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Julia Ioffe / Washington Post:
How much responsibility does Trump bear for the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh? — Political rhetoric matters, and he has had some unfortunate things to say about Jews. — Julia Ioffe, a correspondent for GQ Magazine, is currently at work on a book about Russia.
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Daily Wire, Anti-Defamation League, The Atlantic and twitchy.com
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Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
Why We Cling To The Tree Of Life — On Saturday, in a constantly-repeating story as old as the Jewish people, a Jew-hating murderer decided to slaughter as many Jews as possible. This murderer shouted the slogan of Jew-haters throughout time: “All Jews must die.”
USA Today:
A 97-year-old, an elderly wife and husband: These are the 11 victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre — Thousands of people jammed an intersection amid light rain for a vigil Saturday evening for the victims of a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue earlier in the day.
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The Federalist, 6abc.com, CNN, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, TheBlaze and Talking Points Memo
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
On Gab, an Extremist-Friendly Site, Pittsburgh Shooting Suspect Aired His Hatred in Full — Early Saturday, moments before the police say he barged into a Pittsburgh synagogue and opened fire, Robert D. Bowers's anti-Semitic rage finally boiled over and he posted one last message online.
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Financial Times, Media Matters for America, Engadget and National Review
Paul P. Murphy / CNN:
Bowers blamed Jews for helping ‘invaders’ in the migrant caravans
Bowers blamed Jews for helping ‘invaders’ in the migrant caravans
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Slate, Washington Free Beacon, WTKR-TV and Mediaite
U.S. Department of Justice:
Statement on Filing of Federal Charges
Statement on Filing of Federal Charges
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New York Times, Politico, Mother Jones, Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA, Gothamist, Outside the Beltway, CNN, NPR, israpundit.org and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Officials: Shooter in synagogue attack spoke of killing Jews
Officials: Shooter in synagogue attack spoke of killing Jews
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ABC News, Breitbart and The Daily Beast
Howard Fineman / New York Times:
Shaking My Faith in America
Shaking My Faith in America
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Washington Post, AOL, Mother Jones and Vox
Bari Weiss / New York Times:
A Massacre in the Heart of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
A Massacre in the Heart of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency and The Moderate Voice
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Rep. Kevin McCarthy Deletes Tweet Singling Out 3 Jews Helping Bankroll Democrats — The Republican leader warned that the wealthy donors are trying to “buy” the midterm election. — House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) decided to delete a tweet attacking three Jewish Democrats for …
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Trump's Caravan Hysteria Led to This — On Tuesday, October 16, President Trump started tweeting. … Vice President Mike Pence also tweeted: … The apparent impetus for this outrage was segment on Fox News that morning, which detailed a migrant caravan thousands of miles away in Honduras.
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Mother Jones, New York Times, The Guardian and Raw Story
Daniel Politi / Slate:
Why Did Synagogue Suspect Believe Migrant Caravan Is Jewish Conspiracy? Maybe He Watched Fox News. — As a profile of Robert Bowers begins to emerge, particular attention is being paid to how the man who is suspected of opening fire at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday morning and killing 11 people …
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ThinkProgress, Shareblue Media, Raw Story and Mediaite
Roey Hadar / ABC News:
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, mail bombs show US ‘toxic’ discourse spurs ‘deranged’ people to act: Ex-DHS chief
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, mail bombs show US ‘toxic’ discourse spurs ‘deranged’ people to act: Ex-DHS chief
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Gabriel Schoenfeld / New York Daily News:
Yelling fire in a heavily armed theater: That's what Donald Trump has been doing for three years now
Danielle Wiener-Bronner / CNN:
Campbell Soup VP who tweeted Soros conspiracy is out
Campbell Soup VP who tweeted Soros conspiracy is out
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Outside the Beltway, skippy the bush kangaroo, BuzzFeed News, Front Page Magazine and KRTV-TV
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Trump's Attacks on the News Media Are Working — He was at it again. — At 3:14 a.m. on Friday, President Trump was awake and tweeting. — “Funny how lowly rated CNN, and others, can criticize me at will, even blaming me for the current spate of Bombs and ridiculously comparing …
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CBS News:
Tight contests mark critical Senate races — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll — Florida — Tight contests dominate the Senate landscape: In Florida, incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott are tied among likely voters, 46 percent to 46 percent including those who have cast ballots already.
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Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Florida Politics, Political Wire and NTK Network
Marco Giannangeli / Daily Express:
Khashoggi BOMBSHELL: Britain ‘KNEW of kidnap plot and BEGGED Saudi Arabia to abort plans’ — MURDERED journalist Jamal Khashoggi was about to disclose details of Saudi Arabia's use of chemical weapons in Yemen, sources close to him said last night. The revelations come as separate intelligence …
National Journal:
Growing Map Means More Trouble for House GOP — Republican groups are spending money in conservative districts, as they concede long odds for many of their suburban lawmakers. — While Senate Republicans are growing increasingly optimistic about their chances of adding to their 51-seat majority …
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Balloon Juice
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump Cabinet exodus likely after midterms — President Donald Trump could see up to six Cabinet officials depart in the weeks after next month's midterm elections, according to interviews with a half-dozen current and former Trump officials and Republicans close to the White House.
Discussion:
Raw Story and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Trump mocks Democratic megadonor Tom Steyer, the target of a pipe bomb, as ‘stumbling lunatic’ — President Trump on Sunday lashed out at billionaire Democratic activist Tom Steyer, ridiculing him as a “stumbling lunatic” days after Steyer was targeted by one of more than a dozen pipe bombs sent to prominent critics of the president.
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Politico, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, HuffPost and Political Wire
Matt Morrison / CBS News:
Killer cats: The invasive species in your backyard — Watch the CBSN Originals documentary, “Burmese Python Invasion: Fighting Invasive Species,” in the video player above. The full hour special premieres on CBSN Sunday, Oct. 28, at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET. — Invasive species can be ruthless.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
These things are not the same — Violence is defined “behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.” — Violence is sending bombs to President Trump's political targets. Violence is body-slamming a reporter who dares to ask a question.
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
The powerful weapon House Republicans handed Democrats — Democrats eager to investigate the Trump administration if they seize the House would have the GOP to thank for one of their most potent tools — a sweeping subpoena authority that Democratic lawmakers denounced as an abusive power grab three years ago.
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Raw Story and Political Wire
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Rage Makes You Stupid — People have the strongest feelings about the things they know the least about. — W — hat are we supposed to think about political rage? — Before and after the arrest of Cesar Sayoc, the suspect in the recent string of bombs sent to prominent Democrats and media figures …
Associated Press:
Enough is enough: Fed-up Americans crave unity amid violence — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — She flipped through television channels and radio stations, scanning from conservative to liberal media, searching for any sign that the polarized nation had finally reached its tipping point.
Josh Barro / New York Magazine:
Why Is Chardonnay Still America's Best-selling Wine? It's the Mayonnaise of Wines: The Blockbuster Beverage You Won't Admit You Love — It's the Mayonnaise of Wines: The Blockbuster Beverage You Won't Admit You Love — Winemakers live at the mercy of fickle consumers.
Ari Berman / New York Times:
How Voter Suppression Could Swing the Midterms — Campaigns are in the final dash to make sure people show up at the polls. But that doesn't matter if you're being systematically disenfranchised. — Mr. Berman is a journalist who specializes in voting rights.
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