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AI debt looming threat on World Economy

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a warning to global markets about the looming debt in the AI industry. It claims all the major American tech companies are saddled with AI investment bills not met with AI-producing revenues.

IMF Warns AI Stock Collapse Could Unleash Global Financial Crisis– slaynews.com
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stark warning that a collapse in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks could send shockwaves through international markets and trigger a devastating global financial crisis.

The warning comes as soaring valuations and massive borrowing expose the financial system to mounting risks.

In its latest Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF identifies an increasingly dangerous combination: concentrated technology investments, rising corporate debt, and complex financial relationships tying major companies to weaker AI businesses.

A sudden loss of confidence could force investors to sell, drive prices lower, weaken financial institutions, and spread turmoil far beyond Silicon Valley.

The IMF highlights the extraordinary concentration of market value in America’s largest technology companies.

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla, the so-called Magnificent Seven, now account for more than 35% of the S&P 500.

Child Gender” Therapists Continue Shut-Down Operations under New Names

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When child transgender therapists and operations are shut down from organizations relying on Federal tax dollars, they turn to independent trans zealots to both fund and protect them. The Trump administration is working on identifying shut down operations and following them when they go “independent.”

Sex-Rejecting Facilities For Kids Are Re-Opening Under New Names– thefederalist.com
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As the Trump administration forces pediatric transgender facilities to close, a new reality is becoming clear: It’s a game of whack-a-mole.

In Pasadena, California, an infamous pediatrician named Johanna Olson-Kennedy who provides transgender intervention procedures for children was forced to close her medical office at the end of September (as The Federalist reported), after a pro-trans parent corporation read the political climate and switched to an adults-only operation. It was the second time in two years Olson-Kennedy was driven out of business, as Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles closed her first practice in 2025.

The Pasadena office reopened a few days later, at the same address, with a new sign on the very same front door. (If you need to use the bathroom, that patients-only sign about using the key has yet to reappear.)

This development comes at an unusually important moment, as California just changed the way it funds sex-rejecting procedures for minors, as of October 13. You can read a detailed discussion of those changes here, on the website of the California Department of Health Care Access and Information. Following recent federal guidance, California will no longer pay for pediatric gender mutilation through Medi-Cal, the state’s version of the federally funded but state-administered Medicaid and CHIP.

Ending federally funded sex-rejecting procedures, California is switching to a more limited grant program funded only with state dollars. The state legislature has budgeted three pools of money, totaling $66 million, that can be used to pay for sex-rejecting procedures, with $10 million specifically designated for doctors who butcher children.

At least 28 pupils and teacher killed after horror school roof collapse in Pakistan– www.mirror.co.uk

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At least 28 pupils and teacher killed after horror school roof collapse in Pakistan– www.mirror.co.uk
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A teacher and at least 28 pupils have been killed after the roof of a private school in Pakistan collapsed – with more feared trapped under rubble as a massive search and rescue mission is underway.

At least 40 children have also been taken to hospital after being injured in the incident in the country’s Peshawar city. Some are believed to be in critical condition.

All the children killed or injured were aged between seven and 13 years old, with the roof happening during lessons. Local news outlets report that the incident took place at a private school in Dir Colony. The owner of the school has been arrested and an investigation has been launched.

The school reportedly had three classrooms across its three storeys. The ground floor classroom had 45 children, the first floor one 40 and the second floor one 30.

US corporate media portrays violent Nicaraguan coup plotter as ‘political prisoner’– thegrayzone.com

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US corporate media portrays violent Nicaraguan coup plotter as ‘political prisoner’– thegrayzone.com
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US media and the human rights industry are portraying Jeffrey Jarquin as a heroic freedom fighter tortured and wrongly imprisoned by Nicaragua’s government. It turns out he was an opposition hooligan who destroyed a public university during the violent US-backed 2018 coup attempt.

