If you’re really adventurous, listen to Part 2. It’s a good reflection of where I’m at politically and socially these days.

Research : Michi Hirota

Ukraine | Starlink
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/
world/europe/
ukraine-starlink-energy.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/
2026/oct/14/
ukraine-soldiers-combat-
access-starlink-satellite-
internet-restricted

Outrage after Meta suspends No Kings Instagram account during protests
https://www.theguardian.com/
us-news/2026/oct/18/
no-kings-instagram-account
suspended-during-protests

Heather Cox Richardson
19 October 2026
https://heathercoxrichardson.
substack.com/p/
october-19-2026

“As Clinton wrote today: ‘In just the last few days: Trump made a deal for the U.S. to buy Russian diesel, an economic lifeline for Putin; he and Elon Musk blamed each other for an order that slowed down Starlink satellite connectivity over Ukraine, hampering the country’s defenses during a devastating Russian attack; and Trump waived sanctions on Russia that Congress, led by his late friend Lindsey Graham, had pushed for. Now, Putin has proposed a summit with Trump and Xi to decide Ukraine’s fate for them, bulldoze a century of international cooperation, and frame Russia as an equal to the U.S. and China.’”