NOTE: It is Labor Day, so the news briefing might be a little shorter than normal. However, that being said, I am still putting it out here just like I had done on other holidays!)

Good morning! Here is your news briefing for Monday September 2, 2019.

THE RESURGENT

The Resurgent’s Morning Briefing for September 2,2019 View this email in your browser Share Tweet Forward Good morning, Here is all the news conservatives need to know to start their day.  At 4pm ET, you can catch me on radio to bring you up to speed on developments throughout the day.  You can listen live here.   Facebook Is Still Up To Its Old Tricks Facebook’s persecution of Live Action and recent removal of other content that does not violate Facebook’s community standards shows that Facebook still has work to do. The post Facebook Is Still Up To Its Old Tricks appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Author of Hoax Gender Studies Papers Punished by Portland State University In 2017 and 2018, Portland State University philosophy professor Peter Boghossian set out to display the intellectual vacuity of women’s and gender studies as an academic endeavor. He, along with a few others, authored hoax research papers and submitted them to prominent academic publications. It is impossible to overstate how nonsensical these papers are. From […] The post Author of Hoax Gender Studies Papers Punished by Portland State University appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Why Trump Is Worse In 2020 Than 2016 Constitutionalists should consider Trump’s abuses of executive power disqualifying. The post Why Trump Is Worse In 2020 Than 2016 appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Dave Chappelle Pushes the Antithesis on Abortion The presuppositional method of Christian apologetics entails the emphasizing of the antithesis between Christian and non-Christian worldviews for the purpose of showing the stark differences between them, specifically regarding the differences in the ability of each worldview to coherently account for the laws of logic and morality. By the presuppositional method, Christianity is shown to […] The post Dave Chappelle Pushes the Antithesis on Abortion appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Senate Appointment the Ideal Time to Showcase Strong Group of “Newcomers” As news of Johnny Isakson’s retirement broke, expressions of gratitude for the senator’s long record of public service quickly turned to speculation on a replacement. And, for the most part, the names being tossed around were solid but unimaginative. Now, I want to state from the outset that the best candidate for the job currently […] The post Senate Appointment the Ideal Time to Showcase Strong Group of “Newcomers” appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Lindsey Graham Challenger: Stacey Abrams’s Loss Was ‘Criminal’ The post Lindsey Graham Challenger: Stacey Abrams’s Loss Was ‘Criminal’ appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Joe Biden: Undocumented Children ‘Become Americans Before a Lot of Americans Become Americans’ The post Joe Biden: Undocumented Children ‘Become Americans Before a Lot of Americans Become Americans’ appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Pete Buttigieg Implies The Economy Wasn’t “Working For Most Of Us” Under President Obama The post Pete Buttigieg Implies The Economy Wasn’t “Working For Most Of Us” Under President Obama appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Bernie Wants a Meat Tax? The post Bernie Wants a Meat Tax? appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Racially Insensitive…Chocolate? When the social justice warriors come for Cadbury, nobody is safe. The post Racially Insensitive…Chocolate? appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser »   Recent Items: Remember, you can listen to the Erick Erickson Show anytime and anywhere via WSB Radio, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. As always, you can find pretty much anything and everything I’m writing about throughout the day via The Resurgent. Thanks for reading and tuning in. Erick Erickson THE RESURGENT Facebook Twitter Instagram Copyright © 2019 The Resurgent Media Group, LLC, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

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LIBERTY NATION

Daily Briefing Conservative News | Libertarian News | Commentary VISIT LibertyNation.com     FROM OUR NEWSROOM A Happy Labor Day from Liberty Nation By Liberty Nation Staff It’s all about the dream. Click Here   What America’s Thinking Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke says: “Our country was founded on racism – and is still racist today.” Fifty-five percent (55%) disagree with that statement. 39% of American Adults believe violent video games lead to more violence in our society. Forty-three percent (43%) disagree. Just 19% of American Adults say they owe more money than they did a year ago. This compares to 34% five years ago and is the lowest finding in surveying since early 2009. 56% of Likely U.S. Voters agree that “… having Russia in a friendly posture, as opposed to always fighting with them, is an asset to the world and an asset to our country, not a liability.”   Labor Day in the Trump Era: Let the Good Times Roll By Sarah Cowgill The American Dream is alive and well in the Trump era. Click Here   Washington Whispers Coming down the pipeline: JPMorgan says: “We believe the dollar could lose its status as the world’s dominant currency.” While political pundits are claiming this is the first signs of recession, insiders suggest this is more a “self-fulfilling prophecy” and an attempt to tank the economy before the election. With the release of the OIG report into James Comey’s conduct, could this be just the beginning of the troubles for the former FBI director? NYC is already the national leader in losing residents (270 per day); the latest info suggests that this figure could rise as quality of life continues to suffer. As DeVos launches Loan Forgiveness rule for those defrauded by their colleges, many are asking whether it’s time to start demanding more transparency.   A Progressive Labor Day: Let’s Take Back Our Celebration By James Fite A Labor Day satire: The Cultural Appropriation of May Day. Click Here   News Roundup We’ve Surfed The Web for You Eric Swalwell Mocks ‘Good Guys with Guns’ For Not Stopping Midland Shooter WATCH: Former Planned Parenthood Manager Describes Horrific Abortion Procedure Steep new US, China tariffs go into effect, as companies warn of higher consumer prices Exclusive–Hilarie Gamm: Amazon, Google Reap 15 Percent Discount to Hire Foreigners over American Graduates Beto: If Elected, I Am Going To Confiscate Your Semi-Auto Firearms   The State of the American Worker: Looking Good on Labor Day By Andrew Moran American workers continue to thrive in a free market system. Click Here     WATCH NOW FEATURED LNTV

