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Justin Kanew / THE TENNESSEE HOLLER:
MCMINN COUNTY BANS “MAUS”, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING HOLOCAUST BOOK  —  Continuing the recent spate of conservative book-banning initiatives, The Mcminn County School board just voted to ban the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “MAUS” by Art Spiegelman from all of its schools …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Justice Stephen Breyer to retire from Supreme Court, paving way for Biden appointment  —  Live coverage: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire  —  WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen Breyer will step down from the Supreme Court at the end of the current term, according to people familiar with his thinking.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire, giving Biden a chance to nominate a replacement  — Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, NBC News reported, giving President Joe Biden a crucial opportunity to replace the liberal justice.  —  Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer …
National Review:
Replacing Justice Breyer
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is among the leading candidates to succeed Justice Breyer.
NBC News:
White House ramping up quick selection process for Breyer replacement
Candice Norwood / The 19th:
Biden poised to nominate first Black woman to Supreme Court
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify to Take Down Neil Young's Music After His Joe Rogan Ultimatum  —  The folk-rock star won't back down after discussions with his record label and Spotify  —  Spotify Technology SA is in the process of removing Neil Young's music, according to people familiar with the matter …
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Emily Anthes / New York Times:
Covid Live Updates: Moderna Tests Booster Designed for Omicron
Discussion: WTOP News and Wired
Branko Marcetic / Jacobin:
Censoring Joe Rogan Is No Solution to Vaccine Misinformation
Discussion: Summit News, The Guardian and Variety
The Daily Beast:
Witness Can Confirm Matt Gaetz Was Told He Had Sex With a Minor  —  One of the key interactions Joel Greenberg claims to have had with Matt Gaetz is a phone call informing Gaetz that they'd been sleeping with a minor.  Someone witnessed the call. … On Sept. 4, 2017, according to his confession letter …
Discussion: Eschaton
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The Daily Beast:
Florida Shock Jock in Matt Gaetz Circle Pleads Guilty  —  The feds are closing in on Rep. Matt Gaetz for his alleged underage sex crimes with yet another criminal case, this time against a key witness: his wingman's best friend. … “Big Joe” Ellicott, a former Florida shock jock …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Plea deal for man involved in Gaetz investigation, whose attorney says he witnessed ‘sex, drugs — a whole lot of it’  —  Justice Department investigators have reached a cooperation agreement with a man whose attorney says he witnessed Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) attend parties involving …
Discussion: HuffPost
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
YouTube permanently bans Dan Bongino  —  YouTube on Wednesday permanently banned conservative commentator Dan Bongino from the platform, saying he attempted to evade a previous suspension.  —  The Fox host uploaded a video to his main channel while his secondary channel …
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Nicholas Reimann / Forbes:
Fox News Host Dan Bongino Permanently Suspended From YouTube
Discussion: Variety, Deadline and Just The News
Devi Ruia / Data For Progress:
Poll: Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema Set to Be Unseated by Possible Challenger Ruben Gallego in 2024 Primary Landslide  —  By Ryan O'Donnell, David Guirgis, and Brian Burton  —  In October 2021, Data for Progress published poll findings that captured the extent of Arizona Democratic primary …
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Georgia Potential November Showdowns: They're Already Close, Quinnipiac University Georgia Poll Finds; Only 25% Are Very Confident In Accurate 2022 Election Count  — mail_outline  —  With Georgia in the national spotlight over its election laws along with two high profile contests in November 2022 …
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John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
The Republican death drive: Refusing to sacrifice anything means sacrificing everything  —  Why are they killing themselves?  Let's turn to Sigmund Freud.  —  More Americans are dying from the covid in states run by Republicans than in states run by Democrats.
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
GOP Has Congress Edge by Default  —  Few say either party is very concerned about ‘average Americans’  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Congressional Republicans have a small edge over their Democratic colleagues on a dubious metric - they are slightly less likely to be seen as lacking concern for the average American's financial well-being.
Discussion: HotAir and CNBC
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Palin Seen Dining At NYC Restaurant AGAIN Two Days After Covid Diagnosis  —  Sarah Palin returned to Elio's restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side Wednesday night — just two days after testing positive for Covid-19.  —  As seen in photos obtained by Mediaite …
Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
'It's just plain unconstitutional': Wisconsin GOP leaders again reject resolution to ‘pull back’ 2020 electoral votes  —  MADISON - Assembly leaders for the second time have rejected a proposal from a Republican lawmaker to pull back Wisconsin's electoral votes cast in the 2020 election, which is illegal.
