Friday Phenomena

On a warm and cloudy Friday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Houston Mayor John Whitmire (D) announces that the city's police force will limit cooperation with ICE.

From FrontpageMag, did the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia have a "godless conservatism"?

From Townhall, President Trump announces a new White House chief of staff.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a group of U.N. officials want to give human rights to AI.  (Perhaps Lieutenant Commander Data might approve.)

From the Washington Examiner, according to an opinion column, Vice President Vance's economic vision would be a disaster for the Republicans.

From The Federalist, Christian conservatives can't import new voters like the Democrats can, but there is something we can do.

From American Thinker, the sky is not falling due to the midterm elections and the left is already wanting to overreach.

From NewsBusters, job growth in October more than doubled expectations.

From Canada Free Press, more on the sky not falling.

From TeleSUR, the Paraguayan Senate gives President Santiago Peña 30 minutes notice to present his impeachment defense.

From Snouts in the Trough, is the West undergoing civilizational collapse?

From EuroNews, Belgian King Philippe refuses to accept Prime Minister Bart De Wever's resignation.

From ReMix, nearly half of all Poles reject Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government taking over the Polish Constitutional Tribunal.

From Balkan Insight, with its recent change of power, Serbia can reinvigorate its bid to join the E.U.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco celebrates the 51st anniversary of the Green March.

From The New Arab, Egypt's military operation "Southern Shield" sparks human rights concerns over the deaths of civilian miners in northern Sudan.

From Arutz Sheva, the Muslim organization CAIR suspends its operations in Florida as the state's designation of the group as a terrorist organization takes effect.

From Organiser, Muslim Imam Maulana Sajid Rashidi sparks anger with comments about women and rape.

From Truth Nigeria, gunmen kill four people at a market in Abeda Shitile, Benue, Nigeria.

From Gatestone Institute, how China weaponizes the hatred of Jews.

From The Daily Signal, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) commutes the death sentences of 548 convicted murderers.

From The American Conservative, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) makes an unconvincing flip-flop about Iran.

From The Western Journal, the left-wing media outlet suddenly folds, after which conservatives dig up some of its craziest headlines.

From BizPac Review, the owner of a Somali daycare center linked to a fraud settlement is elected to the Minnesota state legislature.

From the Daily Wire, a civil war starts among Democratic Senators and Senators-elect.

From the Daily Caller, the White House tells thousands of conservative groups that their statements are being "monitored".

From the New York Post, Senator Chris Murphy (D-Con) is released from the hospital after suffering a stroke and is expected to make a "full recovery".

From Breitbart, congresscritter Greg Steube (R-FL) announces his bid for the House Republican Conference chair.

From Newsmax, voters in Colorado and Washington approve ballot measures the keep female sports female.

And from Jewish News Syndicate, 90-year-old Holocaust survivor Eva Geller, who was wounded in the Bondi Beach terror attack almost a year ago, succumbs to her injuries.  (via the New York Post)

A Few Thursday Things

Now that I'm back from running around for the second straight day, here are a few things going on:

From National Review, why Mississippi voters have a problem with Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS).

From FrontpageMag, "what Democrats would to America" if given the chance, which they may well have gotten.

From Townhall, here comes the "gayest Congress in history".

From The Washington Free Beacon, former congresscritter Cori Bush (D-MO) registers as a foreign agent and will lead "fact-finding delegations" to the West Bank and Gaza.

From the Washington Examiner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to deliver his first post-midterm speech as he claims that rumors of his resignation have been greatly exaggerated.

From The Federalist, as it turns out, dangling amnesty in front of illegal aliens doesn't win minority votes for the Republican Party.

From American Thinker, the sights and sound of Dearborn, Michigan and Minneapolis, Minnesota could be coming to a city near you.

From NewsBusters, several states approve voter ID requirements on midterm ballots.

From Snouts in the Trough, is the West trying to abolish itself?

