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9:10 AM ET, August 10, 2019

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New York Times:
Trump's Trip to Dayton and El Paso: The Back Story  —  WASHINGTON — By the time President Trump arrived in El Paso on Wednesday, on the second leg of a trip to meet with people affected by mass shootings in two cities, he was frustrated that his attacks on his political adversaries had resulted …
Discussion: theGrio and The Root
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Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Trump's El Paso Photo Is Obscene  —  A really exceptional work of obscenity, like a really exceptional work of beauty, exceeds the ability of its viewers to fathom what they just saw.  Did that just happen?  But ... how?  What sorcery created it?  Words don't arrive, and the stammering gives way to silence.
Lomi Kriel / Houston Chronicle:   ‘Love, support and courage:’
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“SHE WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY”: POWERFUL MEN, DISTURBING NEW DETAILS IN UNSEALED JEFFREY EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS  —  Glenn Dubin, Bill Richardson, George Mitchell, and others are mentioned.  “A lot of important people are going to have a really bad weekend,” said a source.
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Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
Huge record cache details how Jeffrey Epstein, madam lured girls into depraved world  —  A chilling picture of how hundreds of girls and young women from around the world were trafficked for sex by Jeffrey Epstein, his alleged madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, and a number of other powerful business …
Bloomberg:
Jeffrey Epstein Sent Girl to Governor and Senator for Sex, She Testified  — Bill Richardson, George Mitchell, Glenn Dubin deny allegations  — Virginia Giuffre's 2016 testimony made public by court Friday  —  Jeffrey Epstein and a friend sent an underage girl to have sex with former …
Discussion: BizPac Review and Law & Crime
NBC News:   Jeffrey Epstein ordered teen girl to have sex with powerful men, accuser says
New York Daily News:   Names are named as court documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are unsealed
Washington Post:   ‘She was shaking’: Court filings describe system Jeffrey Epstein allegedly used to procure girls
The Daily Beast:
Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Names Powerful Men in Alleged Sex Ring
NBC News:
FBI arrests Las Vegas man who allegedly wanted to shoot Jews, LGBTQ bar patrons  —  Conor Climo, 23, communicated with organized white supremacists through encrypted messages, federal authorities said.  —  A 23-year-old Las Vegas man who allegedly wanted to attack Jews and patrons of an LGBTQ bar …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Ken Ritter / NBC Southern California:
Vegas Man Accused of Plotting to Bomb Synagogues, LGBTQ Bar  —  Court documents say Conor Climo communicated by encrypted internet chat with people identified as white supremacists  —  A man who authorities say worked as a security guard has been arrested and accused of plotting to firebomb …
David Ferrara / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Las Vegas man charged after discussing synagogue attack  —  The Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington.  —  U.S. Attorney Nicholas Trutanich, seen March 11, 2019, in Las Vegas.  (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto  —  A man authorities said discussed …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Las Vegas Man Charged With Possession of Illegal Firearms And Destructive Devices
Discussion: KTLA
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Top intel official interrupted meeting to urge his deputy to resign  —  Washington (CNN)The country's No. 2 intelligence official, Sue Gordon, knew it was likely she would have to eventually step down from her post, but the timing of that decision became more urgent on Thursday after her boss …
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Washington Post:
Trump's pick for intelligence director is a respected Special Operations veteran
Discussion: Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and CNN
Jordan Uhl / Media Matters for America:
Tucker Carlson loses advertisers after remarks about “hoax” of white supremacy  —  This comes on the heels of a damning earnings report this week showing a decline in ad revenue for Fox  —  Tucker Carlson's nightly ad load has undergone a seismic shift just days after declaring white supremacy is …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Jenna Amatulli / HuffPost:
Tucker Carlson's Commercial Breaks Tell The Real Story Of His Advertising Problems
Discussion: The Nation
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:   Dismantling Tucker Carlson's White-Supremacy Argument
Yashar's Newsletter:
Exclusive: Feral Hog Man  —  Subscribe … Exclusive: Feral Hog Man Speaks Out  —  There are exclusives and then there are EXCLUSIVES.  —  I'm pleased to share with you that I am the first reporter to speak with Willie McNabb, the man whose tweet about feral hogs went viral and spawned a meme.
Siobhán O'Grady / Washington Post:
Pope Francis again warns against nationalism, says recent speeches sound like ‘Hitler in 1934’  —  Pope Francis called for a united Europe in an interview published by Italian daily La Stampa on Friday, saying recent political rhetoric has echoed that of Nazi Germany.
