All the president’s men
Israeli officials say Netanyahu told Trump about the Qatar attack, contradicting the president’s claims he knew only once missiles were in the air. / Axios
Investors are alarmed as the SEC, at Trump’s behest, looks at mandating public companies to report biannually rather than quarterly. / NPR
An appeals court has ruled Trump can’t fire Lisa Cook before the Fed votes on whether to lower interest rates. / CNBC
“Within weeks, I heard from staff that she had ordered a pause on investigating complaints from LGBTQ Americans.” How the White House weaponized the EEOC. / Mother Jones
The National Park Service has told the National Gallery to remove a famous photo from 1863 of the scarred back of an enslaved Black man in compliance with Trump’s executive order. / ARTnews
According to ICE’s own inspectors, a new detention facility at a converted military base in West Texas violates at least 60 federal standards. / The Washington Post [$]
Seoul rebukes Washington for its treatment of detained Korean workers: “This is not the United States that used to cooperate well with many allies and friendly countries.” / Korea JoongAng Daily
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FEMA’s acting chief counsel quits to “enter this surreality” after two employees were placed on leave for social media comments related to Charlie Kirk. / The Handbasket
With a rabid government ignoring reality to exercise an agenda, the War on Terror provides a template for the post-Charlie Kirk crackdown. / Forever Wars
“Report: You to be Fired for Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk.” / The Onion
See also: Blaming an unspecified “them” as the enemy is, of course, one of the defining characteristics of fascism. / Philip Bump
“The FBI, or the intelligence community, evidently is monitoring Discord private messaging—even from people who have broken no law.” / Ken Klippenstein
How the NYPD has implemented an invisible surveillance state that requires “no special permission, no oversight, and no advance planning.” / The New York Times [$]
See also: At a recent show, Massive Attack makes a point about surveillance by displaying live facial recognition data on attendees—here’s video from the show. / Gadget Review, Reddit
Why pushback matters: The GOP retracts a House bill that might have given Rubio the power to revoke the passports of pro-Palestinian Americans. / The Intercept
“In a society where no one wants to take responsibility, bureaucrats have all the power because they know how to maintain the rituals that…maintain the appearance of democracy.” / The MIT Press Reader
Ghost kitchens are dying, mainly because the math has never actually worked—but also because customers prefer a human connection. / Restaurant 101
Coming Oct. 27: a one-week-only popup tourney of horror fiction. / The Tournament of Books
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