How scammers are using AI to pitch fake gun permits to seniors
Research found two networks of scammers targeting veterans and the elderly with deepfake AI ads seen more than 24 million times.Continue Reading
New York mayor Mamdani calls for ICE halt after agent shoots man | DW News
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is calling for an end to ICE enforcement operations in the city after a federal immigration agent shot and wounded a Dominican man during an arrest operation. Authorities say the man was in a vehicle with a 5-year-old child, who was not injured. The DepartmentContinue Reading
Former Prince Andrew is awarded $400,000 for the early surrender of his lease
The Crown Estate released the compensation figure on Friday as it announced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had fully vacated the Royal Lodge, a stately home near Windsor Castle. Mountbatten-Windsor was entitled to compensation because he moved out of the property less than 25 years into his 75-year lease, the Crown Estate said.Continue Reading
Vance says he wouldn’t watch livestream of execution
US Vice President JD Vance said on October 9 that he does not know whether the Pentagon will carry out its plan to livestream a military execution of the gunman who killed 13 people at Fort Hood military base in 2009, and that he would not watch a livestream ifContinue Reading
The Traitor says Russia agreed to supply millions of tons of diesel to US and global markets as he blames Ukraine for fuel price hikes driven by Iran war
US President Traitor 47 announced a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin for Moscow to supply millions of tons of diesel fuel to American and global markets. The announcement would give Russia a major opportunity to sell fuel abroad at a time when Ukraine is targeting its oil industry toContinue Reading
Head of Russian military propaganda network to be expelled from Montenegro over suspected anti-EU operation
Montenegro has ordered the expulsion of Mikhail Zvynchuk, head of the pro-Kremlin military information network Rybar, and four other Russian citizens over national security concerns following a security operation targeting suspected Russian hybrid influence activities, Vijesti reported on 9 October. Zvynchuk is the founder and head of Rybar, a prominentContinue Reading
The hidden cost of farmed fish: Pollution, forced labor and the depletion of wild fish
Fish farming has been marketed as a sustainable answer to overfishing. But an investigation found that the feed behind much of modern aquaculture is driving ocean depletion, labor abuse and unrest far from the dinner plate., Read MoreContinue Reading
Who Are the Real Villains in This Country?
In today’s class we discuss how we have, in many ways, become two Americas — and what that means for the future of our country. Watch my full class here: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/wealth-and-poverty-class-3-globalizationContinue Reading
Testing Ireland’s Solidarity With Palestine
Over the last three years, a new wave of cooperation has emerged between the Irish people and Palestinians in Gaza—alongside new political conflict.Continue Reading
Amid heartache of Nepal flooding disaster, fear remains
Six weeks after Nepal’s deadly flooding disaster, communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives, but they will need sustained help as global warming increases the risk of another Himalayan catastrophe, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. Continue Reading
‘The water comes up to our knees’: Climate hazards shut millions of children out of school in 2025
When the creek beside Taudibura Garo’s school in Papua New Guinea floods, the water doesn’t stop at the gate. It rises through the pit toilets – making the school unsafe – sending the 16-year-old and her classmates home without being able to finish.Continue Reading
Fave Five: Queer Vampires, Part II
These are Adult. For Part I, click here. For Queer YA Vampires, click here. Reaper by Rin Chupeco Hungerstone by Kat Dunn The Vengeance by Emma Newman The Red Sacrament by Sarah Hinkley Dead & Breakfast Mysteries by Rosiee Thor and Kat Hillis Bonus: House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson is aboutContinue Reading
Instagram mistakenly suggested Creed to users: Report
“We looked into this and found that this song is being recommended to more people than intended.”, “We looked into this and found that this song is being recommended to more people than intended.”, from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading












