Are Hispanics America’s New Jews?

Source: Paul Krugman
by Paul Krugman

“Something big happened in New Jersey Tuesday — namely, Hispanic voters made a major voting reversal. Last year, across the country Hispanics swung Republican in a significant departure from past voting patterns, helping propel Trump to victory. But yesterday, in New Jersey, they swung back hard to the Democrats. And I’m going to go out on a limb and make a prediction: They won’t be going back to the G.O.P. for a very long time. … Why do I feel confident in saying that? By analogy with the Jewish vote. Bear with me here.” (11/06/25)

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/are-hispanics-americas-new-jews

Thomas L. Knapp

SCOTUS ruling on Trump tariffs comes down to a numbers game

Source: Fox News
by Jonathan Turley

“The oral argument on Nov. 5 for the Trump tariffs was fascinating as justices struggled with the knotty question of whether a president has the sweeping authority claimed by President Donald Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The justices were skeptical and uncomfortable with the claim of authority, and the odds still favored the challengers. However, there is a real chance of a fractured decision that could still produce an effective win for the administration.” (11/06/25)

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-supreme-court-ruling-trump-tariffs-comes-down-numbers-game

Steve Trinward

Syria: US military to establish presence at Damascus airbase

Source: The New Arab

“The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The US plans for the presence in the Syrian capital, which have not previously been reported, would be a sign of Syria’s strategic realignment with the US following the fall last year of longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, an ally of Iran. The base sits at the gateway to parts of southern Syria that are expected to make up a demilitarised zone as part of a non-aggression pact between Israel and Syria. That deal is being mediated by US President Donald Trump’s administration.” (11/06/25)

https://www.newarab.com/news/us-military-establish-presence-damascus-airbase

Thomas L. Knapp

How Socialists Learn

Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob

“Not all socialists in mayoral runs won on Tuesday. Sure, socialist/communist Zohran Mamdani is now Mayor Elect of New York, but Omar Fateh lost to the incumbent mayor of Minneapolis on a second counting of the city’s ranked choice vote system. The latter is a victory for old-fashioned city politics, but what is the former?” (11/06/25)

https://thisiscommonsense.org/2025/11/06/how-socialists-learn/

Thomas L. Knapp

Why Millennials Should Ditch Socialism for True Capitalism’s Freedom

Source: Karl Dickey’s Freedom Vanguard
by Karl Dickey

“Cronyism’s failures and socialism’s pitfalls — embrace libertarian values to build prosperity, innovation, and personal liberty in a rigged system.” (11/06/25)

https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/why-millennials-should-ditch-socialism

Thomas L. Knapp

Peloton recalls more than 833,000 bikes over seat issue

Source: United Press International

“Peloton has recalled hundreds of thousands of its Bike+ products over seat issues manufactured over the last six years. On Thursday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said its recall on at least 833,000 units came after the company got two reports of injuries ‘due to a fall’ when its post broke off. In total, it received three reports of seat detachment during Bike+ use. It impacted units produced from 2019-2022 and sold January 2020 through April this year.” (11/06/25)

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/11/06/Peloton-Bike-recall-seat-fitness/1751762437777/

Thomas L. Knapp