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10:40 PM ET, June 24, 2016

Top Items:

The British are frantically Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it — The whole world is reeling after a milestone referendum in Britain to leave the European Union. And although leaders of the campaign to exit Europe are crowing over their victory …

Discussion: Business Insider, Washington Monthly, Hot Air, NOLA River, Shakesville, Washington Post, CNN and Associated Press

Zack Beauchamp / Vox:

Brexit isn't about economics. It's about xenophobia. — When my girlfriend and I were in London last week, a drunk man accosted us at a pub. That's pretty par for the course there, in my experience. But this one — a middle-aged, dark-haired white guy we'll call “Bob” — was different.

Discussion: BARE NAKED ISLAM, Washington Post, Counter Jihad, Gothamist, ThinkProgress, The Daily Signal, SFist, Mediaite, Guardian, The Week and Da Tech Guy Blog

Steve Benen / MSNBC:

Trump baffles with bizarre appearance in Scotland — Trump skips politics on Scotland trip (probably a good idea) — Earlier this month, Donald Trump was asked about the upcoming vote in the U.K. about leaving the European Union. The reporter asked, “And Brexit? Your position?” Trump replied, “Huh?”

Discussion: Breitbart, Raw Story, CBS Miami, Business Insider, NPR, Talking Points Memo, Guardian, Vox, Politico, Political Insider blog, Washington Post, Daily Kos, BBC, Mother Jones and myfox8.com

Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:

As markets roil from Brexit, Trump holds a ribbon-cutting at his golf resort — TURNBERRY, Scotland — Arriving here Friday for his first trip abroad as the likely Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump did not seem to understand the gravity of the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union.

Discussion: Mediaite, Politico, ABC News, Media Matters for America, New York Times, Vox and Hot Air

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:

Donald Trump's Brexit press conference was beyond bizarre — Donald Trump is in the midst of a two-day trip to Scotland, a visit that happened to coincide with Britain voting on Thursday to leave the European Union — an absolutely seismic moment in the history of the EU.

Discussion: RedState, Politicus USA, The Atlantic and TheStreet.com

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Brexit: The Morning After — Well, that was pretty awesome - and I mean that in the worst way. A number of people deserve vast condemnation here, from David Cameron, who may go down in history as the man who risked wrecking Europe and his own nation for the sake of a momentary political advantage …

Discussion: mainly macro, Guardian, Daily Wire, bradford-delong.com and Balloon Juice

Sen. Jeff Sessions / Breitbart:

Sen. Jeff Sessions On Brexit: 'Now It's America's Turn' — The British people, our special friends and allies, deserve our full support following their sovereign and considered decision to leave the European Union. — The people spoke from their hearts and with conviction.

Discussion: CNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post and Power LinePower Line

Economist:

A tragic split — How to minimise the damage of Britain's senseless, self-inflicted blow — HOW quickly the unthinkable became the irreversible. A year ago few people imagined that the legions of Britons who love to whinge about the European Union—silly regulations …

Discussion: BostonGlobe.com, Telegraph, Washington Post, The Nation and Patterico's Pontifications

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Nigel Farage: Britons voted for Brexit because Obama told them not to

Discussion: Townhall.com

Facebook:
Statement Regarding British Referendum on E.U. Membership

Discussion: CNN, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Politico, Vox, The Week, Red Alert Politics, Behind My Back, Infowars, The Verge and The Gateway Pundit

David Frum / The Atlantic:
Why Britain Left — I said goodnight to a gloomy party …

Discussion: Guardian, Townhall.com, Telegraph, Israel Matzav, The Resurgent, Salon and ABC News

James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Stop underestimating Trump. ‘Brexit’ vote shows why he can win.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, Oregonian, Business Insider, The National Interest, Campaign for America's Future, Talking Points Memo, American Power, The Week, Althouse, New York's PIX11 and Booman Tribune

Jennifer Rankin / Guardian:
EU parliament leader: we want Britain out as soon as possible

Discussion: Business Insider

NBC News:
First Read: Trump Takes a Surreal Victory Lap in Scotland

Discussion: BBC, Advocate, The Atlantic, Guardian, Raleigh News & Observer, New York Times, BillMoyers.com, Townhall.com, CNN, Washington Monthly, RedState and Booman Tribune, more at Mediagazer »

Katie Mansfield / Daily Express:
Brexit SPREADS across Europe: Italy, France, Holland and Denmark ALL call for referendums

Discussion: Walid Shoebat, The Daily Beast, BARE NAKED ISLAM and Jihad Watch

Angelique Chrisafis / Guardian:
European far right hails Britain's Brexit vote

Ed Caesar / New Yorker: Jo Cox, the Brexit Vote, and the Politics of Murder

Fusion:
With a single vote, England just screwed us all

Discussion: Recode, The Nation, Washington Post, bradford-delong.com, The Root and Guardian

Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The Brexit Vote Was Just the Beginning

Discussion: The Nation, RedState, Hot Air and Telegraph

Kate McCann / Telegraph:
Farage: I can't guarantee EU money will go on the NHS

Discussion: Guardian, Balloon Juice, ThinkProgress, New York Magazine, Daily Kos and The Atlantic

Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Turbulence and Uncertainty for the Market After ‘Brexit’

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, CNBC, ABC, Blog Daily Listings RSS, Telegraph, Vox, Guardian, Bloomberg, Instapundit, Gothamist, Media Matters for America, emptywheel and Breitbart

Richard Wheatstone / Mirror.co.uk: Londoners call for capital to break away from the rest of Britain following Brexit vote

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Feel the Foreboding — If you've read my editors' blog posts …

Discussion: Mother Jones

CNN:
Joe Biden warns of ‘xenophobia, nationalism, and isolationism’ after Brexit vote

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Talking Points Memo and The Right Scoop

Matthew Holehouse / Telegraph:
UK votes Brexit: what would happen next?

