Flotsam and Jetsam - Do I Really Need a Title?

I find yesterday's news and commentary without much outstanding by way of a theme. So I guess I'll just start at the top and work my way down. But it was a good day for drive-by Rule 5 posts.

Hat Hair's Capt Ed sees IRGC Desperately Trying to Get the 'Death to America' Band Back Together, with the encouragement from America's Democrats and media, but I redund. From Ace, UK Prime Cuck Andy Burnham: Iran's Terrorist Army the IRGC Was "Almost Certainly" Behind the Seven Shirtless Men Casing the Air Force Base. "Tell me something I didn't already know, Cuck." But what's not clear is if they knew they were Iranian catpaws. Cathy Gyngell at Right Times insists America Is Winning, Whatever the Media Tell You. "Iran crushed, Maduro toppled, Panama reclaimed: far from being outsmarted by Xi Jinping, Trump has put America back on top." Driscoll at Insty wonders WHY MAKE HASAN INTO A VIDEOTAPED MARTYR? "Trump ‘losing enthusiasm’ for live-streamed execution. He’s not alone: Scott Jennings and Van Jones Agree Islamic Terrorist Nidal Hasan’s Execution Should Not Be Broadcast." I don't feel strongly, but put a woman on the firing squad, just because some Muslims believe they can't achieve paradise if they're killed by a woman.

Leslie Eastman at LI hear Russia Denies Second Illness, Lifts Quarantine After Unexplained Death at Plague Research Lab, "World Health Organizations says it’s still unsure what caused pneumonia that killed plague-lab worker from Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia." Well, I'd like to believe we don't have to worry about an epidemic of pneumonic plague, but who believes WHO? Not China apparently, The Telegraph, China increases border security over Russian plague. VodkaPundit at Insty sees Ukraine Knocked Out Russia's Biggest Data Centers, and the Internet Got 17% Better. Matt Tardio @angertab, "Following Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centers: Tucker Carlson's views dropped 71% Douglas Macgregor's views dropped 62% TCN views dropped 34%." Maybe there is something behind the anti-data center movement. John Sexton at Hat Hair reports Amid Blackouts and Boredom, Cuba Is Slowly Changing.

Mary Chastain at LI Kimberly Guilfoyle Resigns as U.S. Ambassador to Greece, "A Wall Street Journal report said Guilfoyle apparently asked a donor to President Donald Trump for $100,000." Hat Hair's Beege Welborn says And Bye, Bye to Miss Kimberly's Big Greek Slice of Pie. From Ace, Former Fox Host and Wife of Grifter Gavin Newsom, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Resigns as Ambassador to Greece After Caught Asking for $100,000, "Once a grifter..." As usual Althouse resorts to the NYT, "She wasn’t a member of my family. She, I guess, dated my son a long time ago.", "Said Trump, about Kimberly Guilfoyle, who was engaged to Don Jr. from 2020 to 2024. Trump's cold distancing is quoted in "'Honey Please’: The Steep Rise and Sudden Fall of Kimberly Guilfoyle. President Trump cut her loose after damaging news reports about her tenure as ambassador to Greece. Once a prominent Trump insider, she suggested she will now fight to defend her reputation" (NYT). "Great. All the Trump haters will want to talk with her now, and why wouldn't she tell all the worst of what she knows? She's free and motivated. But Democrats must take care. She knows all about Newsom too. It will only be fun for us distanced onlookers."

Also at Althouse, "She spent... eight minutes reading nervously from a script, looking up at the cameras every couple of lines." ""Then she said she was ready to take some questions. She called on only three reporters, dropped one wild piece of news, made a slip mixing up her husband and her president, then darted out of there after just five and a half minutes, leaving the White House press corps to scratch its collective head." Writes Shawn McCreesh, in "Katie Zacharia Stepped to the Lectern for the First Time. It Was a Bumpy Ride/Ms. Zacharia spent eight minutes reading from a script, called on only three reporters and made an awkward slip-up" (NYT). This doesn't seem likely to go well. Hard to brush it aside as beginner's nerves. There was also this:" The NYT doesn't approve of Trump's new press secretary? Color me shocked. Give her a week or so. But Karoline Leavitt left big shoes to fill. Kyle Becker at RedState hears 'Look Out': Former White House Press Secretary Has Stark Warning for Katie Zacharia Dana Perino: "Also, just take it from me—I was press secretary the last two years of a second term," she added. "Those are usually very tough years, especially if the midterms don’t go your way. The fact that she is a lawyer is a great skill. I had only worked at DOJ for a year, so I’m like a one-year law student. I do think that could come in very handy for her because almost every story does have a legal component." Megyn Kelly @megynkelly, "These left wing pundits so horrified by Katie Zacharia’s performance at her FIRST press briefing are the same ppl who told us Karine Jean-Pierre was amazing at the job and that if you disagreed you were sexist/racist/bigoted against lesbians. Please."

Hat Hair's Dave Strom posts Marc Andreessen Explaining the Problem With Affordability in America in 3 Minutes, housing, health care and education regulation. At TownHall, Dmitri Bolt says Singapore Has a Lesson for America’s Affordability Crisis, and The Left Won’t Want to Hear It. Mark Tapscott looks at Economic Growth As The Solution to The National Debt? Better Think Again, Mr. President. "‘Not to Worry’ — President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are confident that the record-setting National Debt of $40.3 Trillion can be overcome with record-setting economic growth." But it must be, because politicians won't stop spending.

