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Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Scott Colom: Y'all Need To Stop Ignoring Mississippi!

Let me get in before y'all start talking about presidential races.

Yearly wrap up.

Buzz for 2028.

Scott Colom defeats incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde Smith (R-MS) in a nail biting election.

Colom calls out the Republicans and Democrats for not investing in Mississippi. 

His victory puts over 150 years of history behind us. There hasn't been a Black senator since Reconstruction. Colom, a former nominee for federal judge was blocked by Hyde Smith had called to concede.

It was a monumental victory for all who fought for progress.

It gives 55 seats. We await the results of Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola in Alaska.

Biden nominated Colom, a local prosecutor, to become a U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of Mississippi.

Colom had backing from Mississippi’s senior senator, Republican Roger Wicker, and from former Gov. Haley Barbour, a national GOP power broker and former Republican National Committee chairman.

Hyde-Smith, however, invoked her “blue slip” power. That’s Senate lingo for a senator invoking the traditional, unwritten privilege of single-handedly blocking federal court nominees from their home state.

Sweet revenge. Former vice president Kamala Harris gets the last laugh. Cindy Hyde Smith was running her mouth too much.

That kind of move has bitten Democrats before, too.

In 1986 then-Alabama Sen. Howell Heflin cast the deciding committee vote — so, technically not a blue slip maneuver — against President Ronald Reagan’s district court nomination of a young U.S. attorney from Alabama named Jeff Sessions.

Ten years later Sessions won a Senate election to succeed Heflin when he retired. In 2017 he became Trump’s first attorney general; Trump later fired him.

Colom’s narrow victory is a seismic shift in Mississippi, which has been controlled mostly by white conservatives for generations despite having the largest share of Black residents of any U.S. state. The outcome adds to a decisive midterm rebuke of President Donald Trump, whose party suffered defeats in several Republican-controlled states, and it will bolster some Democrats’ argument that their future runs through the American South.

The Associated Press called the contest Wednesday in Colom’s favor after local elections officials spent several days processing absentee and provisional ballots, called affidavit ballots in Mississippi.

“While this is not the outcome we worked for or hoped for, I respect the decision of Mississippi voters,” Hyde-Smith, 67, said in a two-minute concession speech posted online. “I want to congratulate Scott Colom and wish him well as he takes on the tremendous responsibility of representing our great state.”

A spokesman for the senator said she called Colom to congratulate him and concede before the video was shared publicly.

Colom scheduled a victory celebration with supporters Wednesday night in Jackson.

The last time Mississippi chose a new Democratic senator was 1947, and the winner then was a staunch segregationist. Colom, a 43-year-old local prosecutor, capitalized on the large Black population, discontent with the economy and Hyde-Smith’s missteps as she sought a second full term.

“They actually deserve a senator that will listen to them, that actually cares about what they think, actually cares about what they’re going through,” Colom said in the campaign’s closing stretch.

Colom said during the campaign that he could represent all of Mississippi, a state where racial divisions have long defined its politics and society.

“It’s got to be about having a party that represents rural America again, suburban America, urban America — a party that makes sure we actually deliver for voters in ways that make their lives better,” he said.

National Democrats, activists and Mississippians celebrate

Party leaders hailed the senator-elect’s triumph, with nods to the South’s emerging battleground status after other upset victories from North Carolina to Texas.

“Scott Colom is the only person who could’ve gotten this done,” Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer of New York posted online. “Along with his staff and volunteers, Scott ran the campaign of a lifetime and re-imagined what’s possible for Democrats in the South.”

Former President Bill Clinton, a native Arkansan who campaigned with Colom days before the election, addressed the senator-elect on social media, saying he won “because you believe in the promise of your state’s people. And they believed in you right back.”

Vera Finley was among those supporters, and she arrived early Wednesday to Colom’s victory party.

“I am here to celebrate my parents and my grandparents. I am not one generation out of the cotton fields,” Finley said. “Both of my parents picked cotton. And my great grandmother was sold here as a slave from Virginia to here. So I am so excited to be on this side of history.”

Another Mississippian, NAACP President Derrick Johnson, issued a statement saying the state’s voters “made history because they refused to be intimidated, discouraged, or counted out.”

“In a state that has witnessed some of the nation’s most difficult battles for voting rights, Black voters once again demonstrated the power of civic engagement and the strength of our democracy,” Johnson said.

The end of the road for Trump's acolyte Cindy Hyde Smith.


A race Washington once viewed as a long shot

Despite Schumer’s support, the contest was a latecomer to the national spotlight, finally drawing attention and money months after Black senators, including Georgia’s Raphael Warnock and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks, first urged donors and party leaders to see Mississippi as winnable.

The son of a onetime Republican who worked for President Ronald Reagan, Colom garnered attention for his aggressive campaign as Democrats widened the Senate battleground map and Hyde-Smith’s vulnerabilities crystallized.

He produced of the year’s most widely circulated ads. After Hyde-Smith seemed to brush off high beef prices by saying consumers could choose other proteins, Colom cut a 30-second spot depicting incredulous voters saying they’d “pick another senator instead.”

When Trump came to Corinth, Mississippi, in late October for a rally with Hyde-Smith, Colom walked the line of Trump supporters as they waited outside the gates. He introduced himself, asked about their concerns and explained his priorities.

Later that evening, when Trump called Hyde-Smith to the stage, she said nine words in six seconds: “Is this not the best president in our lifetime?”

Then she stepped away.