On 1 October 2026, Jeffrey Isaac Jarquin, a 35-year-old Nicaraguan man, was deported from the United States by ICE and, on arrival in Managua, was immediately sent to prison by Nicaraguan authorities. Reports described him as a “torture victim,” a “political prisoner,” and a “prominent figure in the anti-government protests” that occurred in Nicaragua in 2018. His story was covered in uncritical fashion by the Washington Post, CNN, ABC News, The LA Times and other outlets. It featured on Democracy Now and he received support from the longtime former head of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth.

Not one of the reports, however, investigated Jarquin’s role in those “protests” nor recorded that in November 2018, he was found guilty of various acts of terrorism and sentenced to more than 16 years in prison.

“Tortured” or “torturer”?

Who is Jeffrey Isaac Jarquin, the man being championed by corporate media as a heroic freedom fighter tortured by an authoritarian regime?

In April 2018, protests began in Nicaragua which were part of a U.S.-led and funded coup attempt. Since the protests were ostensibly “student-led,” several universities in Managua were occupied and used as command centers by paid criminals whose financing originated from USAID and the National Endowment for Democracy.

Loudoun County trans substitute teacher convicted over threats to go on ‘murder spree’ at VA high school | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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Loudoun County trans substitute teacher convicted over threats to go on ‘murder spree’ at VA high school | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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Hadyn James Dollery, who goes by “Sophie,” was convicted on four of five counts.

A trans-identified male former substitute teacher in Loudoun County, Virginia has been convicted of making death threats and threatening to go on a “murder spree” at a local high school. In total, Hadyn James Dollery, who goes by “Sophie,” was convicted on four of five counts.

Dollery had been arrested in April and indicted on three counts of threatening to injure or kill a person, one count of making threats on school grounds, and one count of threatening to damage a building. Dollery had worked as a substitute teacher at Eagle Ridge Middle School.

The jury of seven men and five women began deliberating on Thursday, and on Friday evening found Dollery guilty of two counts of threatening to injure or kill a person, one count of making threats on school grounds, and one count of threatening to damage a building, and not guilty on the third charge of threatening, per Loudoun Now.

In opening statements, Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Dircia Schubert said that Dollery, who goes by “Cotton Candy” on Discord, had made the threatening statements the day after one of the victims broke up with him. He messaged his ex-boyfriend on Discord at 1:49 am on April 15. Dollery had threatened to kill the ex, members of both his and the ex’s families, undertake a “murder spree at your school,” and cannibalize one of the victims after killing them. Dollery had also sent a message to his ex saying he wanted him to return a shirt “if I’m deemed fit to work after this sh*t I’m about to do.”

Federal Judge Sides with CNN, Politico, MS NOW in Battle Against White House– www.westernjournal.com

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Federal Judge Sides with CNN, Politico, MS NOW in Battle Against White House– www.westernjournal.com
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A federal judge on Tuesday extended an order that keeps CNN, Politico, and MS NOW inside the White House complex while they fight a ban that President Donald Trump imposed last month.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a preliminary injunction late Tuesday. It blocks the administration from yanking the three outlets’ “hard passes” until the lawsuit is decided.

A “hard pass” allows reporters access to White House press areas unaccompanied.

Mamdani’s Nanny State Is About to Kill a 150-Year NYC Tradition– townhall.com

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Mamdani’s Nanny State Is About to Kill a 150-Year NYC Tradition– townhall.com
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin reached an agreement on a measure to ban horse-drawn carriage operations in the city. This ends a tradition stretching back more than 150 years.

Mamdani and Menin reached the agreement on Tuesday and will enact Romanch’s Law. The bill is named after 18-year-old tourist Romanch Mahajan, who died in June after a carriage horse bolted and overturned the vehicle in Central Park. It was the first carriage fatality in the industry’s history.

The Council will vote on the measure on October 22, with 29 of 51 members co-sponsoring. Menin predicted a veto-proof majority.

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Mamdani has agreed to back a bill supported by Julie Menin, the speaker of the New York city council, that would make it illegal to operate horse-drawn carriages beginning in June 2028, Politico reported on Tuesday. The city council is expected to vote on the legislation next week.

“The horse carriage industry is coming to an end in New York City. Our administration will make sure workers and owners are protected and the horses are safe,” Mamdani wrote on X on Tuesday.

