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12:00 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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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 …
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.
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 …
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The Time for Democrats to Go Nuclear Was Yesterday  —  In the U.S., constitutional law guarantees pregnant people the right to have an abortion without “interference from the state.”  Judicial precedent also empowers Americans to preempt any state law that flagrantly violates their constitutional rights …
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Texas's Abortion Law Blunder
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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 …
Discussion: HotAir, The Hill, The Federalist and NPR
Jim Huylebroek / New York Times:
The Two Afghanistans  —  The journalist Anand Gopal has long reported for The New York Times …
John Lucas / The Federalist:
Joe Biden Is Lying To Americans About Afghanistan
Discussion: Mediaite, NOQ Report and Liberty Nation
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
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
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Jobs report disappoints — only 235,000 positions added vs. expectations of 720,000  —  Job creation for August was a huge disappointment, with the economy adding just 235,000 positions, the Labor Department reported Friday.  —  Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for 720,000 new hires.
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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.
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: 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.
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 …
Discussion: NPR, Daily Kos and Connecticut Post
Washington Post:
Trump Tower's key tenants have fallen behind on rent and moved out.  But Trump has one reliable customer: His own PAC.  —  NEW YORK — Inside Trump Tower, swank suit-maker Marcraft Clothes once rented the entire 18th floor, outfitting its offices with fireplaces, mahogany-lined closets and two bars for schmoozing customers.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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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'
Discussion: KCCI-TV, The Hill, The Daily Caller and IJR
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
Politico:
The Dangerous Legal Illusion of ‘Parental Rights’
Discussion: The Federalist
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
 Earlier Items: 
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”
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Tree of Life synagogue disputes Biden's claim he visited after massacre
 

 
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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

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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