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From Pupvine: Texas Owner Introduces A Fearless Six-Month-Old Puppy To Her Anxious Deaf Dog, Hoping She Can Reach Him In A Way Humans Cannot

Trump on the Elections. From Al Mayadeen: Trump WH plans to govern by executive action if Democrats win Congress. [Ed: like Obama.]

From Zero Hedge: Conservatives In Disbelief Over Democrat's Answer: "One Of The Craziest Things I've Ever Heard A Politician Say". Just when you thought Democrats couldn't get more insane... [Ed: he called males being allowed in female bathrooms to be a "manufactured issue."]

Europe in Chaos. From X: Protests Hit 12 NATO Countries in 3 Weeks. Here's What Happened to Each. From BettBeat: Rubio, France’s Student Uprising, and Politics of Ethnic Cleansing in Europe.

From Panamerican Dispatch: What are the Accusations and Evidence Against Flávio Bolsonaro?

From Futurism: Prisons Using AI to Predict When Incarcerated People Will Commit Future Crimes. [Ed: precrime is a dangerous, dangerous trend.]

From Son of the New American Revolution: Taking The Houthis At Their Word: The Bill Saudi Arabia Doesn't Want To Read. Riyadh has a simple method for dealing with Houthi claims. It announces that its air defenses intercepted something, says nothing about everything else, and hopes the world changes the subject.

Big Picture Economics. From Zero Hedge: Unhappiest Place On Wall Street: Disney Readies Thousands Of Layoffs As Managers Told To Slash 20% Of Costs. Seven rounds of cuts under two CEOs since 2023, and the stock is still 44% below its 2021 peak while the S&P 500 has nearly doubled. From Market Ear: Tech Is Breaking. Credit Is Screaming. The Machines Are Next. The market is sitting on a $164 billion selling bomb. From Dohmen Capital Research: Is The AI Bubble Already Bursting? [Ed: yes, I think it is.]

From DoDo: Deaf Dog Starts Coming To Preschool Every Day And Becomes The Class Pet. "[T]he students are calmer when he’s there."

Alaska Scandal. From Jonathan Turley: Alaska's Decoy Scandal Brings Back The Usual Suspects For Shady Election Tactics. Indeed... [Ed: Marc Elias.] From Mish Talk: Nate Silver Overreacts to Election Lawsuit in Alaska. What About Michigan? [Ed: I disagree. I don't think Silver overreacted.] From Reason: Trump's Election Interference in California and Alaska Prompts a Series of Judicial Rebukes. Four federal courts say the Trump administration is trying to usurp the states' constitutional authority over elections. From Jonathan Turley: “That’s Part of the Process”: Democratic Leaders Embrace Voter Confusion Tactics as Harmless or Humorous.

Iran. From Zero Hedge: Trump, Netanyahu At Odds Over Restarting Iran War. Trump told reporters Saturday that negotiations are "going fine" [Ed: netanyahu will prevail.]

From the Victory Girls Blog: When Will the Violent Left Be Held Accountable? "A recent incident at the University of Michigan is the perfect snapshot of how the Left has escalated its violent behavior against approved targets and gets away with it."

Commentary on U.S. Election. From Kunstler.com: [link=https://www.kunstler.com/p/forcing-function]'The Coup Is Underway'[/link]: Kunstler Sees A 'Turnstile Into The Next Phase Of The Fourth Turning'. It was supposed to be an election, but the event we're in is actually an attempt to overthrow the government..From Reason: What Do Libertarians Have To Gain From the Midterms? . From the Mises Institute: Midterm elections. Cynicism Should Win the Mid-Term Elections. [Ed: Bovard is always worth the read.]

From Real Clear World: Canada’s “New World Order” Is Façade

From Jonathan Turley: McHaggis? Court Green Lights Lawsuit Alleging that the McRib Contains Non-Rib Meat

AI. From Mises Institute: AI Will Cut the BS Jobs. While we should not fear mass unemployment from AI, it is true that somes jobs will be displaced, including many BS jobs. [Ed: unfortunately, writers will be deeply affected.] From CTV: Could hacked AI turn robots rogue? Here’s what a team of researchers found. [Ed: spoiler....they say 'yes'.] From AI News: Banks block AI agents as US open banking rule stalls

From Zero Hedge: "Kill Me Clinics": Disturbing New Industry Quietly Spreads Across America. "...make lucrative profits off of scared patients." [Ed: what happened to killing yourself...yourself?]