Ace wakes up to The Mystery of the Talarico Disappearance. "I say it's the AIDS Crazies, but other people have their own theories." Capt. Ed translates the NYT: Trust Us – Talarico Goldbricked at Home While AWOL "Spoiler alert: No one trusts the New York Times. And while this article – based on 'evidence' they refuse to share – intends to scold online speculateurs (to coin a term) and rumor-mongers, it still doesn't actually settle the real question at hand." Mary Katharine Ham @mkhammer, "The generational pussy shit explanation may indeed be the real one." Quote Sohrab Ahmari @SohrabAhmari, "I wonder if the online Right is missing the Occam's-razor explanation that Talarico is just a professional-class Millennial and thus accustomed to taking a good chunk time for self-care." Jeff Charles at TownHall, 'I'm the Vice President': JD Vance Just Humiliated James Talarico "He will not shut up about how, quote, ‘God is nonbinary.’” I don't know what the hell that even means, my friends. He won't shut up about how having traditional Christian values makes you a bigot. And I got to say, a guy that age who is so obsessed and focused on transgender children, I don't know about you, but I never want to see that guy's web browser history." Kalshi Politics @KalshiPolitics, "BREAKING: In new ad, James Talarico calls out Joe Biden “for failing us at the border”." Apparently he realized the Democrat stand on illegal immigration is a loser in Texas. Jason Corley @JasonCorley78, "Four months ago we had the Texas Senate race at Paxton 45, Talarico 43, with 7 undecided and 4 going elsewhere. Today it’s 47.2 to 46.7, with 3.9 undecided and 2.2 for the Libertarian. Talarico gained 3.7 points, Paxton 2.2. The undecided and third-party pool shrank from 11 to 6 and split roughly 60/40 toward Talarico. Clearly we found Talarico momentum. Independents are 52 to 37 Talarico; the suburbs are 50 to 45 Paxton. The two candidates are in different positions. Talarico has 95 percent of Democrats and little left to consolidate; his path runs through independents and turnout..." PJM's Scott Pinsker explains Why the Midterm Polling Is Absolutely, Positively, 100% Wrong. (Maybe.)

Capt. Ed remembers El-Sayed in 2020-1: Disarm the Police! (And Defund Them, Too). PJM's Cathy Salgado hears El-Sayed Wants 'Money Out of Politics.' But A New Ad Shows Who’s Funding Him. They want your money out of politics, not their money. From Prolife, Billionaire Donors Behind Idaho Prop 1 Did Not See the LDS Church Coming Ace finds out Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed's Mother Was an Active Member of the Muslim Brotherhood In College. "You don't say." From Twitchy, Ziwe Cooked Hasan Piker So Thoroughly He Didn’t Even Realize He Was the Meal. emilie @emiliepfrank, "“you once said let the streets soak in red capitalist blood. how were the oscar parties this year?” whack him again omg." yeet @Awk20000, "Ziwe grills Hasan Piker over his champagne socialism." Damn girl! 

Auguste Meyrat at Da Fed, Socialism And Islam Are Both Religions Based On Pillaging The West. From Memri, UK Islamic Content Creator: I’d Execute Gays, Apostates, Adulterers. Beege Welborn, The Evolution of German Childhood Hazards: Forest Witches in 1812 to Forced Marriage in 2026. Marina Medvin @MarinaMedvin, "LMAO. This is who is getting the Nobel Peace Prize. Because leftism is brain rot."

Beege Welborn hears a MN Senate Candidate Reveal Her Elizabeth Warren Name - 'Lie-A-Watha' Was Taken. Kate @kate_p45, "Peggy Flanagan’s Ojibwe name is Gaa-gikendamaasikwe, which means “Woman Who Cannot Define What a Woman Is Without Three Lawyers and a Pronoun Workshop.”" Quote Peggy Flanagan\ @peggyflanagan, "My Ojibwe name is Gizhiiwewidamookwe, which means ‘Speaks in a Loud and Clear Voice Woman.’ I’m going to be Minnesota’s voice in the U.S. Senate — not Donald Trump’s." From Da Caller, Dem Candidate Approved Tens Of Millions To His Wife’s Employer While In Office. PJM's Stephen Kruiser has the audacity to notice Lawlessness Is the Dems' Most Coherent and Consistent Policy Pitch.

Vic Nava at NYPo hears Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, doesn’t want her running for president in 2028. Capt. Ed calls it 2028 Bad News: We May Be Unburdened by What Has Been. Ace hears Democrats to Kamala Harris: Get Bent and Get Lost, but they were nicer about it. Speaking of old losers WFMD sees Hillary Clinton includes 2016 loss in ‘hard times’ list for Dem voters, including 9/11, 2008 financial crisis.

And the award for best post title goes to Don Surber for Raid on Omar-a-Lago. "No excitement without an indictment, but break out the popcorn anyway because liberals are freaking out." PJM's Bob Spencer reveals Ilhan Omar Was 37 When She Entered Congress. Soon, She Became 36. It matters whether she was 17 or 18 when she applied for citizenship. Ace cites the Feds: We Have Probable Cause to Show That America's Sweetheart Ilhan "Omar" Committed Immigration Crimes, "That's not a surprise -- you need probable cause to obtain a warrant, and a judge found that DHS did have probable cause. And that judge was probably a leftist." Maybe they pulled a Jack Smith and didn't explain that the subject was a congresswoman. Auron MacIntyre @AuronMacintyre, "I think it’s because she lied during immigration, married her brother, and wants to hijack my country in the interest of her Somalian coethnics while demonizing white people." Quote hasanabi @hasanthehun, "ilhan omar is a naturalized black muslim woman & an outspoken critic of trump and us foreign wars. its not an accident that they're targeting her with lawfare to engage in electioneering. this is unprecedented. this is a perversion of justice that further erodes our social fabric." Dave Strom, Democrats on Ilhan Omar: No Republican Is Above the Law, No Democrat Is Required to Follow It... with a bunch of examples. Military.com tells the tale of Air Force Major Who Called for Trump’s Impeachment is in Solitary Confinement 24 Hours a Day: "Maj. Jason Watson has been jailed since August after publicly opining on the president and his administration, drawing a big legal battle.."

From Quartz, Federal judge ordered Trump's $20M taxpayer-funded TV ads off the air "About $19 million of the $20 million allocated for the campaign had already been spent before the court acted." "The ads, which began airing in late September, feature footage of President Donald Trump and text highlighting what the administration describes as its accomplishments. One ad was identical to a spot Trump ran during his 2024 presidential campaign, with only the funding disclaimer changed to read "Paid for by the United States Government," according to the coalition's complaint. The administration described the spots as public service announcements." Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "One can debate whether the Senate’s advice and consent role under Article II, Section 2 has anything to do with scrutinizing the judicial philosophy of nominees. But one thing it is unquestionably supposed to do is prevent insane and otherwise mentally unstable people from reaching the federal bench. And by that measure, the system is failing spectacularly." Quote Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney, "A lot of people saying they’ve never heard a judge as furious as Judge Reyes was today … have probably never heard Judge Reyes before. This is maaaybe top 5 for her." At Twitchy, Screaming Judge ‘Beyond Furious’ She Wasn’t Informed of Removal of Trees at DC Golf Course. Who put judges in charge of federally owned golf courses? Stephen Miller @StephenM, "Also, notice that leftist judges are never “enraged” when Democrats free illegal alien rapists and murderers. That kind of anger is reserved solely for improving long-neglected public golf courses." Victory Girls sum it up, Activist Federal Judges Seek to Hamstring the President.

