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"What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" -- Micah 6:8
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Urge to return to New Mexico like a salmon increases every year
January 1, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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A new year at BestWorld with David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs, also, Phillip Godzin's pgodzinai bot reports a 58% likelihood that the Federal Republic of Germany would announce that it is in an economic recession by 31st December, 2026.

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AI news briefs, Jan. 1, 2025 David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs, from “A.I. Degrees Boom as Students Prepare,” through “AI brings wealth building to non-millionaires,” to “Towns and Cities Fight Off Data Centers” and “How Deepfakes Could Lead to Doomsday.” News from The AI Reporter ChatGPT Android app adds real Thinking mode OpenAI has rolled out a real Thinking mode for its ChatGPT Android app, giving users control over how long the AI processes a request before responding. The update replaces the earlier toggle that only simulated extended reasoning and now matches the desktop’s “Extended Thinking” feature. More here —> December 31, 2025 ____________________________ News from The Observer A.I. Degrees Boom as Students Prepare for an Uncertain Job Market When Chris Callison-Burch first started teaching an A.I. course at the University of Pennsylvania in 2018, his inaugural class had about 100 students. Seven years later, enrollment has swelled to roughly 400—excluding another 250 students attending remotely and an additional 100 to 200 on the waiting list. The professor now teaches in the largest classroom on campus. If his course grew any bigger, he’d need to move into the school’s sports stadium. More here —> December 30, 2025 Botmaster Phil Godzin’s Recession in Germany? forecast of Jan. 1, 2026 Will the Federal Republic of Germany announce that it is in an economic recession by 31st December, 2026? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicts today: 58% This is a condensed version. See full forecasting details here —> Perplexity response: ## Key Findings from Available Sources **Critical Context**: Germany appears to already be in recession as of the search results provided. The first source states that Germany is “entering its third consecutive year of recession, an occurrence unprecedented in the postwar period for Europe’s industrial powerhouse.”[1] If Germany is already experiencing three consecutive years of recession, this would typically mean negative GDP growth has already been reported for multiple quarters by early 2026. **Formal Announcement Status**: The resolution criteria requires major news outlets (Reuters, BBC, NYT) to report the recession announcement, not merely official government announcements. Given that the German Economic Institute IW has already publicly characterized the economy as being in recession (as evidenced by the search results), major news outlets likely have already reported on this. The question hinges on whether a formal, explicit “announcement” of recession will occur between now and December 31, 2026, or whether it has already been made through reporting on negative economic data.
January 1, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
Don't doubt people. Demand better leaders.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Dec.20, 2025: This is the week that was in David Isenberg's AI News Briefs, from "Need to cut out a person ...from an otherwise perfect group selfie?...AI chatbots are now able to do that..." to the "Latest A.I. Drug Discovery Unicorn."
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BestWorld is a non-profit researching our Bot or Not project, focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. We will always let you know wherever anything on BestWorld has been researched or written in whole or in part with AI. David Isenberg's AI News Briefs Dec.20, 2025: This is the week that was in AI, from "Need to cut out a person ...from an otherwise perfect group selfie? ...AI chatbots are now able to do that..." to the "Latest A.I. Drug Discovery Unicorn." All past AI News briefs ---> Geopolitical forecasts from our Botmasters, Jeremy Lichtman and Phillip Godzin Dec.19, 2025: How many state-based conflict deaths in Sudan will be reported by ACLED for 2025? Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicts today: Less than 1,000: 1% Between 1,000 and 3,000: 5% Between 3,000 and 5,000: 12% Between 5,000 and 8,000: 25% Between 8,000 and 12,000: 30% More than 12,000: 27% Also: How many state-based conflict deaths in Sudan will be reported by ACLED in 2025? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicts today: Less than 1,000: 1% Between 1,000 and 3,000: 1% Between 3,000 and 5,000: 3% Between 5,000 and 8,000: 15% Between 8,000 and 12,000: 70% More than 12,000: 10% Dec. 18, 2025: Will the US officially announce completion of any military strike against Venezuela before the end of 2025? Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicted: 2% Also: Will the Federal Republic of Germany announce that it is in an economic recession by 31st December, 2026? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicted: 22% Dec. 17, 2025: Will the Haven-1 space habitat be launched in 2026? Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicted: 72% Also: Will the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza still be in effect on 31st December, 2025? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicted: 65%  Dec. 16, 2025: Will the Federal Republic of Germany announce that it is in an economic recession by the end of 2026? Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicted: 45% Also: …
December 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Dec. 13, 2025: David Isenberg's This is the week that was in AI, from "Here's how to protect yourself" against AI-enabled browsers, to "Coming in 2026....The porn-brained version of ChatGPT."

