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      <title>How and with Whom Connected Cars Share Your Data</title>
      <link>https://drudge.com/news/294724/and-whom-connected-cars-share-your</link>
      <wordzilla:destination>https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/09/connected-car-data-privacy-is-still-abysmal-study-finds/</wordzilla:destination>
      <description>In news that should surprise very few, connected cars remain a complete privacy nightmare.</description>
      <wordzilla:extended>&lt;blockquote class=&quot;bluesky-embed&quot; data-bluesky-uri=&quot;at://did:plc:3ez2pmoyablhgfw6rkfmv65n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwovaf2rmc2y&quot; data-bluesky-cid=&quot;bafyreifcbiu3rgizowerbrpkwfdy6nuj4j7ursimhveefipzkdwgbiuhq4&quot; data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=&quot;system&quot;&gt;&lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;A study of 21 connected vehicles found widespread communication with third-party advertising and analytic companies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3ez2pmoyablhgfw6rkfmv65n/post/3mwovaf2rmc2y?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;[image or embed]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; -- InsideEVs (&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3ez2pmoyablhgfw6rkfmv65n?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;@insideevs.com&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3ez2pmoyablhgfw6rkfmv65n/post/3mwovaf2rmc2y?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;6:35 PM &amp;Acirc;&amp;middot; Sep 29, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</wordzilla:extended>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:33:37 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>lamplighter</dc:creator>
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      <title>Trump Caves on Payout to E. Jean Carroll</title>
      <link>https://drudge.com/news/294727/trump-caves-payout-e-jean-carroll</link>
      <wordzilla:destination>https://www.rawstory.com/trump-caves-e-jean-carroll/</wordzilla:destination>
      <description>President Donald Trump dropped his final challenge to the $5.6 million payout to writer E. Jean Carroll ...</description>
      <wordzilla:extended>&lt;blockquote class=&quot;bluesky-embed&quot; data-bluesky-uri=&quot;at://did:plc:7fccj37eco5jcul6lku46tt6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwp3acxg3u2x&quot; data-bluesky-cid=&quot;bafyreibt5sqo4r7michtjm32iuetahdebb53spfqdo7ekg27bqlydtrjou&quot; data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=&quot;system&quot;&gt;&lt;p lang=&quot;&quot;&gt;Trump formally accepts defeat in $5 million E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse lawsuit: https://mrf.lu/2dWh9&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7fccj37eco5jcul6lku46tt6/post/3mwp3acxg3u2x?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;[image or embed]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; -- The Virginian-Pilot (&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7fccj37eco5jcul6lku46tt6?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;@pilotonline.com&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7fccj37eco5jcul6lku46tt6/post/3mwp3acxg3u2x?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;8:22 PM &amp;Acirc;&amp;middot; Sep 29, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</wordzilla:extended>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:31:07 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>reinheitsgebot</dc:creator>
      <comments>https://drudge.com/news/294727/trump-caves-payout-e-jean-carroll#discuss</comments>
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      <title>This Year's El Nino Just Broke a Record Months before it's Expected to Peak</title>
      <link>https://drudge.com/news/294712/years-el-nino-just-broke-record</link>
      <wordzilla:destination>https://www.sciencenews.org/article/record-breaking-el-nino-temperatures</wordzilla:destination>
      <description>Warnings of an El Nino unlike any other are starting to become reality.</description>
      <wordzilla:extended>&lt;blockquote class=&quot;bluesky-embed&quot; data-bluesky-uri=&quot;at://did:plc:iczg6a2i3etk5bscga6uv6od/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjup723rk2n&quot; data-bluesky-cid=&quot;bafyreigcwq4vrlfw5qissqbr26lzlzubyh4xykcrler4yo3h3bt2yqfqgi&quot; data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=&quot;system&quot;&gt;&lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;JUST IN: Today El Ni&amp;Atilde;&amp;plusmn;o Broke its Record Hottest Temperature Ever! 
Today the El Ni&amp;Atilde;&amp;plusmn;o region surpassed 2015 for the highest temp ever measured in the El Ni&amp;Atilde;&amp;plusmn;o (3.4) region. 
