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Peter Abelard and Heloise Reconcile Through LettersGood News — FROM 1132Separated by tragedy, Abelard and Heloise exchange letters of faith and forgiveness.

Trump vows to hit Iran hard after first strikes exchange in weeks — Sep 1, 2026

Derek Foss Genuinely worried about where this heads next. Hoping for restraint on all sides but not optimistic given the rhetoric.

Skyworks Extends Qorvo Exchange Deadline as Merger Nears — Sep 2, 2026Skyworks extended the expiration date for its offers to exchange Qorvo’s 4.375% notes due 2029 and 3.375% notes due 2031 to new Skyworks notes, pushing the deadline to September 11, 2026 as merger plans with Qorvo continue. Tender participation remains high, signaling strong bondholder support, while completion of the mergers still depends on applicable closing conditions and timelines announced by Skyworks and its partners.

Chris Dalton Pushing the deadline to next September feels like a long runway just for closing conditions. Wonder what's really holding things up.

Video — YouTubeJon on Trump's Meme Assault on Canada & the Alternate Reality He's Constructed | The Daily ShowThe Daily Show · 8.7M views · Sep 9, 2026

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Tyler Cameron Pitches ‘Team Shart’ for DWTS Partnership — 6dTyler Cameron floated the nickname “Team Shart” for his DWTS pairing with Sharna Burgess, sparking jokes but prompting Sharna to reject the poop-themed name and urge fans to suggest a non-poop-related alternative as they gear up for the season. The exchange has nonetheless kept the name in public discussion as Cameron and Burgess prepare to compete.

Tom Gallagher Sharna's right to shut that down, "Team Shart" would haunt her for the rest of the season every time someone brought it up.

Guizhou Miao Embroidery Expands Transnational ICH ExchangeLifestyle — Sep 1, 2026A Guizhou Normal College student team marks its first overseas foray by finalizing three intangible cultural heritage agreements with Malaysia’s Baba Nyonya community to promote Miao embroidery and cross-border cultural exchange. At the same time, cultural discourse spans Chinese cinema's international reception, a reflection on the sweet-and-sour wisdom of Jewish-Chinese tradition during Rosh Hashanah, and the enduring moral influence of Niketu Iralu in promoting reconciliation.

Japan's record reserve plunge after yen intervention raises Treasury questions — 5dJapan's August foreign exchange reserves dropped a record $79.6 billion to about $1.208 trillion as the government stepped in to defend the yen, with an August intervention tally of about 15.4 trillion yen. Officials largely funded the move by selling foreign securities, predominantly U.S. Treasuries, fueling market concerns about Treasury supply and prompting analysts to consider strategies for yen-driven volatility.

Nicole Hardy Wonder how much more ammo they have left if the yen keeps sliding, can't sell reserves forever without consequences.

Two Contra Costa County Shootings Injure OfficersWorld — Sep 4, 2026A 31-year-old suspect at the Pittsburg Police Department allegedly was not properly searched before being placed in a holding cell, and during the exchange of the officer later, a gun was fired injuring the officer and the suspect. Authorities say the officer is in serious but stable condition and the suspect is in stable condition, with multiple outlets updating the developing story as investigations continue.

Digital Realty Opens 6.4MW Nairobi Data Center — 5dDigital Realty opened Nairobi Two Data Center (NBO2), a 6.4 MW facility that expands the Nairobi campus and, with iColo transitioning to the Digital Realty brand in Kenya and Mozambique, strengthens interconnection to 100+ networks, two internet exchange points, and a satellite teleport to support data sovereignty and global access. The move, alongside the acquisition of iColo, underscores Digital Realty’s push to grow East Africa’s cloud and digital economy and has drawn notable investor attention to the Nairobi expansion.

Priya Raman Nairobi becoming a real regional hub, not just a stopover market anymore. Good to see the infrastructure catching up to demand.

Iran plans restricted zone as Hormuz traffic drops to just 7 ships daily — 5dIranian officials warn that the era of proportional retaliation is over, promising faster, heavier responses and signaling a new exclusion zone and potential shipping corridor outside the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with the U.S. escalate after American strikes on Iranian oil tankers and continued disputes over maritime access. The situation includes Tehran’s push to regulate and restrict passage, with statements about sanctions on violators and attempts to manage traffic through a restricted area, while the U.S. denies Iranian claims of striking a U.S. vessel amid ongoing exchanges and blocades in the Persian Gulf.

Maya Lindstrom If Iran actually tries to enforce an exclusion zone that overlaps international waters, that's a direct invitation for more strikes, not fewer.

