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The far-left is eating its own. Just ask Mamdani.– www.dailykos.com

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The far-left is eating its own. Just ask Mamdani.– www.dailykos.com
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How far gone do you have to be to think that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “genocidal”?

Apparently, this far gone:

And this far gone:

Think about how utterly insane this is.

Mamdani is a Muslim Democratic socialist who has spent his political career advocating for Palestinian rights. And he was elected mayor of the country’s largest city while openly embracing Democratic socialism—proving that an unapologetically left-wing politician can build a winning coalition.

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New YorkAP

He is quite literally one of the greatest political success stories the U.S. socialist left has ever produced. So how does its extremist flank celebrate that success? By calling him a genocidal Zionist.

This is much of the same behavior and attitude that saw Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez effectively of New York excommunicated by the national Democratic Socialists of America, even though its New York City chapter maintained its support.

And while DSA factions participated in yesterday’s protests against Mamdani, this wasn’t exclusively a DSA attack; it was a broader assault from the self-defeating far-left fringe.

It’s gotten so absurd that even prominent pro-Palestinian voices are shaking their heads.

Activist Ihab Hassan has been particularly brutal, writing posts on X like, “The Palestinian cause was hijacked by these idiots long ago, and most people in the pro-Palestine movement who disagree with them are too cowardly to call them out or challenge their disgusting narrative.”

And he notes the uncomfortable truth that much of the pro-Palestinian far-left is very, very white.

So what, exactly, do these people think they’re accomplishing? It’s certainly not helping the Palestinian people in any way.

Politics is about winning power so you can actually change things. You build coalitions, win elections, enact policies, and improve people’s lives. That’s the whole point.

Mamdani did precisely that—he built a coalition broad enough to win America’s largest city without abandoning his progressive principles. He now has an opportunity to demonstrate that Democratic socialism can deliver tangible improvements in people’s lives.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a rally in October 2024.AP

That’s a tremendous opportunity for the movement that helped elect him. But rather than celebrate that success, these extremists are determined to undermine it.

Why? Because governing requires compromise. It requires engaging with people who disagree with you. It requires recognizing that you’re the mayor of 8.5 million people, not the president of a collegiate activist club.

And for these zealots, compromise isn’t a necessary part of governance; it’s betrayal. So they don’t just eat their own, but they eat their most successful.

Republicans have allowed their far-right white nationalists to fester, undermining their broader movement—something that conservative radio personality Erick Erickson has been grappling with lately. There should be no room in the progressive coalition for anyone who thinks that Mamdani and AOC are “genocidal Zionists.”

And no, I’m not being exclusionary. These wacko leftists exclude themselves—not just by viciously attacking their erstwhile allies, but by making sure to focus their efforts against Democrats, going so far as to agitate against our own ticket in 2024.

Remember? Once upon a time, the vice president was apparently the most powerful person in the world when it came to the Israel-Hamas war. Defeating “Killer Kamala” was so important that helping Donald Trump return to the White House was an acceptable outcome.

Now Trump and Vice President JD Vance are literally turning the Middle East upside down. And Palestinians are hardly better off for having Trump in the White House.

But is the far-left out there protesting this regime? Of course not. Somehow, it’s Mamdani who deserves their anger. The real enemy is the Democratic socialist mayor who showed up at a vigil mourning both Israeli and Palestinian victims.

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This is Trumpian levels of self-sabotage, without Trump’s inexplicable power to actually rally people around him.

These are not serious people. They are not interested in the difficult, often frustrating work of making the world a better place—one that actually improves the lives of the people they claim to be fighting for.

They would rather be impeccably righteous in defeat than accomplish something meaningful through compromise.

So far AOC has done a great job of distancing herself from the worst of these extremists. And after last night, hopefully Mamdani understands that he can also never win with these zealots.

We’ll get straight to the point: The financial hardships that Daily Kos is facing this year are tough.

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China Bolted an Electromagnetic Railgun to the Bow of a Type 072III Landing Ship in December 2017 and Has Kept It at Sea Ever Since. The US Navy Spent About $500,000,000 Over 15 Years, Never Got Its Gun to Sea at All, and Cancelled the Program in July 2021.

