First Thing Today with Joe Thomas
Oct 26, 2026 · 54 min · 34 segments
(00:00:00) Reax to Brazilian vote (00:12:59) Email: Aren't talk radio shows to blame for low GOP turnout? / Gold & Silver Report (00:28:00) More Shining, Less Marx (00:44:01) Permanent…
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He says, what sort of mandate does Silva have with a 51% victory? Obviously, half of Brazil's voters don't agree with his policies, would he reach out across? And I thought about it and I said, you know, in a lot of these countries, it's about who controls the guns, right? Now, Brazil actually has a fairly large population.

in Brazil, mostly unregistered because the government controls them very thoroughly.

Coalition building means hands in the air until you tell me how you're going to vote.

Anyway, back home, speaking of voting, Attorney General Todd Blanch was asked on State of the Union, on CNN, about the Justice Department's pursuit of Alaska's voting records in their lawsuit over the Senate race.

saying the challenge seeks to address potential voter confusion, rejecting suggestions the lawsuit was intended to help Republicans retain the seat or give President Trump a way to overturn an unfavorable result.

Quote, we're not saying the federal government is going to decide who the next senator from Alaska is, Blanche said.

Circuit Court of Appeals in California met for a rare weekend get-together questioning the timing, constitutionality, and authority of the Justice Department's demand that California election officials set aside thousands of mail-in ballots from the people the federal government says are questionable citizenship.

United States and Canada are close to reaching a trade agreement, according to Kevin Hassett, according to Bloomberg story, citing Hassett's comments on Fox News Sunday.


Then in Georgia on Saturday announced that Audi was going to open an automobile plant in Georgia, committing $4.2 billion in Macon to begin construction on a plant that will produce 200,000 cars a year.

And as I said, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, quote, won re-election 51.8% of the votes cast after keeping the polls open two extra hours on election day.

First thing today on the Talk Media Network, supported in part by our friends at the Daily Signal, dailysignal.com, excellent coverage from around the country and in your state as well.

Perhaps not any coverage of OnlyFans lists, but great opinion pieces and coverage by Tyler O'Neill and Local state organizations, including Rebecca Bice, full coverage of President Trump's visit to Georgia.

He says, what sort of mandate does Silva have with a 51% victory? Obviously, half of Brazil's voters don't agree with his policies, would he reach out across? And I thought about it and I said, you know, in a lot of these countries, it's about who controls the guns, right? Now, Brazil actually has a fairly large population.

in Brazil, mostly unregistered because the government controls them very thoroughly.

Coalition building means hands in the air until you tell me how you're going to vote.

Anyway, back home, speaking of voting, Attorney General Todd Blanch was asked on State of the Union, on CNN, about the Justice Department's pursuit of Alaska's voting records in their lawsuit over the Senate race.

saying the challenge seeks to address potential voter confusion, rejecting suggestions the lawsuit was intended to help Republicans retain the seat or give President Trump a way to overturn an unfavorable result.

Quote, we're not saying the federal government is going to decide who the next senator from Alaska is, Blanche said.

Circuit Court of Appeals in California met for a rare weekend get-together questioning the timing, constitutionality, and authority of the Justice Department's demand that California election officials set aside thousands of mail-in ballots from the people the federal government says are questionable citizenship.

United States and Canada are close to reaching a trade agreement, according to Kevin Hassett, according to Bloomberg story, citing Hassett's comments on Fox News Sunday.


Then in Georgia on Saturday announced that Audi was going to open an automobile plant in Georgia, committing $4.2 billion in Macon to begin construction on a plant that will produce 200,000 cars a year.

And as I said, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, quote, won re-election 51.8% of the votes cast after keeping the polls open two extra hours on election day.

First thing today on the Talk Media Network, supported in part by our friends at the Daily Signal, dailysignal.com, excellent coverage from around the country and in your state as well.

Perhaps not any coverage of OnlyFans lists, but great opinion pieces and coverage by Tyler O'Neill and Local state organizations, including Rebecca Bice, full coverage of President Trump's visit to Georgia.
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