WATCH THIS
And remember it when anybody (almost all of whom will be anti-Semites) call for a "ceasefire".
Just One Thing: Americans views of most issues are not as far apart as media wants you to think or as radical politicians want them to be
A large recent survey of Americans about America shows some interesting things.
Everybody worries about inflation. Lots of people worry about crime and homelessness. Some people worry about immigration and taxes.
A huge percentage of Americans believe their own lives are on the right track, and almost the same percentage believe the nation is on the wrong track.
70% of Americans believe the US is in decline, and it’s around 80% in rural middle America but only 60% in big cities. There’s a similar divide on the statement I feel like a stranger in my own country. 60% of evangelicals say that but only 35% of heavily Hispanic areas.
75% of the country, and probably 110% of my listeners, agree with this one: the mainstream media is more interested in making money than telling the truth.”
Maybe there’s some hope after all.
New Survey Breaks Down America’s Complicated Landscape – American Communities Project
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Today's Guests
Kathleen Chandler of the Independence Institute is hosting another local government seminar for folks who are considering running for local office. More info here: Local Government Project - Independence Institute (i2i.org)
NEXT CLASS
Thursday, November 9
6:00pm to 7:30pm
Online via Zoom (link will be sent upon registration)
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Rabbi Raphael Leban is the Executive Director of The Jewish Experience in Denver. We'll discuss his wonderful ongoing (and now multi-state) project, Clean Speech Colorado.
About - Clean Speech Colorado : Clean Speech Colorado
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The most important thing
I didn't get to this stuff yesterday even though it's most important: The explosion of overt anti-Semitism on campuses (and its apparent lack of punishment by school "leaders")
Look at these bastards at Harvard surrounding and accosting a Jewish student while they hold terrorist scarves. If any of those people are students, they must be expelled immediately and, if possible, criminally charged.
I haven't verified, but this tweet claims that one of the perpetrators is the editor of the Harvard Law Review: https://twitter.com/canarymission/status/1719785341622595860
I hope that law firms never hire this miscreant, and that they tell him why.
All decent people must stop donating to almost every Ivy League school and plenty of other "elite" schools. And those who still donate should be shamed publicly until the raging anti-Semitism in these institutions is rooted out.
Better late than never, but not better enough. She still needs to go but does anyone have the cojones to fire a black woman? Harvard Unveils Advisory Board to ‘Disrupt And Dismantle’ Antisemitism on Campus | National Review
FBI Director Testifies Antisemitism is ‘Reaching Historic Levels’ | National Review
Cornell University says suspect who made antisemitic threats is in police custody (nbcnews.com)
Cornell student charged with making threats to Jewish students on campus, feds say - syracuse.com
RICKFORD | A Statement Regarding My Actions From Oct. 15 - The Cornell Daily Sun (cornellsun.com)
OK, one more:
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Other Stuff
You'd be forgiven for thinking this is a headline from The Babylon Bee, but it's real: White House is working on a strategy to combat Islamophobia | AP News
White House statement on "National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia"
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From the "don't you have anything better to do" files? Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds — and stop naming them after people | AP News
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Some interesting stuff here, such as no correlation between increase in home schooling and quality of the local public schools: How many kids are homeschooled in the U.S.? Growth by school district. - Washington Post (subscription may be required)
The Post examined home schooling’s surge in the U.S. Here’s what we found. (msn.com)
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Two stories about South America
I hope they avoid the curse, but for now this is obviously a massively great thing: Exxon’s Record Oil Gusher Infuses Tiny Guyana With Wealth and Worries - WSJ
AND
A few years back a friend of mine told me he was thinking of retiring in/to Ecuador. He should be very glad that he didn't as it's turned from one of the safest places in South America to one of the most dangerous: Ecuador Was a Retirement Paradise for Americans. Then the Drug Gangs Arrived. - WSJ
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Denver Mayor (and other "big-city mayors" though I'm not sure Denver is really a big city) go to DC, hoping to meet with Joe Biden about federal funding to help with migrant crisis:
Denver mayor leads coalition seeking meeting with Biden | 9news.com
Big city mayors head to DC with a message for Biden on migrants (msn.com)
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As far as the algorithm driving people or people driving the algorithm, it's often hard to tell what's the cart and what's the horse. In other words, is this happening because the anti-Semites are "stickier" and keep watching more anti-Semitic videos so the algo keeps serving them up? Or is the algo programmed to serve up anti-Semitic (aka "pro-Palestinian") videos? I suspect it's the former but I wouldn't bet my life on it.
On TikTok, views of pro-Palestine posts far surpass views of pro-Israel posts (axios.com)
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What has the world come to? World Cheese Awards 2023: Official Best Cheese in the World Announced (timeout.com)
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Today's Videos
I believe this sport is called "baseball" and there was a game last night won by George W Bush
Former President George W. Bush congratulates Texas Rangers on their World Series win (yahoo.com)
Actually, I do like "firsts" in sports that have been around a long time. The Texas Rangers became the first MLB team to win 11 road/away playoff games in a row: Texas Rangers win World Series, beating Arizona Diamondbacks (axios.com) and "the first team to win a World Series game after going hitless for six innings."
Intense but worth your time. (As always, I recommend watching at 1.25x speed, or even 1.5x if you can keep up with it.)