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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 5h
time.com/article/2026...
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 5h
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phys.org
Clay tablets reveal how Babylonian students learned about their gods
When it came to religious education in ancient Babylonia, in what is now Iraq, students had a lot to learn, ranging from the names of gods to their divine characteristics. A new study published in the...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 5h
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09...
medicalxpress.com
An omega-3 paradox: When 'healthy fats' shut down defenses against cancer
Omega fatty acids have long been recognized for their benefits: supporting cardiovascular health, reducing systemic inflammation, and promoting brain development and cognitive function. But scientists...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 5h
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cimsec.org
Why Modern Navies Still Need a Mine Countermeasures Force in the Age of Artificial Intelligence | Center for International Maritime Security
By Admiral Massimo Vianello, Italian Navy (Ret.) and Master Chief Petty Officer Giovanni Giorguli, Italian Navy (Ret.) Introduction Throughout naval history, few weapons have demonstrated the strategi...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 5h
robertreich.substack.com/p/the-heart-...
robertreich.substack.com
The Rot at the Top
The real reason Americans are paying more under Trump Republicans
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 5h
www.defensenews.com/global/midea...
defensenews.com
UAE turns to Russian shadow airline for missions in Africa: Investigation
The company behind these planes, Aviacon Zitotrans, has been sanctioned by the United States, Canada and Ukraine for its support in Russia’s war effort.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 5h
icct.nl/publication/...
icct.nl
San Diego as a Warning: The West Needs a New Prevention Strategy for the Rise of Radicalised Minors
On 18 May 2026, 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Vazquez attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego, California, which also housed a school. Armed with firearms and wearing body armor, they ...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 5h
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
foreignaffairs.com
Russia’s Plan to Break Ukraine
What Kyiv needs to survive.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 5h
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
militarytimes.com
Hegseth announces new four-star command for autonomous warfare
The new Autonomous Warfare Command, or AutoWarCom, aims to address an acquisition system that isn't keeping pace with the speed of technological change.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 5h
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kffhealthnews.org
Hospitals Have a Little-Known Tool To Prevent Medical Debt. Here’s How It Works. - KFF Health News
Getting financial assistance from hospitals often involves filling out cumbersome forms. Some states now require hospitals to identify and automatically enroll patients eligible for charity care.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 6h
www.construction-physics.com/p/understand...
construction-physics.com
Understanding the AI That Drives Robots
An Explanation of Vision-Language-Action Models
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 6h
This Is One Map Trump Can’t Redraw www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | This Is One Map Trump Can’t Redraw
The president’s effort to use tariffs to steer manufacturing back to the United States can only go so far.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 6h
www.justsecurity.org/153281/boots...
justsecurity.org
Boots Off Ballots: The Law
Federal law and the Constitution are abundantly clear: efforts to involve troops in U.S. elections are anti-constitutional and illegal.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 6h
warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/...
warontherocks.com
MacGyver at Scale: Winning Future Air Wars of Rapid Technological Adaptation
During a recent training exercise in the western Pacific, a small group of engineers single-handedly saved the day. In the scenario, adversary covert
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 6h
warontherocks.com/school-of-wa...
warontherocks.com
School of War or School of Battle? Educating for an Uncertain Future
In 1901, military analyst Jan Bloch declared that new military technologies had changed war so radically that the study of history had become useless. He
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 6h
www.dovepress.com/cychlorphine...
dovepress.com
Cychlorphine (N-Propionitrile Chlorphine): An Emerging Benzimidazolone | JPR | Dove Medical Press
Cychlorphine (N-Propionitrile Chlorphine): An Emerging Benzimidazolone Synthetic Opioid and Its Implications for Overdose Recognition and Management
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 6h
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
nybooks.com
Eradicating the ‘Fourth Branch’ | Noah Feldman
By ending the independence of federal agencies, the Supreme Court has taken another step toward the creation of an elected presidential dictatorship.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 6h
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
foreignaffairs.com
Why Iran Escalates
Tehran’s strategy to drive America out of the Middle East.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 6h
www.fdd.org/analysis/202...
fdd.org
Hezbollah’s Shadow Economy in Post-Assad Syria
U.S. Department of State, Media Note, “Rewards for Justice – Up to $10 Million Reward Offer for Information on Hizballah’s Financial Networks: Muhammad Qasir, Muhammad Qasim al-Bazzal, and Ali Qasir,”...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 6h
www.sciencenews.org/article/dna-...
sciencenews.org
See the secret to DNA hookups
A record player-like microscope and computer simulations solve a longtime mystery, showing that metal ions bridge DNA strands that would normally repel.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 6h
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intpolicydigest.org
Netanyahu’s October 7 Warnings Won’t Go Away
Fresh reports of warnings before October 7 are testing Netanyahu’s denials—and his determination to blame everyone else.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 6h
www.caltech.edu/about/news/r...
caltech.edu
Revisiting a Young Isaac Newton
The Winding Trail to Newton's Principia Mathematica, a new book by Caltech historians Jed Buchwald and Mordechai Feingold, paints a novel and unique portrait of Newton in the two decades leading up to...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 6h
muse.jhu.edu/article/1001... Why Welfare States Save Democracy
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 6h
muse.jhu.edu/article/1001... How to Break an Autocrat’s Coalition
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 7h
muse.jhu.edu/article/1001... Competitive Authoritarianism In America
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 7h
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ic...
