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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 …
Tomás Mier / Rolling Stone:
Ana Navarro and ‘View’ Hosts Slam ‘Vile,’ Racist Jokes Made at Trump Rally  —  A “comedian” joked that Puerto Rica was a “floating island of garbage” while opening for Trump at Madison Square Garden … During Monday's episode of The View, the two Latina hosts slammed Tony Hinchcliffe's jokes …
Susan Milligan / New Republic:
Trump's Promise to Young Men: I Am Your Retribution Against Women  —  Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday was alarming for many reasons, not least for its overt fascism and racism, but it was also, as The New York Times accurately reported, a “carnival” of “misogyny”—one directed at Kamala Harris in particular.
Discussion: Mediaite and Jewish Insider
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 …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's hostility to Puerto Rico reemerges at the worst possible time  —  The former president's campaign is trying to distance him from comments made by a speaker at his rally — but it's not just that.  —  According to Donald Trump's reelection campaign, the comments made by comedian Tony …
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Fallout spreads from racist rhetoric at Trump's MSG rally
Adam Wren / Politico:
Who won the day?  Harris  —  If Donald Trump loses on Nov. 5, the racist carnival he curated …
Monica Alba / NBC News:
Harris' campaign launches new ad seizing on Trump ally's racist comments
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:   October 27, 2024  —  I stand corrected.  I thought this year's October surprise was the reality …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Tony Hinchcliffe defends his Puerto Rico jokes from Trump rally
Dánica Coto / Associated Press:
Puerto Rico bristles after a US comedian calls it ‘a floating island of garbage’ at a Trump rally
The Guardian:
Puerto Rican stars Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin back Kamala Harris after racist comments at Trump rally
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Over 200,000 subscribers flee ‘Washington Post’ after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement  —  The Washington Post has been rocked by a tidal wave of cancellations from digital subscribers and a series of resignations from columnists, as the paper grapples with the fallout of owner Jeff Bezos's decision …
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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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Associated Press:
Police say fires set at ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington are connected; ‘suspect vehicle’ ID'd  —  Police say they have identified a “suspect vehicle” connected to incendiary devices that set fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state early Monday.
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 …
New York Times:
Republicans Cling to Slim Leads in Nebraska and Texas Senate Races  —  In Nebraska, Dan Osborn, an independent, is in a tight race with Senator Deb Fischer, and in Texas, Representative Colin Allred is four percentage points behind Senator Ted Cruz.  —  Dan Osborn, a union leader …
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Politico:
Playbook: Trump closes with cringe
Discussion: The Hill and New Republic
Associated Press:
Republicans ask US Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania  —  Republicans on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency order in Pennsylvania that could result in thousands of votes not being counted in this year's election in the battleground state.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
A new Supreme Court case could change the result of the presidential election  —  Republicans ask the Supreme Court to disenfranchise thousands of Pennsylvania voters. … On October 23, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that many voters who cast a mailed-in ballot improperly …
Discussion: Bloomberg, HuffPost and Forbes
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
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, Wired and SpyTalk
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
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 …
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Comically Terrible Rollout of Latter-day Saints for Trump  —  One of the more puzzling, albeit obscure, subplots in the final weeks of this campaign season has been Donald Trump's thunderingly incompetent effort to court Mormon voters.  —  Earlier this month, the former president's …
Discussion: Alternet.org
 
 
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won't attend Trump's rally in Atlanta tonight
Molly Olmstead / Slate:
There's an Alarming Theme Emerging Among Leading Trump Election Conspiracy Theorists
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
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
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Bloomberg, After Months of Pressure, Donates $50 Million to Help Harris
Discussion: Business Insider and Forbes
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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
Nia-Malika Henderson / Bloomberg:
Harris' Fate in North Carolina Rests With Young Voters
Discussion: New Republic and Newsbusters
David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
CNN Cuts Away From Trump's MSG Rally to Fact Check ‘Scores of Lies’
Discussion: CNN, Twitchy and Mediaite
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
How America Forgot About One of Trump's Most Brutal Policies
Michael Isikoff / The Daily Beast:
Trump Campaign Worker Blows Whistle on ‘Grift’ and Bugging Plot
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: The big media era is over
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Beast
 

 
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Bloomberg:
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