Nvidia donated $25 million to Trump’s ballroom and $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund, with at least one policy flipping after Huang attended a $1 million-per-plate fundraiser sharptext.net/2026/jensen-hu…
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This is Amani AI. It claims to be a cross-border payments service owned by a Togolese state-owned company.
In reality, as I found in our @Cen4infoRes latest #OSINT investigation, Amani AI appears likely to be a front for the Kremlin's sanctions evasion network A7.
Qantas job cuts: Minister Catherine King warns airline over massive layoffs smh.com.au/business/companie…
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And character counts - for a lot.
Teddy Roosevelt would have hated these people. Absolutely loathed them. Loathed their corruption. Loathed their coziness with oligarchs. Loathed their selling-off of public lands. Loathed how the administration has exploded wealth inequality. Loathed their contempt for democracy.
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Qantas job cuts: Airline to shed 850 jobs amid Accenture deal smh.com.au/business/companie…
Isn't this like Nixon's Madman Theory - but reworked for Trump? Sort of The Man Baby in a Playpen Theory.
🚨One U.S. official said Trump might be more inclined to order a major military operation if Republicans lose badly in the midterms.
🚨"If he feels embarrassed or disenfranchised he will do something bold. That's what everyone are telling the Iranians. Their best shot to get a deal is right now," the official said
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Parliament investigates how Russian Ambassador made uninvited visit, will be blocked in future, via @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/p…
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Find yourself drawn up in the globalized, Tararico-Texas-turning-blue hype cycle? Read this piece from a Texas-born reporter for the NYTimes....Talarico inspires a recurring blue-tinted dream nytimes.com/2026/10/03/us/po…
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He may be the leader of the Catholic church, but Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV is still a registered voter in Illinois and requested a mail ballot for the midterm elections.
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Excellent from Rowan Callick in @australian on the 12 point plan for a post-annexation Taiwan from the group of scholars in HK, a plan that would destroy Taiwanese society.
I think the lesson of the past few critical elections in the US is: Democrats should count on victory now, before voting day. Especially in Texas.
I will be honest, I am having a tough time maintaining my natural political pessimism as #midterms early votes come in. I cannot see how Trump holds on in Texas, Nevada, North Carolina, or Iowa. Florida looks to be massive Dem gains but maybe not enough, or possibly independents breaking hard for them gets Dems over the line; Michigan, the Dem candidate may lose as he didn’t do enough outreach to black voters; I don’t have enough to see Kansas yet.
I am a Republican but opposing America’s enemy, Russia, is my number one issue, so I am rooting for Trump to lose as hard as possible so a new Congress can stop him hurting Ukraine and sending lickspittle @SteveWitkoff to fawn over a genocidal narcissistic weakling in the Kremlin.
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Hey Democrats, checking my calendar...Isn't it about time the DNC leadership, media and all candidates begin pre-celebrating their sure-thing, just-look-at-the-polls sweep of Congress on November 3?
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Qantas' status credits changes offer a new path to the lounge smh.com.au/business/companie… #qff #qantas #loyaltyprograms
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News editors and reporters of the world: Is it possible the Elon Musk topic is actually audience repellant?
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10 years ago today @HillaryClinton nailed the bleak future ahead if Trump was elected.
“Clinton: Putin would rather have a puppet as president. You won't admit the Russians engaged in cyberattacks against the US, that you encouraged espionage against our people, that you spout the Putin line, sign up for his wish list, break up NATO, do whatever he wants you to do.”
Every word is true. Tragically, his capitulation to Russia is even worse than imagined.
I think for historians this will be crystal clear.
Ten years ago today.
In just the last few days: Trump made a deal for the U.S. to buy Russian diesel, an economic lifeline for Putin; he and Elon Musk blamed each other for an order that slowed down Starlink satellite connectivity over Ukraine, hampering the country's defenses during a devastating Russian attack; and Trump waived sanctions on Russia that Congress, led by his late friend Lindsey Graham, had pushed for.
Now, Putin has proposed a summit with Trump and Xi to decide Ukraine’s fate for them, bulldoze a century of international cooperation, and frame Russia as an equal to the U.S. and China.
We’ll see if Putin’s puppet continues to dance on his strings.
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Certified: 🔟
The 737-10 has received FAA certification, marking a major milestone for Boeing and the development team that brought the final member of the 737 MAX family to this point.
✈️Strong fuel efficiency for denser markets
✈️Greater flexibility for airlines serving high-demand routes
✈️Commonality across the 737 MAX family
Congratulations to #TeamBoeing and our partners who developed the 737-10 over many years, and guided it through extensive testing, evaluation and certification. Thank you to our customers who are building the future with the 737-10 and 737 MAX family.
More: boeing.mediaroom.com/2026-10…