- The original sin: Tariffs...
- Iran muddle...
- The hobby horses...
- The wrong audience..
- The ego...
- Failed promises...
- Tactical errors...
Thursday, November 05, 2026
It's Kimberly and well worth your time!-----What Went (Terribly) Wrong for the GOP - WSJ
Republicans got trounced nationwide. Here are some reasons why. - Kimberley A. Strassel
History for November
History for November 5 - On-This-Day.com 
Will Durant 1885 - American historian, philosopher, author
- 1895 - George B. Selden received the first U.S. patent for an automobile. He sold the rights for $200,000 four years later.
- 1935 - The game "Monopoly" was introduced by Parker Brothers Company.
- 1956 - British and French forces began landing in Egypt during the Suez Canal Crisis. A cease-fire was declared 2 days later.
- 1990 - Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the Kach movement, was shot to death after a speech at a New York Hotel. His assassin, Egyptian El Sayyid, was later convicted of the murder and was sentenced to life in prison for his part in the World Trade Center bombing.
- 2007 - Google unveiled the Android mobile operating system.
- 2009 - At Fort Hood, near Kileen, TX, Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 30 others.
Wednesday, November 04, 2026
ICE Arrests 417 Illegal Aliens Per Day in 'Lone Star Mission' in Texas
ICE Arrests 417 Illegal Aliens Per Day in 'Lone Star Mission' in Texas:
The Department of Homeland Security announced on Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested at least 4,170 illegal aliens during a ten-day mission across the state of Texas. The arrests secured during the Lone Star Mission operation included murderers, sexual assailants, drunk drivers, and alien smugglers, officials stated.
𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐀𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏 𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘: 𝐌𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 $𝟖𝟎𝟎 𝐓𝐎 $𝟏𝟕
At a Trump rally in Kansas, a man stepped up to the microphone with a receipt nobody on CNN wants to print - M.A. Rothman@MichaelARothman
“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 $800 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘰. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 $17.”
That is not a typo...
The Trump administration's most-favored-nation drug deals have cut listed cash prices on inhalers like
- Bevespi Aerosphere from $458 to $51 and
- Airsupra from $504 to $201 through http://TrumpRx.gov (White House, Feb. 2026 fact sheet).
The fake news spent two years insisting none of this was real...
How we got here!-----Curley Effect
Distress, depression rates double among transgender Americans in 10 years.
Related: Neurosis and the Curley Effect. “Reading all of these pieces I’m seeing a story that goes something like this:
Related: Neurosis and the Curley Effect. “Reading all of these pieces I’m seeing a story that goes something like this:
- Depressed, neurotic people (especially single women) are more likely to support Democrats.
- Democrats support policies and messaging that produce more depressed, neurotic people, especially single women.
ICE Arrests More Noncitizens Accused of Illegal Voting | Newsmax.com
ICE Arrests More Noncitizens Accused of Illegal Voting | Newsmax.com:
The latest cases involve noncitizens accused of casting ballots in federal, state, and local elections, including some legal permanent residents and others living in the country illegally, according to ICE.
Instapundit - HUDDLED MASSES, YEARNING FOR FREE STUFF AT YOUR EXPENSE
HUDDLED MASSES, YEARNING FOR FREE STUFF AT YOUR EXPENSE: - Stephen Green
- “Massachusetts is the best place for you to be — for the immigrants — you get health insurance. You get a lot of help as an immigrant here.”
Chinese Operative Sentenced to Prison for Moving Drugs for Mexican Terrorist Cartel
Chinese Operative Sentenced to Prison for Moving Drugs for Mexican Terrorist Cartel:
A U.S. federal judge sentenced a Chinese national to 12 years in prison for his role in helping move large quantities of drugs from Colombia into the United States. The Chinese national moved the illicit narcotics for the terrorist organization Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG).
Prototype X-BAT VTOL ‘Fighter’ Drone Unveiled
We are finally getting our first look at Shield AI's extremely ambitious tail-sitting X-BAT multi-role combat drone. - Joseph TrevithickShield AI has shared the first look at a full-scale prototype of its X-BAT jet-powered stealth ‘fighter’ drone, which is designed to both take off and land vertically from a tail-sitting position.
- This is the company’s latest step toward proving out what remains an extremely ambitious aircraft concept.
- The tailless X-BAT has already received a significant vote of confidence from the U.S. Navy, which is hoping to see the drone develop into a real operational capability on a very aggressive timeline...
First City to Pass Reparations Raises Property Taxes 9% | Frontpage Mag
‘Guaranteed Minimum Income’ means guaranteed maximum tax hikes. - Daniel Greenfield
In 2019, Evanston, Illinois, a Cook County city, announced it would provide $20 million in racial reparations to black people.
In 2019, Evanston, Illinois, a Cook County city, announced it would provide $20 million in racial reparations to black people.
The city has made $7 million in illegal racial payments, but is being sued for racial discrimination, and its financial problems are leading to a 9% property tax hike.
The whopping $5 million tax increase includes an
The whopping $5 million tax increase includes an
- 8.9% property tax hike, a
- 25% water rate increase, and a
- doubling the natural gas tax,
which will help push local residents out of their homes, and ironically, the homeowners most likely to be pushed out as a result will be black.
The crushing hikes also include a variety of other Chicago taxes, including a
The crushing hikes also include a variety of other Chicago taxes, including a
- shopping bag tax, a
- streaming tax,
- a rideshare tax, and then perhaps,
as the Beatles suggested, a foot tax...
"There is absolutely no way this state is going to allow the largest wealth transfer in world history slip through their fingers..."
The wealth transfer is about to begin and they can smell the money slipping away. - Peachy Keenan@KeenanPeachy
This state is Ground Zero -- all the baby boomers who moved to California in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, bought low, want their kids to inherit their homes and wealth over the next decade or so.
This state is Ground Zero -- all the baby boomers who moved to California in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, bought low, want their kids to inherit their homes and wealth over the next decade or so.
- Don't you guys get it - its not about the billionaires.
- It's about the trillions in equity locked up in thousands of 1400 sq foot ranches and 2500 sq foot craftsmans and sprawling mansions.
- They want it and they're coming for it and they're going to take it from the white boomers and redistribute it to their more favored clients.
John Doyle warns of 'third-world mindset' as influencer humiliates working dad for clicks | Blaze Media
John Doyle warns of 'third-world mindset' as influencer humiliates working dad for clicks | Blaze Media:
However, people like the kid are "actively preying on people’s trust and support so they can make a few dollars rather than work an actual job.”
“This is exploiting a high-trust society. This is exploiting the behavior of good Americans,” Doyle says, which he calls a “third-world mindset.”
“The third-world mindset cannot innovate,” he explains. “It cannot create companies. It cannot be productive.”
An education on the way?
John F. Di Leo -
Tonight my wife reminded me that the years to come may be a useful period, educationally at least:
Tonight my wife reminded me that the years to come may be a useful period, educationally at least:
- All those folks who failed to study the fall of Rome are now going to get to live it out in real time.
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