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7:35 PM ET, August 11, 2024

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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Inside Trump's slump … - Advisers are telling him Harris will grow her lead coming out of the Democratic convention, which begins a week from tomorrow — especially if they don't define her better, faster. … But it's Trump.  So a new script is often fictional wishfulness.
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Anger Out of Control as Poll Numbers Keep Cratering  —  GOING DOWN  —  According to Axios sources, Trump “is struggling to get past his anger” and his advisers are “deeply rattled” by his “meandering, mean and often middling public performances.”  —  Donald Trump's advisers …
Discussion: New York Times
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
JD Vance says mass deportations should ‘start with 1 million,’ defends ‘thought experiment’ giving parents extra votes  —  The GOP vice presidential candidate discussed several issues with Jonathan Karl.  —  Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance is interviewed by ABC News' Jon Karl on Aug. 10, 2024.
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
JD Vance: Trump Can't Be Racist Because He Called Wife Usha ‘Beautiful’
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
162 lies and distortions in a news conference.  NPR fact checks former President Trump  —  There were a host of false things that Donald Trump said during his hour-long news conference Thursday that have gotten attention.  —  A glaring example is his helicopter emergency landing story, which has not stood up to scrutiny.
Discussion: Salon and HuffPost
Joseph Konig / Spectrum News NY1:
Trump falsely claims Harris Michigan rally crowd 'didn't exist,' was generated with AI  —  Former President Donald Trump took to social media on Sunday to falsely claim that Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign faked photos of the crowd at her Detroit-area rally last week using artificial intelligence.
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emptywheel:
The Trump Hack Could Extend Far Beyond a Hack-and-Leak  —  When news first broke that Donald Trump's campaign says it has been hacked, I started drafting a post on applying the lessons of past ratfucks.  —  The alleged hack was first reported by Politico, which says some person using …
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Politico has been sitting on hacked communications from the Trump campaign for 3 weeks
A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:
What “Center” Is That, Exactly?  —  Hey friends!  If you've read Very Fine People and enjoyed it, why not leave a quick rating or review on Amazon or Goodreads?  It would help bunches!  —  I really can't get over the signs.  —  The Republicans held what was basically a Nuremberg rally …
David French / New York Times:
To Save Conservatism From Itself, I Am Voting for Harris  —  I believe life begins at conception.  If I lived in Florida, I would support the state's heartbeat bill and vote against the referendum seeking to liberalize Florida's abortion laws.  I supported the Dobbs decision and I support …
Discussion: National Review and Fox News
Nate White / London Daily:
British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I've Read  —  “Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?”  Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response:  —  A few things spring to mind.  Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Barak Ravid / Axios:
New Israeli intelligence suggests Iran prepares to attack Israel within days: sources … - But one of the sources who has direct knowledge of the intelligence said the situation is “still fluid.”  —  The assessment, which was drafted in the last 24 hours, represents a shift, the sources said.
Discussion: New York Post and Breitbart
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Kid Rock Threw the Party.  MAGA Faithful Brought the Joy, Rage and Smirnoff Ice.  —  A music festival headlined by the pro-Trump musician offered a snapshot of a maturing American subculture, with a mash-up of hedonism, rebellion and beer-guzzling pursuit of happiness.
Ali Lyon / City A.M.:
More advertisers to flee X after recent Elon Musk lawsuit and riot comments  —  Elon Musk's antitrust lawsuit against brands that have boycotted X and his controversial activity on the platform during the recent spate of UK riots are set to exacerbate the long-held misgivings advertisers have with the site …
Sabrina Haake / Salon:
Vibes matter: Trump can hardly restrain his jealousy over the Harris campaign's joy  —  Donald Trump is stewing in frustration over Kamala Harris' meteoric rise  —  Evolutionary biologists know why humans spend disproportionate energy on negative thoughts compared to positive: Teasing out threats …
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Parkhomenko / The Alt Media with Adam Parkhomenko …:
It's Happening: Swifties are Officially Organizing for Harris  —  For us at The Alt Media, the only thing more delicious than seeing MAGA lose its damn mind is seeing all the enthusiasm across the country to elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz as our next president and VP.
 
 
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CNN:
Why fewer women (and men) are running for Congress this year
Discussion: The Atlantic
Fox News:
Kamala Harris panned for requiring ID to enter Arizona rally after previously painting voter ID laws as racist
Discussion: RedState and Twitchy
Lauren Dunn / NBC News:
After Dobbs decision, more women are managing their own abortions
Discussion: CBS News
NBC News:
JD Vance says 2021 comments about giving more votes to people with kids were a ‘thought experiment’
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Bloomberg and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
In Secret Talks, U.S. Offers Amnesty to Venezuela's Maduro for Ceding Power
Discussion: New York Post and Semafor
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
JD Vance Has Right-Wing Friends in High Places
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Biden admits he was pushed out of presidential race, name-drops Pelosi in first interview since exit
James Risen / The Intercept:
Racism Is Why Trump Is So Popular
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Trump's Crucial Power Has Been Neutralized
Gareth Hutchens / ABC:
‘Neoliberal capitalism’ has contributed to the rise of fascism, says Nobel laureate
Cameron McWhirter / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Attacks on Georgia's GOP Governor Stand to Benefit Harris
Discussion: Alternet.org and Business Insider
 

 
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