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HuffPost:
Dog Rescue Charity Linked To Lara Trump Funneling Money Into Donald Trump's Pocket  —  The Big Dog Ranch Rescue has spent as much as $1.9 million at his properties in recent years and is spending $225,000 more at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.  —  A dog rescue charity with links to Lara Trump …
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T.A. Walker / WPTV:
Former President Donald Trump surprises philanthropists at Big Dog Ranch Rescue fundraiser  —  Trump visits Wine, Women & Shoes event at Mar-a-Lago  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Lauree Simmons, president and founder of Big Dog Ranch Rescue, told WPTV NewsChannel 5's T.A. Walker this week her goal at the Wine …
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
For Biden, there's no place like a weekend home in Delaware  —  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — As he stood in the Rose Garden celebrating his first big legislative win, President Joe Biden gestured to the White House and said it's a “magnificent building” to live in.  —  Except on weekends.
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public  —  Nursing homes have manipulated the influential star system in ways that have masked deep problems — and left them unprepared for Covid-19.  —  Twelve years ago, the U.S. government introduced a powerful …
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
17 Reasons to Let the Economic Optimism Begin  —  A reporter who has tracked decades of gloomy trends sees things lining up for roaring growth.  —  The 21st-century economy has been a two-decade series of punches in the gut.  —  The century began in economic triumphalism in the United States …
Discussion: HotAir
John McWhorter / It Bears Mentioning:
So there was a law professor at Georgetown who was a racist.  —  And now she's gone, but wait — what do we mean by “racist” these days?  And why am I a heretic to even ask the question and want real answers?  —  11 hr ago  —  A law professor at Georgetown Law School, Sandra Sellers, has been fired because she is racist.
Discussion: Althouse
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A 9-step guide to winning Trump's endorsement  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  In case you haven't noticed, DONALD TRUMP has every intention of throwing his weight around in Republican primaries in 2022.  And whether it's for an incumbent looking to ward off an intraparty threat …
Discussion: Associated Press, CNBC and Joe.My.God.
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
A GOP lawmaker says the ‘quality’ of a vote matters.  Critics say that's ‘straight out of Jim Crow.’  —  Amid a contentious hearing over proposed restrictions on Arizona's vote-by-mail system, a Republican state lawmaker argued that voters who hadn't participated in recent elections …
Joyce White Vance / Washington Post:
Civil suits may pry out the information we need to hold Trump accountable  —  The former president faces at least 10 lawsuits, and procedural rules he can't dodge  —  Joyce White Vance, a former U.S. attorney in Alabama, is a professor at the University of Alabama School of Law.
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Hundreds of covid cases reported at Tesla plant following Musk's defiant reopening, county data shows  —  Alameda County had initially denied releasing the data, citing requirements under health privacy law.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla's Bay Area production plant recorded hundreds …
Paul Bloom / Wall Street Journal:
When Intentions Don't Matter  —  As recent controversies show, moral judgment requires asking if people deserve punishment for harms they inflict without meaning to  —  A journalist at the New Yorker was fired for exposing himself in a Zoom call; another lost his job at the New York Times …
Scott Simon / NPR:
Sanders: Americans Care More About $1,400 Checks From Aid Plan Than Lack Of GOP Votes  —  With the passage this week of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, the United States is now on track to spend some $6 trillion in total on measures related to ending the pandemic.
Discussion: HuffPost
Jenna McLaughlin / Yahoo News:
He helped Trump bring American hostages home.  Now he's working for Biden.  —  WASHINGTON — Just days before Christmas last year, Roger Carstens, a former Green Beret turned diplomat, was thousands of miles away from home.  He had flown to Saudi Arabia in a last-ditch attempt to attend …
TMZ.com:
HS Basketball Announcer Apologizes for N-Word Comments, Blames Diabetes  —  HS BASKETBALL ANNOUNCER BLAMES N-WORD COMMENTS ON DIABETES ... ‘I Am So Sorry’ … 3:51 PM PT — The man who made the racist comments is apologizing for his words — and chalking the whole thing up to a diabetic episode.
