Behind the Crimean Bridge strike, no « ableism » at Fetterman q’s

Watch Ukraine: Behind the Crimean Bridge Strike

« The strike on the Kerch Strait Bridge was not a battle, » Eliot A. Cohen told The Atlantic, « but it was . . . the moment when the Russian elites began to realize that they were in losing” – and that will “accelerate the transformations within Russia’s political and military leadership already underway”. First of all, expect new Ukrainian commander Sergey Surovikin to “destroy civilians, power plants and hospitals » and « press more for the use of chemical, and possibly nuclear, weapons ». the inside will make it . . . result. » Remember that Russia’s neighbors are « moving away from its Ukrainian business » (especially China). All of this « is just one more way in which the Russian outlook will continue to darken during a winter of destruction and death. »

Media watch: Sick dismissal of the horrors of fentanyl

A public service warning from several Republican senators about fentanyl disguised as candy drew only « snark and mockery » from Rolling Stone this month, reports Joe Concha of The Hill. “No Treats, Only Tricks: Republicans Trying To Ruin Halloween With Fake Rainbow Fentanyl Threat,” reads its headline. False threat? Drug Enforcement Administration boss Anne Milgram recently alerted parents that rainbow fentanyl (pills and powder in bright colors, shapes and sizes) is a deliberate attempt by drug traffickers to get kids addicted; The DEA seized 36 million lethal doses in a 15-week operation alone. Still, “Rolling Stone dismisses it all as hype,” Concha fumes. « One has to wonder if that kind of tone would be applied if the president or members of the Democratic Party had issued similar warnings. »

Libertarian: Biden’s swipe at gig workers

The Biden administration’s decision to « expand (and complicate) the federal definition of who is considered an employee versus an independent contractor » is « another blow to former President Donald Trump’s deregulatory legacy. » Trump,” ranted Reason’s Christian Britschgi. The Labor Department’s proposed rule, intended to replace ‘a tighter test’ issued in recent days by the Trump team, is the blow ‘in the war being waged in states across the country’ against gig workers like Uber drivers. « Labour unions and liberal lawmakers have tried to lump as many workers as possible into the ’employee’ category, » though gig workers and the companies they do business with « often oppose regulation and to the added rigidity that comes with being an employee. » Many argue that Trump’s narrower rule « better suits the modern economy. »

From right: No “ableism” in Fetterman’s Qs

“Minutes” after a television interviewer said that stroke-stricken Senate candidate John Fetterman was struggling to understand her, “the whole left took a new stance, denouncing any mention of his illness as an ‘ableist’ attack, » says David Harsanyi of the Federalist. But he is not « able to question whether a candidate running for the world’s most powerful legislative body » can « do his job » or why he cannot « answer basic questions from journalists without a subtitled transcriber ». “The rage-filled collapse of the left. . . has two purposes”: “to stifle any undesirable “narrative”” and “to deter future acts of journalism”. Why? Journos « knows that unwittingly aiding Republicans by engaging in acts of journalism will be met with wrestling sessions and condemnation of the people you seek to impress. »

Conservative: bidenflation makes everyone poor

« There are plenty of houses and apartments across the country, but good luck finding one that’s affordable, » EJ Antoni told The Washington Times, as « inflation and rising interest rates under the President Biden have made that nearly impossible. » These two factors « have impoverished the average worker in America by $4,200 a year ». Housing shows « how strained American families are today »: under Biden, « the median sale price of a home jumped to $372,000 and the interest rate more than doubled to 6, 29%”; « Housing affordability has already fallen by 32%. » And “the current destructive inflationary cycle is brand new” for young people.

– Compiled by the Editorial Board of The Post