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View in your browser           The Memo: 2020 Democrats enter crucial stretch BY NIALL STANAGE Tuesday will mark exactly five months until the Iowa caucuses, the first contest in the Democratic nominating process for president. It’s a milestone that also signals the campaign becoming more competitive. Read the full story here     McConnell’s Supreme Court hypocrisy BY JUAN WILLIAMS Opinion | In the age of Trump, I remain an optimist. It’s easy to get depressed if you get locked into dark thoughts about how a third of the country is not concerned about the chaos, bullying and lies coming from the Trump White House. Read the full story here     Trump plays to evangelical base with hard-line support for Israel BY MIKE LILLIS President Trump’s recent push to win over Jewish voters faces an uphill battle, but his hard-line support for Israel may be aimed at a different audience altogether: evangelical Christians. Read the full story here     West Texas mass shooting reignites gun control debate BY ZACK BUDRYK A mass shooting in West Texas on Saturday reenergized a push by Democrats for tighter restrictions on guns on Sunday even as President Trump said the deadly rampage, which killed at least seven in the cities of Odessa and Midland, “hasn’t really changed anything.” Read the full story here       Trump says West Texas shooting ‘hasn’t changed anything’ in ongoing gun talks BY MORGAN CHALFANT   President Trump said Sunday that he is still talking to Congress about measures to stem gun violence but that Saturday’s shooting in West Texas that left seven people dead “hasn’t changed anything.” Read the full story here     Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in the Bahamas BY REBECCA KLAR Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the Bahamas on Sunday afternoon as a storm the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said is the strongest in more than eight decades. Read the full story here     Trump on Hurricane Dorian: ‘I’m not sure that I’ve ever even heard of a Category 5’ BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO President Trump said that he is unsure that he has “ever even heard of the Category 5” hurricane while discussing Hurricane Dorian at a press briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Read the full story here     Ocasio-Cortez mocks Boston ‘Straight Pride Parade’ over lack of women BY JUSTIN WISE Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Saturday called out participants in Boston’s “Straight Pride Parade,” saying it should have been called the “I-Struggle-With-Masculinity” parade. Read the full story here     Trump targets Debra Messing after actress calls for exposing Hollywood donors BY JUSTIN WISE President Trump on Sunday targeted actress Debra Messing after she called for publicizing the list of donors who are reportedly attending a Beverly Hills fundraiser where the president is slated to appear. Read the full story here     Giuliani claims Comey tried to ‘frame’ Trump after IG report BY RACHEL FRAZIN President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani accused former FBI Director James Comey of trying to “frame” the president after the publication of an inspector general report found that Comey’s handling of memos was in violation of FBI policies. Read the full story here     Can’t America have a little self-respect on immigration? BY ANN COULTER Opinion | Couldn’t America have a little self-respect? Japan, Denmark and Israel do. Read the full story here     Why the trade war will hurt Trump BY DOUGLAS SCHOEN Opinion | Today, the latest round of tariffs will be placed on imports from China, including many everyday items such as plastic goods and electronics. Read the full story here     CNN: Hurricane Dorian slams into the Bahamas BY CNN STAFF  Many people are without adequate shelter as Hurricane Dorian’s category 5 winds and rains caused “extensive damage” to the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama, according to initial assessments from authorities and Red Cross officials on the ground. Read the full story here     Associated Press: US vows support for Ukraine after Trump backs Russia in G-7 BY AP STAFF Vice President Mike Pence has assured Ukraine’s president his country has U.S. support after President Donald Trump advocated for letting Russia re-join the Group of Seven despite its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Hong Kong students go back to school, but protests won’t cool BY NATASHA KHAN HONG KONG — Government authorities had hoped that the unrest and upheaval of the past few months would recede after youthful protesters returned to school on Monday. But thousands of students plan to prove them wrong by boycotting class. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: Dorian snapping trees, tearing off roofs in the Bahamas BY JASPER WARD and ANTHONY FAIOLA NASSAU, Bahamas — As the eyewall of the strongest storm to hit the Bahamas descended on the picturesque island town of Marsh Harbour, Nikieva Wallace watched in horror. Read the full story here     Bloomberg: Fate of Brexit is up in the air as Johnson delivers surprises BY ROBERT HUTTON Boris Johnson’s summer is over. The week that could determine how long he remains prime minister — and how or whether Britain leaves the European Union — is about to begin. 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Connect: Facebook Twitter YouTube View this email in your browser “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise,” (Jeremiah 17:14, ESV). Remembering a Forgotten Champion of Labor: Calvin Coolidge By John Hendrickson on Sep 02, 2019 12:00 am John Hendrickson: Calvin Coolidge valued American labor and the spirit of work and his policies led to job creation and economic expansion. Read in browser » Recent Articles: Featured Sermon: The Church at Laodicea (Revelation 3:14-22) Women’s Rights on Trial in​ the U.S. Supreme Court Iowa Students, Remember to Dream Big “The Pursuit” Demonstrates The Power Of Free Enterprise Episode 87: Is Wealth Immoral? Launched in 2006,  Caffeinated Thoughts reports news and shares commentary about culture, current events, faith and state and national politics from a Christian and conservative point of view.  Caffeinated Thoughts P.O. Box 57184 Des Moines, IA 50317 (515) 321-5077 Editor, Shane Vander Hart Connect: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Share Tweet Share Forward Copyright © 2019 Caffeinated Thoughts, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS

CDN’s Daily News Blast delivers the day’s news first! View this email in your browser CDN Daily News Blast 09/02/2019 Excerpts: Stand with ICE rally taking place in Aurora, Colorado on Memorial Day By Amalia White – This Labor Day, fellow patriots will be gathering alongside Michelle Malkin, Tom Tancredo, and Randy Corporon in a #StandWithIce support rally. Conservative powerhouse, Michelle Malkin, is leading the way to honor the brave men and women who labor at the front lines to defend against the immigration invasion. This rally … Stand with ICE rally taking place in Aurora, Colorado on Memorial Day is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Monday, September 2, 2019 By R. Mitchell – President Donald Trump has no public events on his schedule for Monday as he will be monitoring hurricane Dorian and directing the federal disaster response. Keep up with Trump on Our President’s Schedule Page. President Trump’s Itinerary for 9/2/19 All Times EDT No Public Events – The White House White … President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Monday, September 2, 2019 is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Ginsburg On Cancer Treatment: ‘I’m On My Way To Being Very Well’ By Kevin Daley – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said her health is improving after a fourth bout with cancer Saturday, telling a friendly audience in Washington, D.C., that her work sustains her during difficult periods. The Supreme Court announced Aug. 23 that the 86-year-old progressive icon was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. “This … Ginsburg On Cancer Treatment: ‘I’m On My Way To Being Very Well’ is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Hurricane Dorian Strengthens To ‘Catastrophic’ Category 5 By Mary Margaret Olohan – Hurricane Dorian has upgraded to a “catastrophic” Category 5, according to reports from the National Hurricane Center. The National Hurricane Center tweeted Sunday that Dorian progressed from a Category 4 to a Category 5, calling the hurricane “catastrophic.” The center also revealed that the hurricane has winds of 160 mph. … Hurricane Dorian Strengthens To ‘Catastrophic’ Category 5 is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on »       See all breaking news, conservative commentary, political cartoons and more posted to CDN at our Home Page.       Follow on Twitter Friend on Facebook Add on Google Plus Copyright © 2019 Conservative Daily News, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

THE BLAZE

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Trending now Former Marine had firearms seized under Oregon’s ‘red flag’ law over anti-Antifa comments   Beto O’Rourke reaffirms dark gun control plan — and says it won’t be voluntary       More from TheBlaze Republican lawmaker makes ominous prediction about IG Horowitz’s FISA abuse report   MSNBC’s Chris Hayes unleashes on conservatives over alleged ‘simple truth’ about Electoral College     ‘Will & Grace’ actors want to dox, blacklist Beverly Hills Trump supporters — it does not go over well   Bernie Sanders open to ‘meat tax’ to fight climate change in answer to insane town hall question   more stories One last thing… Eric Swalwell grotesquely uses Texas massacre as basis for snarky dig at good guys with guns Rep. Eric Swalwell has a history of comically bad takes and failed attempts at “owning the cons” on Twitter. And he is not one to let something like death and sorrow to get in the way of his untouchable record streak of fails, as we saw on Sunday when he decided to make a sarcastic, snarky, no doubt in his mind witty jab at the idea that a private Read more Share Tweet Email

