For today, links to reports from National Public Radio, and to commentary from nader.org; other published material is accessible by clicking on the sources’ initials or address below  (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Voters in three crucial swing states explain why they voted for Trump. Reported by Paul Boger, Chuck Quirmbach and Sarah Kallis | NPR  Voters across three states pivotal to the presidential election cite the economy and immigration as their reasons for voting for Donald Trump. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM NOV.  7 and 9  Not going back: How Harris failed to turn the page on Trump in her 107-day sprint. Reported by Deepa Shivaram | NPR  Vice President Kamala Harris’s truncated 107-day campaign started with the dramatic exit of President Biden from the race on July 21 after he flubbed a debate and lost the confidence of key party leaders. It ended with overwhelming setbacks for the Democratic Party. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM NOV. 8  Electing an American fuhrer as Wall Street cheers and soars, by Ralph Nader | nader.org  On Nov. 5, 2024, our fragile republic became a monarchy-elect. A majority of voters elected a dictator. This is no exaggeration. Look at . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and ELECTION and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Gaza mourns children killed in Israeli strike as death toll rises. From Reuters. GAZA — A Gaza family sat weeping today over children killed by an Israeli strike as they were getting ready to play soccer, amid an intensified bombardment that Palestinian health authorities said has killed 44 people over the past 24 hours. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AP.

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FROM NOV. 8  Jordan’s former foreign minister says two-state solution is over.  From Middle East Eye.  Marwan Muasher, who was Jordan’s foreign minister from 2002 to 20024, says Arab countries need to abandon the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. “Practically,” he said in a wide-ranging interview, “that is not . . . Click HERE to read report and for video of conversation.

For today, links to eight reports: from the Kyiv Independent, the Daily Telegraph, Tass, Reuters, the Associated Press, and Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (GAZA, ELECTION and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE.)— MCM

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Trump’s peace plan may include deploying European troops to buffer zone in Ukraine, Telegraph reports. From the Kyiv Independent. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may call on British and European troops to enforce a buffer zone that he would try to impose over the current front line in Ukraine, the Telegraph reported Thursday, citing three Trump staffers. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Thursday report from the Daily Telegraph.

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Ukraine loses over 300 troops in borderline Kursk area over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian armed forces have lost over 300 servicemen in the borderline Kursk area over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said today. READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian drones hit Russian weapons factory, Kyiv source says. From Reuters. Ukrainian drones struck a munitions factory in central Russia in an overnight attack, a source in Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said today. READ MORE . . .

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Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s Odesa kills one, injures 13, governor says. From Reuters. KYIV — Russian drones attacked Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa overnight, killing one person and injuring 13 others, including two boys, regional governor Oleh Kiper said today. READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian drones hit chemical plant in Russia’s Tula Oblast, sources say. From the Kyiv Independent. Ukrainian drones have struck the Aleksinsky chemical plant, which produces gunpowder and ammunition for the Russian military, in Russia’s Tula Oblast, sources at the Security Service of Ukraine said today. READ MORE . . .

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SBI investigating F-16 crash that killed pilot Oleksii Mes. From Kyiv Post. Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation is reportedly beginning a pretrial investigation into the crash of a newly received F-16 fighter jet — which resulted in the death of Ukrainian Air Force pilot Oleksii Mes.  READ MORE . . .

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Trump put Elon Musk on phone with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy during congratulatory call, official says, by Hanna Arhirova, Adriana Gomez Licon and Zeke Miller | AP  KYIV — President-elect Donald Trump put billionaire Elon Musk on the line with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when the Ukrainian leader called to congratulate the incoming U.S. president, according to a Ukrainian official . . . READ MORE . . .

Links to commentary from Indian Punchline, ScheerPost, and nader.org, and to a report from National Public Radio; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and.HERE, and a MEDIA entry is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 8  Russia, China figure out Trump’s landslide victory, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  The heart of the matter is Trump 2.0 remains an enigma. Importantly, he is being presidential after a four-year internship in DC from 2016 to 2020. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 6  It should come as no great surprise, by Bernie Sanders | Bernie / ScheerPost  It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them. First, it was the white working class, and now it is . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 1  Weakened by its past cowardliness, the Democratic Party still can adopt winning agendas, by Ralph Nader | nader.org  Over the years, the Democratic Party’s blunders, arrogance and dependence on commercial campaign money and corporate-conflicted political/media consultants have put the two-party duopoly races  . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 6  The impact of the election for Congress. Reported by Claudia Grisales and Ari Shapiro | NPR  The GOP has won back control of the White House and the Senate, and they’re within striking distance of taking the House. It will all make for a dramatic shakeup in Congress for the next two years. Click HERE to listen and read.