Colom’s appearance outside the rally tracked his strategy of criticizing Trump’s policies — especially the Iran war and tariffs that he said were especially hard on Mississippi farmers — without taking personal jabs at the president or people who voted for him. Instead, he consistently put the onus on Hyde-Smith, framing her as a nonentity in Washington — a critique that resonated in a state accustomed to long-serving senators like Thad Cochran, Trent Lott and John Stennis, who all rose to powerful posts and routed federal money back to Mississippi.

There is some irony to Hyde-Smith losing to Colom. In 2022, then-President Joe Biden nominated Colom to be a U.S. District Court judge in the Northern District of Mississippi. Mississippi’s senior Republican Sen. Roger Wicker and former Gov. Haley Barbour, who is also a former national Republican chairman, backed the nomination.

Hyde-Smith, however, blocked Colom’s confirmation under the Senate tradition that members can spike a president’s choices for federal judicial positions in their home state. Colom said his campaign was never about getting even with Hyde-Smith.

Colom called on Mississippi’s history

The senator-elect concluded his campaign with an ad that featured him at the Jackson home of Medgar Evers, the civil rights leader who, in 1963, was gunned down in his driveway by a white supremacist and died in front of his family.

“In Mississippi, no one is above the law, and no one should be outside its protection,” Colom said, telling the story of Evers’ military service at Normandy in World War II, his voter registration efforts in Mississippi, his assassination and the three decades it took to win a conviction.

“He was killed for helping Mississippians vote,” Colom said. “On Tuesday, use your vote and honor everyone who died for that right.”

Schumer helped Colom raise money, and he drew financial support from other outside players, including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire and potential presidential candidate.

Former President Bill Clinton and former Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned on Colom’s behalf in the campaign’s closing weeks.

Despite Republicans’ domination, the path was always there

Because of the Black population and its alignment with Democrats, Mississippi’s general elections have been closer for years than its immediate Southern neighbors. Trump won by double digits in each of his three presidential contests, but in 2023, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves managed to win reelection by a margin of just 3 percentage points.

Colom and other Black party leaders and strategists insisted throughout 2026 that he could narrow the gap with strong Black turnout, Republican voter discontent and an uptick in Democrats’ usual share of the white vote in Mississippi.

Results showed strong turnout in the Mississippi Delta and its concentration of majority Black counties. But nearly all of the state moved leftward from the 2024 election, when Trump carried Mississippi by nearly 23 points.

Then-Gov. Phil Bryant first appointed Hyde-Smith, who was state agriculture commissioner, to the Senate in 2018 when Cochran resigned. She won a special election runoff in 2018 and a full term in 2020. Both times she defeated Democrat Mike Espy, a former U.S. agriculture secretary who’d also been Mississippi’s first Black congressman since Reconstruction.

During the extended vote count, Colom acknowledged the historic nature of doing what Espy could not. But he said he sees his place more in terms of other Mississippians, especially its youngest residents, than his individual story.

“My job is to do well enough as the next United States senator that the next time some young Black boy or girl has the work ethic, the vision, and the values,” he said, “and they want to be United States senator, that nobody says because of anything I’ve done that they shouldn’t get a chance.”

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We Already Off To A Bad Start!

Troubled waters.

In the Lame Duck session of the incompetent 119th Congress, the lone Republican, outgoing House member Thomas Massie of Kentucky issued eight Articles of Impeachment against Peter Brian Hegseth, the current Secretary of Defense (War).

The Republican and most Democrats voted to impeach him. Yet, it was not enough to secure an official impeachment. Republicans vehemently opposed the impeachment.

There were 10 Democrats and 1 independent who did not vote to impeach Hegseth.

It became a firestorm.

Democrats who were voted into the majority are not listening to will of the voters.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the Minority Leader is slated to be the House Speaker.

This latest incident shows the ineffectivemess of his leadership.

The members include three leaving and the eight who won reelection.

According to official House roll call records reported by The Intercept and Newsweek, the 11 members recorded as not voting were:

• Julia Brownley (D-California)
• Lou Correa (D-California)
• Laura Gillen (D-New York)
• Steven Horsford (D-Nevada)
• Jonathan Jackson (D-Illinois)
• Nancy Pelosi (D-California)
• Brittany Pettersen (D-Colorado)
• Melanie Stansbury (D-New Mexico)
• Haley Stevens (I-Michigan)
• Marilyn Strickland (D-Washington)
• Frederica Wilson (D-Florida)

All but Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico take money from AIPAC (United Democracy Project). 

Nancy Pelsoi, the former House Speaker who called protesters over support for Israel a bunch of paid agitators from the Chinese Communist Party. Retiring.

Haley Stevens, the losing Democratic candidate for the Michigan senate race who rescinded her endorsement of Sen-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) to endorse Republican candidate Mike Rogers. Stevens in her final weeks will be referred as an independent and she is slated to be stripped of her committees (likely booted from the caucus). Retiring.

Don't worry, I am still you're War Secretary.

Frederica Wilson, the absent lawmaker like her fellow outgoing Republican Tom Kean of New Jersey has a reputation of flamboyant hats. Her support of Israel is strong. Retiring.

Jonathan Jackson, is an Illinois lawmaker. He is the son of the late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, Sr. missed the vote and has taken money from the lobby. Jackson, Sr. vehemently opposed Israel. The lawmaker and his brother, former lawmaker Jesse Jackson, Jr. have supported Israel and went on trips sponsored by AIPAC.

Brittany Peterson, the Colorado lawmaker who claims her fame to being pregnant while in office has been snarky towards protesters and has committed her unanimous support to Israel.

