[Just The News] Brooklyn woman was arrested after allegedly attacking two Jewish men in separate incidents in Midtown Manhattan last week, including a rabbi who was reportedly stabbed with a syringe, police said.
Anna Mochalova, 32, was taken into custody Saturday and charged with multiple counts of assault and menacing, as well as aggravated harassment and criminal possession of a weapon, according to Fox News.
"I can confirm the victim is a young man from Crown Heights whose family has deep roots in the neighborhood and is part of the Lubavitch community," said Yaacov Behrman, a liaison for Chabad Headquarters in Crown Heights, said about one of the victims. "We appreciate law enforcement's response. I understand they have a suspect in custody."
The lawyer for the maniac who allegedly stabbed a rabbi and another Jewish man in two separate attacks just minutes apart in Midtown Manhattan claimed Sunday that her arrest was a case of mistaken identity.
Mochalova targeted a man wearing a yarmulke two blocks just minutes after she allegedly stabbed the young rabbi, prosecutors said in Manhattan Criminal Court.
Mochalova bumped into the man several times, causing a stinging sensation in his right arm, prosecutors alleged — before chillingly telling the man "run away from here. I have a gun. I’m going to shoot you," according to authorities.
Prosecutors said the madwoman then turned to a third man, who was spared from her harassment because he told her he was Moslem.
Assistant District Attorney Emily Hong said in court, "She selected both of her targets because she believed them to be Jewish."
But Mochalova’s lawyer Lila Carpenter told the court that the alleged attacker had no prior arrests and is gainfully employed, arguing that "there may be an ID issue" by cops for her client.
"These allegations are concerning. Whether they’re my client’s is a different story," Carpenter told Judge Linda Capitti.
The judge set bail at $50,000, citing the seriousness of the allegations as well as surveillance video of the alleged attacks.
Yitty, 31, a coordinator with the Manhattan Shomrim, told The Post via video call that the Jewish community is "happy" with the court’s decision.
"You know, having her back outside is just a danger to everybody outside. She needs to get help," he said.
[BB] The Department of War released its seventh tranche of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) files on Friday, including a memo detailing a recently sighted triangular object in the western United States that disappeared at a fighter jet-like speed of an estimated 1,800 miles per hour.
The memo states the incident happened in 2026, with two observers, described as “federal law enforcement agents,” documenting their accounts.
From an observation post on a ridgeline on an evening with clear skies, the agents witnessed the craft, estimated to have a 13 to 15-foot wingspan, a 6 to 9-foot fuselage, and a maximum thickness of 1 to 2 feet vertically.
The aircraft is described as making “a slow, controlled, perfectly vertical ascent directly over the ridge line” for “approximately 10 seconds,” climbing a few hundred feet “without tilting, swaying, or wobbling.”
It did so silently, without the agents observing any “propulsive apertures, rotating elements, rivets, panels, windows, canopy,” or cabin structures. From there, it “entered a stable hover” for approximately 20 seconds, without drift or oscillation.
During that time, the agents used infrared to gauge the aircraft’s thermal signature, and “the entire airframe presented a spatially uniform thermal signature with no localized hot spots, engine heat signature, or exhaust plumes.”
“No heat shimmer, vapor trail, or particulate discharge was detected,” the memo adds.
The craft then transitioned rapidly into a “high-speed horizontal flight” from the hover and maneuvered with speed like a “military fighter jet” for two to three seconds in silence before disappearing, per the memo. No instrumented speed measurement was obtained.
The transition from stable hover to high-speed horizontal flight occurred without observable acceleration ramp, gradual pitching, or momentum, and immediately following the hover, the unidentified craft appeared to transition from a stationary position to rapid horizontal flight.
The unidentified craft executed a fluid banking turn and steep, terrain-conforming descent into the canyon and did not wobble, oscillate, or drift in the wind during any part of its transit, and as it banked to follow the canyon’s path its physical profile shifted relative to the observers. The entire horizontal transition, bank, and descent lasted approximately two to three seconds before the craft disappeared behind intervening terrain.