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China Bolted an Electromagnetic Railgun to the Bow of a Type 072III Landing Ship in December 2017 and Has Kept It at Sea Ever Since. The US Navy Spent About $500,000,000 Over 15 Years, Never Got Its Gun to Sea at All, and Cancelled the Program in July 2021.
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Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Debate Because Mike Rogers Can’t Shake Trump– www.politicususa.com

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Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Debate Because Mike Rogers Can’t Shake Trump– www.politicususa.com
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The debate between the candidates for Michigan’s open US Senate seat was ugly. Mike Rogers can’t run a successful Senate campaign by cozying up to Donald Trump and running on the issues. Instead, Rogers has to make the debate about Abdul El-Sayed.

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In contrast, El-Sayed spent the debate that was loaded with personal attacks linking Rogers to Trump and the president’s unpopular policies.

The debate exchange of the night came when El-Sayed said:

 He wanted to make this about him or me, but the question is about you. Can you afford your gas? Can you afford your groceries? Under this guy who’s gonna rubber-stamp everything Donald Trump tells him to rubber-stamp, you’re gonna continue to pay way more out of your nose because he works for corporations and Donald Trump.

 

Some people might suggest that this was not the kind of debate that would help voters make a decision, but the opposite was true.

The debate was deeply insightful, just not in the way that Mike Rogers intended.

Rogers wants to have it both ways. He wants to “other” El-Sayed while distancing himself from Trump.

 

Fort Hood attacker’s execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says– www.bbc.co.uk

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Fort Hood attacker’s execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says– www.bbc.co.uk
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There is no modern-era precedent for having a public execution, said John Mills, a lawyer who works with inmates sentenced to death.

“It looks to me designed to be a grotesque spectacle,” he said. “It’s an unprecedented decision in the modern era, and so it is on uncertain legal terrain,” he added.

A military execution requires approval from the US president, according to military law. It also requires appellate review, where a higher court inspects the decision, and a final judgment on its legality to move forward.

The appellate process for Hasan is not over, Mills said, and he is likely to seek review of his conviction and sentence in federal court, which would likely stay the execution.

As such, Mills said that he would be surprised if the execution happened.

“Seeking to make it livestreamed, a firing squad execution, is little more than attention-seeking by the Trump administration and is unlikely to occur, much less deliver any semblance of justice,” he added.

Certain states require some form of public viewing of executions. Many states require journalists to be present, and the person due to be executed can invite people. Others also allow ordinary citizens to volunteer as witnesses.

But “there hasn’t ever been a livestreamed execution,” says Deborah Denno, a law professor at Fordham University, who has studied US execution methods.

A livestreamed execution would “force a level of transparency that we have probably never seen before in this country”, she says.

“More than half of the country wants the death penalty – even though that’s on the decline – an argument could be made that ‘if you want the death penalty, then we are going to show you how it’s conducted in this country’. And people would have to realise exactly what’s happening in a way that many people ignore.”

Denno says there are important considerations for a livestream such as whether it would be age-redistricted and whether it would contravene the policies of the online platform that hosts the viewing.

It is unclear where the livestream will be available. Most major social media platforms have rules that prohibit or restrict livestreaming explicit content.

 

90,000 Babies Will be Killed With Abortion Pills Before FDA Finally Does Review– www.lifenews.com

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90,000 Babies Will be Killed With Abortion Pills Before FDA Finally Does Review– www.lifenews.com
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Alliance Defending Freedom Of Counsel Erin Hawley commented regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s court-ordered update submitted Wednesday on its mifepristone safety study. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys asked the court to require the FDA to restore the in-person dispensing requirement for the abortion drug:

“The American people deserve the thorough report on abortion drug safety that the FDA has promised for nearly two years, but the agency has again failed to deliver it. The FDA now says it won’t release its final study until March. That will be too late for nearly 90,000 unborn babies who will die between now and then by illegally obtained abortion drugs in states like Louisiana that have taken great care to protect babies and mothers from the harms of abortion.