Laura Gillen, the New York lawmaker who recently criticized the boycott of businesses in Philadelphia. She made the claims the Pro Palestine freedom rides were antisemitic towards Jewish businesses. The protests were in response to workers being terminated for backing Palestine and the owner contributed funds to Israel.

Their excuse was traffic delays. Right. 

Why the fuck you don't arrive early?

Melanie Stansbury, Jonathan Jackson, Laura Gillen, and Marilyn Strickland stated that a traffic incident and a police escort/motorcade blocked them from entering the Capitol before the vote closed. Stansbury subsequently entered a statement into the Congressional Record noting she would have voted "No" on killing the impeachment resolution.

Had at least eight of the absent Democrats been present and voted with their caucus, they would have defeated the procedural motion and forced a full House floor vote on Hegseth's impeachment. Fellow Democrats, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), publicly criticized their absent colleagues for failing to show up.

President Donald J. Trump hailed Hegseth as a "great American patriot" after impeachment proceedings were shot down in the US House of Representatives.

Trump called the procedural defeat an "EXONERATION of a Great American Patriot," in a post on Truth Social.

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Toukie Smith Passed Away!

Former model and Toukie Smith passed away from complications of multiple sclerosis.

The legendary model and actress Toukie Smith has passed away.

She was one of the women who dated Robert De Niro, legendary actor and prominent critic of President Donald J. Trump. 

Smith, a model, actor and mother of twins with ex-partner Robert De Niro, died at 74, her children announced.

The former “227” sitcom actor died on Nov. 4 after “a long, courageous battle with multiple sclerosis,” according to a statement released by her children, Airyn and Julian, whom she shared with De Niro.

Smith was also the sister of legendary fashion designer Willi Smith, who died at 39 in 1987 from complications of AIDS. Toukie Smith also modeled for him, as well as for other luminaries like Hubert de Givenchy and Patrick Kelly.

“As the sister of the late, legendary designer Willi Smith, Toukie shared in a remarkable family legacy that helped shape American fashion and culture,” her children wrote.

“She was a model, muse and collaborator, not only to her beloved brother but to other trailblazing luminaries of the era, including the illustrator Alvaro, Jean-Paul Goude, Patrick Kelly and Antonio Lopez,” the statement continues. “Her beauty, grace and unmistakable presence helped pave the way for generations of Black models and designers in fashion.”

Smith also played artist Eva Rawley on the hit NBC sitcom “227” starring Marla Gibbs, which ran from 1985 to 1990. She also appeared in multiple episodes of the classic ’80s show “Miami Vice.”

She and De Niro were partners from 1988 to 1996, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Airyn and Julian were conceived by in vitro fertilization and delivered by a surrogate mother. De Niro has five additional children with three other women.

“Toukie was a force of nature,” her children wrote. “She left an indelible mark on our hearts and on everyone lucky enough to know her.”

What was Toukie Smith’s cause of death?

The actor and model died following a “long” battle with multiple sclerosis, according to a statement by her two children.

It’s not clear how long she had the autoimmune condition, but her children said in their statement that she died after a “long, courageous battle.”

Not many photos of Toukie. But the most recent was her celebrating her birthday with her children.

What is multiple sclerosis?

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune condition that affects your central nervous system due to your immune system mistakenly attacking the protective sheaths that surround the nerves in your brain and spinal cord, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

There are almost a million adults in the United States living with the condition, per the Cleveland Clinic.

Symptoms of MS include the following:
  • Double vision or vision loss
  • Muscle weakness
  • Numbness or abnormal sensations
  • Fatigue
  • Loss of balance or coordination
  • Muscle stiffness and spasms
  • Difficulty with memory, concentration, learning and judgment
  • Mood changes
  • Dizziness
  • Difficulty regulating bladder
There isn’t a single tool to diagnose someone with MS, which can sometimes make detecting it difficult for doctors.

“It can take time before you receive an official MS diagnosis,” according to the Cleveland Clinic. “You may need to make several trips to see your provider before you know for sure. This happens because MS symptoms can look like or happen with several other common conditions.”

While there is no cure for multiple sclerosis, there are treatments available to minimize symptoms and flare-ups. Still, MS can lead to disability, especially over time, and can be fatal in rare cases, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

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Rochelle Fleming Passed Away!

Philadelphia soul queen Rochelle Fleming of First Choice passed away.

Rochelle Fleming, lead singer of the R&B and disco girl group First Choice, has died.

Fleming's manager announced her death in Philadelphia on behalf of her family.

Fleming was a Philadelphia native, and it was there that First Choice formed in 1971. The group’s soul and disco hits included "Armed and Extremely Dangerous," "Smarty Pants," "The Player (Part 1)," "Guilty," "Love Thang" and "Doctor Love." Their breakthrough came in 1973 with "Armed and Extremely Dangerous."

"'Let No Man Put Asunder' became particularly influential, embraced by generations of DJs and producers through remixes, samples and reinterpretations," BMG, the parent group of the band's record label, wrote.

The powerful vocalist continued singing after First Choice broke up in 1980, with solo dance records “Love Itch,” “Danger!” and “Suffer (The Consequences).”
“One of the greatest in R&B, Disco, and House music has left us,” the DJ Lenny Fontana wrote on Facebook. “She is probably one of the most sampled in current dance music as you will hear her voice on so many recordings. A humble person and to us an ICON! Rest in Eternal Peace as we all loved you.”

First Choice.

Christian Hope Baptist Church in Philadelphia also posted a tribute to Fleming, saying that even when Fleming became a renowned artist, she “came home” to sing at the church.

