Chinese EVs & EU Carbon Credit Certificates

Europe wants Beijing to voluntarily limit the number of EVs that come into Europe from China, in order to save their auto sector from complete collapse. However, Europe cannot force Beijing to limit the number of EVs that come into Europe from China, or Beijing might stop selling them carbon credit certificates that will result in fines to the EU automakers that will collapse the EU auto sector. You would think that Europe would just get rid of the net-zero carbon regulations until they can stabilize their market and get back to a reasonable energy policy. Alas, that would mean reversing decades of climate change legislation. The preferred route is to ask Beijing to limit hurting them. Think about this. It’s a remarkable mess, no? Madness. Yet, somehow, this same intellectual powerhouse is going to help solve the Ukraine-Russia conflict? https://t.co/UlSksa96vz

— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) October 23, 2026

… selling them carbon credit certificates that will result in fines to the EU automakers that will collapse the EU auto sector.

You would think that Europe would just get rid of the net-zero carbon regulations until they can stabilize their market and get back to a reasonable energy policy. Alas, that would mean reversing decades of climate change legislation. The preferred route is to ask Beijing to limit hurting them.

Think about this. It’s a remarkable mess, no?

Madness.

Yet, somehow, this same intellectual powerhouse is going to help solve the Ukraine-Russia conflict?

Indivisible’s Ezra Klein & Jennifer Rubin, 23 October 2026

WATCH: Winning the midterms is only step one. Indivisible’s Ezra Klein and Jennifer Rubin discuss using subpoenas and investigations to lay the groundwork for putting Trump—and his supporters—behind bars. https://t.co/CiDbiaYIQk

— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) October 23, 2026

Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, Queens

They want us dead or in prison.

There is no limiting principle here. This doesn’t end with ‘Trump’ or his inner circle. They want revenge, they want war, and they think they hold all the cards because the institutions will fall in line.

They don’t think we will resist with any of the persistence, organization, or violence that leftists employ. They aren’t going to stop. There is no ‘normal’ anymore for them.

We are either going to have a country, or these people will gain power and begin a reign of terror against all of us.

The Democracy Files, Part 7

🚨🚨 THE DEMOCRACY FILES / ILLEGITIMACY PLAYBOOK, PART 7: THE SECRET MEGA-ALLIANCE WAITING FOR A RED LINE TO BE CROSSED 🚨 What do you call a mega-alliance that: • Covers hundreds, if not thousands, of protest organizations • Covers all the lawfare-related organizations • Liasions with governors when a Constitutional crisis is crossed • Consults federal workers on how to block emergency efforts • Runs a situation room for the midterms and beyond • Is credited to regime change expert and professor Erica Chenoweth • Is operationalized by National Security Leaders for America, an organization of 1,600 retired officers, spies, and diplomats • ... and determines the "red lines" for mobilization of the above? Meet the United Democracy Alliance (UDA). UDA is the secret alliance behind the messaging we saw this week: • JB Pritzker's warning that states will "strongly resist" • Governor Newsom's office declaring a "CODE RED" • Norm Eisen talking about "war rooms" • Slotkin predicting a "national security incident" You will not find any mentions of the United Democracy Alliance (UDA) on the web. It is a mega-alliance of resistance NGOs ready to deploy on a moment's notice, monitoring every action President Trump takes and monitoring every polling place. We only can put together the pieces by recordings. Some key quotes: • "if there's a moment where there's a constitutional crisis, like one of the UDA four red lines, if they get crossed… governors then become the kind of lead anchor for political power." (Zeitz, Aug 6) • "the big, big, big, big, big tent that's being organized in the blocking community so that if there is a red line crossed in terms of a constitutional crisis, like, everybody's already pre-organized." (Reiff, Aug 5) • "We are also starting to consult federal workers on how to do some blocking inside the govt agencies during emergency situations" (Eric Manton, Zoom chat, Aug 6) According to @JeffClarkUS , the last point above about federal workers conspiring to block emergency responses may violate serious statutes. More on federal workers involvement in Drop 8. Compilation of recordings below:

— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) October 23, 2026

… Liasions with governors when a Constitutional crisis is crossed
• Consults federal workers on how to block emergency efforts
• Runs a situation room for the midterms and beyond
• Is credited to regime change expert and professor Erica Chenoweth
• Is operationalized by National Security Leaders for America, an organization of 1,600 retired officers, spies, and diplomats
• … and determines the "red lines" for mobilization of the above?

