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2:30 AM ET, September 17, 2024

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Washington Post:
Trump's golf outings have long concerned Secret Service  —  Sunday's episode in West Palm Beach made gravely apparent the security challenges at the former president's private golf courses.  —  Soon after Donald Trump became president, authorities tried to warn him about the risks posed …
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Is No Gerald Ford  —  No other president has used an assassination attempt to inflame American politics the way Donald Trump does.  —  Every American has the right to participate in public life without violence, and that includes Donald Trump.  Personally, I think he probably belongs in jail …
Discussion: USA Today
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump and Vance Are Harming the People They Claim to Care About  —  Springfield, Ohio, is just the sort of beleaguered heartland manufacturing town that Donald Trump and J. D. Vance say the MAGA movement wants to help.  Instead, the Republican ticket has chosen to make life miserable …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump blames Biden-Harris ‘rhetoric’ for latest assassination attempt, says he will ‘save the country’  —  Democrats have previously blamed Trump for raising the temperature and being a ‘threat to democracy’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump said President Biden and Vice President Harris' …
Greta Reich / Politico:
Trump slams Harris, Biden ‘rhetoric’ for latest apparent assassination attempt
Politico:   'The most complex, dynamic and dangerous threat environment I've experienced'
CNN:
What we know about Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the apparent second Trump assassination attempt
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
DeSantis says federal authorities investigating thwarted Trump attack ‘may not be the best thing’
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump, Outrage and the Modern Era of Political Violence
Andrew Couts / Wired:
Elon Musk Is a National Security Risk  —  Musk's now-deleted post questioning why no one has attempted to assassinate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris renews concerns over his work for the US government—and potential to inspire extremist violence.  —  Shortly following reports …
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Jeff Mason / Reuters:
US Secret Service says it is aware of Musk post about Biden, Harris  —  The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday it was aware of a post by billionaire Elon Musk on the X social media platform musing about an absence of assassination attempts on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden and Trump speak after potential assassination attempt
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison  —  “We're going to have supervision,” says billionaire Oracle co-founder Ellison.  —  On Thursday, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison shared his vision for an AI-powered surveillance future during a company financial meeting, reports Business Insider.
Scientific American:
Vote for Kamala Harris to Support Science, Health and the Environment  —  Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy and mitigate climate change.  Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record  —  In the November election, the U.S. faces two futures.
Discussion: National Review
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Scientific American magazine backs Harris with second endorsement in 179-year history
Discussion: Axios and HotAir
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
House Dems' ‘sleeper’ seats suddenly in sight  —  With assists from POLITICO's Congress team  —  MIDWEST MOMENTUM ... OR MIRAGE?  —  The Kamala Harris effect has House Democrats thinking they can gain seats in a place they've been losing for years: the Midwest.
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Associated Press:
Man accused of trying to kill Trump wrote a book urging Iran to assassinate the ex-president  —  Ryan Wesley Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his support …
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff / New York Times:
New York Times Reporter Revisits Earlier Interview With Suspect at Trump Golf Course
Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:
Elon Musk's Post After Donald Trump Assassination Attempt Sparks Backlash
USA Today:
Harris leads Trump in Pennsylvania — and two bellwether PA counties — exclusive poll finds  —  Joey Garrison Michael CollinsUSA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris narrowly leads former President Donald Trump in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania …
Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Reggaeton Star Nicky Jam Deletes Endorsement After Donald Trump Misgendering  —  HOT TO COLD  —  Jam, who was introduced by Trump as a “hot” woman, disabled the comment section of a recent Instagram post after being mocked by commentators.  —  Reggaeton star Nicky Jam seems to be rolling …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Mark Meadows's Arizona charges to stay in state court, federal judge rules  —  The ruling is a setback for the former Trump White House chief of staff, who unsuccessfully tried the same legal maneuver in a separate case in Georgia.  —  A judge has denied a request from Mark Meadows …
Discussion: CNN and ABC News
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Judge denies Mark Meadows' effort to move 2020 election case in Arizona to federal court
Discussion: UPI, Associated Press and Raw Story
NBC News:
Meta bans RT, days after U.S. accuses Russian outlet of disinformation  —  U.S. officials on Friday accused RT of carrying out covert information warfare operations around the world as an arm of Russia's spy agencies.  —  Social media giant Meta on Monday announced that it is banning Russian …
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Giuliani Takes Another L in Court as Judge Tosses His Suit Against Biden  —  CAN'T CATCH A BREAK  —  Last October, Giuliani sued Biden for saying during a 2020 presidential debate that Giuliani was a “Russian pawn.”  —  Cash-strapped former Donald Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani's defamation lawsuit …
Discussion: Law & Crime, New Republic and Raw Story
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
He's Jumped the Shark  —  A television analogy helps explain what's happening in Trumpland and how the ex-president has lost the narrative.  —  Toward the end of the fifth year of the popular TV series Happy Days, the writers had The Fonz put on water skis and jump over a live shark.
Marin Scotten / Salon:
Ohio sheriff tells residents to “write down the addresses” of Harris-Walz supporters  —  Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski urged residents of an Ohio county to report neighbors with Harris-Walz signs  —  An Ohio sheriff told people to “write down the addresses” of anybody who supports Democratic …
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WKYC-TV:
Portage County sheriff: ‘Write down the addresses’ of Kamala Harris supporters who display yard signs
Discussion: New Republic, HotAir, HuffPost and Raw Story
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Mark Robinson Waves Hand By Groin, Says Young Women Must ‘Get This Under Control’  —  In a newly resurfaced video from 2022, the North Carolina GOP gubernatorial nominee also criticizes “all this giving out of birth control.”  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON ― In a newly unearthed video from 2022 …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Gen Z women are the future Republicans were so worried about  —  Since 2016, the views of young women have shifted sharply to the left.  —  Tucked into a fascinating article about partisanship and names in America, The Washington Post's Andrew Van Dam and Lenny Bronner included a chart …
Discussion: Forbes, Townhall and Deseret News
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Tense Teamsters Meeting With Harris Ends With an Endorsement Still Dangling  —  The Teamsters president, Sean O'Brien, indicated he could announce as soon as Wednesday which presidential candidate — if any — the union would back.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris held a sometimes tense meeting …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Heritage Foundation Admits KOSA Will Be Useful For Removing Pro-Abortion Content... If Trump Wins  —  It's no secret that Trump-administration-in-waiting at the Heritage Foundation supports KOSA because it thinks it will be useful in achieving some of the most extreme goals of Project 2025, a project Heritage created.
Discussion: New York Daily News
Daniel Hampton / Raw Story:
Ex-Trump aide says old boss is one of the ‘biggest offenders of escalatory rhetoric’  —  A former White House director of strategic communications for Donald Trump called for toning down “political rhetoric” following the second assassination plot against Trump — and called her old boss “one of the biggest offenders.”
Discussion: New York Post
 
