South Korea Questions U.s. Resolve

“House and Senate Democrats’ anxiety is spiking as pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses around the country kick into overdrive,” Axios reports. “The protests are fueling a volatile political dynamic sparked by the Oct. 7 attack and the Israel-Hamas war just as the 2024 election comes into view.” Said one House Democrat: “The longer they continue, and the worse that they get, the worse it’s going to be for the election overall.”

The leader of Canada’s main opposition party was ejected from the House of Commons after calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “a wacko”, in the latest clash between two men set to fight an election next year, The Guardian reports.

“Fresh bait always finds a fish. Jeffries throwing that out there, it’s chum in the water. Everyone knows what he did.” — A senior GOP official, quoted by Politico, on House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) riling Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) by offering to save Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from a motion to vacate.

“Donald Trump just landed another $1.8 billion worth of stock in the corporate owner of Truth Social,” CNN reports. “Trump Media & Technology Group disclosed the windfall for Trump in a filing Tuesday, saying the former president has received another 36 million shares in the company.” “That bonus, known as ‘earnout’ shares, was triggered by the company’s share price staying above certain levels.”

Los Angeles Times: “Yucca Mountain is a third rail in Nevada politics… which makes comments by Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sam Brown about Yucca Mountain so remarkable. In recent years, Brown supported opening the facility, calling the failure to do so an ‘incredible loss of revenue for our state.’” “Asked about the comments now, Brown did not reiterate his support but said he favors increased efforts to diversify the state’s economy without sacrificing safety.”

Los Angeles Times: “In the analog days of the 1970s, long before hackers, trolls and edgelords, an audiocassette company came up with an advertising slogan that posed a trick question: “Is it live or is it Memorex?” The message toyed with reality, suggesting there was no difference in sound quality between a live performance and music recorded on tape.” “Fast forward to our age of metaverse lies and deceptions, and one might ask similar questions about what’s real and what’s not: Is President Biden on a robocall telling Democrats to not vote?