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1:40 PM ET, January 25, 2022

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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.
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Why didn't Biden (or Trump) nominate an ambassador to Ukraine?
Derek Saul / Forbes:
Michael Flynn—Once Indicted Over Russia Communication—Voices Support For Russia Ahead Of Potential Ukraine Invasion
Discussion: Reuters
Washington Post:
Russia conducts new military exercises as Biden, Europeans intensify diplomacy on Ukraine
Bloomberg:
DeSantis Touts Covid Treatments After FDA Says They Don't Work  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is calling on regulators to allow use of two monoclonal antibody therapies for Covid-19 after the Food and Drug Administration halted their use in a ruling neither manufacturer disputes.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis:
Governor DeSantis Condemns Biden Administration's Haphazard Decision to Revoke Authorization of Lifesaving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments
Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
Neil Young Demands Spotify Remove His Music Over ‘False Information About Vaccines’  —  Neil Young posted a since-deleted letter to his management team and record label demanding that they remove his music from Spotify.  “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines …
Jeanne Whalen / Washington Post:
Manufacturers have less than five days' supply of some computer chips, Commerce Department says  —  Wafer-thin inventories leave factories vulnerable to shutdowns if their chip deliveries are interrupted by weather events or covid-19  —  Manufacturers and other buyers of computer chips …
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New York Times:
Commerce Department Survey Uncovers ‘Alarming’ Chip Shortages
Discussion: CBS News
U.S. Department of Commerce:   Results from Semiconductor Supply Chain Request for Information
CNN:
McConnell plots GOP midterm strategy amid Trump's primary influence  —  (CNN)Former President Donald Trump has been relentless in his attacks against Senate Minority Mitch McConnell, making Republicans uneasy as they battle for the majority in the November midterms.
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.
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 …
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Scotland Yard wonders: Just how many parties did BoJo throw during COVID lockdowns, anyway?
Discussion: Telegraph and UPI
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.
Discussion: Washington Post and Reason
Rachel M. Cohen / New Republic:
The Bogus Claim That School Closures Will Doom Democrats  —  If you've read any national news stories over the past few months about the political implications of pandemic-induced school closures, you've likely come across Brian Stryker's name.  He's become the go-to source for reporters and commentators …
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New York Times:
With Some Voters ‘Ready to Move On,’ Democrats Search for New Message on Virus
Discussion: Commentary Magazine
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 and Forbes
Mary Katharine Ham / The Atlantic:
Kids Shouldn't Have to Be ‘Resilient’  —  Six years ago, on a Saturday afternoon, I got a call from a law-enforcement officer telling me that my husband had died in a bike wreck during a charity race for cancer research.  I had a toddler and was pregnant with my second daughter at the time.
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 …
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
'It'll ultimately matter in 2024': Behind Kamala Harris' early Wisconsin visit  —  MILWAUKEE - Vice President Kamala Harris landed here for a few hours on Monday and Democrats exhaled.  —  They saw a visit from the vice president in January as not just a sign the Biden administration …
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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 …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Reuters:
New York judge strikes down state mask mandate  —  A New York judge struck down the state's mask mandate on Monday, one week before it was due to expire, ruling the governor overstepped her authority in imposing a rule that needed to have been passed by the state legislature.
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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.
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: New York Times and Forbes
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Schumer strategy leaves some Dems seething  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Frustration with CHUCK SCHUMER's leadership strategy is privately simmering among some Hill Democrats.  —  We talked to a half-dozen senior Democratic staffers in both chambers Monday night and heard …
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
New Media Outlet Grid Backed by Progressive Stars, Gulf Money, and Foreign Agents  —  The new progressive media outlet Grid, which has attracted press buzz and big-name talent, was developed by registered lobbyists for the United Arab Emirates with funding from UAE's deputy prime minister, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.
Fox News:
Fox News footage shows mass release of single adult migrants into US  —  More than 178,840 migrants were encountered in December  —  Fox News cameras catch mass migrant release in Texas  —  EXCLUSIVE: Large numbers of single adult illegal immigrants are being released and transported …
Meera Navlakha / Mashable:
On Substack, COVID misinformation is allowed to flourish  —  “It's not against the rules to be disagreeable or wrong.” … Dr. Joseph Mercola, touted as “the pioneer of the anti-vaccine movement,” gained fame during the pandemic for spreading COVID misinformation and offering alternative, false ‘cures’.
Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Sues to Block Lockheed Martin Corporation's $4.4 Billion Vertical Acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.  —  Agency Seeks to Prevent World's Largest Defense Contractor from Eliminating Last Independent U.S. Missile Propulsion Provider and Further Consolidating Markets Critical to National Security and Defense
Discussion: Washington Examiner and TechCrunch
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman speaks publicly for first time since Jan. 6 insurrection  —  For the first time since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman has spoken out publicly about his experiences during the attack, where his actions were credited with saving countless lives.
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Chuck Schumer should call the Baileys  —  Has primaryphobia led the majority leader astray?  —  I'm worried about Chuck Schumer.  Not for him personally — I think he's thriving.  But I'm worried about his leadership of the Senate Democratic caucus, which I think has been unsound …
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.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's new social network quietly courting influencers  —  Former President Trump's elusive new social media network Truth Social — which plans to go public — is reaching out to internet influencers asking them to “reserve their spots” for when it launches in February or March.
Discussion: Insider Paper, Insider, HotAir and Mediaite
 
 
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Shannon Vavra / The Daily Beast:
DHS Warns That Right-Wing Extremists Could Attack Power Grid
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Pro-lifers, RIP. The pro-death movement is born.
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Biden Seen as Likable, Smart; Not Strong Leader, Manager
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
2022: The year of the thought police
Discussion: Washington Post
 Earlier Items: 
Paul Polman / Financial Times:
Critics of ‘woke’ capitalism are wrong
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Steve Bannon was deplatformed. An obscure media mogul keeps him on the air.
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Fulton County DA gets her ‘special grand jury’ — here's what it means for Trump: legal analysts
Jason Nark / PennLive:
Man invited by coworker to a Pa. cabin ends up dead. His family says he was lynched
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
Discussion: Raw Story
Jack Mirkinson / Discourse Blog:
The ‘Done With COVID’ Crowd Won't Accept That They Won
Associated Press:
LA Unified mask policy: Students to wear non-cloth face masks
Discussion: National Review and Fox News
 

 
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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