BRIGHT

Monday, September 2, 2019 Fact: Summer isn’t over if you still have a summer reading list! In this special Labor Day edition of BRIGHT, we bring you an interview with NYT bestselling author, combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient Sean Parnell, as well as exclusive excerpt of his new novel, All Out War. He chose this excerpt especially for BRIGHT readers! Enjoy our interview and your holiday!   What’s your morning routine? It really depends on whether or not I have the kids. If I don’t have the kids, I’m up at 5:30 in the morning and I’m writing first thing. At about 7:30, I go to the gym and I stay in the gym from eight to nine. And then I come home and I cook breakfast. And my breakfast is always the same. I am a creature of habit. I always eat scrambled eggs with mild shredded cheddar cheese. I eat the same thing every freaking day and three eggs every day. I feel like it’s a product of me being in the military where it’s just like I just have a rigorous battle rhythm that I adhere to. I also drink the same four cups of coffee with the same sugar-free hazelnut creamer. When you asked that question and I’m forced to answer it, it reminds me of how much of a slave to my routine I am. And that’s when I don’t have the kids. When I have the kids and it’s during the school year, it’s like I run my house like you would run a basic training for 10. My kids are little, we have fun with it. They wake up, basically at 6:50 on the dot. It takes them about an hour to get ready. The first thing they do when they wake up, before they come downstairs, they’re gonna brush their teeth, make their bed, have their school clothes on, have to comb their hair before they even come downstairs. And so once all three of them do that, and once I’ve sort of done a spot check to make sure that all those things have been done, they come downstairs for breakfast. Typically what I do for breakfast for them is I precooked like French toast or pancakes. That’s just a matter of something I can mass cook them real quick. Then I make sure that they pack their backpacks and pack their own lunches every day. And then I inspect all those things I had, they all stand and make a little line. I feel like my kids like the structure, you know, they just love it. Then we get in my truck and I get them to school probably about 10 after eight every day they have time to get to homeroom by 8:25. I know it sounds a little crazy to be that compulsive that like, but I swear to God, every one of my morning goes right. After I drop the kids off at school, then I go to the gym, go home and do my eggs. It’s my regular day, just pushed back two hours. What book, movie and TV show did you last recommend to a friend? I’ve been just watching Stranger Things, season three. I love, I love that show. The last movie that I recommended was Detective Pikachu I took my kids to go see it. There were at least two twists in that movie that I did not see coming. The last book that I recommended was Stephen King’s Needful Things. What’s the last picture you took on your phone? I’m designing a tattoo sleeve on my right arm and I’m putting together the phases of it. I’m at the second phase of that tattoo sleeve on my right arm, which is kind of cool. The first session I did was six hours long. This session was I think four hours long. I still have two more sessions to go. There’s still a lot of detail that has to be layered in and highlights in color. What I like about this tattoo is that it’s portraitism. So, it is different. A lot of tattoo artists will just do black outline. For mine, we’ll do the outline first and then I’ll have the color put in. I like American traditionalism. So it’s sort of like color by numbers, almost like a painting. You have to sort of layer it in, do large portions of the tattoo. But he’ll go back in and add detail after the fact. And that’s what this photo is. It’s the second of four phases.    How is writing a novel different for you versus writing about your own experiences in the military? You know what, just being perfectly honest with you, it’s so much harder. It is so much harder, you know, like there are so many things and so many considerations to going in and creating a novel that is action and real world-based. So in other words, they’re based in its own world, but in the world as it is today. In the first Eric Steele novel, the core component of his story’s the failed Iranian nuclear deal and what happened if the portable nuclear weapons leak out. So I try and read the foreign policy tea leaves and situate the story right in the world that we live in today. For example, something happens in All Out War that actually happened is the U.S. embassy move in Israel to Jerusalem. I see where we’re trending and try to situate a story in the world that we live in, but also like to create these characters that are based in archetypes of humanity and then just turn up the volume for each of them. It’s so much harder than nonfiction because you’ve got to create this world. It has to be realistic enough that people can suspend disbelief. You have to create characters that have internal psychologies and conflicts. They have to have a personality structure that makes them tick and they have to have external conflicts in the real world. Coming up with good character profiles, then the storyboarding, then the outline and then the hardest part, the writing. It’s just brutal. What career advice do you most often share? I get a chance to talk to a lot of cadets and high school kids just by virtue of the success of Outlaw Platoon and it being assigned both in college and high school level reading classes. I tell them all the time as you try to figure out what you want to do with your life, you have to figure out what your calling is first. People that are our age and even a little bit older, often mistake their career for their calling. What I often tell them the most is your career is not your calling. Figure out why you wake up and draw breath every day and whatever that calling is, a core component of that has to be putting others before yourself. It has to be about lifting other people up because the fact of the matter is that it doesn’t matter whether you’re working in a finance office or you’re a school teacher or you’re in the military. If you’re putting others before yourself, you’re going to live a very meaningful life. When people come to your funeral, it’s not because you made $1.2 billion a year for the last 20 years. It’s going to be because you gave of yourself and did great things for other people. So much about life is realizing from a very early age that it’s not about you. If people realize that, live a humble self-effacing life, put others before themselves, they’re going to also live a very meaningful life. An Excerpt of All Out War by Sean Parnell Steele knew the risks that came with being an Alpha. Everyone in the Program did. It was why they trained so hard for operations. But threats like this weren’t supposed to follow you home to the States. He brushed the thought out of his mind and opened the door. Outside, Steele heard his mother slam a car door. She was humming to herself and he recognized Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good.” It was one of her favorites. The one she listened to when she was in a great mood. Susan Steele came around the corner, and her face stretched into a smile when she saw her son. The grin was infectious, and Eric opened his arms wide for a hug. His mother hadn’t had the easiest life, but you could never tell by looking at her. She was blessed with a timeless beauty, which made it difficult to guess her real age. The time she’d invested with her personal trainer, plus her fresh Bahamian tan, didn’t hurt. “There’s my baby boy,” she said. “Mom, it’s good to see you,” he said, wrapping his arms around her, his eyes drifting to her purse. She caught his glance and Steele saw the stern look, the same one he’d gotten when he was a kid and tried to pull something over on his mom. “You hungry?” he asked, trying to divert her attention. “Starving,” she said. Steele was pleasantly surprised that the steaks turned out as well as they did. He typically liked his medium rare, but considering everything that had happened today he was content with well done. “So how was the cruise?” he asked, eyeing her purse again, which she had left in the kitchen. “Wonderful,” his mother replied. “You know,” she said, picking up the glass of wine he had poured for her, “you should take Meg on a cruise.” Here we go, Steele thought. “Women like that don’t come around very often. She’s a keeper, and I would hate to see you lose her. She’s not like some of the others.” “Mom, please,” Steele said, gathering the plates and carrying them into the kitchen. His mother wasn’t subtle about the fact that she wanted him to settle down, and ever since he’d introduced her to Meg, her suggestions had become less subtle. “Eric, all I’m saying is that you aren’t getting any younger.” “Uh-huh.” “Eric, what is going on?” “What do you mean?” he asked, feigning surprise. “You have been staring at my purse since I got here.” “I thought that—” “Eric Steele,” she said, cutting him off. Dammit. Steele winced. You blew it. It was the same tone she’d used on him growing up, the one that told him she was serious, and he knew without looking that she had her hands on her hips. “Yes, ma’am?” “You want to tell me the truth?” Steele shut off the water and slowly turned around to find his mother standing just as he’d imagined. “I need to see that package,” he said. Susan opened her purse and pulled it out. The package was the size of a book and wrapped in brown paper, with Steele’s name written in bold black letters. According to the postmark the package had been mailed in Wellington, New Zealand, two weeks prior. Steele held it up to the light. He inspected the top and bottom first, looking for any hints of wires or subtle bulges that would signal any type of device. Next, he checked the tape along the seams to see if it had been opened. In the center of the front edge he found a single hair. It had been placed vertically over the seam and then taped over. “What are you looking at?” his mother asked. Steele answered without thinking. “You see that hair?” he asked, lowering the parcel so his mother could see. “Yes,” she said. “It’s old school.” “Looks like a hair to me,” she replied. Steele smiled. “That’s the point. You see, I looked this up. During the seventeenth century more commoners were learning how to read and write, and they started sending letters. This was prior to envelopes that were sealed with glue. Before long people realized that the postmen were reading their letters before delivering them.” “Really?” Susan asked indignantly. “Yeah.” Steele laughed. “I mean, what else did they have to do?” “Their job, maybe?” “Long story short, they developed a tamperproof wax that they would stick on the letter and seal it with specially designed rings.” Steele pantomimed, stamping his ring finger down on the package. “That way you could tell if anyone opened it.” “Fascinating story, Eric, but you still haven’t answered my question. What is going on?” “Mom, you remember when I said that I worked for an import-export company?” Steele said, tugging the preloaded go bag from the compartment and dropping it on the floor. “Go on.” “Well, I, ah—” Before he could finish his sentence, Steele was interrupted by the alarm panel on the wall. “Perimeter breach