Armed Insurrection: 20-1

The President of the United States Erupts in a Flaming Pyre of Despair in the Rose Garden: 10-1

You Picked the Wrong Week to Stop Sniffing Glue: 3-1

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Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90 [BBC]

And so we end as we began, with a stolen Supreme Court seat.

Had American governance worked as Americans expect it to — or used to — the ideological balance of the Supreme Court would have remained unchanged at this point, two replacements and a third to be named next year, pending this election’s victors. Perhaps a Republican president would be forwarding a nomination to a Democratic Senate, or the other way around.

Of course, the other way around at this point would have meant three unfilled seats by now, had GOP senators carried out their threats against President Clinton, and we’d be enduring earnest discussion whether six seats was, y’know, enough.

Instead, the Endgame is upon us.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/23/early-voting-numbers-swing-states-431363

Democrats have opened up a yawning gap in early voting over Republicans in six of the most crucial battleground states — but that only begins to tell the story of their advantage heading into Election Day.

In a more worrisome sign for Republicans, Democrats are also turning out more low-frequency and newly registered voters than the GOP, according to internal data shared with POLITICO by Hawkfish, a new Democratic research firm, which was reviewed by Republicans and independent experts.

DIE!, DONNIE!, FUCKING! DIE!

Iran

Pro: No extradition treaty with United States.

Con: They might have a few bones to pick.

Afghanistan

Pro: No extradition treaty with United States.

Con: American troops with a grudge.

Cuba

Pro: No extradition treaty with United States.

Con: They also saw Godfather II.

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“Underneath his button-down dress shirt, [Trump] would wear a Superman T-shirt, which he would reveal as a symbol of strength when he ripped open the top layer.”
— NYT, October 10

• Break out of heavy chains after being tossed in a lake.
• Stand athwart a hail of bullets that will surely bounce off your chest.
• Show up for a debate.

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Trump appears to be wincing in pain while he breathes pic.twitter.com/YKhGhu0VN0

— Brennan Murphy (@brenonade) October 5, 2020

If you’re not punching him in the face, you’re not paying attention!