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1.) THE DAILY SIGNAL
Good morning from Washington. What’s it like to be a good teacher in 2022 when education is all about indoctrination, not truth? Virginia Allen profiles a teacher who’s still fighting the good fight. Is it possible to reform a government agency? Rob Bluey interviews Irving Dennis, formerly of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, about his experience trying to bring about positive changes. Plus: Victor Davis Hanson on what critics of America’s past forget, and Brent Sadler on the disproportionate focus on extremism in the military.
Albert Paulsson’s dad inspired him to become a teacher. The elder Paulsson, however, wound up a victim of the politically correct culture that now dominates education.
Current critics rarely acknowledge their own present affluence and leisure owe much to history’s prior generations, whose toil helped create their current comfort.
The defense secretary’s anti-extremism efforts don’t appear to be occurring in a political vacuum, given the focus on the Jan. 6 riot and not on the danger from al-Qaeda or from Antifa.
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January 03, 2022
TOGETHER WITH
Good morning. Hope you all had a relaxing break and are relishing these final few moments before diving into a daunting backlog of work emails.
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Markets: The three major equity indexes begin 2022 near record highs after closing out their best 3-year performance since 1999. We’ll have a more in-depth stock market breakdown below.
Covid: Omicron has caused a rapid explosion of Covid cases in the US—the 7-day rolling average of nearly 400,000 new cases on Saturday was more than double the number from one week before. With hospitalizations also ticking higher, officials are warning that health systems will be overloaded before the Omicron wave is expected to peak in mid-January.
The 2021 stock market was bookended by meme stock mania in January and a brief Omicron scare in November and December. But in between, it was a remarkably smooth ride despite, you know, C***d.
The winners
If you followed Warren Buffett’s advice and put your money in an S&P 500 index fund, you did very well for yourself last year. The broad index gained 27% in 2021 and closed at a record 70 times—the most since 1995.
The top-performing S&P sectors: Energy, whose 48% annual gain was its best ever (thank you, soaring oil prices). Real estate was the second-best performing sector at 42%, while tech and financials both rose 33%.
The biggest winner in the S&P was Devon Energy, which gained nearly 190%. Ford, Moderna, and nine others in the index more than doubled their stock price.
So where are all the Big Tech names? They had a great but not amazing year. Microsoft rose 51%, and Apple’s 34% gain has it sitting close to a $3 trillion market capitalization. And by virtue of their immense size, Big Tech stocks were the top six contributors to the S&P’s performance.
The losers
Smaller, high-growth tech stocks faltered—just look at the Ark Innovation ETF, which declined 24% after shooting up 150% the year before. That fund is home to companies like Roku, Twitter, DraftKings, and Palantir.
Many “stay-at-home” stocks that boomed at the onset of the pandemic also fell back to Earth. Zoom lost nearly half of its value in 2021, and Peloton plunged more than 75%. 2021 IPOs stumbled, too: A fund that tracks public offerings fell more than 9% for its worst performance in three years.
What about next year?
Analysts see both opportunities and headwinds for the stock market in 2022. Most forecasters expect stocks to continue their upward march after corporations posted record profit growth in 2021 of 45%.
But analysts don’t expect stocks to surge as much as they did last year, in part because the Fed is withdrawing its pandemic-era support to curb the highest inflation in nearly four decades. The central bank is expected to wind down its stimulus measures this quarter and begin to hike rates for the first time since 2018.
On Dec. 27, the CDC reduced the required isolation time for people who tested positive for Covid but weren’t showing any symptoms from 10 days to five. Now, it’s reconsidering one of the most controversial aspects of this new rule.
Dr. Fauci said yesterday that health officials are looking at adding a negative test requirement after five days of quarantine. Under existing guidance, you can emerge from isolation without showing a negative test.
According to the CDC, that’s because PCR tests could potentially show a positive reading for up to 12 weeks.
Meanwhile, rapid tests aren’t designed to indicate whether you’re contagious or not.
Big picture: The reduced isolation time is intended to prevent mass societal disruptions caused by quarantining workers—for instance, at least 13,000 flights have been canceled since Christmas Eve, in part due to Omicron-induced staffing issues. But the new, looser guidelines from the CDC have been met with considerable pushback for not putting public health first.
Looking ahead…on Sunday Fauci predicted that updated testing rules from the CDC could come within “the next day or so.”
Twitter has permanently suspended the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for repeatedly violating its Covid-19 misinformation policy.
Greene’s account was banned after her Saturday tweets about vaccines, including one that read, “Before Covid, Reported deaths from vaccines were taken seriously and dangerous vaccines were stopped. After Covid, Extremely high amounts of covid vaccine deaths are ignored…”
Under Twitter’s rules, which are intended to root out Covid-19 misinformation that could harm people, Greene’s post was her personal account’s fifth “strike,” which means permanent suspension. Her first four strikes came for other false or misleading statements about Covid, like her claim in August that vaccines were “failing,” despite overwhelming evidence that they are effective at preventing severe illness and death.
In response to her Twitter suspension, Greene said that “Twitter is an enemy to America and can’t handle the truth.”
Greene’s congressional account, @RepMTG, is still active.
Bottom line: Despite outcry from conservatives, Twitter has not hesitated to ban high-profile politicians for what it deems dangerous posts. Nearly one year ago, it booted former President Trump over the risk of “further incitement of violence” following the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Stat: TV legend Betty White died Friday, just weeks before her 100th birthday on January 17. Want to get a sense of how long she lived? Babe Ruth hit 552 home runs after White was born.
Quote: “He is no longer a Buc.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians announced that wide receiver Antonio Brown would not be a part of the team moving forward. Brown pulled off the most bizarre move of this (or any?) NFL season when he stripped off his pads and shirt in the middle of Sunday’s game vs. the Jets and walked off the field. He had just returned from a 3-game suspension for using a fake Covid vaccine card.
Read: How will the history books remember 2021? (Politico)
2022 will not be offering a gradual onboarding experience; the first week of the year is going to smack us all in the face.
January 6 anniversary: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has lined up a series of events—including a moment of silence and a conversation with historians—to mark one year since the storming of the Capitol building.
Jobs report: The December jobs report drops on Friday, and with it we’ll get a full picture of the labor market’s big rebound in 2021. Economists expect that 405,000 jobs were added last month, and that the unemployment rate dropped to 4.1% from 4.2%.
The 5G battle reaches a climax: Verizon and AT&T will roll out their new 5G services on Wednesday. Airlines had requested a delay, arguing that these wireless signals will interrupt flight operations near airports, but telecom companies are refusing to postpone the launch. Instead, they’re offering to dim the power of the service for the first six months.
Everything else:
CES, one of the leading consumer electronics shows, will begin in-person in Las Vegas on Wednesday, but without many notable attendees.
The jury for Elizabeth Holmes’s fraud case will pick up deliberations today, having been unable to reach a decision in six previous days of talks.
The 26th season of The Bachelor premieres tonight.
WHAT ELSE IS BREWING
Tesla posted record deliveries for the sixth straight quarter in Q4 2021, smashing analyst forecasts.
Nearly 1,000 homes were destroyed and two people are missing after a huge fire ripped through a suburban area between Denver and Boulder.
Newer prenatal tests that screen for rare disorders in fetuses are mostly wrong, an NYT investigation found.
Goldman Sachs told its US staff to work from home for the first two weeks of the year, joining other Wall Street banks who are beginning 2022 remotely.
The EU is planning to propose labeling some natural gas and nuclear power as green investments, drawing criticism from member states including Germany.
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⚡ Situational awareness: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, 68, announced he tested positive for COVID yesterday after feeling mild symptoms, and will quarantine at home for five days:
“As my doctor made clear to me, my fully vaccinated status — and the booster I received in early October — have rendered the infection much more mild than it would otherwise have been.”
1 big thing: Extreme weather could get more extreme in ’22
Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios
Scientists expect even more menacing weather disasters in ’22, after a year of extreme climate, from the Pacific Northwest heat wave to the Texas cold snap, Axios’ Andrew Freedman writes.
Why it matters: This past year brought the uncomfortable realization that even scientists’ worst-case scenarios don’t fully capture what the climate system is already capable of.
Threat level: Some scientists who study extreme weather and climate events see a concerning trend — extremes outpacing predictions.
What’s happening: Scrolling through a list of 2021’s billion-dollar disasters in the U.S. feels like a tour through the Book of Revelation.
Wildfires in the West were so intense and extensive that the sky turned a milky white and orange … in New York City.
Hurricanes defied the odds and intensified right up to landfall.
Heat waves shattered records and killed hundreds.
In New York and New Jersey,three dozen died when heavy rains flooded basement apartments.
Reality check: Those disasters galvanized climate activists into pushing for governments to slash emissions of greenhouse gas, but so far without success.
In the U.S., the most comprehensive and ambitious climate bill to date is stuck unless President Biden and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) cut a deal.
Globally, negotiators at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow made frequent mentions of extreme events. But the Glasgow Climate Pact produced no major breakthroughs.
Many of the nation’s schools are opening today with in-person classes. But more than 2,100 will be closed or open only for remote instruction this week, Axios health care editor Tina Reed writes.
Major school districts, including D.C. and Baltimore, extended the holiday break by a few days to allow time to test students and teachers.
Some smaller districts — including ones in Michigan, Ohio and New Jersey — imposed remote learning for this week.
Mask requirements are back in some districts that had dropped them. Many schools will vastly ramp up testing of students and staff. (AP)
What’s happening: Pediatric hospitalizations have hit record levels, attributed mostly to large numbers of kids not being fully vaccinated.
Early data continues to indicate Omicron may not cause much severe illness. “Given the large number of cases, we have not seen a concomitant increase in the relative percentage of hospitalizations,” Dr. Anthony Fauci told ABC’s “This Week” yesterday.
What we’re watching: The Biden administration is sticking with its push to keep schools open, although its “test-to-stay” plan has faced complications, including delayed tests.
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said on CBS’ “Face the Nation”: “I … believe very firmly and very passionately, not only as an educator but as a parent, that our students belong in the classroom and that we can do it safely.”
