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Why Israel’s Temple Mount Matters with Randall Price Part 1 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. – Exodus 25:8 (KJV) https://www.patternsofevidence.com/2026/11/06/why-israels-temple-mount-matters-with-randall-price-part-1/?

Can Democrats effectively abolish Electoral College after midterm wins? We explain the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and what it would take to enact it. https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/11/05/democrats-abolish-electoral-college/? Abdul El-Sayed won't force Michigan students to learn Arabic numerals. They already do Claim: Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed is going to force all the state's elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals. Rating: False Context Versions of this claim, whether intended satirically or earnestly, have become a trope when Muslim politicians are elected into office. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/abdul-el-sayed-arabic-numerals/? ps:So who started this nonsense????? Flu season is here. We've examined these 20 claims As the seasons change, flu activity is increasing in many parts of the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.snopes.com/collections/flu-rumors-collection/? ps:There are some crazy ones in this!!!!!

Hobie, Jesus never quoted Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, the Song of Solomon, AND Ecclesiastes. Using your rubric those Books should not be in your Bible. The Bible doesn't mention beasts breeding human females and producing confused fruit and a host of other things Ellen White claimed yet you accept those. Why?

The 1st 17 minutes of the following video explains why the Book of Enoch is not "currently" in our Bibles.

Praise the Lord!! Will be 🙏 that your meetings will be Blessed!!

Thank you for that reference. While I was in Michigan, I attended several seminars by Pastor Holmes. He was amazing. Very humble. Soft spoken. I have one of his books in my library, Sing a New Song: Worship Renewal for Adventists Today by C. Raymond Holmes I did not know he died at camp meeting. That does not surprise me. The Michigan conference would never leave retired workers alone. Always finding jobs for them. Some moved out of state for this reason. He was a great guy. Well said.

Hope Media Ukraine relocates broadcast servers and begins storing copies of content offsite after airstrikes near studio. Hope Media Ukraine began relocating its broadcast servers after airstrikes struck near its studio in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Hope Channel Ukraine team is working to preserve years of original programming with support from its technical partner, Hope Channel International (HCI), which provides video delivery and stores backups of part of the team’s content outside Ukraine. https://adventist.news/news/hope-media-ukraine-moves-servers-to-safety-after-strikes-near-kyiv-studio

This eulogy concerns C. Raymond Holmes. He was a Lutheran minister [ELCA] who became an SDA. It includes a discussion of his views on women's ordination. https://advindicate.com/articles/2021/9/2/justification-and-perfection-aembc-l9bng-h3pls-8wb32-te4k3-6epdj-hl37b-thdbg-z6bh7-g4ss9-yxg5e

At least ten people wlillth SDA connections were elected in the November 3 elections. Several were from Oakwood College. See: https://spectrummagazine.org/news/adventists-in-2026-midterms/?utm_source=SPECTRUM&utm_campaign=c0fa1d87c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_11_06_08_41&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c0fa1d87c8-650685147

Meghan’s estranged father arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was arrested Friday at a senior care facility in Florida on a charge of keeping child sexual abuse material in storage units in California, authorities said. https://apnews.com/article/meghan-markle-father-abuse-allegations-0bf10d1c7d915b82048c04bd9cca9fc5?