No wreckage, vegetation damage, or ground scarring was observed the next morning during a ground survey of the canyon.
This is one of many documents released in the seventh tranche of UAP files. The tranche also includes a report on an investigation into Sherman Ranch, nicknamed “Skinwalker Ranch,” in Utah. The tranche of files is available for public viewing here.
The **TR-3B Black Manta** is an alleged secret US military aircraft described in conspiracy theories and UFO lore as a large, triangular craft utilizing **anti-gravity** or **reverse-engineered** extraterrestrial technology. While proponents claim it performs silent, instantaneous acceleration and serves as an advanced reconnaissance platform, **there is no credible evidence or official confirmation** from the US government that the aircraft exists.
**Key aspects of the TR-3B legend include:**
* **Design and Capabilities:** It is rumored to be a massive, silent triangular platform with a bright central light that "steps" through motion modes, allegedly powered by nuclear energy to create a gravitational field.
* **Origin Theories:** Believers suggest it was developed from crashed UFOs or is a successor to the conventional stealthy **TR-3A Black Manta**, which was a rumored reconnaissance aircraft.
* **Recent Sightings:** Viral claims of the TR-3B appearing over **Iran** and **Argentina** have circulated recently, but fact-checks indicate these are often misidentified objects or old footage.
* **Scientific Context:** While no proof exists, patents filed by aerospace engineer **Salvatore Pais** regarding gravitational-wave generators and plasma control have fueled speculation about the technical plausibility of such field-effect propulsion.
Ultimately, the TR-3B is widely regarded by skeptics and officials as an **urban legend** or a misinterpretation of classified test aircraft, with the Pentagon never recognizing the designation.
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^Stalin, not Lenin (not saying he wasn't a mass murderer). But it was Stalin who was going to make Sov. U Judenfrei - if it wasn't for St. Lavrentiy Beria ...
[Breitbart] U.S. fisherman will no longer be getting a raw deal when trying to compete against cheap and questionable seafood from international suppliers under a new initiative announced by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The announcement, made at a boisterous rally Friday with President Donald Trump in Fort Meyers, Florida, included the creation of a voluntary label made for U.S.-caught fish to differentiate them from items often grown in polluted fish farms abroad.
Initiatives also in the works include a new government website, seafood.gov, which is now up and tracking catches, sales, and infrastructure as well as outlining strategies to aid American commercial fisherman.
Kennedy said at the rally that fish caught in the U.S. does not compare with the imports from countries that have few quality and safety controls and can even be toxic.
[FOX] An American company says it's positioned to tap into a potentially massive oil prospect in Greenland next year, following President Donald Trump's announcement that resource exploration "is getting ready to begin" on the Arctic island.
Greenland Energy Company is in the permitting process to drill its first well in 2027 in eastern Greenland, according to CEO Robert Price. The company claims that its project, in partnership with British company 80 Mile, holds the sole oil permits for exploratory drilling in Greenland, which makes it a potential key player in Trump's interest in Greenland's resources.
Trump announced on Truth Social last week that "massive" resource exploration was expected to start in Greenland.
"Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful Greenland!" Trump posted on Truth Social.
"There are Experts that are saying that the amount of easily available Oil is far greater than that of almost any land, anywhere in the World and, even more importantly, from a Security Purpose in the Defense and Offense of both the United States of America, and Europe, is second to none," he continued.
Trump's announcement did not specify details about how or when resource exploration would begin in Greenland.
Greenland's government stopped granting new oil and gas permits in 2021 over concerns about the environmental impact of oil extraction. However, existing permits granted before 2021 remain valid, pending additional government approval for extraction.
According to Greenland's Ministry of Business and Mineral Resources, White Flame Energy, which is owned by 80 Mile, obtained two permits in 2015 and a third in 2018 for exploratory drilling and possible extraction of oil in Jameson Land in eastern Greenland. Price's company, Greenland Energy, has partnered with the British company as an investor in the endeavor and will act as the operator of the project.
