A One-Sentence Story:
He didn’t think I’d shoot him for calling me Sport, but he was wrong.
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, Business, AI, and Debt:
Russia Plans Limits on Cash and Gold Exports in Push to Curb Shadow Economy
CFTC to Pilot Tokenized Collateral in Derivatives Markets Starting With Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDC
Coronavirus and Public Health:
Politics:
Trump Denounces Europe and Its Leaders
The broadside attack against European political leadership represents the president’s most virulent denunciation to date of these Western democracies, threatening a decisive rupture with countries like France and Germany that already have deeply strained relations with the Trump administration.
Trump Promises to Block State AI Regulations
President Trump said in a social media post Monday that he will issue an executive order this week to curb state laws on artificial intelligence, the latest win for a tech industry lobbying for deregulation.
Since when do Executive Orders apply to anything outside of the Executive Branch?
Congress to Withhold Pentagon Travel Funds
Congress is using its marquee defense bill to force the Pentagon into turning over videos of strikes against suspected drug-smuggling boats off the coast of Latin America.
Lawmakers plan to withhold a quarter of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until the Pentagon provides them with the videos.
Won’t the Trump regime just shuffle funds around like they’ve done before?
A National Security Strategy Based on White Supremacy
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———— Stark. Raving. Mad. ————
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———— Our Dominance is Fading ————
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———— The Epstein Coverup ————
———— Autocracy R Us ————
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Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
Missouri Senate hears bill on life imprisonment for people in U.S. without legal status
Developer of App That Tracks ICE Raids Sues Trump Officials
For six months, Apple distributed an app called ICEBlock that allowed users to alert people when they saw Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. But after the Trump administration complained that the app endangered officers, Apple removed it.
On Monday, the app’s developer, Joshua Aaron, sued top Trump administration officials, accusing them of pressuring Apple to stifle his free speech and his right to create, distribute and promote ICEBlock.
———— Blatant In-Your-Face Corruption ————
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———— Putin&Krasnov vs. Ukraine ————
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Zelensky rules out ceding land to Russia, refusing to bow to Putin or Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not give up territory, not to hasten peace talks, not to satisfy Washington and not under pressure from Moscow.
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———— Hegseth on the Rocks ————
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Don Bacon doubles down on Hegseth criticism: ‘I think I’ve seen enough’
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———— Mors Imperii ————
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Serendipity:
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Well there is my dose of reality! Now I can get back to cursing under my breath and saying WTF too many times.