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An addition to our last post.

In the coming months, the key areas to watch are circled, which one being too wet and the other becoming too dry.

The November forecast hangs onto the historical norm of what an El Nino should do.

2) Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia has been dismissed from his post as director for strategy, plans, and policy (J5) on the Joint Staff, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed late Wednesday. This marks the second turnover within about a year, after Lt. Gen. Joseph McGee was removed.

1) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has abruptly fired one of the Pentagon's top military strategists, curiously at a sensitive moment which has seen the Trump administration draw up options for a renewed, intensified Iran war - likely to come after the midterm elections.

2) Hakeem Jeffries was asked whether he would support an impeachment resolution targeting Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth. "We're going to hold him accountable in the same way that we held Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem accountable,"

1) Kamala Harris cautioned Democrats from moving to impeach President Donald Trump if they prevail in the midterm elections. "I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea, just to be honest with you, just because we have limited resources,"

2) "What this young woman has been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable," James wrote. "I'm holding her in my heart and in my prayers. To her, and to all survivors: you're not alone. We stand with you." Gov. Hochul later signed an order naming James to run the case.

1) A lawyer for one of the men accused in a civil rape lawsuit at Cornell University has asked a New York judge to remove AG Letitia James as special prosecutor, arguing that her own social media post shows she had already taken the accuser's side.

5) The battle over legitimacy, judicial power, and Brazil's political future is far from over, as Lula's socialist regime will face immense headwinds in a Senate that has shifted right.

4) --contrary to many prevailing media and political narratives in the US -- Flavio has not been charged with (let alone convicted of) crimes and no arrest order had yet been issued when he left.

3) Part of the motive here is to explain away the embarrassment that Brazilian authorities had no idea what was going on in their country all day, but it is also true that --

2) His abrupt departure followed a Supreme Court order requiring him to surrender his passport immediately after the runoff election. Brazil's Federal Police stated that Flavio Bolsonaro is not considered a "fugitive" from justice because he has not been charged with any crimes.

1) Bolsonaro arrived in Miami on Wednesday after leaving Brazil earlier in the week, citing the "politicization of the justice system in Brazil" under left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Here is the reason for the high waters across the U.S. west coast. The 2nd post takes another look at why. Under the current setup, this also increases the odds of precipitation along the west coast. Notice the extended maintains above normal rainfall over the AZ regions.

2) U.S. District Chief Judge James Boasberg is presiding over the legal battle to unseal the search warrant used in the October 12 federal raid on the far-left Minnesota Democrat's Washington, D.C., residence.

1) The same Obama-appointed judge that President Donald Trump once branded a "Radical Left Lunatic" and demanded be impeached is now tasked with deciding whether the public can see what federal agents were searching for when they raided Rep. Ilhan Omar's home.

Flood watches beginning to expand in AZ, NM, and TX. It's another hurricane coming into Mexico, shoving moisture up into the U.S. This may be the last one for a while, as the Midwest is to see a drier trend after the 1st week of November.

Got a couple of abnormalities setting up over the next week to 10-days. Very uncommon. Almost historical in nature, likely due to the record setting El Nino that continues to strengthen.

A 5-minute reaction to a news report of China inquiring about wheat.