Fauci pointed to vaccination rates among teachers, growing vaccinations among kids and increased testing: “I think all those things put together, it’s safe enough to get those kids back to school, balanced against the deleterious effects of keeping them out.”
Corporations will have to spend more to navigate demands by consumers and employees “empowered by ‘cancel culture’ and enabled by social media,” Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer and Cliff Kupchan write in a “Top Risks 2022” report to clients, out this morning.
Why it matters: The year’s political and sports calendars give activists “ready-made flashpoints … the Beijing Winter Olympics (forced labor, human rights), the FIFA World Cup in Qatar (ditto), and the US midterms (voting rights, abortion).”
What’s happening: “Compliance is expensive. It means reorienting supply chains. Firms will have to monitor beyond first- or even second-tier suppliers,” the Eurasia Group report says.
“[M]ultinationals caught between the West and China will face a ‘two-way’ risk. If they speak out against forced labor in China, they face fury from Chinese regulators and consumers. If they don’t, they face backlash from regulators and consumers” in the West.
In Stamford, Conn., drivers line up for free at-home COVID tests.
5. 📈 Charted: Record high for record highs
Data: S&P Global. Chart: Jacque Schrag/Axios
The S&P 500 recorded 70 closing highs in 2021, according to S&P Global. That’s the most for a single year since 77 in 1995, Nathan Bomey writes for Axios Markets.
Why it matters: The index is a proxy for the broader market.
Mayor Eric Adams rode a Citi Bike yesterday from Gracie Mansion to his first two events. Photo: Eren Abdullahogullari/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
New York’s charismatic new mayor, longtime NYPD captain Eric Adams, is promising quick action in the crime-ridden, COVID-weary town, Axios’ Jennifer A. Kingson writes from Manhattan.
Why it matters: New York’s urban problems — always a national bellwether — spiraled during the pandemic.
Drama on Day 1: Adams was commuting to work on the subway on his first day when he saw men start to throw punches — and called 911.
“I have an assault in progress of three males,” he said, not immediately identifying himself as mayor, the New York Post wrote.
At the end of the call, he gave his name: “Adams, Mayor Adams.”
What’s happening: Adams’ predecessor, Bill de Blasio, had become a punchline by the time he left office, blamed for everything from rising crime to the mismanagement of COVID.
Problems include rampant homelessness, rising murder, small businesses in turmoil, the work-from-home era, and economic inequality that prompted Adams to call New York “a tale of two cities.”
If Adams succeeds, he could go far: He has called himself “the future of the Democratic Party.”
In Philadelphia, parked cars were shot up when gunmen fired 65+ rounds on Dec. 30, sending nighttime pedestrians on a busy block scrambling for cover. Photo: Michael Perez/AP
2021 was Chicago’s deadliest year for homicides in 25 years — since 1996. Other New Year’s weekend headlines from around the country:
Whoever replaces Speaker Nancy Pelosi will face the daunting task of presiding over the increasingly tense debate about whether Democrats will be the party of the activist left or a center-left coalition that can appeal to a broader segment of America.
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As of today, 73.4 percent of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 62 percent is “fully vaccinated,” according to the Bloomberg News global vaccine tracker and the government’s definition. The percentage of the Americans who have received third or booster doses is 20.7.
Nearly a year ago, Americans reacted to entreaties from former President Trump, conservative media personalities and internet conspiracists and gathered in a lethal mob while attacking the U.S. Capitol and democracy itself. It could happen again.
Those are among the preliminary findings of a House select committee investigating how influential people, working behind the scenes, coordinated events to stir supporters to oppose the government, members of Congress and law enforcement in reaction to a lie about a stolen election.
“What people saw on Jan. 6 with their own eyes was not just something created at one moment. It was clearly, what we believe, based on the information we have been able to gather, a coordinated activity on the part of a lot of people,” Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 events, told ABC News “This Week” on Sunday.
The panel, which on Thursday will mark a year since the dramatic insurrection, will disclose its findings over the coming months. Seven Democrats and two Republicans on the committee say they want to tell the full story gleaned from depositions and evidence while making recommendations to prevent future Capitol bloodshed and defiance of the Constitution. The committee’s final report is expected before November, with a possible interim report in the spring or summer (The Associated Press).
President Biden and Vice President Harris will each speak on Thursday about the Jan. 6 events.
The Washington Post: In a poll, Democrats and Republicans split in their views of the Jan. 6 attack and Trump’s culpability.
Committee members appearing on TV on Sunday said the events of Jan. 6 were coordinated and even funded by outside parties and were planned and foreshadowed in news accounts ahead of events. They were inspired by a narrative formulated by Trump, predicated on an elaborately promoted fiction. And Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), vice chairwoman of the committee, said testimony gathered about Trump’s actions before and during the attacks should disqualify him to hold office.
“He can never be near the Oval Office again,” she said. “This is a man who is simply too dangerous to ever again play a role in our democracy.”
WTOP: Here’s what the House select panel has uncovered thus far.
Robert Pape, a University of Chicago political science professor, warned in an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” that a study of insurrectionist beliefs among 21 million people in the United States and a study of 725 Jan. 6 attackers arrested as of last week reveal what he called an “empirical reality” that extremism is now mainstream and is “like dry wood that can be set off from a lightning strike or a spark,” especially heading into a poisonously partisan midterm election year.
The Associated Press: Capitol rioters’ tears and remorse do not spare them from jail sentences.
Reuters: Jan. 6 committee weighs whether it can subpoena GOP lawmakers, Thompson said.
The Hill: Jan. 6 panel to seek information from Washington, D.C.’s Willard Hotel.
The Hill: U.S. Capitol Police chief says planning for the force has improved since Jan. 6.
Politico: Former Trump administration officials who quit after Jan. 6 receded from view and remained silent as Trump himself has not. Politico contacted 18 former administration officials who stepped down as a result of Jan. 6 or whose resignations seemed timed to events that day. Only one agreed to speak on the record.
What else we’re watching this week:
> Trump plans a news conference on the anniversary of the Capitol attack on Thursday, to take place at Mar-a-Lago (The Hill).
> The former president faces a Friday deadline to submit to a deposition in a New York civil probe of his business. He filed a lawsuit to try to block it (The New York Times).
> Legal challenges to two of Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination mandates will be heard by the Supreme Court on Friday (CNN).
> A federal appeals court on Friday will hear arguments dealing with a controversial Texas abortion law (NBC News).
> More in Congress: January is shaping up to be a month of transition and questions for Democrats as they hold out a glimmer of hope of passing some semblance of the Build Back Better agenda and making progress on other party priorities.
Only weeks ago, January was thought to be a pivotal month in passing the multi trillion-dollar social spending proposal. That was before Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) knifed those chances on Dec. 19. However, Democrats have remained resolute that all is not said and done on the subject, including Manchin himself.
According to Axios, Manchin is willing to come back to the table if multiple provisions surrounding climate and child care are revised, including nixing the child tax credit from the package altogether — a top Democratic priority. However, his concerns surrounding inflation and the overall size and scope of the blueprint remain, representing massive hurdles to getting over the finish line.
The prevailing thought for Democrats, however, mirrors that of GOP lawmakers in 2017 after they failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act and prioritized a tax reform proposal: They have to pass something. Anything.
“Sen. Manchin and I are going to get something done,” Biden said two days after Manchin announced his opposition.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has also promised a vote on the Build Back Better Act this month in some form.
Until a plan of attack on the social spending and climate bill is determined, Senate Democrats are expected to shift their attention legislatively to voting rights and a battle to change the Senate rules. In a letter to his caucus, Schumer said that he would bring voting legislation to the floor this month and that if it is blocked by Republicans “the Senate will then consider changes to any rules which prevent us from debating and reaching final conclusion on important legislation.”
However, that effort is still expected to be futile, as it would require all 50 Senate Democrats to vote in unanimity to alter the filibuster rules, including Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), who has shown zero appetite to support that possibility. The Senate Democratic leader recently warned a vote to change the rules could take place even if destined to fail (The Hill).
The Hill: Biden’s court nominations face fierce GOP opposition.
Elsewhere on Capitol Hill, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) personal Twitter account was permanently banned on Sunday for repeatedly sharing COVID-19 misinformation, including about the vaccines (The New York Times).
The Hill: Lawmakers in both parties to launch new push on Violence Against Women Act.
The Washington Post: Democrats brace for an era without Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Axios was the first to report that former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who died last week at age 82 from pancreatic cancer, will lie in state in the Capitol next week. A memorial service for Reid will take place in Las Vegas on Saturday (ABC News).
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LEADING THE DAY
CORONAVIRUS: The Pentagon announced on Sunday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tested positive for COVID-19 and is exhibiting “mild symptoms.”
In a statement, the Defense secretary said that he got tested after “exhibiting symptoms” and is consulting with doctors to combat the virus.
“Stemming the spread of this virus, safeguarding our workforce and ensuring my own speedy and safe recovery remain my priorities,” Austin said. “To the degree possible, I plan to attend virtually this coming week those key meetings and discussions required to inform my situational awareness and decision making.”
According to Military Times, Austin has not been in the same room as Biden since Dec. 21, a week before he developed any symptoms. Austin, 68, is fully vaccinated and received his booster jab in early October.
> Isolation guidance: U.S. health officials are considering amending their guidance related to isolation to require a negative COVID-19 test result at the end of a five-day quarantine days after that period was chopped down from 10 days.
Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on Sunday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering the additional step for those who remain asymptomatic. When pressed by “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos over why the CDC does not require a negative test before leaving quarantine as an “extra layer of protection,” Fauci indicated the idea is being examined.
“You’re right. There has been some concern about why we don’t ask people at that five-day period to get tested. That is something that is now under consideration,” Fauci said (The Hill).
Fauci’s comments come as cases skyrocketed across the country over the holidays. According to the latest infection totals, the U.S. is reporting nearly 400,000 per day. However, the severity of the infections appears to have ebbed as the number of beds filled in intensive care units has not increased significantly.
The case total rise, however, is creating issues as parents prepare to send their children back to school in the coming weeks. Dozens of U.S. colleges and universities are temporarily moving classes to online settings, with some leaving open the possibility of extending virtual learning if infection totals do not subside (The Associated Press).
