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The military is sticking its nose in the midterm discourse. Local news from the city council to the TPD. Ilhan Omar has her phone seized. And a couple of nice stories out of NYC.   https://open.substack.com/pub/kenklippenstein/p/how-the-military-will-hack-the-election?r=itmz&utm_medium=ios   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/two-troy-police-officers-placed-leave-shoving-22475848.php   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/14/ilhan-omar-phone-seized-relatives-subpoenaed   https://www.news10.com/news/latham-hotel-described-as-horrific-by-people-placed-by-social-services/   https://www.reddit.com/r/Troy/s/MfjVrVyifQ   https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPLSbvdgX/    https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/news/065-26/mayor-mamdani-wins-record-131-5-million-doordash-delivery-workers   https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/13/mamdani-menin-horse-drawn-carriages-nyc-01116617

Frankie Fresh speaks his truth. Cuba’s pharmaceutical system is being squeezed by US embargo. The largest lobbying firm in NY is trying something new. Pentagon promises to livestream execution. And Florida plants a feast for monarchs.    https://youtu.be/nD0NC7hO7qE?si=Z8Poj-T9fEy8wef2   https://hudsonvalleypost.com/taste-of-italy-owner-breaks-silence-on-rumors-backlash/   https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pentagon-says-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-will-be-livestreamed   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmdxwn9dr42yo   https://apnews.com/article/cuba-medicines-pharmacies-charity-34280901ca0d9b7a66dd1892fffa0421?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link    https://nysfocus.com/2026/10/08/new-york-lobbying-super-pac-expenditures    https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/fuel-industry-warns-red-dye-diesel-trump-order-rcna601979    https://www.ecoticias.com/en/florida-roadside-milkweeds-monarch-butterflies/37075/#google_vignette

Ways large and small that Supreme Intelligence is ruining everything. The Iran school bombing, sports gambling, op eds, Flock evidence, and new military initiatives.    https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-iran-school-attack/   https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8TPBKLY/   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/business/massachusetts-draftkings-ai-gambling.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share   https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026/09/schnell-ai-writing    https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8T3S5Vb/   https://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-woman-featured-in-cbs12-investigation-takes-flock-camera-case-to-congress-florida-news-florida-politics-news-congress-local-flock    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mother-jones-chatgpt-safeguards-tumbler-ridge-bc-shooter-9.7358031   https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/29/trump-signs-executive-order-renaming-ai-to-super-intelligence-01098494    https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/30/politics/hegseth-speaks-to-military?cid=ios_app   https://newrepublic.com/post/216045/pete-hegseth-elon-musk-newt-gingrich-help-lead-military   https://calmatters.org/justice/2026/09/prison-firefighters-cal-fire-jobs/

Charlie Kirk’s new statue gets a makeover. Troy City Council votes to put mild guardrails on police use of Flock. DHS has a secret pre-crime unit. AS is soooo super dangerous ohmigosh. Trump bans press from the White House. And the Kakapo is making a big comeback.   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/13/charlie-kirk-statue-vandalized-tpusa-arizona   https://www.troyrecord.com/2026/09/18/troy-city-council-moves-to-amend-flock-legislation/   https://newrepublic.com/post/215177/secret-dhs-unit-predictive-policiing-people-based-financial-data // https://www.404media.co/a-secretive-dhs-predictive-policing-unit-is-analyzing-americans-financial-habits-and-pulling-them-over/    https://www.techtimes.co.uk/former-google-deepmind-engineer-ai-safety-warning-1808696   https://www.reuters.com/business/gemini-hacked-three-companies-first-known-breakout-by-google-ai-wsj-reports-2026-09-18/   https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship   https://www.reuters.com/business/gemini-hacked-three-companies-first-known-breakout-by-google-ai-wsj-reports-2026-09-18/   https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/16/macklemore-ed-sheeran-tour-salary-palestine   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/business/media/trump-white-house-press-ban.html   https://abcnews.com/Health/parasitic-outbreak-linked-iceberg-lettuce-cdc/story?id=136373833   https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/kakapo-parrot-baby-boom-worlds-heaviest-bird-rise-new-zealand-rcna595479

