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Justin Casse passed on the family training business over 4:30 a.m. wake-ups. Now he owns stakes in about 100 racehorses across six countries
Casse built a global business spotting future champions—and learned that even the best judgment can’t guarantee a winning investment.
First look: A major Windows 11 Search overhaul is coming, and it changes your settings for you
At today’s Windows event, Microsoft confirmed there’s a new Windows Search coming to all PCs later this year, and it’s built from scratch. It offers faster results, and thousands of quick actions.” According to Microsoft, You’ll be able to change settings, take screenshots, arrange windows and even send a text message directly from the taskbar. “At […]
Orange County to Take Over Mental Health Campuses, Ends Nonprofit Partnership
It’s unclear what the next steps are for one of the county’s biggest mental health nonprofits after they ceded control of their facilities to the county government.
What to do with Aaron Glenn?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Jets fans and fans across the country. This season has taken a difficult turn for the New York Jets and their fans. A year that began with a promising win over the Tennessee […]
KQC Quantum and Charlton Aria Agree on Nasdaq Business Combination
KQC Quantum and Charlton Aria have agreed to a proposed business combination that would take KQC public on Nasdaq under the ticker KQC.
Movie Review: Chris Rock's 'Misty Green' with astonishing Rosalind Eleazar nicely skewers Hollywood
Chris Rock is delivering a sharp critique of Los Angeles in his new film “Misty Green.” AP critic Mark Kennedy says the movie, which Rock directs and stars in, offers a noirish take on the high...
Gears of War: E-Day Studio Boss Insists 'The Next Game Will Not Take Nearly as Long' to Make, Responds to Layoff Concern
The boss of Gears of War: E-Day developer The Coalition has responded to reports that staff at the studio are worried they will lose their jobs amid the ongoing cuts at Xbox, and promised the next Gears game won’t take as long to make.
Anta Sports officially becomes largest Puma shareholder
The Chinese sports giant finalized its acquisition of a roughly 29% stake in the athletics brand for about $1.7 billion.
Two icons, a glorious farewell and a potentially bitter ending
As Lionel Messi's international career ends in fond farewell, Cristiano Ronaldo's is at risk of petering out. BBC Sport takes a look at what could be the end of the international career's of two football greats.
Nvidia Takes Aim at Intel’s $32 Billion PC Business With Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra
Microsoft (MSFT:NASDAQ) and Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ) are set to unveil the Surface Laptop Ultra in San Francisco on Wednesday, October 7, with Satya Nadella and Jensen Huang taking the stage together. The laptop runs on Nvidia’s RTX Spark chips, announced in June, and it’s built to run AI agents on the PC itself instead of in the cloud.
B.P. Marsh takes 30% of marine underwriting startup
British private equity firm B.P. Marsh and Partners plc has acquired a 30% stake in newly formed London Market underwriting agency Dauntless U/W Ltd., Reinsurance News reported.
Techno-optimistic scientists take fewer climate actions, study finds
Scientists who believe technology will largely solve the problems caused by climate change are 23% less likely to engage in civic climate action and 18% less likely to make high-impact lifestyle changes ...
Marathon County Mental Health Collaborative to host event focused on mental health
Community members invited to explore youth mental health in the digital age. Take note: This event begins at 5:15 p.m. today, Oct. 7, with a resource fair.
Artisans Fair Is Planned At First Congregational Church
The First Congregational Church of Falmouth is hosting an artisans fair on Saturday, October 17, from 9 AM to 2 PM, rain or shine. The event will take place both
Report - Alex Cora again declines chance to manage Phillies
Alex Cora once again has declined the opportunity to manage the Phillies, informing the club that he plans to take the 2027 season off, according to USA Today Sports.
Every Wyoming player drafted by the Boston Celtics
Let's take a look at every player who has been drafted by the Celtics out of Wyoming.
Hawaiʻi Department of Health has tips for parents, caregivers during Safe Sleep Awareness Month
Because sleep-related infant deaths and accidental suffocation are largely preventable, parents and caregivers are encouraged to take simple steps that protect infants during sleep.