“But even then, the lengthy regulatory work that will be required after the study concludes could push any potential solution to the next administration. Not only is that unacceptable, but it’s also beside the point. The release of a study does nothing to correct the unlawfulness of the FDA’s 2023 decision, which three 5th Circuit panels, two district court judges, and now DOJ leadership itself have all concluded was ‘wrong.’

“Meanwhile, every month of additional delay puts nearly 15,000 additional babies at risk in states where mail-order abortion drugs are unlawful—1,000 in Louisiana alone—and more women like Rosalie, Catherine, and Elizabeth at risk of being coerced or tricked into ingesting these life-ending drugs. Nobody disputes that. And the FDA can easily end that today, even while its study continues, by entering into a consent decree with Louisiana to vacate the 2023 REMS.

“Indeed, mail-order abortions don’t empower women—they facilitate the abuse, coercion, and poisoning of women by making high-risk drugs accessible to bad actors at the click of a button. The FDA knows the right thing is to restore the in-person dispensing requirement. In fact, a new peer-reviewed article was just released detailing that the agency lacked evidence to justify removing this basic safety requirement.

“Life is the first and most basic human right, and states have the right to protect it. The administration should set politics aside and respect states’ interest in protecting life, act now to restore abortion drugs’ minimum safety requirements, and settle ADF’s and Louisiana’s lawsuit.”

 

 

Videos capture Palestinian activists screaming at Mamdani: ‘Opportunist piece of s**t!’– www.theblaze.com

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Videos capture Palestinian activists screaming at Mamdani: ‘Opportunist piece of s**t!’– www.theblaze.com
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Pro-Palestinian protesters showed their outrage at Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after he made an appearance at the Israelis for Peace vigil in Union Square.

The activists screamed at Mamdani that he was a traitor in videos captured by bystanders as the mayor left with his entourage and security.

‘There’s no mutual understanding when you’re killing our children, our family members.’

“You opportunist piece of s**t!” one woman yelled.

Mamdani appears stone-faced and angry halfway through the video.

“Mamdani, you can’t hide! We charge you with genocide!” they chanted in another part of the video.

The Muslim mayor has been accused of having ties to pro-terrorist groups, but the protesters were apparently upset that he didn’t do enough to oppose Israel.

The event was held on Oct. 7, the anniversary of the horrific terrorist attack on southern Israel by Palestinian terrorists. Israel retaliated with a devastating military campaign intended to wipe out the terrorist threat.

Protesters chanted and made as much noise as possible for about an hour in order to interrupt the vigil.

Others yelled, “Allahu Akbar!” in another video from the event. One protester holds up a sign reading, “Bomb ‘Israel’ bye!”

 

 

Michigan Senate hopeful Mike Rogers faces pressure over Trump’s trade war– www.cbc.ca

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Michigan Senate hopeful Mike Rogers faces pressure over Trump’s trade war– www.cbc.ca
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Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers faced pressure over U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada during a heated debate Thursday that could sway voters in a consequential midterm race in which neither candidate ruled out future tariffs.

Trump’s escalating tariffs on Canada came up within the first 10 minutes of the debate. Rogers was asked about an advertisement released Wednesday in which he said “Canada is not our enemy,” and how he squares that position with longstanding support for the tariffs.

“I would like to see the deal made,” Rogers responded. “I have actually called the White House this week, talked to the secretary of Commerce, about getting the deal done.”

Rogers said Canada imposes tariffs on U.S. goods, without providing details about the levies or addressing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, which was negotiated during the first Trump administration.

But the Republican candidate said the U.S. tariffs on Canada are now too high and those should be eliminated.

“This is about getting to the best deal possible. I’d like to it end. I think we need to end it,” Rogers said before taking jabs at his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, claiming El-Sayed’s policies would raise prices.

