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8:15 PM ET, September 4, 2024

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US Department of Justice:
Two RT Employees Indicted for Covertly Funding and Directing U.S. Company that Published Thousands of Videos in Furtherance of Russian Interests  —  For Immediate Release  —  Employees of Russian State-Controlled Media Outlet Deployed Nearly $10 Million to Publish RT-Curated Content …
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emptywheel:
Don Jr's Online Buddies Allegedly Demand $5 Million from Russian Shell Companies to Say Nice Things about His Daddy  —  When DOJ announced today it would unseal legal actions against Russian influence operations, the former President's failson complained, “Here we go again.  LOL”
Discussion: Wired and CBS News
CNN:
Exclusive: Biden administration to accuse Russia of sustained effort to influence 2024 election  —  The Biden administration on Wednesday plans to accuse Russia of a sustained effort to influence the 2024 US presidential election by using Kremlin-run media and other online platforms …
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Disrupts Covert Russian Government-Sponsored Foreign Malign Influence Operation Targeting Audiences in the United States and Elsewhere  —  For Immediate Release  —  Influence Operation Relied on Influencers, AI-Generated Content, Paid Social Media Advertisements …
Washington Post:   Justice Dept. charges two Russian media operatives in alleged scheme
Associated Press:
Injuries reported in shooting at Georgia high school  —  WINDER, Ga. (AP) — Injuries have been reported after a school shooting at a Georgia high school, which was put on lockdown Wednesday and students gathered in its football stadium, the local sheriff's office said.
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CNN:
At least 4 killed, approximately 30 injured in school shooting, sources say  —  At least four people are believed to have been killed and approximately 30 more injured in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, according to law enforcement sources in the state.
NBC News:
Georgia school shooting live updates: Two students, two teachers killed at Apalachee High School, 14-year-old suspect in custody
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia
CNN:
CNN polls across six battlegrounds find Georgia and Pennsylvania are key toss-ups  —  The 2024 presidential campaign's home stretch kicks off with a mixed outlook across six key battlegrounds, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS in each state.  Vice President Kamala Harris holds …
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Charles R. Davis / Salon:
Some “high-level” Republicans secretly hope Harris beats Trump, but they won't do anything to help
Maya King / New York Times:
How Trump and Kemp's Relationship Could Affect Republicans' Chances in Georgia
Discussion: Raw Story
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NBC News:
Liz Cheney endorses Harris for president
Washington Post:
Biden preparing to block Nippon Steel purchase of U.S. Steel  —  The move would pose a setback for relations with Japan.  —  President Joe Biden is preparing to announce that he will formally block Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, according to three people …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris goes off script to address Georgia school shooting: ‘It does not have to be this way’  —  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: New York Post and Al Jazeera
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Watchdog seeks Cannon removal from Trump documents case
Discussion: NPR and Axios
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:   Kinzinger: 'I'm not courageous ... I'm surrounded by cowards'
New York Post:
Barron Trump arrives at NYU for first day at college  —  Former President Donald Trump's youngest child, Barron Trump, was spotted arriving at New York University Wednesday to kick off his first day of college life.  —  The towering 18-year-old was flanked by Secret Service agents …
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
The Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending … The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in a fight to lend out scanned ebooks without the approval of publishers.  In a decision on Wednesday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that permitting the Internet Archive's digital library …
Callum Jones / The Guardian:
Stock plunge wipes out Trump Media's extraordinary market gains  —  Truth Social shares closed below $17 on Wednesday, reversing all gains since the company's rapid rise from January  —  Donald Trump's tiny social media empire has seen its extraordinary stock market rally wiped out by a steep sell-off.
Katelyn Caralle / Daily Mail:
Tim Walz's family members reveal they are backing TRUMP in bombshell leaked photo  —  A new leaked image shows members of vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz's family are supporting his Republican rival.  —  The photo shared by former Nebraska GOP gubernatorial candidate Charles W …
ProPublica:
Ginni Thomas Privately Praised Group Working Against Supreme Court Reform: “Thank You So, So, So Much”  —  In a call with donors, First Liberty Institute's Kelly Shackelford read the supportive email he said came from Thomas.  The leader of the religious-rights group also labeled Justice Elena Kagan …
Kyle Stewart / NBC News:
Republican House panel subpoenas Gov. Walz in investigation of Minnesota nonprofit that ran a Covid aid scheme  —  The group Feeding Our Future faces federal criminal charges that it created fake children's names to seek reimbursements for meals that were never served.
Grateful Calvin / Twitchy:
WHOA: Jesse Watters and Josh Hawley Reveal More SHOCKING Trump Shooting Facts From Whistleblowers  —  It is sometimes impossible to believe that we are just under two months removed from the attempted assassination of Donald Trump — a former President and the Republican nominee to become …
Andrea Bernstein / Slate:
Trump Learned Every Lesson From the Roy Cohn Playbook, Except the Most Important One  —  Twice impeached, convicted on 34 felony counts, indicted in two federal criminal courts, on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in civil penalties: Former President Donald J. Trump has a long-standing …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
 
 
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Outright Denies Arlington Cemetery Altercation
Discussion: New York Times and The Mahablog
John Hendel / Politico:
‘People need to see it’: How politics hung up a $42 billion Biden internet buildout
Discussion: freebeacon.com and Breitbart
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Judge overseeing an X Corp. lawsuit has an Elon Musk-entangled investment history
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Parker Molloy / New Republic:
How the Media Sanitizes Trump's Insanity
Discussion: The Present Age
Associated Press:
JD Vance's Catholicism helped shape his views. So did this little-known group of Catholic thinkers
Discussion: New York Times and Daily Kos
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Josh Marshall on how the “liberal media” works against Dems
 

 
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