Veteran Reporter Says ‘Rumors Are Flying’ In China that Leader Is Sick, Rivals Are ‘Mobilizing for Civil War’

— Mediaite (@mediaite.com) 2026-09-16T22:37:38.961Z

Multiple unconfirmed reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping fell ill at the BRICS summit in India and collapsed. Several East Asian journalists are suggesting the leader suffered an ischemic stroke.Not great timing there, God…

— (@auntyr.bsky.social) 2026-09-16T22:04:45.498Z

Xi suffered stroke & fainted at Brics Summit, claims China Democracy Party chief; post gets community notetimesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/xi-suf…

— JJ Lopez (@jjlopez1970.bsky.social) 2026-09-17T02:08:33.509Z

New – “Trump says Kennedy Center could be ‘ripped down’ without his intervention” http://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0…

— Jamie Gangel (@jamiegangel.bsky.social) 2026-09-17T01:53:50.089Z

A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump and the Kennedy Center's board to respond by Thursday morning to an emergency motion filed as forklifts were seen striking the building while quickly moved to encircle it with fencing.

— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-09-16T21:30:12Z

"Afterward, I saw a forklift carrying what appeared to be a more permanent form of fencing drive over to the north side of the building. I saw the forklift run into and hit the pillars on the building several times," wrote Bridget Kennedy-Bailey.

— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-09-16T21:30:28.957Z

New – “Trump says Kennedy Center could be ‘ripped down’ without his intervention” http://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0…

— Jamie Gangel (@jamiegangel.bsky.social) 2026-09-17T01:53:50.089Z

yes tell us more about terrible legacies senator

— darth™️ (@darthbluesky.bsky.social) 2026-09-17T00:18:12.764Z

Peter Max, who shaped the look of psychedelia, died Monday at the age of 88. He is most famous for iconic poster for New York City’s 1967 ‘Be In.’

— Vulture (@vulture.com) 2026-09-17T01:40:56.963Z