[PIL] #2162 9/17/2026

Purtle's Internet Lineup for September 17th, 2026 6:40PM

Pics or Text:

• Me: I'd like a slice of pizza | Server: that comes with three sides | Me: I know what shape it is https://bsky.app/profile/lukelukeluke.bsky.social/post/3mvlzgwtfvc2s

• The 'STREET FIGHTER' popcorn bucket is Guile's hair. | You can wear the bucket on your head. https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2100621561594081713

• [quotetweet] That'll teach you to make a funny tweet four years ago. https://x.com/brba_bcs_/status/2100290157895180362

• [pic] tobyfox- A friend found one of my business cards from 13 years ago https://bsky.app/profile/tobyfox.undertale.com/post/3mvnweyco7223

• [pic] a somewhat meandering thought on pixel art https://bsky.app/profile/toskarin.bsky.social/post/3mvoyl2tqdc2c

Clips:

• [clip] Dude sora can you stop https://x.com/CieSalt/status/2100573094146675167

• [thread] [clip] I'm working on recovering assets from a partially-intact June 2008 build of EA & Pandemic's canceled Dark Knight batman video game, codenamed Wildstar. | Here's the Alfred VO I was able to recover. Some of the lines seem like they are actually read by Michael Caine (or a very good sound-alike)! https://bsky.app/profile/mrtalida.bsky.social/post/3mvme4gagwk2s

• [clip] Flawless execution https://x.com/JoelsAquarium/status/2100017790765896081

Videos:

• Wolverine – Dunkey [9:59] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEIZUhyEQ5c

Articles/News/Other:

• Gaming news/discussion:

  • [quote] Very cool how recomps and PC ports went from a cool burgeoning thing to a vibe-coded wasteland where you can't trust a single one, including previously released ones, in the space of like, a few months | https://bsky.app/profile/freakinasheet.bsky.social/post/3mvoxjcbobs2k
  • Sakurai Believes Industry Will "Slowly Die" Without Innovation As He Discontinues Game Designers Award (Repost) | https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/09/sakurai-believes-industry-will-slowly-die-without-innovation-as-he-discontinues-game-designers-award https://bsky.app/profile/nintendolife.com/post/3mvnofbefch2g
  • [thread] [quote] this was the awards show equivalent to "I want shorter games with worse graphics made by people who are paid more to work less and I'm not kidding" and it dying because there weren't enough creative people followed by an ominous speech by one of the greats should be a canary in a coal mine situation | https://bsky.app/profile/tahk0.bsky.social/post/3mvok6sw3ts2h
  • [thread] If you were wondering why so many Re- and Decomps were made recently, it's because of AI. | They are often not on par with the quality of earlier decomps (SM64, MM) or recomps (MM) – there is often less care, less technical know-how with the decisionmakers and less QA involved. https://x.com/KazeEmanuar/status/2100679822955442627
  • Over 85% of Japanese game developers use generative AI in game development, 2026 CESA survey shows. An increase from last year's 51% – Automaton-media.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wipcis/over_85_of_japanese_game_developers_use/

• Russia/Ukraine:

  • Russian military jets violate Lithuanian airspace, Italian fighters scrambled – Ansa.it https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1wj1ogn/russian_military_jets_violate_lithuanian_airspace/
  • FBI shut down Russian plot to kill US individuals and Europeans supporting Ukraine – Ktvo.com https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1wij16r/fbi_shut_down_russian_plot_to_kill_us_individuals/

• Economy:

