In the face of so much chaos, isn’t it nice to have a little control every morning?
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WEEK AHEAD GUIDANCE FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 10, 2022 – JANUARY 14, 2022
Monday, January 10, 2022
President Biden returns to the White House from Camp David.
Russia talks in Geneva.
Alabama beats Georgia for the national men’s college football title.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
President Biden and Vice President Harris speak at the Atlanta University Center Consortium about election laws, lay a wreath at the crypt of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King, and visit the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Harry Reid lies in state at the U.S. Capitol.
Russia talks in Brussels.
Thursday, January 13, 2022
President Biden makes remarks on the administration’s COVID-19 surge response.
Russia talks in Vienna.
Saturday, January 15, 2022
Trump rally in Arizona.
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THE NEW YORK FIRE
Person to watch: Mayor Eric Adams.
Remember: Our civilization is well past the time when this kind of thing should happen, regardless of the income status of the victims. Heartbreaking.
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BOB SAGET
Person to watch: The Orlando/Orange County medical examiner.
Remember: If you think you are “successful” in your life/career, ask yourself if, when you die, people who knew you will say what Saget’s friends and colleagues are saying – what a nice person he was.
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RUSSIA
GENEVA — Russian and American officials met for a preliminary dinner on Sunday night to begin a high-stakes negotiation over threats to Ukraine and a widening gulf between Moscow and the West, but there was deep pessimism on both sides that a diplomatic solution was within reach.
Person to watch: Putin (duh and da).
Remember: Even if the Biden administration plays every card correctly (and they seem to be doing a very good job on this), the Russian dictator can still do pretty much whatever he wants (see, for example, Kazakhstan).
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CHICAGO SCHOOLS CLOSED
Person to watch: Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Remember: So far, the Chicago union is more the exception than the rule – and let’s hope it stays that way.
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AOC GETS COVID
Person to watch: The first normally caustic conservative tweeter who extends The Presumption of Grace to AOC.
Remember: America will only heal for our children when our national town square is for debating ideas, not tearing each other down personally with snark and bile.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Person to watch: Alabama quarterback Bryce Young.
Remember: Roll.
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NFL PLAYOFFS
Person to watch (tie): Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady.
Remember: College football might be a Young man’s game, but the NFL is not.
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This state-by-state chart of COVID deaths per million people by Barry Ritholtz takes some time to fill in, but it is compelling and I recommend it.
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