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The Atlantic:
The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine — A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away. — Try to remember for a moment how you felt on January 6, 2021. Recall the makeshift gallows erected on the Capitol grounds, the tear gas, and the sound of the riot shields colliding with hurled flagpoles.
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Drezner's World
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Bonchie / RedState:
Sunny Hostin Makes Disgusting, Offensive Comparison to January 6th, Then Gets Launched Into Orbit — With another January 6th upon us, it was just a matter of time before someone delivered the worst take of the day, and no one will be shocked to learn that it came out of Sunny Hostin's mouth.
US Department of Justice:
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on the Fourth Anniversary of the January 6 Attack on the Capitol — For Immediate Release — The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the fourth anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Proud Boys leader serving 22 years for Jan. 6 conviction asks Trump for a pardon — Enrique Tarrio, who is serving the longest Jan. 6 sentence given to a Capitol defendant to date, was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in planning for the riot.
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Reuters, Rolling Stone, CBS News, One America News Network, Raw Story, New Republic, WBAL Baltimore News, Associated Press, The Hill and The Guardian
John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
January 6th was Successful — A Slow-Motion Coup — Today is January 6th and I feel a certain tedium and impatience about marking the anniversary of the Capitol Hill attack four years later. There seems to be a growing consensus that it, along with all of Trump's other menaces to constitutional rule, is not worth taking seriously.
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CNN, Washington Post, Axios and OutsideTheBeltway
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Don't Mention the Coup! — The memory of January 6 vanishes from Trump's new Washington.
Don't Mention the Coup! — The memory of January 6 vanishes from Trump's new Washington.
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MSNBC, The Dispatch, The Hill and Raw Story
Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
He Got Away With It — Donald Trump instigated a violent attack on the Capitol.
He Got Away With It — Donald Trump instigated a violent attack on the Capitol.
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Washington Post and Dame Magazine
Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Rudy Giuliani is in contempt of court in $148 million defamation case — Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court Monday for failing to properly respond to requests for information as he turned over assets to satisfy a $148 million defamation judgment granted to two Georgia election workers.
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Axios interview: Susie Wiles vows to block West Wing troublemakers … Wiles, who was co-campaign manager, gets much of the credit. Two weeks from today, she'll bring her formula to Washington. … - The veteran Florida political operative — a former lobbyist who worked for Trump's GOP primary rival …
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The Hill, Townhall, One America News Network, Raw Story, The Independent, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, RedState and Daily Mail
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Our National Day of Shame — The Bulwark grows! The Bulwark will swallow the world!
Our National Day of Shame — The Bulwark grows! The Bulwark will swallow the world!
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The Post Millennial
Benjamin Lopez Steven / CBC News:
How will replacing Trudeau work? Breaking down a Liberal leadership contest — Parliament is prorogued until March 24, buying the Liberals time to find a new leader — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday morning that he plans to step down once his party picks a successor.
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Vox, The Hill, Global News, Reuters, Metro.co.uk, Breitbart, RedState and The Post Millennial
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Timothy Nerozzi / Washington Examiner:
Trudeau resigns as Canadian prime minister after collapse of support — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down from his role as head of the nation's government. — Trudeau announced his decision on Monday at a press conference outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Mike Blanchfield / Politico:
Justin Trudeau to resign — the latest global leader to fall
Justin Trudeau to resign — the latest global leader to fall
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The Daily Caller, The Daily Sceptic, Breitbart and Raw Story
New York Times:
Canada Live Updates: Prime Minister Trudeau Expected to Step Down as Party Leader
Canada Live Updates: Prime Minister Trudeau Expected to Step Down as Party Leader
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Associated Press:
Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling.
