Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after five days. President Trump issues statement on Katie.

President Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, is out of the role less than a week after starting. White House officials told multiple outlets she was “let go” or is “transitioning out.” Trump told reporters Friday he had just spoken to her and suggested she reconsider the job. “Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider,” … Read more

White House aides scramble for Susie Wiles’ job as midterm losses loom, MAGA activists float martial law, and the GOP’s billion-dollar ad blitz fails to move polls

White House aides who had kept internal clashes muted are now openly angling for power as they brace for widespread midterm losses. Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, housing official Bill Pulte, and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin are among those positioning for chief of staff if Wiles steps down after the election. The jockeying intensified … Read more

Wall St. Journal Reports Huge Gasoline Lines in Indonesia

Page One: motorcyclists in Indonesia lining up for gas. ⛽️ @WSJ pic.twitter.com/OhisI35fGb — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) October 16, 2026 Motorists in Bali and other provinces have faced lines stretching more than a kilometer, with some waits lasting hours. Reports began around October 12. Officials attribute the disruption to a delayed tanker unloading, distribution bottlenecks, and … Read more

UK: General Roly Walker says political leaders will start to have conversations stating about citizens sacrifices needed for defence and security

General Sir Roly Walker tells his soldiers: “You didn’t know this but our nation is going to need you. “Very soon the political leaders of this country will start to have a frank conversation with the citizens of this country about just what is going on and where the risk lies. “They are going to … Read more

If Democrats win Texas for the first time since 1994, the political outlook for 2026 and beyond gets very ugly, very fast.

🇺🇸 Moderate Trump voters have largely turned away from him, and Republicans will bear a massive cost for that in Texas. Political analyst Tim Miller breaks down exactly who's walking away and why. "All of the people that he added to the coalition were people who have some… https://t.co/nQakfcDIXl pic.twitter.com/zRU52uWQ2G — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October … Read more

Hero identified in Oregon school shooting — First photo released. Photo of innocent 5 year old girl.

🇺🇸 HERO! The armed man who RAN AFTER and NEUTRALIZED the Bend, OR elementary school shooter has been identified as Kaylub Giamanco, his brother tells NBC This man should receive the PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM! Kaylub was reportedly driving by the school on his lunch break… pic.twitter.com/AWxTuUKFCm — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 16, 2026 Kaylub … Read more

Imagine following nearly 13 million real people for more than 10 years just to see what cholesterol level helps them live the longest.

That is exactly what Korean scientists did in a giant 2019 study. They tracked 12.8 million adults who had check-ups between 2001 and 2004, and they kept watching until 2013. More than 694,000 people died during that long stretch. The results were clear and surprising. Cholesterol and death formed a U-shape. Very low cholesterol was … Read more

Hyundai recalls 94,622 Genesis sedans over seat-motor fire risk; owners told to park outside

Hyundai Motor America is recalling 94,622 vehicles in the U.S. because front power seat motors may overheat from a stuck control switch, potentially causing a fire while parked or driving. Affected models are 2015–2016 Hyundai Genesis and 2017–2020 Genesis G80. NHTSA campaign 26V664. Hyundai estimates about 1 percent of the vehicles have the defect. The … Read more

Samsung Makes Billions in Profit. Why Is Anthropic Worth Twice as Much?

Samsung is making an estimated $80.17 billion in operating profit in one quarter. Anthropic reported $16.8 billion in quarterly revenue. Yet investors have discussed valuing Anthropic at $2 trillion, twice Samsung’s roughly $1 trillion market value. Why would investors pay twice as much for a company generating a fraction of the revenue, when Samsung is … Read more

Iran’s Oil Exports Have Collapsed to ZERO

by Martin Armstrong Iran’s oil industry has been brought to a standstill, and the economic consequences are becoming impossible to ignore. Iran’s seaborne crude oil exports collapsed from a 14-day average of 230,000 barrels per day at the beginning of September to ZERO, remaining there into October. This is an extraordinary development for a country … Read more

Keep in mind, people said the same thing about the clunky 100-200 yard first Wright brothers flights. And we’ve seen just how revolutionary that ended up being. This is the greatest achievement in car innovation since the invention of the car

Keep in mind, people said the same thing about the clunky 100-200 yard first Wright brothers flights. And we’ve seen just how revolutionary that ended up being. — Shaun McKnight (@ShaunMcKnight) October 16, 2026 How exactly are the police supposed to pull over a car they can thrust itself over a building and fly around … Read more

Revenue growth slows dramatically for Anthropic — AI bubble starting to pop. IPO valuation for Anthropic scaled back.

Anthropic told prospective IPO investors at a San Francisco meeting Wednesday that third-quarter revenue reached $16.8 billion, up 45 percent from the second quarter’s $11.6 billion. The company said it was profitable on an adjusted basis. Sequential growth slowed sharply after revenue more than doubled from the first to the second quarter. Some current and … Read more

Santa Ana winds drive new Southern California fires; Henderson Fire at 1,404 acres

Santa Ana winds triggered new fires and evacuations Thursday and Friday. The Henderson Fire reached 1,404 acres. The Bryson Fire burned in Malibu. No structures were reported lost. National preparedness level remained at 1. https://www.orbisweather.com/daily-earthquakes-storms-fires-floods-report/ This is Malibu, California right now incase anyone was wondering… WHERE THE HELL IS GAVIN NEWSOM? pic.twitter.com/sloTR2HTCC — Gina Milan … Read more