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4:40 AM ET, January 30, 2022

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Washington Post:
Inside the campaign to pressure Justice Stephen Breyer to retire  —  The Supreme Court justice's decision to step down followed an extraordinary campaign designed to pressure him to retire and make way for a new nominee to be named by a Democratic president.
Discussion: Reason, Off The Mall and New York Times
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Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
White House pushes back after Republican senator says Supreme Court pick will be ‘beneficiary’ of affirmative action  —  Biden, who has promised to nominate a Black woman to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, has a track record of “extraordinarily qualified and groundbreaking nominees,” a spokesman says.
New York Times:   Black Women in Law Feel Pride and Frustration Ahead of Court Nominee
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Nils Lofgren Pulls Music From Spotify in Solidarity With Neil Young  —  “We encourage all musicians, artists and music lovers everywhere, to stand with us all, and cut ties with Spotify,” guitarist writes  —  Nils Lofgren has joined Neil Young in removing his music from Spotify to protest …
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Aidin Vaziri / Datebook:
Spotify loses $4 billion in market value after Neil Young controversy  —  Spotify lost $4 billion in market value this week after rock icon Neil Young called out the company for allowing comedian Joe Rogan to use its service to spread misinformation about the COVID vaccine on his popular podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
John Paul Tasker / CBC News:
Thousands opposed to COVID-19 rules converge on Parliament Hill  —  Trudeau and his family have been moved from residence over security concerns  —  A convoy of thousands of truckers and other protesters have converged on Parliament Hill to call for an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates …
NBC News:
DNC chair Jaime Harrison has considered early exit amid White House tensions  —  WASHINGTON — Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison is frustrated, isolated and trapped in a job he long thought he wanted, according to party insiders, a dynamic driven by escalating tensions with the White House over his role.
Discussion: National Review and Fox News
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / USA Today:
National Democrats take aim at Iowa's caucuses as discussions begin over 2024 calendar
Discussion: Politico
BBC:
North Korea missile tests: Biggest launch since 2017  —  North Korea has conducted what is thought to be its biggest missile launch since 2017.  —  South Korea reported that the launch took place at 07:52 local time on Sunday (22:52 GMT) off North Korea's east coast.
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Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
North Korea launches suspected missile in 7th test in 2022
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Scott Wartman / Cincinnati.com:
After outcry, Vance moves Sunday's Marjorie Taylor Greene event from Loveland to Mason  —  The management at the Landing Event Center in Loveland didn't know much about the event that was scheduled for Sunday, the general manager told The Enquirer.  —  Just that a client asked to rent …
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
TikTokers spam Virginia GOP governor's tip line for snitching on teachers  —  Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a vocal opponent of critical race theory, encouraged parents to report “inherently divisive practices” at schools.  TikTokers devised a brilliant way to troll him.
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Washington Post:
Most Americans say pandemic will be over when virus becomes comparable to seasonal flu  —  Analysis: Why did Spotify choose Joe Rogan over Neil Young?  Hint: It's not a music company.  —  Teachers, students and families caught in the middle of Va. mask order  —  Confused about rapid tests?
New York Times:
Democrats Decried Dark Money.  Then They Won With It in 2020.  —  A New York Times analysis reveals how the left outdid the right at raising and spending millions from undisclosed donors to defeat Donald Trump and win power in Washington.  —  Ken Vogel's reporting from Washington focuses …
Discussion: Insider and HotAir
Abigail Adcox / Washington Examiner:
Trump touts borders at home and abroad during Texas rally  —  Former President Donald Trump applauded the efficacy of borders before an enthusiastic crowd in Texas on Saturday evening, criticizing the Biden administration's handling of sovereignty both domestically and internationally.
Discussion: Washington Post
Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle:
He's a public defender and legendary S.F. progressive.  Here's why he backs the school board recall  —  Some opponents of the effort to recall three San Francisco school board members say the campaign's backers are a bunch of Trump-loving Republican billionaires trying to buy school boards in an effort to privatize public education.
Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
NO BAIL: Oath Keepers leader's estranged wife exclusively shares his escape plans  —  The leader of the Oath Keepers national right-wing paramilitary organization charged with seditious conspiracy for attempting to keep Trump in power on January 6th just got denied bail …
Zoe Richards / The Daily Beast:
School Vaccine Clinic Shut Down by Right-Wing Sabotage Campaign  —  A viral video shared by “Libs of TikTok” was part of a bid to fear-monger about kids supposedly getting the vaccine under false pretenses.  —  A Colorado school district said it won't be letting kids get vaccinated …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Colorado Sun
 
 
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LGBTQ+ dating apps used by police in dozens of drug arrests
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Elizabeth Findell / Wall Street Journal:
Texas GOP Governor Faces Backlash Over Problems With National Guard Deployment at Border
Denise Lavoie / Associated Press:
Virginia Republicans push for changes in marijuana law
Discussion: The Home Stretch and The Hill
Washington Post:
Pope Francis calls access to accurate information on coronavirus vaccines ‘a human right’
Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Republican-led states rush to pass antiabortion bills before Supreme Court rules on Roe
Jacob Sullum / Reason:
Why Can't the CDC Admit There Is No Solid Evidence To Support ‘Universal Masking’ in Schools?
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Nate Gartrell / Mercury News:
Federal judge bucks prosecutors, jails CA man who mailed 75 racist death threats to anti-Trump politicians
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
 

 
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”
 
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