The Morning Report — 11/5 /26

Good morning kids. As you can see and you could have guessed the overwhelming majority of the links this morning are analyses and opinions about the absolute disaster that was the midterm elections. For those of us old enough to remember them, past elections came and went and win lose or draw, we mostly shrugged our shoulders especially if our side/candidates did not emerge victorious and thought that life goes on, America was and always will be America and nothing much really will change.

This was more or less the tone of the latest podcast linked here as well as in the sidebar and available on the most popular platforms listed at the bottom of this post

That said, given the nature of who and what comprises the Democrat Party and especially a large percentage of the candidates that won both House and Senate seats on Tuesday, I truly do not share the optimism about the future of my Cohost CBD. Even still, as I have noted in the past, if my dear mother of blessed memory and her family miraculously could survive death camps, the labor brigades and death marches at the hands of the Nazis and still wind up living relatively long, blessed, fulfilled and happy lives, then is all really lost?

Well, I too am desperate to be as optimistic as I can, but in answer to that question we sure as hell are going to find out. And it ain't gonna be pretty.

In a resurfaced clip shared on social media this week, Cliff Connolly, a member of the steering committee of the far-left Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), emphasized the DSA’s “hatred” of the Constitution. The DSA may quadruple its presence in the House of Representatives and potentially force concessions from Hakeem Jeffries in any bid for Speaker following the midterms. . . Replacing the Constitution and the Presidency, Abolishing the Senate and Expanding the House, Ranked-Choice Voting and Multiparty Politics, Voting Rights for Noncitizens, Ending the Electoral College, Subordinating the Judiciary. (Meh they already control it- jjs), D.C. Statehood, Publicly-Financed Elections.

I can hear some of you groaning that it's all just blather and that there's no way in hell they can achieve any of that. Well if you don't think they're not going to go for it, now that they control both chambers, quite a few statehouses, including places like TEXAS that was supposed to be a bastion of Americanism, as well as the bulk of the bureaucracy and much of the Judiciary they're looking at green lights and no speed limits. And what of police forces and even the US Military?! plus the Antifa and BLM goon squads? I mean, for fuck's sake people we now have an actual U.S. Senator who is supported by and likely an actual member of the Muslim Brotherhood!

As friend and friend of the blog the erudite and estimable historian Robert Spencer postulates:

Many have observed that this election was a choice between continuing as a free republic or becoming a totalitarian socialist state and/or an Islamic republic. Many others, of course, dismissed such talk as campaign hyperbole, and it won’t happen all at once, but anyone who fails to recognize the hostility of the “progressives” to dissent and their determination to transform the nation into a one-party state are simply naïve or tragically uninformed. . . the MAGA movement is now dead. Those who hate America and everything it has been are firmly in power in Congress, and in two years will capture the presidency as well. The consequences of all this will be far-reaching, even to the point of making the free, open, and peaceful society in which we once lived a dim memory. All citizens of the United States should have taken it as a warning when one half of the body politic declared that restoring the nation’s greatness was a noxious and execrable idea. Or perhaps by the time that group constituted half of the electorate, it was already too late.

In any case, the twilight of what remains of that greatness is now upon us.

And from the Central Committee and Politburo conference table, I have this item from WInnie the Pooh's pu-pu platter:

China’s state-run Global Times wrote in the wake of the U.S. midterms that “the ‘myth’ of Western-style democracy is losing its appeal, even in the West.” The Chinese Communist paper did not explain why it decided to put its own cheap shot of “myth” in scare quotes, as the word was not quoted from any other source, and the point of the editorial was that democracy is mythical because the citizens of the U.S. and other Western nations do not actually believe their votes bring them better government.

Dumb statement in that Xi should've congratulated the forces of freedom and democracy such as we have here in the PRC! That last line is actually kind of humorous in that it's unintentionally truthful. We, that is our fellow citizens in name only just recreated , no not '68, but 1933 Germany right here at home!

