THE NEW SPACE RACE, PRIORITIES EDITION: NASA to restart Mentor-Protege program to help improve contractor diversity.

EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: N.Y. doctors report first U.S. cases of sexually transmitted ringworm.

JEFFREY CARTER ON Our Feeble Jobs Report.

DIVERSITY PROBLEM: Faculty at JD Vance’s alma mater Ohio State U. donate 100 times more to Democrats than Republicans.

UNEXPECTEDLY!

The is insane. RIP our economy. ⚰️ pic.twitter.com/WeWEzyzvGa

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) November 1, 2024

UPDATE: Republicans pounce!

Trump Campaign Statement on Kamala’s Job Losses

“This jobs report is a catastrophe and definitively reveals how badly Kamala Harris broke our economy. In a single month, Kamala’s failed economic agenda wiped out nearly 30,000 private sector jobs and nearly 50,000 manufacturing jobs. Working families are being ripped off by the Harris-Biden economic agenda. Kamala broke the economy. President Trump will fix it.” — Karoline Leavitt, Trump Campaign National Press Secretary.

Based on past experience, this number is more likely to be revised down than up:

In last 21 months, jobs numbers have been revised down twice as often (14 times for -754,000) as revised up (7 times for +205,000). https://t.co/1zZdUPmhG6

— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) November 1, 2024

IT’S PAYBACK TIME, JEFF: SELL THE WAPO TO ELON. WaPo Journalists Do Hit Pieces on Bezos.

Or, you know, act like you actually own the paper and fire them, and their editors, yourself.

CHANGE: U of Nevada female volleyball players refuse to show up for match against 6-ft-tall male player.

IN THE EVENT THAT SHE DOES WIN, SHE SHOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT PROTESTS: Kamala Harris Loses Her Nut When Protesters Interrupt Rally, Desperately Searches for Trusty Teleprompter.

WHY I KEEP SAYING “DON’T GET COCKY.” You Can’t Tell Who’s Winning the Race. Trump and Vance have momentum in terms of morale. But that’s not the same as winning.

GOOD ADVICE: Men, get out and vote and don’t let Harris lie her way into White House.

FRAUD: CPAC claims evidence of Wisconsin illegal ‘ballot harvesting.’

R.I.P., JAZZ SHAW. I never met him in person, but always wanted to.

THE E.V. BUBBLE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE: Ford Halts EV Production at Michigan Plant That Biden, Slotkin Lauded as ‘Incredible’ Example of ‘American Ingenuity’: Auto giant’s announcement ‘highlights the disastrous impact of federal EV mandates,’ energy expert says.

WELL, HE’S NOT WRONG: Bill Clinton’s Closing Pitch in Michigan: Hamas Is Awful and the Israelis Were There First.

WELL, MARK CUBAN: Mark Cuban: Women Who Support Trump Are Weak and Stupid.

COVERING FOR ANTI-SEMITES: ‘Best Strategy Is To Keep Heads Down’: Schumer Advised Columbia’s Leaders To Ignore Anti-Semitism Backlash, Saying Their ‘Problems Are Really Only Among Republicans.’

OPEN THREAD: Hang on baby, Friday’s coming.

THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA updates list of Artemis 3 landing sites.

SHOCKER: In a First, Scientists Found Structural, Brain-Wide Changes During Menstruation.

FASTER, PLEASE: Scientists Discover Common Eye Medication Could Outsmart Alzheimer’s.

SEEMS LIKE IT’S USUALLY A VEGETABLE: CDC confirms onions caused McDonald’s E. coli outbreak.

#VANLIFE: Our Yearlong 2024 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter AWD Is Kind of a Pain in the Ass.

SURPRISE: Media Portrays Dead Teen as Shooting Victim, Only to Learn He was the Aggressor.

PEOPLE HAVE LAUGHED AT ME WHEN I SAID ANDROID IS LESS SECURE: Android Trojan that intercepts voice calls to banks just got more stealthy: FakeCall malware can reroute calls intended for banks to attacker-controlled numbers.

THERE’S A LOT OF GOOD PUBLICITY ABOUT THESE DRUGS: Semaglutide linked to reduced arthritis knee pain in people with obesity, study finds.