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10:25 PM ET, August 24, 2024

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emptywheel:
A Manufactured Fight over Incumbency Hides Trump's Fascism  —  Thinking of Trump in terms of presidential administrations — reading this race as a fight over incumbency — is a category error that serves to hide the threat Trump poses to democracy.  —  Yet a slew of reviews of the DNC …
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Chris McGreal / The Guardian:
Is Trump OK?  Unhinged reaction to rise of Harris worries supporters  —  Rambling speeches peppered with insults, narcissism and an obsession with crowd size have raised questions about the former president's fitness for office  —  Even some of Donald Trump's supporters are now asking …
Washington Post:
Trump allies try to energize him as he struggles to adapt to Harris  —  The Republican nominee has fixated on Biden's withdrawal: “It feels like he's lost his mojo.”  —  Republican nominee Donald Trump looked cheerful playing golf at his New Jersey club one day earlier this month …
Discussion: New York Times, Townhall and Bloomberg
David Korzinski / angusreid.org:
DNC Bump?:  Harris extends lead over Trump with base built on youth vote  —  Three-quarters say it's harder for women to win elections as Harris becomes second female candidate  —  With the presidential race formalized, the “business” part of the 2024 election truly begins.
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
GOP strategist cautions Trump on joining forces with RFK Jr: 'He's kind of a looney tune'  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00  —  Loaded: 0%  —  Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters
Discussion: Mediaite, Fox News and The Guardian
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
We removed RFK Jr. from our model.  But it didn't hurt Kamala.  —  Harris's convention bounce has offset any impact — so far.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Like everything else about his presidential campaign, Robert F. Kennedy's withdrawal from the presidential race was weird.
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
RFK Jr.'s out.  Does it change the race?  —  EXIT STAGE RIGHT — Some third-party presidential campaigns are noble endeavors driven by the loftiest of principles.  Others are vanity projects, exercises in cynicism that leave our politics slightly more soiled for the experience.
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump
Al Weaver / The Hill:   Democratic convention energy, Harris hot streak making Republicans nervous
Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
RFK Jr., environmental warrior, backs the ‘drill, baby, drill’ ticket
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Harris, Walz lean into erasing medical debt
Discussion: DNyuz
Eliana Johnson / freebeacon.com:
For Tim Walz, a Pattern of Prevarications Stretches Back Almost Two Decades  —  When Tim Walz launched his 2006 campaign for Congress in rural Minnesota, he boasted in his public biography that in 1993, he “was named the Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce …
Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Foo Fighters Say Trump Didn't Have Permission to Use ‘My Hero’ at Arizona Rally  —  Band will take “appropriate action” as well as donate royalties from usage to Harris/Walz campaign
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Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters Slam Trump for Using Hit Song at Rally
Discussion: TMZ.com
Martha McHardy / Newsweek:
Foo Fighters Deny Letting Donald Trump Use Their Song at RFK Jr. Rally
Melinda Newman / Billboard:
Foo Fighters Did Not Allow Donald Trump to Use ‘My Hero’ at Rally, Will Donate Any Royalties to Harris Campaign
Reuters:
Islamic State claims responsibility for knife attack in Germany's Solingen  —  The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Saturday for a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen that killed three people on Friday.  —  The militant group said in a statement on its Telegram account …
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CNN:
Fauci recovering after hospitalization for West Nile virus  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is recovering at home after being hospitalized with West Nile virus, a spokesperson said.  —  Fauci, a longtime public health official …
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Rachel Dobkin / Newsweek:
Kari Lake Trolled With Photo of Her Urged Off Stage at Trump Rally  —  U.S.  —  candidate  —  was trolled on Friday by her Democratic opponent, Representative  —  , with a photo of her being urged to get off the stage while speaking at a rally for former President  —  .
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Two versions of masculinity are on the 2024 ballot … - But now rather than an aging President Biden, he's running against the potential first woman president.  — Vice President Kamala Harris rarely mentions her gender, but the men at her side have embraced their second-fiddle roles in supporting a woman's rise to power.
Discussion: Breitbart, New York Times and RedState
Zach LaChance / Washington Examiner:
Suspect arrested after arson attack on French synagogue  —  French police arrested a man suspected of trying to set a synagogue on fire in La Grande-Motte, France, on Saturday following a lengthy manhunt.  —  French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed the arrest in a post on X …
Politico:
Are Republicans losing the culture wars?  —  School board candidates who ran on parental rights in classrooms are suffering defeats in states like Florida, once a leader in the “anti-woke” movement.  —  Republicans are confronting a decisive moment in the battle over public education: proving they can still win a culture war.
Raw Story:
Kristi Noem rejects more than $70 million in federal funds  —  Governor Kristi Noem's administration recently turned down more than $70 million of federal funds from energy efficiency and environmental programs, according to her top budget official.  —  The Home Energy Rebates program …
 
 
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Anne Bradbury / The Hill:
Voters deserve answers on Kamala Harris's true energy policy
Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
Labor board confirms Amazon drivers are employees, in finding hailed by union
Discussion: NPR and Truthout
Jonathan Corum / New York Times:
Words Used at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions
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Jacob Rosenberg / Mother Jones:
Raphael Warnock Told the DNC to “Keep the Faith.” He Restored Mine in the Process.
Grateful Calvin / Twitchy:
Oh, the Irony: Kamala Claims to Have ‘Stood Strong Against Elder Abuse’ in DNC Acceptance Speech
Discussion: RedState and Townhall
Mark Antonio Wright / National Review:
Trump Is Behind Not Because the Press Is Hyping Kamala but Because He's Unpopular
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
‘Throwing money down a well’: McCarthy's revenge tour comes to an end
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
These Young Women Didn't Want to Vote for Biden. They're All In on Harris.
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