The figures match Gaza health-authority data as of Nov. 10, 2026: at least 74,645 killed and 175,978 injured since Oct. 2023, and at least 1,614 killed and 5,849 injured since the ceasefire. Note: the ceasefire began at noon on Oct. 10, not Oct. 11.
The 2023 manufacturing-output figures are consistent with World Bank data: China $4.66 trillion, U.S. $2.50 trillion, Germany $838.89 billion, India $461.38 billion, South Korea $416.39 billion, Mexico $358.92 billion, Italy $353.62 billion, France $297.00 billion. This is an opinion/rant about flags and world leaders versus people; it makes no checkable factual claim.
According to CNBC, Sen. Chuck Schumer accused President Trump of defending Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the expense of national security, and Rep. John Moolenaar told CNBC he expects answers about Huang's relationship.
The FDA is warning that GLP-1 drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound may carry a potential increased risk of a rare vision-loss eye condition, according to CNBC.
Fossil Group says it is returning to profit and sales growth, with its CEO saying the turnaround is ahead of plan, per CNBC.
HELOC balances had their biggest jump since 2005 and rose for the 18th consecutive quarterly increase, according to the New York Fed.
BAl Jazeera English just posted the new Gaza casualty numbers on X, and they are hard to hear.
BThese are the Gaza health authority figures: at least 74,645 Palestinians killed since October 2023.
BAnd nearly 176,000 injured. Since the ceasefire, another 1,614 people have been killed.
BOne correction before we go further—the ceasefire started at noon on October 10th, not the 11th.
BRight. So the post's timeline is off by a day.
BIt doesn't change the scale. Even after the pause was supposed to begin, the killing continued.
BThat's the darkest part. A ceasefire shouldn't produce another sixteen hundred dead.
BAl Jazeera calls it a genocide. I'll stick to the numbers, because the legal label has a specific meaning.
BBut isn't that exactly the argument? Some legal scholars say the scale and pattern are what make it one.
BAnd others don't. My job isn't to settle that on air. The verified numbers are terrible enough.
BI think you're being too cautious. Catastrophe undersells what those numbers represent.
BI'm not underselling. I'm reporting the dead. The court process can handle the legal word.
BOkay. We disagree on the label, but not on this: it's one of the worst humanitarian disasters of our time.
BNo argument there.
BThe longer that continues, the harder any serious recovery becomes.
BRight, and the human cost keeps adding up while we talk.
BDifferent topic entirely: the FDA just put out a warning about some very popular drugs.
BWegovy and Zepbound? The weight-loss shots everyone asks about.
BThe agency says they may increase the risk of a rare eye condition that can cause vision loss.
BI saw that and thought, here we go again. Every side effect becomes a headline.
BIt should be a headline! People take these for years, not weeks. A rare risk of vision loss is not nothing.
BKey words: rare, and potential. The FDA found a signal, not proof.
BThey found enough evidence to issue a formal warning. That doesn't happen every day.
BNo, but these drugs help people lose weight, control diabetes, reduce heart disease. Risk-benefit still matters.
BAnd patients can't weigh risk and benefit if nobody tells them the risk exists.
BFair. But I worry the headline will scare people off drugs that could save their lives.
BI'd rather they ask their doctor now than find out after the damage is done.
BOkay. The warning itself is reasonable if it leads to better screening.
BThat's all I'm asking.
BSpeaking of risk and reward, homeowners are borrowing against their houses like it's 2005.
BThe New York Fed says balances on home equity lines of credit just had their biggest jump since 2005.
BEighteen straight quarters of increases. That's a long, steady climb, not a one-off.
BI see that number and I think of homeowners overreaching.
BWhy? Home equity is real wealth, and plenty of people borrow against it without trouble.
BSmart until prices fall and you owe more than the house is worth—the same trap as 2008.
BIt's not 2008. Lending standards are much tighter, and most homeowners have far more equity.
BThe biggest jump since 2005 still tells me people are stretched. Credit card rates are high, inflation is still biting.
BThat's exactly why they're doing it. Moving twenty percent credit card debt to a seven percent HELOC is one move people make to cut interest.
BUntil they run the cards up again. Then they've just added a lien to their house.
BThat's a behavior problem, not a borrowing problem. Don't blame the tool.
BI'm not blaming the tool. I'm saying the trend is a warning sign about household budgets.
BOkay, I'll give you that. The trend deserves attention. But not every HELOC is a crisis.
BFine. Let's watch the next quarter.