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Free speech activist arrested as police defend clankers. A Florida pastor falls victim to the Face Eating Leopards Party. How and where cyclists and pedestrians are injured and killed. ICE is running a Cointelpro-level surveillance op. A woman stops taking her medications under advice from ChatGPT with devastating consequences. Solar energy soars and Lula wins! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/well/ai-chatgpt-medication-epilepsy-death.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.wired.com/story/ice-is-running-one-of-the-largest-anti-left-surveillance-operations-in-us-history/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/james-okeefe-minnesota-unlawful-voting-identity-theft-charges-rcna606142 https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/pedestrians-bicyclists-killed-22466619.php https://apnews.com/article/g20-foreign-ministers-us-brazil-0ba5ba29246e4475cca2719bb962e57f?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link https://www.wndu.com/2026/10/31/woman-says-protest-was-free-speech-after-arrest-allegedly-blocking-robots-path/ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/florida-pastor-trump-immigration-crackdown-changed-mind-1827431 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=68324&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/luiz-inacio-lula-suprise-win-blocks-trumps-push-for-a-far-right-brazil/?utm_source=www.readthesmile.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=the-smile-10-27 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/01/trump-midterm-rallies-iowa-kansas?page=with%3Ablock-6ae76b5d8f08f802b2b67ea7#block-6ae76b5d8f08f802b2b67ea7
Trump likes big butts and he cannot lie. Israel and the US weigh the pros and cons of starting another hopeless war on the eve of elections. Ramaswamy runs a rancid ad. The whole entire internet lives on thanks to one dude with the chill of a Buddhist monk. Genetically engineered war dogs are coming to a conflict near you. The government takes aim at blinding bright headlights. Britney sobs over a hard up hedgehog. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/israel-stole-my-identity-34784739.amp https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/us/politics/trump-men-physical-appearance-comments.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/3312ff9e-a8cd-4837-ace3-8206752dde48 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/a-company-says-its-polls-were-fake-heres-what-happened https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/politics/us-israel-renewed-iran-strikes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.tiktok.com/@josephtawadros/video/7688624890227756310 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/inflation-tariffs-trump-fed-consumer-goods.html https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/22/trump-acton-ad-ramaswamy-01132489 https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/man-who-saved-internet-php-vulnerability/689123/?gift=nwn-guseqS6cY1kVeEKZAV4eM30ZQanhnWOnf22yy-c&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2026/10/22/the-woolly-mammoth-billionaires-new-startup-is-genetically-engineering-war-dogs-for-the-military/ https://www.aol.com/articles/bald-hedgehog-lost-prickles-gains-112421000.html https://www.carpro.com/blog/nhtsa-takes-aim-at-headlight-glare
The military is sticking its nose in the midterm discourse. Local news from the city council to the TPD. Ilhan Omar has her phone seized. And a couple of nice stories out of NYC. https://open.substack.com/pub/kenklippenstein/p/how-the-military-will-hack-the-election?r=itmz&utm_medium=ios https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/two-troy-police-officers-placed-leave-shoving-22475848.php https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/14/ilhan-omar-phone-seized-relatives-subpoenaed https://www.news10.com/news/latham-hotel-described-as-horrific-by-people-placed-by-social-services/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Troy/s/MfjVrVyifQ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPLSbvdgX/ https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/news/065-26/mayor-mamdani-wins-record-131-5-million-doordash-delivery-workers https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/13/mamdani-menin-horse-drawn-carriages-nyc-01116617
Frankie Fresh speaks his truth. Cuba’s pharmaceutical system is being squeezed by US embargo. The largest lobbying firm in NY is trying something new. Pentagon promises to livestream execution. And Florida plants a feast for monarchs. https://youtu.be/nD0NC7hO7qE?si=Z8Poj-T9fEy8wef2 https://hudsonvalleypost.com/taste-of-italy-owner-breaks-silence-on-rumors-backlash/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pentagon-says-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-will-be-livestreamed https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmdxwn9dr42yo https://apnews.com/article/cuba-medicines-pharmacies-charity-34280901ca0d9b7a66dd1892fffa0421?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link https://nysfocus.com/2026/10/08/new-york-lobbying-super-pac-expenditures https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/fuel-industry-warns-red-dye-diesel-trump-order-rcna601979 https://www.ecoticias.com/en/florida-roadside-milkweeds-monarch-butterflies/37075/#google_vignette