Also:
Forecasts by our Botmasters, Jeremy Lichtman and Phillip Godzin
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David Isenberg's Vita Pictured here, his book, "Shadow Force: Private Contractors in Iraq. https://bestworld.net/david-isenbergs-vita The least expensive site to buy his Shadow Force book is Bloomsbury: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/shadow-force-9780275996338/ What's Happening Today while Looking Toward Tomorrow BestWorld is a non-profit researching better ways to provide news we can trust and use. With our Bot or Not project, we are focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. We will always let you know wherever anything on BestWorld has been researched or written in whole or in part with AI. https://bestworld.net/
December 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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BestWorld is back, and with new people! David Isenberg is our AI News Briefs editor, bringing to bear a rare combination foreign policy knowledge, journalism, and a long stint with the US Department of Homeland Security. Also, Rudy Schenkenberg has joined us as our new COO.
David Isenberg's vita BestWorld is a non-profit researching better ways to provide news we can trust and use. With our Bot or Not project, we are focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. We will always let you know wherever anything on BestWorld has been researched or written in whole or in part with AI. Our long term goal is to build a BestWorld Ecosystem that would: 1. Guarantee full verifiable identities of all participants -- hence our Bot or Not research, so no bot could steal your identity or trick you by pretending to be your relative, friend, spouse, or lover; 2. Promote face to face contact in preference to remote contact; 3. Provide social and economic benefits to all BestWorld participants. AI News Briefs Dec. 6, 2025: David Isenberg brings us news briefs from the brightest to the darkest corners of cyberspace, from “AMD CEO Lisa Su ’emphatically’ rejects talk of an AI bubble” (Carolyn’s note: were her fingers crossed behind her back?) to “Google’s Agentic AI wipes user’s entire HDD without permission” 15–19 minutes read Nov. 29, 2025: From an MIT study that finds AI is already capable of replacing 11.7% of U.S. workers; through "Singapore Firm’s AI Teddy Bear Back on Sale After Shock Sex Talk," David Isenberg highlights 24 examples of what news media were saying about AI this week. Nov. 22, 2025: From Why Did Grok Say Elon is Better than Jesus? to A.I. Models Can Exhibit Human-Like Gambling Addiction Behaviors, David Isenberg highlights 23 examples of what news media were saying about AI this week. Dec. 4, 2025: Will the US officially announce completion of any military strike against Venezuela before the end of 2025? Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicted: 2% 7–9 minutes read Also: Will the Federal Republic of Germany announce that it is in an economic recession by 31st December, 2026? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicted: 30% 13–17 minutes read
December 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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weedenkim.bsky.social Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · Nov 30
Agree that it's a debasement of academic standards, but a minor correction: the instructor who was put on administrative leave is a graduate student, not a professor.

In some ways this is worse. This one incident could derail their academic career before it even starts.
November 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Let's Go, Canada!
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Let's Go, Canada!
A few thoughts about travel and getting big things done.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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I did another workout! Small weights, walking, a bit of Pilates. Who else is restarting a health regime? Need some encouragement? 💪 You can do it!!!
#wehackhealth
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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AI news briefs, Nov. 1, 2025: This is the week that was in AI: Stories from sixteen sources probe whether AI is becoming a boon or leading to doom.
8–11 minutes read
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hat's Happening Today while Looking Toward Tomorrow BestWorld is a non-profit researching better ways to provide news we can trust and use. With our Bot or Not project, we are focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. We will always let you know wherever news on BestWorld has been researched or written in whole or in part with AI. Our long term goal is to build a BestWorld Ecosystem that would: 1. Guarantee full verifiable identities of all participants -- hence our Bot or Not research, so no bot could steal your identity or trick you by pretending to be your relative, friend, spouse, or lover; 2. Promote face to face contact in preference to remote contact; 3. Provide social and economic benefits to all BestWorld participants. AI news briefs, Nov. 1, 2025: This is the week that was in AI: Stories from sixteen sources probe whether AI is becoming a boon or leading to doom. 8–11 minutes read Oct. 31, 2025: How many state-based conflict deaths in Sudan will be reported by ACLED in 2025? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicted: Less than 1,000: 1% Between 1,000 and 3,000: 1% Between 3,000 and 5,000: 1% Between 5.000 and 8,000: 1% Between 8,000 and 12,000: 15% More than 12,000: 81% 12–15 minutes read Oct.30, 2025: Will the Federal Republic of Germany announce that it is in an economic recession by 31st December, 2026? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicted: 30% 14–18 minutes read
November 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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"The Old Issue," the Rudyard Kipling poem from 1899 from which we draw the phrase "No Truce With Kings," might make a good reading for the next #NoKings Day. This is an excerpt, full text at this link (h/t George L.): www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poem/poems_o...
Screenshot of excerpt from Rudyard Kipling poem: "Howso’ great their clamour, whatsoe’er their claim, Suffer not the old King under any name! Here is naught unproven—here is naught to learn. It is written what shall fall if the King return. He shall mark our goings, question whence we came, Set his guards about us, as in Freedom’s name. He shall take a tribute, toll of all our ware; He shall change our gold for arms—arms we may not bear. He shall break his judges if they cross his word; He shall rule above the Law calling on the Lord. 20 He shall peep and mutter; and the night shall bring Watchers ’neath our window, lest we mock the King— Hate and all division; hosts of hurrying spies; Money poured in secret, carrion breeding flies. Strangers of his counsel, hirelings of his pay, These shall deal our Justice: sell—deny—delay."
October 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Oct. 25, 2025: This is the week that was in AI: News briefs from twenty sources, gathered by our anonymous reporter. 9–11 minutes read bestworld.net/ai-news-brie...

