memeorandum: Kerry says rest of world ‘doomed’ unless 20 nations take climate action (Sharon Udasin/The Hill)

6:20 PM ET, September 8, 2021

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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.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, The American Independent, Mediaite, New York Post, POLITICUSUSA, Todd Starnes and Political Wire

Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Biden moves to boot Trump loyalists from advisory boards

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Leo Shane III / Military Times: Biden boots Trump appointees from military academy advisory boards

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

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.

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

What should the Jan. 6 probe examine? A veteran Sept. 11 investigator weighs in. — It is strange to think that even as we approach the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, some two decades later we're consumed with sorting through another nationally traumatic and transformative attack …

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, Daily Kos and Forbes

Natasha Sarin / U.S. Department of the Treasury:

The Case for a Robust Attack on the Tax Gap — A well-functioning tax system requires that everyone pays the taxes they owe. Today, the “tax gap”—the difference between taxes that are owed and collected—totals around $600 billion annually and will mean approximately $7 trillion of lost tax revenue over the next decade.

Discussion: Insider, CBS News, The Guardian, IJR and Mediaite

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 …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, New York Post, Washington Free Beacon, Breitbart, HotAir, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, The Federalist and Fox News

Philip Bump / Washington Post:

California's recall becomes the new epicenter of unfounded fraud claims — One of the things that never made sense about the claims of rampant voter fraud in the 2020 election was that President Donald Trump actually did better than the polls predicted in most states, often substantially.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Politico, The Desert Sun, Sacramento Bee, Fox News and Talking Points Memo

Kathy Frankovic / YouGov:
More Americans than ever before disapprove of Joe Biden's performance as president

Discussion: Breitbart and RedState

Dana Bash / CNN:
Schwarzenegger on California recall: This is not a GOP ‘power grab’

Discussion: The Hill, The Verge, Vanity Fair, New York Post, The Root, The Daily Caller, Los Angeles Times and Insider

John Sexton / HotAir:

Harry Reid: C'mon Democrats, let's abolish the filibuster — We all know the backstory here. In 2013, then Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid exercised the “nuclear option” by removing the filibuster for the confirmation of presidential appointees with the exception of nominees for the Supreme Court.

Discussion: Washington Examiner and New York Post

Harry Reid / LasVegasSun.com:
Abolishing the filibuster would pay dividends for Nevadans

Discussion: Daily Kos and The Hill

Joyce Vance / MSNBC:
Texas' abortion law is the start of the Republican endgame

Discussion: Salon, The Bulwark, Washington Post, Washington Monthly, CNN, Fox News, The Boston Globe, The Hill, KXAN-TV and New York Times

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 …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, HotAir, The Federalist, National Review and Page Array

Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
How Delta Beat Biden

Discussion: HotAir

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 …

Discussion: The Week, Washington Post, Raw Story, Denver Post and POLITICUSUSA

John Nichols / The Nation:
Texas Is the New Republican Template

Discussion: Liberty Nation, Politico, The Guardian and NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Republicans stick with ‘election denialism’ in post-2020 races

Discussion: HuffPost, HotAir and Raw Story

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 …

Discussion: The Hill, Brennan Center for Justice, The Verge and The Root, more at Techmeme »

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.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Raw Story, The Floridian, The Western Journal and TheBlaze

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

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 …

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Post, Reason, CBS News, Amy Howe, NPR and Insider

Sam Sachs / WFLA-TV:

Florida judge rules to set aside stay, allowing mask mandates in schools — TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida's battle over mask mandates in schools returned to Circuit Court Judge John C. Cooper's courtroom Wednesday morning, where Cooper ruled to allow mask policies and removed the automatic stay from the previous order.

Discussion: Politico, Washington Examiner, The Floridian, Bipartisan Report and Forbes

Doha Madani / NBC News:
Florida judge orders immediate lifting of DeSantis ban on school mask mandates

Discussion: Florida Politics, NBC 6 South Florida and POLITICUSUSA

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. …

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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

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.

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.

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Lee Drutman / New York Times:

Quiz: If America Had Six Parties, Which Would You Belong To? — This essay is part of a series exploring bold ideas to revitalize and renew the American experiment. Read more about this project in a note from Ezekiel Kweku, Opinion's politics editor. — America's two-party system is broken.

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 …

Discussion: RedState, The Daily Caller, New York Post, The Western Journal, Twitchy, Washington Examiner and YouTube

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.

Politico:

Trump chooses Cheney challenger in major test of political clout — Donald Trump is set to back Wyoming attorney Harriet Hageman as she prepares a primary challenge against GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, according to three people with knowledge of his plans, marking the most important political endorsement yet in Trump's post-presidency.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Washington Post, The Hill, Townhall, TheBlaze, Associated Press, Tangle, The Western Journal, Politico and The Daily Caller

Mike Cherney / Wall Street Journal:

Australia's Top Court Finds Media Companies Liable for Other People's Facebook Comments — Decision could hinder the promoting of important public-interest journalism, legal experts say — SYDNEY—Australia's highest court found that newspapers and television stations that post articles …

Discussion: HotAir, Reuters, ABC, The Register, Techdirt, UPI, The Verge and Gizmodo, more at Mediagazer »

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: Washington Post, UPI, Daily Kos and CNBC

Sharon Udasin / The Hill:

Kerry says rest of world ‘doomed’ unless 20 nations take climate action — President Biden's climate envoy John Kerry says that unless the world's top 20 worst emitters do not take “bold action” to tackle the climate crisis, the global environment will reach a point of no return.

Discussion: Breitbart

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.

Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:

Trumper Pleads Guilty After His Mom Bragged About His Capitol Riot Antics On Facebook — Russell James Peterson, who wore a “(F**k) your feelings” sweatshirt inside the U.S. Capitol building, “sat in Pelosi's chair,” his mother posted. — A 34-year-old man who traveled with his mother …

Discussion: Raw Story

Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:

Sleaze and Slime: Former Bill Clinton Intern Now Claiming to Be ‘Republican’ Launders Expunged, Dismissed Allegations After Trump Endorses Opponent — Jeff Bartos, a former intern for former Democrat President Bill Clinton — now running as a Republican in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate primary …

Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and The Philadelphia Inquirer

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 — What Jim Jordan means. — United States Representative Jim Jordan wrote the following to accompany a video of University of Wisconsin students going wild …

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Breitbart

John Aguilar / Denver Post:

“I am angry today:” Jeffco's top health official halts mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics after medical staff harassed — Motorist runs over signs at a vaccine clinic over the Labor Day weekend — The head of Jefferson County Public Health pulled the agency's three COVID-19 vaccination vans off …