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1:45 PM ET, September 28, 2024

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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Republican Freak Show  —  Like the man who leads it, the GOP is not just incidentally grotesque.  It is grotesque at its core.  —  the gop is a moral freak show, and freak shows attract freaks.  Which is why Mark Robinson fits in so well in today's Republican Party.
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NewsNation:
Mark Robinson burns hand at event, returns to campaign Saturday  —  (NewsNation) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was treated for second-degree burns on a hand Friday night after suffering the injury at a campaign event in Mt. Airy.  His campaign tells NewsNation that Robinson …
Washington Post:
Inside the Mark Robinson debacle: Panic, blame and pressure on Trump
Discussion: Alternet.org
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Death of Hassan Nasrallah  —  Hassan Nasrallah and the terrorist group he led, Hezbollah, were responsible for killing hundreds of Americans over a four-decade reign of terror.  His death from an Israeli airstrike is a measure of justice for his many victims …
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Associated Press:
Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike  —  Lebanon's Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day.  A statement said Nasrallah “has joined his fellow martyrs.”
Fox News:
Israeli military says Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Beirut strike
Mathew Murphy / The Daily Beast:
Childless GOP Candidate Borrows Family for Weird Photo Shoot  —  FAKE FAMILY VALUES  —  Anti-abortion Republican Derrick Anderson, who is running for Virginia's seventh congressional district, appears to be trying to appeal to women using a bizarre tactic.
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Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Anti-Abortion GOP Candidate Borrows Friend's Wife and Daughters for Campaign Photo Op  —  Male GOP candidates who are worried about getting dragged down by the abortion issue in November are putting their wives front and center in their campaign ads.  That's hardly a new phenomenon …
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:   Childless GOP Candidate Borrows Friend's Wife and Kids for Photo Ops
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
5 takeaways from this week's Trump-Harris polls  —  The polls are coming thick and fast with less than six weeks to go before Election Day.  —  Vice President Harris has seen broadly favorable polling results this week — with some caveats.  —  Harris now leads former President Trump …
Discussion: New York Times and Salon
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New York Times:
State region (NYT classifications), in Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin
Discussion: The Hill
Russell Contreras / Axios:
How Trump's plan for mass deportations fits into U.S. history … - Trump wants to mobilize ICE agents — along with the FBI, federal prosecutors, the National Guard, and even local law enforcement officers — to carry out deportations.  — He says he would start with mass deportations …
Discussion: CounterPunch
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Gabe Ortiz / Combating Nativist Narratives:   Five Things to Know About J.D. Vance
Detroit Free Press:
Trump continues to warn about election ‘cheating.’ His supporters are ready to move on  —  Arpan Lobo Clara HendricksonDetroit Free Press  —  Four years ago, some of former President Donald Trump's supporters were so certain he won that they sued or breached the U.S. Capitol to stop the certification of the election.
Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
Bolton on US support for Ukraine: 'If Trump wins, I think it's toast'  —  Former White House national security adviser John Bolton suggested Friday that U.S. support for Ukraine will likely dwindle if former President Trump is elected in November, saying “It's toast.”
Paul Rosenberg / Salon:
Who created the “constitutional sheriff” myth?  Hint: It's not in the Constitution  —  Author Jessica Pishko on how two Arizona sheriffs created an entire mythology — and a dangerous movement  —  Four years ago, George Floyd's murder and the resulting months of demonstrations brought unprecedented scrutiny …
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Five things to know about Social Security reforms being considered in Congress  —  Legislation that would reform some aspects of Social Security is gaining steam in Congress.  —  The measure, dubbed the Social Security Fairness Act, seeks to do away with tax rules that proponents say have led …
MSNBC:
Tim Snyder: Trump reveals what a bad negotiator he is in Zelenskyy meeting  —  Yale University history professor Tim Snyder joins MSNBC's Ali Velshi to discuss former President Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Trump's lie that he can negotiate a deal …
Mike Freeman / USA Today:
Exclusive: Kamala Harris campaign launches ‘Athletes for Harris’  —  There's “Swifties for Harris” and “Cat Ladies for Kamala” and “White Dudes for Harris.”  You can add one more to the list: “Athletes for Harris.”  —  The Harris campaign says it's launching “Athletes for Harris” …
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Florida university to host extremist after DeSantis-led lurch to right  —  Next month, New College of Florida will welcome activist and writer Steve Sailer, a ‘proponent of scientific racism’  —  New College of Florida (NCF) will host the extremist writer Steve Sailer, who has been described as a …
Discussion: Steve Sailer
Noah Bressner / Axios:
America's youngest voters turn right … - The younger generation of men is more likely to identify as conservative than as liberal, a stunning flip. … - 26% of men ages 18-24 say they identify as conservative — five points higher than 25-to-29-year-old men.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Becca Lower / RedState:
WATCH: Harris Barely Bothers to Speak During Her 1st Visit to the Border in AZ; Arizonan Calls Her ‘Liar’  —  Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris is in my home state of Arizona Friday, to visit Cochise County, and the border city of Douglas—a city split by the U.S.-Mexico border.
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CBS News:
Harris to call for tougher security measures in first trip to southern border as nominee
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Sues Alabama for Violating Federal Law's Prohibition on Systematic Efforts to Remove Voters Within 90 Days of an Election  —  For Immediate Release  —  The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Secretary …
Discussion: The Hill, NBC News, al.com and Axios
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Joseph Buczek / CBS News:
Michigan man charged with assaulting postal carrier over Kamala Harris flyer
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Julia Terruso / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
A Bala Cynwyd woman got a fake letter notifying her she'd have to house migrants under a nonexistent Biden-Harris program
Discussion: Semafor
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Major Conservative Poll Cited by Media Secretly Worked With Trump Team
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Michael Collins / USA Today:
One last time: Terminally ill cancer patient casts final vote for Kamala Harris
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
DNC to run mobile ads highlighting Trump-Robinson ties during NC football games
Adam Wren / Politico:
Vance has a new media strategy: Drown them in boos
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
Ron Elving / NPR:
VP debates may alter a close race's dynamic even when they don't predict the winner
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
NC court rules UNC digital IDs not valid at the polls
Discussion: ABC News
emptywheel:
Iranian Hackers Compromised Roger Stone's Email Eight Years After Russian Hackers Exfiltrated DNC Emails
NBC News:
Harris' team is considering keeping Biden Cabinet officials if she wins and Democrats lose the Senate
Julia Métraux / Mother Jones:
Rep. Ilhan Omar to Introduce Major Long Covid Bill
Discussion: #MEAction Network
Washington Post:
The far right is using AI to sell Hitler to a new generation
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Camp Says State Menstrual Surveillance Programs are A-OK
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