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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 40m
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 5h
JUST FILED: The worst kind of viral moment for a Senator Who is skipping Trump's Ohio rally? Forecasts for 11 more US House races shift Latest twist in Kennedy Center battle macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/day-ahead-...
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DAY AHEAD - My Daily Editorial Note
September 30, 2026
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 4h
I don't know what criminal bullshit they have up their sleeves but I would be damned if I would let them auto-enroll my infant in anything they have control of. Guarantee you this is not for your benefit. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/29/t...
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Trump Accounts will auto-enroll children, potentially adding 60 million accounts: Treasury
The Treasury Department announced that Trump Accounts will begin auto-enrolling eligible children. Here's what families need to know.
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John Dickerson @jdickerson.bsky.social · 9h
Shakespeare in the Senate hearing room. substack.com/@johnfdicker...
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John Dickerson (@johnfdickerson)
You may have seen the exchange between Jack Smith and Senator Eric Schmitt. Shakespeare called it long ago in Hamlet. First: "I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk f...
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republicans cried that Trump needed money for the border and then he stole the money to pay for a millions in totally illegal, taxpayer funded campaign ads. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads
White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic candidate challenging Greg Abbott for governor, is seeking unredacted access to communications involving Elon Musk deemed "intimate and embarrassing."
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Hinojosa Moves to Unmask Abbott-Musk Emails Deemed ‘Intimate and Embarrassing’
Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic candidate challenging Greg Abbott for governor, is seeking unredacted access to communications involving Elon Musk as polls show a competitive race for Texas governor.
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just remember, small businesses, 0 integrity. ZERO! www.cnbc.com/2026/09/29/m...
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Meta launches Muse for Small Business as Zuckerberg pushes beyond consumer AI market
Following the success of its Muse personal AI agent, Meta is introducing a specialized version for small businesses.
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Anthropic ‘warns of existential AI risks to humanity’ in IPO document
Reported admission to investors of AI’s ‘self-preserving behaviours’ comes as company prepares for a potential $2tn flotation
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Gouged: why Americans are being ripped off – and what to do about it
How can we fix our pricing crisis? Economic sociologist Lindsay Owens urges tough new rules – and a consumer uprising
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Hunger Report 2026 - CAFB Hunger Report
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Still eating meat, America? www.foxnews.com/health/more-...
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More than 12,000 pounds of bacon recalled after USDA issues highest-risk alert
Federal food safety officials have recalled more than 12,000 pounds of imported bacon after discovering the products entered the country without undergoing a mandatory inspection.
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is what happens when you support a rogue nation, UK. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/27/p...
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Police declare major incident at UK's Fairford air base used by U.S. forces
The British government gave authorization to the U.S. to use RAF Fairford to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If we are talking about Peter Thiel—the nuttier version of Roy Cohn, only out—don't speculate about the young model Thiel was cheating on his husband with, who made a rather Russian departure from life, off a high-rise balcony, after crashing Mr. & Mr. Thiel's party and causing a row between them.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are so damned evil. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
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Trump administration order urges ‘robust’ harvest of sharks, seals and sea lions
In Alaska, fishing groups say the order could boost salmon and halibut numbers and fund restoration. Critics say it could lead to shark culling.
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
OH but Bessent is a genius. He has fixed everything. /s www.cnbc.com/2026/09/23/w...
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Here's what happens to the economy when Treasury yields soar like they are now
Government debt costs leaped higher Wednesday, the product of multiple factors.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It’s a lawless gangster government that murders people routinely and nobody knows who they are, what they were doing, or whether they actually committed any crime. The US military is now a Star Chamber with Hegseth as judge, jury and executioner.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It just keeps getting better.
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first
Australia criticised OpenAI for taking "too long" to tell them about the breach which happened in June.
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Who the feck does this guy think he is‽ Mind your own business, Bibi! www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Netanyahu expected to attack Mamdani in UN general assembly speech – latest updates
New York mayor has been a vocal critic of the Israeli PM who is addressing the UN later today
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/09/2026
MI Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed unloaded on Trump over soaring gas prices and the war: “When you’re the president of the United States and people are struggling with gas, you don’t sit there and talk about your new helipad or your drapes in a ballroom.” “You actually go and do your damn job.”
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El-Sayed Torches Trump Over Gas Prices: 'Do Your Damn Job'
El-Sayed told Trump to stop worrying about his ballroom drapes and get to work, while Republicans jump ship on the Iran war
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 23/09/2026
Sen. Jon Husted: “The war needs to come to an end as quickly as possible so that we can lower gas prices” Sen. Jon Husted when he could've voted to do just that:
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🇪🇺 @veertjephilips.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
They always tell on themselves, don't they? Was this Plan B? www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Rubio defends Trump’s banning media organizations, arguing there aren’t ‘soldiers kicking down the doors’ of the outlets
“They’re just not allowed to work from the workspace at the White House,” the secretary of state said in an interview on “TODAY,” referring to CNN, Politico and MS NOW.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mamdani announces $135 million settlement with DoorDash after an investigation revealed they were underpaying workers.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 22/09/2026
They kicked people off healthcare to pay for the war. bit.ly/4AjGDr0
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Vance-led task force set to remove 750K ObamaCare enrollees, citing fraud
The Trump administration is removing close to 760,000 people from Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage due to allegedly fraudulent enrollment, Vice President Vance announced Tuesday.  The cancel…
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Chevron @lachevron.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show
Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The press speaks way too little about these criminal, evil acts. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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What is Trump’s third-country deportation policy and who does it target?
