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4:20 AM ET, December 18, 2021

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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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump ally Straka has provided potentially significant information  —  Brandon Straka, a Donald Trump ally who spoke at a Jan. 5 “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington — and has since pleaded guilty for joining the mob that stormed onto the grounds of the U.S. Capitol the next day …
New York Times:
Jan. 6 Committee May Add New Expertise for Investigation  —  As the panel continues to take testimony, it is looking to do more analysis of social media and possible foreign efforts to sow discord in the U.S. before the Capitol riot.  —  WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating …
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.
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Politico:
Judge: Lack of charges for Trump over Jan. 6 is no basis for leniency for others
Discussion: Fox News and Rolling Stone
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Man Gets 5 Years on Capitol Riot Charges, Longest Sentence So Far
Discussion: Mediaite and Associated Press
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: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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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.
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 …
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
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
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: Metro.co.uk, HuffPost, Raw Story and Insider
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Trump Admin Sabotaged COVID Efforts to Score Political Points, House Probe Finds
Discussion: UPI
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
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
Pfizer:
PFIZER AND BIONTECH PROVIDE UPDATE ON ONGOING STUDIES OF COVID-19 VACCINE  —  NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, DECEMBER 17, 2021 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and  —  BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today shared that following a routine review by the external independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) …
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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 …
Wall Street Journal:
With Omicron on the Rise, Should You Stick With Holiday Travel Plans?  —  Travel and health professionals offer a checklist as you decide whether to gather with relatives or go abroad in coming weeks  —  Travelers are once again facing difficult questions about whether to travel as the Omicron variant picks up across the world.
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.
Reuters:
Special Report: Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm  —  Amazon.com Inc was marketing a collection of President Xi Jinping's speeches and writings on its Chinese website about two years ago, when Beijing delivered an edict, according to two people familiar with the incident.
Wall Street Journal:
New York Hits Covid-19 Case Record as Omicron Looms  —  Hospitalizations, deaths are rising in the U.S. while variant presents new risks  —  Officials worked to shore up testing and healthcare capacity, as new Covid-19 infections hit a daily record in New York state and the Omicron variant added …
Discussion: Axios, Slate, Vox, Associated Press and HotAir
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  — Trump has claimed that Jews in America ‘no longer love Israel,’ and that evangelical Christians love it more
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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Trump invokes antisemitic tropes while discussing his support for Israel
Washington Post:
Democrats face a frustrating end to a stormy year, with no guarantee of smoother sailing ahead  —  Sen. Christopher Murphy walked out of a Democratic caucus lunch in the Capitol Thursday where his colleagues discussed ways to skirt Republican opposition to voting rights bills and expressed optimism.
TMZ.com:
NFL LEGEND LAWRENCE TAYLOR ARRESTED IN FLORIDA ... Mug Shot Released  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 4.4K … 4:21 PM PT — Taylor's attorney, Arthur Aidala, tells us ... “Lawrence Taylor has been compliant with all of the rules and regulations regarding his legal status for the past decade.
Bill McCarthy / PolitiFact:
Video of child giving Biden vial of blood to drink is doctored  —  “Boy passes Joe Biden a vial of fresh blood to drink on his way back to the White House”  —  stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:  —  “Santa Claus arrested by German police for not wearing a mask.”
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Karin Brulliard / Washington Post:
Offensive place names dot the American landscape. Efforts to change them are about to get a lot faster.
Christina Ruffini / CBS News:
Two positive COVID tests on trip with Secretary of State Antony Blinken were not disclosed
Discussion: Insider
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
When facts have a liberal bias, New York Times editors can get squirmy
Dino Grandoni / Washington Post:
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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
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
Washington Post:
Reinstating indoor mask mandate ‘on the table’ as coronavirus cases surge, Bowser says
Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
A Disturbing Gun Case Further Reveals the Peril of January 6
Orlando Sentinel:
Operative pitched secretive political spending plan to FPL exec's email alias, records reveal
Jasmine Geonzon / Media Matters for America:
Fox News pushes to ban two LGBTQ books, lies that they “promote pedophilia”
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
I Canceled My Birthday Party Because of Omicron
Discussion: National Review and Twitchy
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports Q3 digital subscribers hit 260K, for 11.9M in total, digital ad revenue rose 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic turned its first profit

Porter Anderson / Publishing Perspectives:
PEN America: 10,046 school books bans across 29 states were recorded from July 2023 to June 2024, up ~200% YoY; Florida had 4,500+ bans and Iowa had 3,600+ bans

Ross Raihala / Twin Cities:
Q&A with Aaron Rupar on leaving Vox to start Public Notice on Substack, watching ~400 Trump rallies to share clips with his 989K followers on X, and more

 
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