The scenes in Belfast last night were shocking and completely unacceptable. There is no justification for the violence and disorder that we saw threatening our communities, nor for those who encouraged it, online or elsewhere. It is clear that people were targeted last night because of their background and I will not tolerate it. Those responsible will feel the full force of the law. I’ve spoken to the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to convey my thanks to them and the frontline emergency services for their bravery in keeping people safe. I’ve also spoken to the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to discuss the ongoing situation. Appealing for calm must be the priority, and that is what I urge now. We must let the police get on with their work.

[ Field Footage ] In the People’s Republic of Electric Dreams, even a car door can develop a taste for human flesh. A man in China recently discovered this the hard way when a Pony·ai robotaxi, the kind endlessly promoted as the future of mobility, closed on his hand and simply refused to let go. He yanked, shouted, and twisted while the machine held firm, as if its software had decided that fingers were optional equipment. Bystanders watched the struggle; the door did not budge. What looks like slapstick on video is a straightforward path to crushed bones, severed tendons, and permanent disability. This is not an isolated glitch. It is the predictable result of vehicles rushed to market under political quotas rather than engineering standards. Sensors that cannot distinguish a hand from empty air, doors that lock during thermal runaway, and “autonomous” systems that treat occupants as afterthoughts are features, not bugs, when the priority is hitting production targets and exporting the narrative of technological supremacy. Western regulators at least pretend to investigate door-pinch injuries and fire entrapments; in this system the official response is usually silence, deletion, or a claim that the victim was at fault for existing near the vehicle. Call it a smart car if you like. The evidence shows something closer to a poorly supervised industrial clamp that happens to have wheels. When the door bites and will not release, the only intelligence on display belongs to the person trying to escape it. — Aric

Kevin Hassett questions why the Fed is raising rates, says it is due to an “unusually partisan Fed” and says the “market is worried, too,” about a Fed that is going to be “hiking unwisely”: “When I'm thinking about what future inflation is, then I look at the last three months of core.... When you annualize it, you know what the number is? 2%.... Right now I think that markets believe in future Fed credibility, but I think the argument that I would make if I were a governor is that if core is 2%, then why are we hiking?” “The other thing about the Fed, and you know how long I've been close friends with Kevin Warsh…, he's managing an unusually partisan Fed. That is a hard thing to do, but it can start with [Michael] Barr and Jay [Powell] not resigning. If you go back to 1913, when chairmen, when their term is up, they leave. The same has been true for vice chairs… So why are they sticking around if not to worry about what the future Fed is going to do?” “Geez, it seems like right now the data are saying we are heading in this forward direction and the Fed goes in the other direction, I'm worried about why they did that. I think the market is worried too because if you look today, then a lot of the people who weren't appointed by President Trump are giving speeches over the last couple of days saying we need a lot more hikes. And if they are going to be in control for two or three years, so if the short-term rate goes to 6% because they are hiking unwisely and then they keep it there for two or three years, the two-year rate, because of arbitrage conditions, it's going to be that. And so I think there is still some work to do to restore Fed independence. And I know that that is something that is high on the priority list for Kevin.” Source: Financial Markets Quality Conference at Georgetown's Psaros Center on 9/23:

We took part in the Brussels Lunch Debate “Powering Europe’s Competitiveness: The Nuclear Opportunity – SMRs and AMRs in Strategic Industries: Maritime Applications”, held at the European Parliament in collaboration with the Kangaroo Group. The high-level dialogue brought together EU institutions and industry to discuss nuclear energy as an enabler of energy security and autonomy, decarbonisation and industrial competitiveness, as well as the opportunities and challenges related to its deployment. Massimo Debenedetti, CEO of Cetena, presented a vision for the potential application of nuclear technologies in the maritime sector. The discussion addressed the potential of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs) for long-term decarbonisation, in a context where the EU identifies maritime transport and defence among the priority sectors for SMR deployment. We contributed to the dialogue on the development and deployment of nuclear technologies, with a focus on concrete pathways for the maritime sector. The discussion also addressed key challenges including financing, supply chains and skills development, highlighting the role of a strong European industrial base capable of developing and integrating technologies and delivering complex solutions at scale. @Europarl_EN

Episode 6 of The ClawCast is live! @Pat_Erichsen and @hrudolph answer community questions about how they use OpenClaw, why release stability is the priority, and what’s next for the Control UI, mobile apps, ClawHub, and agent workflows.

🇺🇸 DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says the administration has NO PLANS to slow immigration enforcement, arguing that targeting the worst offenders naturally leads to more arrests. He explained that warrant raids on priority targets often lead to additional arrests because others are present and may also be committing crimes. Mullin credited this approach with driving record deportation numbers. The argument positions the extra arrests as validation of the priority system, rather than a reason to change course. Writer: Lucas

AMD CEO Lisa Su says the company is now a data center-first business. In a Yahoo Finance interview she called that “our profile,” after AMD posted record quarterly revenue of $13.4 billion. Data center sales nearly doubled to $8.5 billion and made up most of the total. Gaming revenue fell 40% to $773 million, which AMD attributed to lower semi-custom and graphics sales. Su said the company aims to more than double its data center business next year. The split shows where the money and the priority now sit.

As part of ongoing risk management and the protection of supplier funds, a collateral position under a sole whitelisted business-level lending arrangement is undergoing liquidation. This position moved beyond its liquidation threshold despite several accommodations, repayment had been under discussion for an extended period but did not materialize. The arrangement had included an onchain liquidity pool for the asset to support standard liquidation; as that pool no longer holds sufficient liquidity, the collateral is being settled externally, with all proceeds applied toward clearing the debt owed to the vault. No other markets or users are affected. Supplier assets always come first at Lista. Supplier fund protection remains the priority it has always been.