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Right-leaning meme notes zero coverage of Andrew Wimsatt one week later — 1dMeme Wars: trending on the Right today.

Longtime Missouri Prosecutor Dies at Courthouse After Announcing Retirement — 9hEric Zahnd, the longtime prosecuting attorney for Platte County, Missouri, was found dead inside the county courthouse Thursday as authorities launched a death investigation. Accor… — by Andrew Powell

Michigan City Hit With Lawsuit Alleging Unequal Treatment of Religious Holidays — 8hA Dearborn, Michigan, resident has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the city and Mayor Abdullah Hammoud of treating Muslim religious observances differently from Christian and Jewi… — by Andrew Powell

Maya Lindstrom If the mayor is giving special treatment to Muslim days off then the lawsuit has a point about fairness.

Pilot’s Sudden Death During Delhi Layover Renews Focus on Fatigue Risks — 8hAn Air India captain died after being found unconscious in his hotel room during a layover in New Delhi, with his unexpected death prompting renewed discussion about fatigue and wo… — by Andrew Powell

Foreign Hackers Breach Two Colorado Water Utilities, Officials Say — 7hTwo small Colorado water utilities were breached by foreign actors last month, with hackers changing pumping schedules, altering equipment settings and disabling alarms before oper… — by Andrew Powell

Rachel Meyers It's alarming that foreign hackers got into water systems and messed with pumps and alarms. We need much tighter security on these utilities before something worse happens.

Senate Stalls AI ‘Kill Switch’ Proposal as Lawmakers Debate Regulation — 1dSen. John Kennedy’s push to require artificial intelligence companies to install emergency “kill switches” was blocked in the Senate after fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul objected… — by Andrew Powell

Priya Raman Forcing companies to build in emergency stops sounds reasonable on paper but risks slowing down useful AI development without clear evidence of the threat.

GOP Lawmakers Question Trump’s $5,000 Check Promise as Cost Comes Into Focus — 1dPresident Donald Trump’s proposal to give every adult American a $5,000 “dividend” if Republicans retain control of Congress is facing questions from members of his own party over… — by Andrew Powell

Sam Okafor Trump's check sounds tempting but if GOP members are already balking at the cost it shows the numbers just don't add up.

Sikh Truck Driver Stabbed 17 Times in Wyoming — 1dA Punjabi Sikh truck driver, Gurvinder Singh, was stabbed 17 times at a Wyoming rest area and a 45-year-old man, Andrew Kris Bzdak, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, though motive remains unknown. Civil rights groups including CAIR and the American Sikh Council are calling for a transparent investigation into possible racial or religious bias, linking the attack to a controversial DHS social media post about “Mr Singh” that was later removed.

Mamdani Leads Coalition Suit Against Trump Public Charge Rule — 3dNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is leading a coalition of cities and counties in a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s new public charge rule, which expands t… — by Andrew Powell

Maya Lindstrom The change targets people who rely on benefits long term, which seems fair when legal immigration should favor self-sufficiency over welfare use.

Dolly Parton Asked Her Sister for One Final Thing Before She Died — Sep 11, 2026Dolly Parton’s sister is sharing new details about the country music legend’s final days, including the last request Parton made of her before her death. According to Fox News, dur… — by Andrew Powell

Search Continues for Missing Florida Paddler — 5dPolice across several areas are appealing for information on missing people, including Andrew Kurt in Basildon and a 13-year-old girl with links to Stockport, while Merseyside police continue to search for Alisha Lavery and investigators in Middlefield probe a death after a body was found. In Worcestershire, the 71-year-old Pershore man was found safe, and in Wellington a missing person was located by a member of the public with Exmoor Search and Rescue assisting.

Andrew and Tristan Tate indicted in Romania on trafficking, laundering charges — Sep 4, 2026Romanian prosecutors indicted Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan on trafficking a minor, money laundering, sex with a minor, and witness tampering, alleging they earned about 1.25 million USD from a 15-year-old’s videochat exploitation. The indictment, finalized August 31, follows their July arrest in Miami at Britain’s extradition request and accuses attempts to influence victims and witnesses.

Marcus Bell Extradition requests, multiple countries involved, years of alleged exploitation - this isn't some minor legal misunderstanding. The scale of it is staggering.

Epstein Accuser Settles Sex Suit Against Prince Andrew; He Admits ‘She Has Suffered’Reporting — Feb 16, 2022Britain’s Prince Andrew has reached a legal settlement with Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused the prince of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager. Andrew faced a lawsuit from Giuffre, who had described…