This must have been a rough call for CNN – do we report it, or ignore it?

The US Chamber of Commerce endorsed Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in his race against flake James Talarico.

The Chamber of Commerce is not deluded by this nutty soft socialist.

Of course, Talarico’s insane past statements are catching up with him.

Here are a few of his verbal gems from the past few years.

** “We could make prisons obsolete. It’s hard to imagine a world without prisons, but it was also hard to imagine a world without telegrams and cassette tapes.”
** Support for teaching DEI in schools and other progressive education priorities.
** Border framing: It should be “like a front porch—it should have a welcome mat out front and a lock on the door.”
** ‘Christian nationalism'(?) is “worship of power.”

This guy is a flake.

CNN reported:

The US Chamber of Commerce is endorsing Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, giving the GOP candidate a boost as he scrambles to shore up support from traditional Republicans in a tight race.

The endorsement comes months after Paxton defeated the chamber’s original choice in the contest, Sen. John Cornyn, in a contentious primary runoff. Paxton, the state attorney general, now faces Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, who is trying to become the first Democrat to win statewide office in decades.

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Fox’s Rachel Campos-Duffy traveled to Panama to interview Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

Before the US military arrested Venezuelan Dictator Nicolás Maduro in Operation Absolute Resolve, opposition leader María Corina Machado was rescued and smuggled out of the country by a nonprofit veteran rescue organization in early December of last year.

In 2025, Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

During her conversation with Campos-Duffy, Machado warned Americans about the reality of socialism and the ‘false promises’ of Democrats as the midterms approach.

Campos-Duffy teased the interview sharing, “Meanwhile, I took a trip myself over to warm Panama. I wasn’t there very long, but as these Democrats are pitching socialism in races across the country, I spoke with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who fled that country that was once the wealthiest, richest country in all of Latin America, and then of course it was destroyed by socialist policies.”

“Maria and I talked, And she warned Americans about being led astray by the Democrats’ false promises.”

In a clip from the interview, Campos-Duffy asked, “You’re someone in a very unique position to talk about socialism. What would be your message to the American people as they enter into their midterms?”

Machado responded, “What I ask people that live in freedom is really to look at history.”

“Communism, socialism brings misery, violence, separation, and oppression.”

“And once you lose your freedom, once you lose democracy, it’s so hard to gain it back.”

“And, and if you know someone from Venezuela, wherever you are in the United States or any other place, talk to them. Ask them how our nation was deceived.”

Watch:

WOW: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado just sent a warning straight to American voters.

Asked what Americans should know about socialism heading into the midterms, she said: “Communism, socialism. It brings misery, violence, separation and oppression. And once you lose your freedom, once you lose democracy, it’s so hard to gain it back.”

Venezuela was once one of the richest countries in Latin America. Socialism wrecked it. Now people there dig through trash to eat.

She said to ask any Venezuelan how their country was “deceived.” Listen to her.

Free stuff always comes with a price.

— Gunther Eagleman (@GuntherEagleman) October 17, 2026

During the full interview, in addition to her warning about socialism, Machado discussed her efforts to return to Venezuela, after already making several attempts, the situation after Nicolás Maduro’s capture, and her message to President Trump.

She thanked President Trump on behalf of the Venezuelan people for his actions, noting it took vision, force, strength, and determination. She also urged him to “finish the task” and complete the process so that a full democratic transition, including free elections, becomes his major legacy.

“First of all, as I did when I met him, I would start by saying, on behalf of the Venezuelan people, how grateful we are. Because taking Maduro to face justice opened a great door for a path to freedom. And as I said before, it took vision, force, strength, determination. And it had to be done.”

“Secondly, we have to finish the task. And I believe this is going to be his great legacy.”

Watch the full interview here:

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According to Campus Reform, “A coalition of left-wing student and community organizations is demanding that the University of Arizona in Tucson ban federal immigration agents from campus, provide free legal representation to individuals targeted by immigration enforcement, and cut ties with certain federal border security programs.”

This coalition of radical left groups announced this campaign on October the 12th sending a list of so-called demands to President Suresh Garimella and the Office of the General Counsel.

