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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
First night of RNC 2020 was very effective, to media's dismay  —  The first night of the Republican National Convention was, all in all, sensationally effective — and effective in ways that the mainstream media and its Twitter chatterers clearly found it impossible to understand.
Discussion: Washington Post
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Platform the GOP Is Too Scared to Publish  —  Republicans have decided not to publish a party platform for 2020.  —  This omission has led some to conclude that the GOP lacks ideas, that it stands for nothing, that it has shriveled to little more than a Trump cult.  —  This conclusion is wrong.
Discussion: National Review and Raw Story
Will Thorne / Variety:
Republican National Convention Night 1 Down on DNC in Early Numbers  —  The first night of the Republican National Convention was down a touch in total viewership on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, at least according to early numbers.  —  Across the three broadcast networks …
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
I Was Wrong About Trump.  He Didn't Destroy the GOP, He Saved It  —  At the RNC four years ago, I thought Trump couldn't win the White House and that his nomination would destroy the Republican Party.  I was wrong.  —  When the Republican Party formally nominated Donald Trump four years ago …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
I Thought I'd Be Mocking the McCloskeys.  Boy, Was I Wrong.  —  You may not believe me if you're a liberal Democratic who lives in a cosmopolitan area, but they came across as people many viewers could identify with.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  If you fear Donald Trump, you should be afraid …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Insider: President Wanted to ‘Maim’ Migrants  —  Miles Taylor, former DHS chief of staff, recalls the moment he said to himself “what the f*ck is happening” during a Trump meeting.  Plus, the gang shits on night one of the RNC.  —  You thought what happened on-screen during …
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Was Donald Trump, Jr. ‘coked out of his mind’ during RNC speech?
Discussion: The Wrap and Althouse
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Former Trump DHS officials launch anti-Trump group
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
RNC speakers paint California as a dangerous dystopia
Discussion: Breitbart and New York Times
Ryan Lizza / Politico:   It's Nikki Haley vs. Don Jr. for the soul of the GOP
Rob Eshman / The Forward:
The rabbi who is neighbor to Mark and Patricia McCloskey speaks out: ‘They are bullies’  —  When Rabbi Susan Talve heard that Patricia and Mark McCloskey would be among the speakers addressing the Republican National Convention, she decided she could no longer stay quiet.
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CNN:
Fact check: First night of the Republican National Convention features more dishonesty than four nights of DNC  —  Washington (CNN)The Republican National Convention started off with a parade of dishonesty, in stark contrast with last week's Democratic convention.
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
First night of GOP convention delivers nearly six times more views than start of Democrats' event on C-SPAN livestream  —  C-SPAN's livestream of the first night of the Republican National Convention has attracted nearly 440,000 views, marking a substantial increase over the start …
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Mirror-Image Convention  —  The first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention …
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
GOP Convention Scores First Night Hit [Updated]
Discussion: Instapundit and ABC News
Associated Press:
Republican Convention takeaways: All Trump, all the time
Clare Proctor / Chicago Sun-Times:
Jacob Blake's father says son's paralyzed from waist down after police shooting in Kenosha  —  The police shooting of Jacob Blake, 29, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is drawing national attention, including this protest Monday in Minneapolis, where George Floyd was killed by police earlier this year.
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New York Times:
F.D.A. ‘Grossly Misrepresented’ Blood Plasma Data, Scientists Say  —  Many experts — including a scientist who worked on the Mayo Clinic study — were bewildered about where a key statistic came from.  —  At a news conference on Sunday announcing the emergency approval of blood plasma …
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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
FDA commissioner says he overstated effects of virus therapy  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to an outcry from medical experts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Tuesday apologized for overstating the life-saving benefits of treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma.
ABC News:
Jerry Falwell Jr. officially resigns from Liberty University  —  The embattled religious leader says he informed the school Monday night.  —  LIVE NOW  —  After a daylong back and forth, Jerry Falwell Jr. officially resigned from Liberty University Monday night, he told ABC News.
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Religion News Service:
Jerry Falwell Jr. resigns from Liberty University. Again.
Keith Ridler / Associated Press:
Crowd shatters glass to get to Idaho House session on virus  —  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Angry, maskless spectators forced themselves into the Idaho House special session on the coronavirus pandemic Monday, shattering a glass door, rushing into the gallery that had limited seating because of the virus …
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James Dawson / NPR:   Unmasked Protesters Push Past Police Into Idaho Lawmakers' Session
Washington Post:
Melania Trump is about to give her biggest speech in four years.  The Trump campaign hopes she can be its secret weapon.  —  On the eve of her big speech headlining the second night of the Republican National Convention, first lady Melania Trump appeared in front of the White House to talk up her husband's record on women.
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USA Today:   I never promised you a rose garden: Melania Trump's renovation of a national treasure
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
'He's going to be unleashed': Republican DOJ appointees urge against Trump second term  —  A group of onetime Republican presidential appointees who served as senior ethics or Justice Department aides are endorsing Joe Biden for president, warning that Donald Trump has “weaponized” …
Carter Sherman / VICE:
An RNC Speaker Said Cops Would Be ‘Smart’ to Racially Profile Her Own Son  —  “Statistically, my brown son is more likely to commit a violent offense over my white sons,” anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson said in a YouTube video earlier this year.  —  CS
Discussion: Raw Story
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Gail Sheehy, Journalist, Author and Social Observer, Dies at 83  —  In a raft of books, notably “Passages,” she examined cultural transformations as well as the interior lives of public figures.  —  Gail Sheehy, a journalist who plumbed the interior lives of public figures for clues …
Discussion: Variety
Arizona Republic:
California is a failed state.  How do we know?  They're moving to Arizona in droves  —  Driving across Arizona, it's hard not to notice a surge in California license plates.  The reason for this is becoming more apparent every day.  California is a failed state.
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Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Kimberly Guilfoyle trashed California. She goes way back with two of the state's most important Democrats.
Discussion: New York Times
Martha Mendoza / Associated Press:
Redwoods survive wildfire at California's oldest state park  —  BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (AP) — When a massive wildfire swept through California's oldest state park last week it was feared many trees in a grove of old-growth redwoods, some of them 2,000 years old and among the tallest living things on Earth, may finally have succumbed.
Lauren Sarner / New York Post:
‘West Wing’ reunion starring original cast coming to HBO Max  —  President Josiah Bartlet will soon return to the small screen.  —  That's because “The West Wing” reunion special is in the works at HBO Max.  No date has been announced yet, but according to the Hollywood Reporter, it will air in the fall.
Discussion: The Week
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
A Black Vice Mayor In Virginia Urged A Police Chief's Firing.  Now She Faces Charges.  —  A white Portsmouth resident filed the charges against Lisa Lucas-Burke, who called for the ouster of city Police Chief Angela Greene.  —  A mounting political and racial controversy stemming …
 
 
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Discussion: Daily Kos
Antonia Ayres-Brown / The Public's Radio:
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Andrew Chung / Reuters:
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CBS Dallas / Fort Worth:
Almost 50 North Texans Drank Bleach This Month, Poison Center Warns 'Stop, It Won't Cure COVID'
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Bruce Finley / Denver Post:
Wildfire haze, record heat and pollution combine to make Denver air quality dangerous for all
United States Department of State:
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Josie Duffy Rice / Vanity Fair:
How to Abolish the Police, According to Josie Duffy Rice
Discussion: Reason
Debra Kamin / New York Times:
Black Homeowners Face Discrimination in Appraisals
Michael Kruse / Politico:
Trump's Scare Tactics Aren't Working on Women in the Suburbs
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
 

 
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