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6:20 PM ET, December 29, 2021

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New York Times:
Ghislaine Maxwell Found Guilty of Helping Jeffrey Epstein Abuse Girls  —  Ghislaine Maxwell is found guilty of aiding in Epstein's abuse.  —  Ghislaine Maxwell, the daughter of a British media mogul and the former companion to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted on Wednesday …
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Erica Orden / New York Magazine:
Got Her  —  After skating for years, Ghislaine Maxwell is convicted of abusing girls with Jeffrey Epstein.  —  A federal jury on Wednesday found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of operating a sex-trafficking ring with her late boyfriend, Jeffrey Epstein, capping a decades-long effort to bring …
Discussion: Vanity Fair and UPROXX
Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:
Reid's final hang up  —  There will never be another like him.  —  Not a chance.  —  Oh sure, there will be leaders who grew up in unimaginable poverty.  Or those who are more workhorse than showhorse.  Or who dominate their state's political apparatus.
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The White House:
A Proclamation on the Death of Harry Reid
Discussion: Associated Press and HuffPost
Jeff Goodell / Rolling Stone:
‘The Fuse Has Been Blown,’ and the Doomsday Glacier Is Coming for Us All  —  New data suggests a massive collapse of the ice shelf in as little as five years.  “We are dealing with an event that no human has ever witnessed,” says one scientist.  “We have no analog for this”
Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
Biden to speak with Putin on Thursday at Russian leader's request  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden will hold a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday afternoon “to discuss a range of topics, including upcoming diplomatic engagements with Russia,” National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horne told CNN.
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Politico:
Biden and Putin to speak again at ‘moment of crisis’
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Biden to hold another call with Putin on Thursday afternoon, NSC says
Discussion: USA Today
Constance Grady / Vox:
Why so much Obama-era pop culture feels so cringe now  —  How Hamilton, Parks and Recreation, and Harry Potter lost cultural cachet.  —  One of the oddities of getting old is bearing witness as the pop culture you used to think would always be beyond reproach slowly slides out of favor.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
He died after waiting 15 days for a hospital bed.  His family blames unvaccinated covid-19 patients.  —  Throughout his life, Dale Weeks was characterized by family and friends in Iowa as “a good neighbor,” someone who would do anything for anyone.  So when he was diagnosed with sepsis last month …
Discussion: The Hill and Twitchy
Barry Ritholtz / The Big Picture:
After Vaccines: Where Covid Death Rates Have Risen  —  Do a compare and contrast of the red and green maps above.  They are the most astonishing thing I saw today.  —  They are from a NY Times deep data dive into the Covid mortality stats post-vaccine availability, titled “Why Covid Death Rates Are Rising for Some Groups.”
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas' teammates considered boycotting final meet in protest  —  A group of UPenn swimmers were so upset by transgender athlete Lia Thomas' advantages that they mulled boycotting their final home meet - but decided not to for fear they'd be banned from the Ivy League championship, according to a report.
Discussion: Page Array and Ace of Spades HQ
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
2 Georgia Republicans Rack Up Fines for Defying House's Mask Mandate  —  Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Andrew Clyde have incurred more than $100,000 combined in penalties for dozens of violations.  —  WASHINGTON — During a recent marathon session in the House …
Discussion: Insider
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
11 Years After Trying to Kill Each Other, a Marine and a Talib Meet Again  —  A Times reporter who once served in the Marines returned to the site of a major battle in Afghanistan to see what's changed since the Taliban took over — and to meet a commander he once fought.  —  MARJA, Afghanistan — The tea was hot.
Associated Press:
Decades of DOD efforts fail to stamp out bias, extremism  —  In February, with the images of the violent insurrection in Washington still fresh in the minds of Americans, newly confirmed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took the unprecedented step of signing a memo directing commanding officers across …
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Why I forgive Ralph Northam  —  Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) said something in a meeting with The Post's editorial board just before Christmas that still rings in my ears: “The eyes can't see what the brain doesn't know.”  —  According to the pediatric neurologist turned politician …
New York Times:
Eric Adams Will Name Brooklyn Power Broker as Chief of Staff  —  Frank Carone, a prominent lawyer for the Brooklyn Democratic Party whose business dealings have drawn scrutiny, will serve in a critical role at City Hall.  —  Mayor-elect Eric Adams plans on Thursday to name Frank Carone …
Adam Andrzejewski / Forbes:
Dr. Anthony Fauci's Golden Parachute Will Exceed $350,000 Per Year - The Largest In U.S. Federal Government History  —  On Christmas Eve, Dr. Anthony Fauci turned 81.  However, he is not retiring just yet.  If he did, Fauci would reap the largest federal retirement package in U.S. history.
Politico:
Republicans eye new front in education wars: Making school board races partisan  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republicans across America are pressing local jurisdictions and state lawmakers to make typically sleepy school board races into politicized, partisan elections in an attempt to gain …
Discussion: Twitchy
Robby Soave / Reason:
Facebook Said My Article Was ‘False Information.’ Now the Fact-Checkers Admit They Were Wrong.  —  On Monday, I received a rather curious notification on Facebook.  A friend alerted me that when she tried to share a recent article of mine, the social media site automatically blurred the accompanying image …
Discussion: HotAir, Fox News and The Daily Caller
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Jan. 6 committee chairman could seek interview with GOP leader Kevin McCarthy  —  Bennie Thompson said he'd like to interview the minority leader about the riot.  —  Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the chairman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack …
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook's Pushback: Stem the Leaks, Spin the Politics, Don't Say Sorry  —  Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg drove response to disclosures about company's influence; sending deputies to testify in Congress  —  The day after former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen went public in October …
Andy Newman / New York Times:
Covid Live Updates: New York City Struggles to Keep Running Under Omicron  —  Average global cases reach a new high, and many Europeans are scrambling for tests.  Delta and Omicron are surging across the U.S., although hospitalizations and deaths remain far below earlier peaks.
Politico:
National Republicans luring John James into House race  —  Prominent national Republicans are trying to lure John James, an Army veteran and two-time failed Senate candidate, to run for a newly-created Michigan congressional seat.  —  Recruiting James has been a top priority …
Danielle Echeverria / San Francisco Chronicle:
Two California teachers were secretly recorded speaking about LGBTQ student outreach.  Now they're fighting for their jobs  —  This fall, a pair of middle school teachers from the Salinas Valley traveled to Palm Springs for the California Teachers Association's annual LGBTQ+ Issues Conference.
Discussion: New York Post
NBC News:
Child Covid hospitalizations are up, especially in 5 states  —  States see troubling rise in pediatric Covid hospitalizations  —  In the last four weeks, the average number of children hospitalized with Covid-19 jumped 52 percent, from a low of 1,270 on Nov. 29 to 1,933 on Sunday …
Discussion: Townhall, KXAN-TV, HotAir and NBC New York
 
