Saturday Roundup of Link Roundups - Halloween Edition

The Right Way is up first with Top of the News

FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion as part of Swalwell investigation - IOTW Report
Comey again - The New Neo

Wombat-socho - In The Mailbox: 10.28.26

Don Surber: Tariffs trump Obama
Glenn Reynolds: Life Today Under Late Democracy

EBL - Minnesota Voter Fraud: Soros Prosecutor Retailiation

RedState: Why Blue State prosecutors are attacking election integrity
Hot Air: NYT confirms Ilhan Omar fraud

Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony - Daily News Stuff 30 October 2026: Doom Edition

Speaking of Reddit but somehow worse the site will now require you to log in to read anything. (The Verge)
There has never been a better opportunity for Digg to return.

Small Dead Animals - Friday On Turtle Island

The Democratic Party’s Canada: Saving democracy. A shadow looms. White House decor.
China Carney’s Canada: An accusation. Our strategic partner. Apparently good enough for soldiers. Leniency for MP. Higher carbon taxes.

Again from Wombat-socho - In The Mailbox: 10.29.26

Shot In The Dark: If It Saves Just One Life, also, City Councils
Mark Steyn: Just Show Up

A View from the Beach - Flotsam and Jetsam - Is the The Alaskan Double Tap Going to Court?

PJM's Stephen Kruiser, Clinton-Appointed Judge Lends a Hand to California Voter Fraud. DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "Parallel vote tabulation (PVT) is a common tool in color revolutions."

Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog - LinkSwarm For October 30, 2026

“Days before midterms, ICE and DOJ announce new wave of noncitizen voting arrests With the midterms days away, federal officials are arresting and charging noncitizens accused of illegally registering and voting. DHS says it’s checking about 300,000 more cases

Wombat-socho again - In The Mailbox: 10.30.26 (Morning Edition)

Ammo.com: Gun Violence Among Black Americans 2026
Upstream Reviews: Halloween Reading Recommendations

The Glibertarians - Friday Morning Deadline Links

Those wacky illegal alien scammers!
“Your Honor, my client pleads retarded.”
Heidi is proof that physiognomy is destiny.

Political Hat - Quick Takes – Who’s Being Euthanized Now? Autistic Teens; Toddlers; Preventable Suicides

Now, the Netherlands is killing toddlers.
Suicide is bad, unless a doctor says otherwise…

Once again from Wombat-socho - In The Mailbox: 10.30.26 (Evening Edition)

Transterrestrial Musings: Bloggus Interruptus, also, The West’s International Order
Victory Girls: Fired Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia Admitted To Leaking Classified Information

Maggie's Farm - Friday morning links

Patrick Stewart Dies at 86, Leaving a Legacy Far Beyond Star Trek
Doordash to acquire Instacart

J.J. Sefton at Ace of Spades HQ - The Morning Report — 10/29 /26

The former labor secretary wants the Democrat Party to steal SpaceX and Starlink.
Robert Reich And Organized Theft

Doug Ross - Larwyn’s Linx: Democrats Care Too Much About Power To Distance Themselves From Terror Supporters

Does NFL Know About Super Bowl Artist’s Fatwa On George Zimmerman? - Jack Cashill NYT Columnist Wants Democrats To ‘Drain’ Trump Allies’ Bank Accounts To Save ‘Democracy’ - Brianna Lyman

I leave you with Midweek Memes from Granite Grok, In case I get busy the next couple of days from The Feral Irishman, Quick Hits Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Snark #4351 from 90 Miles from Tyranny, Bookworm Beat 10/30/26: The “vote like your life depends on it” meme edition from Bookworm Room, and Keeping you up to date with memes from Wirecutter.

Drugs Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

They can cause you to do stupid stuff, which can result in you getting shot. Man shot, killed by loss prevention employee outside Glendale beauty supply store

Police say a 32-year-old man was working as loss prevention at the store when he confronted Edgar Perez Lopez, 33, and Lopez’s girlfriend, who were reportedly smoking pills.

