Following President Trump’s announcement of sweeping global tariffs on Wednesday, users on social media were quick to try and decipher the math behind them. On top of a baseline 10% tariff against the entire world, individual countries will face additional tariffs based on how “unfairly” Trump believes they are treating the U.S. It turns out, […]
A Populist Influencer Is Running for Congress, and She Actually Understands YouTube
Journalist and influencer Kat Abughazaleh announced she’s running for Congress in a YouTube video. In a video that looked more like a livestream than an announcement of a bid for office, Abughazaleh promised to run a transparent campaign, fight for affordable groceries, and stand up to authoritarians. Abughazaleh is running in Illinois’ 9th district, which […]
How to Get Caught Blowing Up a Tesla
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has all but torpedoed the electric car maker’s brand since taking on a special role within the Trump administration, determined to cut massive amounts of spending through job cuts and downsizing popular programs or eliminating entire agencies. That has understandably caused a lot of anger across the country, and Tesla has […]
Sam Bankman-Fried Thrown Into Solitary Over Tucker Carlson Interview: Report
Tucker Carlson’s interview with disgraced crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, which was distributed online Thursday, appeared to be a transparent ploy to get media attention with the goal of ultimately scoring a pardon from President Donald Trump. But it sounds like SBF is now paying a price for the interview. The former billionaire has reportedly been […]
LA Times Will Label Opinion Articles With AI-Powered ‘Bias Meter’
The Los Angeles Times has seen better days as the company’s billionaire owner continues taking a wrecking ball to the nearly 150-year-old institution. Waves of layoffs and editorial interference by Patrick Soon-Shiong, a vocal Trump supporter, has tanked morale, and now the owner has set his sights on AI as the panacea that will improve […]
Trump’s Tariffs (Starting Tomorrow) Could Raise Car Prices by as Much as $12,000
As many now understand, President Trump’s tariff plan serves as little more than a tax on consumers, even though the president’s aim is to punish Canada and Mexico, apparently over immigration and drug trafficking. With 25% tariffs on imports from the countries set to go into effect on Tuesday, new research shines light on just […]
Unelected Billionaire Elon Musk Is Shutting Down the Government Agency USAID
In an unprecedented flexing of the power of the executive branch, unelected billionaire Elon Musk is shutting down the U.S. Agency for International Development. On Monday morning, employees for USAID got an email telling them to stay out of their headquarters. The email was signed by Gavin Kliger, one of the young engineers working with […]
The FAA Has No Clear Leader During the Worst Air Disaster in 16 Years
Last night a commercial airliner carrying 64 passengers collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Reagan International Airport in Washington D.C. This morning authorities said they’d pulled 27 bodies from the crash. They don’t expect to find any survivors. The plane was a 20-year-old Bombardier CRJ700 on its way […]