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IT’S NOT A BAD IDEA: Peter Thiel considering creating conservative news network.

BUT TRUMP IS UNPRECEDENTLY INCOMPETENT: Bill Clinton once lost the nuclear codes for months, and a ‘comedy of errors’ kept anyone from finding out.

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO SEXUALLY HARASS:

I’ve made a terrible mistake. I flirted heavily with a co-worker at our holiday party, much more so than a married woman should flirt. Lots of touching, and there was a moment where we almost kissed but held back. Afterward we exchanged very suggestive texts for a day or two. If I’m totally honest I really enjoyed the tension and thrill of it, and I definitely did more than my part to start and keep the situation going.

Weird because I thought only men did this sort of thing.

SINCE IT’S COLD, here’s my recipe for Lamb and Guinness Stew.

And don’t forget the Insta-Chicken.

And it’s not my recipe, but this slow cooker salsa chicken is good on a cold night.

THE INSTA-WIFE: Is There any Profession that is not Dysfunctional These Days?

2017: I’M THE WEIRDEST YEAR YET! 2018: HOLD MY BEER! Chelsea Clinton denies worshipping Satan.

ANOTHER OPEN THREAD: People seem to like them.

SHOCKING NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE: Shoveling snow can be bad for your heart.

BENNY JOHNSON HAS THE SCOOP: Stunning Photos Reveal Progressive Leaders Flashing ‘White Power’ Sign.

NEW CIVILITY WATCH: DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison Poses with Antifa Book.

FEMALE PRIVILEGE: 8,000 YEARS AGO, 17 WOMEN REPRODUCED FOR EVERY ONE MAN: An analysis of modern DNA uncovers a rough dating scene after the advent of agriculture.. “It wasn’t like there was a mass death of males. They were there, so what were they doing?” Well, we know what they weren’t doing.

SCOTT JOHNSON ON AL FRANKEN’S RESIGNATION.

MICHAEL WOLFF SAYS THAT TRUMP IS A BIG FAT IDIOT WHO DIDN’T EVEN WANT TO WIN. I’m not a fan of Wolff’s, and frankly doubt his story. But if it’s true, how humiliating is it for Hillary and the Democrats, to lose to a big fat idiot who didn’t even want to win?

THAT WOULD BE TERRIBLE. The South Will Rise Again Under GOP Tax Plan: Florida and Texas will become the new centers of finance and innovation.

Many analysts say the U.S. is a low-tax country, mostly on the idea that taxes paid as a percentage of gross domestic product are lower than most other developed economies. But whether the U.S. is a low- or high-tax country is a matter of perspective, and depends a lot on your income, as the tax code is steeply progressive. With a top federal rate of 39.6 percent, plus a state income tax of 9 percent to 13 percent, plus property taxes — which are no longer fully deductible — the tax burden for high earners approaches Scandinavia, where tax rates are in the high 50 percent range.

People used to complain about high taxes before, but for the most part, they tolerated them. I suspect that now they are going to do something about it because capping the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT, as it is known) has the potential to result in a population migration so large that it would result in profound economic and social changes. For starters, the South could become home to some of the nation’s largest cities. Many businesses will flee high-tax states in favor of low-tax states. This has been happening for years, but SALT will accelerate the trend.

The only downside is that that migration might turn some red states blue. Some GOP donors need to set up a Welcome Wagon service for those fleeing blue states, to educate them on why they shouldn’t just agitate for the policies that ruined the states they left. With today’s data-mining, such people wouldn’t be hard to identify and reach.

LAUREN SPAGNOLETTI: 10 Best TV Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon.

Good list, but swap out Studio 60 for… almost anything else. That’s one show which didn’t get canned nearly as swiftly as it should have.

DISPATCHES FROM THE ORIGINAL GOLDEN ERA OF MUSCLE CARS: A 1970 Plymouth Superbird is featured in the latest edition of Jay Leno’s Garage:

When I was in college, there was a small business owner who lived down the block from my parents with a pair of these (or one or both could have been the similar similarly giant spoiler-equipped Dodge Charger Daytona) tarped. If they were well preserved, I assume he got some pretty big bucks if and when he sold them.

HMM: Fire in Clinton Chappaqua Home.

It was in the bedroom.

ATLANTIC MAGAZINE WANTS TRUMP’S BRAIN EXAMINED BY COMMITTEE.

I’m so old, I can remember when the Atlantic wanted Sarah Palin’s uterus examined by committee.

I LOVE THE MILKY WAY, AND THE LOAD/UNLOAD SCENES IN PORT: This 30-Day Time-Lapse Video From A Cargo Ship Is Stunning.

WORKING FOR THE CLAMPDOWN: BuzzFeed craps on photo that’s become a symbol of Iran protests.

I BLAME A DIET CONTAINING SOY PRODUCTS: Columnist sees Open Carrier. Has fit because it ruined McD’s for him. An old-fashioned Fisking ensues.

MARK RIPPETOE: From Heart Patient to Lifter.