The employee told the couple to leave, leading to a confrontation between the three. Investigators believe Lopez reached for a firearm, and the employee shot him. Lopez was rushed to the hospital and later died.

The investigation is still going on, but the cops did find a firearm and drugs. And this didn't happen in New York City.

Self-defense is a human right.

Tesla Cancels the Cybertruck for Australia and New Zealand

MGUY Australia is disappointed. (Not really) Tesla Just Cancelled the Cybertruck For These Two Countries

Your vocabulary word of the day: Ute. It is Australian for pickup truck. It isn't in the quote below, but is in the articles, and in the video linked below. (The British and the Americans - two people separated by a common language.)

Tesla has scrapped its Cybertruck plans for Australia and New Zealand, voiding reservations that in some cases date back to November 2019. Reservation holders began receiving emails on October 23 informing them their orders were cancelled and their deposits would be refunded.

Part of the problem is right-hand drive. The US is left-hand drive. We drive on the left side of the vehicle, and shift with the right hand. The UK, Australia, and (I think) New Zealand are right-hand drive. They drive on the left side of the road, but drive from the right-hand side of the vehicle. (Shifting with your left hand was often a problem on the UK's Top Gear for American guests.)

Part of the problem was weight.

Some other articles:

• Australia third biggest market for Tesla Cybertruck
• Tesla Cybertruck arrives in Australia
• Tesla Cybertruck orders halted in Australia

The hat tip goes to MGUY Australia and his video I'm DEVASTATED! The video is just under 9 minutes.

Firedancer

I think I used all of the Halloween-appropriate songs at one point or another. Does this fit? Maybe.

Poets of the Fall is a Finnish Alternative Rock band. (Don't worry; English lyrics) I can't remember how I found out about them. It may have been because they provided nine songs for the soundtrack to the video game Alan Wake.

I haven't really dived into their music, but I may have to. I hear them mostly when the Tidal streaming service offers up one of their songs.

Here is a link to the lyrics.

This song is "Firedancer" by Poets of the Fall. It is from the 2022 album Ghostlight.

Friday Links - 30 October

The Gun Writer starts us off with New York judge delays Demetrio Daga’s sentencing for reasons unknown

None of what Braga possessed is even considered illegal in a free state.

Juliette Ochieng - Welcome to the Newbies of 2026

Thanks to the Blogfather, Glenn Reynolds, I have received an avalanche of new subscribers and followers in the last few days. To that end, I decided to give you a taste of what you new folks are working with.

Lone Star ParsonPoetry Mondays - Gods of the Copybook Headings

Chesterton, whom I greatly admire, scorned Kipling, but Chesterton, for all his greatness wasn't always right. That said, I'd argue Kipling was right in the X-Ring with this. Make of it what you will.

William Teach at Pirate's Cove - NYC’s DA’s Force Prosecutors To Downgrade Charges For Illegals

If this were you or me they’d throw the book at us, but, they go soft on illegals so that they hopefully do not show up on ICE’s radar. Also, then their pet media can say that the people are not bad criminals.

George Shay at Chicago Contrarian - Chicago Can’t Borrow Its Way to Prosperity

Even the Chicago Tribune has apparently had enough of the fiscal insanity at City Hall. In two remarkably sensible editorials published October 22 & 23, the Tribune editorial board took Mayor Brandon Johnson to task for presenting what amounts to a political campaign document masquerading as a municipal budget

Meep at STUMP - Taxing Tuesday: More California Wealth Tax Reactions

It may not even get over the finish line... gotta talk about it while we can

The Other McCain - Some People Never Learn

A couple of months ago, while most of us were distracted by the death of Dolly Parton, Rolling Stone published a lengthy article about another show-business death — except this woman wasn’t a star. She was the ex-girlfriend of a star, but one of those smaller stars you’ve probably never heard of.

