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Please have a listen.
Please have a listen.
October 1, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Please have a listen.
Please have a listen.
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This keeps happening.
October 1, 2026 at 1:22 PM
This keeps happening.
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In a matter of days Ukraine has retaken land on the frontline that it took Russia a year and tens of thousands of lives to occupy. Putin is on the back foot and desperate.
Ukrainian intelligence says he’s now removed restrictions on the air campaign so they can target schools and hospitals.
Ukrainian intelligence says he’s now removed restrictions on the air campaign so they can target schools and hospitals.
October 2, 2026 at 7:37 AM
In a matter of days Ukraine has retaken land on the frontline that it took Russia a year and tens of thousands of lives to occupy. Putin is on the back foot and desperate.
Ukrainian intelligence says he’s now removed restrictions on the air campaign so they can target schools and hospitals.
Ukrainian intelligence says he’s now removed restrictions on the air campaign so they can target schools and hospitals.
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🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says
The change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the DNC lawsuit argues.
www.democracydocket.com
October 1, 2026 at 7:21 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Solid chance Openai goes belly up and takes softbank and oracle with it. Couldn't happen to more deserving companies.
October 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Solid chance Openai goes belly up and takes softbank and oracle with it. Couldn't happen to more deserving companies.
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A third aircraft carrier and a second Marine division has now been sent toward Iran, the WSJ is reporting.
Looks like Trump wants to empty those stockpiles completely.
Looks like Trump wants to empty those stockpiles completely.
October 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A third aircraft carrier and a second Marine division has now been sent toward Iran, the WSJ is reporting.
Looks like Trump wants to empty those stockpiles completely.
Looks like Trump wants to empty those stockpiles completely.
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"We gave billions of dollars to 40 year old nepobaby whose daddy has funded his Hollywood fantasies. How could this have gone so wrong?"
Dolts.
Dolts.
‘Just hours after Paramount Skydance issued $52B of debt to fund the biggest Hollywood buyout ever, investors were nursing hundreds of millions in losses, triggering a flurry of angry calls from money managers to Wall Street banks that underwrote the debt.’ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Angry Bondholders Flood Wall Street With Complaints on Paramount Losses
Just hours after Paramount Skydance Corp. issued $52 billion of debt to fund the biggest Hollywood buyout ever, investors were nursing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, triggering a flurry of...
www.bloomberg.com
October 1, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"We gave billions of dollars to 40 year old nepobaby whose daddy has funded his Hollywood fantasies. How could this have gone so wrong?"
Dolts.
Dolts.
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“.. We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
October 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM
“.. We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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AIPAC decided they were going to set a record on the amount of money they spent against me in the primary election. $70 million. Do you know what we could do with $70 million?
October 1, 2026 at 7:44 PM
AIPAC decided they were going to set a record on the amount of money they spent against me in the primary election. $70 million. Do you know what we could do with $70 million?
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"The demand would require Georgia to revamp its in-person voting process..
...a long-running feud between the Republican-controlled Board, which is often in lockstep with the Trump administration, and the secretary of state’s office, which administers elections."
electionlawblog.org/2026/georgia...
...a long-running feud between the Republican-controlled Board, which is often in lockstep with the Trump administration, and the secretary of state’s office, which administers elections."
electionlawblog.org/2026/georgia...
“Georgia board asks Trump administration to investigate voting machines” #ELB
AJC: The State Election Board’s Executive Director James Mills has asked the Trump administration to examine Georgia’s voting machines that are deployed statewide and prohibit QR-code vote counting, a...
electionlawblog.org
October 2, 2026 at 5:39 AM
"The demand would require Georgia to revamp its in-person voting process..
...a long-running feud between the Republican-controlled Board, which is often in lockstep with the Trump administration, and the secretary of state’s office, which administers elections."
electionlawblog.org/2026/georgia...
...a long-running feud between the Republican-controlled Board, which is often in lockstep with the Trump administration, and the secretary of state’s office, which administers elections."
electionlawblog.org/2026/georgia...
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NEW: The Georgia State Election board is requesting Justice Department "intervention" ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The board sent request letters to Todd Blanche, Harmeet Dhillon, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
Docs obtained by @lawfaremedia.org:
www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
The board sent request letters to Todd Blanche, Harmeet Dhillon, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
Docs obtained by @lawfaremedia.org:
www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
Formal Request for DOJ Intervention to Todd Blanche
www.documentcloud.org
October 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
NEW: The Georgia State Election board is requesting Justice Department "intervention" ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The board sent request letters to Todd Blanche, Harmeet Dhillon, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
Docs obtained by @lawfaremedia.org:
www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
The board sent request letters to Todd Blanche, Harmeet Dhillon, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
Docs obtained by @lawfaremedia.org:
www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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NOTE: these positions are now CENTER in the US...
October 1, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NOTE: these positions are now CENTER in the US...
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Hispanics working in the USA 👏🏽
October 2, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Hispanics working in the USA 👏🏽
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Mary Oliver ❤️
October 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Mary Oliver ❤️
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A new study suggests there may be one specific risk of giving a smartphone to a 12-year-old child: They may be more likely to exhibit disordered eating symptoms two years later.
Owning smartphone at age 12 may raise child’s disordered-eating risk, study says
New research highlights several risks of owning a device in early adolescence, but experts offer guidance to help parents minimize it.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 2, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A new study suggests there may be one specific risk of giving a smartphone to a 12-year-old child: They may be more likely to exhibit disordered eating symptoms two years later.
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Swiss glaciers have lost more than 5 percent of their ice, threatening the country’s alpine economy.
How Switzerland lost 20 percent of its ice in five years
Swiss glaciers have lost more than 5 percent of their ice, threatening the country's alpine economy.
www.aljazeera.com
October 2, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Swiss glaciers have lost more than 5 percent of their ice, threatening the country’s alpine economy.
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aah yes, the classic “get it off capex and move it to opex” balance sheet move, which is a sign that Amazon is really getting worried about being stuck with depreciating hardware since you can’t dump it fast enough if things crash
Sources: Amazon has held talks with investors about a deal to spin off $8B of Grace Blackwell chips into an SPV, then lease them back for its US data centers (Financial Times)
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October 2, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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This is the dodgiest and most-desperate thing I’ve seen in the bubble so far. Amazon selling their chips to a group of investors and leasing them back - an off balance sheet arrangement done in plain sight. Really scraping the bottom of the barrel here. And they’ll probably buy more!
October 2, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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BREAKING 🚨: India
Indian Stock Market trades red for 8 consecutive weeks, its longest losing streak since the Dot Com Bubble burst 📉 📉
Indian Stock Market trades red for 8 consecutive weeks, its longest losing streak since the Dot Com Bubble burst 📉 📉
October 2, 2026 at 6:19 AM
BREAKING 🚨: India
Indian Stock Market trades red for 8 consecutive weeks, its longest losing streak since the Dot Com Bubble burst 📉 📉
Indian Stock Market trades red for 8 consecutive weeks, its longest losing streak since the Dot Com Bubble burst 📉 📉
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More than 34,600 people died in five Western European countries due to heat this summer, as the region posted its hottest June, July and August on record.
Heat Deaths in Western Europe Top 34,600 During Warmest Summer Ever
More than 34,600 people died in five Western European countries due to heat this summer as the region posted its hottest June, July and August on record, according to a Bloomberg compilation of mortality estimates from different agencies.
bloom.bg
October 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM
More than 34,600 people died in five Western European countries due to heat this summer, as the region posted its hottest June, July and August on record.
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Orbital mechanics have entered the equation.
Trump: “…everyone will be enjoying an EXTRA HOUR OF DAYLIGHT. In other words, leave it as it is now, and never change it again. But importantly, with a 100% approval rating, is that NOBODY wants to change their Clocks twice a year.”
October 2, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Orbital mechanics have entered the equation.
The U.S. military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East... bolstering of the American military presence comes as...Trump warned anew that new strikes against Iran could be on the horizon...includes a third aircraft carrier www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes
The U.S. military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Thursday. The bolstering of the American military presence comes as President Do...
www.yahoo.com
October 2, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The U.S. military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East... bolstering of the American military presence comes as...Trump warned anew that new strikes against Iran could be on the horizon...includes a third aircraft carrier www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
Past Colorado KKK governor, mayors, more recent extremism.
October 2, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Past Colorado KKK governor, mayors, more recent extremism.
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Another month, another temperature record.
Across the contiguous United States, September 2026 ranks as the warmest September on record, dating back to at least 1895, according to data.
Across the contiguous United States, September 2026 ranks as the warmest September on record, dating back to at least 1895, according to data.
The U.S. just experienced its warmest and most humid September on record
Across the contiguous United States, September 2026 ranks as the warmest September on record, dating back to at least 1895.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Another month, another temperature record.
Across the contiguous United States, September 2026 ranks as the warmest September on record, dating back to at least 1895, according to data.
Across the contiguous United States, September 2026 ranks as the warmest September on record, dating back to at least 1895, according to data.