Zone One. Perimeter breach Zone One,” the digital voice warned. The monitor flashed to life, filling the room with the last sound he ever expected to hear in the States—the unmistakable shriek of an RPG-7 leaving its launcher. Steele turned to the monitor in time to see the RPG flash past the camera, the rocket motor leaving a white trail behind it. As the warhead hit the gate and exploded, the fireball flared in the camera view. The detonation rang like distant thunder. Vibrating the warehouse walls and knocking plaster loose from the ceiling. The overhead lights flickered, then came back on. They were barely able to cut through the shroud of dust hanging in the air. Steele coughed and yelled, “Master arm.” “Arming,” the panel answered, tripping the door locks with a resounding thunk. “Doors and windows secure. Motion sensors armed.” “Lockdown,” Steele ordered. Dismounting the security monitor from the wall, he grabbed his mother by the hand and pulled her through the kitchen and into the living room. “Eric, wha—?” He hurried her into the den. He noticed his mother’s breathing was fast and her eyes wide. He knew she was hyperventilating. “Mom, look at me.” Her eyes danced, and his big hand gently grabbed her face. “Look at my eyes and breathe.” She took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. She was tough, but she hadn’t ever encountered anything like this. Steele had to ignore the rage that came from seeing his mother this way. He had lost count of how many men had tried to kill him. He had been shot, stabbed, blown up, and almost drowned, but his training had always kept him alive. Yet he was totally unprepared for how to keep his mother calm when men were trying to kill him. “Wh-what is happening? I-I can’t stop shaking . . . ,” she stuttered. “There are men out there who are trying to get that package,” Steele explained patiently. “You are shaking because your body is dumping adrenaline into your blood, getting you ready to run.” “What do we do?” “Just look at me. I’m here, and I am not going to let them hurt you. Just look in my eyes and breathe like I am.” He repeated the process, a deep inhalation followed by a slow exhale. “Just breathe. You are in control.” He didn’t have time to coach her. He set the monitor on the hardwood floor and examined what was happening outside. The security camera for the front gate had been blown out in the explosion, and he toggled over to the secondary camera in time to watch a dump truck roar through the smoke that hung over the driveway and ram his five-thousand-dollar gate. The gate was made of reinforced iron composite. Steel support pillars were buried under four feet of concrete. It was rated to withstand three thousand pounds, and even after the blast of the RPG, the dump truck almost didn’t make it through. The impact crumpled the front end, sending a shower of sparks cascading over the hood. The dump truck buckled the gate but didn’t rip it from its moorings. As a cloud of steam rushed up from the injured engine block, it rolled a few feet and came to a halt. Two vans made it through the breach, and Steele saw them skid to a stop, side cargo doors already open. Two teams of assailants dressed in black BDUs and ballistic vests jumped from the vehicles and angled toward the warehouse. In the den, Steele pressed on the wall right beside the shelf holding his military warfare books, and a hinged compartment clicked open. Inside was a palm reader. He pressed his hand against it and the wall safe clicked open. His memory touched upon the class on dealing with assets in stressful situations. He could hear the instructor’s voice: “Give them something to do. It takes their mind off the now.” “Take this, Mom,” he said, handing her the monitor. He explained how the buttons worked. Then he pulled a ballistic vest from the vault. “Duck your head and tell me what they are doing.” She complied, allowing him to slide her head through the opening and secure the Velcro straps that closed the vest around her chest. “I see them,” she said, her voice oddly choked. “How many?” “One, three, five,” she counted, growing more alarmed. “Eight, I see eight men in black. I think they are splitting up, Eric.” Simo breach. “They are going to hit the front and back doors at the same time.” Steele took out a second vest. This one was his. He had worn it in Algiers, and the cloth was faded and stained with sweat and dried blood. He shrugged it across his shoulders and pulled it tight. The final piece of kit was a magazine-fed shotgun. He’d been so impressed the first time he shot the FosTech Origin 12 that he’d bought one for home defense. Not only was the recoil manageable, but it was also deadly accurate at close range. The true selling point for Steele, though, was that it was magazine fed, which allowed him to reload just as quickly as he could with a rifle. Steele had two preloaded magazines with rounds he’d borrowed from the Program’s R & D department. They were hypervelocity sabot rounds capable of penetrating any body armor on the market. Steele inserted the magazine and pulled the charging handle to the rear. The bolt carrier raced forward, stripped the slug from the magazine, and thunked it into the chamber. “The first team is coming toward the back door.” Her voice was gaining more confidence. The instructor had been right about that role advice. “Hit the two buttons on top at the same time. It will show both cameras,” he instructed. “Can you do that?” The image shifted, showing the front and back doors. Her breathing had slowed to almost normal, but her hands were still shaking because of the adrenaline coursing through her veins. “Hey!” she shouted. “What’s wrong?” Steele said, turning toward the back door. “That asshole is shooting my tires out.” The fact that he didn’t hear the shots told him that they were using a suppressor. Not that it mattered. The only people out on Neville Island at this hour were bums and winos, and they weren’t going to call the cops. “Why would he do that?” she said, outraged. “They must dislike Audis,” he deadpanned. “Eric, that is not funny, you bought it for me.” He couldn’t help but smile. It was a typical response from a woman who’d worked two jobs and had never bought much of anything for herself. “We have insurance, Mom. We will get the car fixed.” “That’s not the point, Eric,” she huffed. “Those tires were brand-new, and now I am going to have to go down to—” “Mom, this is not the time,” he said. He grabbed her by the hand, hard enough to show that she had to pay attention, and started for the stairs. Tactically speaking, taking the high ground gave him the advantage because it allowed him to engage his attackers from above. If they maneuvered under a base of fire and tried to pin him down, Steele could simply break contact and move to another position. But first he had to get his mother to the saferoom. His major fear was that he would get pinned down before he could get her there. “Eric, they are putting something on the back door.” Breaching charge. Time to move. He took a final piece of gear from his bag: a pair of full-spectrum goggles. Unlike night vision, which amplified only the ambient light, full-spectrum goggles allowed Steele to fight in any environment. If there was not enough light, the goggles were able to pick up the heat energy a living body radiated. Steele flipped the switch and ordered the security system to “blackout.” The room went dark. Under the night vision everything was eerie green but clearly visible. “Owww,” his mother said, knocking into a lamp. “Eric, I can’t see. Slow down.” “Sorry,” he said, looking back at her. The glare from the monitor flared his goggles and he was reaching down to put it on night mode, but his mom turned away from his hand. “Wait, that wasn’t the back door. It was the—” Steele had just enough time to shove his mother out of the way, and then the front door exploded. The overpressure buckled the Krieger blast door at the hinges and sent him sprawling to the floor. He landed awkwardly and lost control of the Origin 12. Steele looked up just in time to see the three-hundred-pound blast door flying straight at him. He forced himself flat a second before the Krieger skipped off the floor on its way into the dining room. A cloud of dust and grit enveloped the room, blinding him. Before he could take a breath, the dust filled his lungs. It burned them, leaving a sweet residue on his tongue: the telltale sign that they had used C-4 to blow his front door. Steele got to his knees and started searching for the shotgun like a kid playing blindman’s bluff. Who are these guys? His hands closed around the shotgun, and he grabbed it by the pistol grip. He was getting to his feet when he heard the distinctive tink of a flashbang hitting the floor. The exhaust fans had kicked on and scattered enough of the cloud that Steele was able to pick out the flashbang skittering toward him. There were two schools of thought when it came to deploying a “bang.” The safest and more popular method was to toss the “bang,” wait for it to explode, and then enter the structure. The lesser-used technique was known as crashing the bang, a tactic reserved for only the best-trained teams. The idea was to time an entry so that you had two men entering the room at the exact moment the device exploded. It required precise timing and extensive training but maximized the effectiveness of the device. Neither method accounted for what Steele did next. Instead of trying to get away, he ran toward the flashbang, scooped it off the floor, and sidearmed it toward the breach. The flashbang exploded just as the first two of the assault team were coming through the door. The point man stumbled into the wall, the blast knocking his helmet to the side. Steele centered the reticle on the side of the man’s head and fired. Boom. Steele swept to his right, placing his body between the door and the stairwell where his mother was hiding. The second shooter reeled drunkenly into his field of view, and Steele dumped him with a shot to the center of the chest. The others were pouring through the door, and Steele knew that if they got a foothold it was over. He shot the next man in the chest, and the heavy twelve-gauge sabot shoved him back through the door. 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Ted Cruz crushes Hollywood leftist Alyssa Milano on 2nd Amendment rights Posted: 01 Sep 2019 10:56 PM PDT Professional Hollywood radical progressive activist Alyssa Milano has taken her war against conservatism and common sense to the gun arena as she’s now their leading gun control advocate. At least that’s what one can glean from her recent Tweets. Her vision of how she will run the country when she’s finally in control has shifted […] The post Ted Cruz crushes Hollywood leftist Alyssa Milano on 2nd Amendment rights appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Glenn Beck discusses how China’s social credit score works and why it’s coming to America Posted: 01 Sep 2019 10:32 PM PDT Since 2014, China has had a “social credit score” that tracks all of the known activities by its citizens. This score is used to determine whether people can travel, where they’re allowed to work, where their kids can go to school, and pretty much everything else in their society. Jaywalking on camera – score goes […] The post Glenn Beck discusses how China’s social credit score works and why it’s coming to America appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

