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Mornings with TDWS: Post-Election Stories

All the Fucked-up news for November 5, 2026

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Today’s top stories:

The Hinge & The Near Field | Lawrence Winnerman
Israel, You Mistook Our Friendship for a Blank Check
American politics experienced a 10.0 earthquake Tuesday: Democrats scored a massive blue wave that flipped 7 Senate seats and netted at least 250 House seats in their column. The next day, Israel’s Yair Lapid posted a plan on Twitter, helpfully translated from the Hebrew as “Changes in Congress—Facts, Then a Plan…
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The daily woo:

  • The moon is not void of course, but Mercury is still in retrograde till November 13. Get more details at MoonDark.

  • Today’s Tarot card is the King of Cups, reversed. Which I guess means we’re all oversensitive, misanthropic assholes today?


Stay tuned each weekday morning for all the Unhinged But Accurate news. And join us tomorrow, as we’re thrilled to welcome Marlon Weems for Fucked-up Friday!

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