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I think that they impacted my day to the extent that they were exciting in a way that causes fear rather than exciting because I understand some aspect of the world better. When the pandemic arrived I had a number of opinions regarding the impact on vulnerable people worldwide if the US was too distracted to try to ensure democracies survive. Slavery, child marriage, and corruption now take place in plain sight in every country. Increasingly in ours. 

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I am still surprised by the exultation sweeping the country and the enthusiasm for deportations, an economic reset that will ensure a permanent underclass, and a total disregard for women's reproductive health and lives. I distract myself with analysis of the world stage and imagining what precipitating events will occur to set authoritarianism in motion to the extent it has not yet reached its peak. 

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Unfortunately I am not enjoying checking the news nearly as much as I usually do. I often navigate to a news site for positive boost of adrenaline but each time I do that I am encountering something that makes me pause and must then verify. At lest five times a day I will sit down to scan the headlines of the Washington Post, BBC News, or The Guardian. These information bites usually get my mind thinking, imagining the specific environments that things happen in abroad. Today my heart hurts that Bad Bunny stepped up only when Puerto Rico was called "an island of trash" in front of a large, cheering audience. 

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I am paying attention to Zelenskyy's statements about allies and his hints regarding what Ukraine will accept as a final truce. I am also paying attention to the remote camps for unauthorized migrants and how the Labour governments is selling this approach to their constituents. The next thing I look for is what Modi is up to, where, and what that means for the next iteration of diplomacy. I will look at US polling numbers when I have time to deal with panic. I am noticing a ton of scare tactic headlines and I don't appreciate what it brings to me physically. 

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Rising. I have many farm chores to do today and I will get to them in order to detach. I am assuming that I will be putting myself on quite a diet so I am not emotionally swamped by the next week of events. 

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I am wondering what Europe will do with an authoritarian US regime. I am wondering what American citizens who practice Islam will do. I am wondering what happens if the GOP legitimately wins the presidential election and what happens if they don’t. The greater world is not going to reward uncertainty here. It is freaking terrifying. 

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I feel immensely sad. I work in a food pantry and I feel that the best thing I can do is provide as much food, relief, and company as possible while we all wait to see what the next chapter for this country will be like. Witnessing the other people who are suffering is a skill that helps you and them. My privilege has never been more apparent. 

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I checked the news a little less than I usually do. I don’t know why but I have an inner resignation. There are some true believers in major change to the government whose zealot expressions freeze my heart when I am trying to read online papers. I voted early and I feel that this is out of my hands. 

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I paid attention to different things over the last 24 hours. Many news sources are commenting on the lack of public support for Kamala Harris. Of course the failure of newspapers to endorse either candidate is one of the most newsworthy developments. There is also an arresting absence of public figure endorsements of weirder candidate. All of this is read in the context of diminishing rights and protections all over the world. 

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It’s actually better because I voted and it’s out of my hands. I can provide support and company to people who will populate our permanent underclass and parent my kids and watch sunsets. Maybe I should fight to the death but asking everyone to understand why this happened is more important to me. Treat each other better please - it’s been my plea for a while. 

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I am prioritizing more and that is inconvenient for the people I used to accommodate. I have less to offer and am less concerned with giving so much of myself to the world. I work very hard at a food pantry and serving those clients is now my goal, and also meeting the needs of my treasured family. 

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I am building up a lot of scar tissue and feeling less and less surprised by loss of innocent life in preventable situations. I feel nauseous, tired, very sad, and impotent. 

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I have been hopping from topic to topic more than usual over the last 24 hours. It seems so strange that certain types of news are largely ignored right now - like the catastrophic flooding in Spain. Why can't I find good articles on the topography? Also the instant minimizing of Biden's "garbage' comment. As if the elitism and addiction to the gross Clintons isn't the reason we have lost so many of our protections. 

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I did follow the Tomahawk missile conversation. Knowing where the red line is won't keep a major world war from happening but it brings me peace to know what might be bringing us close. I also am paying close attention to the endorsement of Trump's candidacy by Muslim leaders in Michigan. I hope they are prepared for what is to come. The last thing I have been searching out is what is happening to Cuba and what does it mean for the stability of the Caribbean? 

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My level of stress and anxiety is pretty good as I am cutting a number of things loose without holding on to potential. I am studying how to ease myself from commitments gracefully. In truth I am just done - a state that you can't get to until it is true for you. I will continue to give what I can spare. 