Althouse hosts The 911 calls in the aftermath of the failed execution of Christa Pike. And I learned a new thing, the execution team was all women, by request of Christa Pike. Death sentences need to come with a built in DNR order. 

Ace, TikTok Feminists Try to Cancel Shane Gillis Again, This Time for Stating the True Fact that Slutty Women are Dressing Like Whores at the Gym. Wilfred Reilly @wil_da_beast630, "The funny thing is that this is ALL fake. The Cornell 7 thing turned out to be scuzzy on all sides, but no kind of prosecutable rape. The other #NewMeToo cases ("62 million man rape academy") ALL fell apart or duly ended with the men in jail. Gillis didn't say women ARE working prostitutes: he said they dress slutty in mixed gyms - an innocuous Chapelle's Show joke. Almost all left wing modern rage boils down to this. "How can you ignore Michael Brown, and Freddie Gray, and Rayshard Brooks, and Trayvon Martin, and Kyle Rittenhouse, and Pretti/Good, and the Duke Lacrosse rape, and the Chi Phi 7 hour rape, and the Rolling Stone rape, and the Rape Academy, and Yasmin Seweid, and Jussie Smolliet, and Covington Catholic, and Air Force Academy, and the dozen lynchings?" Because either almost every one of literally every one of those cases was bullshit. The goal is presenting such a mass of angry text to the world that good faith people think there must be something there. But, there really isn't." Quote Katie Campione @katie_campione, "We are in the middle of one of the largest nationwide reckonings with sexual assault ever and this guy gets on stage and calls women whores for wearing shorts at the gym? You think he doesn’t know what he is saying? It’s not only unoriginal and unfunny, it’s really disgusting." Quote drew @ImNotOwned, "Genuinely confused about the reaction this Shane Gillis monologue is getting. No one can seriously be that upset about this." Lisa Britton @LisaBritton, "All we hear all day every day is how men should “be better.” But the moment you mention how women could “be better” too, the internet breaks and there’s a wave of rage. I got a heavy round of insults this afternoon for simply saying we should have a conversation about how, in many ways, women need to take accountability for their actions. Fortunately, I’m used to insults. You’re not going to shame me into silence! Yes… Women can “be better” too, and it’s about time we had that conversation!" Christina Buttons at CJ discourses on The Concept Creep of Nonconsent, "Affirmative-consent activism has broadened the meaning of sexual assault and encouraged the retroactive reclassification of past encounters—with serious consequences for individuals, society, and the law." Consent can be revoked at any time, say years later, for example.

Newsweek whines DHS Says Immigration Fine Blitz Helped Spur 82,000 Self-Deportations. Amy Curtis at TownHall says Here's How Many ICE Detainers Sanctuary State New York Has Rejected. At least 16k more criminals roaming the streets. Dave Strom's irony meter gets a stress test, Old Hotness: Immigrants Stealing Jobs From Natives; New Hotness: Natives Stealing Jobs From Migrants. Bernie @Artemisfornow, "Ok you have to laugh … the out of work immigrant population in Birmingham are complaining. “In Birmingham, our reporter interviewed a local man named Mohammad Khan. And he said: “Here it is hard to get a job. A lot of students come and pick up part-time jobs. They take over the housing. They work for a lower rate and they can speak English.” “ In a …how dare British students who speak English come here and take our jobs - sort of way" Full very funny article from the Telegraph."

Charles Glasser at Insty notices SELECTIVE OUTRAGE? "Of course, IMHO the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is absolutely right about this, but I can’t help but remember that they were conspicuously silent when the Obama/Biden admin actually hired that nutjob Nina Jankowitz to become the Disinformation Czar. It’s too easy to attribute political fear or agendas to organizations (which is 96% of social media) but it bears noting nonetheless." CPJ, Turkey: 4 more journalists arrested for ‘spreading disinformation’ as media crackdown intensifies. You don't have to look as far a Turkey, at Reclaim the Net, Jury Convicts Blogger After Ohio Senator Reports Crude Political Joke. "In Ohio, an insult aimed upward came back down as a criminal case." Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald, "The Brazilian Left spent the last 7 years building an oppressive and aggressive censorship regime commanded by the globally notorious, scandal-ridden Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes. It was particularly intensifed during the 2022 campaign to suppress all sorts of criticisms of Lula, who won by a very small margin. Now a Bolsonaro-appointed judge is using that same machine built by the left to censor all sorts of material used to support Lula's candidacy. And now the left is suddenly screaming about the evils of censorship and waving the banner of free speech: a value they spent years denigrating and mocking as an instrument of fascism or some kind of foreign/American concept that has no place in Brazil. Even if you can't find any constitutional, ethical or moral reason to avoid building censorship regimes, your own self-interest should guide you away from it: it will be fun when you get to forcibly silence (or even imprison) your political enemies, but far less fun when that machine is controlled by those political enemies and, as is inevitable, then turned against you." Quote Folha de S.Paulo @folha, "Translated from Portuguese Kassio once again takes down Janones' channel and says that Lula could be held responsible for the channel's use."

John Sexton notes Thanks to Tenure, M.I.T. Is Stuck With Activist Professor, which is not the least of tenure's faults. Timur Kuran @timurkuran, "“Diversity is our strength” became a DEI dogma rather than a testable claim. Demographic diversity by itself rarely improves outcomes and can reduce trust, cohesion, and performance. What sometimes helps decision-making is intellectual and political diversity: clashing ideas expose blind spots, challenge groupthink, and force better arguments." Quote Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWill, “A review of 104 studies found little evidence that demographic diversity makes scientific teams more productive or influential: Only 15-28% of reported results clearly supported the idea, while most found no effect or the opposite.” Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "Divinity Schools have shown the same radical shift to the left as other schools in higher education. That was evident this week at Point Loma Nazarene University, where Dean of Students Jason Cha warned students that saying “in Christ alone” is a sign of “white privilege.”" At the Telegraph, Greta Thunberg joins Paris student protests. Are there any leftist causes the autist hasn't endorsed yet? Da Caller reports Democrat Senator Ed Markey Goes Fishing For DEI Interns. That shouldn't be hard.

