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3:25 PM ET, January 25, 2022

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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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Tom Porter / Insider:   Trump only 4th-most-talked-about Republican online, behind Ted Cruz and Ron DeSantis, data says
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Alex Jones says he spoke to Jan. 6 committee and pled the Fifth ‘almost 100 times’  —  Conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones said on his show Tuesday that he was deposed by the House committee investigating Jan. 6 and that he exercised his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination “almost 100 times.”
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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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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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.
Discussion: New York Times and Forbes
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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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Biden Starts Year Two With Diminished Public Support and a Daunting List of Challenges  —  Views of economy remain negative; most say prices have gotten worse while job availability has improved  —  Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand the public's views …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:   Ron Johnson Is Unpopular in Wisconsin. Can He Win Anyway?
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
'It'll ultimately matter in 2024': Behind Kamala Harris' early Wisconsin visit
Politico:
The unusual origins behind the splashiest, newest political news site  —  The website Grid has several ties to the United Arab Emirates.  —  The National Mall is pictured.  Getty |  Getty Images  —  The launch of the website Grid earlier this month represented the latest bet that the market …
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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.
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 Dept. Survey Uncovers ‘Alarming’ Chip Shortages
Discussion: CBS News
U.S. Department of Commerce:
Results from Semiconductor Supply Chain Request for Information
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.
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: HotAir and Commentary Magazine
Liz Stark / CNN:
Biden administration to withdraw Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses  —  Why the Supreme Court decided against vaccine mandate  —  (CNN)The Biden administration is withdrawing its Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses …
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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.
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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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.
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: Forbes and The Hill
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.
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
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 …
Discussion: Substack
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 …
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
DontBrowbeatMyPete 😡  —  I still haven't stopped shaking after last night's attack.  Standing at the White House podium, the president of the United States — the most powerful man in the world — launched a violent incursion against my friend Peter Doocy, the best reporter in history.
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.
 
 
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
The presidency has changed. Biden needs to adapt.
Discussion: PolitiFact
Steve Reilly / Grid News:
Fake vaccine cards are everywhere. It's a public health nightmare.
Kylie Cheung / Jezebel:
Judge Tries to Deny Teen Abortion Over Her GPA
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.
Meera Navlakha / Mashable:
On Substack, COVID misinformation is allowed to flourish
 Earlier Items: 
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
2022: The year of the thought police
Discussion: Washington Post
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Chuck Schumer should call the Baileys
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Steve Bannon was deplatformed. An obscure media mogul keeps him on the air.
Discussion: Alternet.org
Bob Herman / Axios:
Another wave of death
Discussion: Bloomberg
Jason Nark / PennLive:
Man invited by coworker to a Pa. cabin ends up dead. His family says he was lynched
Jack Mirkinson / Discourse Blog:
The ‘Done With COVID’ Crowd Won't Accept That They Won
 

 
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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

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Bloomberg:
The DOJ's proposal would require Google to divest from AI partnerships, like with Anthropic, and ban Google from offering exclusive deals to content providers

 
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