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Denver business owner calls for more police action after nearly $8,000 in tools stolen from work van
Nearly $1 million worth of Pokémon and sports trading cards stolen in FedEx truck theft
The truck was broken into on Oct. 13 outside a company called Professonal Sports Authenticator that verifies memorabilia.
Nearly $1 million worth of Pokémon and sports trading cards stolen in FedEx truck theft
The truck was broken into on Oct. 13 outside a company called Professonal Sports Authenticator that verifies memorabilia.
Nearly $1 million worth of Pokémon and sports trading cards stolen in FedEx truck theft
The truck was broken into on Oct. 13 outside a company called Professonal Sports Authenticator that verifies memorabilia.
Nearly $1 million worth of Pokémon and sports trading cards stolen in FedEx truck theft
The truck was broken into on Oct. 13 outside a company called Professonal Sports Authenticator that verifies memorabilia.
Nearly $1 million worth of rare Pokémon and sports cards stolen from FedEx truck in California
Nearly $1 million in rare trading cards were stolen from a FedEx truck parked near a Santa Ana, California, business, according to police.
Nearly $1 million worth of rare Pokémon and sports cards stolen from FedEx truck in Santa Ana
Nearly $1 million in rare trading cards were stolen from a FedEx truck parked near a Santa Ana business, according to police.
Looted French goods are popping up on resale site Vinted
The second-hand online marketplace Vinted has removed listings of looted French goods and stepped up checks on “suspicious” adverts, as the country’s authorities seek to prevent goods stolen during riots from being sold online.
Police trying to identify man in connection with UTV stolen from business
Harrisburg Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man in connection with a theft investigation.
Nearly $1M in sports, Pokémon cards stolen from FedEx truck in California
The cards were swiped from a trading card authentication company. One collector said he was “absolutely financially destroyed.”
OnPoint Helps Small Businesses in Oregon and SW Washington Defend Against Latest Cyber Scams - The Source
Cyber threats are becoming harder for small businesses to detect as criminals use artificial intelligence, stolen credentials, and increasingly sophisticated impersonation tactics. Half of small and midsize businesses reported a cybersecurity incident in the past year, according to the National Cybersecurity Alliance’s 2026 Small Business Cybersecurity Awareness & Practices Survey. OnPoint Community Credit Union is highlighting emerging […]
Northwest Side Burglary Spree 'Crushing' For Small Businesses Trying To Stay Afloat
A group of men drove a stolen Kia across the Northwest Side Wednesday morning, where they targeted at least 23 businesses, police and business owners said.
Businesses reopen after brass valves stolen for copper
Brass valves at a North Las Vegas shopping center were stolen. One business says it cost them thousands.
Cash, alcohol, tobacco stolen in 9 businesses burglarized across Howard County
As many as nine businesses were burglarized Sunday night into Monday morning in Howard County, police said.
Chicago-area business owner hit with $2,150 towing bill after stolen trailer recovered
A suburban Chicago landscaping business owner who lost tens of thousands of dollars in equipment to thieves says recovering his stolen trailer came with another unexpected financial blow: a $2,150 towing bill.
DNA and vehicle-tracking help French investigators recover stolen Renoirs and makes arrests
DNA left on a painting cover has helped investigators recover two stolen Renoirs and uncover plans for another heist, according to a French prosecutor | WWJ Newsradio 950
DNA and vehicle-tracking help French investigators recover stolen Renoirs and makes arrests
DNA left on a painting cover has helped investigators recover two stolen Renoirs and uncover plans for another heist, according to a French prosecutor | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM
DNA and vehicle-tracking help French investigators recover stolen Renoirs and makes arrests
DNA left on a painting cover has helped investigators recover two stolen Renoirs and uncover plans for another heist, according to a French prosecutor.
Suspect steals car, leads police on chase before crashing into Sunnyside area business, HPD says
Officials said the suspect was in a stolen car being chased before crashing into the store front on Scott and Mallow Steet, injuring themselves and two customers.
