Harris and Trump rally in swing states with 3 days left
Let’s continue to explore the under-reported sides of news this week.
What You May Have Missed This Week
1. Presidential election polls 2024: Latest surveys on Harris vs. Trump with 3 days to go
“National polls provide a snapshot of national voters and some recent ones have suggested Trump may have pulled ahead. Meanwhile, an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk poll out Friday showed Harris and Trump tied in Pennsylvania, the swing state with the most electoral votes. But the Electoral College system means that the race is likely to be decided by seven battleground states.”
2. Politico - What Elon Musk wants from Washington
“Elon Musk’s emergence as the big-spending, rocket-launching, joy-jumping alter ego for former President Donald Trump has transformed the conversation about what might really happen to Washington if Trump takes the White House back.”
3. Fatah, Hamas discuss Gaza future amid rising Middle East tensions
“Representatives from Fatah and Hamas have begun talks in Cairo to discuss forming a committee to manage the affairs of the Gaza Strip, Egypt's State Information Service said on Saturday, citing an Egyptian security official.”
4. Spain floods: 10,000 troops and police sent to Valencia, at least 214 dead
“The deadliest flash floods in Spain's modern history have killed at least 214 people, and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday.”
5. MintPress News - Israel’s War Claims More Journalists Than WWII and Vietnam Combined
“Despite Israel’s actions resulting in over two-and-a-half times the number of journalists killed in Gaza this past year compared to those lost during the entirety of World War II, its justifications for targeting media—actions that violate journalists’ civilian protections under Article 79 of the Geneva Conventions, Article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and customary international humanitarian law (IHL) as defined by the International Committee of the Red Cross—continue to find validation within Western media circles.”
6. Peoples Dispatch - France turns to occupied Western Sahara for colonial plunder
“‘For France,’ occupied Western Sahara’s ‘present and future fall under Morocco’s sovereignty,’ declared French President Emmanuel Macron, drawing a standing ovation from the lawmakers he was addressing in the parliament of its former colony Morocco earlier on October 29.”
7. Tricontinental - The Twentieth Century, the Global South, and China’s Historical Position
“The twentieth century has passed. How do we understand the historical legacy of twentieth-century China and its position in world history? The preamble of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (1949) states, ‘In the twentieth century, momentous historical changes took place in China.’”
Jingjing’s Highlights in This Week
1. China's political system is different from what you know
In this episode, I spoke to Professor Zhang Weiwei, Dean of the China Institute at Fudan University, to discuss China's political system, why it can get things done, how the West got wrong on China.
2. US, Israel v. the world
Again, the United Nations votes overwhelmingly to end the US embargo on Cuba, for the 32nd time! The vote was 187-2. Guess which countries vote against? The United States and Israel.
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En España la extrema derecha, hace ya algunos años que aprovechando las desgracias que surgen en nuestro país intentan y lo consiguen crear crispación y malos momentos para intentar acabar con la democracia y paz .
Está extrema derecha que gracias a que en España existe esta democracia y por ello están dentro del panorama político, quieren dilapidar.
If we, the USA don't want to buy or sell anything from Cuba, there is literally nothing the rest of the world can do about it, nor is it their decision, obviously.