Dave Strom hears Never Let Fairness Get in the Way of DEI Agenda, Says London's Police Chief. Driftwood @buc97552, "Somali jailed for raping FIVE women wins a case against the NHS because his painkillers were dispensed during Ramadan fasting hours with the court ruling that his ECHR rights had been breached. Five rape victims, and he’s the one winning a human rights case." Quote GB News @GBNEWS, "Somali migrant rapist wins court battle against NHS after painkillers proscribed in prison during Ramadan." Matt Vespa at TownHall tells the one about A White Couple Moved Into a Black Neighborhood in Austin and It Turned Into a South Park Episode. Go watch the video, it's great! Catturd ™ @catturd2, "Yes - the movie Idiocracy wasn't fiction. And it's already here." 

In solidarity with the African migrant who set a french lady's face on fire leftists are trying to prove it's not that bad. Spoiler, it is! https://t.co/twU3LU9R9g

— ♧²M⁰C²C⁶♧ (@MDot_Cartier) October 12, 2026

Flotsam and Jetsam - With Frickin' Laser Beams

VodkaPundit at PJM says That's Right: We're Shooting Down Enemy Drones With Fricken Laser Beams. Insty says ZAP! "The US military has been deploying lasers in the Strait of Hormuz to knock out regime hardware, taking out “drones and incoming cruise missiles at a much lower cost than using more expensive kinetic weapons like missiles,” the Department of War recently confirmed. “Somewhat surprisingly, the laser weapons are operated by soldiers using reconfigured Xbox game console controllers.”" NYPo, US military spending $500M on ‘war-ready’ laser weapons — and zapping drones in Iran, along US border: experts.

Over liberal and never-Trumper objections, News Wax reports Trump Welcomes Xi With White House Tour, Gifts, Dinner. Becca Lower at RedState says Nice Try: Thursday's Trump-Xi WH Dinner Coverage Does Not Go Well for CNN, MS NOW. Althouse finds ""As a special treat in honor of President Xi and Madame Peng, I’d like to invite everyone in the room to visit through that beautiful curtain in the back door." ""It’s all lit up and looks beautiful. It's one year away from completion, the new ballroom that you've heard about, and you will see something that you will really love. Presidents have been trying to get this built for 150 years that I can tell you that, tonight, if we had it, we would have had way more than a thousand people, standing room only, and this room has about 145. That's about it. So they've been looking for this for over 150 years..." He is really proud of it, so the liberals and never-Trumpers must oppose it, and tear it down if they get power. Miles Yu at the Hudson Inst explains Why We Must Prepare for the Chinese Communist Party’s Collapse. "As the Hudson Institute report “China after Communism: Preparing for a Post-CCP China” argues, the People’s Republic of China has survived many crises, but the sudden collapse of the world’s longest-ruling communist dictatorship and second-largest economy is hardly inconceivable. The international consequences would be enormous."

Back at the UN, News Wax reports how Netanyahu Slams Mamdani, Blasts Antisemitism, 'Genocide' Claim. Ace, Dozens of Muslim Delegates Walk Out as Netanyahu Addresses UN, "The BBC. Note the spin." They should all go home, then disband the UN, which has long outlived its usefulness. Open Source Intel @Osint613, "Argentine President Javier Milei: "The United Nations has become a useless organization whose entire function is to feed a caste of arrogant parasites masquerading as well-intentioned officials. Those who claim to defend human rights have backed bloodthirsty dictatorships and regimes that stone women in the streets. They systematically voted against Israel while staying silent in the face of Islamist terrorism and the murder of Christians in Africa."" Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, " WOW!! Argentina President Javier Milei just walked up to the mic at the United Nations and RIPPED THEM TO THEIR FACES ..." Chris Bray at Da Fed argues Trump’s Greenland Deal Makes The World More Secure, And Makes The Media Less Relevant Than Ever. Katie Pavlich @KatiePavlich, "Just curious if @UN_Women has noticed or feels they should say anything about this." Quote New York Post @nypost, "Women in Gaza are being traded for food, forced to marry their rapists: UN https://trib.al/kX7S2I6."

Beege Welborn at Hat Hair hears Carney-Val Continue: 'I Had Plans Prepared for Syrupean Elbows Up in Case Trump Attacked'. From Twitchy, DEFCON MAPLE SYRUP: Carney Prepared for a Trump Invasion, and X Has Entered the Chat. PJM's Stephen Kruise wonders if Canada's Mark Carney Didn't Get Hugged Enough at Syrup Camp. I mean, seriously, did anyone think Trump was going to attack Canada? We have issues with their government, sure, but not Iran or Venezuela level issues. Robert Chernin writes The Trump Doctrine Is America Choosing Survival Over Therapy, "Call it the Trump Doctrine. And call it what it is. This is not isolation. Isolation is a tantrum. This is not endless war. Endless war is a habit. This is America recovering the right to decide."

PJM's Charlie Martin on Iran, Siege: Nothing Happens Until It All Happens. VodkaPundit at Insty has SHOT: Endangered GOP Senate Candidates Take Sudden Turn On Iran War. Chaser: Senate Shoots Down Final War Powers Resolution Before Midterm Elections. John Sexton at Hat Hair VIP notes Sen. Fetterman Crosses Party Lines on Iran War.

From Defense News a Report: CIA warned Europe of Russian drone attack from vessels in the Mediterranean. At Am Con, Will Germany’s Chancellor Go Down? "AfD’s seemingly unstoppable rise has Friedrich Merz on the ropes." Das tut mir leid!

Semafor claims OpenAI exec is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the US working with China on AI. At Am Great, the Great Victory Davis Hanson looks at AI and the Same Old Politicized Hysteria. "America has endured decades of politicized doomsday warnings. Today’s AI panic follows a familiar script." Althouse find "This month, 27 Fields medalists — winners of mathematics’ highest honor — have signed a joint declaration stating that solving famous open problems is not, in itself, the goal.", ""Such problems are 'landmarks and lighthouses,' they write, whose deeper purpose is to guide mathematicians toward conceptual understanding and insight. Terence Tao, one of the signers... has described what’s happening as 'strip-mining' mathematics. Good problems, he argues, are like nonrenewable resources. Some of them — the smaller, easier ones — can help train the next generation of mathematicians." At PifferPilfer, AI Isn’t Outthinking Mathematicians. It’s Out-Remembering Them. "The key advantage may not be superior reasoning, but a virtually unlimited symbolic working memory."

Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando, "This is the winning midterm message. But the GOP at large won’t pick it up because too many of their candidates’ donors want to replace American workers with cheap foreign labor." Quote JD Vance @JDVance, "Our message to corporate America is simple: We’re not going to let you lay off American workers so you can replace them with cheap foreign labor." I&I asks Is Trump Getting The George H.W. Bush Treatment On The Economy? Of course. It's amazing that Democrats have the chutzpah to run on gas prices, since part of their long time policy objectives is to jack up gas prices. Catturd ™ @catturd2, "100% - and the doomer grifters are doing everything possible to get Democrats elected because Trump called them out and bruised their fragile, little egos." Quote Brendon Leslie @BrendonLeslie, "If you’re sitting this election out because of your weird obsession for Israel then you’re basically voting for socialism. You’re not conservative." From Reuters US Energy Secretary Wright says diesel export ban won't work, "and could push up gasoline and jet fuel prices." Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet, "I expected the Trump tariffs to be a disaster. I'm puzzled by what I'm not seeing. They don't seem to have harmed the US economy in any way I can notice with my eyeballs or in the statistics. Business activity is booming, unemployment seems to be low, household consumption is up, stock market seems to be doing fine. Is my whole model of trade and economics broken? How is he getting away with this?" It may not be broken, but it's certainly too simple. At Am Mind John Eastman calls it President Trump’s $5,000 Fiscal Test. "Suddenly, the political class discovered fiscal responsibility. Critics immediately pointed out that the federal government doesn’t have over a trillion dollars lying around. They warned that the checks would increase the deficit. They reminded us that the national debt has surpassed $40 trillion. They worried about inflation, borrowing costs, and the burden we are leaving to future generations. Those are legitimate concerns. In fact, they should have been dominating our national political debate for decades."

Latinx Adjacent Doctor PhD @TonerousHyus, "They’re calling him the most unaware white lib in human history." Quote Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias, "DC crime has fallen enough that the CVS by my house has stopped locking the locks on the cases they installed during Peak Shoplifting and it’s such a quality of life upgrade." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "And for an encore, our crazy orange president red-pilled Matthew Yglesias."

And bad news from News Wax, Butler Rally Survivor Copenhaver Dies 2 Years After Shooting. Althouse finds "Copenhaver was hit in the arm and abdomen. The wounds left him with lingering injuries, which required him to undergo surgeries..." ""... including a transection of his colon. He also suffered kidney damage as well as loss of feeling in his leg, and was required to walk with a cane. The top of Trump’s right ear was injured before the Secret Service ushered him off stage..." From "James Copenhaver, shot at Trump rally, dies two years later/The 76-year-old was called a ‘true American patriot’ by the US president. It is unclear if he died from injuries sustained in the crossfire in Pennsylvania" (London Times)."

At Campus Reform, Hasan Piker, who said America ‘deserved 9/11,’ to speak at sold-out Cornell event, and well protected, I'm sure. From the Free Bacon, Abdul El-Sayed Called on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood To 'Purge the Media and Police' Shortly Before Islamic Government Arrested Reporters for 'Insulting Islam' "El-Sayed was a vocal supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, which shares his devotion to Sharia law." Althouse find Mamdani pandering to NYC Jews, Let the children come to Mamdani. "This gets my old tag, "using children in politics."" 

Ace notes New York Times Reveals that Democrat Senate Candidate Mary Peltola Abuses Staff, Cursing Them and Calling them "F*ggots". "LOL. She explodes at her staffers and calls them "faggots" and "retards" and calls Planned Parentood harpies "BITCHES."" Well, to be fair, they are Democrats. From the Free Bacon, Left-Wing House Hopeful William Lawrence Featured Pedophile Sex Predator, Who Repeatedly Raped His 12-Year-Old Half-Sister, at His Campaign Launch Event.

Kevin Sorbo @ksorbs, "Say that again… slowly." Quote Leading Report @LeadingReport, "Kamala Harris says Republicans are cheating by removing ineligible voters from the rolls."Insurrection Barbie @DefiyantlyFree, "This is why you vote Republican. Not because they are so amazing they deserve your vote. Because the other side is insane and they will torch this country and smile while doing it." Quote TheBlaze @theblaze, "Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez while speaking in Spanish: “We are going to abolish the Department of Homeland Security so our people will no longer have to live in fear.”" Matt Vespa at TownHall hears Maria Salazar, Trump's Deportation Traitor, Got a Wake Up Call From Her Constituents. Ryan King at NYPo sees Marco Rubio begins yanking visas of birth tourism enablers: ‘Sending a clear message.’ PJM's Cathy Salgado likes how DHS Ends Biden-Era Solicitation of Donations for Illegal Aliens in Custody. It takes a while to prune a big tree. From Ward Clark at RedState, Rashida Tlaib Said ICE Killed Him. Now DHS Delivers a Brutal Fact Check. Homeland Security @DHSgov, "On September 20, ICE officers attempted a stop of a vehicle registered to a known criminal illegal alien with multiple alcohol related driving offenses who is also wanted in Guatemala for a drunk and disorderly charge, during a targeted enforcement operation in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As officers attempted the stop to confirm the identity of the driver, the driver of the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed. In the interest of public safety, ICE officers immediately discontinued the enforcement action. A short time later, officers saw smoke nearly half a mile from the attempted stop and discovered the vehicle had crashed into a tree and caught fire. Officers immediately attempted to render aid and extinguish the fire until the Grand Rapids Police Department and Fire Department arrived. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by local officials. Officials also estimated that the suspect’s vehicle was traveling well over 100 miles per hour when the crash occurred. Upon further investigation the driver of the vehicle was Mario David Coronado-Juarez and not the vehicle’s registered owner. Coronado-Juarez was an illegal alien from Guatemala who was previously removed by Border Patrol from the United States in 2021. He re-entered the country, a felony, at an unknown date and location. Resisting officers and evading arrest is dangerous for our officers, illegal aliens, and the public." Quote Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, "@RepRashida ICE killed another man. His name is Mario David Coronado Juarez. Mario lived and worked in Michigan for 7 years as a construction worker, sending money home to his kids in Guatemala."Nick Plumb @PlumbNick, "Texas DPS has confirmed a technical issue caused an unknown number of voter registrations to not be processed. Civix, a company you’ve probably never heard of, received a $36M contract for the Texas Election Administration Management system, happens to be a steady employer of H-1Bs. How many of these foreigners are working on critical election infrastructure? ..."