From The Jerusalem Post, a Palestinian teacher is arrested in the West Bank over media posts allegedly praising terrorists and the attack of October 7th, 2023.

From Organiser, Pakistan and Turkey promote Islamic outreach in India.

From The American Conservative, the recent history of Hungary shows the dangers of socialism.

From BizPac Review, The Daily Show takes a cheap shot at the late Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

From the Daily Wire, a jury in London, England convicts actor Russell Brand of rape and sexual assault.

From the Daily Caller, congressional candidate Michael Alfonso (R-Wis), son-in-law of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, wins his race and will be the youngest person in Congress at age 26.

From Breitbart, jobless claims fall to a level not seen since 1969.

From Newsmax, the Department of Justice is finally investigating the leak of the Supreme Court's draft opinion Dobbs v. Jackson.

And from the New York Post, airport workers in Callao, Peru find over 3,000 spiders inside socks in the luggage of three travelers.

Some Wednesday Whatnot

Now that I'm back from wandering around, which will also be the case tomorrow, here are a few things going on:

From National Review, after the Republicans lose the midterm elections, President Trump defends his unpopular war against Iran.

From FrontpageMag, the irritating hassles of jury duty.

From Townhall, why former Vice President Harris will not be the Democratic nominee in 2028.

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to Hamas's own figures, the population of Gaza grew in 2025, and there wasn't a famine.

From the Washington Examiner, the Democrats put a stain on Alaska that their blue wave can't wash clean.

From The Federalist, the best and worst explanations for the Republican losses in the midterms.

From American Thinker, to reverse a common adage, "consequences have elections".

From NewsBusters, even blue states pass ballot measures that acknowledge biological reality.

From The Jerusalem Post, the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court extends the detention of journalist and activist Abed Abu Shehadeh after his arrest for alleged security violations.

From Arutz Sheva, Syrian authorities prevent a terror attack by a Hezbollah-linked cell against an oil refinery in the region of Homs.

From Gatestone Institute, European governments have a dangerous new plan to destroy the independent media.  (What is this "freedom of the press" you speak of?)

From The American Conservative, please next Congress, do something.

And from SFGate, the biggest loser on election day was Big Tech.

Tuesday Things For Election Day

On a warm and sunny Tuesday after the first Monday of November, now that I'm back from voting, here are some things going on:

From National Review, Islamism, or maybe anti-Islamism, is on the ballot.

From FrontpageMag, what's going on in Warsaw, Poland.

From Townhall, on election day, the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk's message to Republicans matters more than ever.

From The Washington Free Beacon, it's time to "brace for impact".

From the Washington Examiner, whether taking a ballot selfie breaks the law depends on what state you're in.

From The Federalist, the biggest threat to the U.S. is stupid voters.

From American Thinker, a Brit sings the praises of American football.

From NewsBusters, the liberals at PolitiFact are neither "calm" nor "independent".

From Canada Free Press, the choice for Americans in today's elections.

From TeleSUR, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel points out that new economic reforms will not lead to privatization.

From Snouts in the Trough, the mainstream media's Trump Derangement Syndrome is off the scale.

From EuroNews, North Macedonian President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova at Bulgaria's demand that the North Macedonian government recognize the Bulgarian minority living in North Macedonia.

From Free West Media, supermarket freezers are hacked in at least seven European countries.

From ReMix, two ethnically non-Danish teenage males allegedly rape two Danish teenage girls in Kalindborg, Denmark.  (If you read Danish, read the story at B.T.)

From Balkan Insight, Serbian police officials are detained over allegations of torture and abuse of position.

From The North Africa Post, Shell Trading Rotterdam B.V. agrees to purchase jet fuel from Morocco's Port Nador facility.

From The New Arab, Aramco works to expand the oil pipeline that avoids the Strait of Hormuz.

From RAIR Foundation USA, how the terror-connected Muslim Public Affairs Council is placing Islamic operatives into police departments.