  • BREAKING: For the first time since the Iran war began, JPMorgan says it no longer has a baseline view on oil, writing "we simply don't know how to model the endgame," and that the assumption that the Middle East disruptions are temporary is "becoming increasingly difficult to sustain," per JPMorgan Global Research. | The bank says it had assumed there were economic red lines the Trump administration would be unwilling to cross, and that six months later "many of those lines have been crossed, yet the exit strategy is less clear, not more." | Chevron's CEO said this week the Great fuel crisis has officially arrived, as Trump officials continue to claim the disruption temporary. https://x.com/HormuzLetter/status/2100639849451757941
  • Bank of England defies Fed's rate-hike lead, leaving rates unchanged https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/17/bank-of-england-interest-rate-decision-fed-rate-hike-uk-inflation.html
  • Trump says he still has confidence in Fed Chair Warsh, demands 1% or lower interest rates https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/16/trump-fed-interest-rate-warsh.html
  • US temporarily eases curb on working hours for fuel truck drivers – Reuters.com https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1wj36by/us_temporarily_eases_curb_on_working_hours_for/
  • Amazon has become pathetically reliant on food stamps to power its empire — "These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet, and yet they are working, and they are working a lot." – Finance.yahoo.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wj75jm/amazon_has_become_pathetically_reliant_on_food/
  • Triple Rock, America's oldest continuously operating brewpub, is closing. Its owner points to the biggest alcohol sales slump he's seen in 40 years. – Sfgate.com https://old.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/1wj0wkh/triple_rock_americas_oldest_continuously/
  • Goldman says the economy is rewarding capital ownership over labor — and most Americans don't own enough of it to benefit – Fortune.com https://old.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/1wj5pim/goldman_says_the_economy_is_rewarding_capital/
  • Some gas stations "out of diesel" as prices surge – Newsweek.com https://old.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/1wiwsyo/some_gas_stations_out_of_diesel_as_prices_surge/
  • China Stockpiled Oil, and Now It Could Dominate the Energy Landscape (Gift Article) – Nytimes.com https://old.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/1wj7008/china_stockpiled_oil_and_now_it_could_dominate/
  • China cuts US Treasury holdings to 18-year low amid global bond sell-off – Scmp.com https://old.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/1wiibe3/china_cuts_us_treasury_holdings_to_18year_low/
  • Trump is no longer China's biggest trade problem – Businesstimes.com.sg https://old.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/1wij0or/trump_is_no_longer_chinas_biggest_trade_problem/
  • Japan's Interest Rates Could Hit A Three-Decade High. Nearly 9 In 10 Economists Expect Another Hike. – Ibtimes.com https://old.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/1wirosy/japans_interest_rates_could_hit_a_threedecade/
  • Yahoo Finance: "President Trump took to Truth Social after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday, saying U.S. interest rates "should be 1%, or less, because we are the Best Credit in the World — BY FAR." – Finance.yahoo.com https://old.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/1wih303/yahoo_finance_president_trump_took_to_truth/
  • The Fed just raised rates again, and housing affordability could get even tighter – Cnbc.com https://old.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/1wise6n/the_fed_just_raised_rates_again_and_housing/

• Canada/US Trade war:

  • Trump threatens to stop trading with EU over 'laughable' membership offer to Canada – Theguardian.com https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1wiy74q/trump_threatens_to_stop_trading_with_eu_over/
  • 'Hostile act': Trump threatens EU with tariffs over Canada associate membership proposal https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/17/trump-canada-european-union-tariffs-associate-member-ukraine-.html
  • Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member' – Bbc.com https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1wj1pbs/canada_welcomes_eu_proposal_to_become_associate/
  • Carney says Canada will decide its own partnerships after Trump calls EU proposal 'laughable' – Cnbc.com https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1wirifp/carney_says_canada_will_decide_its_own/
  • Australia and New Zealand could follow Canada into associated EU membership, Metsola tells Euronews – Yahoo.com https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1wiooic/australia_and_new_zealand_could_follow_canada/
  • Australia and New Zealand could follow Canada into associated EU membership, Metsola tells Euronews – Euronews.com https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1wipffp/australia_and_new_zealand_could_follow_canada/
  • PM Carney says EU partnership to go to debate, vote in Parliament – Ctvnews.ca https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1wiwgxx/pm_carney_says_eu_partnership_to_go_to_debate/
  • Trump Suggests EU Allowing Canada as Associate Member Could Be a 'Hostile Act' – Usnews.com https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1widkoe/trump_suggests_eu_allowing_canada_as_associate/
  • Trump threatens to stop trading with EU over 'laughable' membership offer to Canada – Theguardian.com https://old.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/1wisuxf/trump_threatens_to_stop_trading_with_eu_over/

• officials on economy/ai:

