The US government shut down at midnight after both Democratic and Republican funding proposals failed in the Senate
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-government-begins-shut-down-most-operations-after-congress-fails-advance-2025-10-01/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-government-begins-shut-down-most-operations-after-congress-fails-advance-2025-10-01/
Reuters
White House freezes funds for Democratic states in shutdown slap
The targeted programs included $18 billion for transit projects in New York, home to Congress's top two Democrats, and $8 billion for green-energy projects in 16 Democratic-run states, including California and Illinois.
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Ted Cruz: How about we all come together and say let's stop attacking pedophiles.
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Ted Cruz: How about we all come together and say let's stop attacking pedophiles.
Generational Freudian slip
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A federal judge finds that the Trump admin's policy targeting pro-Palestinian students for deportation violated the First Amendment.
The 161-page ruling by senior U.S. district judge William Young (a Reagan appointee) starts with a threat he received in chambers and his response:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282460/gov.uscourts.mad.282460.261.0.pdf
The 161-page ruling by senior U.S. district judge William Young (a Reagan appointee) starts with a threat he received in chambers and his response:
- Trump has pardons and tanks... what do you have?
- Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, Alone, I have nothing but my sense of duty. Together, We the People of the United States –- you and me -- have our magnificent Constitution. Here’s how that works out in a specific case –-
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282460/gov.uscourts.mad.282460.261.0.pdf
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President Trump signed on Monday an executive order to provide Qatar a U.S. security guarantee with conditions similar to NATO's Article 5, according to the text of the order published by the White House.
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/01/trump-qatar-security-guarantee-israel-attack
Axios
Trump gives Qatar unprecedented security guarantee after Israeli attack
The conditions are similar to NATO's Article 5, and unprecedented for a Gulf country.
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NEW: Reporters at the Pentagon have been told they can no longer report information which has not been approved. Those who refuse will lose their press credentials. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/pentagon-limits-access-journalists-00574227
The Pentagon under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is preparing new rules requiring thousands of military and civilian officials to sign strict NDAs and undergo random polygraph tests to stop leaks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/01/pentagon-pete-hegseth-crackdown-leaks/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/01/pentagon-pete-hegseth-crackdown-leaks/
The Washington Post
Pentagon plans widespread random polygraphs, NDAs to stanch leaks
The Pentagon is planning to require thousands of uniformed and civilian officials to sign nondisclosure agreements and submit to random polygraph testing.
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NEW: Russian oil tanker known as Pushpa/Boracay (IMO 9332810), part of Moscow’s “ghost fleet” evading sanctions, has been held since Sept 28 off Saint-Nazaire, France.
French prosecutors launched a probe into its flag irregularities and refusal to comply with orders.
Macron cited “serious faults” by the crew.
The ship is suspected of serving as a drone launch platform near Denmark (Sept 22–25), when unidentified UAVs flew over sites like Copenhagen Airport.
French marines boarded for inspection.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/business/china-soybean-sales-farmers.html
BREAKING: Trump: I’ll be meeting with President Xi, of China, in four weeks, and Soybeans will be a major topic of discussion.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115300187189696754
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115300187189696754
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BREAKING: Global Sumud Flotilla is surrounded by military vessels. Last moments of the Flotilla:
"Fight for free Palestine is not over."
"Fight for free Palestine is not over."
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BREAKING: The Global Sumud Flotilla's Alma ship's crew has just been apprehended by the Israeli forces
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Italian Foreign Minister:
Israeli authorities have assured us that they will not use violence against the Sumud Flotilla.
Israeli authorities have assured us that they will not use violence against the Sumud Flotilla.
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