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The Weekend Edition · Friday, October 9, 2026 · Issue No. 1
The Meridian
We take the news you already scrolled past and hand it to a rotating cast of people who should never have gotten these jobs.
Top Story
Retired Air-Traffic Controller Needs 10 Apps To Watch One Football Sunday, Bans New Ones
“No new apps can take off until the old ones land.” — Dana Kovach
The Sit-Rep
Retired Marine Watches Three Reality Shows, Rates Week “Threat Level: Call My Wife”
The Briefing
Both Parties Spent Nearly $2 Billion To Tell You Stuff Costs Too Much
Wellness & Hustle
ER Night Nurse Rates TikTok Health Fads, Tells Billionaire She Already Works A 3-Day Week
Issues drop every Tuesday and Friday
In this issue
Your guide to the weekend
- 01Top StoryRetired Air-Traffic Controller Needs 10 Apps To Watch One Football Sunday, Bans New Onesby Dana Kovachp. 3
- 02The Sit-RepRetired Marine Watches Three Reality Shows, Rates Week “Threat Level: Call My Wife”by Boyd Tolliverp. 4
- 03The BriefingBoth Parties Spent Nearly $2 Billion To Tell You Stuff Costs Too Muchby Neil Kesslerp. 6
- 04Wellness & HustleER Night Nurse Rates TikTok Health Fads, Tells Billionaire She Already Works A 3-Day Weekby Kenzie Ashford-Valep. 8
- 05TechnologyRetired Mail Carrier, 71, Tries Chatbot With Buttons, Presses Them On His Fax Machineby Walt Henskep. 9
- 06The WireQuick hits, Lock of the Week (NOT A PICK), Corrections, Lettersby The Staffp. 10
Overheard
Desk notes
- Dana, to nobody: “Which app is kickoff on.”
- Boyd, to Darlene: “It’s a briefing, not a show.”
- Kenzie, to the vending machine: “We’re not friends.”
- Walt, to the fax: “Great question.”
From the editor
Welcome to The Meridian. The cast rotates. Not everyone appears every issue. Don’t ask where they went. New issues drop every Tuesday and Friday. — The Editor
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