WOW: Woke MSNBC loses 33% of primetime audience during coverage of the Israel Hamas war as it insists on publishing a joint death toll – while Fox and CNN see double-digit increases on viewing figures.

ALL THE BEST PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT’S OKAY TO PUNCH NAZIS:

The same society that pays wages to mass murderers and celebrates on the streets with sweets and shootings when Jews get killed. It is the culture that creates the types of monsters capable of the evil they themselves proudly show to the world through social media.

“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” chant the useful idiots at elite institutions and parades in the West. Who are these people? Atheists who support theocratic lunatics, democrats who endorse medieval tyrants, feminists who defend misogynists who parade with the desecrated corpses of women, gays who defend maniacs who would joyfully hang them or toss them off the roof of a tall building. They talk of a secular, democratic and socialist Palestine. As George Orwell observed: “One has to belong to the intelligentsia to believe things like that: no ordinary man could be such a fool.” But the world has now seen what “from the river to the sea” actually means. It is nothing less than a remake of the Nazi Einsatzgruppen.

It’s Nazi-punching time.

N.C. PASSES LAW REQUIRING STATE UNIVERSITIES TO CHANGE ACCREDITORS. They can choose between any of the (formerly regional) accreditors, instead of having to use the unfortunately named “SACSCOC,” so there can be some competition, but they must change each decade so that some fresh eyes can see what the colleges are doing.

A different section of the same bill also requires porn websites to do age verification. As a parent of teenagers, I understand why folks push for this, but that’s probably unworkable, unconstitutional, and an especially bad idea in an age when the government is looking for any means to control information and who gets to see it.

NEW INDICTMENT CHARGES SEN. MENENDEZ (D-NJ) WITH BEING AN UNREGISTERED AGENT OF THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT.

THE AGE OF INCOMPETENCE: How did Israel fail to see the Hamas attack coming? The same way the we failed to see 9/11 coming. There are far to many “not ready for prime time” players on our rosters.

They may be incompetent, but they’re properly politicized.

BUT THE TIME IS SO RIPE AS LONG AS BIDEN’S IN CHARGE: Beijing, Pay Attention: Don’t Let Ukraine-Gaza Lead to WWIII Taiwan

FACT ONE: A major land war rages in Europe. Twenty months ago, Russia invaded Ukraine without provocation and the horror grinds on with mass casualties and World-War-I-like attrition.

FACT TWO: War in the Middle East. An Iranian proxy army, Hamas, launches a complex and well-planned attack on Israel. Mass atrocity by Islamist terrorists shocks the civilized world — at least what’s left of civilization.

…is war in Asia the next explosion igniting World War III?

If we’ve reached “peak China”, remember “A fading power can become a risk-taking power.” So read the entire essay.

GAZA: A Clarifying Moment.

THE GRAUNIAD HAS A SAD: No power, water or fuel to Gaza until hostages freed, says Israel minister.

IT USUALLY IS: White House Cover-Up of Biden Classified Docs Scandal Worse Than Previously Thought.

SMOKE, FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH: CDC study on depression and mortality finds wealth, smoking, and exercise reduce risk of death.

CDR SALAMANDER: Gaza COA Decision Brief. “Like I said … [Israel’s promise that ‘Gaza will never return to what it was’] had me ditch two of the my three COA [Course of Action] from this weekend. If you wanted to know how it shifted, my most dovish COA is gone, and my most harsh COA is now the center of my Overton Window. A planner must try to align with CI and D&G as it is understood – not how he wishes it to be.”

Here they are:

COA-A: Germany 1945

• The Gaza Strip will be segmented and block by block, field by field, be demilitarized. Person by person will be identified biometrically with the primary goal to “de-Hamas” the entire population. Responsible leaders will be found to administer civil requirements. Zero tolerance for breaking the peace. Peaceful civilians can stay. Violence will result in non-subsidized exile or imprisonment followed by exile. (NB: the voluntary or involuntary exile of Gazans is a problem in all COA. If you look from London, to Sydney, to NYC, the West does not need to import any more of those who want to bring their sectarianism to the West. Any of these highlighted nations will suffice.) After appropriate security environment is achieved, transition to home rule for all but military or diplomatic areas can continue.

