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Politics

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• President Trump defends coronavirus response after Bob Woodward interview audio gets published: “I don’t want to scare people” (Fox News)

• Woodward, facing criticism, defends decision to withhold Trump’s virus comments (AP)

• Dr. Anthony Fauci reacts to Woodward reporting: “Didn’t get any sense” that Trump downplayed coronavirus (Washington Examiner)

• James Mattis told then-DNI Dan Coats they may be forced to take “collective action” against “unfit” Trump, according to Woodward (National Review)

• Trump announces list of potential Supreme Court nominees; candidates include ironclad conservatives Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz, and Josh Hawley (Washington Examiner)

• Meanwhile, Joe Biden doesn’t release list of 20 potential SCOTUS nominees (Washington Examiner)

• Democrats exploit riots and emotions to outraise Trump by over $150 million in August (Politico)

• William Barr: “There could be” [correction: there should be] more criminal charges in Durham investigation (Washington Examiner)

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Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate

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• “Woke” Oscars unveil diversity criteria for award eligibility (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Kirstie Alley: New Oscars inclusion requirements “a disgrace to artists everywhere” (The Daily Wire)

• Study: Hollywood casts more light-skinned actors for ChiCom market (Axios)

• Double standards: Disney threatened to pull out of Georgia over abortion law but filmed in region where Chinese Uighurs are imprisoned (The Daily Signal)

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Around the Nation

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• Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler viewed negatively by two-thirds of city’s voters (Fox News)

• Salon owner Erica Kious is closing her shop after maskless visit by Nancy “Special Rules” Pelosi (New York Post)

• Voter fraud cases emerge in the battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia (The Daily Signal)

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Education

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• Faux black professor Jessica Krug resigns from teaching position at George Washington University (NBC News)

• University of Michigan apologizes for apparent segregation of student events (The Washington Free Beacon)

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Health

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• Cringeworthy study debunked: There was no “Sturgis superspreader” COVID-19 event (PJ Media)

• Almost two million fewer teenagers are vaping now compared to last year (Time)

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National Security

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• Whistleblower claims DHS leaders altered intelligence; complaint was released by coup co-conspirator Adam Schiff (The Washington Times)

• U.S. cancels over 1,000 visas for Chinese nationals deemed security risks (CNBC)

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Other Notables

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• Chicago murder rate cut “roughly in half” since before Operation Legend (Fox News)

• As DC mayor seeks to remove statues, Hillsdale College puts up more (The Federalist)

Look at the headline, then look at the photo.

That’s how stupid the media think you are. pic.twitter.com/7jTHJhyl5D

— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) September 9, 2020

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Closing Arguments

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• Policy: Eight school choice reforms for the coronavirus era (American Enterprise Institute)

• Policy: Why Trump’s Hispanic support is growing (The Federalist)

• Satire: AOC praises California for cutting carbon footprint to zero in blackout (Genesius Times)

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