FEDERALLY BACKED STUDENT LOANS PAY FOR THIS? U. Florida offers class on ‘werewolf romance’ and ‘Mexican-American vampires.’

“The English Language and Literature majors at the University of Florida (UF) are predicted to have a negative ROI of approximately $132,000 post-graduation (assuming on-time graduation),” she said.

“Because UF is a public institution supported by significant taxpayer dollars,” Doan said, “it is also reasonable for policymakers and taxpayers to ask whether academic programs are producing positive educational and economic outcomes for students.”

She said the classes are more focused on a “niche topic,” Doan said, instead of a “rigorous understanding of literature.”

Well, that might be difficult.

SPACE IS HARD. IT’S HARDER WHEN YOU’RE SANCTIONED AND SLOWLY GOING BROKE:

🚀 Putin has problems both on Earth and in space

Two satellites from Russia’s Rassvet constellation, developed as a rival to Starlink, have begun losing altitude and falling out of orbit.

According to space researcher Anatoly Zak, three of the 17 satellites launched in July… pic.twitter.com/cM3k0HZkwk

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) November 1, 2026

Plus: “Bureau 1440 launched 16 Rassvet satellites in March and 16 in July 2026. As of 31 Aug, only 12, all from March, held their 550 km target orbit, per ISW citing N2YO tracking.”

SHE SEEMS NICE: AOC-backed Alaska Senate hopeful Mary Peltola accused of using n-word.

VOTE… WHILE IT’S STILL THE PRIMARY WAY OF SETTLING POLITICAL DISPUTES:

And you’re thinking about sitting out this election? https://t.co/oS4ZZYoF4P

— Jeremy Carl (@realJeremyCarl) November 1, 2026

ASKING (AND ANSWERING) THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: How big and powerful is SpaceX’s Starship rocket? “The Super Heavy booster packs 33 Raptor engines, which burn liquid methane and liquid oxygen to generate 18.1 million pounds-force of booster thrust. For an interesting perspective, NASA’s Space Launch System produces 8.8 million to 9.4 million pounds of max thrust. Once Super Heavy separates, Starship will go on, powered by three regular Raptor engines and three Raptor Vacuum engines designed to operate in space. SpaceX lists the upper stage’s thrust at roughly 3.5 million pounds-force. Only the booster figure represents liftoff thrust.”

BLUE ON BLUE:

Total leftist infighting https://t.co/T89dHQVbGh pic.twitter.com/zs1jaxIhMl

— captive dreamer (@captive_dreamer) November 1, 2026

OH MY: FBI Visits Dan J. Sullivan Donor in Candidate’s Hometown as Alaska Senate Inquiry Widens. “The FBI visits came after federal officials confirmed the existence of a criminal probe over the candidate. The U.S. Department of Justice also pushed Friday for a court order to isolate certain Alaska ballots to investigate potential voter confusion.”

2028 PREVIEW?

Attn: GOP 2028 candidates: https://t.co/SXQLmoB44E

— Jeremy Carl (@realJeremyCarl) October 31, 2026

SHOOTING NEWS: The Supreme Court’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Case Exposes a Much More Fundamental Underlying Argument. “At bottom, the question is this: Who gets to decide?”

EUROPE KNOWS HOW TO PUT A STOP TO IT, YET THEIR ELITES REFUSE:

Again, this happens only because, from the U.S. to The Netherlands, government authorities allow it to take place through lack of will.

Normal, productive citizens suffer, while the worst in society are allowed to destroy what the normies have built.

What should be happening?… https://t.co/aRTHlwb6xz

— cdrsalamander (@cdrsalamander) October 31, 2026

“Ugly? Sure…because inaction too long has let the impression be made that there is no accountability for violence and destruction.”

TEXAS: Hinojosa: Give Me All Communication Between Musk And Abbott. Appeals Court: LOL, No.

FAILING STATE:

40 years ago South Africa had nuclear weapons and a space program https://t.co/NnxXeQeFla

— Auron MacIntyre (@AuronMacintyre) October 31, 2026

A former South African chimes in:

https://t.co/SqSlzQHw4I pic.twitter.com/RAJ1WxP6vS

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 31, 2026

Don’t say you weren’t warned about the gooder and harder, New York.

NO SYMPATHY:

"My old job consisted of telling White people they were evil, and then giving $200m/yr to Somalian NGOs with no strings attached. I did this for 20 years. The private sector, for some reason, does not value these skills and I'm struggling to find a job.

This is Trump's fault." https://t.co/wdA5xt4PEU

— varrock (@varrock) October 31, 2026

SCENES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: Almost Half of California Students Unprepared for College or Jobs.

BUCKLE UP:

The enemy of our age is literally global Bolshevism. And Bolsheviks are demons in human form.

