- UC Investments reportedly beat out Apollo Global Management and Blackstone
- Big Ten to create commercial subsidiary as part of agreement
- Conference’s college football games to be distributed by DAZN outside of the US
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Big Ten ‘to vote’ on US$2.4bn private investment deal
College conference in talks with pension fund linked to University of California to pay schools at least US$100m each. - Josh Sim
Feds Indict Smartmatic, The Voting Company: Money Laundering, Bribing Election Officials - Geller Report
The criminal case is unfolding as Smartmatic is pursuing a $2.7 billion lawsuit accusing Fox News of defamation for airing false claims that the company helped rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election in which Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump. - Pamela Geller 
- Voting-technology provider Smartmatic was charged Thursday with conspiring to bribe foreign officials and money laundering over a decade-old effort to win business in the Philippines.
- The Justice Department added the parent company of Smartmatic, SGO Corporation Ltd., as a defendant in a criminal case earlier filed in Miami federal court against three Smartmatic executives...
Zohran Mamdani, Who Treats Gaza Like NYC Borough, Says He Doesn't 'Really Have Opinions' About Disarming Hamas
Zohran Mamdani, Who Treats Gaza Like NYC Borough, Says He Doesn't 'Really Have Opinions' About Disarming Hamas:
That’s interesting. Because he’s had opinions about Israel and Judaism in general, and the Israel-Hamas War in particular, during his time in the state legislature and on to his mayoral campaign.
Let’s start with Oct. 8, 2023, the day after the terror attacks that precipitated the war, where he decried, “Netanyahu’s declaration of war, the Israeli government’s decision to cut electricity to Gaza, and Knesset members calling for another Nakba,” referencing the displacement of Palestinians after their loss in the 1948 Israel-Palestine War.
I can’t share the details on how Waltz & Sec, Rubio have, in just a few days, organized the greatest opposition to UN policy since the Cold War and blocked this UN Carbon Tax. - Clarice Feldman
I can say it was a knife fight to the end. - John Ʌ Konrad V@johnkonrad
“I’ve been in this industry for 30 years and I’ve never seen anything like it,” one shipping executive told me today. 
- “You just don’t say NO to these guys. It’s unheard of.”
- It’s unclear who “these guys” are, but I suspect the European families with shipping investments and net wealth that far exceeds Elon’s.
- Massive amounts of money, NGO influence, diplomatic threat and media manipulation were behind this…
- And yet Trump did it...
Promises made. Promises kept! 
Judge torpedoes transgender's 'manipulative' agenda in court fight * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Judge torpedoes transgender's 'manipulative' agenda in court fight * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh:
"From day one in office, defending this law has been a top priority because Idaho's daughters deserve fair competition based on biological reality. The district court has ruled that years of litigation, Idaho has earned the right to present our case to the nation's highest court. This decision keeps our lawsuit alive, and I won't stop until women and girls are safe to compete, participate, and excel in competitive sports," he told Fox News Digital.
Labrador said he hopes the case results in a Supreme Court ruling protecting the rights of woman to have women's sports.
As RINOs and the left bleat for more "free stuff"!-----Government Debt and Deficits Are Now a Global Problem - Bloomberg
Amid all these challenges, policymakers must pay particular attention to one more: Following years of neglect, public debt has emerged as an increasingly serious risk. - |The Editorial Board
Five years ago, budget deficits soared worldwide because of the pandemic...
Five years ago, budget deficits soared worldwide because of the pandemic...
- Before the pandemic, government debt was 84% of global gross domestic product.
- It currently stands at 95%.
In country after country — including the US, the UK and most of the European Union — it’s on track to keep growing faster than output.
By 2030, even if all goes well, the global debt ratio might surpass the level it surged to in 2020, when the fiscal emergency was at its worst...
No one trusts the FBI!-----What the Stats Really Say About Crime Surge | RealClearPolitics
The National Crime Victimization Survey shows violent crime surged 59%, with rape and sexual assault up 67%, robbery up 38%, and aggravated assault up 62%. - John R. Lott Jr.During last year’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Trump said violent crime was rising. ABC moderator David Muir immediately fact-checked him, claiming, “President Trump, as you know, the FBI says overall violent crime is coming down in this country…”
Nearly every major media outlet echoed that narrative.
Nearly every major media outlet echoed that narrative.
- National Public Radio ran the headline, “Violent crime is dropping fast in the U.S. – even if Americans don’t believe it.”
- The Wall Street Journal declared, “Violent Crime Rate Falls Sharply After Pandemic Surge.”
- Vox insisted, “Violent crime is plummeting.”
