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5:05 PM ET, January 5, 2022

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Jimmy Carter / New York Times:
I Fear for Our Democracy  —  Mr. Carter was the 39th president of the United States.  —  One year ago, a violent mob, guided by unscrupulous politicians, stormed the Capitol and almost succeeded in preventing the democratic transfer of power.  All four of us former presidents condemned …
Discussion: Rochester Beacon
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says his phone records were subpoenaed by House Jan. 6 committee  — MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says his phone records have been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.  — “I wasn't there on January 6th and yes they did subpoena …
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Did the January 6th Coup Fail?
Matt Fuller / The Daily Beast:
The Real Tragedy of Jan. 6 Is That It's Still Not Over
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Prosecutors Move Quickly on Jan. 6 Cases, but One Big Question Remains
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
More than 1,000 US public figures aided Trump's effort to overturn election
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell cracks door to Electoral Count Act reform  —  Mitch McConnell is signaling he's open to reforming the Electoral Count Act, one year after a mass of Republicans objected to certification of President Joe Biden's win ahead of an attempted insurrection.
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Washington Post:
How Congress can fix the Electoral Count Act  —  Edward B. Foley is a professor of constitutional law at Ohio State University, where he heads the university's election law program.  Michael W. McConnell, formerly a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:   Fixing the Electoral Count Act is no substitute for voting reform
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Cobb GOP cancels ‘homage to treason’ for Jan. 6 insurrection  —  The Cobb County GOP has canceled its prayer vigil Thursday to honor the pro-Donald Trump insurrectionists who stampeded into the Capitol to try to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden's victory.The county party cited …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The GOP isn't even trying to sound coherent anymore
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
How to get real accountability for Jan. 6
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
2022 House Overview: Still a GOP Advantage, but Redistricting Looks Like a Wash  —  The surprising good news for Democrats: on the current trajectory, there will be a few more Biden-won districts after redistricting than there are now — producing a congressional map slightly less biased in the GOP's favor than the last decade's.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Surprise: Democrats dodged a gerrymandering fiasco.  A top analyst explains why.  —  The long-awaited, long-feared Gerrymandering Apocalypse of 2021 has not materialized for Democrats after all.  —  Throughout last year, many analysts and panicked Democrats alike concluded that Republicans …
Discussion: Sacramento Bee
Jim Heintz / Associated Press:
Report: Kazakh president's home ablaze as protests escalate  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Protesters in Kazakhstan's largest city stormed the presidential residence and the mayor's office on Wednesday and set both buildings on fire, according to new reports, as demonstrations sparked by a rise in fuel prices …
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CBS Los Angeles:
LA's First Case Of Flurona Detected At COVID Testing Site Near Getty Center  —  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The first case of flurona - the combination of both influenza and coronavirus - has been detected at the COVID-19 testing center across the street from the Getty Center.
Karl Evers-Hillstrom / The Hill:
Corporations seek to rebuild bridges with GOP objectors ahead of midterms  —  Major U.S. corporations are looking to quietly restore ties with Republicans who objected to certifying the 2020 election results following the Jan. 6 insurrection, believing that they cannot afford to burn bridges …
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Kate Gibson / CBS News:
Most, but not all, corporations kept their post-January 6 PAC pledges
Discussion: Insider and Popular Information
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Omicron Is Milder  —  How should that affect your behavior?  —  The details of the Omicron variant are becoming clearer, and they are encouraging.  —  They're not entirely encouraging, and I will get into some detail about one of the biggest problems — the stress on hospitals …
Discussion: Bloomberg, HotAir and The Racket News
Grace Hauck / USA Today:
Virtual ‘walkout’: Chicago teachers vote for remote learning; city cancels classes for most of its 330,000 students  —  CHICAGO — Teachers in the nation's third-largest school district voted Tuesday to switch to remote learning, and city leaders reacted by canceling classes for most of the district's 330,000 students.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Truthout
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Lawmakers begin early talks about another round of coronavirus relief targeting businesses
Brooke Staggs / Orange County Register:
Husband: Kelly Ernby wasn't vaccinated when she died of COVID-19 complications  —  GOP leaders say Ernby's death won't deter them from speaking out against coronavirus vaccine mandates.  —  Deputy District Attorney and GOP activist Kelly Ernby wasn't vaccinated when she died early this week …
Leila Abboud / Financial Times:
Macron says his strategy is to ‘piss off’ France's unvaccinated as Covid surges  —  Parliament suspends vaccine pass debate and rivals criticise president for ‘vulgar’ expression and ‘lack of empathy’  —  President Emmanuel Macron has come under fire from political rivals for saying he wanted to …
Discussion: HotAir, Mediaite, NPR, Axios, Reuters and Politico
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Matthew Dalton / Wall Street Journal:
France's Macron Rails Against Unvaccinated People
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Yet Another Resident of The Villages Busted for 2020 Voter Fraud  —  SOME KIND OF HEAVEN  —  A fourth retiree from The Villages has been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into voter fraud at the well-known central Florida retirement community.  Charles Franklin Barnes, 64 …
Sonny Bunch / The Bulwark:
J.D. Vance Versus Film Twitter  —  How film critics helped send the ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author off the cliff.  —  I'd be remiss if I didn't note, briefly, that the online collective known as Film Twitter—critics, Letterboxd users, and sundry others—managed to completely break Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance's brain.
Discussion: Insider and Washington Post
Nick Bromberg / Yahoo Sports:
NASCAR doesn't approve 'Let's Go Brandon' cryptocurrency sponsorship of Xfinity Series driver Brandon Brown  —  Brandon Brown won't be capitalizing on his “Let's Go Brandon” fame on the side of his Xfinity Series car.  —  Per multiple reports, NASCAR will not allow Brown to run a sponsorship …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
The January Sixers Have Their Own Unit at the DC Jail.  Here's What Life Is Like Inside  —  They've got their own internal justice system for problem-solving—and a Sunday comedy ritual.  —  There's a strong chance Jacob Chansley is who you think of when you recall the January 6 riot.
Richard Belcher / 95.5 WSB:
Georgia judge facing possible expulsion after he's caught on video attacking defendant  —  ATLANTA — A county magistrate judge from middle Georgia is facing possible expulsion from the bench because of an incident captured on security video showing him he physically attacking a defendant.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Garland: DOJ will hold those responsible for Jan. 6 riot accountable, whether they were present or committed other crimes
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
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Tess Owen / VICE:
The Proud Boys Changed Tactics After Jan. 6. We Tracked Their Activity.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds / Insider:
One year after the Capitol riot, QAnon is evolving — and finding new ways to stay alive
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
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