### C’mon, Man!
- Making America energy dependent again: Joe Biden pauses federal drilling program (Reuters) | GOP and unions unite to condemn Biden unilaterally blocking pipeline project (Fox Business)
- “The Biden presidency is very anti-Brexit”: Biden removes Winston Churchill bust (Examiner)
- “We have bigger things to worry about”: Press secretary shrugs off question about hypocrite Biden breaking mask rules (Post Millennial)
### Government & Politics
- House to send Trump impeachment article on Monday (AP) | Trump hires attorney Butch Bowers to represent him at trial (Forbes)
- Hunter inquiry looms large as Biden pledge prevents “improper interference” with DOJ investigations (Examiner)
- Democrats slap Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley with ethics complaint over Capitol mob (Examiner)
- Unity! Bernie Sanders dismisses meeting in “the middle” with Republicans (Newsweek)
- Senate confirms Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the first black Pentagon chief (Fox News)
### Big Tech & Media
- “Not a close call”: Parler loses bid to require Amazon to restore service (Reuters)
And it’s no wonder: Based on the terms of service not just of Amazon but of many other Internet-based service providers, these companies can literally cancel you for any reason whatsoever.
- Here’s why Parler is still struggling to come back online (Fast Company)
- Policing free speech but not actual crimes? Twitter faces lawsuit for refusal to remove child porn (Disrn)
- Media trust deservedly hits new low (Axios)
- Google threatens to pull out of Australia over plan to make it pay for news (Time)
### National Security
- “We feel incredibly betrayed”: Thousands of Guardsmen forced to vacate the Capitol (Politico)
- Biden to keep Christopher Wray on as FBI director (NBC News)
### Odds & Ends
- U.S. sees five-fold increase in methamphetamine overdose deaths from 2011 to 2018 (UPI)
- Missouri diversity session tells teachers “colorblindness,” “all lives matter” are forms of white supremacy (Fox News)
### Stranger Than Fiction
- Oklahoma legislation calls for Bigfoot hunting season (Popular Mechanics)
### Closing Arguments
- Policy: Raising the minimum wage won’t stimulate the economy, but it will stimulate Democrat interest groups (City Journal)
- Policy: Don’t rush to failure on Iran nuclear negotiations (Daily Signal)
- Humor: Biden wins Nobel Prize in all six categories for his incredible first day as president (Babylon Bee)
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