memeorandum: House Republicans Preparing Broad Inquiry Into F.B.I. and Security Agencies (New York Times)

6:20 PM ET, January 8, 2023

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Here's what to know about Brazil's presidential election. — Here's what to know about the protest fueled by false claims of electoral fraud. — Thousands of supporters of Brazil's right-wing former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the country's Congress, Supreme Court and presidential offices …

Discussion: Rolling Stone, Vox, Insider and Political Wire

Washington Post:

Bolsonaro backers storm congress, court, presidential office in Brazil's capital — BRASILIA — Thousands of radical backers of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro breached and vandalized the presidential office building, congress and the Supreme Court on Sunday …

Discussion: Twitchy and Just The News

Associated Press:

Pro-Bolsonaro crowd storms Brazil's Congress, other sites — Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace in the capital on Sunday, a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival …

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CNN:

Bolsonaro supporters breach security barriers, break into Brazilian Congress and presidential palace — Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday breached security barriers set up by the Armed Forces and gained access to key buildings for each of the three branches of government …

Discussion: TMZ.com and Forbes

George Wright / BBC:

Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazilian Congress — Supporters of Brazilian far-right ex-President Jair Bolsonaro have stormed Congress in the capital. — The dramatic scenes came a week after left-wing veteran Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's inauguration.

Discussion: Mother Jones, New York Times, The Hill, Occupy Democrats, Payday Report, The Post Millennial, Joining the Dots and Washington Post

Adriano Machado / Reuters:

Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court — Supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the country's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court, in a grim echo of the U.S. Capitol invasion two years ago by fans of former President Donald Trump.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Mother Jones and NPR

Peter Millard / Bloomberg:
Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters Breach Into Congress, Presidential Palace

Discussion: Fortune

Bart Barnes / Washington Post:

Bernard Kalb, journalist and commentator, dies at 100 — He resigned in 1986 as State Department spokesman to protest a government disinformation campaign — Bernard Kalb, a journalist and author who covered global affairs and later cast a critical eye on the media as a commentator for CNN …

Vimal Patel / New York Times:

A Lecturer Showed a Painting of the Prophet Muhammad. She Lost Her Job. — After an outcry over the art history class by Muslim students, Hamline University officials said the incident was Islamophobic. But many scholars say the work is a masterpiece. — Erika López Prater …

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and WOID

Liz Sly / Washington Post:

Ukraine sees ‘year of victory’ but decisive defeat of Russia won't be easy — LONDON — With upgraded weaponry on the way, Western resolve holding firm, and the Ukrainian army continuing to outmaneuver and outwit Russia's flailing military, Ukraine's promised “year of victory” is off to a good start.

Discussion: Foreign Policy

Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
Now Fighting for Ukraine: Volunteers Seeking Revenge Against Russia

Discussion: New York Post

Céline Gounder / New York Times:

Grant Wahl's Death Isn't a Tool for Covid Vaccine Disinformation Spreaders — Dr. Gounder is an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist. She is the widow of the sports journalist Grant Wahl. — It was the end of the workday on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.

New York Times:

House Republicans Preparing Broad Inquiry Into F.B.I. and Security Agencies — Republicans plan to create a special subcommittee, led by a Trump ally, with a mandate to scrutinize open criminal investigations and classified intelligence. — WASHINGTON — Newly empowered House Republicans …

Discussion: CNN, PoliticusUSA, Mother Jones, Fox News and Politico

Rebecca Chace / New York Times:

Russell Banks, Novelist Steeped in the Working Class, Dies at 82 — He brought his own sometimes painful blue-collar experiences to bear in acclaimed stories exploring issues of race, class and power in American life. — Russell Banks, whose vivid portrayals of working-class Americans grappling …

Discussion: Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News

New York Times:

After 6-Year-Old Is Accused in School Shooting, Many Questions and a Murky Legal Path — The teacher who was shot was in stable condition on Saturday, the police said, but details surrounding the gun remained unknown. — NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The scene was heartbreakingly familiar.

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Rachael Bade / Politico:

POLITICO Playbook: The clock starts ticking on McCarthy's speakership — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — KEVIN McCARTHY finally got the gavel — but in the process, he gave away the House. — The concessions the California Republican awarded …

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