Views From The Outside For Novermber 3, 2026

 Views From The Outside

The purpose of this page is to list news stories and reports from mostly Western sources outside of the U.S. You can use Google Translate to translate articles that are printed in another language. 

So far, news sources include:

International

• Médecins Sans Frontieres
1. Providing Mental Health Support To Ebola Disease Patients And Their Loved Ones
2. Dozens Of People Killed And 150 Injured In Sudanese Armed Forces' Nyala Drone Strike
3. Strikes Are Impacting People's Access To Healthcare In Yemen
4. Another Senseless Russian Attack Kills And Wounds Several People In Dnipropetrovsk
5. Civilians Must Be Protected From Conflict Continuing To Rage Across Rakhine State

• UN News
1. Ending Conflict Is ‘Number One Thing’ To Reduce World Hunger, New WFP Chief Says
2. Protecting The Storytellers: Women Journalists On The Frontline Of Conflict
3. DR Congo: WHO Urges Sustained Efforts As Ebola Cases Top 10,000
4. Record Heat-Related Deaths In 2023, WHO-Partnered Report Finds
5. Ocean’s Ability To Absorb Carbon Is Weakening As Climate Change Intensifies, UN Warns

From Canada

• Le Devoir
1. Le Camp De Nétanyahou En Tête Après Les Élections, mais Sans Majorité
2. Aucune Enquête Ne Sera Menée Concernant Les Ralentissements De Starlink En Ukraine
3. Floride|L’avion À Bord Duquel Flávio Bolsonaro A Fui Le Brésil A Été Payé Depuis Les États-Unis
4. Sous Le Choc, L’Espagne Entame Un Deuil De Trois Jours Après La Catastrophe Ferroviaire
5. Le Conservatisme De L’Oklahoma Fragilisé Par L’effet Trump

• Le Journal de Montréal
1. Voici Comment Trump Pourrait S'ingérer
2. Amazon Accélère Dans L'informatique À Distance
3. La Guerre En Iran Ravive Les Pirates Somaliens
4. Les Tarifs Au Cœur Des Enjeux Dans Le Maine
5. Haïti : Des Élections Présidentielle À L'été 2027

• Toronto Star
1. Asian Trading Is Mixed As Worries About AI-Related Issues Grow
2. Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado Hopeful For 2027 Presidential Election
3. Judge Presses The Trump Administration For Details On Its Campaign To Stop Noncitizens From Voting
4. Polish Opposition Leader Floats EU Exit Talks To Force Reforms
5. South African Police Seek Court Ban on Anti-Immigration Marches

• CBC
1. Staring Down A $40M Tariff Bill, This American Importer Is Suing Trump To End Some Tariffs On Canada
2. Canada Not In A 'Position Right Now' To Agree To U.S. Trade Deal, Carney Says
3. Binance Says $6.3B US Hacked In What Could Be Largest Cryptocurrency Theft Ever
4. Analysis: Trump's Increasing Support For Russia Carries Existential Danger For Canada
5. Nearly 6 Million People Facing Severe Hunger In Haiti

From England

•  BBC
1. Democrats Have An Identity Crisis - It Won't Be An Easy Fix
2. Police Scotland Carrying Out 'Active Inquiries' Into Andrew And Epstein Balmoral Visits
3. Residents Leave Devastated Russian-Occupied Oleshky As Evacuation Corridor Opens
4. China Denies Allegations Of Spy Operation Targeting Nvidia CEO
5. Prominent Russian Newspaper Shuts Down Under Pressure From Authorities

• Reuters
1. How Heat Storms Threaten Pregnant Women Around The World
2. Trump Escalates Legal Challenges Against States As Election Day Nears
3. Priced Out: Milan's Cost Of Living Drives Away Teachers
4. Nasdaq Hits Near Three-Month Low As Amazon, Intel Deepen AI Capex Concerns
5. Exxon, Chevron Earnings Propelled By War-Driven Refining Surge

From France

• France24
1. UN Nature Summit Approves Two Key Agreements After Marathon Negotiations
2. 'Let's Reclaim Our Future': Thousands Protest In Italy Over Rising Living Costs
3. Canada And EU seek To 'Withstand Shocks Together' Through Closer Alliance
4. ‘Scared Of Crossing The Border’: The Arizona Farmers Who Rely On Mexican Workers
5. 'Get The Flock Out': Americans Respond To AI Cameras In Bipartisan Backlash

• Les Echos
1. Le Canada Promis Au Rang De « Membre Associé » De L'Union Européenne Malgré Les Réticences De l'Allemagne
2. Montre, Café, Fromage… La Suisse S'accorde Avec La Chine Pour Supprimer La Quasi-Totalité Des Droits De Douane
3. Lutte Antiblanchiment : Les Efforts Payants De Monaco Pour Sortir De La Liste Grise Du Gafi
4. Roumanie : Les Routes Et Ports Débordés Par Les Céréales Ukrainiennes 
5. Xi Jinping Reconstitue Une Partie De L'appareil Du Parti Communiste Chinois Et Accélère Dans Sa Lutte Anticorruption 

• Le Monde
1. Political Crisis Turns Into Open Conflict In Poland
2. Pope Leo Casts Early Midterms Vote In Illinois: 'This Is A Revolution'
3. Hollywood's Battered Dreams Confronts AI: 'Everybody Uses It, But Nobody Wants To Talk About It'
4. COP17 On Biodiversity: Nations Agree On Push To Get Nature Goals Back On Track
5. Putin Courts Guests At Russia-Africa Summit By Lashing Out at Western 'Neocolonialism'