It comes 2 months earlier than typical peak (late Nov/ Dec) ... &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iczg6a2i3etk5bscga6uv6od/post/3mwjup723rk2n?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;[image or embed]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; -- Jeff Berardelli (&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iczg6a2i3etk5bscga6uv6od?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;@weatherprof.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iczg6a2i3etk5bscga6uv6od/post/3mwjup723rk2n?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;6:42 PM &amp;Acirc;&amp;middot; Sep 27, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</wordzilla:extended>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:30:44 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>lamplighter</dc:creator>
      <comments>https://drudge.com/news/294712/years-el-nino-just-broke-record#discuss</comments>
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      <title>OpenAI Scraps Rollout of New Model over Safety Concerns</title>
      <link>https://drudge.com/news/294713/openai-scraps-rollout-new-model-over</link>
      <wordzilla:destination>https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm5y5nynl75ko</wordzilla:destination>
      <description>OpenAI will not release its new AI model GPT-6.1 Astra due to safety concerns, the ChatGPT-maker confirmed on Tuesday.</description>
      <wordzilla:extended>&lt;blockquote class=&quot;bluesky-embed&quot; data-bluesky-uri=&quot;at://did:plc:ht3ruh74w6krts2fz4ir27pa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwodut5njs2j&quot; data-bluesky-cid=&quot;bafyreihifc7mdco7tvfd2citblr6wfdf7xebk3q2gfn5ouhbi5zryoddom&quot; data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=&quot;system&quot;&gt;&lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;While I welcome the decision of OpenAI to scrap the release of its new model, without mandatory safety &amp; testing standards, we're just trusting the AI giants to do the right thing.
 
I called on OpenAI to reconsider its release of GPT-6 Astra &amp; am still waiting for answers to key questions:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ht3ruh74w6krts2fz4ir27pa/post/3mwodut5njs2j?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;[image or embed]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; -- Senator Chris Van Hollen (&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ht3ruh74w6krts2fz4ir27pa?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;@vanhollen.senate.gov&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ht3ruh74w6krts2fz4ir27pa/post/3mwodut5njs2j?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;1:22 PM &amp;Acirc;&amp;middot; Sep 29, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</wordzilla:extended>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:33:53 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>lamplighter</dc:creator>
      <comments>https://drudge.com/news/294713/openai-scraps-rollout-new-model-over#discuss</comments>
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      <title>Election denier Kurt Olsen has Resigned from DOJ, sources say</title>
      <link>https://drudge.com/news/294716/election-denier-kurt-olsen-has-resigned</link>
      <wordzilla:destination>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/election-denier-kurt-olsen-resigns-justice-department/</wordzilla:destination>
      <description>Kurt Olsen, an election denier who attempted to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of President Trump, has resigned from the Justice Department, sources familiar with his departure told CBS News on Monday.</description>
      <wordzilla:extended>&lt;blockquote class=&quot;bluesky-embed&quot; data-bluesky-uri=&quot;at://did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmg4ybgf222&quot; data-bluesky-cid=&quot;bafyreibx7zejt6qvhigzn5k4lczx5o5lio3o6pedmtolcl4s47p44mykdy&quot; data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=&quot;system&quot;&gt;&lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;Shit.

When you&amp;#x27;ve lost Kurt Olsen ... &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/post/3mwmg4ybgf222?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;[image or embed]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; -- emptywheel (&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;@emptywheel.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/post/3mwmg4ybgf222?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;6:59 PM &amp;Acirc;&amp;middot; Sep 28, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</wordzilla:extended>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>reinheitsgebot</dc:creator>
      <comments>https://drudge.com/news/294716/election-denier-kurt-olsen-has-resigned#discuss</comments>
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      <title>Jack Smith Doubles Down on Trump Criminal Investigation</title>
      <link>https://drudge.com/news/294720/jack-smith-doubles-down-trump-criminal</link>
      <wordzilla:destination>https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/jack-smith-trump-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing/</wordzilla:destination>
      <description>In his opening statement, [Former special counsel Jack] Smith told senators that he has &quot;no partisan loyalties.&quot; He said he and his investigators &quot;developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation.&quot;</description>
      <wordzilla:extended>&lt;blockquote class=&quot;bluesky-embed&quot; data-bluesky-uri=&quot;at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwo47u27gs2h&quot; data-bluesky-cid=&quot;bafyreib2ojtn4u4fn73mvczbtyjgcaqiw6tkex4uswjx6elp3nwin5jqku&quot; data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=&quot;system&quot;&gt;&lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;Schmitt beclowns himself 
&lt;p&gt;Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, &amp; flashed his &quot;evidence&quot; before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong.
