New FBI warnings, a Russian bomb scare, and Musk's latest BS

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Support our nonprofit journalism]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     November 5, 2024 One last vibe check. How's everyone feeling? I'm still stuck in an anxious, yet slightly more optimistic, terror. And by and large, it seems safe to say the entire country is on edge. Who wouldn't be amid the FBI's warning of two [Election Day hoax videos]( and the temporary closure of two voting sites in Georgia after [Russia created bomb scares]( in the state? All while the polls remain neck and neck and MAGA's most loyal supporters are already [vowing to refuse the election]( results should Trump lose. My colleagues are all over these stories, both on the ground in [battleground states like Arizona]( and, like me, holding it down at one of our bureaus watching out for the latest numbers, [Elon Musk awfulness](, analysis, and more. But while we wait for the polls to close, I urge you to read Tim Murphy's excellent look back at one of the biggest—and utterly demoralizing—themes of this election season, or, as Tim calls it, [The Oligarch Election](: If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, the image that will be seared in my mind is that of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, jumping around the same stage a few months later—eyes weirdly vacant, a black MAGA hat splayed awkwardly on his head, his legs and arms outstretched in the shape of a knotted and overgrown X. But the oligarch election was not just about Musk. From the start of the primaries, it was almost impossible to separate what was happening onstage from what some of the richest people alive were doing off it. Rep. Dean Phillips’ primary challenge to Joe Biden was funded [in large part]( by billionaire investor Bill Ackman. Last month, Jeff Bezos, one of the world’s richest men, unilaterally stopped his newspaper, the Washington Post, from publishing an editorial endorsing Kamala Harris, on the grounds that he believed newspaper endorsements contributed to a declining trust in news media. No matter what happens tomorrow, I hope everyone can all agree that American billionaires should not have their [thumbs on the scale of democracy]( like this. —Inae Oh Advertisement [House Store Ad]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [The FBI Warns of an Election Day Hoax Video Designed to Scare Off Voters]( The government is knocking down false claims of danger at the polls. BY ANNA MERLAN MOTHER JONES MEMBERSHIP UPDATE   TODAY'S MOMENT OF TRUTH You’re a Mother Jones Daily reader, so you know the stakes and you know reporting like ours matters so freaking much right now (and in the months to come). About that: We need [the support of our newsletter readers like never before]( to vigorously fight back against the existential threats American democracy and journalism face. We urgently need all hands on deck. We can’t afford to come up short—we have no cushion; we leave it all on the field. Please help with a donation if you can—even just a few bucks helps. A [monthly gift]( would be especially powerful. [Donate Now]( [Trending] [Elon's "Election Integrity Community" needs help with the "integrity" part]( BY JULIANNE MCSHANE   [Russia just tried to disrupt Georgia voting with a phony bomb scare]( BY PEMA LEVY   [Abortion foes are routing millions of dollars through local candidates]( BY RUSS CHOMA AND HEIDI SCHLUMPF   [The future of the House runs through two blue states: California and New York]( BY ALEX NGUYEN Advertisement [House Donations Ad]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [American billionaires have long placed their thumbs on the scale of democracy—but never like this]( Welcome to the oligarch election. BY TIM MURPHY Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755