October 27, 2026

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS: “California Governor Gavin Newsom accused President Donald Trump of being the ‘leading nationalist and socialist of our time’ in an appearance on the Pivot podcast,” Newsweek reported in August of last year.

But suddenly, Gavin’s pretty amenable to spreading plenty of socialism nationally himself!

Tweet continues:

“The DSA, the energy and the desire and demand for bold change, not incremental change, is very much going to be dominant. I mean, that’s going to be a mainstream Democratic movement. Absolutely. No question about that.”

That’s California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a likely 2028 presidential candidate, speaking to an undercover journalist while campaigning in New Hampshire.

Asked by a “younger voter” who said “we don’t want Kamala Harris, we want more democratic socialist policies”:

“No one is arguing to manage the status quo and fail more efficiently.”

“You can’t play in the margins anymore. The system’s broken. It’s completely unbalanced, and we can’t manage the decline. We have to completely reimagine.”

Didn’t the left already Start From Zero in 2020? How many “reimagines” do they get in a decade?

Posted at 5:45 pm by Ed Driscoll

YOLO: Jay Z picks himself for Super Bowl half-time show.

Jay-Z has picked himself as next year’s Super Bowl half-time act.

The rapper’s company, Roc Nation, has partnered with the NFL since 2019 to advise on and produce the half-time show.

“From Reasonable Doubt to standing on the Super Bowl half-time stage, this has been a journey,” said the 56-year-old rapper in response to the announcement. “Thirty years of music, work, and culture on the world’s biggest stage. This run continues to be a dream come true.”

The show, one of the biggest events in the music calendar, will take place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Feb 14.

Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner, said he had wanted Jay-Z to perform since they first partnered seven years ago.

“When we first reached an agreement with Roc Nation to produce the show, I had just one request: that Jay-Z take the stage himself one day, whenever the moment felt right to him,” Goodell said. “I couldn’t be more excited for fans around the world to experience the artistry, creativity and cultural impact he will bring to the Super Bowl stage.”

I doubt it’s his kind of music, but the ghost of Dick Cheney smiles at Jay-Z’s chutzpah: As Bush’s VP Vetter In 2000, Cheney ‘Sidestepped The Scrutiny He Imposed On Others.’

Posted at 5:30 pm by Ed Driscoll

RUMORS TO THE CONTRARY, WE HAVE NOT YET REACHED PEAK ABSURDITY:

Posted at 5:22 pm by Stephen Green

“A REPUBLIC, IF YOU CAN KEEP IT,” IS LOSING OUT TO “MUH DEMOCRACY”:

Inevitable? I don’t know. But it’s certainly painful.

Posted at 4:35 pm by Stephen Green

THAT HARDLY SEEMS POSSIBLE: Jackie Singh’s Stolen Valor Controversy Raises Bigger Questions About Media Credibility.

You may have seen the name Jackie Singh popping up on X over the last few days. But if you’re not a member of the military or veteran community, you may not have paid attention to the details and simply scrolled by.

For those not in the know, Singh is known for her extreme left-wing independent journalism. As a brash and outspoken purveyor of progressive ideology, she has a background that many on the left do not — she served in the U.S. Army in an active combat zone. And she uses that detail to bludgeon any and all criticism of the policies she advocates. 

Except it was recently discovered that her own description of her background might not be based in reality.

Read the whole thing.

Posted at 3:49 pm by Stephen Green

AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD:

Posted at 3:33 pm by Stephen Green

HEY, BIG SPENDER: Nvidia to invest $3 billion in Meta as tech giants deepen AI partnership. “Nvidia announced its investment on Tuesday, adding that Meta would expand Vera Rubin and Vera CPU deployment, and that the two companies would deepen their partnership on Muse, the social media giant’s AI agent that launched last month.”

Round and round it goes.

Posted at 2:47 pm by Stephen Green

DEMOCRATS TAKING NOTES:

Posted at 2:42 pm by Stephen Green

ONE PROFESSOR PUNISHED FOR SPEECH? AN ANECDOTE. A HUNDRED? CHERRY-PICKED. A THOUSAND? SELECTION BIAS. SURVEYS? BAD QUESTIONS. BETTER SURVEYS? METHODOLOGICAL CONCERNS! Welcome to the “Academic Filibuster,” academia’s remarkable talent for turning every new piece of evidence into yet another demand for proof, while the problems everyone knew about decades ago only become more entrenched. I’m unpacking this phenomenon in my new series on higher education’s resistance to reform, starting with a FREE introduction.

Posted at 2:39 pm by Greg Lukianoff

COLLEGE SPORTS – AT WHAT COST? The Martin Center is out with a report on what sports cost UNC system students, not just in fees, but in other, less fungible, ways.

I loved my time at Duke in part because of the fun of being a “Cameron Crazie.” But there’s a point where the big money and attention of college sports becomes a liability instead of an asset, and if we weren’t already there in the late 90s (and I suspect we were), we’re way past it today.

Posted at 2:38 pm by Robert Shibley

AMERICA’S TEAM’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD:

Posted at 2:35 pm by Ed Driscoll

WELL, YES:

But wait, there’s more:

Who said trillionaires aren’t any fun?

RELATED (From Ed): Actually, perhaps there’s less:

 

Posted at 2:32 pm by Stephen Green

FEDS STEP IN: DOJ Charges Illegal Alien Who Smashed the Iwo Jima Statue at Quantico. “After a woke judge released the criminal illegal alien who smashed up a statue of the Iwo Jima World War II flag raising outside Quantico Marine Base, the Department of Justice stepped in to issue federal charges and ensure the alien doesn’t get off scot-free.”

Posted at 2:16 pm by Stephen Green

BUCKLE UP:

Key bit:

The question then becomes, what is an “enemy” that must be “adhere[d]” to in order for it to be treason?

Like with most complex issues of law, there is not a 100% straightforward answer, but an 1863 SCOTUS case, U.S. v. Greathouse, suggests that an “enemy” in this context must be in an open state of armed conflict with the U.S. for a nation to be an “enemy.”

So, technically, the Color Revolution plotters are likely not legally committing “treason” unless they are coordinating with Iran, the only nation we are currently in armed conflict with. (And they may well be, who knows!)

Sedition, OTOH?

Sedition, almost certainly.

But as Steve Ferguson noted: “Fun Fact: There is no statute of limitations on treason.“

Posted at 1:59 pm by Stephen Green

THE NEW SPACE RACE: Astroscale proposes fleet of ‘bodyguard’ spacecraft to protect satellites from orbital attacks. “Although Astroscale, headquartered in Japan but with significant presence in the U.K., is a leader in the commercial orbital rendezvous and proximity operations technology, no Western players currently match the deployed capabilities of Russia and China. Europe, in particular, is under-equipped for defense and military operations in space, according to the Secure World Foundation’s Global Counterspace Capabilities Report. With Russia’s accelerating orbital forays, the clock appears to be ticking.”

Posted at 1:45 pm by Stephen Green