[2026-09-17 16:46:36] [INFO] ================================================== [2026-09-17 16:46:36] [INFO] Starting cycle #2958 — r/middleclasshq (10/31) [2026-09-17 16:46:36] [INFO] Time: 2026-09-17 16:46:36 [2026-09-17 16:46:36] [INFO] ================================================== [2026-09-17 16:46:36] [INFO] Fetching posts from r/middleclasshq... [2026-09-17 16:46:36] [INFO] → Fetching Reddit listing: https://oauth.reddit.com/r/middleclasshq/hot [2026-09-17 16:46:37] [SUCCESS] → Reddit OAuth fetch OK (25 image posts) [2026-09-17 16:46:37] [INFO] → Found 25 image posts [2026-09-17 16:46:37] [INFO] → Running Supabase cleanup (records older than 100 hours)... [2026-09-17 16:46:38] [INFO] → No Supabase records older than 100 hours to delete [2026-09-17 16:46:38] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Charging $300 to insure a device given to a six-year-old sou... [2026-09-17 16:46:38] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (111484 bytes) [2026-09-17 16:46:38] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-09-17 16:46:39] [INFO] → Not US politics (Ollama: 0); recording title in SQLite only [2026-09-17 16:46:39] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: nothing humbles you faster than spending $50 and still needi... [2026-09-17 16:46:39] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (152209 bytes) [2026-09-17 16:46:39] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-09-17 16:46:40] [INFO] → Not US politics (Ollama: 0); recording title in SQLite only [2026-09-17 16:46:40] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Being 20 used to mean choosing between cheap groceries and a... [2026-09-17 16:46:40] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (203819 bytes) [2026-09-17 16:46:40] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-09-17 16:46:41] [INFO] Processing: Being 20 used to mean choosing between cheap groceries and a... [2026-09-17 16:46:41] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-09-17 16:46:41] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-09-17 16:46:43] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1789663601_U6C8TGmwX.webp [2026-09-17 16:46:43] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: Being 20 used to mean choosing between cheap groce... [2026-09-17 16:46:43] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: Being 20 used to mean choosing between cheap groce... [2026-09-17 16:46:45] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Ah yes…. “A presidential trip” which is a luxury weekend for... [2026-09-17 16:46:45] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (117317 bytes) [2026-09-17 16:46:45] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-09-17 16:46:46] [INFO] Processing: Ah yes…. “A presidential trip” which is a luxury weekend for... [2026-09-17 16:46:46] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-09-17 16:46:46] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-09-17 16:46:47] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1789663606_9FQjwPbLJ.webp [2026-09-17 16:46:48] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: Ah yes…. “A presidential trip” which is a luxury w... [2026-09-17 16:46:48] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: Ah yes…. “A presidential trip” which is a luxury w... [2026-09-17 16:46:50] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: 89 cents for a burrito sounds completely made up n... [2026-09-17 16:46:50] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: Macklemore Spoke. Artists Walked. Now Ed Sheeran I... [2026-09-17 16:46:50] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: just saw this and i swear the tip screen is follow... [2026-09-17 16:46:50] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Rates at 5%. Beers are $10, haircuts are $65... [2026-09-17 16:46:50] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (65260 bytes) [2026-09-17 16:46:50] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-09-17 16:46:50] [INFO] Processing: Rates at 5%. Beers are $10, haircuts are $65... [2026-09-17 16:46:50] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-09-17 16:46:50] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-09-17 16:46:52] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1789663610_dn4YxIV8X.webp [2026-09-17 16:46:52] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: Rates at 5%. Beers are $10, haircuts are $65... [2026-09-17 16:46:52] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: Rates at 5%. Beers are $10, haircuts are $65... [2026-09-17 16:46:54] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: The Unaffordable Reality of Health Insurance for a Family of... [2026-09-17 16:46:54] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (159359 