InfantryDort @infantrydort, "BEFORE YOU BURN THE HOUSE I keep hearing people talk about civil war like it’s weather coming over the ridge. “Burn it down! Let the whole thing break! Start again in the ashes!” Reckless words from folks who still have a ballot sitting on the table. Before you speak of rifles, use the piece of paper men once crossed oceans and battlefields to earn. If you curse the Republic as dead, make damn sure you showed up while it was still breathing...." and read the rest.

Random news from the Justice system. Fred Lucas at Da Signal, reports Jack Smith Team Knew Spying on Congress ‘Might Be Unconstitutional’ but ‘Forged Ahead’: House Report "The report notes that Smith privately told Garland that members of Congress “likely have a valid Speech or Debate privilege immunizing them from compelled testimony.” However, Garland gave his “blessing” for Smith to pursue the records." Say anything you like about Mitch McConnell, but remember, he kept Merrick Garland off the Supreme Court.

DogeDesigner @cb_doge, "BREAKING: The US is seeking to join Elon Musk’s court fight over the EU’s €120 million fine on X. The Trump administration has applied to support X’s challenge, arguing that the European Commission overstepped its authority. Washington is now standing with Musk."

Buck Sexton @BuckSexton, "Unsurprising to find out the demonic "it's not her fault" jury loons were rigging the system and breaking rules while they accused the lone sane voice of doing that." Quote New York Post @nypost, "Lindsay Clancy holdout juror Michael Desronvil claims fellow jurors used cell phones during deliberations: report https://trib.al/6XJu3cL" Jonathan Turley is disturbed, From Holdout to Hunted: Kevin Reddington Seeks Phone Records and Interview with Holdout Clancy Juror. Twitchy, Ruh-Roh: MASSIVE Receipt Shows Sunny Hostin LIED About Being a Holdout Juror... Shocking, We Know. Ace, Did Sonny Hostin Lie About Being the Holdout Juror in the Butcher of Tompkins Square Park Case?

Ace wonders Did Candace Owens Take $1.75 Million from Harvey Weinstein to Defend Him and Taint the Jury Pool So That He'd Be Acquitted? "The evidence is suggestive." It's all about the Benjamins. 

Fox reports a California gunman repeatedly released before deadly rampage, fiery shootout with deputies, "Derek Spencer, 44, was killed in a Placer County deputy-involved shooting after allegedly gunning down Cheryl Macy."

Hat Hair's John Sexton, Judge Orders White House to Allow Reporters Back In, Pool Coverage Still MIA. Ace, Of Course: Liberal Judge Rushes in to Save CNN and MSNOW "Just the News:" "Real America's Voice and Just the News have been undermining this boycott by doing the pool coverage themselves." Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "Less than 48 hours ago, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins said we independent media outlets could NOT handle covering President Trump with our pool cameras We set out to prove her WRONG, and we DID. Today, we covered EVERY SECOND of President Trump’s welcome ceremony for Xi. Right here on 𝕏 THE GAME HAS CHANGED! “They don’t have the resources,” @kaitlancollins said. She was proven wrong. @RealAmVoice @JackPosobiec." Quote Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "NOW: Legacy media outlets are REFUSING to cover President Trump for the American people, in solidarity with CNN They're saying independent media CANNOT replace them, claiming "we don't have the resources"" Brian Stelter @brianstelter, "Here's the latest on the White House TV pool: When Trump flew back from New York last night, Fox News was the scheduled TV pool crew. But Fox did not film the president’s arrival at Andrews since this decision remains in place: “The TV pool will not be covering events designated..." Whale Psychiatrist @k_ovfefe2, "I hate to tell you, Brian, but everything President Trump did yesterday was live streamed all over the internet just like it always is. No one watches TV. No one misses the press pool. You are extinct, you just haven't realized it yet." Stephen Kruiser sees MSM Hacks Hope They Have One More Despair PsyOp in Them This Year.

unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "Did people forget about the southern poverty law center scandal already where the dems paid the KKK and other extremists groups?" Quote Derek @SuitablePolitic, "It's amazing to me that people think Democrats aren't paying for a guy to both sound like a stereotypical "alt-right guy" and ultimately call for Democrats to win every cycle. Fuentes isn't alone, either. Most of the Retard Right can be traced to this specific strategy." Quote Fugitive Caesar @ThomBrady5, "Nick Fuentes is secretly paid by the Democrats and it's obvious if you think about it." Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "Remember, whenever you read anything in the Wall Street Journal about China, you should assume it came straight from the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda office." Quote Melissa Chen @MsMelChen, "There's a weird pattern here with China correspondent @Lingling_Wei pushing Beijing’s preferred strategic narrative in the Wall Street Journal. The sourcing looks like a CCP info op. Almost every load-bearing claim involves:..."

Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav, "The new radical leftist Prime Minister in Britain, Andy Burnham, has announced his plans to create a "Ministry of Truth" to control news media and eliminate news or opinions that the government disagrees with." TNP, UK Govt Announces New ‘Ministry of Truth’ to Tackle Alleged Disinformation. Dave Strom says In 90 Seconds You Can Watch the 'Russian Disinformation' Excuse for Speech Controls Collapse. Beege Welborn is amused that Rather Than Have a Home Boiler, Labour Is Proposing to Barge in Hot Water to Heat British Homes.

Gad Saad @GadSaad, "The West: Why did you commit the terror attack? Terrorist: My religion dictates it. The West: So climate change? Terrorist: No, my religion. The West: So beard bullying? Terrorist: No, my religion. The West: So, violent video games then? Terrorist: No, my religion. The West: So, American imperialism then? Terrorist: No, my religion. The West: So the Zionist entity forced you to defend yourself? Terrorist: FFS, it's MY RELIGION. Conclusion from the West: Terror attacks stem from a confluence of paleo-botanical-sociocultural-ethnopolitical forces that requires a nuanced analysis. What is absolutely clear though is that this has nothing to do with religion." ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena, "Evangelicals, Catholics and Baptists whose support for the Jewish people is rooted in distinct theological frameworks, historical developments & biblical interpretations. Also normal people who had a decent high school education." Quote Bennett Arron @BennettArron, "Does anyone, apart from Jews, actually care that antisemitism is off the scale?" Jonathan Tobin at JNS argues Confronting Jew-haters is more important than worrying about cancel culture.

