Extra, Extra
Brooklyn Building: “Late Wednesday afternoon, Novella Spence was awakened in her Flatbush Avenue apartment by her child’s cries. ‘Mommy, the building is falling,’ the 51-year-old recalls her daughter saying. ‘I run to the window and look,’ she said, describing the scene across the street. ‘It looks like 9/11. There was mist from the crumble, and the side of the building was gone.'” On the Scene at the Building Collapse on Flatbush Avenue. Here’s the latest from the NYT: 2 Children Among 8 Dead in Brooklyn Building Collapse.
+ Taking a Dip in a Blue Tsunami: “President Trump said on Thursday that he had pulled Vice President JD Vance back from engaging in potential peace talks with Iran, saying that his time would be better spent investigating fraud in Democratic-run jurisdictions.” (Like most Trump decisions, this one is bad in several ways. One of the ways it’s bad is for JD Vance.)
+ Nothing to Write Home About: “The last time sales were this low was August 2010 when the economy was still reeling from the housing bust and the recession that followed.” WSJ (Gift Article): Home Sales in October Plummet to 16-Year Low.
+ On Guard: “Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth awarded the soldier who reprimanded him and members of his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier a Joint Service Commendation Medal on Thursday.” (He must have been really embarrassed to award someone he’d ordinarily fire.) After hearing voices and laughter, Specialist Iglesias of The Old Guard yelled, “All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times.”
+ Emperor’s Envoy: Ukraine says it’s facing new restrictions to the Starshield network, as Trump envoys meet with Putin. (Let’s hope the new Congress can have these envoys replaced by qualified people who put America’s interests ahead of their own.)
+ South Specific: Senators probing RFK Jr.’s testimony on Samoa trip after AP and Guardian showed documents refute it. You could probably probe almost anything RFK Jr has said and hit investigative pay dirt.
