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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
What More Do You People Want from Kamala Harris? (Part Deux) — She's done everything voters could reasonably have asked for. — ∙ Paid — Tonight we're going to livestream Kamala Harris's big closing argument rally for Bulwark+ members. The show starts at 7pm.
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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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Washington Post, Raw Story and Alternet.org
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump identifies a scapegoat in case he loses
Trump identifies a scapegoat in case he loses
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Election Law Blog, Alternet.org, Townhall and The Independent
Gary Reed / City Pulse:
‘I was the director of the Michigan Republican Party. I will vote for Kamala Harris.’
‘I was the director of the Michigan Republican Party. I will vote for Kamala Harris.’
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Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The stage is set for post-election tumult if Trump loses
The stage is set for post-election tumult if Trump loses
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The Guardian and Associated Press
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
America isn't too worried about fascism
America isn't too worried about fascism
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The Hill, The Guardian and NBC News
Zachary Basu / Axios:
MAGA world's hyper-confidence
MAGA world's hyper-confidence
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The Independent and Sabato's Crystal Ball
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
How to Prevent the Worst From Happening
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Trump on Joe Rogan's podcast leaves Kamala Harris with a winning opportunity
Trump on Joe Rogan's podcast leaves Kamala Harris with a winning opportunity
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The Nation, Raw Story and New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content—Whether They Want It or Not
X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content—Whether They Want It or Not
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Washington Examiner, Blaze Media, Business Insider and Twitchy
Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final days
Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final days
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The Bulwark, Breitbart, New Republic, WSVN-TV, BizPac Review and CBS News
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
October 2024 Michigan Poll: Trump 49%, Harris 48%
October 2024 Michigan Poll: Trump 49%, Harris 48%
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The Hill, Reuters, Forbes, New York Post, Townhall and New Jersey Online
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump accuses Harris of ‘campaign of hate’ amid backlash to his rally rhetoric
Trump accuses Harris of ‘campaign of hate’ amid backlash to his rally rhetoric
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New York Times, NBC News, The Guardian, IJR, BizPac Review, Fox News and Washington Times
ABC News:
Trump claims to ABC's Scott he didn't hear comedian's Puerto Rico comment, doesn't denounce it — The former president denied knowing the comedian who made a slew of racist, sexist and vulgar comments at his rally at Madison Square Garden, ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott reports.
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The Hill, Axios, HuffPost, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Scripps News, Global News, Forbes, CBS News and Raw Story
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Trump denies knowing comedian who made Puerto Rico joke at his rally … - People Trump claims not to have known include rapper Lil Jon, who was a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice; Prince Andrew; Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, who was part an effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate President Biden …
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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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Tom Jones / Poynter:
‘Racist, sexist, crude’: Media outlets use strong language to describe Trump rally
‘Racist, sexist, crude’: Media outlets use strong language to describe Trump rally
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The Guardian, WSVN-TV, Washington Post, HuffPost, Fox News, LGBTQ Nation, DNyuz, PinkNews, New York Times and The 19th, more at Mediagazer »
Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Puerto Rico GOP Chair Threatens To Withhold Trump Support
Puerto Rico GOP Chair Threatens To Withhold Trump Support
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NOTUS, USA Today, The Guardian, New York Times, The Wrap, Mediaite, WAGA-TV, Washington Examiner, Alternet.org, Rolling Stone, Politico, The Hill, CBS News, DNyuz, New Republic, ABC News and Fox News
Axios:
Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon leaves prison, says he's “empowered” … - He predicted in a text message that former President Trump “will win with [the] chance to win big — complete repudiation of elites.” … - He was released at 3:15am Tuesday from federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut …
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Dave Collins / Associated Press:
Trump ally Steve Bannon is released after serving 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress
Trump ally Steve Bannon is released after serving 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress
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Washington Examiner, The Guardian, NPR, Deadline, The Daily Signal, American Greatness, Breitbart, New Republic, One America News Network, The Federalist, Mediaite, Daily Kos, BizPac Review, The American Conservative, WAGA-TV, Washington Post, CBS News, Hollywood Life, UPI, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, IJR, Associated Press, Washington Times and The Independent
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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Press Watch, Washington Examiner, Poynter, The Hill, The Guardian, Fox News, RedState, Semafor, The Nation, Fortune, The American Spectator, Slate, Public, Futurism, Daily Mail, New York Post, Defector, Associated Press, The Dispatch, Talking Points Memo, Althouse, Decider, HotAir, DNyuz, Patterico's Pontifications, Scripting News, The Daily Caller, Mock Paper Scissors, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Forbes, The American Conservative, The Free Press, The Gateway Pundit, Los Angeles Times, UPI, Raw Story and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »
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emptywheel:
Jeff Bezos' Manifesto of Impotence — The second richest man in the world believed he could reverse the damage he already did by writing an op-ed. — That was his first mistake. — Jeff Bezos starts his column by pointing to the decline in trust in journalism.
