US federal agency launches probe into alleged bid by Trump to undermine election results Peoples Dispatch
From Navy SEAL to Part of the Angry Mob Outside the Capitol NYTimes
Pentagon restricted commander of D.C. Guard ahead of Capitol riot Washington Post
The commander of the D.C. National Guard said the Pentagon restricted his authority ahead of the riot at the U.S. Capitol, requiring higher level sign-off to respond that cost time as the events that day spiraled out of control. …
Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, said the Pentagon essentially took that power and other authorities away from him ahead of a pro-Trump protest on Jan. 6. That meant he couldn’t immediately roll out troops when he received a panicked phone call from the Capitol Police chief warning that rioters were about to enter the U.S. Capitol.
Priest who conducted elections-related exorcisms leaves Madison Diocese Wisconsin State Journal
A Scientist Is Arrested, and Academics Push Back NYTimes
The NCAA’s “Compromises” on Paying Athletes Are Bullshit Current Affairs
Cuba
What do you know about terrorism against Cuba? Granma
Iran
US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions ABC News
Nord Stream 2 Pipelay Operations Resume Maritime Executive
Marines In Hawaii Are Training For A Return To Island Fighting Honolulu Civil Beat
Hawaii is at the center of an ambitious plan to give the Marine Corps a 21st century reboot that will lead to a leaner force that moves faster and strikes harder as tensions with China intensify in the Pacific.
This Perfectly Captures Chinese People’s Nostalgia for Life Before Overwork VICE
Interview with Mark Burton, attorney for Colombian revolutionary Simon Trinidad
Loyalist killer Michael Stone is released from jail on parole Daily Mail
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