James Bosco at Chicago Contrarian - Dr. Brandonlove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace Chicago’s Financial Collapse

The problems with Chicago’s governance will not self-correct because Chicago’s liberal voters are incapable of self-correction.

This Kind of Equality Was Probably Not Her Wish

I think this headline might be a tad bit of an exaggeration. Homeowner Shoots and Kills Female Burglar After She Kicks Down His Front Door in Alabama - NewsBreak

The homeowner had suffered a burglary, so he took the next day off work. Around noon, two burglars show up.

He was home on Wednesday, October 14, gun within reach. Around noon, Dustin Patrick Tucker and Kenya Pugh allegedly kicked down his front door.

I believe that it was Dustin Tucker who kicked down the door, not both of them, but that doesn't make as compelling a story.

The homeowner was armed, and he fired on the two.

Pugh was killed at the scene. Tucker ran.

It took cops 2 days to catch Tucker.

Alabama is a Castle Doctrine state, so there have been no charges against the homeowner.

Kenya Pugh being a woman does not change the law. It does challenge the image most people carry of who commits these crimes.

Self-defense is a human right.

Wind Turbines Killing Bats and Birds Down Under

That doesn't even count the roads, the bases, or building the dam things. Wind Turbines vs Nature: How Reckless Renewables Are Destroying the Environment - Watts Up With That?

This is a story about how wind turbines are harming Australian rainforests. It starts with a description of how old growth forest was bulldozed for roads to the site in question.

Twenty-eight turbines stood over us, each 226 metres tall, 91 metres taller than the London Eye. Around their concrete footings lay dead bats and birds.

Steven crouched beside them. “They light the turbines up at night,” he told us. “The lights pull in the insects, and the insects pull in the bats. Nobody is really even counting.”

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, and pay no attention to the real cost of building and maintaining these things.

"Green"

The FBI Wouldn't Cook the Books on Mass Shootings...

Or would they? John R. Lott Jr. at National Review: Yes, Armed Civilians Can — and Do — Stop Mass Shootings

Data ignored by the FBI show the importance of defensive gun use in bringing down active shooters.

I'm shocked that government employees would let their personal biases color the work they do. Or maybe not.

The problem persists. From 2014 through 2025, the FBI identified 408 active-shooter incidents but credited armed citizens with stopping only 16 — just 3.9 percent.

The CPRC, however, has identified numerous additional cases and maintains an updated list. Our research tells a dramatically different story. We identified 615 active-shooter incidents from 2014 through 2025 and found that armed citizens stopped 225 of them.

Click thru for the details.

I guess you don't have to be good at math to work for the FBI. (Hat tip to Breitbart.)

NYPD Hates the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution

From Shooting News Weekly: NYPD: ‘Assault Weapons’ Must Remain Banned Because People In Dense Cities Need to Have Fewer 2A Rights Than Everyone Else

It is just the statement from the New York Police Department amicus brief in Viramontes v. Cook County. It isn't long.

Hat tip to Stephen Green at Instapundit: THAT’S NOT HOW THAT WORKS

RIP Patrick Stewart

It seems like we have lost most of a generation of actors this year.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund https://t.co/luC5CdcWDy Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources https://t.co/zvNptfyuNd Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia https://t.co/XNncEVq56X

— Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) October 29, 2026

Accomplice Takes Deal to Avoid Felony Murder Trial

The Left will be happy because they hate Felony Murder. Being held accountable for the completely foreseeable consequences of one's actions is not something they approve of. Burglary accomplice sentenced to 8 years; murder charge dismissed in fatal home intrusion | West Plains Daily Quill

Two guys broke into a home last November. One of them was shot and killed by the 77-year-old homeowner. A shotgun will ruin your day that way. The other would-be, bad guy was arrested.

Under Missouri law, a person can be charged with felony murder if a death occurs during the commission of certain felony crimes, even if the defendant did not directly fire the fatal shot. Prosecutors originally levied the second-degree murder charge against Geringer under that statutory provision.

