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Army and Temple love to keep the ball on the ground.

The CEO of a Michigan-based credit union is no longer with the company after she posted an AI-generated image of her family wearing “Lake America” sweatshirts during a trip to Canada.

A quaint town on the shores of Onondaga Lake took the gold for goodwill.

A strong nor'easter is set to rip into New York City and bring coastal flooding and winds as strong as 50 mph, with the storm threatening to linger into Monday.

A Packers fan was going through it — and at one point, checked her pulse — during Green Bay's embarrassing blowout loss to the Atlanta Falcons in their home opener Thursday night.

Appeals Court Backs Department Of War's Anthropic Blacklisting In Blow To Dario

The Trump administration scored a legal victory Friday morning after a federal appeals court rejected Anthropic's challenge to its designation as a national-security supply-chain risk. This means the Department of War can blacklist the AI frontier firm from all contracts.

In a 2-1 decision today, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit found sufficient grounds for the DoW to designate Anthropic's products a supply-chain risk. The court pointed to restrictions embedded in Claude that prevent it from performing certain critical tasks.

"The Department had ample support for its conclusion that the continued integration of Claude into the Department's information systems, by the Department or its contractors, presented a statutorily covered national-security risk," the court wrote.

It continued, "As Anthropic admits, the company encodes restrictions into Claude that prevent the model from performing tasks that Anthropic wishes to prevent."

Anthropic has opposed allowing its AI to be used for autonomous weapons or mass domestic surveillance.

Dario Amodei's Anthropic has warned that such a designation could cause significant "reputational stigma" and cost it hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.

Or perhaps it could complicate things as the company pushes for an IPO debut after the US midterm elections in November.

Last night at the White House, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, and Tim Cook were among those invited to the state dinner with President Trump and Melania Trump, as well as Trump's Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, and his wife.

Dario was not invited.

If Anthropic were smart they would terminate Dario tomorrow https://t.co/Dxtv011mzk

— Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) September 25, 2026

Will Chamberlain noted on X, "If Anthropic were smart they would terminate Dario tomorrow." 

Tyler Durden Fri, 09/25/2026 - 11:50

Journalist Omid Scobie addressed the brothers' relationship in a new ABC News Studios documentary about Harry and Meghan Markle's return to the UK.

Journalist Omid Scobie addressed the brothers' relationship in a new ABC News Studios documentary about Harry and Meghan Markle's return to the UK.

Heavy rains from powerful Hurricane Polo could cause torrential flooding and landslides in Mexico, according to the US hurricane center.

The Commanders got better news on their franchise quarterback than the Giants did.

Senate Narrowly Defeats Iran War Powers Resolution

Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com

The Senate narrowly defeated a War Powers Resolution on Thursday that would have directed President Trump to end the war with Iran, though the vote doesn’t negate the Iran War Powers Resolution that was passed by both the Senate and the House several months ago.

The resolution failed Thursday in a 49-50 vote, with four Republicans — Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) — supporting the measure. It marked the first time Tillis, who is not running for re-election, voted to end the war.

C-Span screengrab

Just one Democrat, Senator Jon Fetterman (D-PA), voted against the bill, something he’s consistently done, and Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) wasn’t present for the vote.

If Alsobrooks did vote in favor of the resolution, Vice President JD Vance could have cast a tie-breaking vote to kill the bill, as he did with a Venezuela War Powers Resolution earlier this year.

The resolution previously passed through the House, where seven Republicans voted in favor, the most support from the GOP that a bill to end the Iran war has received.

Back in June, both the House and the Senate passed a concurrent War Powers Resolution directing President Trump to end hostilities against Iran, marking the first time Congress has approved a concurrent resolution under the 1973 War Powers Act directing the termination of an unauthorized war.

Section 5(c) of the 1973 War Powers Act states that "at any time that United States Armed Forces are engaged in hostilities outside the territory of the United States, its possessions and territories without a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization, such forces shall be removed by the President if the Congress so directs by concurrent resolution."

Thursday’s vote, or any of the other recent War Powers bills that have been defeated, does not repeal H. Con. Res. 86, the resolution that was passed in June. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has said in his articles of impeachment that he introduced for Pete Hegseth that the Pentagon chief is in violation of the 1973 War Powers Act by continuing the war with Iran without congressional authorization.

