Trump’s LA and San Diego comments ‘dangerous, if not treasonous’, says Newsom – US politics live 07. October 2026 (14:58) California governor critcizes president for ‘putting a target on two of our biggest cities and one of America’s largest naval hubs’California to ‘actively monitor’ possible threats after Trump said Iran could ‘take out’ LA and San DiegoSign up for the Breaking News US emailKen Paxton, aware of just how competitive his race for Senate is, acknowledged that high gas prices as a result of the ongoing Iran war appear to be hampering his campaign, according to an audio recording obtained by Axios.At a fundraiser in Washington DC, Paxton can be heard responding to questions about the main issues affecting his competition. “It’s not tariffs,L he said. “It’s the war, it’s gas prices, it’s diesel.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early election 07. October 2026 (14:43) Campaigners set up in more than 1,200 tents in Puerto del Sol square say challenge now is to translate a groundswell of public support into concrete changeAt a makeshift lunch counter tucked within a maze of tents at a housing protest camp in Madrid, Sélpide San Luis pointed to the dizzying pace of change.“We built a city in a week,” said the 26-year-old, whose videos documenting day-to-day life at the encampment have attracted tens of thousands of views on social media, as she pointed to the more than 1,200 tents set up in the central Puerta del Sol square. “We have urban planning, the streets have names and we’ve put surveillance systems in place. And thanks to what we’re doing here, media have not stopped talking about the issue of housing – something that we’ve been trying to get on the agenda for so long.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Electric-shock gloves ICE plans to use inflicted intense pain in army study 07. October 2026 (14:30) Immigration enforcement agency has signed $16.7m deal for devices that induced ‘excessive’ fear in military subjectsThe electric-shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees and protesters worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting immediately and feared additional exposures, according to a previously unreleased army study.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leaders were aware of the findings before signing a $16.7m contract in August to purchase 6,000 pairs of shock gloves, according to records obtained by the watchdog group American Oversight and shared with the Associated Press. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
