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The Biden campaign cancelled events in Texas on Friday after a convoy of trucks flying Trump flags surrounded their bus and ran into a person's car, local Democratic officials said.
Videos shared on Twitter showed vehicles with multiple Trump flags surrounding the Biden-Harris campaign bus on the highway. In one clip, one pickup truck appears to drive into a smaller car, forcing it into another lane.
—Dr. Eric Cervini (@ericcervini) October 31, 2020
No one was injured in the incident, nor did police make any arrests, but Sheryl Cole, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, said on Twitter that a joint event with the Biden campaign was cancelled due to security concerns.
"Unfortunately, pro-Trump protesters have escalated well beyond safe limits," she said.
Other witness accounts appeared to show the vehicles surrounding the bus, slowing down, and attempting to run it off the road, according to the New York Times. At one point, the vehicles pulled in front of the bus and attempted to stop it right in the middle of the highway, The Times said.
Katie Naranjo, chair of the Travis County Democratic Party, said in a tweet that the Trump supporters followed the bus "throughout central Texas to intimidate Biden supporters."
"They ran into a person's car, yelling curse words and threats," she said.
—Katie Naranjo (@KatieNaranjo) October 30, 2020
One witness, Eric Cervini, who shared videos of the encounter on Twitter, said many of the Trump supporters were armed.
President Donald Trump posted a clip of the many vehicles waving Trump flags surrounding the bus, saying, "I LOVE TEXAS!"
Officials said campaign staffers on the bus notified law enforcement, who helped them get to their destination, but that the events were cancelled out of an abundance of caution, The Times said.
"Rather than engage in productive conversation about the drastically different visions that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have for our country, Trump supporters in Texas instead decided to put our staff, surrogates, supporters, and others in harm's way," Tariq Thowfeek, the communications director for the Biden campaign in Texas, told The Times in a statement.
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Former President Barack Obama ripped President Donald Trump during two drive-in rallies in Michigan on Saturday, criticizing his "obsession" with crowd sizes.
Obama spoke at two events in Flint and Detroit for presidential nominee Joe Biden, who appeared alongside the former president for the first time in the 2020 campaign, which is in its final stretch before election day on Tuesday.
In a blistering speech, Obama railed against the current president, saying he cares more about his ego than addressing the coronavirus pandemic.
"What is his obsession, by the way, with crowd size?" Obama asked about Trump. "This is the one measure he has of success. He's still worrying about his inauguration crowd being smaller than mine."
"Does he have nothing better to worry about? Did no one come to his birthday party as a kid? Was he traumatized?"
Bloomberg reporter Jennifer Epstein said in a tweet that he added, "Is Fox News not giving him enough attention?"
—Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 31, 2020
Obama continued to insult Trump, drawing comparisons between the president and the former vice president.
"Trump cares about feeding his ego. Joe cares about keeping you and your family safe."
"That's what you should expect from a president," Obama said. "You can expect something different from a reality TV star."
He went on to say the Trump administration botched the response to COVID-19, saying Trump wanted "credit for the economy that he inherited, and zero blame for the pandemic he ignored."
Obama also said that while coronavirus cases continue to spike in the US, Trump has accused the press of being "too focused on COVID."
"He's jealous of COVID's media coverage," he said.
Meanwhile, Trump had four campaign rallies scheduled for Saturday in different parts of Pennsylvania, according to the local CBS station.
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A common reason people come to therapy is that they feel stuck. For some, feeling stuck is about boredom. Their daily habits have become mundane, and life seems so predictable it's become stale.
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For others, it's a feeling of being stuck in a specific situation — like a job they hate or a relationship that leaves them unfulfilled.
When you find yourself feeling stuck, you have to take action. But in the midst of a rut, this often feels impossible.
Fortunately, the following strategies can help you get out of a rut no matter how stuck you feel.
There are always many different solutions to a problem. Of course, not all of them are good solutions. But when you're first trying to look at how to get unstuck, brainstorm as many ideas as you can — even ones you think might be bad.
Create a long list of strategies that could help you escape your current situation. Include ideas that seem awful and ones that might seem impossible (at least for now). The goal is to create a long enough list that your brain will recognize you have plenty of options.
While routines can be good for developing good habits — like going to the gym every day — having too much structure in your life could cause you to feel robotic. You need to change things up a bit to get out of the rut.
Doing things differently helps your brain look at matters from a new angle. It might spark new ideas, fuel a passion, or give you more energy.
You don't necessarily need to make huge changes — smaller ones can be effective too. Instead of eating dinner right when you get home from work, go for a walk. Or sign up for a class that will help you learn something new.
Competition is a great way to add fuel to a dwindling fire. And you don't necessarily need to compete against anyone else. Instead, you can create a challenge that's just for you.
Your challenge could be related to a specific problem. If you're in a financial rut, you might challenge yourself to pay down $1,000 worth of debt in a month.
Or you could just create a challenge that gives you a goal to reach every day — like running a mile to see how fast you can do it. Running each day might give you something to look forward to, it could offer a sense of accomplishment, and it may spark new interests in other areas of your life.
You don't have to commit to making a change that is going to last forever. Instead, you can design short-term experiments.
See if they make your life better or worse. If your experiment makes things better, stick to it. If it makes things worse, do something else.
You might design a small experiment like testing whether wearing a different type of clothing makes you feel differently about yourself. If your wardrobe change boosts your confidence, stick with it. If it doesn't, do something different.
Or you could test a different social media strategy for your business one week. If it gets you positive results, keep it up. If not, try something different.
Make it a goal to have a new experiment every week — whether it's social, business, fitness, or financial — and you'll find ways to improve your life.
The people you surround yourself with make a big difference in how you see yourself and the world around you. Switching up your social circle can be one of the fastest ways to get unstuck.
Look for ways to reconnect with people you've lost touch with, or find ways to meet new people. (This may be a good time to design an experiment if you aren't sure what to do.)
You also might have a few people in your circle that you want to subtract. If there are people dragging you down, limit your contact, or reduce their influence on your life. You might find this helps you feel a little less "stuck" too.
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