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8:00 AM ET, September 3, 2021

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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Abortion order creates awkward questions for Maine's Susan Collins … The heist began in earnest five years ago.  Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died unexpectedly, and President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland, a center-left, compromise jurist — who'd been recommended by Senate Republicans — to fill the vacancy.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
SCOTUS Delenda Est  —  There's nothing I can add to the overnight news out of the Supreme Court and Texas that we haven't discussed previously: the Supreme Court is both corrupted and corrupt.  One of the court's nine members sits illegitimately.  At least five of the current conservative majority …
Laura Bassett / The Atlantic:
All of Those ‘Hysterical’ Women Were Right  —  Last night, the Supreme Court quietly green-lit the most extreme abortion ban the United States has seen in half a century: a Texas law that prohibits abortions at six weeks from a woman's last period, even in cases of rape or incest …
Ruth Reader / Fast Company:
Even outspoken tech companies have been glaringly silent on the Texas abortion ban  —  Tesla CEO Elon Musk summed up the mood in a tweet, saying ‘I would prefer to stay out of politics.’  —  In recent years, tech companies and their executive leaders have gotten more political …
Wall Street Journal:
Texas Ruling Raises Doubts About Chief Justice's Hold on the Roberts Court
Jessica Piper / Bangor Daily News:
Susan Collins calls Texas abortion law ‘extreme’ under more scrutiny for Kavanaugh vote
Discussion: HuffPost
Ramesh Ponnuru / National Review:
Republicans Shouldn't Be Scared of the Texas Abortion Law in 2022
Discussion: New Republic and The Federalist
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Repealing Roe v. Wade: A major midterm issue
Discussion: Politico, Vanity Fair and DemCast
Andy Newman / New York Times:
43 Die as Deadliest Storm Since Sandy Devastates the Northeast  —  A huge volume of rain overwhelmed the region's infrastructure, showing the lethal impact of climate change.  —  Three days after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, its weakened remnants tore into the Northeast and claimed …
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Kim Velsey / Curbed:
Those Flooded Basement Apartments are a Deadly Part of the Housing Crisis  —  Eight of the nine people who died during the Hurricane Ida floods last night were exactly where emergency alerts told them was the safest place to be: their homes.  Specifically, they were in their own basement apartments in Queens and in one case, Brooklyn.
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
Trapped in Basements and Cars, They Lost Their Lives in Savage Storm
Discussion: IJR
Washington Post:
Here's what made the New York City flooding so devastating
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Joe Manchin / Wall Street Journal:
Why I Won't Support Spending Another $3.5 Trillion  —  Amid inflation, debt and the inevitability of future crises, Congress needs to take a strategic pause.  —  The nation faces an unprecedented array of challenges and will inevitably encounter additional crises in the future.
Matthew Gault / VICE:
Remington Subpoenas Report Cards of Five Children Killed in Sandy Hook Shooting  —  As part of a lawsuit defense, the company that made the guns used in the Sandy Hook shooting demanded the disciplinary and attendance records of dead children.  —  Gun company Remington has subpoenaed the report cards …
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Rob Ryser / Connecticut Post:   Gunmaker subpoenas school records of 9 slain Sandy Hook students and educators; families want records sealed
Gregory Zuckerman / Wall Street Journal:
James Simons, Robert Mercer, Others at Renaissance to Pay $7 Billion to Settle Tax Probe  —  Tax settlement that may be the largest in history  —  Executives of hedge fund Renaissance Technologies LLC will personally pay approximately $7 billion in back taxes and penalties to settle …
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New York Times:   Hedge Fund's Insiders Agree to Pay as Much as $7 Billion to I.R.S.
Daniel Funke / USA Today:
Fact check: Biden honored service members killed in Kabul, checked watch during ceremony  —  Corrections & Clarifications: This story was updated Sept. 2 to note that Biden checked his watch multiple times at the dignified transfer event, including during the ceremony itself.
Associated Press:
Experts call for rigorous audit to protect California recall  —  A group of election security experts on Thursday called for a rigorous audit of the upcoming recall election for California's governor after copies of systems used to run elections across the country were released publicly.
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Politico:   McCarthy's phone records among those eyed by Jan. 6 investigators
CNN:
Trump endorses Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate race  —  Washington (CNN)Former President Donald Trump on Thursday gave Republican former football star Herschel Walker his “Complete and Total Endorsement” in Georgia's US Senate race, praising him as “a friend, a Patriot and an outstanding American …
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CNN:
As Herschel Walker eyes Georgia US Senate seat, a newly revealed stalking claim brings his troubled history under scrutiny
Discussion: The Hill
Russ Bynum / Associated Press:
Ex-prosecutor indicted for misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery death  —  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A former Georgia prosecutor was indicted Thursday on misconduct charges alleging she used her position to shield the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery from being charged with crimes immediately after the shootings.
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Katelyn Ogle / KFOR-TV:
Patients overdosing on ivermectin backing up rural Oklahoma hospitals, ambulances  —  You have been added to KFOR Morning Headlines Newsletter  —  KFOR Morning Headlines  —  SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA, Okla. (KFOR) - A rural Oklahoma doctor said patients who are taking the horse de-wormer medication …
Discussion: Insider, Washington Examiner and HotAir
Fox News:
ISIS ‘Beatles’ member pleads guilty, faces life in prison  —  Alexanda Kotey, 37, entered guilty pleas on eight counts  —  2 alleged ISIS ‘Beatles’ charged in the death of US hostages  —  Alexanda Kotey, a member of the British ISIS terrorist cell known as the “Beatles,” …
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Washington Post:
Americans support Afghanistan pullout — but not the way it was done, a Post-ABC poll finds  —  Americans overwhelmingly support President Biden's decision to end the war in Afghanistan, but by a 2-to-1 margin they disapprove of how he handled the chaotic and ultimately deadly withdrawal …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Joe Manchin Has Put Biden's Presidency in Mortal Danger The mercurial senator calls for a “pause” when Democrats desperately need to move fast.  —  One of the most bullish indicators for Joe Biden's presidency came just a week after his inauguration, when Joe Manchin said, “We're going to make Joe Biden successful.”
Washington Post:
Trump-appointed ambassador directed government business to his hotel, emails show  —  Kelly Craft, who was appointed to two ambassadorships under former president Donald Trump, directed government business to Trump's hotel in Washington while in office, emails released by the State Department show.
Discussion: Forbes and Raw Story
KVOA-TV:
Police on-scene at Vail elementary school after group threatens to zip-tie principal over COVID-19 protocols  —  TUCSON (KVOA) - A conflict over the COVID-19 quarantine policy at a Vail Unified School District elementary school has been resolved shortly after protesters threatened …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Pareene / The AP (Alex Pareene) Newsletter:
Americans Don't Really Hate Density  —  They hate other Americans  —  You may have seen a recent Pew survey result making the rounds on urbanism twitter.  It is a dispiriting finding if you believe (which you should believe, because it's simply true) that many of the land use …
William Mauldin / Wall Street Journal:
Afghanistan Voice of America, Radio Free Liberty/Radio Europe Staff Left Behind  —  Lawmakers, media groups call on Biden administration to help evacuate journalists at risk of Taliban retribution  —  WASHINGTON—Lawmakers and media organizations are calling on the Biden administration …
 
