memeorandum: San Diego Union-Tribune staff, others evacuate after suspicious package spotted (Lyndsay Winkley/sandiegouniontribune.com)

1:30 PM ET, October 24, 2018

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William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:

Explosive Device Found in Mail Sent to the Clintons — An explosive device was found on Wednesday morning by a technician who screens mail for Bill and Hillary Clinton, who live in a suburb of New York City, a law enforcement official said. — The official said the device was similar …

William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:

Explosive Devices Found in Mail Sent to Hillary Clinton and Obama — Two explosive devices were found in mail sent to former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, officials said on Wednesday, sparking an intensive investigation into whether a bomber is targeting prominent Democratic figures.

Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:

‘False Flag’ Conspiracies Fly after Explosives Mailed to Prominent Democrats — It was reported this morning that suspicious packages believed to have contained explosive devices had been sent to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, while a similar device was found on Monday at the home …

Discussion: Telegraph and Mediaite

Lyndsay Winkley / sandiegouniontribune.com:

San Diego Union-Tribune staff, others evacuate after suspicious package spotted — The San Diego Union-Tribune and other businesses were evacuated Wednesday morning after a stack of suspicious looking packages was spotted in front of the building they all share in downtown San Diego, police said.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Bloomberg, Politico, Associated Press, CNN, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, fox8.com and KTLA

Alexander Soros / New York Times:

The Hate That Is Consuming Us — Bombs sent to my father, George Soros, and to former President Obama and Hillary Clinton are a result of our politics of demonizing opponents. — Mr. Soros is the deputy chairman of the Open Society Foundations. — On Monday afternoon an explosive device …

Discussion: The Week, The Daily Caller and twitchy.com

WPLG-TV:

WATCH LIVE: Wasserman Schultz office, building evacuated after bomb threat — SUNRISE, Fla. - The office building site of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's office in Sunrise has been evacuated after reports of a possible bomb threat. — Packages addressed to the congresswoman contained the explosive devices.

Discussion: miamiherald, Roll Call, RT and Raw Story

Tucker Higgins / CNBC:

Suspicious package addressed to the White House intercepted: CNN — A suspicious package apparently containing a pipe bomb that was addressed to the White House was intercepted on Wednesday, according to CNN, which cited a law enforcement official. — Reuters later reported …

Discussion: Mediaite, Gothamist, RedState, Breitbart, TMZ.com and KRTV-TV

Washington Post:

‘Potential explosive devices’ sent to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton intercepted by Secret Service — The Secret Service said Wednesday that it had intercepted packages containing “potential explosive devices” addressed to former first lady Hillary Clinton in New York and former president Barack Obama in Washington.

Discussion: CNBC, WHDH-TV, Media Matters for America, Joe.My.God., Splinter and Patterico's Pontifications

NBC News:

Suspicious packages sent to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, CNN's New York City office — The first package was recovered on Tuesday in Westchester County, New York, and a second in Washington, D.C., the FBI and Secret Service said in a statement. — Pete Williams explains contents of suspicious packages sent to Clinton, Obama

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Daily Wire, The Resurgent and Mediaite

Elizabeth Landers / CNN:
Secret Service intercepts 2 ‘suspicious packages’ addressed to Obama, Clinton

Discussion: ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Washington Free Beacon, Raw Story, Mediaite, Shakesville, WPIX 11 New York, WTVR-TV, KTVQ-TV and KFOR-TV

Kelly Cohen / Washington Examiner:
Kamala Harris' office evacuated in San Diego after suspicious package found

Discussion: IJR, HuffPost and Joe.My.God.

The Daily Beast:
Pro-Trump Media Insists Bomb Threats Against Clinton, Obama, CNN are ‘Pure BS,’ a ‘False Flag’

Discussion: Mediaite, CBS Baltimore and Talking Points Memo

NBC New York: 4 Apparent Explosive Devices Sent to Hillary Clinton, Obama, CNN Correspondent and George Soros Are Linked: Sources

Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
One clip illustrates the absurdity of Fox News' fear-mongering about the ‘left-wing mob’

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Feds investigating suspicious packages sent to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama

Discussion: ThinkProgress, NPR, Press Herald, BBC, The Resurgent, The Daily Beast, LifeZette, POLITICUSUSA, CBS New York, The Gateway Pundit, The Guardian, NTK Network and Shot in the Dark

NBC News:
CNN's New York office receives suspicious package similar to those sent to Clintons, Obama

Discussion: Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo and Townhall

Fox News:
Secret Service intercepts suspicious packages sent to Obama, Hillary Clinton

Discussion: Fox News Insider, ABC News and Louder With Crowder

Josh Margolin / ABC News:
Explosive devices addressed to Hillary Clinton, Obama intercepted; CNN evacuated after suspicious package found

Discussion: Washington Post, Vox, Daily Wire, Talking Points Memo, The New Neo, The Daily Caller, The American Mirror and Towleroad Gay News

CNN:
Suspicious packages sent to Time Warner Center, Clinton and Obama

Discussion: Shareblue Media, Reuters, Joe.My.God., CBS News, The Week, CBS Miami, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Daily Kos, TheBlaze, IJR, CBS Philly and Boing Boing

NBC 6 South Florida:
Police Investigating Suspicious Package at Sunrise Office of Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, CNN, Joe.My.God., twitchy.com, Splinter and NTK Network

Washington Post:

Saudi crown prince calls Khashoggi murder ‘heinous crime,’ vows perpetrators will be brought to justice — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — In his first public comments since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi security agents in Istanbul three weeks ago, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman …

Zachary Basu / Axios:
Saudi crown prince calls Khashoggi killing “heinous” and “unjustified”

Discussion: One America News Network and Reuters

Deborah Barfield Berry / USA Today:

Georgia NAACP files complaints alleging voting machines incorrectly registered votes — Democrat Stacy Abrams' campaign team says Brian Kemp should resign as Secretary of State amid allegations he's blocking thousands of voter registrations. Kemp's team said applicants can still vote if they verify their information at the polls.

