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Washington Post:
Russia conducts new military exercises as Biden, Europeans intensify diplomacy on Ukraine — MOSCOW — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused the United States on Tuesday of “building up tension” over Ukraine, as Russia launched simultaneous military exercises across the country involving thousands …
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Michael Flynn / The Western Journal:
Exclusive from Gen. Flynn: Biden Might Get Hundreds of Millions Killed Over Ukraine
Exclusive from Gen. Flynn: Biden Might Get Hundreds of Millions Killed Over Ukraine
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Page Array, Washington Examiner, The National Interest, BizPac Review and Reuters
Derek Saul / Forbes:
Michael Flynn—Once Indicted Over Russia Communication—Voices Support For Russia Ahead Of Potential Ukraine Invasion
Michael Flynn—Once Indicted Over Russia Communication—Voices Support For Russia Ahead Of Potential Ukraine Invasion
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Reuters
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Why didn't Biden (or Trump) nominate an ambassador to Ukraine?
Why didn't Biden (or Trump) nominate an ambassador to Ukraine?
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Townhall, The Daily Wire and Washington Free Beacon
Nicole Gaudiano / Insider:
A longtime Gingrich aide got a January 6 subpoena two weeks before Newt called the committee a ‘lynch mob’ whose members could go to jail — Gingrich suggested January 6 Committee members could face jail if Republicans take over Congress. — The sharp reaction came about two weeks …
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pjmedia.com, Raw Story, USA Today, Townhall and Newsweek
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans lied about the need for a Jan. 6 commission. There is a lot it already uncovered.
Republicans lied about the need for a Jan. 6 commission. There is a lot it already uncovered.
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New York Times and Forbes
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Newt Gingrich and the GOP's Creeping Authoritarian Streak
Newt Gingrich and the GOP's Creeping Authoritarian Streak
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Raw Story, Lucid, BizPac Review, CNN, HuffPost and Washington Times
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 …
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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
Governor DeSantis Condemns Biden Administration's Haphazard Decision to Revoke Authorization of Lifesaving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments
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CNN, HotAir, Alternet.org, Florida Politics, New York Post, The Daily Wire, Associated Press, CBS News, RedState, The Capitolist, The Gateway Pundit and Townhall
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 …
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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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Wall Street Journal, UPI, WTOP News, Kevin Drum and One America News Network, more at Techmeme »
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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.
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HuffPost, Talking Points Memo, 3 Brothers No Sense and Insider
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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.
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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.
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.
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Greensburg Tribune-Review
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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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.
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.
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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The Guardian, The Dispatch, Insider, Raw Story and IJR
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.
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Washington Post and Reason
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Jan. 6 panel: Lawyer behind Trump election memos invoked 5th Amendment 146 times — American law professor; legal and constitutional scholar — 48th Vice President of the United States — John Eastman, the conservative law professor who authored memos outlining how President Donald Trump …
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Talking Points Memo
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Trump lawyer ordered to respond to January 6 committee subpoena for his Chapman University emails
Trump lawyer ordered to respond to January 6 committee subpoena for his Chapman University emails
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Rolling Stone, ABC7, HillReporter.com, Politico and Alternet.org
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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Kurt Andersen / The Atlantic:
The Anti-vaccine Right Brought Human Sacrifice to America — In the early phases of the pandemic, as the coronavirus spread in the United States and doctors and pharmacists and supermarket clerks continued to work and risk infection, some commentators made reference—metaphorical reference …
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 …
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Bloomberg
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’.
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Ron Johnson Is Unpopular in Wisconsin. Can He Win Anyway? — Declining support for the Republican senator has been exacerbated since Biden was elected — 36% of Wisconsin voters approved of Johnson's job performance and 51% disapproved in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Kylie Cheung / Jezebel:
Judge Tries to Deny Teen Abortion Over Her GPA — A Florida judge said the teen's B average means she lacks the maturity to have an abortion. — Alerts — When a 17-year-old girl in Florida, called “Jane Doe,” sought judicial bypass to have an abortion without the involvement of her parents …
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.
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Alternet.org
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.
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Insider, Insider Paper, HotAir and Mediaite