Bibi is in hot water. The Pentagon is thinking hard about its future in the Middle East. Electronic shelf labels are coming for your wallet. An Albany County sheriff commits some serious time theft. And a handful a wildflowers, because we love you.   https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-09-08/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/netanyahu-got-an-explicit-warning-before-oct-7-he-didnt-brief-security-chiefs/000001a0-7a3b-d7d5-a9fc-7eff3d0f0000   https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-warnings-to-netanyahu-ahead-of-oct-7-massacre-shatter-his-core-political-defense/   https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/05/in-cod-we-trust/   https://www.epi.org/publication/unions-are-extremely-popular-56-million-workers-would-join-a-union-if-they-could/    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/09/electronic-shelf-labels-grocery   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/sheriff-albany-county-investigator-charged-22424123.php // https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/S8wUZFdmoa    https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/08/politics/us-military-intelligence-bases-troops-middle-east   https://nysfocus.com/2026/09/09/upstate-new-york-bike-lanes-cycling-infrastructure

We take the bait on dysgenics. HHS cancels post-partum and infant mortality grants in favor of getting swole and hard. Troy City Council puts limits on the mayor’s emergency powers. Kyrsten Sinema came in like a home wrecking ball. And solar panels in California are making irrigation more efficient.   https://www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-cancels-infant-mortality-postpartum-grants-focus-infertility   https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/donald-says-transgender-people-will-end-if-gop-keeps-congress-in-midterms/   https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/un-admits-exceeding-paris-agreements-1-5-degrees-c-warming-target-is-unavoidable/    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/judge-lawsuit-kyrsten-sinema-north-carolina-homewrecker-law-rcna596205   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-council-installs-new-rules-mayoral-emergency-22414983.php    https://www.troyrecord.com/2026/09/04/rpi-announces-partnership-with-israels-ben-gurion-university-for-joint-research-programs/    https://www.ecoportal.net/en/solar-panels-built-working-irrigation-canals/33890/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

A man travels cross country with a self-defense guillotine. The Tate Brothers are, according to their attorney, only fake rich. A fake pro-Israel think tank is out to game LLMs. A Florida deputy of the year has done some very unsavory stuff. And Detroit makes city buses free to all K-12 students.   https://www.reuters.com/world/us/meta-settles-with-us-states-over-social-media-harms-2026-08-26/   https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/26/politics/guillotine-near-us-capitol-philan-tam-duy-le?cid=ios_app   https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/teacher-creates-fart-corner-students-1999192   https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/08/25/tate-brothers-lied-online-about-being-uberwealthy-lawyers-claim-they-are-playing-a-role/   https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/fake-thinktank-israel-ai-propaganda    https://www.404media.co/florida-deputy-of-the-year-used-flock-to-stalk-ex-held-gun-in-her-mouth-did-a-nazi-salute/ https://www.youtube.com/live/WhRNarPJxP4?is=4V8MAoCTtFpxKUfk    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/milo-yiannopoulos-detained-ice   https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2026/08/14/sheffield-makes-free-ddot-transit-for-students-permanent/91306496007/

Albany Teamsters president has been a naughty boy. A local woman was entrapped by the FBI in a terrorism plot. NY mental health courts need more love. A plastics packaging bill has been killed under suspicious, romantic circumstances. Palantir co-founder is weirdly obsessed with criminalizing homelessness. And a river otter was spotted in the Bronx River!   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/albany-teamsters-head-accused-funneling-union-22396227.php    https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/woman-charged-plotting-terror-attack-ny-capitol-22396206.php    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/jessica-bowie-capitol-bombing-plot-mental-health-22398534.php    https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/us-news/isis-plotter-jessica-bowie-threatened-to-blow-up-house-roommates/    https://nysfocus.com/2026/08/04/mental-health-courts-new-york    https://nysfocus.com/2026/06/11/heastie-new-york-plastics-packaging-reduction-recycling-bill-vote    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/otter-bronx-river-new-york-city    https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/joe-londsdale-cicero-institute-homelessness/