Richard McGough Bible Wheel @RichardAMcGough, "Ah yes, the awesome Roland Fryer, the man Claudine Gay tried to destroy after he debunked some DEI dogmas she held so dear." Quote Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79, "“Do you believe in karma?” “I hear it’s a motherf*cker.” Roland Fryer in response to @bariweiss when she asks him about Claudine Gay." But, as Dave Strom warns We Overestimate the Progress Made in Stamping Out Wokeness.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Having Xi for Tea

A day after Trump stomped through the UN, China's President Xi arrived in the US to be met planeside by President Trump. Liberals are up in arms that he would do the courtesy. News Wax, Xi Kicking Off D.C. Visit With Rare Planeside Welcome From Trump.

Nick Arama at RedState thinks the US Delegation Has Perfect Response to Iranian President's UN Speech, Then Rubio Finishes Him "The U.S. delegation had the perfect response — they walked out of the room when Pezeshkian dared to try that spin, telling him and the rest of the world exactly what they thought of that lie. ... Rubio said he thought the Iranians were "under this illusion that Democrats were going to win in November and the president will no longer be able to do things against them." PJM's Stephen Kruiser says It's a Shame Trump Couldn't Shut Down the UN for Good. News Wax claims Munitions Account for $28.1 Billion of $43.6 Billion US-Iran War Cost and Board of Peace to Unveil $2.45 Billion Gaza Recovery Plan. They could just shower the place with gold coins.

Also at News Wax, Mark Meadows to Newsmax: Greenland Deal 'Snuck Up on All of Us'. Am Con asks Is the Greenland Deal a Win? "Not for the reasons the White House is saying" Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand, "Ok, we now have the actual text of the Greenland deal (https://whitehouse.gov.../), so we can say how it compares to the existing 1951 arrangement and who, between Trump and Denmark, lied the most in their framing of it. Long story short - which may surprise some - the Danes lied the most: Trump is pretty much correct in saying that this new deal grants the US control of Greenland. Let's look into what changed compared to the 1951 deal ... So, to sum up:- The US secured a permanent military foothold that even an independent Greenland would inherit whether it likes it or not - The US now has veto power over any non-NATO military presence in Greenland, and over who can invest in its strategic infrastructure and resources (beyond NATO and the EU) - Denmark signed away its say over the principle of new US bases, with only the right to discuss the "implementation details" - Danish authorities no longer set the rules for US military movement across the island - And all of it is now justified by the defense of "the American continent" I don't know in which universe this even remotely "recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the Greenlandic people's right to self-determination," as Danish PM Mette Frederiksen put it (https://stm.dk/e...). Yes, the preamble of the text cynically "reaffirms" Danish sovereignty but, in my book, when you let a foreign country put bases on your soil, move its troops without following your rules and veto who else can come in, in perpetuity, after it spent two years threatening to take you by force, the word for that is anything but "recognized sovereignty""

PJM's Sarah Anderson is not happy, Venezuela: Trump and Delcy Pose for a Picture. María Corina Machado Denied Entry. At Hat Hair John Sexton considers Is Another Russian Mobilization Coming? and Beege Welborn reports Mr. Trump Meets the Incredibly Squirmy Burnham.

From VodkaPundit at Insty, MAKE OF THIS WHAT YOU WILL: Mark Kelly Says US military ‘doesn’t need more testosterone.’ "“The retired Navy captain rebuked the secretary as ‘a guy who runs around on the stage, yelling about killing people and maximum lethality and testosterone’ during an appearance on MS NOW’s ‘Morning Joe’ show.” Tell that to these guys: Airmen can’t get enough of new, warlike basic training, leaders say."

PJM's Scott Pinsker thinks AI and Data Centers Are Politically Losers. That’s Why Trump and the GOP Should Go All In and VodkaPundit says Hey, Xi — Good Luck Keeping AI on a Communist Leash. At News Wax, Gallup Finds Strong Support for AI Globally. Ken Klippenstein reports Feds Target AI Critics As “Foreign Agents” "Trump admin sees China behind opposition to AI data centers." Reason finds California Wants to Write America's AI Rules, "Newsom's expert panel has two months to consider new AI rules, including "kill switches," that could spread nationwide." At Politico, Democrat blocks fast-track passage for data center ratepayer bill. "Overwhelming House approval on the Ratepayer Protection Act wasn’t enough to secure quick passage in the Senate." Showing they want issues, not solutions. 

Eric Spracklen @EricSpracklen, "This might be the most brutal and deserved community note I’ve ever seen." Roger Kimball at Am Great smells something, The Political Weather Is Changing, "There is something in the air—a budding crispness, fresh scents, valedictory echoes—that tells us that a change is nigh." Matt Margolis at PJM notices Fake Trump Approval Numbers Are Coming. Like, REALLY Fake. Drew @AllegedlyDrew, "The primary elections are when you remove RINOs. The general elections are when you prevent communism." If only it were that simple. 

PJM's Rick Moran hears Hospitals Strike Deal With Trump Administration to Shutter Youth Gender Affirming Care Facilities. WBIR, cites a Source: President Trump will be attending Texas vs. Tennessee game, "President Trump will attend the historic Texas vs. Tennessee SEC game at Neyland Stadium, as excitement builds nationwide for this first-ever clash." Liberals whine.

Breitbart Bus Dig approves of The Fed's Secular Acelerationist Stance "Even while the American public remains in quite a sour mood about the American economy, the Federal Reserve has become increasingly bullish."

Dave Strom at Hat Hair thinks Hasan Piker Has One Great Virtue... "He inevitably says exactly what he thinks, and by extension, since Democrats love him, tells us what Democrats are really thinking or fantasizing about." Rep. Andy Ogles @RepOgles, "This is what the Left wants." Quote Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "I will throw you in prison. I want Chinese style communism to happen inside of the democratic party right now. I want to do cultural revolution shit." Hamas Piker just flat out admits he wants to imprison and kill democrats in a literal communist revolution. These are animals." Amy Curtis at TownHall hears 'Everybody Else Can F-Off': Dan Osborn Reveals His True Agenda in Undercover Video "I can go and I can be the voice for LGBTQ and immigration and all of these issues. Then I lose the election," Osborn said, reportedly to a transgender supporter. "It feels good in the moment. At the end of the day, I'm gonna win this election. And then I'll be the Senator for six years and everybody else can f-off." Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "OMG "Independent" candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska Dan Osborn, was just caught on undercover video admitting to TRICKING voters about his views "I can go and I can be the voice for LGBTQ and immigration... Then I lose the election... At the end of the day, I’m gonna win this election. And then I’ll be the Senator for six years and everybody else can F-off.” Nebraska, don't believe a thing this he says. He wants to deceive you and push gender ideology if he wins!" PJM's Stephen Kruiser finds Campaign Poison Kamala Harris Hopes DSA Commies Can Make Her Popular. In a Larry vid at Hat Hair, Hidden Camera Catches Talarico's Mom Planning Move to DC to Keep Him in Line. She probably has more sense than he does. 

From Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog Oopsie! Democrat Convicted Felon Drops Bid. Dave Strom, For Some Reason, Liberals Think 'Oops' Is a Good Political Slogan with examples. 

Gina Milan @ginamilan_, "HOLY SMOKES! The New York Times reports that a Democratic-aligned group, Project Bullhorn, paid more than 100 creators through SideShift to flood social media with “affordability” content ahead of the 2026 midterms. $25–$30 PER VIDEO. Many didn’t disclose they were being paid. Some weren’t even from the states they claimed to represent. ... NYPo reports a ‘Palestinian Rachel Dolezal’ outed as white woman of ‘significant privilege and wealth’. Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry @pegobry_en, "Libertarianism has disappeared because it is a sub-species of liberalism, and liberalism is disappearing across the West because people only feel the liberal impulse within the context of a high-trust society (which liberals have destroyed)." Quote The Spectator @TheSpectator, "Libertarians have disappeared from American politics. Their think tanks and magazines are richly endowed but irrelevant, their ideas exhausted. What happened to champions of free markets and free people?" Mediaite whines JD Vance’s Anti-Fraud Task Force to Boot More Than Half a Million Americans From Obamacare.Deep Leaks. Bob Hoge at RedState highlights A Male Karen Tries to Harass Nick Shirley at Airport, Is Summarily Exposed As Know-Nothing Ignoramus @DeepLeaksHQ, "Since the Obamas are trending, here’s a video of them thanking Harvey Weinstein. Don’t share this This will make Barack and Michelle Obama upset." John Sexton at Hat Hair hears Support for California's Wealth Tax Is Shrinking.

At Da Caller, Jack Smith Violated Constitution To Spy On Republicans In Lawless ‘Arctic Frost’ Investigation, Committee Alleges. News Wax sees Trump DOJ Ramps Up Voter Fraud Enforcement Ahead of Midterms. Will Chamberlain @willchamberlain, "We’re getting wins we didn’t even know we were getting Fergie Chambers, a communist failson heir to the Cox Enterprises fortune, is under federal indictment and is being extradited from Spain He was a big time funder of Antifa." Quote Drop Site @DropSiteNews, "Spain’s Council of Ministers decided on Tuesday to allow the Trump administration’s extradition request against Fergie Chambers—a pro-Palestine American activist and heir to the Cox Enterprises family fortune—to proceed to the Spanish courts." Eric W. @EWess92, "A Wisconsin judge was convicted of a felony-- hiding a criminal accused of domestic assault from immigration enforcement. Bar license revoked? No, not even suspended, per 5-2 Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling. The felonious judge's law license is "active" and in "good standing" Can we swap Wisconsin for Alberta?

From Twitchy, ‘Proud Anchor Baby’ Congresswoman Introduces Legislation to Abolish ICE and 'Dismantle' DHS.

At RCP, Natalia Hidalgo Martínez looks at Morocco’s Grey-Zone Strategy in Southern Spain.

MAZE @mazemoore, "2023. Chuck Schumer appears on CNN to discuss a letter that he and Hakeem Jeffries wrote to Rupert Murdoch DEMANDING that Murdoch instruct Fox News hosts to stop spreading "falsehoods." Schumer: We have a right and an obligation to tell Rupert Murdoch and Fox what to do." Jonathan Turley doubt Trump will be able to banish CNN et al from the White House, Fake News or Viewpoint Discrimination: Can the President Ban Disfavored Media? I do too, but it's fun trying. TownHall's Matt Vespa says Not So Fast, My Friend: Lib Hopes of Trump's WH Media Ban Getting Tossed Got Trashed Today. Paul Thacker at RCP, '60 Minutes' Airs Misleading Report on Trump Pardons.

Matt Margolis reports Sunny Hostin Proudly Admits She Single-Handedly Spared a Killer Cannibal From Prison. From Ace, Sonny Hostin is Beaming With Pride About Being the Holdout Juror That Got a Literal Cannibal Killer Off. "A literal cannibal killer killed and then butchered victims and served their meat to the homeless." Dave Strom calls it Main Character Syndrome and Suicidal Empathy: a Toxic Mixture. At Althouse, When Sunny Hostin was the holdout juror: A lesson in insanity. From Twitchy, Where's the Love? The View Asks the Single Most Idiotic Question (yet) About the Clancy Case. Natalie Jean Beisner @NJBeisner, "“How did the marital love end so quickly…in sickness and in health.” Sarah Haines of The View gripes that Patrick Clancy isn’t still married to Lindsay Clancy, the woman who murdered his kids." 

Tim O'Brien at PJM says Watch How Fast the Media Disappears This Story of a Black Woman Found Dead by Hanging, after it was determined black men did the hanging.

Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "That would make the world that much freer." Quote Gina Milan @ginamilan_, " OHH BOY! Paramount is reportedly considering asking Elon Musk to join a group of equity investors as it moves forward with its massive Warner Bros. Discovery deal."

Minding the Campus asserts Graduate Schools of Education Are Poisoning the Well. "They need to stop because America’s children are drinking from it."

Althouse discovers The racial inequity of beer gardens. Tom Tiffany @TomTiffanyWI, "David Crowley says beer gardens contribute to “racial inequity” because they are “predominately supported by white users.” Since when did enjoying a cold one become about race?"

Driscoll is ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: What’s the Best Line in the Boston Globe Lesbian Bar Story? "Can the story get any better weirder? You bet it can!" At NRO, The Quiet Dissidence of the Boston Globe. "In the Globe‘s after-the-fact reappraisal of the case, they came as close as the liberal-paper-of-record of Boston could to calling the whole thing bullsh**." Wesley Yang @wesyang, "You see, when you make note of the fact that violence against trans-identified people has gone down under Trump, (and frame this as a welcome development), that is "anti-trans." Being "pro-trans" means terrorizing people into baseless panic over non-existent threats because it leads to more donations flowing to trans NGO's." Quote Colin Wright @SwipeWright, "I legitimately can't stand the lies. Transgender activist Andrea James is upset that @DavidMastio's op-ed was featured on The Boston Globe's front page. "There is a longstanding journalistic convention that newspapers generally keep opinion columns...off the front page.""

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