A Hegseth Employee Created a Database to Track Americans Based on Their Political Affiliation Edith Olmsted, The New Republic
Flock Camera CEO Tells Americans to “Compromise” on Privacy After Growing Backlash Ephraim OBare, Yahoo News
Trump Seeks Vast, Potentially Costly US Stake in Venezuelan Oil Industry Evan Halper, Karen DeYoung and Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post
Trump Rollback of US Forest Protections Could Accelerate Extinction of 400 Endangered Species Maya Yang, Guardian UK
Judge Again Blocks Trump Mail Ballot Executive Order in Ruling That’s Likely to Be Swiftly Appealed Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
Explosions, Jet-Powered Drones Rock Kyiv as Rare Hours-Long Russian Aerial Attack Continues Into Evening Olena Goncharova and Francis Farrell, The Kyiv Independent
Fired Stars and Stripes Journalists Sue Pentagon on First Amendment Grounds Minho Kim, The New York Times
ICE Agent Accused of Shooting Venezuelan Immigrant and Covering It Up is Released From Texas Jail Associated Press
Most Countries to Lose a Decade of Development Progress says United Nations as Global COVID Crisis Continues Jubilee USA Network, RSN Godot
Astronaut’s Journey To The Moon Yields New Perspective For Dealing With Enemies Of Democracy George Monroe, RSN Godot
Treasury Secretary Yellen Encourages Tax and Aid Deals to Confront Pandemic Olivia Engling, RSN Godot
Investigating the 1-6-21 Insurrection: What are the Republicans Afraid of? Dr. Steven Jonas , Steven Jonas
Big Tech Is Coming for Your Water, Your Land, Your Lungs, and Your Electric Bill Thom Hartmann, The Hartmann Report
Trump’s Inner Circle Panics Over “Natalie” as the Rasputin Parallel Gets Real Thom Hartmann, The Hartmann Report
Why Israeli Authorities Are Encouraging Settler Violence Against Palestinians Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker