The “Russian hybrid war” narrative: a new NATO strategy of tension?

 https://www.thomasfazi.com/p/the-russian-hybrid-war-narrative

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The Dawn Of The Self-Funding Pentagon It's not like the military is cash-starved from Congress. But it looks a lot like it's going to make money off Venezuelan oil

 https://www.forever-wars.com/r/962d3fc0?m=b656041a-c61a-4a6b-910d-7d396ec2db1f

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Trump’s Putin Diesel Deal Has a Dirty Little Secret

 https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-putin-diesel-deal-dirty-202843083.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall

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The Geopolitical Earthquake of the Iran War

https://fpif.org/the-geopolitical-earthquake-of-the-iran-war/

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What the law says about armed officers at polling places

 https://theconversation.com/what-the-law-says-about-armed-officers-at-polling-places-293150?utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-39857&utm_content=daily-newsletter-39857_us%7C3%7C39857%7C76240073&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_term=What+the+law+says+about+armed+officers+at+polling+places

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The Posthuman Demon/God: René Girard and the Algorithmic Trap of the System

 https://www.thephilosophicalsalon.com/the-posthuman-demon-god-rene-girard-and-the-algorithmic-trap-of-the-system/

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Coup-Proofing: Inside the Pentagon’s MAGA-to-Military-to-ICE Pipeline Recruit through conservative groups, then steer departing troops into ICE Christopher Armitage Oct 11

https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/coup-proofing-inside-the-pentagons

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How Trump Enforcers are Sabotaging Efforts to Bring Down Drug Prices

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=11524&post_id=217288945&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE3Mjg4OTQ1LCJpYXQiOjE3OTE2NjM1OTIsImV4cCI6MTc5NDI1NTU5MiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTExNTI0Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.fnk85SwwDTB7H3dqvQMWBAEQhD31soVvTrvVxCCDzMY

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Trump’s meme coin grift hits a new low Buyers have lost almost everything. He keeps pumping them anyway.

 https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-meme-coin-dinner?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=501423&post_id=219476561&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=16jbk&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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The Republican Crime Syndicate’s Deadliest Racket: A Shakedown Across More Than 40 Nations, Enforced by 3,700 Nuclear Warheads

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=6198417&post_id=219618556&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE5NjE4NTU2LCJpYXQiOjE3OTE1NjkzNDcsImV4cCI6MTc5NDE2MTM0NywiaXNzIjoicHViLTYxOTg0MTciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.cGz_DvXz_zHrQJm7lmyzh3mwEa-IQ-Dp4nddhieUD8c

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Can Guaranteed Income Improve Georgia’s Dismal Preterm Birth Rate?

  

https://thegeorgiasun.com/health/can-guaranteed-income-improve-georgias-dismal-preterm-birth-rate/

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Erased: Nobody Testifies Against Trump Twice Ten deaths since 1989 share one pattern, and every person died before testifying under oath against the president’s circle. Wendy A. Lawrence Oct 8

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=6198417&post_id=219484030&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE5NDg0MDMwLCJpYXQiOjE3OTE0OTE1MDAsImV4cCI6MTc5NDA4MzUwMCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTYxOTg0MTciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.ghIcb7QLEc5fG3OiAphX2qUhHMEP433AI1ZXWLMJCXc

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Would Another 9/11 Be Trump’s Ultimate October Surprise?

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=302288&post_id=219333829&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE5MzMzODI5LCJpYXQiOjE3OTE0NjY0NDUsImV4cCI6MTc5NDA1ODQ0NSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTMwMjI4OCIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.z1jkzIb7M8XGg_GHJr_bu4z36WWHr6ruI_JiRI9vFpk

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Black students face federal charges for social media posts about Trump as his own threatening remarks draw scrutiny

 https://thegrio.com/2026/10/07/black-students-face-federal-charges-for-social-media-posts-about-trump-as-his-own-threatening-remarks-draw-scrutiny/

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What the AI boom is doing for Americans

 https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/what-the-ai-boom-is-doing-for-americans

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The Handmaid’s Rail Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants America’s women to become TrainWives Jonathan Larsen Oct 7

 https://thefuckingnews.substack.com/p/the-handmaids-rail

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US enshittification vs Chinese involution

https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/us-enshittification-vs-chinese-involution/

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More than 50 years after a North Dakota school district burned copies of Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Slaughterhouse-Five,’ the anti-war novel is still being censored

 https://theconversation.com/more-than-50-years-after-a-north-dakota-school-district-burned-copies-of-kurt-vonneguts-slaughterhouse-five-the-anti-war-novel-is-still-being-censored-292561?utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-39805&utm_content=daily-newsletter-39805_us%7C3%7C39805%7Cedb5ab43&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_term=More+than+50+years+after+a+North+Dakota+school+district+burned+copies+of+Kurt+Vonnegut%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%98Slaughterhouse-Five%2C%E2%80%99+the+anti-war+novel+is+still+being+c...

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Lab worker ‘possibly’ dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measures

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/05/russia-lab-worker-possibly-dies-of-plague-siberia-quarantine-measures-irkutsk.

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“Let Them Take Out Los Angeles. Let Them Take Out San Diego.” The President Told You His Plan. This happened tonight. Watch the clip before the spin starts tomorrow. Mitch Jackson Oct 5

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=4115828&post_id=219042674&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE5MDQyNjc0LCJpYXQiOjE3OTEyNjExMjksImV4cCI6MTc5Mzg1MzEyOSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTQxMTU4MjgiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.zrbWUlNW5B-4nlnVkxF91UgDDFjjacArIqMzR1D5URo

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Do copyrights and paywalls on academic journals violate the US Constitution?1

https://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue103/Graves103.pdf

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‘Wasn’t Jesus Woke?’

 https://barnraisingmedia.com/2026-election-wasnt-jesus-woke-kansas-pastor-challenges-party-lines-in-senate-race/

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October 4 — The Hidden History of American Healthcare: The “Advantage” is Theirs, Not Yours Medicare open enrollment starts October 15. Here’s what the ads won’t tell you, from The Hidden History of American Healthcare. Thom Hartmann Oct 4

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=302288&post_id=218245011&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE4MjQ1MDExLCJpYXQiOjE3OTExMjI5MzQsImV4cCI6MTc5MzcxNDkzNCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTMwMjI4OCIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.bpOf8zNbn2oxDNPpVDMpMIfTcFgFYoA9GiOhuRVkHZo

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Has anyone tried to log into their Medicare account this year?  Apparently you are now required to upload a copy of your passport or drivers license AND a current photo to a "trusted"(unnamed) third private party ....  This is "justified" as part of their purported fraud detection... Of course this invasion of privacy is unacceptable and the forced handing of sensitive private info to Musk or Palantir is obscene...  

Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence — and Zen?

 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/19/japan/history/gandhi-nonviolence-suzuki-zen/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=piano_ex&utm_campaign=328592

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Saturday Report 10/3/26 - Corporations Aren’t Pricing Products Anymore. They’re Pricing You - PLUS MORE ways they are ripping us off and deceiving us

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=302288&post_id=218535145&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE4NTM1MTQ1LCJpYXQiOjE3OTEwMzczNjYsImV4cCI6MTc5MzYyOTM2NiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTMwMjI4OCIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.Dnd5xubmePJaLNzfbpW-z78abfHbO_wUOZ-N46owOCk

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