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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans' Jan. 6 Responsibility — The GOP has a duty to condemn the riot and those who refuse to acknowledge it. — We're in an acrimonious period of partisan tribalism and have been for some time. Both parties are guilty of overwrought denunciations of their political opponents.
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George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
Trump must have his day in court for his crimes on Jan. 6 — Attorney General Merrick Garland said all the right things. His speech marking the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection was a studied call for patience — and a promise of full justice. He explained how massive …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Year Later, Jan. 6 Becomes Just Another Wedge in a Divided Nation — The nearly universal outrage after the assault on the Capitol has reverted to separate blue and red realities, and former President Donald J. Trump has remained the dominant force in his party.
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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 …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Your guide to Jan. 6 anniversary coverage — DRIVING THE DAY — Jan. 6 is about DONALD TRUMP. — For those who always despised him, feel betrayed by him, or fear his return to power, today is about remembering — never forgetting — his lowest point as president …
Dean Obeidallah / MSNBC:
Garland needs to bring Jan. 6 criminal charges against Donald Trump
Garland needs to bring Jan. 6 criminal charges against Donald Trump
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
The 1/6 question: Not what, but when — DELIVERED — It's the timestamps, stupid.
The 1/6 question: Not what, but when — DELIVERED — It's the timestamps, stupid.
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FiveThirtyEight:
The Insurrection — Welcome One year after a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed …
The Insurrection — Welcome One year after a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed …
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David Rohde / New Yorker:
The January 6th Criminal Case Against Donald Trump
The January 6th Criminal Case Against Donald Trump
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Washington Post:
On Jan. 6 anniversary, Biden calls out Trump for ‘web of lies’ about 2020 election … President Biden on Thursday decried the violent mob of President Donald Trump's supporters who breached the Capitol a year ago, saying that “democracy was attacked” and urging Americans to make sure such an attack “never, never happens again.”
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YouTube:
Remarks to Mark One Year Since the Deadly Assault on the Capitol — President Biden and Vice President Harris Deliver Remarks to Mark One Year Since the January 6th Deadly Assault on the CapitolWashington, DC
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Reuters:
Biden calls Trump threat to democracy on anniversary of Capitol attack — President Joe Biden on Thursday accused his predecessor Donald Trump of posing a continuing threat to American democracy in a speech on the anniversary of the deadly U.S. Capitol attack by Trump supporters who tried to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Mike Pence's team helping Jan. 6 committee — People in and around former Vice President Mike Pence's office have been particularly cooperative as the Jan. 6 select committee focuses on what former President Trump was doing during the more than three hours the Capitol was under attack, sources familiar with the testimony tell Axios.
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Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Liz Cheney says too many in GOP are ‘looking the other way’ on Jan. 6: 'That's how democracies die' — On the one-year anniversary of the riot at the U.S. Capitol, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney believes the country's democracy remains under attack. — “The threat continues,” …
Jon Ward / Yahoo News:
Does Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 documentary hold up under scrutiny? — For the last several months, Tucker Carlson has been arguing that the effort to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's election victory, which culminated in the Jan. 6 insurrection, was “a setup,” a trap set for ordinary patriots by shadowy forces in the government.
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Emily Brooks / Washington Examiner:
Ted Cruz criticized for calling Jan. 6 riot a ‘violent terrorist attack’
Ted Cruz criticized for calling Jan. 6 riot a ‘violent terrorist attack’
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Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Georgia Republicans planned a vigil for ‘J6 Patriots’ on Jan. 6. One critic called it an ‘homage to treason.’
Georgia Republicans planned a vigil for ‘J6 Patriots’ on Jan. 6. One critic called it an ‘homage to treason.’
