I'm reading the QAnon forums right now and they are absolutely LOSING THEIR SHIT.

.@AprilDRyan's security guard assaulted a journalist and stole his camera. He says he intends to press charges. The video is really something else.

https://twitter.com/Charlie4Change/status/1158360805190131713

Instead of apologizing for the incident in which her security guard assaulted a local reporter and stole his camera, @AprilDRyan appears to be blocking anyone that retweets the story.

This thread will document the volume of the music at Trump rallies. Reporters have long complained about the music and it's... honestly not great. Some people wear ear protection. Some don't. The music for the past three hours has been a steady 80ish dBs. Permanent hearing damage Note that this music has the volume is turned way down and it's going to get louder as Trump's arrival nears. Here's the peak decibel reading of Nessun Dorma. 90dB.

SCOOPLET: In a blow to their financial stability, CNN sent a letter to several of the network's freelancers this week, extending their payment terms to Net 90 (payment 90 days after invoice). The change is to "be better aligned with our corporate requirements" per letter The letter says Turner is working with Citi to provide a financing tool for suppliers, and will provide a process to get paid faster than 90 days. It says participation is optional and more details will be provided soon.

I am covering the KKK rally in Dayton, OH today as well, this line of thinking mirrors my own. Stay tuned for lots of KKK tweets.

https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1132271018112888832

The streets are very very very empty ahead of the KKK rally.

NEW: @BernieSanders proposes banning for-profit charter schools as part of a new wide-ranging education policy announced moments ago. More to come. @BernieSanders The newly announced @BernieSanders education plan also mandates charter schools would have to disclose key performance indicators to the public.

A reporter approached @JoeBiden to ask a question and a member of his staff told the reporter to leave, and when the reporter explained that they were just doing their job, the staffer said she was too. The staffer then took a photo of the reporter. A different reporter just told me that yesterday a staff member physically put their body between the reporter and @JoeBiden. The reporter said they weren't even that close and that there were several supporters between the reporter and Biden.

Good morning from @PeteButtigieg's first event of the day in Marshalltown, IA. The anti-gay protester has returned and is dressed up as the devil and is shouting at us through a sound system. Crowd count for @PeteButtigieg's morning event is 115 people, excluding media.

(THREAD) Everything you needed to know about Rod Rosenstein's appearance that ended about 15 min ago at Georgetown Law: * He's never been on this floor of the building before. Complains it's hot.

* There's a story about a parrot. It's not great. DAG Rosenstein's humor is dad humor. He's goofy. Remember: he's a dad.

* People get their data stolen a LOT.

FOR NEWS FRIENDS: We should be united because someone recently tried to send a bomb to our fellow brother and sister journalists, but that shouldn't prevent us from discussing the ethics of the @Acosta issue, because I actually feel pretty strongly that Jim Acosta's actions (1/) were highly ethical and in line with the highest standards of our profession. Here's the factual basis for my beliefs:

PREMISE: The part of the SPJ code of ethics that says don't become the story is the part where it says "avoid conflicts of interest." (2/)