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6:45 AM ET, October 15, 2020

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The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani Posts Footage of Himself Mocking Asians to YouTube  —  The president's personal lawyer gleefully pantomimed a bow while putting on a stereotypical Chinese accent in footage he apparently posted accidentally.  —  Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was caught mocking Asians …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Politico:
Biden campaign lashes out at New York Post  —  Joe Biden's campaign is punching back at a New York Post story that alleged a direct link between the Democratic presidential nominee and his son's business dealings.  —  Top Biden advisers who staffed him during his vice presidency …
The Daily Beast:
Man Who Reportedly Gave Hunter's Laptop to Rudy Speaks Out in Bizarre Interview  —  John Paul Isaac gave conflicting stories to reporters on Wednesday.  He also said he feared for his life, citing the Seth Rich conspiracy.  —  On Wednesday morning, the New York Post published a story alleging …
New York Times:
Allegation on Biden Prompts Pushback From Social Media Companies  —  Joe Biden's campaign rejected assertions made in a published report that were based on unverified material from Trump allies.  Facebook and Twitter found the story dubious enough to limit access to it on their platform.
The Daily Beast:
Trump Knew for Days That Rudy's Hit on Hunter Biden Was Coming  —  The president cheered as his personal lawyer prepared a “sex and drugs” sliming of the Democratic nominee's son.  —  Rudy Giuliani's latest effort to push more dirt on the Bidens weeks before the 2020 presidential election …
Patrick Tucker / Defense One:
Anti-Biden Disinformation Decried by Disinfo Experts, Social-Media Giants  —  A Trump-tied newspaper floats dubious accusations.  Will others bite?  —  Imagine: three weeks before a national election, a newspaper with ties to the incumbent publishes emails purporting to be from the son of the challenger in the race.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Rudy Found Hunter Biden Emails That Totally Weren't Stolen by Russia
BuzzFeed News:
Facebook Limited The Reach Of An Unconfirmed Story About Joe Biden's Son Hunter. Twitter Blocked It.
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Donald, Rudy and Rupert's Dubious ‘October Surprise’ Reeks of Desperation
Discussion: Raw Story, CNN and Alternet.org
CNN:
Notre Dame calendars show more events not listed on Amy Coney Barrett's Senate paperwork  —  (CNN)Public calendars from the University of Notre Dame's law school show at least seven additional talks not listed on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Senate paperwork, including one with the law school's …
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Hannah Jones / City Pages:
Garrison Keillor says Roe v. Wade not ‘worth fighting for anymore’ … On Tuesday, former Minnesota Public Radio host and Lake Wobegon bard Garrison Keillor took a break from writing his book in New York to comment on the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
Samantha Raphelson / NPR:
Booker Doubles Down On Barrett In Continued Exchange About Racism
Discussion: Slate and Vox
Associated Press:
Barrett cites ‘Ginsburg rule’ that Ginsburg didn't follow
Discussion: Politico, Reuters, Axios, Breitbart and Fox News
New York Times:
As Virus Spread, Reports of Trump Administration's Private Briefings Fueled Sell-Off  —  A hedge fund consultant's summary of private presentations by White House economic advisers fanned investor worries.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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New York Times:
As Virus Spread, Reports of Trump Administration's Private Briefings Fueled Sell-Off  —  A hedge fund consultant's summary of private presentations by White House economic advisers fanned investor worries.  —  On the afternoon of Feb. 24, President Trump declared on Twitter that the coronavirus was …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and Mediaite
First Lady / The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump: “My personal experience with COVID-19.”  —  It was two weeks ago when I received the diagnosis that so many Americans across our country and the world had already received—I tested positive for COVID-19.  To make matters worse, my husband, and our nation's Commander-in-Chief, received the same news.
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden raised whopping $383M in September  —  Joe Biden announced Wednesday evening that his campaign and affiliated committees raised $383 million in September, breaking a record he had just set the prior month as his campaign continues to ride a surge of online donations.
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Harriet Alexander / The Independent:
Giant billboard in Iowa directs people looking for campaign rally to ‘Trump Covid superspreader event’  —  Up to 10,000 people are expected to attend  —  An group of Iowa farmers has put up a billboard ahead of the president's Wednesday night rally in the state, directing people towards the “Trump Covid superspreader event”.
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Has 11-Point Lead Over Trump Less Than Three Weeks to Election Day  —  A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll of registered voters shows Joe Biden leading the president 53% to 42%  —  Joe Biden holds a double-digit lead over President Trump less than three weeks from Election Day …
The Dworkin Report:
MoveOn.org's senior strategist just gave calming advice for the 2020 election  —  Scott talks with Reggie Hubbard, a senior political strategist at MoveOn.org and advisor to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.  In addition to being one of DC's top political movers and shakers …
Charles Piller / Science:
The inside story of how Trump's COVID-19 coordinator undermined the world's top health agency  —  Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.  —  On the morning of 13 July, more than 20 COVID-19 experts from across the U.S. government assembled …
CNN:
Exclusive: Feds chased suspected foreign link to Trump's 2016 campaign cash for three years  —  Washington (CNN)For more than three years, federal prosecutors investigated whether money flowing through an Egyptian state-owned bank could have backed millions of dollars Donald Trump donated …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Robert O'Harrow / Washington Post:
Videos show closed-door sessions of leading conservative activists: 'Be not afraid of the accusations that you're a voter suppressor'  —  As the presidential campaign entered its final stages, a fresh-faced Republican activist named Charlie Kirk stepped into the spotlight at a closed-door gathering …
Sohrab Ahmari / New York Post:
If ‘unreliable’ is the issue, why did social media never block anti-Trump stories?  —  This is what totalitarianism looks like in our century: not men in darkened cells driving screws under the fingernails of dissidents, but Silicon Valley dweebs removing from vast swaths of the Internet …
Shibani Mahtani / Washington Post:
Thailand declares state of emergency to stop protests  —  Thailand issued an emergency decree early Thursday, banning gatherings of five or more and restricting media content in an effort to put an end to protests that have taken direct aim at the once-untouchable monarchy and the Thai king in particular.
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox News portrayed it as one of the biggest scandals in American history.  Then it fell apart  —  New York (CNN Business)It was a conspiracy that Fox News portrayed as one of the greatest — if not the greatest — political scandals in American history.  —  Tucker Carlson called it a …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Michael Cohen writing book about DOJ and Trump world  —  Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former fixer who turned against him, is writing a second book, about the politicization of the Justice Department and his time in Trump world.  —  Last month Cohen published his first book …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and Axios
 
 
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Brooke Crothers / Fox News:
FBI, DHS say hackers have gained access to election systems
United States Department of State:
Identification of Foreign Persons Involved in the Erosion of the Obligations of China Under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law
Discussion: Bloomberg and UPI
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Census whiplashed by changing deadlines, accuracy concerns
Discussion: CBS San Francisco
Wesley Morris / New York Times:
My Mustache, My Self  —  A quarantine facial-hair experiment led me to a deep consideration of my Blackness.
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John Nichols / Magazine:
Interview with John Cusack: ‘You Vote Out Trump and Then Fight’
Discussion: Washington Post and Townhall
Morgan Cook / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Former Rep. Darrell Issa attacked by 50th District opponent for taking PPP loan
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Republicans will try to destroy a Biden presidency
Jason Devaney / Newsmax:
Trump Declines to Say Barr Will Join Second Term: 'I'm Not Happy'
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts
 
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