Mexican Cartel’s Crypto Farm Seized in Mountain Raid
October 12th, 2026Just another day at the office.
Via: Tom’s Hardware:
There is increasing evidence that Mexican drug cartels are diversifying into cryptocurrency mining and are using crypto platforms to diversify their income and, at the same time, launder their ill-gotten gains and fund other illegal activities. Reuters reports that local Mexican police uncovered a clandestine cryptocurrency farm in Tlaola, a town located in the leafy mountains of Puebla’s Sierra Norte region. They found 300 GPUs, electricity infrastructure, and satellite equipment. The electricity-hungry operation likely drew power by secretly tapping into the grid at Presa de Necaxa, a nearby hydroelectric dam.
Research Credit: nullweh
ATF Drops Registration For Suppressors And Short-Barreled Rifles Nationwide After DOJ Declines To Appeal
October 12th, 2026It will be interesting to see what happens to this when someone like Gavin Newsom is in the White House…
Via: ZeroHedge:
The ATF said Friday it will no longer require anyone to get federal approval before making or transferring suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns or “any other weapons,” and will no longer require those items to be registered, in guidance that extends a Texas court ruling to every gun owner, not just the plaintiffs who won it.
California Bans Human vs. Robot Cage Fights
October 11th, 2026Via: USA Today:
A company that stages human-versus-robot fights is still advertising a San Francisco event this week despite receiving a cease-and-desist order from California regulators over a recent match between a humanoid robot and a social media influencer.
Robot Entertainment Kombat received the Sept. 30 order after organizing a Sept. 18 fight between its 6-foot “Terminator” robot and influencer Frankie LaPenna. The company’s website still lists an upcoming “REK Deathmatch” event in San Francisco on Oct. 9.
The company’s CEO Cix Liv posted a cease and desist letter on his X account on Sept. 30 with the post reading “We made it, boys. California sent us a Cease and Desist for ‘UNSANCTIONED HUMAN VERSUS HUMANOID ROBOT CAGE FIGHT’.”
Ruger 10/22 Disassembly, Cleaning, Reassembly
October 10th, 2026In the 45 years I’ve been shooting Ruger 10/22s, I’ve gone from cleaning them after every shooting session to wiping out the chambers every six months with an oily cloth, whether they need it or not. *chortle*
How often do you clean your 10/22 like this?
Via: Iraqveteran8888:
Russia Will Sell Small Amount of Diesel Fuel Into Global Markets
October 9th, 2026Ukraine Strikes Major Russian Oil Hub Hours After Trump’s Deal With Putin
Via: Newsweek:
The loading terminal of Russia’s Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery caught fire overnight following reports of a Ukrainian drone strike just hours after President Trump announced a deal to supply millions of tons of Russian diesel fuel to the global market.
The incident suggests Kyiv will continue targeting Russian energy infrastructure despite pressure from the United States, with the Trump administration hoping energy costs will come down ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Via: ZeroHedge:
With less than a month left until the midterms, and with Trump’s approval rating at daily all time lows largely due to record – for this time of year- gasoline and especially diesel prices – the President badly needed some good news, even if largely superficial, and he announced it late on Friday just an hour before the close when Trump posted on Truth Social that Vladimir Putin had agreed to release (a modest amount) of diesel supplies into the global market, as the administration looks to tame price hikes for the critical fuel.
Trump said on Truth Social that “it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter.”
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Trump claimed the releases would help lower diesel prices for US farmers, ranchers and truckers – key voting blocs ahead of November midterm elections in which costs of living, including for energy, are the dominant issue.
Maybe, but when one does the math, one has to scratch one’s head: the 300K tons released in October amounts to just over 2.2 million barrels of diesel. Considering the US consumes just over 4 million barrels of diesel per day that amounts to half a day of consumption.
Extending the math for November we get 3.725 million barrels or less than a full day’s consumption, and the “1,000,000 tons thereafter” is a little over 4 days of consumption. We doubt the “3,000,000 to be delivered within a short period of time” will ever happen, so in reality Putin will sell the US just over 5 days of Diesel consumption.
Planning For Pitchforks: AI Labs Are War-Gaming A Catastrophe, Public Revolt, And The Crackdown That Follows
October 9th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge:
The AI industry has been war gaming not only how it might destroy humanity, but is also considering what an angry public could do to the industry.
Senior executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI firms are privately gaming out scenarios in which a major AI incident triggers a public and political revolt, Axios reported Friday. The potential trigger is a cyberattack that disrupts banking, internet access, or essential services such as power and water. The next crisis would be political: an angry public, demands for accountability, and pressure to shut the technology down.
Spacex to Build Starlink Mobile Phone Network
October 9th, 2026Via: Basenor:
SpaceX has struck a deal to acquire a nationwide 800 MHz spectrum portfolio, a move Elon Musk is calling the ‘last critical piece’ needed for Starlink Mobile to provide complete phone coverage across America. The announcement, made public on October 8, 2026, sent shares of Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile tumbling roughly 7% in after-hours trading as investors absorbed the implications of a satellite-native carrier entering the U.S. mobile market with the frequencies required to punch signals through building walls.
The deal pairs with the FCC’s approval just two days earlier of Starlink’s Gen2 constellation, authorizing up to 15,000 next-generation satellites. Together, the two developments transform Starlink Mobile from a text-only emergency backup into a credible competitive threat to the entrenched U.S. carrier trio.
The Federal Government Ran Up a $2 Trillion Deficit in 2026
October 8th, 2026Via: Reason:
Fiscal year 2026 ended last week, and while official figures aren’t out yet, it looks like the federal government spent $2 trillion more than it took in. That’s not quite a record—in dollar terms, the federal government ran a bigger deficit in 2020 when the feds showered money on the country in hopes of offsetting COVID-19 lockdowns (fueling inflation in the process), and the deficit was a bigger share of GDP both that year and during the Great Recession. But given the federal government hasn’t balanced its books in 25 years, a $2 trillion deficit adds to already staggering national debt and looming disaster.
Ottumwa, Iowa: Satanic Prayer at City Council Meeting
October 8th, 2026HOLY SH*T
@City_of_Ottumwa in Iowa opened up their most recent city council meeting with a prayer to SATAN.
"Let us pray. Dear dark father… HAIL SATAN"
WTF is wrong with these people??? https://t.co/Ge92TpnLG6
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 7, 2026
Via: Ottumwa Courier:
An invocation at the beginning of Tuesday’s Ottumwa City Council meeting overshadowed everything else that took place over the course of 80 minutes.
Resident and former council member Matt Dalbey read a satanic prayer — capped off by “Hail Satan” — to kick off the meeting at City Hall, leading to a reaction from New Life Center pastor Rick Bick during a contentious opening few minutes of the meeting.
Russia: Plague?
October 8th, 2026Questions, questions…
Via: Dr. John Campbell:
