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10:35 AM ET, September 7, 2019

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Washington Post:
NOAA backs President Trump on Alabama hurricane forecast, and rebukes Weather Service office that accurately contradicted him  —  The Alabama office's forecast for Hurricane Dorian turned out to be accurate  —  The Federal agency that oversees the National Weather Service has sided …
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Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
'He's losing his s—': Trump's advisers are increasingly worried about his mental state following days of erratic behavior  — President Donald Trump's aides and confidants are increasingly worried about his mental state after days of erratic behavior and wild outbursts.
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Agency reverses course on Trump's Alabama hurricane claim  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal agency reversed course Friday on the question of whether President Donald Trump tweeted stale information about Hurricane Dorian potentially hitting Alabama, upsetting meteorologists around the country.
Discussion: Mercury News
Richard Gonzales / NPR:
NOAA Contradicts Weather Service, Backs Trump On Hurricane Threat In Alabama  —  The parent agency of the National Weather Service said late Friday that President Trump was correct when he claimed earlier this week that Hurricane Dorian had threatened the state of Alabama.
Discussion: Slate, The Week, BizPac Review and Politico
Bryan Bender / Politico:
Air Force crew made an odd stop on a routine trip: Trump's Scottish resort  —  In early Spring of this year, an Air National Guard crew made a routine trip from the U.S. to Kuwait to deliver supplies.  —  What wasn't routine was where the crew stopped along the way: President Donald Trump's Turnberry resort …
Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
How An Élite University Research Center Concealed Its Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein  —  New documents show that the M.I.T. Media Lab was aware of Epstein's status as a convicted sex offender, and that Epstein directed contributions to the lab far exceeding the amounts M.I.T. has publicly admitted.
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
WATCH: Laura Ingraham Drinks Steak Impaled With Lightbulbs and Plastic Straws to Own the Libs  —  Fox News host Laura Ingraham engaged in several minutes of prop “comedy” when she attempted to “trigger” liberals with a plate of steak, incandescent light bulbs, and plastic straws.
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Democrats bite on burgers and straws — and Republicans feast
Discussion: twitchy.com and National Review
Robby Soave / Reason:
Alabama Dean Resigns After Conservative Snowflakes Publicize His Old Tweets  —  Fainting-couch conservatism strikes again: A University of Alabama dean of students is out of a job after conservative media dug up some of his old tweets.  —  Jamie Riley had dared to criticize the American flag and the police …
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Streiff / RedState:
Breitbart Claims A Progressive Scalp and Reason, Predictably, Draws the Wrongest Possible Conclusion
Discussion: IJR and twitchy.com
Washington Post:
‘Everything conservatives hoped for and liberals feared’: Neil Gorsuch makes his mark at the Supreme Court  —  Some justices ascend to the Supreme Court quietly, deferring to their elders and biding time before venturing out too far to offer their own views of the law.
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Associated Press:   AP Interview: Gorsuch rues loss of civility but mum on Trump
Kyle Peterson / Wall Street Journal:   The High Court's Rocky Mountain Originalist
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Judiciary panel preparing vote to define Trump impeachment probe  —  The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to take its first formal vote to define what Chairman Jerry Nadler calls an ongoing “impeachment investigation” of President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources briefed on the discussions.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Eric Trump Encounters Journalism, Is Confused  —  The manipulation of journalism is perhaps Donald Trump's only real talent.  His career was created by deceiving the media into presenting him as a budding tycoon when he had done almost nothing in business.  He used the media to reinflate …
Marina Hyde / The Guardian:
Dazed and confused, Johnson stumbles into the twilight zone with a police escort  —  Was it only five weeks ago that Conservatives believed the prime minister was the only possible answer to their problems?  —  Why do people still call it a Tory “split” on Europe?  It's not a split: it's an episiotomy.
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Peter Walker / The Guardian:   Boris Johnson calls David Cameron ‘girly swot’ in leaked note
David Daley / New Yorker:
The Secret Files of the Master of Modern Republican Gerrymandering  —  Thomas Hofeller preached secrecy as he remapped American politics from the shadows.  The Republican Party operative, known as the master of the modern gerrymander, trained other G.O.P. operatives and legislators nationwide …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Can Jared's millennial ‘mini-me’ bring peace to the Middle East?  —  Before his promotion this week to a leading role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, 30-year-old Avi Berkowitz filled a number of odd jobs in the West Wing.  They have included shepherding distinguished visitors …
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Ron Kampeas / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Who is Avi Berkowitz, the Kushner adviser stepping in to work on Israeli-Palestinian peace?
