10/16/2026 05:00 EDT
LEFT’S CONCERTED CAMPAIGN AGAINST ICE RESULTS IN DRAMATIC RISE IN ASSAULTS, VEHICULAR ATTACKS
TODAY’S TOP TEN
ASSAULTS ON ICE RISE DRAMATICALLY
ASSAULTS ON ICE OFFICERS surge 1,600 percent, vehicular attacks 8,000 percent. Restoration News.
TRUMP DOJ SUES California over “likely” noncitizens on voter lists. The Daily Signal.
PRESIDENT TRUMP CANCELS livestream of Fort Hood murderer’s execution. Legal Insurrection.
FEDERAL APPELLATE COURT strikes down California law unmasking ICE agents. The Federalist.
DEMOCRAT OPERATIVES are nervous that a “blue wave” might not materialize. Zeale.
PRELIMINARY EARLY VOTING numbers in Ohio show a general lack of enthusiasm to cast early votes. The Daily Signal.
DEM GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE David Crowley takes care of his wife in 2027 Milwaukee County budget. Restoration News.
CONSTRUCTION OF OBAMA Presidential Center projected to cost $1 billion, nearly triple original price. Just the News.
NETFLIX LAYS OFF 1,000 people as woke streaming giant struggles to keep viewers. The Western Journal.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA, public schools favor administrators over students. The Federalist.
COMMENTARY WORTH READING
Shane Gillis and why the Left still can’t take a joke. Sasha Stone.
John Cleese learns the hard way that free speech is only possible because of Christianity. Casey Chalk.
America narrowly avoided net zero disaster. Rupert Darwall.
VIDEO WORTH WATCHING
LATEST ROA PODCASTS
New panel of 4 discusses culture war, Obama. Restoration Spotlight podcast.
Host Grace Reilly talks with President Trump embracing Columbus Day again. Restoring America with Grace Reilly.
In episode 10, Doug Truax and Will Thibeau discuss chaplains, the military’s forgotten shepherds. Restore the Military podcast.
OFFBEAT BEAT
Passing Revolutionary War history on to next generation. Real Clear History.
TWEETS OF NOTE
(@StephenM) James Talafreako disappeared for two weeks without any believable explanation whatsoever. Tweet.
(@GuntherEagleman) The Mar-a-Lago raid was UNPRECEDENTED. The first time in history the FBI raided a former president's home. And the Squad and the rest of the Democrats approved it. Cheered it. Called it justice. They set the precedent. Now they get to live by it. Tweet.
MOST CLICKED ITEM YESTERDAY
MAJOR BANKS CLOSED accounts of MAGA, pro-life, and other conservative groups disfavored by Biden administration, new report reveals. Restoration News.
BONGINO REPORT TOP HEADLINE AT TIME OF EMAIL
It Gets Even Worse for Ilhan Omar: She Could Be Facing Denaturalization, Deportation BONGINO REPORT.
DOGE SAVINGS
$215 billion. DOGE website.
POLYMARKET PREDICTION MARKET
Will Democrats control House after 2026 midterms? 91%.
Will Democrats control the Senate after the 2026 midterms? 65%
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