The Issues 2024: LGBTQ Rights Are in Grave Danger

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Here’s what to #watch as #ElectionDay approaches in the #US.

Given all the twists and turns in recent months, it’s easy to overlook the #historical #significance of this #election.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-harris-what-to-watch-election-president-6dc879eef5e056c2b5dbee86773b09ea

Here’s what to watch on the eve of Election Day 2024

Election Day is nearly upon us. In a matter of hours, the final votes in the 2024 presidential election will be cast. History will be made regardless of who wins. America will either elect its first woman president in Democrat Kamala Harris or its first person convicted of a felony in Republican Donald Trump. And in a deeply divided nation, the election is a true toss-up. We know that there are seven battleground states that will ultimately decide the outcome. But major questions loom about the timing of the results, the makeup of the electorate, the influx of misinformation — even the possibility of political violence.

AP News

The #Election May Not Be Close After All.

We don’t know what will happen, but a number of #factors suggest the #vicepresident could #win by a much larger #margin than is commonly assumed.

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/11/04/the-election-may-not-be-close-after-all/

The Election May Not Be Close After All

We don’t know what will happen, but a number of factors suggest the vice president could win by a larger margin than is commonly assumed.

Washington Monthly
The Case for Kamala Harris Over Trump Is Totally Obvious

Ross Douthat argues that the choice for president is not obvious. He focuses on a series of issues where the left has made mistakes, failing to recognize that Trump’s position on all these things is much worse.

Intelligencer
Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair predicts a red mirage before a blue wave in the state

Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler discusses former President Obama making a final pitch to voters in Milwaukee on Sunday, and he discusses early voting in the state.

MSNBC

[Video] #Recordbreaking #turnout as 78 million #Americans #cast #votes before #ElectionDay.

With Election Day on the horizon, more than 78 million Americans have already made their #voices heard. This tends to favor #DemocraticParty #Candidates.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/record-breaking-turnout-as-78-million-americans-cast-votes-before-election-day/

Record-breaking turnout as 78 million Americans cast votes before Election Day

With Election Day on the horizon, more than 78 million Americans have already made their voices heard. CBS News' chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett dives into the numbers and trends shaping this year's election.

CBS News

Final #Polls Before #ElectionDay Have #VP #KamalaHarris Beating #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump In Most #SwingStates.

Coupled with stunning #polling #results out of #Iowa, the #findings suggest Harris may have a more viable path to #winning the election-deciding 270 #ElectoralCollege #votes than previously indicated.

https://newsone.com/5676074/swing-states-latest-polls/

Final Polls Before Election Have VP Kamala Harris Beating Trump In Most Swing States

The latest polling of swing state voters gives the edge to Kamala Harris over Donald Trump, just like the latest national polls.

NewsOne
No time for fatalism: The left must unite to fight fascism

Salon.com

#VicePresident #KamalaHarris may not be Perfect—But We Have to Beat #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump!

Finding #hope in the midst of #darkness, even as we confront our #violent #past and #present. This election provides a clear reminder that sometimes, the perfect is the enemy of the good.

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/will-kamala-beat-trump

Kamala Harris Is Not Perfect—But We Have to Beat Trump! | Common Dreams

On finding hope amid darkness even as we reckon deeply with our violent past and present.

Common Dreams
— In the context of the election, the phrase "the perfect is the enemy of the good" highlights that while no candidate may be flawless, choosing a good candidate is crucial—especially when facing a harmful alternative. And in this election that means supporting Kamala Harris.
The Dobbs decision: Donald Trump's Supreme Court will be his ultimate downfall

Salon.com
Harris Surges On Economy Voters In Swing States As Trump Fixates On Anti-Trans Ads

The latest polls from swing states reveal that Trump may be repeating the same mistake that cost Republicans many races in 2022.

Erin In The Morning
Kamala Harris, Candidate of Economic Change, Breaks With Old Democratic Thinking | Common Dreams

The key question remains: have voters heard her?

Common Dreams
"I am scared every day": Experts say GOP men targeting no-fault divorce to keep women "trapped"

As worries grow after Dobbs, experts fear restricting no-fault divorce could be a death sentence for women.

Salon.com

#Sexism in #Politics: It’s the Same Old Story.

Here is a list of the #gender-#based #challenges the 45 #male #presidents and their male #competitors (including those with young children) have had to overcome:

[This space was intentionally left blank]

There was not a single item on the list.

https://msmagazine.com/2024/11/04/sexism-politics-kamala-harris-first-woman-president/

Sexism in Politics: It’s the Same Old Story

Donald Trump—who arguably is not likable to a good many people, who is not respected by a percentage of world leaders (or some of his own former generals and advisers),

Ms. Magazine
In a Red Pennsylvania District, a Grieving Father Runs on Transgender Rights

After his son died, Trex Proffitt wanted to do more in his community. This year, he is running for office to protect LGBTQ+ rights.

Them.

[Video] #KamalaHarris’s #cousin said her #family #fears for her #safety following the #US #presidential #election.