From Germany

• DW
1. Massive Gen Z Protests Set To Sweep Cities Across Germany
2. Germany News: Merkel Calls For First Female President
3. US, Russia Block Rival Western Sahara Resolutions
4. Smuggling, Power, Profit: Irregular Migration Out Of Eastern Libya
5. Mark Carney: Canada Has 'Learned We Are Overdependent On The US'

• DER SPIEGEL
1. Crisis In Yemen: "Imperative That World Powers Resolutely Defend International Maritime Law"
2. »Trump Wird So Lange Weitermachen, Bis Ihn Jemand Stoppt«
3. Gen Z Regelt« Proteste: In Hamburg Zünden Demonstranten Barrikaden An, In Köln Kommt Die Polizei Mit Dem Wasserwerfer
4. Zarizyno-Schlosspark In Der Russischen Hauptstadt: Deutsche Botschaft Warnt Vor Möglichem Terroranschlag In Moskau 
5. Nach Niger: Algerien Schickt Erstmals Seit 50 Jahren Truppen Ins Ausland

From Russian Source 

• Novaya Gazeta Europe
1. At Least 69 Victims Of Political Repression Have Died In Russia During The Full-Scale War, Report Finds
2. ‘They Killed Us’: Novaya Gazeta Announces Closure After More Than 30 Years
3. ‘In A Foreign Country, We’re Nobody’
4. Russia Moves To Allow Registration Of Cars Stolen In Western Countries

From Spain

• El Mundo
1. Midterms. Gerrymandering Y La Batalla Por Los Mapas Electorales De EEUU: Cuando Los Políticos Son Los Que Eligen A Sus Votantes
2. Latinoamérica. El Ejército Chavista Bombardea A La Guerrilla Colombiana Del ELN, Su Antigua Aliada
3. Oriente Próximo. Irán Designa Como Organizaciones Terroristas A La Marina Y La Fuerza Aérea Británicas
4. La Policía Portuguesa Desmantela Campamentos De Protesta Por La Vivienda Y Detiene A 13 Personas
5. Corea Del Norte. Kim Jong-un Dispara Bombas De Racimo Y Acelera Su Carrera Armamentística Mientras Trump Busca Una Nueva Cita Con El Dictador

• El País
1. “Una Competición Entre EE UU Y China Para Crear Armas Con IA Podría Tener Consecuencias Devastadoras”
2. La Oposición Israelí Se Atasca Tras Su Victoria Electoral
3. La ONU Ordena Desmantelar La Misión En El Sáhara Mientras Se Dispara El Riesgo De Escalada Bélica
4. Manual De Demolición: Cómo Los Estudiantes De Serbia Derrotaron A Vucic Sin Violencia
5. Turquía Propone A Ucrania Acoger Una Nueva Ronda De Negociaciones Con Rusia Y Estados Unidos

From Switzerland

• Neue Zürcher Zeitung
1. Nach Den Krawallen Im Kreis 4: Die Zürcher Stadtpolizei Darf Nicht Zur Lachnummer Werden
2. Strom Sparen, Bei Den Eltern Wohnen, Ewig Arbeiten: Die Hohen Lebenskosten Sind Das Grosse Thema Der Midterms
3. Die Krawalle Waren Angekündigt, Trotzdem Gab Es Kaum Festnahmen In Zürich. Die Halloween-Taktik Der Linksextremen Ist Aufgegangen
4. Was Treibt Die Gewalt Von Jugendlichen An?
5. Es Hiess Immer, Kryptowährungen Seien Nicht Angreifbar. Der Binance-Hack Zeigt Das Gegenteil. Wie Sicher Ist Die Blockchain Wirklich?

From Ukraine

• UATV English
1. Ukraineʼs Strike Range Is Expanding To Yamal — Is Putin’s Defense Industry Doomed To Destruction?
2. Drones Burned One Of Key Oil Refineries! 11 Fires At Once And Total Paralysis Of Russian Aviation
3. “It Was Only An Exception!”: The Kremlin Cynically Hides The Chances For NEW HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS
4. People As A Human Shield Are The Russians Turning Oleshky Into A Second Mariupol
5. Drone Swarm SHUT DOWN Moscow Airports: Will Russia Use The “Humanitarian Ceasefire” For Offensive?

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Tis The Midterm Of Two Changes

America has been undergoing a king-of-the-hill battle between two changes. And it is neither the best of times nor the worst of times for either change: Change-1 and Change-2. However, under CEO Trump, Change-1 is on the road to the best of times while Change-2 is swiftly diving toward the worst of times.

Before describing Change-1 and Change-2, we need to discuss the above label for Trump. While the nation has experienced the 'No-Kings' protests, it seems that, overall, Trump is acting more like a CEO  than a wannabe King. He sees our nation as a business that seeks to maximize its profits and assets. And therefore most, if not all, of his policies, both foreign and domestic, are transactional for either the nation or himself. That makes him a value-less leader--which is something that my fellow believers in Christ should take note of. And so his attempts to silence wokeism, CRT, the Left, and so forth are done purely out of profit seeking motive. He knows that silencing the beliefs opposed by a religiously conservative Christian dominated, social conservative sector secures a strong political base for maintaining political power.

Now for Change-1. Change-1 is a reactionary response to Change-2 which partially includes and then goes beyond a return to any past time in America's history. Certainly Change-1 wants to combine a return to the glory days of the 1950s and before with, what Marx would call, a 'bourgeoisie dictatorship. That could be an oligarchy in today's terms. And when it comes to choosing between that dictatorship and Change-2, most of my fellow religiously conservative Christians support the former rather than the latter because we religiously conservative Christians have a strong penchant for authoritarianism.

