Home crowd first: a red-state midterm blitz, Seoul’s intelligence-sharing with allies after a ridiculed dialogue overture and Metallica’s unique Sphere sets may all favor the converted

President Trump is barnstorming Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama and Ohio while a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken Sept. 17–20 put his approval at 32%. North Korea fired a ballistic missile Saturday morning Korea time, a day after Kim Yo-jong rejected Seoul’s apology demand and ridiculed a dialogue appeal; South Korea’s military said it would share intelligence with the United States and Japan. Metallica opened a 24-show Sphere residency with unique Thursday and Saturday setlists. Read together, they may show actors playing hardest to audiences already on their side.

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