A Deceased Cease Fire and the Hantavirus Blues
A leaked CIA report finds Iran can survive the blockade for months, contradicting White House claims. The SPLC pleads not guilty to fraud as Fidelity blocks donor grants. New York will use facial recognition to identify masked protesters for ICE. A deadly Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship triggers monitoring in three states. Microsoft’s emissions jump 30% due to AI power demands.
Brain Eating Amoeba, Sebastian Gorka, the FBI’s Bourbon Stash
Iran reviews a Kushner-mediated peace proposal as the White House labels pro-transgender and anti-fascist groups domestic terror threats. The FBI investigates leaks about Kash Patel's conduct and his personalized "Ka$h" bourbon stash. Agents raid the home of Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas. The "brain-eating amoeba" appears in three national parks. Area 51 records 17 earthquakes in 24 hours. CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87. Iowa turns over voter rolls to the DOJ as the GOP moves to defund the National Academies.
Hegseth Will Neither Confirm Nor Deny War Dolphins, Plus Toxic Waste Elementary School
Hegseth mulls war dolphins. Iran disapproval hits 61%. DHS buys luxury deportation jets. SEC cuts reporting. Texas school is toxic. Thiel builds floating AI. SPLC wins DOJ walk-back.
Losing at UNO, Taking Cuba, Surrendering Data
Iran nukes survive strikes. DHS hunts Canadian critics. DOJ shields Big Oil. China bans AI layoffs. Meta fires 8,000 for chips. Florida targets SPLC. DeSantis signs new maps. AGI predicted for 2027.
Welp, Trump Says the War in Iran is Over. So That’s That? Or . . .
President Trump declares the Iran war terminated while launching Project Freedom to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The DOJ indicts James Comey over a seashell photo as Fidelity and Vanguard freeze SPLC grants. The EEOC targets The New York Times for reverse discrimination. A border wall project bulldozes an Indigenous site in Arizona. Nature Sustainability warns New Orleans must begin relocation. The Oscars ban AI-generated lead roles. Millions of Gen Z wish to live in a pre-tech past.
Cardboard Suicide Drones
Is National Security Presidential Memo 7 being used to investigate individuals with anti-capitalist or anti-fascist beliefs as domestic terrorists Did federal prosecutors unseal an indictment against Southern Poverty Law Center leaders for financial fraud? Have Fidelity and Vanguard suspended grants to the SPLC, effectively debanking the organization before trial? Did Elon Musk admit under oath that xAI distilled OpenAI’s models to train his chatbot, Grok? Is Meta threatening to shut down services in New Mexico over a legal clash regarding child safety requirements Has there been a mass exodus of C-suite executives at Boston Dynamics as the company pivots to mass-producing humanoid robots? Did the Department of Justice sue Arizona to compel the release of sensitive voter registration data? Is Japan building $2,000 cardboard suicide drones for expendable battlefield use?
The End of the Voting Rights Act Era, and Comey Indicted for Sea Shells
Trump maintains the Iran blockade. Hegseth purges generals. FEMA hits a red zone. Comey is indicted over seashells. SCOTUS guts the VRA. Amazon eyes an Apprentice reboot. Renewables beat gas.
WaPo Diagrams Shots Fired at WHCD, Frogman in Ohio, and More
WaPo diagrams WHCD gunsots. Comey indicted over seashells. GOP sours on Hegseth. Meta tracks worker keystrokes. UAE quits OPEC. FCC targets ABC over Kimmel. Ohio votes on Loveland Frogman.
AI Will Now Add Typos to Emails To Appear More Human
Jimmy Kimmel's Melania joke happened days before the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting. Also: J.D. Vance challenges Pete Hegseth. AI does typos. Meta beams space power. Cole Allen faces DOJ. Taylor Swift trademarks voice. Climate change makes things cost more. BP doubles profit.
Just Another MAGA Monday
US downplays Iran base damage, Qatar LNG costs a lot, Kittleson describes kidnapping in Iraq, WHCD gunman not on FBI radar, WHCD security fails, Trump wants ICE→NICE rebrand, SPLC DOJ indictment has legal flaws, Cop City arson indicted, Parscale goes to Israel, a heat pump disinfo network, the Big Oil liability shield, If America's So Rich Why’s It So Sad
