@Azi

Reporting with @straightarrow__. send tips & info apaybarah at san dotcom; on signal at azi.99

 Washington, DC
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Azi™️@AziMay 20
🆕 ➡️I recently started a new job at @StraightArrow__ as Senior Politics Reporter. 🗣️The beat: covering how politics stories get built, framed and sold. 📲Send tips & feedback: [email protected] | Signal: Azi.99
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Taylor was 53 when he allegedly sent photo
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Republican congressional candidate Brent Taylor asks voters to forgive past sexual advances as "youthful indiscretions." nashvillescene.com/news/pith…

Brent Taylor's Sexting Problem

State Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) has sent unsolicited nude photos as recently as 2021, dismissing past sexual advances as “youthful indiscretions” that marked his 30-year marriage.

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The Wayback Machine risks becoming collateral damage in the fight against AI, writes Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle in The Atlantic. Blocking the Internet Archive won’t stop AI companies from scraping the web. But it can undermine a vital resource for journalists, researchers, and anyone seeking information that has disappeared or changed. Read the article free 👉 theatlantic.com/technology/2… #NotAllBots #ProtectTheWayback
Dark green graphic with the quote "The Wayback Machine has become collateral damage in a fight between publishers and AI companies." Attributed to Brewster Kahle, Digital Librarian, Internet Archive. Internet Archive logo at bottom right.

ALT Dark green graphic with the quote "The Wayback Machine has become collateral damage in a fight between publishers and AI companies." Attributed to Brewster Kahle, Digital Librarian, Internet Archive. Internet Archive logo at bottom right.

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Reminder, from Meta's platform: "From October 27 through November 4, new ads about social issues, elections or politics can’t be published."
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Crazy — we’re only eight days away from the start of the 2028 primaries.
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NEW — Elon Musk donated $5 million last month to boost Greg Abbott's reelection campaign, per new filing. Musk is now up to $475 million in disclosed political giving this cycle.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar's planned appearance at an event tonight with Hasan Piker in Minneapolis is being condemned by prominent Democrats in Minnesota. One person defending Piker: Jesse Ventura cnn.com/2026/10/26/politics/…
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"Elon 2028."
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No, Elon is not behind it. Yes, there is a memecoin. san.com/cc/elon-musk-for-pre…

Elon Musk for president? Yes, there’s a committee for that

Two people in Iowa want Elon Musk as president in 2028. They have a website and memecoin. The only thing missing is the candidate and a constitutional amendment.

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NEW: The group behind Cornel West's 2024 ballot push was wholly funded through Elon Musk's dark money network, according to Sludge's review of tax documents. readsludge.com/2026/10/26/mu…

Musk-Linked Dark Money Network Funded the Group Behind Cornel West’s Ballot Push

People Over Party raised $7.7 million in 2024, all of it from the nonprofit behind the Fair Election Fund, which in turn got every dollar from a Musk-funded dark money group.

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"This race is close y'all. This is in the margin of error. Polling doesn't mean anything anymore." — Rep. Mike Collins. Real Clear Politics average of poll has him trailing by more than 2X the margin of error. realclearpolling.com/polls/s…
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NY's Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman says "Our internal polls have us within 3 1/2 points." @RCPolitics's average of recent polls (Quinnipiac, Emerson, Marist & Siena) have him trailing by 11.5 realclearpolling.com/polls/g…
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Scott Nover@ScottNover22h
Both CNN and Politico were barred from travel pool duty on Air Force One today. Axios is sending notes from the "secondary" pool seat. Here's the relevant note that just went out to subscribers:
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JD Vance in Montana said voters on Nov. 3 should "send a message to Chuck Schumer and good old Nancy Pelosi..." Pelosi has not lead the House Democrats since late 2022.
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Marc Caputo
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Republican poll completed last week that was shared with me shows Collins down 11 to Ossoff In the Georgia gov race, it's essentially tied with Lance Bottoms +1 over Rick Jackson Put another way: Collins is underperforming his fellow Republican by 10 points
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FOX NEWS: What do you tell voters who say cost of living continues to be a big challenge? MIKE COLLINS: It's a challenge because of Ossoff and the Democrats and Bidenomics
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No, Elon is not behind it. Yes, there is a memecoin. san.com/cc/elon-musk-for-pre…

Elon Musk for president? Yes, there’s a committee for that

Two people in Iowa want Elon Musk as president in 2028. They have a website and memecoin. The only thing missing is the candidate and a constitutional amendment.

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–30–@30newsletterOct 26
USA Today is hiring a boats reporter jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/g…
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Scott Nover@ScottNoverOct 26
Skydance is offering voluntary buyouts to staff, per an email from David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz.
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#SCSEN: Annie Andrews gets a joint endorsement from former Govs. David Beasley (R) and Jim Hodges (D). Hodges unseated Beasley in 1998. youtube.com/watch?v=ARZ5yG35…

Together | Dr. Annie Andrews

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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"His father only admitted they were getting a divorce after Bob confronted him with an incriminating letter he had discovered in his father’s sock drawer that referred to the end of the marriage." washingtonpost.com/investiga….

Bob Woodward spills his ‘Secrets’

In a new memoir, the legendary reporter names a parade of confidential sources who enabled monumental scoops in The Washington Post and his blockbuster books.

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"when a drunk Nixon phoned Kissinger later that night and pleaded with him not to tell anyone that he had cried, both deputies were silently listening in on the call — and then blabbed about it to Woodward, according to the manuscript" washingtonpost.com/investiga…

Bob Woodward spills his ‘Secrets’

In a new memoir, the legendary reporter names a parade of confidential sources who enabled monumental scoops in The Washington Post and his blockbuster books.

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NEW: I obtained the full Trumbull County file for Amy Acton's stepfather's 1974 charge which shows that he was indicted for incest involving his 16-year-old biological daughter in 1973. The sheriff was then unable to locate him to serve him a summons in the county and nothing further happened in the case. Donna Arthur, featured in Vivek Ramaswamy's still-running campaign ad, married Cledith the next year in a neighboring county.
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Here you go - Amy Acton's stepfather's 1974 indictment for incest in the Youngstown Vindicator
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