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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Trump's Caravan Hysteria Led to This — On Tuesday, October 16, President Donald Trump started tweeting. … Vice President Mike Pence also tweeted: … The apparent impetus for this outrage was a segment on Fox News that morning, which detailed a migrant caravan thousands of miles away in Honduras.
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Jewish leaders tell Trump he's not welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism — A group of Jewish leaders told President Trump that he is no longer welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism following the shooting at a synagogue there over the weekend.
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
A conspiracy theory about George Soros and a migrant caravan inspired horror — Conspiracy theories are flourishing in America, from the Oval Office to the fever swamps of the Internet. They include the viral notion that the liberal 88-year-old billionaire George Soros …
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Daily Kos, Mother Jones, The Guardian and BuzzFeed News
Bend the Arc:
Letter to President Trump from Pittsburgh Jewish Leaders — We are the Pittsburgh affiliate of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice. — President Trump: — Yesterday, a gunman slaughtered 11 Americans during Shabbat morning services. We mourn with the victims' families and pray for the wounded.
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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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Washington Post:
Trump, GOP defiant amid allegations that incendiary rhetoric contributed to climate of violence
Trump, GOP defiant amid allegations that incendiary rhetoric contributed to climate of violence
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
The Left's Response To The Mass Shooting Of Jews Is An Act Of Bad Faith
The Left's Response To The Mass Shooting Of Jews Is An Act Of Bad Faith
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Daniel Politi / Slate:
Why Did Synagogue Suspect Believe Migrant Caravan Is Jewish Conspiracy? Maybe He Watched Fox News.
Why Did Synagogue Suspect Believe Migrant Caravan Is Jewish Conspiracy? Maybe He Watched Fox News.
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Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
Why We Cling To The Tree Of Life
New York Times:
Jair Bolsonaro, Far-Right Populist, Elected President of Brazil — Far-Right Populist Elected President of Brazil — After choosing leftist presidents in four successive elections, Brazilians opted for a radical new course for Latin America's largest nation.
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Travis Waldron / HuffPost:
Brazil Elects Far-Right Authoritarian Jair Bolsonaro As President — “Brazil's Trump” — who has praised dictatorship and promised a “cleansing” of his political opponents — will take charge of the world's fourth-largest democracy. — The rise of right-wing movements and parties across …
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BBC:
Jair Bolsonaro: Far-right candidate wins Brazil poll
Jair Bolsonaro: Far-right candidate wins Brazil poll
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Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed News:
Brazil's Election Is The End Of The Far-Right, Populist Wave. Now We Live With The Results.
Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
Hospital President Who Looked Pittsburgh Mass Shooter in the Eyes: ‘He Listens to the Noise’ — Dr. Jeff Cohen is a member of Tree of Life synagogue and lives nearby in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood. He is also the president of Allegheny General Hospital where the man who allegedly massacred 11 …
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Muslim groups raise thousands for Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims — A crowdfunding campaign started by two Muslim groups has raised more than $55,000 for the victims of the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday. — The campaign on LaunchGood, a Muslim-focused crowdfunding site …
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New York Times:
Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Suspect Was the Bland Man from Apartment 1
Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Suspect Was the Bland Man from Apartment 1
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Alyssa Fisher / The Forward:
Muslims Raise More Than $60K For Pittsburgh Synagogue Victims
Muslims Raise More Than $60K For Pittsburgh Synagogue Victims
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Joyce Karam / The National:
US Muslims start fundraisers to help Pittsburgh synagogue victims
US Muslims start fundraisers to help Pittsburgh synagogue victims
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Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
Why the Tree of Life Shooter Was Fixated on the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
Why the Tree of Life Shooter Was Fixated on the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
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Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Synagogue victims Cecil and David Rosenthal remembered as loving, inseparable — Raye Coffey raised three children, but she could have been considered a surrogate mom, of sorts, for Cecil and David Rosenthal. — The brothers lived next door to the Coffeys in Stanton Heights and often could be found at the Coffey residence.
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Josh Nathan-Kazis / The Forward:
Holocaust Survivor Cheated Death At Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre By 4 Minutes — Judah Samet was four minutes late to synagogue. — Services at Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh start at 9:45 A.M. Samet, who is 80 years old, pulled into a handicapped spot in front of the building on the morning of October 27 at 9:49.
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox condemns rhetoric used by Lou Dobbs guest as channel's star host faces growing criticism — (CNN)The Fox Business Network has a Lou Dobbs problem. — On Sunday, the network's senior vice president for programming, Gary Schreier, released a statement denouncing what many people called …
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Associated Press:
Some Sessions allies hope White House allows graceful exit — WASHINGTON (AP) — Sensing that Jeff Sessions' days at the Justice Department may be numbered, some of his supporters want the White House to allow for a graceful exit for an attorney general they believe has dutifully carried …
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump Cabinet exodus likely after midterms
Trump Cabinet exodus likely after midterms
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New York Times:
Trump's Corruption: The Definitive List — The many ways that the president, his family and his aides are lining their own pockets. — They don't even try very hard to hide it. — President Trump, his family and more than a few of his appointees are using his presidency to enrich themselves.
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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Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
In the wake of the Pittsburgh attack, Rep. Steve King's Iowa supporters brush aside concern about his white nationalist views — REMSEN, Iowa — As the polka band played and the volunteers started serving the bratwurst, word slowly rippled through the annual Oktoberfest in this remote Iowa farm town …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Blexit — I have returned from Turning Point USA's Young Black Leadership Summit, the first part of which I wrote about here, including our visit to the White House. A highlight of the second half of the event was the announcement of “Blexit,” a new project spearheaded by Candace Owens.
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Nikki Schwab / Page Six:
Kanye West designed T-shirts urging black people to bail on Democrats
Kanye West designed T-shirts urging black people to bail on Democrats
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Trump's last-minute road trip — President Trump is adding an 11th rally to his final six-day blitz leading into the Nov. 6 midterm elections. Trump will be ending his campaign swing, on election eve, in the pivotal Senate state of Missouri, according to a source with direct knowledge of Trump's plans.
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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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