| Elon Musk tries for flying start at Twitter. |  | | | | |  | | | | Monday, October 31 | | | | | | BRAZIL REJECTS DEMOCRACY-DENIER BOLSONARO Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil's presidential election, as voters rebuked far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and his threats to dismantle the world's fourth-largest democracy. The new leftist leader led by less than 3 percentage points with more than 98% of votes counted. Bolsonaro has already laid the groundwork to deny any loss, spreading conspiracy theories about voter fraud. U.S. President Joe Biden quickly called da Silva to congratulate him. [HuffPost]
ECHOES OF JAN. 6 IN PAUL PELOSI ATTACK The suspect in the life-threatening assault of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband was carrying duct tape and a bag with zip ties, according to law enforcement sources. It's chillingly reminiscent to what some of the Capitol rioters were carrying on Jan. 6, 2021. Suspect David DePape — a QAnon conspiracy theorist and defender of Donald Trump — insistently demanded of Paul Pelosi during the attack: "Where is Nancy? Where is Nancy?" [HuffPost]
ELON MUSK'S OFF TO A FLYING START Twitter's new boss, Elon Musk, tweeted a false conspiracy theory about the assault of Nancy Pelosi's husband and plotted a massive purge of the platform's 7,500-person workforce. The billionaire later deleted the conspiracy tweet without explanation or apology. The move has worried users and officials about the future of the platform and the spread of disinformation. [HuffPost]
SOUTH KOREA PROBES HALLOWEEN CROWD CRUSH South Korean police are investigating what caused a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people including 26 foreigners, during Halloween festivities in Seoul in the country's worst disaster in years. Witnesses and survivors recalled a "hell-like" chaos with people falling on each other like dominoes. [AP] | | | | | | WE HATE TO TELL YOU, BUT THE 2022 ELECTION NIGHTMARE HAS ALREADY STARTED Brace yourself for the possibility of more chaos after the midterm elections, as Republicans up and down the ticket are prepared to contest the results in races where ballots are still being counted. Make some time for this important read by Paul Blumenthal. [HuffPost]
YE DIGS IN ON ANTISEMITISM, COMPARES HIS EXPERIENCE TO GEORGE FLOYD MURDER The artist formerly known as Kanye West apologized to the Black community for his false claims about George Floyd, but he defended his antisemitic statements about the media. Floyd's family is preparing a $250 million lawsuit against Ye, and companies he's worked with have been dropping him. [HuffPost]
SELF-DESCRIBED 36-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN PERSUADES SMALL TOWNS TO PASS ABORTION BANS Mark Lee Dickson, a pastor and the head of Right to Life East Texas, has made it his life's work to criminalize abortion in the state of Texas — and he's been incredibly effective at that goal, with nearly 50 such ordinances passing in Texas and other states. Now he's moving to virgin territory. [HuffPost]
SECURITY AGENCIES WARN OF 'HEIGHTENED THREAT' TO OFFICIALS AT MIDTERMS The FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Capitol Police and the National Counterterrorism Center reportedly issued a bulletin warning about attacks on political candidates and election officials by political extremists on the same day Paul Pelosi was assaulted. Heavily armed poll watchers have already cropped up in Arizona. [HuffPost]
IF YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT IT'S LIKE TO RUN A PET CEMETERY AS YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS... Meet the Martins, who run Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Westchester County, New York, the oldest operating pet cemetery in the United States. It's a fascinating tail (sorry!) for Halloween. [HuffPost]
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