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ISAIAH HANKEL: Business Owners Prefer A GED To A Woke Harvard Degree — Apr 24, 2025Harvard once stood as the pinnacle of American academia, a revered institution that shaped presidents , Nobel laureates , and Fortune 500 CEOs . Its name was a guarantee of excellence, a ticket to the elite. Today…

Russian Frigate Fires Flares Near Danish Helicopter — 3dA Russian frigate fired two flares at a Danish Fennec helicopter near Gedser; one passed close during a photo mission. Rasmussen called it 'unacceptable'; ambassador Barbin will be summoned.

Derek Foss Summoning the ambassador is the right move after this near miss near Gedser, but more needs to be done to prevent repeats.

The Mamdani Doom Loop Is Inevitable — Oct 28, 2025Think Berlin Gedachtniskirche (with an umlaut); in English, the “Memory Church,” a ruin of a once beautiful church in downtown Berlin, now a memorial to the horrors, the folly and the destruction that Germany inflicted…

ICE Agent Arrested on Minneapolis Shooting Charges — 1dICE agent Christian Castro, 52, was arrested in Minneapolis and booked into Hennepin County Jail on four counts of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and a misdemeanor for falsely reporting a crime in connection with a Jan. 14 shooting tied to Operation Metro Surge, with federal prosecutors also pursuing charges for making false statements to investigators. Authorities say his custody followed a prolonged legal process across Texas and Minnesota, involving joint actions by state and federal agencies as he faces both state and federal proceedings.

AI Leaders Clash Over Safety and Regulation — 3dElon Musk urged the world’s leading AI labs, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and major Chinese firms, to establish a shared test harness that would let rivals evaluate each other’s models before public release to bolster safety amid a push for slower frontier AI development. The coverage also notes investor caution around AI hype and risk, with some seeing buying opportunities in tech and bonds despite ongoing calls for stricter regulation and safety reviews.

The Traitors Wins Third Emmy as Celebrity Spinoff Set — 3dPeacock’s The Traitors dominated the 2026 Emmys, sweeping seven awards for the reality competition category and increasing its total Emmys to 15 as Alan Cumming collected his third consecutive host Emmy. In his speeches, Cumming praised the show’s diverse audience and urged viewers to register to vote ahead of National Voter Registration Day, with NBC signaling a continued expansion including The Traitors: New Blood spin-off.

Trump Signals Possible End to U.S.-Iran War — 3dIranian security officials repeated that there will be no negotiations with the United States until Washington complies with Iran’s conditions linked to the Islamabad Memorandum and signals that Tehran’s control of Hormuz and the broader oil situation have changed, criticizing Trump’s mixed messages as irrelevant to the core demands. The officials insist sanctions relief, release of frozen assets, and a regional ceasefire are prerequisites, while the U.S. naval blockade remains a lever in ongoing tensions.

AI Leaders Split Over Regulation and Safety — 5dMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella urged that pursuing superintelligence must benefit humanity and remain under human control, advocating deliberate pacing and broad access for both closed and open-source AI models, plus embedded evaluators to turn safety principles into practice. He also stressed that organizations should own their learning loops and proprietary knowledge, cautioning against control by a few entities, and noted Microsoft will publish a Code of Conduct for its MAI models to guide public consultation.

Five ETFs See Major August Short-Interest Shifts — 5dSeveral Brookstone and GraniteShares ETFs saw notable August swings in short interest, with BAMV and BAMU showing large reductions and increases respectively, while BAMG also rose and BABX, BABO, and BABO displayed substantial declines in short interest. The shifts reflect varied investor activity across value, growth, ultra-short bond, and leveraged Alibaba-focused funds.

NATO Envoy Faults Czech Defense Spending as Babiš Targets 2% GDP — 10hU.S. NATO envoy Whitaker said Czechia is trending toward the bottom of the alliance on defense spending; Babiš pledged 2% of GDP next year after roughly 1.7%–1.8% this year.

Marcus Bell Babiš waited too long to hit 2 percent when the alliance standard has been clear for years.

Auto Industry Urges Trump: Keep Chinese Carmakers Out — 1dSix auto trade groups, including Tesla and 17,000 dealers, urged Trump to keep Chinese carmaker curbs after he said U.S. plants hiring Americans would be OK.

Priya Raman The trade groups have a point here. Chinese firms could still import most parts from home even with US assembly plants.