&lt;p&gt;Here's the whole sequence:&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mwo47u27gs2h?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;[image or embed]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&quot; Aaron Rupar (&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;@atrupar.com&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mwo47u27gs2h?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;11:07 AM  Sep 29, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</wordzilla:extended>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:17:14 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Corky</dc:creator>
      <comments>https://drudge.com/news/294720/jack-smith-doubles-down-trump-criminal#discuss</comments>
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      <title>Why has abortion faded from America's national conversation?</title>
      <link>https://drudge.com/news/294707/why-has-abortion-faded-americas</link>
      <wordzilla:destination>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/28/abortion-bans-republicans</wordzilla:destination>
      <description>The US has already grown used to the horror caused by abortion bans. And Republicans have sought to quash the stories</description>
      <wordzilla:extended>&lt;blockquote class=&quot;bluesky-embed&quot; data-bluesky-uri=&quot;at://did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkbzhvytc2s&quot; data-bluesky-cid=&quot;bafyreidrbsmaxskuoqlfk2u63taho5vqoddq37zaijist3ismhshkr6tlu&quot; data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=&quot;system&quot;&gt;&lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;The state of Georgia has fired every member of a health care committee tasked with investigating maternal deaths after their report of 2 women who likely died due to abortion ban was leaked to the public. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto ... &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3lbkbzhvytc2s?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;[image or embed]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; -- Ron Filipkowski (&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3lbkbzhvytc2s?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;10:25 AM &amp;Acirc;&amp;middot; Nov 22, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</wordzilla:extended>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:30:19 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Corky</dc:creator>
      <comments>https://drudge.com/news/294707/why-has-abortion-faded-americas#discuss</comments>
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      <title>Putin Is Testing NATO on Norway's Remote Arctic Islands</title>
      <link>https://drudge.com/news/294708/putin-testing-nato-norways-remote</link>
      <wordzilla:destination>https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-vladimir-putin-is-testing-nato-on-norways-remote-arctic-islands/</wordzilla:destination>
      <description>Russia's rising hybrid activity on Svalbard is sparking fears that Moscow could spark an incident that tests NATO's Article 5 mutual defense clause.</description>
      <wordzilla:extended>&lt;blockquote class=&quot;bluesky-embed&quot; data-bluesky-uri=&quot;at://did:plc:4izzk7jyj5yebyo22zblxby4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwntw6ngmp2t&quot; data-bluesky-cid=&quot;bafyreiaj3e24hvn7q3dcuwx4n53voccbp3ijg5aexsyy6jlp53plzqirsq&quot; data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=&quot;system&quot;&gt;&lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;NATO and EU allies support Estonia after &amp;#x27;sabotage&amp;#x27; blamed on Russia&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4izzk7jyj5yebyo22zblxby4/post/3mwntw6ngmp2t?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;[image or embed]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; -- Le Monde in English (&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4izzk7jyj5yebyo22zblxby4?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;@english.lemonde.fr&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4izzk7jyj5yebyo22zblxby4/post/3mwntw6ngmp2t?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;8:39 AM &amp;Acirc;&amp;middot; Sep 29, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</wordzilla:extended>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:32:59 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>LampLighter</dc:creator>
      <comments>https://drudge.com/news/294708/putin-testing-nato-norways-remote#discuss</comments>
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      <title>Growth of Private Equity in US Health Care</title>
      <link>https://drudge.com/news/294710/growth-private-equity-us-health-care</link>
      <wordzilla:destination>https://nihcm.org/publications/the-growth-of-private-equity-in-us-health-care-impact-and-outlook</wordzilla:destination>
      <description>Overall, research has found that PE involvement in health care has led to changes in the workforce, increased costs and utilization, mixed effects on quality of care, and a lower percentage of Medicare patient discharges, implying an increase in privately insured patients with higher reimbursement rates ...</description>
      <wordzilla:extended>&lt;blockquote class=&quot;bluesky-embed&quot; data-bluesky-uri=&quot;at://did:plc:tuomlekw6vdp5rs272djzjqs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw74452zuk2i&quot; data-bluesky-cid=&quot;bafyreiazmhfioq2qb6vxcqzlsos6fuefykj6krs3263gtso5sdg4eauypa&quot; data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=&quot;system&quot;&gt;&lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;If private equity executives hollow out hospitals and nursing homes and people die, they should face real consequences.

