NATO intimidates Russia, Russia strikes Kyiv
USAF Gen. Alexus Grynkewich spoke at the Warsaw Security Forum on Monday and delivered a stirring affirmation of NATO’s military readiness. Should a foreign power attack one of the 32 NATO nations, Grynkewich says NATO’s response will “break the warfighting system engaged against us.” That includes anything that supports, sustains, or controls the hostile force, not just the attacking force itself. The general said NATO leaders stand together “united in our common vision of a more balanced, more ready and more lethal alliance.” The remarks were likely directed at Russia, which recently commented that it would be willing to use nuclear weapons should NATO attempt to isolate its Kaliningrad exclave. Meanwhile, Russia continued its aggressive action against non-NATO member Ukraine with strikes against energy targets in Kyiv, undermining President Donald Trump’s announced energy ceasefire.

Wes Moore attempts to gerrymander GOP out of Maryland
Maryland Governor Wes Moore is proposing a redistricting referendum that would remove Maryland’s only House Republican from office. If successful, the gerrymandering endeavor could put Moore on par with major 2028 presidential contenders. Moore is running for a second term as governor this fall and has not ruled out leaving office early for a presidential run. His ads argue that voters must approve the proposal to stop “Trump’s corrupt agenda.” Moore’s GOP challenger Dan Cox said that if Republicans “don’t win here, we will go into decades, potentially, of not having a voice in Congress.” A recent poll showed that only 25% of voters supported Moore’s redistricting measure. Over the last year, Democrats and Republicans alike have redrawn congressional maps to elect more lawmakers from their respective parties.

Trump rallies GOP in Ohio
President Trump appeared at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, in an attempt to push Republican support there. He praised the ongoing progress of the war in Iran and mentioned that the flow of gasoline had improved. He also hammered home the point that Iran must not have a nuclear weapon. Senate incumbent John Husted and governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy are the beneficiaries of the extra campaign boost, as both are running for their respective offices in competitive elections. Husted faces former Senator Sherrod Brown in a high-stakes election, while Ramaswamy goes against former state health director Amy Acton. Both races have increasingly tightened due to leftward momentum, but high GOP turnout will likely hand both candidates their respective wins.

Good news: NY’s crime drops big time, no thanks to Mamdani
“Over the first nine months of this year, New York City recorded the fewest murders, shooting incidents, and shooting victims in our city’s history, while major crime fell across the five boroughs,” boasted Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a recent press release. The NYPD added, “Year to date, there were 489 shooting incidents, beating the previous record of 553 set in 2025.” Crime has dropped significantly since 2024, when Jessica Tisch became the police commissioner — before Mamdani took office. Tisch saw remarkable results just four months after the previous mayor appointed her. She has held a prominent NYPD position since 2014, when she became deputy commissioner for information technology. Tisch also goes beyond fighting crime, improving New York’s quality of life. Despite Because of her success, the DSA demands that Mamdani fire her.

NY rejects 16,000 Trump ICE detainers
Since President Trump took office less than two years ago, New York has rejected 16,070 ICE detainers against criminal illegal immigrants representing over 50,000 criminal charges. Detainer requests are made when local law enforcement arrests someone with a deportation order and asks to hold the person for up to 48 hours so ICE can take custody in the safety of a police station, rather than having to track the person down a second time. New York has routinely decided instead to release criminals back on the street. New York Governor Kathy Hochul protects these criminals, who commit offenses including 131 homicides, 132 kidnappings, 1,017 sexual offenses, and much more. Hochul, of course, denies the effects of her actions, arguing that New York is not a sanctuary for violent criminals, pointing to the 2,000 individuals the state has turned over to ICE.

