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8:30 AM ET, December 11, 2021

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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Capitol attack panel obtains PowerPoint that set out plan for Trump to stage coup  —  Presentation turned over by Mark Meadows made several recommendations for Trump to pursue to retain presidency  —  Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows turned over to the House select committee investigating …
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Committee Examines PowerPoint Document Sent to Meadows  —  Mark Meadows's lawyer said the former White House chief of staff did not act on the document, which recommended that President Donald J. Trump declare a national emergency to keep himself in power.
Discussion: Insider and HuffPost
Philip Bump / Washington Post:   The important gap between social media screenshots and the front page
KAIT-TV:
Tornado Warning: Two dead, five injured at Monette Manor  —  Monette Manor area damaged, mass casualty event reported  —  By Region 8 Newsdesk  —  JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Two people were killed and five others were injured Friday evening as a tornado moved through Monette at a local nursing home …
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ABC News:
At least 50 dead as tornadoes devastate Kentucky; Amazon warehouse collapses in Illinois  —  One tornado was on the ground for over 200 miles.  —  A devastating tornado outbreak in western Kentucky has claimed the lives of at least 50 people, according to Gov. Andy Beshear.
Discussion: NBC News, New York Times and The US Sun
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Emily Smith / New York Post:
Chris Cuomo allegedly blasted Janice Dean as ‘that Fox weather bitch’ in smear plot  —  Chris Cuomo schemed to discredit Fox News meteorologist Janice Dean, allegedly calling her “that Fox weather bitch” in texts after she criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo for transferring COVID-19 patients to nursing homes.
Discussion: RedState
Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
Meat packers' profit margins jumped 300% during pandemic - White House economics team  —  Four of the biggest meat-processing companies, using their market power in the highly consolidated U.S. market to drive up meat prices and underpay farmers, have tripled their own net profit margins since …
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The White House:
Recent Data Show Dominant Meat Processing Companies Are Taking Advantage of Market Power to Raise Prices and Grow Profit Margins  —  The Biden Administration has been working at every level to address supply chain issues that are affecting prices.  Many such issues are related to the pandemic …
Discussion: Insider and Bloomberg
Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
Michael Nesmith, Monkees Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 78  —  “With infinite love we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes,” his family said in a statement  —  Monkees singer and guitarist Michael Nesmith …
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Republicans in Texas County, in Unusual Move, Upend Primary System  —  The G.O.P. in Potter County is planning to break away from a nonpartisan election board and hold its own primary next year, in a move criticized by election experts.  —  The Republican Party in the second-largest county …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jessica Huseman / Votebeat:   Republicans in Texas county to administer their own 2022 primary, despite officials' warnings
Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
David Perdue files election lawsuit with recycled, already-disproven claims of fraud  —  Then-Sen. David Perdue walks to a meeting with then-President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, in New York.  In December 2021, the Georgia gubernatorial candidate filed a new lawsuit recycling debunked claims …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Hill
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Kanye West, Donald Trump and the effort to overturn the 2020 results in Georgia
Select Committee to Investigate …:
Select Committee Subpoenas Individuals Involved in Planning January 5th and January 6th Rallies Preceding Violent Attack on the U.S. Capitol  —  Bolton, MS—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) today announced that the Select Committee has issued six subpoenas as a part of its investigation …
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Danielle Rhoades Ha / The New York Times Company:
New York Times Response to Senator Rubio's Follow-up Letter  —  Senator Marco Rubio, in a new letter to The Times, once again misrepresented The Times's coverage of the crackdown in China.  Read our response.  —  Dear Senator Rubio,  —  Your most recent letter again misrepresented our work …
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Colorado's Democratic governor: I'm not mandating masks.  The COVID emergency is over.  —  Is this guy running for president?  —  As a Republican, I mean.  These comments are disqualifying in a Democratic primary.  —  DeSantis/Polis could be the fusion ticket America needs to heal.
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Charles Homans / New York Times:
In Bid for Control of Elections, Trump Loyalists Face Few Obstacles  —  A movement animated by Donald J. Trump's 2020 election lies is turning its attention to 2022 and beyond.  —  ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — When thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Washington on Jan. 6 for the Stop …
Discussion: The True American
fox43.com:
Pa. Supreme Court vacates mask mandate for schools, child care facilities effective immediately  —  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has vacated the mask mandate issued by the Acting State Health Secretary Alison Beam.  —  PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has affirmed …
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Biden's legal losses: Seven times courts have struck against administration
Axios:
Blunder prevents early BuzzFeed employees from selling their shares  —  Many early BuzzFeed employees remain unable to sell their shares, even though the company went public this past Monday.  —  Why it matters: BuzzFeed stock has fallen more than 40%, and so far the company has given …
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
John Roberts Has Lost Control  —  When the Supreme Court released its opinions this morning on the two Texas cases around S.B. 8—the vigilante bill that allows anyone to collect $10,000 bounties against suspected abortion providers—there wasn't a lot of clarity or consistency in the news media on how to frame what had happened.
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Texas Abortion Decision Is a Disaster for Constitutional Rights
Gizmodo:
The Chumboxes That Helped Alex Jones Stay in Business  —  Most chumbox hawkers steer clear of the InfoWars brand today—but back in 2017, at least one ad company bent over backwards for them.  —  Alerts  —  For years, Alex Jones, the proprietor of far-right internet hellhole InfoWars …
Rudy Takala / Mediaite:
CNN Staffer Charged with Enticing Women and Their Underage Daughters to Engage in Sexual Activity  —  A CNN employee was charged Friday on three counts that he used a facility of interstate commerce to abuse underage girls.  —  Officials said a grand jury in Vermont indicted 44-year-old Stamford …
Lee Harris / American Prospect:
In Bid to Beef Up Bank Rules, Dems Stop Playing Nice  —  Republicans are crying foul as a Democratic majority at the FDIC sidesteps its Trump-appointed chair.  —  FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing, May 2019.
 
 
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Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Hillary Clinton predicts Trump running again in 2024, calling it a ‘make-or-break point’
Discussion: YouTube, Washington Examiner and IJR
Joanne B. Freeman / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 crossed a line. We need to say so before it's too late for democracy.
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Biden Talks Vaccines and Bob Dole in Interview With Jimmy Fallon
Discussion: Insider
Randee Dawn / TODAY.com:
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J. Scott Trubey / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Rivian to build electric vehicle plant in Georgia - sources
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Overwhelming Number of Diversity Officers at US Colleges Hold Anti-Israel Views, Study Says
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Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Democratic spending bill would add $3 trillion to deficits if provisions made permanent, CBO says
Jeremy Duda / Arizona Mirror:
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Michael Powell / New York Times:
In Texas, Panic Over Critical Race Theory Extends to Bookshelves
Discussion: Raw Story
Konstantin Toropin / Military.com:
Oklahoma Guard Leader Tells Vaccine Refusers to Prepare for ‘Career Ending Federal Action’
Washington Post:
Racists and Taliban supporters have flocked to Twitter's new audio service after executives ignored warnings
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Someone Is Lying About Why It Took So Long for the National Guard to Deploy on January 6
Discussion: Overtime and Raw Story
Jim Newell / Slate:
Democrats Could Have Gerrymandered Away a GOP Seat. Why Didn't They?
Discussion: The Daily Caller