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8:40 PM ET, January 27, 2022

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Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
New Georgetown Law Exec Deletes ‘Appalling’ Tweets About Biden SCOTUS Picks  —  ‘LESSER BLACK WOMAN’  —  Less than a week after being hired to head a high-profile research department at Georgetown Law School, the former head of a conservative D.C. think tank predicted that Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Eric Kleefeld / Media Matters for America:
Right-wing commentators spread hate — and hypocrisy — on Biden's upcoming Supreme Court pick  —  Biden's campaign promise in 2020 to nominate a Black woman was nearly identical to a promise Ronald Reagan made in 1980  —  With Justice Stephen Bryer announcing his retirement …
Roy Edroso / alicublog:
THE SUPREME COURT NOMINEE IS A NI[CLANG]!  —  Justice Breyer's retirement from the Supreme Court reminds conservatives that Biden had pledged to nominate a black woman, and the results are as expected.  From the libertarian* (*conservative with crippling social anxieties) Ilya Shapiro:
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Newsmax host: Is Breyer's retirement the way Hillary ends up as president?
mcminn.k12.tn.us:
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Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Jenny Gross / New York Times:
School Board in Tennessee Bans Teaching of Holocaust Novel ‘Maus’  —  The board voted unanimously to remove the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel from classrooms because it contained swear words, according to minutes from the meeting.  —  A school board in Tennessee voted unanimously this month to ban …
Chris Boyette / CNN:
A Tennessee school board removed the graphic novel ‘Maus,’ about the Holocaust, from curriculum due to language and nudity concerns
Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
Holocaust graphic novel ‘Maus’ banned in Tennessee county schools over nudity and profanity
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
A SCOTUS Reality Check  —  Identity politics and the High Court  —  This might be a good day for Democrats to reflect on political reality: As my colleague Tim Miller has so eloquently pointed out, if they didn't have Joe Manchin in the senate, they'd probably have Senator Cletus Von Ivermectin (R).
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Todd Spangler / Variety:   Crooked Media Makes First Podcast Acquisitions: ‘Strict Scrutiny’ and ‘Hot Take’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Patricia McCabe / Supreme Court of the United States:
STATEMENTS FROM THE SUPREME COURT REGARDING JUSTICE STEPHEN G. BREYER'S RETIREMENT
Discussion: Washington Post
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:   The confirmation process will show whether Biden understands the Black solidarity and power that put him in the White House
Jonathan Turley / Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Criteria for Replacing Stephen Breyer
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Sends Medical Units to Ukrainian Front  —  Moscow says it sees little scope for optimism in U.S. proposals on Ukraine  —  Moscow has put what appear to be final preparations for an invasion of Ukraine by sending medical units to the front, moving to a level of readiness that it hadn't reached …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson's pro-Russia rants give Republicans exactly what they deserve
Associated Press:
Top Pa. Dems to miss Biden visit, cite scheduling conflicts  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden will appear in Pittsburgh on Friday as an opening step in a broader campaign to promote the White House's achievements in key states before the midterm elections.
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Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Evangeline Lilly Joined RFK Jr.'s Insane Anti-Vax Rally — and Bragged About It
Discussion: Jezebel
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump faces MAGA revolt over endorsement  —  Former President Donald Trump is facing serious backlash from die-hard loyalists over his decision to intervene in a Tennessee House race, with his supporters accusing him of spurning a staunch Republican ally who's running.
Casey Nolen / KSDK-TV:
Rep. Cori Bush's vehicle hit by gunfire in St. Louis area  —  The congresswoman was not injured.  —  ST. LOUIS — A vehicle belonging to Congresswoman Cori Bush, D-St. Louis, was hit by gunfire early Saturday morning, according to a source close to the representative who spoke on the condition …
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Richard Branson / Virgin.com:
My thoughts on Ukraine and Russia  —  Business leaders all over the world have been watching the build-up of Russian troops and equipment at the Ukrainian border with great concern.  This has been a smouldering conflict for many years, with occasional flare-ups, like the illegal annexation of the Crimea by Russia in 2014.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill
David K. Li / NBC News:
Stephanie Ruhle set to take ‘The 11th Hour’ slot, while ‘Morning Joe’ expanding  —  Veteran anchor and reporter Stephanie Ruhle will be the new host of MSNBC's “The 11th Hour” while the cable network's “Morning Joe” is set to expand to an additional fourth hour, the network's president announced Thursday.
Discussion: The Hill
Daren Fonda / Barron's Online:
