This was mostly Putin envy from a confused and superannuated American president. What he probably meant, or how this will likely be interpreted, has to do with new, fancy delivery systems and not the explosive devices themselves. Not that this is reassuring.

Sometime between the elections and mid-November makes sense. Also feels like something shifted in the past couple days where people feel worn down and are starting to just want it over:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Decreased 3.6% Year-over-year www.calculatedriskblog.com/2025/10/hote... The hotel industry is blaming policy uncertain and administration rhetoric for the 2025 slump

Annnnnnd here we go again. VILNIUS TMA/CTR CLOSED DUE TO UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS FLIGHTS www.flightradar24.com/multiview/3c...

They beat Musk to it. Would've expected this first from Teslabot

This new climate solution rocks!

By now most folks probably learned the difference between Holland and the Netherlands. Most people also know that New York was known as New Amsterdam from 1626 to 1664. But the fact that Harlem in New York is named after the Dutch city of Haarlem (in North Holland) isn’t common knowledge.

With inflation subdued and growth steady, the ECB held rates at their lowest level in more than two years, matching market expectations.

Geisha-chan can be spotted on Sanyo-dori Shopping Street in Otsuka, Tokyo, She plays piano, accordion, and drums and is great at dancing. Her curved eyebrows and long lower eyelashes replicate the makeup of geisha who worked in Otsuka in the past.

An American company just launched what they say is the first humanoid robot that is able to do domestic chores.

NEW: In a joint statement, six of the top #IL09 candidates condemned the indictment of Kat Abughazaleh and five others on Wednesday, calling it "partisan and unethical." "This is what happens in dictatorships and failed states; we should never accept it here." Statement:

✈️ Science in free-fall! @dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social's 45th parabolic flight campaign lifts off from 🇫🇷! Eleven German experiments explore microgravity aboard the ZERO-G Airbus—from hydrogen bubbles to liquid metal spacecraft tech. 🔬 35 mins of weightlessness, without even going to space!🌍

AI sitcom accidentally a Lynchian fever dream. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and insane lament.

Zuck has said that even if they end up wasting $200 billion, if you get a bad downturn they think they'd be in a position to buy distressed assets and in the long-run they'd still be fine/better off.

I bulldozer usati dagli israeliani per distruggere Gaza

KONSYSE: Trump described the test as very hard and explained further that early questions were simple prompts involving animals like tiger, elephant, and giraffe. He insisted that difficulty increased sharply as he advanced.

VW, Porsche Mercedes und BMW: So schlecht steht es um die deutsche Autoindustrie: Ob VW oder Mercedes: Die Geschäftszahlen der deutschen Autoriesen klingen verheerend. Wo die Probleme liegen und wann es besser werden könnte. Der Überblick.

Ever wondered how Europe keeps an eye on our planet? With satellites! 🛰️👀 EUMETSAT also operate several satellites on behalf of the EU's #Copernicus Programme, monitoring oceans, air, & climate - providing data we all rely on. Watch our new animation to see how it works from space: bit.ly/4nsOjzy

Enshittification of reality

President Lagarde has just presented the Governing Council’s monetary policy statement. Read the statement www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_...

How Silicon Valley enshittified the internet

This deep area of low pressure is bringing a change to windier and wetter weather today and tonight. After a chilly and bright start for some, the latest radar shows a much wetter picture in the west for your lunch break, with the number of isobars signalling strong winds too⚠️

Alphabet reports Google Cloud Q3 revenue of $15.15B vs. $14.74B est., and raises 2025 capex forecast to $91B-$93B, after projecting $85B in July (Jennifer Elias/CNBC) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Alphabet reports YouTube's Q3 ad revenue rose 15% YoY to $10.26B, vs. $10.01B est., and Google's advertising revenue reached $74.18B, up from $65.85B a year ago (Todd Spangler/Variety) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Today's Fed meeting saw two dissents in different directions -- Miran wanted a bigger cut, and Schmid wanted no cut. Looking back through the records, this is rare. Very rare.

On Tuesday, October 28, the devastating Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica, causing flooding & widespread destruction. The hurricane is now affecting Cuba & other countries in the region. We are assessing the needs in the region & readying emergency teams & supplies. Learn more here: bit.ly/4qAoTmj

Watch Chair Powell’s statement from the #FOMC press conference: Intro clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU-K... Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZsA... Press conference materials: www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypoli...

Market doing the "Bad Zuck" trade a bit: *META EXPECTS CAPEX DOLLAR GROWTH NOTABLY LARGER IN 2026 VS 2025

Dutch elections: first exit poll shows heavy losses for Wilders' right-far-right coalition. From 88 out of 150 seats two years ago to just 52 now. End of an experiment, fortunately.

Alphabet reports Q3 revenue up 16% YoY to $102.35B, vs. $99.89B est., Cloud revenue up 34% to $15.16B, net income up 33% to $34.98B; GOOG jumps 5%+ after hours (Alphabet) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Folks, here's a little reminder: Capex is a DEDUCTION FROM, not an addition to, free cash flow from operations.

Meta reports Q3 revenue up 26% YoY to $51.2B vs. $49.4B est., net income down 83% to $2.7B due to a $15.9B one-time income tax charge; META down 6%+ after hours (Meta) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Trump's new sanctions won't work, but Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv might. Putin isn't a politician, he's a mob boss who only understands force. 🧵Here's why the recent talk of long-range weapons has rattled him, and what needs to happen next: [1/12]

It’s happening again: In what has become a familiar pattern in the last few years, US stocks sold off as Fed Chair Powell began answering questions at his post-statement press conference (please see charts below on the S&P and Russell). #economy #markets #FederalReserve #centralbanks #stocks

Not that anyone asked be but I feel like a lot of the “ai layoffs” are garden variety slowing economy layoffs that are using AI as market friendly air cover

KONSYSE: Global debt set to exceed 100 percent of world GDP by 2029 as United States borrowing accelerates faster than any major economy.

A former L3 Harris executive pleads guilty in a US district court to selling eight zero-day exploits to a Russian broker in exchange for millions of dollars (Greg Otto/CyberScoop) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Researchers discovered that the topical application of monounsaturated fats, like those in olive oil, can activate hair stem cells and stimulate new hair growth in experimental models.

US-Notenbank: Leitzins erneut gesenkt: Zum zweiten Mal in diesem Jahr wird der US-Leitzins nach unten gesetzt. Der schwächelnde Arbeitsmarkt macht der Federal Reserve Sorgen. Dem Präsidenten Donald Trump kommt das sehr gelegen.

Odds of Dec rate cut dropping ...

Read Chair Powell's full opening statement from the #FOMC press conference (PDF): www.federalreserve.gov/mediacenter/...

BREAKING: The Federal Reserve says it will end quantitative tightening, thus stop shrinking its balance sheet, by December first.

Wishing all my friends in the United States a happy National Cat Day. We don't have a National Cat Day in the UK, just a National Cat. Me. (Pic @pjrfoto.bsky.social)

Really is Christmas for Criminals out there because all the federal agents and federal prosecutors aren't doing anything about real crime, they're spending their time either kidnapping people or prosecuting stuff like this:

Today our teams across the #GazaStrip were treating severely wounded patients in attacks by Israeli forces, causing alarming civilian casualties. We have seen injured patients in Al Aqsa, Nasser and Al Shifa hospitals.

Powell's press conference is more consequential than usual: 1. December rate cut may not happen 2. The FOMC is divided ("strongly differing views") 3. Powell very worried—about both inflation and unemployment. Stocks are falling, bond yields rising, as he speaks.

*FED: DOWNSIDE RISKS TO EMPLOYMENT ROSE IN RECENT MONTHS

25 bps cut www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/p... Dissents in both directions!