[2026-08-31 23:49:31] [INFO] ================================================== [2026-08-31 23:49:31] [INFO] Starting cycle #2170 — r/uspolitics (28/31) [2026-08-31 23:49:31] [INFO] Time: 2026-08-31 23:49:31 [2026-08-31 23:49:31] [INFO] ================================================== [2026-08-31 23:49:31] [INFO] Fetching posts from r/uspolitics... [2026-08-31 23:49:31] [INFO] → Fetching Reddit listing: https://oauth.reddit.com/r/uspolitics/hot [2026-08-31 23:49:32] [SUCCESS] → Reddit OAuth fetch OK (25 image posts) [2026-08-31 23:49:32] [INFO] → Found 25 image posts [2026-08-31 23:49:32] [INFO] → Running Supabase cleanup (records older than 100 hours)... [2026-08-31 23:49:34] [SUCCESS] → Deleted 8 Supabase record(s) older than 100 hours [2026-08-31 23:49:34] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Trump’s military is at breaking point – and he’ll pay for it... [2026-08-31 23:49:34] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (64751 bytes) [2026-08-31 23:49:34] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-08-31 23:49:35] [INFO] Processing: Trump’s military is at breaking point – and he’ll pay for it... [2026-08-31 23:49:35] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-08-31 23:49:35] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-08-31 23:49:36] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1788220175_GnuRe-EMS.webp [2026-08-31 23:49:36] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: Trump’s military is at breaking point – and he’ll ... [2026-08-31 23:49:36] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: Trump’s military is at breaking point – and he’ll ... [2026-08-31 23:49:38] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Embracing blatant Islamophobia, CBS News makes bizarre attem... 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[2026-08-31 23:49:42] [INFO] → Not US politics (Ollama: 0); recording title in SQLite only [2026-08-31 23:49:42] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Trump cut aid to Nepal – a year later, disaster struck... [2026-08-31 23:49:42] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (138685 bytes) [2026-08-31 23:49:42] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-08-31 23:49:42] [INFO] → Not US politics (Ollama: 0); recording title in SQLite only [2026-08-31 23:49:42] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Employees at the world’s biggest AI companies are calling fo... [2026-08-31 23:49:43] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (125045 bytes) [2026-08-31 23:49:43] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-08-31 23:49:44] [INFO] → Not US politics (Ollama: 0); recording title in SQLite only [2026-08-31 23:49:44] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Republicans ready for ‘very hasty’ ‘Trump-a-palooza’ convent... [2026-08-31 23:49:44] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (183596 bytes) [2026-08-31 23:49:44] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-08-31 23:49:44] [INFO] Processing: Republicans ready for ‘very hasty’ ‘Trump-a-palooza’ convent... [2026-08-31 23:49:44] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-08-31 23:49:44] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-08-31 23:49:46] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1788220184_zeDXatEj8.webp [2026-08-31 23:49:47] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: Republicans ready for ‘very hasty’ ‘Trump-a-palooz... [2026-08-31 23:49:47] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: Republicans ready for ‘very hasty’ ‘Trump-a-palooz... [2026-08-31 23:49:49] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: ‘If We Didn’t Do It, Who Would?’: Meet the N.C. College Stud... [2026-08-31 23:49:49] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (84230 bytes) [2026-08-31 23:49:49] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-08-31 23:49:50] [INFO] Processing: ‘If We Didn’t Do It, Who Would?’: Meet the N.C. College Stud... [2026-08-31 23:49:50] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-08-31 23:49:50] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-08-31 23:49:51] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1788220190_C264ocZfg.webp [2026-08-31 23:49:51] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: ‘If We Didn’t Do It, Who Would?’: Meet the N.C. Co... [2026-08-31 23:49:51] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: ‘If We Didn’t Do It, Who Would?’: Meet the N.C. Co... [2026-08-31 23:49:53] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Trump ally Ted Cruz sputters as he makes excuses for long tr... [2026-08-31 23:49:53] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (80903 bytes) [2026-08-31 23:49:53] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-08-31 23:49:54] [INFO] Processing: Trump ally Ted Cruz sputters as he makes excuses for long tr... [2026-08-31 23:49:54] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-08-31 23:49:54] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-08-31 23:49:55] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1788220194_loAddlGjL.webp [2026-08-31 23:49:55] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: Trump ally Ted Cruz sputters as he makes excuses f... [2026-08-31 23:49:55] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: Trump ally Ted Cruz sputters as he makes excuses f... [2026-08-31 23:49:57] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: Outrage after MAGA influencers secretly hired at t... [2026-08-31 23:49:57] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth Hit With New Lawsuit — Top Marine Cl... [2026-08-31 23:49:58] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (111635 bytes) [2026-08-31 23:49:58] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-08-31 23:49:58] [INFO] Processing: EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth Hit With New Lawsuit — Top Marine Cl... [2026-08-31 23:49:58] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-08-31 23:49:58] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-08-31 23:50:00] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1788220198_J_s_eF9To.webp [2026-08-31 