https://www.objectivist.co Objective reporting for the educated American. Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:49:20+0000 en-us hourly 1 https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/decoy-dan-ballot-chaos-could-decide-alaska-senate-race-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263751 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 Talk Red With 74% of ballots counted, Mary Peltola leads Dan S. Sullivan by less than one percentage point while “Decoy Dan” holds less than 2%, fueling questions about voter confusion and allegations surrounding the second Sullivan’s candidacy. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/brandon-gill-survives-texas-gop-bloodbath-now-governor-talk-begins-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263753 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 Talk Red Brandon Gill’s reelection stood out on a brutal night for Texas Republicans, fueling talk that the 32-year-old congressman could become a future face of the state GOP. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/nithya-raman-ousts-karen-bass-in-closely-watched-los-angeles-mayoral-race-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263743 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 Talk Red Decision Desk HQ projected Nithya Raman as Los Angeles mayor after she built a 26,124 vote lead over Karen Bass. County officials were still processing mail and provisional ballots, with official certification expected later this month. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/hamass-own-figures-torch-gaza-genocide-famine-and-civilian-casualty-claims/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263745 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 Talk Red An analysis of Hamas ministry data found Gaza’s population grew by 1.2% in 2025, while reported nonviolent deaths and casualty demographics sharply contradicted prominent famine, genocide, and women and children casualty claims. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/dhs-vows-deportations-will-continue-despite-midterm-results/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263747 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 RVM News ICE funding remains secure through September 30, 2029, under legislation totaling roughly $70 billion, while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says deportations will continue despite sweeping Republican losses in the midterm elections. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/gop-ballot-victories-deliver-a-brutal-warning-to-republicans-before-2028-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263749 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 RVM News Republican ballot measures won across multiple states despite heavy candidate losses, exposing a sharp divide between popular conservative policies and voter dissatisfaction over affordability, tariffs, executive power, and the party’s failure to offer a convincing economic agenda. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/desantis-eviscerates-spineless-senate-republicans-for-blowing-two-years-of-gop-power-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263741 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 Talk Red Florida Governor Ron DeSantis blasted Senate Republicans for failing to enact conservative priorities and urged them to work around the clock confirming Trump judicial nominees before Democrats take control of the chamber on January 3, 2027. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/abdul-el-sayed-goes-hands-on-with-reporter-as-fiery-exchange-erupts-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263735 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 Talk Red Abdul El-Sayed dismissed a British reporter, placed his hands on the journalist’s shoulders, and declared that he did not care about the questions, delivering a troubling first impression as he heads to the U.S. Senate. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/democratic-civil-war-erupts-as-hakeem-jeffries-makes-a-grab-for-speakers-gavel-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263737 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 RVM News Hakeem Jeffries entered the Speaker’s race after Democrats captured Congress, but nearly 400,000 liberals promptly backed a petition opposing him as an establishment choice and demanded that another Democrat compete for the gavel. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/mn-senator-elect-peggy-flanagan-calls-for-chuck-schumers-ouster-after-senate-victory-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263739 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 RVM News Minnesota Senator-elect Peggy Flanagan renewed her campaign call for Democrats to replace Chuck Schumer, joining two other incoming senators opposing him before a December leadership vote that currently has no declared challenger. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/trump-reportedly-eyes-pete-hegseth-as-midterm-fall-guy-while-white-house-knives-come-out-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263731 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 RVM News Pete Hegseth insists he will remain War Secretary through Trump’s term, but White House sources say the knives are out after Republicans lost seven Senate seats and at least 29 House seats in a devastating midterm rout. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/socialist-leader-shrugs-off-staggering-49-trillion-price-tag-as-a-made-up-number-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263733 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 RVM News Megan Romer rejected the White House’s $49 trillion estimate for DSA policies as a “made-up number,” then declined to offer her own calculation while defending sweeping socialist priorities and criticizing American military spending. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/horrifying-photos-reveal-learjet-60-debris-smashed-through-womans-roof-into-kitchen-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263714 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 LifeZette Staff Investigators say important pieces of the Learjet 60 separated before the Florida crash, with debris piercing a nearby home’s roof and landing in the kitchen. All 9 people aboard the aircraft were killed. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/ilhan-omar-erupts-at-bigot-trump-after-landslide-win-despite-federal-probes/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263720 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 LifeZette Staff Ilhan Omar secured more than 76% of the vote despite federal investigations into her citizenship history and financial disclosures, then used her victory speech to attack Trump and promise aggressive scrutiny from the incoming Democratic House majority. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/martha-stewart-blames-craig-melvin-as-homeless-halloween-costume-fiasco-erupts-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263727 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 Bored Trash Panda Martha Stewart says Craig Melvin’s chocolate spill left her scrambling for a Halloween costume, but her explanation has done little to quiet outrage over an outfit she later admitted was insensitive and not funny. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/helicopter-horror-leaves-one-feared-dead-two-injured-near-miami-days-after-learjet-plunge-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263723 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 LifeZette Staff A helicopter plunged into waters southwest of Key Biscayne shortly after 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, leaving one person feared dead and two injured as rescue boats and paramedics responded near the wealthy Miami island enclave. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/mike-johnson-bows-out-of-house-leadership-several-names-emerge-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263725 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 Talk Red Mike Johnson reportedly will not seek another House Republican leadership term after Democrats seized the chamber, reversing his October position and opening a rapid contest in which Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise are already being discussed. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/jimmy-kimmel-brutally-roasts-martha-stewarts-ridiculous-halloween-disaster-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263729 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 Bored Trash Panda Jimmy Kimmel mocked Martha Stewart’s portrayal of a homeless person, dismissed her awareness explanation and questioned how the photo was ever posted. Stewart later apologized, but a new pastry post brought another wave of criticism. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/janet-jacksons-super-bowl-reveal-was-planned-designer-says-as-he-blasts-justin-timberlake-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263713 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 Bored Trash Panda Wayne Scot Lukas says Janet Jackson’s infamous 2004 Super Bowl exposure was planned, while accusing Justin Timberlake and producers of mishandling the moment. Jackson, however, has consistently maintained that the incident was an accident. https://www.objectivist.co/2026/11/eric-dane-exposes-son-of-a-btch-actor-he-nearly-fought-on-tv-set-watch/ https://www.objectivist.co/?p=263709 2026-11-05T11:56:16+00:00 Bored Trash Panda Eric Dane’s posthumous memoir reveals how a painful fight scene with Josh Duhamel nearly became a real brawl, while also documenting Dane’s apology, his medical misdiagnosis and the devastating ALS diagnosis that followed.