A person familiar with the mayor’s office confirmed a deal had been struck.

While horse-drawn carriage rides are ubiquitous in Central Park, animal rights activists have long expressed concern over the treatment of horses. Multiple horses have died since 2020, occasionally collapsing in the middle of carriage rides.

The push for a ban increased over the summer after an 18-year-old tourist, Romanch Mahajan, died after being thrown from a carriage.

In a statement, Menin said horse-drawn carriages had “become a growing public safety liability”.

“We can honor our city’s traditions while recognizing when it’s time to move forward in the interest of public safety, protecting workers, and strengthening our city’s economic vitality,” Menin said.

NYT: DOJ Subpoenas Ilhan Omar’s Relatives in Immigration Investigation– www.breitbart.com

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NYT: DOJ Subpoenas Ilhan Omar’s Relatives in Immigration Investigation– www.breitbart.com
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The Department of Justice has issued subpoenas to relatives of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as part of its immigration-related investigation into the Somalia-born congresswoman, the New York Times reports.

This week, agents with the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations unit raided Omar’s Washington, DC, residence after a federal judge approved a search warrant.

As part of an immigration investigation into Omar, federal investigators have issued subpoenas to some of her family members, the Times reports:

Federal agents investigating Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, have issued subpoenas to some relatives as officials scour her family’s history for evidence of fraud and false statements in immigration paperwork, according to people familiar with the matter. [Emphasis added]

A sister of Ms. Omar’s, Sahra Noor, received a subpoena, as did at least one other member of her family circle, according to people familiar with the investigation. On Monday, D.H.S. agents executed a search warrant at her home in Washington, carrying out boxes of documents, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss investigative steps. [Emphasis added]

FBI Investigates Suspicious Letters Sent to Election Offices With DSA Return Address– legalinsurrection.com

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FBI Investigates Suspicious Letters Sent to Election Offices With DSA Return Address– legalinsurrection.com
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The FBI and Capitol Hill police have begun investigating “multiple letters containing suspicious substances” mailed to congressional and election offices.

The Sergeant at Arms’ notice urged everyone to treat all suspicious items “as potentially hazardous.”

The email informed recipients that officials will attempt to intercept “any additional letters before they are delivered, however, it is possible that some letters may reach their destinations.”

“The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating a series of suspicious mailings sent to various addresses nationwide, including Secretary of State offices and their related election offices,” an FBI spokesperson told Fox News. “Some of the letters contained an unknown substance and we are working closely with our law enforcement partners to respond to each incident.”

The notice included an image of one of the envelopes.

Iran’s brutal rebels are strangling Middle East – UK must put boots on ground to break Red Sea siege, ex-Nato boss warns– www.thesun.co.uk

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Iran’s brutal rebels are strangling Middle East – UK must put boots on ground to break Red Sea siege, ex-Nato boss warns– www.thesun.co.uk
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BRITAIN should put boots on the ground in the Middle East to defeat Iran’s bloodthirsty Houthi rebels before global trade collapses, a former Nato commander has warned.

Escalating missile and drone attacks by the Iran-backed terror group have left the gulf kingdom reeling and oil prices surging across the world.

Houthi supporters hold up weapons during a protest against Saudi Arabia Credit: EPA
Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport after the missile barrage that killed three Credit: Reuters

Sir Richard Shirreff told The Sun: “This is Europe’s issue, Nato’s issue and we cannot bury our heads in the sand.

“It’s a very complex problem. You need a properly thought through joint operation – land, sea, air, space, special forces, logistics.”

Terrorists could use AI to target UK with drones and bioweapons, MI5 chief warns– www.independent.co.uk

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Terrorists could use AI to target UK with drones and bioweapons, MI5 chief warns– www.independent.co.uk
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Terrorists could exploit artificial intelligence to target Britain with drones or biological weapons, the head of MI5 has warned.

Speaking after his annual speech at MI5 headquarters in London, Sir Ken McCallum said the UK had entered a “new era of national security” and the security service was directing more resources to keeping Britain safe now than in the Cold War, warning that essential services such as banking, flights, and healthcare were at risk of being disrupted by adversaries, including Iran and Russia.

