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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Why Biden Was Really Forced Out of the Race, According to Anita Dunn  —  The longtime presidential adviser blames the press and her party for forcing Biden out of the race.  —  Anita Dunn has no regrets about holding a historically early debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Same Old Tired Shtick  —  The Harris-Walz barnstorming tour heads for the Sun Belt today, with rallies scheduled in Arizona and Nevada.  As Politico notes this morning, those events will provide an interesting test for “whether Walz's folksy, Midwestern brand can resonate beyond middle America.”
Discussion: New Yorker
David Badash / Alternet.org:
Is Donald Trump ‘quiet quitting’? Here's what his ‘meltdown at Mar-a-Lago’ reveals
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Harris campaign weaponizes crowd size against Trump … - Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are drawing huge crowds as they barnstorm swing states this week, generating an exuberant atmosphere that had been missing from the Biden campaign.
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Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Donald Trump isn't fun anymore: How Kamala Harris stole the show — and extinguished his flame  —  We are currently watching Trump realize for the first time that he might lose again  —  Donald Trump is in a bad way.  —  His campaign has completely lost its bearings with the withdrawal …
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Harris rallies get edgy with four-letter words  —  The vice president, known to curse liberally behind closed doors, is one of the few not swearing onstage at rallies that are growing in size — and spiciness.  —  The DJ at Vice President Kamala Harris's recent rally in Philadelphia turned up the volume on Ludacris's “Move B—
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Willie Brown Says Trump's Helicopter Crash Story Never Happened
James Oliphant / Reuters:
Trump apparently confuses Willie Brown with Jerry Brown in helicopter tale
Discussion: The Atlantic, TMZ.com and Raw Story
MSNBC:
Lawrence: ‘Stupidest’ candidate Trump did not answer reporters' questions  —  Donald Trump rambled and lied for over an hour without any follow up questions or fact-checking.  MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell says that while he hopes Vice President Harris answers questions from reporters …
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Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Man who violently fought cops gets 2nd longest Jan. 6 sentence: 20 years  —  David Dempsey he came prepared for battle, prosecutors said.  He pleaded guilty earlier this year to two counts of assaulting police with dangerous or deadly weapons.  —  David N. Dempsey came to the Jan. 6, 2021 …
Discussion: New York Times, NBC News and DNyuz
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences  —  A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Democrats, sink this swiftboat immediately  —  The smear campaign against Tim Walz is stale and cynical.  But left alone, it can do damage.  —  Republicans have rummaged through their vast library of dirty tricks and pulled out a 20-year-old playbook to attack Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz …
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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Kamala Harris finally responds to claims that Tim Walz abandoned National Guard unit before Iraq deployment
Brad Dress / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker questions Pentagon on Walz's military record
Gabby Birenbaum / The Nevada Independent:
New Nevada poll sees Harris with biggest lead over Trump yet  —  The poll also found that Nevada's three Democratic congressional incumbents lead their re-election races.  —  Election 2024 Elections Polls  —  A new poll of likely Nevada voters found Vice President Kamala Harris …
Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
Jack Smith Granted Delay in Trump Election Interference Case  —  EXTRA TIME  —  Special Counsel Jack Smith will have three more weeks to come up with a game plan to prosecute of former President Donald Trump.  —  D.C. Circuit Court Judge Tanya Chutkan has granted Special Counsel Jack Smith's request …
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Jack Smith Asks for More Time
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump Has Started to Piss Off White Supremacists  —  White supremacist, Hitler fan, and far-right political pundit Nick Fuentes shockingly revoked his support from Donald Trump's campaign early Friday, announcing on social media that he and his allies believed that the presidential bid is headed for a “catastrophic loss.”
Discussion: Right Wing Watch and The Raw Story
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Jill Stein recruiting Palestinian Americans for her running mate position  —  The Green Party nominee is looking to exploit Arab and Muslim voters' disaffection with Democrats over the Biden administration's support for Israel amid its war in Gaza.  —  Green Party nominee Jill Stein …
Discussion: NonStop Local Tri …
Ian Ward / Politico:
We Mapped JD Vance's Inner Circle  —  Silicon Valley donors, MAGA allies, and political operatives: The networks behind Trump's VP pick.  —  What happens when Middletown meets Mar-a-Lago?  With JD Vance now on the Republican ticket — and his political operation migrating from Ohio to southern Florida — we're about to find out.
Josephine Walker / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Turns on Joe Rogan as He Endorses RFK Jr. and Not Trump  —  TWIN FLAME  —  Right-wingers on X are not impressed that the popular podcaster is throwing his weight behind RFK Jr.  —  Podcast host and comedian Joe Rogan told listeners he supports longshot presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his show Thursday afternoon.
Eden Teshome / The Hill:
Oldest Latino civil rights group breaks with past to endorse Harris  —  The Harris-Walz campaign has received the first-ever presidential endorsement from the League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest and largest Latino civil rights group in the country.
Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
‘Hercules’ Star Kevin Sorbo Tells Kamala Harris to ‘Say the N-word’ If She ‘Really Is Black’  —  UNGODLY  —  Former “Hercules” TV star Kevin Sorbo tweeted that the vice president should say the slur to prove her Blackness, and he was epically torched online for it.
Discussion: Boing Boing
Eden Teshome / The Hill:
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Real Reason Trump and Vance Hate Being Called ‘Weird’  —  In 2016, Democrats taunted Donald Trump as “dangerous Donald.”  In 2020, they moved on from dangerous to say that Trump's Republican Party was a threat to the “soul of America.”  Both messages — one relatively successful …
 
 
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Reuters:
US to lift ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
Discussion: Bloomberg, Fortune and Semafor
Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says
US Department of Justice:
Four Men Charged in Philippine Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
Seth Freed Wessler / ProPublica:
Developers Halt Louisiana Grain Elevator Project That Would Disrupt Black Historic Sites
Discussion: Louisiana Illuminator
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Rep. Meeks on Trump presser: Maybe 'he's not all there anymore'
NBC News:
‘Drastically less’: The number of migrants in border towns and some big U.S. cities has plunged
Discussion: Semafor
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Democracy Now:
Tens of Thousands Rally Against Racism and Islamophobia in U.K. Following Days of Far-Right Rioting
Discussion: CounterPunch and Politico
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Democratic California state senator switches to GOP
Gabe Kaminsky / Washington Examiner:
Tim Walz repeatedly hosted Muslim cleric who celebrated Oct. 7 and shared pro-Hitler website link
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Elon Musk tries to dismantle the foundations of US democracy
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Wall Street Journal:
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