DNC projects message tying Trump to Hitler on Madison Square Garden during rally  —  The Democratic National Committee is projecting digital messages on Madison Square Garden's exterior during former President Donald Trump's campaign rally on Sunday about recent reports that he once praised Adolf Hitler …

2 new polls show Harris leading Trump as the election nears.  Women continue to propel the VP's candidacy.  — Kamala Harris' strength with female voters is fueling her overall leads in two new national polls.  — A CBS News poll showed Harris up by one point, while an ABC News poll had her ahead by four points.

Some billionaires, CEOs hedge bets as Trump vows retribution  —  With the race tight, some business elites are toning down past criticism of the former president.  —  At a five-star resort in California last week, Wall Street executives, fast-food CEOs, a few dozen other industry titans …

Billionaire media bootlickers obey in advance  —  The owners of the LA Times and Washington Post give the finger to their readers and democracy. … 🗞️ Subscribe to Public Notice 🗞️  —  Both the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post are refusing …

The right is projecting irrational confidence about a Trump win.  That could aid an effort to steal the election.  —  RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JANE LEE & HELENA HIND  —  Right-wing media figures are displaying irrational levels of confidence in Donald Trump's chances of winning the presidential election.

“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader's Plans for a New Trump Agenda  —  Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought's “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.  —  Co-published with Documented  —  Reporting Highlights

The billionaire-media complex  —  Jeff Bezos is the second-richest person in the world, with a net worth of approximately $211 billion.  Most of Bezos' wealth is derived from his 9% stake in Amazon, the company he founded.  Bezos also founded and owns Blue Origin, a private space exploration company worth billions.

‘Betrayal’: Marty Baron, former Washington Post editor, slams paper's non-endorsement  —  Jeff Bezos' decision to block the Washington Post's presidential endorsement has been met with a lot of strong reactions - including from the paper's own journalists and its legendary former Executive Editor Marty Baron.

Trump ad depicts country ‘gone to hell’ — during Trump's presidency  —  Donald Trump's two-minute ad that aired during Sunday's Philadelphia Eagles game and said the country had “gone to hell” during the Biden and Harris administration featured an image from a protest during Trump's presidency, not Biden's.

How a Splintered Left Is Preparing for a Possible Trump Victory  —  After the former president's 2016 victory, they marched.  Now, Democrats wrestle with how to mount an uprising—and whether to even do so.  —  By now America is well versed in the predictions of the political right's potential response …

Behind the Curtain: The big media era is over … Both campaigns have targeted small, often little-appreciated shards to reach hyper-specific pockets of potential voters.  The campaigns are doing this with unorthodox, sometimes lengthy media appearances and precision ad targeting.

Four Lessons From Nine Years of Being ‘Never Trump’  —  I've been wrong about many things, but here are two of the bigger whiffs of my professional life.  —  I thought Donald Trump wouldn't find any meaningful support in the Republican Party.  I watched his strange campaign announcement …