On a societal level, Change-1 wants a social hierarchy that privileges religiously conservative Christianity above all other religions and ethnic groups. The goal of Change-1 is to base many, if not all, of our  laws on Christian beliefs. Of course, that is the polite way to describe it. In reality, Change-1 wants religiously conservative Christianity to be able to impose many of its personal moral values on the general public through legislation. That is the goal of Christian Hubris. It does so because many who support Change-1 believe that a non-Christian society poses a moral threat to the Church and especially to the chidren of "good" Christians. BTW, I use the term Christian Hubris as a label for both  Christian Nationalists and those religiously conservative Christians who, in principle, oppose the idea of Christian Nationalism while seeking to accomplish the same task of  imposing their religious values on society. 

We should note that Christian Hubris is not monolithic. It includes those who want theonomy,  those who advocate an updated version of Christendom, and those who simply want a Christian paternalism. The difference between those groups lies in the degree of control that Christianity would exercise over society with those who support theonomy as wanting the greatest control and those who vie for Christian Paternalism as wanting the least control.

Though such Christians would like to think that they are in the driver's seat in advancing Change-1, they are mistaken. The current, and shadow, driver for Change-1 is a corrupt oligarchy. We should note that a corrupt oligarchy is the logical consequence of Neoliberal Capitalism. And Neoliberal Capitalism is not the form of Capitalism that my fellow baby-boomers and I, and at least some aging Gen-Xers, grew up under. Neoliberal Capitalism, as pointed out by a past article (click here for the article), is epitomized in the Genesis story of Cain who after killing his brother Abel, tried to rhetorically ask God if he was his brother's  keeper. Neoliberal Capitalism promotes Social Darwinism. And that means that everyone is solely responsible for their own perdicament regardless of their starting point. And so Neoliberal Capitalism promotes the idea that none of us, especially wealthy elites, are our brother's keeper. Being our brother's keeper would only infringe on the profits that businesses could make. It is as Marx described the Capitalism of his day when he said the following (click here for the reference):

'The bourgeoisie, wherever it has got the upper hand, has put an end to all feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations. It has pitilessly torn asunder the motley feudal ties that bound man to his “natural superiors”, and has left remaining no other nexus between man and man than naked selfinterest, than callous “cash payment”. It has drowned the most heavenly ecstasies of religious fervour, of chivalrous enthusiasm, of philistine sentimentalism, in the icy water of egotistical calculation.'

One doesn't have to agree with Marx's analysis of the capitalism of his day or his proposed solutions to the oppression of the bourgeoisie to see how the above quote applies to our current form of capitalism under Trump. From the beginning of his current term, any policy or law that offered help to the vulnerable which did not result in a net profit for the government was targeted for either immediate or future cuts and/or eventual elimination. His tariff policies sought to put our trade relationships with every nation, but Russia, on a profit making venture. His government has been pursuing policies that increased the profits of business elites, such as big oil,  regardless of the  costs forced on consumers. And because of what Trump wants to spend on the military, the government, under his control, has been slashing federal  funding of social safety net programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and food assistance programs. Cuts in regulations and taxes also favored wealthy elites who were also beneficiaries of his last rounds of cuts and taxes.

And perhaps we should look at the mindset that Neoliberal Capitalism promotes when examining why members of Congress pass laws that allow them to particularly benefit from their day jobs.

We could also consider that inflation under Trump might have been caused on purpose in order to dissuade lawmakers from increasing taxes that would fund the reversing of his attacks on institutions. We should note that inflation under Biden was not caused by Biden's policies and by the end of his Presidential term was made comparable to infaltion under Trump during his first term in his second presidency. It is funny how commercials for Republican candidates only focus on Biden's first two years while talking about inflation and ignore inflation under Biden's third and fourth years of his presidency. Unlike the inflation under Biden, the inflation under Trump is due solely to his policies.

But what does our nation's economic direction have to do with the battle between Change-1 and Change-2? It is simple. While the former Change, under the Republican Party, is a co-enabler with Neoliberal Capitalism, the other, under the Democratic Party, simply coexists with it.

And so while Change-1 seeks to create a hierarchical society with religiously conservative Christian having the highest position, Neoliberal Capitalism seeks to establish a wealthy elite hierarchy who alone will determine the economic policies of our nation. And so the tie between them is that both favor hierarchy in their respective spheres. Hierarchy is more appealing than equality to those religiously conservative Christians  because of their penchant for authoritarianism.

Change-2 seeks to promote equality by bringing more groups out of the margins of society. This bringing groups out of the woodwork really started in the 1950s with the Civil Rights Movement. And though there were movements before Change-2, such as the Suffragettes,  it is Change-2 that has the goal of obtaining equality for marginalized citizens. And since Change-2 favors equality, it seems that it can only coexist with Neoliberal Capitalism. However, it seems that the Democratic Party leadership use Change-2 to camouflage their preference for Neoliberal Capitalism.

What most energized Change-1 was the Obergefell decision. That is because with that decision, and help from DEI programs, the LGBT community came, what politically conservaative Christians saw as being, too dangerously close to full equality for that community in society. And for too many  of my fellow religiously conservative Christians, allowing those from the LGBT community to move into a  neighborhood where equality reigns, especially in terms of marriage, was seen as bringing down the value of that neighborhood's properties--properties such as marriage. For too many of my fellow religiously conservative Christians, they were longing for the good old days when. because of  the past marginalization of the LGBT community, they could make invisible those in the LGBT community and thus pretend that the LGBT community did not exist.

And so Change-2 represents the full inclusion of all racial and religious groups, women, the LGBT community and many immigrants into society as equals.

