A brutal new campaign from California GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton launching on Wednesday takes direct aim at Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom’s push to further gerrymander the Golden State’s congressional maps.  The statewide digital ad, first shared with The Daily Wire, highlights Newsom’s recent comments about punching Republican “sons-of-bitches” in the mouth and urges California voters to vote against Proposition 50. Prop 50 would skew election maps further in favor of California Democrats and would shrink the Republican delegation to Congress if passed in November.  Hilton says that instead of cracking down on his state’s crime and homelessness problems, Newsom is focusing on pushing a political agenda to set up his own presidential aspirations.  “We’ve got to defeat this totally outrageous scheme by Gavin Newsom to rig our elections here in California,” he told The Daily Wire. “It’s a direct assault on democracy, by Gavin Newsom, who lectures us endlessly about democracy. This guy’s a total joke. He’s a total failure, the most useless governor in America.” The ad features a loop of Newsom saying that he was “going to punch these sons-of-bitches in the mouth” when discussing redistricting efforts in Texas.  “Why is Gavin Newsom so angry? He’s not angry about the addiction and despair. He’s not angry about crime and chaos in our cities or the neighborhoods burned on his watch. He’s not angry about our crushing cost of living. Newsom is angry because he will never be president with his record of failure,” Hilton says in the ad. “Gavin Newsom wrecked our state. Now he wants to make it worse.”  Hilton ad. Newsom has billed the maps as a way to “end the Trump presidency” and followed Texas’s move to draw maps more favorable to Republicans.  Hilton said that, currently, California Republicans hold only 17% of the state’s congressional seats, though roughly 40% of the populace votes Republican. The new maps would reduce Republican representation to about 6% of the seats. He said it would take, on average, about 193,000 votes to elect a Democrat, while it would take 1.5 million to elect a Republican. Hilton ad. The maps have already been approved by the Democratic supermajority in California and will appear on the November 4 ballot in California. It will only require a majority to pass.  Hilton has also filed a lawsuit to block Prop 50, but says he has been given a court date after the election. The author and former TV host said that Democrat lawmakers in California believed that they could do whatever they wanted to.  “They’re just arrogant beyond belief. They assume that they’ll never be held accountable, but they can do whatever they want. It’s the behavior of an authoritarian, arrogant, ruling elite,” he said. 

A German mayor-elect fighting for her life after being stabbed 13 times in her own home exposes the alarming breakdown of safety and family structure that threatens the very foundation of civil society. Devastating Attack Rocks German Town Iris Stalzer, the newly elected mayor of Herdecke, Germany, remains in critical condition after suffering 13 stab wounds in her apartment on October 7, 2025. The Social Democratic Party member, who narrowly won her mayoral race with just over 52% of the vote, was discovered by her 15-year-old adopted son around midday. Emergency services airlifted her to Napa University Hospital in Bokeh, where she continues fighting for her life just weeks before her scheduled inauguration on November 1. Der 15jährige Adoptivsohn der #SPD Bürgermeisterin von #Herdecke Iris Stalzer, offensichtlich ein Flüchtlingsjunge, wird tatverdächtig abgeführt. Bereits im Sommer wurde Stalzer von ihrer 17jährigen Adoptivtochter mit einem Messer angegriffen. Wer bunt sein will, lebt gefährlich. pic.twitter.com/tuogNr5Qad — Max van Stetten (@homo_est_liber) October 7, 2025 Troubling Family Dynamics Under Investigation Police detained Stalzer’s adopted son on suspicion of attempting to cover up evidence, raising serious questions about the family’s internal struggles. The attack follows a previous knife-related incident involving Stalzer’s 17-year-old adopted daughter, suggesting escalating domestic tensions that authorities failed to address. A special homicide unit from Häen has launched a comprehensive investigation, with officials stating no motive has been ruled out. This pattern of violence within the household points to deeper systemic failures in protecting vulnerable family members. The investigation has revealed disturbing details about the family dynamics, with both adopted children present at the scene when emergency services arrived. Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned the attack as a “heinous act” and expressed hope for Stalzer’s recovery, but his words ring hollow when the state apparatus failed to prevent such violence. The detention of the teenage son for evidence tampering suggests authorities suspect deliberate attempts to obstruct justice in this brutal assault. Political Implications and Governance Crisis This shocking attack has created immediate disruption in Herdecke’s local governance, leaving the town of 22,000 residents without clear leadership during a critical transition period. Stalzer’s narrow electoral victory reflected existing political divisions in the community, and her incapacitation threatens to derail policy implementation and local projects. The SPD and local government structures now face uncertainty about succession plans, highlighting the vulnerability of democratic institutions when leadership is compromised. #BREAKING : Police have arrested the 15 year old adopted son of Mayor Iris Stalzer The boy was handcuffed and placed in a forensic suit in the patrol car. He reportedly told authorities that his mother had been attacked by “several men” on the street.#Herdecke #Germany… pic.twitter.com/BDPTPRDa9O — upuknews (@upuknews1) October 7, 2025 The incident exposes the dangerous intersection of personal and political life for elected officials, particularly in an era of increasing social instability. While attacks on German politicians remain rare, this domestic-focused violence represents a troubling departure from typical politically motivated assaults. The failure to address the warning signs from the previous knife incident involving the adopted daughter demonstrates how bureaucratic negligence can lead to catastrophic outcomes. Sources: Newly elected German mayor Iris Stalzer found at home with serious stab wounds German mayor Iris Stalzer ‘fighting for her life’ after being stabbed in Herdecke A mayor-elect in Germany is found with serious stab wounds, investigators see no political motive German mayor-elect gravely wounded in stabbing attack Politician fighting for life after attack by ‘group of men’ Mayor in western Germany in critical condition after stabbing German mayor critically injured in stabbing attack, police say