"When Rochelle stepped forward for a solo, the whole sanctuary leaned in. Her voice stirred our spirits, moved us to tears, and lifted us into praise. We looked forward to those moments, and we will carry them with us always."

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Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Don Leonard Spills Some Tea!

I am elected to do what I've campaigned on. You will not break me.

Rep-elect Don Leonard (D-OH) is becoming one of my favorite figures coming out the state. The incoming lawmaker jis telling the public that there is grave concern among the Democratic Party involving the leadership of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

Leonard went to social media to address his thoughts about Jeffries being the House Speaker.

He said that top leadership stated that they could make his life as a lawmaker miserable if the Ohio freshman decides to step out of line.

Leonard who beaten Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH) in a race that resulted from Ohio mid decade redistricting is one of many incoming members concerned that Jeffries will not change the status quo.

Leonard stood on business. He demands that Democrats end the war with Iran. Lower prices with gas and groceries. End Citizens United decision where big money controls politics. He said an end to all aid to Israel.

Jeffries is ignoring these requests.

Leonard stated that senior Democratic members told him to fall in line and vote for Jeffries regardless of whether leadership addresses those key issues. He likened the experience to "stuff you see in the movies," explaining that senior members expected him to simply "wear the team jersey". Separately, Leonard noted in an interview with Joy Reid that a letter he received from Jeffries failed to answer his constituents' questions, cementing his decision to withhold his vote until his demands are met.

The intense pressure campaign from senior House Democrats who vowed to make his life "a living hell" and ensure he loses his seat in 2028 if he refuses to vote for Representative Hakeem Jeffries' speaker bid. Leonard, a progressive who recently flipped an Ohio congressional district, detailed the threats in a social media video published on November 10, 2026.

Pressure is mounting against having him as the Speaker.

Leonard's political views have been categorized as progressive. He supports a "Medicare for all who want it" public health insurance option and universal child care.

Hakeem Jeffries may get the gavel but he will get the headaches. The Black Kevin McCarthy is facing mutiny from the progressives.

Leonard criticized data center development for imposing higher electricity costs and environmental risks on local communities. He described the facilities as "the mascot for predatory capitalism," connecting opposition to their expansion with broader concerns about corporate power and economic insecurity.

In March 2026, Leonard supported ending U.S. weapons exports to Israel and reassessing the Israel–United States relations. He characterized Israel's military operations in Gaza as genocidal and pledged not to accept donations from AIPAC.

Leonard grew up in Alaska. He was raised by a single mother; his family struggled with poverty and homelessness.

He graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell with a bachelor's in political science in 2002 and a master's in regional economic and social development in 2004. 

He spent two years with the Peace Corps in Bolivia from 2004 to 2006. 

Following his volunteer service, Leonard earned master's and doctoral degrees in government from Cornell University in 2011 and 2014 respectively, focusing on Latin American comparative politics and international relations.

Leonard held postdoctoral fellowships at Princeton University from 2013 to 2014 and Tulane University from 2014 to 2016. He joined Ohio State University in 2016 as a professional practice assistant professor of city and regional planning. 

He resigned in January 2026 to campaign for Congress full-time.

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Scott Colom: I Can Wait A Few More Days! I Don't Know About Cindy!

I ain't afraid of nothing.

Scott Colom is on the cusp of being the first Black senator of Mississippi. The Democratic candidate feels extremely confident that he will join Sherrod Brown, Juliana Stratton, Troy Jackson, Roy Cooper, Abdul El-Sayed, Chris Pappas, Josh Turek, Annie Andrews, Adam Hamilton, Peggy Flanagan and James Talarico.

Colom is doing his version of trolling. El-Sayed mercilessly trolled Mike Rogers throughout his campaign.

Colom is trolling Sen. Cindy Hyde Smith (R-MS) as she remains missing in action as the election results show she is trailing badly. She headed back to Washington as she appears to be likely packing it up. She still sees optimism despite the count ain't looking in her favor.

We all believed that Hyde Smith was all but certain to win. Looks like the ghosts of Nolan Wells, Kohen Wiley and Emmett Till came out and told Mississippians to come out.

We didn't cover the race in Mississippi. The Democratic Party ignored it and wrote it off.

Colom hasn’t won Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, but the local prosecutor was welcomed as a historic figure Friday as he strolled through the Farish Street business district where civil rights leaders once organized.

“It’s so wonderful! It’s so wonderful to have Scott Colom as our representative,” said Maati Jone Primm, who owns Marshall’s Music & Bookstore in Jackson.

The state is still tallying ballots that could make Colom the first Black senator from this Deep South state since post-Civil War Reconstruction. The possibility of Colom defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith puts many Black voters somewhere between cautious optimism and outright celebration in a state where nearly 40% of the population is Black but the top representation for generations has been white.

“I’m so glad we are at the point where we are,” said Sorie Tarawally, a 76-year-old attorney who has long known Colom’s father. He called the 43-year-old candidate “the man, our messiah, our savior.”

The contest remains too early for The Associated Press to call, and Colom’s historic bid will hinge on a tedious process playing out in elections offices across Mississippi’s 82 counties. Local officials are receiving and examining absentee and provisional ballots, called affidavit ballots, before deadlines next week. Volunteers and lawyers representing each campaign look on in anticipation of potential litigation.

“We’re going to make sure everything is followed according to the law, and I have confidence in those local officials,” Colom said. “They’re doing their jobs. Got to be patient with them.”