Price says the project has drawn the attention of governments and investors due to the potential significance the oil might have to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil supplies. According to Price, an independent engineering report found that the planned drilling site could contain up to 13 billion barrels of crude oil.
The exact quantity of oil present in the Jameson Land Basin and whether the oil can be economically extracted will not be known until exploratory drilling occurs.
[Reuters] Thousands protested in Prague on Sunday after government lawmakers gave initial backing to public media funding changes in a rare overnight vote despite criticism the overhaul will damage media independence.
The proposal's first reading was unexpectedly brought to the lower house floor outside the planned order of proceedings on Friday. Opponents and media advocacy groups have objected to fast-tracking the legislation, which will abolish household fees that currently fund Czech public television and radio stations.
The populist government of billionaire Prime Minister Andrej Babis, backed by the far-right SPD party, has frequently clashed with public and private media.
It wants to move funding for Czech Television and Czech Radio to the state budget, which critics say will leave broadcasters vulnerable to political pressure.
GOVERNMENT HAS 'GONE TOO FAR', PROTEST LEADER SAYS
Babis says it is a matter of funding transparency and not an attack on independence.
Smaller protests first broke out on Friday at the bill's unexpected introduction. Speaker Tomio Okamura of the SPD limited debate and scheduled a vote for 4:36 a.m. (0336 GMT) on Saturday.
The bill is now at the committee stage before a later vote.
Organisers plan further protests.
TRUST HIGH IN PUBLIC MEDIA
Czech Television is the country's most-watched broadcaster across major age groups. Public media are among the most trusted news sources in the country, according to a 2025 Reuters Institute survey.
The proposal would cut funding for Czech Television and Czech Radio by about 15%, possibly as early as next year.
Opposition parties have compared the funding changes with reforms in Hungary under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who oversaw a major expansion of pro-government media.
On Friday, the European Broadcasting Union, along with 15 other groups including other public broadcasters as well as Reporters Without Borders, called for more debate and the removal of any measures threatening the broadcasters' financial sustainability.
President Petr Pavel also called for more expert scrutiny.
"The Czech Republic is among the few countries in central and eastern Europe where the system of public service and private media works very well," he said on X on Saturday.
[Joe Hoft] HUGE — MASSIVE Early Republican Turnout Across the Country. Across the country, the GOP early turnout is massive. In Texas, GOP voters are beating Democrat voters to date.
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[MAIL] Dozens of Illinois counties have expressed interest in creating a new state separate from Chicago, as they are fed up with the city's influence on the state's government.
Out of Illinois' 102 counties, 33 have already held non-binding referendums to gauge interest in separating from Cook County, where Chicago is located, and 11 more are set to vote on similar measures in the upcoming midterm election.
According to the group Illinois Separation, which is spearheading efforts to put the question before voters, all 33 of the counties that have already voted on the referendums were in favor of creating a new state without Cook County.
Now think if this happens and how it also can be used in coming years down the road. Say a collection of _____ strong holds, already in Northern Mid-Western states, decide to setup a state with in the state. A state that mimics their old culture and old ways, not America's?
Suggestion: Cut or withhold federal funds to Metro Gov's (not the citizens) that cease to follow US Law, and flip a finger at being a part of the big picture.
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That's an issue from the last Civil War*, the radicals are not thinking about. We could see a realignment of many state borders as many counties extricate themselves from urban areas. See similar movements in eastern Washington and Oregon.
BTW: Interesting to note. The current Chicago Crime problem and Political issues are tied to and accredited to Michael Cassius McDonald way back in the 1860's.
He was also the Political overlord.
An YES! he controlled the DEMOCRAT Party and Crime in Chicago, and greater the Illinois
[Just The News] plurality of Americans don’t want to see their community move in the direction of the Democratic Socialist agenda, according to a new poll from The Center Square.
