Early Addition: Rudy Giuliani Photographed With White Nationalist Mayoral Candidate

Sept. 26, 2018, 11:36 a.m.

Because Barstool Sports is toxic, check out today's midday links: the Great Recession fallout, Pinegrove accusations unpacked, #MeToo movement a year later, Trump's NYC protection, and a beautiful Bernese Mountain Dog.

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  • Speaking of terrible people, Rudy Giuliani was photographed with a White Nationalist mayoral candidate who distributed anti-Semitic literature.
  • The Rumpus founder Stephen Elliot wrote a self-pitying piece about how his career was ruined by an anonymous list—and then some of the women he harassed immediately called him out on Twitter.
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  • Last year, the frontman of indie band Pinegrove made a confusing statement about being accused of sexual coercion. Now, Pitchfork tries to make sense of what happened.
  • Despite having started a decade ago, The Great Recession has unequivocally affected the lives of Millennials today.
  • A married state senator in Texas has been accused of sending an explicit text message and a photo of his genitals to a University of Texas graduate student.
  • And finally, Bernese Mountain Dogs are precious angels: