Democrats Lust for Violence; "Political scientist: 2026 may be ‘most violent election in American history.’"

 The American Spectator | USA News and Politics   

"And it’s more than past time for Democrat leaders to stand up and say their party’s seeming lust for violence must come to a full stop. But don’t hold your breath."

Study: 44 Percent of Democrats OK With Violence to Stop Trump

. . . The news story reported:

A quarter of American adults — including 44 percent of self-identified Democrats — say they support the use of force to prevent President Donald Trump from being president, according to a new survey’s findings described by University of Chicago political scientist Robert Pape.

Pape is also warning that the 2026 midterm elections could produce a level of political violence not seen in the U.S. in decades — and, under a worst-case scenario, could become “the most violent election in American history.

Well now. What to make of this? A full 44 percent of Democrats standing up for what is, in effect, a violent coup to overthrow the elected president of the United States? 

"So says this poll.

"Offhand — what’s new?

"The underreported fact of history is that the Democratic Party is, in fact, trailing a long record of political violence.

"Take a trip down history’s memory lane.

"A hard historical fact is that the Democratic Party in its beginning days was historically aligned with, yes, the Ku Klux Klan. Indeed, it was notable that prominent Democrats of the day were members of the routinely violent Klan. That list includes, but is not limited to:

• Alabama U.S. Senator and later Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black
• Mississippi U.S. Senator Theodore Bilbo
• Georgia U.S. Senator Joseph Brown
• West Virginia Senator and Senate Democrat Leader Robert Byrd

"The list goes on, with some 40 Democrat pols at the federal, state, and local levels officially recorded as having Klan ties. And again, the Klan was well known for its addiction to violence.

"But there was more to the Left and its addiction to violence.

"A look back at the 1960s and one finds that whether it was rioting leftists at the 1968 Democrat Convention in Chicago or young leftists rioting against the Vietnam War on various college campuses through the 60s and beyond, not to mention riots in Democrat urban strongholds like Newark, Detroit, and New York, the historical record shows an American Left addicted to violence when protesting for their cause of the moment. (RELATED: The New Terror Network)" . . . More.

Why Do The Defenders Of Capitalism Never Have Any Money?

  Issues & Insights   

Socialism, however, runs on greed, on the envy of another’s success, on covetousness and resentment. The organizing principle is to take, by force, if necessary, the property of producers and funnel it to the violent leaders who will hoard it for themselves.

"The political left seems to have unlimited funds to spread its poison. Meanwhile, promoting free markets and capitalism is almost always done on the cheap. It shouldn’t be this way. The individuals and businesses that have enjoyed the bountiful fruits of capitalism should generously support those who fight on the ground to keep government from choking the only arrangement that has produced widespread prosperity.

"The Democrats and their big tent of progressives, socialists, Marxists, Leninists and Maoists not only have infinite in-kind contributions from a friendly press, they are well funded by the wealthy who have chosen to subsidize virulent anti-capitalists. Think of George Soros. Reid Hoffman. Neville Roy Singham. Michael Bloomberg. Walmart heir Christy Walton. There are hundreds of other rich Americans who became wealthy through the blessings of capitalism, yet give large sums to politicians and organizations that intensely oppose the system that made it possible for them to succeed.

"There are some prominent financial supporters of capitalism — the Koch brothers, the Wilks brothers, the Mellons, Adelsons, Uihleins, as well as Elon Musk, Ken Griffin and Scott Banister, of whom we recently just became aware — who understand the importance of protecting capitalism from the vandals on the left. But there are too many capitalists who inexplicably don’t feel the need to fund the guardians of capitalism. Their donations could help offset the big money that finances politicians and groups whose goal is to kill the based-in-liberty system that allowed them to generate great wealth. They seem to not understand that if they don’t battle for what is theirs, it will be taken from them and their heirs.

"Yes, Republicans are spending heavily on the midterm elections. This is necessary to keep the left from accruing more political power, which it will use to ruin the great American experiment of liberty and economic freedom. But Republicans have not been reliable defenders of capitalism.