In Washington, D.C., public schools are slated to reopen on Wednesday, with students and staff required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test before returning to the classroom (WTOP).
Looking ahead, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on Friday over the future of Biden’s vaccination mandate for large private companies and health care workers. The directive was set to take effect on Tuesday before court challenges and rulings derailed the planned implementation (The Associated Press).
The Associated Press: Judge blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Head Start program.
The Hill: Fauci: “We don’t want to get complacent” despite reports that omicron may be less severe.
Reuters: Omicron could lead Israel to herd immunity, health official says.
CBS News: Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb predicts places in the mid-Atlantic, including New York and Washington, D.C., will see COVID-19 cases peak in the next few weeks.
POLITICS: The calendar has finally turned, meaning it is officially an election year with the midterm contests only 309 days away and the wind firmly at the backs of Republicans as they push to retake one or both chambers of Congress this fall.
If this year follows the trendlines of past elections, it could be a brutal one for Democrats. In the midterms following former President Clinton in 1994, former President Obama in 2010 and Trump in 2020, the party in power lost 54, 63 and 40 seats in the lower chamber, respectively.
In total, 34 Senate seats and 36 governor mansions — in addition to the entire House — are up for grabs this fall. However, as The Hill’s Tal Axelrod writes, the cycle will also offer clues about how each party is evolving, which states are emerging as battlegrounds, and which swing states are seeing their purple tint morph into darker shades of red or blue.
Tal also lays out 11 contests to watch throughout the year, including gubernatorial elections in Florida, Georgia and Michigan, Senate races in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Nevada, and House match-ups in Maine and Wyoming.
The Atlantic: Trump Is making the midterms a referendum on himself.
Politico: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) goes on tour to boost Republicans on Trump’s enemies list.
For Republicans, Wisconsin and South Dakota are under the microscope in the coming days and weeks as speculation increases over whether Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) will launch reelection bids.
A decision by Johnson, one of the most polarizing lawmakers in office, could help decide the fate of the upper chamber. Republicans believe a third bid by Johnson, who they consider battle-tested after unseating an incumbent in 2010 and securing a come-from-behind victory in 2016, is their best shot to retain the seat. However, Democrats are anxious to face Johnson due to his repeated remarks on COVID-19, racial justice and the 2020 election (The Hill).
One Wisconsin Republican recently told the Morning Report that Johnson is “heading toward” running for reelection, but that his decision is not final.
As for Thune, who is considered a possible successor to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) atop the GOP conference, is expected to announce his future plans in the near future. The New York Times recently reported that he is seriously considering calling quits on his Senate career, with McConnell urging him to stick around.
The Hill: Four states to feature primaries with two incumbents in 2022.
ADMINISTRATION: A date has not officially been announced for Biden’s State of the Union address, but in whatever COVID-19 precautionary setting it occurs, the speech is expected to serve as a political and aspirational blueprint for Democrats in an election year.
As The Hill’s Brett Samuels reports, the president begins his second year in office in a kind of perpetual rewind loop of national divisiveness and alarm about the coronavirus, the economy, politics, Trumpism, and a mammoth legislative agenda Democrats themselves promote but can’t agree on.
The Hill: COVID-19 leads a long list of challenges ahead for Biden in a midterm year.
The New York Times: On Biden’s watch, the enhanced child tax credit available since July expired in 2021.
Politico: By Wednesday, the Department of Justice is supposed to file a brief stating its position on whether drug users can take illegal drugs under the supervision of staff trained to reverse overdoses at specific sites. If the administration drops its opposition in court, it would pave the way for more such sites to open around the country (The New York Times).
> Internationally, Biden continues his diplomatic outreach to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to try to avert an invasion of Ukraine, which Putin denies is under consideration despite a massing of Russian troops along the border. Biden spoke with the Russian leader last week after Putin stepped up demands for security guarantees in Eastern Europe (CNN and The Associated Press). Biden assured Zelensky during a conversation on Sunday that the United States and its allies would “respond decisively” if Russia further invades Ukraine (Reuters).
Cabinet news: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is expected to try to lend a hand to Democratic candidates in competitive districts in the 2022 midterm elections (The Hill).
The end of the GOP gerrymander panic, by The Wall Street Journal editorial board. https://on.wsj.com/3qF52Ep
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WHERE AND WHEN
The House returns to work on Jan. 10.
TheSenate convenes at noon and will resume consideration of the nomination of Gabriel Sanchez to be a U.S. circuit judge for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The president will return to Washington, D.C., in the morning. Biden and Harris will receive the President’s Daily Brief at 11:10 a.m. The president will meet virtually at 1:30 p.m. with farmers and ranchers to discuss the meat-processing industry.
The White House press briefing is scheduled at 2 p.m.
➜ INTERNATIONAL: Poverty, hunger and desperation in Afghanistan are forcing some agonized parents who are wracked by war, drought and a lack of options to sell their young girls into arranged marriages and even infant and young boys to strangers in an effort to raise enough money to feed their family members. The international community froze Afghanistan’s assets abroad and halted all funding, sliding the country into a humanitarian crisis as it depends on foreign aid. More than half the population faces food shortages (The Associated Press). … Richard Leakey, the Kenyan paleoanthropologist famous for fossil-finding and conservation work, died at age 77 on Sunday. Leakey, the son of Louis and Mary Leakey, helmed the Kenyan Wildlife Service in addition to other public service roles during his lengthy career (The Associated Press).
➜ ENTERTAINMENT: Former first lady Michelle Obama will guest star on Tuesday on the season eight premiere of the ABC sitcom “Black-ish” (Today).
➜🛩 HOLIDAY HASSLES: Snow storms and the pandemic grounded flights to delay the holiday’s ending for travelers over the weekend and today. Welcome to 2022. Frustrated travelers saw more than 2,600 U.S. flights and more than 4,400 worldwide flights grounded Sunday, according to tracking service FlightAware. Some airlines blamed staffing shortages on rising COVID-19 infections among crews. O’Hare Airport was the worst place in the country for travelers over the weekend (a familiar phenomenon for the Chicago hub). Denver, Detroit and Atlanta also experienced problems. Southwest Airlines, based in Dallas, said it anticipates more operational challenges today as a winter storm system with snow pushes into the Eastern seaboard (The Associated Press).
THE CLOSER
And finally …Brian “Red” Hamilton, assistant equipment manager for the Vancouver Canucks, says his life was saved when he walked off the bench during an October game in Seattle and a fan pressed her phone to the plexiglass. On it read a note: “The mole on the back of your neck is possibly cancerous. Please go see a doctor!”
He did as Nadia Popovici, 22, suggested and discovered he had a malignant melanoma, caught early and removed with no other treatment needed. It took Hamilton a while to track down Popovici, who will be a medical student this fall, but when he did this weekend, he made his gratitude clear, calling her a hero. “The words out of the doctor’s mouth were that if I ignored that for four to five years, I wouldn’t be here,” Hamilton said. The Canucks and Kraken teams together announced a $10,000 scholarship for the observant and fast-acting Popovici (The Washington Post).
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POLITICO Playbook: Dems to use Jan. 6 anniversary to supercharge voting rights push
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DRIVING THE DAY
It’s going to be an emotional week for a lot of people on Capitol Hill. With the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol siege Thursday, Congress is planning an array of memorials and speeches to commemorate one of the darkest days in American history. Lawmakers will have the opportunity to tell their personal stories of what it was like to hide from angry rioters. Cable news will blanket the airwaves with harrowing footage of the assault. Leaders of the Capitol Police will testify before the Senate Rules Committee about the security situation one year later.
But Democrats are hoping that Thursday will be more than just a day of remembrance. In the Senate, we hear from well-positioned sources, there’s a desire to take the opportunity to supercharge the party’s long-stalled voting rights legislation — possibly even using the anniversary to try to getSens. KYRSTEN SINEMA (D-Ariz.) and JOE MANCHIN (D-W.Va.) to go nuclear on the filibuster or embrace rules changes.
HERE’S HOW WE EXPECT THIS TO GO DOWN: Senate Majority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER is expected to lay out a plan today that will bring the party’s push to nationalize voting rights protections to the floor in the coming days. All week, Democrats will argue that the flurry of voting restrictions that have passed in GOP-controlled states over the last year are a direct result of the Jan. 6 riots and the Big Lie promulgated by former President DONALD TRUMP — and that democracy is still very much on the line.
The bill will get filibustered by the GOP — just as it has time and time again.
Yet some Dems think that an argument pegged to Jan. 6 could win over Sinema and Manchin, the party’s two major holdouts against making an end run around the filibuster to pass the voting bill.
Schumer has signaled that when the bill goes down, he will open a debate about changing Senate rules to enable passage of voting measures without the chamber’s 60-vote threshold. That debate, however, could push into next week, as the party puts the squeeze on Manchinema. WSJ’s Siobhan Hughes has more on the latest voting rights push.
WILL THIS WORK? Probably not. Manchin has been clear that any rule changes must be bipartisan — though CNN’s John Harwood has a piece up about why Democrats think they can change his mind in particular. Sinema has argued repeatedly that if Democrats go nuclear to pass voting rights, the GOP could do the same thing when they’re in power — and could use the lower vote threshold to scale back voting rights nationwide.
Still, Schumer has allies — and not just on the left. Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors will release a letter signed by more than 140 Republican and Democratic mayors calling for the Senate to pass the two voting rights bills. Read it here first
Could Dems’ strategy to try to link these two issues together backfire? It’s a fair question. While many GOP voters will downplay or disregard Thursday’s anniversary, there are still dozens of elected Republicans who have a big problem with what happened. By using the buildup to the Jan. 6 anniversary to push legislation with virtually no Republican support on Capitol Hill, do Democrats risk pivoting attention away from bipartisan condemnation of such a dark day?
Welcome back to work. That is, unless you got snowed in … (Insert snicker here.) Some of us are Midwesterners used to braving snow to get to just about anything, and we’re appalled that local schools canceled early Sunday night when it was still 55 degrees out. Lucky kids! Unlucky parents. Drop us a line: Rachael Bade, Eugene Daniels, Ryan Lizza, Tara Palmeri.