For today, links to a report from System Update, via ScheerPost and Rumble, and to commentary from Jonathan-cook.net, via ScheerPost;  other published material is accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, and an ELECTION entry is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM NOV 1  Media outright lies about Trump calling for Liz Cheney’s execution. Glenn Greenwald of System Update takes to Rumble to describe news media pile-on against former President Trump, implying or actually alleging he wished Liz Cheney, supporter of Vice President Harris, to be executed by firing squad. Click HERE to watch and listen.

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FROM NOV. 6  It’s tme to stop buying into tooth-fairy politics, by Jonathan Cook | jonathan-cook.net / ScheeerPost  Kamala Harris didn’t lose because she’s a woman or because she’s Black. She lost because, if your political and media system – rigged by donors – limits the choice to two hardline neoliberal candidates, with anything else denounced . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to reports from Reuters and Middle East Eye, and to commentary from Al-Shabaka, Middle East Monitor, and Substack; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM

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Nearly 70% of verified Gaza war dead women and children, UN rights office says, by Emma Farge | Reuters  GENEVA — The UN Human Rights Office said today nearly 70% of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israel’s war is devastating every aspect of civilian life in Lebanon, by Nader Durgham | Middle East Eye  DHOUR AL-CHOUEIR, Lebanon  The climbing death toll of Israel‘s ongoing war on Lebanon is over 3,000 people, more than a million people have been displaced and nearly a quarter of buildings in southern Lebanon have been damaged or destroyed. As the war . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 22  The Palestinian struggle’s necessary realignment, by Yara Hawari | Al-Shabaka / Consortium News   The parameters of what is both possible and feasible for a Palestinian future have long been shaped by those whose policies and values are antithetical to Palestinian liberation. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 7  A law banning breathing, by Sabri Saidam | Middle East Monitor  Whenever the world says that the war must end, Netanyahu finds an excuse to continue the flow of his lava, fire, weapons and bullets on the Palestinian people, armed with the support of Uncle Sam, who colluded, was negligent, complicit and conspired against the Palestinian people. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 7  After Biden, by Seymour M. Hersh | Substack  Americans once again rejected a flawed female Democratic candidate in favor of Donald Trump, who comes to office with grievances and revenge on his mind, a welcome determination to end the war in Ukraine and a far less welcome commitment to continue the Biden policy of unfettered support for the murderous . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to commentary from Substack and to reports from the Moscow Times, Tass, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, and the Kyiv Independent; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 7  After Biden, by Seymour M. Hersh | Substack  Americans once again rejected a flawed female Democratic candidate in favor of Donald Trump, who comes to office with grievances and revenge on his mind, a welcome determination to end the war in Ukraine and a far less welcome commitment to continue the Biden policy of unfettered support for the murderous . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian drone strike sparks blaze at oil refinery in Russia’s Saratov Region. The Moscow Times.  Ukraine’s military intelligence claimed responsibility for a drone strike on an oil refinery in southern Russia’s Saratov region that eyewitnesses said sparked a blaze late today, according to media reports. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Tass.

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NATO and European Union leaders are preparing for a 2nd Trump presidency. Reported by Teri Schultz and A Martínez | NPR  Many European leaders have experience dealing with President-elect Donald Trump — and it wasn’t all good. How is Europe preparing for his return to the White House? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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As EU leaders meet, Hungary’s Orbán predicts Trump’s administration will end support for Ukraine, by Justin Spike and Raf Casert | AP  BUDAPEST — A new U.S. administration under Donald Trump will cease providing support to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said ahead of a European Union summit today, signaling . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Kyiv Post and Kyiv Independent.

For today, links to two pieces of commentary, from Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor, and, in between, reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM   

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Trump has a choice: Obliterate Palestine or end the war, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye  Under President Trump and his son-in-law adviser, Jared Kushner, Washington became a policy playground for the settler movement, with which the then U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, was unashamedly aligned. Consequently, in his first term . . . READ MORE . . .

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Large airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs as Israel expands northern Gaza operations. From AP. Several large airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early today, including one on a site adjacent to Lebanon’s only international airport. The Israeli military had issued an evacuation notice for the site, saying there were Hezbollah facilities there. Also today . . . READ MORE . . .