  • [clip] CNN split screen video of Trump claims about inflation vs what Fed Chair Warsh said about inflation today. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100420852504564075
  • [clip] Rick Scott: "The people running AI companies need to take responsibility for what they're doing. They can't just say, 'Oh, we're preparing to kill mankind, but you guys do something in Congress.' We're not going to pass logical AI regulations, so these companies have to be responsible for their kids and grandkids … don't produce something that's to kill mankind or kill my grandkids." https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100674048485183556
  • [clip] Rick Scott: "With regard to destroying mankind, these companies need to do the right thing on their own. We're not going to get smart enough to regulate them. We're not going to get something done up here." https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100674801366945938

• other economy reactions:

  • Farmers overwhelmingly vote republican. 300000 farm bankruptcies under Reagan. During trumps first term farm bankruptcies went up 30%. Now those bankruptcies have increased to 46%.
  • [clip] Fox Host seems surprised that their own polling shows increased support for taxing the wealthy to pay for social programs and declining support for capitalism. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100649207019577402

• AI:

  • US government website used AI search tool from China that FBI said copied Anthropic – Reuters.com https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1wj6gtf/us_government_website_used_ai_search_tool_from/
  • Microsoft exec called AI scraping the "largest theft of labor in human history" – Arstechnica.com https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1wj76o6/microsoft_exec_called_ai_scraping_the_largest/
  • Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history,' new unredacted filings reveal – Techcrunch.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wj4gkx/microsoft_exec_called_ai_scraping_the_largest/
  • House Passes Bill to Make AI Data Centers Pay for Power Grid Upgrades – Lawcommentary.com https://old.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1wj0npc/house_passes_bill_to_make_ai_data_centers_pay_for/
  • Shopify CEO says employees' 'slop grenades' are making more work for everyone else – Businessinsider.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wiw7m7/shopify_ceo_says_employees_slop_grenades_are/
  • House Passes Bill to Make AI Data Centers Pay for Power Grid Upgrades – Lawcommentary.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wj0mxr/house_passes_bill_to_make_ai_data_centers_pay_for/
  • AI caught telling future versions of itself to bypass human controls, OpenAI reveals – Yahoo.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wisojr/ai_caught_telling_future_versions_of_itself_to/
  • California Ads Must Disclose When Actors Are AI-Generated Under New Law – Lawcommentary.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wj0y21/california_ads_must_disclose_when_actors_are/
  • U.S. Data Centers Will Soon Out-Consume Nearly Every Nation on Gas – Gadgetreview.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wj53sy/us_data_centers_will_soon_outconsume_nearly_every/
  • Boston University Adds AI-Free Writing Requirement for English Majors – Lawcommentary.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wj0ebg/boston_university_adds_aifree_writing_requirement/
  • Over 85% of Japanese game developers use generative AI in game development, 2026 CESA survey shows. An increase from last year's 51% – Automaton-media.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wipcis/over_85_of_japanese_game_developers_use/
  • Although artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly spreading to corporate sites, there is no clear change in productivity statistics. – Mk.co.kr https://old.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/1wim2m5/although_artificial_intelligence_ai_is_rapidly/
  • [clip] it's actually insane how terrible AI executives like Alex Karp here are marketing their products. he sounds like a complete lunatic on CNBC right now. https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100607474986369444
  • [clip] we're happy for you, bro https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100609013910036929

• Ice/Immigration/DHS related:

  • [clip] Luis Ochoa is 17. He was driving to file his Marine Corps enlistment paperwork in Alamo, Texas. ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him to the ground, and punched his face. He told them he was a citizen. The agent said: "I don't give a damn. Your parents can't help you now." https://bsky.app/profile/larrycolvin.bsky.social/post/3mvn5yesx6c2u
  • thread Yes, ICE is still out of control https://old.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/1wi66pd/yes_ice_is_still_out_of_control/
  • ICE agent charged with assault, lying about shooting, jailed in Minnesota – Reuters.com https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1wiogks/ice_agent_charged_with_assault_lying_about/
  • Calls for investigation after video shows ICE officers using batons on protesters – Theguardian.com https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1wia4vh/calls_for_investigation_after_video_shows_ice/

• Epstein & other cases:

  • Women sue Epstein's estate, saying their photos were found in his vast child porn collection – Nbcnews.com https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1wifyfg/women_sue_epsteins_estate_saying_their_photos/
  • Judge Warns Blanche of Possible Contempt Charges Over Failing to Produce Epstein Files – Washingtonsun.com https://old.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1wj250j/judge_warns_blanche_of_possible_contempt_charges/