These leftist activists gave an ultimatum of 5 p.m. Oct. 23 to respond.

This so called “coalition” of leftists making demands includes “UA Resist, Feminists Organized to Resist, Create, and Empower (FORCE), Planned Parenthood Generation Action, Students for Socialism, the National Lawyers Guild’s campus chapter, DeFlock Tucson, and United Campus Workers of Arizona.”

Among the crazy radical demands this coalition is making includes “barring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from university property, student housing, and Banner Hospital.”

They wish to have free lawyers for illegals among other absurd accomodations.

“Additional proposals include prohibiting the Department of Homeland Security from attending university job fairs, restricting the sharing of student information with federal immigration authorities, and removing surveillance equipment that tracks individuals without warrants.”

These demands and ideas are absurd and a disrespect of the rule of law yet one would not expect anything different coming out of today’s colleges.

“The coalition also demands the abolition of the National Center for Border Security and Immigration within the university’s Eller College of Management.”

These coalitions are a conglomarite of left wing and radical causes described on the schools own website as FORCE “a feminist group” and describes “Planned Parenthood Generation Action as an advocacy group focused on abortion and ‘reproductive health care.’

This activism comes on the heels of immigration enforcement affecting foreign students at U of A.

“In its public announcement, the coalition accused the university of “ongoing silence and complacency” while students and workers face immigration enforcement.”

These students have clearly been brainwashed to believe the leftist talking points demonizing immigration enforcement and the rule of law.

As of yet the University has not accepted these unreasonable demands whether they will in the future remains to be seen.

The audacity of leftist students to make demands of university officials shows an inverse sense of right and wrong.

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On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron finally responded to the Islamo-Marxist riots and, unsurprisingly, he chose to blame his fellow French citizens. Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, however, is calling the rioters exactly what they are….thugs.

Originally framed as ‘student’ protests that ignited over so-called crowded classrooms and teacher shortages, the protests expanded to other cities and countries and became violent as Muslim migrants used them as an excuse to take over the streets.

The violence has spread to Italy, Albania and Belgium.

The Gateway Pundit reported that Italy’s wave began on October 5, when students occupied high schools in Turin and Rome. By October 15, dozens of schools were occupied from Milan to Naples.

During the national “No Meloni Day” strike on October 16, the left-wing collective Osa claimed 400,000 students marched nationwide. In Turin, protesters threw stones and bottles at police. The Questura reported three minors arrested for aggravated resistance, two of them carrying pepper spray and one carrying stones, and said more than 50 protesters had been identified. In Rome, hooded protesters threw firecrackers and paper bombs at the Education Ministry, and high school students burned U.S. and Israeli flags.

On Saturday, thugs attacked the Cathedral in Milan.

Total chaos outside the symbol of Christianity in Milan, the Cathedral. Paper bombs, firecrackers, cars destroyed, attacks on police, insults and shouting right in front of the Duomo. No Italian, not even the worst, would dare to light fires and shoot fireworks against the Duomo. An insult that cannot be explained and forgotten.

— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) October 17, 2026

Meloni said on X, “Once again, the women and men of the Law Enforcement Forces have had to face the violence of criminals who, even through organized groups, exploit demonstrations to seek confrontation and sow chaos.”

“To all of them goes my full solidarity and sincere thanks. Because they were there to safeguard the safety of citizens, workers, merchants, and all the people who have the right to live their city without fear and without seeing it laid to waste and set ablaze by gangs of thugs.”

“We stand with you.”

Ancora una volta, le donne e gli uomini delle Forze dell’Ordine hanno dovuto affrontare la violenza di delinquenti che, anche attraverso gruppi organizzati, sfruttano le manifestazioni per cercare lo scontro e seminare il caos.

A tutti loro va la mia piena solidarietà e un ringraziamento sincero. Perché erano lì per tutelare la sicurezza dei cittadini, dei lavoratori, dei commercianti e di tutte le persone che hanno diritto di vivere la propria città senza paura e senza vederla messa a ferro e fuoco da bande di teppisti.