The modern enemies of civilization may not refer to themselves as Bolsheviks, but their end state is the same: gain and retain power by any means necessary and crush dissent.

You’re… https://t.co/F0yUtHht61

— InfantryDort (@infantrydort) October 31, 2026

WHEN YOU ROLL TOO FAR LEFT FOR BERKELEY…: Woke California Bakery In Business For 50 Years Shuts Down. “After 50 years in operation, Nabolom Bakery & Pizzeria in Berkeley, California, is closing permanently. Co-owners Sabra Stepak and Julia Elliott (who took it over in 2016 after an earlier near-closure) publicly attributed the decision to a mix of factors, but openly admit their political activism was a primary reason for their downfall.”

SAD:

The Philadelphia of Ben Franklin's day was clean, prosperous, wealthy and a hub of culture.

Never forgive them for what they did to the birthplace of our nation. https://t.co/5YOYWG3jre pic.twitter.com/rBNle70SOs

— 🇺🇸 The American Culturist 🇺🇸 (@MericaCulture) October 30, 2026

HE REMAINS EMINENTLY MOCKABLE: Gavin Newsom Viciously Mocked Over Chest-Pounding Election Warning to Trump. “Most of the replies to Newsom’s silly chest-thumping focused on two main points. Pointing out that his new announcement was not, in fact, new. And that a California state statute cannot override federal election laws or lawful federal investigations under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.”

IT’S COMPLICATED:

Poland's Constitutional Tribunal crisis is deepening, with police still guarding the Warsaw building where seven judges have been stuck since overnight, and judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska moving to revoke prior authorities and push judges to work remotely.

Two ambassadors have… https://t.co/gZdpD2S8cp pic.twitter.com/6YfMLHUYlS

— WarTranslated (@wartranslated) October 31, 2026

NOW ARE WE IN A POPPING BUBBLE? OpenAI Raises Less Than Half of $30 Billion Target in Latest Round. “After receiving tepid interest from some large investors, OpenAI has so far secured roughly $11 billion in commitments for the new financing, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal values the company at $1.25 trillion—less than the $1.4 trillion valuation that it had earlier hoped to achieve.”

A LITTLE WEEKEND READING:

Bumping this to the top again in case you have not read it yet.

A lot of things are going to happen in the days and weeks ahead.

Knowledge is power. https://t.co/0QF4vuhpkx

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) October 30, 2026

DISPATCHES FROM THE OCCUPIED ZONES: Anti-Gunner Vandalizes 9/11 Memorial To Spread His Hatred for Guns. “Neither the NYPD nor the NYFD were willing to comment publicly about a wanton act of vandalism that occurred this week at Ground Zero of the 9/11 Memorial.  Calls and emails to both agencies were not returned. It’s not too difficult to figure out why.”

SEEMS LEGIT:

Ilhan Omar was so confused by marriage to 'brother' she crossed out her own name twice on official application https://t.co/Keyc6YqjVS pic.twitter.com/SB7aoYykaX

— New York Post (@nypost) October 30, 2026

BRIDGET PHETASY: Slackers to saviors: Gen X resists the left — and our skepticism can save America. “Last week a New York Times/Siena poll found that Americans of every generation shifted to the left over the last two years — except for one: Generation X.”

More:

It’s not some fair-weather podcast bro that will red-pill Gen Z — it’s a house, and their first real tax bill.

Nothing turns a socialist into a libertarian faster than that FICA line on a paycheck.

That’s why I do think housing is America’s biggest problem: Lawn care takes time.

You can’t put on a keffiyeh and riot when you’ve got gutters to clean and three trips to Home Depot to complete the same project.

A mortgage is the most counter-revolutionary force in America, and young people can’t afford houses, so they have nothing to do on Saturday except become communists.

Of course they want to abolish private property. They don’t have any.

Now, you may object that Gen X’s political stance is nothing special.

After all, people do tend to drift right as they buy homes, raise kids and pay taxes.

If that’s the case, then the cure for communism is right in front of us: The most anti-communist thing this country could do is build houses and make it easy and affordable for young people to buy them.

Until then, somebody’s got to hold the line.

Indeed.

VET ORGANIZATIONS AGAINST VETS:

🚨 VETERAN ORGS FUNDING DEMS 🚨

VFW & DAV employees donate 91% to Dems.

They’re working with Soros-backed VoteVets and labor unions.

They want to stop veteran legislation which expands on Trump’s first-term VA reforms. https://t.co/U0kAbspMuU pic.twitter.com/EjXyXy6dmK

— Mark Lucas 🇺🇸 (@MarkLucasUSA) October 30, 2026

“Any organization not explicitly right-wing sooner or later becomes left-wing,” the wise man once said.