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His final pre-election report….

The Irish bookmaker Paddy Power, who has a reputation for controversy, today published a half-page newspaper ad announcing that gamblers who bet on Barack Obama would get their winnings today.  The above message in the Irish Times is raising a lot of eyebrows, but is certainly less scandalous than when Paddy Power offered odds on whether Obama would be assassinated …

Towing wagons bearing the Ten Commandments, this weekend a group of “Christian warriors” staged an anti-gay marriage parade through Uniontown, Pennsylvania.  Because human-dog marriage is right around the corner! “We are here to encourage people to stand up and support traditional marriage,” said Rev. Ewing Marrietta, pastor of the Liberty Baptist Church in North Union Township. Joe Joseph, one of …

Finally we get some good news out of Africa. Malawi has suspended legislation against homosexuality which was among the hot button issues that forced donors to withdraw support last year, Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara has disclosed. Kasambara, who is also Attorney General, said government wants to encourage debate and decide on whether laws against same- sex relationships should continue …

As Hurricane Sandy unfolded, numerous unfounded rumors and some outright deliberate lies swirled across Twitter, ultimately costing one GOP operative his job. But in their cataloging of the abuses on Twitter, today the Los Angeles Times finds one shining light. And that light, my tender kittens, is YOU. But as the floodwaters receded along with the furor over @ComfortablySmug, another …

A great new clip from Full Frontal Freedom.

For the moment, anyway. Via the Wall Street Journal: In the tethering operation over the weekend, construction workers used a hand crank to turn the entire cab and crane platform about 70 degrees counter-clockwise, maneuvering the boom below until it was tucked in close to the southern wall of the building. Riggers standing on the edge of unfinished concrete floors …

“The horrible economy and Romney’s effective focus on jobs is pushing him forward.  Meanwhile the GOP elites’ tactical decision to ignore social issues totally is not helping. The major Romney super PACs are ‘truce’ PACs, refusing to run any social-issue ads at all — except the one saying Romney actually supports abortion in some cases. Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Iowa, Ohio, Virginia, …

Today at 2:30pm I’ll be on Michelangelo Signorile’s SiriusXM show to talk about some of the latest LGBT-related news items. The gays are on channel 108 and you can listen live online if you sign up for a freebie account. What are your top five gay news items of the last week?

So says the Third Eagle of the Apocalypse.

Above is the charming image Tea Party organizers are using as part of their “poll watchers” training. Teabaggers are told to try and spot trans voters who may be trying to vote under their new names.  The National Center for Transgender Equality has a voting guide to deal with just such assholery.  (Via Zack Ford @ Think Progress)

Details.

If you early-voted, tell us how that went.  If you’re voting tomorrow, tell us about the polling situation in your area: machines vs paper, suppression issues, etc.  And most of all, let’s have your predictions for Congress and the presidency.

This time I used Silver’s “now-cast.” This is as “now” as it gets.

For Britain’s National Adoption Month.

From a photo montage posted to Flickr we learn that the MTA pumps out the flooding subway tunnels using special six-car trains containing massive hydraulics.  According to today’s MTA service advisory we learn that about 80% of 468 stations are back in service or will be some time today.  Gothamist has a short recap: You can go here to see …