JAMES LILEKS: Be Ready-ish.

English authorities said the country’s new “Be Ready” campaign is intended to help people through a bad patch in case extreme weather plays havoc — nothing more. Also, keep in mind, a can opener can be used as a weapon to open the throat of an invader. Oh, and we’re raising the age at which retired military personnel can be recalled from 55 to 65, but that isn’t in reaction to anything at all. Japan has issued the same recommendations, probably saying it’s in case there’s a tsunami and certainly not a surprise attack by China that knocks them out in the event of a fast-moving Taiwan gambit.

Many people on social media have also noted news of the FORTRESS America project, intended to make all military facilities self-reliant for 90 days should local utilities fail. You nod and say, “Good idea, and also, why haven’t you done this before, and also, why now?” Then you learn it’s part of PROJECT HARDINATE or OPERATION SECURE TURGIDITY or something that was started a few years ago. In short, there’s probably nothing to it. There’s probably no intel about intricate utility-killing plots using sleeper cells infiltrated during Biden-era border laxity. There probably isn’t anything imminent. If there was, they would have head-faked us with some more declassified UFO footage.

I’ve been prepped since the Twin Towers fell. I put together a bug-out box after 9/11, figuring that if something bad happened, we would light out for the territories, head to North Dakota where my family had a gas station. Dad would be guarding the tanks with one of his many, many rifles. I bought some buckets of shelf-stable food. Civilization might crack and chaos rule the land, but we were going to dine like kings on beef stroganoff every night for a solid month. Twenty-five-year shelf life, I thought, in 2001. We’re good.

Remain indoors, and DO NOT THINK OF THE EVENT:

THE NEW SPACE RACE:

We've never seen Starship activity moving this fast around Starbase. Not only vehicles for Flight 15, but Flight 16 too (we hope from Florida with a Starship catch in Texas). 🤯 It's freaking wild!

🚀 Almost double catch attempt time friends! 🥳https://t.co/4wzTuqKRIc pic.twitter.com/UTXZK8q9Cv

— Marcus House (@MarcusHouse) October 31, 2026

The current no-earlier-than date for Flight 15 is November 12.

HUZZAH! BIG NEWS FROM THE EEOC:  “EEOC Votes to Rescind Enforcement Guidance on Arrest and Conviction Records.”  That 2012 Guidance was uncommonly crazy even for the Obama-Era.  I discussed it in my article on disparate impact liability.  I also discuss it very briefly in my new book (which will be officially released on Wednesday).  I suppose that means the book already contains a bit of outdated information.  But I’m happy anyway (and confident that my earlier work was helpful in getting to the point where the EEOC could withdraw the 2012 Guidance).  Purr.

THEY DON’T HATE HIM IN SPITE OF HIM DOING MIRACULOUS GOOD THINGS, THEY HATE HIM BECAUSE OF IT.

This is the guy Democrats want to destroy.

Sheer insanity. https://t.co/65SFecddkJ

— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) October 31, 2026

RELIGION OF PEACE UPDATE: El Sayed courted voters at mosques where speakers dubbed US ‘House of Satan’ and called for ‘final annihilation of Jews.’

THE LEVEL OF CORRUPTION IN TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS IS STAGGERING:  It’s another way in which George H.W. Bush allowed so-called “civil rights law” to go berserk.  I keep thinking I should write about it myself.  In the meantime, Katie Davis is writing about it.

WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT LIKE THAT:

Don't worry Alaskans, it's totally normal for a guy running for the US Senate to; not actively campaign, raise only $35K and give most of it to his campaign lawyers, and then when questioned about his authenticity, he flees his home and refuses interviews with anyone.

— John Reese – Person of Interest (@Rickisback_ON_X) October 31, 2026

THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE HERO AT THE OREGON SCHOOL SHOOTING:  Teacher Cassidy Schultz was wrestling with the shooter as Kalub Giamanco arrived and put an end to things.  Bless them both.

KEEP YOUR TEETH CLEAN: Waterpik Sonic-Fusion Flossing Electric Toothbrush Water Flosser, White. #CommissionEarned

GREAT MOMENTS IN OIKOPHOBIA:

If you listen carefully it’s a misplaced anger at his own parents for not making him feel worthy that turned into raging jealousy of other children who had parents that lifted them up and poured into them. He’s projected all of that onto white people. He needs to mend his heart… https://t.co/EmeMPElXj5

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) October 31, 2026

Flashback: Easy Riders, Raging Oedipal Resentment.

UPDATE: Pete Hegseth’s Dad Leveled El-Sayed, Then Came the Clips That Finished Him Off.

MORE:

I'm just saying it's wild that Abdul El-Sayed's very last message this campaign season was “My parents didn't love me.”

— Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) October 31, 2026

(Bumped.)

AS FORETOLD BY THE PROPHETS: Paxton slips past Talarico in latest poll as Senate race enters final days.

“Mysteriously tightening polls” is the new “strange new respect.”

