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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Of Course Donald Trump Inspired Cesar Sayoc's Alleged Terrorism — Sorry, Trumpies, this was no false-flag leftie or Unabomber in the woods. He is Trumpism uncut and unplugged. Deal with it. — For three long days this week, the Republican Party held its breath as a serial bomber sent …
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Spectator USA
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The Daily Beast:
Cesar Sayoc Jr., Alleged Mail Bomber, Threatened Democrats on Twitter — The 56-year-old Florida man—a former male stripper—has a significant criminal history and frequently posted far-right conspiracy theories about Trump's opponents. — Cesar A. Sayoc, the Florida man reported …
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New York Times:
Living in a Van Plastered With Hate, Bombing Suspect Was Filled With Right-Wing Rage — AVENTURA, Fla. — On Twitter, Cesar Sayoc Jr. lashed out at immigrants, gun control advocates, and prominent Democratic politicians. On Facebook, he misspelled a racial epithet, directing it at the likes …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Party Is the Petri Dish for Diseased Minds That Grew Cesar Sayoc — Rush Limbaugh, the most influential conservative talk show host in the country, and a man whom Republicans made an honorary member of the 1995 freshman class in recognition of his role in helping them win the House majority …
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CBS News, twitchy.com and Louder With Crowder
Andrew Egger / Weekly Standard:
Flight of the “False Flag” Conservatives — This morning we learned the utterly unsurprising news that the loon who's—allegedly— been mailing crude bombs to every Democratic politician and TV talking head he could think of is—allegedly—a gentleman named Cesar Sayoc, who seems to be devoted to Donald Trump.
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Washington Post, NPR, TheStreet, Daily Kos, The Guardian and DC Tribune
Washington Post:
Who is Cesar Altieri Sayoc? What we know about the suspected mail bomber arrested in Florida. — Next to the pro-Trump stickers plastered all over the white van authorities believe belongs to Cesar Sayoc are the names and photos of dozens of prominent Democrats and media figures …
David Dayen / The Intercept:
Cesar Sayoc's Home Was Foreclosed on by Steve Mnuchin's Bank, Using Dodgy Paperwork — Cesar Sayoc, the Donald Trump-loving Floridian who was taken into custody in relation to pipe bombs mailed to prominent Democrats, was foreclosed on in 2009 by a bank whose principal owner and chair is now Trump's treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin.
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ThinkProgress and Boing Boing
The Daily Beast:
Mail-Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc Owned $7,000 Worth of Trump-Branded Clothing: Police Report — Mail-bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc Jr. advertised his affinity for President Donald Trump on his white Dodge Ram van—and he also owned $7,000 worth of Trump-branded clothing.
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Raw Story, The Daily Beast and Mediaite
Associated Press:
Bomb suspect described as ‘loner’ with long arrest record — WASHINGTON (AP) — Cesar Sayoc is an amateur body builder and former male stripper, a loner with a long arrest record who showed little interest in politics until Donald Trump came along. — On Friday, he was identified …
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KRON
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The mail-bomb suspect's van, annotated
The mail-bomb suspect's van, annotated
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The Week and NTK Network
Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
Suspected Mail Bomber Cesar Sayoc Spotted at 2017 Trump Rally Holding CNN Sucks Sign
Suspected Mail Bomber Cesar Sayoc Spotted at 2017 Trump Rally Holding CNN Sucks Sign
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The Daily Caller
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Crowd Chants “CNN Sucks” at White House Event as Pictures Emerge of “CNN Sucks” Sticker on Alleged Bomber's Van
Crowd Chants “CNN Sucks” at White House Event as Pictures Emerge of “CNN Sucks” Sticker on Alleged Bomber's Van
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The Verge, Hot Air, Orlando Sentinel and Raw Story
Emily Langer / Washington Post:
Tyrone Gayle, aide to leading Democrats, dies at 30 — Tyrone Gayle, a Democratic campaign staffer who logged thousands of miles as a driver for then-U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine in 2012, was a spokesman for Hillary Clinton during her 2016 run for the White House and at the time of his death …
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine and Roll Call
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Jesse Lehrich / gofundme.com:
Tyrone Gayle Memorial Fund — $30,006 of $50,000 goal Raised by 372 people in 5 hours — Tyrone could fly. But that was never enough for him — he wanted us all to fly with him. So he lifted up everyone he touched. — Unfortunately, Tyrone's body had given all it could give …
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Tyrone Gayle, 30, Spokesman for Senators and Hillary Clinton, Dies — Tyrone Gayle, the Washington press secretary for Senator Kamala Harris and a veteran of Democratic campaigns, died on Thursday in Manhattan. He was 30. — His death, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center …
Liz Robbins / New York Times:
They Were Sent Pipe Bombs. Here's What They've Said About Trump. — A look at the contentious words between the president and some of his most outspoken critics. — One called him a danger to the world. Another said he was drunk on power. A third even refuses to call him the president.
