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CNN:
Biden administration tells ex-Trump officials to resign from military academy advisory boards or be dismissed  —  (CNN)The Biden administration has told 11 officials appointed to military service academy advisory boards by former President Donald Trump to resign or be dismissed, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN's KFile.
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Defiant Kellyanne Conway refuses to quit Air Force Academy board — and demands Biden fire her  —  Former Donald Trump senior advisor Kellyanne Conway announced on Wednesday that she was refusing to resign from a military post and that President Joe Biden would have to fire her.
Discussion: Mediaite
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Biden moves to boot Trump loyalists from advisory boards  —  The Biden White House has begun the process of removing Trump allies from military advisory boards, months after they were installed into those posts at the end of the last administration.  —  On Wednesday, Cathy Russell …
Leo Shane III / Military Times:
Biden boots Trump appointees from military academy advisory boards
Discussion: Fox News, Roll Call and Common Dreams
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The looming chaos of Trump 2024  —  There is nothing substantively different about what Donald Trump is now than what he was in 2015.  —  He is as indifferent to the expectations of elected leadership as he ever was, choosing to recognize the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a …
Discussion: Raw Story and Townhall
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Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Is Donald Trump Finished?  —  Admit it: You don't want him to run again yet his absence hasn't solved any problem.  —  Is Donald Trump playing the game badly?  The question needs to be asked.  If you think Mr. Trump the worst thing that ever happened to America, the answer might not be entirely reassuring.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Mahablog
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
What should the Jan. 6 probe examine? A veteran Sept. 11 investigator weighs in.
Discussion: Raw Story
Tess Owen / VICE:
Oath Keeper Snitched on Himself to FBI Agent During Tattoo Session, Docs Say  —  An Oath Keeper and accused Capitol rioter who owns a tattoo parlor in upstate New York unwittingly poured his heart out to an off-duty FBI agent who'd stopped by his business for an appointment.
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Associated Press:
Police planning to reinstall Capitol fence ahead of rally
Discussion: Politico
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Trumper Pleads Guilty After His Mom Bragged About His Capitol Riot Antics On Facebook
Discussion: Raw Story
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
The top 1 percent are evading $163 billion a year in taxes, the Treasury finds.  —  WASHINGTON — The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans are the nation's most egregious tax evaders, failing to pay as much as $163 billion in owed taxes per year, according to a new Treasury Department report released on Wednesday.
Discussion: Alternet.org, Forbes and Daily Kos
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Julia Wick / Los Angeles Times:
Larry Elder cuts short Venice homeless encampment tour after hostile reception  —  Larry Elder's scheduled tour of homeless encampments in Venice ended shortly after it began Wednesday morning, with the leading Republican in the gubernatorial recall race hastily exiting in a Suburban …
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Thomas McDonald / Independent Chronicle:
Egg-throwing agitators attack Larry Elder, campaign staff in Los Angeles
Kathy Frankovic / YouGov:
More Americans than ever before disapprove of Joe Biden's performance as president  —  President Joe Biden is confronting the worst public ratings of his eight-month-old presidency.  His approval ratings in the latest Economist/YouGov Poll, overall and on his handling of major issues, have all fallen, dramatically in some cases.
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Peter Boghossian / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
My University Sacrificed Ideas for Ideology.  So Today I Quit.  —  The more I spoke out against the illiberalism that has swallowed Portland State University, the more retaliation I faced. … Dear Provost Susan Jeffords,  —  ​​I'm writing to you today to resign as assistant professor …
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Revealed: LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop  —  An internal police chief memo shows employees were directed to use ‘field interview cards’ which would then be reviewed  —  he Los Angeles police department (LAPD) has directed its officers to collect …
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Washington Field Office Releases Video and Additional Information Regarding the Pipe Bomb Investigation  —  The FBI's Washington Field Office has released new information and video regarding the suspect who placed pipe bombs in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. …
Washington Post:
Trump reaches out to families of U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan  —  When Darin Hoover traveled to Dover Air Force Base to receive the casket of his 31-year-old Marine son, who was killed in Afghanistan, he, like several other families, declined an offer to meet with President Biden.
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Republicans, elections experts say Wisconsin probe is flawed  —  Former Republican officeholders and election experts say that the GOP-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin lacks credibility, transparency and raises security risks and legal concerns
Discussion: Raw Story
Garrett M. Graff / The Atlantic:
After 9/11, the U.S. Got Almost Everything Wrong  —  On the Friday after 9/11, President George W. Bush visited the New York City site that the world would come to know as Ground Zero.  After rescue workers shouted that they couldn't hear him as he spoke to them through a bullhorn, he turned toward them and ad-libbed.
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Doha Madani / NBC News:
Florida judge orders immediate lifting of DeSantis ban on school mask mandates  —  A judge on Wednesday ruled that Florida must immediately stop enforcing Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on mask mandates in schools, refusing to issue a stay as the state appeals his decision.
