NBC Poll: Clinton Would Trounce Trump But Lose to Rubio, Carson  —  Hillary Clinton would defeat Ted Cruz and trounce Donald Trump in a hypothetical head-to-head general election matchup, but she would lose to Marco Rubio or Ben Carson, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds.

The Siege of Miami  —  The city of Miami Beach floods on such a predictable basis that if, out of curiosity or sheer perversity, a person wants to she can plan a visit to coincide with an inundation.  Knowing the tides would be high around the time of the “super blood moon,” in late September …

Plumber's old truck spotted in ISIS video  —  A Texas plumber who was flooded with threats after his old truck — still emblazoned with his company's name — was seen driven by ISIS thugs in Syria has armed himself and is suing a Ford dealer.  —  Mark Oberholtzer of Mark-1 Plumbing …

Rubio is still insured under Obamacare: report  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is one of the Affordable Care Act's staunchest opponents.  He's also one of its highest-profile beneficiaries.  —  Rubio enrolled his family in health insurance through the Washington, D.C., exchange in 2013 …

Sydney woman found cash ‘meant for Islamic State’ in son's shorts  —  Youth granted immunity to testify against two men accused of handing him US$9,000 to transfer to Isis accounts in September last year  —  A Sydney youth, who was allegedly given US$9,000 to send to Islamic State …

'Libtard'-hating ex-police chief accused of pointing gun at woman who passed his Hummer  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A former Pennsylvania police chief infamous for his profane video rants — punctuated by gunfire — against “libtards” has been arrested on harassment and terrorist threat charges.

Diversity: Seven notes  —  Scott's six notes on “mismatch” add a much needed clarity to the discussion of race-based preferential admissions to college.  I want to add seven notes on the concept of diversity, which Scott discussed.  —  Note 1: The ideology of diversity is, as Scott says, relatively new.

Rand Paul may end campaign if he misses debate cut  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Saturday indicated he may end his White House bid if he does not end up in the main stage of CNN's GOP presidential debate on Tuesday.  —  “We will make an announcement, on that, on Tuesday,” …