#348. The Taylor-Greene Problem
(Recorded February 4, 2021) This Week: (1) The Marjorie Taylor-Greene Problem; (2) an Impeachment trial preview; and (3) the Roundup.
This Week’s Links:
Given this week’s show, we thought you might find these interesting.
The Marjorie Taylor-Greene Problem
- Mitch McConnell Says Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ‘Loony Lies’ Are a ‘Cancer’ on GOP – The New York Times
- Analysis: What the Greene and Cheney fights mean for G.O.P. – The New York Times
- Why Pennsylvania Republican Leaders Are All-In for Trump More Than Ever – The New York Times
- Marjorie Taylor Greene Tests the Limits of Some Voters – The New York Times
- QAnon fight, impeachment fallout expose Republicans’ post-Trump rift
- Marjorie Taylor Greene: House Republican leader punts on punishing her as Democrats move toward removing her from committees – CNNPolitics
- Greene apologizes to GOP colleagues — and gets standing ovation | TheHill
- Republicans Need QAnon and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Voters
- https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/02/marjorie-taylor-greene-expelled-congress/617911/
- Kevin McCarthy’s flip-flop on QAnon and Marjorie Taylor Greene – Vox
- Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. AOC: A ridiculous comparison – Vox
- Kinzinger slapped with censure by Illinois county GOP – POLITICO
- https://www.thedailybeast.com/one-america-news-declares-war-on-newsmax-for-censoring-mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell
Trump Trial Preview
- Trump Parts Ways With Five Lawyers Handling Impeachment Defense – The New York Times
- https://www.axios.com/trump-legal-fees-impeachment-trial-8f6578e6-0662-4aea-8edc-aee2530c5165.html
- Trump’s Lawyers Are Unlikely to Focus on Election Fraud Claims – The New York Times
- How Trump’s Defense Is Coming Together – The New York Times
- House Impeachment Managers Argue Trump Was ‘Responsible’ for Capitol Riots – The New York Times
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lindsey-graham-donald-trump-impeachment-trial-witnesses_n_6019284cc5b6aa4bad374665
- https://thebulwark.com/dare-trump-to-testify/
- Impeachment managers call on Trump to testify | TheHill
- McConnell: Trump Tricked Me Into Backing His Coup
News Round-up
- Biden’s Stimulus: Democrats Speed Ahead on Economic Aid Package – The New York Times
- Senate Democrats begin the budget reconciliation process for Covid-19 relief – Vox
- Why Democrats are shutting out Republicans on Covid-19 stimulus with Senate budget reconciliation – Vox
- Republican senators present smaller Covid proposal
- House votes to speed stimulus passage after Biden meets with Dems – POLITICO
- There’s an Economic-Relief Deal That Lets Both Sides Win
- Joe Biden’s Covid-19 stimulus plan has a Medicaid expansion problem – Vox
- A GameStop Evangelist’s Videos Draw a Regulator’s Attention – The New York Times
- GameStop Stock Plunges, Testing Resolve of Reddit Investors – The New York Times
- https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/gamestop-story-you-think-you-know-wrong/617905/
- Reddit user who helped inspire GameStop mania says he lost $13 million on Tuesday, but is still holding on
- AMC Entertainment Stock To Earth; GameStop Down Too; Mark Cuban Tutors Reddit Traders On Next Move – Deadline
- It’s Time for American Leadership in Zero Emissions Vehicles | General Motors
- G.M. Will Sell Only Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035 – The New York Times
- Carmakers are trying to figure out how to respond to G.M.’s plan to move to electric cars. – The New York Times
- https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1131151_toyota-and-fiat-chrysler-drop-opposition-to-california-emissions-rules
- Canada Formally Declares Proud Boys a Terrorist Group – The New York Times
- White House says review underway after Canada designates Proud Boys as terrorist group – MarketWatch
- Aleksei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader, Appears in Court – The New York Times
- Opinion | Aleksei Navalny Is Resisting Putin, and Winning – The New York Times
- Alexei Navalny: 1,000 arrested after protests over jailing of Russian opposition leader | Alexei Navalny | The Guardian
- Myanmar and Russia show limits to Biden’s pro-democracy agenda – Vox
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