Two Latvians arrested on suspicion of breaching the perimeter fence at an RAF base used by NATO and US military intelligence. https://news.sky.com/story/two-latvian-nationals-arrested-on-suspicion-of-trespass-offences-at-raf-base-13596565
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mastodon 4.7.3Executive Director, Jordan Ctr. for Journalism Advocacy & Innovation/Asst. Professor of Practice @ Univ. of Mississippi;
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Hitler Mussolini elected mayor of Queropalca, Peru. https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-hitler-bueno-retorna-al-poder-peru-y-sera-alcalde-del-distrito-yungar-727825.aspx
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay of South Africa for her efforts to promote peace and international law. https://www.reuters.com/world/navanethem-navi-pillay-wins-2026-nobel-peace-prize-2026-10-09/
The FlyDubai attack is being widely dismissed as a covert Israeli operation. It’s the internet’s favorite conspiracy theme, stemming from government mistrust and the appeal of a sinister plot.
https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguardtech/p/the-false-flag-reflex?r=1g77q&utm_medium=ios
YouTube, Twitch, Meta and Twitter/X aren’t saying whether they’ll allow the US government to livestream an execution on their platforms. https://www.theverge.com/streaming/1008722/youtube-meta-twitch-government-execution-livestream
Audio recordings of radio communications capture tense warnings, language barriers and confusion between the US Navy and oil tankers’ crew members. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/preparing-to-fire-hear-the-radio-commands-enforcing-the-u-s-blockade-of-iran-5f85dda9?st=LbKKSm
Kenya's first Ebola (Bundibugyo) patient has died. https://nation.africa/kenya/health/kenya-s-first-ebola-patient-dies-at-a-nairobi-hospital--5621184
Hurricane Isaias is disrupting US. crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and could limit about 2% of the country’s refining capacity, at a time when fuel markets are already tight around the world. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/hurricane-isaias-gulf-mexico-oil-refinery.html
The commander-in-chief, speaking in Nebraska, suggests he wouldn't mind if Iran destroyed two of California's largest cities. https://www.c-span.org/clip/campaign-2026/user-clip-let-iran-take-out-los-angeles-san-diego/5207907
NYT - Health Secretary and vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. is planning a broad federal effort to address vaccine injuries, including a new NIH research clinic and a billing code to reimburse doctors for filing reports of serious vaccine side effects. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/us/politics/kennedy-vaccine-injuries.html?unlocked_article_code=1.G1E.GTXk.7STQ5VFVMivf&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Feds say they have arrested 18-year-old Minnesota resident Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud who allegedly planned a terrorist attack to coincide with the Oct. 24 Hmong Arts Celebration at Mall of America on behalf of Islamic State. https://kstp.com/kstp-news/fbi-arrests-man-who-planned-to-shoot-up-mall-of-america-in-support-of-islamic-state-group/
A mother from Bermuda and her son have been identified as two of the six people aboard an air ambulance that went missing in the waters off Nantucket over the weekend. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/nantucket-plane-sergio-wayne-lottimore-marilyn-lavonne-bean/
The Democrat now leads the Republican by 4% in the Iowa US Senate race, according to a respected poll (although the cited margin of error is 4.4% but still this is a remarkable reversal from earlier polling). https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/07/in-key-iowa-senate-race-democrat-josh-turek-leads-ashley-hinson-poll/92108656007/
As revealed by this Win McNamee/Getty photo at Monday's rally in Nebraska, the 'America First' president, while dancing to YMCA, modeled his JoS. A. Bank blazer that fashion experts say definitely was not made in the USA. (Former President Biden is also known for wearing the same brand)
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nobel-literature-prize-9.7372580
At least nine people taken to hospitals after being injured by “unexpected turbulence” aboard AV42 from MDE (Medellin, Columbia) that made an emergency landing this morning at MIA, diverting from its intended JFK destination. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2026/10/09/at-least-8-hospitalized-after-turbulent-flight-diverts-to-mia-first-responders-say/
The US military in Okinawa Prefecture is pausing all operations for two days followed by a fresh curfew for 30 days, after a marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/07/japan/crime-legal/us-military-murder-okinawa-regulations/
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Absurd six degrees of separation: My close friend for decades is comic actress Tamayo Otsuki, whose boyfriend was Sam Kinison (died in car crash) who made the 'Wild Thing' music video and had a tryst with Jessica Hahn (posed for Playboy), whose affair with Rev. Jim Bakker (Tammy Faye's husband) led to his fall from grace.
