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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.
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The Guardian, Insider and The Daily Beast
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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Radio Free Europe/Radio …, BizPac Review and The Daily Wire
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
War Looms Between Russia and Ukraine, but Diplomatic Options Remain
War Looms Between Russia and Ukraine, but Diplomatic Options Remain
Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
Has the US reinforced its embassy security in Kyiv? If not, why?
Has the US reinforced its embassy security in Kyiv? If not, why?
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Insider, Fox News, Washington Monthly, Reuters, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and TASS
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.
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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 …
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MSNBC, Althouse, Politico, Page Array, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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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Politico
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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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.
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Jon Brown / Fox News:
Criticism piles up for WH chief of staff Ron Klain amid setbacks for administration
Criticism piles up for WH chief of staff Ron Klain amid setbacks for administration
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Washington Post and The Daily Wire
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.
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The Hill
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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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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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.
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 …
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, HotAir, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
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.
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?
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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.”
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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Mary Katharine Ham / The Atlantic:
Kids Shouldn't Have to Be ‘Resilient’ — Every day, parents have a choice between fear and carrying on. — 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.
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.
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 …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
2022: The year of the thought police — Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby — For years, people on the right have complained about the supposed left-wing assault on free speech. — “We talk a lot on this show about the threat to free speech.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Feds Are Blowing Their Chance to Seize Jan. 6 Rioters' Guns — Half of the 720 rioters who attacked Congress in 2021 are getting misdemeanors—not felonies that would bar them from gun ownership. — Of all the dangers presented by the failed attack on the U.S. Capitol last year …
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Raw Story
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).
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 …
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Poll: Trump leads 2024 Republican field with DeSantis in distant second — Former President Trump dominates the field of potential contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nod, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is an early favorite for the nomination in the event that Trump doesn't run again …
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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?
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