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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Unmasking Of Rudy Giuliani On Fox's ‘The Masked Singer’ Prompts Judges Ken Jeong & Robin Thicke To Walk Off In Protest  —  EXCLUSIVE, SPOILER ALERT: Rudy Giuliani was last week unmasked as an exiting costumed contestant in the taping of the first episode of Fox's popular prime time show The Masked Singer.
CNN:
Jeff Zucker resigns from CNN  —  New York (CNN Business)CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker, the influential news executive who reshaped the iconic network, abruptly announced Wednesday morning that he has resigned from his position effective immediately.  —  “As part of the investigation …
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
The Mystery Behind the Zucker Shocker … At first, it seemed like Jeff Zucker was just another piece of collateral damage from Andrew Cuomo's demise, caught in the same blast radius that knocked Chris Cuomo out of CNN months earlier.  It all seemed so rich, considering Zucker …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Jeff Zucker Exits CNN After Relationship With Senior Executive  —  The relationship came up during the network's investigation into the former anchor Chris Cuomo.  “I was required to disclose it when it began but I didn't,” Mr. Zucker wrote in a memo to colleagues.
New York Times:
Memos Show Roots of Trump's Focus on Jan. 6 and Alternate Electors  —  Just over two weeks after Election Day, lawyers working with the Trump campaign set out a rationale for creating alternate slates of electors as part of an effort to buy time to overturn the results.
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Conspiracy charges possible for filing bogus Trump election slates, experts say
Discussion: The Bulwark
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
As Trump rages, a new plan to prevent a 2024 coup quietly advances
Discussion: Raw Story and The Status Kuo
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump considered blanket pardons for Jan. 6 rioters before he left office  —  In the final days of his presidency, Donald Trump seriously considered issuing a blanket pardon for all participants in the Jan. 6 riot, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump: ‘RINO’ Graham ‘wrong’ on pardoning Jan. 6 rioters
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Whoopi Goldberg ‘livid,’ threatening to quit ‘The View’ over her suspension: source  —  Whoopi Goldberg is “livid” after she was suspended from “The View” over her claim that the Holocaust was “not about race” — and is telling coworkers she is going to quit the show, according to a source.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Olympic athletes are getting ready to boycott the opening ceremony in Beijing  —  When the Winter Olympics officially begins Friday in Beijing, U.S. diplomats and international fans won't be the only ones missing from the festivities.  Olympic athletes from multiple countries who want to show solidarity …
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Tom Tapp / Deadline:
L.A. Mayor Garcetti Says He Held His Breath For Maskless Photo With Magic Johnson  —  Los Angeles Mayor — and Biden Administration ambassadorial nominee — Eric Garcetti today defended his actions after maskless photos surfaced of him and Lakers great Magic Johnson, along …
Insider:
3 more women say Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy filmed them without asking during sex … In November 2021, three young women came forward about sexual encounters they had with Barstool Sports' founder, Dave Portnoy.  These women told Insider the experiences with Portnoy turned frightening …
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Army to immediately start discharging vaccine refusers  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army said Wednesday it will immediately begin discharging soldiers who have refused to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, putting more than 3,300 service members at risk of being thrown out soon.
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Adeel Hassan / New York Times:   The U.S. Army will begin dismissing vaccine holdouts.
Washington Post:
Labor groups wary of potential Supreme Court pick backed by top House Democrat  —  Union leaders are increasingly wary of President Biden's potential selection of Judge J. Michelle Childs as a Supreme Court justice, citing her time working on behalf of employers against worker claims.
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Alexander Sammon / American Prospect:
Michelle Childs's Punitive Criminal Justice Rulings Were Repeatedly Overturned
Discussion: Washington Post
Politico:
Jan. 6 select committee subpoenas phone records of Arizona GOP chair  —  The Jan. 6 select committee has subpoenaed the phone records of Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward and her husband, Michael Ward, who both signed documents falsely claiming to be among their state's presidential electors in 2020.
Ali Breland / Mother Jones:
The Plan Was Simple: Infiltrate MAGA World and Tell Everyone What She Saw.  Then She Was Found Out.  —  Fight disinformation.  Get a daily recap of the facts that matter.  Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.  —  “Looks like my cover is fully blown, actually, fuck,” Amanda Moore told me over Twitter direct message.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
A ‘Master Class’ in Gerrymandering, This Time Led by N.Y. Democrats  —  The maps approved by Democrats in the New York State Legislature could lead their party to seize as many as three House seats from Republicans.  —  Democrats across the nation have spent years railing against partisan gerrymandering …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Exclusive: Hawley calls on Biden to drop support for Ukraine membership in NATO  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is calling on the Biden administration to drop longstanding U.S. support for Ukraine's eventual membership in NATO, arguing that a binding commitment to defend the country would undermine efforts to counter China.
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Justice News:
Four Defendants Arrested In Connection With The Overdose Death Of Michael K. Williams  —  Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Keechant Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), announced that IRVIN CARTAGENA …
Phil Rosen / Insider:
Metaverse mortgages are being issued to buy virtual land — and one of the first ever was just signed for a property in Decentraland  — TerraZero Technologies facilitated one of the first ever “metaverse mortgages” for a client buying virtual property in Decentraland.
Discussion: CNBC
CNN:
How Schumer explains his Senate dilemma  —  (CNN)Last July, trying to get Sen. Joe Manchin to let Democrats move forward on their agenda, Chuck Schumer came up with a plan.  He had the West Virginia Democrat lay out what he could accept and how much he'd be willing to spend.  Manchin signed his name.
Washington Post:
Biden officials push to hold up $11.3 billion USPS truck contract, citing climate damage  —  The Environmental Protection Agency warns Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to halt his plan to replace the aging delivery fleet with thousands of gas-powered vehicles.
NBC News:
FBI identifies 6 juveniles as persons of interest in bomb threats at Black colleges  —  FBI identifies six juvenile persons of interest in HBCU bomb threats  —  Six “tech savvy” juveniles have been identified as persons of interest by the FBI in threats to historically Black colleges …
Angela Swartz / AlmanacNews.com:
Woodside freezes SB 9 projects, citing an exemption for mountain lion habitats  —  New housing law allows up to four residential units per lot  —  Mountain lions and housing policy aren't often uttered in the same sentence, but that was the case last week in Woodside.
FIRE:
10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2022  —  There's no shortage of colleges and universities that will go to great lengths to stifle free speech.  Some institutions are worse than others, which is why each year for over a decade, FIRE compiles a list of the worst-of-the-worst.
Discussion: UPI and Instapundit
Cayla Harris / Houston Chronicle:
National Butterfly Center on Texas border closing indefinitely after attacks from right-wing conspiracy theorists  —  The National Butterfly Center on the Texas border is closing “for the immediate future” after conspiracy-fueled attacks against the center on social media escalated in recent days.
Discussion: Insider and Talking Points Memo
Alexander Vindman / USA Today:
Why I'm seeking accountability from Trump allies in court  —  Public servants who do their duty, tell the truth and uphold their oaths of office shouldn't be subjected to intimidation and retaliation.  —  In July 2019, my life took a dramatic and unexpected turn when I listened …
A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
COVID Derangement Is Working Out Just Fine for the GOP  —  Joe Biden didn't want a vaccination culture war.  He got one anyway.  And he's losing it.  —  The Republican treatment for coronavirus is quite simple.  You mix doubt with denial, look past the lost lives and then wait.
Discussion: HotAir and Overtime
Nate Hochman / National Review:
Inside Georgetown Law's Campaign to Cancel Ilya Shapiro: ‘This Is Melting Down’  —  How the school's administration helped instigate a woke student mob that is now implacable  —  ess than two weeks ago, Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) welcomed Ilya Shapiro as the new executive director …
Mike Elk / Payday Report:
50% Turnover at Amazon in Alabama Since Last Union Election - 60 Starbucks Seeking to Unionize in 19 States - Leading SCOTUS Pick Worked at Anti-Union Firm  —  60 Starbucks Seeking to Unionize in 19 States  —  Early last December, Starbucks workers at a Buffalo store became the first in the nation to unionize.
Discussion: al.com and Restaurant Dive
 
