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Flock cameras coming back from the dead
Minnesota
And other spooky tales for October. Plus: 10 people in MN indicted for voter fraud; remember the Fighting Pike?; and more in your Minnesota news roundup. The post Flock cameras coming back from the dead appeared first on MinnPost .
Block Auditor · October 1, 2026 · 7 min read
Home field disadvantage: Summer temps caused ‘clumping’ turf and fall field closure at St. Paul’s Central High
Minnesota
Soccer and football teams were forced into a month of away games until the gluey infill could be replaced. The post Home field disadvantage: Summer temps caused ‘clumping’ turf and fall field closure at St. Paul’s Central High appeared first on MinnPost .
Block Auditor · October 1, 2026 · 14 min read
The Pentagon’s Secret Budget
Technology
Media Criticism
Trump’s proposed budget hides $1 trillion in military spending from the public by spreading it across disparate government agencies. The post The Pentagon’s Secret Budget appeared first on The Intercept .
Block Auditor · October 1, 2026 · 34 min read
Russian forces suffered record losses in September, Ukraine's General Staff says
Ukraine
Ukraine's General Staff says Russian forces suffered a record 46,230 personnel losses in September, the highest monthly total in 2026.
Block Auditor · October 1, 2026 · 2 min read
Russian drones hit near Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv: public transport traffic halted – video
Ukraine
Russian drone strikes hit near the support structure of Kyiv's Pivdennyi Bridge, forcing authorities to halt metro and surface transit for safety inspections.
Block Auditor · October 1, 2026 · 2 min read
OSINT analysts identify production facilities for the Russian Garpiya-A1 attack drone
Ukraine
OSINT analysts have geolocated the Izhevsk Kupol plant assembling Russian Garpiya-A1 attack drones, created under a 1 billion rouble defence ministry contract.
Block Auditor · October 1, 2026 · 3 min read
Zelenskyy: Ukrainian forces have struck Russian vessel in Black Sea and drone launch site in Russia – video
Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine struck a Russian vessel in the Black Sea, a drone launch site in Oryol Oblast and facilities in Samara and Bryansk oblasts.
Block Auditor · October 1, 2026 · 2 min read
"Droneports": inside Russian UAV bases and why they are so difficult to destroy
Ukraine
When the Russian forces began stepping up their use of jet-powered drones, perhaps the most common question among Ukrainians was: "Why haven't we destroyed the launch sites yet?"
Block Auditor · October 1, 2026 · 25 min read
Ukraine urges US to sanction "Russian Starlink" before operational launch – Reuters
Ukraine
Ukraine is calling on the US to sanction Russian firms developing the Rassvet satellite network to prevent real-time drone strikes before its launch.
Block Auditor · October 1, 2026 · 3 min read
Estonia bans transit of Russian and Belarusian grain in response to blockade of Ukrainian ports
Ukraine
Estonia has banned transit of Russian and Belarusian grain in response to Russia's blockade of Ukrainian exports, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna says.
Block Auditor · October 1, 2026 · 2 min read
Corruption and EU reluctance: Ukrainians name key obstacles to EU membership – KIIS
Ukraine
Thirty-two per cent of Ukrainians say corruption in the central government is the biggest obstacle to EU membership, while 29% cite reluctance within the EU.
Block Auditor · October 1, 2026 · 3 min read
War, power games and impunity. I watched the farce that is the UN general assembly: what a tragedy, what a mess | Nesrine Malik
Progressive
Palestine
Ukraine, Iran, Palestine and Sudan: it has so many problems to confront and fails to do so. Seen up close, it is a study in stasis and decline UN general assembly meetings are not usually riveting occasions. But this year’s encapsulated a world in flux and crisis, an international law and organisa
admin · October 1, 2026 · 1 min read