Nature has become a rounding error on a planet dominated by humanity, and for some things we don’t even need our machines to do it.

Catching a comet and a shooting star at the same time.

We’ve got a new interactive series called Worst Media Take of the Week, where you — our loyal NewsBusters visitors and MRC supporters — get to vote on which leftist journalist or celebrity had the worst media take of the week.   Much appreciation to all who voted last week via NewsBusters and the MRC’s various social media sites (Facebook, Instagram and X.com).   The results of the Worst Media Take of the Week are in and the winner is… Sunny Hostin! The ABC’s The View co-host won with 46 percent of the vote. Hostin took first place for railing that President Donald Trump’s “rise” was based in “racism and white supremacy.” Actor Robert De Niro came in second place with 39 percent. The Nation’s Elie Mystal finished in third place with 15 percent.  The following is a montage of all the nominees:      WINNER (46 percent of the vote)   Sunny Hostin: Trump’s Rise Due to “Racism and White Supremacy”  “Trump’s rise – in part – was based in racism and white supremacy. And that is the truth!” — Co-host Sunny Hostin on ABC’s The View, October 16.   SECOND PLACE (39 percent of the vote)   Robert De Niro Rages Against Donald Trump and His Jewish “Nazi” Stephen Miller Host Jonathan Capehart: “You said earlier, Mr. De Niro, about the President, he will not leave the White House. This is where you and I are on the same wavelength.”Actor Robert De Niro: “No way. He will not. We see it, we see it, we see it every –  we see it all the time. He will not want to leave. He set it up with his, I guess he’s the [Joseph] Goebbels of the cabinet, Stephen Miller. He’s a, he’s a Nazi. Yes, he is, and he’s Jewish, and he should be ashamed of himself.”— MSNBC’s The Weekend, October 19.   THIRD PLACE (15 percent of the vote)   Elie Mystal: Chief Justice John Roberts Is the “Biggest Enemy Towards Black People” Since Dred Scott Decision  “John Roberts has been an enemy of the Voting Rights Act – as you pointed out in your opening – for his entire career. John Roberts is the biggest enemy towards black people that this court has seen since Chief Justice Roger Taney, who authored the Dred Scott decision….Whenever black people are asking to have equal representation….in this country, John Roberts is the man standing at the door telling us no.”— The Nation’s justice correspondent Elie Mystal on MSNBC’s Velshi, October 19.   Thanks again to all who participated!    Funded by James P. Jimirro

The virulently anti-Trump American Federal of Government Employees (AFGE) is now calling on Senate Democrats to end the government shutdown by voting to pass a continuing resolution that would temporarily extend funding at previously-approved levels. “Both political parties have made their point,” AFGE President Everett Kelley said in a statement Monday. “[I]t’s time to pass a clean continuing resolution and end this shutdown today.” The federal government has been shuttered since October 1 because Senate Democrats are filibustering a “clean” (unchanged) bill that would keep funding the same as the continuing resolution they voted for the last time funding was about to expire. Instead, Senate Democrats are demanding an extra $1.5 trillion of taxpayer money for agenda items, such as providing free health care to illegal aliens and propping up the foundering Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). “Unfortunately, shutdowns have become a recurring tactic in Washington. But there is no ‘winning’ a government shutdown,” Kelley writes. “Reopen the government immediately under a clean continuing resolution that allows continued debate on larger issues.” “None of these steps favor one political side over another. They favor the American people,” AFGE Pres. Kelley says. AFGE’s rhetoric was not so nonpartisan when the prospect a government shutdown was looming last year, however. On September 20, 2024, Pres. Kelley issued a statement laying blame directly on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, calling him a “reckless, desperate candidate bent on sowing chaos and confusion”: “Once again, a group of lawmakers are taking orders from Donald Trump, pretending they’re on reality TV instead of running a government, and playing politics with the livelihoods of dedicated public servants who care for our veterans, protect our food supply, keep our communities safe, and so much more.” …. “It’s time for lawmakers to stop catering to the whims of one reckless, desperate candidate bent on sowing chaos and confusion and listen to the seventy five percent of Americans who don’t want to see a government shut down.” More recently, AFGE has: Sued the Trump Administration over shutdown-related layoffs and the end of taxpayer-funded propaganda promoting public media. Endorsed Jay Jones, a scandal-plagued Democrat Virginia attorney general candidate who acknowledges that he fantasized about killing a Republican opponent. Participated in and supported the anti-Trump “No Kings Day” protests on October 18. Opposed the Trump Administration’s reconciliation bill, which extended the 2017 tax cuts. Monday’s AFGE statement “could increase pressure on Democrats to budge from their current stance,” NBC Washington reports, noting that two Democrats and one Independent who caucuses with them currently support reopening the government: “Three senators who caucus with Democrats have voted with Republicans to pass the bill: John Fetterman, D-Pa., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Angus King, I-Maine. “Five more would be needed to reach the 60-vote threshold required.”