Discussion: J., Vanity Fair and Diplopundit
BuzzFeed News:
Joe Biden Said He Advised Hillary Clinton's Team Not To Debate With Donald Trump Over The “Access Hollywood” Tape  —  “Is he suggesting Hillary's reaction to the Access Hollywood tape should have been, ‘Oh, nevermind?’  That is a pretty Mad Men-era mentality,” a Clinton aide said.  —  Reporting From
The Daily Beast:
ThinkProgress, a Top Progressive News Site, Has Shut Down  —  A search had been underway for a new publisher.  But none was found.  —  ThinkProgress, the influential news site that rose to prominence in the shadow of the Bush administration and helped define progressivism during the Obama years, is shutting down.
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Jack Crowe / National Review:
Liberal News Site ThinkProgress to Shut Down Due to Lack of Interest from Potential Buyers
Axios:
Efforts to combat human trafficking slow under Trump  —  Several federal efforts to combat human trafficking in the U.S. have slowed under the Trump administration, according to government data and human trafficking advocates.  —  Why it matters: There are thousands of trafficking victims in the U.S. …
Discussion: Raw Story
U.S. Department of Justice:
Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Telemedicine Company Pleads Guilty to $424 Million Conspiracy to Defraud Medicare and Receive Illegal Kickbacks in Exchange for Orders of Durable Medical Equipment  —  The owner and chief executive officer (CEO) of a telemedicine company pleaded guilty today …
Robert T. Garrett / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he will defy NRA, take lead on gun background checks  —  ‘Someone in the Republican Party has to take the lead on this,’ Patrick said, of requiring checks when strangers sell to strangers. … AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he's “willing to take an arrow” …
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Campaign says new gun control measures may pose political problem for Trump: Sources
Discussion: WayneDupree.com and Breitbart
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
BREAKING: What Is The Point of CNN?  —  Nothing  —  CNN is a mid-tier cable news network that provides non-stop breaking news to bored airport travelers and internet journalists.  The network has breathlessly covered President Donald Trump's every fart and utterance since 2015 and has contributed to the …
emptywheel:
Donald Trump Was “Colluding” with Roger Stone on Four Different Direct Lines  —  The parties in the Roger Stone trial just released some pre-trial documents that include a stipulation for a bunch of emails and phone numbers that will be discussed at trial.  (I'm not linking them because they're not redacted.)
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Enters the Eccentric Dictator Phase of His Presidency  —  Laws?  Elections?  In the Dear Leader universe, these are mere echoes of the weak, corrupt past.  And the facts are whatever he says they are.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  As we enter Day Six of Sharpiegate …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jolie McCullough / The Texas Tribune:
“The stakes could not be higher”: Judge threatens to lock up Texas prison officials over air conditioning violation  —  A federal judge was visibly frustrated Friday as he suggested that putting state officials in uncooled cells might be the only way to get their attention after they broke …
Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
Paul Szoldra / Task & Purpose:
Top Navy SEAL admiral fires entire leadership team of SEAL Team 7  —  The top admiral in charge of Naval Special Warfare has fired the entire leadership team of SEAL Team 7 over a “breakdown of good order and discipline,” a spokeswoman for Naval Special Warfare Command told Task & Purpose on Friday.
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
The Biggest Unknown About 2020  —  American political parties are changing in strange ways.  The next election will provide a useful test.  —  What's the biggest unknown about 2020?  It's what happens to a political party that defies the way parties have always acted.  —  Here's an example.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
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Sister Toldjah / RedState:
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Discussion: PinkNews, Fox News and Toronto
The Byron York Show:
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
‘Aryan’ and ‘Octoroon’: Couples challenge racial labels to get married in Virginia
Discussion: The Root
Trent Spiner / Politico:
Top Biden backer warns he's at risk of losing New Hampshire
Discussion: Fox News
Dan Desai Martin / Shareblue Media:
Lindsey Graham jets off to Europe as Hurricane Dorian batters his state
Discussion: Washington Post and Common Dreams
Wall Street Journal:
Kamala Harris's Team Huddles to Plot Path Forward
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump plan would steer foreign aid to ‘friends and allies’
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
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Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
Exclusive: Feds Order Apple And Google To Hand Over Names Of 10,000+ Users Of A Gun Scope App