house of dynamite: Trump’s call to resume nuclear weapons testing—on hiatus since 1992—throws Washington into chaos
trick-or-treat: Illinois governor calls for Halloween armistice on ICE raids in Chicago
fяiends: an AI generated montage of the show is an accidental Lynchian fever dream
monster-palooza: the musical stylings of Verne Langdon as amanuensis for the vampire at the harpsicord
gold ¼ starter: ancient Celtic coin discovered near Leipzig
mister mountbatten windsor: Prince Andrew stripped of all styles and evicted from the Royal Lodge over his association with Jeffrey Epstein
7 500: Trump lowers refugee admissions cap with priority for white South Africans—see previously
nuclear option: Trump urges senate to end the filibuster rule to reopen US federal government without Democrats
synchronoptica
one year ago: a Halloween tragedy from 1974 that ruined trick-or-treating for everyone (with synchronopticæ) plus ghoulish ABBA
twelve years ago: US scolds Germany and Japan for their economic policy
thirteen years ago: forever chemicals in outdoor wear, catastrophic weather events, in praise of Wikipedia plus Disney to acquire the Star Wars franchise
fourteen years ago: more debates about daylight savings time
sixteen years ago: Halloween and the Swine Flu
seventeen years: what’s scary this spook season
