DAN GAINOR: The 5 craziest stories of October — from Karine Jean-Pierre to PETA plaques
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Washington Post critic slams Karine Jean-Pierre's new book while MSNBC faces mockery over misogyny claims in all-female Virginia governor race coverage and more of October's wackiest stories.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger cheers with a crowd, not pictured, in Henrico County, Virginia in September 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Winsome Earle-Sears, Republican gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, during a campaign event at the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department in Vienna, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (Al Drago/Getty Images) Democrat gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger is conducting a bus tour through Virginia to connect with constituents as she campaigns to become the governor of Virginia in the 2025 gubernatorial election in Fairfax, Va., on June 26, 2025. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post/Getty Images) Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears slammed MSNBC on Tuesday after anchors suggested that voting against her Democratic opponent, Abigail Spanberger, was sexist. (Win McNamee / Getty) Dan Gainor is a freelance opinion editor for Fox News Digital. He is also a science fiction/fantasy author. His latest work is in a collection called, "Cannon Fodder 2025: Tales from the Gun Crew."
According to Peta, "Wesleyan University, students, faculty, and alumni are coming together to build a more compassionate campus." No, they’re not doing charity work or going to animal shelters adopting cute puppies. That would make sense. They’re pushing for a plaque. They are "calling on the school to install a PETA-supported ‘Wesleyan Animal Recognition Memorial.’" What’s that, you ask? It’s a memorial plaque "outside the dining hall that would commemorate the millions of chickens, cows, fish, pigs, and others who have been killed and served there as food."
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