Discussion: Asbury Park Press

Dale Russell / WAGA-TV:
Brian Kemp owes more than $800,000 in insider loans to bank he helped start

Discussion: The Week and New York Times

USA Today:

USA TODAY/Suffolk poll: There is a ‘Kavanaugh effect,’ and it boosts Democrats more than the GOP in midterms — Trump called the Democrats ‘an angry leftwing mob.’ (Oct. 9) — WASHINGTON - Brett Kavanaugh now sits on the Supreme Court, but the contentious battle over his nomination continues …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Political Wire

Travis Gettys / Raw Story:

The View's Meghan McCain compares bombs targeting Dems to Republicans getting ‘heckled at restaurants’ — Federal authorities are investigating a string of suspicious packages sent to prominent Democrats and CNN, and “The View” co-host said those threats were similar to heckling faced …

Washington Post:

‘In the service of whim’: Officials scramble to make Trump's false assertions real — The great election-eve middle-class tax cut began not as a factual proposal, but as a false promise. — When President Trump abruptly told reporters over the weekend that middle-income Americans would receive …

Discussion: Shareblue Media, Associated Press, POLITICUSUSA, Talking Points Memo, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story, The Week and Politico

Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Democrats aren't a lock on retaking the House majority

Discussion: Breaking Defense, Conservative Review and SpaceNews.com

Wall Street Journal:

Trump Steps Up Attacks on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell — President says central banker 'almost looks like he's happy raising interest rates' — WASHINGTON—President Trump escalated his attacks on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, blaming him for threatening U.S. economic growth …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Bloomberg, Political Wire, New York Times, Washington Post, CNBC, Reuters, The Week, CNN, TheStreet, Politico and Axios

Wall Street Journal:
Transcript of President Trump's Interview With The Wall Street Journal

Discussion: Politico

New York Times:

F.B.I. Arrests White Nationalist Who Fled the Country — The F.B.I. has arrested the leader of a violent California neo-Nazi gang on a federal conspiracy charge after he apparently fled to Central America earlier this month. — Robert Paul Rundo, 28, a resident of Huntington Beach, Calif. …

Discussion: KTLA

Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball:

New polls: Nevada, Texas, Wisconsin — New Reuters/Ipsos/University of Virginia Center for Politics polls show Republicans ahead in key races in Nevada and Texas, while Democrats lead in the Wisconsin Senate race and both parties are locked in a close race for the Badger State's governorship.

Discussion: Washington Times and The Week

Associated Press:

Senate slipping away as Dems fight to preserve blue wave — NEW YORK (AP) — In the closing stretch of the 2018 campaign, the question is no longer the size of the Democratic wave. It's whether there will be a wave at all. — Top operatives in both political parties concede …

Discussion: National Journal, Talking Points Memo, Daily Wire, Shakesville, The American Conservative and Washington Post

Erich Schwartzel / Wall Street Journal:

Disney World's Big Secret: It's a Favorite Spot to Scatter Family Ashes — Fans say treating the parks as a final resting place is the ultimate tribute, assuming they can sneak the remains past security — Custodians at the Walt Disney Co. theme parks in Orlando, Fla., and Anaheim, Calif. …

The Daily Beast:

Trump's Own Team Knows His Caravan Claims Are Bullshit — Asked for evidence supporting the president's claims about the caravan, a senior administration official told reporters to ask ‘the Mexican authorities.’ — Donald Trump and his political allies have embarked on an aggressive …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, New York Times, The Federalist, New Republic, Raw Story and Daily Kos

Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:

For Senate Success, Democrats Must Regain Obama-Era Black Support — Party is mounting get-out-the-vote efforts in minority districts—where a falloff in support was a key reason Hillary Clinton lost two years ago — MILWAUKEE—African-American voters are emerging as a crucial factor …

Tony Romm / Washington Post:

Apple's Tim Cook delivers searing critique of Silicon Valley — Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Wednesday warned the world's most powerful regulators that the poor privacy practices of some tech companies, the ills of social media and the erosion of trust in his own industry threaten to undermine …

more at Techmeme »

Trump, Inc.:

Trump and Taxes: The Art of the Dodge — Donald Trump has multiple different ways of playing the game when it comes to taxes — and he always seems to come out the winner.

Devan Cole / CNN:

Scaramucci says Trump is a ‘liar’ — Anthony Scaramucci: I think Trump likes lying — Washington (CNN)Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Wednesday that President Donald Trump “is a liar” and that he “should probably dial down the lying.”

Discussion: Political Wire

Dana Branham / Dallas Morning News:

Campaign signs for Beto O'Rourke and Colin Allred set ablaze in Richardson yards — Five yard signs for Democratic candidates were set on fire in a Richardson neighborhood Monday night, officials said. — Police received three calls in a 30-minute span — one at 11 p.m. …

Reuters:

Americans' anger may help Democrats in Nov. 6 vote: Reuters/Ipsos poll — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ben Chico, 67, a Republican in California, says his annoyance with Democrats morphed into full-blown outrage when he heard they might try to impeach President Donald Trump after the Nov. 6 elections.