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Who knew in this partisan age that politicians could hold their own side to account? @helenlewis explains:http://on.theatln.tc/zaYu61N 

The Atlantic Daily: Will this decade be the new 1850s?http://on.theatln.tc/yEtRczz 

There's plenty that's going wrong for Trump. Here are four things his campaign is doing now to close the gap with Joe Biden, @PeterAtlantic reports.http://on.theatln.tc/guUO8eu 

"The only major question left is whether the story relayed decades and even centuries from now will end with what Trump did to America or with what America did to Trump," @thomaswright08 writes:http://on.theatln.tc/WmBeKE4 

"Both versions of Reg are real—the one tolerant enough to see that we are worthy of raising his nephew, and the one who thinks people who hold our views are 'unhinged.'" @stevefriess on the Trump superfan who helped him and his husband adopt a son:http://on.theatln.tc/7Vg59Cj 

From the Mississippi Delta, through Jackson, to the Gulf Coast, here are a few glimpses of the landscape of Mississippi, and some of the wildlife and people calling it home—via @TheAtlPhoto:https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2020/11/mississippi-photos/616910/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share …

Over decades, and then very quickly, Lebanon lost so much. Things can never be as they were before. @KimGhattas writes of Beirut, and the lessons it holds for America:http://on.theatln.tc/PFDEpHf 

"Both versions of Reg are real—the one tolerant enough to see that we are worthy of raising his nephew, and the one who thinks people who hold our views are 'unhinged.'" @stevefriess on the Trump superfan who helped him and his husband adopt a son:http://on.theatln.tc/JSAIodv 

7/7 And subscribe to the newsletter here:https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/sign-up/daily/ …

6/ Or read something totally unrelated to politics—like this thrilling longread about a renowned scholar, a piece of papyrus from the century in which Jesus is said to have lived, and the allegations of theft, cover-up, and fraud that followed.https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/06/museum-of-the-bible-obbink-gospel-of-mark/610576/ …

5/ Kill time by streaming a political drama. Our staff writer Hannah Giorgis recommends “Scandal,” “where any political nightmare can be solved as soon as Olivia Pope defiantly announces that ‘it’s handled.’”https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2013/10/beginners-guide-tweeting-about-scandal/310340/ …

4/ De-stress with an election-anxiety playlist. Spencer Kornhaber, who writes about music, curated 12 songs to help you express impatience, agitation, and hope.https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/10/election-anxiety-playlist-madonna-nina-simone-and-more/616819/ …

3/ Consider limiting your news consumption. As @LoriGottlieb1 wrote in March: “Bingeing on up-to-the-minute news is like stress eating—it’s bloating our minds with unhealthy food that will make us feel sick.”https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/03/a-therapists-guide-to-emotional-health-in-a-pandemic/608161/ …

2/ Adjust your expectations. We may not know who the president is on Election Night. @bartongellman explained the myriad ways this election could break down, particularly if it’s close, in our November cover story:https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/what-if-trump-refuses-concede/616424/ …

1/ The 2020 election is close enough that you can feel its dragon breath on your neck. If you’re looking for an escape from unstructured doom-scrolling, we compiled six suggestions for how to kill time productively in our daily newsletter.https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2020/10/how-to-not-go-crazy-the-week-before-an-election/616857/ …

“All the signs are pointing to a high risk of violence right now,” one expert tells @olgakhazan.http://on.theatln.tc/6MwLJ8r 

"Biden’s commitment to alliances and collective problem-solving would mark a return to a global framework that Trump has dismissed and sought to dismantle," Ryan Crocker writes.http://on.theatln.tc/utWQz9d