FYI — Former Senate Majority Leader HARRY REID will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 12.
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S MONDAY:
— 8:55 a.m.: The president will leave New Castle, Del., arriving back at the White House at 10:05 a.m.
— 11:10 a.m.: Biden and VP KAMALA HARRIS will receive the President’s Daily Brief.
— 1:30 p.m.: Biden will meet virtually “with family and independent farmers and ranchers to discuss his administration’s work to boost competition and reduce prices in the meat-processing industry,” with Attorney General MERRICK GARLAND and Agriculture Secretary TOM VILSACK also attending.
Press secretary JEN PSAKI will brief at 2 p.m.
THE SENATE will meet at noon. THE HOUSE is out.
BIDEN’S WEEK AHEAD:
— Tuesday: The president and VP will get briefed by their Covid-19 response team on Omicron developments.
— Thursday: Biden and Harris will make remarks on the anniversary of the insurrection.
— Friday: Biden will speak about the December jobs report.
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PLAYBOOK READS
JAN. 6 AND ITS AFTERMATH
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE JAN. 6 RESIGNERS? — In the days following Jan. 6, administration official after administration official resigned their posts in protest of Trump’s behavior. But as our Meridith McGraw and Daniel Lippman report today, many of them went quiet in their pushback as the president solidified his hold on the GOP — and some even did a complete 180 and embraced Trump anew. Including breakouts on ELAINE CHAO, BETSY DEVOS, MICK MULVANEY, MATT POTTINGER and STEPHANIE GRISHAM
… AND THE RIOTERS THEMSELVES? — One year after the insurrection, many of the prosecutions of rioters have officially entered the sentencing phase. “So far, 71 people have been sentenced for riot-related crimes,” write AP’s Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long, Jacques Billeaud and Lindsay Whitehurst. “They include a company CEO, an architect, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, a gym owner, a former Houston police officer and a University of Kentucky student. … Fifty-six of the 71 pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. Most of them were sentenced to home confinement or jail terms measured in weeks or months, according to an Associated Press tally of every sentencing.”
… AND THE CAPITOL POLICE? — Our Kyle Cheney has a story up today about the status of the U.S. Capitol Police and the security situation at the Capitol. Chief THOMAS MANGER tells Kyle that since Jan. 6, 135 officers have retired or resigned, and the force as a whole is “probably 400 officers down from where we should be.”
CONGRESS
DEMS CONTEMPLATE LIFE AFTER PELOSI — Who will take the reins of the Democratic Party once Speaker NANCY PELOSI calls it quits? WaPo’s Marianna Sotomayor reports that most Democrats agree the speaker is likely headed out the door after the next election, and questions about who will fill her shoes are grist for the Capitol Hill gossip mill.
So, who’s next? The piece features quotes from Majority Whip JIM CLYBURN (D-S.C.) andReps. RO KHANNA (D-Calif.), BRAD SCHNEIDER (D-Ill.), PRAMILA JAYAPAL (D-Wash.) and JOYCE BEATTY (D-Ohio). “[T]he members interviewed overwhelmingly agreed that Pelosi’s replacement should be equally as historic as electing the first female speaker.”
That leaves everyone looking at one man: Rep. HAKEEM JEFFRIES (D-N.Y.), whom many view as Pelosi’s heir apparent and who would make history as the House’s first Black speaker. “Members interviewed for this article said Jeffries has been solicitous of liberals who may be most skeptical of him, including members of ‘the Squad,’” writes Sotomayor. “But they also privately said Jeffries should spend time this year making more inroads with them.”
ALL POLITICS
LARRY HOGAN TO THE RESCUE? — Our Alex Isenstadt scoops on the popular blue-state GOP governor who’s positioning himself as the anti-Trump: “When Rep. JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER (R-Wash.) — a Trump impeachment backer whom the former president is aggressively targeting for defeat in 2022 — threw a fundraiser last month, she was accompanied by a fellow Republican who’d trekked from the other side of the country: Maryland Gov. LARRY HOGAN.
“The foray was part of a broader effort Hogan is launching to bolster the ever-growing list of Republicans Trump is trying to oust in this year’s midterm elections. Hogan has hosted fundraisers for Georgia Gov. BRIAN KEMP, and he is looking at helping others, including Alaska Sen. LISA MURKOWSKI, another impeachment supporter facing a Trump-endorsed Republican challenger. He has loudly advocated for the Republican Governors Association to defend Kemp and other sitting incumbents under fire, a position the organization has embraced.”
AMERICA AND THE WORLD
BIDEN PROMISES ‘DECISIVE’ RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN THREAT — Biden spoke by phone with Ukrainian President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY on Sunday, assuring him that the U.S. would “respond decisively” if Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN takes the drastic step of invading Ukraine. “The leaders ‘expressed support’ for upcoming diplomatic talks, [Psaki] said, that will commence in the wake of Putin telling Biden that any economic sanctions imposed in response to military action by the Kremlin could result in ‘a complete rupture of relations,’” WaPo’s Meryl Kornfield reports.
A NEW COLD WAR ALLIANCE — U.S. officials are growing increasingly concerned about an alliance of sorts forming between China and Russia, cooperation between U.S. adversaries that could threaten American power abroad. That’s according to a new report by WSJ’s Brett Forrest, Ann Simmons and Chao Deng, which has a triple dateline: Washington, Moscow and Taipei.
More from the story: “U.S. officials and military specialists say it is difficult to pin down the level of collaboration between two nations that tightly control information, and whose actions are increasingly opaque to outsiders. But Western officials and defense experts are growing more convinced of the closer relationship based on recent economic alliances, military exercises and joint defense development, as well as the few public statements from government leaders. While U.S. officials have long been skeptical of a unified threat from the two countries, some are now changing their tune. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence reported that Beijing and Moscow are now more aligned than at any point in the past 60 years.”
POLICY CORNER
WHAT DEM LEADERS ARE READING (AND FEARING) — Democrats’ much-touted child tax credit expires this month just as the newest wave of coronavirus is rocking the nation. NYT’s Ben Casselman writes that many families are worried about losing their monthly checks, especially with the pandemic threatening job security amid the uptick in infections. And “economists warn that the one-two punch of expiring aid and rising cases could put a chill on the once red-hot economic recovery and cause severe hardship for millions of families already living close to the poverty line.”
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? — AT&T and Verizon rebuffed Transportation Secretary PETE BUTTIGIEG’s “request to delay the planned Jan. 5 introduction of new 5G wireless service over aviation safety concerns but offered to temporarily adopt new safeguards,” Reuters’ David Shepardson reports. “The wireless companies in a joint letter on Sunday said they would not deploy 5G around airports for six months but rejected any broader limitation on using C-Band spectrum.”
VALLEY TALK
FROM THE VALLEY TO THE HILL — NYT’s Ben Smith sits down with BRANDON SILVERMAN, a former Facebook executive now “working with a bipartisan group of U.S. senators on legislation that would, among other things, force the giant social media platforms to provide the sort of transparency that got him marginalized at Facebook. … Mr. Silverman isn’t a leaker or a whistle-blower, and he declined to discuss details of his time at Facebook. But his defection from Silicon Valley to Capitol Hill is significant. He arrived with detailed knowledge of perhaps the most effective transparency tool in the history of social media, and he has helped write it into a piece of legislation that is notable for its technical savvy.”
PLAYBOOKERS
The White House Correspondents’ Association announced that the briefing room will drop down to just 14 seats amid the Omicron wave in Washington. They’ll revisit the situation Jan. 21. “I promise this won’t last a day longer than necessary,” President Steven Portnoy wrote.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tested positive for the coronavirus Sunday. Our Connor O’Brien reports that Austin is fully vaccinated, has received a booster shot and will quarantine at home for the next five days.
Joe Rogan joined Gettr, Jason Miller’s new-ish social media platform popular among a certain segment of the MAGAverse. “Just in case sh– over at Twitter gets even dumber, I’m here now as well,” he wrote. “Rejoice!”
IN MEMORIAM — via WaPo’s Matt Schudel:“William Gorham, the founding president of one of Washington’s leading think tanks, the Urban Institute, which has helped steer debate and policy decisions on a wide range of domestic social issues, died Dec. 28 at an assisted-living facility in Washington. He was 91. … A onetime ‘whiz kid’ and protege of Robert S. McNamara, the defense secretary under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, Mr. Gorham held high-level positions at the Defense Department and the old Department of Health, Education and Welfare.”
— “Sarah B. Tyree, a longtime advocate for the cooperative business model, local food sourcing and nutrition, died December 30 at her home in Washington, DC. She was 54. The cause was brain cancer. … Most recently, Sarah served as Vice President for Policy and Public Affairs at CoBank, where she worked for fifteen years. She focused on local food, urban agriculture, telehealth, water systems and rural broadband. … Sarah was a long time member of the Board of Directors for DC Central Kitchen where she served as Chairwoman for six years and worked tirelessly to raise funds for the kitchen’s new location in southwest DC.” The full obituary
MEDIA MOVES — Julia Marsh and Joe Spector are joining POLITICO as New York editors as current editor Terry Golway moves toward retirement. Marsh most recently has been City Hall bureau chief for the N.Y. Post, and Spector most recently has been Atlantic region government accountability and politics editor for the USA Today Network.
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Amena Ross is joining Block (formerly Square) as head of policy for Cash App. She previously was chief of staff for Rep. Al Green (D-Texas).
TRANSITIONS — Elena Radding is now press secretary for Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.). She previously was press secretary for Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.). … Anna Ashton will be senior fellow for Asia Pacific trade, investment and innovation at the Asia Society Policy Institute. She previously was VP of government affairs at the U.S.-China Business Council. … Lauren Belive is joining SoftBank Group as a director of government affairs. She previously led U.S. government relations for Zoom, and is a Lyft and Obama White House alum. …
… Tom Hart is moving up to become president of the ONE Campaign. He most recently was acting CEO. Caroline Rourke is joining the ONE Campaign as senior comms coordinator. She most recently was at the Association for Community Affiliated Plans. … Matt Sowards is now a legislative representative at the National Treasury Employees Union. He previously was a legislative representative at the American Federation of Government Employees. … Kirsten Wing is now a federal government specialist at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. She previously was a legislative director and health policy adviser for Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.).
