Tomorrow is MAGA’s big day. A lot is on the line. It’s faltered before; in fact, it has lost every election since 2016’s surprise, but here it is — once more at the altar. The losses have not been entirely MAGA’s fault. Pandemic aside, the American news media and their friends in government threw everything they had against the movement for eight straight years, lying, undermining, suppressing, and cheating. The legacy press landed bitter blows and sacrificed its own popularity and credibility for the cause of beating Donald Trump. A win tomorrow would be the ultimate revenge. Even if Trump loses, it would matter less for MAGA than you might think. As one unnamed television producer put it, “If half the country has decided that Trump is qualified to be president, that means they’re not reading any of this media, and we’ve lost this audience completely.” “A Trump victory,” he continued, “means mainstream media is dead in its current form.” His thinking perfectly illustrates the reason for his predicament: wagering it all on defeating a movement he and his friends hate. That ain’t journalism, and millions know it — and are tuning out. Even if Trump loses, it would matter less for MAGA than you might think. While 2020 was painful, with the country in disarray and no clear successor capable of leading nationally, that's no longer the case. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) has proven himself and, at 40, is a potentially generational political talent. Moreover, 2020 proved the NeverTrump faction that considered itself an army in exile was really just a band of self-indulgent scammers and grifters, completely incapable of launching a counteroffensive, never mind retaking power. There would be no surge of support for former Ambassador Nikki Haley; no clarion call for the return of Liz Cheney. But it’s not just politicians. While in 2016, only Peter Thiel and Tom Barrack were willing to take the stage for Trump, today they’re joined by Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Bill Ackman. Far from a peasant revolt, MAGA 2024 is a team comprising literally some of the smartest and most successful people in the world. The last redoubt is Washington, D.C.: home of the Nikki Haley primary win and outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). But even here, change is in the air. As of this morning, a whopping 252 congressmen have no political memory of a time before Donald J. Trump. That’s more than 58% of the House of Representatives. The Grand Old Party is even more changed: 146 of its number now came to Washington with — or after — Trump, or more than 63%. On Inauguration Day, those numbers will grow. The Senate is a different matter. More than half (65) came to Washington before Trump, including 30 of the GOP’s 49 members. That number, too, will shift Tuesday as men like Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) prepare for voluntary retirement and other, less willing men follow suit. These senators and the power structures they control — including the position either John Cornyn (R-Texas) or John Thune (R-S.D.) will inherit when McConnell steps down this month — stand as the most powerful and obstinate gatekeepers in Washington. They can make K Street bend when they want. They can decide who is hired and who is not; they distribute the contracts; they decide whose calls get picked up and whose knocks are answered. They control who is on the inside and who is on the outside. Despite everything listed above, these are the powers that will make sure McConnellism outlives Trumpism by a great many years. Their enemy, of course, is the base — the same people MAGA Republicans are counting on to turn out on Tuesday. They’re the leaders of the party today and tomorrow — if they can keep it. Blaze News: Swing-state early voting is way up in the countryside — and way down in the cities Blaze News: Early voting going strong in Western North Carolina despite hurricane damage New York: Press panics at Trump’s potential return City Journal: How the clash between Kamala’s college-educated and Trump’s blue-collar coalitions could shape the balance of power in Congress Sign up for Bedford’s newsletter Sign up to get Blaze Media senior politics editor Christopher Bedford's newsletter. The fire rises: The Federalist: Mexico is holding back a massive wave of illegal immigrants that will break after the election The migrant crisis isn’t over — it's simply contained in Mexico. But it’s bursting at the seams, and the 2024 election might prove to be the end of the deal. Todd Bensman reports from Tapachula, Mexico: The deal was to have Mexico deploy 32,500 troops to the U.S. border to round up untold thousands of intending border crossers from the northern precincts and force-ship them — “internal deportation” by planes and buses — thousands of miles to Mexico’s southern provinces and entrap them in cities like Tapachula in Chiapas State and Villahermosa in Tabasco State, behind militarized roadblocks. Mexico closed off most of its freight trains to migrant free riders, bulldozed northern camps, and patrolled relentlessly for more deportee targets, as I was perhaps the first and only in the nation to report on Jan. 17. The most likely purpose of these interactions besides the officially provided explanation about “ongoing efforts to manage migratory flows” and “additional enforcement actions urgently needed”? Best guess: to spare the Democratic presidential candidate the damaging political spectacle of mass border crossings for the duration of the coming political campaign season that was sure to feature illegal immigration as a key issue ... Tapachula was bursting at the seams with an entrapped, growing population being deported into it from the north and with an estimated 500-1,500 new foreigners entering every day from Guatemala on the south ... The misery index skyrocketed for both the immigrants and the city’s residents and managers as money-less people unable to advance north for months returned home, or begged, hustled for coins and food, slept in public spaces, and waited for Mexican asylum permits or American parole on the CBP One mobile phone apps that never seemed to materialize quickly enough. Tapachula became a hellscape ...