Forty-four percent of American voters surveyed in The Center Square’s Voters’ Voice Poll say they would prefer to live in a city or community where Democratic Socialists have not gained influence.
In contrast, 33% say they would like to see their city or community move more in the direction of places where Democratic Socialist candidates have gained influence, while 23% are unsure.
The latest poll comes as voters head to the polls in less than two weeks, where several Democratic Socialists and their agenda are on ballots across the country, with a majority concerned socialist candidates could gain ground.
The Center Square Voters’ Voice poll also found that 55% of American voters are concerned about Democratic Socialist candidates running for and winning elected office in the U.S., while 37% aren’t concerned.
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We waited too long to establish 'open season' on hogs.
[AI] open season for hogs
In most states, **feral hogs have no closed season** and can be hunted **year-round**, often with no bag limits, because they are classified as invasive nuisance animals.
**Key Regulations and Best Times:**
* **Year-Round Access:** Twelve states explicitly allow year-round hunting, including **Texas**, **Florida**, **Georgia**, **Alabama**, **South Carolina**, **Oklahoma**, **Louisiana**, **North Carolina**, **Virginia**, **Wisconsin**, **New Mexico**, and **Ohio**.
* **Private vs. Public Land:** On **private land**, regulations are typically the most liberal, allowing 365-day access, night hunting, and baiting in states like **Texas** and **South Carolina**. On **public land** (such as Wildlife Management Areas), hunting is often restricted to specific windows or must align with other open game seasons (e.g., deer or turkey seasons).
* **Prime Season:** While legal year-round, **December through February** is considered the best time to hunt, as hogs are highly active searching for food and are in their peak breeding season.
**Notable State Exceptions:**
* **Illinois** and **New Jersey** restrict hog hunting to specific **deer seasons**.
* **Michigan** allows hunting only during open seasons for other game.
* **Arkansas** permits year-round hunting on private land but restricts public land hunting to specific months (October–December) coinciding with big game seasons.
[ZERO] Trump administration officials are preparing to penalize millions of Americans in default on their federal student loans next year, The Washington Sun reported, citing five people familiar with the matter. The Treasury Department is moving forward with plans to hire private debt collectors, possibly as soon as November, three of the sources said, and those plans are unlikely to be announced before the midterm elections.
The Education Department said it had collected roughly $500 million from defaulted borrowers before the pause.
According to the Treasury's Sept. 30 release - there are more than 5 million borrowers who have been in default for over six years and another 5 million who entered default in less than a year.
The plan would revive collections the administration shelved this year. As we noted in January, the Education Department said it would begin garnishing wages in January, with up to 15% of a borrower's after-tax income at stake and about 1,000 notices expected the first week. That same month, however, ABC News reported that the department paused both wage garnishment and Treasury Offset Program collections - tax refund seizures included. Under Secretary Nicholas Kent said the tools "will function more efficiently and fairly" after reforms, and the department said it had collected roughly $500 million from defaulted borrowers before the pause.
According to the Sun, last year the White House Office of Management and Budget began helping the Education Department prepare to seize federal benefits and wages from defaulted borrowers, and Treasury officials blocked the effort, citing the economic cost of punitive measures against workers. Staff said they warned senior Treasury officials that scores of Trump supporters would be seriously hurt by going after the wages and benefits of people struggling to keep their jobs. "This is not who you think it is. The demographics are not good for us," one source said.
Herridge was held in contempt and ordered to pay $800 per day for refusing to reveal sources behind her 2017 reporting on Yanping Chen, a Chinese American businesswoman who operated a university attended by U.S. military personnel. Her reporting raised questions about Chen's alleged past as a colonel for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China and the potential exposure of sensitive information about American service members.
The Department of War subsequently cut off military tuition assistance funding to Chen's university following a national security review, according to a filing by Herridge's legal team. The school had been receiving approximately $200,000 a month in taxpayer-funded tuition assistance.