He warned about the growing threat of AI provoking real fear that terrorists could use the technology for warfare, saying “we’ve caught terrorists seeking to exploit AI to improve their reconnaissance and attack methodologies”.

He said the possibility of AI-enabled drones added “a new twist” for bad actors and warned the greatest concern is “AI’s potential to change the stakes on existing or even new bioweapons”.

“These risks are real. The UK Intelligence Community – MI5, GCHQ, MI6 – is working closely with the UK’s globally respected AI security institute to take them on. Part of that means retaining the capability edge against those who mean the UK harm. As they seek to harness AI, we must stay ahead, so these powerful technologies bolster rather than undermine our shared security,” he said.

Ukraine and Russia’s grain harvest under threat amid Black sea attacks– www.cnbc.com

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Ukraine and Russia’s grain harvest under threat amid Black sea attacks– www.cnbc.com
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A combine harvester loads mustard seeds into a tractor trailer on an agricultural field on August 25, 2026 in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Farmers of Sumy region continue to work in the border area, despite massive shelling from Russia.

Global Images Ukraine | Global Images Ukraine | Getty Images

Ukraine’s harvest season is moving from wheat and barley into corn, soybeans and sunflower, and farmer Oleksandr Chumak has had a strong yield so far. That should be good news.

Instead, after 11 years of growing a range of crops in the Odesa region of southern Ukraine, Chumak has had enough.

Storage facilities across both Ukraine and Russia are filled with millions of tons of produce that would normally be sent to Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa — but are instead trapped in the warring countries.

Russian drone and missile hits on Black Sea targets intensified over the summer and into fall, making it impossible to insure commercial ships. Kyiv’s retaliatory attacks mean Russian exports are now also stuck, further squeezing global supply.

MS NOW Implores Americans to Protest, Like France, Over Economy– www.newsbusters.org

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MS NOW Implores Americans to Protest, Like France, Over Economy– www.newsbusters.org
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On Thursday, MS NOW’s Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle actually discussed the “student protests” in France that have turned violent and made it about the state of the economy around the world. MS NOW analyst Ayman Mohyeldin, who no longer has a show on the network, took the discussion of the French protests to implore Americans to protest like the French, which he said they have “unfortunately” not done.

Ruhle was the first to connect French protests to economic problems, as she said, “Like, you can tie all of this together. Enormous economic frustrations that people are feeling.” She added, “We are seeing country after country start to say, this system just don’t work anymore.”

Ruhle tied to the thought to frequent panelist Eddie Glaude: “And it’s actually Eddie who’s been saying to me for years, ‘No, people want to break the system’. And I’m like, ‘No, Eddie, everything is fine.’ And I’m saying that from a very privileged seat. As we’re watching, scores of voters say no to the system, to both parties.”

Dems’ ‘Affordability’ Pitch Is Hogwash—Here’s What Their Socialist Policies Will Actually Cost You – RedState– redstate.com

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Dems’ ‘Affordability’ Pitch Is Hogwash—Here’s What Their Socialist Policies Will Actually Cost You – RedState– redstate.com
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Democrats sure do love to talk about affordability when they’re out on the campaign trail, but something they’d rather not discuss is the hefty price tag that comes with their veer toward socialism and socialist policies.

No matter, the White House did the heavy lifting for them, producing an economic report on the immigration policies being pushed by the Democrat Party’s increasingly large socialist wing – and, no surprise, those policies could come with a price tag north of half a trillion dollars.

A new analysis from President Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) estimates that the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) open-borders and mass-amnesty agenda could cost taxpayers between $440 billion and $613 billion over the next 10 years.

Super affordable, right?

The CEA report also looked at the cost of several major DSA policy proposals being touted ahead of the midterm elections, including Medicare for All, student-loan cancellation, free college, rent control, the Green New Deal, and a 32-hour workweek.

Another tanker catches fire near Hormuz after two cargo ships sunk in attacks– www.euronews.com

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Another tanker catches fire near Hormuz after two cargo ships sunk in attacks– www.euronews.com
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By&nbspEuronews Persian

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An oil tanker caught fire in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday after entering what Iran’s navy described as a prohibited zone with its tracking systems disabled, Iranian state-run media reported, the second such incident in the area in 24 hours.