The contest remains too early for The Associated Press to call, and Colom’s historic bid will hinge on a tedious process playing out in elections offices across Mississippi’s 82 counties. Local officials are receiving and examining absentee and provisional ballots, called affidavit ballots, before deadlines next week. Volunteers and lawyers representing each campaign look on in anticipation of potential litigation.

“We’re going to make sure everything is followed according to the law, and I have confidence in those local officials,” Colom said. “They’re doing their jobs. Got to be patient with them.”

Hyde-Smith has not appeared publicly since election night, when she essentially declared victory despite a razor-thin margin with ballots still uncounted.

“We are not backing down,” she posted Friday on social media. “This election is not over. Our team is working across Mississippi to monitor the remaining ballots and protect the integrity of the process. We will see this through to the very end!”

Maryland Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, the first Democratic senator to campaign with Colom this year, said in an interview that she came away from her trip knowing that voters “would be really energized by a candidate like Scott.” But Alsobrooks, who is her state’s first Black senator, added that “the takeaway I had when I visited Mississippi was that there was a belief problem” after years of defeats.

“They now know that their vote matters,” she said.

Should have said something about Nolan Wells and Kohen Wiley. Cindy Hyde Smith decided to play games and now she about to find out.

The precise number of outstanding ballots is not known

The pool of outstanding ballots includes absentee ballots, which can be counted in Mississippi as long as they are received by Tuesday, five business days after the election. The rest are affidavit ballots, which are cast at the polls when there’s a glitch: Perhaps the person’s name was not on the rolls or the person did not have proper identification, or a poll worker determined the person’s identification did not precisely match the name on the list.

Citizens who had identification issues have until Tuesday to address those matters in person at their local elections office. For people who were not on a precinct’s rolls, local officials can verify a person’s status using previous records and information on the affidavit that person filed when filling out a ballot. That person typically has no responsibility to come to a local elections office; ballot status can be found on the Mississippi secretary of state’s office website.

Counties have until Friday to certify complete results to the secretary of state.

Mississippi law has no provision for a statewide recount. Campaigns could seek court orders, usually county by county, seeking to examine ballots.

The seismic effect would be in Mississippi, not Washington

Democrats already have won control of the Senate, so the result in Mississippi would not change the balance of power in Washington.

But it would mark a seismic shift in the state, where white conservatives have dominated the Statehouse and congressional delegation for nearly 150 years. Through Jim Crow segregation and the Civil Rights era, those leaders were nearly all Democrats. After the Civil Rights Movement, they overwhelmingly shifted to Republicans. For Black Mississippians, the result was the same: a lack of proportional representation at the top levels of state government and in Washington.

Colom was initially viewed as a long shot, and it wasn’t until late October that Senate Democrats’ top campaign group started spending on advertising to support him. But the midterms revealed a broad backlash against redistricting efforts in the South that were aimed at boosting Republicans and, by extension, reducing Black representation.

Primm’s bookstore, where Colom visited on Friday, opened in the 1930s and is recognized as the oldest Black-owned bookstore in the U.S.

She said the Farish Street neighborhood still represents Black Mississippians’ “first migration, from the plantation to the city.” Having Colom there as a potential senator “makes us so proud, and it gives us someone to aspire to. Our youth need to see the possibilities for their lives, and we do when we see our next senator from Mississippi.”

As he campaigned, Colom emphasized that he can represent all Mississippians, and he said President Donald Trump’s policies — the war with Iran and tariffs, especially — cut across all demographic lines. He even celebrated the extended ballot counting process as a benefit to the state’s 2.95 million residents.

“I’m so glad the national press is getting to see the beauty of our state,” he said.

But Colom and his Black supporters also have never ignored the significance of his candidacy as a Black man.

“We are motivated by the gross inequalities we have seen in society and how only one side seems to benefit,” said Tarawally, who was born in Sierra Leone and arrived in the Deep South to attend law school at the University of Mississippi. “So, we want a person who speaks to our benefit.”

Colom ended his campaign with an ad set at the Jackson home of Medgar Evers, the civil rights leader who was gunned down in 1963 in his own driveway, dying in front of his wife and children.

“It’s a powerful reminder of the sacrifice to gain the ballot, and nobody sacrificed more than Medgar Evers and his family,” Colom said Friday.

“What was important to me about that ad is we didn’t ask people to vote for me. We just talked about the sacrifice, talked about the story,” he continued. “We just wanted that to be the closing ad because I wanted that to be the last message that the people of Mississippi heard.”

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is facing massive backlash for not investing in Louisiana, Alabama, Montana, Mississippi and Florida. The races were winnable but Schumer kept his focus on pro Israel Dems in states that he knew he could pick wins.

Angie Nixon openly called Schumer ineffective.

Stratton, Andrews, El-Sayed, Hamilton, Jackson, Turek, Flanagan and Talarico vow to not support Schumer as the majority leader. It is likely that Mary Peltola and Scott Colom will not back his bid too.

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Monday, November 09, 2026

It Was So Bad, Laura Loomer And Katie Miller Quit Podcasting!

It's over for Katie Miller. Her podcast ends.

Yearly wrap up.

Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson are vindicated. They warned Republicans that they weren't pleased with the policies. It was basically don't listen to them, they're traitors.

Conflict to why the MAGA brand collapsed.

So now the far right needs to go after the influencers who helped the Democrats sweep into power.

The far right are pissed at Hasan Piker, Jennifer Welch and Angie "Pumps" Sullivan. They were key to helping many Democrats win their elections. Now the far right and centrist agitators are working on canceling them. They are pissed at Dave Chappelle over his 2025 performance where he said he was glad that white nationalist is gone.

