JUST IN: Police have confirmed more than 200 packages filled with PSA-graded cards valued at nearly $1 million were stolen from a FedEx truck. Value is expected to rise as more packages are investigated. Details are free to read on @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/7705932…

CONFIRMED: "Tommy"—the heckler who tried to gotcha El-Sayed at his Michigan town hall—is not some random guy. He is Thomas Teepell, Operations Director for Republican Senator Josh Hawley until February of this year. This explains why his "gotcha" targeted the Muslim candidate. The Handbasket first identified him via his X and Facebook profiles (Detroit) and LegiStorm, which confirms he ran Hawley’s Senate operations until February. Crooks and Liars, Newsy Today, and Lawyers Guns & Money have since confirmed it. Tommy’s father is Timmy Teepell, a Republican strategist who worked for Bobby Jindal (2004–2011), ran his 2015 presidential campaign, and helped Josh Hawley win as Missouri Attorney General in 2016 and U.S. Senator in 2018. Christian nationalist ties run deep. Timmy is described as the “most powerful ally” of Sean Feucht, who preaches Christian supremacy. Video shows Feucht praying over father and son. Tommy interviewed on-stage with Feucht at his D.C. headquarters in April 2024. On October 2, the University of Michigan student paper revealed that America Next—a PAC founded by Bobby Jindal—offered College Republicans $200 to attend El-Sayed’s Flint town hall, boo him, and ask inflammatory questions for viral moments. Nothing happened in Flint; then Tommy appeared in Caro. El-Sayed disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood on the spot, spent four minutes dismantling the question, and Tommy walked out. The “gotcha” was on him.

If you like artists taking big swings, #TheDevils is a social satire that might be the most heretical film of all time as it takes on humanity and its social structures.

Is this how you drain a swamp?

Kīlauea Eruption Update — Episode 55 of lava fountaining!    After nearly two months since episode 54 of lava fountaining (Aug. 25, 2026), episode 55 of Kīlauea summit lava fountaining began at 3:19 a.m. HST this morning, October 17, and is ongoing. 

This is the 55th lava fountaining episode in the Kīlauea summit caldera eruption in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park that began on December 23, 2024. It occurs following weeks of intermittent spatter, low-dome fountains, and lava flows from the eruptive vent complex. The lava fountain from the north vent reached an estimated 700 feet high above the vent around 5 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time.

The eruptive plume is reaching an estimated 25,000 feet above sea level. According to the National Weather Service, winds are blowing from the north-northeast direction, which suggests that volcanic gas emissions and volcanic material may be distributed to the south-southwest.  Fountaining episodes typically last 12 hours or less, but ash can remain in the air for longer depending on wind and weather conditions. 

Please stay aware of hazards and rely on official updates from USGS, National Weather Service, and Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. 

🎥 Video of episode 55 on October 17, 2026. 

#Kilauea #Eruption #Lava

Kenny Loggins stops by #NBFF

Book Review: #MartinScorsese: All the Films: The Story Behind Every Movie, Episode, and Short by Olivier Bousquet, Arnaud Devillard, and Nicolas Schaller cinemasentries.com/book-revi… @GordonMiller_CS @WorkmanPub @HachetteUS @BDLpub

It’s fun to watch karma catch up every now and then. Remember when Elon Musk doxxed FEMA CFO Mary Comans and accused her of illegally sending millions of dollars to New York City hotels housing migrants? He got her fired. Well, a federal judge just fully cleared her name, and holy shit, the ruling is delicious. Turns out, Comans didn’t even have the authority to approve those payments herself. You wanna know who did? DOGE did. DOGE personnel had actually approved the continued funding. The judge found that Musk, Kristi Noem, and other senior officials were part of a coordinated campaign to spread accusations about Comans that they knew were false. THAT THEY KNEW WERE FALSE. He described Musk’s conduct as “state sanctioned intimidation.” But this part of the ruling really stuck with me. “For reasons unfathomable to this Court, officials chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an impeccable record of public service.” “an impeccable record of public service” A woman who spent 21 years serving the federal government was publicly accused of criminal wrongdoing, fired, and had her reputation dragged through the mud. All over payments she didn’t authorize, and that DOGE actually approved. Who’s being held accountable for what happened to that poor woman?

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This can’t be good: Murdoch owned WSJ has the receipts! Ken Paxton partied with US fugitives on New Years Eve in Dubai. And Lordy, there are tapes! I gifted this so you can read it. wsj.com/politics/policy/ken-…

Is Beane searching for Defensive players to trade for or just hoping to get someone next draft? Because this team isn't going far with that Defense #BuffaloBills #BillsvsRams

The #ManningCast producers need to do a better job of knowing when to dump annoying guests

It's almost like Trump has no idea what he's talking about

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BREAKING 🚨: The Sun has fired off a strong M6.7 solar flare, peaking at 11:48 am ET today Forecasters are checking whether it also sent a storm toward Earth

🚨🚨🚨Eric Deters tells me he sent an email to Susie Wiles, Don Jr. and Kim Guilfoyle last week, warning them that he would come forward with the story that appeared in the Journal unless they followed through on their promises to help him. They never responded piped.video/watch?v=Ij2Xjt9H…

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Seated for #Digger #AMCIMAX

.@AriMelber previewed next weekend’s Power to the People Festival. The event will stream live on @MSNOWNews’ YouTube channel & feature the new MS NOW Members Lounge. MS NOW viewers can enter for a chance to win tickets: ms.now/power-to-the-people-c…