Siamo con voi.

— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) October 18, 2026

Read more:

From Milan to Tirana: Europe’s Student Riots Reach Italy and Albania

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Portland State University took the weird step of “using what its architecture firm calls a ‘Critical Race spatial lens,’ incorporating a ‘decolonized library’ and other spaces intended to expand how students engage with science, according to a Campus Reform report.

“BORA Architecture, the firm behind the project, describes the design as an effort to address “historical inequalities” in science education.”

In case there was any ambiguity as to what this was referring to, “BORA says it engaged black, indigenous, and other students of color in discussions that influenced its design decisions.”

“Our design process leveraged a Critical Race spatial lens to address historic inequalities in science education,” the firm states.

Apparently Portland State never got the message that “we don’t need to do this anymore.”

The era of Wokeness and CRT may be over in much of the country, but clearly that has not reached the so-called institutes of “higher learning”.

“BORA also describes a community gathering room, a food and plant teaching kitchen, and a “decolonized library” as spaces that “push beyond typical Westernized lab offerings.”

As usual, Western culture is being demeaned in academia; sadly, this has become par for the course.

“Political scientist and professor Bruce Gilley criticized the terminology in a post on X, writing, “My university’s new science building features a ‘decolonized library’ and alternatives to ‘Westernized lab offerings.’”

“In a follow-up comment, Gilley wrote, “And remember, only conservatives ‘ban’ books. Leftists merely ‘decolonize’ them.”

This was a courageous comment for a professor to make in today’s schools groupthink.

“The firm’s project description does not specify which traditional laboratory offerings it considers “Westernized” or explain precisely how the Critical Race framework altered the building’s scientific facilities.”

CRT, like DEI, is not educational but rather undermines education and instead promotes an agenda based on race and ethnicity.

As has been established, the American public, by electing President Trump, has rejected wokeness, yet many colleges continue to impose the woke agenda on the student body.

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The corporate media consistently spreads so much misinformation that when they tell the truth, it’s often by accident. This was the case in a recent Los Angeles Times headline that was attempting to attack ICE.

On Friday, the far-left Los Angeles Times published an article bemoaning the possibility that ICE raids have the potential to impact voter turnout, citing so-called immigration advocates.

The headline strongly implies that illegal aliens do vote, because a citizen would have nothing to fear from ICE.

And we all know which party the illegals are voting for.

“Surge in ICE raids is aimed at discouraging voter turnout, immigration advocates say,” the LA Times headline reads.

LOOK:

Surge in ICE raids is aimed at discouraging voter turnout, immigration advocates say https://t.co/lc7MVTAASA

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 16, 2026

X users were quick to note that the LA Times accidentally told on themselves and proceeded to mock the paper for admitting that illegals do vote.

@latimes So you’re admitting that illegal aliens do vote? Because if someone is a citizen they have zero to fear from ICE

— Mountain Man (@MountainMan280) October 17, 2026

@latimes Oh and hey, what makes you think that matters? I mean after all, wouldn’t there be some republican illegals to? Ohhhh I forgot, they were allowed in as long as they voted Democrat, gotchas!!!

— (WLM) White LIVES Matter (@Your_Targeted) October 18, 2026

@latimes This is just AMAZING! LA TUMES is actually telling the truth!! Basically this caption means ” ILLEGALS are being forced not to vote bc of surge of ICE agents.

— (WLM) White LIVES Matter (@Your_Targeted) October 18, 2026

@latimes Voter turnout of illegals?? You say illegals don’t vote – or is this all a big fat LIE??

— Fred Jones (@Fred775533) October 17, 2026

@latimes Why would any eligible US citizen be discouraged from voting by ICE raids?

— Rodger (@catholiclawyer) October 16, 2026

@latimes You’re saying that illegals vote in California then. Thank you for the confirmation.

— AntiSJW (@AntiSJW19648420) October 18, 2026

@latimes https://t.co/7vvtD8EuQl

— Thomas Collins (@ThoRCol) October 17, 2026

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