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3:15 PM ET, August 8, 2021

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Jesse O'Neill / New York Post:
DJ posts stealth pics of Obama's ‘epic’ birthday party — before being forced to delete them  —  A performer at former President Barack Obama's birthday party managed to take stealth pictures of the opulent Martha's Vineyard event and share them with Instagram followers.
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Biden speeds ahead on installing judges  —  President Biden and Senate Democrats are off to a fast start in pushing through judicial nominees, outpacing former President Trump's early record in confirming judges to the federal bench.  —  While many Democrats had been hoping …
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Canceling the Constitution: Biden hailed for violating rule of law to extend eviction moratorium
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
As Democrats Seethed, White House Struggled to Contain Eviction Fallout
Discussion: Reason and The Boston Globe
John Kruzel / The Hill:
Supreme Court decision could set off gerrymandering ‘arms race’
Discussion: Political Wire
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
What the left doesn't want to face about the eviction moratorium
Discussion: Althouse
David French / New York Times:
Andrew Sullivan, No One's Ally, Tells It as He Sees It … When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.  —  OUT ON A LIMB  —  Selected Writing, 1989-2021  —  It's truly hard to provide a short description of “Out on a Limb,” Andrew Sullivan's newest book.
David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
Too many people are dying right now.  —  A few weeks ago, in a back-of-the-envelope calculation during an interview with Eric Topol of Scripps, I suggested that because of widespread vaccination of the most vulnerable elderly, we may have reduced overall mortality risk in the country by 90 percent.
Discussion: HotAir and Kevin Drum
New York Times:
The Taliban seize Kunduz, a major city in northern Afghanistan.  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban seized the city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said.  It is the first major city to be overtaken by the insurgents since they began their sweeping military offensive in May.
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Democratic leaders are increasingly at odds with their own voters  —  Even as Democratic moderates cheer Shontel Brown's upset victory in Ohio, they're still being held hostage to the Squad's demands.  —  Democrats are a Shontel Brown party stuck in a Cori Bush world.
Discussion: Washington Times and New Republic
Christina Maxouris / CNN:
These 5 figures show how bad the US Covid-19 surge is.  But experts say we can turn things around  —  (CNN)As the rate of Covid-19 vaccinations climbed and new infection numbers plummeted in spring, many Americans thought they were in for a carefree summer.
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Jake Dima / Washington Examiner:
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy says he disagrees with Ron DeSantis's pandemic policies  —  Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy revealed on Sunday that he disagrees with some of the pandemic policies of GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.  —  Earlier in the month, DeSantis issued an executive order …
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Alyssa Lukpat / New York Times:
New data shows a mass exodus from U.S. public schools, especially kindergarten.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
Neighbors' Deaths From Covid-19 Have an Arkansas Town Reassessing Vaccines  —  With many still deeply skeptical of the vaccines, community leaders are trying everything to persuade a reluctant populace to take them  —  GREENWOOD, Arkansas—Michael Lejong fully intended to get vaccinated for Covid-19 …
Discussion: Raw Story
CBS News:
Executive assistant who accused Cuomo of groping speaks publicly for the first time: “The governor needs to be held accountable”  —  An executive assistant to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo — in her first public comments since accusing Cuomo of sexual harassment — told “CBS This Morning” …
Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
Now Virginia Roberts is set to sue Prince Andrew in a New York court over her claims that Jeffrey Epstein forced her to have sex with the Duke aged 17  — Ms Roberts could file a multi-million-pound civil action in New York next week  — Lawyer said bombshell lawsuit ‘based on her being lent out to Prince Andrew’
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Marilyn Parker / WJXT-TV:
In 10 days, 6 members of Jacksonville church die from COVID-19, pastor says  —  Pastor: Four members who died were under the age of 35, all of them healthy  —  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville church pastor said in the last 10 days, six of his church members have died from COVID-19 …
Discussion: TheGrio and Bloomberg
Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul Prepares for a Cuomo Resignation  —  Has sought advice on first steps in office, whom to hire and which members of current administration might stay on if Gov. Cuomo resigns or is impeached  —  New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul is preparing to become governor …
Discussion: econlib.org
DeNeen L. Brown / Washington Post:
‘Lynchings in Mississippi never stopped’  —  JACKSON, Miss. — Since 2000, there have been at least eight suspected lynchings of Black men and teenagers in Mississippi, according to court records and police reports.  —  “The last recorded lynching in the United States was in 1981,” …
Washington Post:
Masks, comfortable clothes likely to linger after pandemic, Post-Schar School polling finds  —  Two-thirds of Americans say that once the coronavirus pandemic ends, they plan to put on masks when sick and wear comfortable clothes more often than before, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll …
CNN:
The rule of law is pushing back against Trump's big lie  —  Opinion by Norman Eisen and Joanna Lydgate  —  Norman Eisen, a former ambassador to the Czech Republic and former President Barack Obama's “ethics czar,” was special impeachment counsel to House Judiciary Committee in 2019-2020.
Discussion: Raw Story
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
McChrystal: ‘Impossible to Argue’ War on Terror Was Worth It  —  In his new book, “Reign of Terror,” Spencer Ackerman lays out how Trump understood the nativist power of the 9/11 era better than the elites who built a war around it.  —  In November 2020, as he deceitfully insisted he had won re-election …
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
The deplorable treatment of Michael Fanone and the heroes of Jan. 6  —  The violent scene on the west front of the Capitol captured in a photo taken on Jan. 6 by Shannon Stapleton of Reuters is haunting.  In it you see the anguished face of D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone …
Discussion: USA Today
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:   Husband-wife Seattle police officers fired for being at Capitol riot
 
 
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not rule out 2022 challenge to Chuck Schumer
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Plain Dealer:
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Washington Post:
How cryptocurrency became a powerful force in Washington
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why Hungary Inspires So Much Fear and Fascination
Discussion: unz.com and Marginal REVOLUTION
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Sunday morning talking heads
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Why the Border Crisis Is Here to Stay
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 Earlier Items: 
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
‘Like a Mob’: Prosecutors Look at Trump's Ice Rink Man
Discussion: Raw Story
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Cuomo follows well-used playbook by scandal-plagued politicians: deny wrongdoing, wait it out
Discussion: Washington Examiner
CNN:
Vindman: Tucker Carlson is ‘hating the US’ with rhetoric
Discussion: Insider
Laura Nahmias / New York Magazine:
The Worry in Albany Democrats confess they need a perfect impeachment to get rid of Cuomo.
BBC:
Cuba allows small and medium-sized private businesses
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Former Acting Attorney General Testifies About Trump's Efforts to Subvert Election