Source: Axios
“A federal judge on Sunday ordered the Trump administration to immediately halt taxpayer-funded ads featuring President Trump. The ruling temporarily blocks the ads weeks before November’s midterm elections as multiple lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s use of taxpayer money play out in court. … The Trump administration maintains that the ads are public service announcements and that previous Republican and Democratic administrations have used taxpayer-funded advertising to promote government policies. Trump pledged to pay for the ads himself after both lawsuits were filed, though the White House told Axios there were no plans to reimburse the government for millions already spent on the ads.” (10/11/26)
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/12/trump-taxpayer-funded-ads-judge-order
Source: Reason
by Steven Greenhut
“During his family trip to England last year, Vice President J.D. Vance lectured the European Union on its approach to free speech. Lacking the equivalent of the United States'[s] First Amendment, European nations—and Great Britain in particular—have admittedly embraced speech policies that most Americans should find creepy. ‘Democracy rests on the sacred principle that the voice of the people matters. There’s no room for firewalls. You either uphold the principle or you don’t,’ Vance said, as he blasted German political parties for refusing to work with the far-right AfD party. He also criticized British police for arresting anti-abortion protesters and for their nasty habit of monitoring internet speech. It’s hard to take issue with Vance’s point about Europe, although it’s always easiest to remove the speck from someone else’s eye than it is to remove the plank from one’s own.” (10/09/26)
https://reason.com/2026/10/09/remember-when-trump-was-the-free-speech-candidate/
Sourc: PBS [US state media]
“Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed people living between the Sierra Madre and the ocean. The hurricane’s center swirled parallel to the coast, closing in on the Puerto Vallarta area, where its most damaging winds and rain were expected to hit around midnight and continue through Monday morning.” (10/11/26)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/hurricane-simon-hits-mexicos-pacific-coast
Source: The Daily Economy
by David Hebert
“Tariffs raised costs and manufacturing jobs disappeared. Now, the administration is declaring victory for partially filling the hole it dug.” (10/09/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/manufacturing-surged-when-tariffs-were-lifted/
Source: The Free Press
by Elisha Wiesel
“My father, Elie Wiesel, received the Nobel Peace Prize for ensuring the Holocaust wouldn’t be forgotten. By honoring Navi Pillay, who accused Israel of genocide, the committee has betrayed his legacy.” [editor’s note: I can’t really say whether Pillay deserves that particular prize, but noticing the attempted genocide in Gaza certainly doesn’t seem like a disqualification for it, and does seem like a continuation, not a betrayal, or Wiesel’s work – TLK] (10/09/26)
https://www.thefp.com/p/elie-wiesel-death-nobel-peace-prize-israel
Source: CBS News
“President Mahmoud Abbas postponed what would have been the first Palestinian elections in nearly 20 years, issuing a decree on Friday to further delay voting for the Palestinian Legislative Council almost another year. Rather than take place as scheduled next month, the decree pushes the elections back to Sept. 11, 2027, according to WAFA, the official Palestinian news agency. Presidential elections, which have not taken place for more than two decades, are scheduled for the same day. The postponement leaves entrenched Palestinian leaders unchallenged and threatens to further erode the Palestinian Authority’s credibility among ordinary Palestinians and donor countries who fund it.” (10/10/26)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mahmoud-abbas-postpones-palestinian-legislative-elections/
Source: The Scott Horton Show
“Scott interviews Ian Proud about how he recently traveled to Russia to hear a speech from Putin, only to be detained by his own government upon his return. Scott and Proud talk about what happened and why he decided to go to Russia. They then discuss the broader state of the war.” (10/10/26)
https://scotthorton.org/interviews/10-5-26-ian-proud-on-getting-detained-by-the-uk-government/
Source: Karl Dickey’s Freedom Vanguard
by Karl Dickey
“Sanders condemns corporate welfare, and free-market advocates should too. AI regulation shows how political privilege replaces competition.” (10/11/26)
https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/crony-capitalism-vs-the-free-market
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
Source: Bruce Fein & Ralph Nader
“Doubting Thomases who dismiss impeachment maintain that Trump has been impeached and acquitted twice already, and the impeachment would be futile unless and until Democrats capture control of the House and Senate in the midterms. The argument is unconvincing and ignores the many high crimes and misdemeanors Trump has committed since he returned to the White House. … If Trump is not removed from office, then the Constitution’s impeachment power will become a dead letter.” (10/10/26)
https://archive.is/JJd0d
Source: Jonathan Turley Blog
by Jonathan Turley
“The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued an interesting torts decision yesterday on group libel. In Bean Maine Lobster, Inc. v. Monterey Bay Aquarium Found., a unanimous appellate panel ruled that the Maine lobster industry could not sue the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation for saying that Maine lobstering is all wrong for the right whale. The controversy began after the Aquarium told the public to avoid lobster because lobster fishing poses a risk to the endangered North Atlantic right whale. The Maine lobster industry employs roughly 6000 people and catches a whopping 80 percent of the ‘lobster landings’. The Aquarium maintains a program called Seafood Watch, which assigns ratings to different species of seafood, ‘based on environmental impact and sustainability’. It gives a ‘red’ rating to seafood that ‘comes from sources that don’t align with [Seafood Watch’s] guiding principles.’ It gave a red rating to lobster.” (10/10/26)
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/10/10/all-wrong-for-the-right-whale-maine-lobstermen-lose-claims-against-aquarium-over-group-libel/