How Democrats Changed Everything The size of the Democrats’ victory Tuesday night shattered records and even the most optimistic expectations, handing the party a governing mandate with a clear demand for change. https://theintercept.com/2026/11/04/midterm-election-results-voters-democrats/? Lesson From Lansing: To Win in Swing Districts, Fight Data Centers When progressive Will Lawrence beat two moderates in a Michigan congressional primary earlier this year, some Democrats were worried about his ability to win one of the nation’s most evenly divided districts. https://theintercept.com/2026/11/04/will-lawrence-michigan-midterms-data-centers/? “Dead Man Walking”: Officials Say Hegseth Has to Go In the run-up to the midterm election, seen by many as a referendum on the Iran war, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth unveiled FORTRESS America — a project to allow U.S. military bases to survive a 90-day siege. But following the landslide Democratic victory, it’s Hegseth who finds himself increasingly besieged within his own fortress, the Pentagon, and on Capitol Hill where he stands on the brink of bipartisan impeachment. https://theintercept.com/2026/11/05/midterms-hegseth-impeach-pressure-massie-military/? Abdul El-Sayed Won His Senate Seat With a Mandate on Palestine. Can He Deliver? One senator out of the 100 who will fill the upper chamber of the 120th Congress was elected to his seat on a loud campaign promise to end U.S. complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. https://theintercept.com/2026/11/05/abdul-el-sayed-senate-israel-palestine/? The Progressive Agenda: End Iran War, Rein in AI, Get Dems to Actually Do Something Now that Democrats have secured earth-shattering wins in both chambers of Congress, the party’s progressives are sending a message to their more moderate leaders: It’s time to deliver for voters who are demanding meaningful action. https://theintercept.com/2026/11/04/midterms-democrats-agenda-congress-iran-ai/? ICE Was Secretly Ordered to Stop All Immigration Raids on Election Day Orders for what one official called a “national no enforcement day” began circulating on Monday inside U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. https://theintercept.com/2026/11/04/ice-orders-stop-election-day/? Blue Tsunami’s Clearest Takeaway: People Hate Data Centers America’s data center buildout suffered a resounding defeat in the midterms at all levels of government. Candidates and ballot measures in favor of restricting or altogether stopping the development of the facilities powering the artificial intelligence boom won overwhelmingly on election night. https://theintercept.com/2026/11/05/midterm-elections-ai-data-centers-voters/? Haley Stevens Destroyed Her Political Career for Absolutely Nothing Abdul El-Sayed handily defeated Republican Mike Rogers for Senate in Michigan early Wednesday morning, retaining Democratic control of the seat and solidifying the party’s Senate majority. To become the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate, the former public health official overcame rampant, bipartisan Islamophobia and bigotry. For the country, and the Democrats, to move forward, we must cast it out of public life forever. https://theintercept.com/2026/11/04/el-sayed-michigan-senate-win-democrats/?

CAIR ends operations in Florida as domestic terrorist designation takes effect The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has suspended operations in Florida, the organization has announced. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/11/05/cair-ends-operations-in-florida-as-domestic-terrorist-designation-takes-effect/? Senate President-Designate Jim Boyd releases the details of his inner circle Senate President-Designate Jim Boyd released on Thursday released details about his planned inner circle during his two-year rein as leader of the Florida Senate and confirmed an organizational session will be held in Tallahassee on Tuesday, Nov. 17. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/11/05/senate-president-designate-jim-boyd-releases-the-details-of-his-inner-circle/?

Republicans rammed through Supreme Court nominees. Now Democrats will have the votes to stop them WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump led a transformation of the Supreme Court that ushered in a conservative supermajority but soon he will confront an emboldened Democratic-led Senate that is preparing to play hardball on his judicial nominations. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-supreme-court-senate-chuck-schumer-08d26548196286e99f43b5e085f2d8ed?

Harmeet Dhillon exits after radical overhaul of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division WASHINGTON (AP) — Harmeet Dhillon, a conservative attorney who oversaw a radical reshaping of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, celebrated the mass departures of career lawyers and spearheaded sweeping investigations into elite universities, said Thursday that she had resigned from her post. https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-civil-rights-division-harmeet-dhillon-db3ad709a2ff5a48c5d3a9e3f71963d6? Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as Trump’s White House chief of staff after GOP’s midterm defeat WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that Stephen Miller was replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, installing as his closest adviser a loyal, combative bulldog for his “America First” agenda as the president prepares to stare down a newly empowered Democratic Congress next year. https://apnews.com/article/susie-wiles-trump-miller-midterms-95690fe076f6bb8cfe2bf77435a1910d?

A brutal sell-off for AI stocks sends Wall Street reeling, and the S&P 500 tumbles 4.4% NEW YORK (AP) — A brutal sell-off swept through Wall Street Thursday, led by stocks tied to the buildout of AI data centers. The wipeout more than erased the U.S. stock market’s gain from the day before, which was its best in three months. https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-ai-midterm-oil-trump-7ee9c212805aa5e70cf34d25aab7a36e?

Data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants The midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths. A tougher regulatory environment is expected to follow, even if President Donald Trump — perhaps the industry’s biggest champion — stalls any federal crackdown. Read more. What to know: Data center regulation itself was not on most midterm ballots, and it wasn't among the top issues for most voters. But hard-line stances against the server warehouses were woven into the platforms of many candidates, including the Democrats who upended longtime Republican control of the governorships in Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Nevada and Iowa, many of which are data center hotspots. The election of data center skeptics adds challenges to stock markets riding high on the AI boom. On Thursday, the Nasdaq, which is full of AI-related and other tech stocks, sank 11% below its all-time high amid worries that data center construction may slow because it’s getting costlier to borrow money. AI data center construction is driving much of the U.S. economy’s growth, and any slowdown could have a broader chill.