With just one day to go until Americans go to the #polls, the #VicePresident’s #cousin #ShermanHarris spoke of family fears surrounding her safety. “The entire family is on edge and we are very nervous for her.”

https://www.the-independent.com/tv/news/kamala-harris-election-safety-fears-cousin-b2640799.html

Kamala Harris’s cousin says family fears for her safety following election

The Independent

[Video] #CardiB #clapsback at #KamalaHarris #speech #critics in #expletivefilled #rant

She said: “I worked so hard, bro. I worked so hard on my #speech and a lot of y'all talkin' about like "Oh why are you #reading it from your #phone?’

“B****, I had to write that s*** down.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/cardi-b-elon-musk-kamala-harris-tiktok-rant-b2641001.html

Cardi B hits back at Kamala Harris speech critics in expletive rant

The Independent
Billie Eilish Stops Atlanta Concert to Urge Fans to Vote for Kamala Harris

After previously endorsing Kamala Harris on social media with her brother Finneas, Billie Eilish stopped her Atlanta concert to urge fans to vote for her.

Teen Vogue
John Oliver Fights Back Tears Asking Viewers to Vote for Kamala Harris

John Oliver got emotional during the final 'Last Week Tonight' episode before the U.S. election, urging his viewers to vote for Kamala Harris.

Variety

#MichaelMoore Gets Blunt As He Reveals Who Will 'Absolutely' #Win The #Election

“I think that they are going to be very #surprised, I’m talking about the #Trump people and the #MAGA nation, by what’s gonna happen on Tuesday,” the filmmaker told MSNBC’s #AymanMohyeldin on Sunday. “I feel the same way that I felt a few weeks ago, that #TrumpIsToast Absolutely.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-moore-2024-prediction_n_672854dde4b07ebc5a29c0ed

Michael Moore Gets Blunt As He Reveals Who Will 'Absolutely' Win The Election

The filmmaker named the candidate he thinks is "toast" on Tuesday.

HuffPost
Harrison Ford issues revenge warning as Hollywood legend reveals presidential endorsement

The Independent

Over 100 #AntiTrans #Republicans are actively basing their campaigns on #Transphobic #Hate in 2024.

Republicans have ramped up an #antitrans #fear #campaign for the 2024 #election, hoping to sway #bigoted #voters in their #favor.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/over-100-republicans-are-running

Over 100 Republicans Are Running On Anti-Trans Platforms In 2024

This year, more Republicans than in any other election are running on targeting transgender people.

Erin In The Morning

#Disaffected #Voters May Want to #Consider What #Decades of #RightWing #MinorityRule Could Bring.

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump will not last forever, but if he #wins election to a second term, his #Farright #RepublicanParty’s system of #minority #rule could be here for #decades. The #damage they would inflict on the people of this nation—and the world—is #horrifying to contemplate.

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-gop-majority

Disaffected Voters May Want to Consider What Decades of Right-Wing Minority Rule Could Bring | Common Dreams

Donald Trump will not last forever, but if he wins his far-right Republican Party’s system of minority rule could be here for decades. The damage they would inflict on the people of this nation—and the world—is horrifying to contemplate.

Common Dreams

#Harris #official says #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump is #closing "with total #darkness and #anger"

The #Harris #campaign said Sunday that more than 90,000 #volunteers #knocked on over 3 million #doors across the seven #battlegroundstates during the #election's final weekend.

https://www.axios.com/2024/11/04/harris-2024-election-democrats-trump

Harris official says Trump is closing "with total darkness and anger"

"There's no place in any battleground state that our organization isn't as fulsome as we believe it needs to be."

Axios

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump’s #Closing #Message to #Voters Just Got Even More #Dark

Trump is revealing how little he cares for #democracy—and how a #second #term will be all about #retribution.

https://newrepublic.com/post/187861/trump-dark-closing-message-voters

Trump’s Closing Message to Voters Just Got Even More Dark

Donald Trump is revealing how little he cares for democracy—and how his second term will be all about retribution.

The New Republic
What happens if Trump tries to overturn another election loss?

Since the chaotic 2020 election, the system has been strengthened. But a narrow victory by Kamala Harris could still lead to a drawn-out battle.

The Christian Science Monitor
Right-Wing Groups Are Organizing on Telegram Ahead of Election Day

Right-wing groups, which use Telegram to organize real-world actions, are urging followers to watch the polls and stand up for their rights, in a harbinger of potential chaos.

The New York Times

#Tyranny #Expert #Exposes #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump's ‘#Trick’ That Can Be Toppled ‘With My Little Finger’

#TimothySnyder said the former president’s #recent #rhetoric is all about one thing making people #fearful. The solution is to #vote!

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/timothy-snyder-donald-trump-trick_n_6728b1e7e4b0f3d946e034f3

Tyranny Expert Exposes Donald Trump ‘Trick’ That Can Be Toppled ‘With My Little Finger’

Timothy Snyder said the former president’s recent rhetoric is all about one thing.

HuffPost
Civil Rights Activist Scorches Trump's 'Despicable Ass' In Fiery Takedown

Howard Fuller pushed back against those who get caught up in "every damn detail about policy."

HuffPost

#Apology Not Accepted.

