There has been a shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, according to multiple reports. It’s also being reported that the gunman fired at police officers:

BREAKING: Police official: Multiple casualties reported after shooting near Pittsburgh synagogue.
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 27, 2018

BREAKING: Four people have been confirmed dead in a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, according to CBS affiliate @kdka https://t…

As we told you earlier, New York Magazine’s Jonathan Chait said he thinks there’s a chance that President Trump will pardon bomb-mailing suspect Cesar Sayoc.

Okay, Trump is *probably* not going to pardon Sayoc, but the percentage chance that he does it at some point before leaving office is, what, 10%? Higher? https://t.co/8O3UXZ7Hj2
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) October 26, 2018

Chait also claimed Sayoc was inspired by “Trump’s Republican Party”:

Cesar Sayoc grew out of the manichean paranoia of Trump's Republican party https://t…

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Democrat Stacey Abrams is running neck-and-neck against Republican Brian Kemp in the Georgia gubernatorial race. Not unlike what the Dems did when Jon Ossoff was running for a House seat (bringing in Alyssa Milano for help), they’ve called in some assistance from Hollywood. This time it’s Will Ferrell who’s rallying support for Abrams in the state:

Will Ferrell has arrived in Atlanta to fire up young #GaDems!
We’ve got just 11 days to #GetItDone for @staceyabrams, @SarahRiggsAmico and Dems across the state…

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New York magazine’s Jonathan Chait, everyone:

Okay, Trump is *probably* not going to pardon Sayoc, but the percentage chance that he does it at some point before leaving office is, what, 10%? Higher? https://t.co/8O3UXZ7Hj2
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) October 26, 2018

Well, that’s a scorcher of a hot take and well deserving of the ratio-treatment it’s getting:

Really? You actually tweeted that…