The United States is backsliding into #autocracy under #Trump, scholars warn - The Washington Post. “Authoritization.”’ washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…

“So far we’ve had no problem whatsoever.”- Donald J. Trump on his rallies. A reminder. Herman Cain died from Covid after attending a rally.

Apparently bringing football back is more important than saving lives

Trump just criticized racial sensitivity training because "if you were a certain person, you have no status in life, it was sort of a reversal.”

In tonight’s presidential debate the President said the “Portland Sheriff” supports him. As the Multnomah County Sheriff I have never supported Donald Trump and will never support him.

Unsolicited opinion from a black man: everything that's wrong with race in America is three white men starting a conversation "about race" and having it immediately degenerate into an argument about "law and order."

Dana Bash: “That was a shitshow.”

Thanks, I’m fine. But everyone better vote.

To be fair... debates are between two candidates moderated by a neutral to help us determine our civic choice, but it’s not going to be better with a better moderator. Trump is operating outside the bounds of decorum. It will never work.

Trump didn’t need a drug test. He needs a rabies test.

I quoted on PBS News right after the debate President Trump’s refusal to codemn white supremacy when asked to do so multiple times. It was a remarkable moment for the commander in chief as white supremacy is seen by national security experts as a threat to national security.

"Stand back and stand by" is not a condemnation, it's a call to be ready. In a nation wracked by unrest, that was one of the most irresponsible and reprehensible statements I've ever seen from a president. The Proud Boys are a violent vigilante militia.

New: Internal document shows Trump officials were told to make comments sympathetic to Kyle Rittenhouse nbcnews.com/politics/natio…

Boeing confirmed Thursday it will shut down production of 787 Dreamliner jetliners in Everett and consolidate production of the aircraft in Charleston, S.C. More info >> komonews.com/news/local/boe…

Records obtained by VICE News show police in Pearland, Texas, invited federal agents to surveil Floyd's burial and authorized them to open fire in the event of unrest. vice.com/en/article/5dz…

"the president in recent weeks increasingly held crowded campaign events in defiance of public health guidelines and sometimes state and local governments." nytimes.com/2020/10/02/us/…

He failed to protect the country. He couldn't even protect himself.

Three White House journalists (including our NYT colleague Michael D. Shear quoted in this story, who has covered the virus tirelessly now for months) test positive for coronavirus after closely covering Trump washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/medi…

Melvyn P. Leffler reviews “To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America Into Iraq” by Robert Draper: trib.al/OzlfOMY

Carlos Dunlap (43, foreground, active on a sprained foot) sort-of joins #Seahawks’ weekly pregame pogo-sticking before they host Giants. ⁦Tacoma News Tribune⁩