ENGAGED — Danielle Butcher, EVP at the American Conservation Coalition, and Caleb Franz, program manager at Young Voices, got engaged during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Louisville, Ky. The two met through mutual friends in 2015. Pic
WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Former Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.) and writer Alex Thomas welcomed Finn Thomas-Hill on Sunday.
— Lesley Byers, comms director for the House Homeland Security GOP, and John Byers, chief of staff for Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), welcomed Madison Patricia Byers on Dec. 23. Pic… Another pic
BIRTHWEEK (was Saturday): Dan Weiss
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Reps. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and Marc Veasey (D-Texas) … Brad Parscale … Greta Thunberg … WaPo’s David Fahrenthold … Verizon’s Chris DeBosier … Tim Rieser … NYT’s Marc Tracy … Igor Volsky of Guns Down America … Marcie Ridgway Kinzel … David Margolick (7-0) … Kaiser Health News’ Noam Levey … Jenna Golden … Sarah Lenti … McKinsey’s Jonathan Spaner … L.D. Platt … Zach Gates of Rep. Ann Wagner’s (R-Mo.) office …National Education Association’s Conor Hurley … Carolyn Fiddler of the Daily Kos … James Hunter … POLITICO’s Matt Woelfel … Al Cardenas of Squire Patton Boggs … former Treasury Secretary W. Michael Blumenthal (96) … Romina Boccia … Betty Rollin … Tony Chauveaux … Erik Larson … POLITICO Europe’s Laura Kayali … “Chef” Geoff Tracy … Richard Ben-Veniste
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Frederick the Great of Prussia called these ten days “the most brilliant in the world’s history.”
After winning the Battle of Trenton, Christmas Day evening, 1776, George Washington’s 1,200 man force faced General Cornwallis’ 4,500 man British army.
Washington was fighting the army of the globalist King of Great Britain — the most powerful military on the planet.
On the night of January 2, 1777, Washington left his campfires burning and marched his army around the back of a portion of Cornwallis’ army – the 1,400 British troops camped at Princeton, New Jersey.
He ordered his soldiers to march in absolute silence, even wrapping their guns with heavy cloth to lessen the noise of troop movement.
British commander Lord Cornwallis ordered Colonel Mawhood to join his regiments to the rest of the British army.
This providentially, resulted in the British ceasing to patrol the very roads Washington was marching on.
At daybreak, JANUARY 3, 1777, Washington attacked the British from behind.
This was similar to what the British did to the Americans at the Battle of Brooklyn Heights a little over four months earlier.
At the Battle of Princeton, the surprised British immediately fought back, sending forth a bayonet charge which killed dozens of American soldiers.
One of those killed was General Hugh Mercer, who had fought with Washington in the French and Indian War, and in the Battle of Trenton.
Hugh Mercer’s descendants included WWII General George S. Patton.
After Mercer was killed, the British pressed their counter-attack.
The American militia under General John Cadwalader began to panic and flee.
To stop the retreat, General George Washington immediately rode to the front of the line and ordered the soldiers to stop running away.
He commanded them to turn around and follow him back to the front lines.
Washington rode extremely close to the British, within just 30 yards.
Turning and facing his men, Washington yelled:
“Halt!”
“Aim,”
then “Fire!”
The British immediately fired a volley in return.
The field of battle was filled with a cloud of smoke.
Many thought Washington was surely shot, as he was exposed to fire from both sides.
Irishman John Fitzgerald, who was an American aide-de-camp, pulled down his hat down to cover his eyes so as to not see Washington killed.
But when the smoke cleared, to their dismay, Washington was seen on his horse, waving to his men to charge ahead.
The Americans charged and won a great victory at the Battle of Princeton.
An estimated 100 British were killed or wounded, and over 300 captured, as compared to only 23 Americans killed and 20 wounded.
Enthusiasm swept America. Though it took nearly seven more years of fighting till the Revolutionary War ended, this battle was a major turning point.
British historian Sir George Otto Trevelyan wrote of the American victories at Trenton and Princeton:
“It may be doubted whether so small a number of men ever employed so short a space of time with greater and more lasting effects upon the history of the world.”
President Calvin Coolidge stated October 28, 1925:
“Distinguished military critics have described Washington’s campaign of Trenton and Princeton as a military exploit of unparalleled brilliancy.”
The equestrian statue at Washington Circle in Washington, D.C., depicts General Washington at the Battle of Princeton.
At the statue’s dedication in 1860, sculptor Clark Mills stated:
“… at the Battle of Princeton where Washington, after several ineffectual attempts to rally his troops, advanced so near the enemy’s lines that his horse refused to go further, but stood and trembled while the brave rider sat undaunted with reins in hand.
But while his noble horse is represented thus terror stricken, the dauntless hero is calm and dignified, ever believing himself the instrument in the hand of Providence to work out the great problem of liberty.”
Yale President Ezra Stiles described General George Washington as the American version of the Israelite commander Joshua, in an Election Address before the Governor and General Assembly of Connecticut, May 8, 1783:
“Congress put at the head of this spirited army, the only man, on whom the eyes of all Israel were placed …
… This American Joshua was raised up by God, and divinely formed by a peculiar influence of the Sovereign of the Universe, for the great work of leading the armies of this American Joseph …
and conducting this people through the severe, the arduous conflict, to liberty and independence …”
Ezra Stiles continued:
“In our lowest and most dangerous estate in 1776 and 1777, we sustained ourselves against the British army of sixty thousand troops commanded by Howe, Burgoyne, and Clinton, and other the ablest generals Britain could procure throughout Europe, with a naval force of 22,000 seamen in above eighty British men of war …
… This was sealed and confirmed by God Almighty in the victory of General Washington at Trenton,
and in the surprising movement and battle of Princeton; by which astonishing effort of generalship, General Howe and the whole British army, in elated confidence and in open-mouthed march for Philadelphia, was instantly stopped, remanded back, and cooped up for a shivering winter in the little borough of Brunswick.
Thus God turned the battle to the gate; and this gave a finishing to the foundation of the American Republic …”
Stiles ended:
“Who but a Washington, inspired by Heaven, could have struck out the great movement and maneuver of Princeton? …
The United States are under peculiar obligations to become a holy people unto the Lord our God.”
The Morning Dispatch: Colorado Wildfires Cause Record Damage
Tens of thousands evacuate as the Marshall Fire tears through Boulder County.
The Dispatch Staff
Happy Monday, and Happy 2022! Get your last-minute Brick Breaker games in today—devices running BlackBerry software will “no longer reliably function” starting tomorrow as the once-dominant cell phone company cuts services for its older hardware.
Quick Hits: Today’s Top Stories
President Biden spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for slightly less than an hour on Thursday amid tensions over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to an anonymous senior administration official who briefed reporters, Biden “laid out two paths” for Putin: diplomacy leading to de-escalation, or deterrence with “serious costs and consequences.” Biden also spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, assuring him the U.S. and its allies will “respond decisively” to a Russian invasion. The United States and Russia—along with NATO allies—are scheduled to engage in further dialogue next week.
Weeks after he was reinstated following an October coup, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced his resignation in a televised address on Sunday after failing to reach a power-sharing agreement with the military. “I tried as much as I could to avoid our country from sliding into disaster,” he said. “But despite my efforts to achieve the desired and necessary consensus to give citizens security, peace, justice and to stop bloodshed, that did not happen.”
Iran’s Defense Ministry announced late last week it had successfully launched a satellite carrier rocket with three “research cargoes” aboard into space. U.S. intelligence officials told the Wall Street Journal that although the satellite carrier rocket isn’t military in nature, many of its components could be repurposed for long-range ballistic missiles.
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced last week he is appointing Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio as the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, replacing former Rep. Devin Nunes, who resigned at the end of 2021.
Citing students’ “suffering” over the past few years, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told Fox News Sunday that despite the Omicron variant, the Biden administration’s “clear” expectation is “for schools to be open full-time for students, for in-person learning.” Several large teachers unions, however, have voiced displeasure with cities’ plans to keep schools open after winter break, and some are weighing walkouts in protest of districts’ decisions.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced last week the Food and Drug Administration has issued emergency use authorizations for two new over-the-counter, at-home COVID-19 tests from SD Biosensor and Siemens. “Combined, it is estimated the companies can produce tens of millions of tests per month for use in the U.S.,” HHS said.
Initial jobless claims decreased by 8,000 week-over-week to 198,000 last week, according to the Labor Department, bringing the measure’s four-week moving average to its lowest point since October 1969.
Betty White, actress known for countless sitcom roles over a career spanning seven decades, died Friday, just weeks before her 100th birthday.
Colorado Wildfires Cause Record Damage
Forest fire on June 11, 2018 in Durango, Colorado. (Photo by Santi Visalli/Getty Images)
Two people remained missing on Sunday after a fire swept through more than 6,000 acres in Colorado’s suburban Boulder County on Thursday, destroying nearly 1,000 homes and businesses in the process and forcing tens of thousands of residents to evacuate.
What’s since been labeled the Marshall Fire was not actually the first to catch on in the area last week. First responders were able to “attack” the Middle Fork Fire “pretty quickly” before it caused any structural damage, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said in a Thursday briefing, but the second blaze proved far more difficult to contain, expanding rapidly on the back of winds that topped 100 mph throughout the suburban towns of Superior and Louisville. After raging overnight, the flames began to subside on Friday as temperatures dropped into the single digits and the area was coated with several inches of snow.
Like most Western states, Colorado has dealt with its fair share of wildfires; there were nearly 15 named blazes in 2020 alone. But they typically occur in wooded areas, away from population centers—and almost never in December. “[This] wasn’t a wildfire in the forest; it was a suburban and urban fire,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said. “The Costco we shop at. The Target we buy our kids’ clothes at—all surrounded and damaged.”
