Measles, Bend, and the Midterms

Twenty days before the election, Adam and Dick start with a Halloween song and work through a heavy news week. They cover the decision not to stream an upcoming execution, and the school shooting in Bend, Oregon, where a parent with a concealed weapon stopped the attacker. They discuss why the shooting doesn’t settle the gun policy argument and what practical gun safety measures could look like with so many guns already in circulation.Then they turn to the midterms: the House looking likely to flip, competitive Senate races in Texas, Georgia, and South Carolina, Musk’s spending on the Paxton side in Texas, and the Talafrico nickname. Adam recaps the Ballots and Brews event at Cerebus and where El Paso County Colorado Progressive Veterans goes after Election Day, including legislation for Colorado veterans.The Hormuz Watch looks at what Congress could do about the Iran war after the new session begins in January, including a war powers approach and how the courts might respond. The episode closes with RFK Jr.’s comments on the Pennsylvania measles deaths, his shift on vaccines, and the large new MMR and autism study.