News of the Week for November 10th, 2024
- Election 2024
- Abortion
- Gun Rights
- Hide the Decline
- Obamacare
- War & Terror
- National News
- Economy & Taxes
- International News
- Opinion
Election 2024
The Anti-Crime Election
What some state and local results say about the future of public safety in America
Milton Friedman’s Revenge
On the menu today: A rundown of the economic implications from this week’s elections. Democrats’ big-government economic agenda was put into place and rejected, in large part because of voters’ dislike for inflation. If only Democrats hadn’t been so dismissive of Milton Friedman — someone whose ideas Republicans should also be holding in higher regard as they seek to fix what Democrats have broken.
What I Learned From My Siblings Who Voted For Trump
Every election is followed by post-mortems too many to count, and the 2024 US election will likely generate a record number of such autopsies. I’m not arrogant enough to suppose that the one that I will offer here is sufficiently unique or discerning to justify the pixels that it will consume, but I offer it nevertheless.
Who is the typical Nevada voter?
Steve Sebelius examines trends and consistencies present within Nevadan voters
Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here’s what he’s proposed
The now president-elect often skipped over details, but here’s a look at what Trump’s proposed.
Stop Comparing Turnout Numbers Before We Have Counted All the Votes
It happens every four years, and it has started again. The morning after the election, people look at how many people voted and wonder why the number is a lot lower than they expected. Often, they notice that it is lower than it was in the previous election. That starts the wheels spinning. Maybe millions of people stayed home in protest because my favorite issue was ignored or because my favorite candidate did not get the nomination! Maybe the election was rigged to keep people from voting! Maybe the last election was rigged with phony votes, and now we can prove it! We have recently seen some Democrats argue that reduced turnout compared with 2020 means that this election is fishy, and we’ve seen some Republicans argue that it means that Biden had received a lot of fake votes last time.
California’s tax revolt still alive as Proposition 5 goes down to defeat
Many election contests in California are not final as ballots are still being counted, but it appears that Proposition 5, which would have made it easier to raise property taxes, is going down in flames. This is great news for California homeowners.
Why Didn’t the Democrats Steal It This Time?
Let me get this straight: In 2020, when Donald Trump was the sitting president of the United States and controlled all the powers of the executive branch, including the Department of Justice, federal law-enforcement agencies, and our foreign and domestic intelligence services, the Democrats — conspiring from Joe Biden’s Delaware basement — managed to steal the election out from under him.
MAGA evangelical leader behind get-out-the-vote nonprofit charged with child porn
Just before the hard drive full of child sex abuse materials was discovered, Yates wrote an op-ed complaining about ‘sexually deviant’ messaging aimed at children
No, a Suspicious “Ballot Drop” Didn’t Steal the Election from Sam Brown – or Anyone Else
Those of you reading Muth’s Truths know about the work our organization is doing on cleaning up the voter rolls. As such, I’ve been FORCED to learn Nevada’s election laws better than any ordinary citizen ever should.
Reverse-Discrimination and DEI Now Part of NY State Constitution as Proposition 1 Passes
The Equal Protection Project fought the good fight, but always knew it was an uphill battle. Misleading marketing of the amendment by the Democrat and leftist-NGO machinery in a deep blue state using the Trojan Horse of protecting abortion and misleading ballot language made passage all but certain.
Abortion
Dobbs Decision
Lawsuit targets Missouri abortion restrictions hours after voters approve Amendment 3
Missouri’s Planned Parenthood clinics filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to strike down the state’s current abortion restrictions, less than 24 hours after an amendment enshrining reproductive rights in the constitution was approved by voters.
Gun Rights
Federal judge strikes down Illinois assault weapons ban
A federal judge in Illinois has ruled the state’s blanket ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional and violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Hide the Decline
Environment &“Green Energy”
Why Numerical Climate Models Fail at Long-term Climate Prediction
There has been a great deal of “model bashing” here and elsewhere in the blogs whenever climate model predictions are mentioned. This essay is a very long effort to cool off the more knee-jerk segment of that recurring phenomenon.
