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Whitmer whiffs at real auto jobs numbers, again

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer claimed that she’s secured 36,000 auto jobs through subsidies and private jobs announcements since 2019, but the data says otherwise.

In an Oct. 14 news release, Whitmer celebrated an announced investment from Big Three automaker Stellantis.

“Since I took office, we’ve worked across the aisle to win every possible auto project, securing more than 36,000 auto jobs. Thanks to partners like Stellantis and our massive network of auto suppliers, we will continue to dominate the auto industry and bring supply chains home even as we face national economic uncertainty. “We don’t care what you drive—gas, diesel, hybrid, or electric—as long as it’s made in Michigan. Together, let’s keep bringing manufacturing home, growing the middle class, and putting the world on wheels.” Click here to read more.

 

SNAP Beneficiaries Steal Groceries, Threaten Riots as Benefits Lapse

Left-wing TikTokers are shamelessly promoting rioting and stealing as the pause of food stamps, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), looms due to the government shutdown.

A man fuming over an apparent increase in loss prevention employees at Walmart took to social media to call on others to join him in holding down and fighting security to “help people steal.”

“It just became ‘Help People Steal’ November. It just became ‘Help People Live’ November,” the man ranted in a video. “People deserve to eat, I dont give a fuck about Walmart’s profit margins. I personally will hold back a security guard. I will fight back a security guard if they try to stop someone from stealing food they need to fucking live.” Click here to read more.

In Explosive Report, Virginia AG Exposes Failures of Soros-Funded Prosecutor

It’s no secret that billionaire George Soros has helped install rogue prosecutors in the Old Dominion, sending more than $1.1 million to elect Parisa Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington, more than $300,000 to Ramin Fatehi in Norfolk, and almost $750,000 to Steve Descano in Fairfax.

But a new report from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares shows how one of those prosecutors has undermined Virginia’s justice system and failed to protect victims’ rights in Fairfax County.

In a devastating August 2025 investigative report, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares detailed several of the so-called “reforms” pushed by Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano. Click here to read more.

 

AI Platform Bans Teens From Chatting With AI-Generated Characters After Disturbing Lawsuits

The artificial intelligence platform, Character.AI, said on Wednesday that it would soon prohibit users under 18 from conversing with the platform’s AI-generated characters, often referred to as chatbots.

The announcement comes after multiple lawsuits were filed against Character.AI, alleging that the chatbots pushed children into sexual conversations and even led to one teen’s suicide.

Beginning on November 25, those under 18 will not have access to Character.AI’s chatbots. Until then, teens will be limited to two hours of chat time with the AI-generated characters. Click here to read more.

 

DeSantis directs H-1B visa crackdown, announces $33 million in DEI grants canceled or repurposed

TAMPA, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday directed the Florida Board of Governors to end the use of H-1B work visas in the state university system, saying that the visas are being abused to hire foreign workers for jobs that should go to qualified Americans.

The governor announced the policy change alongside the results of a state audit revealing the cancellation or repurposing of millions of dollars in diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI-related, grants across Florida’s public universities.

DeSantis said that Florida institutions would no longer be permitted to use the H-1B visa program to hire specialized foreign labor. He argued that the practice undermines American workers and graduates. Click here to read more.

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Michigan AG Dana Nessel fights to preserve unconstitutional gun control laws — in Hawaii!

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is fighting hard to preserve unconstitutional firearm restrictions she claims are necessary to protect folks … in Hawaii.

“Every state has a responsibility to keep their residents safe, and that includes taking commonsense steps to reduce gun violence,” Nessel said in a recent statement.

“Our laws should reflect the values and needs of our communities, and Hawaii’s firearm permitting regime does just that,” she said. “By ensuring guns are in the hands of only responsible, law-abiding individuals, we can protect lives while upholding constitutional rights. I am proud to lead this coalition supporting Hawaii’s commitment to protecting their residents.”

Nessel and 16 attorneys general from blue states filed an amicus brief last week in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case Yukutake v. Lopez, offering support for Hawaii’s gun restrictions currently before the full court. Click here to read more.

 

Michigan Voters to decide fate of $1.6B in new school debt

Michiganders will have a chance Nov. 4 to decide whether to incur more public debt, with residents of 27 school districts deciding the fate of $1.6 billion worth of new bonds, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury.

Each district that seeks permission to borrow says it will spend some of the funds on remodeling one or more buildings, usually those used for classrooms.

Beyond that, the purposes vary. Instructional technology is the most commonly mentioned item, with 22 districts saying they plan to purchase equipment, remodel buildings so they may use it, or both.

Athletic fields and playgrounds are the second- and third-most commonly cited purpose, with 15 and 14 districts, respectively, saying they will spend some funds on them. Click here to read more.

 

House Report Concludes That Some Biden Autopen Executive Decisions Should Be ‘Void’

“In the absence of sufficient contemporaneous documentation indicating that cognitively deteriorating President Biden himself made a given executive decision, such decisions do not carry the force of law and should be considered void.”

That was what a major report released Tuesday by the House Oversight Committee concluded about former President Joe Biden’s autopen usage during his presidency. The report on Biden’s mental acuity while in office and his autopen use was spearheaded by Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky.

The xommittee’s report notes that the Biden administration “left no record demonstrating President Biden himself made all of the executive decisions that were attributed to him.”

It seems Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Republicans agree with the committee’s conclusions. Click here to read more.