Dana Ramsey—a Boulder County resident who works at a local theater and entertainment venue—was en route to Superior when she noticed the string of cars heading the opposite direction. “I was actually supposed to be getting my nails done at 1:30 p.m. right in that Superior shopping center—where the Costco and Target were,” she told The Dispatch Sunday night. “I saw all these cars. I saw the smoke from the fire. I just didn’t realize how close it was to that shopping center.”
Initial reports indicated the blaze could be traced back to a downed power line, but Boulder’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) said Friday that was unlikely. Video footage emerged over the weekend depicting a shed ablaze near where the Marshall Fire is believed to have begun, and Pelle on Saturday confirmed that investigators had executed a search warrant on a property believed to be tied to the blaze’s origin—but he urged caution.
“I don’t have any hard, credible evidence,” he told reporters. “I don’t have probable cause to understand what caused the fire.”
Matt Welch’s latest piece for Reason has a pretty straightforward premise: Joe Biden would be a better president if he stopped saying things that aren’t true. “Behavior that gets rewarded (or even just unpunished) tends to get repeated. And Biden at this stage in his presidency is repeatedly saying things that aren’t true,” he writes. “It’s not OK for a pandemic-era political leader to say, as Biden did just two weeks ago, that if you’re vaccinated, you ‘do not spread the disease to anybody else.’ It is not acceptable for a president to claim, as he did Tuesday in a single tweet, that Build Back Better is ‘fully paid for’ (it’s not), that it ‘will not increase the deficit’ (it would), and that it ‘won’t raise the taxes by one penny for anyone making less than $400,000 a year’ (counters the Tax Policy Center: ‘roughly 20 percent to 30 percent of middle-income households would pay more in taxes in 2022’). Such hyperbolic balderdash is worthy of a 24-year-old social media intern at a hack think tank; not the Commander in Chief of allegedly the greatest nation on Earth.”
Up on the site today, we have an early look at Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague’s new book on the effort to overturn the 2020 election—and the people who stopped it. In the spotlight this chapter: Rohn Bishop, then-GOP chairman of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, where the Republican Party was born.
Also on the site today, Chris Stirewalt touts the idea of ideological diversity within parties and has an important question regarding the 2022 elections: “Which Republicans will refuse to condemn their friends and defy the mob? Which Democrats will reject and stick up for principled Republicans who are defending the rule of law?
In Friday’s G-File, Jonah—on the mend from COVID-19—remembers the year that was. “What we are witnessing in American politics is best understood as elite failure, and 2021 is when it became undeniable,” he writes. “But elite failure isn’t just about January 6, or Joe Biden’s narcissistic need to be a more historic president than the times or the electorate called for. It’s everywhere. It colors how elites have responded to the pandemic and everything else this year.”
In Sunday’s French Press, David—also on the mend from COVID-19—grapples with a recent critique of his work. “If I’m trying to communicate things that I believe to be both true and gravely important, and a thoughtful man says I’m communicating through ‘pique and annoyance,’ then I need to think very hard about how I write,” he admits. “Am I communicating a message that I do not intend?”
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Fauci says CDC isolation guidelines may change after criticism: Changes to current COVID-19 isolation guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being considered following criticism over isolation guidance. The current guidelines from the CDC are that a person with a positive COVID-19 test should isolate for five days, regardless of their vaccination status. And if a person never had or no longer has symptoms after five days, they can leave isolation. However, a negative test is not required to end isolation. But amid skyrocketing COVID-19 case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths, CDC guidelines may change. “There has been some concern about why we don’t ask people at that five-day period to get tested,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, told ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday. “The CDC is very well aware that there has been some pushback about that.” He continued: “Looking at it again, there may be an option in that, that testing could be a part of that.” Last week, the U.S. recorded 2.2 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, setting a grim record as the highest number of cases confirmed in one week. And as many travel home today after the holidays, the Federal Aviation Administration warned that COVID-19 may be the cause of staffing issues and result in more travel delays after thousands of cancellations so far.
Majority of Americans think Jan. 6 attack threatened democracy: As the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrections approaches, a strong majority of Americans condemn it and believe former President Donald Trump is at least partially to blame. But a new ABC/Ipsos poll finds that Republicans are still largely backing Trump’s version of events. The poll found that 72% of Americans believe the people in the attack on the Capitol were “threatening democracy,” while 1 in 4 Americans believes that the individuals involved were “protecting democracy.” The poll also shows strongly aligned views among Democrats regarding Trump’s responsibility for the attack, with 91% believing Trump bears either “a great deal” or “a good amount” of responsibility for it. On the other hand, a strong majority (78%) of Republicans believe the former president bears “just some” or no responsibility for the day’s events. Click here to read about a congressman’s account of what happened nearly a year ago and how he’s coped with the experience since the event. Meanwhile, Twitter on Sunday moved against Trump ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., by banning her personal account for violating the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy various times.
Tributes pour in for ‘Golden Girls’ star Betty White: Former co-stars and colleagues of Betty White paid tribute to the “Golden Girls” actress, who died at the age of 99 on Friday, Dec. 31. White’s death came less than three weeks before her 100th birthday, which would have been on Jan. 17. White, whose career spanned more than 75 years, began her career in radio, as a singer and voice actress. Her big television break came in 1949, co-hosting a daily live variety show, “Hollywood on Television.” Then, after appearing in other sitcoms, late night talk shows and daytime game shows, White’s career got a huge boost when she was cast in “They Mary Tyler Moore Show” as Sue Ann Nivens, and as Rose Nylund on “Golden Girls.” White’s career went through another resurgence in the mid-2000s with roles in films such as “The Proposal” alongside Sandra Bullock and Reynolds and as host of “Saturday Night Live” in 2010. During a career that spanned more than 75 years, White received 23 Emmy nominations and won six. Off screen, White strongly supported the conservation and mission of zoos.
Mom born with double uterus delivers hospital’s youngest baby: A mother who was born with a double uterus celebrated the new year with her newborn baby girl, who was born 22 weeks before her due date. Megan Phipps, 24, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was born with uterine didelphys, or double uterus, a rare condition where a woman has two cervixes and two uteruses. She was told by a specialist that she was pregnant on both her right and left sides. At just 22 weeks, Phipps said she experienced “excruciating pain” and was admitted to a hospital after she noticed spotting. A nurse realized she was in the process of giving birth, but given how early it was in her pregnancy, doctors told Phipps that the chances of her babies surviving without neurodevelopmental impairment was just 1%. Phipps decided she wanted all interventions for her daughters if there was a small chance of survival and gave birth to two baby girls, Riley and Reece, on June 12. Riley did not survive and Reece stayed in the hospital for 144 days. Then, on Nov. 2, Reece was discharged from the hospital, just in time to celebrate the holiday season. “I just want mothers to know that just to not give up hope that anything is possible,” Phipps said.
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This morning on “GMA,” legendary rapper, Darryl McDaniels of Run-D.M.C., joins us live to talk about his new kid’s picture book, “Darryl’s Dream,” which encourages kids to tap into their creativity through reading and writing. Plus, former NFL player and the newest “Bachelor,” Clayton Echard, joins us live ahead of the season premiere tonight to talk about how he’s doing on his quest for love. All this and more on “GMA.”
Good morning, NBC News readers. Hope you got a chance to rest and recharge over the holiday weekend.
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. We start with a look at how that day shaped lawmakers’ divergent views of Congress, have the latest of Antonio Brown’s abrupt departure from the playing field, and a magical recap of the Harry Potter reunion.
Here’s what’s happening this first Monday of 2022.
Reps. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, and Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., were only days into their tenures as new lawmakers on Jan. 6 when a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol, trapping them in the House chamber.
Meantime, the House panel investigating the attack has “firsthand testimony” that then-President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump pleaded with him to intervene to stop the violence while he watched it unfold on TV, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said Sunday.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced that there will be a series of events at the U.S. Capitol this week to commemorate the anniversary of the riot, including lawmaker testimonials, a prayer vigil and a panel discussion with historians to “establish and preserve the narrative” of that day.
Wintry weather combined with the pandemic to frustrate air travelers over the weekend with more than 2,600 U.S. flights and more than 4,400 worldwide grounded Sunday.
Scientists say it’s a reminder that human health is intertwined with that of animals, and that inattention to other species could prolong the pandemic and complicate the quest to control Covid.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said the wide receiver is no longer part of the team after Brown appeared to dramatically quit midway through a game against the New York Jets.
While many Americans’ New Year’s resolutions revolve around weight loss, scientists are urging people to keep moving even if the pounds don’t melt away. “We have found that exercise basically improves health outcomes largely independent of weight loss,” said one researcher.
After all this time, we’re still nostalgic for Harry Potter.
Fans of the beloved franchise got to go back to Hogwarts with the cast and learn secrets from the films thanks to the release of “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts,” which debuted on Saturday.
Good morning. It’s Monday, Jan. 3, and we’re covering wildfires in Colorado, the passing of an American acting legend, and much more. Have feedback? Let us know at hello@join1440.com.
Tens of thousands of people were evacuated and hundreds of homes were destroyed after the Marshall Fire swept through towns northwest of Denver late last week. Officials say close to 1,000 structures were consumed by the flames, making it the most destructive wildfire in state history. No fatalities have been reported, though two people remain unaccounted for.
Officials say the blaze began as a grass fire early Thursday morning, growing to more than 6,200 acres within 24 hours. Dry conditions and exceptionally strong winds—gusts up to 110 mph were reported—fueled the fire’s rapid spread. The wind came ahead of an arctic air mass that dumped up to 10 inches of snow in the affected area, slowing down the flames while leaving many who had lost power grappling with subzero overnight temperatures.
Ghislaine Maxwell, the confidant of deceased sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein, was found guilty last week on sex trafficking-related charges following five days of jury deliberation. Maxwell was convicted on five of six counts, including a charge of sex trafficking of a minor, which carries a maximum sentence of 40 years.
The 60-year-old British socialite stood accused of effectively managing a sex ring for the former financier, recruiting underage girls to be made available for Epstein’s wealthy associates. Despite speculation the case would potentially reveal the identities of others who participated in criminal acts with Epstein, the trial focused narrowly on four specific allegations against Maxwell.
