Kraft agrees to sell New England Patriots minority stake in deal that values team at $9 billion

Source: CNBC

“Robert Kraft, who paid $172 million for the New England Patriots in 1994, has agreed to sell 8% of the NFL team to two groups in a deal that values the franchise at $9 billion, according to two sources who have first-hand knowledge of the deal but are not authorized to speak about it publicly. The money the team will get from selling the 8% stake is going to stay on the Patriots’ balance sheet, according to one person close to the situation, meaning the post-money valuation of the Patriots is greater than $9 billion. The sale does not include the New England Revolution, the Major League Soccer team also owned by the Kraft family, according to one source close to the deal.” (09/25/25)

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/25/robert-kraft-agrees-to-sell-new-england-patriots-minority-stake-in-deal-that-values-team-at-9b.html

US stocks fall as jobless claims dip and second quarter growth revised higher

Source: Yahoo! Finance

“US stocks fell on Thursday as Wall Street digested an unexpected decline in jobless claims, and gross domestic product (GDP) data. The US economy grew more rapidly than expected in the second quarter of the year, expanding at an annual rate of 3.8%, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) said. This was up from a previous estimate of 3.3% and equates to quarterly growth of around 0.95%. It follows a contraction of 0.6% (annualised) in January to March. … Jobless claims in the US unexpectedly fell to 218,000 in the week to 20 September, down from 232,000 the previous week, according to data from the Department of Labour released Thursday morning. The 218,000 initial unemployment insurance claims were also lower than the 221,000 claims in the same week last year.” (09/25/25)

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/ftse-100-live-stocks-wall-street-slip-uk-vehicle-production-us-jobless-claims-gdp-growth-080853646.html?guccounter=1&err=1

New Jersey’s Assault on Homeschooling

Source: The Daily Economy
by Corey A DeAngelis

“New Jersey Democrats have unveiled a power grab that threatens the very foundation of parental rights. Assembly Bill 5825, introduced by Democrat Sterley Stanley, would mandate that homeschool families align their curricula with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards, including diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements newly infused into curricula from history to health. Parents who’ve chosen to educate children independently often do so to avoid the heavily political worldviews imposed in government classrooms. By effectively compelling homeschooling families to parrot political narratives on race, gender, and identity, such mandates confirm the odd ownership many Democrats feel over people’s kids.” (09/25/25)

https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/new-jerseys-assault-on-homeschooling/

US DOJ sues six states for private voter data, voting rolls

Source: Politico

“The Department of Justice is suing six additional states to compel them to share their statewide voter registration lists with the federal government, an unusual request that has drawn pushback from election officials in both parties in the past. DOJ’s Civil Rights Division filed federal lawsuits Thursday against election officials in California, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and New Hampshire claiming the states violated federal law by refusing to share voter rolls with the Trump administration. Access to voting rolls varies state by state, but the rolls are generally released to the public and government agencies with voters’ private data — like driver’s license numbers or the last four digits of Social Security numbers — redacted. The DOJ’s lawsuits demand the rolls with that data included.” (09/25/25)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/25/department-of-justice-voting-rolls-data-00581182

Bitcoin crumbles below $109k, but data shows buyers stepping in

Source: CoinTelegraph

“Bitcoin (BTC) fell to a two-week low of $108,865 on Thursday, and while an assortment of entities have shown interest in buying the range lows this week, selling during the Asia trading session has chipped away at the gains accrued through each rebound rally in the US session.” (09/25/25)

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-crumbles-below-dollar109k-but-data-shows-buyers-stepping-in

Sources Say Bay Area House Party

Source: Astral Codex Ten
by Scott Alexander

“Something is off about this Bay Area House Party. There are … women. ‘I’ve never seen a gender balance like this in the Bay Area,’ you tell your host Chris. ‘Is this one of those fabled ratio parties?’ ‘No — have you heard of curtfishing? It’s the new male dating trend. You say in your Bumble profile that you’re a member of the Dissident Right who often attends parties with Curtis Yarvin. Then female journos ask you out in the hopes that you’ll bring them along and they can turn it into an article.’ ‘What happens when they realize Curtis Yarvin isn’t at the party?’ ‘Oh, everyone pools their money and hires someone to pretend to be Curtis. You can just do things. Today it’s Ramchandra.'” (09/25/25)

https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/sources-say-bay-area-house-party