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Mike Allen / Axios:
Haberman book: Flushed papers found clogging Trump WH toilet  —  While President Trump was in office, staff in the White House residence periodically discovered wads of printed paper clogging a toilet — and believed the president had flushed pieces of paper, Maggie Haberman scoops in her forthcoming book, “Confidence Man.”
Washington Post:
National Archives asks Justice Dept. to investigate Trump's handling of White House records  —  The request came amid revelations that officials recovered 15 boxes of materials from the former president's Mar-a-Lago residence that weren't handed back to the government as they should have been
Washington Post:
Trump's troubles on the record-keeping front are getting thornier  —  Good morning.  Do you know what's in Trump's Mar-A-Lago boxes?  Do you remember the '90s?  Are you a member of the gazpacho police?  We want to hear from you: earlytips@washpost.com.  Thanks for waking up with us.  —  On the Hill
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and Insider
Holly Ellyatt / CNBC:
Russia set to begin massive military drills with Belarus; U.S. slams ‘escalatory’ action  — Russia on Thursday is set to begin 10 days of military exercises with its neighbor Belarus as tensions remain high over a large build-up of troops along its border with Ukraine.
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Finns Don't Wish ‘Finlandization’ on Ukraine (or Anyone)
Discussion: Washington Post
Yahoo News:
Exclusive: DHS warns that trucker protests in U.S. could begin on Super Bowl Sunday  —  The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement and public safety officials in the United States that a prolonged trucker convoy protesting vaccine mandates could begin on Feb. 13, when the Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles.
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Rupa Subramanya / Common Sense:
What the Truckers Want  —  I've spoken to 100 of the protestors gathered in the Canadian capital.  What's happening is far bigger than the vaccine mandates.  —  For two weeks, the 18-wheelers, the semis, the tractors and the pick-up trucks streamed through the snow and ice into the center of Ottawa, the Canadian capital.
Gwynn Guilford / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Inflation Accelerates to 40-Year High  —  Consumer-price index rose at 7.5% annual rate in January  —  U.S. inflation accelerated to a 7.5% annual rate in January, reaching a new four-decade high as strong consumer demand and pandemic-related supply constraints kept pushing up prices.
Alejandra Marquez Janse / NPR:
Which skin color emoji should you use?  The answer can be more complex than you think … Heath Racela identifies as three-quarters white and one-quarter Filipino.  When texting, he chooses a yellow emoji instead of a skin tone option, because he feels it doesn't represent any specific ethnicity or color.
Washington Post:
Abrupt end to mask mandates reflects a shifting political landscape  —  As electoral warning signs flash for Democrats and the public yearns for normalcy, Democratic governors are making moves without waiting for the Biden administration to get there first  —  As the coronavirus pandemic enters …
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Kyle Smith / National Review:
Leana Wen's 180-Degree Reversal on Masks
Molly Jong-Fast / The Atlantic:
The Stories Fox News Doesn't Cover  —  In an alternate reality, what's left out can matter as much as what's made up. … If a story doesn't run on Fox, will Fox viewers even know it happened?  While it may be true that liberals and conservatives each live in their own news bubble …
THE CITY:
When Visitors Were Banned From Rikers Island, Even More Drugs Showed Up  —  Last April, Thomas Earl Braunson III was found dead in his cell on Rikers Island.  The 35-year-old had struggled with addiction throughout his life, family said, and in the end that battle proved fatal.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Democrats' social spending dreams stuck in winter purgatory  —  Build Back Never?  The thought has crossed Democrats' minds.  —  President Joe Biden's $1.7 trillion social and climate spending plan is dead as written, rejected by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).