See also Phil Godzin's AI-aided forecast on Sudan
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/9/30/war-in-sudan-humanitarian-fighting-control-developments-september-2025 Areas of control in Sudan's civil war, arguably the world's worst humanitarian situation. What's Happening Today while Looking Toward Tomorrow BestWorld is a non-profit researching better ways to provide news we can trust and use. With our Bot or Not project, we are focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. We will always let you know wherever news on BestWorld has been researched or written in whole or in part with AI. Our long term goal is to build a BestWorld Ecosystem that would: 1. Guarantee full verifiable identities of all participants -- hence our Bot or Not research, so no bot could steal your identity or trick you by pretending to be your relative, friend, spouse, or lover; 2. Promote face to face contact in preference to remote contact; 3. Provide social and economic benefits to all BestWorld participants.
October 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Large scale nonviolent demonstrations are a powerful tool and the regime is incredibly sad that they didn’t get the riots they were hoping for
October 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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9-yr-old Ukrainian Sasha Paskal has won gold&bronze medals at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup"

In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation

Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
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October 12, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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‪Walter Olson‬ goes through the numerous and massive First Amendment and academic-freedom violations of Trump's proffered "compact" with universities and then talks about the mechanism by which it would be enforced, by way of what he describes as a "retroactive push-button guillotine."
Universities Must Defend Their Independence by Rejecting Trump's "Compact"
The Trump administration has proffered a “compact” to universities that would require them to surrender their independence and academic freedom. How many First Amendment violations can we identify in ...
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October 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Courtesy of colleagues at Penn
A variation on Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 engraving in the Pennsylvania Gazette, published in Philadelphia, in an effort to foster cooperation among the various colonies against the tyrant king of Britain, with the American colonies replaced by the nine universities selected for special collaboration opportunities
October 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Cello the chickadee came back for more. 🪶
Nala isn't one to be bothered by what she can't catch.
October 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Confused about AI? Me, too. See the top story in today's AI news briefs from Oct. 5 – 11, 2025. We gleaned twenty-seven briefs from sixteen sources, ranging from “we admit to being confused” through “Make America Deepfaked Again.” 12–15 minutes read.

