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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
The War on Thanksgiving Is America at Its Worst — THE $14.92 PROJECT … There's no better time or place to be alive than in 21st century America. But a nation that can't honestly tell its own story and find nobility in it is a nation without a future.
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TK News, Townhall, HotAir and The Federalist
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Liza Featherstone / New Republic:
America, Rediscover Thanksgiving's Radical Past — What does Thanksgiving mean in a culture where we are constantly exhorted to be grateful all year long? In progressive circles—and even in some corporate boardrooms—we now often begin a meeting by giving thanks to Indigenous people, acknowledging that we are on “stolen lands.”
Joshua Zeitz / Politico:
When People Thought the First Thanksgiving Was Too Woke — In late 1863, President Abraham Lincoln unwittingly launched what would soon become a cherished American tradition. — A well-wisher had sent a turkey to the White House for the first family's holiday meal.
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Washington Examiner
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Georgia prosecutor booked into jail for mishandling Ahmaud Arbery case — The former prosecutor charged with misconduct in the Ahmaud Arbery case was booked into a Georgia jail the same day three men were convicted of murdering the Black jogger. — Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit district …
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
How a shaky cellphone video changed the course of the Ahmaud Arbery murder case — The first news story about the Feb. 23, 2020, shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, a mere four paragraphs, offered little detail about what led to the death of the 25-year-old. — In the small coastal Georgia town of Brunswick …
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HuffPost and Outside the Beltway
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Ahmaud Arbery's mother speaks out after murder trial verdict: 'I'm really, really thankful' — Wanda Cooper-Jones spoke to ABC News on “Good Morning America.” — Ahmaud Arbery's mother said she is feeling especially thankful this Thanksgiving, after three men were found guilty of his murder.
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HotAir
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A Dave Chappelle Thanksgiving special — DRIVING THE DAY — READ OF THE DAY — WaPo's account of our own Meridith McGraw's retelling via Twitter of one dead turkey's journey on a Southwest flight from DCA to Austin: through scanning at TSA, into an overhead bin and …
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Fox News and National Review
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CNN:
Marjorie Taylor Greene lays out demands for GOP House speaker vote if Republicans retake majority in 2022 — (CNN)Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of Donald Trump's staunchest allies in Congress, on Thursday laid out demands for a GOP leader to earn her vote for House Speaker …
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Washington Times, Raw Story and Mediaite
David Frum / The Atlantic:
It Wasn't a Hoax — People with scant illusions about Trump are volunteering to help him execute one of his Big Lies. — About the author: David Frum is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy (2020). In 2001 and 2002, he was a speechwriter for President George W. Bush.
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POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Mack Lamoureux / VICE:
QAnon's ‘Queen of Canada’ Calls for Followers to ‘Kill’ People Vaccinating Children — QAnon influencer Romana Didulo told her 70,000 followers that “duck-hunting season is open” and by ducks she means healthcare workers, politicians, and journalists. — Mack Lamoureux — TORONTO, CA
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Canadian Anti-Hate Network and Raw Story
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Biden visits Coast Guard on Thanksgiving — President Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited the Coast Guard Brant Station on Nantucket Thursday, thanking the service members for their service and sacrifice. The Bidens are spending Thanksgiving on the Massachusetts island as part of their annual family tradition.
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Marton Dunai / Financial Times:
Hungary warns of US interference in bid to oust premier Viktor Orban — Ruling Fidesz party vows to counteract moves such as use of sanctions against individuals before next year's election — Hungary's government on Thursday said it expected the US to try to interfere in elections next year …
New York Times:
Waukesha Suspect's Previous Release Agitates Efforts to Overhaul Bail — Darrell Brooks, accused of plowing his S.U.V. through a Wisconsin parade, had been freed on $1,000 bail for a different charge in Milwaukee County, where there is a backlog of cases. — In early November …
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Washington Post, Common Dreams, Althouse and The Gateway Pundit
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Fighting the Inflation Profiteers — Companies are raising prices well above increases in their costs. The only antidote is to finally take action against corporate power. — President Biden delivering remarks on the economy on Tuesday — In a time of high inflation …
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Common Dreams
Steve Neavling / News & Views, Detroit Metro Times:
Anti-vax Wayne County Republican is in ICU with COVID-19 — William Hartman, then-Vice Chairman of the Wayne Board of Canvassers, has been in the hospital with COVID-19. — A Trump-adoring Wayne County Republican who spread misinformation about COVID-19 and the vaccine has been hospitalized …
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Detroit Metro Times