The plea agreement drops the Second Degree Murder charge, in favor of not risking court.

He will receive credit for the 11 months he served waiting for trial.

West Plains, Missouri, is about 150 miles southwest of St. Louis.

So was this Justice served, or not?

RCMP Raid Electric Bus Manufacturer

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police raid a company over investor fraud allegations. Police raid Saint-Jérôme, Que., headquarters of EV manufacturer Lion Electric

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police conducted a search at Lion Electric's headquarters in Saint-Jérôme on Wednesday.

The search is part of an investment fraud probe that started more than a year ago, according to RCMP Sgt. Erique Gasse.

For more info, see the video embedded below. During the height of the EV mania, Quebec, and few US states, mandated that all new school buses had to be electric. The Quebec government invested more than $100 million Canadian in the company. It was sold later for $6 million, and the province dropped its all-electric mandate. Not sure if the US states did likewise. The company filed for the Canadian version of bankruptcy in early 2025.

As part of the bankruptcy they went through, they voided all warranties outside of Quebec. US school districts that own Lion Electric buses are mostly not able to drive them because they cannot get parts anywhere. This doesn't even deal with the issues the buses had in cold weather.

Why should you care? The US government gave Lion Electric about $150 million US, through grants to school districts to buy electric buses. A lot of which were never delivered, and bunch of the ones delivered do not work. That is a horrible record, and why the company was accused of deceiving investors about the health of the company.

Here is a post from September noting that a lot of money disappeared in the form of buses paid for but not delivered. Fewer than 4 in 10 were delivered, though they were not all Lion Electric buses. The Mystery of the Disappearing EV Grants.

In another post from September, a Lion Electric bus catches fire. If an Electric Bus Catches Fire Is It Still a Zero Emission Vehicle?

This is the StacheD Training video Police Raid Lion Electric: Investment Fraud Investigation. Pat gets the hat tip.

I've covered Lion Electric a number of times on this channel. Bus fires, quality problems, and recalls. Lion actually sent me a cease and desist back in January 2025.

Tesla Semi Fire Shuts Highway in SF Bay Area During Rush Hour

Highway I-880 is in the western part of the San Francisco Bay Area (Hayward). It was closed for 10 hours for a Tesla Semi fire.

Nothing mentions how the fire got started, if anyone even knows. Was it the battery that started the fire, or was a tire, or the breaks that started things, and then the battery got involved? We will probably never find out, even if Tesla has some insight into the issue.

This is the StacheD Training video Tesla Semi Battery Fire Shuts Down I-880 at Rush Hour

The battery in this truck is massive. Depending on the version, it's either a 548 or 822kWh battery. Essentially, three battery packs. The rough equivalency is 7 to 8 Tesla Model Y's.

All burning at the same time. Pat talks about the difference between a diesel semi fire, and this fire in the video. The video is four and a half minutes.

300 Blackout Ballistics

I had tripped over this article a few days back, and then I got an email from Wideners. I make no money, nor do I receive anything for posting this. Subsonic 300 Blackout Ballistics - Field Trials

I have wanted to build a 300 Blackout AR since I first read about it. A heavy, slow-moving (relatively speaking) bullet out of an AR platform would seem to be what is called for when it comes to home defense. Now that the ATF has relented on suppressors (Ohio is still trying to get its act together) a subsonic 300 Blackout seems to be just what is wanted.

Many say shooting is a game of inches. This is true. But it can also be a game of silence and ballistic efficiency. In this article, our goal is to understand the finer details of subsonic 300 Blackout cartridges. We’ll compare different companies, different barrels, all at different distances.

It’s often tough to decide which rounds to test in these comparisons. So we selected options that cover a few different categories. The combinations of 300 BLK ammo and barrel lengths we tested gave us data that should be useful for a variety of gun owners.

I do love a good statistical study.