The people of UTC: Get to know Center for Wellbeing Director Lucy White
Lucy White is back at the UTC with a new role and the same goal of helping students take care of themselves. White, the new director of the Center for Wellbeing, previously worked at UTC in 2022 as assistant director for education and suicide prevention. After the grant-funded position ended, she spent three and a half years at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center counseling medical students and residents.
Scientists Dismissed a Theory of Consciousness for 40 Years. New Evidence Suggests They Spoke Too Soon.
The quantum theory of consciousness long seemed like a radical idea, but growing evidence is making some neuroscientists take a second look.
Scientists Dismissed a Theory of Consciousness for 40 Years. New Evidence Suggests They Spoke Too Soon.
The quantum theory of consciousness long seemed like a radical idea, but growing evidence is making some neuroscientists take a second look.
Galveston's Ball High School holds an incredible Texas sports record
Bar trivia warriors, take note of the purple and gold.
We Live In A Cold, Dead Universe, Virtually Devoid Of Life. This Is The Most Optimistic Scenario Available
Take it from someone constantly writing about the Fermi paradox; a cold, dead universe is the best we can hope for.
'Bring the magic' - Scotland's Ross eyes World Cup dream
Scotland assistant coach Leanne Ross never played at a World Cup but thinks the current squad has what it takes to get through the play-offs for Brazil 2027.
Ingham County health officials urge overdose precautions after weekend spike
The Ingham County Health Department is urging residents to take precautions after a spike in drug overdoses over the weekend, including at least one suspected overdose death.
Ingham County health officials urge overdose precautions after weekend spike
The Ingham County Health Department is urging residents to take precautions after a spike in drug overdoses over the weekend, including at least one suspected overdose death.
Ingham County health officials urge overdose precautions after weekend spike
The Ingham County Health Department is urging residents to take precautions after a spike in drug overdoses over the weekend, including at least one suspected overdose death.
Ingham County health officials urge overdose precautions after weekend spike
The Ingham County Health Department is urging residents to take precautions after a spike in drug overdoses over the weekend, including at least one suspected overdose death.
Ingham County health officials urge overdose precautions after weekend spike
The Ingham County Health Department is urging residents to take precautions after a spike in drug overdoses over the weekend, including at least one suspected overdose death.
Ingham County health officials urge overdose precautions after weekend spike
The Ingham County Health Department is urging residents to take precautions after a spike in drug overdoses over the weekend, including at least one suspected overdose death.
Ingham County health officials urge overdose precautions after weekend spike
The Ingham County Health Department is urging residents to take precautions after a spike in drug overdoses over the weekend, including at least one suspected overdose death.
Inter vs. Parma, Chivu's press conference on Friday
Serie A is finally set to resume after the long international break: Inter will take on Parma at San Siro on Saturday 10 October at 18:00 CEST in their Matchday 6 fixture.On the eve of the league clas...
Steve Hilton sexual ad, attack on Becerra break vulgar new ground
The California Republican launched a soft porn-vibe TV takedown of Democratic rival "Bitch-Ass” Becerra. He's garnered attention but seems unlikely to win new votes.
Michigan’s narrow legislative majorities are up for grabs. Here are races to watch.
At stake is who sets the governing agenda for the next two years and, depending on who wins the governor’s race, whether there is divided government or one-party dominance in Lansing.
Steel mill politics will be about predictions, not reality
Two views about Iowa's steel mill plans are emerging, but assessing who's right will take longer than the current campaign, writes Steffen Schmidt.
OpenAI enlists doctors to enhance ChatGPT's health advice
OpenAI enlisted over 260 global physicians to improve ChatGPT's health advice amidst legal challenges and a high-stakes healthcare push.
Baumgartner Takes Major Step Towards Leipzig Comeback
After 128 days sidelined by surgery, the Austrian playmaker rejoins team training to rescue a struggling attack missing his clinical finishing and veteran leadership from midfield.
Chelsea co-sporting director Laurence Stewart set to leave: What is his legacy at the club?
Stewart joined Chelsea following the Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital-led takeover in May 2022.
