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2:20 AM ET, October 12, 2021

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New York Times:
Raiders Coach Resigns After Homophobic and Misogynistic Emails  —  A trove of emails in a separate workplace misconduct case shows Raiders Coach Jon Gruden went beyond previously disclosed racist comments to issue broad tirades.  —  Jon Gruden stepped down Monday as the coach …
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
Loudoun County Schools Tried To Conceal Sexual Assault Against Daughter In Bathroom, Father Says  —  On June 22, Scott Smith was arrested at a Loudoun County, Virginia, school board meeting, a meeting that was ultimately deemed an “unlawful assembly” after many attendees vocally opposed a policy on transgender students.
The American Mind:
Claremont Institute Statement on Senior Fellow John Eastman  —  The Claremont Institute does not normally comment on the work of its scholars.  But a recent combined disinformation, de-platforming, and ostracism campaign requires us to make an exception.  Claremont Institute Senior Fellow John Eastman …
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Saeed Jones / GQ:
Dave Chappelle's Betrayal  —  Poet Saeed Jones used to consider himself a longtime fan of the comedian.  But Chappelle's new Netflix special “The Closer,” which fixates on gay and trans people, feels like a stab in the back.  —  You ever hear the one about the famous Black comedian …
Discussion: Twitchy
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Zoe Schiffer / The Verge:
Netflix suspends trans employee who tweeted about Dave Chappelle special
Office of the Texas Governor:
Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Prohibiting Vaccine Mandates By Any Entity, Adds Issue To Special Session Agenda  —  Governor Greg Abbott today issued an executive order stating that no entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccination by any individual, including an employee or consumer …
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Texas Gov. Abbott issues order banning Covid vaccination mandates in rebuke of Biden
Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
Kamala Harris's NASA video featured child actors  —  The first installment of Vice President Kamala Harris's YouTube Originals space series featured child actors who auditioned for their roles in the project.  —  Trevor Bernardino, a 13-year-old actor from Carmel, California …
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Alani Letang / KSBW:
Monterey teen featured in new YouTube kids special with Vice President Kamala Harris  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox.  —  Your Email Address  —  Submit  —  Privacy Notice  —  A Monterey teen actor is featured …
John Nichols / The Nation:
Trump's Coup Attempt Is Far From Finished  —  Trump's preparing to run in 2024, but a new Senate report detailing his sedition gives officials the evidence they need to disqualify him from completing the coup.  —  “Subverting Justice,” the 394-page report released last week …
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
I'm no Democrat — but I'm voting exclusively for Democrats to save our democracy
Washington Post:
In search for covid origins, Hubei caves and wildlife farms draw new scrutiny  —  ENSHI, China — Hundreds of caves are spread throughout the mountains of Enshi prefecture, an agricultural corner of China's Hubei province.  The most majestic, Tenglong, or “flying dragon,” …
Discussion: Fox News and New York Post
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Washington Post:
To prevent the next pandemic, we must find the source of covid-19. China's stonewalling is unacceptable.
Discussion: HotAir
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Election Workers in Georgia Are Fired for Shredding Voter Registration Forms  —  A previous investigation of the Fulton County office could eventually replace the elections board with a temporary superintendent with sweeping powers to oversee the vote.  —  The elections office …
Discussion: Georgia Recorder
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Maud Maron / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
Why Are Moms Like Me Being Called Domestic Terrorists?  —  Showing up to dress down school boards over their dereliction of duty isn't a crime.  It's good parenting and good citizenship.  —  I am a mother of four, a criminal defense attorney and a lifelong liberal who is deeply concerned …
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
School board associations denounce NSBA's letter to DOJ over threats
Discussion: Breitbart, DV Journal and Townhall
Miami Herald:
Miami manager moves to fire police chief  —  City Manager Art Noriega moved to fire embattled Police Chief Art Acevedo Monday night, ending weeks of speculation and tumult at City Hall and after a pair of circus-like public hearings in which commissioners lashed out at the chief for everything …
Discussion: UPI and New York Post
Kyle Arnold / Dallas Morning News:
Southwest Airlines, union insist pilots didn't walk out to protest vaccine mandates  —  Southwest canceled more than 2,000 flights over the weekend, just days after the company told employees that they would need to be vaccinated to keep jobs.  —  Southwest Airlines and the union representing …
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George Gene Gustines / New York Times:
Superman Comes Out, as DC Comics Ushers In a New Man of Steel  —  The new Superman, the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, is concerned about the environment, does not shy away from politics and will soon begin a romantic relationship with a male friend.  —  Up, up and out of the closet!
