CITIZEN OPEN THREAD.

Video.
“The dispute began in the waiting area, where the woman accused her boyfriend of hiring prostitutes and claimed he assaulted her on October 1, striking her 40 times—an incident she said was recorded at Gleneagles Hospital.

https://www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-news/article/315811/Video-Lovers-lounge-fight-spills-onto-tarmac-delays-HK-Express-flight

Thomas Massie for Congress @MassieforKY
Carolyn and I would like to announce our recent marriage! We were legally married in Kentucky on October 19th by the pastor of the church we have been attending for several months. This weekend we celebrated with close friends and family at a Christian wedding ceremony in Pennsylvania where Carolyn is from. https://x.com/MassieforKY/status/1985217960076542156

“CCP-U.
“Stockpile of unsold Chinese-made electric vehicles sparks criticism of Albanese government’s EV importation policy”
https://www.skynews.com.au/business/tech-and-innovation/stockpile-of-unsold-chinesemade-electric-vehicles-sparks-criticism-of-albanese-governments-ev-importation-policy/news-story/87f6f78b00c198d6df1cb50b15cdcf87

Whack-a-dimics
https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/knowledge-transfer-with-china-on-clean-tech-must-be-reversed-says-cop-special-envoy/101356853.html

Just read that Nancy Pelosi was retiring at the end of her current term.

Guess she finally “made” enough money

Carney and Company keeping up appearances for now.
“Canada’s tightening of its international student visa rules has hit Indian applicants particularly hard, with government data revealing a sharp rise in study permit refusals. Once a top destination for Indian students, Canada is losing some of its appeal.”
https://zeenews.india.com/india/canada-rejects-three-in-four-indian-study-permit-applications-amid-immigration-clampdown-2979675.html

“As vehicles grow ever more connected, a new kind of security concern is taking shape. In Norway, public buses built by a Chinese manufacturer have become a focal point of that debate. Even thousands of miles from their country of origin, the company behind them reportedly has the capability to shut them down remotely.”
https://www.carscoops.com/2025/11/norways-public-buses-can-be-shut-down-remotely-from-china/

“Director-general Phanthong Loykulnan told reporters on Monday the seizure was made on Oct 29 at Bangkok Port in Khlong Toey district.

He said 2,600 cylinders of laughing gas were found inside boxes among other goods imported from China. The gas was not declared on the cargo manifest.”
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3130584/smuggled-laughing-gas-from-china-seized-at-bangkok-port

It’s going to be a while. Apparently.
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/11/03/google-has-a-lot-more-leverage-over-disney-in-their-carriage-fight-lightsheds-rich-greenfield.html

Morn’n from beautiful Arizona

https://x.com/SecRollins/status/1985007736896053318

Another Monday!

In June, a congressional intern was shot and killed while standing at a bus stop outside the Washington Convention Center.
It was a typical spray-and-pray situation, presumably gang-related.
Three suspects have now been indicted, but it took awhile.
One of the suspects, Naqwan Lucas, killed another person several days later July.
The killing of the intern is one reason why Trump has surged National Guard in DC.

https://www.29news.com/2025/10/31/18-year-old-is-3rd-suspect-indicted-killing-congressional-intern/

Good morning from Missouri!

Happy Monday CFP !

“President Aleksandar Vučić said on Sunday that he will call early parliamentary elections, meeting one of the key demands of student and opposition protesters who have taken to the streets across Serbia over the past year.”
https://tvpworld.com/89812573/serbia-vuic-to-hold-early-parliamentary-elections-after-student-protests

‘Student’ protests
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/west-s-stabiliser-russia-s-friend-china-s-partner-serbia-s-patience-its-leader

Fantasyland.
“If the international atmosphere were more cooperative, everything would be easier,” Chagas admits. “In fact, this COP will test whether or not God is Brazilian,” he says, emphasizing the initial difficulties facing the climate meeting. ”
https://en.ara.cat/international/the-amazon-cop-hope-the-united-states-doesn-t-come-says-the-brazilian-negotiator_1_5548826.html

Sophie Cunningham @sophaller
one of us forgot our tits at home 😜 @sydney_sweeney
https://x.com/sophaller/status/1985087185998233846

Special Taxes on Firearms are Unconstitutional
https://www.ammoland.com/2025/11/special-taxes-on-firearms-are-unconstitutional/

President Donald Trump: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview [Norah O’Donnell – ACK!]

“Dumb homes” are the latest flex | Sami Sparber
Smart homes could be on their way out the door. The big picture: “People are creating ‘dumb homes,'” Beth McGroarty, vice president of research at the Global Wellness Institute, tells Axios.
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/01/smart-home-analog-design

Victor Davis Hanson: The Left’s ‘Neo-Confederate’ Nullification Movement…
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NncsbeTc7Qk

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