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The Daily Beast:
Cesar Sayoc Jr., Alleged Mail Bomber, Threatened Democrats on Twitter  —  The 56-year-old Florida man has a significant criminal history and appears to have frequently posted far-right conspiracy theories about Trump's opponents.  —  Cesar A. Sayoc, the Florida man reported to be the mail bombing suspect …
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New York Times:
Living in a Van Plastered With Hate, Bombing Suspect Was Filled with Right-Wing Rage.  —  AVENTURA, Fla. — On Twitter, Cesar Sayoc Jr. lashed out at immigrants, gun control advocates, and prominent Democratic politicians.  On Facebook, he misspelled a racial epithet, directing it at the likes …
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Of Course Donald Trump Inspired Cesar Sayoc's Alleged Terrorism  —  Sorry, Trumpies, this was no false-flag leftie or Unabomber in the woods.  He is Trumpism uncut and unplugged.  Deal with it.  —  For three long days this week, the Republican Party held its breath as a serial bomber sent …
Discussion: Associated Press and Law & Crime
Washington Post:
Who is Cesar Altieri Sayoc?  What we know about the suspected mail bomber arrested in Florida.  —  Next to the pro-Trump stickers plastered all over the white van authorities believe belongs to Cesar Sayoc are the names and photos of dozens of prominent Democrats and media figures …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Party Is the Petri Dish for Diseased Minds That Grew Cesar Sayoc  —  Rush Limbaugh, the most influential conservative talk show host in the country, and a man whom Republicans made an honorary member of the 1995 freshman class in recognition of his role in helping them win the House majority …
Andrew Egger / Weekly Standard:
Flight of the “False Flag” Conservatives  —  This morning we learned the utterly unsurprising news that the loon who's—allegedly— been mailing crude bombs to every Democratic politician and TV talking head he could think of is—allegedly—a gentleman named Cesar Sayoc, who seems to be devoted to Donald Trump.
Discussion: NPR, The Guardian, DC Tribune and TheStreet
Associated Press:
Bomb suspect described as ‘loner’ with long arrest record  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Cesar Sayoc is an amateur body builder and former male stripper, a loner with a long arrest record who showed little interest in politics until Donald Trump came along.  —  On Friday, he was identified …
Discussion: KRON
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The mail-bomb suspect's van, annotated  —  News crews arrived at the auto parts store in Florida where authorities arrested mail-bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc, 56, before FBI agents could secure and remove a white van that purportedly belongs to Sayoc.  Television cameras obtained images of the van …
Discussion: The Week and NTK Network
David Dayen / The Intercept:
Cesar Sayoc's Home Was Foreclosed on by Steve Mnuchin's Bank, Using Dodgy Paperwork
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Boing Boing
The Daily Beast:
Mail-Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc Owned $7,000 Worth of Trump-Branded Clothing: Police Report
Discussion: Raw Story
Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
Suspected Mail Bomber Cesar Sayoc Spotted at 2017 Trump Rally Holding CNN Sucks Sign
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Kate Prengel / Heavy.com:
Cesar Sayoc: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
David Corn / Mother Jones:   Suspect Texted Story About Attempted Soros Bombing to Business Partner
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Crowd Chants “CNN Sucks” at White House Event as Pictures Emerge of “CNN Sucks” Sticker on Alleged Bomber's Van
Emily Langer / Washington Post:
Tyrone Gayle, aide to leading Democrats, dies at 30  —  Tyrone Gayle, a Democratic campaign staffer who logged thousands of miles as a driver for then-U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine in 2012, was a spokesman for Hillary Clinton during her 2016 run for the White House and at the time of his death …
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Jesse Lehrich / gofundme.com:
Tyrone Gayle Memorial Fund  —  $30,006 of $50,000 goal Raised by 372 people in 5 hours  —  Tyrone could fly.  But that was never enough for him — he wanted us all to fly with him.  So he lifted up everyone he touched.  —  Unfortunately, Tyrone's body had given all it could give …
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:   Tyrone Gayle, 30, Spokesman for Senators and Hillary Clinton, Dies
Liz Robbins / New York Times:
They Were Sent Pipe Bombs.  Here's What They've Said About Trump.  —  A look at the contentious words between the president and some of his most outspoken critics.  —  One called him a danger to the world.  Another said he was drunk on power.  A third even refuses to call him the president.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump: Media scoring ‘political points’ amid bomb-threat scare
Discussion: ABC News
New York Times:
Outspoken Trump Supporter in Florida Charged in Attempted Bombing Spree
CBS News:
Package bomb suspect arrested - live updates  —  An arrest has been made in the investigation of bombs sent to prominent Democrats and critics of President Trump.  The Department of Justice confirmed that one person was in custody.  —  A law enforcement source identified the suspect as a 56-year-old male …
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NBC News:
Man in Florida to be charged over mail bombs; Booker, Clapper latest to be sent packages
David Smith / The Guardian:
‘Why is that racist?’  Trump greets young black leaders with freewheeling rant  —  The president's speech to African American millennial supporters was rambling and toe-curling.  But he and his audience loved it  —  Put a 72-year-old man with a white supremacy problem in front of an audience …
Wall Street Journal:
Tesla Faces Deepening Criminal Probe Over Whether It Misstated Production Figures  —  FBI investigation follows company's settlement of separate civil charges with SEC  —  Tesla Inc., TSLA 3.06% with a fresh civil fraud settlement now behind it, faces a new legal problem: a deepening criminal investigation.
