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Burning Ballots: Police responded to two fires at ballot drop boxes in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. One fire resulted in the destruction of potentially hundreds of ballots. Officials said at a press conference that they believe the incidents are connected and that they have identified a suspect vehicle.
- Late Ballots: Ballots in Nevada that arrive by mail three days after Election Day, including those without clear postmarks, can still be counted, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled.
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Challenging Musk: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner filed a lawsuit to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million giveaway to swing state voters. The suit accuses the tech billionaire and his America PAC supporting former President Donald Trump’s candidacy of “running an illegal lottery.”
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Final Rule: The U.S. Department of Treasury is implementing a new rule to limit outbound U.S. investments in Chinese companies developing advanced technologies that could impact U.S. national security. The Treasury Department rule is set to go into effect on Jan. 2, 2025, and is meant to create an enforcement framework for an executive order President Joe Biden enacted in August of last year.
- Corrupt Elites: Our culture writer Leo Salvatore takes us back to ancient Rome, where a famous record of a disgraced politician alerted Alexander Hamilton to the dangers of power in his time. Story below.
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Authorities investigate smoke pouring out of a ballot box in Vancouver, Wash., on Oct. 28, 2024, in a still from video. KGW8 via AP |
Two fires at ballot drop boxes in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, led to police responses early on Oct. 28, with one fire resulting in the destruction of potentially hundreds of ballots. Officials said at a press conference that they believe the incidents are connected and that they have identified a suspect vehicle. |
- At about 3:30 a.m. in Portland, officers responded to reports of a fire at a ballot drop box outside the Multnomah County elections office.
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Statement: “Our officers quickly determined that there was an incendiary device that had been attached to the ballot box, and that is what ignited this fire,” said Mike Brenner, public information officer for the Portland Police Bureau. |
- Second fire: In Vancouver’s Clark County, another “incendiary device” was placed in a drop box a few hours later, burning “hundreds” of ballots, as shown in footage from local ABC outlet KATU. First responders were seen pulling still-burning ballots from the box, which continued smoldering despite pouring rain.
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Brenner said authorities had identified a suspect vehicle connected to the incident through surveillance footage and would make that photo available later in the day. Continue reading ➞ More updates: |
The accused and co-conspirators used personal information of thousands of identity theft victims to file unemployment insurance claims. |
The company is banned from promoting claims of earnings to entice drivers unless backed by ‘meaningful evidence.’ |
“It’s more than about culture change—the CEO needs to be able to see what needs to be done, recruit and retain the right people,” said a turnaround expert. More U.S. news: |
Choking Regulations: High costs of living are impacting the quality of life for Americans, and this is having a direct impact on the traditional view of the American Dream. Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund is now saying that the high costs aren’t going away. Also, a concerning report on puberty blockers was unpublished over politics. Join me for the discussion. —Josh |
The bitter combination of lockdowns, the refugee crisis, and sketchy plans for zero emissions that threaten industrialization itself kicked the nationalist spirit into overdrive. —Jeffrey A. Tucker, founder and president of the Brownstone Institute. |
Complying with pressure from President Joe Biden to avoid hitting Iran’s nuclear facilities or energy-producing installations, the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) retaliatory attack focused on military sites such as air defense, missile and drone production, and launch sites early on Oct. 26. |
- Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu called the attack “precise and powerful” and said it met all of Israel’s objectives.
- Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday that Iran “will use all available tools to deliver a definite and effective response to the Zionist regime [Israel].” He didn’t say how Iran would respond specifically.
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Meanwhile: Egypt has proposed a two-day cease-fire to have Hamas release four hostages taken on Oct. 7, 2023, in exchange for some Palestinian detainees held in Israel and a delivery of humanitarian aid to the embattled territory.
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Anonymous 1902 illustration depicting the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, which occurred on July 11, 1804. |
The Rival: In 1800, Alexander Hamilton wrote a private letter to Oliver Wolcott in anticipation of the upcoming presidential election. There he made a passing comment on Aaron Burr, who was Thomas Jefferson’s running mate: “He is truly the Catiline of America.”
Hamilton’s remark displays the intellectual depth that defined America’s Founding Fathers. A passing comment about Catiline—a shunned and controversial ancient Roman statesman—resonated with members of the American ruling class as it issued a sharp warning about Burr’s policies and persona.
Corrupt Elites: Despite the Roman republican system’s relative legal stability in the 1st century B.C., its reliance on raw military prowess enabled belligerent elites to unleash a series of destructive civil wars. Catiline’s failed coup was one of the most significant. |
- As Josiah Osgood, author of “How to Stop a Conspiracy: An Ancient Guide to Saving a Republic,” put it: “Values became perverted: poverty was now considered a disgrace, virtue a weakness, integrity a form of nastiness to others.”
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Accusations: Alexander Hamilton and his rival Aaron Burr had been engaging in a series of public diatribes, not unlike Cicero and Catiline. Hamilton thought Burr was one “who practices all the maxims of a Catiline, who, while despising, has played the whole game of, democracy.”
Deadly Duel: In response to public accusations and insults, Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel. They both fired their pistols, but only one hit the target. Hamilton was wounded in the abdomen and died the following day. Read in greater detail ➞ |
Background: When Karen Bell first started Bavette La Boucherie, her time spent with lifetime butcher Bill Kreitmeir in the shop allowed her to meld his old-school knowledge of classic Midwest and German sausage specialties with the warm, bright flavors she craved from her time spent in Spain.
Sausage Trick: I particularly loved her idea of making sausage, removed from its casing, into something different—a meatball. You can pick up preserved lemons at most specialty grocers or online—you should use them for that sweet-and-sour punch in this dish, as well as with seafood and grilled vegetables.
Get the recipe ➞ —From “Butcher on the Block” by Matt Moore. |
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