 
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Eli Clifton / Responsible Statecraft:
Top defense firms spend $1B on lobbying during Afghan war, see $2T return
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Why Isn't Anyone Trying to Seduce the Never Trumpers?
Discussion: Raw Story
Carlie Porterfield / Forbes:
Bumble, Match Launch Funds To Cover Abortion Costs In Texas
Rod Dreher:
Money Down The Toilet In Afghanistan
Discussion: Instapundit
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Georgia's Witch Hunt: Who Helped the Feds Fight Our Voting Laws?
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Praveen Menon / Reuters:
Police in New Zealand kill “extremist” who stabbed six in supermarket
Bill McKibben / New Yorker:
The Answer to Climate Change Is Organizing
Washington Post:
In the shadow of the towers: Five lives and a world transformed
 Earlier Items: 
Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
Now, for the Accountability  —  The CIA and FBI also need a reckoning now that Kabul is gone.
medRxiv:
Longitudinal analysis of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections reveal limited infectious virus shedding and restricted tissue distribution
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Exclusive: Silicon Valley investor dismissed racism, called BLM “the true racists”
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
'We Don't Have Any Money': Taliban Takeover Plunges Afghanistan Into Economic Turmoil
Alex Marquardt / CNN:
US intelligence chief intervenes to block state secrets in Saudi Crown Prince's feud with former Saudi official
John Nichols / The Nation:
Ron Johnson Gets Caught Debunking the Big Lie
Phill Swagel / CBO Publications:
The Effects of Increased Funding for the IRS
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks
 
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