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The Hill, Axios, Bureau of Ocean Energy …, New York Times, Fox News, Reuters, Mercury News, The White House, E&E News, RedState, NPR, Reason, Electrek, USA Today, CBS News, Townhall, Washington Examiner, Mother Jones, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, Daily Mail, One America News Network, Minnesota Reformer, Florida Politics and American Experiment
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CNN:
Biden permanently bans offshore drilling in 625 million acres of ocean, making a Trump reversal difficult
Biden permanently bans offshore drilling in 625 million acres of ocean, making a Trump reversal difficult
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ABC News, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Florida Politics, Florida Phoenix, Fox News, Daily Caller News Foundation, E&E News, The Hill and Daily Kos
David Hodari / NBC News:
Biden bans new offshore drilling along most of the U.S. coastline
Biden bans new offshore drilling along most of the U.S. coastline
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The Federalist
NBC News:
With an intent stare, a wide smile and a simple declaration, Harris certifies her loss to Trump — Vice President Kamala Harris presided over a joint session of Congress on Monday, certifying the results of the 2024 election in which she lost to Donald Trump.
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Trump aides ready ‘universal’ tariff plans — with one key change — President-elect's aides look at universal import duties, but only on certain sectors, among first big moves of presidency. — President-elect Donald Trump's aides are exploring tariff plans that would be applied …
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Bill O'Reilly, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money, New Republic, Power Line, Quartz, Reuters, New York Post, The Hill, Fortune, Forbes, Washington Examiner and Fox Business
Paul Gowder / The UnPopulist:
The Bogus Case Against Birthright Citizenship for the Children of Undocumented Immigrants — As Inauguration Day approaches, President-elect Donald Trump's promise of mass deportation at an unprecedented scale and the infighting within his own movement over H-1B visas have understandably taken center stage.
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Biden Uses 72-Year-Old Law to Give Trump a Slap in the Face Before MAGA 2.0 — The White House move could create a roadblock to one of President-elect Trump's major plans.
Dee-Ann Durbin / Associated Press:
McDonald's is the latest company to roll back diversity goals — Four years after launching a push for more diversity in its ranks, McDonald's is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S. Supreme Court's decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions.
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Associated Press, The Hill, Axios, Quartz, Fox Business, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit and The Post Millennial
Punchbowl News:
Thune to Senate GOP: Don't overrule parliamentarian on reconciliation — Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated to us that he'd oppose efforts to overrule the Senate's parliamentarian if certain GOP border security and tax provisions are ruled inconsistent with budget reconciliation rules.
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Washington Examiner
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert / Business Insider:
Dana White, UFC CEO and Trump ally, to join Meta's board of directors — Meta on Monday announced Dana White will join the company's board of directors. — White said he'd “never been interested” in joining a company's board before Meta's offer. — White is the CEO …
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NPR, The Hill, Meta, Forbes, Variety, Fox Business, Power Line, The Gateway Pundit, Quartz and The Post Millennial, more at Techmeme »
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
No, Trump wasn't “confused” about the New Orleans attack — On New Year's Day, a driver intentionally steered a truck into a crowd in New Orleans, killing 14 people. Trump and other MAGA leaders, echoing a false Fox News report, quickly rushed to blame President Biden's supposedly lax security at the border.
theRighting:
Bluesky Captures More Unique Visitors Than Truth Social in November — Majority of Right Wing News Websites Grew Audience in Critical Month — TheRighting released its November 2024 election year traffic analysis of mobile and desktop traffic for right wing and mainstream news websites based on Comscore data.
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Trump's lawyers ask judge to halt Friday's hush money case sentencing while they appeal to block it — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday moved to halt this week's sentencing in his hush money case while he appeals a judge's decision that upheld the historic verdict and put him on course …
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Ben Protess / New York Times:
Trump Seeks to Halt His Criminal Sentencing in New York
Trump Seeks to Halt His Criminal Sentencing in New York
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Reuters, Axios, New Republic, Business Insider, IJR, The Independent, Rolling Stone, Raw Story and Mediaite
Sharon Udasin / The Hill:
Newsom proposes ‘balanced’ budget with no deficits — California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday proposed a $322 billion budget that he said would be “balanced” and without deficits — marking a significant turnaround after two years of shortfalls. — Newsom delivered a “top-line” …
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Associated Press, Los Angeles Times and Courthouse News Service