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10:25 AM ET, October 29, 2024

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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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Hill, Steady and New Republic
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
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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Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
Puerto Ricans in must-win Pennsylvania say Trump rally joke won't be forgotten
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trump Wants You to Accept All of This as Normal
Discussion: Vox and HuffPost
NBC News:
Trump rally comedian workshopped racist Puerto Rico line at NYC comedy club the night before
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Archbishop of San Juan says Trump needs to ‘personally’ apologize
Discussion: RNS, NBC News and Rolling Stone
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Puerto Rico's G.O.P. Chairman Demands Apology From Trump for Comic's Remarks
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 …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Stephen Bannon, Released From Prison, Says He Is ‘Empowered’
Discussion: 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
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
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'
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
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
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.
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
USA Today the Latest to Offer Up Excuse for Lack of Presidential Endorsement  —  PLAYING IT SAFE  —  The national newspaper, which endorsed Joe Biden four years ago, says it'd rather have its editors focussed on local elections.  —  USA Today, the nation's fourth largest newspaper …
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Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final days  —  Bowls of labneh and platters of za'atar bread covered the tables in a Lebanese restaurant near Detroit, yet no one seemed to have much of an appetite.  On one side were Kamala Harris ' top emissaries to the Arab American community.
Discussion: New Republic and Tangle
emptywheel:
Secret Documents!  The Ten Month Privilege Fight Whingers Claim Didn't Happen  —  As always happens when people who don't bother to check the public record get afraid, folks are complaining about Merrick Garland again, both that they didn't notice the number of times Garland explained publicly …
Discussion: Politico
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Paula Reid / CNN:
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Jeff Wise / New York Magazine:
How Trump Goes to Prison
Discussion: CBS News, DNyuz and NBC News
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Right-Wing Guest Booted From CNN Mid-Segment After ‘Vile’ Attack On Panelist
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Brakkton Booker / Politico:
NAACP poll: Trump's support among young Black men decreasing
Discussion: NPR, DNyuz and The Hill
Amethyst Martinez / The Daily Beast:
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