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Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Two Jan. 6 Organizers Are Coming Forward and Naming Names: 'We're Turning It All Over'  —  After losing faith in Trump, the pair plan to hand over text messages, Instagram direct messages, and other documents related to the planning of the Jan. 6 rally on the Ellipse where Trump spoke
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Fox News hosts urged Meadows to have Trump stop Jan. 6 violence, texts show  —  Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Brian Kilmeade expressed alarm, concern, according to messages shared during House select committee hearing  —  Three Fox News hosts who have been among Donald Trump's …
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
House Panel Votes to Recommend Holding Mark Meadows in Contempt of Congress  —  Former Trump chief of staff was subpoenaed over activities related to Jan. 6 Capitol riot  —  WASHINGTON—The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump voted …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mark Meadows has already established a coup plot.  Do we care enough to save the republic?  —  Multiple pieces of evidence have emerged pointing to a deliberate effort to overthrow our democracy.  And it is former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows who is key to piecing them all together.
Discussion: Raw Story, CNBC, Mediaite and POLITICUSUSA
Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Donald Trump Jr. said his father needed to ‘condemn’ Capitol violence as it unfolded, Meadows texts reveal  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump Jr. said in a series of text messages to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that his father needed to “condemn” the US Capitol insurrection as it unfolded.
CNN:
January 6 panel unveils text messages to Meadows from Don Jr. and Fox hosts as contempt charge advances
Deon J. Hampton / NBC News:
Factory workers threatened with firing if they left before tornado, employees say  —  MAYFIELD, Ky. — As a c atastrophic tornado approached this city on Friday, employees of a candle factory — which would later be destroyed — heard the warning sirens and wanted to leave the building.
Matthew Walther / The Atlantic:
Where I Live, No One Cares About COVID  —  In November, my wife asked me whether I had seen an article with the remarkable headline “Is It Safe to Go to Thanksgiving Dinner?”  —  “Is that from last year?”  I asked.  —  “No, it's a few days old,” she said, her voice sinking to a growling murmur.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Vaccine Mandate for New York Health Care Workers  —  Doctors and nurses challenged a state coronavirus vaccine requirement that had medical but not religious exemptions, saying it violated their right to free exercise of their faiths.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Because Trump left the nuclear deal, we might have to learn to live with a nuclear Iran  —  President Donald Trump's 2018 decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal might have been the most disastrous foreign policy miscalculation since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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Francois Murphy / Reuters:
Nuclear deal with Iran will soon be ‘empty shell’ -European diplomats
Kellyforalaska:
Kelly Tshibaka statement on Mitch McConnell  —  Kelly Tshibaka says she will not support McConnell as leader in the Senate, on Bannon's War Room  —  Alaska Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka today issued the following statement:  —  “Mitch McConnell has repeatedly bailed out Joe Biden …
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Alaska Senate candidate challenging Murkowski says she will not support McConnell as GOP leader
Steve Collins / Lewiston Sun Journal:
Max Linn, colorful candidate, dead at 62  —  Linn privately speculated in 2020 that he may have caught COVID-19 during a trip to Wuhan in late 2019.
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Craig Harrington / Media Matters for America:
CNN's hiring of serial liar and Trump propagandist Alyssa Farah is a huge mistake  —  Farah's only relevant professional experience is promoting right-wing lies  —  CNN's decision to add former Trump administration spokesperson Alyssa Farah to its roster of on-air talent demonstrates …
Eli Lake / Commentary Magazine:
Bitterly Clinging to Russiagate … In November, U.S. attorney John Durham indicted the primary source for the so-called Steele dossier—a document that supposedly offered proof of a conspiracy between Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and the Kremlin.
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Coverage of Chris Wallace's split downplayed Fox's function as a vector for disinformation and death  —  (Part of a continuing series: Fox News is Not News.)  —  Given the opportunity - nay, the obligation - to describe the incredibly destructive role that Fox's self-described news channel …
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R. Albert Mohler Jr / WORLD:
Sir, you are not a conservative  —  David Brooks, center, speaks during a panel discussion at the University of Chicago.  —  Associated Press/Photo by Nam Y. Huh … Writing about his intellectual pilgrimage, New York Times columnist David Brooks once described himself in the 1980s like this …
Charlie Jacobs / The Daily Signal:
What I've Learned Rescuing My Daughter From Her Transgender Fantasy  —  My daughter's story is no longer novel.  Stories like it are occurring in your state, your town, and perhaps even on your street.  Gender dysphoria—the incongruence between the mind and the body—moves stealthily and quickly to invade girls and boys alike.
Discussion: HotAir, TheBlaze and The Daily Caller
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
No U.S. Troops Will Be Punished for Deadly Kabul Strike, Pentagon Chief Decides  —  The military initially defended the August strike, which killed 10 civilians including seven children, in the days afterward, but ultimately called it a tragic mistake.  —  WASHINGTON — None …
Emma Hurt / Axios:
Exclusive: Herschel Walker confronts his mental health, domestic violence allegations  —  Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker told Axios on Monday that he's “accountable” for past violent behavior toward his ex-wife and people shouldn't feel “ashamed” about confronting mental health issues.
Discussion: Raw Story
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Across the World, Covid Anxiety and Depression Take Hold  —  It is still unclear how much of a threat the fast-spreading Omicron variant poses, but fear and a sudden revival of restrictions have added to an epidemic of loneliness.  —  PARIS — A recent cartoon in the French daily Le Monde featured …
Discussion: HotAir
Ryan Krull / News Blog, Riverfront Times:
Sentenced to 241 Years as a Teen, Bobby Bostic Wins Parole  — Bobby Bostic poses with a certificate from Missouri State University.  —  A Missouri man sentenced to 241 years in prison for crimes committed when he was just sixteen will be released next year after a quarter-century behind bars.
