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1:20 PM ET, January 2, 2022

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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:

Republican Liz Cheney calls Trump ‘clearly unfit for future office’ — Rep. Liz Cheney said Jan. 6 panel gives her “hope.” — Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wy., the top Republican on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, said former President Donald Trump is …

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and BizPac Review

David Siders / Politico:

At time of Capitol prayer service Jan. 6, Trump will deliver remarks doubling down on the ‘Big Lie’ — Donald Trump has already telegraphed the remarks he plans to give at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. — If he follows the script laid …

Discussion: Insider, The Hill, The Philadelphia Inquirer, CNN, Balkinization, Washington Times, One America News Network, Los Angeles Times and Raw Story

Brittany Shepherd / ABC News:

Majority of Americans think Jan. 6 attack threatened democracy: POLL — Most Americans condemn it and believe Trump is at least partially to blame. — Nearly a year after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a strong majority of Americans condemn it and believe former President Donald Trump is at least partially to blame.

Discussion: Washington Times and Political Wire

CBS News:

Full transcript: Representative Liz Cheney on “Face the Nation,” January 2, 2022 — The following is the full transcript of an interview with Representative Liz Cheney that aired Sunday, January 2, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” — MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to FACE THE NATION.

Discussion: Raw Story

David Cohen / Politico:

Liz Cheney on Trump: He's a threat to American democracy — Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday she fears that if former President Donald Trump were to become president again, it could be a lethal blow to American democracy. — “He crossed lines no American president has ever crossed before,” …

CBS News:

CBS News poll: A year after Jan. 6, violence still seen threatening U.S. democracy, and some say force can be justified — Even as so many Americans decry the events of January 6, the day has had lasting impacts on the nation's psyche, the most immediate of which is that millions of Americans …

Discussion: The Guardian, The True American and Political Wire

David Catanese / The Atlantic: Trump Is Making the Midterms a Referendum on Himself

Washington Post:
Republicans and Democrats divided over Jan. 6 insurrection and Trump's culpability, Post-UMD poll finds

Discussion: The Guardian, Politico, Wide World of News, Althouse and New York Times

Davey Alba / New York Times:

Twitter Permanently Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's Account — The social media service said the Republican congresswoman had violated its policy on coronavirus misinformation. — Twitter on Sunday permanently suspended the personal account of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene …

Discussion: Bloomberg, The Hill, USA Today, BuzzFeed News, Fox News, UPI, Deadline, Washington Times, Todd Starnes and The Daily Caller

Doha Madani / NBC News:

Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account — Twitter suspended a personal account for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after “repeated violations” of the Covid-19 misinformation policy, the company said Sunday. — “We permanently suspended the account you referenced …

Discussion: The Western Journal, Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:

One of Marjorie Taylor Greene's verified Twitter accounts permanently suspended from Twitter — (CNN)Twitter has permanently suspended Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Twitter account @mtgreenee, the company confirmed to CNN Sunday morning. — A Twitter spokesperson said the company …

Discussion: RedState, National Review, New York Post, HuffPost, Associated Press, CBS News, The Daily Beast, The Verge, Rolling Stone, Raw Story, NPR, Mediaite, Peach State Politics … and Newsbusters, more at Techmeme »

Insider:
Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for spreading COVID-19 misinformation

Discussion: Fox News, Variety, Common Dreams and The Guardian

Richard Milne / Financial Times:

Finland insists has right to join Nato, defying Russia's demands — Moscow's military build-up on Ukraine border and its security conditions fires up debate in Baltics — Russia's sabre-rattling in Ukraine has reignited the debate in Finland as to whether the Nordic country should join Nato …

Monique Beals / The Hill:

One in three Americans say violence against government sometimes justified: poll — One in three Americans said it could sometimes be “justified for citizens to take violent action against the government” in a new poll, up significantly from previous years.

Discussion: HotAir and New York Post

Washington Post:
1 in 3 Americans say violence against government can be justified, citing fears of political schism, pandemic

Discussion: Insider

Lauren Hodges / NPR:

Trump still says his supporters weren't behind the Jan. 6 attack — but I was there — Editor's note: This story contains language that may be offensive. — “I was standing amid thousands of Trump supporters on the lawn rising up to the Washington Monument,” says NPR's Tom Bowman.

Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story

Washington Post:
Shaken by the Jan. 6 attack, Capitol workers quit jobs that once made them proud

Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story, Gideon Knox Group and HuffPost

Zahra Tayeb / Insider:

Former general urges Trump supporters in the military to stop listening to ‘the pillow guy’ Mike Lindell — A former military general took aim at MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in a recent CNN interview. — Steven M. Anderson suggested that Trump supporters should “stop listening to the pillow guy.”

Discussion: RedState

Cara Buckley / New York Times:

Coming Soon to This Coal County: Solar, in a Big Way — In Martin County, Ky., where coal production has flatlined, entrepreneurs are promising that a new solar farm atop a shuttered mine will bring green energy jobs. — MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. — For a mountain that's had its top blown off …

Hyonhee Shin / Reuters:

South Korean crosses armed border in rare defection to North — A South Korean has crossed the heavily fortified border in a rare defection to North Korea, South Korea's military said on Sunday. — The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it carried out a search operation after detecting …

Discussion: Insider, New York Times, Al Jazeera, New York Post and Bloomberg