• Vaccines:

  • Pennsylvania asks for CDC measles help amid Kennedy dispute – Reuters.com https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1wizjnv/pennsylvania_asks_for_cdc_measles_help_amid/

• Election Voting issues:

  • Trump and his family just voted by mail. | Then he wants to kill your right to vote by mail. | That's not election security. | That's a man rewriting the rules after he used them. | SAVE Act is the tell. | Citizenship-paper theater. | In-person registration traps. | https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/29/donald-trump-mail-voting-save-america-00980173 https://bsky.app/profile/mjfree.bsky.social/post/3mvqbetfegi24

• RFK:

  • [clip] RFK Jr has the gall to brag right now about the quality of military food https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100647977744228358
  • [clip] RFK Jr: "We are also looking at chemtrails" https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100651102622429657
  • [clip] RFK Jr: "We care about every child who dies from measles. They get headlines. We should care about the children who are dying or suffering or being injured by vaccine injuries." https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100652933821898879
  • [clip] the brainworm is getting the best of RFK Jr today https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100654098399858932

• Corruption/trading/pardons/scam/waste of gov money:

  • Donald Trump Jr. acknowledges Russian oligarch with ties to Putin hosted his lavish island wedding celebration – Bbc.com https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1wilsca/donald_trump_jr_acknowledges_russian_oligarch/
  • The Trump Justice Department Is Way Too Comfortable Violating Court Orders – Ballsandstrikes.org https://old.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1wixxlw/the_trump_justice_department_is_way_too/
  • DOGE Staffers Are Back–and Leading AI Takeover of Government Services – Newrepublic.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wj1zjc/doge_staffers_are_backand_leading_ai_takeover_of/

• Kennedy Center Situation:

  • The Kennedy Center was financially stable for 55 years. Trump undid that in just one year as chairman of the board. https://www.threads.com/@kmupdx/post/DdUqNqLkppi/the-kennedy-center-was-financially-stable-for-years-trump-undid-that-in-just/
  • thread https://old.reddit.com/r/PoursTea/comments/1wiax4h/maybe_he_thought_it_was_a_casino/
  • Trump looks at a placard that reads "Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED" on Air Force One tonight https://old.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1wiiluq/trump_looks_at_a_placard_that_reads_kennedy/
  • Judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before making any major physical changes, including demolishing it – Apnews.com https://old.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/1wj1rnv/judge_orders_kennedy_center_to_provide_30_days/
  • Judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before making any major physical changes – Yahoo.com https://old.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1wj3g99/judge_orders_kennedy_center_to_provide_30_days/
  • Trump DOJ ignores president's AF1 photo, claims Kennedy Center 'closure' is totally aboveboard – Lawandcrime.com https://old.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1wj0gdn/trump_doj_ignores_presidents_af1_photo_claims/
  • Beatty v Trump (Kennedy Center) – Notice of Supplemental Authority – Trump with placard that reads "Kennedy Center Demolished" – Storage.courtlistener.com https://old.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1wit5cr/beatty_v_trump_kennedy_center_notice_of/
  • Beatty v Trump (Kennedy Center) – Reply Re Motion for Emergency Hearing – Defendants were required to notify court. They did not. – Storage.courtlistener.com https://old.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1wixwah/beatty_v_trump_kennedy_center_reply_re_motion_for/
  • Crews erecting fencing outside the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts | REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100419318970560938

• JD Vance speaking:

  • [clip] Vance's midterms pitch: "Give us another chance. Give us another couple of years." | My guy, this isn't a rom com. You're running the country not fighting for a girl to take you back. | There's no "second chance" when our lives are on the line. https://x.com/Public_Citizen/status/2100338482723815802
  • Pack your bags. It's over. https://old.reddit.com/r/MurderedByWords/comments/1wi5ay2/pack_your_bags_its_over/

• Iran:

  • Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data – Arstechnica.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wicbvw/iran_strikes_on_amazon_data_centers_caused/
  • BREAKING: Iran declares the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until Trump and Netanyahu are removed from power, setting a new condition for reopening the Strait, per Zolqadr, advisor to the Supreme Leader. | "Our fighters will not open the Strait of Hormuz until the criminal Trump and the bloodthirsty Netanyahu are pulled down from the throne of power," Zolqadr says, calling it "the first stage of the Iranian people's revenge." | In August a senior adviser to Iran's chief negotiator said Iran would keep Hormuz closed until Trump's term ends on January 20, 2029. The condition has now moved from a date to Trump's removal from office. https://x.com/hormuzletter/status/2100634864382857262
  • Iran Sets New Hormuz Demand: Trump and Netanyahu Must Be Removed From Power, Senior Adviser Says – Ibtimes.co.uk https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1wj741v/iran_sets_new_hormuz_demand_trump_and_netanyahu/
  • BREAKING: For the first time since the Iran war began, JPMorgan says it no longer has a baseline view on oil, writing "we simply don't know how to model the endgame," and that the assumption that the Middle East disruptions are temporary is "becoming increasingly difficult to sustain," per JPMorgan Global Research. | The bank says it had assumed there were economic red lines the Trump administration would be unwilling to cross, and that six months later "many of those lines have been crossed, yet the exit strategy is less clear, not more." | Chevron's CEO said this week the Great fuel crisis has officially arrived, as Trump officials continue to claim the disruption temporary. https://x.com/HormuzLetter/status/2100639849451757941
  • JUST IN: Iran says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu are removed from power. https://x.com/bricsinfo/status/2100581480275554763
  • UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes – Bbc.com https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1wj3h6h/un_experts_say_grounds_to_believe_us_committed/
  • UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity – Reuters.com https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1wipat6/un_mission_finds_grounds_to_believe_us_committed/
  • US clears way for $24.3 billion fighter jet sale to Saudi Arabia – Reuters.com https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1wj3c0q/us_clears_way_for_243_billion_fighter_jet_sale_to/
  • Iran Blockade Costs Are Draining the US's Global Military Power – Bloomberg.com https://old.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/1wiw0ro/iran_blockade_costs_are_draining_the_uss_global/

• Israel:

  • Ireland's national broadcaster will boycott 2027 Eurovision Song Contest over Israel's participation – Apnews.com https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1witbsv/irelands_national_broadcaster_will_boycott_2027/

• Trump speaking outside Air Force One:

  • [clip] Trump on Warsh: He's got a hostile board. | Reporter: He said it was the right decision and responsible decision for these interest hikes. | Trump: I don't know what he was referring to. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100351650791841957
  • [clip] Q: Do you acknowledge that they're raising rates to bring down prices because of the war in Iran? | Trump: No, they're doing it to make Trump do as bad as possible. The problem we have is we have the greatest economy in history. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100352146038534489
  • [clip] Trump on Iran: They want to make a deal. We'll see how that works out. | Q: Have you heard from them directly? | Trump: Yeah. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100352379086590120
  • [clip] Trump threatens to cut off trade with Europe if Canada becomes an associate member of the EU. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100353037374251192
  • [clip] Trump on why it's important for him to have his name the Kennedy Center: For me to go and fix it and subsidize it, I think the Trump Administration should have recognition. If we don't do that, it's going to close and get ripped down. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100354290858750212
  • [quotetweet] [clip] Trump basically saying The Kennedy Center will be ripped down unless his name is placed on it because in order for him to want to maintain it, his name should be on it. | (Cleaner audio version) https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100357794885140842
  • [clip] President Trump Explains Trade Deficits: | "If we buy 2 billion dollars worth of Bananas from Brazil, we're actually losing 2 billion dollars. So if we stop eating bananas, we actually save 2 billion dollars". | It's just simple Economics. https://x.com/poeslawisalive/status/2100625746649886825

• Trump speaking:

  • [clip] Trump appears to comes close to mentioning that he wanted Lara Trump to run for Senate in North Carolina https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100367583207948529
  • [clip] Wow Trump now getting heckled in another state… this time North Carolina. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100368086729998489
  • [clip] Trump: Go out and pretend I'm on the ticket because essentially I am https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100368528931242029
  • [clip] Trump: Nobody knows there's a B in dumb. They think it's DUM https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100368677619245326
  • [clip] Trump: Michael Whatley…. He's a real ball breaker. He's strong on borders. Nobody is stronger on borders than you are McGee. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100369891161407610
  • [clip] Trump: Todd Blanche represented me in the past and is now the Attorney General of the United States of America. He'll go down as the greatest Attorney General in the history of our country https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100370124062790035
  • [clip] Trump: They call it from the standpoint of water, the worst hurricane they've ever seen, https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100374435350081940
  • [clip] Trump on hurricane relief in North Carolina: If Michael loses, I'm not sending it. No, I'm only kidding https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100374873021509845
  • [clip] Trump on Iran: That war is going to end very soon. You watch. Trump was right about everything. They want to make a deal so badly. They called. We could have a deal anytime we want. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100376031907692587
  • [clip] Trump floats cutting off trade with every country the US has a deficit with: The word deficit, you have to understand, is nothing more than a fancy word for loss https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100377006517198934
  • [clip] Trump: Russia/Ukraine… The two leaders hate each other so much and hatred is very interesting. War is very interesting…. actually that's the one that's driving up diesel prices. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100377403709440360
  • [clip] Trump on High Gas Prices as a result of the Iran War: It's a very inexpensive price to pay…. It's a little more–frankly, even if it was a lot more… https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100380005444538806
  • [clip] Trump: Venezuela… We're taking out millions and millions of barrels of oil.,. to the victor belong the spoils. You watch what's going to happen in Iran. It's going to be a really good conclusion. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100380636272029964
  • [clip] Trump: We have the strait open. We have a blockade. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100380748691988915
  • [clip] Trump on Venezuela: We got 65 billion barrels worth of oil, We got it for what? An attack. We got it for an attack. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100381318840463803
  • [clip] Trump: If the Republicans win the House and Senate, I will issue the Trump dividend–every adult in America will get $5000 and you'll get it. We can do it and the Democrats can't because they don't do the tariffs. | (Many have pointed out that tariffs wouldn't cover the cost and that he has made this promise before and didn't follow through) https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100381975244906966
  • [clip] Trump: I'm quite impressed with my intelligence. I'm a high IQ person. https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100382260629483575
  • [clip] Trump: "He voted for the sexual mutilization of your children" https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100378155445784927
  • [clip] Trump: "They voted in favor of transgender everything, taxpayer-funded mutilization" https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100377562203537904
  • [clip] Trump on affordability: "It was Biden's thing … it was a word they made up" https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100379635963895951

• Speaker Mike Johnson:

  • [clip] Q: You've said that this Congress is the most productive in history, but the House today is leaving two weeks early? | Johnson: I said it's one of the most productive in history | (Johnson specifically said: It's been the most productive Congress in 80 years which is not true) https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100398730776314028
  • [clip] Johnson tells reporters he's not nervous about affordability: Remember what we inherited from Joe Biden… it takes a long time to bring record high inflation back down to earth… https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100402101432324298
  • [clip] Johnson on Iran War: We're in the process of winding it down. Now that ongoing conflict obviously has had an effect on gas prices, for example, because the Strait of Hormuz is not completely open safely for commerce yet, and the Red Sea is affected as well. | When we get that thing resolved in the Strait of Hormuz, that will have a direct effect on that, and it will help to bring down grocery costs because those are affected as well by the transport costs of getting goods to market, right? https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100409089130209544

• Flock/Surveillance:

  • [thread] NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety's cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people. | https://www.404media.co/hackers-stole-flocks-camera-software-revealing-how-the-company-tracks-cars-and-people-2/ https://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mvn2vfibks2f
  • [quote] lmfao wait. wait wait wait wait wait. they left the encryption key on the cameras??????? the ones they leave out in the open??????????????????? | https://bsky.app/profile/selectric.space/post/3mvo2l57b2c2z
  • Hackers find encryption keys stored on stolen Flock camera despite company's denials– group extracts more than 27,000 clips, 1.6 million images captured in a span of 21 days from the device – Tomshardware.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wiv3uy/hackers_find_encryption_keys_stored_on_stolen/
  • Grandmother jailed for six months after facial recognition mistake launches $10 million lawsuit against Fargo and detective – Techspot.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wiu59k/grandmother_jailed_for_six_months_after_facial/

• Sports:

