Photo of crowd NOT taken at Trump rally

The photo in this article was not taken before a Trump rally on 10/22/18.

It was taken during the 2016 parade celebrating the Cleveland Cavaliers’ NBA championship.
It had been on social media. Sad!

The rest of the world will make trade deals without us

Trump will ensure we’re isolated. Other countries will do fine without us.

The huge new Pacific trade deal is about to kick off without the US https://t.co/LH6T9tZcxc

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) October 28, 2018

Asylum overview

This is a good overview of the asylum requirements and process.

Asylum 101: What is asylum and will the migrants in the caravan get it?

This congressman needs to read it:

The only place anyone can apply for asylum is within the US or at a port of entry. You cannot apply by mail from a war torn region or a “safe third country” or whatever. You’re supposed to be a Senator. https://t.co/fm3hMp3vU1

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) November 11, 2018

The attackers are not crazy, they’re terrorists

People have been saying that the alleged perpetrators of the mailed bombs, the Kroger killings and the synagogue killings are crazy or deranged. That lets the haters (like Trump and right wing media) that inspired them off the hook.

These are not crazy people. These are hate crimes. These are domestic terrorists. If the attackers were Muslims, these same people wouldn’t call them crazy. They’d call them terrorists.

2018 elections update – 10/28/18

Data Download: From poll data to actual early ballots, the signs point to 2018 as a blockbuster midterm in terms of turnout. https://t.co/biGJnAqMC8

— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 29, 2018

Another example of where the Dems' money edge makes things very tough for the GOP. Hurd had somewhat been defying gravity, way ahead in the polls in a district that voted for Clinton. But his opponent had raised $4.4M to his $1.6M, which makes it hard to defy gravity for long. https://t.co/qAqx1YPt2Y

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 28, 2018

Some YouGov Senate polls for those interested: AZ- Dem + 3, FL- Tie, IN: GOP + 3… Dems need all of these. https://t.co/AoSLTEOvti

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 28, 2018

Every employer should allow every worker paid time off to vote.

If you haven’t yet, consider announcing it Monday. These 4 hours will mean so much to your people, your customers, and our country. https://t.co/1Je9cYuwey

— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) October 28, 2018

He should be

Corruption is nonpartisan

Steal, cheat or lie, you should go https://t.co/L3WXx7fadp

— Rick Newman (@rickjnewman) October 29, 2018

After Day 4 of early voting, 279,684 Marylanders have cast ballots in the general election — a 137% increase from 2014 when 117,804 voted during the first four days of early voting. https://t.co/JYdojwzZNA

— Luke Broadwater (@lukebroadwater) October 29, 2018

Pushing for a “youth wave”: Can Democrats channel dissent into action at the ballot box? https://t.co/EsXA65Yzp4

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 29, 2018

These women won their primaries. Will they be elected in November? https://t.co/ikS3vBJHeO

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 28, 2018

Lack of proof aside, Kris Kobach can’t stop talking about voter fraud in Kansas governor’s race https://t.co/0mEkV1Nsm0

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 28, 2018

Facing an uphill battle for re-election, Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota raised a staggering $12.5 million in 17 days. The bulk of that was after she voted against confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. https://t.co/Kur7ceokmg

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 28, 2018

“I think we’ll have a suburban wave. A lot of the districts that we are most likely to lose are Democratic-leaning, they’re just going to what their modern DNA is.”

– ⁦@lieslhickey⁩ on 2018 as a realignment cycle in burbs a la 2010 in rural areas https://t.co/blTAOll0yN

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) October 28, 2018

Interesting. We had Hurd up big when we last polled, but Ortiz-Jones has now spent… 4.5 million and had a 2:1 cash-on-hand advantage at last report https://t.co/ivaBEWijif

— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) October 28, 2018

Hmmm https://t.co/US2JdPbDkb

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 28, 2018

”Amid a wave of election-season violence that left many Americans on edge, the contentious midterm campaign has barreled forward with little pause” https://t.co/JwoZFA55zU

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) October 28, 2018

Is spurning Trump enough? Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick is about to find out. https://t.co/eELXJLpHbQ

— Post Politics (@postpolitics) October 28, 2018

The #GillumSurge crowd from ruby red St. Johns County doesn’t even fit into a panoramic shot. pic.twitter.com/X6pKvp8Ceq

— Kevin Cate (@KevinCate) October 28, 2018

Muslims raise money for synagogue attack victims

Muslims understand what it is like to be a victim of prejudice in America. It’s really admirable that they are doing this.

The current total they have raised is $66,647 from 1,608 supporters.

10/30 – now up to $199,363 from 4,816 people

Crowdfunding campaigns launched by Muslim Americans to help the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue attack have raised $500,000 so far. "We are on average receiving $1000 every 20 minutes" says one organizer. By @Joyce_Karam https://t.co/BpyLoa33I1

— Liz Sly (@LizSly) October 28, 2018

This spirit of solidarity is the antithesis of Trumpism. https://t.co/lokEUYiC6b

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 29, 2018

Muslim groups have raised over $180,000 to help Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims. "We're just repaying the favor," says Wasi Mohamed of the Islamic Center for Pittsburgh, who noted Muslims have felt similar support from the community in the past. https://t.co/yjiffRrR5D pic.twitter.com/WAEcgyuEQb

— CNN (@CNN) October 30, 2018

They’ve done it before, too.

Trump attacks recipient of one of the bombs

Trump has learned nothing from this terrible week. He will never provide moral leadership for our country. He is part of the problem, not part of the solution.

Tom Steyer was one of the Democrats targeted with a pipe bomb by a crazed Trump supporter. Three days later, Trump is back to calling Steyer a “lunatic” on Twitter. https://t.co/p88s8QXCce

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) October 28, 2018

.@realdonaldtrump just tweeted at me in his typical insulting style after watching @CNNsotu. It is unthinkable that in the midst of the horrible political violence our president would resort to name-calling instead of repairing the damage to the fabric of our country.

— Tom Steyer (@TomSteyer) October 28, 2018

Kevin McCarthy’s anti-Semitism

He may be the next speaker if Republicans keep the House. I’m sure Trump liked the tweet.

Bigot!

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy posted and later deleted a tweet last week that suggested three Jewish, billionaire Democratic donors were attempting to "buy" the 2018 midterm elections. https://t.co/uv208lPGkI

— 💀andrew👻kaczynski🎃 (@KFILE) October 28, 2018

Steyer accuses No. 2 House Republican McCarthy of anti-Semitism https://t.co/RrAA7dC88R

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 28, 2018

Trump has responsibility

I totally agree with this.

Trump ramped up the bigotry to excite his base for the election

I don't know what else to say. https://t.co/l6Tig7UZ69 pic.twitter.com/NiO1A2IH6N

— Student Loans 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) October 28, 2018

I agree with this too:

Trump’s notion that any criticism of him (no matter how provable) is equivalent to his baseless insults, expressions of bigotry and praise for violence is the sort of moral equivalence that conservatives used to deplore. Just so, @jrubinblogger https://t.co/XVhjdmCTHo

— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) October 28, 2018

Another good tweet:

My latest:

Of Course Donald Trump Inspired Cesar Sayoc’s Terrorism https://t.co/TcerkeAvuV via @thedailybeast

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 26, 2018

Yes. It doesn't matter what's in his heart, if he has one. The point is that he's deliberately conveying his sympathy with anti-Semitic tropes, which generally go hand in hand with racism. That makes Trump and his allies guilty in what's happening to America. https://t.co/mhdv1a7Dfh

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 28, 2018