Massie also argues that the war was unlawful from the outset because Congress never declared war on Iran or provided authorization for the hostilities.

Tyler Durden Fri, 09/25/2026 - 11:25

Gen Zers have scrolled right past the digital era, officially falling back into the analog age. 

The Dumbo pad went into contract one day before “Patient Zero” hit streaming.

Jefferies, Goldman, Now Stifel: Wall Street Races To Cover Almonty As "Owning The Bottlenecks" Theme Gains Momentum

A sense of urgency is building across Wall Street as notable desks push clients toward the critical materials theme we already laid out for readers, as the Trump administration accelerates efforts to rebuild conflict-free supply chains and reduce dependence on China. Resource nationalism and the looming rearmament supercycle are turning secure access to critical materials into both a national security priority and a multiyear investment theme.

For miners already producing conflict-free critical materials outside China, the opportunity lies in supplying Western buyers seeking alternatives to Beijing's quasi-monopoly, which is expected to persist through 2030. The US government's deals with junior miners have generated news headlines, but new projects can take years to reach commercial production. As Western supplies tighten, the immediate market advantage belongs to producers capable of delivering material today. Government funding can accelerate development, but it cannot eliminate the time required to permit, build and commission a mine.

Wall Street Piles Into Almonty Coverage As Tungsten Producing Miner Ramps Up To Challenge China's Stranglehold

At the start of the month, Jefferies initiated coverage on Almonty Industries and assigned a "Buy" rating, highlighting the miner's direct public-market exposure to Western tungsten supply, with a 12-month price target of $26.25.

Jefferies initiates critical mineral companies Almonty, Materion, USA Rare Earth and Neo Performance with Buy; the firms are expected to benefit from increased demand for supply outside of China.

Almonty (buy, PT $26.25)

Sees Almonty offering public exposure to Western tungsten…

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 2, 2026

By Thursday, Goldman Sachs launched coverage on Almonty, describing the miner as "at the center of the Western tungsten investment narrative."

Now it's Friday, and Stifel critical materials analyst Brock Cannon has initiated coverage of Almonty with a $25 price target, telling clients that the Nasdaq-listed miner is set to be a major beneficiary of Western efforts to reduce dependence on Chinese tungsten, which is critical to defense and advanced manufacturing.

Almonty rated new Buy ($25 PT) at Stifel as it sees the miner benefiting from increased production and higher tungsten prices. “Tungsten prices are up ~775% since the start of 2025 as China’s export controls have structurally changed the market”

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 25, 2026

China accounted for roughly 80% of global tungsten mine production in 2025 and about 85% of downstream ammonium paratungstate refining capacity, according to Cannon.

Almonty's production ramp is timed just perfectly to help Western buyers break China's stranglehold on tungsten supply: its Sangdong mine in South Korea is ramping up Phase I, while Phase II is expected to nearly double annual ore throughput to 1.2 million tonnes in 2027.

"Almonty is a global tungsten mine operator with assets across Western countries and the US. The company has recently started Phase I commercial production at its Sangdong, South Korea mine with plans to execute Phase II (~2x production) in 2027," Cannon wrote in the note.

Alongside an expansion at its Panasqueira mine in Portugal, that should substantially increase output over the next two years. Cannon estimates Sangdong alone could account for roughly 40% of Western and allied tungsten supply once both phases are fully operational.

Cannon noted, "The company is also expanding production at its Panasqueira mine which (along with Sangdong) would result in the company leading Western Tungsten production by the end of 2028."

Cannon added more color: 

Financial Snapshot

Investment Thesis

Key Investor Debates

Global Supply

Tungsten Demand Market Segments

Tungsten in Defense

The Korean Trinity: Almonty's Long-Term Buildout at Sangdong

Tungsten Pricing: China Exit Creating New Market Dynamic

Almonty Tungsten Production Ramp: Ahead of the Game

Almonty Leads Western Tungsten Project Pipeline

US Tungsten: No Operating Mine, Five Domestic Projects

Long-Term Catalysts: Upside From Further Expansion Projects

Cannon named Almonty the "first name in our new Critical Materials coverage," which is outlined in a theme called "Owning the Bottlenecks." 

Why this theme should work: 

The race for conflict-free tungsten and other critical materials is a theme that Jefferies, Goldman, and now Stifel are backing, as Washington's multiyear effort to rebuild critical supply chains will reward early movers, including producers like Almonty.

