Top Biden allies say he's still the best bet to win against Trump in November ( www.nbcnews.com )
Biden Offered No Alternative to Trump’s Pro-Policing Authoritarianism in Debate ( truthout.org )
Donald Trump's overarching narrative for the debate was that Joe Biden has diminished U.S. power by opening the border and allowing millions of "Illegal immigrants" released "From prisons, jails and mental institutions" to come into the country to "Take our jobs," overwhelm our health care and Social Security systems, and rape...
‘A death sentence for music’: the battle for America’s last Live Nation-free city ( www.theguardian.com )
From tiny coffee shops where folkies sway to acoustic guitars and mandolins, to thronging dark halls where bodies collide as metal bands and hip hop artists dominate the stage, live music can be heard seeping out of venues across Portland on almost any given night....
Trump loyalists plan to name and shame ‘blacklist’ of federal workers ( www.theguardian.com )
Armed with rhetoric about the “deep state”, a conservative-backed group is planning to publicly name and shame career government employees that they consider hostile to Donald Trump....
Rep. Jamie Raskin says 'honest and serious conversations are taking place' about Biden's political future after debate ( www.nbcnews.com )
Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought ( www.theguardian.com )
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China: New guidelines are an unacceptable escalation in attack on Taiwan’s freedom of expression, rights group says ( www.article19.org )
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NJ Does Not Renew Trump's Liquor Licenses At 2 Golf Clubs After Felony Conviction ( patch.com )
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Bitcoiner contributes to Julian Assange’s freedom, pays $500K debt in BTC ( cointelegraph.com )
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Outrage as China hospital charges patient fee for sitting down on a chair while receiving an intravenous infusion as health authority says fee is in line with regulations ( www.scmp.com )
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Etsy to ban sale of most sex toys, explicit content, and more ( mashable.com )
Online retailer Etsy will prohibit sales of most sex toys, content that depicts sex acts and genitalia, and more starting July 29....
“They Didn’t Spare Anyone”: The Story of an Israeli Massacre in Gaza ( www.thenation.com )
South China Sea: Chinese academics urged to ‘construct narratives’ to defend maritime claims by China ( www.scmp.com )
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American Ninja Warrior winner Drew Dreschel sentenced to 10 years for child sex crimes ( www.usatoday.com )
Los Angeles’s Mayor Was Contemplating a Mask Ban. She Just Got Covid. ( newrepublic.com )
A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden's debate performance ( apnews.com )
A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance earlier in the week....
Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network ( www.theguardian.com )
A prime mover behind the Shirion Collective, a conspiracy-minded, pro-Israel disinformation network seeking to shape public opinion about the Gaza conflict in the US, Australia and the UK, is a tech entrepreneur named Daniel Linden living in Florida who co-wrote a guidebook for OnlyFans users, the Guardian can reveal....
State Farm seeking 30% rate hike for California homeowners ( abc7.com )
'It's a mess': Biden turns to family on his path forward after his disastrous debate ( www.nbcnews.com )
Moreover, according to a senior Democratic official, the party leadership would have much more control over choosing a replacement if Biden were to drop out after receiving the nomination than if he did so beforehand. Once a candidate is officially nominated, there is a process for the Democratic National Committee members to...
CNN reports 20-year record low debate viewership ( www.salon.com )
Memo Reveals Trump’s Plan to Slash the Size of the G.O.P. Platform ( www.nytimes.com )
Iranian Snap Elections Head to Runoff After Reformist Pezeshkian Takes Narrow Lead | Common Dreams ( www.commondreams.org )
Nevada adds proposed constitutional amendment for abortion rights to 2024 ballot ( www.pbs.org )
A ballot question to enshrine Nevada's abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State's office announced Friday, and Democrats across the nation hope similar measures mobilize supporters on Election Day.
Facial Recognition Led to Wrongful Arrests. So Detroit Is Making Changes. ( www.nytimes.com )
Iranian reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili head to runoff presidential election ( www.pbs.org )
Iran will hold a runoff presidential election pitting a little-known reformist against a hard-line former nuclear negotiator after results released Saturday showed the lowest-ever poll turnout in the Islamic Republic's history.