Meet the United Democracy Alliance (UDA).

UDA is the secret alliance behind the messaging we saw this week:

• JB Pritzker's warning that states will "strongly resist"
• Governor Newsom's office declaring a "CODE RED"
• Norm Eisen talking about "war rooms"
• Slotkin predicting a "national security incident"

You will not find any mentions of the United Democracy Alliance (UDA) on the web. It is a mega-alliance of resistance NGOs ready to deploy on a moment's notice, monitoring every action President Trump takes and monitoring every polling place.

We only can put together the pieces by recordings. Some key quotes:

• "if there's a moment where there's a constitutional crisis, like one of the UDA four red lines, if they get crossed… governors then become the kind of lead anchor for political power." (Zeitz, Aug 6)
• "the big, big, big, big, big tent that's being organized in the blocking community so that if there is a red line crossed in terms of a constitutional crisis, like, everybody's already pre-organized." (Reiff, Aug 5)
• "We are also starting to consult federal workers on how to do some blocking inside the govt agencies during emergency situations" (Eric Manton, Zoom chat, Aug 6)

According to Jeff Clark, the last point above about federal workers conspiring to block emergency responses may violate serious statutes. More on federal workers involvement in Drop 8.

The War Department Designates Confucius Institutes as a Threat to National Security

The Judge in the Charlie Kirk Case

The judge in the Charlie Kirk case is doing a terrible job! This case should be tried within a month, not three years — and it should be over with! The judge is desecrating the memory of the Great Charlie Kirk, while taking forever to ask questions that people already know the answer to. The whole Country is mocking him and our “Legal” System. JUSTICE FOR CHARLIE! is doing a terrible job! This case should be tried within a month, not three years — and it should be over with! The judge is desecrating the memory of the Great Charlie Kirk, while taking forever to ask questions that people already know the answer to. The whole Country is mocking him and our “Legal” System. JUSTICE FOR CHARLIE!

Donald J Trump

🗞️🚨🗞️JUST IN: Attorneys for Erika Kirk are asking the judge overseeing Tyler Robinson’s murder case to reject a defense request to put off the trial until late 2029. In Utah, victims have a right to a speedy resolution. Robinson was arrested last year after turning himself in, in connection with the assassination of Charlie Kirk. He finally entered a plea of not guilty last month. Both sides expect the actual trial to take months. Prosecutors have said they’d be ready in fall of next year, but they also suggested waiting until after the holidays to get started, proposing January 2028. I’ll be in Provo tomorrow for the next hearing. There will be no video, audio or livestream.

— Michael Ruiz (@mikerreports) October 22, 2026

… in, in connection with the assassination of Charlie Kirk. He finally entered a plea of not guilty last month.

Both sides expect the actual trial to take months. Prosecutors have said they’d be ready in fall of next year, but they also suggested waiting until after the holidays to get started, proposing January 2028.

Norm Eisen Signs Up More Than a Dozen National Law Firms

Note that lawyer arsonist and JournoLawfare™️ character Norm Eisen indicates that he has signed up more than a dozen NATIONAL law firms to assist him in his efforts to combat the Trump Administration.

This is the most telling indication of the fact that American BigLaw has been captured by the Left that you can see.

They do not operate as honest brokers. No BigLaw firm lines up on the other side ... against Eisen.

If this power balance continues, we will lose the Republic, which depends on a competive politics and polity.

Jeff Clark

Hundreds of lawyers are spending election week in war rooms & courthouses, ready to file at a moment's notice More than a dozen national firms are in it w/ @DDAction_, & our complaints are already written Bring it on More @FT👇 -TN https://t.co/AwPN4Sy6qR

— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) October 22, 2026

Illegal Aliens Arrested in the Interior Can Be Held in Custody Without Bond for the Duration of Removal Proceeding

Just in: The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an 11-6 en banc decision, ruling that illegal aliens arrested in the interior can be held in custody without bond for the duration of removal proceedings. The ruling is in response to district court judges ordering the release of hundreds of detained illegals aliens on due process violation claims. This is a major win for Trump DOJ and the president’s mass deportation agenda. https://t.co/rq6qBAUrPU

— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) October 23, 2026

… release of hundreds of detained illegals aliens on due process violation claims.