Finding Paul in Damascus Enjoying a light breakfast of yogurt, cheese, and local coffee, I opened an email announcing the Summer issue of Biblical Archaeology Review. One story caught my eye: Sandra Scham’s article about the lost Christian cities of Syria. What a coincidence—this morning I was sitting in Damascus! https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-rome/finding-paul-in-damascus/?

A greener agenda takes shape An aerial view of wind turbines at the Altamont Pass wind farm in Livermore, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Democrats’ incoming Senate majority could give them more sway over climate policy and environmental protections, though President Trump’s veto power would limit their reach. Still, they could investigate environmental rollbacks, restrict spending on certain policies, block Trump’s nominees for key posts and pursue legislation to restore staffing at environmental agencies. + Read more: 4 things Democrats could do for the environment with a simple Senate majority + Plus: Renewable sources of energy are on the rise around the world

California charts a new course California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he is commuting every death sentence in the state to life in prison without parole, nearly eight years after declaring a moratorium on executions. The decision will affect 548 people, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, and comes as Newsom weighs a potential 2028 White House bid. + Read more: Newsom commutes sentences of all California death row prisoners + For subscribers: Where Newsom and other 2028 hopefuls stand after the midterms

The blame game begins After an election shaped by rising gas prices and frustration over the Iran war, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing questions about his future, including the possibility of impeachment. In a defiant social media video posted on Thursday, Hegseth vowed, “We Stand, We Fight,” amid speculation that he may need to take the blame for Republicans’ historic losses. The House could vote on his impeachment as soon as next week. + Video: Will President Trump fire Secretary Hegseth? + Analysis: Hegseth’s ‘fight, fight, fight’ video pours fuel on impeachment flames Judge halts Trump arch construction A federal judge on Thursday blocked construction of President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot arch in Washington, DC, for 14 days — less than an hour after the project won final approval despite fierce public opposition. That approval, granted by a commission stacked with Trump appointees, marked a major step in the president’s quest to reshape Washington’s landscape to his liking. + Read more: Judge blocks construction of Trump’s arch + Video: See what the arch would look like

Global stocks sink amid AI slowdown fears Pedestrians pass the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City. (Michael Nagle/Getty Images) Global markets tumbled after a Wall Street rout Thursday wiped out roughly $2.5 trillion in market value, driven by fears that Democrats’ midterm gains could slow the AI boom. The turmoil comes as the tech industry grapples with what a Democratic-controlled Congress could mean for its future and billions of dollars in investments. At the heart of the anxiety are Democrats’ wins in Texas this week. The state has become an AI powerhouse, attracting billions in investments from Google, Meta, Oracle and OpenAI. But Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa campaigned on pausing new data centers and rolling back certain tax breaks, leaving Wall Street to wonder whether the industry’s ambitious plans are about to hit a political roadblock. The unease extends well beyond Texas, though. On Thursday, the Nasdaq, Dow and S&P 500 posted their worst day since April 2025, with the Nasdaq plunging 5.52% and closing in correction territory. The fallout is now rippling through global markets, as investors reassess their big bets on AI. Chipmaking giant Nvidia also sank more than 9% on Thursday, wiping out its gains for the year. Elon Musk’s companies weren’t spared either, with Tesla and SpaceX falling 11% and 9%, respectively. + Read more: What sparked Wall Street’s crazy sell-off? + Video: CNN’s Matt Egan quickly explains the stock slump + Plus: Asian markets follow US rout as AI investment jitters spread