Dave Price / who13.com:
Iowa lawmaker uses obscene gesture to rip critics as he ends speech  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa legislator “flipped off” those he said don't believe as he does during a rally at the Iowa Statehouse Tuesday afternoon.  Representative Bobby Kaufmann-a Wilton Republican who is the son …
Discussion: The Hill and Iowa Starting Line
Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
After Spate of Shootings, Manhattan D.A. Takes Tougher Stance on Guns  —  Alvin Bragg campaigned on lenient policies aimed at making the justice system fairer.  But a string of violent episodes early in his tenure is testing his resolve.  —  When Alvin Bragg was a candidate for Manhattan district attorney …
Discussion: New York Post
Aaron Gordon / VICE:
Amazon Paid for a High School Course.  Here's What They Teach.  —  “Brainstorm ways you could motivate your employees other than large bonuses and high salaries.”  —  In 2019, Cajon High School in San Bernardino, California, started offering the “Amazon Logistics and Business Management Pathway …
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Lock Him Up: Oath Keeper Leader Denied Bail in Jan. 6 ‘Seditious Conspiracy’ Case  —  A federal judge agreed to detain Stewart Rhodes until trial for the militia leader's alleged plot to use force to keep Joe Biden from becoming president  —  Stewart Rhodes will remain jailed until trial …
Article V Patriot / conventionofstates.com:
BREAKING: Wisconsin becomes 16th state to pass Convention of States Resolution!  —  We have AMAZING news!  —  The Wisconsin legislature has officially passed the Convention of States Resolution, making the Badger State the 16th to call for a Convention of States to limit federal power, spending, and terms of office.
Discussion: The Federalist
Suhauna Hussain / Los Angeles Times:
'Just wear a mask and don't tell anyone': Workplaces are filling up with sick employees  —  Maria Bernal, an employee at a Jack in the Box in Folsom, Calif., couldn't read the orders popping up on her screen.  Her vision was blurry, her hands shook from chills and her head felt heavy.
Voice of America:
As Iran Nears Uranium Breakout Capacity, US Mulls Bomb-Making Scenarios  —  With the United States warning that Iran is just weeks from developing the capacity to make a nuclear weapon, there is disagreement among Washington experts on the likelihood of Iran rushing to build such a weapon …
Vitaliy Shevchenko / BBC:
Kremlin media: Ukraine preparing to attack, not Russia  —  Just like in the West, in Russia the media is closely following the chance of further conflict in Ukraine.  —  However, Kremlin-controlled outlets have their own version of who is likely to start it.
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Even Low Levels of Soot Can Be Deadly to Older People, Research Finds  —  The four-year air pollution study, which followed 68.5 million older Americans, was the first of its kind.  —  WASHINGTON — Older Americans who regularly breathe even low levels of pollution from smokestacks …
Marty Makary / Wall Street Journal:
The High Cost of Disparaging Natural Immunity to Covid  —  Vaccines were wasted on those who didn't need them, and people who posed no risk lost jobs.  —  Public-health officials ruined many lives by insisting that workers with natural immunity to Covid-19 be fired if they weren't fully vaccinated.
Julio Rosas / Townhall:
EXCLUSIVE: DHS Secretary Had a Disastrous Meeting with Border Patrol Agents  —  Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' meeting with Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector on Wednesday did not go well after he admitted the staggering amount of illegal border crossings has made the agents' job more difficult.
Brookings:
Gender-based online violence spikes after prominent media attacks  —  On March 9, 2021, Fox News host Tucker Carlson took aim at a favorite target: a New York Times journalist.  In the crosshairs was tech reporter Taylor Lorenz, one of the paper's rising stars who had recently described the toll of online harassment.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement  —  Indicators of economic activity and employment have continued to strengthen.  The sectors most adversely affected by the pandemic have improved in recent months but are being affected by the recent sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
Robert Klemko / Washington Post:
Much of America wants policing to change.  But these self-proclaimed experts tell officers they're doing just fine.  —  Lee Greenwood's “God Bless the USA” screamed from the casino conference room speakers as hundreds of police officers stood to welcome Tomi Lahren with cheers and whistles.
 
 
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Matt Katz / Gothamist:
Adams' Anti-Violence Plan Worries Progressives and Police Reform Activists
Noel Randewich / Reuters:
U.S. House speaker Pelosi's stock trades attract growing following online
Discussion: Breitbart
Jonathan Larsen / TYT Network:
How The Family Won Guatemala
Diane Haithman / The Wrap:
Crime, Homelessness, High Taxes: Why Hollywood Big Shots Like Ryan Kavanaugh Are Fleeing L.A.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Canadian man sentenced to federal prison for trafficking stolen identities on the dark web
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Wyatt DobrovichFago / FOX News Radio:
Nikki Haley: If Biden Loved Our Country, He Would Step Down And Take Kamala With Him
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Flaws plague a tool meant to help low-risk federal prisoners win early release
Discussion: Protocol
Jason Rantz / MyNorthwest.com:
Downtown Seattle Target barely surviving as shoplifting ravages store
Discussion: HotAir
CNN:
Top aide to Mark Meadows met with January 6 committee
Discussion: Raw Story
Eric Kaufmann / City Journal:
A Generational Threat to Free Expression
Nick Judin / Mississippi Free Press:
Ridgeland Mayor Demands LGBTQ+ Book Purge, Threatens Library Funding
Discussion: Raw Story and Insider
The Dworkin Report:
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