NEWS AROUND US: January 2021

Sunday, 31 January 2021

Your Monday Briefing

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Read To Your Kids, Dads!

Via Rex Chapman...thanks for the emotional bubble bath.

Timeline cleanser:

This baby girl responding to her new daddy reading a book to her in different voices exactly what I needed today...pic.twitter.com/BTkNDUPrya

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) January 29, 2021

Open Thread below!

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No Corrections: Feb. 1, 2021

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Chicago delays school reopenings by a day as teachers edge toward strike.

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David Hogg Lights Into Kevin McCarthy For Protecting Marjorie Taylor Greene

Florida's Rep. Ted Deutsch had harsh words for fellow southerner, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy. On Jonathan Capehart's Sunday morning show, he supported MTG's removal from Congress, and claimed he had no confidence Rep. McCarthy would exhibit the moral fortitude required to stand up to the psychotic conspiracy caucus taking over the Republican party.

Rep. Deutsch said of McCarthy, "This is a moment where he needs to stand up, and if he doesn't, he is selling out the Republican party to a conspiracy cult going forward." Already been done, I'm afraid.

Deutsch happens to represent the Florida district where the tragic mass shooting happened at Marjory Stone Douglas High School, and David Hogg was there to not only back up his rep, but speak out even more forcefully. When Capehart asked Hogg about his encounters with MTG, he recalled that in addition to the video that has surfaced recently of her stalking him outside the Capitol, there were about 10-15 minutes where she was following him inside the Capitol, yelling and screaming and him and the people with him.

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Survey Says: Never Tweet

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Review: Seeking a Date but Finding Hypocrisy in ‘Hi, Are You Single?’

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Rochester Police Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl, Footage Shows

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Trump Names Two Members of Impeachment Defense Team

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Pro-Trump Attorney Lin Wood Blames 'Jesus' After 'Doxxing' Estranged Son On Telegram

Lin Wood, an attorney who has sued to overturn the results of the 2020 election, said over the weekend that he does not regret "doxxing" his own son to his social media followers.

The Twitter account ParlerTakes first reported that Wood had revealed the email address of his estranged adult son on the social media platform Telegram.

Lin Wood just publicly posted his son's email address and told people to "follow your heart." His son does not speak with him. What an asshole.

— Parlertakes?? (@parlertakes) January 30, 2021

In the post, Wood suggested that his followers harass his son in the name of Christianity.

"If your heart moves you to write and express your stories of feelings of faith with him, perhaps it would help awaken him to the world outside Austin," Wood wrote. "I think he would benefit from the loving words from followers of Jesus Christ. Not a request to write him, but only a request to follow your heart."

Wood later responded to concerns that he had "doxxed" his son.

"Maybe I should not have mentioned my son, Matt, along with the request that you consider writing him a note of love and faith," Wood said. "So now I am accused of doxxing my own son. I intended no such thing. I love him. I would never do anything to hurt him."

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