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The best Stratechery content from the week of September 28, 2026, including Meta's focus, what OpenAI is doing, and Mao and NBA Media Day
The article explores the controversial debate over the execution method for Christa Pike, questioning whether a firing squad might have been a more humane option than lethal injection.
Rand Paul's recent move to block a Senate initiative aimed at regulating online content sparks a debate on internet censorship and the balance between free speech and misinformation.
Two lawsuits challenge the narrative that ICE agent Jonathan Ross acted in self-defense when he killed Renée Good, raising questions about the circumstances surrounding her death.
Nathan Fielder got an up-close look at Elizabeth Holmes and is still unsure whom he really met
For better or worse, the show won’t be able to feature artists who reject him
MAGA activists are having a meltdown over a throwaway character in Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s political ad
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Prisoner early release scheme – Cassia Rowland, BBC News ellie.slee.lamb Thu, 01/10/2026 - 11:28 IfG in the news BBC News Public services Prisons Burnham government Ministry of Justice Off Cassia Rowland appeared on BBC News to discuss the prisoner early release scheme. Public services