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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Darrell Brooks is the suspect in the Waukesha Christmas Parade incident. The Milwaukee man has been charged with crimes 16 times since 1999 — Ashley Luthern Daniel Bice Molly Beck Elliot HughesMilwaukee Journal Sentinel — The driver suspected of plowing through the Waukesha holiday parade Sunday …
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Jessica McBride / Heavy.com:
Darrell Brooks Jr.: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know — Darrell Brooks Jr. is a Milwaukee man who was taken into custody in connection with the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy in Wisconsin on November 21, 2021, according to police. At least five people were killed and 48 were injured.
Associated Press:
Chief: No evidence parade-crash suspect knew anyone on route — WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — The SUV driver who plowed into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring 48, was leaving the scene of a domestic dispute that had taken place just minutes earlier, Waukesha's police chief said Monday.
Michael Ruiz / Fox News:
Waukesha Christmas parade: Career criminal out on bail Darrell Brooks questioned by police — Brooks' first felony conviction came in 1999 for aggravated battery — Wisconsin in mourning after deadly Christmas parade tragedy — The man being questioned after a red SUV plowed through …
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CNN:
Al Gore ‘was a man’ about his election loss, unlike Trump, federal judge says — Trump lost the election. By a lot. Al Gore has a message for him — (CNN)A federal judge took aim at former President Donald Trump on Monday for lying about voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election …
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
N.Y. man gets 19 months for urging Trump supporters to kill lawmakers who backed election results
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Man charged with carrying loaded firearm to the Capitol on Jan. 6
Man charged with carrying loaded firearm to the Capitol on Jan. 6
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Politico:
Parnell suspends Pennsylvania Senate campaign — Pennsylvania Republican Sean Parnell is suspending his campaign for Senate after losing a fight for custody of his children Monday to his estranged wife, who had accused him of abuse in court testimony. — Parnell had been endorsed in the race …
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Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pa. Senate candidate Sean Parnell has lost his custody battle after abuse claims by his estranged wife — Senate candidate Sean Parnell has lost his battle for custody of his three children after his estranged wife accused him of physical and verbal abuse, a ruling likely to deal …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
As two Fox contributors quit over Tucker Carlson, an alarming truth is revealed — It is fitting that two Fox News contributors have severed their ties with the network over Tucker Carlson's glorification of Jan. 6 at exactly the moment when more than 150 scholars are sounding a loud, clanging alarm about the future of our democracy.
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Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
I left Fox News after 12 years. Tucker Carlson's ‘Patriot Purge’ was the final straw
I left Fox News after 12 years. Tucker Carlson's ‘Patriot Purge’ was the final straw
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Brian Klaas / Washington Post:
Republican authoritarianism is here to stay
Republican authoritarianism is here to stay
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Select Committee to Investigate …:
Select Committee Subpoenas Individuals Involved in Planning and Organizing the Rallies and March Preceding January 6th Attack — Bolton, MS—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) today announced that the Select Committee has issued subpoenas to five individuals as a part of its investigation …
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Claudia Grisales / NPR:
Roger Stone, Alex Jones among new subpoenas issued by Jan. 6 panel
Roger Stone, Alex Jones among new subpoenas issued by Jan. 6 panel
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Washington Post:
RNC agrees to pay some of Trump's legal bills in N.Y. criminal investigation — The Republican National Committee is paying some personal legal bills for former president Donald Trump, spending party funds to pay a lawyer representing Trump in investigations into his financial practices in New York, a party spokeswoman said Monday.
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Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Thomas Jefferson statue removed from City Hall after 187 years — MORE ON: — Thomas Jefferson is about to no longer be in the room where it happens. — Art handlers packed up an 884-pound statue of Jefferson in a wooden crate Monday after a mayoral commission voted to banish the likeness …
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Ridley Scott Pins ‘The Last Duel’ Bombing on Apathetic Millennials — The film starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer and Ben Affleck, cratered when it arrived exclusively in theaters in late October.
David Gilbert / VICE:
The QAnon JFK Cult in Dallas Is Tearing Families Apart — “My sister may be too far gone, but it's not too late to bring awareness to others. Do not fall into this trap.” — DG — Katy Garner and her sister grew up in a small town in Arkansas and were always close.