Discussion: CNN
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses Pelosi of Running ‘Gazpacho Police.’ … Have you ever heard two unfamiliar words, and assumed they're different pronunciations of the same word?  It has happened to all of us at some point.  For most of us, though, it has not happened with a word like “Gestapo …
Justin George / Washington Post:
Steep ridership losses will force changes to Metro service after pandemic, transit leaders say  —  Metro's ability to provide safe and reliable transportation was under scrutiny by a House Oversight subcommittee  —  The public transit service that riders were accustomed to before the pandemic …
American Greatness:
DHS: American Thought Police  —  The transition from tracking terrorism to chasing thought crime has a major advantage.  It exonerates U.S. counterterrorism officials from the meddlesome job of catching actual terrorists. … Stopping the flow of MDM.  —  MDM isn't the latest flavor of fentanyl …
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Biden to propose 4.6 percent pay raise for federal employees, the biggest hike in 20 years  —  Federal employees and military service members would receive average raises of 4.6 percent next January under the budget President Biden will propose in March, marking what would be the workforce's …
Discussion: Political Wire
Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service:
New report details the influence of Christian nationalism on the insurrection  —  (RNS) — A team of scholars, faith leaders and advocates unveiled an exhaustive new report Wednesday (Feb. 9) that documents in painstaking detail the role Christian nationalism played in the Jan. 6 attack …
Discussion: Pharyngula
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
CNN anchor admits she's ‘officially out of ideas’ for ‘what to do about Joe Rogan’  —  The liberal network has waged relentless attacks toward the popular podcast host  —  Thought police attacking Joe Rogan like they did Soviet dissidents: Koffler  —  It appears CNN is losing steam in its criticism toward podcast giant Joe Rogan.
New York Times:
One Menacing Call After Another: Threats Against Lawmakers Surge  —  A review of threats against members of Congress shows how a mainstreaming of violent political speech has prompted a growing number of Americans to target elected officials.  —  WASHINGTON — Early one morning in November 2019 …
Discussion: Daily Kos, The B|E note and CNN
Miami Herald:
Son of U.S. Rep. Gimenez arrested for slapping Miami commissioner  —  The son of U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez was arrested Wednesday after police say he slapped a Miami city commissioner earlier in the day at Morton's Steakhouse in Coral Gables.  —  What triggered the spat …
Discussion: Fox News and The US Sun
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Why Some Progressive Candidates Are Breaking With The Far Left On Israel  —  Pro-Israel groups have spent big to reassert their dominance after years in retreat.  —  The Austin, Texas, chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America announced on Sunday that it was effectively withdrawing …
Rachael Bunyan / Daily Mail:
£740,000 painting is ruined after ‘bored’ security guard draws eyes on faceless figures on his first day in the job at Russian gallery  — The security guard had drawn two pairs of eyes with a ballpoint pen onto artist Anna Leporskaya's ‘Three Figures’ (1932-1934) painting
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Renew The Violence Against Women Act  —  After years of ugly fights and failed efforts, Congress may finally reauthorize the landmark 1994 law credited with saving lives.  —  Senators introduced a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to reauthorize the Violence …
Discussion: Roll Call and The 19th
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Todd Gitlin and the radicalism of small-d democracy  —  When my conservative friends — thank goodness I still have some — think of “the New Left” and the Sixties, their minds usually turn to flag burning, antiwar riots, pot-smoking (how quaint!) and all manner of attacks on “American values.”
CNN:
McConnell squares off with conservatives for downplaying ‘violent insurrection’  —  (CNN)Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell made clear this week that the deadly events on January 6, 2021, were a “violent insurrection” meant to stop the peaceful transfer of power — a comment prompting backlash …
 
 
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Lee Harris / American Prospect:
Congress Proposes $500 Million for Negative News Coverage of China
Discussion: Punchbowl News
The White House:
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s Call with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia
Discussion: Reuters and The Hill
David Kihara / Politico:
Florida man connected to Gaetz probe formally enters guilty plea
Discussion: Raw Story and Insider
Nell Gluckman / Chronicle of Higher Education:
They Signed a Letter in Support of a Colleague. Now They Want to Take It Back.
Rose Adams / American Prospect:
Big Business Games the Supply Chain
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Matt Ford / New Republic:
The Supreme Court Is Even More Conservative Than You Think
Discussion: RedState
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
‘Blue’ suburban moms are mobilizing to counter conservatives in fights over masks, book bans and diversity education
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‘I More So Consider Myself a Con Artist Than Anything’
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