The images coming out of Puerto Vallarta this weekend look like something from a war film — burned-out vehicles blocking highways, plumes of black smoke rising over what was, just days ago, one of Mexico’s most beloved tourist destinations. American tourists were dodging charred cars to get to the airport. Airlines including Delta, American, Alaska, and Air Canada cancelled flights...
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JEFFREY EPSTEIN EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE
JEFFREY EPSTEIN EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE By Presidential Administration Based on DOJ Epstein Files Release (Jan. 30, 2026) & House Oversight Committee Documents (Nov. 2025) Prepared: February 23, 2026 IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: Appearance in the Epstein files does not constitute evidence of wrongdoing. The DOJ itself noted the files include unverified tips, unvetted submissions, and news clippings. No individual listed below, other than...
America’s $64 Trillion Problem: Who’s Holding the Bag?
Let’s talk about something that should be keeping every American up at night but somehow rarely makes it past the third segment on the evening news. The United States national debt is projected to hit $64 trillion within the next decade. That’s not a typo. Sixty-four trillion dollars. To put that in perspective, that’s roughly $190,000 for every man, woman,...
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- Nvidia has another record quarter amid record capex spendsby Russell Brandom on February 25, 2026 at 11:04 pm
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- The White House wants AI companies to cover rate hikes. Most have already said they would.by Tim Fernholz on February 25, 2026 at 8:42 pm
Many hyperscalers have […]
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Is Mexico’s Economy on the Edge? The El Mencho Killing Just Made a Fragile Situation Much Worse
The images coming out of Puerto Vallarta this weekend look like something from a war film — burned-out vehicles blocking...
JEFFREY EPSTEIN EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE
JEFFREY EPSTEIN EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE By Presidential Administration Based on DOJ Epstein Files Release (Jan. 30, 2026) & House Oversight Committee...
America’s $64 Trillion Problem: Who’s Holding the Bag?
Let’s talk about something that should be keeping every American up at night but somehow rarely makes it past the...
Mining at the Margin: Publicly Traded Bitcoin Miners Are in Survival Mode
Let’s talk about something that mainstream financial media has been reluctant to say plainly: right now, with Bitcoin trading at...
Rent Freeze. COPA. Property Tax Hike. ADU Traps. Is This a Housing Plan or a Slow-Motion Seizure?
Let’s talk about a quiet but consequential piece of policy making its way through New York City right now —...
Voter ID Laws: Is It Really About Illegal Immigrants — Or Is Something Else Going On?
Let’s be honest with each other for a minute. Every election cycle, the debate over voter ID laws gets loud,...
The Shutdown Charade: How Congress Turned Budget Deadlines Into Political Hostage-Taking
Understanding the theater behind government shutdowns—and why they have nothing to do with America actually running out of money We’ve...
The cryptocurrency designed to escape government oversight has instead enhanced the state’s ability to tax, monitor, and seize digital wealth
In 2008, an anonymous figure using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto released a white paper describing Bitcoin as “a peer-to-peer electronic...
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- Nvidia has another record quarter amid record capex spendsby Russell Brandom on February 25, 2026 at 11:04 pm
"The demand for tokens in the world has gone completely exponential," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said about the company's earnings.
- The White House wants AI companies to cover rate hikes. Most have already said they would.by Tim Fernholz on February 25, 2026 at 8:42 pm
Many hyperscalers have already made public commitments to cover electricity cost increases.
- US cybersecurity agency CISA reportedly in dire shape amid Trump cuts and layoffsby Zack Whittaker on February 25, 2026 at 8:26 pm
Under the first year of the Trump administration, the U.S. cyber agency CISA has faced cuts, layoffs, and furloughs, as bipartisan lawmakers and […]
- Welcome to the post-hype crypto marketby Theresa Loconsolo on February 25, 2026 at 8:22 pm
Crypto is creeping back into the startup conversation, but at ETHDenver last week, the buzz was as much about Washington as it was about tokens. […]
- Alphabet-owned robotics software company Intrinsic joins Googleby Rebecca Szkutak on February 25, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Nearly five years after graduating into an independent Alphabet company, Intrinsic is moving under Google's domain.
- Snapchat announces ‘The Snappys,’ its first-ever creator awards showby Aisha Malik on February 25, 2026 at 7:54 pm
Snapchat is the latest social media platform to launch awards for creators, joining TikTok and Instagram.
- An accountant won a big jackpot on Kalshi by betting against DOGEby Julie Bort on February 25, 2026 at 7:36 pm
A tax accountant saw Elon Musk fans bidding up a Kalshi prediction market and saw a sure bet to make easy money.
- Inside the story of the US defense contractor who leaked hacking tools to Russiaby Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on February 25, 2026 at 7:30 pm
The former boss of a U.S. hacking tools maker was jailed for selling highly sensitive software exploits to a Russian broker. This is how we first […]
- Samsung shows off new display tech that adds a privacy screen to apps and notificationsby Sarah Perez on February 25, 2026 at 7:23 pm
The new privacy tech uses different types of pixels to let you block certain apps and notifications from being viewed by others.
- Wearable startup CUDIS launches a new health ring line with an AI-fueled ‘coach’by Lucas Ropek on February 25, 2026 at 7:10 pm
The wearable incentivizes healthy behavior with points that can be redeemed for health products.
- Kalshi fined a MrBeast editor for insider trading on markets related to the YouTube starby Amanda Silberling on February 25, 2026 at 7:08 pm
Kalshi fined the MrBeast editor, Artem Kaptur, over $20,000.
- The public opposition to AI infrastructure is heating upby Lucas Ropek on February 25, 2026 at 7:03 pm
Public backlash over the data center boom is leading to a variety of draconian policies — including bans on new construction.