Wednesday, September 30, 2026

The Jack Smith-Eric Schmitt “Hawks” Debacle Is Weirder and More Disturbing Than It Looks Michael Sellers Sep 30

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1880323&post_id=218186819&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE4MTg2ODE5LCJpYXQiOjE3OTA3ODExODMsImV4cCI6MTc5MzM3MzE4MywiaXNzIjoicHViLTE4ODAzMjMiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.xQPtXn3c1qRSypWeUhV-x9tFagrYk5-qSMldSsscRKs

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Trump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites

https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/09/24/trump-administration-hits-south-africa-with-new-sanctions-over-alleged-discrimination-against-whites/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=9%2F30%2F26+Newsletter+%28Afternoon%29&utm_source=10db0d649b&npnl=MTA0NjM5MDR8ZDM2MmY0MTIxZjY4MjE5Mzk2ODA5ZDg4OTBlMzYzYzI3N2UxYjlhZmFmZTkzNmI5MDU4MmViY2RlY2NjMDZiYw&utm_source=New+York+Amsterdam+News&utm_campaign=9109b45807-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_30_06_45&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-9109b45807-810803146&mc_cid=9109b45807&mc_eid=fa0f8ba710

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Odyssey of a Revolution A review of Eddie Quitoriano’s new book, Deeper Ground, Darker Shadows. By Walden Bello | September 21, 2026

https://fpif.org/odyssey-of-a-revolution/

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One More Reason Americans Hate AI: It Does Nothing for Them Trillions of dollars in spending, higher interest rates, hardly any jobs Paul Krugman Sep 30

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=277517&post_id=218151622&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE4MTUxNjIyLCJpYXQiOjE3OTA3NjQyNTUsImV4cCI6MTc5MzM1NjI1NSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTI3NzUxNyIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.dbI0MzXXVWHaqUEkDIkcJZ0F3dAyTgrXoz852PREh7Y

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Trump Moves to Strip Pollution Limits from Power Plants Near Black Communities

https://capitalbnews.org/trump-epa-power-plant-pollution-black-communities/?utm_source=climate-desk&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=climate-desk-newsletter-09-27-2026

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The Ivory Tower’s Teflon Shield: How Elite Institutions Fail Up the Powerfula’s “This Is Not Who We Are” Problem

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2686450&post_id=217865673&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE3ODY1NjczLCJpYXQiOjE3OTA2MjcyMDMsImV4cCI6MTc5MzIxOTIwMywiaXNzIjoicHViLTI2ODY0NTAiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.ol1duEZiCm7zfam7vYM-aIgbCPa2jXo6uR1dnuXON-k

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Blue States Can Withhold Taxes From the Federal Government and I Can Prove It State tax resistance comes in four tiers, from an IRS-approved workaround to a federal felony. Maryland enacted the third in April 2026. Christopher Armitage Sep 27

https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/blue-states-can-withhold-taxes-from

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Operation Metro Surge Wasn’t the End The Minnesota movement still holds important lessons for those working to defend democracy in the Trump era.

https://dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/trump-2026-midterm-elections-democracy-twin-cities/

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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states Scott MacFarlane Sep 27

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=5939314&post_id=217667191&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE3NjY3MTkxLCJpYXQiOjE3OTA1NDk3MDIsImV4cCI6MTc5MzE0MTcwMiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTU5MzkzMTQiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.vm1zW_3hM8MxOvD6W16bQ9K-ZEDkOsVzDO3ncgZJzo4

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AI is not value–neutral: We need to decide the values that shape it

https://www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/ai-is-not-value-neutral

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‘Rubber Stamp’ Immigration Judges Flout Federal Court Orders, Again and Again

https://documentedny.com/2026/09/25/immigration-court-judges-bond-hearings-due-process/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqEAgAKgcICjDX654LMOT1tgMw-LC2BQ&utm_content=rundown

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The coming war with Russia: a European road to ruin

https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/the-coming-war-with-russia-a-european-road-to-ruin

