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9:45 AM ET, January 25, 2022

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Derek Saul / Forbes:
Michael Flynn—Once Indicted Over Russia Communication—Voices Support For Russia Ahead Of Potential Ukraine Invasion  —  Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor who resigned and pleaded guilty for misleading authorities over his ties to the Russian government …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Brianna Keilar Ridicules Putin ‘Propagandist’ Tucker Carlson: ‘Why is Rupert Murdoch Letting BS On the Air?’  —  Brianna Keilar flatly called Tucker Carlson “chief propagandist” after Fox News repeatedly called for political support for authoritarian Russian President Vladimir Putin over the emerging democracy of Ukraine.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Schumer strategy leaves some Dems seething
Discussion: Washington Post and Regular Order
Michael Kofman / War on the Rocks:
Putin's Wager in Russia's Standoff with the West
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans lied about the need for a Jan. 6 commission.  There is a lot it already uncovered.  —  Among Republicans' many feeble excuses for nixing a bipartisan commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection was the notion that there was nothing more to learn about that day.
Discussion: Forbes and CBS News
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New York Times:
What the Trump Documents Might Tell the Jan. 6 Committee  —  Following last week's Supreme Court ruling, the House panel has received material that it hopes could flesh out how the attack on the Capitol came about.  —  The National Archives has turned over to the House select committee investigating …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Trump lawyer ordered to respond to January 6 committee subpoena for his Chapman University emails
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Ron Klain had the perfect résumé.  His first year showed the limits of that experience.  —  As Joe Biden closed in on the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, top advisers approached him with a careful process for choosing and vetting a potential White House chief of staff.
Discussion: Twitchy and Fox News
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Jon Brown / Fox News:
Criticism piles up for WH chief of staff Ron Klain amid setbacks for administration
Discussion: Washington Post and The Daily Wire
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Fulton judges greenlight special grand jury for Trump probe  —  A panel of Fulton County judges on Monday cleared the way for a special grand jury to be used as part of District Attorney Fani Willis' investigation of former President Donald Trump and his efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:   Fulton County DA gets her ‘special grand jury’ — here's what it means for Trump: legal analysts
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: Omicron's big numbers  —  Two new Biden administration initiatives — mailing at-home COVID-19 tests to those who ask and making free N95 masks available — are hugely popular, each backed by 84% of Americans in the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.
Discussion: The Hill
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Two Covid Americas  —  The unvaccinated are less worried than the boosted, according to a poll.  —  Covid's starkly different impact on the young and old has been one of the virus's defining characteristics.  It tends to be mild for children and younger adults but is often severe for the elderly.
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Virginia Is for Suckers  —  If you were a Joe Biden/Glenn Youngkin voter, you ignored a lot of evidence that the man in fleece was no moderate.  —  When Republican Glenn Youngkin narrowly defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe to become Virginia governor, the media roundly hailed him as an avatar of the “post-Trump” GOP.
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Paul Brand / ITV News:
Boris Johnson had birthday bash during lockdown, ITV News understands  —  A surprise party, with cake, and up to 30 guests - ITV News UK Editor Paul Brand outlines the events of the party, ITV News understands took place during lockdown  —  ITV News understands Boris Johnson had a birthday party during …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
What Does It Mean to Be ‘Done With Covid’?  —  On Saturday, several days after my son stopped testing positive for the coronavirus, I took him out for ramen and then to the movies.  The theater was about half-full; it required masks but also served food and cocktails, which you could, obviously, unmask to consume.
Bob Herman / Axios:
Another wave of death  —  Omicron infections are trending down nationally, but the number of deaths is as high now as it was during the summer's Delta wave.  —  Why it matters: Preventing death is the ultimate goal, and thousands of Americans continue to die from this coronavirus every …
Priya Krishna / New York Times:
Sarah Palin, who is unvaccinated, recently dined indoors in New York City before testing positive.  —  Sarah Palin, who is not vaccinated against the coronavirus, dined indoors Saturday night at Elio's, an Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that regularly draws celebrities …
New York Times:
A New York judge rules that the state's mask mandate is unconstitutional and can't be enforced.  —  A New York State judge ruled on Monday that the state's mask mandate had been enacted unlawfully and is now void, according to court documents.  —  In December, amid a winter virus surge …
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Jack Mirkinson / Discourse Blog:
The ‘Done With COVID’ Crowd Won't Accept That They Won  —  We're living in the world these people want, but they still can't stop complaining.  —  Here is a question for people like UCSF epidemiologist Vinay Prasad: who the hell are you talking about?
