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Jeff Bezos / Washington Post:
The hard truth: Americans don't trust the news media  —  A note from our owner.  —  Jeff Bezos is the owner of The Washington Post.  —  In the annual public surveys about trust and reputation, journalists and the media have regularly fallen near the very bottom, often just above Congress.
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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 …
Tom Jones / Poynter:
‘Racist, sexist, crude’: Media outlets use strong language to describe Trump rally  —  The tone of Sunday's Madison Square Garden rally was angry and offensive, and that's how many major news organizations chose to describe it  —  Who would've guessed that the October surprise …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
The hard truth: Americans don't trust — or need — billionaires  —  Chris Geidner is the owner, publisher, editor, and author of Law Dork.  —  I am not a billionaire.  —  Jeff Bezos, a billionaire, is causing a stir over at The Washington Post, which he bought two years before Donald Trump began …
Discussion: Forbes, The Wrap and DNyuz
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
USA Today the Latest to Offer Up Excuse for Lack of Presidential Endorsement
Politico:
Trump's Puerto Rico fallout is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in Pennsylvania  —  Evidence of the backlash was immediate on Monday.  —  Donald Trump has a serious Puerto Rico problem — in Pennsylvania.  —  Many Puerto Rican voters in the state are furious about racist and demeaning comments delivered at a Trump rally.
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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump's Shock Comic Was Set to Call Harris a ‘C*nt’  —  DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN WAS LEFT scrambling Sunday night after roast-comic Tony Hinchcliffe made insulting jokes about Hispanic and black people on stage at the ex-president's Madison Square Garden rally.
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
That Revolting Rally Was a Sign of Weakness  —  Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night was supposed to be the capstone event of his campaign, a triumphant celebration of authoritarian strength.  With millions watching, he would march into the final week of the contest …
Politico:
Playbook: Trump faces a P.R. disaster  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ONE WEEK OUT — “This year's vote count will be faster, but it still might take time to know who won,” by Zach Montellaro: “Fewer votes will be cast by mail compared …
Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
Puerto Ricans in must-win Pennsylvania say Trump rally joke won't be forgotten
NBC News:
Trump rally comedian workshopped racist Puerto Rico line at NYC comedy club the night before
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Steve Bannon released from prison one week out from Election Day  —  Steve Bannon was released from prison Tuesday after serving a four-month sentence for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.  —  Bannon's exit from a Connecticut prison comes exactly …
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Brandi Buchman / HuffPost:
Steve Bannon Is Getting Out Of Prison — And Heading Right Back To Court  —  The longtime Trump ally went to prison after refusing to comply with the Jan. 6 congressional committee.  Now he's facing conspiracy, fraud and money laundering charges.  —  Former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon …
CNN:
Steve Bannon is released from prison in time for the last-week push to Election Day  —  Steve Bannon was released from federal prison Tuesday, according to a source with knowledge, emerging just a week before Election Day to retake the helm of his weakened right-wing media platform.
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Stephen Bannon Is Released From Prison
Discussion: DNyuz and Raw Story
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The most misogynistic ad in the history of politics  —  Elon Musk created America PAC to help Donald Trump win the presidential election.  Through the end of September, Musk spent $75 million to fund the PAC's activities.  More recently, Musk began giving away $1 million per day to registered voters …
Discussion: ABC News and New York Times
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Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Elon Musk's America PAC uses crude, sexist attack against Harris in new ad
Discussion: Pharyngula
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
This year's vote count will be faster, but it still might take time to know who won
Discussion: New York Times and USA Today
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
A new Supreme Court case could change the result of the presidential election
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
NAACP poll: Trump's support among young Black men decreasing  —  A new NAACP survey found Republican Donald Trump's support among young Black men has dwindled with a little more than a week to go before Election Day.  The poll found Black men under 50 years old decreased their likelihood …
Discussion: NPR, DNyuz and The Hill
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats alarmed Harris's economic message isn't breaking through
Discussion: Breitbart, DNyuz and Global News
Georgina Rannard / BBC:
PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident  —  A huge Maya city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under jungle canopy in Mexico.  —  Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts and amphitheatres in the southeastern state of Campeche.
Discussion: The Hill and LiveScience
J. Michael Luttig / New York Times:
Trump Betrayed America.  My Fellow Republicans Must Put Country Above Party.  —  We Americans live in faith with our Constitution and with the past generations of Americans who swore to protect it and fought to defend it.  One week from today, we will decide whether Donald Trump is fit to be President of the United States again.
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trump Wants You to Accept All of This as Normal
Discussion: Vox and HuffPost
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says he is ‘opposite of a Nazi’  —  Former President Trump at a Monday rally rejected the label used by Vice President Harris and some of his former aides that he is a fascist, describing himself as “the opposite of a Nazi.”  —  “You know, years ago, my father — I had a great father …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump: 'I'm not a Nazi. I'm the opposite of a Nazi'
ProPublica:
She Supports Trump's Anti-Immigration Policies.  Texas Incorrectly Flagged Her as a “Noncitizen” on Its Voting Rolls.  —  Mary Howard-Elley is the 10th U.S. citizen identified by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat whose registration was canceled after her citizenship was questioned.
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
Associated Press:
Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon  —  Incendiary devices were set off Monday at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — destroying hundreds of ballots in what one official called a …
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Julia Silverman / Oregonian:
2 ballot drop boxes set on fire in Portland area; hundreds of ballots destroyed
Daniel S. Levine / People:
George W. Bush's Daughter Barbara Breaks Silence on Election to Campaign for Kamala Harris (Exclusive)  —  Barbara Pierce Bush tells PEOPLE she's “hopeful” that voters will back Harris on Nov. 5 to “move our country forward and protect women's rights”  —  Barbara Pierce Bush …
Discussion: CBS News, Axios and USA Today
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
27 takes on the 2024 election  —  One week to go...  It's one week until Election Day.  —  The news keeps coming fast and furious, but in critical respects, I feel like there isn't actually much to say at this point.  It continues to be my belief that the media underrates the stakes relative …
 
 
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The Guardian:
Trump advisers propose bypassing FBI background checks for appointees
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