2 Renoir paintings stolen from a French museum have been found, 6 arrested
Two Renoir paintings stolen from a museum in southern France have been found | Talk 1370
2 Renoir paintings stolen from a French museum have been found, 6 arrested
Two Renoir paintings stolen from a museum in southern France have been found | WWJ Newsradio 950
Brazil: Lessons from a Disaster
By Antonio Martins (Outras Palavras) Defeats become deeper and more prolonged when we misunderstand what caused them, avoid correcting course, and embrace “solutions” that only compound our mistakes. Lula’s government and the Brazilian left suffered a disaster in Sunday’s election. Contrary to every poll, the president finished the first round 2.2 million votes behind Flávio Bolsonaro—and, more significantly, 3.4 million votes below his total four years ago, when the machinery of the state was working against him and in favor of his opponent. His vote share declined in 98 percent of Brazil’s municipalities. The PL, the main party of the far right, elected 121 deputies and 28 senators, becoming the largest caucus in both houses of Congress. The parties aligned with the Centrão—Brazil’s bloc of transactional center-right parties—were somewhat diminished, but will still hold roughly 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 35 in the Senate. That will make it easier to assemble the majorities needed to amend the Constitution or impeach Supreme Federal Court justices. If elected, Flávio Bolsonaro could appoint four members of the Court, substantially altering its internal balance of power. What produced these results? How can the far right be prevented from consolidating them into a prolonged political hegemony? And what is the essential change of direction the left now needs? Explaining the Disaster Across the commercial media and the exuberant chaos of digital platforms, interpretations are multiplying. Some focus on specific episodes: Lula’s absence from the Globo debate, his very close relationship with Alexandre de Moraes, or his emphasis on issues supposedly remote from most people’s everyday concerns, such as rare earth minerals. Among the more systemic interpretations, three seem especially questionable. One argues that the principal defeat was not the left’s, since its congressional representation declined only slightly. The decisive movement captured at the ballot box, according to this view, was a shift within the right itself—from the more moderate and transactional forces of the Centrão toward the more ideological and radicalized forces of the PL and Novo. A second interpretation holds that the nature of electoral and political processes has changed. The material interests and aspirations of society, it argues, no longer play the central role they once did; they have given way to forms of subjective self-identification that the left has yet to understand. And a third concludes that, because of these two developments, we should expect a political winter: a prolonged period in which the far right and the broader right dominate Brazilian political life. There are important elements in all three interpretations. The problem lies in what they deny or leave out: Lula’s third government was a small-bore government. It offered the majorities that elected it neither a clearly better life nor reasons to believe again in politics and its power to transform society. These failures flowed from two fatal accommodations, which I will examine below. As a result, the government suffered a slow but steady erosion of support. And, as has happened in so many Western countries, it gave the far right the opportunity to present itself as anti-system and to benefit from popular frustration and distress. The interpretation that emphasizes the migration of votes from the center-right and traditional right toward the far right has been advanced, among others, by the courageous journalist Leonardo Sakamoto. In his UOL column on Monday, October 5, he highlights the miserable behavior of the traditional conservative parties. Over the past four years, they repeatedly joined forces with the “neo”-fascists, helping to “normalize” them—a criticism that could equally be directed at almost the entire corporate media. Believing they could use the far right as a stepping stone, they instead ended up partly devoured by it. This was especially true in the Senate, where the PL’s gain of 13 senators and Novo’s gain of two came at the expense of the PSD, which lost nine; the MDB, which lost two; the PSDB, which lost two; and the PP, which lost one. Sakamoto’s observation is accurate and necessary, but it leaves uncomfortable questions unanswered. Why did the erosion of the Centrão benefit the far right rather than, for example, producing growth for the left—as has happened so many times before, both in Brazil and elsewhere? The answer is not difficult. Throughout its four years in office, Lula’s third government was almost invariably associated with the Centrão. Here lies its first accommodation: accepting the limits imposed by conservative institutions; avoiding, as much as possible, any attempt to strain those limits through popular pressure; and believing only in the modest changes that could be squeezed through openings in Congress. The failure of the campaign to end the six-day workweek is emblematic. Lula could have electrified the presidential race by