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emptywheel:
The Superseding Trump Indictment Is about Obstruction as Much as Immunity  —  In this Xitter thread, I went through everything that had been added or removed from the superseding indictment against Trump, based on this redline.  The changes include the following:  — Removal of everything having to do with Jeffrey Clark
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Nastiness Is the Point  —  The YIMBYs are organizing!  Politico's California Playbook reports that California Rep. Robert Garcia plans to launch a pro-housing “Yes in My Backyard caucus” this year in support of Kamala Harris's plans to juice housing supply across America.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Jack Smith attempts to immunity-proof his January 6 Trump indictment.  Mostly.  —  Donald Trump was indicted again on Tuesday, a superseding indictment in Special Counsel Jack Smith's prosecution of the former president for his actions seeking to overturn the 2020 election.
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's new indictment rocks his newly reshaped race against Kamala Harris  —  Special counsel Jack Smith defiantly re-injected the question of Donald Trump's bid to steal the 2020 election into the intensifying end game of this year's White House race.  —  By trying to rescue his case …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Jack Smith Isn't Backing Down
ABC News:
Trump charged in superseding indictment in election interference case following SCOTUS ruling
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Reindicted On Coup Attempt Charges To Honor Supreme Court Immunity Ruling
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Special Counsel Revises Trump Election Indictment to Address Immunity Ruling
NPR:
Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery  —  Two members of Donald Trump's campaign staff had a verbal and physical altercation Monday with an official at Arlington National Cemetery where the former president participated in a wreath laying ceremony, NPR has learned.
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘This is simply insane’: Questions raised about vetting of J.D. Vance amid new blow-up  —  During an appearance on “Morning Joe” on Wednesday morning, MSNBC host Symone Sanders Townsend expressed shock that another damaging video of Republican Party vice president candidate J.D. Vance …
Discussion: Plain Dealer
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
In resurfaced remarks, Vance bashes teachers union president for not having ‘some of her own’ children  —  The GOP vice presidential nominee took aim at American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten when he was running for Senate in Ohio three years ago.
Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
JD Vance Blasts Teachers Union Head For Not Having ‘A Single Child’ In Resurfaced Clip  —  Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, has called herself a “mother by marriage.”  —  LOADING  —  GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance in 2021 made yet …
Discussion: Democrats and Daily Kos
Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
J.D. Vance Says Childless Leaders ‘Disorient’ and ‘Disturb’ Him: Audio
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's latest Putin apologia deserves more attention  —  “They are surging into Russia.  Ok?  You are going to end up in World War III.”  —  🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers 🚨 If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.
Myah Ward / Politico:
Democrats are chasing a high-risk, high-reward strategy in Georgia  —  If Democrats want to win the state again, they have to improve their margins, particularly among Black and working-class voters.  —  Kamala Harris returns to Georgia this week in her first post-convention campaign stop …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
'He's got to pay a price': Unaired footage reveals Nancy Pelosi's Jan. 6 fury  —  Previously unaired footage reviewed by POLITICO reveals how the former speaker quickly turned her focus to impeaching Donald Trump after Congress certified the 2020 election.  —  Nancy Pelosi spent the duration …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
New video shows Nancy Pelosi calling Trump a ‘domestic enemy’ shortly after Jan. 6 attack
Michael Kunzelman / Los Angeles Times:
First rioter to enter Capitol during Jan. 6 attack is sentenced to over 4 years in prison
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: A huge surge in Democratic optimism — but no big bounce for Harris — after the DNC  —  In the wake of last week's Democratic National Convention, Americans now think Vice President Kamala Harris has a better chance of winning the November election (39%) …
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Revealed: top Vance aide worked for far-right consultancy with extremist links  —  Parker Magid worked for Beck & Stone, which is close to shadowy fraternal order and Claremont Institute  —  A senior aide to Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance, once worked for a far-right political consultancy …
Discussion: Alternet.org
Adam Clark Estes / Vox:
Mark Zuckerberg's letter about Facebook censorship is not what it seems  —  This week Mark Zuckerberg sent Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) a letter outlining how the Biden administration pressured his company to “censor” free speech on Facebook — specifically misinformation about Covid-19.
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Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Zuckerberg expresses regrets over covid misinformation crackdown
Jon Passantino / CNN:
Mark Zuckerberg's election-season gift to Republicans
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
US police use force on 300,000 people a year, with numbers rising since George Floyd: ‘relentless violence’  —  Exclusive: groundbreaking Mapping Police Violence data estimates scale of physical force and civilian injuries  —  Police in the US use force on at least 300,000 people each year …
The Hill:
Proof-of-citizenship voting bill push could threaten government shutdown  —  A conservative-backed push for stricter proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting could complicate efforts to avert a government shutdown next month.  —  Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have acknowledged …
Discussion: Townhall and RedState
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Elon Musk's xAI accused of worsening Memphis smog with unauthorized gas turbines at data center … Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is being accused by environmental and health advocates of adding to the pollution problem in Memphis, Tennessee, by using natural gas burning turbines …
Discussion: DNyuz, more at Techmeme »
Jerome Powell / The Economist:
Why Texas Republicans are souring on crypto  —  Playing the state's energy market has become more profitable than mining bitcoin  —  Cryptocurrency is now campaign talk, thanks to Donald Trump.  Last month, in their party platform, Republicans announced plans to bring an end to the …
Politico:
Democrats and Republicans greet Covid spike with a collective shrug  —  “Any current debate on [Covid] is relatively meaningless,” said one pollster.  —  Democrats and Republicans can agree on one thing coming out of their respective conventions: Almost no one cares about Covid anymore.
Brady Leonard / Washington Examiner:
The media aren't biased — they are Democratic agents  —  Republicans love to complain about bias in the media.  The press have covered for powerful Democrats for generations.  If President Richard Nixon had been a Democrat, he almost certainly would have avoided impeachment and resignation …
 
 
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Thomas Catenacci / freebeacon.com:
Biden-Harris Official Behind Green Airplane Push Quietly Reveals He Owns an Oil Well
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The 2024 Gubernatorial Races: Premier NC Race Moves to Leans Democratic Amidst Lack of Competition Elsewhere
Stine Jacobsen / Reuters:
Denmark nominates centre-left Jorgensen for EU commissioner post
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
How Rep. Mike Gallagher, a rising GOP star, was driven out of politics
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats dare GOP to impeach Biden
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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
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CNN:
Harris and Walz to sit with CNN for exclusive first joint interview since campaign began
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify plans to pay incentives to video creators who hit certain viewing thresholds and, in January, to let Premium subscribers view podcast videos without ads

Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
German royalty licensing group GEMA sues OpenAI and subsidiary OpenAI Ireland in Munich Regional Court, claiming ChatGPT violates copyrights of lyrics

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Don Lemon, who sued Elon Musk and X after a deal fell apart, says he's leaving X on November 15, citing X's new ToS that moves legal disputes to Texas courts
 
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