Inside Edition:
‘QAnon Shaman,’ Who Carried Spear and Howled Amid Capitol Assault, Says He Tried Unsuccessfully to Calm Crowd
‘QAnon Shaman,’ Who Carried Spear and Howled Amid Capitol Assault, Says He Tried Unsuccessfully to Calm Crowd
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 were subpoenaed by House Jan. 6 committee
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Cobb GOP cancels ‘homage to treason’ for Jan. 6 insurrection
Cobb GOP cancels ‘homage to treason’ for Jan. 6 insurrection
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times:
Seattle police improperly faked radio chatter about Proud Boys as CHOP formed in 2020, investigation finds — At a crucial moment during 2020's racial justice protests, Seattle police exchanged a detailed series of fake radio transmissions about a nonexistent group of menacing right-wing extremists.
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Washington Post:
Russian troops arrive in protest-roiled Kazakhstan, where security forces have killed dozens of protesters — MOSCOW — Kazakhstan's sweeping anti-government protests turned deadly early Thursday, as overnight clashes saw “dozens” of demonstrators “eliminated,” authorities said, and Russian troops arrived to help the government.
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American Greatness:
Who Are the Real Insurrectionists? — Stone-cold sober elites are systematically waging a far more dangerous and insidious revolution in the shadows than anything threatened by the American Right. — Recently, Democrats have been despondent over Joe Biden's sinking polls.
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Jill Tucker / San Francisco Chronicle:
‘Shut the whole system down’: S.F. teachers plan sickout as schools struggle amid omicron surge — A group of San Francisco teachers has organized a “sickout” Thursday, saying they will skip school because they feel the district failed to adequately protect them during the pandemic.
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
More liberals are turning against school closures — and teachers unions too?
More liberals are turning against school closures — and teachers unions too?
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Wall Street Journal, Louder With Crowder and New York Post
Axios:
Scoop: Bipartisan Senate group in talks about election reform measure — A new bipartisan Senate group is in early discussions about crafting an election reform measure, as the Democrats' sweeping voting rights proposals continue to run into steep procedural hurdles.
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Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
The Time Is Now for Democrats To Save Democracy
The Time Is Now for Democrats To Save Democracy
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Issues & Insights:
Think Jan. 6 Was A Big Deal? Here Are 30 Far More Significant Events On That Day In History — The rest of the nation may have moved on, but Democrats are determined to squeeze the events of a year ago for every ounce of political juice they can from the events that happened at the U.S. Capitol.
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
The Strangest Ongoing Mystery of January 6 — The security-camera footage is grainy and gray with no sound, like an old silent film. Night has fallen in Washington, and a person wearing a light-colored hoodie, a face mask, and Nike Air Max Speed Turf sneakers strides down the sidewalk along South Capitol Street carrying a backpack.
Ann Coulter:
The Great Epstein Cover-up, Part I — Question: Is our ruling class trying to make us to think they're a bunch of pederasts? Our media could not be less interested in Jeffrey Epstein's child molestation ring and, with the sole exception of the Palm Beach Police Department …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News During the Jan. 6 Riots Was Even Worse Than You Remember — As the insurrectionist mob grew more violent, Fox News initially played it off as “peaceful” or invoked Black Lives Matter to downplay the severity of the attack. — In the year since an insurrectionist attack on the U.S. Capitol …
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Reuters:
Djokovic stuck in airport, Serbian president demands Australian entry — Novak Djokovic was left stranded at a Melbourne airport overnight, caught in a internatonal political maelstrom over whether Australia would honour the World No. 1's medical exemption from vaccine requirements or send him home due to a visa blunder.
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Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
Federal authorities won't say why armed Capitol rioters disappeared from FBI's most wanted list — Federal authorities won't explain why three men who participated in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, have mysteriously disappeared from the FBI's Capitol Violence Most Wanted list.
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Jordan Boyd / The Federalist:
Is The FBI Ever Going To Get Around To Finding The Jan. 6 Pipe Bomber, Or Nah?
Is The FBI Ever Going To Get Around To Finding The Jan. 6 Pipe Bomber, Or Nah?
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Townhall, Forbes, The Dossier, IJR and Instapundit
Karen Ruiz / Daily Mail:
Eric Swalwell goes maskless in Florida after slamming Republicans — Rep Eric Swalwell of California was apparently able to go ahead with his holiday travel plans and ditch his mask on Tuesday when he was spotted hanging out at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel.
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