Messed up yesterday, which was nostalgic Tuesday.  Did a science posting, which is what I do on Wednesdays.  So I'll skip nostalgia this week and provide instead the latest news of today.   Blowout wins for Democrats yesterday in the national out-year elections. Said the morning  New York Times . Zohran Mamdani, 34, will be the next mayor of New York City, the youngest in more than a century. The democratic socialist will also be the city’s first Muslim mayor. Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia’s first female governor. In New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill cruised to victory in a governor’s race that polls had projected would be neck and neck .   And in California, voters passed a ballot measure to redraw the state’s maps in Democrats’ favor, which is likely to yield as many as five House seats for the party next year . And that was not all. In Maine, voters rejected a ballot measure that would have   added voting restrictions , and they approved a measu...

Bad day for President Donald Trump yesterday, but today is looking a little better. Well, it started well this morning, for the Dow Jones jumped more than a thousand points during the first hour, but, like the S&P and Nasdaq, they all fell for the day into deep negative territory.   At least it's not another major wipeout today . The new wave of Trump tariffs will become effective at midnight.  More than 80 countries have indicated a desire to negotiate.  China remains defiant. Talks will begin this weekend with Iran about their nuclear program . The Supreme Court is more and more ruling to support most of Trump's deportation and federal employee firing matters . As you know, 18-year old Barron Trump is at New York University, and is 6'7" tall.   Has a swarm of protective secret service agents dressed like students, and even follow him into a bathroom. Is enrolled in the Stern School of Business.   While of course still a freshman, this school cost...