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October 26, 2026 Of the Lord by the Prophet “And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.” (Matthew 2:15) What can this gospel writer’s phrase “spoken of the Lord by the prophet” teach us about how to read the Bible? We discover a clear pointer to interpreting Scripture and thus can have confidence that we can correctly understand what God is saying. The pointer comes from Matthew’s emphasis on the prophet’s words as expressing what the Lord spoke. In today’s text, Matthew did not say that the prophet (Hosea) invented the message or that it merely might have included some divine content. Who said those words—the Lord or Hosea? Apparently, both! Hosea and the rest of the prophets wrote down the exact words the Lord wanted to say. Fallible humans got to participate in the process of recording infallible words through this miracle of divine inspiration. “For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” (2 Peter 1:21). Matthew’s confidence that Hosea penned the speech of God Himself can give us the same assurance. Other Bible authors reinforce this. The prophet Daniel wrote, “In the first year of [Darius’s] reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem” (9:2). Here again we see complete confidence that a prophet—in this case Jeremiah—wrote down “the word of the LORD,” not words that any mere man made up. Rest assured that the prophets who penned their portions of Scripture wrote our Lord’s exact words. BDT

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Bodycam: Cop Was Not in Danger When He Fired Shots That Killed 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley After the Mississippi attorney general cleared a white cop for firing into a car and killing a Black toddler in a Walmart parking lot, video footage released by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety has revealed the fullest picture to date of what happened. https://theintercept.com/2026/10/23/kohen-wiley-body-camera-police-shooting-justification/? The Stakes of Brazil’s Presidential Election Brazilians will head to the polls on Sunday in one of the most consequential presidential elections of the last decade. The run-off election will determine the future of the largest democracy in Latin America and the fate of the Amazon rainforest. https://theintercept.com/2026/10/23/brazil-president-election-lula-bolsonaro-meta/? Giant Crypto Super PAC Funnels Big Money to Former Trump Official’s Firm to Support… Democrats? The Fellowship PAC, a super PAC fueled by crypto industry cash that once lavished praise on Donald Trump, is making a surprising pivot. https://theintercept.com/2026/10/23/crypto-donations-democrats-elections-bo-hines/? The Spirit of “Party Unity, My Ass” Is Back and Coming for the DSA (and El-Sayed) The PUMA spirit is back. The 2008 Democratic Party protest movement, inflamed by what Hillary Clinton supporters viewed as Barack Obama stealing the nomination from their primary candidate, scorned his general election campaign and embraced the mantra “Party Unity, My Ass.” https://theintercept.com/2026/10/24/centrist-democrats-dsa-el-sayed/? Hegseth Built a New Pentagon Office for Religion. Military Religious Leaders Wish He Hadn’t. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has extended a line for the military’s religious leaders to reach him directly — and current and former military chaplains say they don’t want it. https://theintercept.com/2026/10/25/hegseth-military-christian-religion/? The Intercept Live in Conversation With Robert Reich Democrats may be ahead in the polls. But can they withstand billions in campaign spending by Elon Musk and other MAGA oligarchs? Will the election be safe from intimidation and interference? And even if they do prevail, what would a Democratic Congress actually do to obstruct Trump’s attacks on democracy? https://theintercept.com/2026/10/23/robert-reich-live-midterm-elections-democracy/? Mamdani’s High-Wire Balancing Act Between ICE and NYPD Can’t Last The October 8 shooting of Oscar Belgal by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in front of his 5-year-old son in Manhattan forced into the open a question that had been on many New Yorkers’ minds: What would the New York Police Department do when ICE broke the “rule of law” in the city, and how would Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the person who has the power to hire and fire the NYPD commissioner, respond? https://theintercept.com/2026/10/22/mamdani-tisch-ice-shooting-nypd/?

Starlink Slowdown Standoff Elon Musk accused Ukraine on Saturday of violating Starlink rules by using the technology for offensive drones. The remarks are Musk’s first acknowledgment of an active role in restricting Kyiv’s satellite communications system this month. Starlink is a civilian communications service, while its counterpart, Starshield, is a Pentagon-funded program. Ukraine relies on both systems in its war with Russia but denies the ability to use Starlink for offensive capabilities. When Ukraine first reported communications disruptions, Musk suggested the US government directed the slowdown. A Reuters report indicated the decision came from the White House amid tensions over Ukraine’s targeting of Russian oil infrastructure (see previous write-up). US officials denied the allegations. President Donald Trump reportedly called Musk last week requesting SpaceX restore Ukraine’s full access to Starlink and Starshield; Ukraine has confirmed both systems are functioning normally. Trilateral negotiations between the US, Russia, and Ukraine are due to resume next month. See war updates here. ps:I know who I believe and it ain't Musk!!!!! Ukraine disputes Elon Musk's claim that its military violated Starlink's terms of service Ukrainian officials have disputed claims by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that the country’s military violated Starlink’s terms of service by using the civilian satellite internet network for offensive drone strikes. Read More. ps:Elon is getting the same rep as trump! Can't believe a word these guys have to say!!