 
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Trita Parsi / MSNBC:
Our Afghanistan exit won't shatter U.S. credibility the way ditching the Iran deal has
Discussion: The Daily Caller and IJR
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Biden advisor's brother plans to lobby for Taiwan company that developed Covid-19 vaccine
Discussion: The Hill and Reuters
Ryan Mills / National Review:
State Department ‘Actively Impeding’ Rescue Efforts as Afghanistan Fades from Spotlight, Vets Say
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Anyone can boycott the Beijing Olympics. Everyone should.
Allysia Finley / Wall Street Journal:
Is Fluvoxamine the Covid Drug We've Been Waiting For?
Amelia Lucas / CNBC:
More than half of U.S. states will raise their minimum wage in 2022, but employers are hiking pay faster
Discussion: Human Events and The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
Lou Cannon, ‘Hall of Fame’ political writer and Reagan chronicler, hangs it up. Sort of
Washington Free Beacon:
2021 Man of the Year: Jon Gruden
Don Feder / Front Page Magazine:
Us So Stupid  —  How the Left views middle Americans as sub-human.
Mark Steyn / Steyn Online:
America Sticks Out Its Tush
Chas Danner / New York Magazine:
Seriously, Upgrade Your Face Mask
 

 
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify Q1: revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% to 615M, vs. 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% to 239M, and a €168M operating income; SPOT closes up 11.41%

Chris Morris / Fortune:
Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

Amy Graff / SFGATE:
KQED, a Bay Area NPR and PBS affiliate, is initiating buyouts, and may have layoffs or a hiring freeze; in 2023, revenue hit $90.4M and expenses $100.9M
 
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