Exclusive: Trump ground game in key states flagged as potentially fake  —  Data suggests canvassers linked to Elon Musk's America Pac falsely claimed to have visited homes of potential voters  —  Donald Trump's campaign may be failing to reach thousands of voters they hope to turn out in Arizona and Nevada …

Elon Musk's Fake Sites and Fake Texts Impersonating the Harris Campaign  —  There's deeply cynical and then there's things which might be illegal.  In the first category we have an Elon Musk-funded PAC microtargeting Jewish and Arab communities with diametrically opposed ads about Kamala Harris's support for Israel or Palestine.

How Trump's Cockiness Could Cost Him Votes  —  The GOP loves to pretend they are winning, but Trump has a different challenge  —  It's that time of the year again — Republicans are declaring with certainty that they will win the election while Democrats anxiously wait for the sky to crash down on their heads.

What Elon Musk Really Wants  —  The Tesla and X mogul has long dreamed of redesigning the world in his own extreme image.  Trump may be his Trojan horse.  —  In Elon Musk's vision of human history, Donald Trump is the singularity.  If Musk can propel Trump back to the White House …

Western Wisconsin farmers say Van Orden behavior derailed meeting on agricultural policy … Two farmers from western Wisconsin are speaking out after a meeting last month on agricultural policy with Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden was derailed by the congressman when he and his staff interrupted …

JD Vance's Most Recent Comment About His Wife Having Three Kids Is Going Viral Because People Think It's Really, Really Creepy  —  “I've never heard a man refer to his kids as my wife's children.  That's insane.”  —  Michaela Bramwell— BuzzFeed  —  JD Vance is on my timeline yet again …

America's gullibility crisis … In the last few weeks alone:  — MAGA influencers breathlessly spread the false claim that Vice President Kamala Harris used a teleprompter during her Univision town hall, which the X algorithm then promoted in its trending topics as fact.

(5th LD) N. Korea decides to send around 10,000 soldiers to support Russia in Ukraine war: Seoul  —  (ATTN: UPDATES with response from NATO chief in paras 17-18)  —  South Korea's spy agency on Friday confirmed that North Korea has decided to send around 10,000 troops to support Russia …

Pro-Iranian account leaks alleged U.S. intel on Israel's attack plans … - The leak could be an attempt to disrupt the Israeli operation.  — The Pentagon and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on the leaked documents, but did not dispute their authenticity.

Microphone malfunction: Trump waits on stage for 18 minutes during ‘technical difficulties’  —  Donald Trump's rally in Detroit hit a snag on Friday night when the audio stopped working and the Republican presidential nominee passed the time walking around on the stage for about 18 minutes waiting for a fix.

Obama: ‘You would be worried if your grandpa was acting’ like Trump  —  Former President Obama took a swipe at former President Trump's competence Friday, mocking the GOP nominee for his recent rhetoric.  —  “He called himself ‘the father IVF,’” Obama said during a rally in battleground Arizona.

Defense Secretary Tom Cotton?  Here's who could be in Trump's Cabinet.  —  Former President Donald Trump, who is in the throes of a tight campaign, has not engaged in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet.  But that hasn't stopped him from spitballing potential contenders during …

Montana park ranger says Senate candidate Tim Sheehy lied about combat wound  —  Sheehy has claimed that he was wounded in Afghanistan, but ranger says he investigated accidental shooting in park in 2015  —  A former Montana park ranger has now publicly accused Tim Sheehy …

Here's why sex discrimination at work doesn't go away until women are in charge  —  New research reveals men pay little heed to women in mixed-sex teams  —  Single-sex teams are something for the football pitch, not the workplace.  It's not the 1950s.  Many studies show the benefits of mixed teams …

Trump considers bucking presidential transition system  —  The former president is busting presidential transition norms, with implications for government coordination, cybersecurity and transparency.  —  Former President Donald Trump is weighing a go-it-alone approach to presidential transition planning …

It Was Gross to Watch Trump Yuck It Up with Cardinal Dolan at the Al Smith Dinner  —  He seemed to be the only one who considered his remarks comedy.  —  Regulars at this here shebeen know that we have little or no use for Timothy Dolan, cardinal archbishop of the Diocese of New York.

Polling a People: Survey Analysis of the Political and Policy Preferences of 2024's Jewish Electorate  —  Key Takeaways  —  Between October 5th and 9th of 2024, the Manhattan Institute polled a representative sample of 658 Jewish registered voters across the U.S. on their feelings …

Secretary of State Pete Buttigieg?  Here's who could be in Harris' Cabinet.  —  If Kamala Harris wins the election, she will likely approach the task of filling out her Cabinet and West Wing much like she did when she took over Joe Biden's campaign operation this summer.

The last in-person vote in the US will be cast on the desolate tundra of Alaska's Aleutian Islands  —  On a desolate slab of island tundra in western Alaska, a resident of Adak will again become the last American to cast an in-person ballot for president, continuing a 12-year tradition for the nation's westernmost community.

The Ghosts of John Tanton  —  Climate change and anti-immigrant hate are colliding, foretelling a volatile future.  —  Reporting Highlights  — Tanton's Network: Today's contentious immigration debate is the construct of one man's effort to halt overpopulation, brace for climate change and preserve “European” culture.

Trump's GOP Is Running on a Platform of Freeing Seditionists and Cop Assailants  —  I'm halfway done my first review of the materials Jack Smith released today.  —  All of us who have followed this have concluded there's not any new news (though the presentation of it reveals certain things about Smith's investigation).