Dodgers SP Yoshinobu Yamamoto Makes MLB History in NLDS Win
The Los Angeles Dodgers are one win away from reaching the National League Championship Series for the third consecutive year.The Dodgers entered Game 3 of the NLDS against the Atlanta Braves needing a crucial win to take a 2-1 series lead. That is why they called on Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start the game. Yamamoto has […] The post Dodgers SP Yoshinobu Yamamoto Makes MLB History in NLDS Win appeared first on HEAVY.
Congress Asset Management Co. Acquires New Holdings in Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. $MSGE
Congress Asset Management Co. bought a new stake in Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (NYSE:MSGE - Free Report) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 303,087 shares of the company's
Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed
3 Key Takeaways From Hawks' 2026-27 Preseason Opener
The Hawks played their first preseason game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Here are three takeaways from the contest.
Skydance emerges as entertainment behemoth with Top Gun and Harry Potter
Continuity will be the immediate emphasis for Skydance, the new entertainment giant created by Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Skydance mashes proven properties of Paramount and Warner Bros. into an uncertain Hollywood hybrid
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Continuity will be the immediate emphasis for Skydance, the newly created entertainment behemoth borne of Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery that closed on T...
Takeaways: Trump and abortion rights take center stage in first Maine Senate debate
GOP Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, sparred over President Donald Trump and abortion rights in their first debate Tuesday night in Maine’s all-important Senate race with control of the chamber at stake.
Plessinger Signs With Triumph For Supercross And Motocross
Photos by Triumph Racing. Aaron Plessinger is heading to Triumph, inking a two-year agreement to campaign the TF 450-X for 5.11 Triumph Factory Racing in AMA Supercross and Pro Motocross. He takes on an important role in Triumph's 450 development program for the 2027 SuperMotocross World Championship. [cuttext][/cuttext] The move ends Plessinger's five-season run with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing. For Triumph, the signing adds a proven race-winner to a program still establishing itself at the spo
Takeaways from the Maine Senate debate between Susan Collins, Troy Jackson
The debate in a race for a critical Senate seat featured lots of talk about President Trump, high prices and the war in Iran.
Final Takeaways From the Pittsburgh Pirates 2026 Season
The Pittsburgh Pirates made strides during the 2026 MLB season, but not enough to be a playoff team
Thom Tillis takes jabs at Trump’s cabinet
Retiring Republican Senator Thom Tillis says he stands by his book’s blunt criticism of Trump’s cabinet. ‘They didn’t pass their annual reviews,’ he says to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. He also urges the president to repay $10 million for taxpayer-funded ads.
Abortion and Trump spotlighted in Maine Senate debate
GOP Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, sparred over President Donald Trump and abortion rights in their first debate Tuesday night in Maine’s all-important Senate race with control of the chamber at stake.
What record Wall Street numbers could mean for the N.Y. state budget
The report raises a question that has plagued fiscal discussions in recent years as Wall Street has been on a hot streak: What message should state leaders take from it?
Orange County takes over Be Well OC sites in a settlement with Mind OC
The agreement settles a tumultuous legal battle, allowing a state-of-the-art campus to open in Irvine to provide behavioral health services.
Democrats eye political shift as key US Senate races take center stage ahead of midterms
A ‘Special Report’ panel discusses energy costs amid the war in Iran, Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign and key races ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Spurs Finally Agree With Fans On Something That's Plainly Obvious
The San Antonio Spurs are not ready to move on from De'Aaron Fox just yet, but they are aware that the clock is ticking and that Dylan Harper is ready to take on a bigger role.
Pixar exhibit brings movie magic to Frost Science
Buzz Lightyear may have doubts about humans and space travel, but when it comes to bringing Pixar characters to life, filmmakers take technology to infinity and beyond.
I’m Convinced That Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Actually Care About Our Armed Service Members
If the Secretary of Talking About War would take a few hours off from preparing Instagram videos, he’d notice that the military medical system is failing his troops in the Middle East.
Detroit Lions get bad news in NFL analyst's hot take
The Detroit Lions' problems may not be fixable.
Trump loves to bash California to rally the base. 'Let ’em take out' L.A. is just the latest
Bashing California is a reliable applause line in red states like Nebraska, Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma, where Trump has been holding rallies trying to ensure his supporters get out to vote.
