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Mark Katkov / NPR:
Despite Rhetoric On North Korea, U.S. Military Posture Hasn't Really Changed  —  President Trump's “locked and loaded” remark on Friday — part of his ongoing exchange with the North Korean regime — might have set the world more on edge.  But if the U.S. military is preparing for a major conflict, there is little evidence of it.
Discussion: Defense News and twitchy.com
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
Twitter users want Trump's account suspended for ‘threatening violence’ against North Korea  —  Can a president be suspended from Twitter for threatening to attack another country?  —  That's what some Twitter users, including actor and former Barack Obama aide Kal Penn, are demanding …
Ankit Panda / The Diplomat:
US Intelligence: North Korea's ICBM Reentry Vehicles Are Likely Good Enough to Hit the Continental US
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Wins Round One with North Korea
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Republicans, Remove This Madman From Power
Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
Take cover, avoid bomb flash. Guam issues nuclear guidelines
Discussion: Gizmodo and TalkLeft
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump's baffling attacks on McConnell could be costly to the president
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Andrew Degrandpre / Washington Post:
Guam releases guidance to prepare residents for North Korean nuclear strike
James Damore / Wall Street Journal:
Why I Was Fired by Google  —  James Damore says his good-faith effort to discuss differences between men and women in tech couldn't be tolerated in the company's ‘ideological echo chamber’  —  I was fired by Google this past Monday for a document that I wrote and circulated internally raising questions …
Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg:
Manchin Emerges as Possible Pick for Energy Department  —  Move would let West Virginia's GOP governor to name successor  —  Idea in early stages of discussion, with Perry stance unclear  —  Some White House and Republican officials are exploring the idea of putting West Virginia Democratic …
Eddie Baza Calvo:
I just got off the phone with Chief of Staff General John Kelly and with the President of the United States of America.  —  They called me from the White House this morning and both assured me that the people of Guam are safe.  —  In the President's words they are behind us “1000 percent.”
Discussion: The Hill and Business Insider
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump's China trade crackdown coming Monday  —  President Donald Trump is ready to launch a new trade crackdown on China next week, an administration official confirmed.  —  Trump on Monday will call for an investigation into China over allegations that the nation violated U.S. intellectual property rights …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Tara Golshan / Vox:
Trump just thanked Putin for slashing America's diplomatic presence in Russia
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Bernie Bros and sisters are coming to Republicans' rescue  —  (Michael Reynolds/European Pressphoto Agency)  —  Things could go well for the Democrats in next year's midterm elections — if they don't Bern out.  —  President Trump is woefully unpopular, feuding with Senate Majority …
Discussion: NPR and AOL
New York Times:
Scott Pruitt Is Carrying Out His E.P.A. Agenda in Secret, Critics Say  —  WASHINGTON — When career employees of the Environmental Protection Agency are summoned to a meeting with the agency's administrator, Scott Pruitt, at agency headquarters, they no longer can count on easy access …
Ben Kesling / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Won't Rule Out Military Option for Venezuela  —  ‘Venezuela is a mess,’ president says  —  President Donald Trump warned of possible military action in Venezuela on Friday, even as he amplified threats of an armed response to North Korea missile buildup.
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Cynthia Lee / Vox:
I'm a woman in computer science.  Let me ladysplain the Google memo to you.  —  I'm a lecturer in computer science at Stanford.  I've taught at least four different programming languages, including assembly.  I've had a single-digit employee number in a startup.  Yes, I'm a woman in tech.
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Daniel / Crooked Timber:
From a logical point of view ...
Discussion: bradford-delong.com
Peter Baker / New York Times:
News Analysis: Combative Trump Pulls His Punches for One Man: Putin  —  Jump to:  —  Front Page |  International |  National |  Obituaries |  Editorials, Op-Ed and Letters |  New York |  Business  —  Day |  Sports Saturday |  The Arts |  Corrections |  —  NATIONAL  —  Back to Top
Discussion: IJR and Mediaite
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Ship Monitoring Rescues of Migrants Refuses to Be Rescued  —  ROME — In the end, it was the gang that couldn't sail straight.  —  A group of hard-right white nationalists determined to keep migrants from reaching Europe garnered international attention this summer when they chartered a ship …
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
The General Services Administration removed Trump hotel data from its website.  You can read it here.  —  On Thursday afternoon, three documents providing detailed financial information about President Trump's D.C. hotel could be found posted on the website of the General Services Administration.
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Former Mueller deputy on Trump: ‘Government is going to kill this guy’  —  CNN counterterrorism analyst Phil Mudd warned that President Trump is agitating the government, saying during a Thursday afternoon interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper that the U.S. government “is going to kill this guy.”
Discussion: RedState
Diamond Naga Siu / Politico:
Kid Rock gains GOP backing for U.S. Senate run  —  Kid Rock is gaining some establishment GOP support for a Senate run.  —  Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC formed during the 2016 election that has Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's backing, expressed support Friday for Kid Rock taking …
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Steve Bannon's Tall Tale About How He Visited Pakistan in the Navy and Saw the Muslim Threat
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