Sunday, October 20, 2024

If Hope Prevails


 “Sometimes people will open the door for you and leave it open. Sometimes they won’t. And then you need to kick that fucking door down.” — Kamala Harris

This weekend, I humbly submit links to three of my recent attempts to capture sides of Kamala Harris.

The Knife

Mattering

A Happy Woman or an Unhappy Man?

I also strongly recommend the New Yorker profile listed below and quoted above.

HEADLINES:

  • The Ascent - Can Kamala Harris defy her doubters—and end the Trump era? (The New Yorker)

  • Israeli strike in north Gaza kills 87, Hamas-run ministry says (BBC)

  • A drone targets the Israeli prime minister’s house (AP)

  • After Sinwar's death, Israel aims to lock in strategic gains before US election (Reuters)

  • Leaked documents show US intelligence on Israel’s plans to attack Iran, sources say (CNN)

  • Seeking a historic win, Harris faces a familiar foe: Sexism (WP)

  • New evidence unsealed of how Trump's Jan. 6, 2021 rally was funded (USA Today)

  • Inside the Republican National Committee’s Poll-Watching Army (New Yorker)

  • Elon Musk Is Offering Pennsylvania Voters $100 to Sign His Pro-Trump Petition (Mother Jones)

  • Exclusive: Trump ground game in key states flagged as potentially fake (Guardian)

  • The True Dangers of Trump’s Economic Plans (Foreign Affairs)

  • China launches survey to understand ‘fear of having children’ (NBC)

  • Peer inside the underwater volcanic caves where life thrives (CNN)

  • Cuba's power grid collapses again. Why does this keep happening? (NPR)

  • Are the Amazon’s Trees Worth More Alive than Dead? A New Industry Thinks So (WSJ)

  • Most common US pesticide may affect brain development similarly to nicotine (Guardian)

  • Bumblebee queens choose to hibernate in pesticide-contaminated soil, scientists discover (Phys.org)

  • “Hello, I’m Don Barlett and I Liked Your Story.” (MoJo)

  • Invisible text that AI chatbots understand and humans can’t? Yep, it’s a thing. (ArsTechnica)

  • Nation Demands Tax Dollars Only Be Wasted On Stuff That's Awesome (The Onion)

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