23:50:00] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth Hit With New Lawsuit — Top... [2026-08-31 23:50:00] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth Hit With New Lawsuit — Top... [2026-08-31 23:50:02] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: The Pentagon Secretly Hires Conservative Influencers To Ampl... [2026-08-31 23:50:02] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (378047 bytes) [2026-08-31 23:50:02] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-08-31 23:50:04] [INFO] Processing: The Pentagon Secretly Hires Conservative Influencers To Ampl... [2026-08-31 23:50:04] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-08-31 23:50:04] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-08-31 23:50:06] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1788220204_NeIrd-cov.webp [2026-08-31 23:50:07] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: The Pentagon Secretly Hires Conservative Influence... [2026-08-31 23:50:07] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: The Pentagon Secretly Hires Conservative Influence... [2026-08-31 23:50:09] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Kalshi fines Republican in key House race, bans George Santo... [2026-08-31 23:50:09] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (38159 bytes) [2026-08-31 23:50:09] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-08-31 23:50:09] [INFO] → Not US politics (Ollama: 0); recording title in SQLite only [2026-08-31 23:50:09] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Republicans Panic Over Trump Dooming the Midterms. Alarm bel... [2026-08-31 23:50:09] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (60982 bytes) [2026-08-31 23:50:09] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-08-31 23:50:10] [INFO] Processing: Republicans Panic Over Trump Dooming the Midterms. Alarm bel... [2026-08-31 23:50:10] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-08-31 23:50:10] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-08-31 23:50:11] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1788220210_iOA1MQE1P.webp [2026-08-31 23:50:12] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: Republicans Panic Over Trump Dooming the Midterms.... [2026-08-31 23:50:12] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: Republicans Panic Over Trump Dooming the Midterms.... [2026-08-31 23:50:14] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: How Maga masterminded the exile of British agitator after he... [2026-08-31 23:50:14] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (64796 bytes) [2026-08-31 23:50:14] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-08-31 23:50:14] [INFO] → Not US politics (Ollama: 0); recording title in SQLite only [2026-08-31 23:50:14] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: What to know as US strikes Iran for first time in weeks, ups... [2026-08-31 23:50:14] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (77355 bytes) [2026-08-31 23:50:14] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-08-31 23:50:15] [INFO] → Not US politics (Ollama: 0); recording title in SQLite only [2026-08-31 23:50:15] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in... [2026-08-31 23:50:15] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Can someone please explain the midterms for me (a foreigner)... [2026-08-31 23:50:15] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (122497 bytes) [2026-08-31 23:50:15] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-08-31 23:50:16] [INFO] Processing: Can someone please explain the midterms for me (a foreigner)... [2026-08-31 23:50:16] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-08-31 23:50:16] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-08-31 23:50:18] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1788220216_BF3eJPa5e.webp [2026-08-31 23:50:18] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: Can someone please explain the midterms for me (a ... [2026-08-31 23:50:18] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: Can someone please explain the midterms for me (a ... [2026-08-31 23:50:20] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: West Point’s only climate scientist fired after co... [2026-08-31 23:50:20] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: ‘JD Vance is a dirtbag’: Maine Senate nominee resp... [2026-08-31 23:50:20] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: 24 things Trump actually posted on Truth Social... [2026-08-31 23:50:20] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Trump has landed the deal of a lifetime. There's just one pr... [2026-08-31 23:50:20] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (65288 bytes) [2026-08-31 23:50:20] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-08-31 23:50:21] [INFO] Processing: Trump has landed the deal of a lifetime. There's just one pr... [2026-08-31 23:50:21] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-08-31 23:50:21] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-08-31 23:50:22] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1788220221_BGR9HXpEd.webp [2026-08-31 23:50:23] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: Trump has landed the deal of a lifetime. There's j... [2026-08-31 23:50:23] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: Trump has landed the deal of a lifetime. There's j... [2026-08-31 23:50:25] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: Major polluters are worsening the Western US water... [2026-08-31 23:50:25] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: Mayor Mamdani, Governor Hochul Announce $8.4 Milli... [2026-08-31 23:50:25] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: Donald Trump's White House Braces for More Senior ... [2026-08-31 23:50:25] [INFO] → Processed: 9, Skipped: 16 [2026-08-31 23:50:25] [INFO] ================================================== [2026-08-31 23:50:25] [INFO] Cycle #2170 (r/uspolitics) completed at 2026-08-31 23:50:25 [2026-08-31 23:50:25] [INFO] ================================================== [2026-08-31 23:50:25] [INFO] Publishing cycle log to WordPress...