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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
SCOTUS Will Gaslight Us Until the End  —  Perhaps it would be refreshing if the conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court no longer felt the need to lie to us.  The lying, after all, is becoming nearly untenable—especially for an institution that relies on public confidence.
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Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
The Supreme Court Seems Poised to Overturn Roe v. Wade  —  The chief justice suggested a way to restrict abortion without going that far, but the swing voters didn't engage his potential compromise.  —  Chief Justice John Roberts is searching for a compromise to preserve some basic right …
Washington Post:
Potential collapse of Roe shakes up political landscape
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
GOP Sen. Susan Collins supports codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections into law
Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Majority of court appears poised to roll back abortion rights
Eduardo Cuevas / The Journal News:   Westchester DA investigates anti-abortion activists arrested for entering health clinic
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Overturning ‘Roe’ would be the easy part for the pro-life movement
Discussion: New York Times and LifeNews.com
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘Handful of fanatics’ to blame for Capitol riot, Trump ally Meadows says in book  —  Ex-chief of staff downplays Trump involvement in insurrection and says mob had ‘absolutely no urging’ from the president  —  In his new memoir, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows blames just …
Discussion: Washington Post and Insider
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Mark Meadows Agrees With Trump That His New Book Is ‘Fake News’  —  BEND THE KNEE  —  Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows went on Newsmax on Wednesday night and agreed with his old boss that his new book is “fake news.”  After former President Donald Trump (sort of) …
Politico:
Symone Sanders to leave the VP's office  —  Symone Sanders, the senior adviser and chief spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris, is expected to leave the White House at the end of the year, according to five administration officials familiar with the matter.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:   Two more Harris press aides leaving in addition to Sanders
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
We may have already missed our last, best chance to bolster American democracy  —  In last year's election, Americans did not punish Republicans for their radical, anti-democratic turn with a resounding electoral defeat.  Now, more than a year later, we can clearly see horrible and potentially irreversible implications of that.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
If Trump Voters Lived in Germany, They'd Be in the Fascist Party … A recent global poll, which came to my attention via the Liberal Patriot, framed the political choice facing the public in an interesting way.  It asked which position comes closest to the poll taker's own belief …
Discussion: The Liberal Patriot
Washington Examiner:
Biden's COVID failure  —  “I will end this,” then-candidate Joe Biden promised during his second presidential debate with President Donald Trump.  “220,000 Americans dead — anyone who is responsible for that many deaths should not remain as president of the United States of America.”
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. to extend transit mask mandate through mid-March - sources
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
‘Magic dirt’: How the internet fueled, and defeated, the pandemic's weirdest MLM  —  The social media posts started in May: photos and videos of smiling people, mostly women, drinking Mason jars of black liquid, slathering black paste on their faces and feet, or dipping babies and dogs in tubs of the black water.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Covid Live Updates: Biden to Announce New Virus Plan as Omicron Reaches U.S.  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Biden's winter Covid plan includes insurance reimbursement for at-home tests.  —  President Biden will announce Thursday that the more than 150 million Americans …
Lauren Effron / ABC News:
Alec Baldwin exclusive: 'The trigger wasn't pulled.  I didn't pull the trigger'  —  George Stephanopoulos' exclusive interview airs Thursday on ABC, streams on Hulu  —  Actor Alec Baldwin told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos in an exclusive interview that he had “no idea” …
The American Mind:
Own Nothing and Love It  —  An unholy alliance of planners, financiers, and leftists wants everyone to live in mass social housing developments.  —  From the ancient world to modern times, the class of small property owners have constituted the sine qua non of democratic self-government.
Politico:
Hill leaders strike short-term funding deal as shutdown looms  —  Possible trouble still lurks in the Senate for the spending patch, which would continue government funding levels through Feb. 18.  —  The House is expected to vote Thursday on a short-term funding patch to avert a government shutdown …
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Francesca Chambers / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
White House shifts economic message as Biden battles inflation  —  The White House is shifting its economic argument to focus on Republicans as evidence mounts that its messaging on the politically tricky issue of inflation has fallen flat with most Americans.