What will Hezbollah do after failing to injure a single Israeli soldier in long-awaited attack? Posted: 01 Sep 2019 10:23 PM PDT Hezbollah took its shot. After years of relative peace between Lebanon and Israel, the militant Shiite wing of the Lebanese government finally had a mandate and viable targets to hit in retaliation to Israeli strikes in Syria and Beirut itself last week. Hezbollah finally had the justification it has been craving to start a war […] The post What will Hezbollah do after failing to injure a single Israeli soldier in long-awaited attack? appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

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SHE’S BACK: AOC Returns to Twitter with Anti-Electoral College Tirade, Video of a Penguin Controversial Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez returned to social media after a brief hiatus over the weekend; posting an anti-Electoral College tirade and a video of herself interacting with a penguin.“I see Fox News is big mad about abolishing the electoral college. So let’s talk about it. 1) If the GOP were the ‘silent majority’…

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OMAR’S NEW PLAN: Omar Says UNITED NATIONS Should Handle Immigration Crisis at US-Mexico Border Embattled Congresswoman Ilhan Omar surprised audience members at a speaking event this week; arguing the United Nations should be “brought in” to handle the immigration crisis at the US-Mexico border.“Listen, we’re really losing our moral high ground… It doesn’t make any sense for us to be committing these kinds of human rights violations.…

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Trump’s ‘lost summer’

By ANNA PALMER and JAKE SHERMAN 

09/02/2019 09:11 AM EDT

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DRIVING THE DAY

BREAKING … KTLA: “34 Dead in Boat Incident Near Santa Cruz Island, Ventura County Fire Dept. Says”

REMEMBER: Yes, the summer is officially over. But Congress does not come back into session until next week. You still have another week of relative quiet.

THE STEP BACK … “Trump’s lost summer: Aides claim victory, but others see incompetence and intolerance,” by WaPo’s Phil Rucker and Ashley Parker: “White House officials promote the summer of 2019 as one of historic achievement for Trump, offering up a list of more than two dozen accomplishments. But privately, many of the president’s advisers and outside allies bemoan what they consider to be a period of missed opportunity and self-sabotage.” WaPo

— @realDonaldTrump: “The Amazon Washington Post did a story that I brought racist attacks against the ‘Squad.’ No, they brought racist attacks against our Nation. All I do is call them out for the horrible things they have said. The Democrats have become the Party of the Squad!”

MARK LEIBOVICH DOES HIS THING … “Does Joe Biden Want to Be Doing This? On certain days, Biden 2020 can feel more like a dutiful slog than the last march of a happy warrior.”: “The former vice president can appear, on some days, like a man longing for the hard-earned retirement he had been enjoying after eight years as Barack Obama’s vice president. He could have easily strolled off into a warm twilight, possessed of abundant good-will, newfound wealth, time to enjoy his family and space to grieve the death of his son, Beau, to cancer in 2015.

“Yet here was Mr. Biden again, at 76, trudging through another dog day of August in the extreme heat. He had just finished up a small rally in central Iowa, held in a gazebo-like party space overlooking a pond. He seemed a bit riled up, and not in a good way.

“‘Where are we going?’ the candidate glared down at a young staffer in front of his podium a few minutes after finishing his remarks. ‘Where are we going,’ he said again, more pointedly. He became annoyed at a Fox News reporter who asked him about the relative smallness of his crowds compared to those some of the other candidates were attracting — in this case, Ms. Warren, who had drawn a reported 12,000 at a rally in Minneapolis the night before. ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about,’ Mr. Biden said.” NYT

GOOD POINT … WAPO’S PAUL FARHI: “Some secrets do keep. A year later, the Trump official who penned an explosive op-ed is still unknown.”: “Outside of a tiny circle of insiders, no one knows who wrote the instantly viral op-ed column about President Trump that appeared in the New York Times last Sept. 5. Despite an informal White House investigation, plenty of outside sleuthing and a whole Internet’s worth of guessing, his or her identity remains unknown.

