Jeffery Mead
I break down politics, culture, and media strategy—without the BS.
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- Oct 1, 2026
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☕ Morning Briefing — October 1, 2026 (opens the original)
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✈️ Flydubai Flight to Tel Aviv: First Officer Accused of Trying to Take the JetFlydubai flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, left Dubai for Tel Aviv on September 30 with 174 passengers, including 27 children and a large number of Israelis. About two hours out, tracking data showed the jet drop more than 14,000 feet from roughly 34,000 feet in under a minute. It then squawked emergency code 7700 and briefly 7500, the signal for unlawful interference.Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benja
☕ Morning Briefing — September 30, 2026 (opens the original)
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⚖️ Senate Hearing: Smith’s Probe Swept In Journalists and Thousands of Donor ChecksFormer special counsel Jack Smith testified Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Chairman Chuck Grassley accused him of running a corrupt, partisan investigation that broke rules and lied to courts.Records from Arctic Frost, the FBI probe that grew into Smith’s case, show his team subpoenaed the National Archives in June 2023 for texts from 87 phones used in Trump’s first term White House. Those records
☕ Morning Briefing — September 29, 2026 (opens the original)
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⚖️ ABA’s Law School Gatekeeper Role Goes to Trump’s Education DepartmentNACIQI, the federal panel that advises the Education Department on accreditors, split 8-8 on whether to strip the American Bar Association of its federal recognition as the country’s main law school accreditor. Department staff had recommended revoking it because the ABA failed to meet more than 26 of the requirements for recognition. The decision now goes to Under Secretary Nicholas Kent, who has up to 90 days.Panel chair J
☕ Morning Briefing — September 28, 2026 (opens the original)
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🛡️ Five Men Held Near RAF Fairford After Suspicious Vans StoppedFive men were arrested early Sunday near Whelford in Gloucestershire, about two miles from RAF Fairford, after a resident called police around 12:45 a.m. about three vans heading toward the base. Armed officers first detained them on suspicion of Explosives Act offences and later on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act. This is in Britain. Police declared a major incident, set a roughly 400 meter cordon, evacuated about 85 househo
☕ Morning Briefing — September 27, 2026 (opens the original)
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💸 Trump Cancels $810 Million Aimed at Illegal Immigrants and Race ProgramsPresident Trump on Friday ordered the cancellation of $810 million Congress approved but agencies have not spent yet. The money sits in 11 accounts across seven departments. The New York Post reported it first.In a notice to Speaker Mike Johnson, Trump said the cuts hit Commerce, Education, HHS, DHS, HUD, Justice, and international assistance. The biggest slice is $567 million at HHS for social services for illegal immigra
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