio congressional districts for 2022 and 2024 that, if they withstand legal challenges, likely will strengthen Republicans …
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.
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New York Times:   A Power Struggle Over Cobalt Rattles the Clean Energy Revolution
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
In the House and the Senate, Nancy Pelosi Gets Democrats to Play Ball  —  The House's approval of a sweeping social policy bill after weeks of fits and starts notched another win for the speaker in a career defined by them.  —  WASHINGTON — On a Wednesday night in September …
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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 …
Rachel Swan / San Francisco Chronicle:
One garage.  Two days.  Nine break-ins.  S.F.'s surge in burglaries is driving residents ‘hopping mad’  —  Jenna Smith was in Chicago last month attending her grandmother's funeral when her boyfriend began scrolling through home security footage on his phone.  Suddenly, he noticed a figure that didn't belong there.
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J.K. Dineen / San Francisco Chronicle:   'You don't mess with him': How an S.F. housing advocate wields power by funding ballot measures
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Of Course Kyle Rittenhouse Was Acquitted  —  The United States is a nation awash in firearms, and gun owners are a powerful and politically active constituency.  In state after state, they have helped elect politicians who, in turn, have created a permissive legal regime for the carry and use of firearms …
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Wall Street Journal:
Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty of All Charges in Killing of Two
Discussion: Paul Curtman and Mediaite
GoFundMe Stories:
GoFundMe Policy on Fundraisers for the Legal Defense of Violent Crimes
John Blake / CNN:
There's nothing more frightening in America today than an angry White man  —  (CNN)The Brute.  The Buck.  And, of course, the Thug.  —  Those are just some of the names for a racial stereotype that has haunted the collective imagination of White America since the nation's inception.
Discussion: HillReporter.com and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Covid-19 Deaths in 2021 Surpass 2020  —  Pandemic continues to exact huge toll despite vaccines as Delta variant spreads  —  The number of U.S. Covid-19 deaths recorded in 2021 has surpassed the toll in 2020, according to federal data and Johns Hopkins University, demonstrating the virus's persistent menace.
Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
Putin Dispatches Russian Vessels to Shadow U.S. Warships During Flare-Up  —  U.S. ships transited Black Sea amid heightened tensions as Moscow deployed forces near Ukraine  —  ABOARD THE USS PORTER, THE BLACK SEA—As the USS Porter entered the final hours of a transit across the Black Sea last week …
Discussion: CBS News
Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review:
How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation  —  The tech giants are paying millions of dollars to the operators of clickbait pages, bankrolling the deterioration of information ecosystems around the world.  —  Myanmar, March 2021.  —  A month after the fall of the democratic government.
New York Times:
G.O.P. Is Energized, but ‘Trump Cancel Culture’ Poses a Threat  —  The former president, tightening his grip on the party as a haphazard kingmaker, threatens Republican incumbents and endorses questionable candidates.  —  PHOENIX — As the country's Republican governors met this week …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
Mike Corder / Associated Press:
‘Orgy of violence’: Dutch police open fire on rioters  —  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police opened fire on protesters in rioting that erupted in downtown Rotterdam around a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions late Friday night.  The Dutch city's mayor called it “an orgy of violence.”
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: UPI and 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
 
 
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Justices could rule on Texas abortion ban as soon as Monday
Carson Kessler / ProPublica:
Former Kentucky Secretary of State Faces Ethics Charges
Reuters:
Amazon wages secret war on Americans' privacy, documents show
U.S. Department of Justice:
Nashotah man sentenced for attacking U.S. Service Member
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Reuters:
Fact Check-Claims that ‘Biden is not president’ because of footage with blurred presidential sign are false
Discussion: The Wrap
Diane Bartz / Reuters:
Corporate America unloads on Biden's newly active business watchdogs
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Fauci claims ‘gain of function’ is ‘completely meaningless term’ as he defends NIH actions
Discussion: Breitbart and Mediaite
 Earlier Items: 
David Corn / Mother Jones:
The Steele Dossier and Donald Trump's Betrayal of America
Danusha V. Goska / Front Page Magazine:
A Letter to the Management of the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach
Discussion: Power Line
Dina Ley / dinachka82.medium.com:
Central Bucks Is Not Okay
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Kyle Rittenhouse to Appear on Tucker Carlson as Reality Trails The Onion by 6 Hours
Discussion: Washington Post
Jessica Huseman / Votebeat:
How Trump ally Cleta Mitchell won a seat on the EAC advisory board
Grace Ashford / New York Times:
Assembly Report on Cuomo Contains Grounds for Impeachment, Lawmaker Says
Discussion: New York Post