Discussion: NBC News, American Prospect, FOX31 Denver, The Atlantic, Jihad Watch, NoisyRoom.net, www.wnyc.org, The Resurgent, Guardian, National Review and Daily Kos

The Independent:
Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has called for a border poll …

Discussion: Washington Post, BBC, Guardian, The Constitution Unit Blog, Telegraph, The Week, The Baffler, FiveThirtyEight, Lawyers, Guns & Money, ThinkProgress and Outside the Beltway

Matthew Holehouse / Telegraph:
The Brexit contagion: How France, Italy and the Netherlands now want their referendum too

Discussion: National Review, Vox, Townhall.com, RedState, Daily Wire, Macro and Other Market Musings, New York Times, Guardian, Washington Free Beacon, Watts Up With That? and Scared Monkeys

Stephen Braun / Associated Press:

Clinton's State Dept. calendar missing scores of entries — WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press review of the official calendar Hillary Clinton kept as secretary of state identified at least 75 meetings with longtime political donors, Clinton Foundation contributors and corporate …

Discussion: Townhall.com, LawNewz, Liberal Values, Daily Wire, RedState, Power LinePower Line, Rush Limbaugh, The Atlantic, The Right Scoop, Breitbart, The Week and National Review

WSAZ-TV:

Crews working to install temporary road to assist 500 stranded people at Elkview shopping plaza — ELKVIEW, W.Va. (WSAZ) — It could be well into Friday night or early Saturday morning before hundreds of stranded people at a shopping plaza in Elkview can go home.

Discussion: Associated Press, AOL and Mediaite

NBC News:
‘Complete Chaos’: 20 Killed in West Virginia Flooding

Discussion: Intelligencer/Wheeling …, USA Today, Balloon Juice, ThinkProgress and The Atlantic

Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:

Ban on transgender troops to be lifted July 1 — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to announce the repeal of its ban on transgender service members July 1, a controversial decision that would end nearly a year of internal wrangling among the services on how to allow those troops to serve openly, according to Defense officials.

Discussion: New York Times, Mother Jones, The Atlantic, Washington Blade, Human Rights Campaign, Friendly Atheist, LGBTQ Nation, Towleroad and Joe.My.God.

Dan Lamothe / Washington Post: Pentagon officials: Repeal of ban on transgender service members coming within weeks

Henry M. Paulson Jr / Washington Post:

When it comes to Trump, a Republican Treasury secretary says: Choose country over party — Henry M. Paulson Jr. is chairman of the Paulson Institute and a former U.S. treasury secretary and chief executive of Goldman Sachs. — Republicans stand at a crossroads.

Discussion: CNN, Politico, The Last Refuge and Guardian

Ben Guarino / Washington Post:

Fearing ex-boyfriend, woman installs security system only to find him under her bed — The Nashville-area woman and her boyfriend had been dating for two years. It was an unhealthy, rocky affair. While the couple was together, neighbors say they saw police visit the woman's home in Goodlettsville …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Jezebel and Althouse

WZTV:
Goodlettsville woman shoots stalker hiding under her bed

Discussion: Raw Story, fox8.com and WGN-TV

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

Former Trump Adviser: Corey Lewandowski Was Fired Over Judge Curiel Attack — Corey Lewandowski was fired as Donald Trump's campaign manager due to the fallout over Trump's racial attacks on Judge Gonazalo Curiel, according to former Trump adviser Michael Caputo.

Discussion: FOX News Radio, Mediaite and Politico

New York Post:

This hooker was used to bribe NYPD cops with group sex — The hooker at the center of the NYPD corruption scandal has revealed to The Post how she engaged in mile-high group sex with two cops and three other men during a wild private-plane trip to Las Vegas. — SEE ALSO — :0

Discussion: Jewish Telegraphic … and Gothamist

Chris Kahn / Reuters:

Clinton regains double-digit lead over Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll — Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton regained a double-digit lead over Republican rival Donald Trump this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday. — The June 20-24 poll showed that 46.6 percent …

Discussion: Hot Air, Business Insider and AOL

David Beckworth / Macro and Other Market Musings:

Brexit: the Biggest Global Monetary Shock Since 2008 — Scott Sumner is right. Brexit is the biggest global monetary shock since 2008. This could be the tipping point that turns the existing global slowdown of 2016 into a global recession. Here is why.

Discussion: TheMoneyIllusion, EconLog, Hit & Run, National Review and Marginal REVOLUTION

Sarah Larimer / Washington Post:

Teachers insulted students in private Slack chats. After a hack, they resigned in disgrace. — The Slack conversations between the teachers at the Rhode Island school were filled with expletives. — They blasted parents. — They ridiculed students. — “Here's how Hudson spelled …