The Department of Homeland Security fired back at former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) after she and other California Democrats laid out plans for the arrest of federal immigration agents for supposed violations of state laws.Brooke Jenkins, the San Francisco district attorney, said her office already has plans to arrest federal agents should they use force in her city as they did during violent protests and riots in Los Angeles and Chicago. Jenkins explained the San Francisco Police Department is on board with the idea in cases of "clear, excessive use of force."'If politicians and activists don’t like the law, they should try to change it instead of demonizing our brave men and women in uniform.'DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin called the plans "gross" in a statement to Blaze News, adding, "America’s brave ICE and Border Patrol agents put their lives on the line every day to enforce U.S. law and arrest the worst of the worst — including gang members, rapists, and murderers."RELATED: House Democrats' ICE 'tracker' will 'put our lives in danger': DHS agent ICE CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images "From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi gestapo to glorifying rioters, the vilification of ICE must stop. Nancy Pelosi’s rhetoric is putting a target on the backs of federal law enforcement officers who are already facing a 1,000% increase in assaults against them. Our law enforcement is ENFORCING federal law — if politicians and activists don’t like the law, they should try to change it instead of demonizing our brave men and women in uniform," McLaughlin added.The Department of Justice sent a letter to Pelosi and Jenkins warning them that their plans violate federal law and that there will be consequences should any state or local police arrest federal agents while lawfully carrying out their duties. The heightened threat level DHS personnel are facing was realized in the San Francisco Bay last week after a driver apparently attempted to ram a U-Haul truck into a checkpoint at Coast Guard Island Alameda. Coast Guard security personnel shot at the suspect after he did not listen to verbal commands to stop."The truck driver was wounded in the stomach and is being held for mental health evaluation. A bystander was struck by a fragment, treated at a local hospital, and released," DHS said about the shooting.Anti-ICE attackers have increasingly used vehicles to allegedly ram federal agents' vehicles or block their path on the road during operations. Attacks in that fashion have taken place in cities such as Chicago and Los Angeles.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Authorities have identified two of the three victims in a fatal crash in California last week involving an illegal alien truck driver.'If California had complied with the Secretary's emergency rule, ... he would have never been able to get behind his big rig.'Clarence Nelson, a 76-year-old Pomona high school basketball coach, and his wife, Lisa Nelson, 69, were killed after a semitruck plowed into several vehicles on the I-10 freeway in Ontario on Tuesday, Fox News Digital reported. Four others were injured."This week, our community was deeply saddened by the tragic incident in the City of Ontario," state Senator Susan Rubio (D) said. "It's heartbreaking to learn that two of the lives lost were from my district — Pomona High School basketball coach Clarence Nelson and his wife, Lisa.""As a teacher, I know how a loss like this ripples through an entire school community," she stated. "My heart goes out to their families, the Pomona Unified School District, and everyone mourning this tremendous loss."The driver of the truck, Jashanpreet Singh, is a 21-year-old Indian national in the United States illegally. He was suspected of speeding while being under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash. The California Highway Patrol arrested Singh, and he is facing charges of driving under the influence of drugs and causing bodily injury and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.Singh pleaded not guilty on Friday. His next court appearance is scheduled for November 4. Singh requires an interpreter for his upcoming hearing, ABC News reported, citing court filings.RELATED: The shocking details behind another fatal illegal alien truck crash Photographer: David Peinado/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesImmigration and Customs Enforcement placed an arrest detainer against Singh. According to ICE, he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in 2022 and was released into the country by the Biden administration. The Department of Transportation accused California of violating federal law by issuing Singh a commercial driver's license.In September, DOT Secretary Sean Duffy announced the results of a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration audit that found "systemic non-compliance" among driver's licensing agencies in several states, including California. Duffy ordered a pause of California's issuance of non-domiciled CDLs, requiring the state to identify all unexpired licenses that fail to comply with regulations.In mid-October, the DOT stated it was withholding roughly $40 million in federal funds from the state over its failure to comply with English language proficiency standards for commercial drivers."If California had complied with the Secretary's emergency rule and prevented the upgrade of this individual's driving privileges earlier this month, he would have never been able to get behind his big rig," the DOT stated about the deadly crash involving Singh.The department claimed that California initially issued Singh a non-domiciled CDL in June. However, it noted that because Singh was 20 years old at the time, his license included a "K restriction" that limited his driving to intrastate operations. On October 15, when Singh turned 21, California removed the K restriction without applying the stricter standards DOT announced in its September final rule. RELATED: Truckers push back on driver-shortage ‘myth’ that has led to flood of foreigners in long-haul industry Photographer: David Peinado/Bloomberg via Getty Images"If California had complied with the Secretary's emergency rule and prevented the upgrade of Singh's driving privileges, Singh would have been required to return to the DMV (on or after October 15) to have the 'K' restriction removed and upgrade his CDL," the DOT stated. "At that time, Singh would have been subject to the emergency rule and found ineligible to retain the non-domiciled CDL due to Singh's status as an asylum seeker."The California DMV told Blaze News that the federal government approved Singh's employment authorization, which it claimed was valid through August 2030. The DMV stated that it verified Singh's documents using the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system, also known as SAVE. It also acknowledged that on September 26, the DOT issued an interim final rule that changed eligibility requirements."MISINFORMATION ALERT: The state does not determine commercial driver's license eligibility," the California State Transportation Agency wrote in a post on social media. "The FEDERAL government approves and renews all FEDERAL employment authorization documents that allows individuals to work and obtain commercial driver's licenses."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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