MORE NUKES IS GOOD NUKES: Google signs nuclear power deal with Constellation Energy. “Constellation will add that capacity by upgrading more than 11 existing plants in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The work, known as uprating, improves turbines and digital control systems to extract more output from reactors that already run. Constellation expects to spend $4.3 billion and plans to bring its first upgraded reactor online in 2028. The remaining 2,700 megawatts come from sources the company has not named.”

‘MURICA:

America is awesome because an F18 pilot can eject, walk down the road on an iphone, and a local can stand right next to him talking as if he knows exactly whats going on and says, "Damn bud, you hit the tree, you need to fly higher." https://t.co/j24Plo48XI

— Jared (@RevJaredJones) October 8, 2026

Also, that’s some solid flying advice.

I’M HAVING WAY TOO MUCH FUN OVER AT VODKAPUNDIT TODAY: Barack Obama and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad News Cycle.

HIGHER EDUCATION: Protesters outside U. Oregon Hillel praise Oct. 7 terrorists, demand ban on Jewish student group.

A group of pro-Palestinian protesters descended on Hillel at the University of Oregon on Wednesday — the third anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attacks — to demand the Jewish student group be banished from campus.

Chants from the group of roughly 25 protesters included praise for those who conducted the “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” incursion that killed more than 1,200 Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, 2023, according to videos of the protest obtained by The College Fix.

“Hillel off campus,” the group chanted. “Glory to the martyrs of the Al-Aqsa Flood.”

“No more IDF on campus,” was another chant led by the Anti-Imperialist Front group.

Anti-Imperialist? That’s rich. You can always tell what a lefty group is up to by what it claims to be against.

MR PRESIDENT, I KNOW YOU LOVE A GOOD TROLL…:

🇪🇺🇺🇸 A German artist was allowed to display a NAKED TRUMP STATUE at the EU parliament.

Meanwhile, it is ILLEGAL to “damage the reputation of a politician” in Germany.

Imagine the uproar if Trump put a naked Angela Merkel statue in the White House! pic.twitter.com/zO643DFL9e

— Naomi Seibt (@NaomiSeibt) October 7, 2026

…but no, I beg you, just no.

INDEED: Why Anti-Israel Is Anti-American: We Face the Same Enemy.

GOOD NEWS, BUT…: The Biggest Expansion of School Choice Yet Is Coming in January.

The EFTC allows individuals to claim a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit for donations of up to $1,700—or $3,400 for married couples filing jointly—to scholarship-granting organizations (SGOs) to help families earning “no more than 300 percent of the area’s median gross income” cover K–12 expenses. This includes private school tuition, tutoring, special-needs services, and supplies. EdChoice estimates that across all private school choice programs in the U.S.—including vouchers, education savings accounts, and tax-credit scholarships—about $10.6 billion went to students in 2025, an increase of 29 percent from the previous year. The Treasury Department and IRS estimate that the EFTC could support up to 700 SGOs—there are an estimated 531 in the U.S. today—and raise $26 billion in annual contributions by 2030.

While making it easier for parents to exercise greater control over their kids’ education shouldn’t be a partisan issue, the tax credit has not been universally well received. So far, 30 states have opted into the program, and of the 20 that have yet to join, 19 have Democratic governors.

Because of course.

WE KNOW THE ANSWER:

Abdul El-Sayed faces backlash after refusing to say whether Iran or Israel poses the bigger threat to the United States.@LarryOConnor: “Not answering that question is an answer unto itself.” pic.twitter.com/qt6BDacsAB

— Salem News Channel (@WatchSalemNews) October 8, 2026

NO COCKINESS, PLEASE: Democrats Discovering That They Don’t Have the Cash to Expand the Senate Map.

IT WOULD TAKE A HEART OF STONE NOT TO LAUGH: Mamdani booed, berated by anti-Israel protesters waving Hamas flags at NYC Oct. 7 memorial: ‘Shame on you.’

Mayor Zohran Mamdani was berated and booed at an Oct. 7 candlelight vigil in Union Square on Wednesday night by anti-Israel protesters who believe he turned his back on Palestinian causes.

Hizzoner, with a candle in hand, was heckled by the angry mob, including some waving Hamas and Hezbollah flags, who marched from City Hall to crash the event meant to honor Jewish victims killed by Hamas terrorists — and Palestinians in the subsequent war.

“You coward!” some of the keffiyeh-clad agitators shouted at Hizzoner. “How do you let this happen?”

The correct honorific now is Hizzallah — who still isn’t radical enough for his base.

BOTTOM STORY OF THE DAY:

Waiting for the other shoe to drop https://t.co/lyX2Z69Cgb

— Scott Rasmussen (@ScottWRasmussen) October 8, 2026

Maybe he’s just transitioning to NGO work.

MEANWHILE, OVER AT VODKAPUNDIT: Take More of My Money, Elon! “Another day, another regulatory approval for Elon Musk to launch more satellites than he has up there already. It’s almost a ‘dog bites man’ item at this point — but only almost. This one has all kinds of cool little angles.”

