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3:30 PM ET, October 28, 2024

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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
This Is Trump's Message  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  We might as well start with the lowlight of last night's Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden.  That would be Tony Hinchcliffe, a podcaster who's part of Joe Rogan's circle …
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New York Times:
Trump at the Garden: A Closing Carnival of Grievances, Misogyny and Racism  —  The inflammatory rally was a capstone for an increasingly aggrieved campaign for Donald Trump, whose rhetoric has grown darker and more menacing.  —  Donald J. Trump's closing rally at Madison Square Garden …
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's Racist NYC Rally Was Vile.  It Was Also Political Suicide  —  FINAL ACT  —  The Madison Square Garden rally, operatic in its repulsive bigotry, will almost certainly alienate more voters who might have voted for Trump.  —  OPINION  —  To all those Republicans …
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Fallout spreads from racist rhetoric at Trump's MSG rally  —  “What you saw last night is a divisive America.  That's race-baiting.  It's all the things that we were doing in the '30s and '40s,” former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Monday.
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump unveils the most extreme closing argument in modern presidential history  —  Donald Trump anchored his bid to win a second White House term next week on searing anti-migrant fear at a rally at Madison Square Garden, doubling down on his promise for a massive deportation program on Day 1 to reverse an “immigrant invasion.”
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Trump's dominating the news again.  Maybe that's good news for Harris.  —  His MSG rally shows signs of going viral.  —  There was no escaping Donald Trump yesterday.  —  I mean, literally in my case.  I live close enough to Madison Square Garden, where Trump held a controversial rally yesterday …
Adam Wren / Politico:
Who won the day?  Harris  —  If Donald Trump loses on Nov. 5, the racist carnival he curated at Madison Square Garden could be remembered as the day that cost him this margin-of-error election.  As Kamala Harris visited a Puerto Rican restaurant in Pennsylvania, talking about her …
Susan Milligan / New Republic:   Trump's Promise to Young Men: I Am Your Retribution Against Women
The Guardian:
Puerto Rican stars Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin back Kamala Harris after racist comments at Trump rally
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   October 27, 2024  —  I stand corrected.  I thought this year's October surprise was the reality …
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Trump's MSG Rally Incited MAGA To Do Whatever It Takes To Seize Power
Reuters:
US politicians, celebrities blast Trump-allied comedian for calling Puerto Rico ‘garbage’
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump's New York homecoming sparks backlash over racist and vulgar remarks
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
With racist Madison Square Garden rally, Trump and his allies prove Democrats' point
Allison Berry / KATU-TV:
Burning ballots pulled from inside smoking Vancouver ballot box; hundreds of ballots lost  —  VANCOUVER, Wash. — KATU was on the scene at Fisher's Landing Transit Center in Vancouver early Monday morning, where heavy smoke was seen coming from inside a dropoff ballot box.
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Julia Silverman / Oregonian:
2 ballot drop boxes set on fire in Portland area; hundreds of ballots destroyed  —  Police in Vancouver and Portland are investigating two Monday morning fires intentionally set at ballot boxes.Elections officials in Multnomah County said only three ballots were destroyed at the ballot box …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Harris widens lead over Trump to 4 points in national poll  —  Vice President Harris regained her 4-point lead over former President Trump in a new national survey from ABC News and Ipsos.  —  Harris leads Trump by 4 points among likely voters nationally, 51 percent to 47 percent …
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Politico:
Playbook: Trump closes with cringe
Discussion: The Hill, New Republic and Vanity Fair
ProPublica:
“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
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
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 …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:   A Hatefest at the Garden  —  Lots of good stuff coming down the pike: Sarah …
Joanne Haner / The Hill:
Liz Cheney: Jeff Bezos ‘afraid’ to endorse Harris in Washington Post  —  Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) criticized Jeff Bezos after The Washington Post, which the billionaire owns, broke with decades of the newspaper's history and decided not to make an endorsement in the 2024 presidential race.
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Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
Extremists inspired by conspiracy theories pose major threat to 2024 elections, U.S. intelligence warns  —  Candidates, elected officials, election workers, members of the media and judges involved in election cases are among those U.S. intelligence officials identified as targets.
Discussion: The Hill, SpyTalk and Wired
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Philly DA sues to halt Elon Musk's $1 million voter giveaway in Pennsylvania  —  Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Monday sued to halt Elon Musk's $1 million daily giveaway to voters in battleground states including Pennsylvania, calling it an illegal lottery that skirts state requirements …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk PAC to stop $1 million lottery for voters
Nia-Malika Henderson / Bloomberg:
Harris' Fate in North Carolina Rests With Young Voters  —  Millennials and Gen Zers have the potential to deliver big.  The key is motivating them to show up and vote. … At nearly every campaign appearance she makes, Vice President Kamala Harris shouts out Gen Z voters …
Discussion: New Republic and Newsbusters
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Jessica Schulberg / HuffPost:
Trump Executed Their Loved Ones.  They Fear He'll Have The Chance To Kill Others.  —  President Joe Biden has made no visible progress toward his campaign promise of working to end the federal death penalty.  —  Christopher Vialva's dying request before the federal government executed …
Michael Isikoff / The Daily Beast:
Trump Campaign Worker Blows Whistle on ‘Grift’ and Bugging Plot  —  ‘GREEDY AND WRONG’  —  A bombshell email claims millions were funneled from campaign to “overcharging” firms—and some went to a top Kamala Harris donor.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  A Trump campaign worker has been fired after trying …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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 …
 
 
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Scott Perry's ex-GOP colleagues endorse his Dem rival
Ivana Saric / Axios:
What Elon Musk's conversations with Putin could mean for the U.S. government
Discussion: Business Insider
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Bloomberg, After Months of Pressure, Donates $50 Million to Help Harris
Discussion: Business Insider and Forbes
Helen Huiskes / NOTUS:
The FBI Is Investigating Two Ballot Box Burnings in Washington and Oregon
Maura Reynolds / Politico:
‘Everything Is Subservient to the Big Guy’: Fiona Hill on Trump and America's Emerging Oligarchy
David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
CNN Cuts Away From Trump's MSG Rally to Fact Check ‘Scores of Lies’
Discussion: CNN, Twitchy and Mediaite
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
TV news ‘most lopsided’ ever: Trump 85% negative, Harris 78% positive
Discussion: Newsbusters and RedState
Peter Parisi / Washington Times:
Will Democrats accept election outcome?
 Earlier Items: 
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
How America Forgot About One of Trump's Most Brutal Policies
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Economists Warn of New Inflation Hazards After Election
Discussion: israelhayom.com
The Verge:
The pragmatist's guide to the 2024 presidential election
Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
For many US voters, the economy is personal and they blame the Democrats
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
The right is projecting irrational confidence about a Trump win. That could aid an effort to steal the election.
Discussion: Blaze Media
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: The big media era is over
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Wall Street Journal:
How a Splintered Left Is Preparing for a Possible Trump Victory
Discussion: Breitbart
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

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News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Bloomberg:
A look at Crunchyroll's challenges, including current and former employees saying its management is out of touch, as Disney and Netflix's expand into anime
 
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