"From our experience, we’ve learned that defending capitalism through the intellectual and moral arguments made by nonprofits in Washington and elsewhere, and through media outlets, which know that without capitalism we are uncivilized louts, is a perpetual strain because there’s never enough money to fend off the left."  . . . More.

Ukraine Knows Mamdani's 'Warmth of Collectivism'

"To many New Yorkers—especially the largely carefree Gen Alpha and Gen Z kids born into wealth and abundance—these ideas about the “warmth of collectivism” may sound progressive, even TikTok-friendly. But as a Ukrainian, I would like to offer a bit of perspective on what this actually looks like in practice, because Ukraine has already experienced this so-called “warmth of collectivism.'”

“They Made Election Fraud Mandatory”: Elon Musk Explodes After His Mother Says a New York Poll Worker Knocked Her ID Away

 The Gateway Pundit  

"Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani floated ID requirements for his government grocery stores so people wouldn’t resell discounted food. President Trump’s response was the obvious one: they will check your papers to buy milk, but not to choose the people who run the country."

Elon Musk is criticizing New York’s voting rules after his mother, Maye Musk, said a woman at a polling place angrily knocked away the ID she offered while voting.

"Maye Musk, the 78-year-old model, dietitian, and author, was responding to a list of the 14 states that still refuse to require voter ID at the polls. Those states, as conservatives have noted for years, reliably deliver Democratic wins.

"“Definitely New York,” she wrote. “When I voted and showed my ID, the woman was angry and hit it away.” . . .  Full article here.

Mila Joy

@Milajoy

14 states have ZERO voter ID. Democrats always win those 14 states. I can GUARANTEE that all 14 states have MASSIVE election fraud. This 14 states are: • California • Hawaii • Illinois • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Minnesota • Nevada • New Jersey

11:14 PM · Sep 26, 2026

The math at the pump: Before you blame Trump, follow the damn barrel

"Iran matters, refiners matter, supply matters—and the price on that sign has more than one father."

George P. Brooks - American Thinker

"The next time somebody reduces all of that to a meme blaming one politician, ask them to do something apparently terrifying in modern political discourse: Show the entire math, not merely the number that helps your narrative."

"Gasoline has become one of America’s favorite political intelligence tests, because the moment the numbers on the sign change, half the country forgets how commodities work. Gas goes down and whichever president you like deserves a parade; gas goes up and whichever president you hate apparently crawled out of bed at four in the morning, drove to every Chevron in America and changed the numbers personally. It would almost be funny if ordinary Americans weren’t watching eighty dollars disappear into an SUV while television competes to provide the dumbest possible explanation.

"As of September 25, AAA puts the national average for regular gasoline around $4.49 per gallon, compared with roughly $3.16 a year ago. AAA identifies expensive crude oil and volatility surrounding the Strait of Hormuz as major pressures, while gasoline demand rose from 8.79 million to 8.84 million barrels per day, inventories fell from 207.7 million to 206 million barrels and gasoline production slipped slightly. Several variables are moving before Donald Trump’s name even enters the conversation.

"Iran and Hormuz absolutely matter. EIA says disruptions to petroleum flows through Hormuz contributed to higher and more volatile oil prices during 2026 while pushing international buyers toward alternative supplies and increasing U.S. refinery margins, production, and exports. The conflict can therefore hit gasoline twice: through crude prices and through global competition for finished petroleum products.

"What I reject is the lazy explanation that says, “There’s a war in Iran, therefore gas is expensive.” That is like explaining a hamburger’s price by showing me the cost of a cow while ignoring the slaughterhouse, trucking company, restaurant, taxes, labor, and the gentleman behind the counter who apparently believes adding bacon now requires financing.

"Crude is the raw material, not the finished product. EIA breaks gasoline prices into crude-oil costs, refining costs and profits, taxes, and distribution and marketing. Showing only a crude-oil chart is showing one chapter of the book and pretending you’ve read the ending." . . .   More.

AOC Gets Brutal News As She Test-Runs Senate Bid: She Is 'Rejected'

RedState   

AOC ‘Crying’ Photo-Op Was at Mostly Empty Lot: Snopes Confirms

"Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) is getting major pushback from swing-state Democrats in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections.

