News of the Week for November 3rd, 2024
- Election 2024
- Abortion
- Gun Rights
- Hide the Decline
- Obamacare
- War & Terror
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Election 2024
Trump Is Still Embarrassing His Defenders
Donald Trump has been pretty clear about who he was talking about when he mused about the “enemy from within” and how “easily” they could be “handled by, if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military.”
Democrats Are Melting Down on Purpose
The fever pitch of hysteria emanating from Democrats right now has some Republicans thinking that Democrats know they are losing and are desperate. Now, there’s something to that: The trends have been moving against Democrats lately, and there’s an edge of panic creeping into the sound of their leaders and spokespeople. But at least if you look at the public polling, Democrats are still (barely) ahead in the key battleground Senate races, and Donald Trump’s leads in the battleground states are mostly within the margin of error. If the polls are just a few points off-center — well within historic norms — it’s easy enough to see Kamala Harris winning, Democrats retaking the House, and Republicans winning just a one-seat margin in the Senate.
The Madison Square Garden Smear
To listen to Democrats, you’d think nothing has ever happened with any political salience at Madison Square Garden except for a big Nazi rally in 1939, providing yet more evidence that Trump is a protofascist since he, too, had a rally there tonight.
Hundreds of ballots possibly burned after Vancouver ballot box arson: FBI investigating
A Vancouver ballot box was burned in an arson Monday morning, authorities report – with hundreds of ballots possibly damaged in the fire.
Harris Could Win. So Could Trump.
My gut is that the election is tilting toward the Republicans, but I need to emphasize again to you that Harris could win. Already, many of the commenters here and on social media have drawn their line in the sand—she will only win if it is stolen.
That Trump-Rally Comedian Didn’t Do the GOP Nominee Any Favors
On the menu today: In the face of accusations that Donald Trump was holding a rally at Madison Square Garden that echoed a Nazi rally at the same site in 1939, one comedian took it upon himself to tell jokes about Latinos, Puerto Ricans, African Americans, and Jews, making the job of the Harris campaign much easier. A new theory about this year’s polls contends that Trump’s stronger performance is where he needs it least, in deep-blue states like California and New York and safely red states like Texas and Florida. And the New York Times answers my request, polling the state of Nebraska.
Don’t Overlook Americans for Prosperity Action’s Ground Game
There are real reasons to wonder whether Donald Trump’s campaign, despite doing well in the polls of late, may come up short in key states. The ground game may not matter in a lopsided race, but in state after state, the polling margins right now are the sort where the superior get-out-the-vote (GOTV) operation could matter.
Trump’s Puerto Rico fallout is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in Pennsylvania
Many Puerto Rican voters in the state are furious about racist and demeaning comments delivered at a Trump rally. Some say their dismay is giving Kamala Harris a new opening to win over the state’s Latino voters, particularlynearly half a million Pennsylvanians of Puerto Rican descent.
FBI Investigates Ballot-Box Arsons in Oregon and Washington
The FBI is investigating after two ballot boxes were set on fire in Oregon and Washington on Monday, potentially damaging hundreds of mail-in ballots just days before the presidential election.
A Jackass of a ‘Comedian’ in Madison Square Garden
I hope the Trump campaign further condemns what was said.
Supreme Court Declines to Order RFK Jr.’s Removal from Ballot in Michigan and Wisconsin
Signaling its reluctance to wade into 2024 presidential-election politics, the Supreme Court has refused to order Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s removal from the ballot in the battleground states of Michigan and Wisconsin.
Machete-wielding teen arrested after group accused of intimidating Democratic supporters at Florida polling station, police say
Caleb James Williams was arrested after allegedly brandishing his weapon at two women, ages 71 and 54, police said.
Swing-State Demographics
I put together a handy reference chart of the differing demographic makeup of the electorate across various battleground states, to give an idea of how different groups matter more in different places. This is derived from the Census Current Population Survey questionnaire after the 2020 election (like exit polls, it has its own methodological issues).
Republicans preparing to reject US election result if Trump loses, warn strategists
Polling experts point to ‘fake polls’ exaggerating his support, with baseless lawsuits alleging fraud already filed
I Don’t Know Who Will Win, But I Do Know There’s Nothing You Can Do Now about It Except Vote
I tried to vote today here in Chicago. I looked up my early-voting precinct, got my winter coat on, and trod on foot a mile or so to the local polling place (a school) . . . only to find it closed, because duh, class was in session. (It’s Friday, ya moron!)
Pollster Zogby: ‘God help whoever wins this one’
This week’s White House Report Card is the last of the 2024 election season and it has ended with a bang from President Joe Biden.
The Trolling Election
Voters are presented with a choice between two gratingly flip campaigns that are consumed with frivolities.
RFK Jr. says a future Trump administration will end public water fluoridation
“While President Trump has received a variety of policy ideas, he is focused on Tuesday’s election,” said Danielle Alvarez, a Trump senior adviser.
Abortion
Dobbs Decision
Battles over abortion access fuel US state supreme court races
Elections for seats on state supreme courts that once drew little attention have become prominent abortion battlegrounds since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision reversing its landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized the procedure nationwide.
Gun Rights
Second Circuit reinstates majority of CCIA despite Supreme Court intervention
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has once again reinstated a large portion of the Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA) months after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the court’s previous decision upholding the laws.