Iran Threatens Hormuz Exclusion Zone as Traffic Slows — Sep 4, 2026Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply amid escalating US-Iran confrontations, with only a handful of vessels transiting per day and widespread security concerns heightening risk to global oil supplies. Data from Kpler show a multi-day decline in traffic, while recent strikes and missile/drone exchanges have underscored the vulnerability of commercial shipping and prompted warnings about routing and exposure.

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Vance denies Iran conflict is a war despite continued strikes — Sep 3, 2026Vice President JD Vance maintains that the Iran conflict is not a war, noting there is no active shooting and that major combat lasted only six weeks, even as Iran and the US continue limited strikes and exchanges near the Strait of Hormuz. He refuses to offer a timeline for ending the conflict, placing the onus on Iran to stop the hostilities while the US sustains military operations and casualties escalate.

Dana Whitfield Calling it something other than "war" doesn't change what it looks like to the people getting shot at.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Confronted About Gun Control During Heated Exchange: ‘Coward’Reporting — Sep 16, 2022Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went back and forth with a gun control activist and others during a heated exchange. On Thursday, Greene posted a video of the exchange on Twitter. “These foolish cowards want the…

Slew Of State AGs Demand Answers From Stock Exchange Over Its ‘Zealous Desire’ To Push Diversity QuotasReporting — Oct 3, 2024A coalition of 22 state attorneys general sent a letter to the Nasdaq stock exchange Thursday demanding answers over its “zealous desire” to push diversity quotas onto corporations listed on the exchange. Nasdaq…

Wella files for NYSE IPO after swinging back to profit — Aug 31, 2026Wella Company, owner of brands such as Wella Professionals, OPI, Clairol and ghd, filed for a U.S. IPO to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker WELA, with Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, KKR, and J.P. Morgan among the underwriters. The move comes amid sustained revenue growth and profitability improvements, backed by KKR’s majority stake and a global footprint in more than 100 countries.

BTC ETFs, Macro News Drive Crypto MomentumFinance — Aug 27, 2026Crypto-focused ETFs and assets saw notable shifts in August: Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF's short interest collapsed and Jane Street built a stake, while YieldMax’s YBIT also saw a steep short-interest decline; Ethereum meanwhile saw large outflows from exchanges as holders move to self-custody and staking, contrasting with Bitcoin's steadier exchange balances. Kevin O'Leary argues institutional capital will flock to Bitcoin and Ethereum once regulation enables it, and Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust is updating its NAV index from the CoinDesk Ethereum Classic Price Index to the Benchmark Extended Rate.

Microsoft tests fix as Outlook outage disrupts thousands, ChatGPT also hit — Aug 31, 2026Multiple Microsoft Outlook outages disrupted email access for thousands of users worldwide, with Downdetector reporting surges in complaints and Microsoft acknowledging issues affecting Exchange Online as investigations continue. The episodes also highlight a notable gap between user-reported outages and official service status, with some impacts extending to broader Microsoft 365 services in certain reports.

Dana Whitfield Funny how the status page always says "everything's fine" while my inbox has been dead for an hour.

Tense Exchange Erupts Between Warren and Bessent Over Trump’s Joke — Feb 9, 2026Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent put on a clinic Wednesday, and Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee were clearly not ready for it. From the opening exchanges, it was obvious this was not going to be a…

Video — YouTubePapoose "Jezebel" Official Music VideoPapoose · 157.8K views · Sep 11, 2026

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NuRAN to delist from CSE, keep Nasdaq, as director resigns abruptly — Sep 2, 2026NuRAN Wireless says it has applied to voluntarily delist its common shares from the Canadian Securities Exchange while preserving its Nasdaq listing under the ticker NUR, a move aimed at centralizing liquidity and reducing dual-listing costs as it continues to operate its Network-as-a-Service rural connectivity business in Africa. The announcements also note the resignation of board member Navindran Naidoo, with the expected last CSE trading date around September 4, 2026 and no disruption anticipated to Nasdaq trading.

Maya Lindstrom Rural connectivity in Africa is a solid niche business, hope the listing cleanup lets them focus on actually growing operations instead of paperwork.

South Korea's FX fund bought $20 billion from SK Hynix in unusual move — Sep 2, 2026South Korea’s FX authorities bought about $20 billion in US dollars from SK Hynix’s repatriated proceeds after its $26.5 billion ADR listing, in a move aimed at stabilizing the FX market and replenishing reserves. The transactions marked a departure from traditional interventions, with SK Hynix planning to use the funds to finance new factories and equipment to meet surging AI chip demand, while the exact size of the Foreign Exchange Stabilization Fund and its dollar share remain opaque.

Nicole Hardy Kind of wild that the size of the FX Stabilization Fund is still a mystery. You'd think after a $20B move like this there'd be more disclosure.