We should note that neither Change-1 nor Change-2 have been pure and innocent in terms of how they wanted people to be treated nor were neither group without valid concern

The benefit that the above partnership of Change-1 and Neoliberal Capitalism is that it gives its ideology a solid political base of support by garnering political support from a good percentage of votes from religiously conservative Christians. Religiously conservative Christians  benefit from a smaller government favored by Neoliberal Capitalism. That smaller government both weakens the part of government that infringe. on the goals of those Christians while strengthening the intrusiveness of the Executive branch of government in ways that futher the goals of those Christians. Of course that partnership cannot last. For at some time the personal moral failures of wealthy elites will become visible to those promoting Change-1 favored values. But that won't occur until our democracy is long gone.

And so where does that leave us. As a religiously cnservative Christian, I strongly favor the kind of society that Change-2 promotes. Therefore, despite my pro-life beliefs, I have supported Change-2 with my votes for Democratic Party Candidates. However Neoliberalism leaves us with a mixed marriage of a more less egalitarian society in cultural terms with an economy based on hierarchy. The trouble with that is that it allows Neoliberal Capitalism to foster economic injustices on the nation as wealth becomes more and more paired with political power.

And so must vote for candidates that favor Change-2, which means that we must vote for Democratic Party candidates. And while we fervently strive to gain a current political victory for Change-2, we must realize that our work is far from over should we succeed. For once we secure and maintain that first victory, we must work to undo Neoliberal Capitalism whether that involves a return to the Bretton-Woods System or install some kind of hybrid between Socialism and Capitalism. Perhaps the elimination of Neoliheral Capitalism can at least partially quell the previously mentioned king-of-the-hill battle between Change-1 and Change-2.

We need to fight against hierarchy in society and strive for equality in our nation's economy. However, equality in our nation's economy must be carefully defined. It does not mean that everyone is  earning the same income. Instead, equality in our nation's economy requires that the concerns of those from each economic class must receve equal attention and concern so that all groups rise or sink together. It means that, regardless of one's economic class, one must work for the well-being of those in other economic classes and not just for their own welfare. For in doing so, we might provide and example for pursuing and maintaining equality in society.

 

Views From The Outside For October 27, 2026

 Views From The Outside

The purpose of this page is to list news stories and reports from mostly Western sources outside of the U.S. You can use Google Translate to translate articles that are printed in another language. 

So far, news sources include:

International

• Médecins Sans Frontieres
1. Children In Gaza Draw Their Experiences Of Fear And Violence
2. MSF Calls For Protection Of Palestinian Communities After Israeli Settlers Injured Staff Member
3. Children Are Being Left Behind In The Current Ebola Disease Outbreak Response

• UN News
1. Yemen War Continues To Force Families From Homes Amid Hunger And Disease
2. ‘Season Of Fear’: Escalating Israeli Attacks On West Bank Olive Farmers, Deadly Strikes On Gaza
3. Gaza: Funding Cuts Leave Half A Million Without Food Assistance
4. Flour Sacks Turned Flood Barriers: Gaza Faces Another Winter Without Safe Shelter
5. Gaza: 340 Children Killed Despite Ceasefire Agreement - UNICEF

From Canada

• Le Devoir
1. Macron Interdit Certaines Manifestations Étudiantes
2. Attaques Réciproques De La Russie Et De L’Ukraine Après Des Pourparlers Russo-Américains
3. Le Canada En haut Du Classement De L’état De Droit, Et Les États-Unis Dans Un Bas «Historique»
4. Nétanyahou Dit Que «Renverser» Le Pouvoir Iranien Est La Seule Option Pour Supprimer La Menace
5. Analyse: Lula Et La Conjuration De L'extréme Droite

• Le Journal de Montréal
1. Que Sait-On Du Virus Shamonda?
2. Élections En Israël: Nétanyahou Est Un «Un Manœuvrier Exemplaire»
3. Embauchés Par Tommy Robinson: Des Détectives Pour Localiser Des Journalistes
4. Opération Aux États-Unis: Une Arme À Rayons Thermiques À La Frontière Sud?
5. Taïwan Et Washington: Qu'Est-Ce Qui Freine L'importante Vente D'armes?

• Toronto Star
1. Voters Prioritize Costs And Iran Over Investigating Trump For Next Congress, AP-NORC Poll Finds
2. A Man With Down Syndrome Killed In An Israeli Raid In Southern Syria, Residents Say
3. The Latest: Many States Deciding Control Of The Senate Are Seeing A Big Boost In Early Voting
4. Serb Voters Abroad Face Long Trips In Tight Election After Officials Move Polling Stations
5. Mark Carney Lands In Turkey To Forge A New Partnership As Canada Looks Beyond The US

• CBC
1. Canadians Caught Up In Trump Voter Fraud Crackdown As U.S. Accuses Canada Of Election Interference
2. Iran Says 7 Ships Have Been Struck In Strait Of Hormuz, Saudis Intercept Drones On Airspace
3. El Niño Breaks Warming Records In The Pacific Ocean, Foreshadowing More Extreme Weather To Come, UN Says
4. Judge Orders Meta To Pay $25B US For Misleading Consumers About Data Privacy
5. More Than 16 Years After BP's Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Marine Life Has Not Recovered

From England

•  BBC
1. Anti-Terror Police Investigate As One Person Killed In Shooting Near Paris
2. Doctors Tell The BBC About The Targeting Of Sudanese Hospitals By Paramilitary Fighters
3. Six Shot Dead By Gunmen At Church Funeral In Jordan, Officials Say
4. Woman At Centre Of Cornell University Rape Inquiry In 'Constant Fear', Lawyer Says
5. 'It's Been Relentless' Say IT Workers On Frontline Of PHP Cyber-Security Scramble

