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6:55 PM ET, January 29, 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: Off The Mall
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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.
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story, claytoonz, CNN and Insider
New York Times:
As Breyer Pondered Retirement, Biden Bet on a Hands-Off Strategy
Discussion: Insider
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.”
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Joni Mitchell Says She's Removing Music From Spotify: ‘Irresponsible People Are Spreading Lies’ … Joni Mitchell has pledged to remove her music from Spotify, just a few days after fellow singer-songwriter icon Neil Young did the same.  —  In a note on her official website titled …
Joni Mitchell:
News Item  —  I Stand With Neil Young!  —  I've decided to remove all my music from Spotify.
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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Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Pennsylvania Democrats consider endorsing in Senate primary  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Democratic Party committee members will meet Saturday in suburban Harrisburg to vote on whether to endorse in the party's hotly contested primary race for U.S. Senate.
Brianne Pfannenstiel / USA Today:
National Democrats take aim at Iowa's caucuses as discussions begin over 2024 calendar  —  DES MOINES, Iowa - Members of the Democratic National Committee took aim at Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses Saturday as the group considers changes to the 2024 presidential nominating process.
Discussion: Politico
CNN:
US officials: Indications Russia has moved blood supplies to Ukraine border  —  Gen. Milley has message for Russia about Ukraine  —  (CNN)The US has seen indications that Russia has positioned supplies of blood near Ukraine's borders, two senior US defense officials told CNN Saturday …
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New York Times:
U.S. Sanctions Aimed at Russia Could Take a Wide Toll
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.
Discussion: Hackwhackers
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 …
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
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 …
Elizabeth Findell / Wall Street Journal:
Texas GOP Governor Faces Backlash Over Problems With National Guard Deployment at Border  —  Gov. Greg Abbott faces challenges from fellow Republicans and Democrats over pay problems and poor morale among National Guardsmen  —  Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is being blamed by GOP opponents …
Nate Gartrell / Mercury News:
Federal judge bucks prosecutors, jails CA man who mailed 75 racist death threats to anti-Trump politicians  —  Cards included racist language, ‘KKK’ signature  —  SAN FRANCISCO — In a rare rebuke of prosecutors, a federal judge handed down a jail sentence to a California man who spent …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Page Array:
SistersInLaw are Now in Session  —  Politicon brings a brilliant team of political and legal masterminds together for an exciting new podcast, #SistersInLaw.  —  Joyce Vance, Jill Wine-Banks, Barb McQuade and Kimberly Atkins Stohr pull back the curtain on how our government actually works …
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 …
Denise Lavoie / Associated Press:
Virginia Republicans push for changes in marijuana law  —  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Newly empowered Republican lawmakers in Virginia who opposed legalizing simple possession of marijuana say they don't want to scrap the law, but they do want to make significant changes.
Discussion: The Hill and USA Today
Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
Has Peter Strzok testified before a Durham grand jury?  —  And - what Durham has collected thus far  —  The Evidence Thus Far.  —  In this post I'll be detailing the evidence, testimony, and documents we know - or can assume - Special Counsel John Durham has obtained during his investigation.
 
 
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Carville says he'd help fundraise for potential Gallego Senate bid
Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle:
He's a public defender and legendary S.F. progressive. Here's why he backs the school board recall
Nicole Gaudiano / Insider:
Donald Trump should not lead the country again, says the Republican leader of the National Governors Association
Katie Harbath / New York Times:
I Worked at Facebook. It's Not Ready for This Year's Election Wave.
Washington Post:
Pope Francis calls access to accurate information on coronavirus vaccines ‘a human right’
Discussion: UPI
Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Republican-led states rush to pass antiabortion bills before Supreme Court rules on Roe
 Earlier Items: 
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump facing legal, political headwinds as he eyes comeback
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
New York Police Officers Remember Jason Rivera
Discussion: Fox News
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Mostly dead or slightly alive? Democrats don't yet know if Build Back Better can be revived.
Adriana Cohen / New York Post:
Why hasn't Fauci been fired and put under FBI investigation yet?
Jesse Wegman / New York Times:
The Equal Rights Amendment Is Now the Law of the Land. Isn't It?
Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Washington trooper who defied state vaccine mandate and told gov to ‘kiss my a—’ dies from COVID-19
Discussion: Mediaite
 

 
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Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information:
An undisclosed 2023 agreement between Microsoft and OpenAI defines achieving AGI as the point when OpenAI develops AI systems that generate $100B+ in profits

Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
How H-1B workers from India and other countries help the US remain dominant in tech, as some on the new “Tech Right” discover MAGA's racial-nationalist bigotry

Shubham Sharma / VentureBeat:
DeepSeek releases DeepSeek-V3, an open-source MoE model of 671B total parameters, with 37B activated per token, claiming it outperforms top models like GPT-4o

 
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