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Justice Breyer Announces Retirement

From the story: Breyer, who is 83, faced considerable pressure to step aside under a Democratic president and while Democrats control the Senate, even narrowly (Axios). From the editors of National Review: Biden has unwisely limited his options by preemptively declaring during the 2020 campaign that his first Supreme Court nominee would be a black woman. In a stroke, he disqualified dozens of liberal and progressive jurists for no reason other than their race and gender. This is not a great start in selecting someone sworn to provide equal justice under law (National Review). From David Freddoso: Appointing Harris kills 3 birds with 1 stone. 1. Gets rid of her permanently. 2. Ideologically reliable justice. 3. Embarrasses her by forcing her to vote break the tie on her own nomination in the Senate. Not saying Biden will do it, but those are 3 reasons he might (Twitter). From Shannon Bream: Multiple sources tell me Justice Breyer was not planning to announce his retirement today. They describe him as “upset” with how this has played out. We still await any official notice from his office and/or the #SCOTUS public information office (Twitter). Some options for Biden (NY Post). From Nikki Haley: Would be nice if Pres Biden chose a Supreme Court nominee who was best qualified without a race/gender litmus test. That’s what I did when I picked Tim Scott as Senator of South Carolina (Twitter). From Jonathan Turley: The three leading candidates are Justice Leondra Krueger of the California Supreme Court, U.S. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs. These are all worthy candidates who could have been considered for any vacancy without declaring that they were qualified by virtue of filling a quota—an unfortunate implication for the ultimate nominee (WSJ).

Bret Baier Report Puts Fauci on Hot Seat

As it reveals he knew a lot more much earlier than he told the public. Suspicions of a Wuhan lab leak were clearly suppressed. The reports from scientists at the time is shocking (Fox News). From Dr. Marty Makery: New internal NIH documents: scientists believed in a lab leak/manipulated virus but then suddenly changed their views and then awarded millions in NIH funding. Everyone should watch this incredible report by the best journalist in the business (Twitter). From Congressman Mike Gallagher: “The more info we get surrounding these crucial few months, the worse things look” (Twitter).

San Francisco Reports Major Rise in Anti-Asian Crimes

Up 567 percent from the previous year (NBC News). A 69-year-old man is suing the district attorney for mishandling of an anti-Asian hate crime in 2019 (Daily Caller). From Dan McLaughlin: Seems as if this would be a good time for the US Supreme Court to send the nation a message that discrimination against Asians is wrong (Twitter).

Los Angeles School Mandates Non-Cloth Masks with Nose Wire

As LA grows more obsessed with masks in school, the story notes “masks will be optional starting this week at Fulton County schools in Atlanta” (ABC News). Teachers Union president Randi Weingarten is still out selling the mask mandates (Twitter).

Rite Aid Thief in New York Casually Tells Reporter How Easy it is to Steal

The story notes “He said he’s been stealing from stores like Rite Aid for months and has never been arrested.”

New York Post

San Jose to Require Gun Owners Insure Weapons, Pay Annual Fee

The ordinance was approved by the city council Tuesday. Pending final approval, will take effect in August (WSJ). Meanwhile, gun ownership is diversifying (Economist).

Christian Prayer Apps Secretly Mining User Data, Selling to Big Tech

From the story: …it can track their physical location, the links they click on, and even the text of the things they post on the site. The site then supplements that information with additional info like age, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status, income, household size, political affiliation, and interests taken from “third-parties such as data analytics providers and data brokers,” according to the report. The app then reportedly shares that information with third parties, including “advertising, sale and marketing tools” for “commercial purposes.”

Daily Wire

GoFundMe Freezes Millions for Protest of Canada’s Vaccine Mandate

From the story: The page states the funds will be disbursed to truckers to go toward fuel expenses and “assist with food if needed and contribute to shelter.” The truckers are headed to the country’s capital in opposition to a mandate that took effect on Jan. 15, requiring all essential cross-border workers to show proof of vaccination at ports of entry. Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters called on Canada and the United States to delay vaccination mandates on Dec. 17, arguing in a statement the measure would “dramatically worsen current supply chain disruptions” in North America. As of Tuesday, the funding page for the trucker convoy is still accepting donations despite the funds being frozen.

Washington Examiner

Neil Young to Spotify: It’s Me or Rogan. Spotify: We’ll Take Rogan

The leftist 76-year-old folk singer issued the ultimatum and likely didn’t anticipate the easy, swift response from Spotify (Daily Wire). From another story: …hats off again to Spotify for not bowing to the rage mobs who seek to cancel Joe Rogan. Taking a stand against cancel culturalists is hard these days, but they’ve managed to do it a number of times now with Rogan, who I’m sure takes all of this into very careful consideration as his audience continues to grow every time his critics either come after him – or try and fail to smooth things over (RedState).

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Deaths of Black Children Increase During Pandemic

Not from covid, but more likely covid policies. The story notes “The federal data confirm a drop by hundreds of thousands in documented cases of child abuse reports, investigations, substantiated allegations and support for at-risk families. But experts say that’s not necessarily good news — children were out of the public eye during the pandemic, and some cases likely weren’t reported until they became more severe, if at all. The numbers on fatalities in particular are concerning, because such cases are notoriously underreported, said Amy Harfeld, of the Children’s Advocacy Institute. Social workers often investigate a child’s death only if the family had already been involved with a child welfare agency. “The numbers that we know of are not reflective of the numbers that are experienced,” Harfeld said. Federal officials highlighted a 4% decrease in child abuse and neglect-related deaths, though the data also show a roughly 17% increase in the number of Black children who died when compared with the previous year’s report.”

Associated Press