How to heal the #hateful #spirit that has gripped tens of millions of #broken #people? #Reclaiming lost #humanity by finding #unacceptable things #unacceptable.

— You have to make #hatemongers and #bigots afraid to show their #hate in #public again. Yes you are free to say what you want, but #society with the exception of the #Government is free to #punish you for doing so.

https://www.the-reframe.com/apology-not-accepted/

Apology Not Accepted

How to heal a hateful spirit that has gripped tens of millions of broken people? Reclaiming lost humanity by finding unacceptable things unacceptable.

The Reframe
How Mussolini's Fascists Inspired Trump-Vance 2024 on Women's Reproductive Rights

The Italian fascists’ pro-natalist policies are being revived today by figures from J.D. Vance to Viktor Orban and Vladimir Putin.

Foreign Policy
GOP’s closing election message on health baffles strategists, worries experts

“No Obamacare.” Questioning vaccines. No fluoride in drinking water. They’re all Republican assertions in the final days of the presidential campaign.

The Washington Post
Puerto Rico “Garbage” Slander Harms Trump, Could Mobilize Latinos Against GOP

A groundswell of anger at Republicans could drive broader Latino support for Harris in swing states—and pro-independence forces on the island.

Foreign Policy
Donald Trump Has Lost His Sh*t

There is no “context” for performing fellatio on a microphone. He’s gone batty. The only remaining question is whether enough voters recognize it.

The New Republic

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump's #Ego #Crushed By An Unexpected #Source (& It's On #Video)

As Trump bragged about his #crowdsizes, the #cameraperson pulled the #focus off him and #panned to the rest of the #arena, showing a totally empty #upperdeck. Then panned the #lowerseats showing most #sections were partly or completely empty. Was the #camera #operator sending a not-so-#subtle #message?

https://www.thelist.com/1704371/donald-trump-ego-crushed-by-unexpected-source-on-video/

Donald Trump's Ego Crushed By An Unexpected Source (& It's On Video) - The List

Donald Trump is known for bragging about his crowd sizes but new video footage proves that the former president isn't quite as popular as he'd like us to think.

The List
Trump attacks pollster after new Iowa poll is released. See her reaction | CNN Politics

The latest poll from the Des Moines Register and Mediacom shows Vice President Kamala Harris holding 47% to former President Donald Trump’s 44% among likely voters in the final Iowa Poll before Election Day. CNN’s Anderson Cooper discusses the poll and Trump’s reaction to it with respected pollster J. Ann Selzer, who conducted the poll.

CNN

#Trump talks about #reporters being #shot and says he shouldn’t have left the #WhiteHouse after his 2020 #loss

#Trump #intensified his #verbal #attacks on what he cast as a “#demonic#DemocraticParty and the #American #media, steering his #rally in #Lancaster, #Pennsylvania, at one point to the topic of #violence against members of the #press.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-kamala-harris-presidential-election-a310fbc211ad8f0f5e290547ec284187

Trump says ‘I shouldn’t have left’ White House after 2020 loss

On the final Sunday of a rollercoaster presidential contest, Republican nominee Donald Trump is asking voters in Pennsylvania again to make him leader of a “failed nation” while also unleashing a profane, conspiracy-laden rant asserting U.S. elections are not legitimate in the first place. Democratic nominee Kamala Harris countered from a Michigan church pulpit that God offers America a “divine plan strong enough to heal division,” and, without saying Trump’s name, declared that Tuesday’s election offers voters the chance to reject “chaos, fear and hate” in favor of a more unified country defined by “freedom, justice and compassion.” The starkly different tones from the former president and sitting vice president come less than 48 hours before Election Day polls open.

AP News
“Sen. Cruz, What About My Daughter’s Tragic Life Was ‘Reasonable?’” - Reform Austin

One of the hardest things about Samantha Casiano’s daughter’s death was the gifts. Friends, family, and well-wishers saw only a pregnant woman, not someone that was being forced to carry a fetus to term despite there being no hope for survival outside the womb. So, the little presents kept coming, earmarked for a girl named […]

Reform Austin

Remember it's about them being #born so they can #die, not out of some #genuine #Prolife #Republican #concern for #stopping #abortions.

#RightWingDeathCult #EmptyThePews

I Was #Having #Sex With An Old #Hookup. Midway Through, I Discovered He Was A #Trump #Supporter.

"In a way, it felt like he was trying to #impress me. In another way, it felt like he was #baiting me."

— Yuck! I hope she pushed him off of her right then and there. I will not sleep with Christians or Republicans period ever!

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sex-trump-supporter-womens-rights_n_6724f813e4b01f6919d9e988

I Was Having Sex With An Old Hookup. Midway Through, I Discovered He Was A Trump Supporter.

"In a way, it felt like he was trying to impress me. In another, it felt like he was baiting me."

HuffPost
Ex-NFL star says he'll leave U.S. if Kamala Harris wins. Patriots champ says 'leave now.'

A former Patriots champ offered to start a GoFundMe for an ex-NFL star who threatened to leave the U.S. if Kamala Harris wins

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If your resume says #pollster
maybe time to think about a career change?