Scientists identified a new extinct crocodile species from the same Egyptian rocks used to build the Great Sphinx; even the fossil is missing the tip of its snout, echoing the monument– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Scientists identified a new extinct crocodile species from the same Egyptian rocks used to build the Great Sphinx; even the fossil is missing the tip of its snout, echoing the monument– timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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According to a report published by Phys Org, the fossils were originally recovered during the 1920s from Egypt’s roughly 45-million-year-old Mokattam Formation

Long before the Great Sphinx became one of Egypt’s most recognisable monuments, the landscape around Cairo was home to a very different kind of long-snouted creature. Now, a fossil discovered from the same ancient rocks used to construct the Sphinx has revealed a new species of extinct crocodile and it comes with an extraordinary coincidence. The fossil is missing the tip of its snout, creating an uncanny parallel with the monument’s famously absent nose. The species, named Herugavialis cairensis, has been identified through a fresh examination of fossils recovered nearly a century ago. The findings, published in Royal Society Open Science, offer a glimpse into a time when crocodiles thrived in the ancient Mediterranean.

A crocodile lost to time

According to a report published by Phys Org, the fossils were originally recovered during the 1920s from Egypt’s roughly 45-million-year-old Mokattam Formation. Among them was a remarkably well-preserved skull that had been classified as belonging to Tomistoma, the group commonly associated with the modern false gharial. That identification, however, was based largely on the fossil’s outward resemblance to the living species. Modern paleontological techniques have now allowed researchers to take a much closer look.CT scanning, in particular, enabled scientists to examine the internal structure of the skull without damaging the fossil. Combined with new analytical methods, the investigation revealed a series of anatomical differences significant enough to establish the crocodile as a previously unrecognised species, adds the report.The skull of Herugavialis cairensis remains relatively complete, although its missing snout tip became one of the most intriguing details of the discovery, claims the findings.

Inflation rises to 3.45% in September as fruit and vegetable prices climb nearly 9%– mexiconewsdaily.com

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Inflation rises to 3.45% in September as fruit and vegetable prices climb nearly 9%– mexiconewsdaily.com
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Mexico’s annual headline inflation rate increased for a second consecutive month in September, rising to 3.45%, the national statistics agency INEGI reported Thursday.

The headline rate rose 0.19 percentage points from a 3.26% reading in August.

The annual core inflation rate, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, fell to 3.75% in September from 3.88% in August. INEGI reported that month-over-month inflation was 0.42% in September.

The annual headline rate reached its highest level since May in September. However, the rate was still well below the 2026 peak, which was 4.59% in March.

The publication of the inflation data for September comes two weeks after the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) board voted in favor of maintaining the central bank’s benchmark interest rate at 6.50%. Banxico targets annual inflation of 3% but tolerates a 2%-4% range. The central bank’s board will hold its next monetary policy meeting on Nov. 5.

Spain housing crisis intensifies after evicted elderly woman dies– www.foxnews.com

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Spain housing crisis intensifies after evicted elderly woman dies– www.foxnews.com
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The death of an 87-year-old woman who was evicted from her longtime home has intensified a political crisis in Spain, where nationwide protests over soaring housing costs have helped force an early election.

María del Carmen Abascal, known as “Maricarmen,” died Wednesday after being hospitalized following her eviction from a Madrid apartment where she had lived for seven decades, according to The Associated Press.

Her death came just days after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election for Nov. 29 following his government’s failure to pass emergency housing measures through Parliament.

The controversy has put renewed pressure on Sánchez’s Socialist Party as Spain grapples with widespread frustration over rising rents and housing affordability.

Northern Virginia county sues to block Trump from building his arch – The Washington Post– www.washingtonpost.com

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Northern Virginia county sues to block Trump from building his arch – The Washington Post– www.washingtonpost.com
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  1. Northern Virginia county sues to block Trump from building his arch  The Washington Post
  2. Arlington County sues Trump administration over proposed 250-foot Triumphal Arch  WUSA9
  3. Trump’s memorial arch faces new lawsuit from Arlington County, Virginia  AP News
  4. Flight attendants’ union flags safety concerns over Trump’s Washington arch  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Arlington County Sues to Block Trump’s Triumphal Arch  The New York Times

 

South Korea test-flies its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon– nypost.com

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South Korea test-flies its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon– nypost.com
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South Korea flight-tested on Thursday its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon, designed to fly at least five times the speed of sound and evade missile defense systems, bringing Seoul closer to what it says could be game-changing weapons capabilities.

There was no immediate response from North Korea, which last week tested its own hypersonic missile that landed in the waters near Japan.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attended the test, saying it’s a major step in strengthening the country’s conventional defense capabilities, according to a statement. It did not elaborate where the test took place.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, center, reacts as he observes the first test launch of a hypersonic glide vehicle at the Anheung Test Center of the Agency for Defense Development in Taean. The Blue House/AFP via Getty Images

The statement said the weapon separated from its booster rocket at the planned altitude, then descended and maneuvered both vertically and horizontally before hitting a test target. It said once developed, the weapon would be able to strike key targets by surprise in the “Korean Peninsula theater of operations.”

Scientists accidentally discover a genetic code that breaks the rules of life– www.sciencedaily.com

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Scientists accidentally discover a genetic code that breaks the rules of life– www.sciencedaily.com
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A routine experiment involving a microscopic organism from a freshwater pond led scientists to an extraordinary genetic discovery. The tiny creature was found to interpret DNA instructions in a way researchers had never documented before, challenging a long held assumption about how the genetic code works.

The surprise came when scientists examined a previously unknown protist called Oligohymenophorea sp. PL0344. Two genetic signals that ordinarily tell cells to stop making proteins had taken on completely different functions. Even more remarkably, the signals had been reassigned to two different amino acids, breaking a pattern scientists believed was closely linked by evolution.

The discovery, published in PLOS Genetics in October 2023, revealed an unexpected level of flexibility in one of life’s most fundamental biological systems. Subsequent research has uncovered additional genetic code variations in related microorganisms, suggesting that many more surprises could be waiting in the microscopic world.

Dr. Jamie McGowan, who was a postdoctoral scientist at the Earlham Institute, made the discovery while studying a protist collected from a pond at Oxford University Parks in England.

The project had originally been designed to test a DNA sequencing method capable of analyzing extremely small quantities of genetic material, potentially from just one cell. McGowan worked alongside scientists at the Earlham Institute and a research group led by Professor Thomas Richards at the University of Oxford.

Mike Johnson voices uncertainty about his future if GOP loses control– www.politico.com

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Mike Johnson voices uncertainty about his future if GOP loses control– www.politico.com
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Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that he could leave Congress if Democrats regain control — the furthest he has gone in acknowledging what he would do in a GOP House minority.

“Heaven forbid, if we lose this majority or whatever, I don’t know what my next chapter of life is,” Johnson said in an interview with Fox News posted this week. “If God moves on our hearts and says we should, you know, go back to my hometown of Shreveport and start a lawn business, I’ll do that with equal fervor.”

In the past, the Louisiana Republican has steered clear of the hypothetical.

Johnson also did not rule out a run at minority leader, instead telling Fox News that House Republicans will hold onto the majority and he will stay speaker.

“I’m going to be the speaker in the next Congress,” Johnson said, when asked if he would run. “I’m not going to talk about the scenario where we don’t win the House, because I am laser-focused on winning the House.”

With the midterms less than a month away, Republicans are doing everything they can to salvage their chances of maintaining their majority in an unfavorable political environment.

As some Republicans privately worry about their chances of holding onto the House, many believe jockeying for a GOP minority leader race is already underway.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan are potential names floating around to take over. House Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) had also been named as an option, though he could also run to stay as whip.

High school students to turn out for new protests across France– www.channelnewsasia.com

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High school students to turn out for new protests across France– www.channelnewsasia.com
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But the students urged the movement to continue.

“We want real action, and until we get it, we’ll keep mobilising,” a high school student named Marilou in Fontainebleau told AFP.

Suzanne Nijdam, president of student association Fage, said they did not have “even the crumbs of an agreement” after a meeting with the higher education minister Philippe Baptiste.

She called for protests to continue Thursday with “larger-scale demonstrations next week”.

The students have asked for a direct meeting with Lecornu to present what they have said are costed proposals to address their demands.

