"Counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Russian spies planted an incendiary device on a plane to Britain that later caught fire at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham."
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/16/russia-suspected-of-planting-device-on-plane-that-caused-uk-warehouse-fire

#ClimateCrisis
WashPost:
Research suggests we’re entering the early stages of real estate prices falling in response to climate risk.

The effect may not be as large as the global financial crisis, but in some vulnerable neighborhoods, the fallout may feel very similar.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/home-insurance-climate-change-housing-market/

#military

More than 800 service members ejected from US military under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ receive honorable discharges

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/15/politics/service-members-dont-ask-dont-tell/index.html

"In the United States, tattoos are most popular among Black people (39%) and least popular among Asian Americans (14%). "

This might explain it, behavioral genetics.

I broached this subject last year when our marriage was under stress. Any woman younger than I is likely to be tatted up.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/15/32-of-americans-have-a-tattoo-including-22-who-have-more-than-one/#:~:text=Age%3A%20Adults%20under%2050%20are,of%20those%2065%20and%20older.

As I've been reporting y'all, Arizona is the center of gravity in this timeline.

#GiftArticle /nosanitize

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/opinion/trump-arizona-republican-party.html?ogrp=ctr&unlocked_article_code=1.Sk4.VMOr.d7pcKSkZiLpE&smid=url-share

Alabama must stop removing voters from active rolls ahead of presidential election, judge rules https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2024/10/alabama-must-stop-removing-voters-from-active-rolls-ahead-of-presidential-election-judge-rules.html

The Right-Wing Plan to Recruit Poll Workers in Swing States https://www.propublica.org/article/poll-worker-recruitment-swing-states-true-the-vote-lion-of-judah

Breitbart is trotting out the Migrant Caravan threat again.
#politics

JD Vance Awfully Quiet After Report on How His Mom Got Health Care https://newrepublic.com/post/187152/jd-vance-report-mom-health-care Follow @newrepublic

It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge
Storms Helene and Milton have triggered rise of misinformation stoked by Trump and fellow Republicans
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/11/meteorologists-death-threats-hurricane-conspiracies-misinformation?utm_campaign=feed&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=later-linkinbio /nosanitize

Retired Gen. Mark Milley Calls Trump ‘A Total Fascist’

The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Trump administration said the former president "is now the most dangerous person to this country.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-milley-trump-total-fascist-bob-woodward-book_n_670996ade4b03acb5636d49b