Thousands protest in Prague as government advances public media funding overhaul Czechs rallied in big numbers in Prague on Sunday to renew protests against a plan by the government led by billionaire Andrej Babiš to overhaul funding for public broadcasters that many consider dangerous for their independence. Read More.

✳️ The Shapiro asterisk Photo illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images 💪 Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is an electoral juggernaut in America's biggest swing state — and he's widely seen as a likely contender for president in 2028. But strategists in both parties are questioning how tested he really is. Shapiro's success — he's cruised to victory in multiple statewide races — has come with an asterisk: He hasn't faced a well-financed opponent in recent contests, leading some political insiders to see him as more of a wildcard than his resume suggests. 🤔 Why it matters: Shapiro's unfamiliarity with intense, bruising campaigns could become a liability in the 2028 Democratic primary, where if he was a top candidate, he'd be confronted with a barrage of attack ads, opposition research and rivals with deep pockets. A plugged-in Democratic operative in Pennsylvania suggested that because of Shapiro's lack of being tested, "it is totally possible that he has an incredible glass jaw — and that he is the Scott Walker of 2028." Walker was the swing-state Wisconsin governor who looked good on paper as a potential presidential candidate but flopped after entering the 2016 GOP primary. Zoom in: In next week's election, Shapiro is running for a second four-year term as the Keystone State's governor. He's on pace to defeat Republican challenger Stacy Garrity by double digits, according to the latest polls. The money gap is gargantuan: Shapiro has dropped $42 million on campaign ads, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact. Garrity, the state's treasurer, has spent just $3 million on ads — a drop in the ocean in a state as large as Pennsylvania, with its expensive advertising markets. It's not that Garrity prefers, say, door-knocking to TV ads. She's just outmatched: Campaign finance reports show she's only raised about $11 million this cycle, compared with Shapiro's $64 million. Making matters worse for Garrity, the Republican Governors Association (RGA) has not come to her rescue on the airwaves. ⛸️ Christopher Nicholas, a longtime GOP strategist in Pennsylvania, said the dynamic has "allowed Shapiro to skate with essentially having a one-sided campaign." "A lot of people think he has a glass chin because he's never really had a million dollars of negative TV shoved down his throat in a week," Nicholas said. Zoom out: Shapiro caught a break when he first ran for governor in 2022 against Republican Doug Mastriano, a far-right state senator widely viewed as a historically weak candidate disliked even by the GOP establishment. Mastriano, who was strapped for cash, spent just $2 million on ads that year. Shapiro and his allies spent $55 million. A conservative outside group invested $8 million on advertising in the election but abandoned the race that September after Shapiro embraced school vouchers, a priority for many on the right. The RGA stayed out of the race. In both of his gubernatorial contests, Shapiro has run unopposed in the Democratic primaries, leaving him with little experience of intra-party electoral battles. It was a similar story when Shapiro twice was elected as Pennsylvania's attorney general. He vastly outspent his Republican opponents. 🗣️ What they're saying: Shapiro's allies argue that he's had token opposition precisely because he's a formidable candidate — that more talented Republicans don't want to waste their time and money running against such a hard-to-beat opponent with big fundraising chops. The governor has also sometimes cut off his GOP rivals' money spigots by courting Republican donors. "Sun Tzu was always about picking the battle you want to fight," said Doc Sweitzer, a Pennsylvania Democratic ad maker. "Josh has an incredible skill of picking the opponents." Asked for comment, Shapiro spokesperson Manuel Bonder said: "Winning elections in Pennsylvania and putting a check on Donald Trump is the only thing we're focused on — and believe it or not, it's harder than sitting at home giving unnamed quotes to Axios." Shapiro is far from the only potential Democratic presidential candidate who hasn't squared off against a top-notch statewide Republican candidate. Possible White House hopefuls from deep-blue territory — such as New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — or with little experience defeating Republicans statewide, like former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, have either never run in or never won remotely competitive general elections. Read more. — Holly Otterbein

Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic concedes defeat to the student-led movement in a seismic political shift BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government. https://apnews.com/article/serbia-election-students-vucic-fdf5def8a20aebc8ae139fd719478775?