pairing it with a popular campaign for passage of the measure. Instead, he chose to place his hopes in the hands of Senate president Rodrigo Alcolumbre. He generated no mass mobilization, did not force his opponents onto an uncomfortable defensive, and won no victory. In September 2025, the government squandered the greatest of its many opportunities to shake up conservative power in Congress. Popular opposition to the so-called Shielding Amendment—which, if approved, would have restricted criminal proceedings against members of Congress—brought crowds into the streets, mobilized primarily by artists and social movements. This opened the possibility for a broader political education: a campaign that could begin exposing the limits and dysfunctions of Brazil’s political system while putting Bolsonaro’s movement on the defensive for its predictable support of political privilege. The amendment was defeated. But the executive branch then backed away from the fight. It remained associated with an institutional world widely seen as corrupt, elitist, and indifferent to ordinary people’s struggles. In doing so, it forfeited its credibility as a vehicle for the protest vote. On Sunday, it reaped the bitter fruits. Are We Doomed? Taking a different approach from Sakamoto, the philosopher Moysés Pinto Neto and other writers have drawn attention, in their first analyses of October 4, to the fragmentation of the public sphere produced by Big Tech platforms. Through their algorithms, these platforms present each person with a different view of social reality. As a consequence, it becomes much harder to identify common material problems and demands—for example, the fight for labor rights or for a properly funded public health system. Voters no longer embrace such demands, these authors argue, because they no longer see themselves as part of a collective. Instead, they tend to value the identities assigned to them by neoliberal subjectivity—the role of the entrepreneur, for example. On this interpretation, the left’s possible error lies in clinging to outdated illusions. Moysés’s warning is highly relevant and resonates with arguments such as Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s “Apocalyptic Fascism and the Billionaires’ Bet.” Unlike a century ago, the far right no longer promises a radiant future. It concentrates instead on resentment—especially that of young men. “They belong to a generation that fears it may never own a home, but compensates with the pleasure it gets from constantly provoking progressives online. Convinced their future has been stolen, they share memes romanticizing historical authoritarian regimes,” the authors write. But Moysés seems to confuse this danger with inevitability. He fails to see that the left’s answer cannot be adaptation. On the contrary, it must strengthen the possibility of politics as collective action. Nor does he recognize that precisely such a reversal is already becoming possible in some of the most promising mobilizations of the twenty-first century: the election, at the end of 2025, of the young Muslim Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York, on a platform centered on the intensely material fight for an affordable city; the Left Party’s victory in Berlin two weeks ago, built around the demand to expropriate private real-estate corporations; and the very recent wave of demonstrations in Spain—including an occupation of Madrid’s Puerta del Sol—in which tens of thousands of young people mobilized by the Tenants’ Union have demanded limits on rents. By putting itself in the straitjacket of the “fiscal framework” in the first months of 2022, Lula’s third government adopted the second fatal accommodation of its term. Faced with conservative institutions and a country devastated by four years of Bolsonaro, increased public investment was the government’s remaining weapon for offering a more dignified life to the majority and forging an anti-conservative pact with them. The same state that disburses 1 trillion reais a year to enrich a small class of rentiers could instead spend money to extend the Family Health Strategy to every Brazilian, at a cost of 30 billion reais; provide full-day public schooling and childcare to all adolescents and children—and, especially, relief to their mothers; achieve universal sanitation while cleaning up polluted urban rivers; multiply metro systems; begin transforming the urban peripheries; and undertake many other urgently needed projects. In April 2023, an article in Outras Palavras warned that the fiscal framework could “shrink the Lula government and preserve the forces that condemn the country to inequality and regression.” A year later, another article showed that restraints on public spending were strangling policies vital to ordinary people and undermining the president’s popularity. In November 2024 came a reality check, in the form of the government’s humiliating defeat in the municipal elections. Even then, the fiscal lock was neither removed nor loosened. On the contrary: throughout the government’s four years, fiscal restraint remained central to its political narrative. The administration proudly proclaimed that it had “put the state’s accounts in order,” without grasping either how misleading that phrase was—given the payment of 1 trillion reais in interest—or how badly the message was hurting it