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Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
WATCH: Trump Supporter Insists Obama Probably Sent Bomb to Himself to Bring People to His Side … Well, this one is a real headscratcher. — During a Trump rally in North Carolina, NBC News' Ali Vitali caught up with a Trump supporter who had a rather novel theory about how the mail bombs got to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
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NBC News and New York Times
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump: Media scoring ‘political points’ amid bomb-threat scare
Trump: Media scoring ‘political points’ amid bomb-threat scare
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ABC News
Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
Bombgate and the new species of political theatre
Bombgate and the new species of political theatre
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Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley — “I am convinced the devil lives in our phones.” — SAN FRANCISCO — The people who are closest to a thing are often the most wary of it. Technologists know how phones really work, and many have decided …
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The American Conservative
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Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Silicon Valley Nannies Are Phone Police for Kids
David Smith / The Guardian:
‘Why is that racist?’ Trump greets young black leaders with freewheeling rant — The president's speech to African American millennial supporters was rambling and toe-curling. But he and his audience loved it — Put a 72-year-old man with a white supremacy problem in front of an audience …
BBC:
Khashoggi fiancée snubs Trump invitation to White House — The fiancée of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says she has declined an invitation to the White House from US President Donald Trump, accusing him of not being sincere about investigating the killing.
Wall Street Journal:
Tesla Faces Deepening Criminal Probe Over Whether It Misstated Production Figures — FBI investigation follows company's settlement of separate civil charges with SEC — Tesla Inc., TSLA 3.06% with a fresh civil fraud settlement now behind it, faces a new legal problem: a deepening criminal investigation.
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Washington Post:
‘I could really tone it up’: Trump shows little interest in uniting the nation during crises — President Trump began his first public appearance after Friday's arrest of a mail bomb suspect on a seemingly inclusive note, declaring as he read a script from teleprompters that …
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Matt Vespa / Townhall:
Democrat-Media Complex: NBC Knew That Third Kavanaugh Accuser's Claim Was Trash In September — While the news has been dominated by the arrest of a Florida man who is suspected of sending explosive devices to top Democrats and former presidents, we have another episode of Democrat-media complex: Brett Kavanaugh edition.
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The Daily Caller and Law & Crime
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Ashe Schow / Daily Wire:
NBC Sat On Information That Undermined Brett Kavanaugh Accusers
NBC Sat On Information That Undermined Brett Kavanaugh Accusers
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Breitbart, RT, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and LifeNews.com
Sioux City Journal:
OUR OPINION: Scholten represents best choice in 4th — Today, The Journal editorial board endorses the candidacy of Democratic challenger J.D. Scholten over incumbent Republican Steve King in the race for the U.S. House seat in Iowa's 4th District. — Those were not easy words for us to write.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
For U.S. Senate: Electing Beto O'Rourke is good business — U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz represent the hard left and right of American politics. — Neither stands in the middle ground, where the real work is done to lead America. — But only O'Rourke seems interested in making deals or finding middle ground.
Blake Paterson / ProPublica:
Reports of Voter Intimidation at Polling Places in Texas — Tempers are flaring during early voting in Dallas County, Texas, and reports of voter intimidation are on the rise. The county's nonpartisan election administrator said that the harassment — including name-calling …