Taste of Italy update. RFK’s doctor poops like a god. ICE activity in the Capital District is up. A wild story about a local kidnapping. How Baltimore reduced violent crime with fewer police. And how NYC is working with, not against, its coast line.   https://www.newsweek.com/viagra-may-help-prevent-cancer-from-spreading-study-finds-12233273    https://www.reddit.com/r/Troy/s/JceSV8EXiP    https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/10/politics/trump-vaccine-autism-rfk?cid=ios_app   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/ice-activity-capital-region-increasing-22381651.php    https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/health/rfk-jr-s-doctor-says-proper-poops-are-nearly-orgasmic/    https://www.timesunion.com/tablehopping/article/taste-italy-518-foodies-lawsuit-lawyer-22393276.php   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8mgpl27dpo   https://ryanhansson.substack.com/p/new-york-stopped-building-walls-and?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8lzy4o&triedRedirect=true   https://emeraldbook.org/news/aug-0426-5/    ​​https://www.rawstory.com/anti-trans-sports-measure/   https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/men-arrested-kidnapping-charges-ties-candidate-22385132.php

Lots of AI stories, from anti-Flock aktion to nudification and goofy maps. A disturbing new trend among gooners targets victims at Dollar Tree. Ebay spends years harassing a blogger couple. And the EU bans destruction of unsold clothes.   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/20/dollar-tree-sexual-assault-gooner   https://wnyt.com/top-stories/troy-police-ai-tool-clear-raises-surveillance-concerns/   ttps://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/ead3fb8a-ca2c-4f22-9882-819fc642dc52   https://uk.news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-sues-minnesota-stop-142035407.html   https://www.troyrecord.com/2026/07/28/rensselaer-county-officials-vow-to-defy-state-order-to-terminate-ice-partnership/   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/government-map-mislabels-african-countries   https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/tech/anthropic-ai-models-break-out-hack?cid=ios_app   https://earth.org/eu-bans-destruction-of-unsold-clothes-and-shoes/   https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/man-arrested-accused-of-sawing-down-flock-camera-in-the-middle-of-the-night

Blue Angels terrify beach goers. Hochul’s data center ban. The dollar is losing its stranglehold on global reserves. Two high-profile ICE murders. An AI model goes rogue to cheat on its homework. And China makes one very hot donut.    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/sheriff-s-sergeant-claims-sexual-depictions-made-22342846.php    https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/hochul-announces-data-center-moratorium-up-one-22343468.php    https://www.news10.com/top-stories/a-new-flag-for-the-city-of-albany-officials-say-it-could-be-your-design/    https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5969935-hegseth-testosterone-testing-dod/   https://wnbcnetwork.com/hegseth-s-reckless-flyover-leaves-kids-in-tears-and-chaos.html?s=red   https://www.intellinews.com/dollar-s-grip-on-global-reserves-slips-to-lowest-level-this-century-454331/   https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-says-ai-models-went-rogue-testing-triggering-unprecedented-brea-rcna588611   https://apnews.com/article/ice-shooting-houston-lorenzo-araujo-salgado-93aa1fdf11e89422027d8b9c963a9b64   https://apnews.com/article/ice-david-brouillette-johan-guerrero-maine-shooting-dbc30d6d59e2a95fb470afc188e125c6   https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2026/07/23/passengers-in-texas-ice-shooting-say-officers-not-in-danger   https://youtube.com/shorts/frSvv6wqpas   https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8t4mNLQ/

