*** SELECT REGIONAL, NATIONAL NEWS ***

Militia group plans to occupy Legislative Building in Olympia when session begins – beginning the night before Jan. 11

NVN: Thurston Chamber’s ‘State of the Community’ Address Set for Jan. 19

Is a $300 unemployment boost a disincentive to work? Covid relief bill revives anxiety

Coronavirus The second stimulus check: When to expect it, how much you will get

JBLM colonel accused of beating wife, threatening suicide during police stand-off

What’s the Defense Production Act? Biden plans to use it for COVID vaccine production [Ed. note: So Trump nixed it, of course. A childish stunt to hinder Biden.]

House votes to override Trump’s veto of $740 billion defense bill – a historic first of his administration

*** CORONAVIRUS NEWS ***

Fauci and Other Health Officials Warn of Post-Holiday Coronavirus Spike [Ed. note: And here we are!]

CDC issues new COVID vaccination guidance for people with pre-existing conditions

More Than a Billion COVID Masks Have Wound Up in the Oceans – a new type of environmental pollution is spreading as fast as COVID-19 itself, in streets and storm drains, and oceans

Having trouble hearing people through their masks? This type might help, study finds

Black physician’s Covid-19 death demonstrates bias of U.S. health care system, peers say

*** SELECT TRUMP STORIES MONDAY ***

WaPo: Murdoch’s New York Post urges Trump to accept defeat: ‘You’re cheering for an undemocratic coup’ [Ed. note: Look for Trump to tweet against Murdoch and his FOX News.]

Truthout’s William Rivers Pitt: Trump Is Humiliated and More Dangerous Than Ever

ProPublica: Trump and Barr Use Last Days to Execute the Most Federal Prisoners Since WWII

Harvard Professor and Leading Constitutional Scholar Laurence Tribe: Donald Trump’s pardons must not obstruct justice – Abuses of constitutional clemency power should be investigated and prosecuted