Well as the late great Andrew Breitbart so brilliantly observed, politics is directly downstream from culture.

How Hollywood Helped Fuel Tuesday’s Blue Tsunami: Call it a collective approach, one that aligned key cultural forces together with one goal above all else. Progressive power.

Beyond that, this utter hideousness is also what it begets...

A special education teacher at a Montgomery County, Maryland, elementary school urged women to "stop giving birth" to boys because America's "patriarchal hell" means they're all "menace[s] to society," a Washington Free Beacon review found. The teacher, Dana Zentgraf, also called to overthrow the U.S. government. "It's your son too. It's all of them," Zentgraf wrote in a Facebook post under her online name, "Da Graf." "They are all menace[s] to society and we need to stop giving birth to them."

Well if politics is downstream from culture then what is being taught to our children from Pre-K through Post-Grad is upstream from all of it.

Unless and until we wrest total control of education, all is well and truly lost, perhaps forever. And considering the results of last Tuesday, the advances made by parents and others in breaking up or starting to break up the Indoctrinaton Mill that American academia has been for nearly 60 years will vanish.

On all this I nevertheless wish you all to keep the faith and have a good day, and pray for guidance and for the America we yearn for to somehow reemerge from the wreckage of Tuesday and what it will beget, and to endure.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• “the ‘myth’ of Western-style democracy is losing its appeal, even in the West.”
  China Gloats After U.S. Midterms: The World Is Tired of Democracy

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• Replacing the Constitution and the Presidency —The DSA’s program calls on members to “win the battle for democracy, draft a new constitution, and create a democratic socialist republic.” Rather than having an independently elected president heading the executive branch, the DSA proposes an executive “chosen by and subordinate to Congress,” ending the separation of powers.
  Inside the DSA’s Plan to Abolish the Constitution and Turn America Into a ‘Democratic Socialist Republic.’
  
• “This day, many of us warned about over and over and over. It's here.”
  'Welcome to the socialist revolution'
  
• The ramifications are staggering, tragic, and universal … and not just for the U.S. 
  American Elegy
  
• The lightning-quick reinstatement came after Benjamin’s charitable foundation didn’t file a tax return for at least four years
  Express Service: California AG Mysteriously Reinstates Deadbeat Charity Controlled by Code Pink Activist Medea Benjamin, Despite Missing $54 Million
  
• The war over American inheritance.
  Multiculturalism Must Die

  
  SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

• Sen. Mark Kelly: “The American people just impeached Donald Trump.”
  ‘Lawyer Up’: Democrats Declare War on Trump Administration
  
• This time he’s protecting FBI agents who lied to Congress about Hunter Biden.
  “The United States Is Afraid of Me”: Pakistani Pro-Trump Assassin Judge Says

  THE IRAN CONFLICT, MOU/"PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)

• Feeling confident and smug after the results of the American midterm election, Iranian terrorists are threatening to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and to rain missiles down on Europe. It is long past time for Donald Trump to obliterate these pigs once and for all.
  Iran Threatens to Assassinate Bessent, Hit European Military Bases

• Regime-change adventurism on the other side of the world caused a devastating regime change here.
  Iran Nuked Us After All
  
• Politicians and presidents sometimes make Faustian bargains. They make trade-offs. The stereotypical Faustian bargain is one in which someone sells his or her soul to the devil in exchange for money or fame.
  Was Eliminating the Iran Nuclear Threat Worth the Political Price?
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• Iranian officials took to social media on Tuesday and Wednesday to gloat over the Democrat Party’s big win in the U.S. midterm elections, taking it as a sign of the American public accepting Iranian victory and turning against President Donald Trump over his military action against Tehran.
  Iran Gloats over Democrat Victory in Midterm Elections
  
• The price of war is high, but the price of passivity in the face of nation-destroying evil is invariably higher.
  When A Warhawk Is Actually A ‘Peace-Monger’

  ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY

• The president said Israel is strong enough to stand on its own. “Israel is a very thriving country,” he said. “They don’t need it.” He stressed that Israel will still be able to purchase American weapons. “They can buy whatever they want,” Trump said.
  Trump Says U.S. Aid to Israel Will End by Year’s End at Netanyahu’s Request
  
• The figures 'absolutely rule out' a 2025 UN claim that major areas of Gaza were facing a 'worst-case scenario of famine'
  Gaza's Population Grew Last Year and There Wasn't a Famine, Hamas' Own Figures Show, Debunking Claims That Most Gaza Deaths are Women and Children

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• If AI dangers are truly grave, why do they keep building?
  The Midterms and AI’s Credibility Problem

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Washington State fails to repeal its millionaire tax
  ‘Billionaire Tax’ Appears Defeated in California, But Soak-the-Rich Approach Gains Traction Elsewhere

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM

• As global population stabilizes, humanity’s energy demands will soar. Achieving universal prosperity requires abundant energy from every available source, not political constraints on innovation.
  Energy, Population, and Prosperity

  
  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• 'I feel like the only way out of this patriarchal hell is for there to be less men on this earth,' wrote Dana Zentgraf of Montgomery County's Clopper Mill Elementary<
  'We Need To Stop Giving Birth to Them': Maryland Special Ed Teacher Called To Abort Boys, Overthrow US Government
  
• According to the Daily Bruin, the drones are part of UCPD’s new Drone as First Responder program.
  UCLA Stocking Up on Less-Lethal Munitions, Drones for ‘Emergency Incidents’ (Lethal force to be used on Jews and conservatives only - jjs)

  ABORTION

• Democrats have used deceptive language before.
  Voters Who Claim To Reject Unlimited Abortion Are Duped Into Affirming It In 3 States

  THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• Implementing voter ID and reforming mail-in voting have been cornerstone ambitions of the Trump administration, so the victories in Ohio, North Carolina, and Nevada may provide some hope that elements of the White House agenda can continue to advance despite losing both chambers of Congress.
  Three Key States Passed Voter ID Measures During the Midterms.
  
• The taxpayer-funded migrant NGO may have violated the law.
  Inside CHIRLA’s Secret Voter Campaign

  
  POLITICS

• After the 2008 election, Democrats came away with 257 seats, while Republicans held 178. I expect the Dems may even top that majority by a seat or two this time around. Whatever — they have the majority either way, and they will use it to pump the lower chamber full of suck for as long as they can. The precise number of Islamo-Marxists in the House is but a detail.
  Meh. 2008 Was Worse.
  
• In “purple” and “red” states across the country, Republicans lost significant races for statewide executive offices and control of several state legislatures. As The Federalist previously observed, these state governments are critical in determining the overall governance of a state, including its election administration, education policy, and so much more.
  Democrats Wipe Out Republican Control Of State Governments
  
• Miranda Devine: The only upside of Democrat hubris is that it will surely lead them to overreach and turn off a volatile electorate before 2028. 
  Look in the mirror, President Trump, after Republicans’ midterm rout
  
• The president said some potential Democrat contenders are being overlooked.
  Trump Sees A 2028 Threat That Isn’t Getting Much Attention
  
• The incoming reps want to abolish ICE and transform the American political system.
  Meet The Dem Socialists Headed To Congress With A Radical Wish List
  
• Tuesday night wasn’t a good night at all. It was an ugly defeat that so few of us saw coming. It’s easy to think that all is lost, but it isn’t. Yes, we need to lick our wounds, figure out what went wrong and what needs to change, and grieve a difficult election. But the fight isn’t over. Instead, it’s just beginning — and we’re all in this fight together.
  Don't Shrink Back: Our Fight Is Just Beginning
  
• Last night? Democrats won between five and seven such seats in states Republicans had won by double digits. Several factors contributed.
  Some of the midterm numbers are bonkers — here’s how Democrats won
  
