NY Times columnist Ben Smith, who once ran Buzzfeed, says suppression of Hunter Biden reports shows gatekeepers are in control…--read Smith’s column here
--Smith’s former outlet, Buzzfeed, details Boogaloo Bois network and coordination
--NY Times offers advice on dealing with Qanon adherents
--as Juice Media’s Australian satire team takes on Q
--NY Times details who’s funding Trump and Biden campaigns
--Trump/Pence stump to large crowds, while Biden/Harris avoid them
--Biden’s lead has narrowed, while TrumpCo touts cherrypicked polls
--The Donald uses sexism, while Crown Prince Jared uses racism to campaign
--ultraconservative NH Union Leader endorses Biden
--George Conway uses tons of irony on Trump
--new study from Sweden says Republicans resemble autocratic parties in Europe
--in Sunday editorial, NY Times says “RIP, GOP”
--as Dems try to shame third party and protest voters into supporting Biden, many registered voters sit out the election
--Dems are likely to take back the Senate with a crop of conservatives, and their opponents call them radicals
--gloating about the Barrett court confirmation, Mitch McConnell hints that he knows he’s lost the Senate
--8 days from the election, Republicans are still trying to restrict voting in Alabama and North Carolina, and SCOTUS keeps intervening without offering rationales
--echoing our Greg Palast interview, Nathan Robinson warns that Dem mail-in ballots may be rejected in large numbers
--Trump appointee resigns in protest of civil service changes
--our daily Covid-19 update, edited by Linda Lewis
--in Belarus, ongoing protests grow to national strike
--refugee and asylum immigration is virtually shutdown, but Hong Kong protesters have special status in Trumpworld
--Max Blumental posts powerful video interview with newly-elected senator in Bolivia, who was jailed and harassed after last year’s US-backed coup
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