Their message? Please, just stay away.

Axios unleashed the nasty news and blasted it into the ether on Sunday night.

Democrats in some of this year's most critical congressional battlegrounds are sending a clear message to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: We don't want you to campaign for us.

Why it matters: If they continue, the snubs could hurt AOC's standing as a potential contender in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, when many voters will prioritize electability.

AOC is currently testing the waters for a potential Senate bid, so this is not a great sign that she has enough mainstream appeal for the “big leagues.”

Axios reports that Democrats in some of the most important battleground races this fall are shunning Ocasio-Cortez, with party officials saying some candidates have explicitly asked her team to stay away. One senior Democrat strategist working in a key swing district was especially blunt.

"The polling is atrocious for her," the strategist told Axios. "She's a lightning rod."

Here is the background Axios gave on the recent developments:" . . . More.

Exclusive: New Pics Show AOC ‘Crying’ Photo-Op Was at Mostly Empty Lot [Update: Snopes Confirms] | Vuink.com

AOC fakes being handcuffed after abortion rights protest arrest

Crowd sings 'from the river to the sea' at AOC event promoting Dems ahead of midterms 

 "Cornell University’s lefty crowd gave Democratic Socialist superstar Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a warm, hate-filled welcome by singing anti-Israel chants at a campaign event meant to gin up support for Democrats ahead of the midterms Sunday."

In case you forgot: “We started hearing bursts of fire and RPGs, explosions, machine guns, “Allahu akbar”.

There are many, many Democrats who support these men and what they did on that October 7th.

Anyone would rather be dead than kidnapped, especially if you're a woman. So I prayed to die quickly| October7 Blog   

“They were all young women. Most in little clothing or shredded clothing and their bodies bloodied, particularly round their underwear, and some women shot many times in the face as if to mutilate them,” she said."

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Massacre in Israel   "On October 7th, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal, pre-meditated assault on Israel. Without mercy or remorse, they murdered and kidnapped hundreds of innocent civilians, including the elderly, women, and children. They infiltrated peaceful towns, setting homes ablaze and subjecting families to the horrors of abduction, annihilation, and unfathomable variations of torture and cruelty.

"They continued their massacre to a vibrant music festival, claiming the lives of hundreds of individuals. What started as an event dedicated to peace, joy and music, turned into a death trap of terror.

"This website stands as a testament to the unwavering spirit of survivors who bear witness to the unspeakable terrors of October 7th. We pray for the safe return of our hostages, and keep in our hearts the hundreds of victims who did not survive to tell their story, may they rest in peace."   

More October 7 testimonies | Eyewitness & Survivor Stories from the Massacre in Israel .

We started realizing they were killing us, our friends, and their children in cold blood

New report details ‘systematic’ rape and sexual violence during Hamas’ Oct 7 attack on Israel | CNN

. . . "“I heard one rape where they were passing her around. She was probably injured, judging by her screams—screams you have never heard anywhere,” the survivor is quoted as saying. Their account is corroborated by another survivor, according to the report, who also spoke about hearing the rapes, as well as others who later saw the bodies of the victims, their clothes torn, legs spread and intimate areas mutilated." . . .

. . . "Like many advocates for victims of sexual violence, Elkayam-Levy has received threats, including death threats, related to her work – work which she believes is worth it."

Public university commandeered Christian student groups while leaving Muslim group alone

Public university commandeered Christian student groups while leaving Muslim group alone, suit says | Just The News 

Whenever a Christian student leader "wishes to plan a prayer night, fundraise, invite a fellow student to church, hold a pajama party in a residence hall, start a Bible study, or invite a guest speaker to a weekly meeting, that student must obtain the government’s stamp of approval," and Wynn can withhold it "with unbridled discretion."

"A  First Amendment lawsuit makes shocking allegations of state-controlled religion -- of the kind practiced by several states before and decades after the Constitution's ratification -- by America's first "fully state supported, four-year institution of higher learning" for black students.

