NYTIMES (John O’Farrell) - I was a V.C. Partner. We Can’t Let Silicon Valley Buy Democracy.
Pro-A.I. groups are spending gobs of cash to influence political campaigns. That’s terrible news for us all.
WASHINGTONPOST (Michelle Boorstein, Federica Cocco) - Why religious construction is on the rise when most other building has stalled
Spending rose 17 percent last year, with a focus on affordable housing, as congregations grapple with the changing role of faith institutions.
YOUTUBE (Portland Andy) - Wednesday Night New York Knicks Win
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NPR (Leila Fadel) - Morning news brief
U.S. launches a second-round of strikes against Iran, inflation jumps to its highest level in more than three years, 2026 World Cup kicks off in Mexico.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Raw Egg Nationalist) - The Men Who Fear Women? Is ‘Masculinism’ Actually a Real Thing?
“The Men Who Fear Women.” That’s the title of Helen Lewis’s latest cover story for The Atlantic. It’s currently making a big splash as she […] Source
AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - America's spy powers are in deep trouble
One of America's most powerful spy authorities is nearing an unprecedented lapse, threatening to plunge intelligence agencies and telecommunications companies into legal uncertainty if allowed to go dark on Friday. Why it matters: Members in both parties are warning that an expiration of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act could jeopardize U.S. national security. - Section 702 feeds more than half of the president's daily briefing and has been credited with helping thwart terror plots and other national-security threats. - It allows the attorney general and director of national intelligence to compel electronic service providers to provide communications involving foreign intelligence targets overseas. The intrigue:…
AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Scoop: Pulte sought Gabbard's early removal as intel czar
Tulsi Gabbard , the outgoing director of national intelligence, got an unexpected call Tuesday from her controversial successor, Bill Pulte : "Today is your last day," he said. - Gabbard was surprised. She had announced she was leaving at month's end, not Tuesday. - "I need to hear it from the president or the White House," Gabbard told Pulte, two officials briefed on the discussion told Axios. Why it matters: The call, unreported until now, was the latest flashpoint in the intelligence wars that erupted last week in D.C. after President Trump picked Pulte as Gabbard's temporary replacement. - After the conversation with Pulte, Gabbard got ahold of Trump, who didn't request her immediate resignation. "What day works best for you?" the…
AXIOS (Zachary Basu) - Race-obsessed, untouchable Musk hits escape velocity from CEO rulebook
Elon Musk is on the verge of financial immortality: The world's richest man — and potentially its first trillionaire — has built a sovereign corporate kingdom that is too systemic to fail. - And yet, on the eve of SpaceX's monster IPO , its CEO was hunkered down in his digital fiefdom stoking far-right culture wars with an impunity unmatched in modern corporate history. Why it matters: Musk's years in the public eye, marked by serial controversy and an accelerating embrace of white identitarian politics , have inured investors to conduct that would be disqualifying for almost any other CEO. - Nothing Musk says or does can dent Wall Street's appetite for a stake in his future-forging empire. - Look no further than SpaceX's $1.75…
YOUTUBE (Owen Report) - Surveillance State: Trump Admin And Open AI Discussing Joint Ownership Stake
Owen Shroyer discusses the possible fusion of the Trump Administration with OpenAI and how it could lead to a hellish, all-encompassing surveillance state.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Small town America raises alarm bells about data centers
AI data centers are popping up across the United States, eliciting pushback from locals who worry about the environmental impacts and higher costs for residents. NewsNation's Brian Entin joins "NewsNation Live" to discuss Americans' concerns with data centers and the recent push to build them. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.