Source: Washington Post
“Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been placed at No. 1 in an annual ranking of U.S. colleges, with Princeton losing out on the top spot for the first time in 15 years. The Best Colleges list, published by the U.S. News & World Report, is one of the most influential rankings for universities, even though higher education experts have long criticized its methodology, including its reliance on a ‘peer assessment.’ The 2027 list sees Princeton coming in at second place, with Harvard University ranked third.” (09/22/26)
https://archive.is/HX4Jc
Source: The Bryan Hyde Show
“It’s my weekly conversation with Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos. If you’re serious about picking your way through the fog of deception to understand the world around us, Eric always has an informed take.” (09/22/26)
https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-yecz3-1b660e5
Source: Libertarian Institute
by Thomas Karat
“The United Arab Emirates spent eight years and a fortune trying to own a stretch of water. It bought proxies, seized islands, built runways and naval bases along both banks of the Bab el-Mandeb, and sold the whole program to Washington as the wall that would keep Iran out of the Red Sea. In September the wall fell, and the water passed to Iran’s closest ally. The chokepoint that a decade of state planning was meant to secure is now held by the Houthis, allied with Tehran. There is no cleaner illustration of what happens when a government sets out to engineer a region from above.” (09/22/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/blowback-at-the-bab-el-mandeb-how-state-planning-lost-the-red-sea/
Source: Grist
by Austin Corona
“Geothermal companies face tough tradeoffs over water as they aim to power the data center buildout in Western states.” (09/22/26)
https://grist.org/energy/geothermal-clean-energy-source-water-use/
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“DoorDash has agreed to pay a $131.5m (£99m) settlement to New York City regulators after the food delivery giant admitted failing to compensate thousands of workers correctly or on time. ‘Simply put, we screwed up’, DoorDash said. ‘Our mistakes meant some Dashers were underpaid or paid late.’ The agreement with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection follows a city investigation into wage violations, with a significant share of the payout addressing how DoorDash calculates compensation for the time delivery drivers spend waiting for orders. The settlement marks another chapter in an ongoing battle between so-called gig economy platforms and municipal leaders. The likes of Uber Eats and Grubhub have repeatedly clashed with city officials over tipping laws, minimum wages and data-sharing requirements.” (09/22/26)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr4v72y6p4eo
Source: The New Republic
“Trump Press Ban Backfires as Aides Leak Humiliating Motive Behind It.” (09/22/26)
https://newrepublic.com/article/215693/trump-press-ban-backfires-aides-leak-humiliating-motive-behind
Source: The American Conservative
by Eldar Mamedov
“The apparent hope is that Saudi Arabia will suffer enough to abandon its diversification strategy and join the Abraham Accords, bending the knee to the U.S. and Israel. But the neocons, whether they know it or not, face a big problem: Even before Trump rejected MbS’s request to bomb the Houthis, Washington had shown it can’t be trusted as a Saudi partner. Trump’s refusal to help MbS out of the Yemeni jam serves to further highlight that fact, making Riyadh less likely to tighten its security relations with the U.S. and its client Israel.” (09/22/26)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-riyadh-wont-be-forced-into-israels-arms/
Source: Independent Institute
by Richard K Vedder
“Schools are desperately innovating to ward off destruction.” (09/21/26)
https://www.independent.org/article/2026/09/21/value-college-degree-collapsing/
Source: United Press International
“Britain has become the second permanent member of the United Nations Security Council to formally commit to voluntarily refrain from using its veto in votes concerning mass atrocities. Britain made the commitment Monday as world leaders gathered in New York City for the start of the U.N. General Assembly’s annual high-level week. … Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States are the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, each holding veto power. The system has long attracted criticism for allowing a single permanent member to block action on major international issues, even when a resolution has the support of a majority of the 15-member council, such as Russia vetoing a Security Council draft condemning its invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and China and Russia vetoing a U.S.-sponsored resolution in March 2024 that said an immediate and sustained cease-fire in Gaza was imperative.” (09/22/26)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/09/22/Security-Council-veto-power-abstain/1061790061531/
Source: The Corbett Report
“It’s the most common question confronting any would-be researcher of conspiracy reality: Who’s at the top of the pyramid?” (09/22/26)
https://corbettreport.com/whos-at-the-top/
