The best of the day from the Allies. Headlines link to the original; we add a line on each.
Trump’s ICE Just Blew Past Biden On Arrests, And That’s Only Half The Story
The Daily Wire — DHS data show ICE made about 491,000 arrests and 483,000 deportations in fiscal 2026, both records, with arrests topping Biden’s three full years combined.
The Left-YIMBY Bargain Comes to Albany
Manhattan Institute — Eric Kober reviews a 32-bill progressive housing package in Albany that would loosen local zoning limits while piling fresh mandates on private landlords.
Thanksgiving Is a ‘Day of Mourning,’ Lesson Plan Recommended to Loudoun County Second Graders Says
Washington Free Beacon — Collin Anderson reports that Loudoun County, Virginia’s district-approved holiday lesson guide offers second graders a Thanksgiving unit calling the holiday a “Day of Mourning.”
Cop Killers and Convicted Terrorists Get a Hero’s Welcome in San Francisco
City Journal — Stu Smith reports that San Francisco’s public library hosted a panel of former Weather Underground and Black Liberation Army militants celebrating their past and courting new recruits.
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