Iran’s navy said monitoring teams patrolling the eastern sector of the Strait of Hormuz detected the tanker ablaze in the restricted area, according to a statement cited by the Mehr news agency.

The name, flag and crew condition of the vessel were not immediately known, nor was the cause of the fire.

On Wednesday, Iranian domestic media reported a fire on another tanker near the Strait of Hormuz after it also switched off its tracking equipment.

The incidents follow the sinking of two commercial vessels in the same waters in recent days. The container ship GFS Pride sank on Wednesday after catching fire. All 21 crew members were rescued.

‘We’re Done’: Zelenskyy Publicly Defies Trump with New Strikes, Then Insults Him– www.westernjournal.com

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‘We’re Done’: Zelenskyy Publicly Defies Trump with New Strikes, Then Insults Him– www.westernjournal.com
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Burning bridges and Russian oil refineries alike, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a new interview that he will no longer accept President Donald Trump’s demand that Ukraine refrain from attacking Russia’s energy sector.

On Saturday, Trump vented his anger at Ukraine’s leader for attacking Russian refineries, as well as for his criticism of a deal between the U.S. and Russia to allow Russia to sell diesel fuel.

“I suggest they get a new leader,” Trump said.

Peaceful pro-lifer ticketed a second time by Quebec police– www.lifesitenews.com

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Peaceful pro-lifer ticketed a second time by Quebec police– www.lifesitenews.com
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(LifeSiteNews) — A man witnessing for life, holding a sign calling for people to “pray” to end abortion was ticketed again by police in the province of Quebec for his pro-life witness after his first ticket was dropped, leaving his lawyer baffled but determined to help clear his client’s name.

Brian Jenkins of Sherbrooke, Quebec, was given a ticket in 2025 for displaying signs calling out abortion during the annual “40 Days for Life” campaign that takes place nationwide.

After legal pressure, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) said in a press release sent to LifeSiteNews that Jenkins’ first ticket was dropped on September 30, 2026. However, his constitutional lawyer, Mr. Olivier Séguin, was not notified.

Jenkins was again ticketed on October 3 for the same pro-life witnessing shortly after the first ticket was taken away. The JCCF noted that both tickets are based on a city bylaw banning “sandwich boards,” but that applies to commercial advertising.

Earlier this year, LifeSiteNews reported on Jenkins’ case and the JCCF’s legal assistance. 

Cornell President Understands ‘Responsibility.’ Jane Doe Should Too– thefederalist.com

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Cornell President Understands ‘Responsibility.’ Jane Doe Should Too– thefederalist.com
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We’re apparently at the part of this “Cornell Seven” saga where the Ivy League university’s president needs to go through a ritualistic struggle session, enshrined by the political left, and he chose the most fitting location: The New York Times.

In an interview published this week, Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff, surely having already tortured himself with grubby lawyers and P.R. midwits, said he was sorry for an incident he had no control over, the details of which are unclear (even the people directly involved are in dispute about what happened).

“I think that this is a problem that relates to 20-year-olds, 21-year-olds leaving home for the first time,” he said, “coming into an environment where there’s access to alcohol, where there is unfortunately in some cases access to drugs. And they’re not prepared. And of course they’ve been exposed to social media, pornography, misogyny.” He described the fallout of the “gang rape,” as alleged by a woman known publicly as Jane Doe, as “a challenge for us” at Cornell. “We have to respond by building character, judgment, responsibility, care for each other.”

Trans-Identifying Muslim Migrant Who Murdered His Children Accused of Sexually Harassing Female Inmates in Swedish Women’s Prison– gellerreport.com

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Trans-Identifying Muslim Migrant Who Murdered His Children Accused of Sexually Harassing Female Inmates in Swedish Women’s Prison– gellerreport.com
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This horror story checks every box for the left’s identity politics. Try to keep up. Murdered children. Women sexually harassed in prison. But who will get the sympathy? The killer. The left’s elites and their lapdog media turn him into a cause while burying the people he victimized.

