We went from "The files are on my desk, and will be released friday" To "It's all a hoax" To "I'll think about pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell You got duped.

Your daily reminder that Republicans are doing everything in their power to cover up the Epstein files.

It's pub day for my book, "Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley," which chronicles the rise of the tech right and their role in the 2024 election. Thanks to everyone who helped along the way (incl. @allmychandler with the title). linktr.ee/gildedrage

There's no defending what Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans are doing. They're turning their backs on @AdelitaforAZ’s constituents and every American seeking justice for Epstein's victims.

Sam Altman about AGI: "we are finally in the moment": "As the closer we get to it, the fuzzier the [AGI] concept becomes. But the one thing that I care the most about and, to my great surprise, we're finally in the moment; where it's starting to happen is, when it can do novel

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So...this allegedly happened.

How quickly we went from discussing AI, to AGI, and now every conversation is about Super Intelligence. Insane velocity.

🚨 If Republicans kill ACA subsidies, a couple making $85K will pay $25,000 a year for healthcare. That’s 30% of their income—just to stay alive. This isn’t “fiscal conservatism.” It’s economic violence against the middle class.

zuck and altman have doomsday bunkers, lol, they know better than thinking ASI will relegate itself to helping you find a chinese restaurant but there is no financial incentive to be honest. just win market share and build god first, die being king of the world for a few months

this is a terrifying stat

Whether it's a bubble or not, the velocity is breathtaking

AI companies are spending billions on deals with each other, which boost their value. This has helped twenty billionaires tied to AI add $450B to their fortunes in 2025. Meanwhile, an MIT study found that 95% of companies using AI haven't seen returns on investment. Be warned.

But wait, don't answer yet, there's more to this f@ckery: medium.com/@kvonmartens_1…

Looking forward to AI automating the entire economy.

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Why Our Tech Overlords Took a Hard Right Turn open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark… “If wars are how Americans learn geography,” Silverman writes, “then elections are how they learn about plutocracy.”

NEW: We need to talk about Russia. So, yes, that's why we need to talk about Nigel Farage. My personal newsletter on the story behind the story. Brexit, Trump, Russia & now...Nathan Gill.

These men showed up in this little market and grabbed the owner for no reason and if you notice they’re dressed in plain clothes with no Identification! They threw him to the ground as a Combat Vet shopping there calls the police on them! There was no warrant and he was a Citizen