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12:35 AM ET, August 10, 2021

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CBS Miami:
Gov. Ron DeSantis' Office: State Education Board Could Withhold Salaries Of Superintendents, School Board Members Who Implement Mask Mandates  —  TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) - The Office of Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Board of Education could withhold the salaries of superintendents …
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Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Team Biden's war on DeSantis is all about kneecapping a successful GOP governor
Discussion: Washington Post
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Why governors' races will be so critical in 2022
Discussion: Kevin Drum
Ray A. Smith / Wall Street Journal:
Vaccination Status Has Americans Picking Sides  —  Vaccination status is splitting up groups of close friends and families; ‘it could just turn into a really nasty battle’  —  Weeks of rising Covid-19 cases have hardened divisions within families, communities and friend groups over which members …
Discussion: Raw Story
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN must investigate Chris Cuomo  —  Brian Stelter, host of CNN's “Reliable Sources,” attempted a demonstration of journalistic independence on his Sunday program.  In light of last week's report from New York's attorney general documenting Democratic Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's alleged sexual harassment …
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New York Times:
Roberta Kaplan, Who Aided Cuomo, Resigns from Time's Up  —  Ms. Kaplan, a prominent progressive lawyer, was involved in an effort to discredit a woman who had accused Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, a report said.  —  Roberta A. Kaplan, the chairwoman of Time's Up and co-founder …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Albany's newspaper has covered Gov. Cuomo's sexual misconduct admirably. Chris Cuomo and CNN have blown it.
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas hospitals to delay nonessential procedures as COVID-19 patients strain capacity  —  Abbott's request was one of several steps to address rising coronavirus case numbers and hospitalizations.  He did not back down from his refusal to allow local mask mandates.  —  Copy link
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Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Kids sick with Covid are filling up children's hospitals in areas seeing spikes … As vaccination rates lag and the new delta variant surges, Covid infection rates among kids have risen and children's hospitals are seeing a spike in medical care needs among the young patients.
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Voting Machine Tampering Is Coming From Inside The MAGA House  —  Colorado County Clerk Tina Peters May Have Committed The Very Crime She Accused The Left Of Committing  —  “The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.”  - Hal Holbrook
Discussion: Election Law Blog and Raw Story
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Charles Ashby / Daily Sentinel:
Mesa County clerk's office under state investigation for breach of security
Discussion: The Colorado Sun and Joe.My.God.
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon to require COVID vaccine for all troops by Sept. 15  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 15, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.  That deadline could be pushed up if the vaccine receives final FDA approval …
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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on COVID-⁠19 Vaccines for Service Members
Discussion: WINK NEWS, UPI, IJR and Townhall
Charlie Warzel / Galaxy Brain:
I Need To Stop Scrolling  —  The diminishing returns of constant covid news … EDITOR'S NOTE: I left an editing note to myself in bold in the original draft of this newsletter at the end of the first paragraph.  Because I forgot to address it before I scheduled this piece to publish …
James Hill / ABC News:
Prince Andrew sued in federal court for alleged sexual abuse  —  The lawsuit comes almost two years to the day that Epstein died in jail.  —  An alleged victim of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew of Britain on Monday, accusing the embattled 61-year-old royal …
Robby Soave / Reason:
D.C. Gyms Want To Require Vaccination Instead of Masks.  The City Said No.  —  Last week, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser reinstated a citywide mask mandate for all indoor spaces, even though the city's recent uptick in COVID-19 cases has not yet produced a rash of deaths or hospitalizations …
James Barragán / The Texas Tribune:
Austin judge signs order to block arrests of Democrats who refuse to return to Texas Capitol for special session  —  A state district judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the arrest of House Democrats who have broken quorum, paving the way for those who remain outside …
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The Charlotte Observer:
Charlotte City Council adopts new nondiscrimination ordinance |  Charlotte Observer  —  Charlotte 2021 nondiscrimination ordinance  —  The Charlotte City Council, five years after HB2, will again look to pass an updated ordinance prohibiting non-discrimination based on gender identity, and numerous other areas.
Daniel E. Slotnik / New York Times:
Dallas school district defies governor's ban and announces a mask mandate.  —  The Dallas Independent School District said on Monday that everyone — students, employees and visitors — must wear a mask while on school property, starting Tuesday.  —  The mandate, which officials said was temporary …
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Jennifer Van Laar / RedState:
Here's What We Know About California's “Print-at-Home Ballot” Recall Election Scheme  —  The story was all over social media this weekend: Crazy California Democrats have come up with another way to cheat on elections, this time by allowing every voter to vote from the “comfort of their own home” …
Spencer Hsu / Washington Post:
Judge asks why Capitol rioters are paying just $1.5 million for attack, while U.S. taxpayers will pay more than $500 million  —  A federal judge on Monday questioned why U.S. prosecutors are asking Capitol riot defendants to pay only $1.5 million in restitution while American taxpayers …
Discussion: Politico and Insider
Philip Klein / National Review:
After Infrastructure Surrender, Republicans Deserve to Lose  —  Republicans have helped put President Biden several steps closer to passing his top legislative priority in voting multiple times to advance an unnecessary and costly infrastructure bill that will pave the way for Democrats to pass their multi-trillion dollar social agenda.
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Dr. Tony Fauci On Masks At School For K-3rd Grade; CDC Credibility; The “Omega” Variant  —  Dr. Tony Fauci joined me Monday morning:  —  Audio:  —  08-09hhs-fauci  —  Transcript:  —  HH: So pleased to welcome back Dr. Fauci.  Good morning, Dr. Fauci.  Welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show...Don't hear you, Dr. Hello?
Robert Knight / Washington Times:
The COVID-19 rise of deception and tyranny  —  Federal agencies, local governments are running wild with pandemic authoritarianism  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  If nothing else, the pandemic has exposed the contempt that government health officials, the Democrats and their media have for the public.
Rafael Kruchin / Haaretz:
‘Pro-Israel’ Meets neo-Nazi: Brazil's Bolsonaro Unveils His New Best Friends on the German Far Right  —  The Brazilian president's proximity to neo-Nazi groups is nothing new.  But Jair Bolsonaro's brazen welcome for the German AfD party last month still sent shockwaves through the Jewish community, media and civil society.
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Infrastructure Is Having A Moment In Washington.  High-Speed Rail Is Not.  —  “There's no other country that builds highways and airways and never even considers high-speed rail as an option,” one rail advocate lamented.  —  The largest federal investment in the nation's infrastructure …
Peter Beinart / The Beinart Notebook:
Seeing the Things in Front of Our Eyes  —  What made Ben and Jerry's divest from the West Bank?  Much of the answer lies in Vermont, in the local movement that grew there over many years.  It's a fascinating example of how citizen struggles, led by ordinary people, can bring historic change.
Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:
The US is sending B-52s and AC-130 gunships back in Afghanistan to slow its impending collapse  —  The security situation in Afghanistan is so bad that the U.S. Air Force has brought out some of its biggest guns in an attempt to stop the Taliban's blitzkrieg throughout the country.
Discussion: Fox News, Al Jazeera and France 24
 
 
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Capitol rioter who destroyed media equipment re-arrested for allegedly strangling family member
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María Paúl / Washington Post:
Florida church reeling after six members die within 10 days amid spike in cases
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