  • River that is home to 500 crocodiles chosen to host 2032 Olympic rowing and canoe events – Bbc.co.uk https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1wiui9l/river_that_is_home_to_500_crocodiles_chosen_to/
  • Ben Taylor of Thinking Basketball questions why the NBA has stopped calling offensive fouls when players charge into someone or use their off-arm, showing clips from just a decade ago where those moves were illegal and the players didn't even argue the calls when they happened – Streamable.com https://old.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1wi2zi4/ben_taylor_of_thinking_basketball_questions_why/

• Mitch McConnel:

  • pokes US Constitution with a stick https://old.reddit.com/r/clevercomebacks/comments/1wia2fd/pokes_us_constitution_with_a_stick/

• Environmental related:

  • [clip] New cat alert! A call from a wildlife sanctuary about a "weird cat" has led to the first new cat species discovered in over 100 years in Bolivia's Yungas forest ecoregion. Learn more about this feline surprise: https://on.natgeo.com/JRuaGj https://x.com/NatGeo/status/2100601922168209413
  • New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say – Nbcnews.com https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1wiz8rb/new_wild_cat_species_is_identified_for_first_time/
  • New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say – Nbcnews.com https://old.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1wj0e58/new_wild_cat_species_is_identified_for_first_time/

Uncategorized News:

• House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-leave-early-punting-hegseth-impeachment-vote-november-elections-rcna598147

• We Regret to Inform You Chipotle Is Now Working With Palantir – Newrepublic.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wiww7d/we_regret_to_inform_you_chipotle_is_now_working/

• 71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted – Gizmodo.com https://old.reddit.com/r/interesting/comments/1wixpyc/71_of_americans_say_theyre_completely_exhausted/

• Universal Is Getting Cold Feet on Releasing the Elon Musk Documentary 'Musk' – The Comcast-owned studio is not yet committing to rolling out Oscar-winner Alex Gibney's movie that it paid millions to acquire for non-North American release before the political winds shifted. – Hollywoodreporter.com https://old.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wivt9o/universal_is_getting_cold_feet_on_releasing_the/

• Winners of Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026 https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/2026/09/winners-ocean-photographer-year-2026/688545/?gift=IAS_OySWCUnqkcRe506RWr71z3_5Id5rwZ4ATvAARUI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

• [pic] Ed sheeran looking for openers https://bsky.app/profile/fireh9lly.bsky.social/post/3mvntvupaxk2f

  • [quote] [pic] Holy shit. All of the submission videos are just being uploaded immediately at the bottom of the webpage without any moderation whatsoever. Somebody is getting fired for this. https://openforlegends.guitarcenter.com/campaign/openforlegends | https://bsky.app/profile/pumpactionmusket.bsky.social/post/3mvo376nxk22w

• Man who sprayed Minnesota Rep. Omar with vinegar sentenced to 14 months in prison – Ctvnews.ca https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1wj2poh/man_who_sprayed_minnesota_rep_omar_with_vinegar/

• Military F-16 fighter jet crashes and bursts into flames in Michigan during training exercise – Cnn.com https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1wj64u9/military_f16_fighter_jet_crashes_and_bursts_into/

• US temporarily eases curb on working hours for fuel truck drivers – Reuters.com https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1wj36by/us_temporarily_eases_curb_on_working_hours_for/

• Republican bill would order ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block piracy sites – Arstechnica.com https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wj4291/republican_bill_would_order_isps_dns_providers/

• [clip] Moskowitz: Are there right-wing extremists, political violence by right-wing extremists in this country? | Borkert: | Moskowitz: I can see the wheels turning in your head, trying to figure out how you don't get in trouble to try to answer that question. | Borkert: There are all forms. | Moskowitz: Oh, it's now all forms. It's all people. Right? All lives matter. Is that what you're doing now? https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100323215042392111

• [clip] Nancy Mace on midterms: It's going to be a bloodbath. | Raju: Speaker Johnson say the reason why you guys can go home is because you guys have done such a great job up here | Mace: Absolutely not. We have the lowest ratings ever in the history… https://x.com/Acyn/status/2100418527698301189

• [clip] Minnesota Republican Rep. Bidal Duran opposes free school lunches because he says hungry kids are a myth | DURAN: We should not be letting a kid go to school hungry. I realize that. But– | HOST: I don't think in this state that happens | DURAN: I have yet to hear of one https://x.com/atrupar/status/2100594465333289386