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The American Jury System Holds Firm against ‘Wokeness’  —  The Jussie Smollett trial is only the latest instance in which jurors have done their duty diligently, without regard to race or politics.  —  sked to describe the discussions that yielded five “guilty” verdicts in the trial of Jussie Smollett …
Discussion: HotAir
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Key Wisconsin Republican says her colleagues are making baseless attacks and need to wrap up election review  —  MADISON — Republicans and Democrats alike Monday ripped into Wisconsin's partisan review of the 2020 election, saying it was a baseless exercise that would needlessly damage faith in democracy.
Discussion: Washington Times and Raw Story
Young America's Foundation:
SLU Threatens to Expel Conservative Student for Hanging Up Matt Walsh Event Flyers Off Campus  —  In the latest development in the Saint Louis University saga, school administrators are threatening to suspend or expel a conservative student for putting up posters advertising Matt Walsh's lecture off-campus.
Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
A Champion of Liberal Causes in New York to Retire After 52 Years  —  Assemblyman Dick Gottfried, the longest-serving state lawmaker in New York's history, pushed progressive proposals decades before they won momentum in Albany.  —  In 1970, as the nation was embroiled in protests …
Washington Post:
USPS built and secretly tested a mobile voting system before 2020  —  Such systems are widely considered insecure against hacking  —  The U.S. Postal Service pursued a project to build and secretly test a blockchain-based mobile phone voting system before the 2020 election …
USA Today:
Democracy in the balance: Revise Senate filibuster to protect elections and voting rights  —  Our View: America is facing a take-no-prisoners assault on fair elections that can be defeated by elements of the Freedom to Vote Act pending before Congress.  —  USA TODAY's Editorial Board …
Amy Forliti / Associated Press:
Chauvin expected to plead guilty in Floyd civil rights case  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd 's civil rights, according to a notice from the court.
Discussion: Metro.co.uk and National Review
Dana Kennedy / New York Post:
‘Not fitting their narrative’: Waukesha feels abandoned after tragic parade attack  —  WAUKESHA, Wis. — For her whole life, 67-year-old Sharon Millard was so shy she used to ask her identical twin sister to go on dates in her place in high school.  —  But ever since Nov. 21 …
CNN:
Ransomware attack hits Virginia Legislature  —  Washington (CNN)A ransomware attack has hit the Virginia state Legislature's IT branch and state agencies are helping with the recovery, a spokesperson for Gov. Ralph Northam said Monday.  —  “Governor Northam has been briefed on a ransomware attack …
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Republicans warn Biden: The next debt limit increase won't be so easy  —  It was, in the end, the showdown that wasn't: After months of saber-rattling and stern ultimatums, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and fellow Senate Republicans paved the way for President Biden and congressional Democrats …
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis is paving his path to the White House on the backs of vulnerable immigrant children  —  In a crowded 2024 presidential field, Republican politicians are seeking any path available to the nomination.  Lately, they've decided the most promising one is paved on the backs of vulnerable immigrant children.
American Greatness:
Sen. Richard Blumenthal Helps Conn. Communist Party Celebrate 102nd Anniversary of CPUSA  —  Senator Richard Blumenthal(D-Conn.) said he was “excited and proud” to help the Connecticut Communist Party celebrate the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party USA over the weekend.
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Insider:
We rated every member of Congress on their financial conflicts.  Dozens of lawmakers and top staffers are violating their own rules designed to prevent corruption.  —  At least 48 lawmakers and 182 top aides have violated the STOCK Act, a federal conflict-of-interest law, Insider's analysis found.
 
 
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Scott McConnell / The American Conservative:
Is Wokeness Almost Over?  —  Extremist political cycles seem to have a natural lifespan …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Inflation-Fighting Bill You Don't Know About  —  An overwhelmingly bipartisan effort …
Discussion: National Review
The Hill:
Biden tries to budge Manchin
Kira Lerner / The States:
Activists target corporate campaign cash in battle against voting restrictions
Matthew Miller / Washington Examiner:
Sen. Rand Paul tells Dan Bongino COVID-19 restrictions are really about ‘conditioning’ people to ‘submit to government’
Discussion: ABC News
James Oliphant / Reuters:
Georgia Republican proposes eliminating ballot drop boxes ahead of 2022 elections
Discussion: Iowa Capital Dispatch
Reuters:
Russia says it may be forced to deploy mid-range nuclear missiles in Europe
Discussion: Al Jazeera and The Moderate Voice
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
GOP leaders seek to fend off Trump endorsement as far-right Republican eyes Illinois primary bid
Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed News:
The Trump Administration Violated Federal Law By Muzzling Personnel During The COVID-19 Outbreak
Discussion: Raw Story
Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Nassar Victims Reach $380 Million Settlement with USA Gymnastics and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee
Kriston Capps / Bloomberg:
Preservationists Want to Save Penn Station. Yes, That Penn Station.
Lauren Collins / New Yorker:
Alison Roman Just Can't Help Herself
Discussion: Mediaite
Juan Williams / The Hill:
The GOP is an anti-America party
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Time:
Elon Musk  —  SEE FULL LIST  —  The richest man in the world does not own a house and has recently been selling off his fortune.
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Bloomberg:
A look at Crunchyroll's challenges, including current and former employees saying its management is out of touch, as Disney and Netflix's expand into anime

 
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