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AI news briefs, Oct. 5 – 11, 2025 From “we admit to being confused” to “Make America Deepfaked Again” Our team gleaned twenty-seven briefs from sixteen sources. 12–15 minutes read. News from The Wolf-Krugman Exchange Talking AI With Martin Wolf, in which we admit to being confused. I’m Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times. I’m Paul Krugman, professor at the City University of New York [and an economics Nobel Prize winner]….So far, we’re certainly not seeing a productivity surge….it’s still very early stages….it actually did take around 40 years for businesses to figure out what to do with electricity….But this abrupt surge in unemployment among recent college graduates… makes you wonder: is that really the technology or is it something else? October 11, 2025 __________________________________ News from Neiman Lab Publishers say generative AI is cutting into their traffic. New research shows just why they’re right. More worrying than the “10 to 15% decline that we see coming from search referrals globally,” Matthew Monahan, president of The Washington Post’s Arc XP CMS for media companies, said… there’s a “drop in direct traffic from young audiences.” October 10, 2025 __________________________________ News from NBC ChatGPT safety systems can be bypassed to get weapons instructions NBC News found that OpenAI’s models repeatedly provided answers on making chemical and biological weapons. ….NBC News was able to generate hundreds of responses with instructions on how to create homemade explosives, maximize human suffering with chemical agents, create napalm, disguise a biological weapon and build a nuclear bomb. (Carolyn‘s note: in many cases, these instructions were incomplete, for example how to make a nuclear bomb.) October 10, 2025 __________________________________ News from Wonkette Tax The Robots! It’s the only way we’re going to survive the AI-pocalypse. If the plan is for these robots to take over all of the jobs in between C-lev…
October 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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To be clear, the term baseload was already outdated - as electricity generation in modern power systems increasingly revolves around renewable resources - but some who still use it can stand to heed this case.
October 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Baseload you say? ieefa.org/resources/ne...
Newest big U.S. coal-plant offline until 2027
The newest major coal-fired power plant in the U.S. is expected to be offline until March 2027 after a major failure in April.
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October 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Phillip Godzin's famously accurate forecasting bot warns that this month is likely to be more deadly than usual.
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Grok response: **Title:** Reuters Latest Ukraine and Russia at War News **Date:** 2025-10-07 **Summary:** This article reports on the latest skirmishes in eastern Ukraine, citing preliminary figures from multiple sources that suggest a spike in state-based conflict deaths early in October 2025 due to intensified artillery exchanges. **Title:** War in Ukraine | Global Conflict Tracker **Date:** 2025-10-06 (approximately 1 day ago) **Summary:** The tracker provides updated estimates of state-based conflict deaths, noting a potential increase in October 2025 based on patterns from prior months, with September 2025 seeing around 1,200 deaths as per preliminary ACLED data. **Title:** Ukraine Crisis Hub **Date:** 2025-10-05 (latest update accessed via https://acleddata.com/ukraine-conflict-monitor/) **Summary:** This hub reports real-time data on state-based conflict deaths in Ukraine, showing that as of October 7, 2025, the cumulative total for the month stands at approximately 450 deaths based on events recorded up to October 5, with a breakdown of 300 combatant and 150 civilian fatalities. **Title:** UN Report on the Situation in Ukraine **Date:** 2025-10-03 **Summary:** The report estimates that state-based conflict deaths in Ukraine for early October 2025 have already surpassed 400, drawing from ACLED and other sources to highlight a 15% increase from September’s figures. It details how civilian deaths are rising due to targeted attacks on infrastructure, while combatant losses remain high on both Ukrainian and Russian sides. **Title:** BBC News: Ukraine Conflict Escalates in Autumn Months **Date:** 2025-10-02 **Summary:** The article cites ACLED data indicating that October 2025 has started with heightened violence, potentially leading to over 1,000 state-based deaths if trends from previous Octobers continue. It discusses how autumn weather often enables more ground operations, contributing to increased fatalities among civilians and fighters.
October 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Hybrid warfare? gcaptain.com/qatar-eases-...
Qatar Eases Unprecedented Maritime Restrictions Following GPS Disruption
Qatar’s Ministry of Transport on Monday partially lifted an unprecedented nationwide maritime navigation suspension, now allowing daytime sailing for non-conventional vessels while maintaining nightti...
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October 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Reposted by Carolyn Meinel
why.bsky.team
A little proof of concept I've been working on, it's a version of Bluesky that you can run locally, even on your laptop, that pulls just the data you care about from the firehose, indexes it, and provides you an interface to view and interact with posts.
GitHub - whyrusleeping/konbini
Contribute to whyrusleeping/konbini development by creating an account on GitHub.
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October 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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AI news briefs, Sept. 29 — Oct. 4, 2025
From “AI-designed toxins slip through safety checks” through “Sam Altman’s $1 trillion AI gamble”
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6–8 minutes read
News from Science Made to order bioweapon? AI-designed toxins slip through safety checks used by companies selling genes Researchers expose flaws in safeguards intended to block rogue actors from making bioweapons. Microsoft bioengineer Bruce Wittmann….used AI tools like a would-be bioterrorist: creating digital blueprints for proteins that could mimic deadly poisons and toxins… Wittmann and his Microsoft colleagues wanted to know what would happen if they ordered the DNA sequences that code for these proteins from companies that synthesize nucleic acids….a “red team” exercise, looking for weaknesses in biosecurity practice….according to their new paper, published today in Science, one key guardrail failed. October 2, 2025 _____________________________ News from Observer The $300 Billion A.I. Infrastructure Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight As A.I. accelerates, a neglected $300 billion infrastructure gap threatens to slow its progress. The race to scale artificial intelligence has triggered historic investment in GPU infrastructure. ….This may be the largest corporate resource reallocation in modern history. October 3, 2025 _____________________________ News from Bloomberg Assume an AI Bubble. What Difference Would It Make? Investors suffered, but the internet didn’t go away after the dot-com bust…. September saw the publication of at least two widely read analyses suggesting that what is going on in artificial intelligence is indeed a bubble ….A quarter-century has now passed since dot-com bombed; does this mean that its lessons have not been learned? September 30, 2025
October 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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The rule of law makes for a virtuous circle
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The rule of law makes for a virtuous circle
Preventing government from trampling liberty isn't just some high-minded public service. When we protect others' rights, we make it more likely our own will be protected.
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October 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM