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...so crypto ventures, including those owned by the T**** family, will benefit from this new ruling which blunts the failure of the Clarity Act in the Senate.

So now Wall Street is on the "funny money" train.

www.morningbrew.com/stories/sec-...
SEC: Go ahead and trade stocks like they’re crypto
The SEC’s long-anticipated move comes two days after the Clarity Act failed to move forward in the Senate.
www.morningbrew.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
...well if they were not wasting multi million dollar difficult to produce missiles to take down inexpensive drones, maybe the supplies would not have been depleted so quickly.

It's total overkill like using a bazooka to swat a fly.

www.wsj.com/business/aut...
GM to Produce Patriot Missile Parts as U.S. Faces Critical Arms Shortage
The Detroit automaker’s partnership with Lockheed Martin is a potential lift to America’s munitions supplies depleted by the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
www.wsj.com
September 18, 2026 at 6:40 PM
...like that spoiled brat who threatens to go home and take his ball with him if don't let him do what he wants.

Some people never grow up.

www.morningbrew.com/stories/is-p...
Is Paramount actually leaving LA?
The studio says it's serious about leaving California if the state doesn't agree to green light its merger with Warner Bros.
www.morningbrew.com
September 18, 2026 at 6:19 PM
...the unfounded fears of AI creating a "Skynet" are not why AI troubles me. It is abuse of this technology, such as the deepfakes the Cruz advert used to create a piece of hateful propaganda which it tries to sell as "truth".

This is why we need AI regulation.

www.levernews.com/ted-cruz-lin...
Cruz-Linked PAC Targets El-Sayed In “Death To America” Ad
The group, founded by allies of the Texas senator, spent $90K on an ad featuring the Michigan Democrat laughing next to the words “celebrate 9/11.”
www.levernews.com
September 18, 2026 at 5:50 PM
...this also occurred when corporations continued ro claim that, supply chain issues, caused by the pandemic, were to blame for high prices on other products (like petrol) months after that situation had already eased.

robertreich.substack.com/p/i-told-you...
The Great Egg Conspiracy
A reason prices are rising so fast
robertreich.substack.com
September 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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September 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
...I tend to side with the rule of law camp on this. The bottom line, these algorithms are created and tested by imperfect humans who work for large corporations that put profits and shareholders first.

That is what makes me nervous about all this.

www.levernews.com/the-ai-dooms...
Under Cover Of AI Doomsday, Big Tech Is Writing Its Own Rules
Silicon Valley says its machines could destroy humanity. The more immediate danger is letting the people building AI decide how they’re governed.
www.levernews.com
September 17, 2026 at 8:19 PM
"Democrats let the Kennedy Center rot"
--Liz Houston WH Spokesperson.

...um since it opened its doors in 1971, the GOP have controlled the WH for 30 years (not counting T****'s current term) while the (D)s did for 24.

Just sayin'.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
‘Unhinged’ Trump threw a ‘tantrum’ in Kennedy Center board meeting: congresswoman
President was ‘screaming and hollering’ for nearly 10 minutes after a judge blocked attempts to rename the venue after himself, Beatty says
www.independent.co.uk
September 17, 2026 at 6:48 PM
...speaking of "hostile acts", who threatened to make Canada a 51st state last year. Who has threatened to bow out of NATO and been withdrawing military assets from that organisation's member nations? Who's the one slapping tariffs on anyone who stands up to him?

www.cnbc.com/2026/09/17/t...
'Hostile act': Trump threatens EU with tariffs over Canada associate membership proposal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said EU is opening the door for Canada to become the first associate member of the 27-member bloc.
www.cnbc.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
...the fact he had to be prompted on which way to vote shows he is no longer competent on his own to continue holding office. Knowing how desperate and underhanded the GOP is, I fear they may try to use this to their advantage.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
McConnell appears to need assist from Republicans after he nearly votes wrong way
McConnell is accused of nearly voting with Democrats by mistake at Agriculture committee meeting
www.independent.co.uk
September 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
...seems we have another chickens*** in DC besides T****.

Seven and a half weeks of paid time off on someone else's dime (ours). Must be nice, particularly for those GOPers who refuse to vote in favour of paid leave for the rest of us,

They got theirs, screw us.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
House Republican leaders canceled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9.
www.nbcnews.com
September 17, 2026 at 5:02 PM
...and this all began in 72 years ago with a bowl of mashed potatoes.

Talk about not letting something go that has haunted him ever since, and is the root of his vindictive behaviour against anyone he feels wrongs him or anything that doesn't go his way.

robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-gre...
Trump’s Worst Fear
His vanity, narcissism, vainglory, and vindictiveness are mere symptoms
robertreich.substack.com
September 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
September 16, 2026 at 7:33 PM
...voters are done with neoliberal elitism as it has not addressed "bread and butter" needs. The root of the party's name is precisely what the centrists want to do away with. We already have a party that serves the big monied interests, we don't need another.

theintercept.com/2026/09/13/c...
Centrists Are Soft-Launching the Idea That We Have a Little Too Much Democracy
By railing against small-dollar donors and “purity tests,” Third Way and the Abundance Network are empowering the political elite over the rest of us.
theintercept.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
...60,000 2,000# bombs comes to 3.6 "Little Boy" bombs (after conversion from metric tonnes).

Given Netanyahu's "Greater Isreal" strategy it Sounds like a "down payment" on Armageddon.

aje.news/6hfv2i
US set to approve 60,000 heavy bombs for Israel: What that means
The package of 2,000-pound bombs comes amid Israel's genocidal war on Gaza and its occupation of southern Lebanon.
aje.news
September 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM
...we've already had AI agents break out of what was considered "secure containment" to hack a company's servers on its own. If it can already conspire to "out think" it's developers in it's "infancy", wait until it matures.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Media is ‘spun up’ over AI threat, says Trump ally Mike Johnson: ‘Knee-jerk reaction’
House Speaker’s words come as even Republicans warn about the risks of AI
www.independent.co.uk
September 16, 2026 at 5:57 PM
...red leaf rising?

I just wish AI was not a part of it. we really need to pump the brakes a bit more to slow things down. We've already seen signs of AI "out thinking" us even at this early stage and hostile forces using it to assist development of weapons.

www.morningbrew.com/stories/cana...
Canada woos investors with dozens of projects
Prime Minister Mark Carney is pitching the world on investing C$1 trillion in Canada.
www.morningbrew.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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