SOMEONE PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ELON AND POTUS: Dutch government to cut 16 percent of workforce as part of AI efficiency push.

No job is secure from the advent of artificial intelligence’s rapid growth. In a lengthy post detailing how the Dutch government plans to improve efficiency, it announced that it would get rid of 25,000 full time jobs over the span of a few years as part of cost-cutting measures. As part of that effort, the government is also planning to lean on AI to contribute to productivity.

According to the Dutch government, the goal is to cut back 900 million euros, or around $1 billion, in costs by 2027, with that estimate rising to 3.5 billion euros, or approximately $3.9 billion, by 2035. The post detailed that not all government agencies will be affected, with police and defense being excluded.

It’s unclear how the government plans to deploy AI to reduce costs, but the post read that the Dutch cabinet will “come up with goals and savings plans for deploying AI to work more productively,” in the first quarter of 2027. The country’s state secretary, Eric van der Burg wrote in a letter to the Dutch parliament that this overall effort was part of a push to make the government “simpler, smart and smaller.”

DOGE helped shrink the federal workforce to its lowest level in 60 years, but there’s always room for AI-enhanced improvement.

ACCOUNTABILITY: Trump DOJ charges James Comey with transmission of national defense information in third case.

Related: Emails cast doubt on Jack Smith testimony he followed rules to protect attorney-client privilege.

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DEMOCRATS PARTYING LIKE IT’S 1939: Is This the Most Antisemitic Ad to Ever Air for a Senate Race?

We’ve heard them say it before: we’re not antisemitic; we’re just critical of Israel. We don’t hate Jews; we’re just opposed to the Benjamin Netanyahu government. Yeah, the problem is that, factually, that was untrue, and only morons or the obtuse believed it. You can be critical of the Netanyahu government, but when blood money and ‘dirty Jew’ overtures ooze from the talking points, we know what’s going on. Some of us remember high school history and the propaganda a certain national socialist party in Germany distributed in the 1930s.

The latest ad from Rebellion PAC, which supports Abdul El-Sayed, shows a couple shopping for groceries but unable to buy certain items, like eggs, because that money is going to Israel. The Israelis are to blame for the rise in the cost of living.

Lots of Republicans will be sending you fruit baskets for this.

Great stuff all around, much appreciated.

— Matt Whitlock (@MattWhitlock) October 26, 2026

The ghosts of Jesse Jackson, Jimmy Carter, and FDR smile.

Related: Abe Greenwald writes, “Meet the Press Secretary:”

If Abdul El-Sayed wins his U.S. Senate race in Michigan on November 3, I hope he has the good manners to send a thank-you gift to a woman who has selflessly prioritized his fortunes over her own in order to get him over the finish line: MSNBC’s Kristen Welker.

Yesterday on Meet the Press, Welker interviewed El-Sayed’s opponent Mike Rogers. In so doing, she invented a new political product: the live attack ad.

The bias that was on display wasn’t particularly striking, not anymore. We’ve already seen the lengths to which liberal media will go to protect their favorite Democrats and defame Republican villains. Whatever you call an industry that promoted Joe Biden’s razor-sharp mind, you can’t call it objective.

What was astounding here is Welker’s equal combo of unbridled chutzpah and low self-esteem.

We’ve long said, “Just think of the media as Democratic Party operatives with bylines, and it all makes sense,” but Welker certainly makes her thumb on the scale glaringly obvious:

Left: Welker interviewing the president

Right: Welker interviewing Hasan Piker's best bro

NBC "News" https://t.co/mlFotIOSNz pic.twitter.com/2GGraaVbiE

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) October 11, 2026

SARAH HOYT’S SHOCKED FACE IS STOCKED UP ON AMMO:

It’s official now:

DSA = DNC

Vote Republican! https://t.co/Nqt71H632A

— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) October 26, 2026

VICTORIA TAFT: Woke Oregon Governor’s Comments After School Attack Are Completely Disqualifying. “The unfortunately-named Tina Kotek, Oregon’s governor, is in a neck-and-neck battle for the right to park her and her “first lady’s” slippers under the bed at Mahonia Hall for another four years. Republican Christine Drazan is running an even race with the incumbent governor. The recent school shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, however, should be Kotek’s undoing.”

We’ll have to wait a week or so to see if her comments were disqualifying with Oregon voters.

TERRORIST CLOWN SHOW: Abdul El-Sayed Gets Cozy With Hamas-Loving Editor Who Wants Jews Sent ‘Back to Poland’: Candidate Urged To ‘Soothe’ His Arab Supporters.

SPRING FASCISM PREVIEW:

The other side taking power used to be more like, OK, here we go again. At that part of that frkkn cycle again.

Now it’s more like, no, we can’t go there. https://t.co/f5oPvHNVTH

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) October 26, 2026

Evergreen:

LET’S START THE DAY WITH A LITTLE BLUE-ON-BLUE ACTION: Former Biden Speechwriter Accuses NY Times of Stealing News Startup’s Pollution Reporting Without Attribution.

The allegations followed the Times’ Saturday investigation into how Trump exempted more than 200 industrial facilities from stricter clean-air regulations. Hunterbrook claims portions of the report closely resemble two investigations it published months earlier into chemical pollution at plants in Texas and Virginia. The Times’ article now includes an acknowledgment of Hunterbrook’s previous coverage, though it does not specifically credit the outlet’s individual findings or reporting methods.

In a series of posts on X, Hunterbrook pointed to its May investigation into an April accident at Sterilization Services of Virginia, where a faulty valve released 580 lbs. of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas. Both newsrooms used the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s HYSPLIT modeling system to illustrate how the chemical spread into nearby communities.