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Apple just released a new lineup of M4 MacBook Pros, but the company has no plans to rest on its laurels. On the contrary, Mark Gurman, in his weekly newsletter, relays that Apple has some interesting plans in store for its iconic notebook. Specifically, Gurman notes that Apple may release a completely redesigned MacBook Pro sometime in 2026. In the interim, we can expect minor processor upgrades. While it remains to be seen what type of redesign Apple is cooking up, previous rumors relay that Apple has been busy working on thinner designs for its entire product line, including next year's iPhone 17 Pro and a rumored next-gen MacBook Pro. Reportedly, Apple's goal is to release devices that are “the thinnest and lightest in their categories across the whole tech industry.” It’s certainly a compelling rumor, all the more so if Apple can pull it off without compromising battery life. It's also worth noting that the original MacBook Pro arrived in 2006, which means Apple may want to do something special for the notebook's 20th anniversary. Next-Gen MacBook Pro might have a new display For folks who aren't in a rush to purchase Apple's current MacBook Pro, there might be an incentive to wait things out. According to well-placed rumors, Apple's 2026 MacBook Pro lineup may feature OLED displays. This upgrade would provide users with higher contrast ratios, improved brightness, and more importantly, improved power efficiency for more robust battery life. What's more, with Apple's reported focus on developing sleek and slimmer designs, an OLED MacBook Pro might also result in a slightly thinner device. Gurman also notes that Apple's 2026 MacBook Pro lineup will feature an M6 processor built on a 2nm process. We’ve also seen some rumblings that Apple is seriously exploring a touchscreen MacBook Pro. I wouldn't get too excited about this particular rumor, however. Is Apple perhaps testing such a device? Sure, it's possible. But we've seen incarnations of this rumor creep up and disappear several times over the past 10+ years, especially concerning the iMac. Also, recall that Apple hardware engineer John Ternus a few years ago in an interview with the Wall Street Journal said that Apple's Mac products are designed to work for indirect input. We make the world's best touch computer on an iPad. It's totally optimized for that. And the Mac is totally optimized for indirect input. We haven't really felt a reason to change that. Rumors aside, there's no reason to fret if you're not in a position to wait until 2026 for a new MacBook Pro purchase. Apple's latest MacBook Pro models are so powerful that it’s hard to justify waiting if you’re in the market for a laptop today. As we noted a few days ago, Apple’s new MacBook Pro - especially the one with the M4 Max chip - is an absolute speed demon. And until the new 2026 lineup arrives, expect to see some processor upgrades with a series of M5 chips over the next 12-18 months. Don't Miss: Today’s deals: $179 AirPods Pro 2, space heaters from $36, $100 off Bose QuietComfort Ultra, more The post Apple is working on a massive MacBook Pro redesign – here’s what we know appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Today’s deals: 10% off toys, 35% off Crest 3D Whitestrips, $50 foldable camera drone, more Today’s deals: Rare Nintendo Switch sale, $729 black Apple Watch Ultra 2, 32% off LG G4 OLED TV, more Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $365+ free

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