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1:35 AM ET, August 12, 2024

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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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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump Falsely Claims That the Crowds Seen at Harris Rallies Are Fake  —  The former president, in a series of social media posts, said that Vice President Kamala Harris had used A.I. technology to create images of fake crowds at her events.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has taken …
Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
Trump falsely accuses Harris campaign of fabricated AI crowd photos  —  In the days following President Joe Biden's announcement that he would step aside as the Democratic nominee, conspiracy theorists and far-right influencers have promoted a number of falsehoods targeted at the Harris campaign.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and CNBC
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:   Harris is beating Trump by transcending him
Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:
Trump Is a Threat Whether He Wins or Loses, Biden Says  —  “He's a genuine danger to American security,” Biden said of Trump in his first TV interview since dropping out of the race.  —  In his first interview since dropping out of the election last month and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris …
Discussion: Business Insider
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NBC News:
JD Vance says 2021 comments about giving more votes to people with kids were a ‘thought experiment’
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Daily Beast
Ryan King / New York Post:
Biden admits he was pushed out of presidential race, name-drops Pelosi in first interview since exit
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
JD Vance: Trump Can't Be Racist Because He Called Wife Usha ‘Beautiful’
Joe Hernandez / NPR:
Biden says he's ‘not confident’ of a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Hill
Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
JD Vance's Campaign Won't Deny That's Him in Viral Drag Photo  —  ‘SOFA LAUREN’  —  The GOP's vice presidential pick is a vocal critic of gender affirming care for minors and once opposed federal protections for gay and interracial marriages.  —  Journalist
Discussion: Democrats
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 …
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, The Moderate Voice and HuffPost
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 …
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
Associated Press:
State House Speaker Scott Saiki loses Democratic primary to Kim Coco Iwamoto  —  Hawaii's longtime House speaker lost his Democratic Party primary election to a former state Board of Education member who campaigned on tackling corruption in government.  —  Speaker Scott Saiki was ousted by Kim Coco Iwamoto.
Discussion: USA Today and Honolulu Civil Beat
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
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.
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
New Mexico governor invites Texas doctors to practice in her state following restrictive abortion law  —  Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced last Sunday an initiative to invite Texas doctors to consider relocating to her neighboring state of New Mexico, in response to Texas's “draconian abortion ban.”
Discussion: KHOU-TV
 
 
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CNN:
Why fewer women (and men) are running for Congress this year
Discussion: The Atlantic
Lauren Dunn / NBC News:
After Dobbs decision, more women are managing their own abortions
Discussion: CBS News
Sabrina Haake / Salon:
Vibes matter: Trump can hardly restrain his jealousy over the Harris campaign's joy
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Trump's Crucial Power Has Been Neutralized
Discussion: The Mahablog
Adam Parkhomenko / The Alt Media with Adam Parkhomenko …:
It's Happening: Swifties are Officially Organizing for Harris
Gareth Hutchens / ABC:
‘Neoliberal capitalism’ has contributed to the rise of fascism, says Nobel laureate
emptywheel:
The Trump Hack Could Extend Far Beyond a Hack-and-Leak
Nate White / London Daily:
British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I've Read
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Cameron McWhirter / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Attacks on Georgia's GOP Governor Stand to Benefit Harris
 

 
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