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James Laporta / Associated Press:
A U.S. Marine, a curious Afghan boy, an unfathomable moment  —  One day not long ago, I watched my soon-to-be 3-year-old son jump up and down to the sound of “ho” and “hey.”  —  It's a song by The Lumineers, an American folk-rock band.  The lyrics and stomp reverberate throughout the kitchen and into the house.
Ivan Penn / New York Times:
From 4% to 45%: Biden Offers Ambitious Blueprint for Solar Energy  —  The Biden administration on Wednesday released a plan to produce almost half of the nation's electricity from the sun by 2050 as part of its effort to combat climate change.  —  Solar energy provided less than 4 percent …
Discussion: CNBC, UPI and Daily Kos
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Darryl Fears / Washington Post:
Biden officials trumpet how solar can provide nearly half of the nation's electricity by 2050
Discussion: Common Dreams
Patricia McCabe / Supreme Court of the United States:
For Immediate Release  —  For Further Information Contact:  —  The Court will hear all oral arguments scheduled for the October, November, and December sessions in the Courtroom.  Courtroom access will be limited to the Justices, essential Court personnel, counsel in the scheduled cases …
Harry Reid / LasVegasSun.com:
Abolishing the filibuster would pay dividends for Nevadans  —  Editor's note: Following a longstanding tradition, Brian Greenspun turned over his Where I Stand column to others in August.  Today, we continue to present columns submitted by those guests.  In presenting this year's series …
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Hill
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John Sexton / HotAir:
Harry Reid: C'mon Democrats, let's abolish the filibuster
Joe Schoffstall / Fox News:
CDC tightened masking guidelines after threats from teachers union, emails show  —  Emails show further coordination between Biden administration and teachers unions  —  White House used deep union ties to censor criticism on school mask guidance  —  The Biden administration tightened …
Buzz Hollander / RealClearScience:
Lessons From the Ivermectin Debacle  —  When podcast king and comedian Joe Rogan reported that he was ill with Covid-19, a media firestorm commenced.  This was no surprise, given the interest the public has in celebrities diagnosed with Covid-19, especially celebrities with a history …
David Atkins / Washington Monthly:
Donald Trump May Still Destroy the GOP, After All  —  Republicans think the former president is their electoral savior, but his toxic influence over the party might just bring about its demise.  —  When Donald Trump descended the escalator on that fateful day in June 2015 …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Biden reiterates plan to reopen Jerusalem consulate despite Israeli objections  —  President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during their White House meeting that he will not abandon his plan to reopen the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, setting up a major point of contention between the administrations.
Discussion: The Western Journal
Associated Press:
Statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee comes down in Virginia capital  —  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as workers hoisted one of the nation's largest Confederate monuments off a pedestal where the figure of Gen. Robert E. Lee towered over Virginia's capital city for more than a century.
Tyler McCarthy / Fox News:
Jimmy Kimmel says unvaccinated people shouldn't get ICU beds in his return to his late-night show  —  ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ host was on vacation for the summer  —  Fox News Flash top Entertainment headlines 09/07  —  Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show after a lengthy summer hiatus …
Christopher F. Rufo / City Journal:
Don't Be Evil  —  A Google employee program claims that America is a “system of white supremacy” and that all Americans are “raised to be racist.”  —  The Social Order  —  Technology giant Google has launched an “antiracism” initiative that presents speakers and materials claiming that America is a …
Discussion: National Review and Twitchy
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The World Is Getting More Dangerous.  A Lot More.  —  Anti-mask violence in America.  A coup brewing in Brazil.  —  1. Danger Signs  —  This is not normal: … Wait, there's more: … So we have three dudes rolling up on an elementary school.  Only one of them is a parent with a kid enrolled …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Tyler Dawson / National Post:
Book burning at Ontario francophone schools as ‘gesture of reconciliation’ denounced  —  More than 4,700 books were removed from library shelves at 30 schools, and they have since been destroyed or are in the process of being recycled  —  A book burning held by an Ontario francophone school board …
Discussion: HotAir and Agence France-Presse
Kristen Doerer / Right Wing Watch:
Who Is Owed Reparations?  Larry Elder Argues Slave Owners Whose ‘Legal Property Was Taken Away’  —  Larry Elder becomes exasperated when a conversation arises about reparations—that is, whether African Americans are owed some compensation for centuries of slavery.
 
 
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Associated Press:
COVID-19 surge in the US: The summer of hope ends in gloom
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
AOC's woke Biology 101 lesson: “I do know that he's not familiar with a menstruating person's body”
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Evangelical Pastors Are Secretly Spreading the Gospel of QAnon on YouTube
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
How Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal Blew Open the GOP's Foreign Policy Rift
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Sleaze and Slime: Former Bill Clinton Intern Now Claiming to Be ‘Republican’ Launders Expunged, Dismissed Allegations After Trump Endorses Opponent
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John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
When Republicans talk about the ‘real America,’ they are not talking about the real America. ‘Real America’ is anti-American
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Brian Johnson / KMBC:
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