In related news, a judge will hear arguments tomorrow on whether to allow a civil lawsuit against Britain’s Prince Andrew to proceed. The plaintiff, Virginia Giuffre, alleges she was forced to have sex with the prince at Maxwell’s home two decades ago.
Betty White Dies
Iconic actress and comedian Betty White passed away Friday at the age of 99. Her death, which a representative said was due to natural causes, came just three weeks ahead of her 100th birthday.
Beginning in radio, White rose to prominence as the first woman to produce a sitcom with “Life with Elizabeth” in the 1950s. She appeared in a variety of game and talk shows throughout the 1960s before scoring a career-defining role as Sue Ann Nivens on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” In the 1980s, she captured a second signature role as one of the lead characters on “The Golden Girls.” Her accolades include five Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy, a lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild, and more.
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Historybook: “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien born (1892); The US cuts diplomatic ties with Cuba (1961); Apple is incorporated (1977); Author Joy Adamson murdered (1980); Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega surrenders to the US (1990).
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Further clarification is coming soon on the CDC’s Covid-19 isolation guidelines, Dr. Anthony Fauci says. Last week, the CDC shortened its recommended isolation times from 10 to five days for people who aren’t exhibiting symptoms, igniting some confusion and concern among the public. Fauci told CNN’s Dana Bash yesterday that getting people back to work quicker was a factor in the decision — but so was scientific evidence that the move would be safe. Meanwhile, Covid-19 case numbers are exploding due to the highly contagious Omicron variant. In Florida, cases have risen 948% over the past 14 days. The US is also facing a Covid-19 test shortage. The Biden administration promised to send out 500 million free tests to American households, but it’s unclear when those tests would arrive.
Capitol riot
Members of the House select committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol say they have solid testimony that former President Donald Trump was urged to respond to the insurrection as it was happening. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney told ABC News yesterday that the panel has “firsthand testimony” that Trump’s daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump asked him to intervene, and Chairman Bennie Thompson told CNN the panel has “significant testimony” that the White House “had been told to do something.” It’s a big week for the committee as the US approaches the one-year anniversary of the attack. Democrats are also trying to figure out how to approach the topic of the insurrection on the campaign trail leading up to this fall’s midterm elections.
Sudan
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned as the country continues to be racked by violence and political discord. Sudan has been ruled by a tense coalition of military and civilian groups since strongman President Omar al-Bashir was ousted in 2019. However, in October, military forces took control and dissolved some parts of the joint government. They also temporarily detained Hamdok, but reinstated him in November as part of a deal between military and civilian leadership. Since the coup in October, Sudanese citizens have gathered for several mass demonstrations protesting military rule. At least 57 people have been killed by security forces during the protests, including three on Sunday. When announcing his resignation, Hamdok praised the public for their resistance, and for demanding “freedom and justice.”
Ukraine
President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on a call yesterday to discuss their diplomatic relationship and the looming threat of further aggression by Russia toward its neighbor. Biden told Zelensky that the US would “respond decisively if Russia further invades Ukraine.” As many as 100,000 Russian troops remain at Ukrainian border despite warnings from Biden and European leaders, and US intelligence findings have estimated that Russia could begin a military offensive in Ukraine “as soon as early 2022.” Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a call last week, during which Biden said he told Putin there would be a “heavy price to pay” if Russia invades — which could include intense economic sanctions.
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The CEOs of AT&T and Verizon Communications have rejected a request from the Federal Aviation Administration to delay the planned introduction on Wednesday of new 5G wireless services over aviation safety concerns. 5G networks run on a high frequency spectrum called C-Band, and the FAA and the aviation industry have raised concerns about potential interference with sensitive aircraft electronics. The FAA and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg proposed 5G exclusion zones around priority airports and asked the companies for a short commercial deployment delay. AT&T and Verizon said they will hold off on deploying 5G around airports for six months, but rejected broader limitations. Some aviation trade groups have called on the Federal Communications Commission to halt 5G deployments around many airports, and have threatened legal action if the agency doesn’t intervene.
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(John Hinderaker)Documentary evidence showing that the State of New York is discriminating against white people in providing access to covid treatments has provoked widespread outrage. Hans Bader has a good rundown, and both Hans and Paul Mirengoff point out that such discrimination by public agencies is illegal.
But it isn’t only happening in New York. A friend who is a doctor received this communication from a local hospital network, indicating that in Minnesota, being “BIPOC” scores extra points in getting access to the most effective anti-covid treatment:
The most effective therapy for the Omicron variant is Sotrovimab, which is in limited supply. We will use Sotrovimab for outpatient treatment and post-exposure prophylaxis for patients with a MASSPB (Monoclonal antibody scoring system, pregnancy and BIPOC, which is validated by MDH) score of 4 and above. [Emphasis added.]
So in order to get access to the best covid treatment, you need a score of four or more. How do you score points? The Minnesota Department of Health explains:
The MASSBP is calculated as follows, on a scale of 0-25: age 65 years and older (2 points), BMI 35 kg/m2 and higher (2), diabetes mellitus (2), chronic kidney disease (3), cardiovascular disease in a patient 55 years and older (2), chronic respiratory disease in a patient 55 years and older (3), hypertension in a patient 55 years and older (1), and immunocompromised status (4), pregnancy (4) or BIPOC status (2).
This shows the same scoring system in grid form:
It takes a score of 4 or more to be somewhere on the list to receive monoclonal antibodies, the best treatment we have for covid, and being “Black, Indigenous or a Person of Color” gets you halfway there, counting as much as being over 65, having diabetes, and so on. Being white gets you nowhere. The Minnesota Department of Health, apparently with a straight face, calls this an “Ethical Framework for Allocation of Monoclonal Antibodies during the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
My friend comments:
Hospital system protocols that use an algorithm to decide who qualifies to obtain the medication we know works best for treatment of COVID 19, monoclonal antibodies, now all include different weighting for patients of different races. While we have no evidence that I am aware of that shows BIPOC do worse than white people when controlled for other confounding factors, the Minnesota Department of Health believes it is more ethical to deny the treatment to white people based on the color of their skin.
That’s not ethical.
It’s not legal, either.
Governmental authorities have grossly misrepresented statistical data to try to show that covid has disproportionately impacted blacks and other minorities, and thus to justify discrimination in violation of the law. I exposed the childishly deceitful manipulation of data undertaken by University of Minnesota researchers and the Minnesota Department of Health, which manipulation was used to justify racial discrimination, in Thinking Minnesota. Nevertheless, the illegal discrimination continues. I think it is time for a lawsuit. Or rather lawsuits, as the same discrimination is going on in any number of states.
(Steven Hayward)I think it is time to retire the “Civil War on the Left” series and replace it with The Liberal Crackup, because the left is indeed crumbling. And let’s start with the genius idea for a remedy for inflation: price controls! That’s the recommendation from (who else) The Guardian:
We have a powerful weapon to fight inflation: price controls. It’s time we consider it
By Isabella Weber (assistant professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Today, there is once more a choice between tolerating the ongoing explosion of profits that drives up prices or tailored controls on carefully selected prices. Price controls would buy time to deal with bottlenecks that will continue as long as the pandemic prevails. Strategic price controls could also contribute to the monetary stability needed to mobilize public investments towards economic resilience, climate change mitigation and carbon-neutrality. The cost of waiting for inflation to go away is high. Senator Manchin’s withdrawal from the Build Back Better Act demonstrates the threat of a shrinking policy space at a time when large scale government action is in order. Austerity would be even worse: it risks manufacturing stagflation.
We need a systematic consideration of strategic price controls as a tool in the broader policy response to the enormous macroeconomic challenges instead of pretending there is no alternative beyond wait-and-see or austerity.
This was too much even for (check notes) Paul Krugman!
Krugman has deleted this tweet, lest he be accused of sexism of white economist privilege or something. But we should applaud whenever he has a stopped-clock moment.
(Scott Johnson)A look, a book, and a crook (or a crock). What is the question, according to Carnac the Magnificent? I don’t know, but it is the miscellany that I need this morning. Thinking of Carnac makes me laugh. I think I was studying high school physics when I heard him divine the question to the answer: “One fig to a cookie.” The question: “What is Newton’s first law?” It still makes me laugh.
I have three predictions for 2022 — one electoral, one legal, and one sporting. Here they are.
• Republicans will retake the House in the 2022 elections. However, Carnac’s crystal ball is cloudy when it comes to the Senate. Republicans need good candidates for competitive Senate races. Carnac divines that they are in short supply so far.
• If it doesn’t dodge the merits of the case, the Supreme Court will disapprove the vaccine mandate to be implemented by private employers under OSHA’s emergency temporary standard. If not, my fallback prediction is that it’s a long way to temporary.
• The owner of the Minnesota Vikings will relieve head coach Mike Zimmer of his responsibilities next week at the end of the Vikings’ season.
• What is this fourth prediction doing here? It is a bonus. Steve Hayward’s ninth book is scheduled to be published in March by the invaluable Encounter Books. Reading the galley, I foresee that M. Stanton Evans: Conservative Wit, Apostle of Freedom will be the most joyful conservative book of the year.
Looking back on 2021, I would like to offer recommended reading.
• Mike Gonzalez is the author of BLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution, published in September by Encounter Books. Drawing on his expertise, Gonzalez provides a sort of CRT for Dummies in the Law & Liberty essay “Zombie Marxism.”
• I could and probably should have added a prediction about inflation above. Instead, I recommend the profile of Thomas Hoenig by Christopher Leonard that Politico has placed in its History Dept. Leonard’s profile of Hoenig is titled “The Fed’s Doomsday Prophet Has a Dire Warning About Where We’re Headed.” Leonard’s forthcoming book is The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy.
