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My latest for @USATODAY w/ @joshlpeter11: we confirmed prosecutors in Tahiti are investigating claims of sexual abuse by pro surfer Al Cleland Jr. against a female Australian minor:
usatoday.com/story/sports/20…
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Want daily monitoring updates from the Open Measures research desk in the weeks surrounding Election Day? Here's how.
We'll be watching for notable narratives as they're emerging, disruptive organizing, extremist activity, and others threats to voting.
blog.openmeasures.io/p/sign-…
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Don’t know what to believe anymore
The iconic Bigfoot video from 1967 is officially confirmed to be a hoax after new archival footage was found for an upcoming documentary.
(Source: variety.com/2026/film/review…)
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Documents obtained by The Intercept show the military is trying to deploy autonomous AI agents to hack its adversaries. theintercept.com/2026/10/19/…
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Trump's former Deputy DNI, Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, is now a registered lobbyist for Anthropic
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Flávio Bolsonaro pagou R$ 600 mil a empresa que vende nos EUA sistema de IA para manipular eleições. Elytron ofereceu operação clandestina para mapear eleitores, criar contas falsas, espalhar mentiras e desacreditar rivais intercept.com.br/2026/10/16/…
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NYT reporting the Bend shooter used a Mossberg Maverick 88 pump action shotgun. That's the same weapon used in the 2025 Idaho ambush attack on firefighters AND the WHCD shooting this year.
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OREGON: We met the man who stopped the Silver Rail Elementary shooter in Bend. He is a dad of two students at the school. His family tells me he was driving home on his break for lunch when his vehicle was shot. They say he’s struggling with what happened and traumatized by the fact he couldn’t save more people. He’s grateful for those he did save, but wishes he could have done more.
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The right's evidence about a James Talarico mental breakdown debuted with a lot of fanfare this afternoon—and imploded within hours.
A very special emergency False Flag for @BulwarkOnline:
thebulwark.com/p/maga-james-…
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NEW: President Trump’s incoming White House press secretary echoed the debunked pizzagate conspiracy theory, accused Hollywood elites of being pedophilic cannibals, and said Michelle Obama had a penis in posts, reposts, and deleted tweets. (And more)
cnn.com/2026/10/12/politics/…
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🚨🚨 In deleted tweets, Trump's new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia shared vaccine conspiracy theories, called for upending constitutional norms, and encouraged the president to run for a third term in office.
My latest @BulwarkOnline: thebulwark.com/p/katie-zacha…
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Venezuela’s oil heartland: Mangled drill towers and collapsing offshore platforms as far as the eye can see. Hardened globs of crude cling to fishing nets. Natural gas gurgles up from busted underwater pipelines. The lake’s shores black with petroleum. wsj.com/world/americas/venez…
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Starting Oct 19, the Trump administration is rolling back Biden-era airline passenger protections, and airlines will no longer have to provide stranded passengers with meals, hotels, or other assistance for delays or cancellations.
Airlines are no longer required lodging, meals, or other assistance when delays or cancellations.
Starting October 19, under 14 CFR 234.4, rule is to reduce the number of disruptions for which airlines provide amenities or compensation.
federalregister.gov/document…
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"The video of a wheelchair-bound Hasan executed by firing squad will serve as ready-made propaganda for jihadist groups like Al Qaeda and Islamic State,” he said. “I don’t understand how this benefits the United States.
nytimes.com/2026/10/09/us/po…
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New: A private-equity executive took a top Pentagon role to help secure weapons contracts and critical minerals for the Department of Defense. After he joined, a firm he has ties to began landing major military contracts. propub.li/4zKb6h5
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🚨🇺🇸 Andrew and Tristan Tate’s extradition package has been published.
There are allegations of “possession of extreme pornography” where prosecutors allege there was evidence on Andrew’s device depicting intercourse with a horse and an eel.
One of the indecent images of a child allegations claims Andrew and an adult female are in a sexualized video with a female child.
Another alleges he was selling sexual content of her on WhatsApp and she was working on webcam.
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Inside the poop-filled lockup holding Andrew Tate: 'Welcome to hell' trib.al/y8KJmTU
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Not waiting until you leave congress to start lobbying is impressive
New: Jasmine Crockett was offering government relations & lobbying services on a campaign-funded website.
It was taken down after Zeteo reached out.
Experts say they’d never seen something like this before + that it tests the limits of ethics rules & law.zeteo.com/p/jasmine-crockett…
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Exclusive: “USA TODAY’s analysis suggests the questions raised by that case extend well beyond a single incident: Over seven years, Cornell suspended or expelled fewer than half of the people its disciplinary process found responsible for sexual or gender-based violence.” Great piece by USAT’s @kennyjacoby
usatoday.com/story/news/nati…
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"It’s incredibly upsetting and incredibly psychologically taxing," TTP director Katie Paul told @USATODAY about our research that uncovered 100s of ads on Facebook and Instagram with child sexual abuse material, some including images of real children.
usatoday.com/story/life/heal…