COA-B: Danzig 1945

• As with COA-A, the Gaza Strip will be segmented, etc. The exception here is the humane (as opposed to the rather brutal 45-47 depopulation of Danzig (now Gdansk)) depopulation of the Gaza Strip. As German Danzig is now Polish Gdansk – and Danzig will never be the same as it was – so too could Gaza no longer be non-Israeli. As German excesses (understatement) in WWII opened the window for otherwise unacceptable exile of an entire population, Hamas Gaza’s beheading of infants and Einsatzgruppen LARPing through neighboring kibbutzim has opened that window for Gaza. Israel suffered for decades terror from Gaza and in 2005 gave them a chance to be self-governing. Instead, they became a nest of death squads. An Israeli-annexed Gaza would not have that problem. COA-B is the entry level response if you want to make a statement to enemies that will last generations, while still maintaining humanity – especially if exile is subsidized. Per capita income in Gaza is $2,764. Upon exile with no right for return, each will receive $3,000 in three installments over three years; $9,000 total. Cost: ~$6 billion a year for three years, $18 billion total.

COA-C: Carthage

• Segmentation and subsidized exile as per COA-B, but no immediate Israeli settlement for 50-years. Inventory World Heritage Sites, religious sites that existed prior to 1950, and cemeteries. Protect and preserve. Level every other building in the Gaza Strip except for needed infrastructure and national security related locations. Allow the strip to rewild and turned to a nature preserve. Allow for a reevaluation of Gaza’s status in 2073. Want the lesson to be remembered? Want to make sure the threat does not return? Want to make Gaza unlike it was? That will do it, yet allow the nation of Israel to maintain its humanity.

If A) seemed too harsh for most people’s tastes on Sunday and C) seemed impossible, just remember that once an Overton Window begins to shift, it can move far, rapidly.

TRUNALIMUNUMAPRZURE! How Checked Out is Biden? “Notice that all the nameplates are turned to face Biden. We know Biden has trouble remembering names of cabinet members and others, but is he so far gone that he needs nameplates for his senior national security team? It is possible to find a number of situation room photos from past presidents that have nameplates, but they are never turned to face the president.”

SPACE: NASA: Bennu asteroid samples contain water, carbon and organic ‘building blocks of life.’

OBAMA’S COMING FOURTH TERM:

Are we ready to discover that, contrary to what they have been telling us about their movement, a very large segment of the Left doesn’t care for democracy? That they are very proud of Obama who, like their dreaded nemesis Putin, is cleverly running an extraconstitutional regime, the first one in American history? Because many them can be expected to take that position, obliterating their alleged commitment to democracy.

Being vocal about the third Obama presidential term would challenge our very conception of who we are as a people. We may not like the outcome of that free debate. But pretending that nothing extraordinary is going on in D.C. is changing our relationship with the federal power apparatus. We are at a fork in the road. Which way, America?

It may not be Constitutional, but if you look at the economy, fuel prices, and the Middle East, clearly Obama is getting results. Who can complain?

READER FAVORITE: iRobot Roomba i4 EVO Wi-Fi Connected Robot Vacuum. #CommissionEarned

BREAKING: Israel Bombs Damascus Airport, Reportedly Preventing Iranian Foreign Minister, Weapons from Landing.

“BIDENOMICS IS WORKING!” More than two-thirds of Americans report loss of sleep over job worries.

CRUEL BUT FAIR:

GET WOKE, GO…: Ad Firm Tied To Bud Light/Dylan Mulvaney Disaster Fires Multiple Executives.

An ad firm tied to Bud Light’s disastrous partnership with Dylan Mulvaney has axed multiple top employees.

Captiv8 was identified by the New York Post as the third party marketing firm responsible for teaming the two sides up, and it’s now dished out massive layoffs.

The company, which previously fired employees over the summer, laid off 20% of its workers in late September, according to the New York Post. A total of 30 people were fired.