What to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries The Ebola outbreak in Congo, which began in May, is spreading rapidly across Africa. It has reached Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and France, making it the deadliest outbreak in Congo's history. The Bundibugyo virus, responsible for the infections, has no approved vaccine or treatment. Poor surveillance at entry points is a recurring problem. The Africa CDC and WHO are calling for a coordinated response. Concerns have been raised over $700 million in unaccounted Ebola aid, highlighting issues of transparency and accountability. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ First Ebola patients in Nigeria and Kenya might have crossed paths at Uganda airport Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreak Congo’s Ebola outbreak leaves grieving families struggling with fear and stigma WATCH: Ebola's spread in Africa makes it the most widespread outbreak in history

She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills Cindy Banda faces mounting medical bills after battling breast cancer. Despite the single mother's positive outlook, the financial strain combined with the high cost of living is overwhelming. And it's made the Texan who's a three-time supporter of President Donald Trump rethink her politics. Rising healthcare costs are a major concern for many in the United States heading into the Nov. 3 election. Polling shows that registered voters tend to trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle healthcare. Banda knows how that feels. And for the first time in her life she's voted Democratic, casting an early ballot for James Talarico, in the U.S. Senate race. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Medi-Cal cuts could push seniors and people with disabilities off of coverage Trump at South Florida rally revives the idea of military intervention in Cuba after Iran Trump, seeking to help Maine Sen. Collins, exempts some Canadian imports from 50% tariffs Obama, in Midwest, assails ‘cruelty’ and indecency from Trump and his allies AOC can draw a crowd. The midterms will test whether her politics can win before 2028 Massachusetts and Idaho put guns on the ballot. One restricts them, the other honors them

⚾ 1 fast thing: Brew Crew pitcher sets record Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers strikes out Victor Mesa Jr. of the Tampa Bay Rays in the second inning of Game 1. Photo: Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The very first pitch of this year's World Series made history. Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob "Miz" Misiorowski threw a 103.5 mph fastball against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday — setting a new record for the fastest World Series pitch. The Chicago Cubs' Aroldis Chapman held the previous mark for the fastest Series pitch: 103.2 mph in the ninth inning of Game 2 in 2016. 🍻 The relentless Brew Crew was down four runs last night but stunned the Rays with a 5-4 comeback for a 2-0 World Series lead. The Rays host the Brewers in Tampa Bay for Game 3 tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET. More on the record ... More on last night ... More on Miz.

🎃 Candy slump Illustration: Allie Carl/Axios Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start this year as U.S. consumers grapple with high living costs and eye-popping chocolate prices. Sales fell 6.7% in the month ending Oct. 17 compared with the same period last year, according to NielsenIQ, a market research firm. Sales were down 11.7% in September, erasing preseason gains Halloween candy enjoyed the previous two years, AP reports. Go deeper.

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🛒 Data du jour: What's cheaper Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chart: Jim Sergent/Axios Food prices are up 2.5% since last September, but some grocery essentials are moving in the opposite direction, Axios' Jim Sergent reports from Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The average price of a dozen large eggs ($2.27) is down $4 since peaking at $6.23 in March 2025.

