Source: The Bleeding Heart Libertarian
by Daniel Shapiro
“Why a longtime Libertarian Party voter thinks lovers of liberty should vote Democratic this year.” (10/30/26)
https://bleedingheartlibertarian.substack.com/p/default-democrats
Source: The American Prospect
by Gabrielle Gurley
“Heading out early on a brisk, bright Saturday morning, brilliant red, gold, yellow trees shimmered in every direction as Maine’s autumn temperatures recovered from near freezing overnight to warmish. It’s prime fleece season in New England and beyond, but Ben Waxman is losing business. Waxman is a co-owner of American Roots, a small clothing manufacturer, one of the businesses in the Dana Warp Mill, a restored 19th-century textile mill on the banks of the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, a Portland suburb. The firm makes T-shirts, hoodies, and specially designed casual wear, and proclaims its products ‘Union Strong, American Made, Proudly Sewn in Maine’. For months, the outlook has been any anything but robust, since the Trump administration launched a trade war against Canada and a shooting war against Iran.” (10/30/26)
Source: Politico
“A federal judge on Friday ordered the Justice Department to stop threatening state and local election officials with criminal prosecution over their handling of disputes about voter qualifications. U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson also ordered the Trump administration to cease demanding that election workers remove voters from statewide rolls, refuse to issue ballots to specific voters or segregate ballots cast in the midterms based on the administration’s claims that some voters are ineligible.” (10/31/26)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/31/justice-department-election-officials-threats-ruling
Source: The Fifth Column
“A Socialist Walks Into The Fifth Column (w/ Bhaskar Sunkara).” (10/30/260
https://www.wethefifth.com/p/a-socialist-walks-into-the-fifth
Source: The UnPopulist
by Berny Belvedere
“Under Donald Trump, much of the American church has gained a political ally at the risk of its soul—Mark 8:36 in concrete form. [Michael] Wear didn’t call MAGA Christianity a disaster for country and faith in so many words, but his diagnosis landed in the same place.” (10/30/26)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/christians-grapple-with-how-their
Source: Jonathan Turley
by Jonathan Turley
“‘Something wicked this way comes.’ Those words from William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ capture the approach of Halloween. For tort litigators, it is welcome news for a holiday that is a mix of slip-and-falls, food liability, and costume defects. Each year, we add to the list of Halloween torts. So let us begin. Last year, a group of people walked past the Fear Factor haunted house run by Murder Beach Productions. Their employee approached the group and asked a girl kid ‘Who is that’ She replied, ‘My Dad, but he’s scared.’ The performer then stated, ‘Watch what I do to him!’ and chased Harrison Wright down the sidewalk until he fell face first on the concrete, resulting in a 2-inch laceration to the head, permanent injuries, post-traumatic headaches, loss of wages and medical bills.” (10/31/26)
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/10/31/spooky-torts-the-2026-list-of-litigation-horrors/
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Rioters looted shops in central Frankfurt late on Saturday as clashes erupted in German cities over the cost of living. Besides Frankfurt – Germany’s financial hub – there were incidents of violence in Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg, with police saying they used water cannon to disperse protesters who were targeting emergency workers with fireworks, stones and bottles. … Overnight, a large section of Frankfurt’s main shopping street was closed off by police. A police spokesperson said many arrests were made in the city.” (11/01/26)
Source: bloggingheads.tv
“Is an AI Bubble Bursting? | Robert Wright & Liron Shapira.” (10/30/26)
Source: The Daily Economy
by Jeffery L Degner
“Gift card and app balances aren’t just waiting to buy your coffee; they’re helping Starbucks grow. Customer loyalty is a surprising source of corporate financing.” (10/30/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/your-starbucks-balance-is-working-harder-than-you-think/
Source: France 24 [French state media]
“Binance said Sunday that it had resumed withdrawals after a major hack that affected more than $6 billion in funds. Binance, which is the world’s largest crypto exchange by daily trading volumes, had suspended user withdrawals after the attack. … The FBI accused North Korea of being behind the attack on Saturday, confirming earlier suspicions from private investigators and analysts that a Pyongyang-affiliated group called TraderTraitor was behind the hack.” (11/01/26)
https://www.france24.com/en/business/20261101-binance-says-resuming-withdrawals-after-major-hack