out now IN PRINT & DIGITAL EDITION 90 – OCTOBER 2026 THE TWO PROFESSORS Two Cambridge academics.Two different narratives.The story behind the story ofJason Arday and James Orr By Hardeep Matharuand Na...

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Who acts like this?

One of the first rules of election year politics has to be, you don’t want an October surprise.

A failed initial public offering from an Nvidia-backed “neocloud” called Firmus, run by a man with a criminal record, suggests the AI bubble is getting ready to burst.

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Apparently, Trump’s DOJ thinks so.

At 12:41 this afternoon, a very angry Donald Trump walked straight over to the press lined up near the historic South Portico steps of the White House and, with almost no impulse control or care for w...

After a frightening year, plenty of people who care about British democracy have relaxed. That is understandable. But the weak points in our democracy that could put Farage in No 10 remain.

The Nobel Committee has been condemned by genocide supporters after awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay.

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Government pledges to find quick ‘solution’ to party funding row under pressure from Labour MPs

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Notes from the October 2026 MAD Monday, our monthly community gathering to stay informed on media and democracy issues and take action together.

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This is who MAGA is

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After a brief respite, Brazil teeters on the brink of a full-blown return to a far-right, Bolsonaro kleptocracy.

Courts protect voters and free speech, workers secure major contracts, and communities win climate protections. Good news from the resistance.

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The best and/or worst of the week in newsfucking, Oct. 2-9, 2026

I have been spending an inordinate amount of my time recently trying to figure out AI, or artificial intelligence.

Does this regime realize how hypocritical they are? Or do they simply not care?

A federal request for information describes a single AI-powered system that would also scan camera feeds in immigration detention facilities for “unusual” behavior.

We are being warned!

From state-sanctioned violence to cable news silence, the normalization of systemic cruelty is breaking our democracy—and the political establishment has no plan to stop it.

As Ukrainians struggle to recover from deadly Russian attacks, Trump opens the door to Russian oil money.

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