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‘Committee of Vultures’: Tech Billionaires Circle Greenland ( www.thenerdreich.com )

Donald Trump’s obsession with Greenland has escalated into a full-blown international crisis. He is threatening military action against NATO ally Denmark and imposing tariffs on European countries that don’t support his quixotic quest to own the icy island. ...

Crypto: A Weapon of Mass Corruption

If you were an authoritarian seeking to influence another head of state, you might offer him a luxuriously appointed Boeing 747 airplane. You might spend big at his hotels or invest in one of the many companies owned by him and his children. You might buy his sneakers, NFTs and other branded products. In the case of President ...

Peter Thiel, Nazi Philosophy, and Lord of the Rings ( www.thenerdreich.com )

“The strange thing is that, if you look at any of these narratives—science fiction, Lord of the Rings, The Bible—the tech billionaires are obviously the villains in all of those books. Right? But they have such bad comprehension of reading—or maybe it’s a willful misinterpretation—that they somehow think they’re ...

What was Jeffrey Epstein doing in Santa Fe? ( america2.news )

According to new testimony by Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein was perpetually busy working — on the phone and having meetings. But towards what end? Speculation abounds, but there has been relatively little inquiry into his activities outside of the allegations of sexual abuse. And while those claims are material, they ...

Is Musk serious about the America Party? ( davekarpf.substack.com )

Elon Musk has a go-to move of sorts. I call it sleazy optionality. (1) He makes a dramatic proposal. (2) It is unclear whether he is serious or not. (3) That uncertainty causes a reaction from his counterparty. (4) It is only in the aftermath of their reaction that he decides whether to commit to the proposal or back off. He ...

Billionaires become less empathetic, more narcissistic, and increasingly disconnected from reality as their wealth grows. ( www.rollingstone.com )

Musk, whose wealth has lately hovered well over $400 billion, has enough money that he could, should he desire, end world hunger and still have billions to spare. If Jeff Bezos had a mind to, he could eliminate homelessness in America and still be one of the richest people in the world. ...

Democrats Should Think Twice Before Betting on Cory Booker ( america2.news )

Frustrated Democrats experienced whiplash recently when Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) voted to confirm Charles Kushner, a longtime ally, as ambassador to France just eight weeks after a marathon 25 hour anti-Trump filibuster. And while that spectacle scratched a specific itch to ‘fight back’ that many Democrats felt had been ...