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4:10 PM ET, October 29, 2024

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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.
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump identifies a scapegoat in case he loses … - Under Whatley — and at Trump's insistence — Republicans say they've amassed 200,000 poll watchers and poll workers across the country.  — It's an unprecedented program that's partly aimed at collecting evidence of voter fraud …
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
America isn't too worried about fascism
Discussion: The Hill, The Guardian and NBC News
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Trump on Joe Rogan's podcast leaves Kamala Harris with a winning opportunity
Gary Reed / City Pulse:
‘I was the director of the Michigan Republican Party. I will vote for Kamala Harris.’
Discussion: Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The stage is set for post-election tumult if Trump loses
Discussion: The Guardian and Associated Press
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:   How to Prevent the Worst From Happening
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris lead over Trump dwindles to a single point, 44% to 43%, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Discussion: USA Today and Forbes
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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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 …
Politico:
Trump's Puerto Rico fallout is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in Pennsylvania
Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Puerto Rico GOP Chair Threatens To Withhold Trump Support
New Republic:   Transcript: Trump Rages at Fox News as His Allies Panic Over NYC Rally
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
That Revolting Rally Was a Sign of Weakness
Discussion: Steady
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Trump campaign struggles to contain Puerto Rico October surprise
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Deadline
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.
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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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.
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 …
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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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
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 …
Discussion: Semafor and nationalinterest.org
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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.
Discussion: CNN and KXAN Austin
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ProPublica:
She Supports Trump's Anti-Immigration Policies. Texas Incorrectly Flagged Her as a “Noncitizen” on Its Voting Rolls.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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.
Discussion: Futurism, Fortune and Pharyngula
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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Jeff Wise / New York Magazine:
How Trump Goes to Prison
Discussion: CBS News, DNyuz and NBC News
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 …
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 …
 
 
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Washington Post:
Elon Musk is the October surprise of the 2024 election
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Why an Apprentice Exec Broke His Silence About Donald Trump: “He Would Like to Be a Dictator”
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Daily News
Tess Owen / Wired:
Facebook Is Auto-Generating Militia Group Pages as Extremists Continue to Organize in Plain Sight
Discussion: New Republic
Politico:
Republicans lose back-to-back rulings in swing state lawsuits
Washington Post:
On Elon Musk's X, Republicans go viral as Democrats disappear
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
CNN Bans Guest Who Suggested Mehdi Hasan's ‘Beeper’ Would Explode
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Amanda Taub / New York Times:
The Game Theory of Democracy
Discussion: nationalinterest.org
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Elon Musk's “illegal” past doesn't feel like hypocrisy to MAGA — Trump's hate rally in NYC shows why
emptywheel:
Secret Documents! The Ten Month Privilege Fight Whingers Claim Didn't Happen
Discussion: Politico
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PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident
Discussion: The Hill and LiveScience
 

 
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