UGH: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warns of ‘perfect storm’ behind ground beef possibly soaring to $10 a pound.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blamed the soaring beef prices on a “perfect storm” of problems inherited from the Biden administration as well — as the spread of a horrifying parasite from Mexico.

“The beef market is a very specialized market. It goes in long cycles, and this is the perfect storm, again, something we inherited,” Bessent told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”

The question from Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo, followed an interview last week with Omaha Steaks President and CEO Nate Rempe — who warned that ground beef could rise to $10-a-pound by next fall.

He said it likely won’t come down in price until 2027.

Ground beef cost an average of $6.32 in September — up from $5.67 a year before, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

I try not to look at the price when I pick up ribeyes at Sam’s Club — but it’s less often than it used to be.

DRUG WARS: Rubio Declares Venezuela’s Cartel De Los Soles as FTO. Trump Speaks on the Next Move.

BLUE ON BLUE: Ro Khanna identifies ‘dynamic’ leaders to replace Schumer.

“I mean, he doesn’t inspire confidence. He’s not bold. He’s out of touch with the grassroots. He’s someone who cheer-led us into the war in Iraq. He doesn’t have the moral clarity on Gaza. He couldn’t say [Zohran] Mamdani’s name. And this was the final straw, where he was not strong on fighting for health care.”

Following the Senate’s vote to advance a variation on the House-passed stopgap last week — which passed only with the help of seven Democrats and one independent who caucuses with the party — Khanna accused Schumer of being ineffective and called for his removal.

On Sunday, Khanna praised some leading Senate Democrats, calling Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.) a “top leader” and Sens. Cory Booker (N.J.) and Brian Schatz (Hawaii) “dynamic” as well as saying he “appreciates” the ideology of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.).

Maybe Dems shouldn’t be in such a rush to replace Schumer.

DAVID MANNEY: From Soros Grants to Selective Coverage: The Drop Site Model.

The progressive media’s newest player wants you to believe it’s fueled entirely by readers and guided only by the truth.

Drop Site News arrived with the usual fanfare about integrity and independence, while its founders pitch themselves as renegades who answer to no one.

Once you follow the funding trail that keeps the lights on, that image collapses, because an “independent” outlet backed by powerful patrons isn’t independent at all; it’s another tool in a long line of ideological projects that try to shape American opinion while pretending to stand outside the influence they distribute.

Details at the link.

ANALYSIS: TRUE.

If Billie Eilish didn't exist, there would be another pop star to fill her shoes.

If Elon Musk didn't exist, the entire trajectory of humanity for the next 1000 years would be irrevocably altered. https://t.co/86IIuO3TJv

— Lachlan Phillips exo/acc 👾 (@bitcloud) November 15, 2025

MORE NUKES IS GOOD NUKES:

Three Mile Island and Chernobyl convinced the entire planet nuclear fission was catastrophically unsafe. Despite the fact Three Mile island's containment system worked exactly as designed, preventing a genuine catastrophe. And Chernobyl was a catastrophe because the Soviets were… https://t.co/rZpp4joZpr

— Brad R. Torgersen (@BradRTorgersen) November 16, 2025

Lefties are less interested in clean energy than in keeping people in the dark.

YES:

>what do healthy young men get for upholding the social contract?

The bill, apparently.

— Jabool (@Jaboolie) November 15, 2025

The original post has been deleted — you can guess why — but both replies stand well enough on their own.

SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT SPUD, BUT HE’S A SHAMELESSLY DUTIFUL PARTY HACK:

Naah, no intent. They just literally spiced together two statements from Trump made 54 minutes apart. A “misstep” – as you called it.

It truly is a mystery why Brian was hired back but not also given back his show. Actually, it’s not at all… https://t.co/OOKkIlhYG8

— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) November 13, 2025

THAT’S A START: BBC Issues a Humiliating Apology to Trump for Deliberately Biased Edit of His J6 Speech.

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Supreme Court May Consider the Age-Old Second Amendment Question. “Out of the Fourth Circuit comes West Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. At issue in this case is whether a federal law that bans licensed sales of handguns and handgun ammunition to anyone under the age of 21 violates the Second Amendment rights of 18- to 20-year-olds who otherwise can own firearms, in general. The 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen requires a “plain text” reading of the Second Amendment, consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulations.”

IT’S FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY [VIP]: Step Out of the Porta-Potty With Your Hands Up and Your Pants Down. “It’s time for your much-needed break from the serious news, and this week, we’ll never learn where the wooden stakes came from, why she wouldn’t go home with the cop, or how much Arizona Judge really had to drink.”

THE ENEMY WITHIN:

To people who matter and are in charge of policy (ie not you), the Bataclan massacre was a powerful reason for increased Muslim immigration and government control over the Internet.

What you do with this knowledge is up to you. https://t.co/PDigNmB4XR

— James Kirkpatrick (@VDAREJamesK) November 14, 2025

A VERY PUBLIC EDUCATION: ‘No One Will Know’: Red State Schools ‘Openly’ Violate Law On Male Students In Female Spaces, Complaint Alleges.