Offseason: Are the Tigers Legitimate Contenders for Skubal?
Fresh off a blockbuster trade, Detroit faces a high-stakes reunion. Discover why internal team philosophies and Scott Boras’s price tag could derail the Tigers’ pursuit of their former ace.
Focus Features Takes Global To Ice Cube & Tommy Lee Jones ‘Outside Man’ From Brian Helgeland
EXCLUSIVE: Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights to Oscar-winning filmmaker Brian Helgeland’s Outside Man. Deadline first told you about the Teton Ridge Entertainment production back in April w...
3 Takeaways From the Chargers Brutal Loss to Seahawks
Taking a look at the top three takeaways from the Los Angeles Chargers' brutal loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 4.
Seiko’s New Affordable Chronograph Takes the “Panda” Moniker to Its Logical Conclusion
You've never seen a "panda" dial watch quite like this before.
Washington Should Prepare for a Chinese Political Takeover of Taiwan
A bloodless political victory may be far harder for Washington to handle.
North Carolina Forecast to Struggle Against Pittsburgh This Week
The North Carolina Tar Heels are being given a low chance to take down Pittsburgh this week.
Mainers to walk 76 miles to protest Susan Collins
The walk from Biddeford to Augusta will take a group of at least 15 Mainers five days. The destination is Sen. Susan Collins’ office in Augusta, where protesters intend to demand she stop voting to fund ICE.
Predict the Packers’ record in NFC North games in 2026
The Packers can take a big step back into the NFC North race next Sunday, but will they?
New agriculture scouting business takes off
Delmarva farmer Nichole Krambeck uses drones and soil DNA testing at Insight Ag Scouting to cut costs and boost crop yields.
Former U.S. Rep. Susan Wild Brings Public Policy Focus to Lehigh’s College of Health
Drawing on decades in law and public service, Wild offers Lehigh students firsthand perspectives on how policy takes shape.
'If Abdul can win in Michigan, anyone can win anywhere': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outlines stakes for progressives at NYC fundraiser
Ocasio-Cortez is traveling across the country as she considers her political future and potential bids for higher office in 2028.
Three Takeaways From Timberwolves’ Preseason Opener vs. Bucks
What was learned in the Minnesota Timberwolves preseason game?
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russia (October 6, 2026)
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russia (October 5, 2026) Location: Irkutsk, Russia Event: The U.S. Embassy is aware of press reports from the Irkutsk region of suspected pneumonic plague resulting in the death of an individual and of associated quarantine measures in, and closures of, hospitals in Irkutsk. We continue to track the situation closely. The U.S. government has limited ability to help U.S. citizens in Russia, especially outside of Moscow. U.S. government personnel may face additional restrictions for personal and official travel to specific regions due to health and security concerns. The State Department’s Level 4 Travel Advisory (Do Not Travel) for Russia remains in place and states U.S. citizens currently in Russia should depart immediately. U.S. citizens planning travel to Russia are again strongly advised not to travel to Russia due to risk of wrongful detention and security concerns. Actions to Take: S. citizens in the area should follow the guidance of local health authorities, avoid affected facilities, and seek medical care promptly if they develop fever or respiratory symptoms. Visit the CDC Page on Plague for additional information about the disease. Visit the CDC Travelers’ Health Page for Russia for country-specific health updates. Monitor your health for 14 days following travel if you traveled to an area experiencing the outbreak. Review the S. Embassy country page for general health information. Refer to the Embassy’s list of medical providers. Check with your travel insurance provider about medical evacuation options should you fall ill while overseas. Have a plan to depart in an emergency that does not depend on U.S. government help. Monitor local media for updates. Be prepared to adjust your plans. Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program(STEP) to receive health and security updates. Assistance: U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russia +7 495 728-5577 MoscowACS@state.gov U.S. Embassy Moscow web page State Department – Consular Affairs (+001) 888-407-4747 or (+001) 202-501-4444 Russia Country Information Follow us on Facebook and Twitter State Department – Consular Affairs 1-888-407-4747 or 1-202-501-4444
What To Expect in OKC Thunder’s First Preseason Game
With six stars sidelined, young prospects like Ajay Mitchell and Aday Mara take center stage in Tulsa to fight for roles within the Thunder’s championship-caliber rotation.
