Senate Republican candidates may not be doing as well as everyone thinks. “A new Senate Leadership Fund poll for October shows all but one Republican candidate running behind Donald Trump in battleground states,” according to one report. and, Internal memo reported by Politico. There are currently open seats in Michigan, Maryland, and Arizona, as well as West Virginia (Republican Jim Justice facing Democrat Glenn Elliott) and Montana (Republican Tim Sheehy facing Democrat Glenn Elliott). His opponent, Sen. Jon Tester, is looking pretty good. they.
“But other pickup opportunities, namely Maryland and Michigan State, are trending in the wrong direction.” memo Politico. “And Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, one of two incumbents running in a state Trump won in 2020, is looking surprisingly strong in Ohio.”
It seems likely that the Republicans will somehow gain control of the chamber, but the question is by how much of a margin. In fact, they even have some problems with incumbent legislators. The memo specifically warns Texas Sen. Ted Cruz: I’m in troubleup just one point in the latest poll (up from three points in mid-September), and his opponent Colin Allred has been ahead of him since August.
FEMA hater arrested: ”FEMA warns Last week, it was announced that a flood of misinformation and disinformation surrounding Hurricane Helen had hampered federal response efforts. ” report Axios. William Jacob Parsons, 44, of Bostic, North Carolina, was arrested and charged Saturday with both a rifle and a handgun. Parsons allegedly made comments “about possible harm to FEMA personnel working in the Lake Lure and Chimney Rock areas following the Hurricane Helen disaster.” According to Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office.
Initial reports implicated paramilitary groups, but law enforcement later corrected Parsons to say he was acting alone.
This came on the heels of numerous denunciations from the media class about how online misinformation and disinformation poses a life-threatening threat to FEMA employees. It’s absolutely possible that this trend is on the rise a bit and that there are a few lunatics (mostly acting alone) targeting government officials. But acting as if there is widespread violence against FEMA employees is needlessly stirring up fear.
Case in point: “When two devastating storms roiled American cities, a patchwork network of influencers and fake news peddlers worked to sow distrust, stoke resentment, and mount relief efforts. I tried my best to prevent it.” I wrote Charlie Worzel atlantic ocean Last week, he called it “more than just a misinformation crisis” and lamented the fact that “an angry, angry public is being treated unfairly.” harassment Worzel said the Extremism Research Group found that “falsehoods about the hurricane response have produced credible threats and incitements to violence directed at the federal government,” including “calls to deploy militias.” ” is also included. Let’s stand up to FEMA. ”
While violent threats are concerning, part of the reason the above arrests are notable is precisely that the number is so small, in contrast to Worzel’s suggestion that there is some kind of mass movement against FEMA workers. There is a particular thing.
New York scenery: I think this is of course very helpful.
A map for all East Coast residents visiting LA pic.twitter.com/aSL8g1ungx
— Tyler Bindi (@TripleNetTyler) October 14, 2024
quick hit
- “Mr. Harris is not ‘vague’ or ‘cautious’ or reluctant to ‘make her position clear.’ She is grossly, devastatingly, and indisputably out of her depth.” I will write Charles C.W. Cook national review In a piece with the wonderful title, “Kamala Harris is an idiot.” “She’s not ‘light.’ She’s dull. She’s not ‘avoidant.’ She’s stupid.”
- “Biden administration officials are discussing limits on sales of advanced AI chips from the United States. Nvidia Inc. The move will limit some countries’ artificial intelligence capabilities, according to people familiar with the matter. report Bloomberg.
- “North Korea on Tuesday blew up parts of the inter-Korean road and railway on its side of the heavily fortified inter-Korean border, and South Korean troops fired warning shots.” report Reuters. Pyongyang shown We are moving away from unity as a goal.
- Government efforts to encourage people to have children appear to be ineffective, says This work from Wall Street Journal. But a) the price isn’t right, b) it takes time for the incentives to actually influence decisions and create a culture that promotes parenting, and c) the incentives are already breeding (i.e. Rather than having families with three children have a fourth child, we are trying to change the direction by having couples with zero children have their first child.)
- The Chinese government is concerned about the economic outlook and aims to increase revenue. One of its aims is to crack down on the ultra-wealthy. bloomberg There’s more: “In recent months, wealthy individuals in some major Chinese cities have been told to self-assess or have been asked by tax authorities for meetings to assess potential payments, including overdue payments from past years. The officials said on condition of anonymity that this is a private matter. ”
- You may have seen “.man enough” was advertised. creative for harris. matt taibi I dug some And it turns out it’s not actually a parody, as many first thought. It was horrifyingly bad, and it satirized masculinity in a way that most ordinary men and women wouldn’t want (but apparently Democratic strategists are interested in it). “the”white guy for harris‘ Self-flagellating beta male model, standing mute and ready to serve gimpWhile the Kamala-led Democratic National Committee beats their heads with drums, they put ball gags in their mouths, and for too long have been so hardwired into postmodern stupidity that masculinity is stereotyped. “We only understand it as a set of identity markers,” Taibbi writes.
- Interesting discussions have become more active By this (I said, behold, behold, I have an idea in the same way):
Atomization is selected. People around the world, for better or worse, can’t wait to become rich enough to marginalize their villages. https://t.co/yD324Sq8ni
— Alex Kaschuta (@kaschuta) October 14, 2024
- The spookiest Halloween decorations:
Some brilliant weirdos in my neighborhood built a graveyard for a failed American presidential campaign. pic.twitter.com/K02Et8DXg6
— They’re coming to get you, Barbara (@BabsVan) October 14, 2024
