@PaulHandley2

AFP, FEER news veteran. Author of 'The King Never Smiles' bio of Thai king. American U SIS. Clarinet,tenor in DC. Less noise more signal @phand1.bsky.social

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Joined August 2012
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Axios
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Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization axios.com/2026/10/25/anthrop…

Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization

Anthropic says Claude pulled Georgia data on its own.

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Bloodthirsty Netanyahu wants to start a new round of killing in case he loses the election and no longer has his finger on the trigger.
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Breaking: Israeli military demands formal authorization after receiving Order from Netanyahu to launch military strike on Iran. jpost.com/israel-news/defens…

IDF chief pushed back on Netanyahu order for ‘action’ against Iran, fearing political motives

Due to the sensitive nature of the action, N12 reported that Zamir requested an in-depth discussion and formal authorization before moving forward with the action. 

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As this shows, it's not about anti-semitism. It's about whether you oppose Israel's genocide or not. They just call it antisemitism.
Nick Cleveland-Stout
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The Israeli government bought $25,000 worth of ad space for the NFL Sunday early games today in Des Moines
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Trump allowing Russia to take control of a US LNG project. Why? Because he does what Putin wants.
Bill Kristol
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Trump-Putin scandal in Alaska. "Joel Riddle, chief executive of Polar LNG until he resigned in September, said he had been misled...The true source of at least some of Polar LNG’s money was Novatek, a Russian energy giant under partial U.S. sanctions." nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/po…

In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges

Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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Laura Rozen
@lrozenOct 24
🧵Saw most of the new Musk documentary. You should see it. It is frightening. The woman he was seeing at the time of the 2024 elections with whom he had a child suggests that he suggested he may have done something with Starlink in the US 2024 elections, (beyond bribing people).
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Save East Po
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40K people got to see what we are fighting for today. And what are we fighting for? Access to space on public land. The desire to not see an entire multipurpose space converted to an upscale golf course. Real radical ideas… Let’s hope the MCM, and everyone else, can continue to use this park.
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Volcaholic 🌋
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US: Bird flu has been spreading for around two months on a Utah mink farm holding thousands of animals. None have been culled, workers aren't being monitored, and the USDA says it doesn't regulate mink. So thousands of animals are exposed, workers could be at risk, and nobody seems to be taking responsibility. theguardian.com/us-news/2026…

Bird flu outbreak at Utah mink farm sparks concerns about government response

State veterinarian attempted to get help from federal government but was told USDA didn’t regulate mink farms

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Vera Bergengruen
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After seven failed attempts, some of which were thwarted by opposition from U.S. officials, Maria Corina Machado is back on Venezuelan soil, her aides confirm.
María Corina Machado
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Estoy aquí. Con ustedes
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Over half of all mail ballots spoiled in North Carolina’s largest county are due to new rules passed by the GOP-controlled state board of elections. The county is also a Democratic stronghold that could sway election results in the battleground state. democracydocket.com/news-ale…

GOP-backed ballot rules plague North Carolina voters in Democratic stronghold

If a 3.5% rejection rate were to hold in this election, with the number of residents voting by mail reduced by 30% to account for decreased mail voting requests, an estimated 887 ballots would be...

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Christopher Webb
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THE POPE, MELANIA TRUMP, AND THE UKRAINE CEASEFIRE 🕊️ Oct. 16: Pope Leo calls Putin. Pushes for a ceasefire 🕊️ Oct. 19: Pope Leo calls Zelenskyy. Same mission 😈 Oct. 23: Melania announces the ceasefire. The White House calls her the “exclusive intermediary” The Pope wasn’t even mentioned.
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Acyn
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TRUMP on HIGH GAS PRICES: We’re making money like we’ve never made before. They’ll say: President Trump is bragging about all the money they're making while people are suffering at the pump. I don’t give a damn. We’re making a freaking fortune.
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Christopher Nye
@chrisnyeeeeOct 24
Sharing @edwardwhitenz's excellent Fifth Plenum preview in @FT. Glad to be quoted. Most China watchers think a revived Party chairmanship is very unlikely. I'm not so sure. Deng and Jiang ruled through bargains among elders and factions, so they could step back safely. Xi rules by fear. He has taken down even Zhang Youxia, Miao Hua and Zhong Shaojun, his own trusted generals who seemed untouchable. A ruler like this cannot let go. And power ends at death. Only Mao got around that. Deng, twice purged by Mao, still would not repudiate him, because repudiating Mao meant repudiating the Party itself. That is the height Xi needs. Short of it, he will be torn down after he dies. ft.com/content/d11b743a-cd2c…

Xi Jinping gathers China’s top communist cadres with focus on discipline

Central committee meeting to be closely watched ahead of party congress next year and leader’s expected fourth term

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rolandsmartin
@rolandsmartinOct 24
Angie Nixon: "Laura Loomer calling me out of my name, JD Vance telling me I need to leave this country, I don't deserve to be here, Donald Trump, Ashley Moody, all of that stuff." Her answer: "Don't let them steal our joy." @AngieNixon @rolandsmartin youtu.be/2foyFOJvwV8
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Assal Rad
@AssalRadOct 24
A 21-year-old was abducted from his home in the middle of the night and held for a year without charge. Israel killed a Palestinian hostage—and the media couldn’t care less.
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Assal Rad
@AssalRadOct 24
Collective punishment is a WAR CRIME, forced displacement and targeting civilian homes are war crimes. Refusing to use that language normalizes it.
BBC News (World)
@BBCWorldOct 24
Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron homes, local officials say bbc.in/4ie4rpv

Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron homes, local officials say

The crackdown follows the killing of two Israeli soldiers by two Palestinian gunmen on Friday - and comes just days ahead of Israel's election.

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Assal Rad
@AssalRadOct 24
“Road junction” is certainly a creative way to describe a military checkpoint enforcing an occupation.
The Washington Post
@washingtonpostOct 23
Two Palestinian gunmen attacked a road junction near Hebron on Friday, prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to direct Israel’s military to prepare for a “full lockdown” of the West Bank. The militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. wapo.st/47AMafU

Netanyahu vows vast West Bank military operation after Hamas kills two Israeli soldiers

Two Palestinian gunmen were killed in the attack, days before Israeli elections that have centered on the prime minister’s handling of security issues.

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KSLA News 12@KSLAOct 24
Alexandria teen becomes first child in state functionally cured of sickle cell disease
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This is the kind of deal the Democrats need to investigate immediately if they take Congress. An oil deal in Alaska which actually might be a gift to the Russians with Trump involvement. ft.com/content/e9cfbfbb-e65a…

US executives quit $25bn gas venture over claims of secret Russian control

Former CEO of Polar Train LNG tells FT that energy giant Novatek financed and held reins of strategic Alaska project without Washington’s approval

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Steve Herman
@newsguyusaOct 24
NYT - A Russian energy giant secretly funded a US firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine. nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/po… flipboard.social/@newsguyusa…

In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges (Gift Article)

Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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