 

Chicago Teachers Union spent $173K on poolside recording studio, won’t show audit to members

The Chicago Teachers Union’s latest federal filing tells you how the union spends members’ money and it calls into question what the union isn’t telling them.

CTU’s filing shows it spent $173,000 on a “recording studio” in New Mexico with no helpful context on its purpose. But it did have a pool.

If CTU released its annual audits to members, as required in its internal rules, spending on a “recording studio” in New Mexico might have an explanation. But since it hasn’t released those audits since September 2020, members can only guess.

CTU’s questionable spending includes a New Mexico recording studio

Each year CTU files a report with the U.S. Department of Labor detailing the money it has received and spent in the previous fiscal year. Buried within its 2025 report is a $173,000 expense to On Point Studios.

The location: Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The type of entity: a recording studio. Click here to read more.

 

Is America solving homelessness or simply financing it?

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Americans pour staggering amounts of money into the fight against homelessness every year, through federal programs, state funding, and private donations. Yet a new analysis argues that despite the spending surge, the crisis keeps deepening.

A study released by the Capital Research Center, a conservative policy group, claims the nation isn’t short on compassion or cash. Instead, it says the problem lies in how that money is managed. Researchers reviewed 759 nonprofits that filed briefs in a 2024 Supreme Court case over public camping and found they collectively took in $9.1 billion, including $2.9 billion in government grants. According to CRC, many of these organizations have evolved from front-line service providers into advocacy operations, channeling more time and resources into lobbying, public relations, and court battles than into housing or rehabilitation. Click here to read more.

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Whitmer, MEDC, secret companies that fund ‘investment missions’: ‘It’s a corporate welfare circle of life’

A news investigation into Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s frequent overseas investment missions is exposing an incestuous relationship between her administration and private companies reaping billions in taxpayer-funded business incentives.

A review of tax filings, emails, calendars and other documents pieced together by The Detroit News reveals what appears to be a “secretive path for influence” for members of the private nonprofit Michigan Economic Development Foundation that often accompany Whitmer on her overseas travels.

Whitmer, a previous chair of the MEDF, appoints executive board members of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation that has doled out billions to companies on the MEDF board, where seats cost $25,000 or more, according to the MEDF website.

The MEDF and MEDC jointly fund the governor’s investment missions, though MEDC senior Vice President insisted to lawmakers during an oversight committee hearing last week that the two are “functionally, financially, and legally separate.” Click here to read more.

 

LAX, Other Airports Slow Down as Fed Shutdown Hits Air Traffic Control

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and other major airports around the country have suffered delays in recent days due to the Democrats’ shutdown of the federal government, which has lasted nearly four weeks.

The Los Angeles Times reported that the shutdown in Washington, DC, caused a brief ground stop at LAX:

Nearly four weeks into the federal government shutdown, a staffing shortage at Los Angeles International Airport prompted a temporary ground stop Sunday morning affecting flights at the West Coast’s largest and busiest airport.

The stoppage affected most of Southern California, leaving passengers experiencing flight delays of around 49 minutes, with some waiting up to 87 minutes, according to KTLA. Click here to read more.

 

Lawsuit Challenges Airbnb Over Shareholder Viewpoint Discrimination

You’ve probably heard of or have used Airbnb. They are an online platform that connects people who want to rent out their properties to travelers who don’t want to stay at a traditional hotel.

As a publicly traded company, Airbnb has a variety of shareholders who own its stock, including conservative organizations like The Heritage Foundation and American Conservative Values ETF. And every year, shareholders are able to bring proposals to be voted on by other shareholders. These proposals act as a key mechanism for investors to communicate their priorities and prompt change in a company’s policies.

But during the last round of shareholder proposals and voting, Airbnb claims that not one, but two, separate shareholder proposals got lost in the mail. Click here to read more.

 

Lawsuit Challenges Airbnb Over Shareholder Viewpoint Discrimination

You’ve probably heard of or have used Airbnb. They are an online platform that connects people who want to rent out their properties to travelers who don’t want to stay at a traditional hotel.

As a publicly traded company, Airbnb has a variety of shareholders who own its stock, including conservative organizations like The Heritage Foundation and American Conservative Values ETF. And every year, shareholders are able to bring proposals to be voted on by other shareholders. These proposals act as a key mechanism for investors to communicate their priorities and prompt change in a company’s policies.

But during the last round of shareholder proposals and voting, Airbnb claims that not one, but two, separate shareholder proposals got lost in the mail.

The company wants everyone to believe that a FedEx driver failed to deliver two documents submitted by shareholders to its San Francisco headquarters, despite the fact that FedEx had receipts of delivery for both. Airbnb even suggested that the company forged the signatures. Click here to read more.

 

Congress Investigates TeaOnHer App for Letting Men Post About Women Without Their Consent

Is chatting about a woman without her express permission illegal? Some members of the House of Representatives seem to think so. They’ve sent investigative demands to an app called TeaOnHer over it allowing users to post images, information, and sometimes mean or sexually explicit comments about women “without their consent.”

It sounds like the kind of thing that might have riled up some niche feminist bloggers 10 years ago. But because we live in the weirdest timeline, the investigation comes from two Republican lawmakers, Reps. James Comer of Kentucky and Nancy Mace of South Carolina.

In an October 24 letter to Xaiver Lampkin, the app’s creator, Comer and Mace announce that the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating TeaOnHer for a host of alleged wrongs. Click here to read more.