"The government cannot prefer Muslim and secular groups over Christian groups, cannot dictate to Christian groups how to worship, and cannot strip Christian groups of benefits for what they believe and for what they say," the lawsuit against Virginia State University states.

"The historically black school, known for its long affiliation with the late "Cosby Show" actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, banned Women of Victory and Bethel Campus Fellowship from affiliating with their national organizations and "absorbed" them into its own taxpayer-funded Campus Ministries, according to the suit.

"They are subject to the "governance and influence" of Campus Ministries under an Aug. 6 policy that strips "registered student organization" status from only student-led Christian groups and gives Campus Minister Thomas Wynn "complete discretion to approve or reject" all Christian groups' requests , even spontaneous prayer gatherings, the suit alleges.

"The new arrangement also puts Christian groups under a Board of Advisors including faculty, public safety, "facility quality assurance" and the president's deputy chief of staff, and it even bans the free shuttles from a local church for Sunday services, the lawsuit says.

The truth got Gored

Silvio Canto, Jr.  

Remember all these lies the next time that some clown is slowing down traffic about climate change. 

Barack and Michelle Obama's beachfront home

"They used to lie with statistics, but now they write books or make alarmist predictions about climate change. I’m so happy that I didn’t sell everything and look for a cave 1,000 miles from the ocean. The oceans didn’t rise and turn the coastal cities into lakes, and the Earth was not grilled out of existence by overwhelming heat.

"All we can do now is enjoy reading how Stephen Moore mocks the alarmists:

“It was 20 years ago that Al Gore's book "An Inconvenient Truth" was published, and ... well, it turns out that the truth was inconvenient -- for Al and his band of apocalyptics.

"Hang in there because Mr. Moore is only getting started:

 “Claim: Kilimanjaro's snow would disappear within a decade.

 Truth: The mountain still has ice/snow, although its glaciers have shrunk.

 Claim: Glacier National Park's glaciers will disappear by 2020 or so.

 Truth: No, they have not disappeared. Maybe his timing was just way off.

 Claim: Sea levels could rise by about 20 feet.”

"Pure trash is all you can say about that.

"As someone who loves the environment and doesn’t alarm people like former VP Gore did, let me say that I’m delighted that the predictions turned out to be false. We need convenient truths, not all this crazy stuff about polar bears that scared little children." . . .

Al Gore's Inconvenient Lies – HotAir    

"Given Gore's faulty forecasting record, I keep wondering whether he will be a stand-up guy and admit that his Chicken Little warnings were wrong. Probably not. Falsely predicting the end of the world is making too many people rich. And that really IS an inconvenient truth."

IDF Delivers Justice in 'Find Out' Moment for Hamas Kidnapper of Oct. 7 Victim

How many were raped by this man?

RedState 

 "Along with Sakr, the IDF and Shin Bet intelligence agency also announced the killing of Muhammad Hamad Muhammad Gabain, a Hamas commander involved in holding nine hostages who were abducted on Oct. 7. Gabain was confirmed to be involved with the captivity of Ziv Berman, Eitan Mor, Liri Albag, Agam Berger, Matan Engerst, Gali Berman, Omri Miran, Keith Siegel, and Alon Ohel, the IDF." NYP

Oct. 7 terrorist seen kidnapping Noa Argamani in viral video killed

"If there was any symbol of how terrible the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre was, it was the sight of poor Noa Argamani pleading for help as she was abducted from the Nova Music Festival and taken away on a motorcycle.

"But you may notice the red circle around the kidnapper driving the motorcycle. 

"According to Israeli officials, that's Saher Nidal Sakr. But they finally tracked him down.

The Israeli Defense Forces’ undercover Gideonim Unit 33 located Sakr in Nuseirat area of Gaza, accusing the man of being “an operative in global Jihad organizations… who provided, among other things, combat means for the Hamas terror organization during the war.”

Sakr allegedly supplied Hamas with weapons and helped the terror group coordinate attacks against troops and Israeli civilians.

He was with Hamas and Palestinian extremist groups during the Oct. 7 invasion, with Sakr joining the terrorists’ assault on the Nova festival, where nearly 380 people were killed.

