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3:20 AM ET, October 31, 2022

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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification … Now that he owns Twitter, Elon Musk has given employees their first ultimatum: Meet his deadline to introduce paid verification on Twitter or pack up and leave.  —  The directive is to change Twitter Blue …
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Elon's first big move: pay to remain verified on Twitter  —  Under pressure to generate revenue quickly, Twitter's new CEO considers ending free verification  —  Twitter is strongly considering making its users pay to remain verified on the service, Platformer has learned.
Kurtis Lee / New York Times:
Elon Musk, in a Tweet, Shares Link From Site Known to Publish False News  —  The tweet on Sunday posted an article that made baseless allegations about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband.  —  Three days after Elon Musk purchased Twitter, the billionaire posted a tweet …
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New York Times:
Pelosi, Vilified by Republicans for Years, Is a Top Target of Threats  —  The attack on the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which appeared to target her, came after more than a decade of Republican efforts to demonize and dehumanize the most powerful woman in Washington.
Discussion: CNN, Fox News and Bloomberg
CNN:
Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner, tweets conspiracy theory about attack on Paul Pelosi  —  Elon Musk on Sunday gave credence to a fringe conspiracy theory about the violent attack on Paul Pelosi.  —  The new Twitter owner tweeted a link to an article full of baseless claims about Pelosi.
Discussion: Twitchy
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Elon Musk, right-wing figures push misinformation about Pelosi attack  —  Twitter's new owner sowed doubt about law enforcement's account as suggestions of a ‘false flag’ flooded social media sites  —  An online forum devoted to former White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon's right-wing radio show alerted …
Jay Caspian Kang / New Yorker:
The Futile Race to Label Paul Pelosi's Attacker
Julianne McShane / NBC News:
Elon Musk, new owner of Twitter, tweets unfounded, anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack
Jack Nicas / Reuters:
Lula's victory likely means big changes for Brazil, though his specific plans are vague.  —  Maria Magdalena Arréllaga for The New York Times  —  Maria Magdalena Arrellaga for The New York Times  —  Victor Venco Moriyama for the New York Times  —  Maria Magdalena Arrellaga for The New York Times
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CNN:
Brazil's Bolsonaro loses bid for second term in fiercely contested presidential vote  —  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to become the next president of Brazil, after defeating his rightwing rival, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, by a razor-thin margin.  —  The leftist former leader …
Travis Waldron / HuffPost:
Leftist Lula Da Silva Defeats Far-Right Bolsonaro In Brazilian Presidential Election  —  Brazilian voters rejected President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday in a race defined by the right-wing leader's threats to undermine the world's fourth-largest democracy.  —  SAO PAULO ― …
Camilo Rocha / CNN:
Lula da Silva will return to Brazil's presidency in stunning comeback  —  Sao Paulo CNN —  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected the next president of Brazil, in a run-off race on Sunday that was tight until the last moments.  —  The victory of the 76-year-old politician represents …
Washington Post:
Armed Bolsonaro-supporting lawmaker chases down Lula supporter  —  Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, an icon of the Latin American left, defeated President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to win a third term leading the region's largest country, the Superior Electoral Court said …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
January 6 committee obtains eight emails showing possible planning of post-election crime  —  The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has obtained eight emails from late 2020 that a judge determined show Donald Trump and his lawyers planning …
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Laxalt campaign paid thousands to political operative linked to Twitter account that denigrated Jews, women  —  A Twitter account connected to former Laxalt staffer Michael Pecjak has compared abortion to the Holocaust and claimed that “Jews are not a religious sect and are a cult,” among other comments
Discussion: Axios
Jamie Gangel / CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack had bag with zip ties, source says  —  The man who is alleged to have attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in the couple's San Francisco home had with him a bag that contained multiple zip ties, among other things …
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Associated Press:
Canadian man who allegedly attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband to be charged Monday
Reuters:
Brazilian pollster Datafolha projects Lula to win presidential vote  —  Brazilian pollster Datafolha on Sunday projected former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will win the country's presidential election on Sunday, based on the ongoing tally of a runoff vote against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
Russians Used a US Firm to Funnel Funds to GOP in 2018.  Dems Say the FEC Let Them Get Away With It.  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  The Federal Election Commission recently let a US company that was quietly bankrolled …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP reaches deeper into Biden-land  —  Republicans are pouring cash into House districts that voted for President Biden by as much as 20 points, targeting under-the-radar battlegrounds amid growing signs of a red wave. … - California's 26th: Rep. Julia Brownley (D) is sounding the alarm …
Ben Smith / Semafor:
A former employee's complaint prompts Republican calls to investigate The China Project, an American news company  —  Shannon Van Sant's career neatly tracks the American media's romance and disillusion with China.  Her journey began in 2005 when, after five years working in news for ABC and NBC …
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Belief in the Ballot: Republicans in Arizona running on claims of election fraud  —  It's the vote that holds America together—belief that with a ballot voices are heard, disputes are addressed and there's always another chance.  Countries without this belief tend to be in bondage or at war.
Discussion: HuffPost and Axios
 
 
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
TV Prepares for a Chaotic Midterm Night
Discussion: Political Wire
Steve Schmidt / The Warning:
The cynicism of the American political media
Miami Herald:
‘They want to destroy us all’: GOP canvasser beaten in Hialeah makes fiery speech
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Barack Obama Lamented the Attack on Paul Pelosi. Then He Got Heckled.
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
How the Hasidic Jewish Community Became a Political Force in New York
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 Earlier Items: 
Reuters:
Students defy Iran protest ultimatum, unrest enters more dangerous phase
Discussion: Cyprus Mail and jihadwatch.org
Lara Korte / Politico:
Why Gavin Newsom isn't even bothering to campaign for reelection
Discussion: Breitbart
Dan Boyd / Albuquerque Journal:
Journal Poll: Lujan Grisham maintains 8-point lead over Ronchetti
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Better bet: Despite turbulent Senate race, Oz better prepared to lead
The Texas Tribune:
Churches are breaking the law and endorsing in elections, experts say. The IRS looks the other way.
Discussion: CNN and PoliticusUSA
CBS News:
Republicans head into final week with lead in seats, voters feel things are “out of control” — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll
 

 
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