💥 Trump's DOJ barrels into midterms Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Stock: Getty Images With just nine days until the midterms, the Trump administration is escalating its assault on two of the Justice Department's most sacred guardrails, Axios' Zachary Basu writes: Independence from the White House. Restraint before elections. Why it matters: President Trump's DOJ has shattered the traditional calm of a pre-election period with a barrage of politically sensitive investigations, prosecutions and eleventh-hour efforts to influence the vote. 🏔️ Zoom in: The Justice Department's most aggressive election intervention yet came this week in Alaska, where a preemptive lawsuit seeks to delay certification of the state's U.S. Senate results — if the Democrat wins. DOJ argues that a second candidate, Dan J. Sullivan Jr., could confuse voters and siphon support from the Republican incumbent, Sen. Dan S. Sullivan. Legal experts question the DOJ's authority to block certification of a state-run election, or how officials could determine voters' intentions without compromising ballot secrecy. Zoom out: Alaska is just one front in an October offensive aimed at rooting out alleged election fraud, investigating prominent Democrats and re-litigating Trump's oldest political grievances. On Oct. 7, Trump established a White House committee to investigate alleged mortgage fraud by Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, authorizing DOJ personnel to participate in proceedings that could lead to her removal. Cook denies wrongdoing. On Oct. 12, federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) home and seized her cellphone as part of an investigation into possible immigration fraud. The Wall Street Journal reports that the administration is building a case to try to strip the Somali-born lawmaker of her citizenship, and ultimately deport her. On Oct. 15, DOJ sued California to block ballots from more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens. On Friday, prosecutors demanded that county officials segregate flagged ballots within 48 hours, warning of potential criminal liability. On Oct. 22, prosecutors unveiled an eight-count indictment against Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas — a key figure in Democrats' redistricting efforts in that state — alleging she helped operate an illegal marijuana enterprise. Lucas denies wrongdoing. On Oct. 23, two former senior FBI officials were charged with lying to Congress about their roles in the Hunter Biden investigation. 👀 The big picture: The October blitz is unfolding alongside efforts to investigate or revive cases involving longtime Trump adversaries, including former CIA Director John Brennan, former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. ⚖️ In a statement to Axios, DOJ defended its election-related interventions, arguing that the California cases concern alleged misconduct in previous elections. The department called linking the Lucas and former FBI officials' cases to the midterms "a smear," noting that none of the defendants are on November ballots. Go deeper. ps:What a pathetic administration!!!!!

What to know as Brazilians choose between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro on Sunday Brazil is on the cusp of granting leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva a fourth presidential term or pivoting to the far right again by electing Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump. Read More. Lula is declared winner of Brazil’s election as Bolsonaro rejects results RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, was reelected Sunday in a result that provides relief to critics of widening U.S. influence in Latin America. https://apnews.com/article/brazil-election-lula-bolsonaro-runoff-vote-president-e2c9fe8fc4aa3e3675b9a8ec15405d93? Lula Wins in Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential runoff yesterday, edging out conservative populist Flávio Bolsonaro. Known by shorthand as “Lula,” the leftist incumbent overcame a two-point deficit to Bolsonaro after the first round of voting earlier this month. The victory secures the 80-year-old Lula’s fourth presidential term. First elected in 2002, he left office at the end of 2010 due to constitutional limits on consecutive terms. He was jailed in 2018 on corruption charges linked to “Operation Car Wash”—a multibillion-dollar probe that began with a single small business. His convictions were nullified in 2021, allowing him to run against (and beat) Bolsonaro’s father, Jair, in 2022. Lula will have to contend with surging federal debt (about $1.8T) and frustration over public services and rising cost of living. The race kicks off a string of major elections, including Benjamin Netanyahu seeking to maintain control in Israel (tomorrow, see polls) and US midterms next Tuesday.

Trump casts his midterm ballot early in Florida President Donald Trump cast his ballot in the midterm elections Saturday, saying he voted for all Republicans in Florida before speaking at a Georgia rally. Read More. ps:Imagine that he voted early!! I thought that was a no no????? How pathetic!!!!! To make AI morally good, tech companies are turning to religion. But some say it isn’t that simple As tech companies race to build the most powerful artificial intelligence, some are also asking how to teach a chatbot right from wrong. Their answer? Religion. Amid this much-discussed turn to faith, there has been little public scrutiny surrounding what exactly these technology companies think religion is — and what they hope to get out of it. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ As the US and China form AI blocs, countries are increasingly torn between them US designates helium as a critical material, citing its importance for semiconductors California cities pull the plug on data centers after state regulations don’t scale up fast enough Zuckerberg makes deal with Meta to help him pay billionaire tax if it passes Stick it to them: Before social media, bumper stickers were the Twitter of the roads

Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start amid high chocolate prices and affordability concerns Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start this year as U.S. consumers grapple with high living costs and eye-popping chocolate prices. Read More.

More than 400,000 protest across France, challenging Macron as Paris clashes erupt PARIS (AP) — Clashes erupted in Paris as a mass march drew to a close Saturday, with more than 400,000 people rallying across France over school funding and soaring living costs in a fresh challenge to President Emmanuel Macron. Police made nearly 1,000 arrests, the government said. https://apnews.com/article/france-protests-paris-unrest-ad2fb9206e72e5d1b4ae43fdf7aa96a9?

