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Barack Obama / Medium:
My Statement on the Passing of Rep. John Lewis  —  America is a constant work in progress.  What gives each new generation purpose is to take up the unfinished work of the last and carry it further — to speak out for what's right, to challenge an unjust status quo, and to imagine a better world.
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80  —  Images of his beating at Selma shocked the nation and led to swift passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act; he was called the conscience of the Congress.  —  Representative John Lewis, a son of sharecroppers and an apostle …
New York Times:
The Radical Resistance of John Lewis  —  Willingness to risk his life for civil rights was essential to the quest for justice.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.
Discussion: The Guardian
Laurence I. Barrett / Washington Post:
John R. Lewis, front-line civil rights leader and eminence of Capitol Hill, dies at 80
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Michael A. Fletcher / The Undefeated:   I didn't understand John Lewis at first
Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and ‘American hero’
Discussion: Slate
David Cohen / Politico:
John Lewis, civil rights icon and longtime congressman, dies
CNN:   Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis dead at 80
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
John Lewis, civil rights hero, Georgia congressman, dies at 80
Discussion: Common Dreams
USA Today:
Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon who began pushing for racial justice in the Jim Crow south, has died
NPR:
DHS Official On Reports Of Federal Officers Detaining Protesters In Portland, Ore.  —  NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli about reports of federal officers using unmarked vehicles to detain protesters in Portland, Ore.  —  SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST:
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DHS Under Boss: We're Taking This National  —  When asked about calls for an investigation into DHS police tactics in Portland, Oregon, Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli tells NPR not only are they not going to stop but they want to take the tactics nationwide.
Ryan Haas / OPB:
US Attorney For Oregon Calls For Investigation Into Portland Protester Arrests  —  UPDATE (1:36 p.m. PT) — U.S. Attorney Billy Williams said Friday he wants an investigation into actions of federal officers who have pulled Portland protesters off the street and into unmarked vehicles.
Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:
The Border Patrol Was Responsible for an Arrest in Portland  —  An internal memo, obtained exclusively by The Nation, details a coordinated program of domestic counterinsurgency.  —  For days, federal agents in unmarked cars have reportedly been snatching Portland protesters off the streets.
The Daily Beast:
'It's Spooky Right Now': Inside the Creepy Federal Crackdown on Portland Protesters
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Ursula Perano / Axios:   Biden says he receives briefings warning of Russian and Chinese election interference
Matt Viser / Washington Post:   Joe Biden, citing intelligence briefings, warns that Russia, China are engaged in election interference
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Biden Begins Receiving Intel Briefs, Warns of Russian Meddling
Discussion: Mediaite and Contemptor
Des Moines Register:
Joni Ernst: If Trump has a Supreme Court nominee, Senate should hold hearings  —  U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Friday that the Senate should hold hearings on any Supreme Court nomination President Donald Trump might make this year, even if he loses November's election.
Discussion: Iowa Starting Line
CNN:
White House portraits of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush moved from prominent space to rarely used room  —  WH: Trump's doing a lot of things at once amid case surge  —  (CNN)The official portraits of former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were removed from the Grand Foyer …
Discussion: Mediaite
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Promotes Caricature of What Conservatives Want  —  A series of events during his White House tenure has made clear that Mr. Trump views the voters he calls “my people” through the lens of what he imagines they like.  —  Standing in the White House colonnade this week …
Discussion: Alternet.org
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Tina Nguyen / Politico:
Trump keeps fighting a Confederate flag battle many supporters have conceded
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Rancor between scientists and Trump allies threatens pandemic response as cases surge  —  This week's remarkable character assault by some top White House advisers on Anthony S. Fauci, the nation's leading infectious-disease expert, signified President Trump's hostility toward medical expertise …
Wall Street Journal:
The FBI's Dossier Deceit  —  New evidence that the bureau knew the Russia info was phony in 2017.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  The Justice Department's release of documents from the Obama Administration's 2016-17 Trump-Russia investigation is beginning to paint a picture, and the more we learn the worse the FBI looks.
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Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
See You Next Friday: A Farewell Letter  —  The good news is that my last column in this space is not about “cancel culture.”  Well, almost.  I agree with some of the critics that it's a little nuts to say I've just been “canceled,” sent into oblivion and exile for some alleged sin.  I haven't.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Great American Crackup is underway  —  In 2018, Bob Woodward recounted then-White House chief of staff John Kelly's view of President Trump.  “He's gone off the rails,” Kelly said.  “We're in Crazytown.”  —  Two years later, it feels as if the entire country resides in the Greater Crazytown Metropolitan Area.
Jim Acosta / CNN:
White House blocks CDC from testifying on reopening schools next week  —  (CNN)The White House is blocking US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield and other officials from the agency from testifying before a House Education and Labor Committee hearing …
Discussion: Common Dreams
Stephen Gutowski / Washington Free Beacon:
St. Louis Gun Couple to Join Friday Night Trump Campaign Event  —  The St. Louis couple at the center of a firestorm over their armed confrontation with a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters will join an official Trump campaign event on Friday night.  —  Mark and Patricia McCloskey …
John Ganz / The Guardian:
Is the free speech debate raging because intellectuals feel stripped of power?  —  In the face of Covid-19, mass unemployment and police brutality, writers and academics are seeking meaning online  —  Over the past few weeks the literary and journalistic scene has exploded in discussion …
Discussion: Althouse
New York Times:
Hackers Tell the Story of the Twitter Attack From the Inside  —  Several people involved in the events that took down Twitter this week spoke with The Times.  What might have been a pursuit of Bitcoin spun out of control.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — A Twitter hacking scheme that targeted political …
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Head of NYPD union gives Fox News interview with QAnon mug in background  —  Ed Mullins during an appearance on Fox News Friday.  A coffee mug with the logo of QAnon sits above his left shoulder in the bottom right of the photo.  —  (CNN)The head of the New York Police Department's second …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Revolution Is Winning  —  Radicals from the 1960s and 1970s now hold powerful positions in government and academia  —  T  —  his is what the revolution looks like.  —  Weather Underground terrorists, who made no secret of being anti-AmeriKKKan “small-c” communists …
 
 
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Faye Flam / New York Times:
Flossie Wong-Staal, Who Unlocked Mystery of H.I.V., Dies at 73
Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Trump may finally be facing the political consequences of his untrustworthiness
Discussion: Raw Story, Breitbart and The Guardian
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump says 'I don't agree' with CDC director's mask message
Discussion: FOX6Now.com and Breitbart
CNN:
How Dr. Deborah Birx's political skills made her the most powerful person on the coronavirus task force
Courier-Journal:
‘People would die’: Andy Beshear blasts Daniel Cameron's effort to block COVID-19 orders
Sarah Cristobal / InStyle:
CNN White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins Says, “You've Got To Get Up Before The Tweets”
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Rachel Maddow Show’ Scores All-Time High With Mary Trump Interview
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Electoral College Outlook: Biden Has the Edge
Margaret Newkirk / Bloomberg:
Georgia Massaged Virus Data to Reopen, Then Voided Mask Orders
Rachel M. Cohen / The Intercept:
Over 100 Houston Doctors Slam Rep. Dan Crenshaw for “Spreading Dangerous Disinformation” on Coronavirus
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
No Bleach and Dirty Rags: How Some Janitors Are Asked to Keep You Virus-Free
Peter Fimrite / San Francisco Chronicle:
With coronavirus antibodies fading fast, vaccine hopes fade, too
Reuters:
Trump expected to exclude undocumented migrants from U.S. census
 

 
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