Increasingly, his mind was preoccupied with extremist views and conspiracy theories, including secret government cabals and false-flag operations.
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Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
24 July 2026
Thomas Pynchon’s latest novel, Shadow Ticket, set in 1932 Milwaukee, takes place in a landscape of industrial ghosts, strike-breakers, fascist sympathizers and absurdist cabals.
Similarly to De Soto, residents in Emporia, El Dorado, Ottawa, Osawatomie and Edgerton have formed their own coalitions and circulated petitions to ban data centers in their respective communities.
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Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2026
Both parties emerged from the progressive era as messy coalitions of diverse constituencies and interests, not uniform ideologies.
Big agriculture, private security firms, international drug cartels — all are choked out by Reacher’s big ol’ biceps.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
18 Sep. 2026
Massive stockpiles of methamphetamine smuggled onto the islands by cartels have seeped into the local communities, spurring a widespread addiction crisis and straining the local health system.
Blough said farmers will be clocked by the high prices because of the high use of diesel to transport fertilizers and crops and operate tractors and combines.
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Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2026
This Mexican beauty favorite combines squalane and shea extract for moisture with antioxidant-rich cactus flower extract to help support skin against environmental stressors.
Some unions have also come out in opposition, saying other areas of state spending should be priorities too.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2026
The big Amendment 3 news this week was in suburban Orlando where sheriffs, police, fire chiefs and unions all forcefully called for defeat of Amendment 3.
With striking speed, the widespread debate around data centers has become a fault line in American communities, cutting across political parties, splitting constituencies and forging unexpected alliances.
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Scott Neuman,
NPR,
21 Sep. 2026
Technology leaders are forming alliances over the issue, while lawmakers are deciding how to respond.
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