• Reuters
1. First Russian Diesel From Putin-Trump Deal Heading For US
2. Trump Says Musk Restored Ukraine's Starlink Access, Declines To Say If They Spoke
3. Romania Blames Russia For Drone That Sinks Cargo Ship; 1 Killed, 3 Missing
4. AI-Discovered Bugs May Soon Trigger Fresh Disruptions, Cyber Experts Say
5. Israel Says It Will Demolish Homes And Go House To House After Attack In The West Bank

From France

• France24
1. ‘I Killed Lots Of Terrorists, But It Didn’t Make Me Feel Better’: The Trauma Haunting Israel's Elections
2. French Protests: President Emmanuel Macron Meets Student Unions Representatives
3. Brazil's Tense Presidential Run-Off Campaign Feels Like A Psychological Thriller
4. US Offers Mixed Messages On Limits To Ukraine's Starshield System
5. Georgia On Democrats’ Minds: Powering Up The Black Vote To Counter Trump's Meddling

• Les Echos
1. Après La Baltique, La Russie Teste L'Otan En Mer Noire Et Franchit Les Lignes Rouges
2. Guerre En Ukraine : Kiev Revoit Sa Réforme Des Exemptions Militaires Sous La Pression Des Industriels De La Défense
3. Match Lula-Bolsonaro : Les Trois Etats À Suivre Pour L'élection Présidentielle Au Brésil 
4. A Quelques Jours Des Législatives, Netanyahou Ordonne Un « Bouclage Total » De La Cisjordanie Après Une Attaque
5. Six Mois Après Sa Victoire Sur Orban, Péter Magyar Rentre Dans Le Dur En Hongrie 

• Le Monde
1. French Protests Kick Off Amid Tightened Security, No Early Signs Of Street Violence
2. French High School Protests: 'The Social Contract Since The Revolution Is Based On The Rejection Of Inequality'
3. French Police Exhausted And Apprehensive Before Saturday's Protests: 'We've Been Working 13-Hour Days For Four Weeks Straight'
4. Le Pen's RN Gathers For Congress Amid Nationwide Unrest
5. How French Protests Are Supposed To Work

From Germany

• DW
1. Kim Jong Un Travels To China Via Newly Opened Border Bridge — Reports
2. Ebola: Kenya Announces Second Death
3. Trump Eases Some Canada Tariffs Ahead Of US Midterms
4. Germany News: Merz Calls For Coalition Unity At CSU Party Conference
5. India News: Neha Bora Says Peace Bond Violates Right To Protest

• DER SPIEGEL
1. »Die Großen Parteien Müssen Rücksicht Auf Rentner Nehmen – Also Wendet Sich Die Jugend Extremen Parteien Zu«
2. Ehemaliges »Führersperrgebiet« Am Obersalzberg: Kehlsteinhaus Fast Vollständig Zerstört – Polizei Geht Von Brandstiftung Aus
3. Palästinenser Fordern Internationalen Druck Nach Israelischem Armeeeinsatz
4. Langjähriger Netanyahu-Vertrauter Warnt Vor Dessen Wiederwahl
5. Wahlkampf In Spanien: KI-Generiertes Video Über Vertraute Von Premier Sánchez Sorgt Für Empörung

From Russian Source 

• Novaya Gazeta Europe
1. ‘This Isn’t Our War’
2. ‘I Trusted My Husband’
3. War In Ukraine: Russia Says It Detained German Citizen Suspected Of Fighting For Ukraine
4. Kaliningrad Man Convicted Over Anti-War Posts Says He Was Denied Asylum Request After Swimming To Lithuania

From Spain

• El Mundo
1. Gran Angular. 'Drones Pirata': Así Bloquea Putin Aguas Del Mar Negro Fuera De Su Control
2. Francia. Marine Le Pen Prepara Su Asalto Al Elíseo En Un Congreso Del RN Marcado Por Las Protestas
3. Balcanes. La Participación Electoral En Serbia Alcanza Su Nivel Más Alto Desde La Desintegración De Yugoslavia En 1992
4. Segunda. Vuelta Presidencial. Polarización Extrema Hasta El Final Y Disputa Feroz Para Impedir Y Movilizar El Voto En Brasil: "Eso Es Un Delito Electoral"
5. Venezuela. María Corina Machado Regresa A Venezuela Y Elige El Santuario De La Divina Pastora Como Primera Parada

• El País
1. ¿Puede Lula Remontar A Flávio Bolsonaro? Esto Es Lo Que Dicen Las Encuestas
2. Benjamín Netanyahu, Un Superviviente Político Aferrado A Las Guerras Para Ganar Una Vez Más
3. Al Menos 250 Familias Han Sido Expulsadas De Sus Casas En Hebrón Por El Ejército Israelí Tras Un Ataque Palestino
4. Así podría Trump interferir o negarse a aceptar los resultados de las ‘midterms’
5. Los Estudiantes De Serbia Disputan El Poder A Vucic En Las Urnas Tras Casi Dos Años De Protestas

From Switzerland

• Neue Zürcher Zeitung
1. Einheitsgenossenschaft: Die Migros-Revolution Kommt Keinen Tag Zu Früh
2. Serbiens Studenten Haben Den Langzeitherrscher Vucic Mit Kluger Strategie Zu Fall Gebracht
3. Starkes Wachstum Und Gewaltige Ausgaben Bei Anthropic: Das KI-Unternehmen Veröffentlicht Seinen Antrag Auf Den Börsengang
4. Persönliche Geisel Von Wladimir Putin: Ein Amerikanischer Journalist Sucht Im Russischen Gefängnis Nach Dem Ich
5. Der Chefastronom Des Papstes Sagt: «Warum Hat Gott Ein Derart Grosses Universum Geschaffen? Warum Scheinen Wir Darin So Alleine Zu Sein?»