Trump travels with his poo. Updates on Taste of Italy. Florida cop uses ALPR to stalk woman in dangerous highway chase. A Waymo turns its teenage troublemaker riders into the police. Pickup artist Mystery has an AI girlfriend. And New York smashes solar goals.   https://www.newsweek.com/andrea-shaw-mom-says-vaccines-killed-twins-charged-murder-12172177     https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-palestinians-hamas-war-government-146f9a609580d4c8c42ab35fbe60d5b3    https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/CwDqJHkCVW   https://www.404media.co/footage-shows-cop-stalking-woman-he-met-on-a-tv-set-after-surveilling-her-with-a-license-plate-reader/   https://www.wwnytv.com%2F2026%2F07%2F02%2Fnew-york-hits-solar-energy-milestone%2F    https://www.fastcompany.com/91570761/a-self-driving-waymo-just-reported-its-own-passengers-to-police    https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-takes-lead-vladimir-1926930    https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/connor-murphy-death-gold-injection-1930934    https://www.reddit.com/r/Albany/s/9T1JYpl4e9    https://www.wired.com/story/pickup-artist-mystery-has-an-ai-girlfriend/    https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/hamas-disbanded-its-government-in-gaza-but-israel-will-still-prevent-reconstruction-from-starting/   https://www.tiktok.com/@ifyouseethisdonttellme/video/7659484485909548302?_r=1&_t=ZP-97utB3VNrLS   https://youtu.be/bYPnNMg2R2w?is=d1nS37Us0KmlB7b_

Local restaurant owner deals with backlash over racist comments. Turkey Trot organizer steals $114k from charity. Foundational climate research paper bought and paid for by BP. Pope Leo excommunicates traditionalists for schismatic behavior. And Weird Al says no to AI money.   https://www.propublica.org/article/wedges-climate-research-bp-fossil-fuel-princeton    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/court-recordings-missing-ashe-case-22326544.php   https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/taste-of-italy-owner-addresses-controversial-comment-about-death-of-young-boy   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/taste-italy-reopens-day-firestorm-anti-muslim-22330683.php    https://youtube.com/shorts/Yg-wYERcT_8?is=Y49Plau5cXzOg5EA   https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-turkey-trot-organizer-charged-theft-22328674.php   https://apnews.com/article/vatican-traditionalist-pope-latin-st-pius-6570c6bcc0784f4b9229e20bdec4e5aa?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter    https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/elon-musk-demands-single-doge-death-example-then-goes-silent-when-given-the-body-count/ar-AA26NSX0?cvid=6a4309c4c6ec44c3b896506220f1bebe&ocid=hpmsn   https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/weird-al-yankovic-rejected-ai-commercial-money-offer-1236800794/

A Nashville parking garage parties too hard. ICE protestors face absurd sentencing. DSA wins big in New York. Rising premiums cause ACA enrollment to plummet. And smoking weed may keep your brain healthy.    https://futurism.com/health-medicine/research-smoke-weed-older   https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/06/08/nashville-downtown-partnership-garage-fire-lawsuit/    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/prairieland-ice-protesters-texas-sentenced    https://nysfocus.com/2026/06/24/ny-primary-election-results-dsa-state-legislature-2026    https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2026/06/24/dsa-backed-candidates-win-numerous-races-on-primary-night   https://apnews.com/article/affordable-care-act-obamacare-health-subsidies-premiums-3dc9a0cd249a7622ce31e8559bfff729   https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-flu-shot-requirement-boot-camp-outbreak-4255f063ef99ea2d00cb24fec8793c32   https://keithself.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-keith-self-introduces-resolution-repeal-17th-amendment   https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/sadie-schreiner-rpi-lawsuit-transgender-runner-22322812.php

The reflecting pool is doing great. Peter Thiel’s Dialog Society has had its membership rolls leaked. USA loses big in the MoU. And HPV vaccine stomps cervical cancer in the young.   https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c621z28z138o    https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5863027/us-iran-trump-memorandum-of-understanding-full-text   https://uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-now-blaming-vandalism-problems-124256941.html   https://www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-police-officer-shoots-and-kills-1-year-old-child-in-response-to-senatobia-shoplifting-call/   https://www.denverpost.com/2026/06/13/jeffco-public-schools-title-ix-trump-transgender-atheletes/