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ICE IMPERSONATION CRIMES HAVE RISEN NEARLY SIXFOLD, AND PREDATORS ARE TARGETING UNSUSPECTING AMERICANS Wendy A. Lawrence Sep 24

https://substack.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.GvKQYBgkjQAu6LJWqYdCFNtryaaDeqSCtLFs4vgI1c8

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Black Sea shipping war threatens Ukraine, global food supply

https://www.intellinews.com/comment-black-sea-shipping-war-threatens-ukraine-global-food-supply-470574/?source=russia

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Where Do Superprofits Come From? On the Nature of Digital Capitalism

https://mronline.org/2026/09/21/where-do-superprofits-come-from-on-the-nature-of-digital-capitalism/

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Gutting the Fourth Estate The US media were willing cogs in Trump’s machine. Now he’s tearing it down. Sarah Kendzior Sep 23

https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/gutting-the-fourth-estate

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Philiosophy and the Class Struggle

Written anonymously

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Who Told Tommy Tuberville All The Pilots And Flight Attendants Are Furries? It was supposed to be a secret.

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1148094&post_id=217143284&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE3MTQzMjg0LCJpYXQiOjE3OTAyMDczODUsImV4cCI6MTc5Mjc5OTM4NSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTExNDgwOTQiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.PCPyGE0qVPpeu3Q8oprcghNW6C9wLdVczZhBaR-8hxo

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A New System of Labor Threatens Farmworker Power

https://barnraisingmedia.com/a-new-system-of-labor-upends-farmworker-protections/

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Before Trump Meets Xi, Look at What China Just Gave BRICS America is trying to hold onto its superior tech while China is sharing with the rest. By John Feffer

https://fpif.org/before-trump-meets-xi-look-at-what-china-just-gave-brics/

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Something More Powerful Must Replace The International Criminal Court

https://www.forever-wars.com/r/42e96ad9?m=b656041a-c61a-4a6b-910d-7d396ec2db1f

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Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/19/stephen-miller-trump-migrant-children

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Trump Has Built a Third-Country Deportation System With Almost No Public or Congressional Scrutiny Michael Sellers Sep 21

https://michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/trump-has-built-a-third-country-deportation

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How Decades of Privatization Unleashed Trump’s Warmongering

https://newrepublic.com/article/214999/military-privatization-trump-warmongering

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Warning Signs

https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/warning-signs

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The Curious Data Center “Gift” Haunting Ken Paxton’s AI Crackdown

https://www.levernews.com/https-www-levernews-com-the-curious-data-center-gift-haunting-ken-paxtons-ai-crackdown/?utm_medium=newsletter-email&utm_campaign=newsletter-article&ref=lever-reports-newsletter

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Social Democracy Won the Century and Lost the Future

https://jacobin.com/2026/09/social-democracy-socialism-sweden-palme

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Covert Pentagon propagandists are tracking anti-war Americans, skirting the law

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The Iran war’s hidden cost at sea

https://www.diplomaticourier.com/posts/iran-war-hidden-cost-at-sea

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Families left in the dark: UCSD, USC quietly sell donors’ bodies to Navy for Israeli military training

https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2026/04/06/families-left-in-the-dark-ucsd-usc-quietly-sell-donors-bodies-to-navy-for-israeli-military-training/

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I came across this rather horrifying article about the sale of donated cadavers to the military and ISRAELI military... without informing the donors or donor families, after reading the attached article in the NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/opinion/organ-donation-system-ethics-trust.html

What I Found Out About Organ Donation Shocked Me

Conservatism: a Gateway Drug to Fascism How conservative parties open the gate to authoritarian rule. Christopher Armitage Sep 17

https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/conservatism-a-gateway-drug-to-fascism?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=5818316&post_id=216174089&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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Russia Is Going to Hit NATO. Poland’s Prime Minister Just Said It Out Loud and Nobody’s Listening.

