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2:10 PM ET, September 7, 2021

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New York Times:
The U.S. surpasses 40 million known coronavirus cases.  —  More than 40 million cases of the coronavirus have been recorded in the United States, according to a New York Times database.  —  The total number of known infections, more than the population of California, the nation's most populous state …
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Miami Herald:
COVID vaccine is not personal choice despite DeSantis  —  Getting the COVID vaccine is not a “personal choice.”  It never was, really, but the onslaught of cases fueled by the delta variant has removed any doubt.  —  And yet that's not what Florida's governor would have you believe.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
One in 5,000  —  The real chances of a breakthrough infection.  —  The C.D.C. reported a terrifying fact in July: Vaccinated people with the Delta variant of the Covid virus carried roughly the same viral load in their noses and throats as unvaccinated people.
Peter Weber / The Week:
Florida accounts for nearly a quarter of new U.S. COVID-19 deaths  —  August was Florida's deadliest month of the COVID-19 pandemic.  With a new batch of delayed COVID-19 deaths reported Monday, Florida lost more than 6,600 people to the coronavirus in August, an average of 213 deaths a day.
Discussion: Raw Story
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Biden set to deliver major speech on next phase of pandemic response, sources say
Discussion: Political Wire
The Intercept:
New Details Emerge About Coronavirus Research at Chinese Lab
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Did Fauci lie about NIH/NIAID ties to gain-of-function work in China?
Discussion: Twitchy
Associated Press:
Texas governor signs new GOP voting restrictions into law  —  TYLER, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an elections overhaul into law Tuesday that adds more voting restrictions in the booming state, after Democrats spent months protesting what they say are efforts …
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Texas governor signs voting restrictions bill into law  —  (CNN)Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law a bill that bans 24-hour and drive-thru voting, imposes new hurdles on mail-in ballots and empowers partisan poll watchers.  —  The restrictive voting measure adds Texas …
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Taliban Unveil New Afghan Government  —  Afghanistan's new rulers named prime minister, with senior post for leader of al Qaeda-linked Haqqani group  —  Breaking News:  —  *Taliban Announce New Afghan Government, Mullah Hassan Akhund as Prime Minister  —  *All Key Positions to Remain in Taliban Hands
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BBC:
Taliban announce new government for Afghanistan
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
‘Keep your head on a swivel’: FBI analyst circulated a prescient warning of Jan. 6 violence  —  An FBI intelligence analyst warned days after the 2020 election that Stop the Steal rallies — one of which metastasized into the ransacking of the Capitol — could turn violent.
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Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham says United States ‘will be going back’ into Afghanistan  —  Graham predicts a clash between the Taliban and Islamic State will force Washington to re-engage.  —  Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) says he believes the United States “will be going back into Afghanistan” …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Graham says US ‘will be going back’ to Afghanistan
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Schumer falsely says all Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan have evacuated
Discussion: BizPac Review and Townhall
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
These corporations bankrolled the sponsors of Texas' abortion ban  —  Texas just enacted the nation's most draconian abortion ban, prohibiting all abortions after six weeks — before many women even know they are pregnant.  There are no exceptions for rape or incest.
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Breaking Brett  —  Properly investigating Kavanaugh would be the right thing to do AND enormously popular.  Why won't the Dems act?  —  LAST WEEK, the Texas State Legislature passed one of the most repressive antichoice laws in the history of our nation.  The fine print is so hateful, so anti-woman, so infuriating—six weeks?
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Infrastructure Summer: Joe Manchin's Symphony of Disingenuousness  —  He mumbles about inflation to try and stop a bill that's primarily concerned with reducing inflation.  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) talks with reporters before a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing …
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Politico:
Trump builds ‘turnkey’ campaign operation for 2024  —  Boots on the ground in Iowa.  Accelerated fundraising.  More national media interviews.  A flood of new press statements.  A rise in attack ads on the web.  —  With a flurry of activity from his main political committee and hints dropped …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Alphonso David, Who Advised Cuomo, Fired as Human Rights Campaign President  —  Mr. David, who previously worked as a lawyer for Andrew Cuomo, was identified in a report as having advised the former governor on how to handle sex harassment allegations.  —  Alphonso David, the president …
Nicholas Grossman / The Bulwark:
The Non-Education of Ross Douthat  —  The New York Times columnist insists on defending a version of the Republican party that doesn't exist.  —  It's a tricky situation: How is one to be a loyal and energetic advocate of electing Republicans without joining the corrupt, authoritarian cult of Trumpism that has subsumed the party?
Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
How Professors Are Handling Unmasked Students Amid Delta  —  At universities, some instructors are finding the return to the classroom a nerve-racking experience.  A few have quit — one in the middle of class.  —  Matthew Boedy, an associate professor of rhetoric and composition …
Discussion: Insider and National Review
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Schools become political ‘battlefield’ in culture wars Trump cultivated … Schools have become the focal point for culture war fights that animated former President Donald Trump's base and have been advanced by conservative activists and influencers since he left office.
Discussion: Insurrection
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
J.D. Vance Is So Thirsty  —  The sad, needy tweets of a loser.  —  On Sunday, J.D. Vance pushed out a nova-hot tweet professing his respect for Alex Jones: … This is what the kids call a thirst trap.  It's very sad.  Let me explain.  —  You can tell that Vance's tweet was engineered …
Ankush Khardori / New York Magazine:
Elizabeth Holmes's Last Pitch She now faces her greatest challenge: convincing a jury that she is not to blame for a massive fraud.  —  Over the course of what must have been several uncomfortable days for her in the summer of 2017, Elizabeth Holmes sat in a San Francisco conference room …
Freddie deBoer:
All White Men Are White Men  —  If “white men” does not mean white men, how can “white men” hurt white men?  —  Categorical claims about people carry a certain amount of rhetorical force.  They do so because we have a variety of psychological and political hang-ups about categories like race and gender …
Kate Taylor / Insider:
Brandy Melville employees describe racism, Hitler memes, and sexual exploitation at the ‘evil’ cult teen brand … According to Brandy Melville employees, CEO Stephan Marsan wants his staffers to be young, thin, pretty, and white.  —  Every day, girls who work at the fast-fashion stores …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Carma Hassan / CNN:
State patrol major says he believes ‘vast majority of the agency’ deleted messages related to Minneapolis protests after George Floyd's death  —  (CNN)A state patrol officer said he believes the “vast majority” of the Minnesota State Patrol manually deleted emails and text messages following …
David Gilbert / VICE:
QAnon Is Harassing a Hospital Into Giving Bogus COVID ‘Cure’ Ivermectin  —  Some of the most powerful QAnon influencers are urging their hundreds of thousands of followers to harass a Chicago hospital into treating an anti-vaccine activist with ivermectin.  —  Veronica Wolski …
Discussion: Gizmodo
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans' Ratings of CDC Communication Turn Negative  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — More Americans now disagree (41%) than agree (32%) that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has communicated a clear plan of action in response to the COVID-19 situation.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Forbes
 
 
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Meet the Woke Nonprofits Behind the CDC's ‘Inclusive Communication’ Guide
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