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3:30 AM ET, December 11, 2021

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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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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.
Discussion: HuffPost and Insider
Politico:
Trump campaign lawyer authored two memos claiming Pence could halt Biden's victory  —  A Donald Trump campaign lawyer wrote two legal memos in the week before the Jan. 6 Capitol attack that claimed then-Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to refuse to count presidential electors …
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Explosive PowerPoint presentation detailing plan to overturn election for Trump discovered by Jan 6 committee  —  The actions recommended in the 36-page PowerPoint presentation are similar to what Trump allies were demanding of a top Defence Department official in the days leading up to the 6 January insurrection
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
What can happen to Mark Meadows and other Trump advisers who are ignoring Jan. 6 subpoenas?
Philip Bump / Washington Post:   The important gap between social media screenshots and the front page
Reuters:
Two election workers break silence after enduring Trump backers' threats  —  Death threats from angry Trump supporters forced Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman, a 62-year-old grandmother, to flee her home of 20 years.  Some messages called for her hanging; one urged people to “hunt” her.
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Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:   David Perdue files election lawsuit with recycled, already-disproven claims of fraud
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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.
Discussion: RedState
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  —  The Biden Administration has been working at every level to address supply chain issues that are affecting prices.  Many such issues are related to the pandemic …
Discussion: Insider and Bloomberg
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jessica Huseman / Votebeat:   Republicans in Texas county to administer their own 2022 primary, despite officials' warnings
Danielle Rhoades Ha / The New York Times Company:
New York Times Response to Senator Rubio's Follow-up Letter  —  Senator Marco Rubio, in a new letter to The Times, once again misrepresented The Times's coverage of the crackdown in China.  Read our response.  —  Dear Senator Rubio,  —  Your most recent letter again misrepresented our work …
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Colorado's Democratic governor: I'm not mandating masks.  The COVID emergency is over.  —  Is this guy running for president?  —  As a Republican, I mean.  These comments are disqualifying in a Democratic primary.  —  DeSantis/Polis could be the fusion ticket America needs to heal.
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Axios:
Blunder prevents early BuzzFeed employees from selling their shares  —  Many early BuzzFeed employees remain unable to sell their shares, even though the company went public this past Monday.  —  Why it matters: BuzzFeed stock has fallen more than 40%, and so far the company has given …
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
John Roberts Has Lost Control  —  When the Supreme Court released its opinions this morning on the two Texas cases around S.B. 8—the vigilante bill that allows anyone to collect $10,000 bounties against suspected abortion providers—there wasn't a lot of clarity or consistency in the news media on how to frame what had happened.
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Texas Abortion Decision Is a Disaster for Constitutional Rights
fox43.com:
Pa. Supreme Court vacates mask mandate for schools, child care facilities effective immediately  —  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has vacated the mask mandate issued by the Acting State Health Secretary Alison Beam.  —  PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has affirmed …
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Biden's legal losses: Seven times courts have struck against administration
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Democratic spending bill would add $3 trillion to deficits if provisions made permanent, CBO says  —  The House version of the Democratic climate and social spending bill would increase federal deficits by $3 trillion over the next decade if temporary provisions are made permanent, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Friday.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Manchin alert: CBO reports BBB would add $3 *trillion* to deficit when gimmicks stripped out
Lee Harris / American Prospect:
In Bid to Beef Up Bank Rules, Dems Stop Playing Nice  —  Republicans are crying foul as a Democratic majority at the FDIC sidesteps its Trump-appointed chair.  —  FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing, May 2019.
KAIT-TV:
Tornado Warning: Two dead, five injured at Monette Manor  —  Monette Manor area damaged, mass casualty event reported  —  By Region 8 Newsdesk  —  JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Two people were killed and five others were injured Friday evening as a tornado moved through Monette at a local nursing home …
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Overwhelming Number of Diversity Officers at US Colleges Hold Anti-Israel Views, Study Says  —  Findings come as anti-Semitic attacks on students have skyrocketed in recent years  —  An overwhelming number of diversity, equity, and inclusion officers at American universities …
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Biden Talks Vaccines and Bob Dole in Interview With Jimmy Fallon  —  It was the president's third interview with the comedian Jimmy Fallon, but his first visit to a late-night show since his inauguration.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden made his first late-night show appearance since taking office …
Discussion: Insider
 
 
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Discussion: Insider
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'Don't Look Up' and ‘Red Rocket’ Reviews
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Michael Powell / New York Times:
In Texas, Panic Over Critical Race Theory Extends to Bookshelves
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Oklahoma Guard Leader Tells Vaccine Refusers to Prepare for ‘Career Ending Federal Action’
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The damage done by Joe Manchin is likely to get much worse
Discussion: Townhall
Washington Post:
Racists and Taliban supporters have flocked to Twitter's new audio service after executives ignored warnings
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
‘Normal’ Republican Ron DeSantis Wants to Lock Up Anthony Fauci
Discussion: Page Array
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Someone Is Lying About Why It Took So Long for the National Guard to Deploy on January 6
Discussion: Overtime and Raw Story
Paul Berger / Wall Street Journal:
Southern California's Container-Ship Backlog Moves Farther Out to Sea
Discussion: New York Post
Jim Newell / Slate:
Democrats Could Have Gerrymandered Away a GOP Seat. Why Didn't They?
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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