KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: El-Sayed Goes Full Talarico. Never Go Full Talarico. “Both have legitimate shots at winning, largely due to the fact that the MSM has given their problematic backgrounds and campaigns a generous glossing over. In order to successfully run for office, Talarico and El-Sayed have had to run from who they really are.”

MAYBE HITLER WAS TRANS:

Imagine being in a coma for the past 20 years and waking up to read this headline. https://t.co/DqTULaRsHf

— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) October 15, 2026

#JOURNALISM:

513 days after Elon’s decline and fall…

He’s the World’s first trillionaire, National Medal of Science Award winner and just unveiled his flying car.

The Media truly does suck. pic.twitter.com/hIGiEUJzYA

— C3 (@C_3C_3) October 16, 2026

BOTTOM QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is Katie Zacharia a Lawyer? She has a law degree but didn’t take the bar and never practiced law, so no. But so what? Law degrees are generally useful — now that a liberal arts BA is worth about what a high school diploma used to be, they’re the closest thing to a liberal arts degree at the graduate level.

Plus, as John Hinderaker notes: “But coincidentally, it tracks exactly with another case: that of Abdul El-Sayed. El-Sayed has for years claimed to be a doctor: “Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for years has publicly said he’s a physician — but there’s overwhelming evidence that he’s had no experience as a licensed medical doctor.” But he talks about doing “codes” and treating patients.

Guess which story the press covers.

FUNNY HOW THAT KEEPS HAPPENING: The ‘Nonissue’ Of Noncitizens Voting Is Becoming A Bigger Issue.

New Jersey’s messy voter rolls scream for voter identification, according to the vast majority of Garden State residents. A Rutgers-Eagleton poll released on Tuesday finds more than four in five respondents support or strongly support requiring photo identification to vote in person and documentary proof of citizenship to register.

The results mirror national sentiments.

But Democratic Party politicians stridently stand against the will of the people. And RINOs in the U.S. Senate refuse to fight for the SAVE America Act, which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register and vote in U.S elections.

While Democrats keep pushing the talking point that noncitizens rarely show up on voter rolls, a Reuters review last month found states have added more than 30,000 noncitizens to their registration databases since 2000. Election integrity advocates say that’s an extremely conservative estimate.

The only reason I can think of for elected officials to tolerate election fraud is because they benefit from election fraud.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: The Problem With America’s Military Arsenal.

I LOVE COMMUNITY NOTES:

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ICYMI: So Long, and Thanks for All the Learing Centers.

THE ENEMY WITHIN: Meet Abdul El-Sayed’s Academic ‘Inspiration’: A Muslim Brotherhood Scion Barred From Entering US Over Terror Ties.

BIDEN, BURISMA AND POSSIBLE OBSTRUCTION (AGAIN): Just the News is first with more docs and emails showing the charade of the Bidencrats testifying* before Congress…and the truth is always different:

“Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, one of the Democrats’ star witnesses in their first impeachment of Donald Trump, received repeated briefings, emails and memos related to the Ukrainian energy company that employed Hunter Biden, according to declassified documents that directly conflict with her and other witnesses’ testimony in the failed bid seven years ago to remove the president from office.”

*(I remember some NYPD patrolmen using the phrase “testilying.” I always laughed at that).

LIMITED TIME DEAL: Crock-Pot 7-Quart Manual Slow Cooker. #CommissionEarned

ADDICT BEHAVIOR: The Federal Government Collected $5.4 Trillion. It Still Can’t Pay Its Bills.

The usual response to a deficit warning is that the government just needs more money. It doesn’t. Thanks to the remarkable strength of the private sector, federal revenue rose by 3 percent, to more than $5.4 trillion, over the fiscal year. But spending rose by 6 percent, reaching $7.4 trillion.

Some will blame the Supreme Court for striking down most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and forcing the government to issue refunds. But even if Washington had kept the $130 billion in illegal levies, it would cover less than one-tenth of the gap. Tariffs were never a serious revenue source at our insanely high level of spending.

Look at where the money went. Spending on the three main entitlement programs—Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid—grew by 7 percent. That’s faster than total spending growth. Defense grew by 5 percent. Interest on the debt rose by 11 percent, exceeding $1.1 trillion.

Say it with me one more time: We have a spending problem, not a revenue problem.

THERE SHOULD BE: Talafreakout: Should There Be a Mental-Health Requirement for Lawmakers?

CHUTZPAH:

…or not https://t.co/Uyq13QmNeQ pic.twitter.com/sUJtcIwLSV

— Hammy ✈🇺🇲🇮🇱 (@e2pilot) October 15, 2026

And at least Politico went with “Republican fodder” instead of the even more shopworn “Republicans pounce.”

ME AND MY AI HAD A CHAT THIS MORNING: And I invite you to join my conversation on Substack this morning in which I quiz ChatGPT — which I find extremely useful as a supplement to my own research — about it’s “consciousness” and how it “thinks.”

HMM: Is Iran Planning an Attack to Bring Down Netanyahu? “That’s the assessment of Brigadier General (Ret.) Amir Avivi, the founder and CEO of the Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF). Avivi noted on October 14 that Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir recently canceled a planned trip to the United States because of a heightened alert level, and that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Mossad, and Shin Bet are on full readiness. High-ranking officers in the General Staff and Northern Command have told Avivi that there is evidence that Iran and other enemies of Israel want to interfere in the election, specifically to bring down Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government.”

THERE ARE FEW BRAVE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS: Cornell lets itself be governed by an outrage mob. “Elite universities are supposed to be resilient and stalwart defenders of the truth. So, if Cornell is making decisions in a panic to avoid political backlash, what exactly makes it an ‘elite’ university?”

Elite universities are a myth.

GOVERNMENT CAN’T GROW BUSINESS, BUT IT CAN SNUFF IT DEAD:  Welcome to the Empty, High-Cost, City of Seattle. Parking downtown? Think again!

AN IMPORTANT PARABLE:  That is the danger with reform. Institutions often say they want change right up until change starts looking unfamiliar. Then they reach for the safest face in the room and call it credibility.

SOME HARD AND LONG OVERDUE TRUTHS ABOUT NOBLE SAVAGES:  Columbus, Marco Rubio, and the Nations.

THIS TOO IS WHAT I VOTED FOR:  Trump Admin has Arrested 1,296 Tren de Aragua Gang Members.

I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SAY THIS, BUT YAY FOR RANDOM PENGUIN:  Palestine book by Alana Hadid and Jenan Matari pulled from Random House before release. Authors withdraw book planned for young readers after disputes with editors over characterizations of 7 October.

As for the authors, all enthusiastic about the Neolithic atrocities of October 7? I’m a fair woman. May it be done onto them as they admire. (What? Sometimes Team Heads on Pikes gets loud in the back of my mind.)

THIS IS WHO THE LEFTISTS ARE:  Florida Democratic Senate Candidate Wants Opponent ‘Locked Up and Punished in Jail’.

This one is just dumb enough to say it out loud.

OKAY, THIS WASN’T THE 21ST CENTURY I WANTED, BUT ONE I THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE:  Feds Target North Korean Laptop Farms Allegedly Funding Nuclear, Missile Programs.

YES. BUT WE KNEW THAT:  UN inquiry member says some genocide claims against Israel unverified as Gaza reports population growth. Expert says latest data is further evidence against accusations of genocide. With the number of live births in 2025 far greater than the number of deaths.