Hunterbrook also highlighted similarities between the Times’ reporting and its February investigation into Indorama Ventures’ chemical plant in Port Neches, Texas, which received an exemption from federal pollution rules despite a history of chemical releases.

When your ethics are seriously questioned by a former Biden speechwriter…

CLOWN SHOW: Burnham: The Manifesto We Ran on No Longer Applies to Immigration.

DITTO WITH ISLAMIC TERRORISTS — AND NOW THEY’RE ALLIED:

Crazy we thought this shit was over when the Wall fell.

Turns out Communism is a lot like herpes; you can’t cure it, you can only treat the flare ups.

— The Drunk Republican (@DrunkRepub) October 26, 2026

DISPATCHES FROM THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY:

That guy is hilarious.

Seriously, between Bessant, Rubio, Hegseth, RFK Jr., and of course our crazy orange president himself, has there ever been a cabinet or an administration that on a daily basis makes you laugh out loud like these guys do?

While seeing to the people’s… https://t.co/ntl5qqOKoq

— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) October 27, 2026

BECAUSE OF COURSE: Barcelona Burns, and Spain’s Left Blames Israel.

EXCELLENT WORK! FASTER, PLEASE:  Japanese Researchers Have Reportedly Found a Way to Destroy Cancer Cells.

A LOT OF LEFTY SCHEMES TURN OUT THAT WAY: Medicare for All Is Popular—Until People Find Out How It Would Work.

THE STRANGE, LONELY LIVES OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS:  Penguins, man.

PRESTIGE WAS NEVER A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY:  The Establishment Gave Extremism Its Credentials. How prestigious institutions lent credibility to a defender of Hamas, raising questions about their judgement and accountability.

Elite schools have been hiring for ideology — left — for almost a century. They’ve finally reached the point where they’re communist in all but name, and on top that they are fountains of ignorance. The later is the natural result of hiring for any reason but competence. Remember that. It’s important.

OF COURSE HE DOES; IT’S ONE MORE REASON TO NOT ELECT HIM:  Gavin Newsom Calls DSA ‘Mainstream Democratic Movement’ Heading Into 2028 Presidential Election.

I’m sorry, I want to say something about selling your cloak and buying a sword, but with helicopters, in preparation for 2028. Yes, it is an evil thought. It was “half my fault, and half the atmosphere.”

THE MAYOR BLAMES THE JOOS:  NYC Comptroller Sounds Alarm After 30,000 Private-Sector Jobs Left the City in Just Two Months.

IT’S TIME TO DISBAND THE TEACHERS’ UNION, RAZE AND SALT EDUCATION SCHOOLS, AND CONSIDER THE WAY WE TRAIN AND RECRUIT TEACHERS:  Exclusive. “The United States Government must fall.” Earlier today, members of the Chicago Teachers Union collaborated with activist students and teachers in France. On that call, they explicitly called for violence, destruction, killing, and the fall of the United States Government.

I know of what I speak.  Education schools are evil Marxist cesspools. It must be done to them as onto Carthage. It is in fact grossly overdue, if we want to keep civilization. And this evil twunt must be fired and barred from speaking to a kid ever, even across the street. (Okay, yes, that’s over the top, but argh.)

THAT’S ALL? LOOK HARDER:  Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens.

Do the dead and imaginary still get to stay in?

I DON’T THINK THE SHENANIGAN IS FROM THE RIGHT. NOT THAT THEY’RE THAT HONEST, BUT THEY’RE THAT STUPID:  A Little Local Political Shenanigan.

I just think right now, the left is dumber and thought this brochure, explaining how kids can trans without their parents’ knowledge would benefit the left. Kind of like they thought disclosing the late Lindsey Graham was gay would help them (we were fine with him being gay; we just thought he should have come out of the closet and stopped being blackmailed to fall in line with the left. Lands’ sake. We don’t want to sleep with our representatives — ew — but we don’t want them to be compromised either.) Or their newest allegations about Trump, which apparently waited till now to come out. (Rolls eyes.) We’re in a race to the bottom of the IQ pile, and the left is somehow managing to win.

LOOK, WE CAN HOPE, BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE PASSED THE SAVE ACT:  Inside House GOP’s far-reaching push to monitor midterm elections and prepare for legal fights. Committee on House Administration’s program could pave the way for recounts and lawsuits if improprieties found.

SPEAKING OF OBAMA, LET’S REVISIT THE WAR ON THE WORKING POOR THAT WAS CASH FOR CLUNKERS:  For anyone curious about what it actually looked like to kill a generation of functioning cars, here’s an actual video from 2009 and brief explanation: The dealer first replaces the oil with sodium silicate solution. It’s a clear-ish liquid that crystallizes under extreme heat. As the engine warms up the solution begins to form small abrasive crystals in the oil system that shred the bearing and score the cylinder walls. Within seconds of starting the car you can see smoke billowing from the exhaust, this is the crystals scratching the cylinder walls and leaving small grooves for oil and solution to leak past into the combustion chamber and ignite/evaporate, producing the white smoke.

At the time, both my husband and I drove cars that were considerably older than the supposed “clunkers” so they didn’t qualify (not that we’d do that. We buy them used, take care of them, and drive them till their natural death.) This orgy of destruction made it hard for our kids to afford their first cars and made life difficult for the young and poor (which are often the same.) For … no reason. Except vague “green” feels and a president’s hatred of everyone not rich.

I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE MINDS THAT HELD TOBACCO AS THE WORST THING EVER, AND POT AS GOOD FOR YOU:  Marijuana legalization linked to troubling health trend in landmark new study.

Keep in mind, I still think it’s governmental overreach to regulate what adults can consume. But the hypocrisy of demonizing one and practically encouraging the other has long boggled me.