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freedomconservatism.orgFreedom Conservatism: A Statement of PrinciplesTo ensure that America's best days are ahead, we must apply the timeless principles of liberty to the challenges of the 21st century.

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"To ensure that America's best days are ahead, we must apply the timeless principle of liberty to the challenges of the 21st century." www.freedomconservatism.org/p/freedom-co...

reuters.comNorway joins the list of countries Trump has abused in vulgar termsUS President Donald Trump on Sunday escalated his invective against Norway, calling it a "shit house country" and ‌saying Norwegian immigrants were not welcome in the United States because the Nobel ...

"What a crybaby. It’s a wonder that grown men and women support him." www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

jaynordlinger.comOutgrowing Tribe, &c.On political partisanship; Trump and Norway; Ukraine and Taiwan; a poem by a Brontë; and more

"Tribalism or partisanship is an enemy of thinking — an enemy of independent thought." www.jaynordlinger.com/p/outgrowing...

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blog.hawkblogger.comThe Morning After: Salvation On Sunday NightUnflinching analysis of all things Seahawks

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"They stopped punishing themselves, and started punishing their opponent." blog.hawkblogger.com/2026/10/the-...

sports.mynorthwest.comSeattle Seahawks Injury Updates: Latest on Shaheed, Cross and more - Seattle SportsHere's the latest Seattle Seahawks injury news on Rashid Shaheed, Charles Cross, Zach Charbonnet and Jadarian Price.

"Here's the latest Seahawks injury news on Rashid Shaheed, Charles Cross, Zach Charbonnet and Jadarian Price." sports.mynorthwest.com/nfl/seattle-...

sports.mynorthwest.comThe numbers behind Seattle Seahawks' defensive masterpiece vs Chiefs - Seattle SportsThe Seattle Seahawks held the Chiefs to one of their worst offensive performances of the Patrick Mahomes era. Just how impressive was it? Here's a closer look.

"Seattle held Kansas City to one of its worst offensive performances of the Patrick Mahomes era." sports.mynorthwest.com/nfl/seattle-...

sports.mynorthwest.comReport: Rocco Baldelli withdraws from Seattle Mariners manager consideration - Seattle SportsPer Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Rocco Baldelli cited family considerations for removing himself from the Seattle Mariners' manager search.

Nobody wants this job. sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-...

jaynordlinger.comUkraine at This HourA conversation with Yaroslav Trofimov, the chief foreign-affairs correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, born in Kyiv

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"A conversation with Yaroslav Trofimov, the chief foreign-affairs correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, born in Kyiv." www.jaynordlinger.com/p/ukraine-at...

washingtonpost.comElon Musk says SpaceX was behind restrictions to Ukraine’s Starlink accessMusk accused Ukraine's military of violating Starlink's terms of service, something Ukrainian officials denied.

"Ukrainian officials vociferously denied that Ukraine had violated Starlink’s terms of service." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1...

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washingtonpost.comIran in ‘advanced stages’ of plots to kill U.S. officials abroad, memo warnsJay Clayton, the top U.S. intelligence official, said in the memo that Iran has "substantially increased" efforts to target Americans.

"Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a memo Friday that 'the lethal plotting efforts by the Iranians against U.S. citizens have reached advanced stages'...." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1...

aljazeera.comCENTCOM reportedly has plans for Iran strikes: Will Trump approve them?Reports say Pentagon has drawn up plans for strikes after midterm polls, but analysts question what it could achieve.

"....and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared an 'offensive' doctrine under which countries hosting bases used against Iran could become targets." www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...

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"The Houthis launched a significant barrage consisting of at least 12 ballistic missiles and two drones targeting Saudi Arabian critical infrastructure." understandingwar.org/research/mid...

economicaffairs.co.ukBerlin’s rent cap: cheaper rents, fewer homesNew research on Berlin’s 2020 rent cap confirms what economists had predicted for decades

"The supply of rental apartments collapsed, falling by 52%. In some central Berlin districts, such as Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf and Mitte, the supply of available apartments declined by 60% or more." economicaffairs.co.uk/p/berlins-re...

nationalreview.comRent Control: Shocking Findings! | National ReviewA rent cap in Berlin led to a collapse in supply.