Key questions answered about scheme that has sent more than 25,000 people to countries that are not their own
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/09/2026
Welcome to the Golden Age (via Biblical Activism/IG)
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It’s not a real estate deal that needs to be negotiated. Don’t expect Trump, Vance, Witkoff or Kushner to even acknowledge this, much less condemn it.
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When the oil cos say you are full of it. www.thestreet.com/economy/chev...
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Chevron CEO sends a strong message on oil price and the economy
Something Chevron's CEO said at an energy conference puts the White House's oil price message in a difficult spot
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Google’s Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companies | TechCrunch
Google said Gemini had "acted appropriately" by ending each hack immediately.
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Truly naive & ignorant if they think this psycho will follow any guidelines or agreements. They are just asking for trouble. Next up: US troops all over Greenland. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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Trump and leaders of Denmark and Greenland announce plan to sign Arctic security pact next week – live
Greenland’s leadership emphasized that the agreement would fall far short of Trump’s stated desire for ‘the acquisition of Greenland by the United States’
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
And if you believe anything these arses say... www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
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Anthropic says AI can boost U.S. GDP by 32%, up to $44.4 trillion in four years — economics model predicts that displaced employees 'may have to switch to jobs like electrician and nurse'
Anthropic has published a paper wherein it envisions a future for the economy where AI is deeply ingrained. In the most extreme scenarios, U.S. GDP is up, but unemployment simmers as others are put ou...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/09/2026
FBI Director Kash Patel left Republican Sen. John Kennedy looking dumbfounded Tuesday as he offered a series of bizarre explanations for the bureau’s decision to eliminate bestiality as an automatic hiring disqualifier
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GOP Senator Dumbfounded as Kash Patel Defends FBI Bestiality Policy
The FBI director repeatedly argued that people could be “forced” into bestiality as Sen. John Kennedy struggled to make sense of the bureau’s new hiring standards.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Don’t believe the lies. Trump is *not* selling $2.8 billion of bombs for Israel’s genocide. It’s worse. Trump is *giving away* $2.8 billion of bombs for Israel’s genocide. American taxpayers are paying for those bombs.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yes, what his happening in Gaza is "An Israeli Genocide." But it is more accurately described as "An American-Sponsored Genocide." As with all things, follow the money.
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Judge Luttig @judgeluttig.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Katie Couric and I had a wonderful discussion this afternoon about America and its future during these troubled times. Thank you so much, Katie, for inviting me to join you and your terrific subscriber audience on Next Question! judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/election-n...
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Election Nightmare Scenario
A recording from Judge J. Michael Luttig and Katie Couric's live video
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/09/2026
Oil just topped $109, the 10-year Treasury yield broke 5%, diesel hit another record high, and a major U.S. refinery suffered a total power outage. Then came the bombshell about who secretly helped bankroll Don Jr.’s wedding. Read the full Monday update:
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Monday Updates: Oil Tops $109, Yields Break 5%, Don Jr.'s Russian-Funded Wedding, and Trump's AI Meltdown – 9/14/26
Monday afternoon updates. Paywall free.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 14/09/2026
They are raising your prices, training AI to take your jobs and now don't give a shit about your air. x.com/business/status/2099285795676…
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Bloomberg (@business) on X
The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, sources say https://t.co/5cxFsfrRBR
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Well done, mad king. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Kennedy Center reportedly on brink of bankruptcy and could close as early as Tuesday
Center’s Trump-installed leaders claim putting president’s name on its facade may be only way ⁠to avoid ‘fiscal collapse’
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
In countries as varied as Canada, Denmark and Brazil, companies and media linked to Trump are operating on behalf of MAGA interests, replacing the diplomats and officials who conducted US policy in the past. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Empire of Grift
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Trump's foreign policy is not isolationist. On the contrary, his ideologues want to build an international empire run by far-right political movements who serve American crypto, mineral and tech companies, many with links to the president. Read more here: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Empire of Grift
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
McFaul: It’s been clear from the beginning of the second Trump administration that the Putin strategy was to engage with them—Witkoff in particular—to make this about win-win economic transactions… The Russian strategy is to say, "Work with us and we will do multibillion-dollar deals with you all."
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John Dickerson @jdickerson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Reading Notes. 9/13/26: open.substack.com/pub/johnfdic...
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September 13, 2026
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley
A recent spate of stark warnings about the dangers of AI has been met with scepticism by executives and investors.
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Cyn @cottagedweller.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Tip of the iceberg. And then there is the cost WE are paying for incarceration, innocent people being deported, and of course for ICE. All out of OUR tax dollars. www.npr.org/2026/09/08/n...
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New report shows the economic toll of ICE raids
A new study shows the steep economic cost of 2025's ICE raids in Chicago. Fear kept many immigrants home, draining the area of more than $1.26 billion in lost retail, restaurant, and sales-tax revenue...
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