Democrat Colom wins Mississippi
For the first time since the early 1980s, a Democrat has won a Senate victory in Mississippi. Scott Colom defeated GOP incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in one of the closest statewide elections in history. The race had been unsettled for over a week, as ballots were being counted and recounted, with late absentee ballots factoring in as well. Mississippi hasn’t voted blue in any statewide race since the early 2000s and had voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump just two years ago. Colom becomes the first black senator from Mississippi since the Reconstruction era — and likely the first Democrat senator from The Magnolia State who isn’t pro-segregation since then. Colom’s challenge to Hyde-Smith seems to have included a personal act of vengeance after she blocked his federal judgeship nomination during the Biden administration.

Judge denies Peltola request to examine rejected absentee ballots
The Alaska U.S. Senate race between Mary Peltola and incumbent Dan Sullivan is the last major race hanging in the balance following the midterm elections. Peltola’s campaign suffered a blow Wednesday when Judge Thomas Matthews denied her request for a report of rejected absentee ballots. Matthews’s decision states that generating a report from the voter registration database (VREM) is not required, as the state is currently at capacity processing ballots. The Alaska race has been one of the dirtiest, as Democrats scoured the state for spoiler candidates sharing Sullivan’s name who were willing to run against him. Sullivan opposed Peltola’s request for the VREM report, saying she was “once again attempting to rig the system in her favor.”

Biden admits he would have had to resign
In a recent interview to promote his new memoir, Joe Biden admitted that he would have resigned the presidency if he knew he had cancer. Answering whether he would have done anything differently regarding his initial 2024 presidential run, Biden said, “If I had known that I was feeling lousy because I had cancer, I would have resigned. I would’ve not gone forward because I don’t think an 80-year-old man with cancer should be running for [president].” Biden also downplayed his disastrous debate performance, saying, “To me, it was not very consequential.” Talk about denial. That debate showed the nation what many had long observed: Biden was simply not up for the job, either mentally or physically, irrespective of his cancer diagnosis.

Colorado sports integrity update
The party that trumpets “democracy” and abiding by “the will of the people” quickly dumps such guiding principles as soon as the majority of voters make a choice the party doesn’t like. A case in point comes from Colorado’s Democrat-controlled legislature, which will “tweak” three ballot measures voters passed. The three measures in question mandate life sentences for child sex traffickers, protect girls’ sports, and ban the medical transing of kids. Colorado’s Democrat Governor-elect Phil Weiser said, “We’re going to have to take a look at these anti-trans measures and what adjustments are necessary and appropriate.” In other words, because Coloradans rejected the pro-trans agenda, Democrats will “fix it” because the people’s vote was unacceptable. Even more interesting is the fact that Democrats lobbied hard against these grassroots measures, outspending proponents by a 20–1 margin.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns
Nvidia’s board met yesterday with plans to oust Jensen Huang for two extramarital affairs — one with a suspected Chinese spy, and another with an employee. This morning, Huang resigned as president, CEO, and board member. The company named CFO Colette Kress as interim CEO. On Sunday, Jensen admitted in a letter to his staff that he had cheated on his wife. The highest-profile affair involves Alice Huang (no relation), an executive at Megaspeed, a major Nvidia customer. Megaspeed works for China’s intelligence services, and the DOJ is leading multiple investigations into her. On Wednesday, the company disclosed the second affair with Kimberly Powell, the vice president of healthcare. Nvidia shares have fallen over 10% in premarket trading. The former CEO remains the largest shareholder, owning about 3.6% of the company.

El Salvador launches offensive against Haitian gangs
After five years of anarchy and multiple failed attempts by the UN to restore order, El Salvador has taken up the fight against the Haitian organized crime that has overtaken the country. The small Central American nation has become famous in recent years for effectively clearing its streets of gangs, led by popular charismatic leader Nayib Bukele. El Salvador was involved in the UN mission in Haiti on a smaller, more logistical basis when four Salvadoran technicians went missing in Port-au-Prince. The nation responded with an ultimatum: give the four people back, or face grave consequences. The workers have not been found, so Bukele sent 2,500 soldiers to destroy Haitian gangs. Bukele has support from the provisional Haitian government and the White House in these endeavors, so it seems the Salvadoran president is taking his anti-crime system abroad.