politically. Lula finally woke up in September 2026. The increase in Bolsa Família benefits, after four years of being frozen; the announcement that anti-obesity drugs would be offered through Brazil’s public health system; and the ban on online betting showed that the state has the power to act decisively on behalf of the majority when those in government are willing to confront obstacles. The huge marches that closed the campaign in Fortaleza, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo on the eve of October 4 showed how such initiatives can mobilize activists and the broader public. But it was too late—and too little to change the outcome of the first round. History has not ended The possibility of a turnaround in the three weeks leading up to November 25 cannot be ruled out. It will not be simple or easy. Lula must not only make up a deficit of 2.2 million votes; he must also offset the movement of voters who backed other right-wing candidates in the first round, most of whom are likely to move toward Flávio Bolsonaro. Pulling that off will require a broad, grassroots effort to win over voters, potentially reinforced by new initiatives from Lula. The coming hours and days will be decisive. If Bolsonaro’s movement also wins the presidency, the result will create a high-risk situation for Brazilian sovereignty and democracy. The enormous challenges posed by such an outcome would require the left to reexamine, in depth and with a genuine willingness to engage in self-criticism, its political projects—or its lack of them—and its practices. But would that mean we are condemned to the long winter of far-right hegemony that some analyses are beginning to forecast? It is far too early to say, suggests a recent text by Álvaro García Linera, the thinker who served as vice president of Bolivia under Evo Morales. His central hypothesis is that this political current will prove short-lived. At a moment when the entire world is once again talking about sovereignty and protecting national economies, the far right offers a stale, recolonizing neoliberalism. Its submission to the United States is as blatant and pathetic as Flávio and Eduardo Bolsonaro’s overtures to Donald Trump. Its project amounts to something like every man for himself: greater inequality, capitalism without limits, devastation, and supremacism. Will it work? In the United States, just two years into his second term, Trump himself is reaching record levels of unpopularity and may be on the verge of losing Republican control of both the House and Senate in November. Every new beginning is difficult. Whatever the outcome of the second round, the defeats of October 4 show how profoundly the Brazilian left will have to rethink and rebuild. But just as it would be foolish to underestimate the seriousness of its mistakes, it would be equally foolish to conclude that rebuilding a political project is no longer possible. History has not ended. The times are moving faster than ever. Originally published in Portuguese by Outras Palavras. English translation by Eric Blanc; I’ve added the subtitles. More We can’t stop the far right at home or abroad without a revitalized labor movement, which is yet another reason why you should become a sustaining supporter of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) — one of US labor’s pivotal bright spots. Relatedly, Jacobin published a short piece of mine reflecting on a decade of Bernie Sanders inspiring a whole new generation of young worker organizers.
How do I keep checks from being stolen in the mail?
Dear Liz: In response to a reader whose check to the IRS was stolen from the post office, you (again) warned readers that mail theft and check fraud have soared and that electronic payments are now the safest way to send money.
22 arcade machines stolen from Fort Myers business, suspect arrested
A man is now in custody after 22 arcade gaming machines worth around $95,000 were stolen from a Fort Myers business, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
Employee accused of stealing over $17K worth of sports cards from Broward business
The stolen haul included high-end cards for Lionel Messi, Cooper Flagg, Caitlin Clark and others police said.
22 arcade machines stolen from Fort Myers business, suspect arrested
A man is now in custody after 22 arcade gaming machines worth around $95,000 were stolen from a Fort Myers business.
Jordan Brings Power and Speed to Giants’ Fall League Group
Dakota Jordan enters the Arizona Fall League after producing 19 home runs and 21 stolen bases in 2026.
Manager of Omaha business that sold stolen goods sentenced to probation
The manager of the store accused a reselling goods from other shops in the area was sentenced to probation.
State police investigating after John Deere tractor stolen from Western Pennsylvania business
Police said an unknown-aged male wearing a mask, a hat, jeans and a hoodie stole the tractor that was parked outside.
State police investigating after John Deere tractor stolen from Western Pennsylvania business
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the theft of a John Deere tractor from a Greene County business.
Australian PM says ChatGPT-maker’s AI hacked public health care site
Anthony Albanese said there was no evidence that any personal health information was stolen and criticized the AI company for the incident.