White House Wants Crypto Rules as a Matter of National Security  —  The Biden administration is preparing to release an executive action that will task federal agencies with regulating digital assets such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a matter of national security, a person familiar with the White House's plan tells Barron's.
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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Vast Troves of Classified Info Undermine National Security, Spy Chief Says
Discussion: Politico, ABC News, CNN and The Daily Caller
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump Has Pushed the Wisconsin GOP Into a Full Meltdown  —  “The conspiracy theorists have taken over the party,” said Wisconsin Republican state Sen. Kathy Bernier.  —  CJ  —  Accusations of slander.  Leaked documents.  Fake news pushed by a right-wing conspiracy website.  Staff forcibly reassigned.
Discussion: Raw Story, New Republic and CNN
Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
Sarah Palin Dined At Multiple Restaurants After Getting COVID  —  Sarah Palin is not letting COVID-19 stop her from enjoying New York City's culinary offerings.  —  The former Alaska governor returned to Elio's restaurant Wednesday night and dined outdoors just days after it was revealed she tested positive for COVID-19.
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Stormy Daniels Cross-Examined By Her Former Attorney Michael Avenatti  —  She has accused the disgraced lawyer of stealing $300,000 of the advance she received from her book deal.  —  Stormy Daniels, the porn actor who was paid to keep silent about her alleged affair with former President Donald Trump …
Washington Post:
Anthony Fauci is up against more than a virus … The doctor opens the front door.  Never mind introductions.  “I know who you are.  Do you think these guys would let you get this close to me, if we didn't know who you are?”  Across the street is a security agent in Nikes, a badge on his belt.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Republican billionaire Ken Langone donated to Joe Manchin's PAC after senator opposed Biden's Build Back Better Act  — Billionaire investor Ken Langone and his wife each contributed $5,000 to Sen. Joe Manchin's leadership PAC in late December.  — The contribution arrived just over a week …
Marjorie Hernandez / New York Post:
California child molester sentenced to two years in juvenile facility  —  A 26-year old transgender woman who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl will be moved to a youth treatment center, despite prosecutor's efforts to keep her in a Los Angeles County Jail.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'We're uncomfortable in our own locker room.' Lia Thomas' UPenn teammate tells how the trans swimmer doesn't always cover up her male genitals when changing and their concerns go ignored by their coach  — One of Lia Thomas' teammates tells DailyMail.com they feel uncomfortable sharing …
Discussion: Evie Magazine and The Daily Caller
Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
BLM's millions unaccounted for after leaders quietly jumped ship  —  No one appears to have been in charge at Black Lives Matter for months.  The address it lists on tax forms is wrong, and the charity's two board members won't say who controls its $60 million bankroll, a Washington Examiner investigation has found.
Discussion: HotAir
Joanne Kenen / Politico:
The NYT's polarizing pandemic pundit  —  THE NIGHTLY READS ‘THE MORNING’ — With 5 million readers, David Leonhardt, the author of The New York Times “The Morning” newsletter, is arguably the most influential of the Covid influencers.  —  He has positioned himself as the pundit who punches holes …
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Teddy Ng / South China Morning Post:
‘New shocks’: US hasn't followed direction leaders discussed, China tells Blinken
Discussion: Breitbart and TASS
Marcia Dunn / Associated Press:
He won a trip to space. Then he gave it away to a friend
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jay Caspian Kang / New York Times:
Affirmative Action Was Never a Perfect Solution
Discussion: Washington Post and Breitbart
Tarpley Hitt / Gawker:
What Happened at The Root?  —  When The Root launched as an offshoot of The Washington Post in 2008 …
Jenny G. Zhang / Gawker:
Everyone Thinks They Are the Underdog
NBC News:
Activists are aiming for Sen. Sinema. But she's winning Republican friends.
 Earlier Items: 
Musa al-Gharbi / The Guardian:
No, America is not on the brink of a civil war
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Arizona bill would allow legislature to overturn election results
Sarakshi Rai / The Hill:
Hayley says Biden, Harris should resign for ‘the good of our country’
Discussion: Fox News and POLITICUSUSA
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Kellyanne Conway memoir 'Here's the Deal' coming out May 24
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and The Hill
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Everybody's Getting CRT Wrong on Purpose
HuffPost:
The 59 Republicans Who Joined Electoral Voter Fraud Scheme For Trump Could Face Prison
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll: Biden's approval in Georgia takes a nosedive
 

 
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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”

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

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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