Source: OtherWords
by Aidalis Martinez
“My mom worked harder than anyone I know. She wanted a good life for us. It was a hard life — I remember the Christmas she had to pawn our gifts to pay the light bill — but she made it special for us. Now I have two kids of my own, and I want them to have every opportunity that other children have. The landscape is tough out there. Like many Americans, I can’t afford childcare, and finding work that accommodates my need to care for my young children is hard. With inflation, the little income I have doesn’t go nearly as far as it used to. I’m grateful to have assistance with food, housing, and healthcare through our social safety net programs. Food programs like SNAP (aka ‘food stamps’) and WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) have literally saved our lives when we’ve been hungry.” (09/07/26)
https://otherwords.org/struggling-families-like-mine-are-waiting-on-a-bomb-to-go-off/
Source: United Press International
“North Korea commissioned its second 5,000-ton destroyer, state media reported Monday, as leader Kim Jong Un called for further strengthening the country’s naval power with nuclear-capable warships. Kim attended a commissioning ceremony for the Kang Kon at the eastern port city of Wonsan on Sunday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. … KCNA did not specify which weapons the Kang Kon would carry or explicitly say that nuclear weapons had been installed aboard it. In July, however, Pyongyang conducted weapons tests from the ship that included the launch of what it called a ‘strategic’ cruise missile, a term North Korea typically uses to indicate nuclear capability.” (09/07/26)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/09/07/North-Korea-destroyer-Kang-Kon-navy-Kim-Jong-Un/1511788768207/
Source: Reason
“But almonds might be.” (09/04/26)
https://reason.com/video/2026/09/04/data-centers-are-not-the-problem/
Source: Exiled Policy
by Nick Gambill
“The Flock database system is distinct from other LPR systems for two reasons. First, Flock produces cameras that are automated license plate readers (ALPRs), meaning that they scan each and every car that drives by. Second, data collected by Flock is not stored locally like prior LPR systems. This means that every capture from Flock–plate, vehicle characteristics, exact time and GPS location, etc.–is stored in a centralized database that is accessible to any locality that has plugged into the national database. This sounds like something from science fiction or the kind of surveillance that George Orwell considered bizarre enough for his novel 1984.” (09/04/26)
https://exiledpolicy.substack.com/p/flock-is-not-just-another-lpr
Source: Fox News
“U.S. forces on Monday sank a floating refueling vessel used by an Ecuadorian organized crime ring, officials said. Forces with Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTFWH) interdicted the refueling vessel used for ‘at-sea drug trafficking operations’ in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said. … The vessel was involved with the Los Choneros narco-terrorist [sic] organization, SOUTHCOM said. The people aboard were removed and will be handed over to Ecuadorian authorities.” (09/07/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-forces-sink-narco-refueling-station-linked-ecuadorian-cartel-pacific-southcom
Source: The UnPopulist
by Andy Craig
“The courts are stopping his illegal executive orders, but he is still attempting one of the biggest political crimes in American history.” (09/04/26)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/trump-cant-easily-steal-the-midterms
Source: The American Prospect
by David Dayen
“New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has established the Office of Worker Power, a first-in-the-nation initiative to connect workers with education, resources, and organizations to help them form a union or demand better working conditions on the job. The office will also allow workers more input into city labor policies and assist them in reporting violations by their employers, Mamdani wrote in an executive order. Julie Su, the deputy mayor for economic justice and a former acting U.S. labor secretary, will coordinate efforts on the office, and Tony Perlstein, a longtime union organizer most recently with the United Auto Workers, will become its first executive director. The staff head count of the office and its budget have yet to be determined. Mamdani signed the executive order in front of workers in the construction, hotel, caregiving, and food service industries.” (09/07/26)
https://prospect.org/2026/09/07/mamdani-opens-office-of-worker-power-new-york-city-labor/
Source: US News & World Report
“At least five people died when an Amazon Prime Air cargo flight overran a runway and crashed while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday, local officials said. Prime Air Flight 7598 overran the airport’s diagonal runway shortly before 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) and struck multiple vehicles on the ground, officials said during a news conference on Sunday afternoon. Five people were also injured in the crash, including three who are in critical condition, said Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah. At least two people were trapped in vehicles that were struck by the plane, and the pilot and co-pilot were trapped inside the plane by the crash, Jadallah said.” (09/06/26)
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-09-06/amazon-prime-air-boeing-767-overruns-runway-at-miami-airport
Source: Freakonomics Radio
“How to Survive the A.I. Shock.” (09/04/26)
https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-survive-the-a-i-shock/
Source: Law & Liberty
“I’ve argued elsewhere that ‘beautiful losers’ are people who don’t care about recognition or ‘victory’ in the culture wars. Instead, they’re active, with others, in intrinsically worthwhile pursuits, rejuvenating culture by actually doing things, not just talking about them. They’re certainly not yelling on social media about the way the pursuits have been corrupted, or loudly informing the world that they are the only ones who have things right. Still, this vision of life has a downside. In attempting to live well and do good where we are, we may begin to feel some self-doubt. Are our private activities really so meaningful? If nobody is talking about us, do we matter?” (09/04/26)
https://lawliberty.org/the-benefits-of-bad-publicity/
