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1:35 PM ET, September 9, 2024

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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
The Afterlife of Donald Trump … Pink.  An ovular rose.  Big and smooth.  A complex commonplace instrument.  And, as far as these things go, a rather nice one.  Isolated from the head and all that roils therein, and to which it is, famously and miraculously, still attached, you have to admit, if you can: It is beautiful.
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Rolling Stone:
What If Trump Wins?  —  The chaos and lawlessness of the first term could pale in comparison to what comes next  —  Mark Peterson/Redux  —  Donald Trump was slamming his fist on the Resolute Desk and, once again, calling for blood.  —  It was the second year of his presidency …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump Leans Into the Violence  —  Headlines from our very weird times: Two months out from the election, Kamala Harris put up a slew of new policy positions on her website over the weekend.  —  This leaves reporters everywhere in a bit of a dilemma.  What to focus fire on this week?
New Republic:
Trump's Angry New Threats of Bloodshed and Revenge Should Alarm Us All  —  In an unhinged weekend rant on social media, Donald Trump made his most expansive threats yet to prosecute his enemies if he wins.  He also flatly threatened at a rally to unleash “bloody” mass removals of migrants.
Discussion: IJR and Raw Story
Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Hypocrisy, Spinelessness, and the Triumph of Donald Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump claims Zuckerberg said he couldn't vote for Democrat in this election; Meta denies it
Graig Graziosi / The Independent:
Trump says his plan to expel millions of immigrants will be a ‘bloody story’
Discussion: Salon
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Promises a ‘Bloody Story’
Discussion: Salon, Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Kamala Harris for President:
A New Way Forward  —  Together, we can finish the job for the American people.  Are you with us?  Join our campaign to re-elect Joe Biden today!
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Scoop: Generals come to Harris' defense on Afghanistan … - The push to defend Harris comes from retired military brass, including three with four-stars: Admiral Steve Abbot, who served as deputy homeland security advisor to George W. Bush, Gen. Lloyd W. Newton and Gen. Larry R. Ellis …
Duane Patterson / HotAir:
Kamala Harris Is Slip Slidin' Away  —  You know, the nearer her destination, the more Kamala Harris is slip slidin' away.  —  On the eve of the one, and probably only, debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the polling continues to show the air is leaking out of the tires of her campaign.
David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Heads Off Trump Talking Point Ahead of Debate  —  DEBATE PREP?  —  Republicans have accused the vice president of being vague in her policies, but she has sought to spike their guns with a new page on the campaign website outlining her agenda.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Major outlets change standards for hacked emails, protect Trump  —  For weeks, major American media organizations — including The Washington Post, Politico, and the New York Times — have possessed internal Trump campaign documents.  What do these documents say?
Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
Is This the Real Reason Trump Promises to Pardon Jan. 6th Convicts?  —  THERE'S A PROMISE DONALD TRUMP keeps making on the campaign trail that every reporter who interviews him—and the moderators of Tuesday night's debate, David Muir and Linsey Davis of ABC News—should question him about …
Discussion: Mediaite
Mike Allen / Axios:
😱 Axios AM: The chaos election  —  All topics  —  Axios AM  —  👋 Hello, Sunday!  Erica Pandey is at the helm. … 🗳️ Situational awareness: Former President George W. Bush doesn't plan to endorse a presidential candidate.
Robert Reich:
Trump's woman problem  —  Why he faces a gender chasm, and why women voters will be America's salvation  —  If Kamala Harris wins in November, American women will deserve a lot of the credit.  Polls suggest women will vote in record margins for Kamala Harris.
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Mike Baker / New York Times:
To the World, He Is an Anti-Trafficking Hero.  Women Tell a Different Story.  —  Tim Ballard's work on sex trafficking became the basis of the hit movie “Sound of Freedom.”  But a series of women, in lawsuits and interviews, have accused him of being a sex predator.
Daniel Martinez HoSang / The Guardian:
Here is what will happen on day one of Trump's presidency, according to Project 2025  —  As Trump utters the last phrase of the oath of office - ‘so help me God’ - the first phase of what Project 2025's authors call ‘the playbook’ begins  —  It's a cold day in Washington DC in late January 2025.
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Musk sticks up for his rightwing buddies, not free speech  —  🚨 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 coverage.  🚨  —  ☎️ Subscribe to Public Notice ☎️
Bloomberg:
Draghi Says EU Itself at Risk Without More Funds, Joint Debt  — Former ECB chief releases his report on EU competitiveness  — He calls for as much as €800 billion of new spending a year  —  Draghi Calls for ‘Massive’ EU Spending, Joint Debt  —  Former European Central Bank …
Nadia Lathan / Associated Press:
Trial Begins Over 2020 Texas ‘Trump Train’ Highway Confrontation  —  Six Trump supporters allegedly threatened and harassed a Biden-Harris campaign bus in Texas, disrupting the campaign on the last day of early voting.  —  LOADING  —  A federal trial is set to begin Monday over claims …
Discussion: The Guardian and New York Times
Marin Scotten / Salon:
Trump accused of “voter suppression at the highest order” over late-night Truth Social meltdown  —  “He is trying to scare people out of participating in the process,” Democrat warns  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump threatened to prosecute his political enemies …
Discussion: Associated Press
Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
Bernie Sanders Just Exposed Kamala Harris As a Fraud Scamming the Voters  —  In a revealing interview on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Senator Bernie Sanders (S-Vt.) said the quiet part out loud, proving what many conservatives have been saying for weeks now: Kamala Harris's sudden attempt …
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
‘Master class in undermining democracy’: How Tennessee has gutted voting rights  —  Tennessee has become America's most efficient state at stripping its citizens of voting rights, according to an analysis for The New York Times — to the point the Volunteer State has become a “master class in undermining democracy.”
Discussion: New York Times
Tim Craig / Washington Post:
The angry, divisive fallout of the Trump shooting in Butler County  —  The assassination attempt has pitted Democrats and Republicans against each other in a way that one historian calls ‘outright frightening.’  —  BUTLER, Pa. — One of the city's most famous artists has created …
Egmasylne / The Rickey Smiley Morning Show:
Rickey Smiley Talks with Kamala Harris: Unveiling Her Bold Plans for Small Businesses and More  —  Source: Reach Media Inc. / Getty / other In an exclusive conversation with Rickey Smiley, Vice President Kamala Harris revealed her ambitious plans to support small businesses across the United States.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
 
 
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Johnson's future speakership could hinge on the spending fight
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