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11:35 AM ET, October 29, 2022

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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 …
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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 …
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 …
Tess Owen / VICE:
Man Accused of Attacking Nancy Pelosi's Husband Left Trail of Far-Right Hate  —  VICE News identified several blogs under the name of the suspect that espoused far-right conspiracy theories, racism, and sexism.  —  TO  —  KH  —  The man who allegedly broke into Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home …
San Francisco Chronicle:
What we know about David DePape, man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer  —  LIVE UPDATES: Suspect David DePape lived with group who believed 9/11 was ‘inside job’  —  Law enforcement have identified David DePape, 42, as a suspect in the Friday morning home invasion violent attack on Paul Pelosi.
CNN:
Alleged Paul Pelosi attacker posted multiple conspiracy theories
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
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / MSNBC:
The attack on Paul Pelosi was shocking — and yet also predictable
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  — 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.
Politico:
'I think it's an earthquake': The political world reckons with a Musk-owned Twitter
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
It's 2024.  Trump Backers Won't Certify the Election.  What Next, Legally?  —  The question is most urgent in Arizona, where two of the former president's loyalists may well become governor and secretary of state.  —  It's a nightmare scenario for American democracy …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Governor's Races Enter Final Sprint on a Scrambled, Surprising Map
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Steven Nelson / New York Post:   Knives out in House GOP whip race over Electoral College abolition
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: Washington Examiner
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 …
Evita Duffy / The Federalist:
John Fetterman's ‘Trump-Voting Republican’ Parents Are Card-Carrying Democrats  —  It appears Democrat Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's “Trump-voting Republican” parents are not Trump-voting Republicans, but card-carrying Democrats.  In an apparent attempt to paint himself …
Discussion: New York Post
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:   Oz Struggles to Woo Black Philadelphians in Senate Race
CBS News:
Man convicted of 1983 murder cleared after spending nearly four decades in prison  —  A 69-year-old man who has spent nearly the last four decades in prison after being convicted of murder was freed on Friday, after new evidence exonerated him from the crime.
Discussion: KTLA and ABC7
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.
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
The British Barack Obama?  —  The unlikely rise of Rishi Sunak — and the American left's staggering silence.  —  In his inimitable way, Joe Biden this week celebrated the rather remarkable fact the the new Conservative prime minister in Britain is the grandson of Indian immigrants:
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
Sarah Mearhoff / VTDigger:
‘So blatantly illegal’: Liam Madden admits to funneling money through family to inflate campaign finance numbers  —  Liam Madden, the Republican nominee in the open race for Vermont's lone seat in the U.S. House, during a radio interview Thursday morning described in detail a self-funded scheme …
Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Drones in Ukraine Project Tehran's Power Beyond Mideast, Testing U.S., Europe  —  Wave of Russian attacks highlights how sanctions failed to stop Tehran from building a drone army that can arm proxies and friendly governments  —  Russia's expanding use of Iranian drones in Ukraine poses …
Philip Oltermann / The Guardian:
Mondrian painting has been hanging upside down for 75 years  —  Despite the discovery, the work, titled New York City I, will continue to be displayed the wrong way up to avoid damaging it  —  Mondrian painting wrong on the left and correct on the right  —  A painting by abstract Dutch …
Yahoo News:
As temperatures begin to fall, Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine's vulnerable power grid  —  KYIV — Large parts of the Ukrainian capital have been experiencing rolling blackouts in recent weeks, after increased Russian attacks over the past month that have destroyed an estimated 30% of Ukraine's power and heating generation capacity.
Articles and Investigations:
COVID-19 Origins: Investigating a “Complex and Grave Situation” Inside a Wuhan Lab  —  The Wuhan lab at the center of suspicions about the pandemic's onset was far more troubled than known, documents unearthed by a Senate team reveal.  Tracing the evidence, Vanity Fair and ProPublica give …
 
 
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James Allan / Law & Liberty:
A Law School Lacked and Lost
Discussion: National Review
Insider:
Paul Pelosi secretly called 911 while in front of the intruder and spoke in ‘code’ …
Robert Draper / The Atlantic:
A Political Party Unhinged From Truth
Associated Press:
Biden press secretary didn't walk out on reporter's question
Chris Isidore / CNN:
Elon Musk will have to pay three fired Twitter executives nearly $200 million
Grace Segers / New Republic:
The Power of the Native Vote Is Reshaping Alaska Politics
Discussion: Associated Press
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Washington Post:
Key Proud Boys Jan. 6 co-conspirator pleads guilty, Tarrio lawyer says
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Post:
Pranksters posing as laid-off Twitter employees trick media outlets: ‘Rahul Ligma’
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Federal Judge Allows Activists to Stake Out Ballot Boxes in Arizona
Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
In Retrial, Man Who Helped Run Border Wall Charity Is Convicted
Discussion: Law & Crime and Fox News
 

 
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