- Axios reported, “New data shows violent crime dropping sharply in major U.S. cities.”
However, a new Bureau of Justice Statistics report, which includes data through 2024, shows that Trump was right during the debate when he said, “Crime here is up and through the roof.”
The National Crime Victimization Survey shows violent crime surged 59%, with rape and sexual assault up 67%, robbery up 38%, and aggravated assault up 62%.
- That’s the largest four-year increase in the survey’s 52-year history.
- The contrast with Trump’s first term is stark...
Number of Young Americans Identifying as Trans and 'Queer' Plummets, Study Likens to 'Fading of a Fashion or Trend'
Number of Young Americans Identifying as Trans and 'Queer' Plummets, Study Likens to 'Fading of a Fashion or Trend':
Colleges — typically maligned as being the breeding ground for far-leftism in 2025 — saw the number of trans-identifying students cut nearly in half after its peak in 2023.
That year, nearly 7 percent of college students identified as trans. That number now sits at less than 4 percent.
The report also made a point to note that that percentage could drop even further soon: “Today’s freshmen are less BTQ+ than seniors, suggesting that decline will continue.”
How Is Russia Overwhelming Ukraine With Drones? The Answer Is China - National Security Journal
Key Points and Summary – A new report reveals China is “materially helping” Russia’s war in Ukraine by massively increasing exports of critical drone components. -Reuben Johnson
- While Beijing claims neutrality by reducing exports of fully-assembled drones, a surge in shipments of fiber-optic cables and lithium-ion batteries to Russia tells a different story.
- This flood of components has allowed Moscow to dramatically scale up its domestic production of jamming-resistant drones.
- As a result, Russia is now overwhelming Ukrainian defenses and logistics behind the front lines, seizing the advantage in the crucial drone war and costing “uncountable” Ukrainian lives.
It did not happen because Ukraine suddenly slowed down its industrial effort or because Russian industry achieved some game-changing breakthrough.
- It occurred due to an overnight surge in support from Russia’s long-time allies in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)...
History for October 18
History for October 18 - On-This-Day.com 
Mike Ditka 1939 - Football player and coach
- 1469 - Ferdinand of Aragon married Isabella of Castile. The marriage united all the dominions of Spain.
- 1767 - The Mason-Dixon line was agreed upon. It was the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania.
- 1867 - The U.S. took formal possession of Alaska from Russia. The land was purchased of a total of $7 million dollars (2 cents per acre).
- 1956 - NFL commissioner Bert Bell disallowed the use of radio-equipped helmets by NFL quarterbacks.
- 1968 - Two black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, were suspended by the U.S. Olympic Committee for giving a "black power" salute during a ceremony in Mexico City.
- 1970 - Quebec's minister of labor was found strangled to death after eight days of being held captive by the Quebec Liberation Front (FLQ).
Friday, October 17, 2025
The UN Is About to Institute a De Facto Tax on American Citizens: 'The Ultimate in Taxation Without Representation'
The UN Is About to Institute a De Facto Tax on American Citizens: 'The Ultimate in Taxation Without Representation':
The United States boasts plenty of coal, wood, and fowl — enough to provide all the tar and feathers required.
Indeed, the globalist bureaucrats at the United Nations should remember how Americans deal with unconstitutional attempts at taxation.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.N. this week stands “poised to impose what amounts to a global tax on carbon emissions” — what the WSJ called “the ultimate in taxation without representation.”
Chicago Rioter with Suspected ties to Antifa Arrested with Firearm and Four Magazines Outside ICE Broadview Facility | Homeland Security
This violent rioter is a journalist and teacher at the University of Illinois; social media posts glorify violence against federal law enforcement
- Chicago Rioter with Suspected ties to Antifa Arrested with Firearm and Four Magazines Outside ICE Broadview Facility
- This violent rioter is a journalist and teacher at the University of Illinois; social media posts glorify violence against federal law enforcement.
Justice KBJ Compares Blacks to Disabled Persons Incapable of Voting - The Last Refuge
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was DEI nomination to the Supreme Court, and another thing entirely to listen to her own words as she proves it. - Sundance
During oral arguments in ‘Louisiana v. Callais’, a case before the high court considering whether Louisiana’s congressional map (which includes two majority-black districts), where plaintiffs in the case argue the congressional map is unconstitutionally gerrymandered based on race;
During oral arguments in ‘Louisiana v. Callais’, a case before the high court considering whether Louisiana’s congressional map (which includes two majority-black districts), where plaintiffs in the case argue the congressional map is unconstitutionally gerrymandered based on race;
- Justice KBJ compares black people to disabled people.
- The comparison for the argument she is trying to make is ridiculous.
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