Archive for October, 2026
44% of Americans Have Trouble Paying for Basic Necessities, 20% Got Food from a Food Bank or Food Pantry in the Last Year
October 19th, 2026Via: Pew Research: As the 2026 midterms approach, economic issues are top of mind for voters. Many specifically mention prices and affordability as key concerns, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted this fall. … More than four-in-ten Americans (44%) indicate they have had trouble paying for at least one of these basic necessities […]
Ukraine Claims First Battlefield Evacuation of Wounded Soldier by Drone
October 19th, 2026I assumed this was fake the first few times I came across it. Maybe it’s real. I don’t know. Via: The War Zone: The Ukrainian Armed Forces say they have carried out the world’s first frontline evacuation of a wounded soldier by aerial drone. The soldier, from the 30th Mechanized Brigade, is said to have […]
Russia’s New Jet Drone Contains Over 75% U.S.-Made Components
October 18th, 2026Via: Militarnyi: More than three-quarters of the Geran-4’s onboard computer consists of electronic components manufactured by American companies. Products from Texas Instruments account for the largest share, along with components from its acquired subsidiary National Semiconductor — together accounting for more than half of all identified components. This information was revealed in a report analyzing […]
Replacing Europe
October 18th, 2026Via: Muckraker:
France: Riots Continue
October 18th, 2026Des véhicules de police sont prises pour cible par la foule dans le secteur République à Paris. #Paris #17octobre https://t.co/yMReav1Tie — Luc Auffret (@LucAuffret) October 17, 2026 Via: Daily Mail: Chaos hit the streets of France yesterday as violent protesters rebelled against the cost of living, education standards and Emmanuel Macron’s government, with police admitting […]
Gold Became Top U.S. Export for Several Months
October 17th, 2026This article is from April 2026. Via: Forbes: The value of U.S. gold exports soared to $17.88 billion, the highest monthly total dating back at least two decades and almost certainly ever, according to my analysis of the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Gold, which is coming off its best year since 1979, […]
Zelenskyy Resumes Russian Refinery Drone Strikes
October 15th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: A defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Financial Times on Thursday morning that Ukrainian forces will resume attacks on Russian refineries. The move certainly seems more political than anything else. Such attacks have been described as one of the drivers behind the global refining crisis, which has collided with Strait of Hormuz disruptions. […]
Banks Now Trying to Offload AI Data Center Debt They Just Underwrote
October 14th, 2026Via: Startup Fortune: JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, SMBC and MUFG are quietly shopping pieces of the AI debt pile they helped build, a sign the lenders closest to the money have started hedging their own bet. Six months ago, banks were racing each other to underwrite data center loans tied to Oracle, Meta and the rest […]
Power Grid Emergency Declared Across 13 U.S. States
October 13th, 2026Via: Daily Mail: A power grid emergency affecting more than 60 million Americans has been declared as the US government scrambles to prevent outages across several states. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a short-term emergency order under the Federal Power Act, allowing regional power grid operator PJM Interconnection to push past normal […]
FBI Foils Plot To Attack Mall of America With FBI-Provided AK-47
October 12th, 2026Via: Reason: Federal law enforcement officials in Minneapolis announced at a press conference last week that FBI agents arrested a Minnesota teenager plotting to commit a mass shooting at the Mall of America. Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, an 18-year-old American-born citizen of Somali descent, was arrested in a public park on October 6 by FBI agents […]