Or to put things in visual terms:

WELL, YES:

Under Trump we had the heads of Israel and Arab states in the Middle East signing peace accords together at the White House

We had a President who physically visited Israel himself and visited the wailing wall in Jerusalem— the first to ever do so.

We had Israel naming parts of… pic.twitter.com/1n2MXHXthi

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 11, 2023

Less than three years ago we had a president dedicated to world peace.
Now chaos reigns supreme.

The obscene Obama Iran Deal will ultimately lead to a nuclear power terrorist-supporting entity in an unstable Middle East. Trump nullified it, of course, but Biden reinstated it.…

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) October 11, 2023

YEAH, PRETTY MUCH: Hamas love exposes the moral rot at the center of Harvard and higher education in America. “I could be sitting in class with these students, watching children brutally murdered, raped, kidnapped and their mutilated bodies torn apart by a jeering crowd — and hear why it’s justified.”

Related:

I’M FEELING IT: Bidenomics Has People More Stressed Out Than Obamanomics Ever Did. “Say, maybe Biden really is more accomplished than Obama.”

ALTERNATE HEADLINE: PAMPERED STUDENTS FINALLY LEARN THAT ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES. Harvard student groups doxxed after signing letter blaming Israel for Hamas attack.

A truck drove around Harvard University’s campus on Wednesday displaying the names and faces of several students allegedly affiliated with student-groups that co-signed a letter blaming Israel for Hamas’ attack.

The stunt claimed by the conservative media group Accuracy in Media comes after several CEOs have called on Harvard to release the names of students affiliated with groups tied to the controversial letter that solely blamed Israel for the attack.

The billboard called the students “Harvard leading antisemites.”

A truck was spotted today in Harvard Square and Allston displaying the names and photos of Harvard students who signed Saturday’s PSC statement. Above them, the words “Harvard’s leading antisemites.”

Photo from a friend. pic.twitter.com/ScuFENuRqf

— Elias Schisgall (@eschisgall) October 11, 2023

In a message on X, Hedge fund CEO Bill Ackman called for students to be named so he and other companies don’t hire them.

“One should not be able to hide behind a corporate shield when issuing statements supporting the actions of terrorists,” Ackman wrote.

Or as America’s Newspaper of Record reports: Harvard Student Leaves Lecture On Microaggressions To Attend ‘Kill The Jews’ Rally.

HATE ISN’T HATE WHEN IT’S DIRECTED AT THE CORRECT VICTIMS: SPLC Silent as Leftists Appear to Celebrate Hamas Terrorist Attacks Against Israel.

Students for Justice in Palestine, a U.S. pro-Palestinian group that has reportedly harassed Jews on college campuses, has organized a national “day of resistance” for Thursday. The organization’s document does not call for “peaceful protests” and only mentions peace in the context of condemning the Jewish state. “The occupation, the day to day and the existence of Israel is not peaceful; there is no ‘maintaining the peace’ with a violent settler state,” it reads.

The Anti-Defamation League expressed concerns about the Students for Justice in Palestine event. “Although these are all nonviolent tactics, they raise the real possibility of creating a hostile environment for Jewish students, and the confrontational spirit that permeates the toolkit raises the concern that these actions could lead to acts of harassment or vandalism targeting Jewish students and organizations,” the ADL Center on Extremism, an SPLC ally, wrote.

For its part, Hamas issued a “Declaration of General Mobilization” Tuesday, in what an expert warned was an “unambiguous call to arms” for supporters across the world.

This war started in Gaza but it doesn’t seem likely to stay there.

PAULA BOLYARD: The Propaganda Is Off the Charts. “Our job at PJ Media is to sort out fact from fiction and do our best to bring you the unvarnished truth. Even when it’s ugly, and we’re sickened at having to watch the videos of the massacre and report on the stories. Even when it documents unadulterated evil. And especially when the Real Journalists™ would have you focus on minor Republican Party squabbles rather than Joe Biden’s malfeasance in enabling Iran to fund Hamas’s terrorism.”