From Gatestone Institute, Morocco moves toward a golden future.

From The Daily Signal, President Trump's midterm traveling runs circles around those of former Presidents Obama and Biden.

From The American Conservative, today marks the last election of the Trump era.

From The Western Journal, ballot scanners undergo technical difficulties in a competitive New York House district.

From BizPac Review, pollster Nate Silver explains what Republicans need in order to avoid a disaster in today's elections.

From the Daily Wire, the 12 House races that you need to watch.

From the Daily Caller, Trump announces a deal with Prime Minister Netanyahu to end $4 billion per year in American aid to Israel.

From the New York Post, Senator Fake Cherokee (D-MA) and other Democrats question McDonald's CEO Christ Kempczinski over AI pricing tools.

From Breitbart, more on the U.S. winding down its aid to Israel.

From Newsmax, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) predicts that Republicans will keep control of the Senate.

And from the Genesius Times, senatorial candidate James Talarico (D-TX), who has claimed that God is non-binary, declines to say if the same is true for Allah.

Monday Mania

On a mild and partly sunny Monday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, predictions for the midterm elections.

From FrontpageMag, both of senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed's (D-Mich) parents worked with Islamic charities that were accused of funding al-Qaeda.

From Townhall, state Attorney General and senatorial candidate Ken Paxton (R-TX) nails the reason why his rival James Talarico (D-TX) doesn't represent Texas.

From The Washington Free Beacon, senatorial candidate Angie Nixon's (D-FL) campaign receives $35,000 from a "black feminist" group.

From the Washington Examiner, Mr. Bill makes an 11th-hour endorsement for gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms (D-GA).

From The Federalist, Wayne Country, Michigan won't let voters see what the aforementioned Abdul El-Sayed said after the Hamas terror attack of October 7th, 2023.

From American Thinker, before you vote for anyone, ask what and whom the candidates are willing to protect.

From NewsBusters, congresscritter Haley Stevens (D-Mich) explains why she's endorsing senatorial candidate Mike Rogers (R-Mich).

From Canada Free Press, what will Democrats try to do if they take one of both chambers of Congress?

From TeleSUR, four people are killed in explosions at a military base in Planadas, Colombia.

From Snouts in the Trough, a prediction about Islam in Europe was made in 1974 by Libyan then-leader Muammar Gaddafi.

From EuroNews, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever offers his government's resignation to King Philippe.

From Free West Media, protests over living costs, education and housing continue in the E.U.

From ReMix, an illegal alien holds a principal hostage at gunpoint and performs a mock execution in Nice, France.

From Balkan Insight, Romania and Moldova sign a military cooperation agreement.

From The New Arab, an Algerian army convoy arrives in Niger, the first such foreign deployment for Algerian forces since 1973.

From Gatestone Institute, Al Jazeera celebrates Hamas.

From The Daily Signal, will Virginia become one of the most extreme states on abortion?

From The American Conservative, the media whip up their latest round of "fascism" paranoia for the midterms.

From The Western Journal, FBI Director Kash Patel issues a warning after the FBI rescues a teenage girl who was missing for 18 months.

From BizPac Review, a Jewish conservative activist speaks out after being attacked at the University of Michigan.

From the Daily Wire, Vice President Vance turn's his daughter's toy heist into a roast of the Democrats.

From the Daily Caller, according to an opinion column, the left is eager to light the tinderbox which the Free World has become.

From the New York Post, AI-powered glasses could eliminate talking and typing while at work.

From Breitbart, a new report from the Government Accountability Institute exposes at least 50 threats to election integrity.

From Newsmax, some small Iranian tankers have reportedly evaded the U.S. blockade and smuggled liquefied petroleum gas to China.

And from The Babylon Bee, a Democrat sadly starts to run out of space to put her "I voted" stickers.