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Another Facebook whistleblower says she is willing to testify before Congress  —  San Francisco (CNN Business)Sophie Zhang, who said she felt like she had “blood on her hands” after working at Facebook, is willing to testify before Congress about her former employer, she told CNN Sunday.
Maya Yang / The Guardian:
Outcry after federal agents kill eight wolf cubs adopted by Idaho school  —  US Department of Agriculture defends its agents' killing of the pups, part of a pack adopted by a high school in 2003  —  Conservationists in Idaho are speaking out against the “inhumane” killings of eight wolf pups …
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Julian Mark / Washington Post:
High-schoolers tracked a wolf pack for years. The feds killed eight of the pups, conservationists say.
Discussion: The Hill
The Hill:
Bannon's subpoena snub sets up big decision for Biden DOJ  —  Former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon's choice to buck a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol could tee up a big decision for a Justice Department determined to strike an independent tone.
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Jon Stewart says Trump has ‘a very good chance’ in 2024
Discussion: Breitbart and Trending Politics
New York Times:
Biden's Proposal to Empower I.R.S. Rattles Banks and Their Customers  —  To help fund its new initiatives, the Biden administration wants banks to report more customer information.  Account holders aren't happy.  —  When the Biden administration looked for ways to pay for the president's …
Discussion: Political Wire
Simon Miles / Globe and Mail:
KGB archives show how Chrystia Freeland drew the ire (and respect) of Soviet intelligence services  —  The Soviet Union's secret police, the infamous KGB, praised her savvy and erudition, even as she frustrated their attempts to spy on her in Cold War Ukraine.  They tagged her with the code name Frida.
Ellie Rushing / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
FBI raids home of Philadelphia Proud Boys' vice president to gather info about Capitol attack plans  —  The FBI raided the home of the vice president of the Proud Boys' Philadelphia chapter on Friday, seizing his computer, phone, and other electronics to gather information on the Jan. 6 attack …
Discussion: Raw Story
Niara Savage / Yahoo News:
Texas Boogaloo Boy Admits In Court He Traveled to Minneapolis After George Floyd Died, Fired 13 Shots In Police Precinct Building to Sow Chaos  —  African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by Derek Chauvin  —  A Texas man pleaded guilty on Sept. 30 …
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Paul McCartney Doesn't Really Want to Stop the Show  —  Half a century after the Beatles broke up, he's still correcting the record—and making new ones. … Early evening in late summer, the golden hour in the village of East Hampton.  The surf is rough and pounds its regular measure on the shore.
Wall Street Journal:
Strange Quiet Arrives in Afghanistan After Decades of War  —  Residents are returning to Taliban-controlled regions after years of displacement, visiting homes and relatives they haven't seen in years  —  SANGIN, Afghanistan—Eighteen years after his bakery was destroyed in an American airstrike …
Ian Haney Lopez / link.medium.com:
Shor is mainly wrong about racism (which is to say, about electoral politics)  —  A race-informed response to Ezra Klein's engagement with David Shor  —  What Shor gets right  —  Shor is correct that most Democratic messaging makes it harder to win elections because it either fails …
Discussion: Washington Post and Balloon Juice
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Freddie deBoer:   That One Side Would Like to Utterly Destroy the Other Side Seems Significant, To Me
 
 
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MSNBC:
Rep. Scalise refuses to say 2020 election wasn't stolen
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Toward a Unified Theory of Blob-dom
Michael Brendan Dougherty / National Review:
January 6 Was No Hoax  —  Trump abused the trust of his supporters, and the result was a disgrace.
Discussion: HotAir
Rachel Poser / New Yorker:
Stash-House Stings Carry Real Penalties for Fake Crimes
Wall Street Journal:
Indian Health Service Managers Protected a Pedophile in Their Midst. Now the Agency Is Protecting Them.
Associated Press:
Fiona Hill, a nobody to Trump and Putin, saw into them both
 Earlier Items: 
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Is Durham Circling Jake Sullivan? The Special Counsel May Not Be Done With National Security Adviser
Discussion: Fox News
Matthew Cooper / Washington Monthly:
Chuck Schumer, Chutzpah, and the Crybaby Republicans
Discussion: New York Post and Florida Phoenix
Robby Soave / Reason:
The New York Times Spreads Misinformation About COVID-19
Discussion: Breitbart
A.B. Stoddard / Real Clear Politics:
If Polls Are Right, Dems Are Doomed. If They're Wrong, It's Worse.
Discussion: HotAir and Ace of Spades HQ
Gitit Levy-Paz / The Forward:
Why won't Sally Rooney allow her latest novel to be translated into Hebrew?
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Joe Biden Is in a World of Trouble
Discussion: Balloon Juice
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
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How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
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