 
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Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
He's Head of a Georgia Election Board—and Fixated on QAnon
Lazar Berman / The Times of Israel:
Amnesty to ToI: No double standard in accusing Israel, but not China, of apartheid
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Trump-endorsed candidates are having trouble fundraising. That's a bad sign for the former president.
Michelle Nichols / Reuters:
U.S. advice to banks: OK to transfer aid money to Afghanistan
Micah Drew / Flathead Beacon:
Reading Between the Lines
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Man who drew Union Station swastikas is twice-deported criminal
Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
Black Lives Matter shuts down fundraising days after liberal states threatened legal action
 Earlier Items: 
Kiara Alfonseca / ABC News:
Students protest book bans by distributing ‘Maus,’ ‘Beloved’
Lyz / Men Yell at Me:
That's How It Works When You're a Woman on the Internet
Discussion: #breakthings
Page Six:
Mayor Adams dines with ex-Gov. Cuomo at Midtown hotspot
Discussion: Spectrum News NY1 and Fox News
Michael Newman / Bloomberg:
What if We Blotted Out the Sun to Fight Global Warming?
Discussion: Twitchy
Reuters:
A Mexican American is the first Latina president of Harvard Law Review
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
NBC News:
Biden to deploy troops to Eastern Europe amid Ukraine standoff
Polly Cleveland / The Editorial Board:
What if we replaced all federal levies, including the income tax, with a tax on land?
Discussion: HotAir
 

 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Telegraph Director of Technology Dylan Jacques on the goal of launching 12 significant uses of AI in the newsroom over 12 months

Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Reporters Without Borders sues X in France for “complicity in disseminating false information”, after X failed to block a fake video with RSF's logo

Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

 
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