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9:25 PM ET, October 29, 2022

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Elon Musk Is Said to Have Ordered Job Cuts Across Twitter — The billionaire planned to begin layoffs as soon as Saturday, people with knowledge of the matter said. — SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk planned to begin laying off workers at Twitter as soon as Saturday, four people with knowledge …

Discussion: Washington Post, ZeroHedge, The Daily Caller, Bloomberg, Daring Fireball, TMZ.com, The Verge, The Information, New York Post, Breitbart, Vox, Washington Examiner, Al Jazeera and Vanity Fair, more at Techmeme »

Insider:

Use of N-word on Twitter jumped by almost 500% after Elon Musk's takeover as trolls test limits on free speech, report says — Elon Musk's Twitter takeover sparked a surge in the use of the N-word on the social media platform. — A social media research group told The Washington Post the use of the slur increased by nearly 500%.

Discussion: The Guardian, The Hill, The Wrap, TheBlaze, Twitchy, RedState, Gizmodo, Metro.co.uk and Blogs of War, more at Techmeme »

Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Antisemitic campaign tries to capitalize on Elon Musk's Twitter takeover.

Discussion: Sports Illustrated, New York Post, Robert Reich, Wired, Killer NewsTv, One America News Network, Boing Boing and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

Davey Alba / Bloomberg:
Musk's Twitter Roils With Hate Speech as Trolls Test New Limits

Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:

I'm sorry I said nice things about Glenn Youngkin — I'd like to take this opportunity to retract the nice things I said about Glenn Youngkin a few months ago. — In July, I wrote a column when reports began to surface that Virginia's Republican governor, a fresh and sunny political newcomer …

Discussion: NewsNation, Blue Virginia and Insider

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 …

Politico:
Pelosi's status as GOP campaign-ad villain faces new scrutiny after violent home invasion

Discussion: Vox, The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy

Associated Press:
Pelosi attack shocks country on edge about democracy threats

Discussion: Axios, The Hill, The Guardian, Politico, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Mother Jones, CBS News, Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Roll Call

Politico:
Police offer new details in Paul Pelosi assault

Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Pelosi Attack Highlights Rising Fears of Political Violence

Discussion: Politico, NewsNation, Los Angeles Times, HuffPost, ABC7, ABC News, The Hill, CNN and Bloomberg

Anita Chabria / Los Angeles Times:
'It's getting worse.' The sad part of the Pelosi attack is it doesn't surprise us

Discussion: Reuters, Insider and Raw Story

Michael Shellenberger:

Pelosi Attack Suspect Was A Psychotic Homeless Addict Estranged From His Pedophile Lover & Their Children — Berkeley resident David DePape was more in the grip of drug-induced psychosis than ideology-induced fanaticism. — Leading politicians yesterday blamed the political Right …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Breitbart, Lawyers, Guns & Money, HuffPost, The Post Millennial, The Gateway Pundit, Vanity Fair, The Western Journal, Twitchy, Lucianne, New York Times, The Daily Wire, Insider, Althouse and Washington Post

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.

Discussion: TASS, New York Times, RedState, Task & Purpose, The Daily Wire and IJR

Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:

Russia accuses Ukraine of launching a drone attack on the Black Sea Fleet in Crimea. … Russia's decision upends a deal designed to ease the global food crisis. — Russia on Saturday said that it was suspending its participation in an agreement to export grain and other agricultural products …

Discussion: Semafor, The Guardian, All that has been hidden …, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Bona Fide, Inquirer News, UPI, Politico, NPR, Fox News, Associated Press, Agri-Pulse Communications … and TASS

Washington Post:
Ukraine live briefing: Russia pauses grain deal after Ukraine strikes warships in Sevastopol

Discussion: Telegraph, All that has been hidden …, The Times of Israel, Breitbart, The Guardian, TASS, Al Jazeera, The Hill, The Post Millennial and Bloomberg

Associated Press:

Officials: 120 dead after Halloween crowd surge in Seoul — At least 120 people were killed and 100 more were injured as they were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital of Seoul, South Korean officials said.

Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge:

Gitmo's Oldest Detainee Freed After 20 Years With No Charges — The United States on Saturday released the oldest prisoner who was held for two decades at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - after his arrest in Thailand in 2003 soon after the so-called “Global War on Terror” was launched.

Discussion: Associated Press, Fox News, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Al Jazeera and Just The News

Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
U.S. Releases Guantánamo's Oldest Prisoner

Discussion: The Mourning and Mother Jones

Washington Post:

Alleged assailant filled blog with delusional thoughts in days before Pelosi attack — The San Francisco Bay area man arrested in the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband filled a blog a week before the incident with delusional thoughts, including that an invisible fairy attacked …

Discussion: New York Post, Fox News, Washington Times and NBC News

Ron Kampeas / The Times of Israel:
Man accused of attacking Pelosi's husband had spread conspiracy theories about Jews

Discussion: CBS News, The Daily Beast, Slate, NBC News, ABC7, Bloomberg, Outside the Beltway, Rolling Stone, VICE, The Daily Dot, Sacramento Bee, Fox News, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, CNN and Fox 8 Cleveland WJW

Jessica Huseman / Votebeat Texas:

In chaotic court hearing, True the Vote leaders found in contempt — Testimony from Gregg Phillips and Catherine Engelbrecht muddies explanation of how they acquired evidence used to target election vendor Konnech — and who helped. — After a chaotic day of testimony on Thursday …

Discussion: Reuters and Arizona Mirror

Alex Young / Yahoo Entertainment:

Kanye West Now Sympathizes With George Floyd's Family After Losing adidas Deal … The post Kanye West Now Sympathizes With George Floyd's Family After Losing adidas Deal appeared first on Consequence. — Kanye West is facing a $250 million dollar lawsuit from the family of George Floyd …

Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:

GOP New Hampshire Senate nominee repeats hoax that kids are using litter boxes in schools — The Republican Senate nominee in New Hampshire shared at a Thursday event the hoax claim that children are being told they can identify as anthropomorphic cats and use litter boxes in schools.

Discussion: Boing Boing and The American Independent

Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:

White House rejects promoting general involved in Capitol riot response — The Pentagon backed Lt. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, the director of the Army staff, to become a four-star general. But the Biden administration nixed his promotion. — The White House rejected a recommendation …

Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire

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

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

Miami Herald:

GOP canvasser beaten in Hialeah speaks out for first time: 'I'm going to clear my name' — Christopher Monzon, the Republican Party canvasser brutally beaten in Hialeah, spoke publicly about the attack for the first time Saturday, saying he was targeted for his political beliefs.

Discussion: Raw Story and The Western Journal