.@MaddowBlog: The economy created nearly as many jobs in President Biden's first as were created in each of former President Trump's first three years combined. https://t.co/mDkTd40hYs
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 7, 2022
12 months ago the unemployment rate was 6.7%
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 7, 2022
today, 3.9%
we've never seen anything like this in US history.
if Biden were Republican, press would put him on Mt Rushmore
Made the mistake of turning on @CNN while driving, and they opened the hour trashing Biden for the economy. Mind you they did the same on gas prices on the way up only (he has almost no control over this). Unemployment is at a half century low and record wage growth. JFC people!
— Amy Siskind đłď¸âđ (@Amy_Siskind) January 7, 2022
Breaking News: U.S. employers added only 199,000 jobs in December as hiring slowed and the economy stumbled, even before Omicron threatened the labor market.https://t.co/Tp0XMQ6FRh
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 7, 2022
Which newsrooms are trying to make the economy look bad? https://t.co/wZJVCHwM09 via @froomkin
— Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org) (@froomkin) January 8, 2022
I donât understand the discrepancy this article was Jan 5th 800k jobs added. https://t.co/npwG83gNyK
— Peace âŽď¸, love, voting & womens rights đ (@Bidenwonthnkgod) January 7, 2022
Under President Biden, the economy has created more jobs per month than under any other President â ever. pic.twitter.com/yAQING1tT8
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 7, 2022
conclusive proof that a bigger stimulus would have fixed the economy in a year or so after 2008. instead we got a lost decade https://t.co/3FXySQI3Fs
— ryan cooper (@ryanlcooper) January 7, 2022
Perspective: The Supreme Court has strict covid rules. Will it let OSHA protect other workers? https://t.co/uyFuMvBXWu
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 7, 2022
Always dangerous to try to crystal ball off of oral argument, but there seem to be at least 5 votes for the mandate; or more precisely, against blocking the OSHA vaccine mandate from going into effect, while litigation on the merits continues. https://t.co/UKOos8XMR8
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 7, 2022
This morning Tucker Carlson is picking his teeth with Sen. Ted Cruzâs spine. #RollTheTape pic.twitter.com/sU5huxAC8U
— Brianna Keilar (@brikeilarcnn) January 7, 2022
New: Dissecting the question behind Tucker Carlson's attack on Ted Cruz: was Jan. 6 "terrorism?" https://t.co/6iYho7Eqvm
— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) January 7, 2022
The reason Trump is not in office today is because he didnât receive enough votes to win the election.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 7, 2022
The people said so. The states said so. The courts said so. The facts said so.
The Big Lie is poisoning our democracy. We will act to protect our democracy and voting rights.
Make no mistake: Trump's coup is still ongoing. The attacks on our democracy have only worsened since last year's attack.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) January 7, 2022
The choice now is between saving our democracy or saving the filibuster. Whichever way it goes will be Joe Bidenâs most enduring legacy. pic.twitter.com/fHNrKyyUo1
BREAKING: The January 6th select committee will be asking former VP Mike Pence to appear "before the month's out."
— BrooklynDad_Defiant!âŽď¸ (@mmpadellan) January 8, 2022
LET'S GOOOOO!
With MAGAs calling for their arrests, Maricopa, AZ issues their final report in response to the fraudit. Chair Bill Gates, a Republican: âWeâre done. This is the end of the 2020 election. We have addressed the issues. We have debunked them. If there are lies, we will respond.â pic.twitter.com/gwXSnKUMjx
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) January 8, 2022
Cyber Ninjas, the firm hired to conduct an election review in Arizona, ordered to pay $50,000 a day in sanctions https://t.co/YtidvbutwF
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 7, 2022
Cyber Ninjas, company that led Arizona GOP election 'audit,' is shutting down https://t.co/vzOIinp4vl
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) January 7, 2022
Meanwhile…
I think Iâm a pretty good writer, but I am having trouble finding the words for how much I donât care about Djokovic and how right the Australians are.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 7, 2022
Maybe there's a bigger problem here that's not Djokovic related. pic.twitter.com/NhSDb0tPMq
— Dmitry Grozoubinski (@DmitryOpines) January 7, 2022
Rafael Nadal âsorryâ for Novak Djokovic but says Serb knew the risks as worldâs top-ranked menâs tennis player finds himself in limbo amid Australian political tussle over COVID vaccination status. https://t.co/jP5BZC7RgI pic.twitter.com/PUKkYPIunf
— ABC News (@ABC) January 7, 2022
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Stench of corruption continues to stalk PM
Johnson accused of corruption after âgreat exhibitionâ text emerges https://t.co/PQOx49ukgE
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) January 7, 2022
— Rumpelstiltskin (@JillThompson1) January 6, 2022
Boris Johnsonâs spokesman says Lord Brownlowâs âGreat Exhibition' proposal was "dealt with in the same wayâ as if a member of the public had pitched it.
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) January 7, 2022
How many members of the public can WhatsApp the PM and then get a meeting with the Culture Secretary? https://t.co/TNr1CH6PAX
Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson & Priti Patel have turned the U.K. into a country that had to be prevented from *criminalising the rescue of drowning children*. Thank you, @nautilusint, @MaritimeUK & @ukshipping. Thank goodness you took up the fight. https://t.co/7OqOavY0pV
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) January 7, 2022
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Finally, Rest In Power…
Sidney Poitier was the first Black performer to win the best actor Oscar. Throughout his career, a heavy weight of racial significance bore down on him. âI felt very much as if I were representing 15, 18 million people with every move I made,â he once said.https://t.co/d8qSjGiMm2
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 7, 2022
1964: Sidney Poitierâs Oscars acceptance speech after he became the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 7, 2022
pic.twitter.com/D3OUk6g7sr
Sidney Poitier, who has died at age 94, was modest about his career, despite his role in changing American perceptions of race and opening the door to a new generation of Black actors. https://t.co/NCYi7kj13i pic.twitter.com/BxCkb6QxwQ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 7, 2022
One thing that's always struck me about Sidney Poitier's life is that he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II 35 years before he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) January 7, 2022
The Overnight Note 