Sunday Stories For The Start Of November

On a sunny and mild Sunday on the first day of November, here are some things going on:

From National Review, congresscritter and former senatorial candidate Haley Stevens (D-Mich) endorses senatorial candidate Mike Rogers (R-Mich).

From FrontpageMag, the Department of Justice flags 300,000 voters who might not be U.S. citizens.

From Townhall, more on the aforementioned Haley Stevens endorsing the aforementioned Mike Rogers.

From The Washington Free Beacon, a review of a book written by Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R).

From the Washington Examiner, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) promises to accept the results of Alaska's senatorial election if he is defeated.

From American Thinker, Polish judges become the latest to go wild.

From NewsBusters, according to a study, late night shows target Republican senatorial candidates and mostly leave Democratic senatorial candidates alone.

From Gatestone Institute, some important policies are at stake in this week's midterm elections.

From The American Conservative, as President Trump "makes nice" with Russia, the CIA doesn't.

From the New York Post, Russia suffered 54,000 casualties in October, as claimed by Ukraine.

And from Brain Flushings, 14 people go to the West Bank and find out that a farm is not a designated protest area.

Saturday Links For Halloween

On a cool and partly sunny Saturday falling on the last day of October, here are some things going on:

From FrontpageMag, fake Somali autism centers in Minnesota compete for fake Somali children.

From Townhall, ICE arrests an illegal alien who allegedly assaulted a New York City policeman.

From The Washington Free Beacon, senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich) disinvites his primary opponent, congresscritter Haley Stevens (D-Mich), from his "unity" event.

From the Washington Examiner, D.C. and Virginia sue to block President Trump's proposed Triumphal Arch.

From American Thinker, Pope Leo XIV votes in the current U.S. election.

From NewsBusters, soccer player Megan Rapinoe "can't wait to see an elite trans person play sports".

From The Jerusalem Post, Al Jazeera airs rare archival footage of Hamas commander Muhammad Deif holding discussions before the attack on October 7th, 2023.

From Gatestone Institute, Islamists have ruined empires and would do the same to the U.S. if given the opportunity.

From The American Conservative, what the writers of horror can teach us about AI.

From BizPac Review, Virginia reportedly restores voting rights to a dog who went to the Rainbow Bridge five years ago.

From the Daily Wire, according to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the case against congresscritter Ilhan Omar (D-Min) is "large" and involved multiple people.

From the New York Post, evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky, Ukraine are reunited with family members at the Ukraine-Belarus border.

From Breitbart, the U.S. embassy in Moscow warns of a potential terror attack.

From Newsmax, ICE arrests over 180 illegal aliens in northwestern Alabama.

And from Future of Jewish, the strange history and contradictions of hatred against Jews.

Friday Fuss

On a warm and sunny Friday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, President Trump got the midterm matchups that he wanted.

From FrontpageMag, senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich) and former President Obama are a perfect match.

From Townhall, rules should apply to the people who make them.

From the Washington Examiner, of course, the aforementioned Abdul El-Sayed sides with the terrorists.

From The Federalist, Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis) starts an investigation into Alaska's "decoy Dan" senatorial race scandal.

From American Thinker, some questions which the media should ask the Democrats about affordability.

From NewsBusters, the elitist media are terrible at guarding democracy.

From Canada Free Press, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's (D) treasonous video.

From TeleSUR, Chile launches the 63rd Antarctic Scientific Expedition from the city of Punta Arenas.

From Snouts in the Trough, is the U.K. become more peaceful with each passing day?

From EuroNews, Italy goes on high alert as thousands strike in dozens of cities.

From Free West Media, the Czech parliament votes to abolish broadcasting fees for television and radio.

From ReMix, the number of suicides in Germany during 2025 was the highest in almost 30 years.

From Balkan Insight, Bulgaria's presidential election heads to a runoff.

From The North Africa Post, Morocco's new F-16 fighter jets will be equipped with Viper Shield digital electronic countermeasures.