Professional subscribers can read the full ALM note here at our new Marketdesk.ai portal. 

Tyler Durden Fri, 09/25/2026 - 11:10

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell revealed that his recent absence from the team was due to a death in his immediate family.

There is some debate over which restaurant pioneered the drive-thru concept.

The Padres' ticket to the 2026 playoffs has come with a side of uproar.

Netanyahu Brings Ominous Prop To UN Speech, Blasts 'Moral Cowards'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a fiery address to the UN General Assembly in New York, raging against his international critics and batting down genocide allegations.

He slammed widespread accusations that the Israeli army conducted a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Gaza as "the biggest lie of the century" while calling his decision to obliterate Hamas and wage war in the strip "one of the easiest decisions I've ever had to make." He added: "if we hadn't done it, we'd all be dead."

via Reuters

Dozens of UN delegates walked out during the speech, and at times jeers and boos were heard, after which Netanyahu berated them from the podium as "moral cowards".

At one point he said that "in the last three years," Israeli soldiers have "fought a war on seven fronts."

"Do you know of any other country the size of New Jersey that can fight for three years on seven fronts?" he posed. 

The big walkout...

Netanyahu with a slight grin: "If there are any other moral cowards who haven’t yet left this hall, please do so now, thank you very much."

🇮🇱 Mark Rutte was apparently surprised delegations would walk out during Netanyahu’s UN speech...

That’s like being surprised someone brought cocaine to Miami in the ’80s.

Writer: Oliverpic.twitter.com/EQ0AvaVtnY

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 24, 2026

"They organized to erase us from the face of the Earth. Instead of collapsing, we delivered devastating blows to all of them with our great American friends and crushed the Iranian army and its nuclear facilities," Netanyahu also said.

Given he was standing at the UN building in New York City, Netanyahu called out Mayor Zohran Mamdani. He chastised him as the "antisemitic mayor" - and added:

"Shame on you. Shame on you for distorting the facts. Shame on you for inverting the victim and aggressor. Shame on you for spitting in the face of truth."

Netanyahu further asserted that "many Jews no longer feel safe in New York" since Mamdani got elected. The longtime member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and former NY state assembly member had previously called for Bibi's arrest as a war criminal should he step foot on American soil.

Israel is publishing the coordinates, dates and exact local times of public protests in other countries.

The J-SOC reports appear on the Ministry for Diaspora Affairs website as part of a wider effort to protect Israel’s international image.
Here are 2,000 forecast entries. pic.twitter.com/pcfb38ftdR

— S.B.S (@Wallface) September 25, 2026

"Mr. Mamdani, you tried to stop me from coming here. You tried to silence me. Well, you can't silence me, and you can't silence the truth," Netanyahu said in his speech.

He also quite provocatively brandished a pager while reminding the UN audience Israel's devastating September 2024 operation against Hezbollah leaders (and in some instances their families). He's been on many occasions touting Israeli intelligence's pager bombs - though this will likely been seen by many on the UNGA floor as a veiled threat to not oppose Israel.

Speaking of veiled threats...

🚨🇮🇱 WATCH: A member of the Israeli delegation walking around the UN hall to check which countries had left during Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech pic.twitter.com/MeYXEe6TLc

— Politics Global (@PolitlcsGlobal) September 25, 2026

Netanyahu has long been known for somewhat theatrical speeches on the UN floor, and almost every time be brings some kind of prop or visual. Iranian President Pesheshkian also brought some visuals to present before the delegates.

Clash of visuals: Iran President vs. PM Netanyahu

Starlink snub: Iran and Israel take UNGA clash beyond words pic.twitter.com/l6oOiKvLtg

— Viory Video (@vioryvideo) September 25, 2026

In this latest Thursday address, some critics have noted that the overall threatening tone of the speech (with us or against us type rhetoric) reveals some level of desperation on the part of the Israeli government as it finds itself more and more isolated on a global stage. Even the UK has of late announced sanctions on Jewish settler groups in the West Bank, which has been met with anger in Tel Aviv.

Tyler Durden Fri, 09/25/2026 - 11:00

These titles and many more are out on VOD this week.

The NHL's 2026-27 rookie class has big skates to fill.