People, please do not resort to the levels of those who profit off the anger. The anger of right wing Americans in the wake of white nationalist Charlie Kirk's death has sparked a censorship and harassment campaign.

Erika Kirk, Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, Scott Presler, Laura Loomer, Katie Miller, Riley Gaines, Lizzy Savetsky, Blaire White, Derrick Evans, Joey Saladino, Pijus "ChaoticHermes" Žemaitis, Eric Daughetry, Paul Szypula, Roseanne Barr, Steve Bannon, James Woods, Cam Higby, Kanye West, Tucker Carlson, Catturd, CJ Pearson, Stephen Crowder, Savanna Cannon, Tomi Lahren, Jack Posobiec, Snoop Dogg, Ray J, Waka Flocka Flame, DaBaby, James O'Keefe, Jacob Wohl, Ryan Metta, Noa Tishby, Thomas Sowell, Matthew Van Swol, Buck Sexton, Clay Travis, Mila Joy, Rick Ross, Ben Garrison, Todd Starnes, Jeffrey Mead, Nick Fuentes, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, Milo Yiannapolous, Piers Morgan, Nick Shirley, James Carville, Roger Stone, Russell Brand, Terrence K. Williams, Ian Miles Cheong, Lindy Li, Guy Benson, Kaitlin Bennett, Jake Paul, Logan Paul, Andy Ngo, Alexis Wilkins, Olivia Krolcyzk, Scott Jennings, Brandon Tatum, Neal Boortz, Alex Bruesewitz, Tom Finton, Nick Cannon, Adin Ross, Candace Owens, Nick Sorter, Jillian Michaels, Patrick Bet-David, Eddie Griffin, Harvey Levin, Tommy Robinson, Phil McGraw, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, Harris Faulkner, Tara Bull, Theodis Daniel, DJ Daniel, Kevin Sorbo, Dean Cain, Neera Tanden, Maria Bartiromo, Simon Abeta, SNEAKO, Lily Gaddis, Rob Schneider, Lorenzo Sowell, Gunther Eagleman, Jenna Ellis, Nelly, Chaya Raichik, Erick Erickson, Meghan McCain, Tim Pool, Van Jones, Lauren Southern, Will Cain, Icewear Vezzo, Megyn Kelly, Andre Williams, Angela Belcamino, Amir Odom, Victoria Jackson, Lawrence Jones, Tony Hinchcliffe, Ainsley Earhart, Dan Bongino, Jesse Lee Peterson, Stephen A. Smith, Noah Rothman, Dom Lucre, Glenn Greenwald, Jesse Watters, Brecca Stroll, Debra Lea, Brianna Wu, Bill O'Reilly, Mark Levin, Steven "Destiny" Bonnell, Neera Tendan, Steve Bannon, Myron Gaines, Ben Carson, Rochelle "Silk" Hardaway-Richardson, Mase, Juanita Broddrick, Mordechai David, James Carville, Jake Lang, Riley Nemi, Larry Elder, Eylon Levy, Brett Cooper, Ben Shapiro, Enes Kanter [Freedom], Dave Rubin, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Brian Glenn, Sara Haines, Matt Gaetz, Chris Cuomo, Nick Sorter, Fred Guttenberg, Alex Jones, Rachel Blevins, Owen Shroyer, Bill Cunningham, Steve Doocy, Andrew Tate, Tristan Tate, Kid Rock, Karoline Leavitt, Kevin Hodge, Keith Hodge, Sage Steele, 42 Dug, Bill Maher, Forgiato Blow, Judith Sheindlin, Bari Weiss, Royce White, Rick Santorum, Vanilla Ice, Amber Rose, Greg Gutfeld, David Limbaugh, Joy Villa, Peter Schweizer, Lauren Chen, Ian Carroll, Gordon Robertson, Malachi Maxey, April Chapman, Ali Alexander, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, Shannon Watts, Brent Bozell, Dalton Eatherly, Matt Walsh, Benny Johnson, Olivia Nuzzi, Ronna Romney McDaniel, Ryan Lizza, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Rita Cosby, Ronna Romney McDaniel, Laura Ingraham, Matt Drudge, Greta Van Susteren, Nancy Grace, Mike Lindell, Braden "Clavicular" Peters, Vince Langman, Brian Kilmeade, Glenn Beck, Xaviaer DuRousseau, Sean Davis, Ian Jaegar, Christopher Rufo, Joey Mannarino, Sean "Softball" Hannity and every centrist or far right agitator in the junk food media is scared of being taken out by a gunman. They are scared that the bullet won't miss. They want you to risk your freedom or your life to protect their right to gas you up to commit unspeakable crimes against one another.

In the right wing ecosphere, Laura Loomer and Katie Miller are officially taking a break (a permanent break).

Nicki Minaj has officially became a medicore celebrity. The former rapper, actress, media personality and far right agitator became a laughing stock after she put all of her investment into seeing President Donald J. Trump and Republicans win the Midterms.

An allegation of "pay for say" got Laura Loomer taking a break.

Terrence K. Williams, Scott Presler and gay MAGA agitators are salking over the massive losses in followers.

Loomer announced she is stepping back from and suspending her twice-weekly podcast, Loomer Unleashed. She said she is engaged and want to focus on her family life. The Washington Post revealed that she was being paid lots of money to promote pro MAGA and Pro Israeli propaganda. 

Loomer went on a massive, 119-post social media spree on X following the Democratic "blue wave" victories. Her doom-laden posts—proclaiming that "America is over" and that there was "no future" or rebuilding—drew heavy criticism for stoking unnecessary panic and defeatism within her own movement.

