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TOP STORY
The Post Millennial - Breaking: TX Supreme Court Rules Against Father Seeking to Prevent Son’s 'chemical castration'
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-texas-supreme-court-rules-against-father-seeking-to-prevent-chemical-castration-of-his-son

The Administrative State
Law and Crime - Virgin Islands AG Loses Job Days After Suing JPMorgan Chase in Connection with the Epstein Probe
https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/jeffrey-epstein/virgin-islands-attorney-general-loses-her-job-days-after-suing-jpmorgan-chase-in-connection-with-the-jeffrey-epstein-probe/

Civitates economicus
None this week.

Energy & the Environment
New ESG Guidance & The Role of Fiduciary Governance in Investing
US Dept. of Labor - US Department of Labor Announces Final Rule to Remove Barriers to Considering Environmental, Social, Governance Factors in Plan Investments
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ebsa/ebsa20221122
WSJ | Opinion - No, Biden Isn’t Forcing Your Retirement Money Into ESG Funds
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-biden-isnt-forcing-your-retirement-money-into-esg-funds-pension-labor-department-investing-11671742012

From the Academy
None this week.

Healthcare
None this week.

High Courts
Zerohedge - 12 States Allow Home Equity 'Theft' Over Homeowners' Tax Payment Shortfalls, Study Says
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/12-states-allow-home-equity-theft-over-homeowners-tax-payment-shortfalls-study-saysArizona

Timcast News - Biden to Provide Communications Between Government and Social Media per Federal Judge
https://timcast.com/news/biden-to-provide-communications-between-government-meta-facebook-twitter-youtube-per-federal-judge/

The Post Millennial - Breaking: TX Supreme Court Rules Against Father Seeking to Prevent Son’s 'chemical castration' (TOP STORY)
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-texas-supreme-court-rules-against-father-seeking-to-prevent-chemical-castration-of-his-son

International News
Ground News - Brazil's Lula Picks Amazon Defender for Environment Minister
https://ground.news/article/b8632246-5357-4798-8633-a00aa825017d

The Telegraph - Doctor Gave Fake Exemption Notes to Thousands of People Who Didn't Want to Wear Masks
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/01/03/doctor-gave-fake-exemption-notes-thousands-people-who-didnt/

GB News - Revealed: Rotherham Rape Gangs Cover-up Councillor Holds Senior Diversity and Inclusion NHS Role
https://www.gbnews.uk/news/revealed-rotherham-rape-gangs-cover-up-councillor-holds-senior-diversity-and-inclusion-nhs-role/416258

National Sovereignty & Defense
ICE’s Alternative to Detention Program & A Dearth of Records
Daily Caller - ICE Admits It Has ‘No Records’ For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Illegal Immigrants Released with Electronic Monitors
https://dailycaller.com/2022/12/28/immigration-and-customs-enforcement-illegal-immigration/
The Nation - ICE is Subjecting a Record Number of Asylum Seekers to Electronic Monitoring
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/migrants-ice-alternatives-detention/

SARS-CoV-2 & The COVID Pandemic
CNBC - Highly Immune Evasive Omicron XBB.1.5 Variant is Quickly Becoming Dominant in U.S. As It Doubles Weekly
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/30/covid-news-omicron-xbbpoint1point5-is-highly-immune-evasive-and-binds-better-to-cells.html

Tech
Blockchain & Crypto Currency
Cointelegraph - Fiji Elects Pro-Bitcoin Prime Winister Sitiveni Rabuka
https://cointelegraph.com/news/fiji-elects-pro-bitcoin-prime-minister-sitiveni-rabuka

MANGA
Name Redacted on Twitter (via ThreadReader) - Google’s Cadre of Former Intel Officials + Trust & Safety
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1607539875712217089.html

Musk & Twitter
The Post Millennial - Musk’s New Twitter 'views' Analytics Reveal Mainstream Media has Shockingly Low Engagement
https://thepostmillennial.com/elon-musks-new-twitter-views-analytics-reveal-mainstream-media-has-shockingly-low-engagement

Washington Examiner - Tech's Highly Paid Versions of Homer Simpson Won't Be Missed
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/techs-highly-paid-versions-of-homer-simpson-wont-be-missed

Twitter Files Archive - https://www.twitterfiles.co/
New Twitter File Drops
How Twitter Rigged the COVID Debate (via David Zweigh)
https://www.twitterfiles.co/2022/12/26/the-twitter-files-how-twitter-rigged-the-covid-debate/
How Twitter Let the Intelligence Community In (via Matt Taibbi)
https://www.twitterfiles.co/2023/01/03/the-twitter-files-how-twitter-let-the-intelligence-community-in/
How Twitter Rigged the COVID Debate (via Matt Taibbi)
https://www.twitterfiles.co/2023/01/03/the-twitter-files-twitter-and-the-fbi-belly-button/

Social Media Governance & Cybersecurity
Timcast News - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Becomes First Democrat to Ban TikTok on State-Owned Devices
https://timcast.com/news/kansas-governor-laura-kelly-becomes-first-democrat-to-ban-tiktok-on-state-owned-devices/

Zerohedge - Rachel Levine Calls For Tech Companies To Control "Misinformation" On Gender Affirming Care
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/rachel-levine-calls-tech-companies-control-minsinformation-gender-affirming-care

Other Trending Stories
NYT - More Than 30 Dead from Winter Storm in Western New York
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/27/nyregion/buffalo-western-new-york-winter-storm.html

Ray Epps & Jan. 6th
The Post Millennial - 'I orchestrated it': Ray Epps Texted His Nephew on Jan 6: Report
https://thepostmillennial.com/i-orchestrated-it-ray-epps-texted-his-nephew-on-jan-6-report
US House of Representatives - Transcript: Jan 6 Committee Interview with Ray Epps (semi-redacted)
https://web.archive.org/web/20230102065912/https:/january6th.house.gov/sites/democrats.january6th.house.gov/files/20220121_Ray Epps.pdf

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