bytes) [2026-09-17 16:46:54] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-09-17 16:46:55] [INFO] Processing: The Unaffordable Reality of Health Insurance for a Family of... [2026-09-17 16:46:55] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-09-17 16:46:55] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-09-17 16:46:57] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1789663615_R_oFLfgJR.webp [2026-09-17 16:46:57] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: The Unaffordable Reality of Health Insurance for a... [2026-09-17 16:46:57] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: The Unaffordable Reality of Health Insurance for a... [2026-09-17 16:46:59] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: funny how everything went up except minimum wage... [2026-09-17 16:46:59] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: Diesel hits record highs in North Texas as some stations sta... [2026-09-17 16:46:59] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (94084 bytes) [2026-09-17 16:46:59] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-09-17 16:47:00] [INFO] → Not US politics (Ollama: 0); recording title in SQLite only [2026-09-17 16:47:00] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: President Trump responds to the Fed's rate decision:... [2026-09-17 16:47:00] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (273638 bytes) [2026-09-17 16:47:00] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-09-17 16:47:01] [INFO] Processing: President Trump responds to the Fed's rate decision:... [2026-09-17 16:47:01] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-09-17 16:47:01] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-09-17 16:47:03] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1789663621_foWfMOi0m.webp [2026-09-17 16:47:03] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: President Trump responds to the Fed's rate decisio... [2026-09-17 16:47:03] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: President Trump responds to the Fed's rate decisio... [2026-09-17 16:47:05] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: me cutting $14 of subscriptions while rent goes up... [2026-09-17 16:47:05] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: mericuh lol... [2026-09-17 16:47:05] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: A prime example of what’s broken in America’s heal... [2026-09-17 16:47:05] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: literally just living to suffer... [2026-09-17 16:47:05] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: One in five workers do not have guaranteed paid si... [2026-09-17 16:47:05] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: Trump Supporters Say We Have “Zero Empathy” for Am... [2026-09-17 16:47:05] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: This is the reason why the job market is bad... [2026-09-17 16:47:05] [INFO] Downloading for politics check: U.S. poverty rate falls to the lowest level on record. 🇺🇸 💪... [2026-09-17 16:47:05] [SUCCESS] → Image downloaded (67558 bytes) [2026-09-17 16:47:05] [INFO] Checking US politics (Ollama Cloud: gemma4:31b-cloud)... [2026-09-17 16:47:06] [INFO] Processing: U.S. poverty rate falls to the lowest level on record. 🇺🇸 💪... [2026-09-17 16:47:06] [INFO] → Ollama classified as US politics (1); converting to WebP... [2026-09-17 16:47:06] [INFO] → Uploading WebP to ImageKit... [2026-09-17 16:47:07] [SUCCESS] → ImageKit upload OK: https://ik.imagekit.io/pngserver/reddit-images/reddit-1789663626_hVdGVeQ3a.webp [2026-09-17 16:47:07] [SUCCESS] → Supabase insert OK: U.S. poverty rate falls to the lowest level on rec... [2026-09-17 16:47:07] [SUCCESS] ✓ Saved: U.S. poverty rate falls to the lowest level on rec... [2026-09-17 16:47:09] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: remember when $20 actually got you lunch and chang... [2026-09-17 16:47:09] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: Peter Thiel, not a fan of humanity? That tracks ..... [2026-09-17 16:47:09] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: Some classmates are grandparents. I’m still figuri... [2026-09-17 16:47:09] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: life should not be this hard, this expensive.... [2026-09-17 16:47:09] [INFO] → Skipping duplicate: Everything is up 50%+ in 7 years... [2026-09-17 16:47:09] [INFO] → Processed: 6, Skipped: 19 [2026-09-17 16:47:09] [INFO] ================================================== [2026-09-17 16:47:09] [INFO] Cycle #2958 (r/middleclasshq) completed at 2026-09-17 16:47:09 [2026-09-17 16:47:09] [INFO] ================================================== [2026-09-17 16:47:09] [INFO] Publishing cycle log to WordPress...