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My Brews & Choos Buddy texted from her polling place at 11:15. Scroll all the way down to see how long it took her to vote!

We're finally in the home stretch! If you're reading The Daily Parker, that means you are literate in English, very good-looking, and already know it's Election Day in the US. And as in years past, I will report on the races I care about throughout the evening.

From John Scalzi's blog:

The biggest news around tomorrow's election came yesterday in Michigan when US Representative Haley Stevens (WTF?-MI), who lost the Democratic primary for US Senate to Dr Abdul El-Sayed, suddenly endorsed Republican MAGA candidate Mike Rogers. Stevens' reasons for blowing up her political career seem very personal to her and not really connected to issues or policies. That hasn't stopped anyone from speculating, raging, or lying, of course, and I'm including some of my own friends here. (Seriously...

Georg Frederic Händel, Messiah

Oh, Canada, what have you done? As of this morning, Winnepeg, Man., and Gaspé, P.Q., are in the same time zone as New York and Miami, and Dawson, N.T. is in the same time zone as Denver, two hours ahead of nearby Fairbanks, Alaska:

Today's beautiful sunrise has not brightened the news from around the world:

We've had an unusual run of really great weather this month, which may soon change as a more autumnal pattern starts emerging tomorrow. We're less than 38 hours from November, after all, so things will get cooler and cloudier.

Obsession is a 2025 American supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker. It follows shop clerk Bear (Michael Johnston) as he makes a wish for his friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette) to fall in love with him, leading to terrifying consequences. Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter appear in supporting roles.

Starting off with a bit of bad news this afternoon: Sir Patrick Stewart has died of Alzheimer's and Lewy body dementia at the age of 86: