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Christopher Nardi / National Post:
My Pillow's Mike Lindell barred from entering Canada to support convoy protestors — Lindell, as well as a truck full of 10,000 pillows destined for protesters, were denied entry into Canada Tuesday evening — OTTAWA - My Pillow CEO and staunch Donald Trump supporter Mike Lindell …
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Blair Crawford / ottawacitizen:
Threats close Stella Luna Gelato Café after owner's name appears in GiveSendGo data leak — Tammy Giuliani says that she now regrets making her $250 donation. — Ottawa's Stella Luna Gelato Café was forced to close Tuesday after receiving threats when owner Tammy Giuliani's name appeared …
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Washington Post:
Ryan Zinke broke ethics rules while leading Trump's Interior Dept., keeping improper ties with land developers, watchdog finds … While serving as Interior Department secretary under Donald Trump, Ryan Zinke broke federal ethics rules repeatedly by improperly participating in real estate negotiations …
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Matthew Brown / Associated Press:
Investigation: Zinke misused position as Interior secretary — BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a development project in his Montana hometown and lied to an agency ethics official about his involvement, according to a report from federal investigators released Wednesday.
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Thomas Fuller / New York Times:
In Landslide, San Francisco Forces Out 3 Board of Education Members — The recall, which galvanized Asian Americans, was a victory for parents angered by the district's priorities during the pandemic. — In a recall election fueled by pandemic angst and anger, San Francisco voters ousted three members …
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Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
Feinstein's approval ratings hit an all-time low; Harris underwater, poll says — Views of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's job performance have tumbled to the lowest point in her three-decade Senate career, with just 30% of California voters giving her positive marks in a new UC Berkeley Institute …
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
From liberal San Francisco, school board recall is a three-alarm warning for Democrats — San Francisco is quite familiar with earthquakes and what happened Tuesday — the ouster of three extreme lefties from the Board of Education — was not one of those. — Earthquakes are sudden and unexpected.
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Matt Welch / Reason:
San Francisco Voters Fire 3 School Board Members
San Francisco Voters Fire 3 School Board Members
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Biden Rejects Trump's Claim of Privilege for White House Visitor Logs — The president informed the National Archives that it should turn over the logs sought by the Jan. 6 committee within 15 days. — President Biden is opposing another effort by former President Donald J. Trump …
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Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
Beijing Weighs How Far to Go in Backing Putin on Ukraine — Behind closed doors, China's top leaders have debated how to respond to the Russia-Ukraine crisis without hurting China's own interests — China's top leaders have spent days weighing how far Beijing should go to back Russian …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
US says Russia has added 7,000 troops along Ukraine border, despite claims of pullback — Russian Ministry of Defense releases video of armor crossing Crimea bridge — (CNN)Russian forces massed along Ukraine's borders have increased by approximately 7,000 troops in recent days …
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Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:
Brazil's Bolsonaro embraced the U.S. under Trump. Now he's in ‘solidarity’ with Russia.
Brazil's Bolsonaro embraced the U.S. under Trump. Now he's in ‘solidarity’ with Russia.
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Allison P. Davis / The Cut:
A Vibe Shift Is Coming Will any of us survive it? — One morning in June, while I was puffing away on my stationary bike — fine, a Peloton — pretending I had enough time to get my body ready for the “hot vaxx summer” that never really was, my friend Ellen messaged me: “Okay, please let me know if this person is dumb.
Axios:
GOP tensions boil over Trump's fundraising tactics — Donald Trump's spamming of Republican donors could kneecap party efforts to build a steady funding stream for future elections and compete with Democratic fundraising, top GOP officials are privately warning.
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Raw Story and Political Wire
Teaganne Finn / NBC News:
Democratic group launches super PAC to counter election deniers running for office — WASHINGTON — The Democratic organization American Bridge 21st Century said it is launching a new multi-million dollar super PAC targeting Republican candidates running for key state and local offices who have denied the results of the 2020 election.