The one thing that has held me back is the thought of adding another caliber to my logistics chain. I have recently thought that 12 gauge should move to the forefront, and another part of me is considering .45 ACP in something suppressed. But, that all calls for more disposable income than I have right now. I just spent way too much money on repairs for my SUV, and tomorrow I get to rent a trencher to play in the mud, though it is more dirt than mud.

If any of you have experience with 300 Blackout, I would love to hear in the comments. The only thing I know for sure is that, depending on the barrel length, variable/adjustable gas block is required. I can't recall without digging for notes if direct gas impingement is OK, or if a piston is preferred.

Wednesday Link Roundup - 28 October

William Teach at Pirate's Cove starts things rolling with Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

The Other McCain has Rule 5 Sunday. And In The Mailbox.
The Chive has Sunday morning coffee.

Wombat-socho - In The Mailbox: 10.27.26 (Early Evening Edition)

Don Surber: When Elon Musk saved Ukraine
Elizabeth Nickson: Note To The Institutional Left

EBL - Saturday Night Girls With Guns

24 October 1776: preparation leading to White Plains
EBL: The World Turned Upside Down

Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony - Daily News Stuff 27 October 2026: Australian Cheetahs Edition

Can AI solve the COBOL crisis? (The Verge)
Yes. Ish. AI acts as a force multiplier for an intelligent, focused project lead.
It also acts as a force multiplier for an unintelligent, unfocused project lead.

A View from the Beach - Flotsam and Jetsam - "Gone are the Days When the Ox Fell Down"

Hon. Vickie Paladino @VickieforNYC, "None of the conversations taking place by Democrats and leftists in anticipation of retaking Congress are about the ways they’re going to make life more affordable for Americans.

Political Hat - News of the Week (October 25th, 2026)

The Affordable Care Act has proven unaffordable
A report from the Peterson-Kaiser Family Foundation indicates that ObamaCare premiums are projected to increase significantly through 2027.

Don Surber - Highlights of the week

ITEM 22: Media-ite reported, “Politico Responds to WH Threat With Major Correction to One of Its Stories—But Argues Errors Aren’t Grounds For Censorship.”
Telling someone to correct an error is not censorship

Small Dead Animals - Sunday On Turtle Island

The Democratic Party’s America: Thumotic thoughts. Voting in California. Democrats make a vow.
Mohammed Carney’s Canada: Our new strategic partner. Ignoble Nobels.

Vlad Tepes - 5 items and an explanation of how this site views events: Links post 1 for Oct. 24, 2026

1. Pretty much all Western nations, and this includes the United States depending on where exactly, is at one or another stage of the following process. The disassembly of rule of law, and its replacement with a dialectically driven state.

Gates of Vienna - News Feed 10/24/2026

Google has changed its privacy policy, allowing it to use content from Gmail, Drive, and Photos to target ads, if those services are connected to its Personal Intelligence AI feature, available in Search and Gemini.

The Glibertarians - Saturday evening Links

The Progressive movement started in the Republican party.
Soccer hooligans be all, “daaaamn”.
Deep State gonna Deep State.

Bacon Time - Sunday Linkange

Pirates Cove Federal Appeals Court Says That Illegals Can Be Held Without Bond
Freedom Is Just Another Word.. .Saturday Memes…

Maggie's Farm - Saturday morning links

Niall Ferguson: Is There Method to Trump’s Foreign Policy Madness? Plus. . .
The Coming Insurrection - And what to do about it.

J.J. Sefton at Ace of Spades HQ - The Morning Report — 10/27 /26

The horror story of the rampant sexual abuse of students.
Pedophilia Proliferates in U.S. Schools

Doug Ross - Larwyn’s Linx: Another Weekend of Riots, Arson and Street Battles in France and Beyond *

The Bush Family Dynasty's Final Betrayal Against America - JD Rucker
FBI Arrests CIA Contractor Accused of Leaking Classified Defense Secrets to Romantic Partner - AG

I leave you wtih Saturday’s Yeah, we made it, Meme Drop 10-24-26 from Midwest Chick's Place, Sunday Funnies For 10-25-26 from Stately McDaniel Manor, Quick Hits Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Snark #4330 from 90 Miles from Tyranny, Memes and Things from The Feral Irishman, and Sunday Funnies from Flopping Aces.