Discussion: The Guardian
Associated Press:
Police Officer Placed on Leave After Confederate Flag, KKK Application Seen By Black House Hunter During Viewing  —  (MUSKEGON, Mich.) — A white police officer in western Michigan was placed on paid administrative leave after a house hunter who was viewing the officer's home said he saw …
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Ohio man charged with threatening to shoot Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, illegally stockpiling ammunition  —  An Ohio man was slammed with criminal charges Friday for threatening New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and stockpiling illegal ammunition in his home, according to prosecutors.
Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
White Nationalist State Department Official Surfaces in Photographs  —  Hatewatch has obtained images of Matthew Q. Gebert, a State Department official who is involved in the white nationalist movement.  —  Gebert oversaw the Washington, D.C.-area chapter of a white nationalist organization …
Discussion: CNN and HuffPost
Rachel Dodes / Vanity Fair:
Ivanka Trump Is Uniquely Unqualified to Condemn Donald Trump's Racism  —  It must be tough to be Ivanka Trump.  As the favored daughter of an openly racist president, and as a woman with a nebulous, nepotistic, and unpaid job as a senior adviser to that man, she is uniquely ill-equipped …
Sara Randazzo / Wall Street Journal:
Being a Law Firm Partner Was Once a Job for Life.  That Culture Is All but Dead.  —  At the modern law firm, not all partners are created equal, and data and billings rule  —  Four hundred of Kirkland & Ellis LLP's top lawyers gathered in May at an oceanfront resort in Southern California to toast another banner year.
Discussion: Above the Law
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Democrats' 2020 Problem: How to Be Tougher on Trade Than Trump  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's escalating economic war with China highlights a challenge for Democrats hoping to unseat him in 2020: They'll have a hard time being tougher on trade than he is.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
George Conway Uses Power Of Predictive Text To Torch Donald Trump And His Racism  —  The Trump-trolling #DoYouHaveASmartPhone hashtag went viral on Twitter with the help of Kellyanne Conway's husband.  —  George Conway hammered President Donald Trump over his long history of racist behavior …
Josh Barro / New York Magazine:
The Trump Boycotts Pose a Grave Danger to the Equinox and SoulCycle Businesses  —  The Associated Press ran a story yesterday about outrage and boycott threats over a high-dollar fundraiser for Donald Trump hosted by Stephen Ross, chairman of the Related Companies, the parent of SoulCycle and Equinox Fitness.
Associated Press:
Woman awarded $725k in suit against neo-Nazi website founder  —  WASHINGTON — The first black woman to serve as American University's student government president won a lawsuit Friday against a neo-Nazi website operator who orchestrated an online harassment campaign against her.
John Harwood / CNBC:
How an assault weapons ban and impeachment are confounding House Democrats  —  KEY POINTS  —  Is it worth it?  —  That's the question House Democrats keep asking themselves about two issues of growing relevance over the last few weeks.  —  One is pursuing a ban on assault weapons …
Randy Hall / NB Blog:
Mark Steyn Goes Off on Upcoming Movie About Hunting Trump Supporters  —  With so many movies being made at any time, some people have come to prefer films that are not part of a huge franchise, while others look for new and different ideas.  While the second choice might seem like it's always a good thing …
 
 
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Shenaz Kermalli / National Observer:
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Helen Raleigh / The Federalist:
China's Currency Devaluation Will Hurt China More Than It Hurts The United States
Discussion: Common Dreams
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Wall Street Journal:
The U.S. Abandoned Iraq. Don't Repeat History in Afghanistan
Janene Pieters / NL Times:
“Russians” threatening Dutch F-16 pilots' family
John DiStaso / WMUR:
Sununu vetoes 3 gun bills, citing NH's ‘culture of responsible gun ownership, individual freedom’
David Badash / Raw Story:
REVEALED: DOJ blocked report showing white supremacists responsible for all race-based domestic …
Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
Pete Buttigieg hires the first faith outreach director of the 2020 campaign
 Earlier Items: 
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
White House questions tech giants on ways to predict shootings from social media
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Europe Poised to Put Warning Labels on Jewish-Made Products
Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
Publix Heirs Are Maxing Out Donations to Donald Trump's 2020 Campaign
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Fury grows over delayed probe of Trump aides' alleged political retaliation
Ellen Ioanes / Business Insider:
A scathing new Pentagon report blames Trump for the return of ISIS in Syria and Iraq
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

 
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