By Upward News | Created at 2026-09-10 13:32:00 | Updated at 2026-09-26 09:34:53
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Good morning. One year ago today, our friend Charlie Kirk had his life taken away from him. While the coward who allegedly shot him sits awaiting trial, we see that he has robbed every American of something much bigger than we first assumed. In many ways, Charlie was the glue keeping the Right together. We’re now in a post-Charlie Kirk world, and frankly, it’s gotten much uglier.
We will continue to pray for him, Erika, and his children, and we ask you for the same.
Later today, we’ll be sending out a longer reflection on the one year anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, so watch out for that in your inboxes.
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
🤖 Anthropic researcher quits, warns AI could kill everyone. Jacob Coxon, who spent three years on pre-training research at Anthropic and OpenAI, publicly resigned and claimed the technology "could kill us all by the end of the decade." An Anthropic team lead agreed, putting extinction odds above 10 percent within ten years, while critics dismissed the warning as publicity-seeking alarmism.
💥 US destroys Iranian tankers, oil tops $100 per barrel. US Central Command struck five Iranian crude carriers in response to failed IRGC ballistic missile attacks on a Navy warship. Iran retaliated by attacking civilian vessels and launching 20 missiles at Jordan, all of which were intercepted or landed in empty areas.
🇺🇸 Elon Musk's PAC launches anti-trans attack ads. The America PAC rolled out online and streaming ads targeting Democratic Senate candidates in Ohio, Iowa, Texas, and Alaska over transgender athletes and gender-transition policies. Republicans hope the issue will drive turnout in a brutal midterm environment.
⚖️ DOJ accuses Berkeley Law of illegal racial discrimination. The Justice Department found that UC Berkeley's law school intentionally discriminated against white and Asian applicants in its 2024 and 2025 classes, violating federal civil rights law. Black applicants had nearly six times greater odds of admission than comparable white applicants after controlling for LSAT scores and GPAs.
The Anthropic story is just a little suspicious. A low-follower, previously inactive account got a Wall Street Journal exclusive minutes before posting on X, then was amplified within minutes by a cluster of AI-safety advocates who all trace back to the same Anthropic-investor-funded donor network, right as Democrats prepare to drop sweeping AI regulation legislation… — Brandon
WORLD NEWS
Behind the paywall: Netanyahu's defamation suit against Haaretz, Iran's referral to the UN Security Council, and the Pakistani flag hoisted over a 1,400-year-old English castle.
HOAX TRACKER
The network conveniently left out the most important context…
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👍 Yes: “Yes, the US and Canada are acting like two 3rd-grade kids who have never heard of cooperation/compromise.” — Karen
👎 No: “The Canadians are tougher than the media credits them. President Trump is actively trying to level our trade deficit with Canada. Canada's response is political theater.” — Rick L.
👎 No: “However, I am concerned about the Canada-China relationship.” — Joel
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