Things Have Changed… Authored by James Howard Kunstler via kunstler.com, I remind you once again: history is a trickster. Sometimes things turn out, and sometimes they just turn, and these days they’re turning hard. Get this: Russia is not our mortal enemy anymore. This is not 1956 or even 1986. It is no longer the so-called Free World against the wicked Hammer and Sickle. Russia is no longer a weird political science […]

Another Mass Shooter Stopped By Armed Citizen In Oregon Three children and one adult are dead following an active shooter situation at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon on Thursday afternoon. The suspected active shooter is also dead after an armed civilian chased the shooter into the school and killed him. The shooter was reportedly a 16-year-old boy, though no details on identity or motive have been releases yet.  He was […]

Ukraine’s Starlink & Starshield Services Restored, Officials Say British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting confirmed on Oct. 15 that Ukraine’s access to SpaceX’s Starlink and Starshield services had been restored following a temporary disruption. Starshield is the military version of Starlink, which offers satellite internet connectivity for consumer and commercial use. The temporary disruptions to Ukraine’s Starshield access, […]

US Closes Fiscal 2026 With $2 Trillion Budget Deficit, Pays Record $1.4 Trillion In Interest With DOGE disbanded more than a year ago, and tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court, the US is no longer even pretending that there is any hope to normalize spending, or any kind of happy ending to the US debt trajectory.  At 2pm today the US Treasury published the latest, September, monthly budget deficit data, which was also the last […]

Millions Watched Zuckerberg Sip A Guinness. Nobody Heard What He Said Next. Authored by Patrick Feeley via Substack, The Sip On the October 12 episode of John Collison’s Cheeky Pint, Mark Zuckerberg picked up a full pint of Guinness, took what looked like a mouthful of foam and held it there long enough for the clip to travel around X and pick up millions of views. Zuckerberg eventually responded himself with “that’s just my […]

Wisconsin Democrat’s ‘Number One Priority’ As Secretary Of State: Driver’s Licenses For Illegal Immigrants JoCasta Zamarripa, the Democratic nominee for Wisconsin secretary of state, told WMTV that her top priority if elected is getting driver’s licenses for people in the country illegally – and she wants David Crowley to be the governor who signs them into law. Democratic candidate for Wisconsin Secretary of State JoCasta […]

Princeton Researchers Find A Lower-Energy Route To Fusion Ignition Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com, A new Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory model finds that heating plasma first and compressing it second could sharply cut the energy needed to reach fusion ignition. Tungsten at just one part in 10,000 could double the pressure ignition requires, a red flag for the dozen-plus next-gen machines built with tungsten […]

Watch: Ilhan Omar’s Husband Snaps At Reporter Over Rumors Congresswoman Fled Country Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) husband snapped at reporters after being confronted over rumors that the Minnesota Democrat fled the United States following a federal raid on the couple’s Washington, D.C., home. Tim Mynett, a political consultant married to the far-left congresswoman, was approached by a Fox News reporter while walking the couple’s dog […]

TD And BMO Among 9 Banks Accused Of Discriminating Against Conservative Customers, US Regulator Says Authored by Jennifer Cowan via The Epoch Times, A U.S. banking regulator’s report has flagged the Bank of Montreal and TD Bank alongside seven other financial institutions accused of restricting financial services to certain American customers because of their conservative political or religious beliefs. The U.S. Office of the […]

After Brutal Hannity Interview, Katie Zacharia Sets Record For Fastest-Fired Trump Official Katie Zacharia, the Truth Social communications adviser and Fox/Newsmax fixture whom President Trump appointed on October 9 as his sixth White House press secretary, was fired Friday, barely a week after taking the job, the New York Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. Neither the White House nor Zacharia has […]

Judge Orders Trump Admin To Reopen 2027 Diversity Visa Lottery Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio to open registration for the 2027 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program by Nov. 1. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jinsook Ohta of the Southern District of California requires the State Department to announce the registration period no later than midnight […]

Lululemon Restructures Fabric Team After See-Through Leggings Complaints And Stock Collapse Lululemon is restructuring its fabric development operations following another round of customer complaints about product quality, eliminating seven positions and shifting some responsibilities closer to overseas suppliers, according to Bloomberg. The changes, implemented in August, include moving certain raw-material development functions […]

Anthropic To Feed Claude Official Voting Data Ahead Of November Midterms Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, Anthropic announced Wednesday that it will add official U.S. voting information and election results supplied by the nonprofit Democracy Works to its Claude chatbot ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Democracy Works provides “Americans with the guidance they need to vote in every election, every time.” The […]