Some of the employees pushed out of the US government last year are still struggling to find work that matches their skills. https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/10/some-former-federal-employees-are-still-struggling-find-right-fit/416513/
A Russian glide bomb strike on two minibuses in Kramatorsk killed 33 people this morning. https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-12-dead-after-russian-glide-bomb-strikes-kramatorsk-bus-stop/
President Trump reverses course and announces that his super PAC will now pay for the TV ads promoting him that have been airing nationwide at taxpayer expense. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/us/politics/trump-taxpayer-funded-ads-pac.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GVE.YtCK.s-7NpNxH4fC7&smid=nytcore-ios-share
The BBC's new boss wants the British broadcaster to "be more Elvis." https://deadline.com/2026/10/bbc-silicon-valley-revolution-matt-brittin-1237148887/
A CIA officer who was arrested with hundreds of gold bars stashed in his home pleads guilty to wire fraud. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-federal-employee-pleads-guilty-defrauding-federal-government-approximately-194
It's really a feat when you outlive the AP reporter who wrote your obituary. https://apnews.com/article/eva-marie-saint-dies-7019a82dbbac40b99a976354cbb89200
S&P 500 rises to a record high as oil and bond yields move lower. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/05/stock-market-today-live-updates.html
Three people were killed and 36 others injured in Houthi attacks targeting airports in Saudi Arabia. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/8/yemen-war-live-yemeni-forces-claim-key-heights-as-houthi-attacks-go-on
For the first time since mid-March 2025, when DOGE silenced all of Voice of America’s 49 languages services, new material has appeared on the taxpayer-funded broadcaster’s English language website — stories translated from the few revived languages. https://www.voanews.com/
The bestselling novelist and former MP Jeffrey Archer- whose political career was marred by scandal - died "suddenly and peacefully" at the age of 86. His final novel is to be published tomorrow. https://news.sky.com/story/lord-jeffrey-archer-dies-13594813
A judge orders Tennessee to preserve a sweeping range of physical and digital evidence from the state’s latest botched execution, including encrypted messages. https://www.newschannel5.com/news/watch-christa-pike-case-court-hearing
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New York's governor declares a state disaster emergency amid measles surge. https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/mornings-on-1/2026/10/05/hochul-declares-state-disaster-emergency-over-growing-measles-cases
Explosions rock Kyiv as Moscow launches its latest mass missile and drone attack on the capital, coinciding with Russian President Putin's 74th birthday. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-slams-kyiv-in-mass-missile-drone-attack-on-putins-74th-birthday/
Fox News Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, traveling on Air Force One in the TV correspondent seat, went to the front of the plane after takeoff from Texas last night to talk with President Trump off-the-record as WHCA president to discus press access after his ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
Four AA flight attendants became ill in Italy after landing on a positioning flight from the US, following suspected food poisoning linked to unconsumed passenger meals onboard. https://airlive.net/news/2026/10/07/four-american-airlines-flight-attendants-fell-ill-after-eating-leftover-passengers-meals/
DOJ announces new charges against the ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, accusing them of torturing American citizens and others held in Venezuela to repress opposition and preserve their power. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/nyregion/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-torture-americans.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Some scrutiny of the Trump Accounts from the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-accounts-kids-individual-stocks-6c8b8811?mod=Searchresults&pos=1&page=1
Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint, who starred in such memorable classic films as “On the Waterfront” and “North by Northwest,” has died at her home in Los Angeles. She was 102. https://variety.com/2026/film/obituaries-people-news/eva-marie-saint-dead-north-by-northwest-1236903677/
August Hanning, who once led Germany's spy service, is under investigation by prosecutors for espionage and treason. https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-ex-spy-chief-arrested-for-espionage/a-79560278
A man is in the hospital after being shot by ICE agents in Manhattan. https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2026/10/08/nypd--person-shot-by-federal-agents-in-marble-hill
Vice President JD Vance says he would not watch the planned live-streamed execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan and expresses skepticism over whether it’ll be broadcast. https://wapo.st/4j9T0zS
Cook Political Report moving 18 US House races, all in Democrats' direction, with the most likely outcome is now that the minority party picks up nine to 19 seats. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/eighteen-more-house-race-ratings-move-democrats-favor
NYT - Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator who briefly worked at DHS, has been chosen as the next White House press secretary. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/us/politics/katie-zacharia-trump-white-house-press-secretary.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HVE.zbk0.Qfw9m9_8YEHZ&smid=nytcore-ios-share
President Trump says President Putin agreed to supply more than 4 million tons of diesel to the global market. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/trump-putin-russian-diesel-us-global-markets.html
Forbes - TikTok’s executives quietly defanged its advertising rules, opening the floodgates to fraudsters that target American users with fake sales of products that never arrive. https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2026/10/07/tiktok-quietly-gutted-its-advertising-rules-scams-have-exploded-ever-since/
Countries formally bidding to host the 2036 Summer Olympic Games: Germany, Hungary, India, Qatar, ROK, RSA and Turkey. https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/Future-Host/2036-host-selection/2036-Olympic-Games-Host-Selection-Handbook.pdf