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CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Jan 6 investigators believe Nov. 4 text pushing ‘strategy’ to undermine election came from Rick Perry  —  Washington (CNN)Members of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol believe that former Texas Governor and Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry …
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Molly Jong-Fast / The Atlantic:
How Do You Get People to Care About Democracy?
Washington Post:
3 retired generals: The military must prepare now for a 2024 insurrection  —  Paul D. Eaton is a retired U.S. Army major general and a senior adviser to VoteVets.  Antonio M. Taguba is a retired Army major general, with 34 years of active duty service.  Steven M. Anderson is a retired brigadier general …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Stop the Steal’ founder told Jan. 6 committee about contacts with GOP lawmakers  —  Ali Alexander, who founded the pro-Trump “Stop the Steal” movement and attended the rally that preceded the Capitol attack, told congressional investigators that he recalls “a few phone conversations” …
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Committee May Add New Expertise for Investigation
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Federal appeals court reinstates Biden administration's business vaccine and testing mandate  — A federal appeals court has reinstated the Biden administration's vaccine and testing requirement for private businesses that covers about 80 million American workers.
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Appeals court reinstates Biden's vaccine policy for businesses, setting up a likely showdown at Supreme Court  —  A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated the Biden administration's coronavirus vaccination policy for large private businesses, reversing an earlier court ruling that had halted …
Mike D'Onofrio / Axios:
Capitol rioter who threw fire extinguisher at police gets more than 5 years in prison  —  A capitol rioter from Florida has been sentenced in federal court to more than five years in prison for assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Discussion: BizPac Review
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Florida man gets 5 years for assault in Capitol riot, the longest sentence yet
Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Kamala Harris, in interview, says administration did not anticipate Omicron variant  —  Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that the administration failed to anticipate the variants that have prolonged and worsened the COVID-19 pandemic and that she underestimated the role misinformation …
New York Times:
Moderna backs down in its vaccine patent fight with the N.I.H.  —  Moderna has backed down in a bitter dispute with the government over who deserves credit for a crucial component of its coronavirus shot, in a case that has major implications for the vaccine's future distribution and Moderna's future profits.
Discussion: Washington Post
Pete Muntean / CNN:
Southwest CEO tests positive for Covid-19 after testifying unmasked at Senate hearing  —  (CNN)Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, who testified unmasked at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, has since tested positive for the coronavirus, the airline said in a statement.
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Southwest CEO tests positive for COVID-19 after Senate hearing - airline
Discussion: CNBC and CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
David Siders / Politico:
'Let's get a drink': Dems confront prospect of a 2022 hurricane  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Democratic Party leaders moved quietly this week to lower expectations for the midterm elections as they met for year-end talks against the backdrop of an increasingly bleak electoral landscape.  —  The House?
Discussion: Insider
Wall Street Journal:
‘The Corpse Bride Diet’: How TikTok Inundates Teens With Eating-Disorder Videos  —  The app's algorithm can send users down rabbit holes of narrow interest, resulting in potentially dangerous content such as emaciated images, purging techniques, hazardous diets and body shaming
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Quidditch to change name, citing J.K. Rowling's ‘anti-trans positions’  —  Real-life quidditch, inspired by the magical game in “Harry Potter,” is changing its name, citing author J.K. Rowling's “anti-trans positions in recent years.”  —  US Quidditch and Major League Quidditch announced …
Randall Lane / Forbes:
Forbes Testified Before The Trump Grand Jury Yesterday - Here's Why We Fought Their Subpoena  —  Almost three months ago, I was subpoenaed by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. to appear before the grand jury investigating Donald Trump.  I was asked to testify about the 2015 cover story …
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Randall Lane / Forbes:
Inside The Epic Fantasy That's Driven Donald Trump For 33 Years
Discussion: Raw Story
Gary Fineout / Politico:
DeSantis shares stage with activist who posted QAnon-related conspiracy theories on social media  —  TALLAHASSEE — A Miami activist Gov. Ron DeSantis' office handpicked to amplify his criticism of critical race theory has espoused views aligned with QAnon conspiracy theories and appears …
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Robert Tracinski / Symposium:
If Everything Is “Woke,” Nothing Is
Discussion: Overtime
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Afghanistan humanitarian crisis is dire.  Where is the U.S.?  —  Americans have been generous after military victories.  Just look at the postwar economic miracles in Germany and Japan.  But it's harder to be generous in defeat — as we see in the Biden administration's wary response …
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump White House made ‘deliberate efforts’ to undermine Covid response, report says  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration engaged in “deliberate efforts” to undermine the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic for political purposes, a congressional report released Friday concludes.
Discussion: HuffPost, Metro.co.uk and Raw Story
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Trump Admin Sabotaged COVID Efforts to Score Political Points, House Probe Finds
Discussion: UPI
New York Times:
Map by Map, G.O.P. Chips Away at Black Democrats' Power  —  Black elected officials in several states, from Congress down to the counties, have been drawn out of their districts this year or face headwinds to hold onto their seats.  —  More than 30 years ago, Robert Reives Sr. marched …
Scott Alexander / Astral Codex Ten:
The Phrase “No Evidence” Is A Red Flag For Bad Science Communication  —  ...  Related to: Doctor, There Are Two Types Of No Evidence; A Failure, But Not Of Prediction.  —  I.  —  Every single one of these statements that had “no evidence” is currently considered true or at least pretty plausible.
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
When facts have a liberal bias, New York Times editors can get squirmy  —  Nina Bernstein was covering homelessness for the New York Times in 1999 when then-mayor Rudolph Giuliani announced his intention to lock homeless families out of the city's shelters for even minor rule violations.
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Christina Ruffini / CBS News:
Two positive COVID tests on trip with Secretary of State Antony Blinken were not disclosed  —  Three cases of COVID-19 upended Secretary of State Antony Blinken's multi-nation trip this week — including two previously undisclosed cases among members of the Air Force flight crew.
Discussion: Insider
New York Times:
With Omicron, U.S. Testing Capacity Faces Intense Pressure  —  President Biden came into office vowing to make testing cheap and accessible, but matching supply with demand has been a persistent problem.  —  WASHINGTON — The nation's coronavirus testing capacity, already straining to keep up with demand …
Discussion: Insider
 
