The midterm elections are over, and the Democrats have won. Now their voters are going to demand that the elected officials keep their promises. We noted on Wednesday how one partisan wants money spent on trains, trains, trains, but he’s just a nobody like me. But Thursday morning found The Philadelphia Inquirer looking at reality, and the fact that the money isn’t there.
Pa.’s Democratic trifecta could mean more funding for schools and SEPTA — if Harrisburg can find the money
After many years, in fact my entire time since retiring to the Bluegrass State, I was represented in the House of Representatives by a steady, if unspectacular Republican. Now that Republican, Andy Barr has been elected to the United States Senate, replacing the retiring Mitch McConnell. But, alas!, I will now be represented in the House by a Democrat named Zack Dumbo, oops, sorry, Zach Dembo, which means, in effect, that I will not be represented at all. He supports prenatal infanticide, wants to double expenditures for Obysmalcare, wants a path toward citizenship for illegal immigrants, and involve the government in homebuilding projects, including “massive public-private partnerships to increase (housing) supply”. He wasn’t out there calling himself a “progressive,” but he’ll go along with any cockamamie scheme that the further left congresscritters propose. Continue reading
Donald Trump certainly enraged the credentialed media during his first campaign for President by calling them #FakeNews. WLKY, the CBS television affiliate in Louisville, Kentucky, at least skewed the headline and story enough for them not to be lies:
Person charged with murder after man fatally shot in Buechel
by Alex Suckow | Thursday, October 29, 2026 | 11:07 PM EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man is dead and a suspect is behind bars after a shooting outside of a home in Buechel.
The shooting happened in the 200 block of Derby Avenue, down the street from Buechel Park and just off Bardstown Road. We’re told the 911 call came in just before 2 p.m. Continue reading
In a story which did not make The Philadelphia Inquirer, at least not as far as I could see, Philadelphia was rated as the 178th least safe big city in the United States, out of a total of 182, with only Baltimore, Memphis, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge being worse. Even St Louis was ranked safer, at 173rd. And now there’s this, which the Inky did publish:
Philadelphia is once again the poorest big city in the United States
Donald Trump made the phrase “draining the swamp” famous, as he characterized getting rid of years-long, even decades-long personnel infesting the federal government. He has succeeded to an extent, with the federal government’s non-military work force at the lowest level in sixty years. But in foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy Philadelphia, the same merry-go-round of public employees continues:
In 2020, he killed a man in self-defense after soliciting prostitution. On Monday, he started a job in City Council.
Technically, Kaleem Roland, only 17 years old, was convicted of first degree murder, but in actuality, he was convicted and will be sentenced for absolute, utter, boneheaded stupidity. Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Vinny Vella told us for what he, along with Jabriil Morgan-Cook, 20, Naseem Worrell, 19, did:
The killing of a Norristown man last year was a retaliatory shooting rooted in a bitter gang feud splitting the Montgomery County seat, prosecutors said Tuesday as the murder trial for Tahaj Harrison’s three alleged killers ended.
Now, the fate of Jabriil Morgan-Cook, 20, Naseem Worrell, 19, and Kaleem Roland, 17, is in the hands of a jury, set to deliberate Wednesday morning.
Assistant District Attorney Tanner Beck said in his closing arguments that the three were self-proclaimed members of the 300s/All Black Bandits and set out in May 2025 to “hunt” Harrison. Continue reading
I can at least understand people who want to help illegal immigrants who have not broken any non-immigration-related laws, but who on God’s earth would want to protect the criminals? Well, apparently the Democrats do! From the New York Post, with a hat tip to William Teach:
NYC’s sanctuary DAs ordered prosecutors to downgrade charges to keep illegal immigrants in US, House GOP report finds
By Josh Christenson and Thomas English | Monday, October 26, 2026 | 6:55 PM EDT
WASHINGTON — New York City’s elected Democratic district attorneys are bending over backwards to keep illegal immigrants in the US, instructing prosecutors to downgrade charges to those considered “a non-deportable offense,” according to a stunning House Judiciary Committee report shared with The Post. Continue reading
“It’s not fair,” the convicted murderer said, after he was sentenced! To me, the only unfair thing is that not all murderers are sentenced the way he was.
A jury found Miguel Salguero-Olivares guilty of first-degree murder, rape, sexual offense and burglary in the 2012 killing of Faith Hedgepeth, a UNC-Chapel Hill student and North Carolina native. He faces multiple sentences, including life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Friday, October 23, 2026 | 4:29 PM EDT | Updated 11:10 PM EDT
A jury found Miguel Salguero-Olivares guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree rape, first-degree sexual offense and first-degree burglary in the 2012 killing of UNC-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth. Continue reading
James Huff, mugshot by Fayette County Detention Center, and is a public record.
The mugshot of James Huff, 41, is the latest from the Fayette County Detention Center, but the website shows four previous mugshots for this fine gentleman. Apparently Mr Huff has a problem staying out of trouble.
Man arrested after woman suffers life-threatening injury in Lexington shooting
By Karla Ward | Friday, October 23, 2026 | 5:46 PM EDT | Updated: 11:16 PM EDT
A woman sustained what police said was a life-threatening injury in a shooting off Pimlico Parkway Friday afternoon.
Lt. Ross Collins, of the Lexington Police Department, said a suspect was detained in Jessamine County.
Later Friday night, the Lexington police announced the arrest of the suspect, James Huff, 41, who was charged with first-degree assault — domestic violence, tampering with physical evidence and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. Continue reading