"Never underestimate the extent to which the political value of an idea to those advocating it can outweigh consideration of its economic consequences." www.nationalreview.com/corner/rent-...

nationalreview.comHis Antisemitic Fans Hand Abdul El-Sayed a Gift He Can’t Accept | National ReviewIf Michiganders pull the lever for El-Sayed, they cannot say they didn’t know exactly what they were voting for.

"It’s not just that this pro-El-Sayed spot is cartoonishly vile in its contempt for Israel and its supporters; it’s also impossibly dumb." www.nationalreview.com/corner/his-a...

www1.folha.uol.com.brLula Turns Election Around, Defeats Flávio Bolsonaro and Wins Unprecedented Fourth TermThe 80-year-old president defeats his predecessor's son by a narrow margin, reflecting polarization

Does Trump have the military resources to spare for "Operation Bolsonaro Fury"? www1.folha.uol.com.br/internaciona...

economist.comBrazil’s weird economy needs serious reformNeither Lula nor Flávio Bolsonaro have the stomach for it

"Neither Lula nor Flávio Bolsonaro have the stomach for it." www.economist.com/finance-and-...

thebulwark.comBill Kristol: Beating Back the AuthoritariansThere was good news over the weekend on the anti-authoritarian front in Brazil and Serbia, while our wannabe autocrat is ominously threatening to not accept midterm election results he doesn't like.

"Lula" is as much of an authoritarian as the Bolsonaro clan. And the only reason Trump was "beaten back" in 2020 was because his cult didn't control that administration. It DOES control this one. www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-krist...

jaynordlinger.comUkraine at This HourA conversation with Yaroslav Trofimov, the chief foreign-affairs correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, born in Kyiv

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"A conversation with Yaroslav Trofimov, the chief foreign-affairs correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, born in Kyiv." www.jaynordlinger.com/p/ukraine-at...

x.comElon Musk (@elonmusk) on XMay the bloodthirsty warmongers, who push for a war that never ends, burn in hell!

"Elon Musk suggested that Ukrainians who refuse to accept Russia’s conquests of their territory are 'bloodthirsty warmongers, who push for a war that never ends'...." x.com/elonmusk/sta...

x.comElon Musk (@elonmusk) on X@skscartoon The endless slaughter of Ukrainian and Russians must stop. We should some sympathy for the poor Russian conscripts too. Those kids have no choice but to fight and die in drone strikes.

"....and insisted that 'we should [have] some sympathy for the poor Russian conscripts too.'” x.com/elonmusk/sta...

thebulwark.comTrump’s Rallies Have Become What He Covets: AssFake-ass promises, real ass obsession.

"Fake-ass promises, real ass obsession." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-rall...

reuters.comUS Justice Dept sues to block possible Alaska election of Democrat to SenateThe Trump administration has sued Alaska to preemptively block the state from certifying the results of its US Senate race if the Republican incumbent candidate loses narrowly, saying voters could be...

"The [Retribution] Department sued the State of Alaska Thursday to stop it from certifying its Senate result if [Trump]lican Senator Dan Sullivan loses." www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

nytimes.comAppeals Court Appears to Doubt Justice Dept. Claims in California Ballot Case (Gift Article)A federal appeals court panel seemed disinclined to order the state to set aside as many as 20,000 mail-in ballots the Trump administration claimed were sent to noncitizens.

" At a Sunday hearing, a federal appeals court panel appeared skeptical of the department’s related bid to have about 20,000 mail ballots set aside." Not that that matters, of course. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/u...

thebulwark.comWho’s Right? The Polls or the Vibes?There’s a divergence in the Matrix.

Free: a 6-seat Senate pickup and a 20-seat House pickup, flipping both houses "blue". Rigged: No Senate change and a one-seat Trumplican pickup in the House. Bet on the latter. If not, get ready for nationwide martial law. www.thebulwark.com/p/whos-right...

jaynordlinger.comUkraine at This HourA conversation with Yaroslav Trofimov, the chief foreign-affairs correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, born in Kyiv

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"A conversation with Yaroslav Trofimov, the chief foreign-affairs correspondent of the Wall Street Journal, born in Kyiv." www.jaynordlinger.com/p/ukraine-at...

kyivpost.comKremlin Says Preparations Underway for Putin, Trump, and Xi SummitKremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov has said preparations have begun for a Putin-Trump-Xi summit in China, linking it to Putin’s possible attendance at the Miami G20.