newlinesmag.com
ICE Turns Its Sights on Buryat Asylum-Seekers
A member of the persecuted Russian Mongol minority reveals the life he hopes to keep in the US, and the one he dreads if deported
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 7h
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
understandingwar.org
Russian Occupation Update, October 1, 2026
Key Takeaways The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is hearing a case that highlights the longevity of Russia’s policies towards children in occupied Ukraine. A...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 7h
topsecretumbra.substack.com/p/yourint-si...
topsecretumbra.substack.com
YourINT SITREP (01 OCT 2026)
‘Immense courage and resolve’: Pilot feted for crucial role in saving all lives aboard flydubai1073
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 7h
thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2...
thesoufancenter.org
Dueling Perceptions Cloud Resolution of the U.S.-Iran Conflict - The Soufan Center
A week of high-level diplomacy on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), including the first U.S.-Iran meeting since June, failed to alter the strategic dynamics of the conflict. U.S. Presid...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 7h
understandingwar.org/research/mid...
understandingwar.org
Iran Update, September 30, 2026
Defectors from Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Asaib Ahl al Haq have formed a new armed group with "significant" Iranian support.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 7h
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
understandingwar.org
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 30, 2026
Russia conducted a massive combined drone and missile strike against Ukraine on the night of September 29 to 30.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 7h
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
nejm.org
Andes Virus — A Clinical Review | NEJM
Andes virus (ANDV) is the sole orthohantavirus with documented human-to-human transmission. We summarize the epidemiology and clinical features of ANDV infection and review best practices in clinic...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 7h
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nejm.org
Retatrutide, a Triple Hormone Receptor Agonist, for Treatment of Obesity | NEJM
Retatrutide is a triple-receptor agonist of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, glucagon-like peptide-1, and glucagon receptors. In this phase 3, randomized, double-blind trial, we assign...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 7h
www.americasquarterly.org/article/what... Briefing
americasquarterly.org
What Washington May Misread in Brazil’s Election
President Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro have more in common than meets the eye on key issues, including trade with China and critical minerals.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 7h
www.longwarjournal.org/archives/202...
longwarjournal.org
Fighting between Pakistan and the Taliban persists into second week
The latest round of conflict between Pakistan and the Taliban continued this past week, including airstrikes, cross-border attacks, targeted operations, and a car bombing. The renewed direct clashes t...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 8h
americanaffairsjournal.org/2026/08/unre...
americanaffairsjournal.org
Unrest in the West: Anger and Aspiration in the Canadian Prairies - American Affairs Journal
In October of 2026, Albertans will head to the polls for another referendum on a bundle of proposals that angle toward greater Albertan control over education, health care, the courts, and more power ...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 8h
macleans.ca/longforms/th...
macleans.ca
The Man Who Wants to Break Up Canada - Macleans.ca
Jeffrey Rath jump-started Alberta’s dormant separatist movement. Now the country is about to face a moment of reckoning that he helped engineer.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 8h
www.thedrive.com/news/america...
thedrive.com
America's EV Charging Is a Mess. The CEO Trying to Fix It Explains Why
Ionna CEO Seth Cutler told The Drive how the EV charging network owned by eight automakers doubled this year — and why it's MIA in LA.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 11h
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
lawfaremedia.org
The Insurrection Act Is No Exception to the Troops-at-Polls Ban
Congress restricted military deployments to election sites, even when a broader deployment authority might otherwise apply.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 11h
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
rand.org
The Scope and Nature of the U.S.-China Competition
The U.S.-China relationship is competitive but also interdependent, with shared interests and a need for cooperation. The United States can protect its interests and gain leverage against China withou...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 11h
www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...
cidrap.umn.edu
Measles disaster in Florida might not be far off, analysis finds
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 11h
www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...
scientificamerican.com
Weapons in space probably aren’t what you think
Elusive, satellite-stalking spacecraft could unleash space war—or help keep orbital peace
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 12h
www.toledoblade.com/opinion/colu...
toledoblade.com
Lessenberry: Communist label not relevant in today’s world
CLARKSTON, Mich. — More than 70 years ago, an unscrupulous and reckless senator from Wisconsin, Joe McCarthy, ruined lives and careers by smearing people ...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.liberalcurrents.com/healthcare-i...
liberalcurrents.com
Healthcare in The Reconstruction Papers
One of America's most intractable problems.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Global Intelligence
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
lawreview.uchicago.edu/print-archiv...
lawreview.uchicago.edu
Reestablishing Religion | The University of Chicago Law Review
In the last few years, the Supreme Court has upended its doctrine of religious freedom under the First Amendment. Now, the government must treat religion equally with respect to providing public benef...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
nybooks.com
Getting into Trouble | Václav Havel, Paul Wilson
Almost fifty years after the Czechoslovak human rights initiative Charter 77 was first reported in the Review’s pages, Václav Havel’s own long-lost account of his imprisonment now appears in English f...
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
theatlantic.com
How Trump Could Threaten the 2026 Election
Former Attorney General Eric Holder on the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act and whether the 2026 midterm elections will be free and fair
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-wealt...
visualcapitalist.com
Mapped: The Most Unequal Countries on Earth
In just 27 countries around the world, the richest of the rich own more wealth than the bottom 80% of the population combined.
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f16col.bsky.social @f16col.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
theatlantic.com
The Dark Power of Fraternities
A yearlong investigation of Greek houses reveals their endemic, lurid, and sometimes tragic problems—and a sophisticated system for shifting the blame.
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