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The Associated Press reports: Among the biggest takeaways so far from the Justice Department’s prosecution of the insurrection is how large a role social media has played, with much of the most damning evidence coming from rioters’ own words and videos. FBI agents have identified scores of rioters from public posts and records subpoenaed from social media platforms. Prosecutors use …

The Daily Beast reports: Newsmax host Greg Kelly attacked Olympic gymnast Simone Biles on Friday night after Time magazine named her “Athlete of the Year.” He bellowed, “Time magazine’s Athlete of the Year is Simone Biles. Remember? She quit, she quit in the middle of the Olympics. Time made her ‘Athlete of the Year.’ The world has gone mad!” He …

“He’s not obeying science, he’s sort of granting his impulse to authoritarianism. “His default position is always, ‘How can I control people? How can I regulate people?’ “But I can tell you he’s not going to be too happy with the Paul family Christmas. We have 57 for Christmas, no vaccine passport. “The only requirement is that you have read …

CNN reports: A formal investigation has been launched by the University of Florida after an internal report detailed a culture of fear among faculty members claiming political influence on campus as well as instances of Covid-19 research data being destroyed and delayed. Vice President of UF Research David Norton announced the investigation in an email to faculty and staff Friday …

An open letter to Rubio from the New York Times: Dear Senator Rubio, Your most recent letter again misrepresented our work and the courageous efforts of our sources and our reporters to make this tragic story known to the world. And we want to make clear that your demands are not just antithetical to a free press, they may actually …

Law & Crime reports: An Oklahoma man who swiped a beer from Nancy Pelosi’s office refrigerator while inside the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 has been sentenced to intermittent incarceration and two years of probation. Andrew Ericson, 24, posted two pictures of himself inside the Capitol to Snapchat, according to prosecutors, including a picture of him seated in a …

Politico reports: A Donald Trump campaign lawyer wrote two legal memos in the week before the Jan. 6 Capitol attack that claimed then-Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to refuse to count presidential electors from states that delivered Joe Biden the White House. The memos from then-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis, which contain widely disputed legal theories about Pence’s ability …

Portland’s NBC News affiliate reports: Proud Boys member Alan Swinney has been sentenced by Judge Heidi Moawad to 10 years in prison with three years post-prison supervision, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced on Friday. Swinney injured a man’s eye by shooting him in the face with a paintball gun, sprayed people directly in the face with bear mace …

Mediaite reports: On Thursday’s Fox News Primetime, Fox News host Tammy Bruce slammed Biden for updating the words of the Declaration of  Independence, and accused him attempting to recondition the document so that it adheres to modern guidelines for inclusivity. “Alrighty, notice how he added ‘women and men are created equal,’ and not just men,” Bruce said. “It matters, right? …

The Washington Post reports: The House select committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob issued subpoenas Friday to six individuals involved in the planning of the rally on the Ellipse that preceded the insurrection. Among those subpoenaed was Max Miller, a former Trump aide and current Ohio congressional candidate that the committee says …

The Associated Press reports: Days after announcing his candidacy for governor, Republican David Perdue further embraced debunked claims of electoral fraud in Georgia’s 2020 presidential race by joining a lawsuit seeking to prove he and former President Donald Trump were cheated out of election victories. The suit claims that fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in Fulton County, the state’s …

The Orange County Register reports: A former Orange County police chief turned yoga instructor and conservative protester is seeking to have the Capitol insurrection-related criminal charges he is facing tossed out by arguing he was the target of a FBI counter-intelligence operation and accusing his former allies of being government informants. Alan Hostetter, who is serving as his own attorney, …

Reuters reports: Weeks after the 2020 election, a Chicago publicist for hip-hop artist Kanye West traveled to the suburban home of Ruby Freeman, a frightened Georgia election worker who was facing death threats after being falsely accused by former President Donald Trump of manipulating votes. The publicist knocked on the door and offered to help. The visitor, Trevian Kutti, gave …

“Somebody asked me, why are you here? I’m here because these colors don’t run. 80 years ago, this week, they tried to extinguish to darkness in a place called Pearl Harbor. “We didn’t fold then, and we won’t fold now, because we’ve come this far by faith. In our tradition we say, this little light of mine, I’m going to …

“McConnell knew that Tim Unes had helped organize Donald Trump’s political rally in Washington this January. There was nothing illegal or immoral about that. If anything it’s a constitutionally protected behavior, it is organizing a political rally. It is why we have the Bill of Rights. “But the partisan lunatics on the January 6th committee don’t acknowledge the Bill of …

Norfolk’s CBS News affiliate reports: A boat that was awarded first place in the annual Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade has now been disqualified after many expressed concerns over its messaging. The boat reportedly had a lighted sign stating, “FJB”– a phrase that stands for “F – Joe Biden” and “Let’s Go Brandon,” which references those who do not support the …

ABC News reports: Chris Christie, in an interview with Margaret Hoover on the PBS show “Firing Line,” said that it’s “inexcusable” Mark Meadows didn’t reveal Trump’s positive COVID-19 test during debate prep and “saved it for a book.” When asked if Trump should have told him about his first test result, Christie replied, “That’s obvious. Of course, Trump should have …

Mediaite reports: In an interview with Steve Krakauer on The Fourth Watch Podcast, the Fox News host mocked criticism for the unsubstantiated claims he advanced in Patriot Purge, his Fox Nation series on January 6th. At one point, Krakauer asked Carlson to explain why he wanted to give “a different look” at the Capitol riot. “I hated what happened on …

Talking Points Memo reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence signaled on Wednesday that it’s not a given that he’ll cooperate with the House Jan. 6 select committee. “ We’ll evaluate any of those requests as they come,” Pence told the Associated Press and Fox News in a brief interview during a trip to New Hampshire amid speculation of a potential …

The Daily Beast reports: Fox News host Brian Kilmeade has suggested that an arson attack on the network’s massive Christmas tree this week should be categorized as a hate crime—and the alleged perpetrator treated accordingly. His comments came as the Fox & Friends hosts lamented that the accused firestarter was released without bail, a move they blamed on “liberal bail …