Discussion: KRTV-TV, Electrek, The Verge, Engadget and rbc.ru
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Sara Salinas / CNBC:   The FBI is reviewing Tesla's Model 3 production numbers as part of a criminal probe: WSJ
Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Senate: 11 Days Out; NJ Moves to Toss Up  —  With November 6 just 11 days away, it seems that the overall Senate playing field won't change much, although it appears that some of the races in Toss Up are getting even tighter, if that's possible.  —  That said, it is getting more difficult to see a path to the majority for Democrats.
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley  —  “I am convinced the devil lives in our phones.”  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The people who are closest to a thing are often the most wary of it.  Technologists know how phones really work, and many have decided …
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Nellie Bowles / New York Times:   Silicon Valley Nannies Are Phone Police for Kids
Ashe Schow / Daily Wire:
NBC Sat On Information That Undermined Brett Kavanaugh Accusers  —  In yet another stunning display of media bias, NBC now acknowledges that it had information that undermined the credibility of some of the women who accused then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, but didn't report it at the time.
Discussion: Breitbart, RT, Hot Air and LifeNews.com
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Matt Vespa / Townhall:
Democrat-Media Complex: NBC Knew That Third Kavanaugh Accuser's Claim Was Trash In September
Washington Post:
‘I could really tone it up’: Trump shows little interest in uniting the nation during crises  —  President Trump began his first public appearance after Friday's arrest of a mail bomb suspect on a seemingly inclusive note, declaring as he read a script from teleprompters that …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
A President Who Condones Political Violence
Discussion: CNN, NBC News and Politico
Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
For U.S. Senate: Electing Beto O'Rourke is good business  —  U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz represent the hard left and right of American politics.  —  Neither stands in the middle ground, where the real work is done to lead America.  —  But only O'Rourke seems interested in making deals or finding middle ground.
Jeffrey Schweers / Tallahassee Democrat:
FBI undercover agent paid food tab for Andrew Gillum fundraiser, documents reveal  —  Is Mike Miller a developer from Atlanta?  Or someone else?  —  CONNECT  —  An undercover FBI agent posing as an Atlanta developer seeking to do business with the city of Tallahassee picked up the food tab …
BBC:
Khashoggi fiancée snubs Trump invitation to White House  —  The fiancée of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says she has declined an invitation to the White House from US President Donald Trump, accusing him of not being sincere about investigating the killing.
Fox News Insider:
‘I Was Framed’: Papadopoulos Says He May Withdraw Guilty Plea in Mueller Probe  —  Accuses feds of ‘tremendous misconduct.’  —  Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos said Friday morning on “Fox & Friends” that he's considering withdrawing the guilty plea he reached with prosecutors for Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Blake Paterson / ProPublica:
Reports of Voter Intimidation at Polling Places in Texas  —  Tempers are flaring during early voting in Dallas County, Texas, and reports of voter intimidation are on the rise.  The county's nonpartisan election administrator said that the harassment — including name-calling …
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Hollywood Reporter:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Megyn Kelly, Blackface and NBC's “Hate Crime-Adjacent” Problem  —  The network's news division is complicit in the racism of its highly paid anchor, and yes, she should be fired, writes the NBA great and Hollywood Reporter cultural columnist.
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Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
‘This is the worst white privilege I have ever seen’: Black NBC staffers 'deeply hurt …
 
 
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Rob Fladeboe / KRON:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein talks mail bomb terror threats in Watsonville
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Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
President Trump bears ‘no’ responsibility in pipe bomb scare: VP Pence to ABC News
Discussion: Mediaite
Emma Best:
Why is WikiLeaks' “entire raw dataset” of Podesta emails incomplete, and exactly how many are there?
Washington Post:
Trump preparing to deliver major immigration speech just days before midterms
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David French / National Review:
Pipe-Bomb Suspect Arrested — Be Very Careful With the ‘Crazy’ Label
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Eleven donors have plowed $1 billion into super PACs since they were created
Discussion: Political Wire
Maxwell Strachan / HuffPost:
All The Incendiary Garbage Fox News Has Broadcast About George Soros Since April
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Defaming Prophet Muhammed not free expression: ECHR
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