Obamacare
Government in Healthcare
West Virginia Voters Enact Constitutional Amendment Banning Assisted Suicide
There will be a lot of political news in the next week. But I don’t want it missed that apparently West Virginia voters narrowly passed a constitutional amendment banning assisted suicide. This is the first time that the so-called right to die movement has been proactively pushed back — as opposed to successfully defending against that policy’s spread. Good on West Virginia Right to Life and its allies who helped make this possible.
War & Terror
Russia plans ‘ministry of sex’ as Vladimir Putin desperately tries to boost birth rate
Russia is desperately looking at ways to tackle its falling birth rate which has been made worse by the many soldiers killed in the Ukraine war and some bizarre proposals have been put forward
An Alliance of America’s Greatest Foes Is Getting Tighter
Making and wielding the tools of war is at the center of the relationships among Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.
Biden administration to allow American military contractors to deploy to Ukraine for first time since Russia’s invasion
The Biden administration has lifted a de facto ban on American military contractors deploying to Ukraine to help the country’s military maintain and repair US-provided weapons systems, particularly F16 fighter jets and Patriot air defense systems, an official with direct knowledge of the plan told CNN.
Who’s in the Running To Serve as Trump’s Defense Sec? Here are the Reported Candidates.
President Donald Trump’s decisive election win this week has sparked a scramble to determine who will serve in his top cabinet roles, with several high-profile allies vying to become the next defense secretary.
The West’s greatest weapon in a war with China? Online porn
North Korean troops in Ukraine have reportedly become addicted to pornography. For the West, this could prove a vital military breakthrough
National
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Appeals Court Decisions
Pole cameras, hand grenades, and the debt limit apocalypse.
FEMA ‘horrified’ after confirming workers directed to ‘avoid homes’ with Trump signs in hurricane-ravaged Florida community
A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supervisor told disaster relief workers in Florida to “avoid homes” with signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump, the agency confirmed Friday.
Colleges Are Ignoring the Court’s Decision against Racial Preferences
When the Supreme Court ruled against the legality of racial preferences in college admissions, many people forecast that officials would find ways to evade it. That appears to be the case.
Police hunt 43 monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina research facility
Anyone who finds a monkey should not interact with it but instead call 911, authorities said.
DOJ moving to wind down Trump criminal cases before he takes office
The step complies with long-standing Justice Department policy that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News.
Transplanting brain cells could be the revolutionary treatment to cure neurological disorders
Astrocytes — named for their star-like shape — are a type of brain cell as abundant as neurons in the central nervous system, but little is known about their role in brain health and disease.
Mattel mistakenly prints porn site in ‘Wicked’ doll boxes: ‘This is unacceptable’
The toy company behind Barbie and Hot Wheels is facing backlash for accidentally listing the URL of a porn website in the packaging of its “Wicked” doll boxes.
Economy & Taxes
Over 500 Amazon workers decry “non-data-driven” logic for 5-day RTO policy
“I used to be proud of my work and excited about my future here. I don’t feel that anymore.”
International
Swiss Campaign to Cap Population Is ‘Dangerous,’ Minister Says
A right-wing campaign to cap Switzerland’s population is “dangerous” and threatens businesses’ ability to attract top talent, the country’s finance chief said.
Australia: Labor backs 16 as the minimum age to use social media ahead of national cabinet meeting
Social media users under the age of 16 are set to be barred from using social media, under legislation expected to be introduced to parliament this month.
German politician resigns after sex doll post with Nazi logo
A local politician in northern Germany who posted a picture of a sex doll with a St Pauli T-shirt and a noose around its neck has stepped down following a wave of criticism.
Opinion
What is the Woke Right?
Something is rotten in the state of the conservative movement. Namely, a broad and diffuse coalition of radical Right-wing elements has arisen and begun to mature bearing unmistakable hallmarks of Woke behavior while claiming Right-wing status and conservative values. Some have called it the “Woke Right,” which in certain ways is a very good name for it, although “Right Hand of the Left” is also good. In this first introductory episode on the topic, host James Lindsay gives a (somewhat long) New Discourses Bullets treatment of the phenomenon, with more sure to come. Join him to understand how we are undeniably entering into a two-front war against the Woke.
Biden Should Pardon Trump
The first thing Joe Biden should do this morning is invite Donald Trump to the traditional visit in the Oval Office between the outgoing and incoming president. Biden should extend all the traditional and lawful assistance to Trump that is appropriate in anticipation of his forming a new administration.
