David Remmick in the New Yorker has an excellent article on Donald Trump's win, calling it nothing short of an American Tragedy. He is correct, for all the reasons he states. (Also See Remmick's long article a few weeks ago in the New Yorker on his last interview with Leonard Cohen.)

Protests continued around the country last night. Thousands marched down the 16th St. Mall in Denver. [More...]

Leonard Cohen has died.

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Rudy Giuliani campaigns for the job of Attorney General on TV. He's not in favor of prosecuting Clinton or pardoning her. (She doesn't need a pardon, she committed no crime. How about talking about Rudy and FBI leaks)?

Neither Rudy nor Christie should be AG. [More...]

Did any of you wake up today and say, "This must be a nightmare, this can't be happening?" I sure did.

Late Night Show Hosts react to Trump. I'm sure everyone has their favorite, and you all know mine, and he did not disappoint.

Even his pitch at the end asking everyone to be nice to each other, including those who voted differently than we did, did not call for unity with political opponents on political issues, which I very much appreciated. He kept it human, devoid of politics. (Keep in mind, he's British and has only lived here a few years, he can't vote.)

On legalizing marijuana, James and Reggie are at their best.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

Thousands are in the streets protesting Donald Trump.

Thousands of protesters swarmed the streets of several major cities Wednesday to voice their opposition to Donald Trump, who less than 24 hours earlier stunned the world in a upset victory to become the 45th person elected president of the United States.

Chanting "Not my president" and "F--- Trump," the scene outside Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago felt like a grand uprising — one where minority groups who have felt targeted by Donald Trump over the past eighteen months hoped to send a direct message to the president-elect.

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The day before the election the German Bonne Express wrote, Please, Not the Horror Clown. Today, an article appears referring to Trump as the sociopath in the White House

The nightmare has come true. Donald Trump is the new president of USA . The Americans have chosen a demagogue, sexist and racist the most powerful man in the world. At the White House soon sits a self-proclaimed savior with sociopathic traits. Unpredictable, brushed on riot. With an abundance of power without equal.

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The ACLU says Donald Trump is a one-man constitutional crisis and it is ready to fight him in court.

In the event of a Trump presidency, we have undertaken a constitutional analysis of his most controversial policy proposals. These include his pledges to deport over 11 million undocumented immigrants, to ban Muslims from entering the United States, to surveil American Muslims and their houses of worship, to torture again, and to revise libel laws. We have found them all wanting, to say the least. According to our analysis, Trump’s proposals taken together would violate the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth Amendments to the Constitution.

ACLU lawyers have prepared this legal analysis of his positions. [More...]

Who really won this election?

The politics of fear. If you are Muslim, Gay, foreign born, female, African American or Hispanic, fear is in your future for the next four years.

If you are old, sick or dependent on social security and Medicare, fear is in your future for the next four years should you live so long. [More...]

The AP has declared Donald Trump the winner.

The Washington Post reports Hillary has phoned Trump and conceded:

Shortly after Wisconsin was called for Donald Trump, putting him over the 270 threshold needed to win the White House, Clinton called him to concede the election, The Washington Post has confirmed.

Absolutely vile.

Since Donald Trump has no experience at governing, here's who will be running your Government: Rudy Giuliani and Newt Gingrich.

Three serial philanderers with a lack of human decency.

Ex-KKK leader David Duke is celebrating.

Nikkei, the Japanese stock market is down more than 900 points (5.2%)[More...]

Bump and Update Monday Open Thread: Where Will You Go (Oct. 10, 2016)

Some suggestions for those at or approaching retirement age:

• Cuenca, Ecador
• Algarve, Portugal
• Ambergris Caye, Placencia or Cayo, Belize
• Panama
• Costa Rica
• Medellin, Colombia
• Uruguay

Best places to retire 2016 (health care, residency permits, cost of living, and much more factored in)

This is (was) an open thread. Now it's limited to the topic, Where will you go?

Final Results Update for tonight: Trump takes Alaska and Hillary is 75,000 votes behind in Michigan. John Podesta just spoke at the Javits Center and said Hillary will not speak tonight. "She is not done yet. ... Let's get the votes counted and bring this home," he added. CBS is reporting Pennsylvania is still in play despite his significant lead. 1% of the vote has yet to be counted. In Wisconsin, there are a lot of absentee ballots.

Update: The AP calls Pennsylvania for Trump. Can CBS please switch to James Corden and the Late Late Show now?

Update: Pennsylvania has 97% of the votes in with Trump ahead now by 76,000 votes. CBS says there's still enough votes outstanding in remaining states to prevent it from calling the winner. It also mentioned absentee votes. It seems we need a Dewey Defeats Truman moment for Hillary to win. With that, I think I'll go to sleep -- the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings, and I have no intention of listening to pundits discuss why Trump appears to have won.

Republicans keep control of the Senate.

Update: CBS says Trump is leading in all 5 battleground states left, albeit by small numbers. The popular vote so far is 55,441,249 for Trump and 54,194,607 for Hillary. That's less than a million votes. [More...]