Northern Departure

Some people want to go back:

According to the Seoul Unification Ministry, since 2012, more than 24,000 people have fled to the South from North Korea. By comparison, they could only confirm roughly 30 traveling in the other direction. So has something changed in North Korea recently making it a more attractive place to live? That seems unlikely in the extreme. North Korea remains a closeted hermit nation held in the iron grip of Kim Jong-un and his family. It's a terrible place to live where the government locks up massive numbers of people in isolated work camps and neighbors rat out their own friends and family to avoid being prosecuted themselves. Starvation is a constant threat in that country, with medical care and other critical social services being in short supply unless you are a member in good standing with the ruling party. Why would anyone be willing to go back there?

The view is always redder from the other side...

Euro White

Europe is too white for their comfort:

Titled ‘Welcome to Barbieland: European sentiment in the year of wars and elections’, the report compares the EU to the titular location in Greta Gerwig’s 2023 film as “a place prone to regard itself as more perfect than it really is”. But rather than pointing to policies causing anger in much of Europe, such as lax external border controls and programmes to disperse third-world migrants throughout the bloc, or the perception of Brussels as too bureaucratic and elitist, the ECFR claims that more ethnic diversity among the continent’s elected representatives is the way to restore trust and build confidence in the EU. “The EU’s ‘whiteness’ – which some observers have critiqued for some time – was on full display” at recent European elections, said the report, claiming that this represents a “blind spot” for Europhiles who wish to draw the bloc’s nations into ever-closer union.

They're just too white...

Beard Fear

Vance's beard is bad, or something:

One of the first bits of nonverbal communication to appear in the debate was on JD Vance’s face: his beard. As POLITICO Magazine has noted before, Vance is the first White House wannabe to wear facial hair in 80 years. Our appearance is fundamental to our body language, and research indicates that voters see beards as (surprise, surprise) more masculine. That can be positive to some, reading as strength and competence. But to others, especially women, it can be negative, conveying aggression and opposition to feminist ideals.

Fear the beard...

More Justices, Please

Democrats are still trying to pack the court:

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat, introduced a bill on Thursday that would expand the Supreme Court by adding six more justices. The bill, the Judicial Modernization and Transparency Act, would also force the justices to have their tax returns publicly disclosed. According to a press release from Wyden’s office, the bill will “restore balance among the three branches of government, increase transparency to improve public trust in America’s courts, and modernize the courts to ensure greater access to justice for more Americans.”

Or at least the Democratic Party...

Wait For It

Voters might have to wait for the results:

Almost every credible poll indicates that the November election will be tight, as Vice President Kamala Harris does not have a significant lead over former President Donald Trump, particularly in critical "swing" states upon which the Electoral College may turn. The RealClearPolitics polling average shows Harris just two points ahead of Trump in a national poll, with the vice president at 49.3% and the former president at 47.3%. The close race will take time to call, especially with several states allowing ballots to be counted days after Election Day. Ballots after Election Day The states and U.S. city that accept ballots after Election Day are Alaska, California, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. The states with the latest deadlines for accepting ballots after Election Day are Illinois and Utah, which are both 14 days. Election results have already been delayed in some jurisdictions this year.

When in doubt, delay...

The White Reason

Hispanics who vote for Trump want to be white, or something:

Radio Waves

George Soros wants the airwaves:

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has told Congress that “the FCC is not following its normal process” in authorizing Soros’s radio takeover. He notes there is “one way in which you can get approval from the FCC when you have an excess of 25 percent foreign ownership” for such transactions, but “the FCC is poised to create, for the first time, an entirely new shortcut” for Soros. House Oversight Chair Representative James Comer (R-KY) and Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) have written a letter to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel expressing their concerns that “By all appearances, the FCC majority isn’t just expediting, but is bypassing an established process to do a favor for George Soros and facilitate his influence over hundreds of radio stations before the November election.”

Propaganda needs stations...