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ABC News:
At least 50 dead as tornadoes devastate Kentucky; Amazon warehouse collapses in Illinois — One tornado was on the ground for over 200 miles. — A devastating tornado outbreak in western Kentucky has claimed the lives of at least 50 people, according to Gov. Andy Beshear.
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Twitchy and The US Sun
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CNN:
At least 50 likely dead in Kentucky alone, governor says, after tornadoes hit central and southern US — (CNN)Storms unleashed devastating tornadoes late Friday and early Saturday across parts of the central and southern US including Kentucky, where the governor says the death toll will exceed 50 after …
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New York Times, The US Sun, Daily Kos, CITIZEN STRINGER and Mediaite
New York Times:
Live Updates: Tornadoes Hit Several States, With at Least 70 Dead in Kentucky — Here's what you need to know: — Residents begin assessing the damage in at least five states. — Dozens of people were feared dead, and communities across the Midwest and South were digging through rubble …
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Washington Post, Forbes, Slate, UPI and New York Post
Associated Press:
Dozens feared dead as tornadoes, storms strike US states
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WHTM-TV, National Review, NBC10 Philadelphia, Associated Press and MyNorthwest.com
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Capitol attack panel obtains PowerPoint that set out plan for Trump to stage coup — Presentation turned over by Mark Meadows made several recommendations for Trump to pursue to retain presidency — Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows turned over to the House select committee investigating …
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The Atlantic and Raw Story
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Committee Examines PowerPoint Document Sent to Meadows — Mark Meadows's lawyer said the former White House chief of staff did not act on the document, which recommended that President Donald J. Trump declare a national emergency to keep himself in power.
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Election Law Blog, Insider, HuffPost and The Independent
Select Committee to Investigate …:
Select Committee Subpoenas Individuals Involved in Planning January 5th and January 6th Rallies Preceding Violent Attack on the U.S. Capitol
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Raw Story, Washington Examiner, Insider, Washington Times, NBC News, UPI, Bloomberg, POLITICUSUSA, Bipartisan Report and CNN
Rudy Takala / Mediaite:
CNN Staffer Charged with Enticing Women and Their Underage Daughters to Engage in Sexual Activity — A CNN employee was charged Friday on three counts that he used a facility of interstate commerce to abuse underage girls. — Officials said a grand jury in Vermont indicted 44-year-old Stamford …
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Louder With Crowder and The Gateway Pundit
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Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
Operation Whistle Pig: Inside the secret CBP unit with no rules that investigates Americans — It was almost 10 p.m. on a Thursday night, and Ali Watkins was walking around the capital following instructions texted by a stranger. One message instructed her to walk through …
Julie Johnson / San Francisco Chronicle:
Omicron in Oakland: How a Wisconsin wedding with ‘super responsible’ vaccinated people led to outbreak — Most if not all of the guests wore masks when the Nov. 27 wedding ceremony started at a Wisconsin celebration that is now the suspected origin of an outbreak of COVID-19 …
Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
Meat packers' profit margins jumped 300% during pandemic - White House economics team — Four of the biggest meat-processing companies, using their market power in the highly consolidated U.S. market to drive up meat prices and underpay farmers, have tripled their own net profit margins since …
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The White House:
Recent Data Show Dominant Meat Processing Companies Are Taking Advantage of Market Power to Raise Prices and Grow Profit Margins
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
How's the Economy? Biden Sees a Boom. Many Americans Don't.
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Washington Examiner, BizPac Review, RedState, How to Read The New York Times and Breitbart
Charles Homans / New York Times:
In Bid for Control of Elections, Trump Loyalists Face Few Obstacles — A movement animated by Donald J. Trump's 2020 election lies is turning its attention to 2022 and beyond. — ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — When thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Washington on Jan. 6 for the Stop …
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Townhall
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The role of violent threats in Trump's GOP reign, according to Republicans — Tim Alberta is out with his latest must-read this week — a profile of freshman Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.). Meijer joined Congress just days before the Capitol insurrection and almost immediately jeopardized …
Politico:
I Left QAnon in 2019. But I'm Still Not Free. — Since it became clear that the QAnon conspiracy theory was a driving force in the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Anastasiia Carrier has been interviewing former QAnon believers and hearing from them, in their own words, how they were drawn into that world and how they got out.
Discussion:
Raw Story
Rachel Maddow / MSNBC:
A step-by-step breakdown of the Trump coup attempt (Yes, it was a coup) — Chris Hayes: “They attempted a coup—there's no better way to describe what happened. Trump and his allies did everything they possibly could, tried every possible avenue to overthrow a democratic election and install …
Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
Michael Nesmith, Monkees Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 78 — “With infinite love we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes,” his family said in a statement — Monkees singer and guitarist Michael Nesmith …
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Variety, Washington Post, Power Line, Breitbart, Hollywood Reporter, The Western Journal, ABC7, Althouse, The Wrap, Stereogum and Fox 8 Cleveland WJW
Emily Smith / New York Post:
Chris Cuomo allegedly blasted Janice Dean as ‘that Fox weather bitch’ in smear plot — Chris Cuomo schemed to discredit Fox News meteorologist Janice Dean, allegedly calling her “that Fox weather bitch” in texts after she criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo for transferring COVID-19 patients to nursing homes.
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TheBlaze, Instapundit, Althouse and RedState
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Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Republicans in Texas County, in Unusual Move, Upend Primary System — The G.O.P. in Potter County is planning to break away from a nonpartisan election board and hold its own primary next year, in a move criticized by election experts. — The Republican Party in the second-largest county …
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Raw Story
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YouTube:
President Biden on the Importance of Bipartisanship & Vaccines, Rejecting Extremism in Trump's GOP — President Biden makes his first late-night appearance as president to discuss his Build Back Better plan, the importance of his bipartisan friendship with th...
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Insider, NBC4 Washington, Althouse and Mediaite
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Biden Talks Vaccines and Bob Dole in Interview With Jimmy Fallon
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Insider
Gizmodo:
The Chumboxes That Helped Alex Jones Stay in Business — Most chumbox hawkers steer clear of the InfoWars brand today—but back in 2017, at least one ad company bent over backwards for them. — Alerts — For years, Alex Jones, the proprietor of far-right internet hellhole InfoWars …
Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
David Perdue files election lawsuit with recycled, already-disproven claims of fraud — Then-Sen. David Perdue walks to a meeting with then-President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, in New York. In December 2021, the Georgia gubernatorial candidate filed a new lawsuit recycling debunked claims …
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The Hill
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Perdue sues to inspect absentee ballots from 2020 Georgia election
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Insider, Daily Kos, HotAir, Mediaite, Associated Press, CNN, New York Times and Reuters
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