“To date, only five people know — or are known to know — the identity of the author. They are Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger; editorial page editor James Bennet; op-ed editor James Dao; the ‘intermediary;’ and the author him/herself.” WaPo

— SPICY BOB WOODWARD QUOTE: “‘What’s lacking in the op-ed piece are specifics,’ he said. ‘If the person [who wrote it] had come to me when I was writing the book, I would have said, ‘What are the specifics? What did you see? What did you participate in?’ If they couldn’t offer those details, I wouldn’t have put it in the book. I would have said, ‘Take it to the New York Times.’”

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CLICKER … MSNBC’S KASIE DC: All the times Trump said he had not heard of a Category 5 hurricane. Minute-long clip

MIAMI HERALD: “Hurricane Dorian slows as it pounds the Bahamas. Will it turn before Florida?”: “The fate of Florida’s coast lies in a northern turn, which could keep one of the strongest Atlantic storms in recorded history out to sea or send it crashing into the densely populated shore.

“Hurricane Dorian spent most of Sunday tearing through the Bahamas as a fearsome Category 5 storm — with maximum sustained winds of 185 miles per hour, gusts topping 220 mph and around 20 feet of storm surge. Initial images show homes and buildings with sheared off roofs soaked under feet of water.

“The threat of such an intense storm — and the windshield wiper path of its predicted track— has thrown nearly all of Florida for a loop. Residents up and down the state have emptied gas stations, grocery stores and hardware stores. With the forecast track shifting razor-close to the coast, much of the state’s Atlantic shoreline was under a hurricane or tropical storm watch or warning. A handful of counties, from Palm Beach north to Volusia, had opened emergency shelters or called for mandatory evacuations in coastal zones. The state suspended many tolls.” Miami Herald

FRONT PAGES … WHICH ONE IS MORE RIGHT … NYT: “Texas Shooting Adds Urgency in Washington” … WAPO: “Democrats again press Trump and GOP for stricter gun controls”

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RIFT … FOUR BYLINES ON NYT A1 … Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Julian E. Barnes, Matthew Rosenberg and John Ismay: “Trump Administration Officials at Odds Over C.I.A.’s Role in Afghanistan”: “Senior White House advisers have proposed secretly expanding the C.I.A.’s presence in Afghanistan if international forces begin to withdraw from the country, according to American officials.

“But C.I.A. and military officials have expressed reservations, prompting a debate in the administration that could complicate negotiations with the Taliban to end the war.

“Some administration officials want C.I.A.-backed militia forces in Afghanistan to serve as part of a counterterrorism force that would prevent the resurgence of the Islamic State or Al Qaeda as American military troops prepare to leave — in effect, an insurance policy.

“But others are skeptical that the shadowy militias, many of which face accusations of brutality, can serve as a bulwark against terrorism without the support of the American military.

“The C.I.A. director, Gina Haspel, has raised logistical concerns about the plan with other administration officials, emphasizing that the agency operatives — who marshal the militias to hunt Taliban, Qaeda and Islamic State militants — largely depend on the military for airstrikes, overhead surveillance, medical support and bomb technicians.” NYT

AP/TEHRAN: “Iran warns of ‘strong step’ from atomic deal if no new terms”: “ Iran will ‘take a strong step’ away from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers if Europe cannot offer the country new terms by a deadline at the end of this week, a government spokesman said Monday as top Iranian diplomats traveled to France and Russia for last-minute talks.

“The comments from Ali Rabiei reinforced the deadline Iran had set for Friday for Europe to offer it a way to sell its crude oil on the global market. Crushing U.S. sanctions imposed after President Donald Trump withdrew America from the deal over a year ago have halted those sales.

“Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was in Moscow, while his deputy was to travel to Paris with a team of economists Monday in a renewed diplomatic push.” AP

2020 WATCH …

— MAYA KING in Rock Hill, S.C.: “Why black voters are backing 2 old white guys”: “Joe Biden has amassed a staggering lead among older African Americans, commanding nearly two-thirds support of black voters 65 and older in the most recent Morning Consult poll. Bernie Sanders is the favorite of black millennials, though his margin with that group is much smaller. Among all black voters, Biden is leading Sanders, 41 percent to 20 percent.

“Biden and Sanders have maintained their edges even as other candidates — including two African American senators, Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, have courted black voters more aggressively in recent months. Though opinions could change in the runup to voting, the preferences of African Americans this deep into the campaign has major implications for the election: As black voters go, so goes the mantle of Democratic front-runner — and likely the presidential nominee.

“The irony of two white septuagenarians commanding majority support among African Americans — despite running in a historically diverse Democratic field — isn’t lost on black elected officials, operatives and voters. Several of them interviewed for this story said it speaks to the belief among many black voters that Biden is both best positioned to beat Donald Trump in a general election and to the loyalty he earned after eight years as Barack Obama’s No. 2.” POLITICO

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— “Why Trump may protect 1 group of immigrants,” by Anita Kumar and Daniel Lippman: President Donald Trump is considering shielding one group of migrants in the U.S. — Venezuelans — as he looks to win a big political prize: Florida. Florida leaders have been urging Trump to not deport Venezuelans fleeing their economically distressed nation to the United States, with some even ensuring him the move will help him win the all-important battleground state of Florida in 2020, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

“Trump officials have been receptive. According to six people, including senators, congressional aides and an administration official, Trump officials are discussing allowing Venezuelans to live and work legally in the United States through one of two existing programs used to protect immigrants who come from nations that are devastated by war or natural disasters.” POLITICO

— WSJ: “Democrats Labor to Stem Flow of Union Voters to Trump,” by Alex Leary in Virginia, Minn., and Kris Maher in Erie, Pa.: “Like many in Virginia, Minn., Jim Pechonick works at an iron ore mine and was raised a Democrat. Then came Donald Trump with promises to restore the greatness of American steel.

“‘The only time in my life I’ve ever been out of a job was under Obama,’ said Mr. Pechonick, 51, recalling a stretch in 2009-10 when the mine closed due to the poor economy. In 2016, he joined a sizable number of union workers who voted for Mr. Trump. ‘Somebody needed to shake up the country.’

“The shift helped Mr. Trump win Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan, states with strong union traditions, and has put Minnesota—which he lost narrowly three years ago—into possible contention in 2020. The president’s appeal to builders, electricians, plumbers, roofers and miners has alarmed labor leaders, who are now scrambling to prevent further erosion.

“‘It’s a serious problem for us,’ said Alan Netland, president of the North East Area Labor Council in Duluth, Minn., which represents 40,000 union members. ‘People may say, ‘I voted Republican and the world didn’t fall in, so maybe I better keep doing that.’” WSJ

THE PRESIDENT’S MONDAY … No public events.

PLAYBOOK READS

WHY YOUR AIRPODS JUST GOT MORE EXPENSIVE — “Trump Administration Goes Ahead With New Tariffs on Chinese Products,” by WSJ’s William Mauldin and Chao Deng: “Tariffs on clothing and other imports from China went into effect on Sunday, escalating the trade war in a move expected to squarely hit consumers.

“The U.S. tariffs of 15% on tools, apparel items, some footwear and many electronics will be charged on imports valued at $111 billion last year, according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal. Additional tariffs of 15% on $156 billion of smartphones, laptops, toys, videogames and other products have been postponed until Dec. 15, after the period when goods are typically imported for the holiday season.

