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5:05 PM ET, September 22, 2016

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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
OPENED UP TWITTER TO SEE THIS:  —  Can't imagine why they'd do that, except that it seems to be happening to a lot of people for no obvious reason.  It's as if, despite assurances to the contrary, Twitter is out to silence voices it disagrees with or something.  —  UPDATE: Ah, it was about this tweet.
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Glenn Reynolds / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
UT professor's Twitter account suspended over Charlotte post
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Instapundit Suspended From Twitter After Urging Drivers To Hit NC Protesters
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Guardian:
Ohio Trump campaign chair Kathy Miller says there was ‘no racism’ before Obama  —  Kathy Miller called the Black Lives Matter movement ‘a stupid waste of time’ and said low African American voter turnout could be due to 'the way they're raised' … Donald Trump's campaign chair …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump official resigns after racism comments  —  's campaign in Ohio resigned on Thursday following comments suggesting President Obama is to blame for racism.  —  Trump's Ohio state director, Bob Paduchik, said in a statement that county chairs are “volunteers” and “not spokespeople for the campaign.”
Discussion: Politico
Business Wire:
An Important Message to Yahoo Users on Security  —  SUNNYVALE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—A recent investigation by Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) has confirmed that a copy of certain user account information was stolen from the company's network in late 2014 by what it believes is a state-sponsored actor.
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Kara Swisher / Recode:
Yahoo is expected to confirm massive data breach, impacting hundreds of millions of users  —  A hacker named “Peace” is bringing chaos to the Internet giant just as its sale to Verizon is pending.  —  Kimberly White/Getty Images for Fortune  —  Yahoo is poised to confirm a massive data breach …
TMZ.com:
Brad Pitt — Under Investigation for Child Abuse  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Brad Pitt is under investigation by the LAPD and L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services for allegedly getting verbally abusive and physical with his children, and that's what triggered the divorce ... TMZ has learned.
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
LAPD: Brad Pitt Not Investigated for Child Abuse
Discussion: LawNewz and The Week
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Clinton and Trump Tied in North Carolina Poll, With Sharp Educational Divides  —  Greensboro  —  Raleigh  —  Asheville  —  Charlotte  —  Greensboro  —  Raleigh  —  Asheville  —  Charlotte  —  Greensboro  —  Durham  —  Raleigh  —  Asheville  —  Charlotte  —  Durham  —  Asheville
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German Lopez / Vox:
Charlotte is the latest city to explode over a police shooting. It won't be the last.
Discussion: Washington Post
Janell Ross / Washington Post:   Charlotte, a defining moment in a nation-defining election
Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Donald Trump: Drugs a ‘Very, Very Big Factor’ in Charlotte Protests  —  Less than a day after protests over the police killing of an African-American man turned violent in North Carolina, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump placed some of the blame for the turmoil on the impact of drugs.
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Signal
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Dalai Lama does Trump impression  —  Add the Dalai Lama to the list of Donald Trump  —  impressionists.  —  The Buddhist spiritual leader laughed at the mention of Trump during an interview broadcast Thursday on ITV's “Good Morning Britain,” saying he hasn't met him.
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Guardian:
Dalai Lama does impression of Donald Trump - video
Discussion: Raw Story, Boing Boing and Mediaite
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
A conservative intellectual explains why the GOP has fallen to Donald Trump  —  Samuel Goldman is one of America's most thoughtful conservatives.  A professor of political theory at George Washington University and the executive director of its Loeb Institute for Religious Freedom …
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D. Watkins / Salon:
Why are cops OK with killing black people?  Because American history teaches that we aren't fully human
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
Spiritual Healing with Marla Maples, Trump's Ex-Wife  —  Marla Maples was taking Angelina Jolie's side.  —  Sitting outside Boulud Sud across from Lincoln Center on Wednesday afternoon, amid news of Brangelina's divorce, the woman who famously broke up Donald Trump's first marriage and went …
Jonathan Cohn / The Huffington Post:
THE FUTURE OF AMERICA IS BEING WRITTEN IN THIS TINY OFFICE  —  Back in the comparatively innocent days of 2015, before Donald Trump completed his hostile takeover of the Republican Party, before the Bernie Sanders juggernaut really got going, Hillary Clinton's campaign thought it could get ahead through well-crafted policy proposals.