• Republicans can always be counted on to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
  What Just Happened
  
• The answer is in thinking about how voters actually vote.
  What The Hell Happened?
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• Robert Spencer: America will not be made great again anytime soon. If ever.
  The Eclipse of MAGA
  
• George Washington set the American template: We do not give in to despair. We fail, learn, return, and eventually win.
  Passively Accepting Defeat Is Not The American Way
  
• Democrats have no mandate, other than Trump hatred.
  Gridlock Is Good
  
• The big result to watch for now is what lesson Trump and the GOP will take from Tuesday night. Recovery depends on taking the right ones.
  The Best And Worst Explanations For Republicans’ Midterm Losses
  
• The White House has prepared to govern without Congress using existing constitutional powers and powers delegated to the executive by statute, but will be substantially constrained by congressional control over appointments, lawmaking, and government funding.
  The GOP Has Lost Congress. What Happens Next?
  
• Voters punished Republicans. That doesn’t mean they endorsed the far Left.
  The Midterm Mandate Mirage
  
• Will we get the Donald Trump we deserve after Tuesday's bloodbath?
  You Tell ’Em I’m Coming—and I’m Bringing Hell With Me
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• Johnson reportedly revealed the news during an all-staff conference call Wednesday morning, Fox News reported.
  Speaker Johnson Bows Out of Leadership After GOP Loses House, Jordan and Scalise Vie For the Top Minority Spot
  
• In a jaw-dropping statement released on the heels of his party’s historic defeat in the midterms, Vance broke with the administration that bears his name. “The real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone,” he asserted. “The reason we lost is the war.”
  JD Vance just dropped his first bomb in a war for the GOP’s future

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• “Yesterday, American society voted against policies that only make people poorer. Against hate. Against sexism. Against climate denial and against elite privilege,”  Spain’s socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.
  World Leaders React to Democrat Midterm Election Victory
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• The government of Belize this week declared a state of emergency after the Central American nation went through what local outlets described as one of the “bloodiest” weekends in recent history.
  Gang Chaos in Caribbean Tourism Hotspot: State of Emergency Takes Over Belize

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• No matter what the Democrats and Republicans think, reality is fast catching up with the US and its allies. The bottom line: over the next 5 years, perhaps longer, the US will need to use extreme care when picking fights with potential adversaries; at the same time, the American and allied defense industrial base needs significant reform. Naturally, this means the US approach to Russia, Europe, Asia, and China must adjust, and the US may have to accept accommodations with potential adversaries, things it would not have done only a few years ago.
  A New Foreign Policy? Yes, While We Rebuild America’s Defenses

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• To say there is uncertainty here is to make a very big understatement.
  Webb possibly sees the first black holes in the early universe
  
• Cool image time! The science team labels this a “volcanic vent.” It certainly isn’t a crater, since for one the rim is so misshapen, and for another the distorted rim appears to be on top of a large smooth bulge. Thus, the ring is likely a caldera, from which lava was once pushed up from below.
  A Martian volcanic pimple

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• Will Colorado and Washington pass similar measures? I hope so!!
  Arizona, Nebraska Ban Males From Female Sports
  
• Initiative 638, also called the Sex Verification Requirements for Female School Sports Initiative, would prohibit biologically male students from competing with and against female students and would require girls to submit documents from their doctor stating that they were born female.
  Washington State Voters Back Initiative to Block Trans Athletes from Girls’ Sports

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• Christian Toto: Breitbart warned us politics is downstream of culture (did we listen?)
  How Hollywood Helped Fuel Tuesday’s Blue Tsunami

  HITHER & YON

• In sum, these cases point to the same conclusion. Genocide did not begin with European colonialism, and it was not confined to it. Treating it as though it did narrows historical understanding and distorts which atrocities societies are asked to remember, teach, and reckon with.
  A Selective Memory: Rethinking How We Talk About Genocide

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