And there it is: the 21st century Munich is set. Maybe the United States will be formally admitted into the Eastern Coalition while they're at it. www.kyivpost.com/post/88117

bloomberg.comRussia Holds Key Rate as Ukrainian Strikes Spur InflationRussia’s central bank sees a longer than expected period of moderately tight monetary policy as it grapples with the impact on inflation of Ukrainian drone attacks on industry.

"Russia’s central bank held its key interest rate at 14% and raised its inflation forecast to as much as 7.6%, citing....Ukrainian strikes that have diminished oil refining capacity and pushed up fuel prices." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

timesofisrael.comNetanyahu posts AI image of nuke hitting Tel Aviv, warns of ‘2nd Holocaust’ if he’s not elected; Eisenkot: He’s hystericalPM contradicts his own recent claims that Iran's nuclear program has been 'devastated' and Tehran can no longer threaten Israel's existence; Eisenkot: He's hysterical; Golan: He's lost it

"Netanyahu posted an A.I.-generated image of a nuclear explosion over Tel Aviv on Sunday, sharing a right-wing activist’s [cogent] warning that electing a leader incapable of confronting Iran [w]ould expose Israelis to 'the danger of a second Holocaust.'” www.timesofisrael.com/pm-posts-ai-...

ynetnews.comHamas threatens another Oct. 7-style attack on Israel in unprecedented warningHamas warned Israel through a UN envoy that it is prepared to launch another Oct. 7-style attack, targeting Israel, Judea and Samaria and abroad; The unprecedented threat comes amid mounting military ...

"Israeli outlets reported that Hamas used a United Nations official to warn Israel it was prepared to carry out another 10/7/23-style attack over Israel’s advance in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority’s postponed elections." www.ynetnews.com/article/rjfv...

timesofisrael.comOctober 7 victims’ families sue Meta for streaming footage of murders and abductionsPlaintiffs in class action suit demand social media giant pay over $1 billion, saying Facebook, Instagram served as 'inseparable part of Hamas's terrorist infrastructure'

"Families of people killed and abducted on 10/7/23 are suing Meta for more than $1 billion....arguing it let Hamas terrorists livestream the attacks from victims’ phones onto their social media pages and then left the footage up for hours." www.timesofisrael.com/october-7-vi...

nytimes.comUnrest Erupts Again in France, but This Time, With Less Property Damage (Gift Article)After largely peaceful marches on Saturday, clashes broke out in the evening. But a large-scale police presence, 1,000 arrests and the rerouting of protest routes kept a lid on wholesale vandalism.

"More than 400,000 people [rioted] across France on Saturday, including 110,000 in Paris." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/w...

bbc.comMacron says deadly shooting near Paris is a 'racist terrorist attack'One person is killed and five wounded in a series of attacks. The suspected gunman has been apprehended.

"French prosecutors are investigating a drive-by shooting in the Paris suburbs on Friday that killed one man and wounded five." www.bbc.com/news/article...

lemonde.frSuspect in racist Trappes shooting said wanted to avenge robbed shopkeepers, targeted people based on skin colorLe Monde has learned that the man suspected of killing one person and injuring five others in the city in the western Paris suburbs told police he wanted to attack 'Black people' and 'Arabs.' A copy o...

"The suspect reportedly told police he wanted to attack 'black people' and 'Arabs' to avenge shopkeepers robbed during this month’s unrest." www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...