November 6, 2026 Good morning. Stocks plunged yesterday; we’ll explain why. And Pope Leo XIV, weeks after lung cancer surgery, is embarking on a major South American trip — taking 12 planes in 12 days. We have more news below. But first, here’s one way to think about the election. Clockwise from left: Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia, Chris Pappas in New Hampshire and Byron Donalds in Florida. Todd Heisler/The New York Times, Nicole Craine for The New York Times, Reba Saldanha/Associated Press, Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press Voter ID By Jia Lynn Yang I write about the ideas underlying the news. The first Muslim senator. The first Black woman to be elected governor of any state. The first openly gay male senator. The first Black governor of Florida. The first elected Hispanic governors in Texas and in California. The number of “firsts” achieved in Tuesday’s election was extraordinary. And yet during the campaign, the candidates themselves hardly uttered a word about breaking barriers. There were no exhortations to vote for a particular person because “representation matters.” Instead, most of them spoke relentlessly about household finances that had become impossible to manage, an unpopular war and corruption. They did not — and could not — hide their identities. But these facts were not central to their pitches to voters. This is a major shift in the politics of identity. Not long ago, Democrats ran on diversity with slogans like “I’m with her.” Now they appear to have recognized that voters are just not that interested in the symbolism for its own sake. It’s why millions of Black, Hispanic and Asian voters have whipsawed between the two parties in search of leaders — anyone — who will improve their material conditions. Building coalitions For a long time, Democrats thought the changing electorate would give them an enduring and broad coalition. As the country diversified, the belief went, it would inevitably become more liberal. This did not occur. After the 2008 election of Barack Obama, the ultimate pathbreaking moment in modern American politics, some Americans became disappointed that their financial outlook did not improve enough. For decades now, unemployment among Black Americans has almost always remained twice as high as it is for white Americans. This record, over time, has made it difficult for candidates to appeal to the power of representation. Hispanic people, for instance, are now perpetual swing voters. Even with Kamala Harris on the ballot in 2024, Trump won the support of many Black, Hispanic and Asian voters. Republican leaders thought they’d assembled a new multiracial conservative coalition. Comfortable with the support of his voters, Trump has attacked diversity initiatives at schools, companies and within the government, accusing them of reverse discrimination. On the campaign trail, he called Somali immigrants “low I.Q.” and said the Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who is Muslim, was “on the side of the terrorists.” Then on Tuesday, voters of every major demographic lurched left. Two years after helping deliver Trump back to the White House, Hispanic voters swung toward Democrats more than any other racial or ethnic group. Young Hispanic men shifted back almost 50 points toward Democrats. Black Americans’ support for Democrats, after wobbling two years ago, is now back at 2020 levels. What do voters want? In Richmond, Va. Demetrius Freeman for The New York Times The midterm confirmed that many voters were not operating out of loyalty to an identity group. They are fed up with health care bills, low-paying jobs and the difficulty of buying a home. They will follow leaders who project a similar dissatisfaction. In speeches on Tuesday night, the candidates who achieved “firsts” tended to deal lightly with the history they had just made. Gina Hinojosa, the new governor-elect of Texas, finally alluded to it 20 minutes into a populist oration. “As excited as I am by the history we’ve made tonight, I pray it does not compare to the future we build together,” she said. The permanent majority that Democrats once hoped for did not arrive. But demographic shifts changed politics in a different way. Baby Boomers are about 70 percent white. Gen-Z is just under half. To young Americans, diversity is not a campaign slogan. It’s a simple fact of life. THE SELL-OFF Source: LSEG Data & Analytics. The New York Times The stock market had its worst day in nearly two years. Investors are worried about the A.I. build-out after Democratic victories stoked fears of tighter industry regulation. Investors typically welcome gridlock in Washington; stalemate means stability. But election results in places with planned data centers, such as Ohio and Texas, suggest the facilities will face new hurdles at the state level. Read our explanation for how the market reacted. MORE ON THE MIDTERMS The Democratic House majority surged past 250 seats as the party flipped more districts, including in Montana and Arizona. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, is on track to win Alaska’s Senate race. Nithya Raman, a democratic socialist, defeated Karen Bass to become the new mayor of Los Angeles. Efforts by Russia, Iran and other foreign adversaries to meddle in the elections were minimal, according to officials and election security experts. Representative Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, the No. 2 House Democrat, is set to become the majority leader. Read more about her. The Senate race in Mississippi remains razor thin. The vote count is under close scrutiny. THE LATEST NEWS More on Politics Times Exclusive: The Justice Department is pursuing a criminal investigation into who leaked the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning the right to abortion. Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed reports that he was planning to leave the Trump administration and declined to answer questions about his political future. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who faces a likely impeachment effort in the next Congress, released a video message defending his tenure. Gov. Gavin Newsom of California commuted the sentences of all 548 death row inmates in the state. It’s the largest mass commutation of death sentences in modern U.S. history. A federal judge blocked construction of Trump’s 250-foot triumphal arch near the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery after a panel approved it. Learn more about the arch in the video below. The New York Times Around the World Iran is reviewing “concrete proposals” on its nuclear program, according to officials. It’s a potential breakthrough in stalled diplomatic efforts to end its war with the United States. Canada’s new federal budget aims to reduce economic dependence on the United States. The United Arab Emirates hired Colombian mercenaries to help a Sudanese militia that has been accused of genocide, U.N. investigators found. In his first interview since fleeing Brazil, the conservative politician Flávio Bolsonaro told The Times he had “help from absolutely no one” in his secretive voyage to the United States to flee criminal investigations. (His entry into the country was granted directly by Trump, U.S. officials said.) Flávio Bolsonaro Scott McIntyre for The New York Times Other Big Stories Russell Brand, the conspiratorial YouTube star and actor, was found guilty in London of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The pope has no private jet, so he travels on commercial airlines, like the rest of us. Well, almost. OPINIONS Defeating an autocrat for good is often harder than it seems, M. Gessen writes. JD Vance is the biggest loser of the midterms, the editor of Compact magazine argues. Morning readers, don’t miss The Midterms Sale on election coverage and more. What effect will the results have on the country? And on you? Stay informed with our best offer on The Times in full. Subscribe now. MORNING READS Fast food superstition: Doctors in Thailand fear KFC. Why? The Boston airport’s new voice: A local pipe fitter with a thick accent will replace generic voiceovers in the airport. James Talarico’s cowboy boots: Obviously, the Texas election was about more than shoes. But the symbolism mattered, our fashion critic writes. Vows: He had resolved to go on one date with a man each month. He married “Mr. October.” A.I. pivot: Even the industry’s safest jobs are now at risk. TODAY’S NUMBER $800 million — That’s how much the Archdiocese of New York will pay to settle a suit with 1,300 people who said that they were abused by clergy and lay leaders. It’s one of the largest agreements in church history. SPORTS N.B.A.: The New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson made a brief appearance on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” with Mariska Hargitay, a Knicks fan who became friends with Brunson as a regular spectator at home games at Madison Square Garden. M.L.B.: Anthony Santander, a Toronto Blue Jays outfielder, shared Islamophobic posts on his Instagram, including one with an image of Abdul El-Sayed, the senator-elect from Michigan. The Blue Jays issued a statement that read in part, “Individual comments do not represent our organization’s values and beliefs.” RECIPE OF THE DAY Kate Sears for The New York Times Autumn is the season for warming spices. Skip the pumpkin bread and try this fresh ginger cake, which calls for a quarter pound of fresh diced ginger. The flavorings — cloves, black pepper, molasses — evoke a cozy postprandial evening spent sitting in front of the fireplace with a book and a glass of tawny port. AFTER PARTY David Billet for The New York Times The filmmaker Jordan Firstman, 35, spent the first decade of his career as a comedian, TV writer and Instagram troublemaker. His debut feature, “Club Kid,” received a standing ovation at Cannes and led to a bidding war among distributors. It comes out today. Firstman plays Peter, a queer party promoter depleted after a decade of late nights and hard drugs. The arrival of a child he doesn’t remember fathering goads Peter to finally grow up. Read more here. More on culture The Met Gala has a new theme after the designer John Galliano pulled out after controversy. It draws on bluejeans, puffer jackets and white T-shirts. My Chemical Romance reissued “The Black Parade” for its 20th anniversary. The new version hit No. 1 on the Billboard album chart. The Booker Prize will be announced on Monday. Which book should win? THE MORNING RECOMMENDS Stephen Wallem Look at these funny cartoons, created by readers. 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THIS DAY IN HISTORY November 6 1917 Bolsheviks revolt in Russia Led by Vladimir Lenin, leftist revolutionaries launch a nearly bloodless coup d’état against Russia’s ineffectual Provisional Government. Bolshevik Russia, later renamed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was the world’s first Marxist state. Read More Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT African History 1962 UN condemns apartheid in South Africa Civil War 1861 Jefferson Davis elected Confederate president Cold War 1988 Renowned Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov visits United States Exploration 1528 Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca lands in Texas Natural Disasters & Environment 1977 Dam gives way in Georgia, killing 39 Sports 1869 Rutgers beats Princeton in first college football game U.S. Presidents 1860 Abraham Lincoln elected president World War I 1917 British victory at Passchendaele