Discussion: The Week
Paul Polman / Financial Times:
Critics of ‘woke’ capitalism are wrong  —  A morally conscious business elite is a good thing when governments face multiple challenges  —  The writer is co-author of ‘Net Positive’ and former chief executive of Unilever  —  Expectations of business leaders have changed dramatically.
Jason Nark / PennLive:
Man invited by coworker to a Pa. cabin ends up dead.  His family says he was lynched  —  16,949  —  PHILADELPHIA — A Jamaican immigrant was shot to death at a rural Pennsylvania cabin last month in an incident his family is describing as a “modern-day lynching.”
Associated Press:
LA Unified mask policy: Students to wear non-cloth face masks  —  Higher-grade mask rules begin at LA Unified  —  LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Unified School District said it will prohibit students from wearing cloth masks as the highly transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread.
Discussion: Fox News
Brian Lyman / The Montgomery Advertiser:
Federal court blocks Alabama congressional map  —  A three-judge federal panel Monday blocked Alabama's new congressional district map from going into effect, ruling that challengers were “substantially likely” to prevail in their arguments that the plan violated the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
Discussion: Raw Story, UPI and CNN
Axios:
America can't quit polarizing politicians  —  New data finds that the nation's most polarizing politicians are often the ones that garner the most attention online.  —  Why it matters: Online engagement helps politicians build a bigger national profile and more fundraising power …
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
The Federalist Names Mollie Hemingway As Editor In Chief  —  In this new role, Hemingway — who has been The Federalist's senior editor since its founding in 2013 -will now oversee all of The Federalist's editorial operations.  —  Mollie Ziegler Hemingway has been named editor in chief of The Federalist …
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Mike Pompeo shells out for media makeover  —  Mike Pompeo's political action committee spent $30,000 on media training from last March to June — the most on any service beyond payroll during the first six months of 2021.  —  Why it matters: The former secretary of State hasn't just been losing weight …
Discussion: Insider and Political Wire
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Steve Bannon was deplatformed.  An obscure media mogul keeps him on the air.  —  ‘War Room’ is at the center of a fledgling network monetizing what some employees saw as ‘Trump propaganda.’  —  Two years after being cast out of the White House, Stephen K. Bannon spoke from a steep, dusty hill outside El Paso, asking for donations.
Sally Pipes / Washington Examiner:
Biden deserves no credit for COVID-19 test website  —  Last Tuesday, the Biden administration launched its new website for ordering COVID-19 tests.  They did so one day earlier than expected.  —  We're well into year three of the pandemic.  And a concerted effort to get more tests to the public now passes for progress?
Discussion: Politico and The Colorado Sun
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
‘I have no idea’: Vos attorney did not monitor Michael Gableman's compliance with open records law in his election review  —  MADISON - A lawyer for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos testified Monday he had done little to ensure the contractor overseeing a Republican review of the 2020 election …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
New Media Outlet Grid Backed by Progressive Stars, Gulf Money, and Foreign Agents
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
2022: The year of the thought police
Discussion: Washington Post
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Chuck Schumer should call the Baileys
Josh Israel / The American Independent:
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson: My low approval ratings aren't my fault
Andy Ngo / New York Post:
Antifa thugs win again as Dartmouth cancels my event on far-left violence
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
With Some Voters ‘Ready to Move On,’ Democrats Search for New Message on Virus
Discussion: New Republic
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Feds Are Blowing Their Chance to Seize Jan. 6 Rioters' Guns
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Ro Khanna Wants to Save Silicon Valley From Itself
Discussion: New Republic
Anthony Cormier / BuzzFeed News:
The Whistleblower Behind The FinCEN Files Investigation Has Been Released From Prison
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Biden refers to Fox News correspondent as a “stupid son of a bitch”
Viola Zhou / VICE:
Cult Classic ‘Fight Club’ Gets a Very Different Ending in China
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Rep. Marie Newman of Illinois may have bribed a primary opponent to stay out of the race in exchange for a job in her office, House ethics body unanimously finds
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds
Discussion: Kevin Drum, Forbes, UPI and Vox
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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