This is a major win for Trump DOJ and the president’s mass deportation agenda.

We Have Decimated Every Layer of Iran’s Oil Lifeline

Treasury launched Operation Economic Outcast to tighten the noose and block every potential source of revenue that funds the IRGC and murderous Iranian regime. Less than two months later, we have decimated every layer of Iran’s oil lifeline. Its shadow tanker fleet stands depleted. Its main oil terminal sits empty. And its offshore reserves are now exhausted. Meanwhile, ordinary Iranians continue to endure a deepening economic crisis because the regime squanders its resources on violence and terrorism abroad instead of the prosperity of its people at home. As President Trump takes action that his predecessors long deferred, the United States is no longer managing the Iranian threat. We are ending it.

— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) October 23, 2026

… depleted. Its main oil terminal sits empty. And its offshore reserves are now exhausted. Meanwhile, ordinary Iranians continue to endure a deepening economic crisis because the regime squanders its resources on violence and terrorism abroad instead of the prosperity of its people at home.

As President Trump takes action that his predecessors long deferred, the United States is no longer managing the Iranian threat. We are ending it.

NYC Council Quietly Passes Bill That Forces Owners to Give Nonprofits First Dibs on Buying Their Properties for 90 Days

NYC City Council are a bunch of communist slobs who've never built anything, never met a payroll, and never made a dime they didn't take from someone else. Last night they passed COPA, and they did it quietly, because cowards always do. Here's their scheme. Own a building and want to sell it? You now have to beg City Hall for permission first. Then you wait while their hand-picked cronies get first crack at your property. Only after that do these clowns let you sell your own building. Don't buy the "nonprofit" label either. These buyers are certified by the city, chosen by the city, and bankrolled by the city. When the government picks the buyer and writes the check, the government is the buyer. It's a land grab dressed up as charity. My family fled Cuba on a fishing boat when I was seven. I know these people. They always start with "helping tenants," and they always end up owning everything while the buildings crumble. These freeloaders are strangling small landlords, chasing off investors, and wrecking the city they claim to love. As Comptroller, I'll audit every dollar of this racket. New York was built by free markets, not by Council Members who couldn't run a lemonade stand.

— Joseph Hernandez (@hernandezforny) October 23, 2026

… want to sell it? You now have to beg City Hall for permission first. Then you wait while their hand-picked cronies get first crack at your property. Only after that do these clowns let you sell your own building.

Don't buy the "nonprofit" label either. These buyers are certified by the city, chosen by the city, and bankrolled by the city. When the government picks the buyer and writes the check, the government is the buyer. It's a land grab dressed up as charity.

My family fled Cuba on a fishing boat when I was seven. I know these people. They always start with "helping tenants," and they always end up owning everything while the buildings crumble.

These freeloaders are strangling small landlords, chasing off investors, and wrecking the city they claim to love.

As Comptroller, I'll audit every dollar of this racket. New York was built by free markets, not by Council Members who couldn't run a lemonade stand.

Mayor Mamdani, 23 October 2026

Dangerous incitement full of disturbing falsehoods by communist terrorist supporter Mayor Mamdani. This statement could put lives in danger.

Tom Fitton

If you encounter ICE, here's what every New Yorker should know. https://t.co/hrjL8JPLyr

— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) October 23, 2026

Dave Rubin

Illegals aren’t New Yorkers.


J J Landry

Neither is he.


Eric Schmitt

How central is mass migration to the Left?

Here’s NYC’s socialist mayor putting out a foreign-language PSA to illegal aliens telling them how to evade federal law enforcement and continue violating the immigration laws that American citizens enacted.

Plus, he promises the illegal aliens legal services paid for by the taxpayer and left-wing NGOs.

The modern Democrat Party truly is post-American.


Senator Mike Lee

At no point in this video is anyone urged to abide by the laws of the United States.

Because it was not made for the benefit of the people of the United States.