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12:20 PM ET, October 2, 2022

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Soumya Karlamangla / New York Times:
Anti-Vaccine Parents Go From Welcome to Ostracized in Marin County  —  The wealthy California county just north of San Francisco has one of the nation's highest Covid-19 vaccination rates after years of being known for parents who opposed shots for childhood diseases.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump's latest attack on McConnell sets a new standard of despicable  —  When you are dealing with someone for whom there is no bottom, it's not exactly surprising to seem him hit a new low.  Nonetheless, Donald Trump's latest social media broadside against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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New York Times:
Lawmakers Confront a Rise in Threats and Intimidation, and Fear Worse  —  Violent political speech has increasingly crossed into the realm of in-person confrontation for members of Congress in both parties, raising the prospect of a disastrous event.  —  WASHINGTON — In Bangor, Maine …
Discussion: Insider
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Washington Post:
Putin overruled his top security service in prisoner swap with Ukraine
Discussion: RedState
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Putin Has Left the World No Other Option But Regime Change
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republicans abandon Obamacare repeal  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans are abandoning their long crusade to repeal the Affordable Care Act, making the 2022 election the first in more than a decade that won't be fought over whether to protect or undo President Barack Obama's signature achievement.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Associated Press:
10 torture sites in 1 town: Russia sowed pain, fear in Izium  —  The first time the Russian soldiers caught him, they tossed him bound and blindfolded into a trench covered with wooden boards for days on end.  Then they beat him, over and over: Legs, arms, a hammer to the knees, all accompanied by furious diatribes against Ukraine.
Alex Morris / Rolling Stone:
Michael Fanone Is Not Your Fucking Hero  —  He almost lost his life defending the Capitol on Jan. 6.  Now, he's a #resistance star — and he hates it  —  Jared Soares for Rolling Stone … ET IT BE known that Michael Fanone does not in any way, shape, or form want to visit the U.S. Capitol.
Bud Foster / KOLD-TV:
Teen girl denied medication refill under AZ's new abortion law  —  TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - A 14-year-old Tucson girl was denied a refill of a life-saving prescription drug she had been taking for years just two days after Arizona's new abortion law had taken effect.
Discussion: Eschaton
Paul Farrell / Daily Mail:
Biden phones hero Coast Guard diver to congratulate him for rescuing lives of Florida residents - just days before he will FIRE him for being unvaccinated as 20,000 members of military face axe  — An heroic Coast Guard swimmer who saved the life of a disabled woman during Hurricane Ian …
Discussion: TRMLX
Justin George / Washington Post:
Fare evasion in D.C. is rising.  Money troubles are pushing Metro to confront it.  —  Evasion has proliferated during the pandemic and is a visible reminder to many riders of revenue Metro is not collecting  —  The financial and service challenges Metro is facing amid a shift to telework …
New Jersey Online:
The Star-Ledger endorsement: Tom Malinowski over Tom Kean Jr.  —  To take the measure of Republican Tom Kean Jr.'s character, start with a visit to his campaign web site, where you will not see a single word about abortion.  —  But know that he has a second web site, one that his campaign pushes only to conservative voters.
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
US supreme court to decide cases with ‘monumental’ impact on democracy  —  Many fear the potential for extreme rightwing rulings on topics ranging from affirmative action to voting rights  —  n Monday, the nine justices of the US supreme court will take their seats at the start of a new judicial year …
Tana Ganeva / Rolling Stone:
‘We Are Human Beings’: Alabama Prisoners Strike to Protest Abusive Conditions, Excessive Sentencing  —  Inmates across the deep-red state are refusing to work, demanding better treatment and an overhaul of out-of-whack standards that offer little chance of rehabilitation
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
How Iran's Hijab Protest Movement Became So Powerful  —  Four decades after the Islamic Revolution, simmering tensions have come to a head.  What sets the current wave of protests apart from those that came before?  —  Last month, Iran's morality police arrested Mahsa Amini …
Discussion: The National Interest
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Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Apocalypse now: Democrats embrace a dark midterm message  —  Biden and the Democrats planned to run mostly on their accomplishments.  But warnings of a Republican dystopia are becoming a bigger part of their message.  —  Democrat Max Frost, running for U.S. Congress in Florida …
John Branch / New York Times:
The Racial Divide Herschel Walker Couldn't Outrun  —  As a teenage football prodigy, Mr. Walker was pressed to join a fight for civil rights in his hometown.  His decision echoes decades later.  —  WRIGHTSVILLE, Ga. — The race for a critical Senate seat was in full motion by midsummer …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
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Associated Press:
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Michael Grunwald / The Atlantic:
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Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
VP Kamala Harris says hurricane recovery should take ‘equity’ into account
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Americans captured by Russia detail months of beatings, interrogation
Discussion: CBS News
The Sunday Times:
Kwasi Kwarteng's ‘budget day’ cocktail party with financiers who may have profited from crash
Spencer Lindquist / Breitbart:
George Soros's Open Society Foundation Puts Millions Behind Pro-Amnesty, Pro-Illegal Immigration Groups
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
National Archives says it's still missing records from Trump officials
Linda Robertson / Miami Herald:
Searching for survivors at Ian's ground zero, Fort Myers Beach. It doesn't always end well
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Politico