Last post on the midterms until the results come in.  From the blog’s hyperactive pundit

Midterm numbers are heading into blowout territory: What to know

With just days to the mid-terms, polling seems very encouraging for Democrats and very discouraging for Donald Trump.

According to G.Elliott Morris’ Strength in Numbers analysis “two weeks before Election Day the Democrats have their largest lead on the generic congressional ballot in the 17 waves of this survey since May 2025.” read more

New CNN poll & Dems’ secret advantage for midterms: Enten & Chalian unpack

The surveys on Trump and the election keep rolling in. And there is one common factor – they are all getting worse.

The 17th annual American Values Survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (20/10) in partnership with the Brookings Institution found that 58% of Americans see Trump as a threat to democracy with six in 10 Americans saying: “President Trump is a potentially dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy.” read more

As we wait in vain for our Prime Minister to energise Australians about the threat of climate change, the new British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has made it a central issue in his approach to what he deems “the climate crisis threat.”

Writing in The Guardian (17/9) he says “British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it.” read more

‘Absolutely stunning’: Enten unpacks Trump’s dismal new Fox poll‘Absolutely stunning’: Enten unpacks Trump’s dismal new Fox poll

For a long, long-time conservatives around the world have railed at progressives as dangerous radicals who drive their country into massive debts and deficits.

Donald Trump has gone beyond that in his unceasing hyperbole about his supposed achievements and economic successes.

“When will I ever get credit for having created, with No inflation, perhaps the Greatest Economy in the History of our country, “he has said. read more

Donald Trump has achieved yet another amazing milestone.

According to a Gallup poll across the 38 member countries in the OECD has found that 89% of Americans say government corruption is widespread with substantial majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents agreeing.

Gallup said American’s perception of government corruption in the US is at its highest level in 20 years – up 10% since last year and well above readings in the 72% to 79% range between 2010 and 2025. read more

Among the many wonderful museums and galleries around the world we all have our favourites – just as we have our favourites among the exhibits in them.

In Berlin there are two which the blog has always found compelling.

The first is the bust of Nefertiti in the Neues Museum and the other is the sunken library in the Bebel Platz. read more

News readers and political pundits tend to be portentous. Yet CNN commentators have just provided an astonishing – and very animated – report on the state of US politics and Trump.

See it here – and enjoy.