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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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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
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
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
Discussion:
The Guardian and Associated Press
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
How to Prevent the Worst From Happening
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
October 2024 Michigan Poll: Trump 49%, Harris 48%
October 2024 Michigan Poll: Trump 49%, Harris 48%
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HotAir, The Hill, Forbes, Townhall and New Jersey Online
Zachary Basu / Axios:
MAGA world's hyper-confidence
MAGA world's hyper-confidence
Discussion:
The Independent and Sabato's Crystal Ball
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, BizPac Review, WSVN-TV and CBS News
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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Scripps News, Spectrum News NY1, Forbes, Breitbart, New Republic, Alternet.org, NBC News, Al Jazeera, Politico, BizPac Review, BBC, The Hill, Associated Press, Blaze Media and New York Post
Politico:
Trump's Puerto Rico fallout is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in Pennsylvania
Trump's Puerto Rico fallout is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in Pennsylvania
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Associated Press, The Status Kuo, The Philadelphia Inquirer, BBC, UnHerd, Semafor, New Republic, Wisconsin Examiner, Mock Paper Scissors, Alternet.org, The Hill, Mississippi Free Press, New York Times, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, PBS NewsHour, Morning Call, New York Post, Payday Report, Political Wire, The Guardian, BNN Bloomberg and Mediaite
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 and PinkNews, 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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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 is released from prison in time for the last-week push to Election Day
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NOTUS, New York Times, The Independent, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Semafor, Washington Examiner, New York Daily News, Raw Story and Rolling Stone
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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The Guardian, New York Magazine, Washington Examiner, NPR, Deadline, The Daily Signal, American Greatness, Breitbart, New Republic, One America News Network, Mediaite, Daily Kos, The Federalist, WAGA-TV, Washington Post, BizPac Review, CBS News, Hollywood Life, UPI, The American Conservative, 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, UnHerd, Fortune, The American Spectator, Slate, Public, New York Post, Daily Mail, Defector, Talking Points Memo, Althouse, Decider, HotAir, Futurism, DNyuz, The Dispatch, Patterico's Pontifications, The Daily Caller, Mock Paper Scissors, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Scripting News, The American Conservative, Associated Press, Forbes, The Gateway Pundit, The Free Press, UPI, Los Angeles Times and Raw Story, 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.
Discussion:
BizPac Review, The Daily Caller and HotAir
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, Daily Kos, New York Post, USA Today, HuffPost, 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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Variety, USA Today, UPI, New York Post, New York Times, RedState, WHDH-TV, CBS News, Deadline, Consequence, Vanity Fair, The Sun, Times of San Diego, Hollywood Life, The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Mock Paper Scissors, The Wrap, TMZ.com, Decider, New York Daily News and The Daily Caller
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
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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Oregonian, USA Today, CBS News, Associated Press, OPB, Multnomah County, Raw Story, Politico, Fox News, KATU-TV, The Independent and UPI
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
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, ABC News and Politico, more at Techmeme »
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
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
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