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A politics wonk in DC explains how to properly “enjoy” today’s elections, broken down by segments of the day. / Five Points by Matt Glassman
Voting in person is roughly as safe as going to the grocery store. / Vox
Reuters is equipping its reporters with protective gear. Retailers prepare for riots. A "non-scalable" fence is being installed around the White House. / The Daily Beast, Quartz, CNN
An incomplete history of violence perpetrated by white people during elections. / The Root
Clara Jeffery: “The entire country is awaiting a biopsy result.” Kate Sweeny: “If you’re feeling like crap, you’re not alone.” / Twitter, The New York Times
Nate Silver: President Donald Trump can still win. / FiveThirtyEight
If Trump wins, a list of likely explanations for how it happened. / The Washington Post
A list of scientific institutions and traditions that are threatened by a Trump victory. Meanwhile, the US leaves the Paris Agreement tomorrow. / STAT, ABC News
Ross Douthat: What if the biggest thing we lost during the last four years is the chance “not to repeat the experience soon enough?” / The New York Times
Experts imagine Trump’s post-presidential life if he loses. / POLITICO Magazine
Watch: Dance steps inspired by life in 2020, from the “Can I Get Six Feet, Please” to the “I Miss Obama." / The New Yorker
The one-month lockdown for England announced this weekend may get extended. / Reuters
Japan deploys carbon dioxide-monitoring devices and wind-speed measuring machines to pack more people into baseball stadiums. / ESPN
In Thai, to speak without pronouns is to renounce a hierarchical system—essentially the same one that’s currently under protest. / Thai Enquirer
Gunmen opened fire at six locations near Vienna's central synagogue on Monday night, wounding 17 people. / BBC News
An appreciation from Anthony Lane for the late Sean Connery. Also, “The Watches Of James Bond (And Why They Matter).” / The New Yorker, Hodinkee
New York City isn’t done by a long shot, but the city previously known as “Instagram New York” is likely finished (for now). / GEN
A performance artist in New York writes letters to people's family and friends who are feeling blue. / The New York Times
Why are so many people feeling the stress of the moment? Our "surge capacity" was depleted months ago. / MSNBC
A runaway train in the Netherlands, near Rotterdam, was saved by a sculpture of a whale's tail. / BBC News
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