This is right on target!!! open.substack.com/pub/thehalfw...

This is what I believe also: Quote: I think the #1 lesson for Democrats is they should nominate in primaries only electric candidates who can message well and get attention, and are APPROPRIATE for their communities. No more litmus tests on unelectably liberal policy positions......

Jane Goodall's message. www.facebook.com/share/v/1GVw...

Tina Turner’s statue in Brownsville, Tennessee, sparked amusement and backlash. But depicting a famous figure in a way that pleases fans is always a challenge. Here are some of the other celebrity statues famous for being controversial:

....... The next gathering will not be in a lecture hall. It will be on American streets. And when that moment comes, the silence of the generals will be replaced by the sound of boots on pavement...... @tonywriteshere.bsky.social Tony has it right!

Loud TV commercials drive viewers crazy. California wants to quiet them down

Death toll surges in early Israeli bombardment with the heaviest carnage in besieged Gaza City.

Part of a road has collapsed in Bangkok, leaving a large sinkhole that disrupted traffic, damaged infrastructure and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.

In response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte’s light rail system, the North Carolina legislature gave final approval to a criminal justice package that limits bail and seeks to ensure more defendants undergo mental health evaluations.

President Trump said that Russian planes intruding into Nato airspace should be shot down in a marked hardening of tone towards Moscow amid frustration over his stalled attempt to end the Ukraine war

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Tuesday to end a "vicious cycle of unnecessary military tensions" with North Korea, with the aim of achieving peaceful coexistence and shared growth.

"English Teacher" creator and star Brian Jordan Alvarez returns with his state-of-the-schools sitcom on FX.

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Russia’s disinfo in Moldova: Bot networks, church spin and vote buying

New Zealand picks new central bank governor from other side of the world on.ft.com/46mcevr

Super Typhoon Ragasa’s fierce winds have kept Hong Kong’s most severe storm warning in place for the second-longest ever duration.

The first rule of liquid cooling is 'Don't wet the chip.' Microsoft disagrees

Our cartoonist's take on the recognition of Palestinian statehood at the UN

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that President Donald Trump’s patience on ending the conflict in Ukraine was “not infinite,” and said a time would come when Trump would impose “costs” for “continued aggression.”

Even as Jimmy Kimmel returns to the airwaves, TV networks remain more vulnerable to political pressure than ever before buff.ly/J1geMl1

Over 90% of scholarship recipients in Japan are in financial strain due to inflation, a nonprofit organization survey has found.

The comedian and late-night host poked fun at everyone from Donald Trump and the FCC to his employers at Disney on his first show back.

Trump tells world leaders their countries are 'going to hell' in combative UN speech reut.rs/3KhAZAj

Vladimir Putin faced ridicule today after televised footage revealed peculiar bulging creases across his jacket during a fiery address to the West regarding nuclear armaments.

NASA says it will 'win second space race' as it plans February moon launch

Jack Smith writes about his experience in the care system and struggles with mental health – and what needs to change

“We are pushing for the state to not only close prisons permanently and not reopen or sell them, but then to try and transform the conditions of the prison… detoxify the land, give it back to the local communities.”

As President Trump ties Tylenol to autism, many in the scientific community are alarmed by the politicized rush to present drug like leucovorin as solutions, bypassing the slow careful work research demands.

American asset manager Nuveen plans to spend as much as $330 million on a solar and battery project in Australia within the next year, as political uncertainty clouds the outlook for clean energy in the US.

Nat Cedillo moved to Mexico City in January and flew to NYC to finish attending law school.

China pumps out billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. At the same time, massive spending on clean-energy technologies continues and the country’s emissions are starting to dip

'Extremely chaotic.' Tech industry rattled by Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee

DOJ is so 'backlogged', you need at least 6 figures bribe for preliminary "we see nothing here" DOJ is too 'busy' Inventing Tyler Robinson 'evidence', to be bothered to be 'concerned' about $50k bribe #MakeBribesGreatAgain

The discovery of a 10th-century cemetery containing around 20 skeletons has raised speculation that those buried there were warriors who served Poland's first ruler, Mieszko I. The burial site was found during work to build a new gas pipeline.

“Panadol Rapid has been proven to give autism twice as fast as regular Panadol,” warned Robert Kennedy Jr. theshovel.com.au/2025/09/23/w...

“I will find whoever did this, and I will make sure you aren’t allowed to host a late-night show for the rest of your sorry life.” theshovel.com.au/2025/09/22/t...

But experts say the insights are especially alarming in light of the second Trump administration’s unprecedented investment in Ice. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Another grift - Dr Oz selling some supplement that he and RFK say will “treat autism”. Guess who sells said supplement - Dr Oz! 🤬

Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]

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