Cocoa Grindings Crush Estimates, Chocolate Stocks Rise: Is Hershey A Buy? A new Bloomberg survey found that third-quarter cocoa processing in Asia and Europe exceeded estimates, signaling a potential demand recovery as lower bean costs improve processing margins. The rebound follows a period of record-high cocoa prices that sparked demand destruction among consumers. Asian processing soared 29% in the third quarter to its highest […]

Oil Prices Extend Gains Amid Possible Saudi East-West Pipeline Hit, Russian Refinery Outage Update(1240ET): Iran state IRIB reports a new thermal anomaly detected near an oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu region, suggesting Saudi East-West oil pipeline has been targeted once again. However, any further information or confirmation has not been forthcoming. Regarding the Ukraine war, Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery, about 200 km […]

AVs Drive More Safely… But Can Lead Nearby Human Drivers To Take Risks: Study Authored by Jeremy Lott via The Epoch Times, The way automated vehicles (AVs) drive frustrates many motorists sharing the road with them, leading to more dangerous driving and possibly road rage. A line of Waymo robotaxis drives through North Beach in San Francisco, Calif., on July 7, 2026. Heather Diehl/Getty ImagesThat is one way to interpret the […]

Trump Admin Sues California Over 20,000 Suspected Ineligible Voters Ahead Of Midterms Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness, The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against California and two election officials, seeking to prevent approximately 20,000 potentially ineligible voters from having their ballots counted in November’s midterm elections until their citizenship status can be verified. The Justice […]

X Suspends 13,000 Accounts In Suspected China-Russia-Iran Operations Targeting US Politics Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times, Social media platform X has suspended more than 13,000 accounts involved in three suspected foreign influence operations linked to China, Russia, and Iran that targeted American political discussions ahead of the November midterm elections. In an Oct. 14 announcement, X said the networks used […]

Porsche Gets Roasted As Flying Tesla Makes Its New Supercar Look Stone-Age Porsche previewed its new supercar line positioned above the 911 on Thursday evening, just hours before Elon Musk’s flying Tesla Roadster stole the show. The Roadster’s flying demonstration and sub-one-second 0-60 mph acceleration certainly suggest the birth of a new supercar brand that makes today’s European hypercars look primitive. Called the “Mission S,” […]

Trump Directs DOJ To Seek Capital Punishment For Killers Of Police, Firefighters Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump told first responders on Oct. 15 that he was pushing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to seek capital punishment for murderers convicted of killing members of law enforcement or firefighters. “We’re bringing the death penalty back for anybody that kills a police officer, by the […]

Apple’s iPhone Duo Delivery Dates Slip To Late January As Preorders Swamp Launch Inventory Apple’s first foldable iPhone went up for preorder earlier this morning, with the earliest buyers securing delivery next Friday. Shipping estimates quickly slipped into November, then December, with some iPhone Duo models now showing delivery dates as late as the end of January. The growing backlog suggests initial orders are outpacing […]

“Engineering Flex”: Flying Tesla Roadster Wows Wall Street, But Production Waits Until 2028 Tesla shares rose 4% in early New York premarket trading after Thursday night’s flying Roadster reveal delivered what HSBC analysts called an “engineering flex.” However, for reservation holders who have been waiting years, the “Back to the Future”-style sports car that can perform midair barrel rolls using SpaceX air thrusters came with […]

A Bumpy Ride Via Rabobank, Following the slightly hotter US CPI print on Wednesday – headline inflation was in line with expectations, but core accelerated a bit more than anticipated – producer price inflation accelerated significantly more than expected. Last month, US producer prices rose 1.3% m/m. Yet, rates were down on the day, not up. Maybe traders found some comfort in the fact that most of the inflationary pressure […]

Mamdani Moves To Ban Horse Carriages From NYC, Drivers React Authored by Nicholas Zifcak via The Epoch Times, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed that he and the City Council speaker have agreed to phase out carriage horse rides in Central Park, a win for animal rights activists who have long opposed the rides. The mayor said he would make sure workers and owners are protected as the rides wind down, with an end date of June 1, […]

Trump Unloads On Zelensky In Lengthy Interview Tirade: ‘He’s Not A Good Guy’ In a rarity, President Trump spent a good amount of time in a fresh Newsmax sit-down interview lambasting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, a longtime Washington ally who has been the recipient of billions in US arms and funds. At a moment Zelensky has resisted Trump’s call to stop striking Russian oil refineries, Trump bashed the Ukrainian leader […]