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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
‘It was like being preyed upon’: Portland protesters say federal officers in unmarked vans are detaining them  —  When several men in green military fatigues and generic “police” patches sprang out of an unmarked gray minivan in front of Mark Pettibone in the early hours of Wednesday morning, his first instinct was to run.
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Jonathan Levinson / OPB:
Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab Protesters Off Portland Streets  —  UPDATE (5:14 p.m. PT) — In the early hours of July 15, after a night spent protesting at the Multnomah County Justice Center and Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse, Mark Pettibone and his friend Conner O'Shea decided to head home.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
David Shor's Unified Theory of American Politics  —  David Shor got famous by getting fired.  In late May, amid widespread protests over George Floyd's murder, the 28-year-old data scientist tweeted out a study that found nonviolent demonstrations were more effective than “riots” …
Plain Dealer:
Operation Grant seeks to stop President Trump's re-election in Ohio: John Weaver and Bill Kristol  —  “We are now in the midst of trying times when every one must be for or against his country, and show his colors too, by his every act.  Whatever may have been my political opinions before, I have one sentiment now.
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Harry Enten / CNN:
There are signs Trump's base is leaving him on the coronavirus  —  (CNN)As Covid-19 rages in America, voters are giving President Donald Trump record low numbers on his coronavirus performance.  —  Last week, we saw Trump score his worst ratings yet in an ABC News/Ipsos poll.
Seth A. Richardson / Plain Dealer:   Never Trump groups look to flip Ohio for Joe Biden
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
House Rating Changes: 20 Races Move Towards Democrats  —  President Trump's abysmal polling since the pandemic began is seriously jeopardizing down-ballot GOP fortunes.  We may be approaching the point at which dozens of House Republicans will need to decide whether to cut the president loose and run on a …
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
See You Next Friday: A Farewell Letter  —  The good news is that my last column in this space is not about “cancel culture.”  Well, almost.  I agree with some of the critics that it's a little nuts to say I've just been “canceled,” sent into oblivion and exile for some alleged sin.  I haven't.
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Staffers Erupt Over Network's Racism: Bosses ‘Created a White Supremacist Cell’  —  SH*T.'  —  A heated early-June phone call between Fox execs and Black staffers was just the beginning of an internal revolt against racism at the network, insiders told The Daily Beast.
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump's wrath  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon on Friday will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, in a carefully worded policy that doesn't mention the word ban or that specific flag.
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Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:   Defense Secretary Mark Esper Bars Troops From Flying Confederate Flag
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Pentagon effectively bans Confederate flags on all military property
Discussion: ABC News
Dan Berman / CNN:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg announces cancer recurrence, says chemotherapy yielding ‘positive results’  —  Washington (CNN)Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is undergoing chemotherapy to treat a recurrence of cancer.  The treatment is yielding “positive results.”
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New York Times:   2020 Election Live Updates: Trump, Way Down in Polls, Is Throwing Everything He Can at Biden
Gary Langer / ABC News:
64% distrust Trump on coronavirus pandemic; approval declines as cases grow: POLL  —  Six in 10 in a new ABC/Post poll disapprove of how he's handling COVID.  —  With COVID-19 cases soaring nationally, Americans by nearly a two to one margin distrust what President Donald Trump says about the pandemic …
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Washington Post:
Trump faces rising disapproval and widespread distrust on coronavirus, Post-ABC poll finds  —  Americans' views of President Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic have deteriorated significantly as cases rise across the country and personal fears of becoming infected persist, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds.
New York Times:
A Detailed Map of Who Is Wearing Masks in the U.S.  —  In some American neighborhoods, it's hard to spot even one person outside without a face covering.  In others, your odds of seeing many maskless people are quite high.  —  Public health officials believe that face coverings …
Discussion: The Hill and Twitchy
David Pugliese / Ottawa Citizen:
Graffiti on monument commemorating Nazi SS division being investigated as a hate crime by police … An incident involving graffiti spray painted on a monument to those who fought in Adolf Hitler's SS is being investigated as a hate crime by an Ontario police force.
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Washington Post:
From dream job to nightmare
Mimi Montgomery / Washingtonian:
Fox Attacks the Washington Post—in the Best Way Possible  —  Okay, we mean an actual fox.  And an actual copy of the Post.  —  It can be hard to have easy, reliable access to the news necessary to keep you informed.  Especially if you don't have a computer, a smartphone, or a subscription to a paper.
Dara Lind / ProPublica:
Hospitals Are Suddenly Short of Young Doctors — Because of Trump's Visa Ban  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  As hospitals across the United States brace for a difficult six months …
Discussion: Washington Post
John Whitehouse / Media Matters for America:
Fox Nation's newest show is hosted by a QAnon supporter  —  Isaiah Washington has also shared conspiracy theories about 5G networks, COVID-19, and Fox News producers  —  Fox Nation's newest series features actor Isaiah Washington in Isaiah Washington: Kitchen Talk.