New police program targets crime reduction in Aurora business districts, retail stores
"Some of the suggestions from APD have already started to work to prevent those things and we've seen a big decrease in the amount of stolen items coming through our doors,"", — Colin Sweet
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Package stolen by political canvasser
Caught on camera: A Maine woman says a political canvasser stole an Amazon package from her porch.
Two Rochester teens accused of crashing stolen car into unoccupied Greece business
Greece Police say two 16 year old's crashed a car that was stolen during an armed robbery in Rochester.
Mishawaka event business asks for help after truck, equipment stolen
Burns Special Events in Mishawaka said thieves took a company truck, forklift and other equipment. No arrests have been made.
Collector says $130K in vintage collectibles stolen from Corona storage unit
A vintage collectibles dealer says approximately $130,000 worth of merchandise was stolen from a storage unit in Corona, dealing a major setback to his business.
Authorities seek suspects after break-in, theft at Arden business
Authorities are investigating after several items were stolen in a breaking and entering incident at a business in Arden.
Authorities seek suspects after break-in, theft at Arden business
Authorities are investigating after several items were stolen in a breaking and entering incident at a business in Arden.
“That’s So Raven ”star sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to firearm possession
Bobb’e J. Thompson was found with stolen gun in his car during a traffic stop.
St. Mary Parish business owner faces arraignment in theft and property damage case
ST. MARY PARISH, La. (KLFY) — A criminal case involving allegations of stolen and damaged property is moving toward trial after Jonathan Wayne Scully was arraigned Thursday. Joe and Michelle …
How to spot and prevent bank account fraud: Better Business Bureau tips
After a Memphis woman stole over $50,000 using stolen account details, Daniel Irwin from the Better Business Bureau shares warning signs that your financial accounts are compromised and key steps to protect your money.
Pokémon Creator Gets Dragged After Opening Possibly Stolen Cards
Roush bought the unreleased box sets two months ahead of their official release
Police search for suspect after vape products stolen from Westbrook business
The suspect broke into a business in the downtown area during the early morning hours of August 31 and stole a large amount of vape smoking products.
$7K in tattoo equipment stolen from local business at Royal Oak’s Arts, Beats and Eats festival
This Week In Security: It’s Patch Tuesday Again, TVs Spying, Supply Chain Worms Return, Prolonged Hack Impacts, Stolen IDs
Several times this summer, Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday, the monthly roundup of major security patches for Microsoft products, has included record-breaking numbers of security fixes. The August …
What are tomorrow's quantum threats?
Most people trust that the passwords, bank accounts, medical records and private messages they use every day are protected by encryption. But as quantum computing advances, some of today’s most widely used security tools could eventually become breakable. That means information stolen now could potentially be saved and unlocked years later, when quantum computers are powerful enough to crack protections that current computers cannot.
$5.1M in business checks stolen in Twin Cities fraud scheme, feds say
Six people are facing federal charges after prosecutors say they ran a years-long scheme to steal millions of dollars in business checks from Twin Cities banks and credit unions.
Paving business claims heavy machinery stolen in Horry County
An asphalt company co-founder is claiming heavy machinery has been stolen from him and the company.