 
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Caira Conner / Vox:
My father, the white supremacist
Karin Brulliard / Washington Post:
Offensive place names dot the American landscape. Efforts to change them are about to get a lot faster.
Dino Grandoni / Washington Post:
After decades, some of America's most toxic sites will finally get cleaned up
Neena Satija / Washington Post:
Inside a district attorney's campaign to reform the Austin police department
The Daily Beast:
Actor Jay Johnston Banned From 'Bob's Burgers' Over Capitol Riot
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Democrats face a frustrating end to a stormy year, with no guarantee of smoother sailing ahead
Wall Street Journal:
With Omicron on the Rise, Should You Stick With Holiday Travel Plans?
Christy E. Lopez / Washington Post:
Beware the extremist, dangerous and unconstitutional ‘constitutional sheriffs’
 Earlier Items: 
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
“All They Know Is Extremism”: Ohio Democrat David Pepper on How Statehouses Are Destroying Democracy
Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
A Disturbing Gun Case Further Reveals the Peril of January 6
Bill McCarthy / PolitiFact:
Video of child giving Biden vial of blood to drink is doctored
Discussion: Raw Story
Orlando Sentinel:
Operative pitched secretive political spending plan to FPL exec's email alias, records reveal
Morgan Phillips / Daily Mail:
Trump accused of ‘vile anti-Semitism’ for saying American Jews ‘no longer love or care about Israel’ because of Biden, Obama and the ‘Jewish people’ who run the New York Times
 

 
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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

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager
 
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