Source: Karl Dickey’s Freedom Vanguard
by Karl Dickey
“How a Jo Jorgensen Presidency Would Have Prevented Our Current Crises.” (10/29/26)
https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/how-a-jo-jorgensen-presidency-would
Source: SFGate
“Families desperately searched for missing loved ones Thursday, more than 24 hours after two high-speed trains collided in central Spain, killing at least 69 and injuring dozens of others. ‘I have my father, and I don’t know where he is. I hope to find him, oh my Lord,’ said César Vicente, an actor who traveled 495 kilometers (307 miles) from his native Seville to Toledo in search of his father. He spent the night with many other families at a religious center converted into a base for those affected by the disaster. Vicente was with his mother and his aunt, all of whom were looking for César Vicente, who was sitting in seat 13A on the RENFE train that struck another operated by the private company Iryo, which had stopped on the tracks.” (10/29/26)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/families-hold-out-hope-for-loved-ones-missing-22500625.php
Source: The Scott Horton Show
“Scott interviews Bill Buppert about Iran, the defense industry, the geopolitical delusions of the West, how evolving weapons technology will shape the next few decades and more.” (10/29/26)
https://scotthorton.org/interviews/10-23-26-bill-buppert-on-iran-ukraine-and-modern-militarism/
Source: Bet On It
by Bryan Caplan
“I need six pillows to sleep comfortably. Two under my side, two between my legs, one against my back, and one to hug. That’s too many pillows to pack …. Fortunately, Walmart doesn’t just make obtaining pillows convenient throughout the United States. It makes it dirt cheap. Every Walmart I’ve visited has the same $3.44 pillow for sale, so I routinely buy them wherever I go, and just abandon them when I leave. I’ve done this over and over, yet only on my last trip to Wyoming did I reach a profound economic epiphany. I have bought Walmart pillows in dense urban areas. I have bought them in suburbs. I have bought them in rural areas. And the price is always $3.44… plus tax. … Which has a shocking implication: The degree of local competition has absolutely no effect on the price of the pillow.” (10/29/26)
https://www.betonit.ai/p/the-344-walmart-pillow-vs-local-monopoly
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Elfadil Ibrahim
“Cairo buys an increasing amount of fuel from abroad, owes billions to foreign lenders, and depends on open Red Sea-Suez traffic, among other pressures.” (10/29/26)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/egypt-saudi-arabia-houthis/
Source: ABC News
“A South Korean special prosecutor on Thursday demanded the death penalty for ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, ahead of an appeals court verdict on rebellion charges over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024. The Seoul High Court has yet to set a date for a verdict on Yoon’s appeal of a life sentence handed down in February by the Seoul Central District Court. The court found that he illegally mobilized troops and police to seize the legislature, arrest political opponents and establish unchecked rule for a ‘considerable time.’ Investigators led by Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-suk also appealed the ruling, arguing Yoon deserves the death penalty because his actions posed a grave threat to the country’s democracy. An execution would be unlikely. South Korea has not executed anyone since 1997, effectively maintaining a moratorium on capital punishment following calls for its abolition.” (10/29/26)
Source: Politico
“Moderates put the left on notice.” (10/29/26)
Source: The Intercept
by Akela Lacy
“A new project by The Intercept reveals the hundreds of candidates still taking the pro-Israel lobby’s cash, and how AIPAC is obscuring its spending.” (10/29/26)
https://theintercept.com/2026/10/29/aipac-israel-midterms-spending-elections-congress/
Source: Town Hall
by Kurt Schlichter
“I don’t know what’s going to happen in the midterms, and you don’t know what’s going to happen in the midterms, and the boosters and pundits certainly don’t know what’s going to happen in the midterms. But something is going to happen in the midterms. And what happens in the midterms will make them either the most important midterms in the history of ever, or the least important. It all depends. Which means you shouldn’t take a chance, and you should get out there and vote all red just in case.” (10/29/26)
Source: United Press International
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has removed a top general from his post, according to reports, the latest exit of a senior military official amid a sweeping overhaul of the Pentagon. Hegseth fired Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, director for Strategy, Plans and Policy, J-5, Joint Staff, CNN reported, citing a spokesman for Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine. According to ABC News, citing two sources familiar with the situation, the firing occurred earlier this week, and with his removal, Sylvia has retired.” (10/29/26)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/10/29/Hegseth-fires-Brett-Sylvia/3321793253301/