“‘Absolutely worth it, we don’t want to be servants to the Chinese!’ President Trump said Sunday in a tweet, referring to the process of tariffs forcing American importers to look for other suppliers. The tariffs are ‘about American freedom,’ he added in another tweet. ‘There is no reason to buy everything from China!’” WSJ

ANOTHER DAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST — “Hezbollah retaliates against Israel with a missile; Israel fires back at Lebanon,” by WaPo’s James McAuley, Liz Sly and Ruth Eglash — “Hezbollah fired antitank missiles into northern Israel on Sunday, prompting Israel to fire volleys of artillery against three villages in southern Lebanon in a sharp escalation of already high tensions.

“Both sides of the border had been bracing for confrontation after a threat by Hezbollah to retaliate for the killing of two of its commanders in an Israeli airstrike in Syria the previous weekend. … The encounter was intense but limited, and abated after about an hour. … It was the first exchange of fire across the tense Lebanese-Israeli border since Hezbollah and Israel fought a month-long war in 2006, and it threatened the fragile cease-fire that has held since then.” WaPo

— “Netanyahu repeats pledge to annex Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank,” by Reuters’ Jeffrey Heller in Jerusalem

— “Iran warns of ‘strong step’ from atomic deal if no new terms,” by AP’s Nasser Karimi in Tehran

HONG KONG LATEST — “Hong Kong students boycott classes after weekend of violence,” by Reuters’ Jessie Pang: “Hundreds of Hong Kong university and school students swapped classes for democracy demonstrations on Monday, the latest act of defiance in an anti-government movement that has plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its biggest political crisis in decades.

“The boycott follows a weekend marred by some of the worst violence since unrest escalated more than three months ago, with protesters burning barricades and throwing petrol bombs, and police retaliating with water cannon, tear gas and batons.” Reuters

MEDIAWATCH — FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Joe Lockhart, former WH press secretary, is hosting a special podcast series produced by Words Matter called the “Contenders” where he will interview former presidential candidates. Up first: Walter Mondale, who will be followed by Michael Dukakis. The show

COMING TUESDAY — The new James Mattis book, “Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead.” $19.60 on Amazon, where it’s No. 2 right now.

BONUS GREAT HOLIDAY WEEKEND READS, curated by Daniel Lippman (@dlippman), filing from Pittsburgh:

— “The Biggest Loser: Why Donald Trump Couldn’t Hack It in Hollywood,” by Allen Salkin on the cover of LA Magazine: “Donald Trump spent years trying to make it as a Hollywood mogul. Nobody bought his act.” LA Magazine

— “A Lawyer, 40 Dead Americans, and a Billion Gallons of Coal Sludge,” by J.R. Sullivan in Men’s Journal – per Longform.org’s description: “In 2008, a federally owned power plant spewed coal sludge over 300 acres in Tennessee. Now, 40 people who helped clean up the mess are dead and 300 ill.” Men’s Journal

— “September 1, 1939” — W. H. Auden – Poets.org

— “Catch a Buzz With Two New Books About Bugs,” by Sam Kean, reviewing “Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects,” by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson and “The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator,” by Timothy C. Winegard: “Since 2000, [mosquitoes have] killed an average of almost two million people yearly, vastly more than snakes (50,000), dogs (25,000), crocodiles (1,000), lions (100) and sharks (10) combined. In fact, mosquito-borne diseases, especially malaria, have killed nearly half of all 108 billion human beings who’ve ever lived.” NYT

— “Secrets and Lies in the School Cafeteria,” by Sarah Schweitzer in The Atlantic’s September issue: “A tale of missing money, heated lunchroom arguments, and flaxseed pizza crusts Tray with food and cash.” The Atlantic

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WEEKEND WEDDINGS …

— ROSIE GRAY, a reporter at BuzzFeed, on Sunday married BEN JUDAH, author of “This is London” and “Fragile Empire” who has written for the NYT and the Sunday Times. The couple met on Twitter and then reconnected at a friends’ party. The wedding was on Cape Cod where Rosie is from. Pic

SPOTTED: Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza, Ruby Cramer, Ben Smith and Liena Zagare, Tarini Parti, Kate Nocera, Mike Case, Ben Haddad, Miriam Elder, Matt Flegenheimer, Jamie Kirchick, McKay Coppins, Katherine Miller, Katie Glueck and Evan McMorris-Santoro.

— Christine Brennan, communications director for Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), and Brendan Hennessey, associate at Pillsbury LLP, got married on Saturday at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church. Pic

SPOTTED: Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Tiffany Guarascio, John McCarthy, Jill Farquharson, Bridget Brennan, Paul Nemetz, Matt Baca and Tuley Wright.

BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Tom Manatos, VP of government relations at Spotify and founder of Tom Manatos Jobs. How he got his start: “I was a page for Sen. Paul Sarbanes in the summer of 1996, and I was so awestruck to be able to watch the Senate floor debate that I would come home from working all day and turn on C-SPAN to see what I’d missed. I took every political internship I could find, including for Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan’s reelection campaign, and the 2000 Democratic convention in LA.

“My first job was taking a semester off from college to work at Gore presidential campaign HQ (and I grew up really quickly by working on the Florida recount). In 2002 I landed an internship with the brand-new Democratic whip, Nancy Pelosi. That internship led to nine incredible years witnessing history at the feet of Speaker Pelosi.” Playbook Plus Q&A

BIRTHDAYS: Rep. John Rutherford (R-Fla.) is 67 …Lisa Barclay, partner at Boies, Schiller & Flexner … Emily Porter … James Rosen, national investigative reporter for Sinclair’s D.C. bureau (hat tip: Tim Burger) … former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is 68 … former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) is 88 … former Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) is 67 … Yahoo News’ Dan Klaidman is 55 … J.P. Freire … Taylor Hennings, Tim Kaine’s Virginia finance director … Joe Shonkwiler … Jess Fassler … Zakiya Thomas … Coleman Hutchins … … POLITICO Europe’s Laura Greenhalgh … Molly McUsic, president of the Wyss Foundation … Elizabeth Birch, VP of CBRE (h/t Jon Haber) …

… NPR’s Don Gonyea … Harvey Levin is 69 … Bryan Watt … Laurie McCord … Kris Balderston … Seth Gainer, legislative assistant for Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) (h/t Ben Chang) … Czech PM Andrej Babiš is 65 … Evan Viau of the House Energy and Commerce telecom subcommittee minority staff … Evan Rosenfeld … Margot Edelman … Netflix’s Ferial Govashiri … Ethan Zorfas, VP at Axiom Strategies … Dylan Vorbach … Melissa Joseph Muntz … Andrew Shine … Scott Petersen … Kim Bowman … Bill Bode … Michael Kolenc … Wayne Washington … Jennifer Hanley of Tusk Ventures … Ian Kremer … Xuan Thai … Raney Aronson-Rath, executive producer of “Frontline” … Kai Bird

