Daily Dose of $Destiny | Thursday, November 5, 2026
Listen up, America.
While the TV pundits were still arguing about Tuesday night, I was busy watching the whole internet lose its mind.
A Florida deputy wrestled a gator with duct tape. A London jury finally spoke. The GOAT hung up his Portugal jersey. A brand new senator told a reporter to get lost. And France? France is doing France things with 70,000 cops on the street.
Six stories. One coffee. Let's ride.
🎬 SPEED CRASHES THE GRAY MAN 2 SET
IShowSpeed was out doing an IRL stream, spotted a film crew on the street, and did what every grown man secretly wants to do.
He walked right up and asked, "What movie is this?"
The answer? Netflix's The Gray Man 2. The one with Ryan Gosling and Ana de Armas.
So Speed shot his shot and asked for a role.
No role.
Not even a guy-walking-in-the-background role. He told chat they were pretty upset about it, and honestly? Same.
Netflix, that man brings more eyeballs in one stream than half your lineup gets all year. Give him a cameo. Confidence is free.
Sources: - IShowSpeed via @FearedBuck on X
🐊 FLORIDA DEPUTY VS. GATOR: DUCT TAPE WINS
No backup.
No fancy equipment.
Just a Florida deputy, a roll of duct tape, and an alligator that picked the wrong parking lot.
Video shows the deputy grabbing the gator near a fence outside a busy Kissimmee plaza while tourists stood around snapping pictures. He taped its snout shut, loaded the thrashing thing into the back of his patrol car, and the gator was released safely.
That's not a Tuesday in Florida. That's a Thursday.
Pay that man overtime and give him a medal made out of duct tape.
Sources: - @FoxNews on X
⚖️ RUSSELL BRAND FOUND GUILTY
A London jury found Russell Brand guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
The allegations go back more than 20 years. Brand, 51, denied all of it and said the encounters were consensual. Jurors convicted him on four charges and acquitted him on three others.
Sentencing is Monday, and he is facing serious prison time.
I'm not dancing on anybody here. A lot of y'all liked his anti-establishment rants, and so did plenty of people on the right. But a jury sat through the evidence and a jury made the call.
Facts don't care who your favorite podcaster is.
Sources: - @FoxNews on X - Fox News: Russell Brand found guilty
⚽ RONALDO RETIRES FROM PORTUGAL
End of an era, boys.
Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from international football.
146 goals.
234 games for Portugal.
Read that again. Some countries don't score 146 goals in a decade, and this man did it by himself.
You can argue Messi vs. Ronaldo until the bar closes. I'll just say this: the guy outworked everybody for twenty years, and that's the kind of grind I respect.
Take a bow, CR7.
Sources: - @SkySportsNews on X - @FabrizioRomano on X
🎤 MICHIGAN'S NEW SENATOR TO SKY NEWS: "I DO NOT CARE"
"I absolutely do not care what you think or the questions you ask!"
That's Abdul El-Sayed, hours before he won Michigan's Senate race, talking to Sky News reporter James Matthews.
His reason for dodging? The reporter can't vote in Michigan.
Matthews said U.S. elections have global consequences. Then it got spicy. El-Sayed clapped, put his hands on the reporter's shoulders, and told him to stop "chasing" him.
Senator-elect, and he's already allergic to questions.
Imagine if a Republican put hands on a reporter on camera. It'd be wall-to-wall coverage for a week. Funny how the volume knob works.
Sources: - @FoxNews on X - Fox News: El-Sayed confrontation with Sky News reporter
🇫🇷 FRANCE DEPLOYS 70,000 COPS AS PARIS CHOKES ON TEAR GAS
France is lit up again, and not the romantic way.
Riot police fired tear gas at protesters as nationwide demonstrations escalated. Authorities deployed 70,000 police officers across the country.
The Eiffel Tower? Closed.
A high school near Toulouse? Set on fire.
Clashes? Reported in multiple cities.
Unions say living costs are climbing while wages and pensions can't keep up, and layoffs keep stacking. By early Thursday, roughly 270,000 people had joined union action across 180 rallies outside Paris. The U.S. Embassy even put out a security warning for Americans traveling there.
Working people everywhere are tired of paying more for less. The difference is, over there they set stuff on fire. Over here we vote, and we just watched what that looks like.
Sources: - @FoxNews on X - Fox News: Protests erupt across France
📈 $DESTINY'S STOCK CALL: BUY $GLD
Ticker: $GLD (SPDR Gold Shares)
Call: BUY
Why: Washington just got a split screen, with Democrats taking Congress while Trump holds the White House, so expect two years of gridlock and shutdown fights. Europe is in the streets over the cost of living. When the politicians start brawling and the world gets shaky, money runs to gold. $GLD lets you ride that without a safe in your closet.
Risks: Gold pays no dividend. If inflation cools fast, rates stay high, or the dollar rips higher, gold can stall or drop. Calm news is bad news for this trade.
You can buy $GLD on Cash App, even in small slices.
Not financial advice.
🔥 $Destiny's Take
Look at today as one picture.
A cop with duct tape did more real work in 60 seconds than some politicians do in a full term. A new senator got his seat and immediately decided questions are optional. France is showing us what happens when working people feel ignored long enough.
The lesson? Show up. Do the job. Answer the question.
And when the people in charge forget who they work for, remind them. Loudly.
💚 Stay unbought. Stay unbothered. Stay ready.
- $Destiny 🔥
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