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Transgender Day of Remembrance is officially on Nov. 20 though many universities are holding events on different days, and the day is one of 30 holidays and four months intended to celebrate LGBTQ individuals, according to Seattle Pride.

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Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said the U.S. would offer “millions” to a de facto international climate reparations fund, Bloomberg News reported Monday.

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The increase in the world’s population between 1900 and 1990 was four times as great as the increase during the whole previous history of humankind.

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Selena Zito is the Erma Bombeck of political writers. She coined "The Press takes Trump literally but not seriously, his voters take him seriously but not literally."

Some recent notes from Selena Zito:


The Democratic Kentucky governor won reelection easily, while the GOP governor in Mississippi just squeaked by. Democrats now control both houses in Virginia. In Ohio, an abortion amendment passed easily.

But there were other races that were worth watching, according to Zito, that may have flown under the radar. She recently reported on a district attorney race in Allegheny County, Pa., where the Democrat is on the far left and was given millions by George Soros–backed groups. There, the Republican pulled out a victory. “These local elections impact the larger elections next year, and they tell us where the Democratic Party is,” (the Hill)

“the Democratic strategy is to marry ‘MAGA extremists’ with abortion, and run on that.” But she cautions the term “extremists” has a new definition since the October 7 terror attack in Israel. “‘Extremist’ has all of a sudden changed based on what we’ve seen in the streets,” she said. “People aren’t dumb. They’re going to say, ‘so what really is an extremist? Is it someone that supports Republicans, or someone out in the streets wanting Jews to die?’”Republicans have their own whole set of crazy problems, but this one could stick with Democrats for a generation.

With Trump, it’s comportment. With Biden, it’s his age. RFK can take voters from both sides.

“I would not be shocked if neither man is the nominee.”

“I’ve spent a lot of time in Iowa and New Hampshire listening to voters. I can see a scenario, based on anecdotal reporting, where DeSantis wins Iowa, Haley wins New Hampshire, and then all bets are off going into South Carolina,” she said.

“There is a nuance to Trump supporters,” she continued. “They like what he did, thought his policies were great, but they’re also really exhausted. His behavior is reflected on them because they supported him. So they’re shopping in their head, looking for someone who is willing to go to the mattresses. DeSantis and Haley have proven they have that ability, but also have governing experience, and the ability to be pragmatic. That’s where voters are.”