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View this email in your browser Chinese Media Spread Fake News that Western Man Arrested in Hong Kong is CIA Agent Footage of a man who appeared to be American being arrested on his way home inside a Hong Kong subway station has gone viral. Chinese media has spread reports that the man is suspected of being a CIA “commander” in Hong Kong, in line with Chinese propaganda that the ongoing protests have been incited by “foreign forces.” Read More Hong Kong Students Gather in Their Thousands Calling for Democracy Thousands of Hong Kong university and school students swapped classes for democracy demonstrations on Sept. 2, the latest act of defiance in a protest that has plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its biggest political crisis in decades. Read More Chinese Regime Threatens More Action Against Hong Kong Protesters on Upcoming Full Moon One of the Chinese regime’s top agencies issued a veiled threat that a more severe crackdown against Hong Kong protesters could take place in two weeks. Read More Trump’s 15 Percent Tariffs on $112B in Chinese Goods Take Effect The Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports took effect on Sept. 1, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, sporting goods and other consumer goods in advance of the holiday shopping season. Read More As Economy Spirals, Beijing to Boost Consumers and Infrastructure China’s factory production activity fell last month for the fourth consecutive month in a row as the world’s number two economy continues to suffer from slowing economic growth. Given the depressed sentiment by manufacturers, Beijing recently rolled out new stimulus measures specifically to boost consumer and retail spending. Read More Trade War Dents Chinese Company Profits, Portfolio Inflows A substantial fall in industrial profits and in tepid overseas investment inflows into China’s stock markets show fallout from the protracted trade war with the United States. Read More Trump Prods General Motors Over Its Auto Plants in China President Donald Trump said that General Motors, the largest U.S. automaker, should begin moving its operations back to the United States. Read More Man Believes His Wife Who Went Missing Years Ago Was Killed for Her Organs Liu Qingzhi, a Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested in 2002, and hasn’t been seen since. When Liu’s husband learned in 2017 that many Falun Gong adherents incarcerated in China are being subjected to forced organ harvesting, he felt sure he knew why his wife disappeared—she had been killed for her organs years ago. Read More Hong Kong Protesters Disrupt Airport but Planes Still Taking Off Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Hong Kong airport on Sept. 1, disrupting travel to draw global attention to their fight for greater democracy for the Chinese-ruled city. Read More Local Lawmakers Criticize Hong Kong Government for Terrorizing the City Pro-democracy lawmakers and members of the human rights group spoke up after police stepped up their campaign against anti-extradition protesters during the latest mass protest, filling streets and subway stations with gas smoke. Read More Clashes Between Police and Protesters Grow Violent as Officers Storm Subway, Fire Weapons Volleys of tear gas and water cannons were deployed in the latest clashes between police and anti-extradition-bill protesters, marking another restive weekend in Hong Kong. In the late evening, police charged into subway stations in an attempt to arrest protesters, injuring unarmed passengers. Read More US and EU Officials Speak Out Against Arrests of Hong Kong Activists U.S. and European officials have expressed alarm upon learning of the arrests of several Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, lawmakers, and a local official. Read More Mainland Authorities Harass, Detain Chinese Rights Activists for Supporting Hong Kong Protests Rights activists in China are paying close attention to the relentless protests in Hong Kong. Several people have been harassed or detained by Chinese authorities for supporting the protesters in Hong Kong, spreading photos, videos and related reports on social media. Read More The Phenomenon of Violence Among Chinese School Girls Exposed on Social Media Seemingly every few weeks on Chinese social media, a new video comes out about a group of middle school students attacking and insulting one targeted girl. Read More ‘Ebola Plant Virus’ First Cases Confirmed in China Tomatoes Virologists just confirmed the first cases of tomato brown rugose fruit virus, known as the “Ebola plant virus,” in three greenhouses in China’s Shandong Province. Read More Man Kicks Over 1-Year-Old Girl in Mall, Threatens Grandmother: Video As a one-year-old girl was walking around in a mall, a man kicked her into the air, then threatened the child’s grandmother. 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Although both Trump and Abe did not directly mention the U.S.-China trade talks, some observers have analyzed that it would have a potential impact on Beijing’s negotiating tactics. Read More Japan Takes on China With a Planned $20 Billion Investment in Africa Japan is more focused on promoting a healthy relationship with Africa as opposed to going head-to-head on foreign direct investment with China. Read More See More China Stories Copyright © 2019 The Epoch Times, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list or remove my account.

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09/02/2019 Share: Carl Cannon’s Morning Note DJT as ‘Folk Hero’; Lies vs. Slips; ‘Big Stick’ Promises By Carl M. Cannon on Sep 02, 2019 09:56 am Good morning, it’s Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Happy Labor Day — a paradoxical holiday, if you think about it. On a day honoring organized labor, those who toil for a living, and work itself, we, well, take the day off. In the academic calendar and politics, Labor Day also signifies the end of summer. But with a massive hurricane hovering off the Atlantic Coast, and the temperature still in the 80s, I don’t need to remind you that summer actually has three more weeks. Yes, Mother Nature says you have until Sept. 23 before autumn arrives, even though modern convention (and your bosses) may be telling you that summer basically ends after today. On this date in 1901, a vice president of the United States gave a well-received address at the Minnesota State Fair. One line is still invoked, as I’ll remind you in a moment. First, I’d point you to RealClearPolitics’ front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion columns spanning the political spectrum. We also offer original material from our own reporters and contributors, including the following: * * * Best Liberal Analysis of Trump Still Falls Short. Frank Miele asserts that a New York Times column ascribing “folk hero” qualities to the president is only half-right. Trump “Lies,” Biden “Slips” But Fact Checks Tell Different Story. Kalev Leetaru has this comparison based on the RealClear Fact Check Review. Isaiah Berlin’s Many-Sided Concept of Liberty. On the 50th anniversary of the publication of Berlin’s landmark book about freedom, Peter Berkowitz explores our understanding of liberty’s roots, virtues, and vulnerabilities. Clean Energy a Win for America’s Armed Forces, Veterans. Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte urges support for several bills in Congress. * * * The featured speaker at the Minnesota State Fair on Sept. 2, 1901 was Teddy Roosevelt. As the No. 2 guy to a popular U.S. president — at a time when vice presidents didn’t do much — Roosevelt’s appearance didn’t generate much national news. It was a big story in the Twin Cities, however, and the local newspapers covered the heck out of the veep’s hour-long speech. “Laughter and applause were mingled throughout his address in equal proportions,” reported the Pioneer Press in its highly deferential coverage. The rival St. Paul Globe ran an abridged version of Roosevelt’s lengthy address, including a series of bullet-pointed quotes anointed as TR’s “gems of thought.” Nowhere among those gems (or in the Pioneer Press’s coverage) was the only line in it remembered today. “A good many of you are probably acquainted with the old proverb: ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick — you will go far,'” Roosevelt said. “If a man continually blusters, if he lacks civility, a big stick will not save him from trouble; and neither will speaking softly avail, if back of the softness there does not lie strength, power. … So it is with the nation.” Four days later, William McKinley was shot by an assassin. Suddenly, Theodore Roosevelt’s pronouncements were of much greater moment, and the national press discovered his “big stick” sentiments, among others. Although the dynamics are different, in 2019 another longwinded politician who held the vice presidency is receiving increased scrutiny for his past remarks. Joe Biden has said many things in his career — too many, probably — but my favorite might be this, uttered during the election year of 2012, on behalf of Barack Obama. “Now is the time to heed the timeless advice from Teddy Roosevelt: ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick.’ End of quote. I promise you, the president has a big stick. I promise you.”  Carl M. Cannon   Washington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics @CarlCannon (Twitter) ccannon@realclearpolitics.com

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