October 31, 2026

HE REMAINS EMINENTLY MOCKABLE: Gavin Newsom Viciously Mocked Over Chest-Pounding Election Warning to Trump. “Most of the replies to Newsom’s silly chest-thumping focused on two main points. Pointing out that his new announcement was not, in fact, new. And that a California state statute cannot override federal election laws or lawful federal investigations under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.”

Posted at 10:52 am by Stephen Green

IT’S COMPLICATED:

Posted at 10:14 am by Stephen Green

NOW ARE WE IN A POPPING BUBBLE? OpenAI Raises Less Than Half of $30 Billion Target in Latest Round. “After receiving tepid interest from some large investors, OpenAI has so far secured roughly $11 billion in commitments for the new financing, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal values the company at $1.25 trillion—less than the $1.4 trillion valuation that it had earlier hoped to achieve.”

Posted at 9:45 am by Stephen Green

A LITTLE WEEKEND READING:

Posted at 9:07 am by Stephen Green

TRUE.

Posted at 9:00 am by Glenn Reynolds

DISPATCHES FROM THE OCCUPIED ZONES: Anti-Gunner Vandalizes 9/11 Memorial To Spread His Hatred for Guns. “Neither the NYPD nor the NYFD were willing to comment publicly about a wanton act of vandalism that occurred this week at Ground Zero of the 9/11 Memorial.  Calls and emails to both agencies were not returned. It’s not too difficult to figure out why.”

Posted at 8:35 am by Stephen Green

SOME PEOPLE ARE POISON. THEY’RE USUALLY LEFTIST PEOPLE.

Posted at 8:30 am by Glenn Reynolds

“I HAD SPENT YEARS DISMISSING THOSE WARNINGS BECAUSE THEY CAME FROM REPUBLICANS.”

Posted at 8:00 am by Glenn Reynolds

HMM:

Related:

It is entirely acceptable.

Posted at 7:19 am by Glenn Reynolds

MUST-FLEE TV: Dan Rather on Trump’s First Amendment Assault, Bari Weiss’ ‘Wreckage’ of CBS News and How His Doc ‘Rather’ Is Now Streaming for Free on YouTube.

As seen in the doc, Rather isn’t slowing down: He continues to write a Substack newsletter, “Steady,” and has plenty of thoughts about the state of the media — and that includes what has happened to his longtime alma mater, CBS News.

“Rather” details his controversial 2006 exit from CBS News*, but also the highlights of his legendary 44-year career with the network (also depicted via never-before-seen footage in the doc). So Rather’s take on what has happened to CBS News under new owner Skydance carries weight. To sum it up, he’s not a fan.

“What’s happened at CBS News is sad,” he said. “It is in many ways a disaster, not just for the people who work at CBS News — and there’s still a lot of really good people working there. But this is a further example of big billionaire corporate power in bed with powerful people and the presidency to get control of these operations for their benefit.

* CTRL-F “Bush” brings back zero results in Variety’s article.

But why is a showbiz tabloid covering Dan Rather and CBS News? As “George MF Washington” explored in July: How Hollywood Lost the Hollywood Press. “Because now the business of the business isn’t deals or box office results so much as controversy… and that controversy, which is primarily centered on culture war issues and political agitation, is bad for The Business. In Hollywood, the political current runs almost entirely in one ideological direction. And while Hollywood itself may not notice because progressive views are commonplace inside the industry, to millions of potential ticket buyers in flyover country, the Trades now reinforce a perception that Hollywood is talking to itself rather than to America. The Trades engage with the business of cultural and political controversy in two ways…. by harvesting controversy and by creating controversy.”

Posted at 7:14 am by Ed Driscoll

WHEN THEY FACE BLOODY REVOLUTIONS, I WILL NOT SYMPATHIZE:

Posted at 7:04 am by Glenn Reynolds

I HAVE HEARD THIS FROM UNDERGRADUATES WHO ARE SEARCHING FOR JOBS:

Posted at 7:00 am by Glenn Reynolds