Subject: Daily Skimm: Question, tell me what you think about me
From: "theSkimm" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 06:45:29 -0400 (EDT)

<=m>Skimm'd while seeing what our ex is up to

=tr>

OCTOBE= 30, 2018

RE=D IN BROWSER

Skimm'd while seeing what our ex is up to

QUOTE O= THE DAY

"They keep coming" – A coven of "witches" paddled down a riv=r in Portland this weekend and .

END OF AN ERA

The Story

Yesterday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her p=litical days are coming to a c=ose.

Tell me more.

Merkel's been Germany's chancellor since 2005. She's =een there through the 2008 fin=ncial crisis, Russia's inv=sion of Ukraine, and the m=grant and refugee crisis. That last one prompted a lot of opinions. Me=kel was all about an open door policy, but some people did not want to con=inue hosting migrants �=80� and her conservative party has suffered since.

So, she's leaving?

Yup. Last year, Germans voted to give Merkel a fourth term. But her party had th= worst parliament results since 1949. And over the past few months, her pa=ty has faced some crushing blows in state elections (see: this and this). This is in part due to a far-right, anti-immigrant par=y that's been gaining political ground in the country. Merkel's said she t=inks voters lost trust in the gov. Yesterday, she said she'll step down fr=m life in politics. Meaning: she'll pass on the position of chairwoman of =er party in December, and will not seek re-election in 2021.

Anything else?

Sweden is having a political crisis of its own. Last =onth, the two main parties fel= short of a majority as a far-right group with neo-Nazi roots scooped =p some of the vote. Both tried to build a coalition gov – but so f=r, nothing. Yesterday, the de facto PM said 'I give up.' Now it's up to the speaker of parliament to =ry to figure this all out.=/p>

theSkimm

Merkel is Germany's first female chancellor and has b=en called the world's most pow=rful woman. She's been a force for stability on the world stage and he= exit could have a big effect both in Germany and abroad as far-right nati=nalism is on the rise.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What people are watching…

Pittsburg=. Yesterday, the suspect of this past weekend's deadly shooting �=93 believed to be the deadliest attack on Jews in US history – app=ared in court. He faces 29 federal charges and is being held without bail =hile prosecutors pursue the death penalty. President Trump is visiting the=area today to offer his condolences. But he might not get a warm welcome i= Pittsburgh, as at least one Jewish group has asked him to stay away until=he denounces white nationalism=/a>. The Trump admin pushed back, with WH press secretary Sarah Huckabee S=nders saying that Trump "cherishes the American Jewish community."

What is getting an update…

Border control. Yesterday, the Trump admin said it's =ending 5,200 troops to the=US-Mexico border in what the military is calling Operation Faithful Patrio=. The admin's goal is to stop thousands of migrants – mostly Hondu=an – from entering the country through Mexico. That's up from the =00 troops officials said they were sending last week. The migrants (many w=o are fleeing poverty and violence back home) are still around 900 miles f=om the border. Yesterday, President Trump claimed that the group includes =ang members and "some very bad people," calling their trek "an invasion." =his is believed to be the largest deployment of active-duty troops to the =order in decades.

What key =ssues are driving people to the polls next week…

Gun violence and the environment. A new study found t=at gun injuries in the US send to the ER every year. Almost half of the kids wer= shot on purpose, while 40% of the shootings happened by accident. Speakin= of things endangering children, pollution. The World Health Organization =ays around 93% of kids under 15 around the world – 1.8 billion kids – are breathing t=xic air. The org estimates that 600,000 kids died in 2016 because of respi=atory infections brought on by poor air quality.

What to say when you could really use the news about Netflix's dog-umentary series=E2��

Bless their furry little souls – they might e=en be able to sniff out malari=.

=img src="https://media-cdn.theskimm.com/dailyskimm/social-icons/Twitter_=2.png" width="35" height="35" style="margin-left:12px;margin-right:1=px;" border="0">

What to say when your team isn't meeting Q4 goals�=80�

Someone's on the chopping block. Right, Hue and Todd?

NO EXCUSES

T-7 days until Election Day. The countdown is on. By =ow we hope you've got what you need to get it done. And if you don't we got you.

Oh, =nd if you think you're not going to have time to vote on Election Day...Ka=la Souza and Shondaland are he=e to tell you that's not an excuse.

SKIMM PICKS

For when you still haven't picked out a costume...=/b>

Grab a sheet, call it a day, and focus on your real w=rdrobe instead. Stitch Fix can help. It's=a styling service that delivers personalized looks right to your door. Kee= what you want, and send back what you don't. PS: first-timers get a free styling credit. Trick or (closet) treat.*<=p>

F=r when you're sharing scary Halloween stories...

Here's one: being dead broke when you reach retiremen=. This company can help with that. They work with you and your saving= so retirement is less of a nightmare. Ghoul for it and get a $100 treat<=a>.*

*PS This is a sponsored section.

SKIMM SHARE

Skimm HQ is transforming into Hogwarts. Share theSkimm=with your friend who watches Harry Potter every Halloween.

Or use this referral link theskimm.com/?r=a=66f6bb

SKIMM BIRTHDAYS

* indicates Skimm'bassado=. Hammer time.

theSkimm's Avery Carpen=er NY, Marga Marshall CA, Leila Deolall NY, Akber Deo=all NY, *Marissa Krieg MO, *Olivia Butts IL, *Katie W=eeler IL, *Haley Crosgrove OR, *Julie Dehner MO, *Tin= Jiang NY, *Jessica West PA, *Sydney Rubin NY, *Nicol= Hayes DC, *Amanda Emerson IA, *Lauren Callahan TX, *=auren Shreve NM, *Becca Gruseck PA, *Patrice Basso MO, <=>*Paige Yoder IA, *Cindy Bambini MO, *Tanya Sloan NC,=*Sarah Visse OR, *Ashley Kingsley CO, *Brittany Dusek TX= Toby Everett TX, Charlotte Pope MA, Julia Holen MN, =b>Carolina Mateo NY, Laurann Hofweber TX, Allison PurmortCaroline Reasoner TX, Britt Van Brunt WA, Kacy Boccu=ini CA, Lindsey Humphrey AZ, Molly Ball GA, Alice Yu<=b> CA, Meghan Shokoff NJ, Liz Tucker FL, Leah RobinsonAlexa Reilly DE, Shannon McIntee CA, Abbie GillenHamilton Bronson Morrison SC, Mary Lacy Grecco VA, N=na Scheinberg MI, Madison Bush MI, Amy Mickelsen FL, =laine Chaison MA, Joshua Pilote NY, Paige Branam TX, =iane Huber NJ, Tracey Schweber NY, Sue Rosencrantz IN, CA, Mary Bernard SC, Supriya Shri Shree Prak=sh CA, Shae Jackson MD, Julia Cherry AL, Sandra Thoma=n GA, Shelly Reed TN, Rachael Beatty NC, Alanna Trive=li VA, Carolyn Hopping AR, Deanna Kaupel OR, Sandy Re=gan Jones TX, Sienna Lohrey CA, Jen Blatz NV, Jamie H=lper MN, Brooke Donaldson NJ, Jacqueline Davis NY

Skimm'd something we missed?

skimmt=[email-masked]

Issues?

[email-masked]

Copyright (c) 2018 theSkimm, All rights reserved=

Our mailing address is:

theSkimm Inc. 50 West 23rd =treet, Suite 5B

New York, NY, 10010, United=States

Unsubscribe

Unsubscribe