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12:10 PM ET, September 18, 2024

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Wall Street Journal:
How the Trump Campaign Ran With Rumors About Pet-Eating Migrants—After Being Told They Weren't True  —  Springfield, Ohio, city officials were contacted by Vance's team and said the claims were baseless.  It didn't matter and now the town is in chaos.  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio …
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
More than a dozen GOP nominees, elected officials, and Trump advisers have appeared on Laura Loomer's show (including JD Vance)  —  While some Republicans have tried to distance their party from Laura Loomer, her show's guest list indicates how closely linked the GOP is to the far-right extremist.
Discussion: Alternet.org
Alice Herman / The Guardian:
JD Vance defends pet-eating remarks: ‘The media has a responsibility to fact-check’  —  Republican VP nominee claims at Wisconsin rally that constituents told him 'they'd seen something in Springfield'  —  JD Vance defended his comments about Haitian immigrants eating pets during a rally Tuesday …
New York Times:
Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say  —  Small amounts of explosive were implanted in beepers that Hezbollah had ordered from a Taiwanese company, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation.  —  Israel carried out its operation …
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Reuters:
Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah's Taiwan-made pagers, say sources  —  A Taiwanese pager maker denied on Wednesday that it had produced devices that wounded thousands of Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon when they exploded, an audacious attack that raised the prospect of a full-scale war between …
Associated Press:
Hezbollah hit by a wave of exploding pagers and blames Israel. At least 9 dead, thousands injured
Reaganbushmccainromney / Reagan, Bush …:
Over 100 Republican National Security Leaders Endorse Vice President Harris  —  Donald Trump cannot be trusted “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic . . . and bear true faith and allegiance to the same.
Discussion: CNBC, The Hill and The Guardian
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
111 Former G.O.P. Officials Back Harris, Calling Trump ‘Unfit to Serve’  —  The signatories of a letter endorsing the Democratic vice president included former members of Congress, defense secretaries, C.I.A. directors and other national security officials.  —  More than 100 former national …
emptywheel:
JD Vance Makes Light of Actual Foreign Interference in His State  —  At a press conference on Ohio's efforts to respond to the chaos created in Springfield by a slew of bomb threats, Governor Mike DeWine revealed that a number of the bomb threats came from “one particular country” overseas.  —  Video
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A quick explanation of how bomb threats work, to help JD Vance
Marcy Wheeler / New Republic:
J.D. Vance's Admission Shouldn't Shock You—They've Done This for Years
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 …
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The Bulwark:
The Miles Davis of Tax Policy  —  Trump's just making it up on the fly.  —  Leading the news this morning: Melania Trump's latest video hawking her forthcoming memoir.  “Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work?” the former first lady asks over a string soundtrack.
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Justin Glawe / The Guardian:
Network of Georgia election officials strategizing to undermine 2024 result  —  Emails reveal Georgia Election Integrity Coalition, a group of officials and election deniers, coordinating in swing state  —  The fight for democracy is supported by  —  Emails obtained by the Guardian reveal …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
MSNBC:
Lawrence on Trump's deadly abortion ban: ‘Women are dying.  They got what they wanted.’  —  Amber Nicole Thurman died after doctors delayed her life-saving abortion care.  Her death was ruled “preventable” by the Georgia Maternal Mortality Review Committee, ProPublica reported.
Andrew Rafferty / Scripps News:
Scripps News/Ipsos poll: Majority supports mass deportation of undocumented immigrants  —  The poll also showcases major partisan divides between voters on how to address one of the biggest topics of the presidential race: immigration.  —  A majority of Americans support the mass deportation …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll finds Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are locked in a tight race in Georgia  —  The race has tightened since the AJC's poll in June when the former president held a 5-point lead over President Joe Biden.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are locked …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Johnson's colleagues baffled by his shutdown strategy … - “I don't know how he thinks it's going to pass ... where are the votes coming from?” said Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas).  — Another House Republican, speaking on the condition of anonymity, called Johnson's plan “puzzling” …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Senate Republicans Block I.V.F. Protection Bill a Second Time, Breaking With Trump
Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:
Kamala Harris talked to Donald Trump after assassination attempt  —  WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with former President Donald Trump in a phone call on Tuesday, following a second assassination attempt on him in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday.
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Politico:
Harris refuses to veer off script in her second high-profile interview
Bruce Schreiner / Associated Press:
Kentucky governor bans use of ‘conversion therapy’ with executive order  —  Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear banned the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky on Wednesday, calling his executive order a necessary step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that tries …
Discussion: Advocate
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Trump's delusional debate spin speaks volumes  —  The contrast with Biden is telling. … Kamala Harris clobbered Donald Trump during their first (and likely only) presidential debate on September 10.  She humiliated him by smirking and laughing at his offensive buffoonery.
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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Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:
How Disinformation Research Came Under Fire
Discussion: The Hill
Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
Matt Walsh's Hilarious New Film Asks: ‘Am I Racist?’
Discussion: Power Line
Paul Bois / Breitbart:
Tim Walz in 2022: ‘No Guarantee to Free Speech on Misinformation or Hate Speech’
Brian Mann / NPR:
NPR Exclusive: U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives
Rich Lowry / New York Post:
Watchdog blows up sham of Queers for Palestine and other leftist insanity
Discussion: RedState
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Wayne Schutsky / NPR:
A records flaw could block thousands in Arizona from voting in state and local races
Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Trump: When I Win, The People Who Tried To Defeat Me Are Going To Prison
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk Shared Memes Made by FSB Propaganda Machine
Robert McCoy / New Republic:
J.D. Vance Reveals How Trump Will Use Musk to Target Social Security
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