Ways large and small that Supreme Intelligence is ruining everything. The Iran school bombing, sports gambling, op eds, Flock evidence, and new military initiatives. https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-school-attack/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8TPBKLY/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/business/massachusetts-draftkings-ai-gambling.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026/09/schnell-ai-writing https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8T3S5Vb/ https://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-woman-featured-in-cbs12-investigation-takes-flock-camera-case-to-congress-florida-news-florida-politics-news-congress-local-flock https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mother-jones-chatgpt-safeguards-tumbler-ridge-bc-shooter-9.7358031 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/29/trump-signs-executive-order-renaming-ai-to-super-intelligence-01098494 https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/30/politics/hegseth-speaks-to-military?cid=ios_app https://newrepublic.com/post/216045/pete-hegseth-elon-musk-newt-gingrich-help-lead-military https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/09/prison-firefighters-cal-fire-jobs/
Charlie Kirk’s new statue gets a makeover. Troy City Council votes to put mild guardrails on police use of Flock. DHS has a secret pre-crime unit. AS is soooo super dangerous ohmigosh. Trump bans press from the White House. And the Kakapo is making a big comeback. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/13/charlie-kirk-statue-vandalized-tpusa-arizona https://www.troyrecord.com/2026/09/18/troy-city-council-moves-to-amend-flock-legislation/ https://newrepublic.com/post/215177/secret-dhs-unit-predictive-policiing-people-based-financial-data // https://www.404media.co/a-secretive-dhs-predictive-policing-unit-is-analyzing-americans-financial-habits-and-pulling-them-over/ https://www.techtimes.co.uk/former-google-deepmind-engineer-ai-safety-warning-1808696 https://www.reuters.com/business/gemini-hacked-three-companies-first-known-breakout-by-google-ai-wsj-reports-2026-09-18/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship https://www.reuters.com/business/gemini-hacked-three-companies-first-known-breakout-by-google-ai-wsj-reports-2026-09-18/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/16/macklemore-ed-sheeran-tour-salary-palestine https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/business/media/trump-white-house-press-ban.html https://abcnews.com/Health/parasitic-outbreak-linked-iceberg-lettuce-cdc/story?id=136373833 https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/kakapo-parrot-baby-boom-worlds-heaviest-bird-rise-new-zealand-rcna595479
Bibi is in hot water. The Pentagon is thinking hard about its future in the Middle East. Electronic shelf labels are coming for your wallet. An Albany County sheriff commits some serious time theft. And a handful a wildflowers, because we love you. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-09-08/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/netanyahu-got-an-explicit-warning-before-oct-7-he-didnt-brief-security-chiefs/000001a0-7a3b-d7d5-a9fc-7eff3d0f0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-warnings-to-netanyahu-ahead-of-oct-7-massacre-shatter-his-core-political-defense/ https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/05/in-cod-we-trust/ https://www.epi.org/publication/unions-are-extremely-popular-56-million-workers-would-join-a-union-if-they-could/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/09/electronic-shelf-labels-grocery https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/sheriff-albany-county-investigator-charged-22424123.php // https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/S8wUZFdmoa https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/08/politics/us-military-intelligence-bases-troops-middle-east https://nysfocus.com/2026/09/09/upstate-new-york-bike-lanes-cycling-infrastructure
We take the bait on dysgenics. HHS cancels post-partum and infant mortality grants in favor of getting swole and hard. Troy City Council puts limits on the mayor’s emergency powers. Kyrsten Sinema came in like a home wrecking ball. And solar panels in California are making irrigation more efficient. https://www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-cancels-infant-mortality-postpartum-grants-focus-infertility https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/donald-says-transgender-people-will-end-if-gop-keeps-congress-in-midterms/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/un-admits-exceeding-paris-agreements-1-5-degrees-c-warming-target-is-unavoidable/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/judge-lawsuit-kyrsten-sinema-north-carolina-homewrecker-law-rcna596205 https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-council-installs-new-rules-mayoral-emergency-22414983.php https://www.troyrecord.com/2026/09/04/rpi-announces-partnership-with-israels-ben-gurion-university-for-joint-research-programs/ https://www.ecoportal.net/en/solar-panels-built-working-irrigation-canals/33890/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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