‘Musk could receive some attention from federal law enforcement’

‘Elon Musk is a nationwide safety threat’

Andrew Couts at Wired

Elon Musk’s deleted X put up “might be interpreted as a name to homicide President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris,” says Andrew Couts. It was the “newest in an extended line of more and more incendiary political posts from Musk, whose substantial protection contracts with the U.S. authorities could give him entry to extremely delicate data.” The federal government’s “reliance on corporations managed by Musk has repeatedly raised the hackles of nationwide safety consultants,” and his “put up additional complicates issues.”

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‘Vance had higher buckle up: His debate would possibly go as badly as Trump’s’

Jennifer Rubin at The Washington Publish

J.D. Vance has had the “most disastrous vice-presidential run in reminiscence,” and “it might worsen” throughout the vice presidential debate, says Jennifer Rubin. Vance’s “report is suffering from gaffes, excessive statements and offensive slurs.” However the “bigger downside for Vance, nonetheless, could also be that he has not achieved something (apart from getting on the MAGA ticket) in his two temporary years in elected workplace.” His “lack of gravitas and substance could also be painfully apparent.”

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‘Fashionable wars are wars of attrition’

Sean Durns at The American Conservative

Usually it’s “attrition that’s decisive in trendy warfare,” says Sean Durns. “Fast wars and conclusive victories, akin to Israel’s 1967 Six-Day Warfare, are the exception.” Individuals are “drawn to the thought of decisive battles,” however “specializing in engagements and personalities and failing to understand the attritional nature of contemporary warfare can result in overly optimistic assessments.” Claims that the “newest weapon will make a pivotal distinction within the Russian-Ukrainian Warfare ought to advantage skepticism.”

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‘Is Eric Adams’ luck about to expire?’

Ross Barkan at The Nation

There has “by no means been a mayor like Eric Adams within the trendy historical past of New York Metropolis,” says Ross Barkan. It “can be too quickly to declare Adams’ political profession over,” however he’s “deeply unpopular with many citizens throughout town.” Incumbent mayors “virtually all the time win reelection, however Adams is way more broken than any of his current predecessors.” Nevertheless, he “can take some solace within the weaknesses of his present challengers.”

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