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11:45 AM ET, September 2, 2021

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NBC News:
Texas law could flip script on abortion politics, with Democrats eying gains  —  WASHINGTON — Virginia was once at the forefront of anti-abortion efforts, going to the Supreme Court to defend its right to prosecute a newspaper publisher for running an ad promoting abortion.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Texas shows us what post-democracy America would look like  —  Texas this week showed us what a post-democracy America would look like.  —  Thanks to a series of actions by the Texas legislature and governor, we now see exactly what the Trumpified Republican Party wants …
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Supreme Court declines to block Texas 6-week abortion ban
Bloomberg:   Lurch to Right May Imperil Texas's Attraction for Employers
Alyssa Lukpat / New York Times:
Joe Rogan, A Podcasting Giant Who Has Been Dismissive of Vaccination, Has Covid  —  Joe Rogan, the host of the hugely popular podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience,” said on Wednesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus after he returned from a series of shows in Florida, where the virus is rampant.
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Vinay Prasad / The Atlantic:
The Harms of Masking Young Students Are Real  —  Scientists have an obligation to strive for honesty.  And on the question of whether kids should wear masks in schools—particularly preschools and elementary schools—here is what I conclude: The potential educational harms of mandatory-masking policies …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Floyd County boy dies as COVID surges among Georgia's children
Katherine Knott / Daily Progress:
Albemarle mask policy keeps some students with disabilities out of buildings
Discussion: ScienceAlert
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Cotton leads Senate GOP push on Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal  —  Senate Republicans are pressing President Joe Biden to account for how many Americans, green card holders and special immigrant visa applicants remain in Afghanistan after the U.S. completed its withdrawal earlier this week.
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
For Afghan evacuees arriving to U.S., a tenuous legal status and little financial support
Discussion: CBS News and CNN
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Facts are finally starting to penetrate bad Afghanistan punditry
CNN:
McConnell: 'There isn't going to be an impeachment' of Biden
ProPublica:
Heeding Steve Bannon's Call, Election Deniers Organize to Seize Control of the GOP — and Reshape America's Elections  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.
New York Times:
Day After Record Rainfall, a Trail of Paralysis and Destruction  —  Flash flooding caused by the remnants of the hurricane led to at least 15 deaths and disrupted transit around the region.  Our reporters and photographers are sending in live updates.  —  RIGHT NOW A highway in Philadelphia …
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New York Times:
Scenes from New York City as Ida paralyzes region.  —  City buses turned into amphibious vehicles, plowing through several feet of water, past orange traffic cones floating like buoys in the muck.  —  Subway stations roared with the sounds of rushing water that cascaded through platforms …
Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:
The effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom is struggling, new California poll shows  —  Most likely California voters are opposed to the Republican-led recall effort against Gov. Gavin Newsom and a growing number fear the consequences of removing him from office with a hard-right conservative best positioned …
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Public Policy Institute of California:
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
CNN:
Liz Cheney named vice chair of the January 6 select committee  —  (CNN)Democratic Chairman of the January 6 Select Committee Bennie Thompson announced on Thursday that Republican Rep. Liz Cheney will become the panel's vice chair, the latest sign that the Democrat-run committee is attempting …
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Ramon Antonio Vargas / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Woman hurls racist slurs at Jefferson Parish workers, aims car at deputy, is shot dead  —  'There didn't seem to be a whole lot right with her,' sheriff says  —  A crew of Jefferson Parish workers was repairing a Metairie water main broken by Hurricane Ida when a woman pulled up in her car Wednesday, called them “f—
Discussion: Raw Story
Maya King / Politico:
The election gambit that's sending Georgia Democrats into a frenzy  —  Georgia Republicans say it's merely an attempt to improve a chronically mismanaged elections administration.  —  But a newly-formed election review panel in Atlanta's Fulton County is nevertheless sparking outrage …
Discussion: Raw Story
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“2016 on Steroids”: The Race to Inherit Trump's MAGA Base Is Already On—And the Knives Are Out  —  With the 2024 election in sight, Republican presidential contenders such as Ron DeSantis, Ted Cruz, and Mike Pompeo have begun racing each other to the bottom to claim the party's base.
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:   DeSantis, Abbott Retain GOP Backing Even as Overall Popularity Declines Amid COVID-19 Surges
Washington Examiner:
A hurricane of misinformation on climate change  —  Before Hurricane Ida even had the chance to dissipate into Tropical Storm Ida, Democratic politicians were already on Twitter using the natural disaster to score political points.  —  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was typical …
Discussion: Reason
Associated Press:
AP sources: Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rally  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Far right extremist groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are planning to attend a rally later this month at the U.S. Capitol that is designed to demand “justice” for the hundreds of people who have been charged …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Prosecutors: Jan. 6 rioters committed more than 1,000 assaults on police
Discussion: Raw Story
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Biden's Job Approval Has Entered Dangerous Territory  —  ANALYSIS  —  In 1880, Americans did something momentous: They all elected their congressional delegations in the same year.  Prior to that, elections had been a hodgepodge affair.  For example, the first elections for the 28th Congress …
Joe Mcdonald / Associated Press:
China bans men it sees as not masculine enough from TV  —  BEIJING (AP) — China's government banned effeminate men on TV and told broadcasters Thursday to promote “revolutionary culture,” broadening a campaign to tighten control over business and society and enforce official morality.
New York Times:
Mueller Scrutinized an Unidentified Member of News Media in Russia Inquiry  —  The scrutiny was one of several new disclosures the Justice Department made about investigative actions involving the news media during the Trump years.  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel who investigated …
Jean Guerrero / Los Angeles Times:
How anti-California propaganda and racism are driving the recall  —  In the summer of 2019, as early efforts to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom foundered, right-wing commentators launched a smear campaign against California to discredit its progressive policies and stoke anger at its leaders.
 
 
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New York Times:
We Work at the A.C.L.U. Here's What We Think About Vaccine Mandates.
Discussion: Reason and National Review
Erin Einhorn / NBC News:
Worried about Covid, most parents no longer want kids in school full time, survey finds
Discussion: HotAir
Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
Religious exemptions from coronavirus vaccines are expected to become a legal battleground
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Israeli coronavirus vaccine booster data gives the U.S. hope
The Hill:
Biden attempts to turn page on Afghanistan with domestic refocus
Discussion: HotAir and IJR
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Beverly Hills: 99% of people arrested by ‘safe streets’ unit were Black, suit says
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
Washington Free Beacon:
California's State Pension Invests Millions in Chinese State-Owned Companies
Financial Times:
China's changing role in the world economy
 Earlier Items: 
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
De Blasio sees hope in gubernatorial field as he faces political wilderness
Discussion: New York Times
Washington Free Beacon:
Republicans Blame Pentagon Planner Colin Kahl for Bungled Afghanistan Strategy
Discussion: Instapundit
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Amazon asked FCC to reject Starlink plan because it can't compete, SpaceX says
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ and Reason
Associated Press:
Photos show black slick in water near Gulf oil rig after Ida
Colleen Slevin / Associated Press:
Officers, medics indicted in 2019 death of Elijah McClain
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Giuliani Records Cameo Endorsing Case Against His Own Client
Discussion: HuffPost, Raw Story and Daily Kos
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Reuters:
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November
 
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