NORMALIZING THEFT…:

All the stuff that 20 years ago they would have said was evidence of electoral malfeasance if it happened in another country is now ‘normal.’ One of the most important roles of the media is to abet our political devolution. https://t.co/fdVIbubQRP

— Coddled Affluent Professional (@feelsdesperate) November 1, 2026

…and excusing it in advance.

More:

It's the magic of mail-in ballots. Forged ballots are matched to people who didn't vote who are on the voter rolls. It's done late at night/early morning. This is why they want garbage voter rolls and will resist all efforts to clean them up. https://t.co/pSjKyRFQew

— Nathan Hansen (@nathanmhansen) November 1, 2026

FEDERALLY BACKED STUDENT LOANS PAY FOR THIS? U. Florida offers class on ‘werewolf romance’ and ‘Mexican-American vampires.’

“The English Language and Literature majors at the University of Florida (UF) are predicted to have a negative ROI of approximately $132,000 post-graduation (assuming on-time graduation),” she said.

“Because UF is a public institution supported by significant taxpayer dollars,” Doan said, “it is also reasonable for policymakers and taxpayers to ask whether academic programs are producing positive educational and economic outcomes for students.”

She said the classes are more focused on a “niche topic,” Doan said, instead of a “rigorous understanding of literature.”

Well, that might be difficult.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME POLICE STRIKES AGAIN, MBAPPÉ’S MAO MEME, MSU GAGS ITS OWN TRUSTEE, & MORE: Bringing you the latest free speech news (11/1/26)

SPACE IS HARD. IT’S HARDER WHEN YOU’RE SANCTIONED AND SLOWLY GOING BROKE:

🚀 Putin has problems both on Earth and in space

Two satellites from Russia’s Rassvet constellation, developed as a rival to Starlink, have begun losing altitude and falling out of orbit.

According to space researcher Anatoly Zak, three of the 17 satellites launched in July… pic.twitter.com/cM3k0HZkwk

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) November 1, 2026

Plus: “Bureau 1440 launched 16 Rassvet satellites in March and 16 in July 2026. As of 31 Aug, only 12, all from March, held their 550 km target orbit, per ISW citing N2YO tracking.”

ROGER KIMBALL: Sovereignty or Submission? Poland’s Battle Against the Eurocrats: What is a stake in this ongoing confrontation? Writ large, it is the choice between Polish sovereignty and Polish submission to the globalist agenda of the EU.

SHE SEEMS NICE: AOC-backed Alaska Senate hopeful Mary Peltola accused of using n-word.

THE BILLIONAIRES DOING THIS AREN’T THE ONES MAKING HUGE DONATIONS TO DEMOCRATS:

Robert and I are thrilled that our gift of over 2 million shares of SpaceX stock will be distributed to children’s Trump accounts in December!
 
Our initial gift (shares transferring to escrow as we speak) will go to 11 to 17-year-olds who live in zip codes with median family…

— Gwynne Shotwell (@Gwynne_Shotwell) October 30, 2026

VOTE… WHILE IT’S STILL THE PRIMARY WAY OF SETTLING POLITICAL DISPUTES:

And you’re thinking about sitting out this election? https://t.co/oS4ZZYoF4P

— Jeremy Carl (@realJeremyCarl) November 1, 2026

THE SINGULARITY IS NEAR: The age of medical progress: Elon pointed out this tweet recently which highlights a string of medical advances. In this article, I will give a brief comment on each one, putting it in broader context.

ASKING (AND ANSWERING) THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: How big and powerful is SpaceX’s Starship rocket? “The Super Heavy booster packs 33 Raptor engines, which burn liquid methane and liquid oxygen to generate 18.1 million pounds-force of booster thrust. For an interesting perspective, NASA’s Space Launch System produces 8.8 million to 9.4 million pounds of max thrust. Once Super Heavy separates, Starship will go on, powered by three regular Raptor engines and three Raptor Vacuum engines designed to operate in space. SpaceX lists the upper stage’s thrust at roughly 3.5 million pounds-force. Only the booster figure represents liftoff thrust.”

PERHAPS THIS COULD BE A BRANCH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AUSTIN:

In light of this, I motion that @elonmusk create a new MIT. One of my followers suggested it be called the Musk Institute of Technology. With merit, it would produce the most impressive graduates in the country. DEI for schools, nations and companies makes them dysfunctional,… https://t.co/drWGgKAZ6X

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 31, 2026

LIMITED TIME DEAL: roborock Qrevo CurvX Robot Vacuum and Mop. #CommissionEarned

CHANGE: Delta turning Tampa into an international air hub.

Of course in 20 years most long-haul international travel will be by suborbital Starship hops.

COLOR ME UNSURPRISED: At Talarico Rally, Jasmine Crockett’s Pastor Calls ICE ‘the New KKK’: Talarico Thanks Him for His ‘Kind Words.’ “The Dallas pastor, who’s seeking Crockett’s seat, previously praised Karmelo Anthony as ‘our friend.’”