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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A quick explanation of how bomb threats work, to help JD Vance  —  There were a number of threats to people and places in Springfield, Ohio, after Vance and Trump made false claims about Haitian immigrants.  The media isn't to blame.  —  It's important to establish a timeline on what happened …
Marcy Wheeler / New Republic:
J.D. Vance's Admission Shouldn't Shock You—They've Done This for Years  —  There was some surprise on Sunday when vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance argued that the “American media totally ignored” the plight of Springfield and Vance's own claims about immigration “until Donald Trump and I started talking about cat memes.”
Discussion: Boing Boing, Advocate and Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Overseas threats hit the Ohio city where Trump and Vance lied about Haitians eating pets  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Ohio stationed state police at Springfield schools Tuesday in response to a rash of bomb threats — the vast majority that officials said came from overseas —
Associated Press:
Hezbollah hit by a wave of exploding pagers and blames Israel.  At least 9 dead, thousands injured … Pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded near simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday, killing at least nine people — including an 8-year-old girl …
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Laila Bassam / Reuters:
Dozens of Hezbollah members wounded in Lebanon when pagers exploded, sources and witnesses say  —  At least eight people were killed and 2,750 others including Hezbollah fighters, medics and Iran's envoy to Beirut were wounded on Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon …
Wall Street Journal:
Hezbollah Pagers Explode in Apparent Attack Across Lebanon  —  Eight people were killed and 2,750 wounded, country's health minister says  —  BEIRUT—Pagers carried by thousands of Hezbollah operatives exploded at about the same time Tuesday afternoon in what appeared to be an unprecedented attack …
CNN:
Senate GOP blocks IVF bill again as Democrats spotlight issue ahead of elections  —  Senate Republicans voted Tuesday to block a bill that would guarantee access to in vitro fertilization nationwide — as Democrats spotlight the issue in the run-up to the November elections.
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Senate Republicans Block I.V.F. Protection Bill a Second Time, Breaking With Trump
CNN:
Johnson schedules doomed show vote on funding plan before pivoting to next step
Marin Scotten / Salon:   “Depressed, disgusted and horrified”: These lifelong Republicans say they're finally done with Trump
ProPublica:
Judge Aileen Cannon Failed to Disclose a Right-Wing Junket  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon, the controversial jurist who tossed …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Judge Who Tossed Trump's Docs Case Repeatedly Violated Disclosure Rule: Report  —  Florida Judge Aileen Cannon failed to disclose lavish trips hosted by influential conservative law school  —  FLORIDA DISTRICT COURT Judge Aileen Cannon failed to disclose her attendance at several right-wing …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Trump requests more time to reply to appeal of Florida case dismissal
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
Clint Watts / Microsoft On the Issues:
Russian election interference efforts focus on the Harris-Walz campaign  —  Clint Watts - General Manager, Microsoft Threat Analysis Center  —  Russia and Iran have both undertaken cyber influence operations headed into the 2024 presidential election.  In our last report, published on August 8 …
Discussion: Politico, NPR, The Hill and Balloon Juice
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Reuters:
Russia propaganda group behind fake Kamala Harris hit-and-run story, says Microsoft  —  Microsoft researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake website  —  A false claim circulating on social media …
Sam Sabin / Axios:
Russian cyber operatives shift focus to Harris campaign, Microsoft says
Associated Press:
The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in more than 15 states  —  The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than 15 states …
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Politico:
Harris refuses to veer off script in her second high-profile interview  —  Harris' appearance at the NABJ event follows Donald Trump's combative sit-down interview with the association.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Kamala Harris largely stuck to her script during an interview Tuesday with a panel …
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April Rubin / Axios:
Harris spoke with Trump to denounce political violence following assassination attempt
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Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Trump: When I Win, The People Who Tried To Defeat Me Are Going To Prison  —  He's openly calling for rigging the election via voter intimidation, in a truly classic example of Every Accusation is a Confession: … To continue to treat this as a normal election, the media have to either ignore …
Axios:
Trump traps Senate GOP with flip-flop on taxes … - They'll have to harmonize their own positions — in real time — with a president who is constantly changing his.  —  Trump posted he would “get SALT back.”  — That's a strong indication he wants to let those in high-tax states deduct …
Robert McCoy / New Republic:
J.D. Vance Reveals How Trump Will Use Musk to Target Social Security  —  J.D. Vance's recent comments regarding Elon Musk's potential role in a second Trump administration are ringing alarm bells for some.  —  In the past few weeks, Trump has confirmed that he plans to create …
Discussion: Boing Boing
New York Times:
Secret Service Told Trump It Needs to Bolster Security if He Keeps Golfing  —  The agency's acting director, Ronald L. Rowe Jr., met with Donald J. Trump on Monday in the aftermath of the apparent assassination attempt on Sunday.  —  The acting director of the Secret Service told former …
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Anna J Kaiser / Bloomberg:
Palm Beach Asks for Help After Spending $93,000 a Day to Protect Trump
Discussion: WAGA-TV and Raw Story
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk Shared Memes Made by FSB Propaganda Machine  —  EGG ON YOUR FACE  —  A journalistic investigation has revealed that the content was generated by a Russian propaganda machine set up to sow discord over the war in Ukraine.  —  DENIED  —  A Manhattan court rejected Maxwell's argument that she was protected from prosecution.
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Sen. John Kennedy To Arab American Witness: 'You Support Hamas, Don't You?'  —  “You should hide your head in a bag,” the Louisiana Republican sniped at Maya Berry of the Arab American Institute, after baselessly accusing her of backing terrorists.  —  LOADING
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:   US senator accuses Muslim advocate of supporting extremism in hearing on hate
 
 
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Rick Wilson / Rick Wilson's Substack:
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Associated Press:
Vance to speak about immigration in Wisconsin city where tensions flared over refugee resettlement
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