memeorandum: Russian Twitter Support for Trump Began Right After He Started Campaign (Wall Street Journal)

12:40 PM ET, November 6, 2017

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Jenny Stanton / Daily Mail:

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Creepy, crazy and weird’: Former classmates say Texas gunman was an ‘outcast’ who ‘preached his atheism’ online before killing 26 in the state's worst ever mass shooting — Did you know Devin Patrick Kelley? Please contact Jenny Stanton by emailing jenny.stanton@mailonline.com

Discussion: Washington Times, Bearing Arms, Walid Shoebat, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, Vox Popoli and The Gateway Pundit

The Daily Beast:

Devin Patrick Kelley ID'd as Sutherland Springs Church Killer — Devin Patrick Kelley has been identified as the gunman who killed at least 24 people at a church in Texas, a U.S. official tells The Daily Beast. A week before he committed the worst massacre at a place of worship in American history …

Hannah Parry / Daily Mail:

Pictured: The two heroic locals who shot Texas gunman outside the church, chased him in their truck at 95mph and ran him off the road before he killed himself — Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, was leaving First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs after he opened fire on parishioners, killing 26 people

Discussion: Breitbart, bizpacreview.com, The Gateway Pundit, Business Insider and AOL

Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:

Sharpshooting plumber fired shot that took down Texas church gunman — SEE ALSO — The man hailed as a hero for confronting the Texas mass shooter during his rampage is a sharpshooting plumber with no military background — who hit the gunman through a gap in his body armor, according to a report.

Discussion: Breaking911, Shot in the Dark, The Gateway Pundit and CBS New York

Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
An unlikely hero describes gun battle and 95 mph chase with Texas shooting suspect

Discussion: ThinkProgress and NBC News

NBC News:
About Half the Victims of Texas Church Shooting Were Children

Discussion: Washington Post, IJR, NBC News and CNN

Saeed Ahmed / CNN:
This man may have prevented the Texas mass shooting from getting any deadlier

Discussion: Vox, ThinkProgress, TheBlaze, KTLA, The Guardian, Instapundit, Power Line, IJR, Fox News and Associated Press

Jack Date / ABC News:
Texas shooting suspect got assault weapon despite apparent domestic violence conviction

Discussion: IJR

CNN:
Texas church shooting leaves 26 dead, including 8 members of one family

Discussion: Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, KTLA, Vox, USA Today, New York Times, Breitbart, Business Insider, Shareblue Media, Media Matters for America, FOX2now.com, WTKR-TV, Right Wing Watch and The Week

Justin Carissimo / CBS News:
Devin Patrick Kelley: What we know about the Texas church shooting suspect

Discussion: RT, The Gateway Pundit, New York Magazine, CBS Dallas, The Week, Associated Press, Raw Story, Wilson County News, KLFY-TV, Fox News Insider, RedState, Mediaite and IJR

CNN:
What we know about Texas church shooting suspect Devin Patrick Kelley

Discussion: Washington Post, bizpacreview.com, FOX2now.com, IJR, Mashable, AOL, Daily Kos, Business Insider, The Atlantic, ABC News and KSAT-TV

Los Angeles Times:
Man identified as Texas shooter was court-martialed for assault on his spouse and child

Discussion: CNN, TIME, New York Times, Hit & Run, Washington Post, New York Magazine, The Root and The Week

Chris Perez / New York Post:
‘Hero’ neighbor got his rifle, shot at Texas church gunman

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Scared Monkeys and viraltop1

New York Times:
Gunman Kills at Least 26 in Attack on Rural Texas Church

Alex Lockie / Business Insider:
Texas governor says the church shooter should not have had access to a gun

Discussion: CNN, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News Insider, Washington Free Beacon and IJR

Chris Murphy / U.S. Senator Chris Murphy …:
MURPHY STATEMENT ON SUTHERLAND SPRINGS SHOOTING

Discussion: Washington Post, Vox and IJR

Bloomberg:

Trump Jr. Hinted at Review of Anti-Russia Law, Moscow Lawyer Says — In interview, Veselnitskaya tells of Trump Tower meeting — She says he sought proof in 2016 of illicit Clinton funds — A Russian lawyer who met with President Donald Trump's oldest son last year says he indicated …

Discussion: politics.blog.myajc.com, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Daily Kos and The Week

Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:

Woman Fired For Flipping Off Donald Trump's Motorcade — A photo of Juli Briskman giving the middle finger to the president went viral. Her employer was not pleased. — WASHINGTON You may have seen this photo of President Donald Trump's motorcade winding down a wooded road last week …

Discussion: theGrio, viraltop1, New York Magazine, AOL, Mediaite, VICE and The Daily Caller

Petula Dvorak / Washington Post:

She flipped off President Trump — and got fired from her government contracting job — (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) — It was the middle-finger salute seen around the world. — Juli Briskman's protest aimed at the presidential motorcade that roared past her while she was on …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Root and AOL

Associated Press:

The Latest: APNewsBreak: Paul recovering from 5 broken ribs — The Latest on U.S. Sen. Rand Paul's assault at his home (all times local): — A senior adviser for Rand Paul says the U.S. senator is recovering from five broken ribs following an assault at his home.

Discussion: ABC News, Politico, Washington Free Beacon, RedState, The Week, IJR, Axios and twitchy.com

Brandon Gee / Washington Post:
Sen. Rand Paul's injuries far more severe than initially thought

Discussion: Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway, bizpacreview.com, Power Line, New York Magazine and The Slot

Don Sergent / Daily News:
Paul has rib fractures, lung contusions after apparent assault

Discussion: Washington Monthly, New York Times and NPR

Daniel Shane / CNNMoney:

Trump asks Japan to build cars in the U.S. It already does — Trump to face APEC leaders on trade — President Trump wants Japan Inc to “try” building vehicles in the U.S. — “Try building your cars in the United States instead of shipping them over. Is that possible to ask? That's not rude.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Does Trump not know Japanese cars are built in the U. S.? Only if you totally cherry pick his quote.

Discussion: Grabien News and The Daily Caller

Veronica Rocha / CNN:

Trump feeds fish, winds up pouring entire box of food into koi pond — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)President Donald Trump took a moment out of his whirlwind Japanese trip to connect with nature and feed some fish, but after a few delicate scoops, he resorted to a grand gesture met with some laughter.

Discussion: RedState, Yahoo! News, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Slot, Mediaite, twitchy.com, Washington Free Beacon, The Gateway Pundit, AOL and The Week

CNN:
Trump says ‘era of strategic patience is over’ for North Korea

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, New York Magazine, The Guardian and New York Times

David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Japanese leader Shinzo Abe plays the role of Trump's loyal sidekick

Discussion: ABC News and War on the Rocks

Kimberly Leonard / Washington Examiner:

Trump readies executive order to unravel Obamacare's individual mandate — The Trump administration has prepared an executive order that would unravel Obamacare's individual mandate, but has put it on hold to see whether it might be included in the Republican tax bill instead, a GOP senator told the Washington Examiner.

Discussion: Axios, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, CNBC, The Week, The Daily Caller and Politicus USA

Monmouth University:

Monmouth University Polling Institute — Virginia — Two Point Race For Governor — Campaign tone seen as largely negative — West Long Branch, NJ - The campaign for governor of Virginia remains up for grabs, with Democrat Ralph Northam up a negligible two points against Republican Ed Gillespie.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

WRIC Newsroom / WRIC-TV:
On eve of Election Day, polls show Northam leads Gillespie

Discussion: Associated Press and Political Wire

Wall Street Journal:

Russian Twitter Support for Trump Began Right After He Started Campaign — In three months after Mr. Trump announced his candidacy, tweets from Russian accounts offered far more praise for the businessman than criticism — Kremlin-backed support for Donald Trump's candidacy over social media began …

Discussion: Mother Jones and Raw Story

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:

Post-ABC poll: Voters favor Democrats over Republicans in 2018 House midterms by widest margin in years — Voters say they prefer Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives over Republicans by the widest margin in over a decade, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll …

Discussion: Daily Kos

Gary Langer / ABC News:
Democratic advantage for '18 might not be what it seems (POLL)

Discussion: The Week and Washington Times

The Daily Beast:

Bannon Protégée Gets a New Job in the White House—and It's Not Going Well … Donald Trump's special assistant Julia Hahn has a new job in the White House—and, so far, it's not going according to plan. — After Steve Bannon was ousted from the Trump White House in mid-August …

Discussion: Raw Story