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10:50 AM ET, January 4, 2022

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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 …
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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.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Dispatch
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:   Hundreds of crimes, little punishment: Inside the sentences since the Capitol attack
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Toxic positivity (rates) on Capitol Hill
American Greatness:   One Year Later, More Lingering Questions About January 6
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Jordan Klepper Calls Out MAGA Mob Who Deny Jan. 6 Happened
Discussion: Raw Story and YouTube
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Another Far-Right Group Is Scrutinized About Its Efforts to Aid Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
From the Capitol to the city council: How extremism in the U.S. shifted after Jan. 6
Discussion: Washington Post
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: Reason
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Leana S. Wen / Washington Post:
Omicron is bad. But we don't need to resort to lockdowns.
Gabriel San Román / Los Angeles Times:
Kelly Ernby, former Orange County GOP state Assembly candidate and deputy D.A., dies of COVID-19  —  Kelly Ernby, a political newcomer who ran for an Orange County state Assembly seat two years ago as a Republican, died this week of COVID-19.  In addition to political activism …
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Brooke Staggs / Orange County Register:   Kelly Ernby, deputy DA and former Assembly candidate, has died of COVID-19 complications
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.
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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
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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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Biden played big role in promoting convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos  —  Then-Vice President Joe Biden played a key role in helping further the billion-dollar con job perpetrated by Elizabeth Holmes, lavishing the disgraced Theranos founder with praise in 2015.
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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Farnoush Amiri / Associated Press:
Less than half of GOP say 1/6 was very violent: AP-NORC poll
Discussion: WTOP News and Political Wire
Osita Nwanevu / New York Times:   The Capitol Riot Was Inevitable
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
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.
Discussion: HotAir and Washington Examiner
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
Christie D'Zurilla / Los Angeles Times:
Patton Oswalt explains himself after ‘nice’ Dave Chappelle post goes sideways  —  Patton Oswalt doubled back over the weekend after attempting to have a “nice comment thread” on a photo he posted with longtime friend and fellow comedian Dave Chappelle.  —  Both comics were performing …
Discussion: Althouse and Complex
New York Times:
The Capitol Police and the Scars of Jan. 6  —  For many officers, their bodies, minds and lives will never be the same after the attack.  —  To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.  —  On the morning of Jan. 6, Caroline Edwards …
Discussion: Washington Post, ABC News and Raw Story
Page Six:
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle are engaged  —  We're sending monogrammed “Pooh Bear and Junior Mint” sheets.  —  Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle are headed to the altar, having been engaged for nearly a year, a source close to both of them confirmed to Page Six on Monday.
 
 
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Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Here Comes the Stacey Abrams Media Rebrand
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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
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Wisconsin Democrats, Republicans both want Ron Johnson to run
Discussion: Breitbart
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
How a Liberal Foundation Bankrolled Abortion Pills in the Name of Population Control
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
BlackBerry Ends Service on Its Once-Ubiquitous Mobile Devices
Discussion: UPI and NPR
CNN:
Trumps move to quash subpoenas for their testimony in civil investigation
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Odds of Gerrymandering Grow in New York as Redistricting Panel Falters
Discussion: THE CITY, Politico and PIX11
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun-Times:
Rep. Bobby Rush to retire after 15 terms
John Huey / Washington Post:
All the news I intend to quit
Anita Chabria / Los Angeles Times:
Sex workers are pitted against each other in fight over California's loitering law
Discussion: Reason
 

 
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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

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

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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