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12:45 AM ET, July 11, 2024

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Peter Welch / Washington Post:
Democratic Sen. Peter Welch: Biden should withdraw for the good of the country  —  The stakes this November could not be higher.  —  Peter Welch, a Democrat, represents Vermont in the U.S. Senate.  —  I have great respect for President Biden.  He saved our country from a tyrant.
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George Clooney / New York Times:
I Love Joe Biden.  But We Need a New Nominee.  —  I'm a lifelong Democrat; I make no apologies for that.  I'm proud of what my party represents and what it stands for.  As part of my participation in the democratic process and in support of my chosen candidate, I have led some of the biggest fund-raisers in my party's history.
Axios:
Scoop: Schumer open to dumping Biden in 2024 … - Over the last 12 days, Schumer has been listening to donors' ideas and suggestions about the best way forward for the party, according to three people familiar with the matter.  — The majority leader is one of several Democrats …
Tim Alberta / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Planning for a Landslide Win  —  Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage.  —  The outcome of the presidential campaign, Republicans believed, was a fait accompli.  “Donald Trump was well on his way to a 320-electoral-vote win,” …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
C'mon, Man  —  Never underestimate the destructive power of a stubborn old narcissist with something to prove.  —  Ideally no one gets hurt along the way: Maybe grandpop refuses to give up his license, drives into an oak tree, and only the car gets totaled.  But sometimes there are casualties: Maybe a pedestrian gets hit.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrat won't commit to voting for Biden … - It comes as nine House Democrats and a Senate Democrat are calling on Biden to drop his reelection bid, with many swing-district members fearful of his effect on their races if he stays in. … - “I will not vote for someone …
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Dems fear Biden's fundraising is ‘cratering’
Discussion: The Wrap, New York Times and The Hill
NBC News:
'It's already disastrous': Biden campaign fundraising takes a major hit
Discussion: New York Post
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Pelosi urges Biden to make decision on race, despite his insistence he will stay
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Rep. Pat Ryan, Moderate Front-Liner, Calls on Biden to Step Aside
Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Project 2025 Reported to IRS Over ‘Violations’  —  TikTokers are urging people to report the conservative think tank behind Project 2025 to the Internal Revenue Service for allegedly violating the rules of its tax-exempt status.  —  Project 2025 is spearheaded by The Heritage Foundation …
Discussion: USA Today
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Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
A death knell for NATO: Project 2025 calls for Trump to “restructure” US foreign policy  —  The plan is for Donald Trump to “reset the nation's role in the world”  —  We haven't seen much of Donald Trump lately but he did poke his head up Tuesday to speak at a little rally he held at his Doral golf resort …
Raw Story:
Trump's ‘secretary of retribution’ has a ‘target list’ of 350 people he wants arrested  —  Retribution is at the center of Donald Trump's third presidential election campaign.  —  “I am your warrior,” Trump proclaimed earlier this year.  “I am your justice, and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution.”
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Kevin Manahan / New Jersey Online:
Trump's ‘Secretary of Retribution’ compiles hit list for ‘vigilante death warrant’: Who's on it?  —  Former president Donald Trump — convicted in criminal court, held liable in civil courts and facing other indictments — has told supporters, “I am your retribution,” and now it appears he has a “future secretary of retribution.”
Jamison Foser / Finding Gravity:
Trump/Thomas 2024  —  History books will tell you that the Republican Party's 1996 ticket was Bob Dole and Jack Kemp.  And it's certainly true that if Dole had won, Kemp would've been sworn in as Vice President.  But for campaign purposes, those of us who were involved in the effort …
Politico:
Judge signals he's likely to dismiss Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case  —  The judge said he intended to issue a final ruling by Friday.  —  A New York federal judge is poised to dismiss Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case, expressing concern Wednesday that Giuliani has used the proceedings …
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Exclusive: House Oversight subpoenas top Biden aides over his mental fitness … - Since Biden's weak performance at the June 27 debate ignited questions about his candidacy, some Democrats — including administration officials — have been bracing for potential congressional probes into his mental fitness, and what aides know about it.
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Watch: Trump Fumbles Repeatedly in Terrifying Speech at Florida Rally  —  Donald Trump gave a particularly incoherent speech during a recent rally, as he rattled through a lengthy list of odd grievances that didn't quite ring true, devoid of some very necessary segues.
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NBC News:
Baltimore bridge collapse survivor details how he climbed onto floating concrete to await rescue  —  “I think maybe there is still a goal for me,” Julio Cervantes Suarez said in an exclusive interview with NBC News.  —  BALTIMORE — Julio Cervantes Suarez endured the unthinkable …
CNN:
Fake electors get tapped as GOP convention delegates  —  Seven battleground states are sending fake electors and others who worked to upend the 2020 election results to represent their state parties at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where they will officially anoint Donald Trump as their presidential nominee.
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story and The Federalist
Victoria Taft / PJ Media:
Hail to the Chick: Dirty Jill Is at it Again  —  All rise, and please honor The First Lady of the United States of America, DOCTOR Jill Biden!  —  You may genuflect, bow, curtsy, or kneel in proper homage to the woman who holds no office but is married to the president of the United States of America.
Discussion: acecomments.mu.nu
Anna Conkling / The Daily Beast:
Clarence Thomas Took Free Yacht Trip to Russia, Chopper Flight to Putin's Hometown: Dems  —  NYET  —  The allegedly secret gifts were disclosed in a letter from two Democratic senators that accused Thomas of potentially committing tax fraud.  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …
Maya Yang / The Guardian:
AOC launches effort to impeach Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's salvo seeks accountability over conservative supreme court justices' ethics controversies  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has introduced articles of impeachment against conservative US supreme court …
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Representative Ocasio-Cortez:
Ocasio-Cortez Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Justice Thomas and Justice Alito
Erin Banco / Politico:
Trump considering cutting back intel sharing with Europe, officials warn  —  European officials say they rely on U.S. intelligence to help fend off Russian aggression on their own soil.  —  Donald Trump is considering plans to reduce the sharing of U.S. intelligence with members of NATO …
Seth Abramson / Proof:
We Now Know What Really Happened in Atlanta  —  Media lied to voters about the cause of President Biden's subpar debate performance.  The lie—described here in full—is unforgivable, and was intended to chill discussion of Trump's cognitive decline. … Summary
 
 
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emptywheel:
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