Fed to Finalize Bank Stress-Test Reforms for Greater Transparency — 7hThe Fed plans to finalize two stress-test rules on model transparency and averaged buffers; Bowman expects capital buffer volatility to fall by half.

Chris Dalton Averaging the buffers should cut down on those big swings in required capital from year to year.

Nurse allegedly celebrates Kirk anniversary and vows to be a menace — 7hMeme Wars: trending on the Right today.

Sanders Urges Trump, Xi to Negotiate AI Treaty — 5dBernie Sanders urged Trump and Xi to negotiate a binding treaty to pause advanced AI development and ban superintelligent AI, following unprecedented alignment among tech leaders to slow the pace of progress. He framed diplomacy as the only viable path to prevent humanity from being at risk, calling for an upcoming AI summit to finalize the pact.

Derek Foss A pause sounds fine but I doubt Trump or Xi will actually slow their own countries tech race.

Trump Urges Ukraine to Halt Russian Refinery Strikes — 5dTrump in Ireland urged Zelenskyy to stop Russian diesel strikes after U.S. prices topped $6 a gallon, as both sides traded deadly overnight drone attacks.

Marcus Bell Trump makes sense telling Ukraine to ease off those refinery strikes before fuel problems spread further.

Rochester Couple Charged in Disabled Son’s Homicide — 1dTimothy Green, 33, was found naked at about 88 pounds; police charged his mother and her boyfriend with murder, saying they restrained him with handcuffs and gym weights and starved him.

Pezeshkian joins reported 313000 at Sacrifice for Iran parade in Tehran — 15hPresident Pezeshkian attended Tehran's Sacrifice for Iran parade, where organizers reported 313,000 participants and volunteers pledged defense training.

Tom Gallagher That's a huge turnout showing real commitment to the country's defense.

AI Safety Debate Intensifies as Microsoft Proposes Code — 5dUK parliamentary scrutiny argues current AI laws are ill-equipped to manage AI risks across the lifecycle, urging a new, AI-specific regime with a single regulator and risk-based classification that imposes stricter duties on high‑risk models and ensures redress for rights harms. The cross‑party push is echoed by industry leaders calling for global or industry‑wide regulation and independent monitoring, with the government urged to respond and act promptly.

Netanyahu Reportedly Warned Before October 7 Attack — 4dIsrael signs a €3.035 billion Achilles Shield deal with Greece to integrate David’s Sling, SPYDER, BARAK MX, and Israeli-made command-and-control systems, reinforcing Netanyahu’s strategy of expanding alliances and tech leadership to counter isolation. Across opinion pieces, commentators question his durability and judgment ahead of the Oct. 27 elections, citing alleged warnings from regional partners and the influence of media narratives on perceptions of Israel’s leadership.

Pentagon reinstates mandatory testosterone screening for troops over 30 — 21hThe Pentagon has reissued and standardized mandatory testosterone deficiency screening for male service members aged 30 and older after previously pausing guidance, with under-30 personnel eligible for screening on request and a structured symptom-risk assessment followed by two fasting morning tests. It also clarifies that treatment is for diagnosed deficiency only and should not be used to boost battlefield performance, with no penalties for declining treatment.

Tom Gallagher Smart move keeping treatment limited to diagnosed cases instead of turning it into some performance shortcut.

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.

AI-Linked Stocks Slide After Leaders Urge Slowdown — 4dGlobal AI-related stocks tumbled after industry leaders, including Anthropic and OpenAI, urged a slower, safety-focused development path, triggering declines in chipmakers and AI infrastructure stocks across Asia, the US, and beyond. The sell-off highlighted investor concerns over regulatory bottlenecks, while ongoing demand for computing infrastructure limited downside in the longer term.

Dana Whitfield This pullback might sting hardware suppliers short term but could prevent bigger regulatory headaches that would hurt everyone involved later on.

Kroger Ends Red Bull Sales Nationwide While Scaling Back Boar’s Head at Some Stores — 2dKroger has pulled Red Bull from shelves nationwide and has reduced Boar's Head deli products as grocery prices rise and supplier negotiations intensify. CEO Greg Foran has pledged to push back on inflation-driven price increases and to lean into value offerings to keep prices down for shoppers.

Lula Raises Bolsa Familia Benefits 15% Ahead of Election — 1dLula signed a decree raising Bolsa Família's minimum benefit 15% to 691 reais next month, calling it a programme that has changed the lives of millions of Brazilians.

Tom Gallagher This move timed so close to the vote looks like an obvious attempt to shore up support for another term.

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