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6:35 AM ET, November 8, 2021

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USA Today:
Gloomy landscape for Democrats for midterms as Biden's approval drops to 38%: USA TODAY/Suffolk poll  —  A year before the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans hold a clear early lead on the congressional ballot as President Joe Biden's approval rating sinks to a new low of 38%.
Aaron Maté / Aaron Mate:
Russiagate has no rock bottom  —  The indictment of the Steele dossier's key source newly humiliates the Clinton campaign, FBI, and US media.  —  It did not seem possible for the Steele dossier - the collection of Trump-Russia conspiracy theories funded by the Clinton campaign …
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Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
What did the FBI have on Danchenko?  —  Deciphering a curious FBI question  —  I discussed the Igor Danchenko indictment here, laying out some of the more eye-raising parts of the facts and charges against Christopher Steele's primary sub-source.  —  Taking a closer look at the Danchenko indictment …
Ron Kampeas / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Report from Las Vegas: Some Jewish Republicans have Trump fatigue, but they just can't quit him  —  LAS VEGAS (JTA) — The Republican Jewish Coalition conference was about 2022, and also 2024.  It was about how a near Republican sweep in state and local races last week revealed a way back to GOP control of the federal government.
Discussion: The Times of Israel
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The $30 billion woman: Megadonor Miriam Adelson leaps back into politics
Discussion: Raw Story
Averi Harper / ABC News:
Potential 2024 GOP candidates take Election Day victory lap, lean into support of Donald Trump at Jewish Coalition
Discussion: Associated Press and Fox News
Ben Kesslen / NBC News:
Big Bird's vaccination announcement sparks backlash from conservatives, GOP  —  Big Bird's seemingly innocuous — and obviously fictional — announcement Saturday that he has been vaccinated against Covid-19 caused a stir online, as Republicans like Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas accused …
Discussion: HuffPost, POLITICUSUSA and Mediaite
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Jack Morphet / New York Post:
Eric Adams says he wants to end NYC's school mask mandate, calls himself ‘conservative’ on crime  —  Mayor-elect Eric Adams took to the airwaves Sunday and declared he wants to nix mask mandates in the classroom and called himself “conservative” on public safety.
Discussion: Townhall
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New York Times:
Who Wants to Hang Out With Eric Adams in Puerto Rico?  Everyone.  —  Mr. Adams celebrated his victory in the New York City mayoral race with elected officials and lobbyists at a nonstop tropical party known as Somos.  —  SAN JUAN, P.R. — Three days after winning the New York City mayor's race …
Discussion: TheBlaze and RedState
Mike Allen / Axios:
Sen. Josh Hawley defends speech on porn and video games  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) told “Axios on HBO” he'll make masculinity a signature political issue, because he claims “the left” is telling men: “You're part of the problem. ...  Your masculinity is inherently problematic.”
Discussion: Mediaite
Washington Post:
Countries' climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds  —  Malaysia's latest catalogue of its greenhouse gas emissions to the United Nations reads like a report from a parallel universe.  The 285-page document suggests that Malaysia's trees are absorbing carbon four times faster …
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Republican wave builds to take back the House  —  Republicans could hardly be better poised to recapture the House majority.  —  Increasingly aggressive redistricting, a diverse slate of candidates raking in record-breaking amounts of cash and a political atmosphere that just keeps getting …
Discussion: Virginia Mercury
BBC:
A love letter to Kabul  —  This summer's Taliban takeover was a seismic moment for Kabul.  Those who call this city their own wonder if life has changed forever.  Much of what made Kabul special is now a cultural battlefield - evocative street murals have been painted over with Islamic verses …
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Los Angeles Times:   The Taliban is back — Afghan women are scared, but defiant.
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
After FBI spying, Muslim Americans ask Supreme Court to OK religious bias suit  —  Government state secrets privilege is at issue in the religious freedom case.  —  Three Muslim Americans subjected to FBI surveillance inside their places of worship will ask the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday …
Discussion: New Republic
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump bashes Senate Republicans, McConnell over infrastructure bill  —  Former President Trump on Sunday doubled down on his criticism of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other Senate Republicans who voted in favor of passing a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Discussion: Mediaite, Insider and Political Wire
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden gets his ‘infrastructure week,’ crossing another goal off Trump's to-do list
Discussion: Breitbart, Boston Herald and Townhall
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Hackers have breached organizations in defense and other sensitive sectors, security firm says  —  (CNN)Suspected foreign hackers have breached nine organizations in the defense, energy, health care, technology and education sectors — and at least one of those organizations is in the US …
Vinay Prasad / Brownstone Institute:
For Whom Do the Covid “Fact Checkers” Really Work?  —  I recently came across two tweets that caught my eye.  —  Here is the first one from the CDC director: … And here is the second one, from a couple months back: … Together they got me thinking.  What do they have in common?
Discussion: Cafe Hayek and National Review
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Ted Cruz Talks About Joe Rogan Being ‘President’ Of Texas If State Secedes From U.S.  —  “If there comes a point where it's hopeless, then I think we take NASA, we take the military, we take the oil,” Cruz told an audience at Texas A&M University.  —  Video
Monique Beals / The Hill:
CORRECTED: Guardian op-ed says Trump is likely 'Biden's best hope for re-election'  —  CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misidentified the author of the Guardian op-ed. The author is Michael Cohen, the author of “Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters.”
Discussion: Mediaite and The Guardian
Peter Loftus / Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Vaccines and Myocarditis Link Probed by Researchers  —  Several theories are under investigation seeking to explain heart-inflammation conditions among small numbers of vaccinated  —  As U.S. health authorities expand use of the leading Covid-19 vaccines, researchers investigating …
Bloomberg:
Columbia Campus Cleared After Bomb Threats At Ivy Schools  —  Columbia University said its buildings have been cleared for re-entry after bomb threats on Sunday were deemed “not credible” by the New York City Police Department.  —  Two other Ivy League universities — Cornell University …
Discussion: abc7NY, CBS News, WIVB-TV and PIX11
 
 
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Lisa O'Carroll / The Guardian:
Northern Ireland health minister to sue Van Morrison over Covid remarks
USNI News:
China Builds Missile Targets Shaped Like U.S. Aircraft Carrier, Destroyers in Remote Desert
Discussion: Reuters and Bloomberg
The White House:
Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Nicaragua's Sham Elections
Fox News:
1619 Project founder felt ‘ashamed’ during visit to US atomic bomb site in Japan
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Terry Bradshaw unloads on Aaron Rodgers: “You lied to everyone”
Discussion: New York Post and The Wrap
New York Times:
Uyghurs Seek Emotional Help as Families in China Suffer
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Steve Bannon's popular podcast is a ‘dangerous’ fantasyland of election lies
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Biden may tap strategic reserve amid rising fuel prices, Granholm says
Discussion: Fox News
 Earlier Items: 
Elizabeth Kolbert / New Yorker:
Running Out of Time at the U.N. Climate Conference
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Democrats can't keep ignoring the culture war. They should fight it — and win
Shira Hanau / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Man who spent just $153 to win NJ Senate race says sorry for attacks on Islam and comparing vaccine mandates to Holocaust
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Liz Cheney to Fox News: ‘Un-American’ to Call Jan. 6 a ‘False Flag’
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Gov.-elect Youngkin made $127 million over five years, campaign says
Discussion: Associated Press
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What happens in Vegas ...
Discussion: NRCC
HuffPost:
Pillow Guy Who Promised ‘Reinstatement’ Of Trump Is Planning A Black Friday Stunt
Discussion: Raw Story
Jon Stone / The Independent:
UK's Brexit losses more than 178 times bigger than trade deal gains