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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 …
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trump Wants You to Accept All of This as Normal  —  The former president is psychologically preparing Americans for an assault on the electoral system.  —  In the final week of this election season, the Republican Party is running two different campaigns.  One of them is an ugly and angry but conventional political enterprise.
Discussion: HuffPost and Axios
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
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 …
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 …
Adam Wren / Politico:
Who won the day?  Harris  —  If Donald Trump loses on Nov. 5, the racist carnival he curated …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Trump Hints at ‘Little Secret’ With House Republicans, Setting Off a Panic
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Fallout spreads from racist rhetoric at Trump's MSG rally
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
Reuters:
US politicians, celebrities blast Trump-allied comedian for calling Puerto Rico ‘garbage’
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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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Betrayed Washington Post readers leave their parting thoughts in 140,000 comments  —  According to NPR's David Folkenflik, a staggering, catastrophic 8 percent of Washington Post subscribers - over 200,000 — have canceled their subscriptions since Friday's news broke that owner Jeff Bezos ordered …
Monika Bauerlein / Mother Jones:
Billionaire-Owned News Is Not Our Only Option
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 Guardian, The Hill and New Republic
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: CBS News, Bloomberg, HuffPost and Forbes
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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 and New Republic
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
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
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
 
 
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Will Carless / USA Today:
Why a potential Trump win, Jan. 6 pardons have one family fearing for their lives
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Democracy Docket:
Trump, RNC Lose Bid To Disqualify Non-Postmarked Nevada Ballots Received After Election Day
Fox News:
Leaked video exposes Dem staffer admitting ‘quiet part out loud’ in fiery tirade: ‘Open the f—ing border’
Discussion: freebeacon.com
Ella Lee / The Hill:
'Bob's Burgers' actor sentenced to 1 year in prison for Jan. 6 role
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
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
What Elon Musk's conversations with Putin could mean for the U.S. government
Discussion: New York Times
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
Jessica Schulberg / HuffPost:
Trump Executed Their Loved Ones. They Fear He'll Have The Chance To Kill Others.
Maura Reynolds / Politico:
‘Everything Is Subservient to the Big Guy’: Fiona Hill on Trump and America's Emerging Oligarchy
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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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

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ its revenue is from ads
 
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