“Democrats had their party Saturday and … it doesn’t matter. Nothing came of it because nothing was supposed to come from it, the event was simply to make sure the left’s radical muscles don’t atrophy and the Brownshirts don’t turn on them. They need to keep their fringe simmering, events like that help them not boil over as quickly. Most importantly, they need to keep them from thinking, and there’s nothing like a good day of chanting a body odor to keep original thought at bay. I managed to avoid all coverage of it, and all news, until Sunday morning. ‘This Week’ loved it like George Stephanopoulos loved Jeffrey Epstein (there’s something about those Clinton people and perverts, isn’t there?), but ‘Meet the Press’ barely touched on it, instead opting for news.” (10/21/25)
“Just two months ago, my union (the United Automobile Workers) did a remarkable thing. It made public its pledge to fight for the rights of autoworkers (not its own dues-paying members, but workers overseas), based on the slogan, ‘An injury to one is an injury to all.’ That slogan has its origins in the radical US labor formation from the last century, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), also known as the ‘Wobblies.’ The Wobblies were famous for advocating ‘One Big Union,’ uniting workers without distinction, and directly targeting the capitalist system. Its founders 120 years ago included anarchists, socialists, and Marxists.” (10/21/25)
“Watching the ‘No Kings’ protests, a friend commented: ‘Democracy dies when the other side wins. Another rule they wouldn’t want to have turned back on them.’ That does seem to be the animating spirit not only of the various marches around the country, but of the entire anti-Trump resistance. President Trump’s crime isn’t anything he’s said, or done, or even believed (which, all too often, anti-Trump protesters can’t cogently describe anyway). It’s that he won, and he represents the other team. As Batya Ungar-Sargon put it: ‘The ‘No Kings’ rally isn’t protesting Trump but rather the agenda the majority [sic] of America voted for. The Left isn’t protesting a king but their fellow Americans. They aren’t standing up for democracy — they are protesting against it.'” [editor’s note: No “majority” voted for Trump. He received votes from only about 22.5% of Americans, and from slightly less than 50% of those who actually voted – TLK] (10/20/25)
“A defiant Curtis Sliwa forcefully rejected the growing calls for him to end his bid for New York City mayor. ‘So, let’s be very clear: I am not dropping out, under no circumstances,’ the GOP nominee for mayor said at a press conference Tuesday morning. ‘I’ve already been offered money to drop out, I said no.’ The comments come a day after his boss, influential Republican John Catsimatidis, issued a public plea for Sliwa to drop out of the race and unite behind Andrew Cuomo. … For months, the crowded field of mayoral hopefuls has been called on to coalesce behind a single candidate in an attempt to prevent proud socialist Zohran Mamdani from winning City Hall.” [editor’s note: As Tom Shillue pointed out on Gutfeld! last night, it is CUOMO (the not-chosen and thus “Independent”) who should drop out, to leave the primary-nominated Dem and GOP candidates to go head to head – SAT] [additional editor’s note: All three of these low-lifes should drop out and NYC should see how not having a mayor at all works for them! – TLK] (10/21/25)
“With Election Day in New Jersey and Virginia’s very competitive and combustible races for governor just two weeks away, Democrats are bringing in one of their party’s best campaign trail closers. Former President Barack Obama will headline rallies in New Jersey and Virginia — the only two states in the nation to hold gubernatorial contests the year after a presidential election — on Nov. 1, the Saturday before Election Day. For Democrats, who are aiming to escape the political wilderness after last year’s stunning election setbacks when they lost the White House and Senate majority and fell short in winning back the House, the 2025 ballot box showdowns are their first major shot at redemption, and they hope that Obama’s two-state swing will energize their base voters.” (10/21/25)
“Next week, the Federal Open Market Committee will assemble to determine the future direction of interest rates. Analysts expect the Fed to lower the rate by another quarter-point, after a quarter-point drop in September. FOMC meetings also yield statements about the state of the economy and predictions for future growth and unemployment rates. This time, there’s one problem: The Federal Reserve lacks certain key economic data that can help in decision-making, because of the government shutdown. And while this is happening, an apparent snafu involving a collector of private jobs data has blinded the central bank even more. The payroll company ADP appears to have cut off the delivery of timely data encompassing 20 percent of all payrolls, which Fed governor Christopher Waller disclosed in an August speech.” (10/21/25)
“More than 420[!?] bills attacking longstanding public health protections (vaccines, milk safety and fluoride) have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law. An Associated Press investigation found that the wave of legislation has cropped up in most states, pushed by people with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The effort would strip away protections that have been built over a century and are integral to American lives and society. Around 30 bills have been enacted or adopted in 12 states.” [editor’s note: The “journalist” who typed this made sure to throw in that “anti-science” epithet several times, yet chose to lead with the “420” reference – SAT] (10/21/25)
“After six weeks of walking from New York City on my Walk Across America, I’ve arrived in Baltimore. This city is one of contrasts. On one side, you have the beautiful Inner Harbor with its shops and eateries; on the other, the rowhouses of Sandtown-Winchester and the public housing towers of East Baltimore. The same despair I fight on the South Side of Chicago is found here — families trapped by a system that profits from their pain. Walk these streets, and it’s clear somebody’s getting rich off the poor. There are plenty of grants, programs and press conferences to go around. But where is the transformation? I didn’t see much. When the system thrives and profits off brokenness, who’s truly there for those caught in it? This is how the poverty industrial complex works, and it’s time we dismantled it, so individuals can climb the ladders of opportunity.” (10/21/25)
“China’s spy agency accused the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) of hacking its national time service, alleging a yearslong cyberespionage campaign that targeted the system keeping official Beijing Time — a backbone for China’s telecommunications, finance and defense sectors. The Ministry of State Security claimed the NSA began the operation in 2022 by exploiting a text-messaging vulnerability to gain control of employee cellphones at the National Time Service Center, then used stolen credentials to access servers and implant covert tools. The alleged breach, if true, could have allowed attackers to tamper with national timekeeping — a move that experts say could disrupt communications, banking and satellite navigation across China. The NSA said in a statement it ‘does not confirm nor deny allegations in the media regarding its operations.” (10/21/25)
“In this fourth week of the government shutdown, Senate Republicans are gathering at White House — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they refuse to negotiate on any Democratic demands. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called it ‘a pep rally’ and said it’s ‘shameful’ that House Speaker Mike Johnson has kept the House out of town during the shutdown. Schumer says his side wants to end the shutdown and fix the health care premium crisis that ‘looms over 20 million hardworking Americans’.” (10/21/25)