Ukrainian health care teams visit to learn best practices and take their knowledge home
Ten Ukrainian health care professionals visited the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the Department of Biomedical Informatics
UEFA monitoring Man City case before deciding on potential action
UEFA is monitoring Manchester City’s financial case and will wait for the Premier League disciplinary process to conclude before considering whether to take any action of its own.An independent comm...
Open for Business: WateringWinds apartments host grand opening
Grand opening celebration takes place Thursday, Oct. 15.
Detroit Tigers book talk, signing to take place on Oct. 14
EAST TAWAS – Detroit Tigers fans will soon have the opportunity to get a book signed by a former Tiger, as a book talk and signing is scheduled to take
Trump's remark about letting Iran 'take out' LA, San Diego draws backlash
The president made the comment Monday night during a campaign rally in Nebraska
Adidas releases Messi tribute video ahead of farewell in Argentina
The end of an era in Argentina!This Tuesday (6), at 8 p.m. (Brasília time), live on sportv, Lionel Messi takes the field at the Monumental de Núñez against Benin for his final game in the Albiceles...
Trump draws cheers, then criticism for musing about Iran taking out U.S. cities
“They could take out a city,” he said. "Let ‘em take out Los Angeles. Let ’em take out San Diego.”
Skydance's $80 Billion Debt: Warner Bros., Paramount Owner's Reality
The combined company now has the scale to take on Netflix and Disney, but little room for error as it balances massive spending on film and TV with servicing its crushing financial obligations.
A Space Disaster Is Coming Unless We Take Kessler Syndrome Seriously
According to a recent analysis, it could plausibly happen in just over a decade. That would not be great.
Kilmar Ábrego Garcia is set to be back in court as he battles deportation to Liberia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kilmar Ábrego Garcia on Tuesday will be back in federal court, where the federal government will continue its attempt to deport him in an 18-month saga that began when he was mistakenly sent to El Salvador last year. The government is moving to vacate a preliminary injunction put in place by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis preventing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining and deporting Ábrego Garcia to the West African
The hotel TV privacy mistake that can follow you home
Hotel TV privacy risks go beyond forgotten passwords when you sign into Netflix or other streaming apps on shared devices you don't control.
Democrat Hickenlooper takes aim at Iran war in 1st general election ad
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper ties soaring fertilizer and fuel costs to what the Colorado Democrat calls President Donald Trump’s “illegal war” with Iran in the first general election TV ad, released on Tuesday by his campaign. In the 30-second spot, made available first to Colorado Politics, Hickenlooper links costs stemming from of the 31-week-old conflict […]
Students Use Forensic Science Skills in Escape Room
Hundreds of students from across the region put their problem-solving skills to the test this week during the Regional Science Consortium’s annual Forensic Science Escape Room. Elementary school students had just a few hours to figure out how someone died as part of a forensic science escape room activity. The Regional Science Consortium partnered with Mercyhurst University for the 10th year of the event, which is taking place at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center. It began Monday and runs through Thursday.Throughout the week, more than 250 students are working to solve murder mysteries using real forensic science techniques. Students must analyze the evidence, piece together clues and solve the crime before time runs out.Organizers said the event gives students interested in pursuing forensic science in college a firsthand look at what a career in the field could entail.Sarah Skelton, Special Gifts Coordinator at Iroquois, said the activity provides students with an opportunity to develop skills that can sometimes be difficult to practice in a traditional classroom. "It really helps them to work in teams and on critical thinking skills. Which, not that they don't get these opportunities, but it's hard sometimes in the classroom to develop those higher-level thinking skills”, said Skelton.Students also get a chance to learn how forensic science is used in real-life investigations. As Skelton explained, "What are the real-life applications? What would you actually see in a crime scene? How would you handle these types of forensic investigations? So it's really cool our kids get to see what opportunities are out there and possibly a career field one day."The popular event has grown over the years, with some students returning year after year. Organizers said watching those students grow and develop their interests is one of the highlights of the program.Jeanette Schnars, the Executive Director of the Regional Science Consortium said it's rewarding to see how students' interests evolve as they get older. According to Schnars, "How