In the timepiece capital of the world, time may be running out for carbon-heavy imported steel thanks to a new solar-powered furnace. Swiss firm Panatere has patented, and has now inaugurated, the world’s first two solar foundries for melting down steel for reuse. Consisting of 500 concave mirrors mounted on a heliostat that allows them […] The post First Solar Furnace to Recycle Steel Can Melt Metal with Sunshine in 2 Hours appeared first on Good News Network.

WINCHESTER, Virginia—The one thing that has been consistent in covering Virginia’s off-year statewide elections since as far back as the year Republicans George Allen and Jim Gilmore ran for governor and attorney general, respectively, in 1993 is that the races really don’t start moving until September. And when they do, they move fast. Allen began that summer trailing badly in his race against Democrat Mary Sue Terry. Early polling showed her earning 56% support of Virginia’s voters to Allen’s 27%. By September of that year, Allen had cut Terry’s lead from 18 percentage points to 6, according to the Mason-Dixon polling at that time that showed him trailing her 46%-40%. Gilmore, who was running against Democrat Bill Dolan for attorney general, had also moved into a close race against Dolan. Allen won by a whopping 58% of the vote to Terry’s 41%, marking the first time a Republican had won a statewide election since 1977. Gilmore defeated Dolan by 10 percentage points. The pattern repeated for GOP candidates in the race between Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Creigh Deeds in 2009, and then between now-Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., and Democrat Terry McAuliffe in 2021. The headline race here is the one between Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, R-Va. The latest polls show Spanberger leading by double digits. But in the attorney general race between incumbent Republican Jason Miyares and Jay Jones, a Democratic candidate who is further left than Spanberger, Jones only leads Miyares by 6 points, a statistically insignificant lead because of the margin of error. Several things might move this race further toward Miyares, beginning with Jones’ questionable behavior regarding two recent revelations about his sense of entitlement and character. First on the latter: In 2022, Jones was busted for reckless driving by a state trooper for clocking an astounding 116 mph down Interstate 64 in New Kent County. It gets worse. The son of two judges struck a deal to skirt Virginia’s mandatory one-year jail sentence for reckless driving that allowed him to do 1,000 hours of community service and pay a $1,500 fine. How he did the community service is where it gets even more interesting. In January 2024, his own political action committee, Meet Our Moment, which recruits and trains minority Democratic candidates to run for Virginia offices, and the Virginia chapter of the NAACP both attested that Jones completed 500 hours of community service each. It gets worse—stunningly worse. On Friday, Audrey Fahlberg of National Review reported that Jones sent a Virginia lawmaker a text joking about shooting former state House Speaker Todd Gilbert, saying that if faced with the choice of murdering Gilbert or two dictators, he’d shoot Gilbert “every time.” Beyond how flawed Jones is, what makes Miyares so compelling is that whether he wins or loses his reelection to his seat in November, he will still emerge as a formidable contender for Virginia governor in four years. Miyares, whose mother fled Cuba alone without resources as a teenager, did the improbable four years ago when he first ran for attorney general. He was the first candidate to defeat the incumbent attorney general in Virginia in well over 100 years. The contest between him and Jones, the scion of a Beltway political dynasty, is also an interesting microcosm of how much both parties, not just their bases but also their candidates, have changed. The former Democratic lawmaker is the son of two prosecutors who became judges. He attended prep school, while Miyares grew up in a house with a single mother and went to public school. This is a reflection of how much the resumes of candidates for both parties have shifted in the era of conservative populism. Despite being the incumbent, Miyares still faces an uphill battle. Virginia is still a pretty blue state, though he has done a good job navigating the electorate. He attends naturalization ceremonies embracing new Americans, yet he also enforces immigration law. One of his standard lines I’ve noticed in his stump speech is, “If your family came to this country looking for a better way of life and they thought America was freedom’s last best hope, chances are your family looks a lot like mine.” Heading into October, Miyares was likely down closer to 3, not 6. It is unclear what impact Jones’s speeding ticket and, even more importantly, the dark messages of shooting the state House speaker to a former colleague in the legislature have had on voters. In light of the murder of Charlie Kirk, it’s likely to be impactful. To date, Miyares has done a solid job of centering his run on local issues and avoiding national ones, much as he did in 2021, a volatile year for Republican candidates. Watching the first Hispanic American elected statewide in Virginia’s reelection efforts this year is the must-watch of the cycle. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Jason Miyares’ Race for Virginia Attorney General Just Got More Compelling appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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