Cabbage News Network Week #92

Sunday 10/28

• DJT and GOP deny that advocating violence leads to more violence (source).
  
• DJT mocks attempted bombing target (source).
  
• Russian charged with election meddling in the current midterm elections (source).

Monday 10/29

• DJT calls media the "enemy of the people" (source).
  
• Brazil elects totalitarian leader, DJT immediately claims they are BFFs (source).
  
• Bombing suspect and DJT fan being held without bail (source).
  
• DJT upping number of troops sent to the border (source).

Tuesday 10/30

• DJT considering ending birthright citizenship, which would directly contradict the 14th amendment, so would likely take a constitutional amendment rather than an executive order to do (source).
  

Wednesday 10/31

• DJT visits Pittsburgh in response to synagogue shooting, is greeted by protests (source).
  
• Feds indict synagogue shooter (source).
  
• Federal Reserve proposes banking deregulation (source).
  
• Administration calls for a cease fire in Yemen (source).
  
• Plan to pay women to make up sexual abuse allegations against Mueller goes poorly (source).
  
• Senate is investigating Bannon's 2016 campaign activities (source) - note this is separate from the Mueller investigation which is also looking at Bannon.
  
• Administration approves Wisconsin request to impose work requirements on Medicaid (source).
  
• U.S. archivists release Watergate report (source).
  

Thursday 11/1

• Obamacare enrollment opens - what has changed?
  
• Interior Secretary Zinke under investigation for shady real estate deal (source).
  
• EPA approves controversial pesticide (source).
  
• A collection of DJT and GOP's openly racist messages leading up to midterms.
  
• Mueller's team confirms Stephen Bannon and Roger Stone's discussions about using WikiLeaks during campaign (source).

If you haven't already voted, don't forget to vote next Tuesday!

Elsewhere

• The nuts and bolts of Russia's misinformation campaign targeting the midterm elections.
  
• An analysis on online extremism.
  
• Interview about DJT's fanning the flames.
  
• Analysis: There is no immigration crisis.
  
• DJT's lying frequency is increasing.
  

Maps of the week

• Visualizing population, I know I already linked it, but it's so cool I'll link it again.
  
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  Countries with birthright citizenship in dark blue.

No legislative action this week.