North America’s largest wildlife overpass reduces collisions by 91%

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Drivers once hit a wild animal about once a day on a stretch of highway between Colorado’s two most populous cities, Denver and Colorado Springs. In the roughly 10 months since North America’s largest wildlife overpass opened across Interstate 25 between Larkspur and Monument, drivers have hit two animals, according to state wildlife managers and … Read more

Anthropic’s $16.8B Q3 revenue and adjusted profit fail to settle IPO math; Zitron says it still doesn’t add up

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Anthropic told prospective investors Wednesday that third-quarter revenue hit $16.8 billion, up about 45% from $11.6 billion in the second quarter. It also said it was profitable on an adjusted basis. Some people at the meeting talked about a possible $1.5 trillion IPO valuation rather than the $2 trillion figure that had been discussed. Revenue … Read more

Ilhan Omar home raid followed seizure of sister’s phone and family texts

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Federal investigators seized a phone from Rep. Ilhan Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor, earlier this year. Texts on that phone helped get a warrant for the Monday search of Omar’s Washington-area home. Agents left with boxes of items, including Omar’s phone, laptop, notebooks, and passport. The investigation looks at whether Omar and relatives left out or … Read more

This case is absolutely horrifying.

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FBI, Philly police dig up Horsch backyard at home tied to 7 missing women in possible serial killer probe Police and the FBI have returned to dig up the backyard of a Philadelphia home as part of an ongoing investigation into a potential serial killer that has already turned up apparent “snuff” films, ash-filled urns … Read more

No Kings holds 2,500+ early-voting events October 17 after prior national protests

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No Kings: Vote Early events are set for Saturday across all 50 states, with organizers listing more than 2,500 rallies, marches, block parties, and walks to polling places. The focus is early voting and election protection ahead of the November 3 midterms. The actions follow previous No Kings protests in June 2025, October 2025, and … Read more

France looks like war zone. Prime Minister says 1,200 arrested and 150 officers hurt. Now Milan is erupting too.

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Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said late Saturday night that 1,200 people had been arrested and 150 police and gendarmes injured. He called the violence “unacceptable” and said it was a “miracle the toll is not heavier.” Interior Minister Nuñez earlier put turnout at 550,000 nationwide (110,000 in Paris). Organizers estimated 800,000. Looting and fires continued … Read more

Millions Face Medicare Shake-Up – Watch Out When These Rules Get Approved!

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via Peter Reagan Retirement. For most people, the dream is pretty straightforward: Relax, travel, see the grandkids, and finally enjoy life without having to organize everything around a work schedule. And, to be fair, a few people get to do exactly that. For others, though, retirement is more complicated. Sure, they’ve got more time. Those … Read more

Need more than one shit day on the market to declare Armageddon. Not saying it’s not coming but we have a lot further to fall first.

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You’re not gonna believe this. 5,000 stocks are down 20%+ from their 52-week highs. And it gets crazier… Nearly 4,000 are down 40%+. Think about what that actually means. While the major indices have held together, underneath the surface thousands of stocks have already… pic.twitter.com/40i1oishA1 — Prof (@TheProfInvestor) October 16, 2026 And it gets even … Read more

Nearly half a million students set to protest October 17 in France with Yellow Vests

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High school kids in France started blocking schools in late September over missing teachers and rundown buildings. On some days more than 1,000 schools got hit. Cops arrested thousands of people, mostly minors, and hundreds of kids, teachers and officers got hurt. A few schools burned or got wrecked. The Interior Ministry counted 256,000 people … Read more

How fast you can be out of stuff with just in time inventory. Look at what just happened in Italy

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South Italy Stripped of Food, Fuel in 4 Days as Diesel Protests Block Deliveries Southern Italy’s supermarkets went from normal to stripped bare in just four days. What started as diesel-price protests and a refinery blockade quickly cut fuel deliveries, then grocery… pic.twitter.com/p8vDH6vn9B — UNSHADOWED (formerly IceAgeFarmer) (@UnshadowedShow) October 16, 2026 Ilva workers blocked the … Read more

A good week to be on a government payroll

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via schiffsovereign It was a good week to be on a government payroll and a bad one to be paying for it. Here are a few of the most absurd stories from the last several days in case you missed them. Too tired to go to work? The Australian government has your back! Michele Duffy, … Read more

Bill Gates Is Back, He Wants To Take Control Of AI, And He Is Warning That “A Lot Of Negative Surprises” Are Coming In The Next Year

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by Michael Not him again. We all remember what happened the last time around, and now Bill Gates is warning of another major crisis that he wants to help fix. Personally, the thought of putting Bill Gates in charge of anything important makes me queasy. I wouldn’t even hire him to mop the floors of … Read more