they have grown and matured and where their interests are going and maybe they aren't going into forensics, but if they are going into sciences or different disciplines, so it's really fulfilling to see how they have matured."One student who continues to enjoy the event is sixth-grader Mia Harvey of Iroquois. Harvey hopes to pursue a career in medicine and says the forensic science activities are helping her explore her interests, "One day I want to become a neurologist, and learning about the bones is probably going to help me."Harvey said her favorite part of the event is the real-life application of what she's learning. "While you are trying to find the clues, they teach real stuff that you would need to know”, said Harvey.Event organizers said if students are learning while having fun, then the program is accomplishing its goal. "Not only are they learning the science, but they are having fun with it too”, said Schnars.Adults will also have a chance to take part in the experience this Saturday during an adult version of the escape room, which will feature food, drinks and entertainment. For more information, click here.The Forensic Science Escape Room has become one of the Regional Science Consortium’s most popular events, with teachers signing up their students as soon as registration opens in August.
California leaders slam Trump for saying Iran could ‘take out’ L.A. or San Diego
Officials in California condemned the president's comments as “dangerous,” after he told a Nebraska rally the war in Iran was a “small price to pay for keeping the world safe.”
McKesson and CD&R to acquire Option Care Health for around $5.8B
The $5.8 billion transaction establishes a framework for McKesson to potentially acquire CD&R's stake.
Brazil: Lessons from a Disaster
By Antonio Martins (Outras Palavras) Defeats become deeper and more prolonged when we misunderstand what caused them, avoid correcting course, and embrace “solutions” that only compound our mistakes. Lula’s government and the Brazilian left suffered a disaster in Sunday’s election. Contrary to every poll, the president finished the first round 2.2 million votes behind Flávio Bolsonaro—and, more significantly, 3.4 million votes below his total four years ago, when the machinery of the state was working against him and in favor of his opponent. His vote share declined in 98 percent of Brazil’s municipalities. The PL, the main party of the far right, elected 121 deputies and 28 senators, becoming the largest caucus in both houses of Congress. The parties aligned with the Centrão—Brazil’s bloc of transactional center-right parties—were somewhat diminished, but will still hold roughly 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 35 in the Senate. That will make it easier to assemble the majorities needed to amend the Constitution or impeach Supreme Federal Court justices. If elected, Flávio Bolsonaro could appoint four members of the Court, substantially altering its internal balance of power. What produced these results? How can the far right be prevented from consolidating them into a prolonged political hegemony? And what is the essential change of direction the left now needs? Explaining the Disaster Across the commercial media and the exuberant chaos of digital platforms, interpretations are multiplying. Some focus on specific episodes: Lula’s absence from the Globo debate, his very close relationship with Alexandre de Moraes, or his emphasis on issues supposedly remote from most people’s everyday concerns, such as rare earth minerals. Among the more systemic interpretations, three seem especially questionable. One argues that the principal defeat was not the left’s, since its congressional representation declined only slightly. The decisive movement captured at the ballot box, according to this view, was a shift within the right itself—from the more moderate and transactional forces of the Centrão toward the more ideological and radicalized forces of the PL and Novo. A second interpretation holds that the nature of electoral and political processes has changed. The material interests and aspirations of society, it argues, no longer play the central role they once did; they have given way to forms of subjective self-identification that the left has yet to understand. And a third concludes that, because of these two developments, we should expect a political winter: a prolonged period in which the far right and the broader right dominate Brazilian political life. There are important elements in all three interpretations. The problem lies in what they deny or leave out: Lula’s third government was a small-bore government. It offered the majorities that elected it neither a clearly better life nor reasons to believe again in politics and its power to transform society. These failures flowed from two fatal accommodations, which I will examine below. As a result, the government suffered a slow but steady erosion of support. And, as has happened in so many Western countries, it gave the far right the opportunity to present itself as anti-system and to benefit from popular frustration and distress. The interpretation that emphasizes the migration of votes from the center-right and traditional right toward the