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11:30 AM ET, January 4, 2022

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Stephen Marche / The Guardian:
The next US civil war is already here - we just refuse to see it  —  The right has recognized that the system is in collapse, and it has a plan: violence and solidarity with treasonous far-right factions  —  Nobody wants what's coming, so nobody wants to see what's coming.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bannon, Trump to counterprogram Dems for Jan. 6 anniversary  —  Former President Trump and fervent allies, including Steve Bannon, plan to go on the offense during Thursday's anniversary of the Capitol insurrection — in fiery contrast with House and Senate Republican leaders, who plan no events …
Washington Post:
Facebook groups topped 10,000 daily attacks on election before Jan. 6, analysis shows … Facebook groups swelled with at least 650,000 posts attacking the legitimacy of Joe Biden's victory between Election Day and the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, with many calling for executions …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Why DOJ is avoiding domestic terrorism sentences for Jan. 6 defendants  —  The storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6 has been denounced by the White House, the FBI and the Justice Department as an act of domestic terrorism, but one year after the insurrection, prosecutors have yet to ask judges …
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Toxic positivity (rates) on Capitol Hill
Discussion: NBC News, Power Line and The Hill
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:   Hundreds of crimes, little punishment: Inside the sentences since the Capitol attack
American Greatness:   One Year Later, More Lingering Questions About January 6
Farnoush Amiri / Associated Press:
Less than half of GOP say 1/6 was very violent: AP-NORC poll
Discussion: WTOP News and Political Wire
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Jordan Klepper Calls Out MAGA Mob Who Deny Jan. 6 Happened
Discussion: Raw Story and YouTube
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
No Way to Grow Up  —  American children are in crisis.  —  American children are starting 2022 in crisis.  —  I have long been aware that the pandemic was upending children's lives.  But until I spent time pulling together data and reading reports, I did not understand just how alarming the situation had become.
Discussion: Twitchy and Reason
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Leana S. Wen / Washington Post:
Omicron is bad. But we don't need to resort to lockdowns.
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Brooke Staggs / Orange County Register:
Kelly Ernby, deputy DA and former Assembly candidate, has died of COVID-19 complications  —  Ernby was expected to run for state Assembly again in 2022 and has been helping the OCGOP gear up for this year's elections.  —  Orange County Deputy District Attorney Kelly Ernby …
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The Good Coup  —  Peter Navarro had a perfectly legal strategy to overturn the 2020 election.  And he would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those meddling insurrectionists.  —  Donald Trump's former White House advisor Peter Navarro is mad.
Discussion: Morning Shots and Raw Story
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Peter Navarro: Trump Distributed Bogus Election Fraud Research to ‘Every’ Congressional Republican  —  “There were over 100 congressmen ready to implement the plan,” Navarro says  —  When the 2020 election didn't go Trump's way, Peter Navarro did something dangerous.  He began to do his own research.
Discussion: Daily Kos
New York Times:
Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty of Four Charges of Fraud  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Elizabeth Holmes is found guilty of four counts of fraud.  —  SAN JOSE, Calif. — Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, was found guilty of four of 11 charges …
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Thomas Franck / CNBC:
Biden disapproval hits new high as voters give him bad grades on economy, new CNBC/Change poll says  — President Joe Biden's overall disapproval rating reached a new high in December as more voters signaled their unhappiness with his handling of the economy and the Covid pandemic.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The election reform idea gaining currency on the right  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TODAY'S BIG EVENT: Senate Democrats will hold a virtual meeting at 12:45 p.m. It will be the first opportunity of the new year for all 50 caucus members to talk about where Build Back Better 2. stands …
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MSNBC:
Sen. Schumer on Manchin, Sinema: We've got to keep pressing them on voting rights
Discussion: CNN
Daniel Cox / FiveThirtyEight:
Why The Republican Party Isn't Concerned With Popularity  —  After Mitt Romney lost the 2012 presidential election, the Republican National Committee published what became known as the “GOP autopsy report,” an effort to identify and address the party's ongoing political weaknesses.
Discussion: Raw Story and New Jersey Monitor
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Osita Nwanevu / New York Times:   The Capitol Riot Was Inevitable
Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
Andrew Cuomo Won't Face Albany Sexual-Harassment Charge  —  Criminal charge represented the most pressing legal concern for the former New York governor  —  ALBANY, N.Y.—The Albany County District Attorney's office has said it wouldn't move forward with a misdemeanor sex crime charge …
Discussion: New York Post and ABC News
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Latino groups want to do away with “Latinx”  —  Elected officials, a major newspaper and the oldest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S. have all spoken out strongly in recent weeks against the continued use of “Latinx,” the gender-neutral term promoted by progressives to describe people of Spanish-speaking origin.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: David Perdue staffs up with seasoned GOP operatives...and Kemp allies  —  Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue has loaded his campaign for governor with experienced operatives, including several strategists who were once allied with GOP incumbent Brian Kemp.It's an indication …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump to auction white hat and other items for $250,000 minimum bid  —  (CNN)Melania Trump announced Tuesday morning that she is holding an auction of the white hat she wore during the visit of the French first family, the Macrons, to the White House in 2018.
Discussion: Politico and Insider
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
CDC Recommends Pfizer Booster at 5 Months, Additional Primary Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Children  —  (404) 639-3286  —  Today, CDC is updating our recommendation for when many people can receive a booster shot, shortening the interval from 6 months to 5 months for people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.
 
 
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Susan Page / USA Today:
USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: Red flags for the GOP on the midterms, for Biden on leadership
Discussion: The Hill
David Gilbert / VICE:
Trump's Plan to Steal the 2020 Election Included QAnon's Ron Watkins
Discussion: Raw Story
Common Sense:
Universities' Covid Policies Defy Science and Reason
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Here Comes the Stacey Abrams Media Rebrand
Discussion: Instapundit
Ella Lee / USA Today:
Fact check: False claim that Bidens' visit to children's hospital on Christmas Eve was staged
Jeff Barker / Baltimore Sun:
Former Maryland Lt. Gov. and Republican MSNBC commentator Michael Steele won't run for governor
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Christie D'Zurilla / Los Angeles Times:
Patton Oswalt explains himself after ‘nice’ Dave Chappelle post goes sideways
Discussion: Althouse and Complex
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
How a Liberal Foundation Bankrolled Abortion Pills in the Name of Population Control
Discussion: Instapundit
Nina Siegal / New York Times:
A Film Captures Jewish Life in a Polish Town Before the Nazis Arrived
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress warned of explosive Omicron spread on Capitol Hill
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
BlackBerry Ends Service on Its Once-Ubiquitous Mobile Devices
Discussion: NPR and UPI
CNN:
Trumps move to quash subpoenas for their testimony in civil investigation
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun-Times:
Rep. Bobby Rush to retire after 15 terms
John Huey / Washington Post:
All the news I intend to quit
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

 
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