[Popular Mechanics] The term "singularity" is often used to describe a hypothetical moment when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence and then begins to improve itself at an uncontrollable rate. More simply, people often use the term "singularity" to refer to the moment when AI becomes conscious, like Skynet becoming self-aware in the movie Terminator. But the notion of a "technological singularity" originated as a broader metaphor for a point beyond which technological change becomes so fast that the future is hard for humans to predict.
In 1958, mathematician Stanisław Ulam recalled a conversation with physicist John von Neumann about accelerating technological progress reaching "some essential singularity" in human affairs. At that point, the term didn’t refer to a theory of machine consciousness. But in 1993, mathematician and science-fiction writer Vernor Vinge made the concept influential in AI circles. In his book The Coming Technological Singularity, Vinge argued that the creation of greater-than-human intelligence could cause a runaway change in civilization, after which our ability to forecast events would fail.
The futurist Ray Kurzweil later popularized the term, especially through his 2005 book The Singularity Is Near. In that work, he gave "singularity" a more specific meaning, claiming that humans would merge with increasingly powerful nonbiological intelligence by 2045. So while many of us are worried today about the dangers of AI, and some experts even believe that the "AI singularity" is already here, Kurzweil’s idea is a lot more radical than that. He doesn’t just postulate that machines will develop the same abilities as human brains. Instead, he says that AI-driven machines will merge with our brains and become one with them. And in Kurzweil’s techo-optimistic view, that’s a good thing.
In 2005, that might have seemed a little farfetched. But given recent advances in neural prostheses and brain-computer interfaces—and of course in AI—Kurzweil’s prediction about the singularity seems much more plausible now. Still, some aspects of his cybernetic singularity remain counterintuitive, if not entirely hard to believe. Just how, exactly, does a machine merge with a human? Just how does human consciousness get uploaded into the cloud? Just who would "I" be if I’m an immortal digital copy of myself living in a nonbiological body?
In the 2024 revision of his book, retitled The Singularity Is Nearer, Kurzweil addresses those and many other similar questions. He emphasizes that the transfer of human consciousness from our bodies into nonbiological systems won’t happen all at once, or in just one way. In fact, the transfer’s already begun, in the form of digital simulations of our appearance and ways of thinking and speaking. Always the optimist, Kurzweil sees the upside of our contemporary deepfake problem.
[FOX] Elon Musk said SpaceX has closed $40 billion in debt financing to purchase graphics processing units for its artificial intelligence operations, highlighting the enormous sums being spent in the race to build AI computing capacity.
Musk announced the financing on Sunday, saying SpaceX was able to secure the money because of its investment-grade status and revenue generated outside AI through its Starlink satellite internet and rocket launch businesses.
"SpaceX closed $40B of debt for GPUs, but we're investment grade and have Starlink & launch revenue," Musk said.
Graphics processing units, or GPUs, are advanced chips that provide the computing power needed to train and operate AI systems.
Reuters previously reported that SpaceX was in talks with banks and asset managers to raise $40 billion to purchase Nvidia AI chips.
"This is primarily callable debt for GPU purchases that will arrive in Q1 and Q2," Musk said in a follow-up post on X, confirming that the GPUs are expected to arrive in the first half of 2027. "Not a major factor this quarter."
It was not immediately clear whether investors had agreed to the debt's pricing terms.
The funding underscores the cost of the AI race, as companies spend heavily on advanced chips and other computing infrastructure.
SpaceX Chief Financial Officer Bret Johnsen said the company expects to spend $35 billion to $40 billion on capital expenditures in the fourth quarter alone, according to Reuters.
Musk also said borrowing conditions have deteriorated significantly for companies that rely heavily on AI infrastructure.
"As of the past few weeks, debt markets have almost entirely shut off access to money for any company that doesn't have substantial revenue independent of AI data centers," he said.
Musk warned that many of those companies could struggle to survive.
