Welcome to the October 16th New Newsletter!
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Our Main Story: No Kings Part 2 / Shutdown Day Day 17
No Kings’ Protest Organizers Aren’t Afraid of Trump’s Court Jesters
Trump’s Unilateral Spending Cuts Complicate Shutdown Deal
The Shutdown Is Pushing Air Safety Workers to the Limit
‘The cavalry is coming’: Indivisible predicts massive ‘No Kings’ turnout
‘The cavalry is coming’: Indivisible predicts massive ‘No Kings’ turnout
‘No Kings’ protests could draw historic turnout in pushback against Trump, organizers say
MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump
As the shutdown drags on, these people will lose if health care subsidies expire
Tech Billionaires Already Captured the White House. They Still Want to Be Kings
Our Main Story: Freedom of Press
How the Pentagon Is Blocking Out News Organizations
Journalists turn in press passes as Pentagon clamps down on access in ‘unprecedented’ move
Hundreds of people cover the Pentagon. These are the 15 who signed its new press policy.
HUH?! News
What we know about White House plans for an ‘Arc de Trump’
This Week’s Links
If the Voting Rights Act Falls
It’s Not a Dog Whistle If Everyone Can Hear It
U.S. stocks fall as midsized bank earnings worry traders about underlying state of the economy
The Young Republicans’ Leaked Chat Is a Sign of Where We Could Be Headed
Senate Democrats tank military funding bill amid shutdown feud
Read the Indictment of John R. Bolton
Anthony Hamilton on What He Learned From D’Angelo: ‘I’m Grateful’
Trump Is Following in the Footsteps of a Failed English King
University of Southern California grad student charged with drugging and raping
Exclusive: In a first, US strike in Caribbean leaves survivors, US official says
Dollar set for weekly loss as investors worry over trade, US banks
Authorities identify remains of 14 of 16 victims in Tennessee explosion
Ace Frehley, Kiss’ original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74
Susan Stamberg, a Longtime Voice of NPR, Is Dead at 87
This Is Texas News
Abbott to send National Guard to Austin for No Kings rally
Meta Building New Gigawatt-Sized Data Center in Texas — committing 1.5 billion dollars.
FEMA has denied or not advanced most Kerr County aid applications after deadly July 4 flood
‘It’s Money and Greed’: Oil, Politics, and Dead Cows in a Small Texas County
Election November 2025
17 statewide propositions will appear on the November ballot. Here’s what Texas voters need to know.
Houston has a special election for their 18th district to finally fill Rep. Sylvester Turners seat.
We do not live in Houston but Joey Cade and I recommend these two candidates:
Read: Texas voters have final say on $20 billion package to secure state’s water supply
Mayoral Races
This is a race to watch as the Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval is running against JD Vance’s half-brother, Cory Bowman.
Blindspot Stories
Harvard endowment swells to nearly $57 billion, donations reach a record
Discount supermarket Aldi offering recession-buster Thanksgiving dinner deal: $40 for 10 people
How Peter Thiel’s Secretive Data Company Pushed Into Policing
Under Reported Stories
Microburst Tears Up Trees, Roofs During Storm In Tempe
Trump Is Pitting Us Against One Another in Chicago
Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages after powerful storm
Democratic Wake Up Calls / Wins
Democratic Representative Says He’s Returning His AIPAC Donations
AI News
The AI Industry’s Scaling Obsession Is Headed for a Cliff
Salesforce sued by authors over artificial intelligence software
Why So Many People Are Seduced by ChatGPT
‘Sovereign AI’ Has Become a New Front in the US-China Tech War
Women’s Sports News / Men Are Disgusting
Men Are Betting on WNBA Players’ Menstrual Cycles
You Moment of Zen
That’s it for this week! Like, share, and subscribe if you haven’t yet. We are quite literally all in this together. xo, Jalon
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