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Cases, Care and Claims: What happened after the Clancy mistrial?

Matt Stoltz — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:42:36 +0000

An exploratory NLP News series follows reported cases, separates incident dates from headline dates and asks what evidence could support a social influence hypothesis.

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Singularity Watch: The Bar Moved While You Were Still Laughing

Matt Stoltz — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:57:24 +0000

The vocabulary is shifting, the labs are changing how they work, and the public is still grading yesterday's chatbot. Here is what the receipts actually measure.

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Iran War Update: Day 221, a Restricted Strait and a Growing Bill

Matt Stoltz — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:59:28 +0000

A dated Iran-war update on restricted shipping, the blockade, renewed threats and the human and financial costs, with official claims distinguished from independently established facts.

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NLP News: Waseca’s Doodlebug Trail and the Rule on the Sign

Matt Stoltz — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:42:52 +0000

A public Facebook lead points to a Doodlebug Trail safety question; the vehicle classification, reported encounter and sign authority remain unverified.

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Sacred Heart School: Protest, Parish Response and Questions Still Open

Matt Stoltz — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:54:38 +0000

Newspaper reporting and a parish bulletin confirm Sacred Heart's leadership change, document a September 27 protest and distinguish the parish's explanation from an earlier anonymous account.

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Hecate at the Threshold: The Key Is a Responsibility

Matt Stoltz — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:45:30 +0000

Hecate's torches, crossroads and local guardianship offer the Divine SuperCluster a question about every threshold: what does the keeper owe the person crossing?

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Singularity Watch: The Machines Keep Working. Who Checks the Work?

Matt Stoltz — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:45:31 +0000

September's latest AI releases move the story from better answers toward continuing work. The Main Street question is who checks what the machines actually finish.

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NLP News: OpenAI Changes Pro 200, Adds Pro 500 and Launches GPT-6.1 Sol

Matt Stoltz — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:45:14 +0000

OpenAI's subscriber notice details October 30 Pro 200 cuts and a one-time 62,500-credit grant expiring December 31, alongside Pro 500, GPT-6.1 Sol and dots.

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Diesel Hits a Record as Gasoline Climbs: What Minnesota’s Fuel Prices Show

Matt Stoltz — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:25:13 +0000

September 21 fuel data show record nominal diesel prices and rising gasoline costs. Here is what the national and Minnesota averages mean, and what they cannot tell us about a Waseca pump.

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Iran War Update: Fresh Threats, Shipping Attacks and the Search for a Ceasefire

Matt Stoltz — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:24:51 +0000

A September 21 update on the Iran war: the failed ceasefire, renewed threats, shipping attacks, Yemen's humanitarian emergency and the nuclear questions inspectors still cannot answer.

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