Today candidate Donald Trump is campaigning in North Carolina.  The first of two rallies is being held in High Point, NC at High Point University.   Live Stream coverage begins at 12:00pm EDT:
Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #1 – Alternate Live Stream #2

When Paul Combetta aka “stonetear” woke up yesterday morning, it’s doubtful he would have suspected a two year old archive written under his Reddit pseudonym would have been on his mind.   Full Day One Discovery Thread HERE
However, someone must have alerted him asap because within hours of our story hitting the web (04:45am EDT) Combetta began furiously deleting his Reddit postings, user information, and various media forum histories.
In addition to secondarily confirming his real-life identity, in legal-speak such behavior is called: “consciousness of guilt“.

Day #1 – Was essentially the outline of Hillary Clinton’s Email custodian Paul Combetta, who worked for Platte River Network, and his engagement on a July 24th 2014 Reddit forum where he was seeking advice/recommendations for how to delete email addresses from email files prior to export.  (see day #1 for  all citations)
The confirmation of actual identity to the pseudonym used is now 100%.  The scope of the evidence affirming that Combetta is “stonetear” is vast and extensive. There simply is no way “stonetear” is not Paul Combetta.   Period.  So we move on to Day #2:
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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “2016 Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Presidential Race and/or any of the candidates therein.

This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

NEW YORK, NY – Donald J. Trump met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in New York today during his visit to the UN General Assembly. Mr. Trump and President el-Sisi discussed the strategic bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Egypt focusing on political, military and economic cooperation between the two countries. The meeting also included Mr. Trump’s senior advisors, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Lieutenant General Michael Flynn (Ret.).

Mr. Trump thanked President el-Sisi and the Egyptian people for what they have done in defense of their country and for the betterment of the world over the last few years. He expressed great respect for Egypt’s history and the important leadership role it has played in the Middle East.
Mr. Trump expressed to President el-Sisi his strong support for Egypt’s war on terrorism, and how under a Trump Administration, the United States of America will be a loyal friend, not simply an ally, that Egypt can count on in the days and years ahead.
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After a brief manhunt and a shootout with police, an Afghanistan immigrant named Ahmad Khan Rahami has been arrested. He is suspected to be the bomber in the recent New Jersey and New York attacks.

Two police officer were wounded in the shootout with Rahami in Linden, New Jersey. The mayor of the nearby city of Elizabeth said: one officer’s vest was struck, and the other was shot in the hand. Thankfully both will recover.

#FBINewark would like to honor the heroism of the Linden PD. Wishing a fast recovery to the 2 wounded officers #Linden #LindenPD

— FBI Newark (@FBINewark) September 19, 2016

♦ (Via CNN) – […]  Rahami traveled for extended periods to Afghanistan and Pakistan in the last five years, officials said. He spent several weeks in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and Quetta, Pakistan, in 2011. (more…)

#BestElectionEver !

You do not need to be an “in-the-weeds” political junkie to understand the dynamic at play here…. the media is clueless.  However, just log it for reference.

(Via NBC) House Speaker Paul Ryan and Ivanka Trump met in private Monday, according to sources familiar with the meeting.

Ryan, who delivered remarks at the New York Economic Club, met with the GOP nominee’s daughter and trusted adviser at her request and the two had a “very positive discussion,” according to the sources. One aide said Ryan spoke about his experience on the presidential ticket in 2012 and Trump shared updates about her father’s campaign.
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Continuing her campaign venue choices Hillary Clinton spoke this afternoon in Philadelphia on the campus of Temple University (student population 36,000).  Almost all of Secretary Clinton’s primary campaign rallies have been held on college campuses in the past two weeks.  Most likely reasoning = it’s a captive audience.
Temple U has a student population of 36,000.  Philadelphia has a population of 1.57 Million.  Today’s Clinton rally drew a few hundred attendees (being generous):

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