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CNN:
Alleged Paul Pelosi attacker posted multiple conspiracy theories  —  The man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband early Friday posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol …
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Jessica McBride / Heavy.com:
David Depape, Paul Pelosi Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know  —  David Depape was identified as the suspect accused of attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer in the couple's home, leaving him with serious blunt-force trauma.  —  Police have confirmed the suspect's name.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Spokesperson Statement on Violent Assault on Paul Pelosi  —  Washington, D.C. — Drew Hammill, spokesman for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, issued this statement:  —  “Early this morning, an assailant broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and violently assaulted Mr. Pelosi.
Washington Post:
Assailant shouted ‘Where is Nancy?’ in break-in at speaker's home, attack on Paul Pelosi  —  The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was attacked during an early-morning break-in at the couple's San Francisco home by an assailant who was searching for the speaker and shouted …
CNN:
First on CNN: Assailant tried to tie up Paul Pelosi in home attack, sources say  —  ‘Where is Nancy?’:  Assailant shouted before attacking Pelosi's husband, source says  —  Speaker Pelosi's husband attacked in home invasion Schumer caught on hot mic giving Biden bad news
San Francisco Chronicle:
Exclusive: Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack identified; reportedly asked ‘Where is Nancy?’  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate  —  Paul Pelosi, husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was “violently assaulted” in their San Francisco home early Friday morning, spokesperson Drew Hammill said.
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Spokesman: Speaker Pelosi's husband assaulted in break-in  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, was “violently assaulted” by an assailant who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, and he is now in the hospital and expected to make a full recovery, said her spokesman, Drew Hammill.
NBC News:
What we know about David DePape, the suspect in the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband
Discussion: Raw Story
Amanda Holpuch / New York Times:
What We Know About the Attack on Nancy Pelosi's Husband
Wall Street Journal:
Paul Pelosi, Husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Attacked in San Francisco Home
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Racist tweets quickly surfaced after Musk closed Twitter deal  —  A wide range of anonymous Twitter accounts celebrated Musk's takeover and argued it meant the old rules against bigotry no longer applied  —  An emboldened cast of anonymous trolls spewed racist slurs and Nazi memes onto Twitter …
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Welcome to hell, Elon  —  You break it, you buy it.  —  Twitter is a disaster clown car company that is successful despite itself, and there is no possible way to grow users and revenue without making a series of enormous compromises that will ultimately destroy your reputation …
Politico:
'I think it's an earthquake': The political world reckons with a Musk-owned Twitter  —  America's political and media players woke up Friday to a new reality: One of the country's most outspoken, often divisive, business figures is now the moderator of its most obsessive political conversation.
CNBC:
GM temporarily suspends advertising on Twitter following Elon Musk takeover  — General Motors is suspending its advertising on Twitter following Elon Musk's takeover of the social media platform.  — “We are engaging with Twitter to understand the direction of the platform under their new ownership,” GM said.
Brooke Singman / Fox Business:
Trump to stay on his Truth Social amid Elon Musk Twitter takeover
Bloomberg:
Musk Takes Twitter Helm, Enacts Sweeping Change as Deal Closes
Washington Post:
Top national-security prosecutor joins Trump Mar-a-Lago investigation  —  National security law experts say prosecutors have amassed evidence that meets some key criteria for charging the former president  —  One of the Justice Department's most experienced national security prosecutors …
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ABC News:
Outspoken Trump ally Kash Patel goes mum as Mar-a-Lago probe progresses
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Post:
Pranksters posing as laid-off Twitter employees trick media outlets: ‘Rahul Ligma’  —  A pair of pranksters posing as laid-off Twitter employees tricked multiple media outlets Friday as the public anxiously awaited news on whether Elon Musk had begun axing staffers.
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
People are pretending to be laid-off Twitter employees carrying boxes outside of HQ … In videos circulating on Twitter Friday morning, two men carrying boxes are seen standing near the entrance to Twitter's San Francisco building, claiming to have been laid off by Elon Musk, who officially took over the company Thursday evening.
NBC News:
Twitter's first full day under Elon Musk is here, and the mood has already shifted  —  What will change after Elon Musk takes over control of Twitter?  —  Elon Musk set the tone for his first full day as head of Twitter with a response to @catturd2.  —  The account, a well-followed …
New York Times:
Distressed Democrats Look to Obama to Boost Turnout  —  The former president is hitting the campaign trail, beginning in Georgia on Friday night, to try to help Democrats energize voters and regain momentum in key Senate races.  —  ATLANTA — With the Democratic Party facing a potential reckoning …
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Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson Show Notes:
Forget the Polls. Here Are the Signs of the Red Wave.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Austin Ahlman / American Prospect:
Republicans' Secret Swing-Seat Weapon? Dozens of Rich Nominees.
Discussion: CNN and New York Times
Washington Post:
Nearly half of Americans say they want a ‘Christian nation’
Justice News:
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty To Making Threats To Kill United States Congressman  —  Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JOSHUA HALL pled guilty to a Superseding Information charging him with making threats to kill a member of the United States Congress.
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CNN:
Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell and staffers
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
Kyrie Irving Boosts Antisemitic Movie Peddling ‘Jewish Slave Ships’  —  The video is based on a venomously antisemitic book which asserts that “many famous high-ranking Jews” have “admitted” to “worship[ing] Satan or Lucifer.”  —  HOURS BEFORE ANOTHER Brooklyn Nets loss on Thursday, noted …
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Federal Judge Allows Activists to Stake Out Ballot Boxes in Arizona  —  Judge Michael T. Liburdi said activists have a First Amendment right to gather around ballot boxes in the state.  Voting rights groups called the tactic voter intimidation.  —  A federal judge on Friday refused to ban …
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Fetterman Fades in Post-Debate Poll  —  Republican Mehmet Oz has pulled ahead of John Fetterman in the first Pennsylvania Senate poll released after this week's highly anticipated debate.  —  According to a survey of 1,000 likely voters from Wick Insights, 47.6 percent of respondents …
Discussion: New York Post, WPRI-TV and Breitbart
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