Surely,historians will refer to this era of Western civilization as the age of insanity.

Court documents and subsequent reporting state that prosecutors determined Abdelshahed had placed bags over each child’s head and pumped helium into the bags through a hose, depriving them of oxygen. The prosecution described the killings as intentional, carefully planned, and particularly ruthless. Investigators recovered items from the home consistent with this method, including bags, tape, and gas-related equipment.

Related: Egyptian Migrant Who Murdered His Two Young Children Has Been Transferred To A Women’s Prison After Changing Legal Sex Marker To “Female”

SWEDEN: Trans-Identifying Egyptian Migrant Who Murdered His Children Accused of Sexually Harassing Female Inmates in Women’s Prison

By: Genevieve Gluck, Reduxx, October 12, 2026

A father who murdered his two young children and was transferred to a women’s prison after beginning to identify as transgender has been accused of sexually harassing female inmates while authorities look the other way. Paulus Said Foukaih Abdelshahed, an Egyptian national, was transferred to a women’s prison after changing his name to “Lily,” where he is serving a life sentence for the killings.

On April 23, 2024, police and ambulances services were dispatched to Abdelshahed’s residence in response to a call that he had made. Abdelshahed told emergency services that his two children – a boy and a girl, both under the age of 10 – were not breathing, according to a criminal indictment lodged in November that year.

Inflation Ticks Higher As Rising Gas Prices Squeeze Americans Ahead of Midterms – RedState– redstate.com

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Inflation Ticks Higher As Rising Gas Prices Squeeze Americans Ahead of Midterms – RedState– redstate.com
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Americans hoping to get some relief from rising costs of consumer goods got a bit of bad news Wednesday: inflation accelerated in September at a faster pace than economists were expecting. Gasoline prices, in particular, delivered an especially nasty blow to consumers’ wallets last month, as anyone who’s had to fill up their tank recently can confirm.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.6 percent in September and is now up 3.7 percent over the past year, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That annual increase number was higher than the 3.6 percent economists had predicted, with a noticeable jump from the 3.4 percent rate recorded in August.

Rubio urges restraint over Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions, civilians killed– abcnews.com

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Rubio urges restraint over Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions, civilians killed– abcnews.com
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NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for de-escalation in the Horn of Africa amid fighting in northern Ethiopia and heightened tensions with neighboring Eritrea.

Rubio spoke by phone with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday, urging dialogue under a peace deal agreed between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 2018. He said the region could not tolerate more conflict, according to a statement from the State Department.

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region in recent weeks has effectively shattered a 2022 peace agreement that ended a devastating two-year war. Ethiopia has accused Eritrean troops of occupying parts of its territory, while Eritrea condemned Ethiopia for what it called a declaration of war.

Human Rights Watch has received reports of civilians killed and injured by shelling in southern Tigray, Laetitia Bader, the group’s deputy Africa director, told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday.

She said shelling also forced some health facilities to close and called for independent monitoring, restored communications and safe humanitarian access. Her account did not identify who carried out the shelling.

Climate change pushed Earth to its limits in 2026 as certain “vital signs” reach record extremes, report says– www.cbsnews.com

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Climate change pushed Earth to its limits in 2026 as certain “vital signs” reach record extremes, report says– www.cbsnews.com
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Climate change pushed the Earth’s environmental system to, and perhaps beyond, its limits in 2026, as several of its “vital signs” reached record extremes, researchers said in a new report on the state of the global climate.

Of the 16 climate markers that researchers consider integral measures of how the Earth is doing, seven are currently at record extremes, while multiple others show evidence of accelerating or abruptly shifting, the report published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed journal BioScience said.

The markers include greenhouse gases, temperature, glacier mass, oceans, wildfires and the planet’s energy imbalance, which refers to the difference between the amount of energy the Earth absorbs and the amount it radiates back out into the atmosphere.

Researchers warned in the report that the planet’s climate “is moving deeper into uncharted territory.”