far right has been advanced, among others, by the courageous journalist Leonardo Sakamoto. In his UOL column on Monday, October 5, he highlights the miserable behavior of the traditional conservative parties. Over the past four years, they repeatedly joined forces with the “neo”-fascists, helping to “normalize” them—a criticism that could equally be directed at almost the entire corporate media. Believing they could use the far right as a stepping stone, they instead ended up partly devoured by it. This was especially true in the Senate, where the PL’s gain of 13 senators and Novo’s gain of two came at the expense of the PSD, which lost nine; the MDB, which lost two; the PSDB, which lost two; and the PP, which lost one. Sakamoto’s observation is accurate and necessary, but it leaves uncomfortable questions unanswered. Why did the erosion of the Centrão benefit the far right rather than, for example, producing growth for the left—as has happened so many times before, both in Brazil and elsewhere? The answer is not difficult. Throughout its four years in office, Lula’s third government was almost invariably associated with the Centrão. Here lies its first accommodation: accepting the limits imposed by conservative institutions; avoiding, as much as possible, any attempt to strain those limits through popular pressure; and believing only in the modest changes that could be squeezed through openings in Congress. The failure of the campaign to end the six-day workweek is emblematic. Lula could have electrified the presidential race by pairing it with a popular campaign for passage of the measure. Instead, he chose to place his hopes in the hands of Senate president Rodrigo Alcolumbre. He generated no mass mobilization, did not force his opponents onto an uncomfortable defensive, and won no victory. In September 2025, the government squandered the greatest of its many opportunities to shake up conservative power in Congress. Popular opposition to the so-called Shielding Amendment—which, if approved, would have restricted criminal proceedings against members of Congress—brought crowds into the streets, mobilized primarily by artists and social movements. This opened the possibility for a broader political education: a campaign that could begin exposing the limits and dysfunctions of Brazil’s political system while putting Bolsonaro’s movement on the defensive for its predictable support of political privilege. The amendment was defeated. But the executive branch then backed away from the fight. It remained associated with an institutional world widely seen as corrupt, elitist, and indifferent to ordinary people’s struggles. In doing so, it forfeited its credibility as a vehicle for the protest vote. On Sunday, it reaped the bitter fruits. Are We Doomed? Taking a different approach from Sakamoto, the philosopher Moysés Pinto Neto and other writers have drawn attention, in their first analyses of October 4, to the fragmentation of the public sphere produced by Big Tech platforms. Through their algorithms, these platforms present each person with a different view of social reality. As a consequence, it becomes much harder to identify common material problems and demands—for example, the fight for labor rights or for a properly funded public health system. Voters no longer embrace such demands, these authors argue, because they no longer see themselves as part of a collective. Instead, they tend to value the identities assigned to them by neoliberal subjectivity—the role of the entrepreneur, for example. On this interpretation, the left’s possible error lies in clinging to outdated illusions. Moysés’s warning is highly relevant and resonates with arguments such as Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s “Apocalyptic Fascism and the Billionaires’ Bet.” Unlike a century ago, the far right no longer promises a radiant future. It concentrates instead on resentment—especially that of young men. “They belong to a generation that fears it may never own a home, but compensates with the pleasure it gets from constantly provoking progressives online. Convinced their future has been stolen, they share memes romanticizing historical authoritarian regimes,” the authors write. But Moysés seems to confuse this danger with inevitability. He fails to see that the left’s answer cannot be adaptation. On the contrary, it must strengthen the possibility of politics as collective action. Nor does he recognize that precisely such a reversal is already becoming possible in some of the most promising mobilizations of the twenty-first century: the election, at the end of 2025, of the young Muslim Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York, on a platform centered on the intensely material fight for an affordable city; the Left Party’s victory in Berlin two weeks ago, built around the demand to expropriate private real-estate corporations; and the very recent wave of demonstrations in Spain—including an occupation of Madrid’s Puerta del Sol—in which tens of thousands of young people mobilized by the Tenants’ Union have demanded limits on rents. By putting itself in the straitjacket of the “fiscal framework” in the first months of 2022, Lula’s third government adopted the second