Election News, Jersey and Jews

Good morning, Stroock's Books followers, and happy Wednesday. We're still basking in the glow of our keys having been found. 

Here in New Jersey GOP Jack Ciattarelli won the GOP gubernatorial primary and Democrat Mikie Sherrill won the Democrat gubernatorial primary. Newsweek reports, 'According to SurveyUSA, Ciattarelli and Sherrill are viewed favorably by a near-equal percentage of New Jersey voters. The SurveyUSA poll found that 40 percent of Garden State voters have a favorable view of Ciattarelli, while 41 percent view Sherrill favorably.' The race is up for grabs. 

Related: Ras Baraka, Newark's communist mayor, only got 21 percent of the vote. New Jersey may be blue, but we're not crazy...yet.

We ourselves voted for Jack, as Ciattarelli's signs call him. Oldest Daughter voted in her first election. We were a little emotional. 

This afternoon the Israeli opposition will submit a bill to dissolve the Knesset. Passage hinges on the Shas and United Torah Judaism parties. As of this writing we've no idea how they'll vote...check that UTJ says they're voting aye. It all comes down to Shas. Negotiations continue. 

Israel Elects posts on a survey of Israeli public opinion about Bibi and the war. Nut graph, as the J-school losers would say...the public is not impressed with Bibi and has no confidence in his handling of the war. Note, war hawks: the Israeli public overwhelmingly favors a hostage deal. Expect Bibi to make one to improve his political prospects. 

Trump has put the breaks on Netanyahu, they say, refusing to greenlight Israeli strikes on Iran, and demanding Bibi find a way to end the Gaza war. 

Meanwhile, Israel Hayom tells us how the Turmp administration used diplomatic pressure to prevent France from recognizing a Gazan/West Bank Person state. 

Also Trump says he's 'growing less confident' about an Iran deal.

And LOL, Trump and Elon seem to be mending fences. As we said last week, the Trump-Musk fight is merely the Current Thing. There will be another Current Thing. 

Further, Trump says he wants to ban flag burning. Sorry Mr. President. Burning the flag is Constitutionally protected speech, 100 percent. One can burn the flag. One can hold a Nazi march through a Jewish neighborhood. One can protest the funeral of fallen soldiers. One can say all kinds of despicable things. There is no debate on this matter. None whatsoever. So the Supreme Court has ruled time and again 9-0. Laughs in Clarence Thomas. 

Ant War: we eliminated three reconnoitering carpenter ants. We see signs the other ants are gathering as well. Negotiations have stalled as we refuse to recognize ant right of return to the pantry. Offensive operations will continue apace. 

DOGE report: We introed the commander of the British attack on Ireland in World War 1990: Thatcher's War. Look up General Mike Rose, people. 

We wrote the General Carl Stiner scene in World War 1990: The Managua Campaign. Hmmm...we've yet to do any foreign scenes. What's happening with the Ruskis, etc etc? Upon these matters we shall dwell. 

Oh well. We're off to get our Real ID. Wish us luck.