Discussion: USA Today
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump intervenes in Ohio Senate primary — for himself  —  The Ohio Senate race is turning into one of the most brutal contests of next year's midterm elections — and former President Donald Trump is worried it could hurt him if he waged a 2024 comeback bid.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Stacey Abrams is running for Georgia governor in 2022  —  Stacey Abrams launched a campaign for Georgia governor on Wednesday with a pledge to fight for economic equality and expand healthcare access, setting up a potential rematch against Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in one of the nation's …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Stacey Abrams is mounting a rematch against Kemp. What's next?
Discussion: Georgia Recorder and Raw Story
David Brody / CBN News:
‘I Believe There Were Irregularities’ in the 2020 Election: What Pence Says to Angry MAGA Fans About What He Did on Jan. 6  —  ‘I Believe There Were Irregularities’ in the 2020 Election: What Pence Says to Angry MAGA Fans About Jan. 6  —  For former Vice President Mike Pence …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Mohamed Younis / Gallup:
Inflation Causing Hardship for 45% of U.S. Households  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the peak of holiday shopping approaches and winter temperatures drive up heating costs across the U.S., 45% of American households report that recent price increases are causing their family some degree of financial hardship.
Discussion: CBS News
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Gableman hires investigator who has brought legal challenges seeking to overturn Wisconsin's presidential results  —  MADISON - Michael Gableman as part of his election review for Republicans hired one investigator who has sought to overturn the presidential results and another …
Associated Press:
AP: US military explosives vanish, emerge in civilian world  —  The Marine Corps demolition specialist was worried — about America, and about the civil war he feared would follow the presidential election.  —  And so, block by block, he stole 13 pounds (6 kilograms) of C4 plastic explosives from the training ranges of Camp Lejeune.
Washington Post:
Trump could pocket $100 million in deal for money-losing D.C. hotel  —  He lost millions running his D.C. hotel, according to financial documents, but could set a record with a $375 million sale  —  When Donald Trump offered to spend $200 million overhauling one of Washington's …
Washington Post:
U.S. and Mexico reach deal to restart Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ program along border  —  The Biden administration has reached a deal with the Mexican government to restart the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program that requires asylum seekers to wait outside U.S. territory while their claims are processed …
BuzzFeed News:
CIA Files Say Staff Committed Sex Crimes Involving Children.  They Weren't Prosecuted.  —  Over the past 14 years, the Central Intelligence Agency has secretly amassed credible evidence that at least 10 of its employees and contractors committed sexual crimes involving children.
 
 
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The religious right wants states' tax dollars, and the Supreme Court is likely to agree
Discussion: Raw Story
Megan Fox / pjmedia.com:
‘Gutfeld!’ Ratings Explosion Beats Late-Night Giants Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Politico:
A Fauci no longer in the Fox house
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
Hunter Biden's Therapist Said Joe Biden ‘Triumph[ed] Over Dementia’
American Greatness:
Third Worldizing America
Howard Fendrich / Associated Press:
WTA to AP: Loss of China events over Peng could go past '22
Vanessa Romo / NPR:
Chris Cuomo says he's hurt and embarrassed about his suspension from CNN
Ralph Cipriano / Big Trial:
Krasner Strikes Again! Suspect In Murder Of Temple Student Walked After D.A. Dropped Armed Carjacking Charges Against Him
Discussion: Power Line
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
‘Matter of integrity’: Top official at Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity resigns amid troubling conduct
Discussion: Washington Post
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Michael Fanone: ‘Moron’ Capitol Rioter Who Electroshocked Me Was ‘Manipulated’ By Trump
Politico:
Hedge fund CEO readies Senate bid despite Oz announcement
Davey Alba / New York Times:
Those Cute Cats Online? They Help Spread Misinformation.
Discussion: Summit News and Twitchy
Rudi Keller / Missouri Independent:
Missouri health department found mask mandates work, but didn't make findings public
The Daily Beast:
Chilling Videos, Journal Found as Parents Face Scrutiny in Michigan School Shooting
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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