FDR's mistake. Photo: Indep Hall, Antoine Taveneaux, Wikipedia

“It also points to a recognition that jobless growth — an economy that is expanding but not taking people with it — ends with (metaphorical, probably) heads on pikes.”3/3

“But they are pivoting hard to support the blue-collar workers whose labor is crucial to building out AI. That’s partly out of necessity: Without the electricians, plumbers, & pipe fitters to finish them, their data centers will languish, leaving models dumber and IRRs deteriorating by the day.”2/3

🟡 Semafor Business: CEOs’ new favorite word | Semafor In this edition, the Pentagon headhunts bankers, Larry Fink predicts bankruptcies in AI, and CEOs all think they have an AI “moat.”

“Hyperscalers like Meta, infrastructure players like Nvidia, and financiers like BlackRock admittedly have no idea the extent of the havoc AI is wreaking on white-collar jobs — they just know it will be ugly.”1/3
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The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principl...

“Pentagon had been working on a plan to avoid civilian deaths.

It was heading toward implementation until Trump officials waylaid it last year.

With the plan to reduce civilian deaths sidelined, experts say the U.S. military plans face limited scrutiny before attacks are launched.”

U.S and Israeli strikes are damaging Iranian historical sites The speed and extent of the damage have so concerned Iran and Lebanon that they sent a request to the United Nations' cultural agency, UNESCO, this week to add more sites to its enhanced protection li...

The speed and extent of the damage have so concerned Iran and Lebanon that they sent a request to the United Nations' cultural agency, UNESCO, this week to add more sites to its enhanced protection list. https://to.pbs.org/4cDH5qN

Wisconsin Legislature sued over use of private lawyers A group of taxpayers alleges the Legislature has spent millions of dollars since 2019 pursuing legal cases with public money for partisan ends.

This lawsuit challenges the tens of millions in taxpayer funds, most of which is wasted by the Republican-controlled Legislature on private legal counsel in pursuit of private interests, in clear violation of the Wisconsin Constitution — Jeff Mandel in WPR

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“.. speaking in the rapid-fire, casually cruel slang of the extremely online. Degen. Steelman. Roomcuck. Call it “Succession”-speak. The men plot ways they might use the chaos to create a new world order, with the end goal of conferring more power, status and money to themselves.”2/2

Silicon Valley’s Image Takes a Dark Turn in Pop Culture

“Mountainhead,” a 2025 HBO movie about 3 tech billionaires and one tech hundred-millionaire spending a night in a mountain retreat, is nihilistic.
A.I.-generated disinfo from one’s companies sends the world into chaos, and they cynically one-up one another ..”1/2

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“He chose to avoid a nasty intraparty primary and seek the seat that includes his hometown (and that voted for Kamala Harris by about 10 points in 2024). In such a Democratic-leaning district, however, running as an independent might be Kiley’s only chance to win.

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Democrats have flipped 28 seats since Trump’s win - Republicans flip zero The president has warned Republicans that losing the midterms will be "big trouble" and has pushed for legislation that would severely restrict voters' access to the polls

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The Gámez-Cuéllar mariachi family: the case that made Republicans raise their voices against Trump’s immigration policy Politicians from both parties are taking credit for the release of the Mexican migrants, who had legally requested asylum and become well-known members of their community through their music

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They either didn't know Iran would shut down the Strait of Hormuz or they knew and didn't have a plan.

Either way - just totally clear they don't give a damn about what this war means for hardworking Americans.

Tweet from Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz: Justice has been done. I welcome the decision of the Chief Military Prosecutor, Major General Itai Ofir, to close the Sde Teiman cases against IDF soldiers and to cancel the indictment against them. This trial was born in sin by the previous Military Advocate General, using a blood libel against IDF soldiers and criminal investigation methods, and I am glad that justice has been done and the trial has been canceled. The role of the IDF's legal system is to protect and safeguard IDF soldiers who engage heroically in war against cruel monsters, and not the rights of the terrorists of Hamas. I am convinced that the decision will lead to a new path.

The Defense Minister of Israel says it was "blood libel" to go after Israeli soldiers caught on camera raping a Palestinian.

He may be worth $837 billion, but Elon Musk is so frugal that he lives in a $50,000 rental home in Texas with one towel in the shower, no food in the fridge and a garage bed for his mother, proving co... Elon Musk’s tough childhood is a story almost as old as his success. From owning one black suit and wearing it repeatedly. He once tried surviving on just $1...

Read "He may be worth $837 billion, but Elon Musk is so frugal that he lives in a $50,000 rental home in Texas with one towel in the shower, no food in the fridge and a garage bed for his mother, proving comfort means little to the world’s richest man" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-7jUcyqU8/g...

When do we reckon the panic buying of petrol will start here then?

By the weekend? Next week? Easter?

“.. Trump has ordered the departments of Justice, Homeland Security, Treasury and the IRS to explicitly target left wing groups for investigation, labelling them “domestic terrorists.”...2/2

Electronic Surveillance Under Scrutiny as Trump Targets Left Wing Groups as “Domestic Terrorists” Bipartisan opposition to warrantless surveillance law swells with exposure of FBI abuses

“The legislation that gave these intrusive powers to the likes of the NSA and the FBI is up for renewal later this spring, and signs are that it will face a bumpy road to passage by Congress.

The issue has taken on additional freight because President..”1/2

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The Trump administration has fired every competent employee in all the government positions, all that is left is incompetent sycophants.

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It's instructive to view this Karp sound bite alongside Rep. Andy Ogles's recent tweet calling pluralism "a lie."

The folks in power right now want a white, Christian nation that excels at killing people. That's their vision for the U.S.

I keep seeing people ask about the 25th Amendment.

Guys. His entire Cabinet is walking around in shoes that don’t fit because they’re scared to take them off.

The 25th is never happening.

Watch Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich | Netflix Official Site Stories from survivors frame this documentary detailing the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, a socialite and accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein.

Ghislaine Maxwell needs to rot in prison and she’s lucky to have been upgraded.

The entitled monster should be in a cave for the horror she and Epstein inflicted on these girls. Check it out if you haven’t.
#Netflix
#GhislaineMaxwellFilthyRich
#SheShed
#Pinks

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If you’re wondering why Congress doesn’t do what Americans want it’s because Congress doesn’t represent America. It represents the Predator Class.

This is an actual post from the official White House account. We’re being trolled by fifteen-year-old boys playing computer games.

The war in Iran is an American failure. What do we do now? | Robert Reich The most powerful nation in the world is now being led by a rogue president who rejects its longstanding values

The war in Iran is an American failure. What do we do now? | Robert Reich

Zelenskyy to Trump: Put more pressure on Putin, ‘not on me’ Ukraine’s president tells POLITICO he wants more clarity on what the U.S. will do to guarantee any future peace with Russia.

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