From Little Happy Paws: Sisters Save Tiny Dog on Road Trip Now Living Lavishly in Illinois

From WorldNetDaily: More receipts: New undercover videos confirm James Talarico is faking ‘moderate’ positions From You Tube/O'Keefe Group: James Talarico Portrays Himself as Moderate to Win Over Texas Voters

From Hot Air: European Supermarkets Hit by Cyberattack

Newsom for President? From Deadline: Newsom’s November Surprise: Boost CA Film & TV Tax Incentives To $1B ASAP, Says Exiting Governor From Deseret News: Top Democrats are positioning themselves for the 2028 presidential race. Democrats like former Vice President Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg and Gavin Newsom are campaigning for fellow Democrats in the midterms – but also maybe themselves

From Euronews: Police dismantle affordable housing protest camp in Madrid, city authorities say. [Ed: Spain is about to boil over.]

From the Wrap: What Caused the Ratings Decline at Fox News? The cable news network lost 27% of its total day viewers in October compared to a year earlier. Where did they go?

From Dog Heirs: Beagle Alerts Her Dad To Drowning Dog Outside Their Boat

Alaska's Sullivan Scandal. From the Alaska Beacon: As Alaskans vote, state’s top federal prosecutor confirms criminal investigation of Dem groups. A civil lawsuit against the Alaska Division of Elections is also continuing in federal court, with a ruling possible before Monday. [Ed: Peltola continues to deny knowing anything about the scheme.] From the AP News:
Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots as criminal probe underway over Senate candidate.

From Paws So Cute: A Dog’s Outing Leads to a Life of Happiness

From Victory Girls Blog: The Prank Heard Round the World. [Ed: this has been on the blog before but this is a particularly good write up.]

U.S. Elections. From Mish Talk: Surprise, Surprise! The Polls Catch Up with the Betting Markets Today. [Ed: both lean Democrat.]

From Oligarch Watch: Department of War plays defense for Musk. "The inspector general for the Department of War has rejected requests from U.S. lawmakers to investigate Elon Musk’s decision to throttle Ukrainian access to SpaceX satellites."

DSA. From Breaking Points via YouTube:.Pelosi SLAMS Abdul In Final Days

Ukraine-Russia. From Mish Talk: Zelensky Resumes Attacks on Russian Oil Refineries In Defiance of Trump.

Cost of Living. From New York Post: Americans are putting groceries and gas on credit, and the debt is piling up. How everyday purchases become long term debt. From World Socialist Web Site: Half of US workers go without needed care even before Trump Medicaid cuts take effect January 1.

From Euronews: How the Binance hack happened and who was behind it.

From People: Rescue Team Spends 4 Hours Digging for Pet Wiener Dog Stuck 8 Feet Underground. Minny the dachshund was found less than 3 meters (about 10 feet) from where crews opened an underground pipe

Ilhan Omar. From Zero Hedge: Ilhan Omar's Ex-Husband And Alleged Brother Describes Himself As 'Gay Man' While Frey Aide Says Allegations 'Almost Certainly True'. No way!? [Ed: politically important only because of what seems to be looming deportation of Ilhan.] From the Post Millennial: Minnesota Dem turns on Ilhan Omar, says it's 'almost certainly true' she married her brother. “Democrats should understand that the allegation is almost certainly true."

From France 24: 'I didn’t know it was theft': Trials begin in Paris following October 17 violence. AND 'Deeply regressive': How the French government plans to make protesters pay for riots and looting

From American Thinker: Barbaric election aftermath in Brazil. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes reared his ugly head again.

From the Cradle: US Puts NATO Allies On Notice To 'Tone Down' Anti-Russia Rhetoric. Follows Estonian leader recently refering to Putin as a "rat in a corner"...[Ed: Zelensky will not be pleased and he's not smart enough to stay silent about it.] From Oil Price: Trump Considers Lifting Sanctions On Putin's 'Slush Fund'. Washington is considering lifting sanctions imposed on the Russian Direct Investment Fund in 2022...

From Cato Institute: Handbook on Affordability [Ed: free, downloadable .pdf.]

