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Steve Sr. Editor

🇺🇸 NBC: Trump in Clarksville — ‘If We Don’t Win the Midterms, They’re Going to Blame Me’; Nov. 3 Vote Ask

🇺🇸 NBC: Trump in Clarksville — ‘If We Don’t Win the Midterms, They’re Going to Blame Me’; Nov. 3 Vote Ask

Steve Sr. Editor October 11, 2026

NBC News, Peter Nicholas, Saturday 8:31 p.m. ET: at a Clarksville, Tennessee rally President Trump said if...

📅 Saturday Night — SCOTUS Petition, Bab Not Secured, Meadows $3.6M, Dow 51,655, Cygnus Off, PR34 2:57

📅 Saturday Night — SCOTUS Petition, Bab Not Secured, Meadows $3.6M, Dow 51,655, Cygnus Off, PR34 2:57

Steve Sr. Editor October 11, 2026

Reuters: Trump asks the Court to revive the dismissed Clinton suit; ~$1 million sanctions stand below. AFP:...

🛸 DVIDS: DOW-UAP-PR34 Is 2:57 of Infrared — Greece, October 2023; D33 Says ~80 mph, 90-Degree Turns; Unresolved

🛸 DVIDS: DOW-UAP-PR34 Is 2:57 of Infrared — Greece, October 2023; D33 Says ~80 mph, 90-Degree Turns; Unresolved

Steve Sr. Editor October 11, 2026

DVIDS: CENTCOM sent AARO two minutes and 57 seconds of infrared from a U.S. military platform in...

🔬 NASA: Final RFP for Commercial Space Stations; Proposals Dec. 8; Awards Expected Spring 2027 — Not an Award

🔬 NASA: Final RFP for Commercial Space Stations; Proposals Dec. 8; Awards Expected Spring 2027 — Not an Award

Steve Sr. Editor October 10, 2026

NASA, Friday: the agency released its final request for proposals for the next generation of commercial low-Earth-orbit...

🔬 NASA: Cygnus XL Released 12:44 p.m. From Canadarm2; ~11,000 Pounds; Deorbit Set Monday — Not a Burn Yet

🔬 NASA: Cygnus XL Released 12:44 p.m. From Canadarm2; ~11,000 Pounds; Deorbit Set Monday — Not a Burn Yet

Steve Sr. Editor October 10, 2026

NASA / Mark Garcia, Friday 1:01 p.m.: Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL was released from Canadarm2 at 12:44...

📈 Saturday 2:00: Friday Close Dow 51,654.95, S&P 7,811.54 — BTC $83,021; Cash Dark; Not Thursday’s 51,232

📈 Saturday 2:00: Friday Close Dow 51,654.95, S&P 7,811.54 — BTC $83,021; Cash Dark; Not Thursday’s 51,232

Steve Sr. Editor October 10, 2026

AP / Reuters Friday Oct. 9 close: Dow 51,654.95 (+423.31, +0.83%), S&P 500 7,811.54 (+46.18; Reuters 7,811.51),...

⚖️ DOJ: Sharmaine Meadows, 45, Convicted; $3.6 Million Medicaid Housing Fraud; Sentence Later

⚖️ DOJ: Sharmaine Meadows, 45, Convicted; $3.6 Million Medicaid Housing Fraud; Sentence Later

Steve Sr. Editor October 10, 2026

Justice Department, Thursday Oct. 8: a St. Paul jury convicted Sharmaine Meadows, 45, of Lake Elmo, Minnesota,...

🌍 AFP: Gov Sources Say Advancing Around Bab el-Mandeb, Waterway Not Secured; Mayun Still Houthi; 63 Claimed

🌍 AFP: Gov Sources Say Advancing Around Bab el-Mandeb, Waterway Not Secured; Mayun Still Houthi; 63 Claimed

Steve Sr. Editor October 10, 2026

AFP, Saturday: Yemeni military sources said government forces were advancing around Bab al-Mandab but have not secured...

🇺🇸 Reuters: Trump Asks Supreme Court to Revive Dismissed 2016 Clinton Suit; ~$1 Million Sanctions Stand Below

🇺🇸 Reuters: Trump Asks Supreme Court to Revive Dismissed 2016 Clinton Suit; ~$1 Million Sanctions Stand Below

Steve Sr. Editor October 10, 2026

Reuters / USA Today, Friday 8:58 p.m. ET: President Trump asked the Supreme Court on Oct. 9...

⚖️ DOJ: Mark Loftis, 39, 14 Years; $30 Million Medicare, TRICARE, CHAMPVA Claims; $8 Million Paid

⚖️ DOJ: Mark Loftis, 39, 14 Years; $30 Million Medicare, TRICARE, CHAMPVA Claims; $8 Million Paid

Steve Sr. Editor October 9, 2026

Justice Department, Friday Oct. 9: Mark Loftis, 39, of Cushing, Oklahoma, sentenced yesterday to 14 years after...