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The Last Act of Rupert Murdoch’s Dynasty May Be Its Ugliest

By Clive Irving

He became the archetypal power-hungry media mogul by building a newspaper empire. Now all the papers are in free fall and his best last hope is Fox News.

How the Media Smeared Britney Spears as ‘White Trash’

By Laura Bradley

The explosively popular New York Times documentary is a handy primer for anyone who doesn’t know what the hell #FreeBritney is. But it offers an incomplete look at her story.

Even Trump’s Senate Wingmen Are Shocked by Riot Videos

By Sam Brodey, Jackie Kucinich

They never realized they were so close to harm. But they still want to let Trump off the hook.

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Joe Biden’s Secret Superpower Is Just What America Needs

By David Rothkopf

He’s effectively banished Trump and his henchpeople to the Phantom Zone by revealing how two-dimensional they were all along.

Impeachment Manager Stacey Plaskett Brings Some Truth

By Ernest Owens

The House delegate from the Virgin Islands lobbied for this position last time and didn’t get it. Democrats sure ought to be glad they gave it to her this time.

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It’s Ski Week! Europe Is Forgetting How COVID Snowballed

By Barbie Latza Nadeau

Ski slopes are opening all across Europe as if everyone forgot they were some of the biggest superspreader venues at the start of the pandemic.

When You’re White and Republican, They Let You Do It

By Wajahat Ali

Trump’s loyal Republicans care about nothing, and they will do anything to stay on the right side of their vicious, aggrieved base.

Amazon’s Creepy Union Fight Has Reached a Factory’s Bathroom

By Ana Lucia Murillo

Weekly PowerPoint presentations rampant with misinformation, constant text messages, posters in the bathroom stalls. Welcome to the Bessemer warehouse’s union showdown.

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1. Over 100 Anti-Trump Ex-GOPers Plot Breakaway Party: Reuters

SINKING SHIP

Some 120 powerful former Republicans gathered together on a Zoom call last Friday to discuss how to wrestle power away from Donald Trump.

2. Forty Percent of U.S. COVID Deaths Were Avoidable: Lancet

‘INEPT AND INSUFFICIENT’

The new study rips into former President Donald Trump, saying he resoundingly failed his pandemic test and “brought misfortune to the USA and the planet.”

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4. Biden Calls China’s Xi 11 Months After Trump Cut Off Contact

WE NEED TO TALK

According to the White House, Biden told Xi that his administration won’t accept China’s human-rights abuses and expansionism.

5. Springsteen Only Had One Tequila Shot Before DWI Arrest: NYP

BRUCE JUICE

The Asbury Park Press has reported Springsteen’s blood-alcohol content was 0.02—a quarter of New Jersey’s legal limit of 0.08.

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