IT’S TIME FOR VICTORIA TAFT’S West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Nancy Pelosi Is the Avatar of Everything Wrong With California.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: IRS unveils Roth IRA income limits for 2026. “In its release on Thursday, the agency increased the 2026 IRA contribution limit to $7,500, up from $7,000 in 2025. The IRS also boosted the IRA catch-up contributions for investors age 50 and older to $1,100, up from $1,000 in 2025.”

That applies to Roth and traditional IRAs.

DRUG WARS: Get In, Losers. We’re About to Blow Up a Lot More Narcos.

“I’M FROM THE GOVERNMENT, AND I’M HERE TO HELP.”

Government subsidies for health care increased 670% in just 11 years.

• From $18 Billion in 2014 to $138 Billion in 2025.

• Insurers make 350% more profit per ACA patient in 2025 than in 2014.

• At the same time insurance companies saw profits skyrocket 230+%

— Wolfways 🇺🇸🐺 (@Wolfways44) November 14, 2025

Still the nine most frightening words in the English language.

CDR SALAMANDER: The Last 600 Meters: PBS’s 17 Year Disgrace. “The American people were not given the opportunity to see and understand — and honor — their Marines for the worst reasons by the worst people.”

2004 was 21 years ago.

That is the difference from the end of WWI to 1939, the start of WWII; from the end of WWII to 1966; and from the attacks of 9/11 to 2022.

What is an example of a great documentary about one of the above? Let’s take Victory at Sea. It came out in 1952, seven years after the end of WWII. The documentary was a long series about a very broad topic with about 13 hours’ run time.

What if you were going to focus on just a battle instead of the broad sweep like VaS took and wanted to keep it inside 90 minutes? Would it take half as long, 3 or 4 years?

Imagine a documentary of WWI, WWII, or 9/11, full of primary sources from the major players, and footage not seen anywhere else, but refusing to air it because you didn’t want Woodrow Wilson, Harry Truman, or George W. Bush to be seen in a good light…no, belay that.

You did not want the Doughboys, the US Navy, and FDNY to look good. That was your reason.

I’m talking about the documentary by Michael Peck, The Last 600 Meters: The Battles of Najaf and Fallujah that was played on the USMC’s Birthday Monday on PBS, and is now streaming on Amazon Prime.

Read the whole thing.

And if you have Prime, maybe check out Peck’s work.

DEPENDENCE IS A CHOICE: How Trump Reasserted America’s Control Over Energy.

CLEANUP ON LEO SIX: A giant inflatable bag could catch asteroids and space junk. “Space junk capture tests have been successfully conducted for years, but while no full-scale solution has yet been deployed, the risks associated with orbital debris keep growing. Many different technological solutions have been proposed, from complex robotic arms to magnets and even harpoons.”

RAYMOND IBRAHIM: Left vs Right: The Battle for Tolkien’s Middle Earth.

ACCOUNTABILITY IN A BLUE STATE? YEP: Massachusetts man convicted of threatening Republican state rep. “Rep. Steven Xiarhos, a Barnstable Republican, is thanking Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois and his office for prosecuting James Spence, a 63-year-old Dennis resident set to serve six months in jail.”

COLD WAR II: Days after Fujian launch, images point to work on China’s first nuclear-powered carrier.

A week after China commissioned its third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, newly leaked images, including satellite imagery and other photos, suggest that the fourth might be nuclear powered.

US military website The War Zone reported on Wednesday that China’s new Type 004 aircraft carrier, which is under construction at the Dalian shipyard in the northeastern province of Liaoning, showed a hull structure apparently similar to that of American nuclear-powered supercarriers.

Citing social media posts with photos and satellite imagery of the Type 004 under construction, it said the hull featured what appeared to be a reactor containment structure, a “key indicator” of the propulsion system.

It’s also a key indicator of global ambitions.

INSIDERS: Chuck Schumer to Retire in 2028.

OUCH: Oil climbs as Russian port suspends oil exports after Ukrainian attack.

Oil prices climbed around 2% on Friday, boosted by supply fears after the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk halted oil exports following a Ukrainian drone attack that hit an oil depot in the major Russian energy hub.

Brent crude futures were up $1.50, or 2.4%, at $64.51 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude advanced $1.57, or 2.7%, to $60.26 a barrel.

Friday’s attack damaged a ship in port, apartment blocks and an oil depot in Novorossiysk, injuring three of the vessel’s crew, Russian officials said.

The port paused oil exports and oil pipeline monopoly Transneft suspended crude supplies to the outlet, two industry sources told Reuters.

“The intensity of these attacks has increased, it’s much more often. Eventually they could hit something that causes lasting disruption,” said Giovanni Staunovo, commodity analyst at UBS.

The market is trying to assess the impact of the latest attacks and what this means for Russian supply longer term, he said.

Plus: “About 1.4 million barrels per day of Russia’s oil, or almost a third of seaborne export potential, has been added to stocks held on tankers as unloading slows due to U.S. sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil, JPMorgan said on Thursday.”