MUST-READ LONG-FORM PIECE FROM DATA REPUBLICAN: The Shadow Cabinet of Soros. “Inside the Soros-Funded Nonprofit That Hand-Picked Biden’s National Security Team, Then Pretended to Dissolve.”
I’m just getting into this one, but can already tell you’ll want to block off enough time to do it justice.
BOTTOM STORY OF THE DAY: Talarico Staffers Confirm His Moderation Is Fake. “He [Talarico] probably said that to try to make himself appear more centrist. He’s very liberaL… but we’ve got to get elected, so we can do something.”
21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: More Evidence Emerges That Dating Is Becoming a Bleak, AI-Powered Office Job. “The New York Times story about San Francisco’s singles scene is worth reading in full—particularly the sections about people making startup-style pitch decks for their friends at singles events, and about the tech entrepreneurs who can barely squeeze dating into their self-imposed ceaseless workdays.”
AND ANOTHER ONE:
JUST IN: Another Michigan Democrat just crossed over. State Rep. Karen Whitsett is endorsing the Republican, Mike Rogers, and rejecting El Sayed.
When Democrats in Detroit start walking away, the party has a problem.
Michigan, go finish it. pic.twitter.com/WZvfTEkPPN
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) November 2, 2026
ICYMI: The Day After Tomorrow’s Midterm. “I’d like nothing better than to revisit this column in a few days, shaking my head at myself.”
I GOT NOTHIN’:
[raises hand. thinks better of it. walks away…] pic.twitter.com/yGxvNus27N
— D.L. Campanile (@DLCampanile) November 2, 2026
NEWS YOU CAN USE? McHaggis? Court Green Lights Lawsuit Alleging that the McRib Contains Non-Rib Meat. “Many were excited when McDonald’s recently announced, ‘The McRib is back.’ The question is whether it is really back or really a McRib. In an interesting decision out of Chicago, U.S. District Judge April Perry ruled that McDonald’s must go to trial on a class action lawsuit alleging that the popular McRib sandwich is made with non-rib meat. The lawsuit alleges that McDonald’s merely shapes the meat to look like ribs but uses shoulder, heart, tripe, or stomach — making it sound more like McHaggis. McDonald’s vehemently denies the accusation and stands by its representation that the only ingredients are ‘pork, water, salt, dextrose, and rosemary extract.’ The class action was filed under an array of tort, fraud, and misrepresentation theories. In the end, however, the impact on McDonald’s could have the same business impact that the ‘pink slime’ stories had on Taco Bell.”
HE SEEMS NICE:
BREAKING: CT Governor Ned Lamont (D) just assauIted a journalist and tried slapping the camera out of her hands pic.twitter.com/OgmPMYSHbF
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 2, 2026
GOOGLE SEARCH STARTED GOING DOWNHILL YEARS BEFORE THEY AI’D EVERYTHING: Google’s Hilariously Obvious, Self-Inflicted Artificial Intelligence Problem.
BUCKLE UP:
— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) November 2, 2026
SEEMS LEGIT:
I assume she’s been busy making vests out of puppies. https://t.co/7qrrPiZp3i
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 2, 2026
CHRISTIAN ADAMS: Five Things That WILL Happen on Election Day.
NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE CONNECTED, YOU KNOW: Supermarket freezers across Europe struck in second crippling cyberattack — hackers raise temperatures to 50 degrees Celsius in Belgium and Sweden, destroying food stocks. “Belga News Agency reports that a cyberattack targeting refrigeration units at Belgian supermarkets started on Sunday night at around midnight. Sabcobel, a refrigeration fitter in the region, estimates that at least twenty units are affected across Belgium. The report says that affected supermarket chains include Delhaize, Carrefour, and Spar.”
WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY…:
The loud explosion right after. https://t.co/CJJOOd1KKI
— XBradTC (@xbradtc) November 2, 2026
BUCKLE UP: The Day After Tomorrow’s Midterm. “I’d like nothing better than to revisit this column in a few days, shaking my head at myself.”
LAST ONE OF THESE, I HOPE: Pre-Election Talafreako Roundup. “Everyone was wondering what sort of freak James Talarico, and evidently he’s the kind of freak that signs up for Fetishes and Group Sex on Fling.com right before he starts teaching sixth graders.”
BIDEN’S TERM HAS BEEN MEMORY-HOLED:
Not a single Democrat is running on Biden’s four years.
No ads. No speeches. No claims that his term was a success. Candidates are skipping the record entirely and hoping voters forget the inflation, border numbers, and costs that piled up while he was in office.
Public polling… pic.twitter.com/oKn2Sjg64k
— Vince Sheetz (@VinceSheetz) November 1, 2026
To be fair, Biden doesn’t remember much, either.
BUSYBODIES: Denver voters weigh ballot measure barring sale of foie gras. “In Denver, the campaign to pass the ordinance is backed by Pro-Animal Future and its Colorado chapter, the same groups that backed failed Denver measures to ban the sale of fur products and ban slaughterhouses in 2024.”
SHE REFUSED TO BEND THE KNEE:
This is what happens when you can’t see beyond partisanship. El Sayed holds opinions that are hateful and toxic. Stevens is drawing a line for your party that you should’ve drawn a long time ago. Jews are not expendable. Nor is tolerance as a civic virtue. https://t.co/SVNYUXURvG
— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) November 2, 2026
Not even for CNN:
In a tense Sunday night struggle session with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) refused to cooperate and admit shame. https://t.co/mu7qnbO9x2
— Aldous Huxley's Ghost™ (@AF632) November 2, 2026
I’VE SEEN THIS MOVIE: Prisons Using AI to Predict When Incarcerated People Will Commit Future Crimes.
Michigan is set to deploy a major new AI system to prisons across the state, meant to classify incarcerated people based on “how dangerous they are.”
That’s according to Detroit channel Fox2, which reports that the Michigan Department of Corrections is plowing ahead with an inmate categorization algorithm that will sort people into various housing levels.
In Michigan, incarcerated people are separated into five housing levels according to their security classification. In the past, screenings were performed by a committee of staff appointed by the Warden at each facility. Now, it seems the state wants to outsource that decision — or at least have it be heavily informed by — a non-profit tech company called Recidiviz.
Related: Starbucks Apparently Wants to Make That ‘Minority Report’ Shopping Scene a Reality. “We’re also exploring experiences that recognize participating customers as they arrive, present personalized digital menus, and make payment more effortless.”
REQUIRED READING:
https://twitter.com/shipwreckedcrew/status/2116996693883572469DOJ/
DHS built an electronic spreadsheet with 30 columns of data explaining their verification.
LA County, California, and idiots in the press scream like stuck pigs that the list is inaccurate when their idiotic concern about “cyber security” meant they worked off a hard copy with only 8 columns of data.
Bookmark this post for later — it is going to turn out to be the case that the 20,000 name list is going to be quite accurate. Certainly not 100% because of multiple individuals having the same name in large counties, but it is going to be a significant percentage when all the analysis is done.
If there’s a better explanation for the county’s actions than “in your face cheating,” I don’t know what it is.
UPDATE: Sorry, X is doing its random refusal to embed thing again, so here’s the direct link.
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