From The New Arab, according to a U.N. report, Sudanese civilians face drone strikes from the Rapid Support Forces and arbitrary arrests from forces affiliated with the Sudanese army.

From Vietnam Plus, Vietnamese President To Lam urges the province of Thai Nguyen to build modern infrastructure and improve the quality of life.

From the Taipei Times, Taiwanese professor Wang Chin-tsan wins an award in Paris for his wastewater-to-energy research.

From China News, IOC President Kirsty Coventry looks forward to the debut of the martial art wushu at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

From The Korea Herald, a portable shrine used to house gilt-bronze Buddha statues located at the Cheoneunsa Temple in Gurye, in the province of South Jeolla, will be designated a National Treasure in South Korea.

From The Mainichi, the Sapporo District Court sentences a man to six and a half years in prison for setting fire to a mosque and another building in the Japanese city of Ebetsu.

From Japan Today, Suzuki overtakes Honda as the no. 2 automaker in Japan according to global sales.

From Gatestone Institute, do not let China cow the U.S. on AI.

From The Daily Signal, unclear abortion-related ballot measures in four states could confuse voters.

From The American Conservative, Vice President Vance is the man to end the war against Iran.

From The Western Journal, congresscritter Ilhan Omar's (D-Min) ex-husband describes himself as a "gay man" in an academic paper.

From The Western Journal, Biker for Trump removes an agitator at a Trump rally in Texas.

From the Daily Wire, how to catch a Medicaid fraudster.

From the Daily Caller, the Department of Justice is reviewing felony charges against jounalists James O'Keefe and Cam Higby over an undercover election sting in Minnesota.

From Breitbart, a Purple Heart recipient who fought in Vietnam, who was a guest of Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) at Trump's 2025 Joint Address to Congress, accuses him of abandoning veterans in a new political ad.

From Newsmax, early voting explodes in the current midterm election.

And from the New York Post, dozens of New York City Marathon runners call on "Etsy witches" in hopes that they will reverse the forecasted warm weather for the race.

Patrick Stewart 1940-2026

Actor Patrick Stewart, known for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the show Star Trek:  The Next Generation and as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men movies, died yesterday in Los Angeles at the age of 86.  He had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body Dementia.

Patrick Stewart was born in Mirfield, a town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, part of the English country of York.  His parents were Alfred Stewart, a sergeant major in the British Army Parachute Regiment during World War II who later became a postman, and the former Gladys Barrowclough, a weaver and textile worker.  During his childhood, an English teacher gave him a copy of something from Shakespeare and told him to perform.  He studied drama in school until he dropped out at age 15 and supported himself as a newspaper reporter.  He eventually received a grant to study at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Stewart first appeared on stage in 1959 in a production of Cyrano de Bergerac.  He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1966 to 1982.  His first TV appearance was as a fire officer on the show Coronation Street.  He would appear in many TV series and played some minor roles in films.  In 1987, he was chosen for the role of Captain Picard in Star Trek:  The Next Generation and several movies set after that series.  In 1990, Stewart resumed acting on stage, which he continued from time to time over the rest of his life.  During the late 1990s, he accepted the role of Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men movies.  He also provided voices for animated films.

Stewart was married to Sheila Falconer from 1966 to 1990.  They had a son named Daniel, who is also an actor, and a daughter named Sophia.  He was married to ST: TNG producer Wendy Neuss from 2000 to 2003.  In 2013, he married American singer/songwriter Sunny Ozell, by whom he is survived, along with his children Daniel and Sophia.

Read more at AP News, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, TMZ and The Guardian.

Thursday Tidbits

On a mild and sunny Thursday, here are some things going on:

From National Review, diversity of opinion about the "Cornell 7" is not welcome at Columbia University.

From FrontpageMag, in defense of voting based on realism.

From Townhall, The Washington Post omits some important facts about a D.C. middle school baseball coach who was detained by ICE.

From The Washington Free Beacon, records show that senatorial candidate Troy Jackson's (D-ME) "logging" company is really a consulting firm.

