09/21/2020 05:20 CDT

PRESIDENT TRUMP AND MITCH MCCONNELL FULL SPEED AHEAD ON REPLACING GINSBURG ON SUPREME COURT; IS MOTHER OF SEVEN THE FRONTRUNNER?

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PRESIDENT TRUMP READY TO FIGHT for his Supreme Court pick. Michael Goodwin.

• “It will be a woman, a very talented, very brilliant woman,” Trump says. Washington Examiner.
• Amy Coney Barrett — immediately if not sooner. Scott McKay.
• Cuban-American woman from Florida also a finalist. USA Today.
• McConnell already locking down votes in Senate. The Hill.
• Pelosi discusses impeachment. Daily Wire.
• People favor confirmation hearings for vacancy, poll says. Washington Examiner.

BIDEN’S CAMPAIGN IS TOO NERVOUS to door-knock in a pandemic, leaving some Democrats nervous about his prospects. The Federalist.

JOE BIDEN UNLEASHED A STRING of lies at CNN town hall. New York Post.

PBS REPORTER DEFENDS RIOT-CHEERLEADING 1619 Project writer as a “national treasure.” The Federalist.

44% OF WEALTHY NEW YORKERS HAVE CONSIDERED moving out of the city. Daily Caller.

FBI DIRECTOR CHRIS WRAY APPEARS UNLIKELY to remain if Trump is re-elected. The Last Refuge.

TOP JOURNALISM SCHOOL NORTHWESTERN reportedly partners with Al Jazeera. Legal Insurrection.

EMPLOYEES SUE KROGER AFTER BEING FIRED for refusing to wear rainbow symbol, citing religious objections. Daily Wire.

BJORN LOMBORG: CALIFORNIA FIRES mainly caused by century of suppressing controlled burns. Breitbart.

PATAGONIA CLOTHING COMPANY INSTALLS TAG that urges voting out global warming “deniers.” Breitbart.

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COMMENTARY WORTH READING

• Death of Ginsburg permanently resets 2020 election. John Nolte.
• “Systemic racism?” Make them prove it. Andrew McCarthy.
• Supreme Court opening portends dangerous politics ahead. Charles Lipson.

VIDEO WORTH WATCHING

• Trump: Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an amazing woman who led an amazing life. Real Clear Politics.
• Peaceful protests or intimidation? Job Creators Network.
• Joe Biden’s massive lie about coronavirus. GOP War Room.

OFFBEAT BEAT

• Does Chris Cuomo lift real weights? Ace of Spades HQ.

TWEETS OF NOTE

• (@ThomasSowell) It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance. Tweet.
• (@gopuckgo) Just a reminder that Ruth Bader Ginsburg could have casually retired at 80 yrs old under Obama and been replaced by an ultra progressive in their 40s... but they chose not to. It's not Republicans' or Trump's fault that they get the opportunity to push through a new justice. Tweet.

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• DAN BONGINO ACQUIRES PART-OWNERSHIP of video company to compete with conservative-hating YouTube. Daily Caller.

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• Pennsylvania House of Representatives Prepares Federal Lawsuit Over Mail-In Voting BONGINO REPORT.