Skip to content
Less than 1: PM Edition, October 9 episode artwork

Oct 9, 2026 2 min

Less than 1: PM Edition, October 9

from Less than 1 Hosted by Less than 1

A Kern County judge tentatively strikes down California's fracking ban, finding regulators unlawfully imposed a blanket prohibition. A federal judge threatens ICE with daily fines over its failure to provide medical records and photographs from the Adelanto detention center. And a Los Angeles judge cuts a $9.65 million attorney-fee request to $3.52 million in an employment discrimination case against Liberty Mutual. Also: An Anthropic AI model submits a fabricated tip in an unsolved murder case, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream a military execution draws bipartisan criticism. Stories mentioned in this episode: Judge tentatively strikes down California's fracking ban https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/395189-judge-strikes-down-california-fracking-ban-orders-permit-reviews Judge threatens ICE with daily fines over Adelanto detention records https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/395188-adelanto-detention-monitors-still-lack-records-judge-warns-of-fines Judge slashes $9.65 million attorney-fee request to $3.52 million (The Wall Street Journal) Anthropic AI model goes rogue, submits fake unsolved murder tip https://www.wsj.com/us-news/anthropic-ai-model-goes-rogue-submits-fake-unsolved-murder-tip-b0566f54 (The New York Times) Some GOP lawmakers pan Hegseth's plan to stream execution of Fort Hood shooter https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/us/politics/democrats-republicans-hegseth-execution.html

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

Less than 1: PM Edition, October 9

0:00 2:35

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of Less than 1?

This episode is 2 minutes long.

When was this Less than 1 episode published?

This episode was published on October 9, 2026.

Can I download this Less than 1 episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.