“Earth’s life-support systems are being pushed beyond stable limits, with changes unfolding faster than our ability to respond,” the report said. “Across the globe, extreme heat, floods, droughts, storms, and wildfires are no longer rare events but defining features of a changing planet.”

Gallup Survey: Americans’ Trust in Fellow Voters Falls to Fifty Year Low › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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Gallup Survey: Americans’ Trust in Fellow Voters Falls to Fifty Year Low › American Greatness– amgreatness.com
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Americans’ trust in their fellow citizens’ voting judgment has fallen to its lowest recorded level in more than five decades, according to a recently published Gallup survey.

American voters’ growing distrust of political leaders and institutions now extends to one another, with Democrats and Republicans showing similar levels of skepticism.

According to Gallup, 51% of U.S. adults have a great deal or fair amount of trust in Americans as a whole to make democratic judgments–the lowest reading since Gallup began tracking the measure in 1974.

Axios reports the distrust cuts across party lines with just 53 percent of Democrats, 51 percent of Republicans and 49 percent of independents trusting Americans’ ability to make democratic decisions.

Golden Dome Is Technologically and Financially Infeasible– warontherocks.com

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Golden Dome Is Technologically and Financially Infeasible– warontherocks.com
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For as long as nuclear-armed, intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles have existed, strategists and engineers have pursued a seductive idea: a shield effective enough to diminish — or even block — a ballistic missile attack. The appeal is obvious. A state that could reliably intercept ballistic missiles could protect its cities from these terrifying weapons and reduce its adversaries’ leverage.

But defenses against strategic ballistic missiles have a long history of disappointments. Over roughly seven decades, the United States has spent more than $500 billion (in 2025 dollars) on missile defenses, much of it to defend against intercontinental ballistic missiles. And yet, the ability of any of these systems to intercept even a single missile or warhead under the conditions expected during a nuclear attack has not been demonstrated.

Most recently, the Trump administration has proposed “Golden Dome” — an ambitious proposal for a comprehensive, layered defense with ground, sea, and space-based elements. It is supposed to protect the United States and its allies and deployed forces not only against attacks by ballistic missiles, but also by cruise missiles, hypersonic boost-glide vehicles, aircraft, and drones launched at any time from anywhere by any adversary, including peer adversaries.

There is no prospect of deploying a missile defense system capable of successfully defending against a major ballistic missile attack by Russia and China for the foreseeable future. Such a system would have to be able to destroy hundreds or thousands of nuclear-armed long-range ballistic missiles or their warheads in the face of sophisticated countermeasures, dozens of decoys, and salvo tactics, as well as new delivery systems specifically designed to defeat it.

BREAKING: Washington trans male indicted for helping trans Tumbler Ridge shooter plan, broadcast massacre | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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BREAKING: Washington trans male indicted for helping trans Tumbler Ridge shooter plan, broadcast massacre | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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Bryant allegedly told Van Rootselaar: “Hallways also mean a lot of ways people can escape. Corners to turn. Wide open spaces means numbers.”

A Washington state trans-identified male charged with providing tactical advice, money, and livestream assistance to trans-identified Tumbler Ridge school shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury. Van Rootselaar killed his mother and brother at their home in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, before going to the high school and opening fire on students there.

James Cody Bryant, 30, of Bellingham, faces one count of conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country in connection with the February 10 massacre in British Columbia, which left eight victims dead across two locations.

Bryant was initially charged through a criminal complaint supported by an FBI affidavit filed October 2 and was arrested October 6. The October 14 indictment brings the same charge, formally advancing the prosecution after a grand jury found probable cause. Bryant is scheduled for arraignment October 22 and faces up to life in prison if convicted.

U. Arkansas student fees fund clubs hosting ‘pride’ prom with drag performers, furries– www.thecollegefix.com

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ANALYSIS: Furries club hosts workshops on how to create ‘fursona,’ or animal persona

Student activity fees at the University of Arkansas went to a furries club and a group that hosted a “pride prom” with drag performers, according to university records recently obtained by The College Fix.

The records, which The Fix received through the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, show how the university’s student government allocated mandatory student activity fees to clubs and how much of that money the clubs spent during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Rebecca Morrison, the university’s public information officer, told The Fix via email that more than 400 student organizations operate on campus.