"Argamani was rescued from Hamas imprisonment after eight months in a daring operation. 

"Now justice has ultimately been served on Sakr, according to officials." . . . More.

Do you know about "The Righteous Among the Nations"?

Were there any Righteous among Gazans? When the Gestapo or Hamas comes to my home looking for Jews, I fear there will be no righteousness in me. What cost is there in posting these few words of mine? TD

We’re only teaching half the Holocaust. Here’s the lesson our kids are missing 

 Our children should grow up knowing that people chose goodness even when the cost was immense. And they should hear, from us, that choosing goodness is a responsibility they can begin to fulfill today.

Yad Vashem

"The stories of the Righteous should be central to what we teach the next generation because remembering evil must also carry a responsibility to recognize and practice goodness. Children deserve to know what evil has done. They also deserve to know the names and choices of people who refused to surrender to it.

"The Righteous Among the Nations were non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. Their actions offer something every generation needs: evidence that conscience can become courage, and that one person’s decision can change the future of people they may never meet.

"We ought to treat that inheritance as a responsibility.

"A recent conversation with Jonny Daniels, founder of From the Depths, brought that responsibility into focus for me. His documentary, The Righteous Road Trip, follows his visits to rescuers whose extraordinary choices deserve to be carried into our families, communities, and public life. Their stories give us a way to speak about goodness with the seriousness it deserves.

"One story Daniels shared concerned Jozef Jarosz, who was a boy when his family hid Jews in the Polish mountains. According to Daniels, Jozef’s father encountered Jews seeking help while visiting a nearby town for market day. He brought two people home. Eventually, the family was sheltering 14." . . . More.

Ariella Noveck is a journalist specializing in antisemitism and Middle East affairs, with extensive experience covering Jewish communities worldwide. She can be followed on X and Instagram @AriellaNoveck

Andree Geulen-Herscovici | Righteous Among the Nations   

Andrée Geulen didn't show any fear and when the German asked her if she wasn't ashamed to teach Jews, she brazenly responded: 'Aren't you ashamed to make war on Jewish children?'.

Trump Says New Auto Rules Aim to Cut Car Prices, Boost US Production

The Thinking Conservative News  

“Every Manufacturer, from General Motors to Ford to Stellantis, has called me wanting to build here, and now they can!” Trump wrote.

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"The president said the new standards would strip regulatory waste from the cost of building cars in the United States.

"President Donald Trump announced Saturday he had approved new federal fuel economy standards, which would end a mandate that had pushed an increasing percentage of the American vehicle fleet to be electric.

In the Truth Social post, he also criticized President Joe Biden, then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and the Democratic Party, which polls currently predict will do well in the midterm elections in November.

The Department of Transportation did not elaborate on the standards mentioned in the president’s post, though Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post on X that a “major victory for America’s auto workers is COMING MONDAY.”

EVs and Manufacturing

"The Biden administration did not adopt an explicit EV mandate. Instead, it adopted new emissions standards that required a large portion of the American fleet to be electric.

"American electric vehicle (EV) automaker Tesla was and remains quite profitable, with a current market cap north of $1.4 trillion.

"However, Detroit’s three major automakers—Ford, GM, and Stellantis—expanded their EV lines to meet the Biden-era standard and incurred heavy losses. They have had write-downs of about $50 billion so far.

"As for EV charging stations, the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program was enacted by Congress in 2021 as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The program made $7.5 billion available to build thousands of electric charging stations, aiming to install over 30,000 charging ports across the country.

"A June 2026 Congressional Research Service report found results in the hundreds, not the thousands, with “183 NEVI-funded charging stations hav[ing] opened across 20 states.”

"Trump also said that the new standards would strip regulatory waste from the cost of building cars in the United States. This would mean “LOWER PRICES, saving families thousands on a new, beautiful, and safe car,” as well as increased domestic car manufacturing, Trump said.

"“Every Manufacturer, from General Motors to Ford to Stellantis, has called me wanting to build here, and now they can!” Trump wrote." . . .More.