From the Washington Examiner, the sneaky Democrat strategy in Alaska.

From The Federalist, the U.S. is headed for either mass immigration or mass deportation.

From American Thinker, former President Bush the Younger was and still is wrong about 9/11.

From NewsBusters, The View had no problem earlier this week with the fake Dan Sullivan in Alaska.

From Canada Free Press, a "diagram of a leftist revolution", of which France is merely a preview.

From TeleSUR, Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodríguez announces transformations, labor dialogue, and reforms.

From Snouts in the Trough, hey leftists, what about the genocide in Nigeria?

From EuroNews, the foreign policy and governing challenges facing the Student List movement in Serbia.

From Free West Media, an oil spill near the Strait of Hormuz could cause a water crisis.

From ReMix, according to former Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller, current Prime Minister Donald Tusk could win next year's parliamentary elections but still fail to form a governing majority.  (If you read Polish better than yours truly, read the story at Do Rzeczy.)

From Balkan Insight, 11 police officers and two prosecutors are suspended after the latest femicide in Kosovo.

From Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, Athens, Greece has its own "Mount Trashmore".  (FfJE appears to be a subsidiary of Balkan Insight.)

From The North Africa Post, almost 35 percent of Moroccan exports are from its automotive industry.

From The New Arab, Yemeni authorities accuse the Houthis of using banned toxic substances in attacks in the Province of Taiz.

From the Colombo Gazette, 14 university students participate in a training program on hydrography and marine geospatial information at the Sri Lanka National Hydrographic Office.

From the Daily Mirror, shortages of cards prevent Sri Lanka from producing drivers licenses, and national identity cards.

From Raajje, former Maldivian parliamentcritter Yaugoob Abdulla warns that waiting until 2028 to replace the current Maldivian government could be back for the education sector.

From the Bangkok Post, a mishap at Thailand's Suvarnabhumi airport is attributed to ground subsidence.

From The Straits Times and maybe the "what could go wrong?" department, visitors to the Singaporean island of Sentosa can book rides on self-driving shuttles starting in early 2027.

From Tempo(dot)Co, student protesters call for Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to dismiss Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni over his alleged failure to address forest fires.

From Free Malaysia Today, the party Perikatan Nasional announces five of the six candidates it will field in the upcoming election in the Malaysian state of Melaka.

From the Borneo Post, according to Finance Minister Amir Hamzah Azizan, the Malaysian government is increasing the allocation for all of the country's states, with Sabah and Sarawak getting the most.

From Counterview, the challenges faced by women who leave Islam are highlighted at a conference in London.

From Gatestone Institute, the U.S. needs to learn from its own successes.

From The Daily Signal, before President Trump goes to a rally in South Carolina, his administration highlights five illegal aliens recently arrested in that state.

From The American Conservative, some FBI agents finally face justice over former First Son Hunter Biden's laptop.

From The Western Journal, a State Department employee who lost her job after throwing a drink at an NBA game tells her side of the story.

From BizPac Review, a woman wearing a burka tries to turn a Pinellas County, Florida council meeting into an Islamic call to prayer and is escorted out.

From the Daily Wire, the Wisconsin Supreme Court opens a new investigation into a judge who helped an illegal alien evade ICE.

From the Daily Caller, small towns in Texas payed tens of thousands of dollars on performances by Tejano singer and congressional candidate (D-TX) Bobby Pulido.

From the New York Post, former (and very briefly) White House press secretary Katie Zacharia spars with journalist Piers Morgan over her private chats with Trump.

From Breitbart, screenwriter/director Adam Sorkin admits that he's not good as a director after his film The Social Reckoning flops.

From Newsmax, federal investigators found evidence in 2016 that then-private citizen Ilhan Omar's 2009 marriage was fraudulent.

And from SFGate, the creepiest street in California has lured weirdos and sci-fi fans for a long time.