Five Observations

 1.  What really occurred over the past two years to sell the Republican-brand?

Zero.  Amazing....but they weren't geared or focused on any accomplishments

2.  Dem's now?  Well....they have 12 months to show 'something'.  If they fail....then the odds go against them.

3.  El-Sayed?  I'll go and predict that they readily give him a security clearance, and stage a 'watch'....which is caught by the end of 2027...divulging secret stuff to the Iranians.  

4.  The 'other-Dan' episode in Alaska....won't go away.  If the Feds do nothing.....there will be twenty-odd Republican other-Dems in the 2028 House race.

5.  Taxing the ultra-rich?  At least a dozen ultra-rich Americans will say 'enough' and leave for some Latin American country.

My Thoughts/Theory Over Trans 'Stuff'

 Around the mid-1800s....there was this spiritualist movement started up....mediums and confidence operators....who sold people on the idea of the ability to communicate with the dead.  

Folks agree....it started in Hydesville, New York, situated between Rochester and Syracuse.  

There were three sisters (last name Fox)....who created something called 'spirit rappings'.  Some say it started as a local prank....but dozens of folks believed the BS.

This led to paid public demonstrations and private séances. Over forty years....the gimmick worked, and spread.

What can be said...if you had money and mindset....you paid the sisters to feel reassured over contact with dead relatves.

So a mass movement started up. As you got around to the 1890s...some folks figured that there around four to ten million Spiritualists around the nation.

The Civil War?  It affected enough people....that it probably doubled the believers in a matter of ten years.

Séances got sophisticated....with table-tipping, automatic writing, spirit photography, “materializations,” and claimed messages from the dead. 

Key?  Cash was the only way to get 'service'.  Without cash, you are denied the ability to talk/converse...with the dead.

Trans?  It follows the trend.....you can't achieve trans-status...without money.  Once you get to the first level....you follow the spiritual path...convincing people to believe in the materialization that you present.

Without cash?  You can't achieve the status, and are denied recognition. Séances at some point in the 1920s/1930s....peaked out, and I'll predict trans will eventually reach a peak-out.

California-Chatter

 Californians approved a new homebuying assistance program that will let people purchase newly built homes with just 3-percent down instead of the standard 20-percent,

I paused over this.

For a decent home in the outer-Bay area....you'd need a minimum of $800,000. Under the old banking standard....they expected you to have $160,000 to finalize the loan.  New rule?  $24,000.

I asked AI for help.  He figured monthly payments at $5,270 roughly.

What idiots have this kind of money?  You'd need a monthly income of $12,000 to cover the home-loan, your car, and cost of living....figure around $140,000.  Who fits into that 'path'?

2028: Likely Senators 'Gone'

 Election cycle:

Alaska's Murkowski....likely gone.

AZ's Mark Kelly (D)....barely won the last election...likely gone.

Florida's Moody (R)...marginally won last election.  50-50 odds of winning.

Iowa's Grassley says he's running. Age?  93 (currently).  

Kentucky's Rand Paul....likely running....less popular now than four years ago.  Could be challenged in the primary.

New York's Chuck Schumer?  I think he'll give intentions of retiring, and AOC likely runs for his seat.

Ohio's Sherrod Brown?  50-50 odds.

South Dakota John Thune...has lost fair amount of popularity...might be challenged in the primary.

Ohio's Amy Action

 Look....people under stress...for weeks and weeks....will get to a point where anxiety and stress are top-level problems.  So you react...either by doing stupid crap....dosing yourself with medication....or boozing up in the middle of the day.  

In the case of Action....I'm of the mind that she was medicating more than usual. 

I watched a collection of five or six campaign stops from the last two weeks.  There's no doubt in my mind that she was influenced by 'something'.  

In the same way as Kamala Harris?   More or less....yeah.  

But I think this was a positive seen by some folks....maybe 10-percent of those who voted for Action....wanted 'drama', craziness, or weird behavior.  If you went to version 2 of yourself...saying there are 64 genders.....that God is binary/non-binary....that witchcraft plays a vital role in schools....that alien-bases exist in Tampa Bay....that 6-year-olds should be able to pick trans-lifestyles, etc.

Unlike the old days of 1970s/1980s....where something could destroy a candidate's chances, I think in 2026....it's nearly impossible for a candidate to lose voters over crazy stuff.  How we got to this level?  Mostly by Joe Biden's antics over four years, and it's pretty normal to do stupid crap these days.  

As The Smoke Clears (4 Nov 2026)

 Five observations:

First.....2027 will end being a fairly complex year where both parties are in full turmoil and unable to do anything but campaign for 2028.  

Second....I fully expect at least ten impeachment efforts....all failing....by the end of 2028.  Trump himself?  At least four.  I expect at least one effort to remove Clarence Thomas from the Supreme Court.  

Third....the Democrat ticket for 2028?  Harris/Gov Amy Action, Harris/Talarico, or Harris/El-Sayed.  I will suggest that around 20-percent of the public wants to gear the Presidency (Demo-style) to be Biden-like and having daily theatrics/drama.  

Fourth....once CNN resets itself, and CBS re-invents itself....there's no mouth-piece for politics around the clock.  2027 might be a strangely odd year where journalists ask legit questions, and forces the public to look for results.

Fifth....Census odds of starting in 2027?  I'd put it at 75-percent chance, and it'll hype the House/Senate ten times that before.

$400-Million Debt (Florida State University)?

I noted some comment today over MASSIVE debt that FSU has.  Suggesting $400 million?

Well....the comment went on to suggest it was all due to paying past 'fired' football coaches/staff.

I paused over this...pondering.

I asked Grok (AI) to help.  About two minutes pass and Grok noted the debt was really $437 million.....but it came mostly from the stadium renovations package, and the addition of a new football 'operations center)....with only a very small amount due to fired coaches.

Accurate debt details: FSU's ~$437M athletics-related debt stems mainly from revenue bonds for Doak Campbell Stadium renovations and a new football operations center, not direct obligations to coaches.

Still a problem?  I paused over this idea.  

Stadium holds around 67,000 fans.....per-game income from tickets?  Around $3.4-to-$3.9 million.  Toss in beer/food profits from concessions....probably another $3-million.  So they could generate $6-million plus from each game.  

It'd still take around 8 to 10 years to pay off the current debt....I admit that.

My suggestion.....all of the NCAA football clubs ought to go to a 18-game season....starting in August....doubling profit.