Timothy Snyder: "As he himself has made clear himself, Musk is a politician with a program. It is to disable the rule of law, leaving no barriers to his oligarchical power. In this scheme, the only parts of govt meant to function are the ones used to silence people who point out this obvious truth."

Trump will offer Russian oligarchs and other wealthy foreigners a $5 million "Gold Card." Meanwhile poor migrants are derported and held in hostage-like conditions at Guantanamo Bay. A really sad state of affairs.

Washington Post: "Kristofer Goldsmith, an Iraq War veteran who tracks and reports violent right-wing extremists, said he has grown worried for his safety since learning that some of the DOGE members had frequented internet groups popular with criminal hackers or espoused extremist views."

Google's new Willow chip performed a standard benchmark computation in under five minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion (that is, 1025) years — a number that vastly exceeds the age of the Universe.

The most relevant piece in the current environment. It feels like the media is underemphasizing the danger of Tulsi Gabbard.

History doesn’t really repeat itself. It is people that repeat history.

Americans can learn from what we just saw in South Korea. They show how a strong historical education can empower people to not repeat the worst of their history.

How can we find which accounts are legits (ie: like the old blue check mark)? Looking for Pete Buttigieg for instance.

Remembering Ben Stein and his excellent lesson on tariffs and the Laffer Curve. youtu.be/uhiCFdWeQfA?...

lol - The Ruble is collapsing and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov says the devaluation is “very, very favorable” for Russian exporters.