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2:15 PM ET, October 29, 2022

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Washington Post:
Attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband follows years of GOP demonizing her  —  A man with right-wing views who broke into the House speaker's home yelled “Where is Nancy?” before assaulting Paul Pelosi with a hammer, police say.  —  In 2010, Republicans launched a “Fire Pelosi” project …
Los Angeles Times:
Accused Pelosi attacker David DePape spread QAnon, other far-right, bigoted conspiracies  —  In the months before police accused him of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, David DePape had been drifting further into the world of far-right conspiracies, antisemitism and hate …
Politico:
Police offer new details in Paul Pelosi assault  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Police said Friday evening the attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was “intentional.”  —  The man accused of entering the Pelosi home and attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer specifically targeted …
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Pelosi Attack Highlights Rising Fears of Political Violence  —  The assault of the House speaker's husband inside their home comes as threats against members of Congress have increased in recent years.  —  WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have watched warily in recent years as threats …
Anita Chabria / Los Angeles Times:
'It's getting worse.' The sad part of the Pelosi attack is it doesn't surprise us
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Rolling Stone:
Paul Pelosi's Alleged Attacker Raged About ‘Pedos,’ Shared QAnon Beliefs
San Francisco Chronicle:
Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack booked on suspicion of attempted homicide
Davey Alba / Bloomberg:
Musk's Twitter Roils With Hate Speech as Trolls Test New Limits  —  In the wake of Elon Musk buying Twitter Inc., a tide of slurs and racist memes swelled on the platform, sparking concern that the site is entering an era of hateful speech.  —  Twitter has long wrestled …
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CNBC:
GM temporarily suspends advertising on Twitter following Elon Musk takeover
Politico:
'I think it's an earthquake': The political world reckons with a Musk-owned Twitter
BBC:
‘Massive’ drone attack on Black Sea Fleet - Russia  —  Ukraine has carried out a “massive” drone attack on the Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, damaging one warship, Russia says.  —  Nine drones were used, a top official said.  Ukraine has not commented.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
American Jews start to think the unthinkable  —  On the holiest night of the Jewish year earlier this month, my rabbi looked up from his Kol Nidre sermon — a homily about protecting America's liberal democracy — and posed a question that wasn't in his prepared text: “How many people …
Discussion: American Prospect
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Knives out in House GOP whip race over Electoral College abolition  —  WASHINGTON — A top House Republican's little-known past job working with Democrats to change US elections and choose presidents by popular vote threatens to upend his bid to rise in the GOP ranks, The Post has learned.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:   Governor's Races Enter Final Sprint on a Scrambled, Surprising Map
Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
U.S. Releases Guantánamo's Oldest Prisoner  —  Saifullah Paracha, 75, was accused of being a Qaeda sympathizer and was held for two decades.  But he was never charged with a crime.  —  GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — The United States has released the U.S. military's oldest prisoner …
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U.S. Department of Defense:
Guantanamo Bay Detainee Transfer Announced
Discussion: CNN, UPI and NPR
Christina Caron / New York Times:
Teens Turn to TikTok in Search of a Mental Health Diagnosis  —  While social media can help people feel less alone, using it to evaluate symptoms has several downsides.  —  About a year into the pandemic, Kianna, a high school student in Baltimore, was feeling increasingly isolated.
Discussion: Althouse
New York Times:
Biden's Agenda Hangs in the Balance if Republicans Take Congress  —  On a wide array of issues like abortion, taxes, race and judges, President Biden's opportunities would shrink as Republicans vow to dismantle much of his legislative accomplishments.  —  WASHINGTON — For President Biden …
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Insider:
Paul Pelosi secretly called 911 while in front of the intruder and spoke in ‘code’ to dispatcher to convey what was happening: ‘Why are you here?  What are you going to do to me?’  — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband was attacked by an intruder at their San Francisco home Friday.
Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Left-wing activists harass conservative reading Bible, steal book and rip it up, protester eats pages  —  The activists were protesting a speech by conservative author Matt Walsh at a Wisconsin college campus  —  Leftist protesters harass man reciting Bible verses, take Bible and rip up pages …
Discussion: RedState and New York Post
Herb Scribner / Axios:
U.S. faces “environment of fascism” ahead of 2022 midterms, AOC says  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said in an interview with MSNBC Friday that the United States is “facing an environment of fascism” similar to the days of Jim Crow in the leadup to the 2022 midterms.
Discussion: MSNBC and CNN
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Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
Government warns of “heightened threat” to 2022 elections, fueled by rise in domestic violent extremism
Discussion: NPR and Washington Examiner
Articles and Investigations:
How Google's Ad Business Funds Disinformation Around the World  —  Google is funneling revenue to some of the web's most prolific purveyors of false information in Europe, Latin America and Africa, a ProPublica investigation has found.  —  The company has publicly committed …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Starbucks will get reporters' messages with union, federal judge rules  —  A federal judge has ordered the organization behind a unionization drive at Starbucks stores in western New York to turn over all of its messages with journalists — a sweeping and unusual ruling that will let the company peek …
Benjamin Lindsay / The Wrap:
Penguin Random House Staffers, Others Call for Canceling of Amy Coney Barrett Memoir … Hundreds of Penguin Random House staffers and other literary professionals are calling on the publishing company to cut ties with Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and to cancel her upcoming book.
 
 
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CBS News:
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Key Proud Boys Jan. 6 co-conspirator pleads guilty, Tarrio lawyer says
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