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More families stream out of north Gaza, as tanks push deeper, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — Israeli forces stepped up bombardment across the Gaza Strip today and ordered more evacuations, creating a fresh wave of displacement from northern Gaza, where Palestinians fear they will not be able to return. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 6  UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban, by Edith M. Lederer | AP  UNITED NATIONS — The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees urged the world Wednesday to save it from an Israeli ban that would have “disastrous consequences” for millions of people caught up in the war in Gaza. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli strike in Lebanon’s Sidon kills three citizens, Lebanese army says. From Reuters. DUBAI — An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese city of Sidon killed three Lebanese citizens and wounded three Lebanese soldiers and four Malaysian personnel from UNIFIL forces, the Lebanese army said today. READ MORE . . .

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Hezbollah calls for U.S. action, not words, as Trump reclaims White House, by Timour Azhari | Reuters  BEIRUT — Hezbollah welcomes any effort to stop the war in Lebanon but does not pin its hopes for a ceasefire on a particular U.S. administration, Hezbollah lawmaker Ibrahim al-Moussawi said today. READ MORE . . .

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America’s collapse begins from within: Trump’s victory delayed America’s fall, by Nidal Adaileh | Middle East Monitor  Donald Trump won an emphatic victory, drawing on a diverse popular base that transcended traditional party lines of support, demonstrating the impact of social and political shifts on this crucial election. READ MORE . . .

For now, links to two pieces of commentary, from Kyiv Post and Middle East Eye, and, in between, reports the Moscow Times, Tass the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Implications of Trump’s victory for Ukraine – the setting, by Bohdan Nahaylo, chief editor of Kyiv Post  According to what Trump and his advisors said during the election campaign, the omens for are indeed worrying. The measures . . . READ MORE . . .

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Trump advisers push to ‘freeze’ war in Ukraine, pause Kyiv’s bid to join NATO – WSJ. From the Moscow Times. Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump have put forward several proposals that would effectively freeze the war in Ukraine, solidifying Moscow’s territorial gains, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing anonymous sources close to Trump. READ MORE . . .

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Russia open to dialogue with U.S. if Washington takes initiative — Lavrov. From Tass. ASTANA — Russia is ready for open dialogue with the United States if such an initiative comes from Washington after Donald Trump’s re-election, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Kazakhstan. READ MORE . . .

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Russian airstrike against Zaporizhzhia kills 4, injures 18, damages hospital, by Kateryna Hodunova and Kateryna Denisova | The Kyiv Independent  Russian forces attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia today, killing four people and injuring at least 18 others, State Emergency Service reported. Russia struck Zaporizhzhia five times using . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 6  On Ukraine’s front and in Kyiv, hope and pragmatism compete when it comes to Trump’s election, by Lori Hinnant and Yehor Konovalov | AP  KYIV — Soldiers in a Ukrainian artillery battery on the front lines in the country’s east were only vaguely aware Wednesday of American election results pointing to Donald Trump’s victory. But they were firm in their hopes for the next president of the United States. READ MORE . . .

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Europe urges Trump to support Ukraine, avoid trade wars, by Philip Blenkinsop and Andrew Gray | Reuters  BUDAPEST — European leaders meeting in Budapest today urged Donald Trump from afar to avoid trade wars, maintain support for Ukraine and to refrain from unsettling the global order following his victory in the U.S. presidential election. READ MORE . . .

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America’s collapse begins from within: Trump’s victory delayed America’s fall, by Nidal Adaileh | Middle East Monitor  Donald Trump won an emphatic victory, drawing on a diverse popular base that transcended traditional party lines of support, demonstrating the impact of social and political shifts on this crucial election. READ MORE . . .

For today, links to reports from Reuters and Middle East Monitor, and to commentary from Middle East Eye and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM   

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Lebanese rescuers scour the site of Israeli strike south of Beirut that killed 20. From Reuters. BARJA, Lebanon — Lebanese rescuers scoured the rubble of a destroyed apartment building south of Beirut today for bodies or any survivors of an Israeli strike that health authorities said killed at least 20 people the previous evening. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 5  Netanyahu fires Defence Minister Gallant citing lack of trust. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Foreign Minister Israel Katz, to succeed Yoav Gallant as Defence Minister, while Gideon Saar becomes the new Foreign Minister, Netanyahu’s office said Tuesday. READ MORE . . .

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Israel’s Unrwa ban will be devastating for Palestinians, by Lubna Masarwa | Middle East Eye It is an act that seeks to deprive three million people in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and occupied Jerusalem of all their schools, primary healthcare, pharmacies, rubbish collection and many other essential services. READ MORE . . .

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Biden’s foreign policy missteps weakened the West and undermined Harris’ path to the presidency, by Timothy Ash | The Kyiv Independent  U.S. President Joe Biden’s foreign policy weighed heavily on Vice President Kamala Harris’s prospects to win the presidency. In fact, Biden’s foreign policy decisions have generally been disastrous. READ MORE . . .