How Did October 7 Become a Distant Memory?

Source: Town Hall
by Larry Elder

“After Hamas'[s] horrific Oct. 7, 2023, massacre of 1,200 Jews and the seizure of 250 Jewish hostages, the headlines cried out in shock, anger and astonishment. The New York Times wrote, ‘As world leaders condemned the attacks — and questions arose about how Israeli intelligence had been so surprised — ordinary citizens tried to make sense of what was happening.’ On Oct. 7, 2023, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens wrote: ‘Thanks to defensive systems like Iron Dome, Hamas’s punches, while frequent and menacing, rarely landed. For Israelis, Gaza seemed relatively contained. That was, until this weekend. Whatever happens next in the current war, this concept (to borrow another term from the Yom Kippur War era, related to Israel’s confidence that it wouldn’t be attacked) has clearly failed. Israel has a clear interest not just in punishing Hamas but also in ending its rule for good.'” (10/02/25)

https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2025/10/02/how-did-oct-7-become-a-distant-memory-n2664333

Steve Trinward

Nirvana baby loses legal case over Nevermind album

Source: BBC News [UK State Media]

“The man who was photographed as a baby on the cover of Nirvana’s classic album Nevermind has failed in his attempts to sue the band for distributing child pornography. A four-month-old Spencer Elden was pictured swimming naked underwater on the 1991 LP’s famous cover. He sued the rock band and photographer Kirk Weddle, but a judge has ruled that ‘neither the pose, focal point, setting, nor overall context suggest the album cover features sexually explicit conduct.’ A lawyer for Nirvana said: ‘We are delighted the court has ended this meritless case and freed our creative clients of the stigma of false allegations.’ Mr Elden originally filed a lawsuit in 2021, arguing that his identity and name were ‘forever tied to the commercial sexual exploitation he experienced as a minor which has been distributed and sold worldwide.'” (10/02/25)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8eplxd7yzo

Steve Trinward

UK: Police respond to stabbing attack, shoot suspect near Manchester synagogue

Source: ABC News

“A vehicle was driven toward a crowd of people and a man was stabbed near a synagogue in Manchester, a northern British city, police said. ‘One man has been shot, believed to be the offender,’ the Greater Manchester Police said on social media. The incident occurred outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in a northern suburb of the city on Thursday morning, law enforcement said. … Police said at least four people had been injured …. Police said they had declared the major incident, along with a ‘PLATO’ designation, a law enforcement shorthand that means the incident was being treated as a potential marauding terrorist attack. Thursday is Yom Kippur, which is considered the holiest day of the year in Judaism.” (10/02/25)

https://abcnews.go.com/International/uk-police-respond-suspected-stabbing-shoot-suspect-synagogue/story?id=126144273

Thomas L. Knapp

Trump’s tinseltown tariffs threaten free speech

Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Tyler MacQueen

“Much has been made about the financial implications of Trump’s shocking movie mandate. But beyond the economic concerns, both the industry and elected officials alike have failed to consider the broader constitutional implications of the president’s chaotic posts, should the tariffs actually be implemented. Nestled in his posts, declaring offshore film productions a ‘National Security threat,’ Trump further justified the tariffs this year by labeling foreign films as ‘propaganda.’ For any American who cares about free speech, that should be the cue to jump up and holler, ‘Cut!’” (10/01/25)

https://www.thefire.org/news/trumps-tinseltown-tariffs-threaten-free-speech

Thomas L. Knapp

US heimatschutz adviser: ICE gang might come looking for fight at Super Bowl

Source: Axios

“ICE officials may pop up at the 2026 Super Bowl, an adviser to Homeland Security signaled Wednesday, three days after Bad Bunny was named the halftime headliner. … Conservative podcaster Benny Johnson asked Trump administration adviser Corey Lewandowski on his show if ‘ICE will have enforcement’ at the Super Bowl show. … ‘There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people in this country illegally [sic]. Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else,’ replied Lewandowski, who is a senior adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, per a video posted to Johnson’s Facebook page Wednesday. … ‘If there are illegal [sic] aliens, I don’t care if it’s a concert for Johnny Smith or Bad Bunny or anybody else. … We’re going to do enforcement everywhere.'” [editor’s note: If they try to pull that sh*t, I suspect they’ll get an embarrassing beatdown – TLK] (10/01/25)

https://archive.is/41WT0

Thomas L. Knapp