She faced strong pushback from tracking organizations and political commentators after she urged Americans to stockpile food and firearms, predicting "massive political violence and terrorism" because of the election outcomes. Experts noted that her rhetoric dehumanized voters and contributed to an increased risk of real-world tension.

Miller announced she is shutting down/halting her eponymous podcast, The Katie Miller Podcast (saying she will air two previously taped episodes).

The decision follows major administration and family changes, including her husband, Stephen Miller, being named White House chief of staff, alongside shifting political dynamics following the midterm results.

Miller blamed Republican losses on "MAGA moms" being "too busy raising their children" to make it to the polls. Critics heavily called her out for blaming busy mothers for the defeat.

Miller was also criticized for pushing unverified voting machine conspiracy theories on social media right after the election, with critics accusing her of "grasping at straws" to explain away the losses.

Folks who took nosedives include Ben Shapiro, Mark Levin, Lindy Li, Cam Higby and James O'Keefe.

All the noise they been promoting was not focused on the real issues. They were hoping causing noise would turnout voters. The paychecks were the main reasons for thr Republican wipeout.

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Sunday, November 08, 2026

That Redistricting Fiasco!

Despite the redistricting, Ohio Republicans got swept out. Texas Republicans got beaten out. North Carolina Republicans got swept out. Republicans in California are a critically endangered species.

Texas, Tennessee, California, North Carolina, Missouri, Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Louisiana, Alabama and Utah did mid decade redistricting. 

The Republicans were hoping to secure a permanent majority with the redrawing of U.S. Congressional Districts in states President Donald J. Trump won in 2024. The president aggressively pushed for Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, Ohio and Louisiana to redraw their maps.

The maps were approved by Republican governors Greg Abbott of Texas, Mike DeWine of Ohio, Bill Lee of Tennessee, Ron DeSantis of Florida, Kay Ivey of Louisiana, Spencer Cox of Utah, Jeff Landry of Louisiana and Mike Kehoe of Missouri. North Carolina Republicans overrode Democratic governor Josh Stein's veto. The Virginia Republicans took the voter approved mandate to change the maps to state court and it was thrown out. California governor Gavin Newsom signed the new congressional map approved despite the Trump Administration threats to sue. The federal court threw out Utah and Missouri's congressional maps. 

The Midterm results showed the Republican plan literally blew up in their faces.

We are still awaiting the results of 19 House races and 2 Senate races. But the outlook for the Republicans in some districts are bad. So according to Wikipedia, the results were a generational swing.

Republicans incumbent who lost to Democrats.

Arizona 6: Juan Ciscomani (first elected in 2022) lost to JoAnna Mendoza.
California 1: James Gallagher (first elected in 2026) lost to Mike McGuire.
California 22: David Valadao (first elected in 2012, and then re-elected in 2020 after losing in 2018) lost to Randy Villegas.
Colorado 4: Lauren Boebert (first elected in 2020) lost to Eileen Laubacher.
Colorado 5: Jeff Crank (first elected in 2024) lost to Jessica Killin.
Colorado 8: Gabe Evans (first elected in 2024) lost to Manny Rutinel.
Guam at-large: James Moylan (first elected in 2022) lost to Alicia Limtiaco.
Indiana 5: Victoria Spartz (first elected in 2020) lost to J. D. Ford.
Iowa 1: Mariannette Miller-Meeks (first elected in 2020) lost to Christina Bohannan.
Iowa 3: Zach Nunn (first elected in 2022) lost to Sarah Trone Garriott.
Michigan 4: Bill Huizenga (first elected in 2010) lost to Sean McCann.
Michigan 7: Tom Barrett (first elected in 2024) lost to William Lawrence.
Missouri 2: Ann Wagner (first elected in 2012) lost to Fred Wellman.
New Jersey 2: Jeff Van Drew (first elected in 2018 as a Democrat) lost to Zack Mullock.
New Jersey 7: Thomas Kean Jr. (first elected in 2022) lost to Rebecca Bennett.
New York 17: Mike Lawler (first elected in 2022) lost to Cait Conley.
North Carolina 5: Virginia Foxx (first elected in 2004) lost to Chuck Hubbard.
North Carolina 6: Addison McDowell (first elected in 2024) lost to Cyril Jefferson.
North Carolina 9: Richard Hudson (first elected in 2012) lost to Richard Ojeda.
North Carolina 13: Brad Knott (first elected in 2024) lost to Paul Barringer.
North Carolina 14: Tim Moore (first elected in 2024) lost to LaKesha Womack.
Ohio 7: Max Miller (first elected in 2022) lost to Brian Poindexter.
Ohio 10: Mike Turner (first elected in 2002) lost to Kristina Knickerbocker.
Ohio 15: Mike Carey (first elected in 2021) lost to Don Leonard.
Pennsylvania 1: Brian Fitzpatrick (first elected in 2016) lost to Bob Harvie.
Pennsylvania 7: Ryan Mackenzie (first elected in 2024) lost to Bob Brooks.
Pennsylvania 8: Rob Bresnahan (first elected in 2024) lost to Paige Cognetti.
Pennsylvania 10: Scott Perry (first elected in 2012) lost to Janelle Stelson.
Tennessee 4: Scott DesJarlais (first elected in 2010) lost to Victoria Broderick.
Texas 15: Monica De La Cruz (first elected in 2022) lost to Bobby Pulido.
Virginia 1: Rob Wittman (first elected in 2007) lost to Shannon Taylor.
Virginia 2: Jen Kiggans (first elected in 2022) lost to Elaine Luria.
Wisconsin 1: Bryan Steil (first elected in 2018) lost to Mitchell Berman.
Wisconsin 3: Derrick Van Orden (first elected in 2022) lost to Rebecca Cooke.