From Ukraine

• UATV English
1. Is Russia Preparing For A MEGA WAR Record Military Budget And Tax Noose For Russians
2. Operation Vivaldi: Ukrainian Forces Crush Putin's Encirclement Attempt Near Kramatorsk
3. ZELENSKYY'S ULTIMATUM: No Concessions! Drones Burn Down Russian Plants
4. Musk’s Betrayal Has Consequences! Are Ukraine And Nokia Building Their Own Satellite Empire?

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I Kind Of Voted Today

The wife and I went in to vote early. Only because of tremors I have had since the 1980s, I needed the wife to fill out the form and mark the ballot.

Gone are the days when I could afford to vote for 3rd party candidates. Those days are in the past because of the current corruption and insanity of the Republican Party. Conservative parties do not need to be insane like today's Republican Party. But what we see now is the result of authoritarianism infecting the party and revolving around a leader who needs serious help, not power. Trump is, like his hero, Vlad Putin, not facing reality. Only Putin has much more intelligence and a better hold on reality than Trump. But one of the tragedies of our time is found in the fact that as either leader gets more militarily aggressive, the closer mankind comes to experiencing mutually assured destruction as warned against in the Russell-Einstein Manifesto (click here for the source). 

Of course the Democratic Party is no prize. Run by a bought out DNC, the Democratic Party is responsible for making Trump and his cohort seem like the only rational choice to many Americans. I have run into some of those American Trump voters and though that group is not a monolith, one characteristic they have in common is ignorance spurred by taking up residence in a small information bubble.

The short of it is that in almost every single federal, state, and local election, a vote for a Republican is a vote that helps enable the Trump's agenda. It is a vote for recreating America in Russia's image. And, finally, it is a vote for Vlad Putin. Neoliberalism has taken over much of the world and its logical consequence are corrupt oligarchies like the one that rules over Russia. And though we should vote for the Dems here, a vote for them is not necessarily a vote against Neoliberalism. In most cases, it is simply a vote that slows down Neoliberalism to a crawl at best. But at least electing Dems will protect the free speech rights of those who oppose Neoliberalism.

We Need To Be Relentless

Bulgarian Bulge by Don Ellis

The above link is to one of my favorite pieces of music with one of my favorite recorded piano improvisations. For the technically minded, the time signature of this music continually switches between 33/16 and 36/16. It is Bulgarian folk music played by a jazz big band recorded in 1971. I  have been enjoying learning how to play a piano version of this music thanks to the graciousness and generosity of Ellis's then pianist, Milcho Leviev, who is originally from Bulgaria and who helped me start to learn how to play it. And though I cannot play the piano version of this piece like he can and how it should be played, I have had, and still have, fun trying to learn how to play it. It is my favorite piece of music to play. I will always be grateful for the kindness that Leviev showed to me.

If you access the link, you might be required to login into a Gmail account--I am not sure if non-gmail accounts are recognized by Youtube--in order to play this particular Youtube page. I am providing this link and pointing to the last part of Leviev's solo because, if my music knowledge is correct, it is based on a part of the 4th movement of Beethoven's 5th Symphony only it is played in 33/16--that is if my music knowledge is correct. Regardless of whether that is correct, the theme played by Leviev repeats around 5 times with variations and to me, this points to the title of this blog article. To me, the last part of his improvisation conjures up the notion of being relentless. And for any of us who oppose Trump's authoritarian direction for our government, we, not just seasoned activists, need to step up and be relentless in our opposition to Trump and where he is leading our nation. Again, we, which involves everyone who opposes the direction in which Trump is leading our nation, need to step up, show up, and peacefully and legally act up.

Where is Trump leading our nation? Even before the 2024 election, either it was stated in this blog or I had said to individuals and in comments on the internet, that if Trump is elected, Russia will be our future. And it isn't just the corruption of his administration, his zeal for more and more power, his suppression of free speech on an institutional level, and his use of religion as a façade for the corrupt oligarchy is for the ever growing authoritarian rabbit hole he, and a gang of seemingly disjoint groups, are taking this nation . But his domestic policies are not the only indicators of  his authoritarian direction, consider his foreign policies, especially his actions  and words about Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, as well as who he seems to admire the most. 

At the beginning, he blamed Zelensky and Ukraine for the war as he was making some false claims about it. He really never condemned the invasion nor did he put pressure on  Putin to stop. And now, his support for Putin and Russia has become oververt and exlicit. And in the proposed summit between JinPing, Putin, and Trump, it appears that what a former MI6 chief predicted: a world dominated by three strongman leaders who divy up the nations between themselves (click here for the blog article).

Why Trump wants to lead our nation down that path is not  yet clear. Is it because of his admiration for Puting? Or is it because Putin has enough dirt on Trump to make him act like a puppet? Is it a combination of the two? Or are there some other reasons?

We should note that Trump has some notable domestic allies who are supporting/enabling  his actions. First, there are many of my fellow religiously conservative Christians who have a penchant for authoritarianism that now includes the intense fear of the LGBT community having escaped its prison of marginalization. According to some of them, a dictator like Putin who oppresses that community in Russia is preferable to a democracy in which they would have to share the nation as equals. That is because to Putin and at least some who follow Trump, Democracy brings decadence. It is as if the SCOTUS Obergefell decision was the last straw in the moral degradation of our nation. Of course the only morals that they are considering are related to sex. For when it comes to the dehumanization and the following expolitation and abuse of groups based on race, sexual orientation, gender identity, and one's biological sex, such are not signs of moral degredation.

