Friday, October 02, 2026

What May Come

Even a casual listener to Trump can devine his intention.

The election in November is not going to be a good one for the President’s party. Democrats are going to sweep to at least a 30-seat majority in the House and they probably will squeak out a slight advantage in the Senate as well.

Regardless of the specifics, Trump will no longer be able to exert control over a compliant Congress if the results are allowed to stand.

Tyrant that he is, Trump will not accept those results. He’ll say the election was “rigged.” He’ll may use one of several options to block the results from being certified, freezing Congress in the process.

There will be mass protests, of course. Americans will not take lightly the negation of their votes. In response, Trump will use the Insurrection Act or declare martial law to call out troops and restore “order.”

And so democracy’s flame will extinguish as the autocrat attempts to establish an emergency government.

But that will not be the end. It will only be the beginning. 

HEADLINES:

  • Renee Good’s family sues US, ICE officers over fatal shooting (USA Today)

  • ‘She was pure love’: Renee Good’s partner makes first public comments as family sues U.S. government, ICE officer over her killing (NBC)

  • What Trump Misunderstands About Modern Media (Atlantic)

  • Taking On Trump Immigration Agenda, Justices Will Review Migrant Detention Policy (NYT)

  • Trump doesn’t rule out invoking Insurrection Act around election (USA Today)

  • Christa Pike’s failed execution puts lethal injection in focus (Axios)

  • Israel’s Netanyahu: Co-pilot of flydubai plane underwent radical Islamist indoctrination (Reuters)

  • Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes (AP)

  • Moroccan intelligence uses surveillance to ‘silence’ journalists: Amnesty (Al Jazeera)

  • U.K.-Iranian Man Arrested in London in Connection to Air Base Incident (NYT)

  • China’s new infrastructure push will help itself and the world (Economist)

  • Newsom, Eager for a Higher Perch, Climbs the Golden Gate Bridge (NYT)

  • California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states (BBC)

  • Most Americans blame Trump for higher prices as his economic approval hits a new low, a new AP-NORC poll shows (AP)

  • 5 Takeaways From the Debate for California Governor (NYT)

  • Why did Ohio stop being a swing state? (Silver Bulletin)

  • Trump’s Threat to Ban Diesel Exports Sets Off Global Alarms (NYT)

  • Judge says U.S. can’t prosecute ex-Olympian again in Reflecting Pool case (WP)

  • David Ellison Asks CNN CEO to Stay After Paramount-Warner Deal Closes (WSJ)

  • Cornell Jane Doe’s attorney says she told police in 2024: ‘I was raped’ (NPR)

  • US social media users urge Koreans to unmask Cornell sexual assault suspect Winston Lee (South China Morning Post)

  • Judge rules officers have no standing to sue over Capitol Jan. 6 plaque (The Hill)

  • A Cancer Test Has Investors Betting Big. But Will Insurers Pay? (WSJ)

  • Hegseth announced that Tesla CEO Elon Musk was poised to take on another role in the administration and help co-lead a Pentagon initiative on the "future of warfare." (Reuters)

  • Are US Military Veterans Training Russians to Fight in Ukraine? (Military.com)

  • A ‘tsunami’ of church closings is poised to remake America (CNN)

  • The era of cheap water is over (Money Trail)

  • Almost everyone naturally turns left when walking – and we still have no idea why (The Conversation)

  • Dude Wipes Introduces New Flushable Khakis (Onion)

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