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11:55 PM ET, January 27, 2022

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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Newsmax host: Is Breyer's retirement the way Hillary ends up as president?  —  In fairness to Grant Stinchfield, this is only the second-craziest succession scheme I've seen in the past 24 hours.  Take a bow, Nikki Haley: … Forced to choose between President Biden and President Pelosi, I'll stick with Sleepy Joe.
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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: Fox News and Raw Story
Kaivan K. Shroff / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard's Lawyers Should Demand Kavanaugh's Recusal  —  “What goes around comes around.”  —  These were the words of now Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh during the opening statement at his confirmation hearing.  In those unprecedentedly partisan and hostile remarks …
Eric Kleefeld / Media Matters for America:
Right-wing commentators spread hate — and hypocrisy — on Biden's upcoming Supreme Court pick
Roy Edroso / alicublog:
THE SUPREME COURT NOMINEE IS A NI[CLANG]!
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.
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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 …
CNN:
Ukrainian official tells CNN Biden's call with Ukrainian President ‘did not go well’ but White House disputes account  —  (CNN)A call between US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday “did not go well,” a senior Ukrainian official told CNN, amid disagreements over the …
mcminn.k12.tn.us:
McMinn County Board of Education Statement … Find Us  —  McMinn County School District3 South Hill StreetAthens, Tennessee TN 37303Phone: 423-745-1612Fax: 423-744-1641  — Log In  — Quick Links  — Current Board Agenda  — School Calendars
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:   The Good News About the Holocaust (Education) in America
David M. Perry / CNN:
The real reason some people are so afraid of ‘Maus’  —  ‘Maus’ author reacts to his book being banned  —  David M. Perry is a journalist and historian and co-author of “The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe.”  He is a senior academic adviser in the history department of the University of Minnesota.
Discussion: Reason, Vanity Fair and Washington Post
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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 …
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
Patricia McCabe / Supreme Court of the United States:
STATEMENTS FROM THE SUPREME COURT REGARDING JUSTICE STEPHEN G. BREYER'S RETIREMENT  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.:  —  Justice Stephen G. Breyer is an energetic jurist and dear friend.  He has rendered nearly half a century of distinguished public service to our country …
Discussion: Washington Post
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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.
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: Redux
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Neal Augenstein / WTOP News:
Judge reverses decision: Teen convicted of Loudoun Co. high school sexual assaults will not go on sex offender registry … The teenager convicted of two assaults at separate high schools in Loudoun County, Virginia, will not have to register as a sex offender after a juvenile court judge reconsidered her initial ruling.
Discussion: Redux and TheBlaze
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Va. judge reverses decision to place teen on sex offender registry in bathroom assault case
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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 …
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Sean Illing / Vox:
Joe Manchin sank Biden's agenda. Democrats are lucky to have him.
Discussion: Washington Times
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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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.
Simon Carswell / The Irish Times:
Russian embassy disputes claims of ‘absolute guarantee’ to Irish fishermen on naval exercise impact  —  Military exercises will be carried out 240km off Co Cork from February 3rd to 8th  —  about 18 hours ago Updated: about 10 hours ago  —  Russia's ambassador to Ireland has given Irish fishermen …
Discussion: TheJournal.ie and Irish News
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.
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Taisha Walker / Click2Houston.com:
'I've never missed a vote': 95-year-old World War II Veteran says his mail-in ballot application has been denied twice due to new requirements  —  HOUSTON - A Harris County man fears new voting laws may prevent him from voting by absentee ballot for the first time in his lifetime.
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Conspiracy theorists, banned on major social networks, connect with audiences on newsletters and podcasts  —  Newsletter company Substack is making millions off anti-vaccine content, according to estimates  —  Joseph Mercola, a leading anti-vaccine advocate whose screeds have been restricted …
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.
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.
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Federal Court Revokes Oil and Gas Leases, Citing Climate Change  —  A judge ruled that the Interior Department must consider the climate impacts of oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico before awarding leases.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday canceled oil and gas leases …
Discussion: Washington Times
 
 
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
‘Gag orders’ for U.S. teachers are becoming our new McCarthyism
Todd Spangler / Variety:
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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
New York Times:
Bribery Case Casts a Shadow Over Eric Adams's Public Safety Chief
Discussion: The Root and City & State New York
Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
BLM's millions unaccounted for after leaders quietly jumped ship
Discussion: HotAir
 Earlier Items: 
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 …
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Musa al-Gharbi / The Guardian:
No, America is not on the brink of a civil war
 

 
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