Of course there are also the techno-oligarchs and other wealthy elites who are either Trump's enablers or his puppet masters. For the sake of profits, these wealthy elites have morphed into moral chamelions who do whatever they  can to appease the current governmental leaders of our nation. Their ability to change  their moral colors come from their desire to keep maximizing their corporate profits.

When we see the power that Trump has already garnered, the direction of the future of our nation in which Trump is leading us, and those who have Trump's back, we are in a desparate situation. And so  we find that our Obi-Wan Kenobi, our only hope, has a name is spelled 'RELENTLESS.' These midterms might be our last stand for an unforeseen time period. It is like we are in game 7 of the last World Series that will afterwards  will not be played for an indeterminant amount of time and so for all players, including all pitchers regardless of their series workload, we must have an 'all hands on deck' attitude. All of us, not just us seasoned activists, must be relentless in peacefully and legally resisting Trump's Presidency. 

And part of that resistance involves voting against almost every Republican candidate. Because, for almost every Republican candidate, a vote for a Republican is a vote that further enables the Revolution that the Trump-led Republican party is pursuing. We should expect that Trump's authoritarianism will, IMO,  increase significantly if Trump's party holds majorities in Congress.

One more thing must be said. What is now needed the most by this country is for more Americans to become less consumer oriented and more activist active. That does not mean that we make a complete break from being happy consumers--that is if we can afford to be that way. It does mean that, at this point in time, we become more activist and less consumerist in how we live our lives. This is how we must be if we are to save our Democracy from the logical concequence of our current form of Capitalism: a corrupt oligarachy. The midterms just might be our last chance to stop Trump's express train motoring toward a Russian style government.

Views From The Outside For October 20, 2026

 Views From The Outside

The purpose of this page is to list news stories and reports from mostly Western sources outside of the U.S. You can use Google Translate to translate articles that are printed in another language. 

So far, news sources include:

International

• Médecins Sans Frontieres
1. Providing Palliative Care To Women With Cervical Cancer
2. People Seeking Safety In Greece Are Trapped In Uncertainty
3. Five Things To Know About The Situation In The South Of Yemen Today
4. MSF Urges Release Of Detained Palestinian Medics In Israel As World Medical Association Begins General Assembly
5. Why We Could Not Stop Cholera In Sudan

• UN News
1. DR Congo: Cholera Cases Spike Amid Fight Against Ebola
2. Health Workers Tackle Taboos Over Drinking With New AI Tool
3. Yemen: WFP Warns Of Potential ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’ As Fighting Blocks Aid Delivery
4. WHO Calls For Urgent Health Action Across The Eastern Mediterranean
5. Yemen: Houthi Siege, Cholera Outbreak And Aid Cuts Put Civilians In The Crosshairs

From Canada

• Le Devoir
1. Trump Renonce À Diffuser En Direct Une Exécution Militaire
2. En Colombie, Des Milliers De Personnes Manifestent Contre Le Nouveau Gouvernement De Droite
3. Guerre En Ukraine|Zelensky Défie Trump En Annonçant La Reprise Des Frappes Sur Les Raffineries Russes
4. L’interdiction Du Hidjab À L’école Démarre Difficilement En Autriche
5. Le Président De Cornell Admet N’avoir Jamais Donné Suite À La Plainte De Jane Doe

• Le Journal de Montréal
1. La Plus Puissante Bombe Conventionnelle Washington Envisage De L'utiliser Contre L'Iran
2. Comment Le Canada Va Profiter De La Guerre
3. Région Très Touristique Du Mexique: L'amibe «Mangeuse De Cerveau» Détectée Au Yucatan
4. Face Aux Champions Chinois Du Genre: IA: Meta Lance Un Puissant « Modèle Ouvert »
5. Pour Un Cancer: L'opération Du Pape Redessine Déjà Le Pontificat

• Toronto Star
1. Car Registered To Man Accused Of Planning Mass Shooting Was At Hindu Temple He Targeted, Police Say
2. Talarico Rallies As His Texas US Senate Race Against Paxton Enters Final Weeks
3. Trump Administration Advances Plan For Peptide Drugs Favored By RFK Jr.
4. Ukraine Abandons Truce And Attacks Russian Oil Refinery As Zelenskyy Says He Feels Betrayed By Trump
5. AP Gets Exclusive Look At 'StarGate,' Ukraine's First Aerial Drone To Evacuate Wounded Soldiers

• CBC
1. Yemen's Houthis Attack Presidential Palace In Aden, Key Saudi Infrastructure
2. Canada Courting Indian Business Partnerships In Race To Seal Trade Deal
3. New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Faces Mounting Questions About Resume
4. Black Hawk Down: Trump's Trade War Pauses Canadian Helicopter Deal
5. Uncertainty Is The Point: The Growing Drone Campaign Stalking NATO’s Skies

From England

•  BBC
1. Katie Zacharia Leaving Her White House Role Less Than Five Days On The Job
2. Inside Ukrainian Offensive Pushing Russia Back - With Starlink Playing A Key Role
3. Toxic Algorithms Wouldn't Let Them Go - Now Australia Wants An Off Switch
4. Palestinians And US Journalist Injured By Israeli Settlers In West Bank Harvest Attack
5. Why Is Alberta Voting To Separate From Canada, And How Likely Is It To Happen?

