The Day After

3 min readNov 4, 2026

I’m bummed by the slaughter. The socialists and their anti-semite allies have attained power. In Trump’s first term, he was done in by Covid. This time it was probably the high prices exacerbated by the tariffs and the Iran War, although it can be argued that disarming the mad mullahs was the right move. I now must hope that all my beliefs are wrong and the Dems are right. At least there shouldn’t be any rioting, although radicals may now feel free to target ICE. I’ve believed America has been tilting toward socialism since FDR. Yesterday was a giant leap toward it, and if DC and Puerto Rico become states and the Supreme Court is expanded, it will be nigh impossible to turn back the tide. AI would be a big help to Dems if they let it, so will, ironically, DT’s booming economy. I want to move on and let it go. Hats off to all who fought on the president’s behalf and especially to Bruce Blakeman, a terrific candidate facing huge odds. Conservatives are extinct in NYC and fading away nationwide.

Among today’s celebrations, it’s National Waiting for the Barbarians Day. As Heather O’Rourke said in Poltergeist (1982) photo from Google Images:

From pinterest.com, posted by Karl Ryder, although ThisAppIsGarbage complains: “Way to steal the original meme:”

RIP NFL stalwart DT Bob Heinz, 79. Born in ‘Frisco, he excelled in track and field as well as football in high School. He graduated from the University of the Pacific and is a member of the school’s Hall of Fame. He was taken by the Dolphins in the second round of the 1969 draft, the 37th overall selection. He was with them nine seasons, including the championships in back to back Super Bowls, VII and VIII, the former the historic 1972 17–0 undefeated season, an excellence to date unmatched. He was a big part of the “No-Name Defense.” He finished his playing career with a brief stint with the ‘Skins in ’78. He had nine sacks and one fumble recovery with Miami. After retiring from play, he was a successful businessman in California. Married 56 years, he was a father of three. Awesome, Sir. Facts from Google AI Mode, photo from GI:

Last night the Grit channel, 31–3 on OTA in NYC, ran Money, Women and Guns (1958), starring Jock Mahoney. It’s a bit different than most westerns, as there isn’t much gunplay or fisticuffs, and has subtle humor. In researching the cast, the name at the bottom stood out, Franklin Farnum, whose numbers have been revised since the last time I checked. There are now 679 titles under his name at IMDb, up from 646, which places him third in my unofficial credits derby, behind Bess Flowers’ 1124 and Herman Hack’s 845. Photo from GI:

There were no gloating Dems today at the Anti-Inflation Book Shop on what is forecast to be the last of the gorgeous weather we’ve enjoyed in NYC for about three weeks. I commiserated with a couple of fellow conservatives. My Thanks to the young woman who grossly overcompensated me for The Ultimate Bobbi Brown Beauty Bible, and to Movie Buff, who bought a hardcover thriller whose title and author escape me; and to the young Latino who purchased Grammar in Use Intermediate Student’s Book with Answers and Interactive eBook: Self-study Reference and Practice for Students of American English by Raymond Murphy, William R. Smalzer, et al.; and to the guy who bought a pair of work boots.