Discussion: New York Magazine
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The Charlotte Observer:
Charlotte police protests: Governor declares state of emergency as violence erupts for second night
Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Trump's campaign paid his businesses $8.2 million  —  Donald Trump's presidential campaign has paid his family's businesses more than $8.2 million, according to a POLITICO analysis of campaign finance filings, which reveals an integrated business and political operation without precedent in national politics.
Nick Miller / East Bay Express:
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Hit in Face with Pie at Event, Assaults Protester in ‘Bloody’ Scene  —  Multiple sources have confirmed that Sacramento Mayor, former NBA star, and UC Berkeley standout Kevin Johnson was hit in the face with a pie tonight at a farm-to-table dinner event …
Rasmussen Reports:
White House Watch: Trump 44%, Clinton 39%, Johnson 8%, Stein 2%  —  With the first presidential debate coming on Monday, Donald Trump has moved to a five-point lead over Hillary Clinton, his biggest advantage since mid-July.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports weekly White House Watch telephone …
Andrew Stein / Wall Street Journal:
Party Loyalty Can't Make Me Vote for Clinton  —  A lifelong Democrat, I'm backing Trump because he can shake up our politics and revive the economy.  —  I have been steeped in the Democratic Party all my life.  My father, Jerry, was a New York City Democratic chairman and power broker …
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
What happens to the Democratic Party if Hillary loses?
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Inside Hillary Clinton's Outrage Machine, Allies Push the Buttons  —  Just before 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 13, the first Twitter post appeared, directing users to an obscure article about a remark Donald J. Trump had made last year that 50 percent of the country did not want to work.
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Proposes 65% Top Rate for Estate Tax  —  Tax plan changed to increase top rate for wealthiest households  —  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton would impose a 65% tax on the largest estates and make it harder for wealthy households to pass appreciated assets …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Bob Beckel / The Hill:
Hillary should debate Trump's manhood and cowardice  —  goes into Monday's first presidential debate with high expectations.  This is not a good thing for Clinton.  High expectations in presidential debates are never a good thing.  —  In this debate, ironically, Clinton's greatest strength, experience, is her greatest weakness.
John Judis / Talking Points Memo:
Why Hillary Clinton hasn't been able to leave Donald Trump in the Dust  —  If I had to bet on this election, I'd still put my money on Hillary Clinton.  But there is a big question about why she is not doing better.  When presidential candidates face opponents who can't even command the support …
 
 
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Folly of the Protest Vote
Discussion: Shareblue, NPR and Politicus USA
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Lewis on House gun-control sit-in: ‘If they want to punish us, bring it on’
Associated Press:
Mexican President Confirms Trump Visit Led To Treasury Secretary's Resignation
Discussion: alan.com
David Lightman / Press Association:
Young voters to Clinton: We can't stand you
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Central Banks Have No Practical Tools to Raise Inflation
Rich Lowry / Politico:
How Trump Could Win the Debate
Discussion: Mother Jones
Ben Weyl / Politico:
McConnell plays hardball in spending fight
Discussion: The Hill, Hot Air and The Resurgent
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Jr.: “A Lot In A 12,000-Page Tax Return That Wouldn't Make Sense To Open Up”
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
House panel votes to hold Clinton tech aide Bryan Pagliano in contempt
Discussion: ABC News
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Benjamin Netanyahu needs 20 special agents to go to the bathroom
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Teen arrested after naming 33 students and teachers in detailed shooting plot at Hesperia school
Discussion: KTLA and Raw Story
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Dems to GOP: Help us fix ObamaCare
Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
Clinton gets awkward with Zach Galifianakis on ‘Between Two Ferns’
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
David Cay Johnston / The Daily Beast:
Tale of Two Charities: Trump's Helps Trump While the Clintons' Is the Real Deal.