 
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
If Trump loses North Carolina, it could be an early night — and curtains for GOP
New York Post:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested at NYC hotel by Homeland Security amid sex trafficking investigation
Kat Tenbarge / NBC News:
TikTok faces skeptical judges in hearing over potential ban
Alexander B. Howard / CIVIC TEXTS:
To achieve national unity, Americans must all agree to reject political violence
Discussion: Fox News
Christopher Kane / Washington Blade:
The Washington Blade interviews President Joe Biden
Discussion: New York Daily News and Politico
Hanna Rosin / The Atlantic:
The Insurrectionists Next Door
Discussion: Law & Crime
 Earlier Items: 
Reuters:
Cuba slashes size of daily bread ration as ingredients run thin
Discussion: National Review
Chris D'Angelo / HuffPost:
It Sure Looks Like This GOP Senate Hopeful Doctored One Of His Campaign Ads
Abby Vesoulis / Mother Jones:
Ted Cruz Touted the Endorsement of an Activist Who Supported Killing “Abortionists”
Discussion: Raw Story
Amanda L Gordon / Bloomberg:
A Rare In-Person NYC Fundraiser for Kamala Harris Boasts $1 Million Tickets
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
J.D. Vance Just Sold Out His Family to Defend Trump and Laura Loomer
Discussion: Alternet.org and IJR
Rachel Dobkin / Newsweek:
Kamala Harris Gets Good News From Economists: New Survey
Discussion: The Hill
 

 
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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

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

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
 
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