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Elon Musk  —  SEE FULL LIST  —  The richest man in the world does not own a house and has recently been selling off his fortune.  He tosses satellites into orbit and harnesses the sun; he drives a car he created that uses no gas and barely needs a driver.  With a flick of his finger, the stock market soars or swoons.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump says Netanyahu “never wanted peace” with the Palestinians  —  This story comes from the new season of the “How it Happened” podcast.  Subscribe to listen to the whole story, including audio recordings of a never before-heard interview with Donald Trump.
Insider:
Trump yelled ‘what the hell was that?’ after the White House's Middle East plan went off the rails: book
Discussion: Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mark Meadows's coverup of Trump's coup attempt is falling apart  —  In his new book, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows offers up a version of Donald Trump's conduct on Jan. 6 that is almost comically sanitized.  In his telling, the rioters attacked the Capitol with …
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
The GOP is an anti-America party  —  I am a Democrat.  Yet I have voted for Republicans.  In fact, one of my sons ran for office as a Republican.  My other son worked for Republicans in Congress and the Republican National Committee.  —  But I can't stomach what has happened to the GOP in the last year.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Jan. 6 panel set to vote on holding Meadows in contempt
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
No U.S. Troops Will Be Punished for Deadly Kabul Strike, Pentagon Chief Decides  —  The military initially defended the August strike, which killed 10 civilians including seven children, in the days afterward, but ultimately called it a tragic mistake.  —  WASHINGTON — None …
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Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes  —  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers are committed in principle to education and jobs for girls and women, a marked departure from their previous time in power, and seek the world's “mercy and compassion” …
Jonathan Rauch / Persuasion:
The Real Hoax  —  “To see what is in front of one's nose,” George Orwell said, “needs a constant struggle.”  Among Donald Trump's many impressive talents is his gift for obscuring, occluding, and even inverting what is in front of America's nose.  —  Most notably, he has convinced tens …
Wall Street Journal:
Vox Media, Group Nine Media in Advanced Talks to Merge  —  Stock deal would unite two of the biggest digital-media companies; Vox Media would get 75% ownership  —  Vox Media is in advanced talks to merge with Group Nine Media Inc., according to people familiar with the situation …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
America's Anti-Democratic Movement  —  It's making progress.  —  American politics these days can often seem fairly normal.  President Biden has had both big accomplishments and big setbacks in his first year, as is typical.  In Congress, members are haggling over bills and passing some of them.
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Manchin raises red flags over Dems' agenda ahead of Biden talk  —  Joe Manchin is raising deep concerns about the structure of Democrats' climate and social spending bill, a warning sign for Democrats as the West Virginia senator prepares for a Monday conversation with President Joe Biden.
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John Nolte / Breitbart:
Fox News Finally Rids Itself of Dishonest Ratings Failure Chris Wallace  —  Fox News must be thrilled to finally be rid of Chris Wallace, the only recognizable name at Fox regularly murdered by the competition.  —  On Sunday, Wallace announced he was going to work for CNN.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
‘Fox News Sunday’ host Chris Wallace to join CNN's streaming service
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Insider:
We rated every member of Congress on their financial conflicts.  Dozens of lawmakers and top staffers are violating their own rules designed to prevent corruption.  —  At least 48 lawmakers and 182 top aides have violated the STOCK Act, a federal conflict-of-interest law, Insider's analysis found.
Discussion: Political Wire
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Biden to survey Kentucky tornado damage Wednesday  —  President Joe Biden said Monday he will travel to Kentucky later this week to survey damage left by a deadly tornado storm that struck late last week.  —  “We're going to get this done — we're going to be there as long as it takes to help …
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Lauren Collins / New Yorker:
Alison Roman Just Can't Help Herself  —  A food-world star's method and mess. … Alison Roman approves of creamed greens, knobby lemons, and iceberg lettuce.  She's a slicer of onions, not a dicer; a “ride-or-die corner person” when it comes to lasagnas and cakes.  She doesn't sift flour, soak beans, or peel ginger.
