SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:55 P.M. ET:

SPORTS NEWS – FROM THE NEW YORK POST:   SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.— Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell has been arrested after a female food delivery person alleged he pointed a gun at her. Maxwell was the only player in Major League Baseball this year to take a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.  Scottsdale police said officers went to Maxwell’s home Saturday night after getting a call about a person with a gun. Maxwell was booked on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct.  Instead of taking a knee, he should have taken a Zoloft.

THE NEW AGE – FROM ARKANSAS ONLINE:  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. customers in a few Arkansas stores will soon cross paths with robots roaming the aisles.  The Bentonville company said it will begin using autonomous devices in about 50 stores next month that are programmed to scan store shelves and identify things like out-of-stock items or products incorrectly priced or placed in the wrong spaces. Wal-Mart stores in Searcy, Sherwood and Pine Bluff will be among the first to introduce the robots beginning in early November, according to the company. A Wal-Mart store in Rogers will have a robot early next year.   I wonder how many customers will strike up conversations with the robots...and get answers.

CHILLING – FROM FOX:  ISIS fanatics have made a chilling threat against Prince George saying: "Even the Royal Family will not be left alone," it has been claimed.  The barbarous extremists allegedly posted a picture of the future king on encrypted instant messaging app Telegram with the horrifying message.  A picture of the young royal outside his $24,000-a-year school in Battersea, South London, was also reportedly shared on the app along with the school's address and the comment "school starts early."  I would take this very seriously.  I assume the prince has heavy protection, but never underestimate the sickness of ISIS.

October 29,  2017