WELCOME HOME:

Splashdown of Dragon confirmed! pic.twitter.com/P2o7A3Gytf

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 8, 2026

I BLAME MORLOCK SUVS: New research suggests Earth may be heating unevenly from the inside — possibly upending geology as we know it. “If confirmed, this would mean that more of the planet’s radioactive matter is packed into some spots than others — a finding that could shatter one of geology’s most basic assumptions that the rock deep inside the Earth, which make up the mantle, is evenly mixed.”

OOPS, THEY DID IT AGAIN:

The “Washington County men” are both illegal aliens. https://t.co/t1ytj7p9nS

— The Patriarch Tree (@PatriarchTree) October 8, 2026

I DON’T PUT MUCH STOCK IN CNN, BUT THIS CERTAINLY SEEMS AS THOUGH IT’S PROBABLY TRUE: If This Is True, CNN Just Dropped Some Huge Nicolás Maduro News. “Prosecutors in New York are expected to bring new charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores over the alleged torture of Americans who were held in Venezuelan government custody in recent years.”

CHANGE… FOR NOW: More Texas Cities End Flock Agreements, Cover Cameras.

The cities of Hewitt and Kyle are the latest in a slew of Texas localities opting out of involvement with Flock Safety cameras.

Hewitt’s recent decision to take down its Flock cameras comes as the Kyle City Council voted 4-3 to cover its cameras.

Flock’s automated license plate readers (ALPRs) use AI to scan license plates and save information about a vehicle, such as make, model, color, and other identifiers like cosmetic damage or bumper stickers.

Flock allows law enforcement officers to access its database without acquiring a warrant. This has raised concerns over potential violations of citizens’ Fourth Amendment rights.

“We ended our agreement with the ALPR vendor, which is Flock, and it’s due to the grant funding,” Hewitt City Manager Jim Devlin said. “We wanted to ensure that we didn’t later on receive a bill for funds that we didn’t have available.”

Devlin noted that Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent pause of state funding for Flock cameras played a crucial role in the decision.

But: “If it [the money] comes back and it’s something that’s viable for the city of Hewitt, it’s something that we’ll end up looking at,” Devlin noted.

MUH DEMOCRACY™, NEW JERSEY EDITION:

Here's the bottom line:

With less than 4 weeks to go? @GovSherrillNJ cannot guarantee that New Jersey's election results will be accurate.

The books are cooked with illegals, criminals, and other ineligible voters. And she won't disclose any details. https://t.co/ttv0FW8Jwf

— Matt Rooney (@MattRooneyNJ) October 8, 2026

AARON HANSCOM: Non-Carlsons, Part 3: Two Non-Jewish Women With Media Voices Standing With the Jews and Israel. “I launched the series in 2025, after StopAntisemitism named Tucker Carlson its ‘Antisemite of the Year,’ to honor the steadfast non-Jewish friends of Jews and the Jewish state amid a disturbing rise in the world’s oldest hatred.”

THERE’S REALLY NO SUBSTITUTION FOR BASIC COMPETENCE:

As someone who has spent 30 years *stares bleakly into the distance* serving defendants, it is basic, basic competence to make sure you have the right address for the defendant.

In a case of this notoriety, there is no excuse for failing to make sure that is the right person. https://t.co/P1zDRNba7a

— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) October 7, 2026

FRUSTRATING: With Yesterday’s SCOTUS Denial, Concealed Carry Reciprocity is Now Up to Congress. “The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear Johnson v. Jacobson, a challenge to Minnesota’s refusal to recognize concealed carry permits issued to law-abiding Americans in other states. The Court offered no explanation for denying the petition, leaving intact a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejecting plaintiff Jeffrey Johnson’s Second Amendment challenge to Minnesota’s concealed carry reciprocity law.”

ANARCHO-TYRANNY IN THE UK:

British teen arrested after Facebook post criticizing British politician for being on his phone instead of working

The new Britain ladies and gentlemen

Illegals are murdering people in the street but Facebook posts can get you arrested
pic.twitter.com/9QvhnkhMIU

— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) October 7, 2026

Speaking (sort of) of the Sex Pistols:

"I never thought I'd live to see the day when the right wing would become to cool ones giving the middle finger to the establishment, and the left wing become the sniveling self-righteous twatty ones going around shaming everyone."
~John Lydon AKA Johnny Rotten The Sex Pistols

— Mrs. Rutter ™ (@lindarutter) October 17, 2021

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: October 7 vs January 6 — Guess Which Date the Dems Think Is Worse. “The campus Brown Shirts pose a much greater danger to the longterm health of the Republican than any of the J6 people did. They’re very vocal, and occasionally violent, supporters of terror groups who repeatedly call for the death of the United States. To me, that has a strong insurrectionist vibe.”

HMM:

It’s possible that the First Space War has already started and they’re just not telling us. https://t.co/EgvOvIiX2i

— Stephen Fleming (@StephenFleming) October 7, 2026

MAKE SOUP KITCHENS GREAT AGAIN: Trump Tightens SNAP Requirements As Nick Shirley Demonstrates EBT Fraud. “How many people I’ve seen sell food stamps to get their hair done, nails done, their toes done, buy an outfit to go to the club, drugs. A lot.”

Fungibility is a word few in Washington seem to understand.