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Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:45:28+0000 en-us hourly 1 https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/abortion-ice-and-socialism-ignite-fireworks-in-wisconsin-governor-debate-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261985 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 LifeZette Staff With Election Day less than two weeks away, Tom Tiffany and David Crowley drew sharp contrasts on abortion limits, tax relief, ICE cooperation, data center subsidies and the Democratic Party’s socialist wing in a tossup Wisconsin race. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/natasha-lyonne-accused-of-going-full-maga-as-trump-posts-ignite-fierce-backlash-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261987 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 Bored Trash Panda Natasha Lyonne’s comment favoring Trump over JD Vance and her emoji filled repost of a Trump message divided social media, with some declaring a MAGA turn and others warning that the actress’s political views were being misread. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/el-sayed-implodes-in-debate-while-gaslighting-michigan-on-police-defunding-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261983 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 Talk Red Mike Rogers used Michigan’s final Senate debate to confront Abdul El-Sayed over abolishing ICE, deleted police defunding posts, and conflicting claims about supporting law enforcement, leaving the Democrat nominee struggling to explain which position voters should believe. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/marine-corps-throws-open-maven-access-across-the-entire-service/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261989 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 Common Defense A new enterprise agreement gives Marine Corps commands, organizations and reserve personnel access to Maven through applicable networks, expanding use of a platform that processes intelligence, imagery, maps and about 6 million pages of text daily. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/air-force-identifies-decorated-tacp-instructor-who-died-in-stadium-rappelling-tragedy/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261991 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 Common Defense Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson, an award winning Tactical Air Control Party instructor with 15 years of service, died after a rappelling demonstration at the Alamodome went wrong before a football game. Air Force officials are investigating the incident. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/mamdani-signs-just-one-law-in-10-months-as-city-hall-chases-tiktok-stardom-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261981 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 RVM News Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed just one law in 10 months while dozens of bills took effect without his signature, fueling insider complaints that City Hall is more focused on producing TikTok content than performing routine government work. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/army-races-to-field-top-new-drone-defenses-within-six-months-of-tests/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261993 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 Common Defense The Army will test up to 15 drone defense technologies in Morocco, seeking systems that can protect remote positions and temporary command posts before placing approved equipment into soldiers’ hands within 180 days after evaluation. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/deadly-risk-shadows-common-rappel-demonstrations-by-elite-units/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261995 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 Common Defense An Air Force investigation will examine the procedures behind Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson’s fatal Alamodome fall, as records show that military rappelling demonstrations at major sporting events long predated Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon tenure. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/hegseths-arlington-memorial-restoration-slams-taxpayers-with-9-million-bill/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261997 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 Common Defense The Army expects to spend approximately $9 million restoring and reinstalling a privately owned Confederate sculpture at Arlington in 2027, following Hegseth’s directive and without soliciting service member feedback about potential effects on morale and unit cohesion. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/former-michigan-democrat-chairman-rejects-el-sayed-and-urges-blank-senate-vote-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261979 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 Talk Red Former Michigan Democratic Party chairman Lon Johnson says voters who reject both Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers can leave the Senate contest blank, exposing Democratic divisions in a close race that could affect control of the chamber. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/dem-senator-slotkin-spirals-into-bizarre-trump-midterm-conspiracy-theory-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261977 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 Talk Red Sen. Elissa Slotkin claims the Trump administration could invoke a national security incident near the 2026 midterms, potentially sending federal officers, ICE, or uniformed military personnel to a polling place as Democrats battle over election rules. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/cnn-leftists-implode-as-facts-shred-their-defense-of-ilhan-omar-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261971 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 Talk Red Jason Rantz confronted CNN panelists with the investigation’s Biden era origins and a judge’s probable cause finding, prompting heated objections as liberals struggled to explain why scrutiny accepted for Trump should become fascism when directed at Ilhan Omar. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/la-homeless-cash-scandal-explodes-as-feds-allege-millions-funded-luxuries-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261968 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 Talk Red Federal authorities allege millions intended to fight Los Angeles homelessness instead financed luxury purchases, private travel and nightclub expenses, as California faces scrutiny over roughly $24 billion directed toward homelessness programs since 2019. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/sydney-sweeney-brilliantly-exposes-californias-voter-id-absurdity-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261961 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 Talk Red A Sydney Sweeney parody advertisement makes California’s voter ID debate painfully simple, showing an obvious impersonator receiving a ballot while an election worker is prevented from requesting identification under the scenario presented by Proposition 39 supporters. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/bombshell-doj-warrant-names-ilhan-omar-under-same-name-as-her-brother-husband-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261963 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 Talk Red A DOJ filing identifies Omar as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar,” while prosecutors seek more time to answer requests for the records because the federal search warrant has not been fully executed. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/house-panels-slam-new-jersey-with-subpoena-over-thousands-of-noncitizens-on-voter-rolls/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261973 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 RVM News Two House committees are subpoenaing New Jersey after receiving only 12 documents in their probe of approximately 6,600 noncitizens automatically registered to vote and roughly 400 who were found to have voted between 2023 and 2024. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/minneapolis-restaurant-that-offered-free-meals-to-protest-ice-raids-finds-out-what-happens-after-going-woke/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261975 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 RVM News Modern Times Café will close by year’s end after months of operating without prices, accepting donations and serving free meals as owner Dylan Alverson protested ICE operations and tried to create a model for other restaurants. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/fbi-foils-isis-assassination-plot-against-gop-congressman-arrests-texas-teen-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261967 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 RVM News Federal agents arrested a Texas teenager accused of plotting to assassinate Republican Rep. Keith Self and conduct a terrorist attack on behalf of ISIS, stopping the alleged threat after the suspect obtained a firearm. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/elon-musk-puts-democrats-and-their-puppet-masters-on-notice-after-lawfare-threats-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261965 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 RVM News Musk warned Democratic lawmakers considering congressional investigations that he will push back and pursue those he believes are behind the effort, as scrutiny continues over DOGE, federal contracts, Tesla, and SpaceX. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/10/ilhan-omars-baffling-answer-leaves-brother-marriage-question-wide-open-after-dc-raid-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=261959 2026-10-22T13:47:01+00:00 RVM News Ilhan Omar stopped short of an unequivocal denial when questioned about her former husband, days after federal agents searched her Washington residence and seized 17 items during an investigation into alleged immigration fraud.