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BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, HotAir and Fox News
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
The hard truth: Americans don't trust — or need — billionaires
The hard truth: Americans don't trust — or need — billionaires
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The Hill, CBS News, Forbes, The Wrap, The Gateway Pundit and Instapundit, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, One America News Network, The Independent, HuffPost, New York Post, Daily Kos, USA Today, New Jersey Online, Breitbart, Axios and CBS News
Bob Thomas / Associated Press:
Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died. She was 79.
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The Texas Tribune:
This Trump supporter was labeled a noncitizen and kicked off Texas' voter 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. Her saga shows how tough it can be for eligible voters to get reinstated.
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CNN and KXAN Austin
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Burning Ballots — It's not what we normally expect in American elections, but it was all too predictable in this election cycle. — This morning in Portland, Oregon, an incendiary device attached to the outside of a ballot drop box started a fire inside of it.
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USA Today, Oregonian, CBS News, Multnomah County, Associated Press, OPB, Raw Story, Politico, Fox News, KATU-TV, The Independent and UPI
Cybele Mayes-Osterman / USA Today:
Chaos as Russia tries to absorb North Korean troops, Ukraine spies say — WASHINGTON − Ukraine's spies say they intercepted phone calls show chaos as Russia works to integrate North Korean troops into its military operations. — Some of the calls were intercepted from troops involved …
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Semafor and nationalinterest.org
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Matt Murphy / BBC:
Nato says North Korean troops deployed to Russia's Kursk region
Nato says North Korean troops deployed to Russia's Kursk region
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Reuters, Breitbart, South China Morning Post, Washington Examiner, NK News and New York Times
New York Times:
Elon Musk Bought a Texas Compound for His 11 Kids and Their Mothers … On a quiet, leafy street of multimillion-dollar properties, one stands out: a 14,400-square-foot mansion that looks like a villa plucked from the hills of Tuscany and transplanted to Austin, Texas.
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Futurism, Fortune and Pharyngula
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for school shootings and measles — An endorsement of democracy, solving problems, and Kamala Harris. … Donald Trump is a dangerous maniac who can barely complete a sentence, and it is lunacy to believe he can even recognize the existentially threatening …
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Raw Story
Politico:
Judge Aileen Cannon says Trump's praise doesn't warrant her recusal in Trump-related cases — Her ruling in the attempted assassination case also could apply in Trump's classified documents case. — U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said the praise former President Donald Trump …
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New York Times, Washington Examiner, The Hill and Raw Story
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Politico:
Republicans lose back-to-back rulings in swing state lawsuits — Federal judges turned aside two Republican-led challenges to voter registration procedures in North Carolina and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, a double-whiff in the party's quest to make last-minute changes to the voter rolls.
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The Hill, Washington Post, Raw Story, CBS News and CNN
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 …
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DNyuz, New York Times, Crooks and Liars, Politico and ABC 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.
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The Hill and LiveScience