Every Registered Student Organization “is entitled and encouraged to apply for funding supported by student fees, with applications reviewed and approved by a student committee, and allocated by the student-directed ASG Office of Financial Affairs,” she stated in an email with the requested documents.

Thousands protest across Colombia against new right-wing president– www.france24.com

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Thousands of Colombians took to the streets of cities across the country on Wednesday to protest the policies of new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella.

The demonstrations, which proceeded peacefully, mark the first show of force by the opposition since De la Espriella took office in August vowing to combat crime and eradicate “narco-terrorists.”

Trade unionists, Indigenous Colombians, students and feminists gathered at a rally in Bogota led by former left-wing president Gustavo Petro.

“It’s going to fall!” some of the demonstrators chanted, referring to Colombia‘s most right-wing government in decades.

Trump Says Same-Name Dan Sullivan Candidacy Under Investigation, Calls It ‘Another Hoax by the Democrats’– slaynews.com

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President Donald Trump says authorities are investigating the candidacy of an independent Alaska Senate challenger who shares a name with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), calling the situation a Democratic effort to siphon votes from the Republican incumbent.

Speaking to Fox News after an Alaska campaign rally Tuesday night, Trump said the matter was being reviewed.

However, the president declined to identify the investigation as federal.

“We are looking, I can’t say federal, but we are looking into it,” Trump said.

“It’s a disgrace,” he noted.

“We have, I call him the real Dan Sullivan, a great senator from Alaska.

“And in the race, they put somebody named Dan Sullivan who knows nothing about politics.

“His name happens to be Dan Sullivan.

“They even wanted to change his middle initial, which was different.

“They wanted to make it an S so that it could be exactly correct.

“I think it’s just terrible that they did it.”

Trump Blasts Same-Name Challenge

Trump argued that the independent challenger’s presence creates confusion in a race involving an established Republican senator.

“And actually, he got two points or something in the primary,” Trump added.

“The real Dan Sullivan won it, but … It’s a terrible thing.

“It’s another hoax by the Democrats.”

The president’s comments place fresh attention on the same-name candidacy as Alaska voters prepare to choose their next senator.

President Urges Republican Rival to Step Aside

Trump also addressed Alaska’s gubernatorial race, urging Republican Dave Bronson to withdraw and consolidate support behind his endorsed candidate, Bernadette Wilson.

Trump said Wilson’s stronger primary performance should have prompted other Republicans to leave the race.

“He doesn’t have to, but he should, because, frankly, he lost in the primary by substantial numbers to Bernadette,” Trump said.

“And I’m not involved that much in, you know, Alaska politics, other than I want to see Dan and Nick get in.

“But she won in the primaries, and the others should have dropped out.

“So now you have three Republicans running against one Democrat.

“And I don’t like that.

“I don’t like those odds very much.

“But there, she’s great, and maybe she’ll get in, but I thought I had an obligation to endorse her.”

Trump Defends Iran Campaign Against Peltola Criticism

The president also pushed back against former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK), the Democrat Senate candidate, after she criticized Sullivan’s support for the war in Iran.

Trump argued that higher gasoline prices are a “small price to pay” to prevent the Iranian regime from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

“Can you imagine if they attacked our cities, and they attacked places where we are, including right here in Alaska?” Trump said.

“You would see turmoil far greater.

“We have a lot of oil flowing right now in the almost strait, we control it.

“The war is going to be over very, very soon.

“We’re going to have a big victory very shortly.

“Very, very shortly, and oil is going to come way, way down.

“Gasoline is going to come down to where it was before.”

He predicted that prices would fall as the conflict concludes, while emphasizing that preventing a nuclear-armed Iran remains the central objective.

“I had it down to $1.85 a gallon in some places like Iowa and a lot of places, actually,” Trump added.

“And I think we’re going to maybe even top those numbers.

“So you’re going to see it.

“But most importantly, Iran, the number-one state sponsor of terror, will never have a nuclear weapon.

“If they had one, you might not be standing here right now.”

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