"That means the 200+ neoclouds are going to see guppy-level death and consolidation," Musk said, referring to companies that rent out computing power built primarily for AI customers. "Some will make it through, but not many."
SpaceX's established businesses, including Starlink and rocket launches, provide revenue streams outside its AI operations.
SpaceX's third-quarter revenue climbed 161% from a year earlier to $14.58 billion, according to Reuters.
[FOX] Space is getting crowded, and I'm not talking about astronauts. Thousands of pieces of junk are circling Earth at incredible speeds. Some are dead satellites. Others are leftover rocket parts or fragments from past collisions. Any one of them could cause serious trouble if it hits a working spacecraft.
Now Britain has a pretty wild solution. It's developing a robotic spacecraft with giant claws that can grab dead satellites and move them toward a fiery end in Earth's atmosphere. Think of a garbage truck in orbit, except this one has to track down its trash while both objects are traveling thousands of miles per hour.
The UK is putting roughly $81 million behind the project. And if everything goes according to plan, the mission could change how we deal with the growing mess above our heads.
The UK Space Agency has selected aerospace company ClearSpace UK to develop a spacecraft specifically designed to remove dead satellites from orbit. The contract is valued at approximately $81 million. The project is part of Britain's Active Debris Removal mission, known as UK ADR. The spacecraft is targeted for launch in 2029 from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland's Shetland Islands.
Its first job will be to remove two defunct UK-registered satellites from low Earth orbit. The government wants both satellites removed by 2032. If successful, the mission would demonstrate that one spacecraft can capture and dispose of multiple dead satellites without being sacrificed after its first cleanup. That could make future operations far more practical, especially as the number of satellites in orbit continues to grow.
Catching a satellite sounds straightforward until you consider what's happening in orbit. Objects in low Earth orbit typically travel at roughly 17,000 mph or faster. Some dead satellites may also tumble, making them difficult to approach safely. That's where ClearSpace's robotic technology comes in. The spacecraft will use a specialized capture system to approach and secure an inactive satellite. First, it must carefully coordinate its movements with the target. Then its robotic capture mechanism will take hold of the object.
Once the satellite is secured, the spacecraft will move it into a lower orbit and release it. Atmospheric drag will eventually pull the abandoned satellite down, causing it to reenter Earth's atmosphere, where it is expected to burn up. The cleanup spacecraft itself is being designed for potential refueling and reuse. That means it could remain in orbit for future work instead of ending its mission after disposing of one satellite. Of course, engineers still have to prove the technology can handle these demanding operations safely.
You might assume there's plenty of room in space for a few broken satellites. Unfortunately, some of the orbital regions where satellites operate are becoming increasingly crowded. According to the European Space Agency's space debris statistics, updated October 14, 2026, approximately 47,140 objects are regularly tracked in Earth's orbit. That figure includes functioning satellites, inactive spacecraft, rocket bodies and debris.
And those are only the objects large enough to track reliably. ESA estimates that millions of smaller pieces also surround Earth. The danger comes from their enormous speeds. A piece of debris measuring just one centimeter can carry enough energy to disable a spacecraft. ESA has also warned that an impact of that size could penetrate the protective shielding of the International Space Station.
Now consider what happens when two large objects collide. They can break apart and produce many additional fragments, each capable of damaging something else. Scientists call this potential chain reaction the Kessler syndrome. If enough collisions occur, certain orbital regions could become extremely hazardous for future missions. ESA's 2026 Space Environment Report warns that active debris removal will be necessary to prevent long-term debris growth driven by collisions.
Set in the year 2092 and follows the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory. When they discover a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[Popular Mechanics] The term "singularity" is often used to describe a hypothetical moment when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence and then begins to improve itself at an uncontrollable rate. More simply, people often use the term "singularity" to refer to the moment when AI becomes conscious, like Skynet becoming self-aware in the movie Terminator. But the notion of a "technological singularity" originated as a broader metaphor for a point beyond which technological change becomes so fast that the future is hard for humans to predict.
