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12:30 PM ET, September 3, 2021

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Kari Paul / The Guardian:
TikTokers flood Texas abortion whistleblower site with Shrek memes, fake reports and porn  —  Critics of Texas' new law have been filing hundreds of fake reports to the whistleblowing website in hopes of crashing it  —  Pro-choice users on TikTok and Reddit have launched a guerrilla effort …
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Axios:
1 big thing: Biden wants abortion fight  —  President Biden is eager for a fight over abortion — an issue he sees as politically advantageous after the conservative Supreme Court left in place the near-ban in Texas, senior officials tell Axios.  — Why it matters: The Supreme Court appears …
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 …
Carlie Porterfield / Forbes:
Bumble, Match Launch Funds To Cover Abortion Costs In Texas  —  Two of the most popular dating apps in the U.S., Match and Bumble, are kickstarting funds to help Texans access abortion services in the wake of a controversial new anti-abortion law that effectively bans the procedure after six weeks …
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Did Texas Hand Biden a Lifeline?  —  President Biden's approval rating is sinking.  Independent voters are against him.  Republicans are gaining on Democrats in the congressional generic ballot.  GOP candidate Glenn Youngkin is within striking distance in the Virginia governor's race.
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Bipartisan Report
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Sen. Collins repeatedly asserted that Kavanaugh considered abortion rights settled law.  The justice's decision on Texas's restrictive law suggests otherwise.  —  Sen. Susan Collins emerged from her face-to-face meeting with then-Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh in August 2018 insisting …
Wall Street Journal:
Texas's Abortion Law Blunder
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 …
Discussion: HotAir, The Hill, The Federalist and NPR
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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.
Jim Huylebroek / New York Times:
The Two Afghanistans  —  The journalist Anand Gopal has long reported for The New York Times …
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
It's Still All About COVID  —  For the last couple of weeks, I've been watching focus groups.  Two of those groups included independent-leaning voters who don't align themselves strongly with either party.  One other group was comprised of so-called Democratic “surge” voters …
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Tina Reed / Axios:
America's in a COVID funk  —  The pandemic may not be over, but Americans are over the pandemic — and it's starting to show in our collective willingness to cooperate with public health guidance.  —  Why it matters: Over the last several weeks, the Delta variant dashed hopes of getting …
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: Washington Post, The Hill and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
U.S. economy added a lackluster 235,000 jobs in August, a disappointing month as virus surged  —  The slowdown comes as jobless aid is about to expire for millions of Americans.  —  The U.S. economy added just 235,000 jobs in August, a disappointing month of hiring as the delta variant …
Discussion: KTLA and Columbian
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Joe Manchin's new threat to destroy Biden's agenda is worse than it seems  —  When President Biden travels to storm-ravaged Louisiana on Friday, he will continue amplifying the case for getting much more serious about tackling the climate change that is fueling such extreme weather events.
Discussion: Fox News, New York Times and Columbian
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Joe Manchin / Wall Street Journal:
Why I Won't Support Spending Another $3.5 Trillion
THE CITY:
NYC Basement Apartment Storm Deaths Renew Housing Advocates' Calls for Legalization  —  The majority of the at least 13 New Yorkers killed in Wednesday's historic storm had one tragic thing in common: They were trapped in flooded basement apartments.  —  The day after the remnants …
Discussion: New York Times and Mother Jones
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Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
Trapped in Basements and Cars, They Lost Their Lives in Savage Storm
Discussion: Boston.com
Katelyn Ogle / KFOR-TV:
Patients overdosing on ivermectin backing up rural Oklahoma hospitals, ambulances  —  SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA, Okla. (KFOR) - A rural Oklahoma doctor said patients who are taking the horse de-wormer medication, ivermectin, to fight COVID-19 are causing emergency room and ambulance back ups.
Elliot Smith / CNBC:
Retiring GOP Sen. Toomey says Trump should not lead ticket in 2024  — Sen. Pat Toomey has urged his party not to nominate former President Donald Trump as its presidential nominee in 2024.  — The Pennsylvania Republican voted to convict Trump in the impeachment trial over his role …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:   GOP Sen. Pat Toomey: Trump should not be nominee in 2024
New York Times:
Health Officials Advise White House to Scale Back Booster Plan for Now  —  Federal regulators warned on Thursday they may not have enough data to recommend boosters for anyone except certain recipients of the Pfizer vaccine by late September.  —  WASHINGTON — Top federal health officials …
Discussion: NBC News and CNN
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
At odds with boss, some Biden aides privately alarmed as millions of workers head over jobless benefits cliff  —  Some White House officials are split on what will happen when the benefits cease next week, but advisers downplayed any rift.  —  The Biden administration faces internal dissatisfaction …
Glenn Greenwald:
All Communications Between Myself and Chelsea Manning Since 2016: to Debunk Her Innuendo  —  Despite my not having said a single word to her since 2018, the whistleblower today claimed she's “terrified” of me, implying serious personal abuse.  See for yourself.
 
 
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Texas now a “small Soviet republic” after abortion bill, says MSNBC's Reid
Discussion: Twitchy
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Misinformation on Facebook got six times more clicks than factual news during the 2020 election, study says
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
U.S. Rep Jim Jordan in Iowa draws cheers for Trump praise: 'I think he's gonna run'
Matthew Cooper / Washington Monthly:
Democrats Are Better at Running FEMA. They Just Are.
Discussion: Fox News and The White House
CBS News:
ISIS “Beatle” pleads guilty pleads guilty in connection to the hostage taking and death of U.S. citizens
Discussion: HotAir
Washington Post:
Trump Tower's key tenants have fallen behind on rent and moved out. But Trump has one reliable customer: His own PAC.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
The Dangerous Legal Illusion of ‘Parental Rights’
Discussion: The Federalist
 Earlier Items: 
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Why Isn't Anyone Trying to Seduce the Never Trumpers?
Discussion: Raw Story
Praveen Menon / Reuters:
Police in New Zealand kill “extremist” who stabbed six in supermarket
Associated Press:
Experts call for rigorous audit to protect California recall
Washington Post:
Trump-appointed ambassador directed government business to his hotel, emails show
Discussion: Raw Story and Forbes
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Exclusive: Silicon Valley investor dismissed racism, called BLM “the true racists”
Matthew Gault / VICE:
Remington Subpoenas Report Cards of Five Children Killed in Sandy Hook Shooting
Discussion: NPR, Daily Kos and Connecticut Post
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Tree of Life synagogue disputes Biden's claim he visited after massacre
 

 
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