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What We’re Reading: Terrorism Watch, Mamdani Radicals, Heritage’s Shaky Foundation … And More

Terrorism Watch

Man Arrested With Body Armor And A Suitcase Filled With Ammunition After Threatening Multiple Synagogues, Officials Say – CNN

FBI Stops Islamic Terror Attack On Detroit Arsenal That Was Planned For Halloween Night – Not the Bee

Exclusive — Gorka Warns ‘Ungoverned’ Africa Hotbed of Terror Christians Being Targeted for Genocide – Breitbart

Mamdani Radicals

Obama Calls Mamdani to Praise His Campaign and Offers to Be Sounding Board  —  New York Times

Islamic Extremist Network Supporting Mamdani Raises Alarm – Off the Press

Zohran Mamdani’s $5 Billion Corporate Tax Hike Threatens NYC’s Status as the World’s Financial Capital – Reason

New Data Shows What Working-Class Voters Think of Democrats — It’s Brutal – RedState

Climate Change

Bill Gates Has a Point – New York Times

Climate Doomer Harrison Ford: Trump ‘Greatest Criminal in History,’ ‘Scares the Sh*t Out of Me’ – Breitbart

Bill Gates’ New Priorities May Trigger a Seismic Shift in Climate Activism – Daily Signal

Heritage’s Shaky Foundation

Heritage Chief Criticized by Conservatives for Defending Carlson’s Fuentes Interview Newsmax

Why I Reject ‘No Enemies to the Right’ – National Review

Civil War Erupts On The Right After Heritage President’s Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes Comments – The Hill

Heritage President Kevin Roberts Hit With Conservative Backlash For Defense Of Tucker Carlson – Washington Times

Heritage Foundation President Addresses Backlash Following Tucker Carlson’s Interview With Nick Fuentes – One America News Network

A Salute To Preston Brashers – Powerline

National Association for the Advancement of White Liberal People

NAACP In Virginia Has Decided To Support A White Liberal Woman Over A Black Woman. – X

Food Stamps

Food Stamp Cuts Expose Trump’s Strategy to Use Shutdown to Advance Agenda – New York Times

New SNAP Restrictions Go Into Place Amid Shutdown Drama – The Hill

Why Are 42 Million Americans Relying On SNAP Benefits? – ZeroHedge

Fetterman Slams Democrats Over Schumer’s Shutdown – Townhall

Misc

Third Term? Watch Him! – Andrew Malcolm, RedState

Let’s Copy Canada’s Air Traffic Control System – Daily Signal

Trump Threatens To Go Into Nigeria ‘Guns-A-Blazing’ If Slaughter Of Christians Doesn’t Stop  — New York Post

Capitalism’s Popularity Falls Below 50% as Socialism Spreads Among Democrats – Legal Insurrection

“No One Knew What The Hell We Stood For”: Dems Ease Off Democracy Message For ’25 – Axios

The White House Just Pulled Off an Epic Trolling Masterpiece on the Democrats – PJ Media

Proposition 50 Could Disenfranchise Republican California Voters. Will It Survive A Legal Challenge? – Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court Will Consider Trump’s Use of Tariffs – Newsmax

Humor

The Week In Pictures: Trick or Treat Edition – Powerline

Democrats Vow To Starve As Many Food Stamp Recipients As It Takes To Get Free Healthcare For Illegal Immigrants – Babylon Bee

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