Variety reports: A movie extending the Game of Thrones franchise, based on the hugely popular fantasy books by George R.R. Martin, is in very early development at Warner Bros., sources have confirmed to Deadline. Warner Bros declined to comment. It’s also unclear what creative direction a film would take in comparison to the HBO series, which adapted Martin’s A Song …

Gothamist reports: For many New Yorkers, the Village Halloween Parade is the public spectacle of the year — when tens of thousands of people descend on the West Village to show their full freaky selves to the world. This year’s parade is the 51st of its kind and the theme is: Meow! Broadway legend André de Shields will be this …

Religion News reports: As a scholar of religion, I attended the “Courage Tour,” a series of religious-political rallies, when it made a stop in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, from Sept. 27-28, 2024. From what I observed, the various speakers on the tour used conservative talking points – such as the threat of communism and LGBTQ+ “ideologies” taking over education – and gave …

The Hill reports: Former President Trump is suing CBS News over a “60 Minutes” interview it broadcast with Vice President Harris earlier this month that he and his allies have claimed was edited to cast her in a positive light. The lawsuit, which seeks $10 billion in damages and was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in the Northern District …

Mediaite reports: Tucker Carlson said that he was “physically mauled” by a demon a year and a half ago that left him bleeding and with still-visible scars on his body from “claw marks” in a clip posted by the “Christianities?” YouTube channel on Thursday. Asked by his interlocutor, John Heers, if he thought “the presence of evil is kickstarting people …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Jewelry company Pandora, through its liberal advertising choices, is attempting to normalize the LGBTQ lifestyle. A recent Pandora commercial, “Radiate it. Initiate it. Accept it. Expect it. Be love.,” includes a lesbian couple hugging, singing, and embracing one another. Unfortunately, Pandora blatantly throws homosexuality in the viewer’s face with the lesbian couple’s …

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports: An entry in a Westmoreland County Halloween parade Wednesday that depicted a sniper with a gun atop a golf cart and a person tied to the cart apparently dressed as Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has sparked outrage from some community members. Photos posted on social media showed what looked like a long gun sitting on …

“Douglass MacKay, as we’ve talked about on the show many times — if you listen to the show, you’re familiar with the case — he posted a meme, encouraging Hillary supporters to vote by text, and apparently, some of them were dumb enough to actually do it. But it was a joke because, of course, you can’t vote by text. …

USA Today reports: Some prominent pro-Trump Republicans are already saying supporters will go to ballot counting locations if the winner of the presidential election isn’t clear on Election Day, Nov. 5. Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Trump’s first White House national security advisor who played a central role in 2020 efforts to overturn the election results, said on Oct. 20 …

The Daily Beast reports: The new CEO of Starbucks said Thursday that his company is prepared in the event that unrest breaks out around the election next week. Brian Niccol, who took over at the top of the coffee giant last month, was asked in a CNBC interview if he’d to make precautionary plans. Squawk Box co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin …

“Iowa law guarantees that every eligible voter can vote and every legal vote will count. But now, with only a few days until the election, and many Iowans already voting, LULAC is trying to derail our election integrity systems to let noncitizens illegally vote. Every noncitizen who illegally votes cancels out an Iowan’s valid vote. We won’t let that happen. …

Axios reports: Former Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro had his law license suspended in New York Thursday over his role in the alleged effort to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. Chesebro pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents last year. He is among several ex-Trump lawyers who have been disciplined after working for the former …

CNN Business reports: Russia is seeking an unfathomable sum of money from one of the world’s biggest tech companies. Google reportedly owes the Kremlin more than 2 undecillion rubles — a 2 followed by 36 zeroes — after refusing to pay fines that are now accruing for blocking pro-Russian channels on YouTube. The virtually unpronounceable penalty amounts to $20 decillion …

NBC News reports: Harris will hold a rally and concert in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tomorrow evening with performances by GloRilla, Flo Milli, MC Lyte, DJ Gemini Gilly and The Isley Brothers and featuring remarks by Cardi B. The event is part of a series of campaign events leading up to Election Day aimed at mobilizing voters. “These artists and public figures …

The Independent reports: Cash-strapped former Mayor Rudy Giuliani is allegedly not “ready” to hand over his New York City apartment after a federal judge ordered him to turn over his Manhattan penthouse and other valuables to two election workers he defamed. A judge last week ordered Giuliani to transfer his Madison Avenue co-op apartment — along with cash, 26 watches, …

“Lyin’ Kamala is giving a News Conference now, saying that I want to end the Affordable Care Act. I never mentioned doing that, never even thought about such a thing. She also said I want to end Social Security. Likewise, never mentioned it, or thought of it. She is the one that wants to end Social Security and, she will …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump had trouble finding a place to hold Thursday’s rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after his campaign stiffed the city almost $445,000 the last time it was in town, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported. Originally event organizers wanted to hold the former president’s rally at the Albuquerque Convention Center, but the city refused to …

CNN reports: Elon Musk’s misinformation megaphone has created a “huge problem” for election officials in key battleground states who told CNN they’re struggling to combat the wave of falsehoods coming from the tech billionaire and spreading wildly on his X platform. Election officials in pivotal battleground states including Pennsylvania, Michigan and Arizona have all tried – and largely failed – …

Politico reports: A Philadelphia judge moved up and relocated a court hearing on Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s lawsuit aimed at halting Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day giveaway to swing-state voters. The moves followed complaints by Krasner that he’s receiving threats and antisemitic messages in connection with the case. On the social media platform X, which Musk owns, Musk amplified a …

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: A polling company sued Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s gubernatorial campaign on Tuesday over a $114,000 bill it claims was never paid. The company, Vox Insights LLC, claims that the campaign “without excuse or justification” failed to pay for polling data it provided last month within a 30-day deadline set out in its contract. …