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Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
The Millions of People Stuck in Pandemic Limbo — When the coronavirus pandemic began, Emily Landon thought about her own risk only in rare quiet moments. An infectious-disease doctor at the University of Chicago Medicine, she was cramming months of work into days, preparing her institution …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Jury in Sarah Palin v. New York Times libel trial learned of judge's plan to throw out suit — Jurors' having knowledge of the ruling in the middle of deliberations could bolster the ex-governor's case for a new trial or appeal. — Jurors in former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's libel trial …
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Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
Palin Jurors Knew Judge Dismissed N.Y. Times Case Before Verdict
Palin Jurors Knew Judge Dismissed N.Y. Times Case Before Verdict
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Gizmodo:
Texas CEO Who Loaned Trump a Jet Has ‘No Comment’ on Funding Canada's Anti-Vax Truckers — Ben Pogue, an apparent Freedom Convoy donor, was among 90,000 names included in leaked GiveSendGo donation data. — Alerts — The CEO of a Texas construction company, who once loaned Donald Trump a private jet …
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Molly Jong-Fast / The Atlantic:
The American Fantasy of Canada's ‘Freedom Convoy’
The American Fantasy of Canada's ‘Freedom Convoy’
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RG Freedom Stack, Religion News Service and Los Angeles Times
Kira Lerner / The States:
State judges across the U.S. face growing GOP pushback against rulings in election cases — In mid-December, Texas' highest criminal court revoked the state attorney general's ability to use his office to prosecute election-related cases without the request of a district or county attorney.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The worst Ukraine take yet — It's not clear if Russia will invade Ukraine. It is clear that it is ready, with sufficient forces positioned close enough to Ukraine's borders to quickly strike should it choose to do so. That is obvious not just from government reports …
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Washington Examiner, Media Matters for America, RedState, BizPac Review and The Gateway Pundit
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Andrew C. McCarthy / The Hill:
Did Durham find something worse than Watergate? Not so far
Did Durham find something worse than Watergate? Not so far
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Jason Koebler / VICE:
LEAKED AUDIO: Amazon Union Buster Warns Workers ‘Things Could Become Worse’ — An Amazon union avoidance official told unionizing workers in New York City that it is possible negotiations would begin with minimum wage pay as a starting point. — An Amazon union avoidance official told employees at JFK8 …
Steve Lohr / New York Times:
Wary of Economic Neoliberalism, Groups Fund Research on Alternatives — Two foundations committed funding for economic and policy research focused on alternatives to traditional economic thinking. — Wages have been stagnant for most Americans for decades. Inequality has increased sharply.
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Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou / Bloomberg:
Money That Won Melania Trump NFT Came From Melania Trump Wallet — The source of funds for the winning bid in Melania Trump's first NFT auction appears to be the creators of the project themselves. — A series of blockchain transactions show that the cryptocurrency used …
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New York Post, Rolling Stone, Consequence and Political Wire
Myah Ward / Politico:
Biden names 2 people to replace Eric Lander in top science roles — President Joe Biden has tapped two people to temporarily fill Eric Lander's dual roles as the president's top science adviser and the head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the White House announced on Wednesday.
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Brian Baxter / Bloomberg:
NFL Taps Ex-Attorney General Loretta Lynch to Fight Flores' Race Bias Suit — The National Football League has hired former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to defend it in a high-profile race discrimination case filed earlier this month by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores.
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Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Ken Kurson, Kushner Ally Pardoned by Trump, Takes Plea Deal — Mr. Kurson, a former newspaper editor, was accused of cyberstalking his former wife both before and after their 2016 divorce. — Ken Kurson, a former editor of The New York Observer who was charged with unlawfully spying on his former wife …
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Justin Trudeau Has Disgraced His Office — He's also exposed a massive flaw in Canada's constitutional order. — n a famous 1889 letter to A. S. Gruzinsky, the playwright Anton Chekhov proposed that “one must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn't going to go off” at some point later in the play.
Wall Street Journal:
U.S., Russian Aircraft Flew Perilously Close to Each Other Amid Ukraine Tensions — Pentagon says it expressed concern to Russian officials through diplomatic channels — WASHINGTON—U.S. and Russian military aircraft flew dangerously close to each other in three separate weekend incidents …
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Missouri Senate poll alarms GOP — The poll appears to validate party fears that former GOP Gov. Eric Greitens would be a risky nominee. — Newly released polling in Missouri bolsters an argument Senate Republican leadership has made for months: Former Gov. Eric Greitens could be an unusually weak red-state nominee.
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Politico:
Oath Keepers leader told Jan. 6 committee he still sees 2020 election as ‘illegitimate,’ lawyer says — The lawyer for militia founder Stewart Rhodes noted, however, that many others feels the same way. — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told congressional investigators earlier …
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Insider, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Kara Voght / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Top House Democrat Unveils Plan to Beat Back Progressive Rebellion — House seats are on the line as progressives challenge incumbents in a string of contested Democratic primaries, part of a broader struggle over the party's future — A pack of progressive candidates have crashed …