"More than 400,000 people [rioted] across France on Saturday, including 110,000 in Paris." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/w...

rfi.frFrance reports 1,314 arrests after protests as police defend security operationPolice arrested 1,314 people and 53 officers were injured during Saturday’s protests across France, the interior ministry said on Sunday, as authorities defended a reinforced security operation aimed…

"Police [only managed to arrest] more than 1,300 people over the weekend as rioters clashed with officers." www.rfi.fr/en/france/20...

nytimes.comTrump Advisers Give Fees Earned for Aiding Pro-Russian Government to His Library

Well, he does say that his underlings' grifts "steal from me". i.e. Trump doesn't just get a cut, he gets it ALL. And it's a brothel and strip club, not a "library". The latter requires the ability to read. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comCourt Says Trump Violated Law in Los Angeles National Guard Deployment (Gift Article)The ruling, which comes as the midterm election nears, could make it more difficult for President Trump to seize control of the National Guard.

"The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Trump’s deployment of California National Guard troops to Los Angeles was unlawful." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/u...

"The [Retribution] Department sued the State of Alaska Thursday to stop it from certifying its Senate result if [Trump]lican Senator Dan Sullivan loses." www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

theguardian.comTrump says he ordered DoJ to file lawsuit to block Alaska Senate results certificationTrump justice department claims there could be ‘confusion’ about two Republicans on the ballot named Dan Sullivan

"Alaska’s other senator, Republican Lisa Murkowski, wrote Friday that the DO[R] 'should never have filed this lawsuit.'” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

nytimes.comJustice Dept. Demands That California Counties Help Identify Noncitizen Voters (Gift Article)Election officials across the state received letters from the agency saying if they fail to comply, they “risk significant federal scrutiny.”

"The DO[R] also gave every county in California 48 hours to turn over identifying details for ballots it believes went to non-citizens and to sequester any it cannot verify." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

"The [Retribution] Department sued the State of Alaska Thursday to stop it from certifying its Senate result if [Trump]lican Senator Dan Sullivan loses." www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

cnbc.comTrump says he ordered DOJ suit to block Alaska Senate race certification if Republican losesThere are two Dan Sullivans on the ballot in the Senate race in Alaska. The DOJ says that fact could help Democratic nominee Mary Peltola defeat both of them.

“'I’m the one that said do it,' Trump said Friday about the lawsuit." www.cnbc.com/2026/10/23/a...

nbcnews.comDemocrats ask judge to dismiss Trump administration’s challenge to Alaska Senate raceThe Justice Department sued Alaska election officials Thursday seeking to block the election results from being certified if GOP Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses.

"[DSA]crat nominee Mary Peltola’s campaign and Senate [DSA]crats moved to intervene and dismiss it, as did the watchdog group Common Cause, the League of Women Voters of Alaska, and two voters, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union." www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

jpost.comDonald Trump says 'isn’t much going on' at Iranian nuclear sites, Pickaxe Mountain | The Jerusalem PostTrump also said that the US is actively monitoring activity at Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site as well as three other sites that were allegedly destroyed in previous strikes.

“….before ruling one out on Sunday.” www.jpost.com/middle-east/...

reuters.comIran has detailed plans to hit Gulf undersea cables if war resumes, officials sayTehran has drawn up detailed plans to target undersea communications cables in the Gulf if the United States and Israel attack Iran again, two senior Iranian security officials told Reuters.

"Iranian security officials said the country plans to cut undersea communications cables in the Persian Gulf if attacks resume...." www.reuters.com/world/middle...

thehill.comPentagon drafts Iran attack plans as Tehran threatens aggressive retaliationThe U.S. military has drawn up options to potentially attack Iran after the U.S. midterm elections, possibly renewing the conflict that has lasted over eight months. The U.S. Central Command (Cent…

"The plot comes as U.S. Central Command prepares options for a new round of strikes on Iran that require only [Trump] House authorization." Well, it requires a lot more authorization than that, but that Rubicon is 9 months in the rear view mirror. thehill.com/policy/defen...

trtworld.comTRT World - Trump says US could strike Iran 'tomorrow' or reach 'big, beautiful' dealUS president questions whether Tehran would honour an agreement, saying his aim is to ensure Iran can never develop a nuclear weapon as he weighs new strikes.

“Donald Trump said Saturday a strike could come as soon as the next day….” www.trtworld.com/article/fc66...

nytimes.comA New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War (Gift Article)With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel.

"Two Iranian officials, one of them a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, told the New York Times Saturday that U.S. diplomats and personnel were 'fair game' because of the Iranian officials and relatives killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes...." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/u...