Democrats secured major wins in NJ, VA, and NYC, fueling concerns over voter registration and turnout, while Trump supporters emphasize MAGA loyalty. The federal shutdown continues, SNAP funding disputes grow, and 700,000 ineligible recipients were removed. FBI activity remains high with arrests linked to explosions and J6 investigations. Dick Cheney dies at 84, and Florida’s ban on Chinese land ownership is upheld. Economically, Denny’s goes private, tariffs hit $32B, multifamily delinquencies spike, and Stellantis recalls 375K EVs. Germany ends asylum for Syrians, and Trump skips climate talks. Teen Vogue cuts half its staff, a new cancer treatment shows promise, and scientists discover a massive 1,400 sq ft spiderweb with over 111,000 spiders.
1) As expected, DemoKKKrats won big in the two blue states (governors in NJ and VA) and in New Kabul, where there was record turnout to elect an Islamacist mayor. There are plenty of takeaways, but the biggest one remains voter registration. It is a real thing. In VA, though, candidate quality was key, as you cannot run someone who in any way has distanced themselves from MAGA. Seth Keshel predicted this precisely; I thought NJ would be a tossup. One of the measures in TX banned noncitizens from voting in state elections. And, in CA, as I predicted, their Prop 50 to redistrict the state and probably add five more D House seats, passed easily. More than ever, these results underscore the importance of getting voters registered. But they also repeated the MIDTERM MANTRA that for the party out of power in the midterms, it's easier. Nevertheless, DemoKKKrats in their Battle of the Bulge counteroffensive showed they can still get turnout: there was record turnout in VA and NYC. Oh, and this little report about the Amazing Zohran surfaced, but did not good: One of his leading backers is a group with "deep ties" to terrorists. Well, I warned ya. Anyway, it already has started as a major restaurant chain will now relocate from NYC to FL.This morning, realtors' phones were ringing off the hook from wealthy people looking to scurry from New Kabul. And this analyst thinks the election in the long run will be a disaster for DemoKKKrats who shoved the more extreme candidates to the fore.
2) The SpewMore Shutdown will continue and now looks like it might be the longest shutdown in history, and I'm here to cheer it on. However, some are saying the election results may end the shutdown because DemoKKKrats don't need it as an issue. And today, it looks as though Trump will ignore court rulings and says he can't pay SNAP. In reality, he is slapping them in the face for being unable to lay out a clear judicial guideline for what funds he can, and can't pay. Meanwhile some 700,000 ineligible food stamp recipients have been removed. In NV, DemoKKKrat Sen. Jackie Rosen votes to keep gubment closed despite a crash in NV tourism.
3) WI, which always has close elections, shows 41,000 voter "discrepancies." In 2020, Rutabaga "won" by just 20,000 votes.
4) Rutabaga's spokespooge, Karine Jean-Taylor, wrote a memoir so bad that it's causing liberals to question DEI hires.
5) Now we know that the Capitol Police repeatedly used violent force on Patriot Day (J6) protesters.
6) That Halloween terror plot in MI thwarted by the FBI involved elements of ISIS and the homosexual/transoid crew.
7) The FBI has arrested two in connection to the Harvard medical building explosion.
8) The FBI also is looking at those "burn bags" that were never burned with an eye toward evidence related to James Scrotumtoter Comey.
9) Dick Cheney, who managed to be hated by both left and right, dead at 84. Trump, who lambasted him during the campaign, has been respectfully silent.
10) Good. An appeals court said that FL may indeed ban ChiCom citizens from buying land.
11) There is a new scandal brewing with Gov. Hock-a-Lugie in NY over shortchanging a hospital that mostly deals with Medicare by billions of dollars in "matching" funds.
12) A UPS plane, on fire as it started to take off, exploded in Kentucky, killing seven and injuring 11.
13) In crime-riddled Seattle, a robber bit off an 88-year-old woman's finger when he attacked her outside her home. Don't worry. You can probably elect Amazing Zohran who will institute Sharia Law there and fix everything.
14) Voters in three blue states kept "sanctuary" policies alive.
15) Almost 2/3 of Gen Zers want a classic car cuz new ones are boring (and hellaciously expensive to repair).
16) Shocked, I tell ya. A Wikipedia editor with a confidential data access card was being paid to write entries. Again, I'd be surprised if the majority of "editors" weren't being paid.
17) Denny's Restaurant chain will go private in a $620 million deal.
18) Two separate surveys point in different directions for manufacturing, but neither shows sharp changes. Meanwhile, ADP shows 42,000 new jobs being added, beating expectations.
19) The deportations are starting to affect the economy of Benghazi-by-the-Lake.
20) Multifamily dwelling delinquencies have soared.
21) Net revenues from tariffs jumped to over $32 billion in October alone.
22) Scott Bessent says the U.S. is already in a housing recession and calls for lower interest rates.
23) Michael Burry, famed for the "Big Short" and an investor who often goes against the grain, has bet against AI.
24) A new report from IntelStor says that the U.S. wind fleet is about to hit $2.92 in blade maintenance this year alone.
25) EV maker Stellantis has recalled 375,000 cars over fire risk and says drivers should park outside.
26) American Airlines has announced management cuts at its TX headquarters.
27) Israel will posthumously honor Charlie Kirk the Pillars of Jerusalem award, which I'm sure will greatly irritate Nuremberg Nicky Fuentes. To him, the only good Jew is, well . . .
28) My Hun friend, that horse left the corral about 20 years ago. Germany's Chancellor ended asylum for Syrian "refugees."
29) Love this. President Trump won't even send a "high level" official to the climate talks.
30) As we further descend into daily irrelevance, chefs and scientists have teamed up to make yogurt out of ants. Yum!
31) Singer Nicki Minaj thanked President Trump for commenting on the genocide of Christians in Syria.
32) An ex- NBA Atlanta Hawks exec stole millions from the team. Pffft. He needs lessons from music managers and promoters. This is chicken feed. Mark Stein of "Vanilla Fudge" told me that after one of their successful tours grossed millions of dollars, each member of the band got $85,000.
33) Speaking of rockers, Patti Smith has a new memoir out,
but not to be confused with Patti Smyth of "Scandal," whom I just loved. "The Warrior" was incredible.
34) There has been a fourth death at the Disney World properties in a month, this one by multiple blunt force injuries.
35) The wokest mag in America, Teen Vogue, has had to fire half its staff. Good. Now do the other half.
36) So RFK, Jr., was right: there are now higher-than-ever cognitive issues in America, and you have to begin looking at the overall food environment.
37) A new cancer treatment shrank tumors in half the sample group.
38) The largest spiderweb in the world was discovered, with over 1,400 square feet and containing 111,000 spideys. But not this guy.