North Carolina had a Republican redistricting that backfired. Democrats wiped out many of the most MAGA friendliest Republicans.

Independent seat was won by a Democrat.

California 6: Kevin Kiley (first elected in 2022 as a Republican) lost to Richard Pan.

Open seats won by Democrats 

Arizona 1: Won by Amish Shah.
California 48: Won by Marni von Wilpert.
Iowa 2: Won by Lindsay James.
Kentucky 6: Won by Zach Dembo.
Michigan 10: Won by Christina Hines.
Montana 1: Won by Sam Forstag.
Nebraska 2: Won by Denise Powell.
Nevada 2: Won by Teresa Benitez-Thompson.
North Carolina 11: Won by Jamie Ager.
South Carolina 1: Won by Nancy Lacore.
Texas 23: Won by Katy Padilla Stout.
Utah 1: Won by Ben McAdams.

Open seats won by Republicans 

Maine 2: Won by Paul LePage.
Tennessee 9: Won by Brent Taylor.
Texas 32: Won by Jace Yarbrough.

Open seats held by Democrats.

California 11: Won by Scott Wiener.
California 26: Won by Jacqui Irwin.
California 38: Won by Hilda Solis.
Colorado 1: Won by Melat Kiros.
Connecticut 1: Won by Luke Bronin.
District of Columbia at-large: Won by Robert White.
Florida 22: Won by Pia Dandiya.
Florida 24: Won by Oliver Gilbert.
Georgia 13: Won by Jasmine Clark.
Illinois 2: Won by Donna Miller.
Illinois 4: Won by Patty Garcia.
Illinois 7: Won by La Shawn Ford.
Illinois 8: Won by Melissa Bean.
Illinois 9: Won by Daniel Biss.
Massachusetts 6: Won by Dan Koh.
Maryland 5: Won by Adrian Boafo.
Michigan 11: Won by Jeremy Moss.
Michigan 13: Won by Donavan McKinney.
Minnesota 2: Won by Matt Little.
New Jersey 12: Won by Adam Hamawy.
New Hampshire 1: Won by Stefany Shaheen.
New York 7: Won by Claire Valdez.
New York 10: Won by Brad Lander.
New York 12: Won by Micah Lasher.
New York 13: Won by Darializa Avila Chevalier.
Pennsylvania 3: Won by Chris Rabb.
Texas 9: Won by Leticia Gutierrez.
Texas 30: Won by Frederick Haynes III.
Texas 33: Won by Colin Allred.
Texas 35: Won by Johnny Garcia.
U.S. Virgin Islands at-large: Won by Janelle Sarauw.

Open Seats held by Republicans 

Alabama 1: Won by Jerry Carl.
Arizona 5: Won by Mark Lamb.
Florida 2: Won by Austin Rogers.
Florida 11: Won by Joe Strada.
Florida 16: Won by Sydney Gruters.
Florida 19: Won by Jim Schwartzel.
Georgia 1: Won by Jim Kingston.
Georgia 10: Won by Houston Gaines.
Georgia 11: Won by John Cowan.
Iowa 4: Won by Chris McGowan.
Kentucky 4: Won by Ed Gallrein.
Missouri 6: Won by Chris Stigall.
New York 21: Won by Anthony Constantino.
Oklahoma 1: Won by Mark Tedford.
South Carolina 5: Won by Wes Climer.
South Dakota at-large: Won by Marty Jackley.
Tennessee 5: Won by Charlie Hatcher.
Tennessee 6: Won by Johnny Garrett.
Texas 2: Won by Steve Toth.
Texas 8: Won by Jessica Hart Steinmann.
Texas 10: Won by Chris Gober.
Texas 19: Won by Tom Sell.
Texas 21: Won by Mark Teixeira.
Texas 22: Won by Trever Nehls.
Texas 38: Won by Jon Bonck.
Washington 4: Won by Amanda McKinney.
Wisconsin 7: Won by Michael Alfonso.
Wyoming at-large: Won by Chuck Gray.

California Democrats have a 48 seat majority. The four districts in Nevada went to Democrats.

2028 senators who may face competitive races.

Chuck Grassley, Iowa.
John Fetterman, Pennsylvania.
Mark Kelly, Arizona.
Ron Johnson, Wisconsin.
Raphael Warnock, Georgia.
Ashley Moody, Florida.
Sherrod Brown, Ohio.
Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire.
Lisa Murkowski, Alaska.

2028 potential senate challenges

Tim Scott, South Carolina.
Ted Budd, North Carolina.
Eric Schmitt, Missouri.
Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada.

Looking forward, the Democrats may have scored one of their biggest wins in history, but the ground game is undetermined. While some are calling for impeaching Trump a third time and show hearings for members of his administration, most Americans want generational change. 

The Democrats better the focus on the economy, ending the war with Iran, a complete dismantling of AI data centers, an end to military/financial aid to Israel, an end to military aid to Ukraine, a push for tax hikes on billionaires, a permanent safety net for all in need, voter protection, immigration reform, an end to gun violence and an end to corruption.

The president is literally blocked from picking Supreme Court nominees (for now). He cannot pick a nominee that is too conservative. He has to compromise on most of his agenda. He cannot rely on John Fetterman to be a tie breaker or Vice President JD Vance.

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