Hijacker migrant claimed to be trans to enter U.S.
On a Monday night flight, an illegal immigrant tried to hijack a United Airlines flight, saying he had a bomb. The flight crew talked him down before he could storm the cockpit. The hijacker, a Honduran man named Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, crossed the border illegally in 2011 and 2014, and was deported both times before his final successful attempt in 2019. At his port of entry in San Ysidro, California, Gomez-Alberto argued that he faced persecution in Honduras because he was transgender. In 2020, a judge granted him asylum. Gomez-Alberto also told federal authorities he was HIV positive and used marijuana regularly. Currently, he is in custody on charges of communicating false information about planned arson and terrorizing. ICE asked Louisiana authorities to transfer him to federal custody.

Democrats fumble the ball in the House
Eleven Democrats were absent from Congress on Tuesday for various reasons, causing them to miss the vote on articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth, which essentially kills that effort. Furthermore, on Wednesday, a vote on the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, which has long been opposed by Democrat leadership, was passed on the House floor after Democrats did not request a roll call. Many of the Democrat representatives accused Republicans of playing dirty politics, while Republicans pointed out that Democrats simply made two errors in just two days. Multiple Democrats said that missing the vote sends a poor organizational message.

Students feel pressured into left-wing hate
More than three in four college students believe that challenging a professor’s negative view of Western culture will result in a lower grade. Conversely, only 14% believe that challenging a professor’s positive view of Western culture will have a similar result. These statistics, which come from a survey of 2,200 students at five Chicago-area universities, are unfortunate but not surprising as the communists have been wildly successful in their long march through our institutions. True-believer professors no longer hide their disdain for the universities that employ them. For example, Eman Abdelhadi, a University of Chicago professor, publicly called her employer an “evil ... colonial landlord” at the Socialism 2025 conference. Restoring the American university system to its former glory will take years, if not decades.

China leans into drones for its military warfare
According to a report by the People’s Liberation Army of China, “Unmanned warfare is set to become a primary mode of modern combat.” The 30-page report was made public last month and notes that the PLA is shifting its military forces toward waging advanced drone warfare according to “fundamental principles of Marxist war theory.” The PLA is developing AI-powered drones that will dominate battlefields and have the capability to carry out precision assassination strikes on military leaders and scientists. This report coincides with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s July 2025 memorandum declaring drones to be the most significant battlefield innovation in a generation. China has more than 2,300 drone manufacturers and has delivered 3.17 million units, the report said. It pointed out that due to the low cost, high success rates, and minimal collateral damage of unmanned systems, they will become a primary means for enemies to conduct infiltration and sabotage operations.

House Oversight releases Epstein report
“The federal government has failed the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s horrific crimes for decades,” declared House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer in releasing a full report on the mishandling of that case. “Hundreds of women and underage girls suffered sexual abuse from Epstein over a period of years. The federal government failed them at nearly every turn.” The report represents the culmination of a 15-month investigation that reviewed interviews and depositions from victims and others. Among its recommendations is passing Comer’s bill, which would allow survivors to speak publicly regardless of previous confidentiality agreements they signed. Astonishingly — or perhaps not — it concludes that “Epstein’s pervasive influence and far-reaching connections, potentially including two attorneys employed by the [U.S. Attorney’s Office]” affected investigations. The report also admonishes Democrats for being “obsessed with trying to implicate President Trump.”

Headlines

  • Midterm spending tops record-breaking $11.8 billion (Center Square)
  • Alarming number of college students claim U.S. deserved 9/11 (NY Post)
  • DC workers pay for ridiculous amount of porn on job (Daily Caller)
  • Gavin Newsom’s illegal labor problem (City Journal)

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