Armed Self-Defense During July 2026

The Crime Prevention Research Center is compiling lists of self-defense incidents. Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 25 Cases During July 2026

The Left loves to go on about how good people with guns never stop crimes. That is simply not the case. It is why I keep track of these cases. See the link "Tales of Self-defense Found Here" at the top of the sidebar. If you find yourself in such a discussion about "how often does it actually happen?" you can send that link. I don't have a story every day, but I do have such a story most days. And occasionally we get something like the In-N-Out Burger shooting, or the recent Oregon school shooting, both of which were stopped, by armed citizens.

Click thru.

Free Speech Is Dead in the UK

And Conservative Councillor Simon Bennett, from Wolverhampton in the West Midlands is a whiny little Beotch. A UK teen made fun of a politician. Then cops showed up at his door.

It’s easy to take free speech for granted when it’s all you’ve known as an American — but look no further than the United Kingdom for a reminder of why our First Amendment is so important.

That’s where a 15-year-old boy was awakened by four West Midlands police officers early one morning this August, because his Facebook posts allegedly offended a local politician.

The offensive post? He put whiskers and rabbit ears on a photo of Bennett, so Bennett sicked the local cops on the 15-year-old. The cops, having clearly solved all crime in the West Midlands, arrested the kid, took a mugshot and collected his DNA. Why? "Because shut up, and obey our authority, that's why!"

Click thru for details, or look at the memes online. X has been beautiful.

Wolverhampton, or Wolves, is about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Birmingham.

Quiet Fire

This is a song I found by way of social media. I really like it. But as a result of the social media link, I know nothing about the artist. That will change in the future.

This song is "Quiet Fire" by Melody Gardot from her 2006 album Worrisome Heart

This came to me by way of the Sensei of Sarcasm Song Game.

Tuesday Links - 27 October

Miguel Gonzalez is first with And the deranged rant of the day goes to...

His [Michael Jochum] blood pressure must be through the roof or probably he has already suffered a stroke.

William Teach at Pirate's Cove - Your Fault: Hotcoldwetdry Increase Gun Violence Or Something

No matter the issue the cult of climastrology will link itself

Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony - Daily News Stuff 24 October 2026: Twelfth Of Never Edition

Speaking of things that nobody knows how to do a trailer has leaked for Mass Effect 4. (WCCFTech)

It had been in early development at BioWare when the storied company was shut down... In "early" development for six years.

Meep at Stump - RIP, Walter Koenig, age 90: On Natural v. “Unnatural” Causes of Death by Age

26 Oct 2026, Hollywood Reporter: Walter Koenig, the Russian Crewman Chekov on ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 90

Wombat-socho - FMJRA 2.0: Better Than Nothing

Another dreadful week for Senators fans, as we managed to win exactly two games, one from the Brewers and the other from the Angels. We are now 22-41, five games behind the fourth-place Brewers and 10.5 games behind the division-leading Red Sox.

Paul Vallas at Chicago Contrarian - Chicago’s “Fair Share Budget” Is Just More Brandon Johnson Gamesmanship.

If the mayor's 2027 budget version passes, Johnson would have raised annual taxes $1.3 billion, while his school board has raised property taxes another $857 million. These increases fall on residents and businesses regardless on income

Again from Wombat-socho - Rule 5 Sunday: Casual Friday Redux

Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt.

The Silicon Graybeard - 'More missions, more often' - NASA on selecting science missions

NASA is talking about overhauling how it selects and develops science missions, in an effort to reduce costs, and increase the pace of missions.