Health care should be about patients, not profits.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tuomlekw6vdp5rs272djzjqs/post/3mw74452zuk2i?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;[image or embed]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; -- Elizabeth Warren (&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tuomlekw6vdp5rs272djzjqs?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;@elizabeth-warren.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tuomlekw6vdp5rs272djzjqs/post/3mw74452zuk2i?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;11:55 AM &amp;Acirc;&amp;middot; Sep 23, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</wordzilla:extended>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:30:21 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>lamplighter</dc:creator>
      <comments>https://drudge.com/news/294710/growth-private-equity-us-health-care#discuss</comments>
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      <title>Donald Trump's Approval Rating Flips With White Voters in Red States</title>
      <link>https://drudge.com/news/294706/donald-trumps-approval-rating-flips</link>
      <wordzilla:destination>https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-flips-white-voters-red-states-12489214</wordzilla:destination>
      <description>President Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped among white voters in six states he carried in 2024, including a 19-point drop in Kentucky, according to Civiqs polling.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:30:33 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>'70s Rock Legend Says Taylor Swift 'Ruined Music'</title>
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      <description>In the 1970s, Todd Rundgren established himself as one of rock music's great experimenters ...</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:33:35 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Corky</dc:creator>
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      <title>Far-Right Commentators Rage Over GOP Welfare Fraud Ad Featuring Gamer</title>
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      <description>Media commentators in the MAGA movement shredded Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday over a new TV ad depicting white male gamers as the target of a state welfare fraud crackdown ...</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:33:40 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>OCUser</dc:creator>
      <comments>https://drudge.com/news/294704/far-right-commentators-rage-over-gop-welfare#discuss</comments>
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      <title>California Mandates Safeguards Against 3D-Printed Guns</title>
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      <description>California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law The Firearm Printing Prevention Act (AB 2047). This groundbreaking legislation will help stop the next generation of ghost guns before they are made by requiring consumer 3D printers sold in California to incorporate technology that identifies and blocks attempts to print firearms and illegal firearm parts.</description>
      <wordzilla:extended>&lt;blockquote class=&quot;bluesky-embed&quot; data-bluesky-uri=&quot;at://did:plc:bz67dxqh5nmjl5it36xylqyy/app.bsky.feed.post/3me34cjh4nh2q&quot; data-bluesky-cid=&quot;bafyreig2ujxu2n2yts6555pu274mp6mbf7ievjfag4j7nzrjecdswkxsj4&quot; data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=&quot;system&quot;&gt;&lt;p lang=&quot;&quot;&gt;Ghost gun legislation casts shadow over 3D printing&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bz67dxqh5nmjl5it36xylqyy/post/3me34cjh4nh2q?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;[image or embed]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; -- The Register (&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bz67dxqh5nmjl5it36xylqyy?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;@theregister.com&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bz67dxqh5nmjl5it36xylqyy/post/3me34cjh4nh2q?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;7:15 PM &amp;Acirc;&amp;middot; Feb 4, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</wordzilla:extended>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:32:15 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Dbt2</dc:creator>
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      <title>8 Marines Injured During Iranian Attack on Ship</title>
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      <wordzilla:destination>https://www.military.com/eight-marines-injured-with-smoke-inhalation-and-possible-tbi-in-previously-unreported-iranian-attack</wordzilla:destination>
      <description>Eight Marines Injured With Smoke Inhalation and Possible TBIs in Previously Unreported Iranian Attack</description>
      <wordzilla:extended>&lt;blockquote class=&quot;bluesky-embed&quot; data-bluesky-uri=&quot;at://did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlcwm6mw72c&quot; data-bluesky-cid=&quot;bafyreif5n47edsnsk3qxrgswsvllkuh363wuqi3uqgwg5abtni4dyy5yne&quot; data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=&quot;system&quot;&gt;&lt;p lang=&quot;&quot;&gt;A group of eight Marines was injured when an Iranian missile struck a ship they were operating on in the Strait of Hormuz, it has been revealed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/post/3mwlcwm6mw72c?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;[image or embed]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; -- The Daily Beast (&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;@thedailybeast.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzlvsk4ty7ecwigbjpxah6yb/post/3mwlcwm6mw72c?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;8:29 AM &amp;Acirc;&amp;middot; Sep 28, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</wordzilla:extended>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:30:51 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>truthhurts</dc:creator>
      <comments>https://drudge.com/news/294701/8-marines-injured-during-iranian-attack#discuss</comments>
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      <title>'U.S. Trade Policy Is Damaging the U.S. Auto Industry'</title>
      <link>https://drudge.com/news/294700/us-trade-policy-damaging-us-auto</link>
      <wordzilla:destination>https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/u-trade-policy-damaging-u-175333240.html</wordzilla:destination>
      <description>A decade ago, nearly half of new cars hitting Canadian roads were built in America, but after months of restrictive U.S. tariffs, the number of Big Three autos purchased from America's northern neighbor have dropped precipitously.</description>
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For the first time in four decades, VIA Rail passenger cars will be built in Canada.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kx375dszrbvqtu7o4xxxmojn/post/3mwe5beymcc26?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;[image or embed]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; -- Mark Carney (&lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kx375dszrbvqtu7o4xxxmojn?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;@mark-carney.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;a href=&quot;https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kx375dszrbvqtu7o4xxxmojn/post/3mwe5beymcc26?ref_src=embed&quot;&gt;11:59 AM &amp;Acirc;&amp;middot; Sep 25, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</wordzilla:extended>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:33:58 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>LampLighter</dc:creator>
      <comments>https://drudge.com/news/294700/us-trade-policy-damaging-us-auto#discuss</comments>
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