fatal accommodation of its term. Faced with conservative institutions and a country devastated by four years of Bolsonaro, increased public investment was the government’s remaining weapon for offering a more dignified life to the majority and forging an anti-conservative pact with them. The same state that disburses 1 trillion reais a year to enrich a small class of rentiers could instead spend money to extend the Family Health Strategy to every Brazilian, at a cost of 30 billion reais; provide full-day public schooling and childcare to all adolescents and children—and, especially, relief to their mothers; achieve universal sanitation while cleaning up polluted urban rivers; multiply metro systems; begin transforming the urban peripheries; and undertake many other urgently needed projects. In April 2023, an article in Outras Palavras warned that the fiscal framework could “shrink the Lula government and preserve the forces that condemn the country to inequality and regression.” A year later, another article showed that restraints on public spending were strangling policies vital to ordinary people and undermining the president’s popularity. In November 2024 came a reality check, in the form of the government’s humiliating defeat in the municipal elections. Even then, the fiscal lock was neither removed nor loosened. On the contrary: throughout the government’s four years, fiscal restraint remained central to its political narrative. The administration proudly proclaimed that it had “put the state’s accounts in order,” without grasping either how misleading that phrase was—given the payment of 1 trillion reais in interest—or how badly the message was hurting it politically. Lula finally woke up in September 2026. The increase in Bolsa Família benefits, after four years of being frozen; the announcement that anti-obesity drugs would be offered through Brazil’s public health system; and the ban on online betting showed that the state has the power to act decisively on behalf of the majority when those in government are willing to confront obstacles. The huge marches that closed the campaign in Fortaleza, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo on the eve of October 4 showed how such initiatives can mobilize activists and the broader public. But it was too late—and too little to change the outcome of the first round. History has not ended The possibility of a turnaround in the three weeks leading up to November 25 cannot be ruled out. It will not be simple or easy. Lula must not only make up a deficit of 2.2 million votes; he must also offset the movement of voters who backed other right-wing candidates in the first round, most of whom are likely to move toward Flávio Bolsonaro. Pulling that off will require a broad, grassroots effort to win over voters, potentially reinforced by new initiatives from Lula. The coming hours and days will be decisive. If Bolsonaro’s movement also wins the presidency, the result will create a high-risk situation for Brazilian sovereignty and democracy. The enormous challenges posed by such an outcome would require the left to reexamine, in depth and with a genuine willingness to engage in self-criticism, its political projects—or its lack of them—and its practices. But would that mean we are condemned to the long winter of far-right hegemony that some analyses are beginning to forecast? It is far too early to say, suggests a recent text by Álvaro García Linera, the thinker who served as vice president of Bolivia under Evo Morales. His central hypothesis is that this political current will prove short-lived. At a moment when the entire world is once again talking about sovereignty and protecting national economies, the far right offers a stale, recolonizing neoliberalism. Its submission to the United States is as blatant and pathetic as Flávio and Eduardo Bolsonaro’s overtures to Donald Trump. Its project amounts to something like every man for himself: greater inequality, capitalism without limits, devastation, and supremacism. Will it work? In the United States, just two years into his second term, Trump himself is reaching record levels of unpopularity and may be on the verge of losing Republican control of both the House and Senate in November. Every new beginning is difficult. Whatever the outcome of the second round, the defeats of October 4 show how profoundly the Brazilian left will have to rethink and rebuild. But just as it would be foolish to underestimate the seriousness of its mistakes, it would be equally foolish to conclude that rebuilding a political project is no longer possible. History has not ended. The times are moving faster than ever. Originally published in Portuguese by Outras Palavras. English translation by Eric Blanc; I’ve added the subtitles. More We can’t stop the far right at home or abroad without a revitalized labor movement, which is yet another reason why you should become a sustaining supporter of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) — one of US labor’s pivotal bright spots. Relatedly, Jacobin published a short piece of mine reflecting on a decade of Bernie Sanders inspiring a whole new generation of young worker organizers.
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