From the Daily Paws: The Inside Scoop on Weird Dog Behaviors: Zoomies, Reverse Sneezes, and Butt Scooching.

From the Drive: Cheap Aftermarket Car Screens Are Loaded With Spyware, By the Way The Drive

Ukraine-Russia. From CBS News: U.S. approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged his allies to speed up deliveries of the critical munition. [Ed: given the preceding news item, this seems a bit schizophrenic.] From Ukrainska Pravda: Russian forces attack Ukraine with 134 drones overnight, with hits recorded at 20 locations [Ed: Saturday night-Sunday morning.] From Dances with Bears: The Legless Podcasters— Why the Napolitano Gang Makes the Same War Mistake so Often

From Lew Rockwell: Congress Must Stop Israel from Causing Economic Collapse, Wars for Profit, Civil War, and WW 3!

U.S. Elections. From Politico: Judge orders DOJ to stop threatening to prosecute election officials. The San Francisco-based court also said federal officials must stop demanding that ballots from selected voters be segregated. From Post Millennial: DOJ reviews 'unlawful voting' charges brought against Cam Higby, James O'Keefe by Hennepin County Attorney. "...after they conducted an undercover election sting to expose vulnerabilities in the state’s voting system."

From Tech Crunch: GM Reaches $220 Million Settlement Over Selling Drivers' Private Data

Strait of Hormuz. From Deutsche Welle: India news: Tanker carrying 27 Indians attacked in Strait of Hormuz. Two vessels carrying Indian crew members have been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz over the past two days as Iran steps up attacks on shipping. [Ed: you hear little about the Strait in the news these days.] From Middle East Eye: IRGC says four tankers using ‘unauthorised’ route hit in Hormuz.

From BBC: Trump's tariffs could shutter this Canadian town - its residents are fighting to save it. A century-old paper mill in Témiscaming, Quebec is indefinitely closed after the US imposed 50% tariffs on its products, putting hundreds out of work.

Iran. From Son of the New American Revolution: Trump Can Start It But He Can’t Finish It. Now He Wants to Island-Hop.

From the Greater Good: Justin Theroux’s Rescue Dog Kuma Goes From Mange-Covered Shelter Pup to Protective Big Sister

Musk. From the New Republic: Elon Musk Made Off With $16 Billion of Taxpayer Money. In theory, contractors are legally barred from political giving because that smacks of bribery. In practice, Musk gets a 2,200 percent return on his investment. From La Voce di New York: Musk Gives $475 Million to GOP Races, Warns of a Democratic “Party State”. [Ed: not to mention that the Dems are announcing their intention to destroy him if they regain power.]

From the Daily Economy: Who Put Tariffs in My ($20!) Burrito?

From Cato: Machado’s Return Changes Everything in Venezuela. "It exposes the flaws in the United States’ strategy of prioritizing regime stability followed by economic recovery, to focus only later on democratic transition."

From Mises Institute: The Strawman That Won’t Die: Say’s Law at the Hoover Institution. Many have misstated Say’s Law for years. J. M. Keynes incorrectly attributed a concept to Say that he did not hold: “supply creates its own demand.” Even the great Thomas Sowell restated this error.

From Paws So Cute: Bark In The Park Event Becomes Hilarious Game of Fetch When Sweet Dog Spots “OH MY BASEBALLS!”

From CNBC: $6.3B Binance Heist Could Be Biggest Crypto Heist Ever. Binance insists user funds are safe. [Ed: it is reassuring that none of the theft that occurs involves hacking the blockchain, only the security of companies.] AND Hackers Drain $2.6M From Polymarket Users. Trading on prediction market was briefly halted after breach linked to third-party tool

From Doog Lovers: Heartwarming Moment Caught on Drone: Blind Dog Joyfully Reunites With Loving Owner

From PM of Canada: Canada and the European Union announce new Alliance for the Future to create greater affordability, opportunity, and sovereignty. From Upstream: Canada explores LNG exports to Europe as part of new alliance. Canada-EU Alliance for the Future unveils feasibility study for gas shipments from North American producer

The Dan Scandal. From the Daily Mail: Revealed: Democrat operative at the center of Alaska Senate race scandal amid claims he recruited second Dan Sullivan to spoil Republican chances. From Zero Hedge: 'Decoy Dan' Skipped Town Two Days Before NYT Bombshell As Feds Surge Into Alaska. Catch Dan if you can...