Hide the Decline
Environment &“Green Energy”
Year 2024 Global Northern Hemisphere Hurricane Season is Clearly Below “Normal” Despite all the Alarmist Hype focused on the North Atlantic
NOAA’s projections about the year 2024 North Atlantic Hurricane season are shown below. We are now through the June to October part of the 2024 season with only November remaining which has a history of far fewer hurricane and tropical storm monthly occurrences.
Obamacare
Government in Healthcare
First woman to die in ‘suicide pod’ appeared to have been strangled, prosecutor claims after ‘Last Resort’ boss arrested
The prosecutor investigating the case has now raised suspicions of ‘international homicide’
House Speaker Mike Johnson criticizes Obamacare and promises ‘massive reform’ if Trump wins
The Republican speaker said at an event in Pennsylvania that overhauling health care would be a major focus and that “Trump’s going to go big” if he takes the presidency.
War & Terror
Iran executes California man Jamshid Sharmahd after abducting him during international flight layover, convicting him of terror charges
The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported Sharmahd’s execution, accusing him of being “under orders from masters in Western intelligence agencies, the United States and the child-killing Zionist regime.”
Iran Is Still Trying To Assassinate Mike Pompeo, State Department Discloses to Congress in Non-Public Memo
Iran is still actively engaged in plots to assassinate two senior Trump administration officials, including former secretary of state Mike Pompeo, according to a non-public notice sent to Congress and obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
Putin and His Partners
North Korean troops are in Ukraine, fighting alongside Russian troops. They are wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian weapons. Russians, and their partners, are killing Ukrainians with Iranian drones. Earlier this month, the United States sanctioned two Chinese companies that are collaborating with Russia in the making of drones.
Trump’s ‘Chickenhawk’ Attack on His GOP Critics Is Dumb, but Not Evil
Far from being craven warmongers, Liz Cheney, John Bolton, and other Republicans Trump and his supporters loathe advocate stable deterrence.
National
University of Rochester to offer new ‘Latinx Studies’ major
The new major focuses on the ‘region’s geographic diversity, including both mainland Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Latinx diaspora population in the United States.’
DEI Maintains a Firm Grip on University of South Carolina
University DEI zealots lost in the Supreme Court, and they have been losing in many state legislatures, as elected officials try to return their educational institutions to teaching useful knowledge rather than leftist blather. Nevertheless, a number of them continue on with their mission of turning students into social-justice warriors.
Tucker Carlson Says Demon Attack Left Him Bleeding In His Bed With ‘Claw Mark’ Scars
Tucker Carlson said that he was “physically mauled” by a demon a year and a half ago that left him bleeding and with still-visible scars on his body from “claw marks” in a clip posted by the “Christianities?” YouTube channel on Thursday.
Economy & Taxes
Citing Federal Student Privacy Law, Vanderbilt Graduate Students Move to Block UAW Union Organizers from Obtaining Their Personal Info
“John Doe” grad students resist Labor Board claim that labor law can override Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Even After Taxes, The Rich Fund Their ‘Fair Share’ of Progress
“It’s about paying their fair share,” explained Vice President Kamala Harris in a September 25 interview with MSNBC. “I am not mad at anybody for achieving success, but everyone should pay their fair share.”
International
India states’ plans to punish spitting in food spark controversy
This month, two states ruled by India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced plans to impose hefty fines and imprisonment for contaminating food with spit, urine and dirt.
Inside Saudi Arabia’s bloody £1TN Neom megaproject ‘with 21k workers mysteriously DYING & labourers trapped like slaves’
Watch the footage from the documentary
The Vatican unveils official anime girl mascot
The Vatican has unveiled a new cute anime girl mascot, hoping to create characters that “can represent the sentiments that resonate in the hearts of the younger generations”.
Federal agency ‘working to establish’ digital ID without parliamentary approval
Shared Services Canada did not explain if enrollment would be mandatory.
Britain’s Dispiriting Budget
Somebody recently wrote a comment (apologies for forgetting who or where) to the effect that in rejecting the Tories and (by an underwhelming plurality) voting for a Labour government, Brits had replaced a government they despised with a government they hate.
Alberta premier wins leadership review with 91.5% approval
‘Our conservative movement is stronger than it’s ever been’: Danielle Smith
Opinion
The Fascist Lie
How the F-word lost its bite.
Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We live in an era of unprecedented pressure for ideologically based organizational trainings: anti-racist, racial sensitivity, unconscious bias, cultural awareness, and, perhaps most commonly, some combination of “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” We’re also rapidly waking up to the fact that in this era, the basic terminology describing and informing these training programs cannot be trusted to mean what it seems to on its face. What’s needed, then, is clarity around these terms and these ideas. In this episode of the New Discourses podcast, James Lindsay walks the listener through the concepts of “diversity,” “equity,” and “inclusion” so that listeners can understand what these terms mean in the context of the Critical Social Justice ideology and thus be better informed to deal with their infiltration into our organizations.
RIP, Jazz Shaw (1959-2024)
First, we start off with the basics. Jazz Shaw was born and raised in Schuyler, NY on September 24, 1959. He served his country with honor in the US Navy, collecting some great stories along the way. He married Georg Hawks, and the two of them opened their home to rescue animals to give them love and a good life.
The Fox vs. the Hedgehog
A life well-lived should be about the struggle for many good things, not just one.
