News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
A QAnon believer who was one of the first rioters to enter the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 has been sentenced to 60 months in prison. https://t.co/ufr0Imjl4o
— Axios (@axios) December 16, 2022
House Democrats introduced legislation that would bar former President Trump from holding any federal office in the future, citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. https://t.co/2h3VayH1UM
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 16, 2022
BREAKING: Brittney Griner says she’ll play in the upcoming WNBA season, and thanks President Biden for securing her release, in her first comments since she was freed in a prisoner exchange last week. https://t.co/3TJ832bbsC
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 16, 2022
📸 Civilians take shelter inside a metro station during an air raid alert in the centre of Kyiv. A fresh barrage of Russian strikes hit cities across Ukraine Friday, cutting water and electricity in major cities. https://t.co/9mZL3iasZP pic.twitter.com/YJTTT744EY
— ABC News (@ABC) December 16, 2022
The Biden administration has announced plans to provide nearly 2 million barrels of oil to refineries through an emergency exchange and simultaneously begin efforts to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve early next year https://t.co/nny1NWxv28
— CNN (@CNN) December 16, 2022
A judge revealed that earlier this year she granted DOJ investigators access to emails between three Trump-connected attorneys and Rep. Scott Perry as part of the federal investigation into election subversion efforts. https://t.co/Z4BpDRu7LZ
— POLITICO (@politico) December 16, 2022
Japan has announced its most dramatic shift in defense policy since 1945. The country is sharply boosting defense spending and will gain a preemptive counterstrike capability for the first time since the last world war. https://t.co/a6hVTMh3zx
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 16, 2022
North Korea has tested a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor” as a key step toward building a new strategic weapons system, state media reported. https://t.co/dhx0tBKl0V
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 16, 2022
The updated Covid booster shot is proving to be effective at keeping people — especially older adults — out of the hospital, according to two new studies published by the CDC. https://t.co/KKZyr8hCmt
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 16, 2022
Earlier this week, Binance temporarily froze withdrawals after customers withdrew more than $1 billion in crypto, fueling fears that more crypto companies may collapse. https://t.co/7iHghzMDpY
— NPR (@NPR) December 16, 2022
Elon Musk prompted backlash from lawmakers and figures across the political spectrum in response to Twitter suspending the accounts of more than half a dozen journalists who cover Musk. https://t.co/ga6BPxJOJ1
— ABC News (@ABC) December 16, 2022
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said there’s an argument to be made that former President Donald Trump is “not the influence he thinks he is” – or even the frontrunner of the Republican party in 2024 https://t.co/TqgDTvKbIq
— CNN (@CNN) December 16, 2022