• Reuters
1. Teacher Tackled And Fought Oregon School Shooter
2. US Probes Omar's Decades-Old Immigration Paperwork With Eye Toward Deportation
3. Order To Limit Starshield For Ukraine Came From Inside White House
4. Putin Says Russia Is Building Non-Negotiable 'Security Zone' In Ukraine Along Border
5. Why Is The Battle For Yemen's Taiz So Important?

From France

• France24
1. 'Finish What We Started': After Student Protests, France Braces For Return Of The Yellow Vests
2. 'Thanks A Lot, Trump': Wyoming Conservatives Divided Ahead Of US Midterms
3. Clashes Grip Tirana As Albanian PM Blames 'Foreign Hands' For Mounting Unrest
4. The Risks Faced By Women Migrants In Europe
5. Donald Trump 'Openly Financing Russia's War With Ukraine', Nobel Peace Laureate Says

• Les Echos
1. L'Europe Affiche Son Soutien À L'Ukraine, Mais Cherche Encore Comment Financer Sa Résistance À La Russie
2. Après L'automobile, La Chimie ? Les Européens Prêts À Muscler Leur Défense Commerciale Face À La Chine
3. « On Y Consacre Davantage De Ressources Que Pendant La Guerre Froide... » : Le Coût Méconnu Des Attaques Hybrides De La Russie Contre L'Europe
4. Midterms : Sans Preuves, Le Camp Trump Nourrit Déjà Le Doute Sur L'intégrité Du Scrutin 
5. Budget Européen : De Nouvelles Taxes Sur La Table Pour Sortir De L'impasse, L'Après-Macron Inquiète 

• Le Monde
1. Clashes Erupt In France As Protesters Vow To Make Government 'Tremble'
2. Ukraine's Increasingly Powerful Intelligence Services Worry Its Political Leaders
3. Thomas Piketty: 'Hundreds Of Thousands Of French High Schoolers Work Hard, But Nothing Is Planned To Welcome Them Into Higher Education'
4. Israeli Settlers Attack European Diplomatic Cars In West Bank And Beat French Mayor, Say Witnesses
5. Escalation Between Pakistan And Afghanistan Leads To Heavy Human Toll

From Germany

• DW
1. Romanian Fighter Jets Shoot Down 2 Drones Over Black Sea
2. Egypt's Sissi Says He'll Defend Saudi Arabia, If Asked
3. Can Albania's Student Protests Bring Political Change?
4. German Lawmakers Press Tanzania Over Rights Concerns
5. How Great Is The Russian Threat Against Germany?

• DER SPIEGEL
1. The Erosion Of My American Dream
2. "The Rule Was: 'Shoot Everyone You See'"
3. »Ich Unterstütze Meinen Präsidenten Trotzdem«
4. US-Republikaner Verurteilen Trumps Aussetzung Von Neuen Russlandsanktionen
5. Der Krieg Hat Sie Aus Der Heimat Vertrieben – Und Zusammengebracht

From Russian Source 

• Novaya Gazeta Europe
1. Splendid Isolation?
2. Zelensky Reportedly Ready To Halt Energy Strikes In Return For Extended Starlink Access
3. Axis Of Diesel

From Spain

• El Mundo
1. Testigo Directo. París Después De La Batalla: "Esto No Parece Francia, Yo Nunca He Visto Un Salvajismo Así"
2. Carlos García, Ex Alcalde De La Ciudad Venezolana De Mérida: Hui De Venezuela Para Evitar La Cárcel Del Régimen Y Acabé En Una Cárcel De EEUU"
3. Statu Quo. Tampoco Hay Paz En El Fin Del Mundo
4. Israel. Un Avión De Austrian Airlines Con Ruta Tel Aviv A Viena Aterriza En Sofía Tras Una Amenaza De Bomba
5. Guerra En Europa. La Generación Que Estudia Español En Kiev Bajo Las Bombas: "La Verdad Es Que Ahora No Tengo Miedo A Los Drones"

• El País
1. Los Anuncios Políticos Hechos Con IA Irrumpen En Las Campañas Para Las ‘Midterms’
2. Convivir Con 230 Centros De Datos En La Puerta De Casa: “Nadie Nos Avisó De Lo Que Iba A Pasar”
3. Debate Presidencial En Brasil, En Vivo | Lula: “Ustedes Están En Los Estados Unidos Conspirando Contra Brasil”
4. Trump Respalda A Netanyahu A Nueve Días De Las Elecciones Israelíes: “Es Un Gran Guerrero, Fuerte, Valiente”
5. Peter Thiel, El Tecnoligarca Que Cree En El Anticristo

From Switzerland

• Neue Zürcher Zeitung
1. Plünderungen, Gewalt, Zerstörungen Auch In Italien: Der Krieg Der Kinder
2. Die Wut Der Masse: Wann Proteste Eskalieren Und Wieso Plünderungen Mehr sind Als Chaos
3. Warum Derzeit So Viele Menschen In Europäischen Ländern Auf Die Strasse Gehen
4. Zehn Verdächtige Destgenommen: Angriffe Im Westjordanland Bringen Benjamin Netanyahu In Bedrängnis
5. KI Zündet Die Nächste Stufe Der Überwachung: Mit Fingerprinting Können Nutzer Auch Im Inkognito-Modus Überwacht Werden

From Ukraine

• UATV English
1. SHOCK! Russia’s New Geran-4 Contains 76% US-Made Chips: We Explain HOW
2. ST. PETERSBURG PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS! UAVs Struck VK’s Data Center And Halted PULKOVO Airport!
3. Ukraine’s New SLAVIC Drone Is Better Than Its CHINESE COUNTERPART: Let’s Take A Look!
4. BALLISTICS WITHOUT WARNING: Why Did Washington “Forget” To Warn Kyiv About Russia’s LAUNCH?

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