Thieves return stolen item to Fed Hill business after viral social media video
Angeli's Pizzeria posted on social media giving the people responsible for taking their computer system 72 hours to return it
Six decades of politics (but little government)
The first aired episode of “Star Trek,” entitled “The Man Trap,” premiered on September 8, 1966 — 60 years ago today. I’m actually editing a political science fiction issue of The Forum right now, and it’s prompted to me think a lot about the ways that Trek deals with politics and government and what it’s offered us as commentary. The @smotus report is a reader-supported publication. To support this work, please become a paid subscriber. Subscribe The original TV series ran from 1966 to 1969. It had a loyal but modest following, but the audience grew substantially with the series in syndication for years after that. The franchise developed its first motion picture in 1979, followed by five sequels, and then a whole other series of films built around the “Next Generation” series that first aired in 1987. In recent decades, several more TV series have built up around it, including the current “Strange New Worlds,” now in its fourth season. Throughout the past six decades, the franchise has offered us a good many insights into US politics and international relations, although often disguised as science fiction yarns. The original series was largely a Cold War fable, with the United Federation of Planets (a stand-in for the US) perpetually at odds with the Klingon Empire (a stand-in for the USSR). The “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield” episode (1969) posited a planet divided into two races, largely indistinguishable to outsiders, but nonetheless constituting a brutal racial hierarchy. “Patterns of Force” (1968) showed a struggling planet where the leader had attempted to construct a benevolent dictatorship — literally Nazism without bigotry — and found that authoritarianism could not exist apart from hierarchy and oppression. (Relatedly, I’d put “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,” high on a list of dad films about the end of the Cold War, near “The Hunt for Red October.”) Get 20% off for 1 year Indeed, the original series itself was something of a political statement, with a multi-racial crew running the Enterprise, a diverse and largely peaceful Federation mostly free from want and oppression, and protected by Starfleet, an armed force whose scientific mission was at least as important as its military one. Famously, when Nichelle Nichols wanted to walk away from the role of Uhura on the original series, none other than Martin Luther King, Jr. met with her and urged her to remain on the show, discussing the importance of viewers seeing an intelligent Black woman as part of the command team three centuries hence. Later series in the Trek franchise offered a good deal of political commentary on their own, but probably none as explicitly and incisively as “Deep Space Nine,” which ran from 1993 to 1999. The episodes surrounding the Dominion War, especially the “In The Pale Moonlight” (1998), showed the compromises, sacrifices, and moral rot associated with winning even a just war — probably better than any series would until “Andor” (2022-25). In “Far Beyond The Stars” (1998), Captain Benjamin Sisko is somehow transplanted to the role of a science fiction writer in 1950s New York. The writer is frequently sidelined and his ideas stolen because publishers don’t want to credit a Black writer. Several series have depicted the secretive Section 31 — an unacknowledged black ops security force operating within Starfleet. These episodes often end up using Section 31 as a foil to show the dangers of a lawless group within a lawful society, even (especially) when that group posits itself as essential for everyone else’s freedom to continue. The current “Strange New Worlds” has played with a few political themes. I found the first two seasons of this show among the best that the Trek franchise has produced in decades, but this season and the last have really been struggling for ideas. Yet one interesting thread is the idea that the diplomatic and enlightened leadership style of Captain Christopher Pike will not work in all situations. “A Quality of Mercy” (2022), which I wrote about here, puts Pike in the middle of a battle with a Romulan vessel in an alternate timeline, and finds that Pike’s conciliatory style would actually make a lengthy and deadly war more likely, while a quick and more violent approach might have prevented the war. This season’s opener, “Valles Marineris,” shows a pre-lightspeed civilization locked in a war to the death with a neighboring planet. The idea of an alliance or a federation hasn’t even occurred to them — their ship’s commander is curious but doesn’t see it as an option. For a franchise as political as “Star Trek,” one thing we almost never see is the government. We get occasional glimpses of Starfleet’s council — mostly uniformed people at a rectangular table — but almost no sense of how the Federation is governed. Are there elections? Who is in the legislature? How much power does the president have? What kind of factional divisions do they wrestle with and how? The shows and films are pretty silent on this. We’ve seen a few military tribunals within Starfleet, but little about how civilians deal with crime and injustice. With recent years seeing some of the franchise’s more interesting plot lines and casts, it seems clear that Star Trek is still full of energy and ideas. Given the erosion of American democracy and the reshuffling of the international order, there’s no shortage of material for future shows to comment on. I’m not sure we should toast to 60 more years, but cheers to a show that continues to teach us about ourselves. Share
Argentine court clears return of Nazi-looted portrait to Jewish dealer’s heir
A long-lost Italian portrait looted by the Nazis has been cleared for return to the heir of a prominent Jewish art dealer | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM
Local business replaces wheelchair ramp after stolen from Woonsocket church
A local business replaced the wheelchair ramp at aWoonsocket church after it was stolen last month.
Gamescom Apologizes For Victim-Blaming Devs Whose Laptops Were Stolen
Several indie developers reported having their laptops stolen at the event, despite security
DaVita settles ransomware attack lawsuit for $15M
The 2025 data breach exposed records on 2.7 million patients. The cybercrime syndicate Interlock claimed credit for the attack, posting its stolen bounty on the dark web shortly after the incident.
