USDA:

Judge slams brakes on Trump’s ‘unlawful’ plan to uproot thousands of federal workers - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-federal-workers-2678081675/

Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Supports the Death Penalty for Abortion Patients

https://jessica.substack.com/p/katie-zacharia-trump-abortion-death-penalty

Mike's missus:

Kelly Johnson’s dark-money prayer cabal comes to light - Daily Kos

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/10/13/800111811/news/kelly-johnson-dark-money-prayer-cabal-comes-to-light/

Lawsuit Alleges Expedia Is to Blame for Rising Hotel Prices

https://gizmodo.com/lawsuit-alleges-expedia-is-to-blame-for-hotel-prices-2000825490

He has a lot of influence, and he's not a Ratzinger, so I hope he's ok.

Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after undergoing surgery, Vatican says - CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-leo-diagnosed-lung-cancer-surgery/

Ken Paxton Caught Partying With U.S. Fugitives in Dubai | The New Republic

https://newrepublic.com/post/216541/ken-paxton-caught-partying-us-fugitives-dubai

12 U.S. senators, including 6 Republicans, tell Trump to drop diesel deal with Russia | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-senators-trump-russia-diesel-deal-9.7379187?cmp=rss

Hundreds Of Anti-Trump Billboards Flood Midwest - Joe.My.God.

https://www.joemygod.com/2026/10/hundreds-of-anti-trump-billboards-flood-midwest/

"The United States was one of just three nations to vote against a declaration on “pandemic prevention, preparedness and response” that was adopted by the United Nations"

‘They are going to kill us’: Panic spreads over Trump admin’s new pandemic vote - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/pandemic/

"The Ukrainian leader said Kyiv received no early warning before a Russian ballistic missile attack. President Trump said the U.S. continued to share intelligence."

Zelensky Comment Raises Fears Over U.S. Intelligence Sharing - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/world/europe/ukraine-trump-intelligence.html

The feds are looking into reports of Tesla’s robotaxis speeding through school zones | The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1010364/tesla-robotaxi-school-zonespeeding-investigation

Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name - Inside Climate News

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29092026/record-breaking-el-nino-grows-in-pacific/

Kimberly Guilfoyle preparing to resign as ambassador to Greece - CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kimberly-guilfoyle-resign-ambassador-greece/

Desperate Trump Sells Out Ukraine For $.01 Drop In Price Of Diesel At The Pump

https://www.wonkette.com/p/desperate-trump-sells-out-ukraine

AI could self-replicate on home devices within ‘months’, Anthropic says | Technology News | Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/13/ai-could-self-replicate-on-home-devices-within-months-anthropic-says?traffic_source=rss

Another reason I'm suspicious of digital price tags and the like

‘Unprecedented’ cyberattack hits French supermarkets, causing food losses | Cybercrime News | Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/unprecedented-cyberattack-hits-french-supermarkets-causing-food-losses

Based AI People Are Supposedly Smoking Because AI Will Cure Cancer

https://gizmodo.com/based-ai-people-are-supposedly-smoking-because-ai-will-cure-cancer-2000824991

Israel demolitions in Negev displace 400 Palestinians | Newsfeed | Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/12/israel-demolitions-in-negev-displace-400-palestinians

Your Gut Feeling Is Right. War Is Engulfing the World Again - Newsweek

https://www.newsweek.com/war-is-engulfing-world-again-gut-feeling-12548535

A bus full of people, now this - #RussianWarCrimes

Footage shows moment Russian strike hits Ukrainian grocery store | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/11/footage-shows-moment-russian-strike-hits-ukrainian-grocery-store?traffic_source=rss