Reuters:
The curious case of a map and a disappearing Taiwan minister at U.S. democracy summit  —  A video feed of a Taiwanese minister was cut during U.S. President Joe Biden's Summit for Democracy last week after a map in her slide presentation showed Taiwan in a different color to China, which claims the island as its own.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Biden White House Censors Taiwan at Democracy Summit
Discussion: Taipei Times
New York Daily News:
NYC Council speaker race bombshell as Adrienne Adams secures support from four top opponents  —  Four City Council speaker hopefuls are lining up to throw their support behind Councilwoman Adrienne Adams for the top leadership post, dealing a major blow to Councilman Francisco Moya …
Kriston Capps / Bloomberg:
Preservationists Want to Save Penn Station.  Yes, That Penn Station.  —  A bid to place New York City's most reviled structure on the National Register of Historic Places could delay long-planned station improvements.  —  In November, as one of her first major acts since taking office …
Eleanor Eagan / American Prospect:
The Trump Officials Still Running Biden's Justice Department  —  Two senior career staffers continue to work in Attorney General Merrick Garland's office, and he's shown no signs of doing anything about it.  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department, November 8, 2021.
Discussion: Raw Story
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Now in Your Inbox: Political Misinformation  —  One of the most powerful communication tools available to politicians teems with unfounded claims and largely escapes notice.  —  A few weeks ago, Representative Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican, falsely claimed that the centerpiece …
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Some Hospitals Drop Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates to Ease Labor Shortages  —  After a judge halted a Biden administration mandate for healthcare workers to get vaccinated, employers including HCA and Tenet have removed the requirement  —  Some of the largest U.S. hospital systems …
Matthew Walther / The Atlantic:
Where I Live, No One Cares About COVID  —  Outside the world inhabited by the professional classes in a handful of major metropolitan areas, many Americans are leading their lives as if COVID is over.  —  About the author: Matthew Walther is editor of The Lamp, a Catholic literary journal …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
American Greatness:
Cracked Icons  —  The corrupt and mediocre heroes of the Left are imploding.  —  With fits and starts, we are slowly returning to reality after four years of mass hysteria.  Our media-deified, progressive icons are finally being exposed as the deceivers they always were.  —  Jussieopath
The White House:
FACT SHEET: Putting the Public First: Improving Customer Experience and Service Delivery for the American People  —  The Federal Government interacts with millions of people each day and provides vital services during some of the most critical moments in people's lives.
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Startup Pitched Tasing Migrants From Drones, Video Reveals … Brinc, a rising star among the many companies jockeying to sell drones to police, has a compelling founding mythology: In the wake of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, its young founder decided to aid law enforcement agencies through the use of nonviolent robots.
Time:
SEE FULL LIST  —  No one knows for sure where the virus came from.  It could have been the murky depths of one of the hundreds of bat caves scattered across China.  Carried inside a bat on a nightly sojourn, the virus may have jumped to another wild animal, perhaps one of those sold in the wet markets in the region.
Teaganne Finn / NBC News:
Newsom says he will use Texas abortion law tactics to restrict assault weapons  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he plans to use the same tactic as Texas' abortion law to target assault rifle sales after the Supreme Court declined to block enforcement of the law.
 
 
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Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed News:
The Trump Administration Violated Federal Law By Silencing Staffers During The COVID-19 Outbreak
Discussion: Raw Story
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Snapchat and Other Apps Were Used to Plan Flash-Mob Thefts, Police Say
Discussion: The Hill and National Review
Todd Bensman / CIS.org:
Mass Migration Through Panama's Darien Gap Destroying an Indigenous Tribe - and Human Rights Organizations Don't Care
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
South Korea Has Long Wanted Nuclear Subs. A New Reactor Could Open a Door.
Discussion: The Guardian
Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
Revealed: Biden administration was not legally bound to auction gulf drilling rights
Discussion: Gizmodo and Common Dreams
Josie Albertson-Grove / UnionLeader.com:
Transportation Sec. Buttigieg in N.H. Monday to cheer Manchester's development grant, commuter rail potential
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Dark-Money Machine Gets a Makeover—and New Owners
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
The Supreme Court isn't broken. Even if it were, adding justices would be a bad idea.
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Tell the Establishment ‘No Intervention in Ukraine’
Washington Post:
Manchin cites a blind trust to justify climate votes. But much income from his family's coal company isn't covered.
Discussion: Raw Story and HotAir
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
The GOP hates vaccine mandates but loves vaccines. Here's why.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
To defend democracy, Biden must identify its foes