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🌍 State Dept: Possible $24.3 Billion Sale of 48 F-35s to Saudi Arabia — 49 Engines; 30-Day Congress Clock; Not a Delivery

🌍 State Dept: Possible $24.3 Billion Sale of 48 F-35s to Saudi Arabia — 49 Engines; 30-Day Congress Clock; Not a Delivery

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026

State Department, Sept. 17: a determination approving a possible foreign military sale of 48 F-35 Lightning II...

🇺🇸 Reuters: Xi Will Skip UNGA for a Thursday Trump Meeting — U.S. Paid $725 Million This Week to Keep Its Vote

🇺🇸 Reuters: Xi Will Skip UNGA for a Thursday Trump Meeting — U.S. Paid $725 Million This Week to Keep Its Vote

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026

Reuters, Sunday, United Nations: nearly 130 heads of state convene this week. Xi Jinping will skip New...

📅 Sunday Morning — Camp David Early, Riyadh Intercept, BTC $80,422, Mets 10–3

📅 Sunday Morning — Camp David Early, Riyadh Intercept, BTC $80,422, Mets 10–3

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026

Trump landed at the Ellipse just before 8 p.m. Saturday, a day early; White House gave no...

🧠 Knowledge: $80,422 Is Not $81,232. Early Is Not a Reason. Intercepted Is Not a Hit. 10–3 Is Not 6–2. A Waiver Is Not a Dump.

🧠 Knowledge: $80,422 Is Not $81,232. Early Is Not a Reason. Intercepted Is Not a Hit. 10–3 Is Not 6–2. A Waiver Is Not a Dump.

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026

Bitcoin $80,422.08 at 8:01 a.m. ET is not Saturday 7:03’s $81,231.67. A day-early landing is not a...

🛸 Pentagon’s UAP Waiver Covers NDAs to PURSUE Only — Not the Press, Not a Craft, Not PURSUE 6

🛸 Pentagon’s UAP Waiver Covers NDAs to PURSUE Only — Not the Press, Not a Craft, Not PURSUE 6

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026

DefenseScoop, Sept. 14 / WIRED, Sept. 17: the Department of War issued a targeted legal waiver so...

⚾ Mets 10–3 Phillies — Benge 156 Hits, Breaks Alonso’s Rookie Mark; Álvarez Three-Run Homer; Att. 37,468

⚾ Mets 10–3 Phillies — Benge 156 Hits, Breaks Alonso’s Rookie Mark; Álvarez Three-Run Homer; Att. 37,468

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026

AP via ESPN/CBS: New York 10, Philadelphia 3 on Saturday night at Citi Field. Carson Benge three...

📉 Sunday 8:01 a.m.: Bitcoin $80,422 — Cash Still Closed; Saturday 7:03’s $81,232 Already Ran; Do Not Invent 6 p.m. Futures

📉 Sunday 8:01 a.m.: Bitcoin $80,422 — Cash Still Closed; Saturday 7:03’s $81,232 Already Ran; Do Not Invent 6 p.m. Futures

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026

Yahoo Finance chart, Sunday 8:01 a.m. ET: Bitcoin $80,422.08. Saturday evening’s 7:03 print was $81,231.67. Midday was...

🇺🇸 Complaint: Laura Whisenant Allegedly Misused $121,980 in Uncle’s Social Security — Hearing Oct. 1

🇺🇸 Complaint: Laura Whisenant Allegedly Misused $121,980 in Uncle’s Social Security — Hearing Oct. 1

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026

ClickOnDetroit, Sunday 5:00 a.m. / SSA OIG complaint filed Sept. 8: Laura Whisenant of Detroit is accused...

🌍 Coalition: Houthi Ballistic Missile Toward Riyadh Intercepted Saturday — AFP Saw an Aramco Tank Fire Near the Airport

🌍 Coalition: Houthi Ballistic Missile Toward Riyadh Intercepted Saturday — AFP Saw an Aramco Tank Fire Near the Airport

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026

AFP, Sunday 06:53 UTC: Saudi-led coalition said Saturday evening a Houthi ballistic missile toward Riyadh was intercepted...

🇺🇸 Trump Cut Camp David Short Saturday — Ellipse Just Before 8 p.m.; White House Gave No Reason

🇺🇸 Trump Cut Camp David Short Saturday — Ellipse Just Before 8 p.m.; White House Gave No Reason

Steve Sr. Editor September 20, 2026

The Hill, Saturday 9:28 p.m. ET / AFP: President Donald Trump returned to Washington a day early....