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11:45 AM ET, August 25, 2020

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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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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Was Donald Trump, Jr. ‘coked out of his mind’ during RNC speech?  —  Donald Trump, Jr. addressed the Republican National Committee on Monday, urging Americans to trust his father with four more years in office.  —  But instead of focusing on the words coming out of his mouth …
Discussion: The Wrap and Althouse
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and Raw Story
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Mirror-Image Convention  —  The first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention …
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Associated Press:
Republican Convention takeaways: All Trump, all the time
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
RNC speakers paint California as a dangerous dystopia
Discussion: New York Times and Breitbart
detroitnews:
James at GOP convention: Democracy is ‘all or nothing proposition’
Discussion: Townhall
Ryan Lizza / Politico:   It's Nikki Haley vs. Don Jr. for the soul of the GOP
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Major GOP donor gives emotional speech
Discussion: The 19th, Fox News and The Hill
Adam Harris / The Atlantic:
The Battle for the Future of the GOP Is No Contest
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.
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 …
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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Religion News Service:
Jerry Falwell Jr. resigns from Liberty University.  Again.  —  (RNS) — Jerry Falwell Jr., the embattled president of Liberty University and one of President Donald Trump's most vocal supporters, formally resigned from the evangelical Christian university founded by his father Monday evening …
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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.
Washington Post:
Jerry Falwell Jr. agrees to resign from Liberty University
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” …
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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 …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Former Trump DHS officials launch anti-Trump group
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.
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.
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 …
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
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: NPR
United States Department of State:
President Erdogan's Meeting with Hamas Leadership  —  The United States strongly objects to Turkish President Erdogan hosting two Hamas leaders in Istanbul on August 22.  Hamas is designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S and EU and both officials hosted by President Erdogan are Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
Bruce Finley / Denver Post:
Wildfire haze, record heat and pollution combine to make Denver air quality dangerous for all  —  Colorado health officials recommend constructing “safe rooms” for protection against penetrating particulates pollution  —  Beyond wildfire smoke, the air quality in Denver has deteriorated …
 
 
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Antonia Ayres-Brown / The Public's Radio:
Pro-Trump boat rally draws thousands in Bristol
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Elise Young / Bloomberg:
New Jersey Budget Eyes $1 Billion in New Taxes, Most From Millionaires
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Andrew Van Dam / Washington Post:
As permanent economic damage piles up, the Covid Crisis is looking more like the Great Recession
Andrew Chung / Reuters:
For example: … These cases were in the 9th and 10th Circuits, respectively …
CBS Dallas / Fort Worth:
Almost 50 North Texans Drank Bleach This Month, Poison Center Warns 'Stop, It Won't Cure COVID'
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Josie Duffy Rice / Vanity Fair:
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Brandon Morse / Redstate:
2020 Has Seen the Largest Surge of Gun Ownership In History
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CNN:
Trump is everything the right says it hates about the left
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
The Eyes Have It: Junior Just Wants Daddy's Love
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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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