• Over the years I must have canceled subscriptions I took out to the New York Review of Books five or ten times. In any given issue, they publish one or two items that I want to read and one or two items that make me angry enough to trash it. I am a current subscriber via a bargain rate. I took out my current subscription to get access to Gary Saul Morson’s “Dostoyevsky and his demons” in the July 1 issue. One of the magazine’s most-read online pieces last year is the eminent historian Sean Wilentz’s essay “Bob Dylan, historian.” The essay is adapted from the keynote lecture Wilentz delivered at a conference to honor Dylan’s eightieth birthday, “Dylan @ 80,” convened by the Bob Dylan Institute at the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 24, 2021. It repaid my current subscription, as did Christopher Benfey’s recent review/essay “Exile on Main Street,” on Edgar Lee Masters.
• I bought Rebecca Donner’s All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days on the recommendation of the Wall Street Journal, which named it one of the best books of 2021: “Mildred Harnack, a progressive-minded academic from Milwaukee, taught American studies in Berlin during the rise of Hitler. Now her great-great-niece—a meticulous researcher and master of narrative suspense—tells how Harnack, from the early 1930s to 1942, openly defied Nazism, built a brave, effective but doomed circle of like-minded resisters, and was murderously hounded by the Gestapo. Here is a historical biography that reads like a literary thriller.” I took up the book with the thought that it would give me a sort of “what would you have seen, said, done?” test like Erik Larson’s book on Ambassador William Dodd in his service as FDR’s ambassador to Hitler’s Germany, In the Garden of Beasts. Wild Martha Dodd, the ambassador’s daughter, turns up as a character in Donner’s book as she does in Larson’s. Donner reminds me that among Martha’s affairs with Germans and Russians in Berlin was a serious fling with America’s own Thomas Wolfe when he visited in 1935.
• A personal note: The judge drew my attention to the Florida court’s response to the Sarasota Herald Tribune series because of an essay John and I wrote for the Center of the American Experiment. Published in the Fall 2001 issue of The American Experiment, the center’s quarterly magazine at the time, our essay refuted the study commissioned by the Minnesota Supreme Court to establish that Minnesota’s judicial system was racially biased. Our essay isn’t available online, but my further reflections on the Minnesota Supreme Court study is accessible in the form of the speech I gave at the Federalist Society’s 2013 National Lawyers Convention: “Bias in the air” (to which I added two footnotes here). There aren’t many who will speak up to defend “the judicial system” when it falsely impugns itself. That much I can tell you.
But what’s going on in the USA? Let’s get to the news.
FDA reportedly close to authorizing third Pfizer shot for kids 12-15
The Food and Drug Administration is reportedly poised to authorize a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for kids ages 12-15 as early as Monday, according to the New York Times. Regulators also plan to allow adolescents and adults to get the third shots five months after receiving the second dose of Pfizer’s vaccine instead of the current six months, the Times reported, citing sources it described as familiar with the agency’s deliberations.
A third shot, often referred to as a booster, is also expected to be authorized for children as young as 5 with immune deficiencies. The booster could help ease the health threat faced by millions of students returning to classrooms Monday after a holiday break that saw daily coronavirus infections surge to record levels.
🦠 COVID cases, hospitalizations rising among children. For the week ending Dec. 23, children represented 20.8% of all COVID-19 cases, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
California, Connecticut and New York are among the states that sent millions of rapid antigen tests to schools and families ahead of reopening. Washington, D.C., and Baltimore are extending winter break by two days to test staff and students before reopening buildings Jan. 5.
But leaders nationwide are still scrambling to work out the details – leaving big questions about safety and logistics.
Five missing and endangered teenage girls were recovered by U.S. Marshals in a monthslong operation that also saw the arrests of 30 individuals, the agency said.
A winter storm watch was issued on Monday for much of the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore area. Up to 6 inches of snow could fall in some areas, the National Weather Service said. “The ingredients are in place for part of the mid-Atlantic to have snow fall at a heavy rate of 1-3 inches per hour for a time on Monday,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Ryan Adamson said.
Questions remain as to how far north the northern extent of the heavy snow will end up.
Steelers, Browns face off in Ben Roethlisberger’s likely last game in Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Steelers (7-7-1) will host the Cleveland Browns (7-8) on Monday in what may turn out to be quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s last game at Heinz Field . Although Roethlisberger, 39, declined to go into specifics on whether he was thinking about possible retirement, he acknowledged “that all signs are pointing to this could be it. Regular season, that is.” The game will hold extra significance for the Steelers, who will need a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. Cleveland was eliminated from playoff contention Sunday evening.
Fans observed a moment of silence to honor the late John Madden.
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Quadrantid meteor shower expected to peak this week
One of the biggest meteor showers of the year is expected to peak over the next few days, producing over 100 meteoroids per hour, according to Space.com. Known as the Quadrantid meteor shower, the spectacle happens only once a year, always around the beginning of January, according to Space.com. Under perfect conditions, 60 to 200 meteors can be seen per hour, according to NASA.
The activity range is from Dec. 26 to Jan. 16, but the peak lasts just six hours. Different sources disagree on the precise date of the peak; some expected it to peak Sunday night into Monday morning and others say it will occur Monday night into Tuesday morning.
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As Omicron surges, understaffed hospitals ease mandates, rehire unvaxxed employees
Traveling nurses, relief workers and National Guard mobilization are among the stopgaps to which states are resorting to cope with shortages of healthcare workers. activating the National Guard to assist hospitals that are short-staffed due to vaccine mandates and the Omicron variant.
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Once again, Trump Peace. When we have a competent POTUS in January 2025, the momentum of the Abraham Accords will resume. Watch below.Related – UAE, Israel to focus on increasing mutual investments, says Lapid
Nothing is going right for the Islamic Republic. Hackers promoting the liberation of Ahwaz – the southern province right on the Gulf, where Iran’s Arab minority live, and most of the country’s oil is produced – have hacked into, and …
This is the same oppression that Nazis, communists, Stalinists, CCP employ to exert complete control and enslave their populations. Make no mistake – the Democrats are no different – self righteous Nazis.This is grossly unacceptable and …
If you listen to the likes of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), you already know that America is a racist, redneck pesthole where roaming Trump supporters routinely make life miserable for pious, peaceful innocent …
Illegal aliens, tourists, and foreign visa workers delivered nearly 400,000 children in the United States over the last 12 months, prior analysis concludes, securing birthright American citizenship.The analysis, published in 2018 by the Center …
The Left is evil. Fortunately, Nikki Fried (if she is even the Democrat Party’s nominee for Florida governor) would get routed by Governor DeSantis in November. What rational Floridian would vote against Governor DeSantis? He has made Florida the …
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We have a few good questions for readers — why doesn’t the GOP remove Liz from the caucus? Why won’t they listen to RFK? Why is 79,000 now a rare few and then we give the vax to children? Why is the NY Times lying? Why are hospitals and medical schools violating the Constitution and going along with a racist policy that will kill whites? Why are NY hospitals going along with it AND NOT SUING THIS ILLEGAL UNHIPPOCRATIC LAW??? Why are they pushing Nikki Haley as a conservative for 2024 when she did not do one thing to improve national security? Why is 79,000 seriously ill from the vax in Australia A RARE FEW?
Why is Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal page taken down, really?
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Why Won’t the GOP Remove Liz Cheney from the CaucusGood question, “Why won’t the GOP remove Liz from the caucus?” Perhaps they are afraid of her high-powered, deep-pocketed donors. Or maybe they want to hurt Trump and their own…
Disinformation Comes from the NY TimesDisinformation Comes from the NY Times by Alex Berenson Weird chart. Looking at it one would almost think that new Covid cases are perfectly correlated with (mRNA) Covid vaccination levels…
RACE DISCRIMINATION IN COV TREATMENT REACHES BEYOND NYRACE DISCRIMINATION IN COVID TREATMENT REACHES BEYOND NEW YORK The unelected governor of New York will only allow monoclonal antibodies for all non-whites. Whites can only get them if they…
NY’s New Mayor Is Another TotalitarianOn ABC’s “This Week”, Commie Mayor Eric Adams told host George Stephanopoulos that the “next step” in his plan is to mandate “boosters” for teachers, police officers, and other city…
McConnell Establishment Is Pushing RINO Nikki Hayley for President.Mrs. Haley is arguably America’s most prominent female conservative leader. One day she could be America’s first female president. ~ Heritage The Heritage Foundation approved the SCOTUS Judges who keep finding against the J6…
Twitter Permanently Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s AccountTwitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account Greene’s personal account was suspended over “repeated violations” of the company’s Covid-19 misinformation policy, the company said, according to the gleeful Marxists…
The measure requires the Department of Defense to develop consistent criteria for determining which uniform items are considered “uniquely military,” so as to reduce differences in out-of-pocket costs across services and by gender.
President Joe Biden is resuming his telephone diplomacy over the Russian troop buildup near its border with Ukraine, coordinating with Ukraine’s leader on strategy to de-escalate a crisis that Moscow says could rupture ties with Washington.
In the coming months, members of the panel will start to reveal their findings against the backdrop of former President Donald Trump and his allies’ persistent efforts to whitewash the riots and reject suggestions that he helped instigate them.
South Korea sent a message to North Korea on Sunday morning to ensure the safety of the person, but the North hasn’t responded, the officers said requesting anonymity citing department rules.
Arnold Air Force Base is modernizing two of its altitude testing cells at the air base’s Engine Test Facility to enable testing of next-generation, full-scale propulsion systems under simulated flight conditions made as realistic as possible, according to a news release on the work.
A year after a pro-Trump mob ransacked the Capitol in the worst attack on the home of Congress since it was burned by British forces in 1814, a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll finds that about 1 in 3 Americans say they believe violence against the government can at times be justified.
Army veteran Roger Lintz says his eventual freedom from PTSD came through working with his hands as a timber framer. After 2½ years of timber framing on his own, Lintz recently opened Old School Timber Framing of Virginia at his Stafford County home.
The Justice Department’s investigation of the riot has now entered the punishment phase. So far, 71 people have been sentenced for riot-related crimes.
With coronavirus infections soaring, the return from schools’ winter break will be different than planned for some as administrators again tweak protocols and make real-time adjustments in response to the shifting pandemic.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now considering including the negative test as part of its guidance after getting significant “pushback” on its updated recommendations last week.
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