Myah Ward / Politico:
Rep. Louie Gohmert announces he's running for Texas AG — Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas, a staunch Trump ally, made it official on Monday: He's joining the crowded primary to unseat GOP incumbent Ken Paxton for state attorney general. — The congressman announced earlier this month …
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CBS News:
European thinktank adds U.S. to list of “backsliding” democracies for 1st time — Stockholm — The United States has joined an annual list of “backsliding” democracies for the first time, the International IDEA think-tank said on Monday, pointing to a “visible deterioration” that it said began in 2019.
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Miriam Berger / Washington Post:
U.S. listed as a ‘backsliding’ democracy for first time in report by European think tank
U.S. listed as a ‘backsliding’ democracy for first time in report by European think tank
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Jordan Pearson / VICE:
‘Buy the Constitution’ Aftermath: Everyone Very Mad, Confused, Losing Lots of Money, Fighting, Crying, Etc. — ConstitutionDAO tried to buy the Constitution. Now it has a $40 million mess on its hands and entire refunds are being wiped out by high fees. — The community of crypto investors …
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Republicans are fomenting a violent insurgency in America. It may have already started. — The United States has a serious problem with political violence, particularly right-wing violence, which has overtaken Islamist attacks as the No. 1 domestic terrorism threat.
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Judge orders two lawyers who filed suit challenging 2020 election to pay hefty fees: ‘They need to take responsibility’ — A federal judge has ordered two Colorado lawyers who filed a lawsuit late last year challenging the 2020 election results to pay nearly $187,000 to defray the legal fees …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Targeted by Georgia GOP, McBath switching to safe Democratic district — U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath will run for Congress in a neighboring suburban district after Republicans redrew her congressional seat to be a conservative bastion, a move that will set up a potential showdown …
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Ohpi / blog.ohpredictive.com:
Democrats Support Ousting Sinema in 2024 Primary — Democrats Support Ousting Sinema in — 2024 Primary — Kelly Faces Alarming Favorables One Year Out from Election — Toplines and crosstabs can be found here — PHOENIX (November 22nd, 2021)- When Sen. Mark Kelly was elected in 2020 …
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Jiyoung Sohn / Wall Street Journal:
Samsung to Choose Taylor, Texas, for $17 Billion Chipmaking Factory — The announcement is expected at Tuesday event to be attended by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, sources say — Samsung Electronics Co. plans to build a roughly $17 billion chip-making plant in Taylor, Texas …
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Amanda Holpuch / New York Times:
Groveland Four Are Exonerated More Than 70 Years Later — The men, known as the Groveland Four, were cleared on Monday after a Florida prosecutor said “a complete breakdown of the criminal justice system” led to the charges in 1949. — Four Black men wrongly charged with raping a white woman …
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Gizmodo:
We're Making the Facebook Papers Public. Here's Why and How — Independent experts from NYU, UMass Amherst, Columbia, Marquette, and the ACLU are partnering with Gizmodo to responsibly publish this historic leak. — Alerts … In one of Silicon Valley's largest leaks …
Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Michael Cohen ends prison term after Trump-related crimes — NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, who was former President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer until his 2018 arrest, said Monday that his three-year prison sentence — mostly spent in home confinement — was over as he took another swipe …
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Robert Mann / Washington Post:
Our Foghorn Leghorn Republican senator little resembles his former Democratic self, but in Louisiana we know the type — Robert Mann, a mass communication professor at Louisiana State University and former press secretary for Democratic senators Russell Long and John Breaux of Louisiana …
Talia Bracha Lavin / The Sword and the Sandwich:
Antivaxx Holocaust — Vaccine protests, yellow stars, and an inoculation of historical reality — The perennial chorus of the conspiracy theorist is this: Did you know? Did you know? DID YOU KNOW? Wake up! Did you know the covid-19 vaccine has a microchip in it?
Magdi Semrau / The Editorial Board:
Biden's policies are more popular than he is. For the first time in the modern era, the link between president and agenda is broken — How the press distorts political reality. — President Joe Biden's polling appears to be in a slump. His approval average is 43 percent, with 52 percent disapproving.
CNN:
US considering sending extra weaponry to Ukraine as fears mount over potential Russian invasion — (CNN)The Biden administration is weighing sending military advisers and new equipment including weaponry to Ukraine as Russia builds up forces near the border and US officials prepare allies …
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Elise Elder / Miami Herald:
Issues arise about some NYPD cops who relocated to Florida — New details are emerging about the newest dozen police officers lauded by Gov. Ron DeSantis for moving to Central Florida from New York City to escape what the governor described as low morale and a lack of support from Democratic politicians there.
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WUFT News and Florida Politics