Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 10-11-26

After a nine-day work/NLJ/newsletter-induced lull in the Pook-Emu Bee, I return with my sometimes-regularly-scheduled daily links. Speech 1 | Foul Call: New York Times Calls for Canceling Sophie Cunningham in The Athletic (Jonathan Turley. Oct. 11, 2026.) I largely agree with Mr. Turley. But more material to Ms. Cunningham’s immediate future career prospects, I suspect the WNBA largely agrees with The Athletic. 2 | Reform supporter arrested after comparing Tory councillor to ‘rent boy’ (Robert Mendick for The Telegraph. Oct. 5, 2026.) This reminds me that I need to prepare for some America at 250 Evacuation Day celebrations next month. Find Me This Level of Self-Regard 3 | Sen. John Kennedy: I’m Thinking About Running for President (Pam Key for Breitbart. Oct. 4, 2026.) There’s an obvious “breaking news from 1959” joke here. But my first thought was a less obvious joke. I never thought I’d be able to say that I have something very much in common with the good Senator from Louisiana,…