Salon.com: Blame the messengers: How the conservative media failed conservatives

October 17th, 2016 [John McCain] [John McCain: Republicans will block “any Supreme Court nominee” of Hillary Clinton] Taylor Link Expect more of the same from Republicans when it comes to working with a Democratic president [RNC Mailer Tweet] [New Mexico Republicans threaten Albuquerque residents: “Your neighbors will know” if Democrats win] Taylor Link The flier warns voters leaning Democrat that they will be outed because "voting is a matter of public record" [Shepard Smith] [Shepard Smith comes out as gay, says Roger Ailes was “like a father,” talks about the future of Fox News] Taylor Link Long suspected of being gay, Smith reveals what it was like working under Ailes as a homosexual anchor [Screen Shot 2016-10-17 at 3.27.44 PM] [The battle for Mosul is live streamed: Al Jazeera English live feed documents the potential fall of ISIS] Brendan Gauthier It's appropriate that the hashtag-happy jihadist extremist group potentially meet its maker on Facebook Live VIDEO [weed_grower] [Turning over a new Leaf: Is Big Marijuana becoming the new Big Tobacco?] Matthew Rozsa Are fears of a corporate weed sellers marketing to kids founded — or is it just an anti-legalization smoke screen? [APTOPIX Romania International Tattoo Convention] [Look Again: The day’s most compelling images from around the globe] Salon Staff Fascinating world views from a tattoo convention in Bucharest to staggering aerial views of North Korea VIDEO [Endangered? The main Post Office in New York City] [Rush Limbaugh joins right-wing news sites in promoting Twitter troll’s joke post about ripping up Donald Trump votes] Ben Norton Gateway Pundit, Drudge Report and other conservative hubs reported a joke by a well-known Twitter troll as "fact" [Bob Dylan] [Nobel Prize for Literature winner Bob Dylan is too cool to respond to the committee] Matthew Rozsa He's just kinda wasting their precious time [Screen Shot 2016-10-17 at 1.19.11 PM] [WATCH: New Hillary Clinton ad ties Donald Trump to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones] Brendan Gauthier Clinton has previously made a concerted effort to tie her opponent to a "radical fringe" that's taking over the GOP VIDEO [Mike Pence] [While Donald Trump talks of a “rigged election,” Mike Pence may suppress the votes of nearly 50,000 African-Americans] Sophia Tesfaye Is Mike Pence using law enforcement in his state to gin up false fears of voter fraud? [Screen Shot 2016-10-17 at 12.02.17 PM] [Rudy Giuliani says Democrats “cheat” in elections: Republicans don’t “control the inner cities”] Brendan Gauthier The former NYC mayor cited tons of debunked nonsense to reinforce Donald Trump's claims of a rigged election VIDEO [Elon Musk] [Hyperlate: Elon Musk and Tesla delay their next big product launch] Matthew Rozsa Musk delayed the unveiling of Tesla Motors' next major product less than a week after the date was announced [Bernie Sanders] [Sick Bern: Bernie Sanders’ tweet cost Ariad Pharmaceuticals $387 million] Matthew Rozsa Sanders took the company to task on social media for raising prices on luekemia treatments and the markets noticed [Ann Coulter] [Ann Coulter doubts New York Times editor was actually told to “go back to China”] Taylor Link As social media rallies to support a victim of racism, Coulter crashes the party and ruins everything [Joe Biden; Donald Trump] [Donald Trump’s latest tweetstorm: Joe Biden can be creepy, so why can’t I?] Brendan Gauthier Donald Trump restarted a brand new media cycle about his treatment of women [Donald Trump, Tiffany Trump, Jared Kushner] [Donald Trump’s media empire may actually be happening] Matthew Rozsa Trump's son-in-law and close advisor, Jared Kushner, is reportedly in talks for a new Trump venture [Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to supporters through a bullhorn during a campaign stop at the Canfield County Fair in Canfield] [Donald Trump’s “rigged election” lie is working: 73 percent of GOP voters think election could be stolen] Sophia Tesfaye Trump's dangerous rhetoric is taking his supporters into dangerous territory [newspaper_photos] [Why we care about endorsements: Newspapers are important in presidential races] Agustin Casas and Yarine Fawaz, The Conversation There's momentum in an endorsement, even if you don't agree on the importance of newspapers [sandy_hook_birthers] [Families of Sandy Hook massacre victims can’t sue Bushmaster for making gun that killed 26 people at school] Matthew Rozsa On Friday, a disappointing but predictable ruling enforced the fact that the gunmakers win in this country [Hillary Clinton, Ellen Degeneres] [No victory left behind: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton changed how people talk about sex, race and class] Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch.com Clinton talked about systemic racism during a debate; Trump's locker talk drew condemnation — these are real wins follow salon Most Read - [The rise and fall of Ken Bone: This is what happens when real humans become Internet memes] - [WATCH: Here's the fake-debate "SNL" skit that caused Donald Trump to melt down in real life] - [Melania Trump does not want anyone to know that she ever liked you] - [Donald Trump is a big fat liar — and the unquestioned heir to 50 years of GOP whoppers] - [When Donald Trump didn't call Sean Hannity: The Fox News host was left all alone to attack Clinton after Trump bailed] - [Armed Donald Trump supporters caught menacing Democratic campaign office] - [Donald Trump the arsonist: The GOP nominee is inching America toward the apocalypse] - [Donald Trump self-sabotage gambit: He's used "gaslighting" in place of apologies for his actions] - [Mike Pence rebukes Donald Trump: The election isn't "rigged"] - [WATCH: Melania Trump channels Beyoncé's "Lemonade" for spot-on "SNL" parody] - [Trump visits Charlotte: "Women for Trump" say "ignore the bimbos," blame Clinton for accusations] - [Apply to be a Donald Trump surrogate!] - ["Bill Clinton Bimbo Poll": WikiLeaks merchandise shows the website's real bias] - [Is Paul Ryan toast? 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