Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, spent the Fourth of July doing what he does best: stirring speculation, igniting controversy, and hinting at big political moves—all from behind a keyboard. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO kicked off America’s Independence Day with a patriotic post on his platform X (formerly Twitter): “🇺🇸🇺🇸 Happy birthday, America! 🇺🇸🇺🇸” […]
Crypto Bros Are Winning Big in Trump’s America
Six months into Donald Trump’s return to the White House, one thing is clear: the biggest winners so far aren’t oil executives or Wall Street bankers. They’re crypto bros. Yes, the same industry that melted down in 2022—taking with it crypto exchange FTX, its “visionary” CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (now serving 25 years in prison), and […]
Trump Says “Very Wealthy People” Are Ready to Buy TikTok
Just weeks after extending the deadline for its sale for a third time, President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has found a buyer for TikTok’s U.S. operations. The popular social media app has been under intense pressure due to a law passed in 2024 that requires its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the […]
Joe Rogan Gives MAGA a Liberal Makeover After Splitting With Trump on Iran
Joe Rogan prides himself on the premise that his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, is the digital town square, a place where the conversations that mainstream media won’t touch can flourish. It’s this ethos of radical curiosity and open dialogue that built his nine-figure Spotify empire and defines his cultural influence over millions. But in […]
Trump’s Latest Bizarre Phrase Takes Over the Internet
In the age of social media, every major global event eventually gets distilled into a single, unforgettable moment—an image, a gesture, or a few simple words. After 12 days of escalating conflict that saw Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory U.S. bombing of nuclear sites, the world finally got its meme. And it came, as […]
Trump Media Has a Bold Plan to Regain Confidence
Trump Media and Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social, announced an ambitious new financial strategy on Monday: it’s going to spend up to $400 million to buy its own stock. In a press release, CEO Devin Nunes framed the move as a resounding “vote of confidence in our Company, our stock, and our strategic […]
Trump Just Silenced the Internet’s Alpha Bros Over Iran
It was the kind of moment that usually lights up the manosphere. U.S. bombs fell on Iran on June 21 in a dramatic military operation named “Operation Midnight Hammer” that destroyed three major nuclear sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. President Donald Trump, in a televised address, warned that the United States might strike again if […]
Elon Musk Has a New Plan to Win Back MAGA
Elon Musk is in comeback mode. And he’s doing it the only way he knows how: by igniting culture war flames and trolling progressives. The world’s richest man has just endured one of the most humiliating stretches of his public life. What started as a bombastic fallout with Donald Trump, whom Musk helped return to […]
RealPage Sues Berkeley Over Ban on Algorithmic Rental Pricing
The city of Berkeley, California is being sued by RealPage over its ban on algorithms used to determine apartment rental prices. The lawsuit states that Berkeley’s ordinance passed in March represents a “sweeping and unconstitutional ban on lawful speech,” and a violation of the First Amendment’s prohibition on content-based restrictions. RealPage is a controversial company […]
Social Security Website Crashes Blamed on DOGE Software Update
Elon Musk’s war on fraud and abuse has impacted the Social Security Administration’s ability to distribute payments, according to a new report. In particular, frequent outages of the agency’s website in recent weeks have been linked to its expansion of fraud checks earlier in the claims process. From the Washington Post: The network crashes appear […]