Ilhan Omar. From FOX News: 'Radical Left Lunatic' judge Trump wanted impeached takes up Ilhan Omar warrant fight. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro called the request to unseal 'rash,' arguing the investigation remains ongoing. AND Omar’s midterm rival exposes 'vicious' Somali gangs amid immigration probe into embattled rep. John Nagel, running against Ilhan Omar, called for a gang task force after shootings in Eden Prairie and Bloomington. From Newsmax: Report: Obama Admin Uncovered Evidence Against Omar's Marriage. [Ed: fell outside the statute of limitations.] From Stanford Law: When Federal Agents Came to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Door. Stanford’s David Sklansky discusses the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home, the Justice Department’s election-timing rules, and what courts can do when prosecutions are challenged as retaliatory.

U.S. Elections in California. From AP: Administration Subpoenas California Election Officials. It's intimidation, Los Angeles County registrar says.From the Associated Press: Appeals Panel Rejects DOJ on Setting Aside California Ballots. Trump administration argues 20K ballots may have gone to noncitizens

From Dog Heirs: Funny Dog Thinks Halloween Skeleton Bones Are for Him.

Red Baron. From the Detroit News: Red Baron employee targeted in viral prank speaks out amid outpouring. From Trib Live: Over $500K raised for Red Baron pizza worker following attempted prank.

From QTR's Fringe Finance: “Very Intentional”: Steve Eisman Thinks Anthropic Is Hiding Something. "Steve Eisman, the investor made famous by The Big Short."

U.S. Election, Commentary. From Reason: The Midterms Offer a Choice Between Two Brands of Socialism. Democrats openly embrace socialist ideas as the GOP pushes for greater state direction of the economy. [Ed: Vance repeatedly denounces "free-market economic thinking." He's a scary person.]

U.S. Election, Facts. From Mish Talk: Texas Early Voting Is 13.5 Points Bluer than 2024. Is That Enough?

From Just the News: Emails cast doubt on Jack Smith testimony he followed rules to protect attorney-client privilege. Emails sharply contradict Smith’s testimony just weeks ago to the Senate Judiciary Committee. He expressed confidence his team had followed the proper rules to keep attorney client privileged testimony out of the hands of agents and investigators who weren’t legally entitled to have it.

From Cuteness: Lost German Shepherd Cleverly Turns Himself In To The Police To Get Back Home.

From Post Millennial: Texas ICE operation nabs over 4,170 illegal aliens in 10 days, 60% had criminal records. The 10-day effort, dubbed “Operation Lone Star Mission,” averaged 400 arrests per day. [Ed: I wish we didn't have to take ICE's word for the 60% figure.]

Big Picture Economics. From AP: Historic Drop Wipes $500B Off Alphabet's Market Value. Google's parent company plunges more than 12% amid worries about AI spending. From Macro Butler: Reset in Peace? Every fiat currency is a promise. Every promise has an expiry date. History has never once failed to collect. From the BBC: US Tech Stocks See Sharp Falls As AI Spending Nears $1 Trillion'

China. From Zero Hedge: Turning The Knife Inward: Xi Purges A Record 33 At Fifth Plenum As China's Military High Command Shrinks To Two Men. Only 162 of 205 full members showed up to this week's Central Committee conclave, the lowest turnout since the Cultural Revolution, and the PLA's seven-man high command is now down to Xi and the general who ran the purges.

From PBS: Judge orders 3 taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads to be pulled from TV, social media. [Ed: they were paid for with tax money.]

Fraud. From the Western Journal: Bessent and FBI Director Kash Patel Announce Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Arrests in Sweeping Minnesota Crackdown; [Ed: The raids produced four arrests tied to a 26-count indictment alleging large-scale Medicaid and social-services fraud...] From Fox9: Minnesota fraud: Feds executed 17 search warrants, 4 arrested. From Zero Hedge: Mobile Tax Preparers Indicted Over 9,000 Allegedly Fraudulent Returns Seeking $177 Million, With $81 Million Already Paid Out. The indictment alleges the scheme ran from about 2021 through 2024.

From People: Meet Champ! An ‘Invincible’ 3-Legged Therapy Dog and the Winner of the 2026 World’s Cutest Rescue Dog Contest