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Do Progressives Have a Free Speech Problem?  —  The illiberal left is a lot less threatening than the right.  That doesn't mean it doesn't exist.  —  An acquaintance came to me a few weeks ago with the rough draft of a letter about free speech and asked me to sign.
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump stares down a ticking economic time bomb  —  It's crunch time for the key issue President Donald Trump's aides and advisers believe will determine his fate this November.  —  A stretch of critical decisions from mid-July until Labor Day will lay the foundation for what the U.S. economy …
Discussion: Alternet.org
Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
Americans Increasingly Dislike How Republican Governors Are Handling The Coronavirus Outbreak  —  Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup.  —  Poll(s) of the week  —  Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, governors have generally received better marks for the way they've handled the crisis than President Trump has.
Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Arabia Wants Its Fugitive Spymaster Back  —  Officials say billions in a Saudi counterterrorism fund under the control of spy chief Saad al Jabri have gone missing; Jabri's supporters say the money was used to fight terrorists  —  Saad al Jabri was America's closest antiterrorism contact …
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats—and Some Republicans—See Signs of Political Realignment in the South  —  The DNC and the Biden campaign have identified North Carolina, Georgia and Texas as targets in the presidential race; ‘Bless their hearts,’ Trump campaign responds  —  WAKE FOREST, N.C. …
Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
Schools Beat Earlier Plagues With Outdoor Classes.  We Should, Too.  —  A century ago, children in New York City attended classes during a pandemic.  It seemed to work.  —  In the early years of the 20th century, tuberculosis ravaged American cities, taking a particular and often fatal toll on the poor and the young.
Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
Photographer Catches Topics in Kayleigh McEnany's Briefing Binder: Goya, Obama, Hate, Golf, Mueller, Lies, LGBT and More  —  A Reuters photograph of White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany's vast briefing binder offered a peek behind the curtain of the Trump administration's messaging priorities.
Discussion: IJR, Althouse and Fox News
Courier-Journal:
Jerry Lundergan gets 21 months in prison for election finance violation in daughter's campaign  —  Jerry Lundergan, a former Kentucky Democratic Party chairman and the father of former Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, was sentenced Thursday to 21 months in federal prison …
Taryn Luna / Los Angeles Times:
Newsom reopened California without meeting his own coronavirus testing, tracing benchmarks  —  A month into his stay-at-home order and under pressure to lift restrictions, Gov. Gavin Newsom drew a line in the sand: In order to safely reopen and suppress the coronavirus, California needed …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Weighs Troop Cut in South Korea  —  Options for reducing U.S. military presence in South Korea, coming amid tense talks over cost sharing, follow partial American withdrawal from Germany  —  The Pentagon has presented the White House with options to reduce …
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Atlanta mayor slams ‘bizarre’ lawsuit by Georgia governor to block mask mandate  —  ‘The filing of a lawsuit is simply bizarre, quite frankly’  —  The mayor of Atlanta is calling Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's move to sue the city over its mask mandate “bizarre,” and says she believes it is linked …
Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW Files Ethics Complaint Against Ivanka Trump  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Washington — Ivanka Trump's official endorsement of Goya products on social media was an apparent violation of federal ethics rules and standards of conduct, according to a complaint filed by Citizens …
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Major USPS Changes Could Hamper Vote-By-Mail At The Worst Possible Time  —  Election officials who were already facing major challenges in making voting accessible operations during the pandemic were thrown a new curveball this week.  —  Mail service could be slowed down in coming months …
Discussion: Vox
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Will there be a ‘Trump Crimes Commission’ if Biden wins in November?  There might have to be  —  'I don't care about the chaos that might result by opening up the presidential archives after Trump so that the public can see what the heck is going on'  —  If the November 3 general election turns …
NBC News:
Pompeo bashes media, says American life is under ‘attack’ in speech unveiling human rights report  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a Thursday speech about U.S. human rights advocacy abroad, called for a return to country's “founding principles” while attacking The New York Times …
Discussion: The Root, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Mike Baker / New York Times:
Seeing ‘Black Lives Matter’ Written in Chalk, One City Declares It a Crime  —  In a small Washington town where people of color say they have faced discrimination, activists ran into trouble for drawing “Black Lives Matter” in the streets.  Then their white neighbors came to their defense.
 
 
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Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
Coronavirus has weakened the West's nationalists
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David Smith / The Guardian:
'The guy stinks and he's a racist': Anthony Scaramucci on Donald Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Wesley Lowery / GQ:
A Brutal Lynching. An Indifferent Police Force. A 34-Year Wait for Justice.
Seyward Darby / New York Times:
White Supremacy Was Her World. And Then She Left.
Emily Jashinsky / The Federalist:
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
‘They Realize the Bully Is Just Kind of an Empty Suit’
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