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It impacts my day as I feel calmer when I see the next piece of unanticipatable news. Political Science really is a social science. I got my family out of a city in 2021 so we had a safe place with a well to watch all of this go down in 2024. I look forward to reading the historical analysis of these years so I can understand better. 

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Shock, alert alarm. I am waiting and trying to position my family for our security and to help others. I do think that the enthusiasm for killing other americans who do not agree to these changes should be noted. Most other first world nations who are not European see these deaths as ordinary. 

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My news consumption over the last 24 hours has increased. The tell tales are abundant now. So many indications that the United States is about to experience a major shift in government. It is absolutely pulling me away from other tasks and I find myself in protective mode. 

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I am reading about the refusal of the Trump campaign to begin transition paperwork. My assumption is that means the entire apparatus will be voided and replaced by streamlined authoritarian processes. I am reading about the infrastructure plans of Elon Musk, and wondering how the markets for high net worth individuals will be insulated and apprised of opportunities. I am wondering what happens to the job market when wholesale eradication of tens of thousands of federal and state jobs take place. I am wondering what happens to the farm to table systems if the farm bill is among the casualties. 

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My anxiety abates every time I see what to expect and then it wells up again until the next piece falls into place. I certainly hope that we don't kill each other. 

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I’m watching what I thought would happen unfold. I didn’t anticipate the elimination of department of education. I’m thinking a lot about my kids and the future. 

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I’m sick to my stomach, holding my breath, making decisions around durable goods, set by cans of chicken if I need to keep my picky eater home from school for a couple of weeks. 

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My news consumption was all over the map in the last 24 hours. I am definitely distracted by checking the news but I want to see what is happening before the large-scape reorganization of the world is at a point where news is crafted by journalists. 

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The article in the financial times about the number and variety of China’s space weaponry is a showstopper. It’s the perfect time to introduce this fear to swing the election to the GOP. The Halloween parade in Pennsylvania is on my mind. I’m also thinking a lot about the rhetoric around the validity of the votes. 

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Very very high. I don’t have a great way to express it. I’m waiting and watching. 

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These news stories impacted my day by making it more difficult to feel there will be a positive direction for the country in the next few years. It is also difficult to reconcile the fact that the elimination of tens of thousands of government jobs will mean that older, wasteful system will be purged and that, economically, the country may be far healthier. 

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Cold, calculating risk assessment. Of the three stories the PwC perspective is the most informative. I'll be a mess by Monday, I assume. And some of the ironies are tangibly hilarious...like George Will as the voice of reason. I like Kamala for leadership in this world. She's by far the best female presidential candidate ever. 

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I checked the news less in the last 24 hours because I drove to my son's college to bring him home to vote. Allred has a shot for many good reasons. He would make a wonderful president, unlike the smug loser, Beto. I also paid less attention to the news because we are trying to lease a  little land and a tiny house to a graduate of a farm incubator program. Building a politics-proof better world. 

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I found myself searching for the exit of Hewitt from the Washington Post, the story the Post wasn't highlighting that he cited, and his general reputation. I was transfixed by the George Will headline saying that this election provided the worst options in recent history. I noticed what the home office of PwC was instructing the local Australian entity regarding the government investigation and inquiries and wondered what assurances they had privately obtained that made it good business to take that action. If you go on Reddit and look at the gig economy subs you will see that the food delivery system has become inundated by theft and fraud - both by the drivers and the customers. I have been wondering about the small property crimes rate. 

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much lower, bad things are coming and they may make the country stronger. the parts of the economy that are undercapitalized are about to break off and sink from view. prayers to all for safety and health. 

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Yes. I am so tired of people telling you to hate other people. I tune out. My family is turning inward. I want us to stop listening to leaders and start solving disagreements as a community. 

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I'm so sick of the leadership of the Democratic Party and their convenient condemnations. Why do you think it is so easy for Trump to gather all of these disparate communities together? It is horrifying and eminently predictable. Allred is the hope of the Dems. More candidates like him, please.  

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We had a massive fundraiser for a food pantry today so I did little more than read the article by the Libertarian in the WaPo that cited the WH transcript. 

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Biden did call people "garbage" which is no surprise to me or the other people who have left the Dems for being revolting elitists. 

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My stress is around making sure that the 2400 lbs if food donated this weekend can get put away before Wednesday so we can serve our food insecure families. The country will have to take care of itself. 