New York couple opens raccoon rehabilitation center, estimates they have saved more than 800 raccoons to date. (More, w/photos) Climate activists install floating wetlands across a British harbor to revive wildlife populations. (More) Midwest NICUs dress their tiny patients up for an annual Halloween costume contest. (More, w/photos) NBA point guard quietly cofounds an insoles company inspired by his own foot injuries; product spreads by word of mouth rather than traditional endorsements. (More) Utah woman who lost her uterus to cancer becomes a mother with the help of her mother-in-law, who served as her surrogate. (More) Today, we're sharing a story from reader Kris B. in Astoria, Oregon. "I admired a knit hat at a rally I was attending and asked the woman if she had knit it. She said no, her mother-in-law did. Then she smiled and handed me the hat, saying she could always get another one and her mother-in-law would be happy to know her work was admired." Humankind: Young men help an 86-year-old man finish welding a 62-foot steel boat he's been working on since 1987. (w/photo)

Evolution's Viral Twist A viral pandemic that spread roughly five to seven million years ago may be responsible for differences between human and chimpanzee brains, according to a study published this week. Chimpanzees are humans' closest evolutionary relatives, sharing nearly 99% of the same genes. Yet, the human brain is roughly three times larger, a difference whose origins have puzzled scientists for decades (scroll for diagram). The new study identified a fragment of viral DNA present in chimpanzees but absent in humans that appears to impair genes vital to brain development. Researchers believe an ancient retrovirus, similar to HIV, inserted its genetic material into the primates' genomes, allowing it to be passed through subsequent generations. Humans, however, may have been protected by an antiviral protein that blocked the virus, ultimately giving them an evolutionary advantage. Separately, another study out this month found that chimpanzees are less likely to steal food from their friends than their enemies. Experts say the finding may shed light on the roots of fairness and friendship. ps:Wow anything to keep up this Charade! Also the 99% has been debunk for many years, just ask ICR!! > Block unveils Dessa, an AI-powered conversation model trained on nothing but human conversations; company says it mimics the way humans learn language (More) | Listen to clips (More) > Study suggests mother bats respond to the high-pitched isolation calls of their own individual pups, similar to humans (More) | How bat echolocation works (More, w/video) > OpenAI resumes frontier model training but disconnects from live internet, citing risks given past agents' rogue behavior (More) | What AI agents do when humans aren't looking (More, w/video)

🎸 1 fun thing: 20 years of Tay Taylor Swift performs for "The Eras Tour" at Nissan Stadium in Nashville in May 2023. Photo: John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album — featuring smash hits like "Teardrops on My Guitar," "Our Song" and "Tim McGraw" — turns 20 today. Why it matters: For all the genres and eras Swift has explored since, that first collection of songs reveals just how much of the artist she'd become was there from the start, Axios Nashville's Adam Tamburin writes. Zoom in: As journalist Emily Yahr writes in her new book "Taylor Swift: The Debut Years," many executives were skeptical that Swift's point of view would resonate with their target audience of 30-something women listening to the radio during carpool runs. But Swift insisted on writing for the kids in the back seat. 📝 By the numbers: Swift wrote or co-wrote more than 100 songs while preparing to release "Taylor Swift," Yahr says. The 11 tracks that made the cut leaned unapologetically into teenage experiences. The effervescent "Our Song," a classic Swiftian anthem that she wrote on her own for a freshman talent show, crackled with the giddy excitement of puppy love. She eventually released it as the third single off of her debut album. It was her first to hit No. 1 on the country charts. Keep reading ...

🎬 More movie for your money Doctor Doom in "Avengers: Doomsday," out Dec. 18. Photo: Marvel via AP All kinds of films, from big-budget spectacles to art house dramas, are getting longer. After analyzing 36,431 movies released theatrically from 1980 to 2025, researcher Stephen Follows found that the average length of a wide-release movie has grown from 106 to 114 minutes. 🍿 But there's little evidence that long runtimes are dissuading moviegoers, AP reports. "The Odyssey," with a running time of 173 minutes, is the year's second-highest-grossing movie, with $1.8 billion in ticket sales, and the front-runner for best picture at the Oscars. Two other top Oscar contenders — "La Bola Negra" (159 minutes) and "You Can See Everything" (174 minutes) — also run more than 2.5 hours. "The moviegoing experience is evolving," Joe Russo, who is directing the upcoming "Avengers: Doomsday" with his brother Anthony, said in a recent interview. "Eventized cinema seems to be the draw to get people out of their homes. ... Length can certainly contribute to the feeling of an experience. In a lot of ways, it's the feeling of getting your money's worth." The Russos expect "Doomsday," out Dec. 18, to run close to 2.5 hours. Explore the data ... Keep reading.