Nine downtown Sacramento businesses burglarized in 24-hour spree
Nine businesses in downtown Sacramento were burglarized within 24 hours earlier this week, leaving behind damage, stolen goods, and frustration among customers and business owners.
Lincoln police arrest USPS employee over missing sports card package
A U.S. Postal Service employee was arrested after a package with contents valued at nearly $46,000, including six high-value sports cards, was reportedly stolen from a Lincoln post office on Saturday.
Multiple developers report equipment stolen from their Gamescom booths
Several Gamescom exhibitors, including indie dev Ryan Laley and publisher iam8bit, say laptops were stolen from their booths overnight in Cologne.
Indie Dev Posts Video Reporting Stolen Laptops at gamescom as CD Projekt Red and More Step in to Help
Ryan Laley, the solo indie developer behind upcoming asymmetrical horror game Mimic, has shared a video confirming his gamescom was "cut short" after he and other developers had their laptops stolen.
Game Developers Devastated By Gamescom Laptop Theft Spree
Multiple developers had laptops stolen Thursday night
Indie Dev Posts Tearful Message After Laptops Stolen At Gamescom
The creator of the forthcoming Mimic and others had equipment taken from booths overnight
$160K in designer merchandise stolen from Rochester business, owner says
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Artists Want to Prove Their Work Was Stolen by AI. A New Study Says That’s Impossible
The black box keeps getting darker.
"I Don't Think I'll Collect Another Thing Again" - Prized NES Collection Of Over 860+ NES Games Stolen In Heartbreaking Burglary
"I shake, I get headaches..."
eBay Removes Early "30th Anniversary" Pokemon TCG Listings at...
eBay has started to remove in-hand listings of 30th Anniversary cards and merchandise under its Stolen Property Policy after receiving communication from
Near-complete 860+ NES game collection stolen, after nearly 40 years of collecting
A massive prized collection of Nintendo Entertainment System cartridges, worth tens of thousands of dollars, has been stolen from a man in Washington, US.
Stolen, Broken, Destroyed: How Impunity Has Fueled Ongoing Attacks on Health Care in Ethiopia
Attacks on health care have become a major feature of armed conflict in Ethiopia. Attacks and threats to health care infrastructure, supply chains, and the health care workforce continue to be used as a tactic in conflict-affected regions of Ethiopia, including Tigray, Amhara, and Afar.
Car stolen from Dauphin County business later found in York County with both suspects inside, police say
Police said a Subaru Legacy was stolen from a business and later located in York County with both suspects inside.
The election deniers coming to a swing state near you
Tom Tiffany said 2020 was stolen. Now he’s the GOP pick for Wisconsin governor. And there are others like him.
Columbia man arrested after Paris Road business burglary, police say
CPD has arrested a suspect in connection with a Sunday morning burglary where about $50,000 of merchandise was stolen.
Columbia man arrested after $50,000 merchandise stolen in business burglary
A Columbia man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly stealing $50,000 worth of merchandise from a business during a burglary on Sunday.
Columbia man arrested in Paris Road business burglary, police say
CPD has arrested a suspect in connection with a Sunday morning burglary where about $50,000 of merchandise was stolen.
Man arrested after $12K sports card theft at Rosemont convention
A man was arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor after a $12,000 sports card was stolen at a convention in Rosemont, officials said.
A DC trial was wrapping up when jurors made a discovery that shocked the courtroom
The charges at a month-long criminal trial in Washington’s federal court last month were fairly straightforward: That one man had allegedly held up seven 7-Elevens and a few other gas stations in spring 2023, and stolen cars on two of the days.
Columbia man arrested after allegedly using fire extinguisher to break into business
A Columbia man was arrested Sunday after police say he used a stolen fire extinguisher to break into a local business.Columbia Police responded to a reported bu
Vice President Vance says migrant communities show 'clear pattern' in federal fraud as investigations widen
JD Vance reveals $230 billion in fraud uncovered since Trump took office and explains why recouping stolen federal funds remains a major challenge.