Newsom backtracks on billionaire tax
On Friday, Democrat California Governor Gavin Newsom endorsed Proposition 42, which would cancel Proposition 40, a.k.a. the Billionaire Tax Act, and be on the November ballot. Proposition 42, funded by billionaire and Google founder Sergey Brin, would prohibit retroactive taxes imposed by Proposition 40 and ban new taxes on personal property, including pensions and 401(k) accounts before retirees collect income from them, as well as other investments. The Billionaire Tax Act, supported by the United Healthcare Workers Union as well as progressive lawmakers like Ro Khanna and Bernie Sanders, imposes a 5% tax on billionaires and earmarks 90% of the revenue for healthcare programs and 10% for food- and education-related programs. Newsom said that Californians “deserve to have their retirement and life savings protected from new state taxes,” and that the U.S., not California, should pass a billionaire tax.

Saudis sentence man to death over a Facebook comment
Saudi Arabia, a Muslim nation with which the U.S. is closely aligned, has just sentenced a man to death for a Facebook comment that insulted the Prophet Muhammad. Anojan Sivarasa, a Sri Lankan national, was arrested after engaging in heated banter online where a Muslim user and Sivarasa, who is Hindu, were insulting the other’s proclaimed deities. The Saudis caught wind of this when people in Sri Lanka emailed Sivarasa’s Saudi employer, who then subsequently had him arrested. The criminal court initially sentenced him to five years in prison and an $800,000 fine. Upon appealing, the defendant was instead tried under sharia law instead of cybercrime laws, and the penalty was upgraded to a death sentence. Saudi Arabia is useful to America for obvious reasons, but it is a country that we must maintain at arm’s length.

UK air base attack was almost certainly Iran
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham informed lawmakers on Monday that the planned attack on the RAF Fairford air base used by American bombers was confirmed as “highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran,” and “almost certainly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard.” The Iranian ambassador in the UK denounced the accusations and called for evidence. However, the UK added two Iranians, including the head of counterespionage operations of the IRGC, to its sanctions list, citing their involvement in European attacks on behalf of Iran’s government. The foreign ministers of the UK, U.S., and two dozen other Western countries released a joint statement condemning Iranian attacks on their countries and noting that the Fairford incident was another example of Iran’s “continued willingness to project hostile activity beyond its borders through covert networks and proxy actors,” promising to prosecute the perpetrators.

Federal judge loses the forest for the trees
In a comical scene, a National Park Service initiative to restore the golf course at East Potomac Park adjacent to the National Mall drew the ire of federal judge Ana Reyes. Workers cut down 430 trees at the golf course site to remodel the course, but Reyes shut it down, feeling angry and betrayed. She ordered the work to stop immediately. The judge cried out to lawyers, claiming she’d been lied to and that she was “beyond disappointed in the government.” Reyes was presiding over a Trump administration plan to remodel the golf course to championship level. Kevin Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall’s Parks, said the tree removal had nothing to do with the Trump administration’s plan and was simply to restore it. So basically, the judge effectively cried over a bunch of trees with zero legal basis.

Trans man murders stranger over pronouns
In Chicago last week, a 50-year-old man taunted a 32-year-old man who identifies as a woman. The confrontation escalated when the older man shoved the younger man and walked to a nearby gas station. The trans individual chased down the older man and allegedly stabbed him 13 times in the head, neck, and shoulders until the knife tip broke on Young’s skull. His wife and seven-year-old stepson witnessed the murder. Afterward, he called 911, claiming self-defense against threats of violence. He then visited a hospital with a cut finger and lied about a cooking accident. An earlier interaction that day had riled his temper. A group mocked him for using the women’s restroom in McDonald’s, and he told his wife he wouldn’t let bullies get away with ridiculing him. A trial on Saturday ended with him still in custody. Transgender activists weighed in, ignoring the brutality and saying that the current climate demonizes trans people.

Headlines

  • White House asks Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as ambassador to Greece —Just the News
  • Trump’s new press secretary faces first major test —Fox News
  • Pro-Susan Collins PAC accidentally spends thousands attacking Troy Jackson in the wrong Portland —Washington Examiner
  • Jerry Seinfeld tells pro-Palestine heckler he’s giving her ticket money to Israel —Not the Bee

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