https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-russia-is-going-to-hit-nato?publication_id=4163578&post_id=216302698&isFreemail=true&r=ndl57&triedRedirect=true

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Why conflicting public health messages jeopardize public safety - CDC vs. Pennsylvania: Why conflicting public health messages jeopardize public safety

https://theconversation.com/cdc-vs-pennsylvania-why-conflicting-public-health-messages-jeopardize-public-safety-291239

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My Thoughts on the Venezuela Oil Money Mitch Jackson Sep 16

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=4115828&post_id=216026172&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE2MDI2MTcyLCJpYXQiOjE3ODk1ODE0MjQsImV4cCI6MTc5MjE3MzQyNCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTQxMTU4MjgiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.Vkgi2gU5Pntoj5WSR_BZSFGb1-WNrUebcpKM4cG21TY

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Immigrants Are Key to Filling US Labor Shortages, New Data Finds

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/immigrants-fill-us-labor-shortages-map-the-impact/

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The Extremism of Moderates Nick Estes

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/09/16/the-extremism-of-moderates/

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Don Jr.’s new father-in-law was an Epstein banker Eau d’Epstein follows Trumps everywhere… Nina Burleigh and Katie Chenoweth Sep 15

https://www.americanfreakshow.news/p/don-jrs-new-father-in-law-was-an

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The corruption of the Trump/Epstein class runs deep and wide in this Regime

What China has been doing with open-source models these past few years comes closer to the phrase “keep humans in the loop” than any alignment manifesto does. and how to keep everyone in the loop.

https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/we-must-not-be-scared-by-silicon-valleys-ai-slowdown-theory/
What China has been doing with open-source models these past few years comes closer to the phrase “keep humans in the loop” than any alignment manifesto does.
and
how to keep everyone in the loop.
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/why-south-korea-is-giving-51-million-people-unlimited-ai/

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A G James, Mamdani sue over new anti-immigrant benefits rule

https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/09/15/ag-james-mamdani-sue-over-new-anti-immigrant-benefits-rule/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newletter+9%2F16%2F26+%28Morning%29&utm_source=10db0d649b&npnl=MTA0NjI2MDd8ZDdlZmI1YjcyYWE3YWM4ZGNjMWQxYjZjODA5MWZmMDVhMjNjZWI2YjE4YjZmM2MxODE0ODgwMzExMDg4YmI3ZQ&utm_source=New+York+Amsterdam+News&utm_campaign=9156796eb3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_15_12_38&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-9156796eb3-810803146&mc_cid=9156796eb3&mc_eid=fa0f8ba710

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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy

https://newrepublic.com/article/215198/2027-new-congress-final-battle-american-democracy

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Is the AI Apocalypse for Real? What the intelligence community thinks Ken Klippenstein Sep 14

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=7677&post_id=215704384&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE1NzA0Mzg0LCJpYXQiOjE3ODk0MTc1MTAsImV4cCI6MTc5MjAwOTUxMCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTc2NzciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.Uw-A0o_EOWvnFhBBda3TgLeH-14MTcJgTXnbDXPTNGk

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How anti-bribery laws apply to Trump’s promise of $5,000 payments if Republicans keep control of Congress

https://theconversation.com/how-anti-bribery-laws-apply-to-trumps-promise-of-5-000-payments-if-republicans-keep-control-of-congress-291722

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Accuses James Talarico Of Running A “Hoax” With Jimmy Kimmel Sit-Down; YouTube Interview Nears 7 Million Views

https://deadline.com/2026/09/jimmy-kimmel-james-talarico-fcc-1237100486/

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Scored on the CIA's Instability Model, the United States Is in the Highest-Risk Category for Civil War, Coup, or Collapse

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=5818316&post_id=215445594&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjE1NDQ1NTk0LCJpYXQiOjE3ODkyOTU5NDQsImV4cCI6MTc5MTg4Nzk0NCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTU4MTgzMTYiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.Rekze-hSfUA1Wz-OferoKEEWtccldj7o1OaLmXmTprg

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