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* Thurston indoor dining partially returns Monday,
* New coronavirus variant detected in King County,
* Russia cultivated Trump as an asset for 40 years, says former KGB!

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  • Editor’s note: This Friday story in The New York Times is chilling in the context of American history. Repercussions can be expected:

NYT: Republican Ties to Extremist Groups Are Under Scrutiny – A number of members of Congress have links to organizations and movements that played a role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol.

*** SELECT REGIONAL NEWS FROM FRIDAY ***

+ KING-5 TV: Indoor dining gets partial return to restaurants in 7 western Washington counties Monday

+ The Olympian: This historical building in Olympia could be sold [former county courthouse]

+ Tacoma’s News-Tribune: Washington National Guard asks Pentagon for more troops amid civil unrest, COVID-19

+ The Olympian: Thurston County still has illegal, discriminatory covenants on 100s of deeds and plats

+ Associated Press: State urges teachers to return to classrooms — shot or not

*** CORONAVIRUS NEWS ***

Seattle Times: New coronavirus variant detected in King County on Friday

JOLT News: Thurston County’s health officer answers top three questions in her letter to school district superintendents Returning kids to school

Mercola: Pfizer Admits Vaccine Does Not Prevent COVID

Delta Airlines News Hub: Delta earns hospital-grade ‘Diamond’ rating for cleanliness from Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) and SimpliFlying.

*** SELECT POLITICAL NEWS FROM FRIDAY ***

Business Insider: Russia has been cultivating Trump as an asset for 40 years, former KGB spy says

Bloomberg: World’s Most Vaccinated Nation [Israel] Struggles With Virus Variants

Daily Kos: New polling shows overwhelming support for Biden’s vision of unity, rejection of GOP obstruction

Truthout: Trump Chief of Staff [Mark Meadows] Liquidated as Much as $200,000 in Stock After Election

NYT: Body camera footage shows Capitol rioters trampling over woman [who died there]

Business Insider: Law enforcement veterans say the Capitol siege was just the tip of the iceberg of the ‘cult-like’ threat far-right extremists pose to the US

Newsweek: Donald Trump’s Return to Mar-a-Lago May Be Interrupted by Limited Stay Agreement

The Hill: Former House GOP leader: Fear of telling ‘truth’ to voters led to Capitol riot

The Hill: [Now 270] House staffers urge senators to convict Trump in impeachment trial

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