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Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times:
How a commune-like encampment in Echo Park became a flashpoint in L.A.'s homelessness crisis  —  It began with a few tents pitched on the grassy rise on the banks of an L.A. landmark, Echo Park Lake.  —  Then, last year, more homeless people set up camp.  By latest count …
Tim Miller / The Triad:
Leadership Lessons From A Scandal-Ridden Governor  —  Dems show how the GOP should have treated Trump.  Plus: Q-A-Mom?  —  2 hr ago  —  1. Dems realize Cuomo's gotta go  —  A popular leader massively botches a crisis and covers up his mistakes.  He is credibly accused by multiple women of inappropriate behavior.
Reuters:
Iranian investigator says Israel likely behind attack on container ship  —  DUBAI (Reuters) - Israel is highly likely to have been behind an attack in the Mediterranean this week that damaged an Iranian container ship, an Iranian investigator was quoted as saying on Saturday by Iran's media.
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Army reviewing investigation into Michael Flynn's dealings with Russia, foreign firm  —  The Defense Department's internal watchdog has concluded a long-delayed investigation into Michael Flynn, defense officials said Friday, sending its findings to the Army in a case that could bring tens …
Wes Wilson / KXAN-TV:
Texas loses at court, Austin's mask mandate to stay in place for at least 2 weeks  —  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas District Court judge refused to grant the State of Texas an emergency, temporary injunction on Friday, meaning the mask mandate from Austin and Travis County will stay in place for at least two more weeks.
Teri Kanefield / NBC News:
Covid stimulus bill passes as Republicans use cancel culture to hide their obstruction  —  A simple formula, or what we might call a neat magic trick, allows Republican Party leaders to retain the support of their “base” even as they enact policies that hurt their own voters.
Discussion: CNN
Page Six:
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez break up, call off two-year engagement  —  They'll be J-Rod no more.  —  Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have broken up, Page Six has exclusively learned.  —  The stunning split comes after the superstar couple twice postponed their wedding …
Ken Ward Jr / ProPublica:
This Billionaire Governor's Coal Companies Owe Millions More in Environmental Fines  —  The richest person in West Virginia, who is also the state's governor, owns coal companies that routinely violate environmental laws.  Latest filings say the companies owe over $3 million for not complying with a major water pollution settlement.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
Biden's Revolution Takes Shape  —  If you ever believed he would govern like Obama, it's time to rethink.  —  23 hr ago  —  The past year has been a bewildering period in American political and social history.  We are in the last, maddening stages of a year-long pandemic that forced deep changes in everyone's lives.
Petula Dvorak / Washington Post:
Here are the people who love wearing masks.  And not just because they want to avoid covid-19.  —  A year into the pandemic, a lot has changed.  And we're reminded of that every time we go outside (if we go outside).  Masks have joined the traditional don't-leave-home-without-them trifecta of keys …
Albert Samaha / BuzzFeed News:
How I Lost My Mom To QAnon  —  You should have seen my mom's Twitter page before it got suspended.  Maybe you did.  Maybe you were one of the 85 accounts that followed her.  If so, I imagine you were probably very confused.  —  Of course, the QAnon hashtags and links to far-right websites …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Week / Al-Monitor:
A thaw in Turkey's relations with Egypt?
Discussion: Algemeiner.com
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Russia detains 200 at opposition gathering
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Jake Tapper tweets about latest Andrew Cuomo allegations, but avoids mentioning them on CNN show
Discussion: BizPac Review
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Oh, Now You Have to Show ID
Washington Post:
With clock ticking before exit deadline, U.S. appears poised to postpone troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Glenn C. Loury / City Journal:
“A Formula for Tyranny and More Racism”
Stephen Gutowski / Washington Free Beacon:
Virginia Dems Balk at Passing Major Gun-Control Reforms Ahead of Election
Discussion: Townhall
 Earlier Items: 
Stephanie Nebehay / Reuters:
U.S. joins West in rare criticism of Egypt on human rights abuses
Discussion: PressTV and Al Jazeera
CNBC:
U.S. Sens. Schumer and Gillibrand call on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign
Task & Purpose:
Removed from command: A two-star general's mental health disaster and fight to recover
Randi Richardson / NBC News:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's statue unveiled in her native Brooklyn, N.Y.
Discussion: The Hill and WCDC-TV
Jose Del Real / Washington Post:
They're worried their mom is becoming a conspiracy theorist. She thinks they're the ones living in a fantasy world.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money