Hundreds of students, police and teaching staff have been injured since the protests began, and more than 6,500 people – mostly minors – have been arrested.

While many rallies have been peaceful, some demonstrators have started fires, destroyed bus shelters or clashed with riot police.

A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday after police fired a stun grenade, and Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told radio broadcaster RTL early Wednesday that he had suspended the police use of stun grenades in response.

France’s Threat to the World’s Government Bond Market | American Enterprise Institute– www.aei.org

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Mark Twain is said to have observed that while history may not repeat itself, it certainly rhymes. We would do well to bear this in mind as we watch France’s government bond-market crisis unfold. As with the 1997–98 Asian financial crisis and the 2010 eurozone sovereign debt crisis, the turmoil in France’s bond market could quickly spread to other countries that share some of its basic weaknesses. That risk looks especially acute at a time when Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States all appear to have unsustainable public finances.

In 1997, the Thai currency devaluation triggered a wave of devaluations across Asia, including in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and South Korea. Similarly, the 2010 Greek debt crisis set off sovereign debt crises in Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. In both cases, contagion spread for two reasons: The initial crisis put a spotlight on other countries with similar weaknesses, and traders who lost money on positions in the first country were forced to liquidate positions elsewhere.

Today, France, Europe’s second-largest economy, appears to be on the cusp of a full-blown government bond crisis. Its $4 trillion government bond market is roughly eight times the size of Greece’s. Since the start of the year, French 10-year government bond yields have soared from around 3.5 percent to almost 5 percent. That is the largest increase among the G7 countries, and it has pushed the spread between French and German bonds to its widest since the 2010 eurozone crisis.

There are at least three reasons to believe that France’s crisis will deepen in the months ahead. First, the country’s public finances are unsustainable. Second, its dysfunctional politics prevent it from addressing its budget deficit. Third, its sclerotic economy is being hit by several external shocks that could tip it into recession.

Years of budget profligacy have pushed public spending to a staggering 57 percent of GDP, while the public debt-to-GDP ratio has climbed from 80 percent in 2010 to almost 120 percent today. Meanwhile, a French Ministry of Finance study suggests that, on present policies, the budget deficit will rise from 5.4 percent of GDP in 2026 to 6.8 percent by 2030, worsening an already troubling debt sustainability problem.

Trump keeps changing who gets his $5,000 dividend—only 21% of voters believe he’ll actually pay it– fortune.com

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Trump keeps changing who gets his $5,000 dividend—only 21% of voters believe he’ll actually pay it– fortune.com
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Politicians all over the world have been grappling with how to deal with low voter turnout, as it keeps falling in recent decades even as the number of countries holding elections (and the voters voting in them) has grown, according to International IDEA. Some jurisdictions have implemented paid holidays from work while political campaigns increasingly offer rides to the polls. Then the president of the United States recently began toying with another, arguably more enticing initiative: offering cash.

Should the GOP sweep the midterms come November, President Donald Trump promised every American adult a $5,000 check in their mailbox. It’s not the first time the noted dealmaker offered such a deal, but what is fresh is new details of who will actually get the check, which seemingly change with every passing day as the election draws closer.

As a result, voters are taking Trump’s word with a grain of salt. An Economist and YouGov poll from September found that only 21% of registered voters think Trump would “definitely or probably would” issue that $5,000 dividend if Republicans retain control of Congress, while more than half (57%) said he probably or definitely would not. Even among Republicans, less than half (45%) think Trump will follow through.

Trump first announced the payment on Sept. 9 as a $5,000 “dividend” for every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans sweep both the House and Senate in the midterm elections. Speaking at a Republican midterm convention in Dallas, he introduced a dividend component—saying the payment would be made because of what he described as the country’s “tremendous strength and success economically.”

“If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000,” Trump said during the midterm convention. “It will be called the Trump Dividend.”

In a post on Truth Social on Oct. 3, Trump wrote: “If Republicans win the House of Representatives and the Senate in the 2026 Midterm Elections, I’m going to give all Adult Citizens in the United States of America, $5,000.”