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2:50 PM ET, October 29, 2022

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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 …
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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 …
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
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, Task & Purpose and IJR
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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 …
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
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
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.
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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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
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
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.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli president tries to ease U.S. concerns about radical right ahead of elections  —  During his visit to Washington earlier this week, Israeli President Isaac Herzog tried to ease the Biden administration's concerns about the expected rise of the radical right in the upcoming elections …
Discussion: New Statesman
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 …
 
 
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Mike Corder / Associated Press:
Anne Frank's friend Hannah Pick-Goslar dies at age 93
Discussion: nltimes.nl and The Times of Israel
New York Times:
Saudi Halloween: Once-Banned Holiday Now Haunted by Masked Monsters
NBC News:
Biden admin has discussed slow-rolling military aid to Saudis, including Patriot missiles, as payback for oil production cut
Discussion: Insider
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Lindsey Graham: Dem Senate Candidate's Fundraising Isn't ‘Legit’
Discussion: The Money Hunt
Julia Wick / Los Angeles Times:
Caruso on track to exceed $100 million in campaign spending
Discussion: Washington Post
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Starbucks will get reporters' messages with union, federal judge rules
 Earlier Items: 
Evita Duffy / The Federalist:
John Fetterman's ‘Trump-Voting Republican’ Parents Are Card-Carrying Democrats
Discussion: New York Post
James Allan / Law & Liberty:
A Law School Lacked and Lost
Discussion: National Review
CBS News:
Man convicted of 1983 murder cleared after spending nearly four decades in prison
Discussion: KTLA and ABC7
Sarah Mearhoff / VTDigger:
‘So blatantly illegal’: Liam Madden admits to funneling money through family to inflate campaign finance numbers
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
The British Barack Obama?
Associated Press:
Biden press secretary didn't walk out on reporter's question
 

 
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Financial Times:
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