President Donald Trump has repeatedly said his war against Iran is intended to prevent Tehran from ever getting a nuclear weapon. But when it comes to core nuclear issues, he risks ending up with a worse deal than the one he abandoned in his first term.
"Multi-billionaire Ken Griffin is appalled that the popular and effective Mayor of NYC, Zohran Mamdani (D), used his 24,000-square-foot Manhattan penthouse last week as the backdrop for a tax-the-rich video, triggering a subtle threat to re-evaluate his firm's investment in the city. His Honor was filmed in front of a property Griffin purchased at 220 Central Park South in 2019 for roughly $238 million, a deal that set a record for the highest-priced home ever sold in the US."
thumbs.cityrealty.com>Must be nice being a mega-oligarch
More than 120 organizations issued a travel warning for the United States on Thursday, telling those who want to visit for the FIFA World Cup to use caution amid the Trump administration's heightened immigration enforcement measures.
As you may remember, the company that owns Truth Social went public in a peculiar way, by merging with a strange existing company that was just a bag of money. The company is listed on the NYSE as DJT. Its only actual asset is Truth Social. Here is how the stock has done over the past 5 years:
Trump may send Afghan allies who were promised new lives in the U.S. to Congo instead, advocacy group says
Advocates for the refugees, many of whom fought the Taliban alongside U.S. forces, say the plan is intended to pressure them to return to Afghanistan at great personal risk.
"Gannon Ken Van Dyke (38) allegedly made more than $400,000 trading on Polymarket on the basis of classified information regarding the timing of a US military operation to capture Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela."
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While the Trump administration has reportedly tried to rein in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s widely unpopular anti-vaccine agenda, the political strategy is not working when it comes to words or actions. Kennedy on Tuesday suggested he would continue to meddle with federal vaccine policy, and news broke Wednesday that his political appointees have discarded scientific data that conflicts with Kennedy's anti-vaccine views.
WIRED reported that a medical student from Northern India, Sam, who aimed to ease his financial difficulties and pay off his education bills, created Emily using Gemini AI. He created her to cater to the patriotic and conservative ideology, with the content based on topics, including anti-abortion and anti-immigration. Read more
When does shoplifting become an act of political protest? The Opinion culture editor Nadja Spiegelman is calling this microlooting, and it describes the phenomenon of people stealing small things from big corporations like Whole Foods. The New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino and the political commentator Hasan Piker join Spiegelman for a lively discussion on what's behind this trend and where it might lead. Read more
Administration officials on Wednesday softened their predictions of an end to the Iran war and its turbulent effects on energy prices.
President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan has invited Pope Leo XIV on an ICE ride-along amid the religious leader's criticism of the administration's deportation efforts.
D/FBI Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel Closed Down This Investigation
Here's to another year around the sun for everyone's favorite "I'm just asking questions," Jeff "Askhole" J.
The Justice Department's internal watchdog is launching an investigation into the DOJ's production of files and documents related to Jeffrey Epstein as controversy continues over the handling of the case of the convicted sex offender. Read more
The Trump family's World Liberty Financial crypto venture is being sued by one of its billionaire backers over allegations of extortion. Justin Sun has accused World Liberty of an "illegal scheme" to seize his WLFI tokens, a cryptocurrency issued by the company. Sun alleges the firm, co-founded by US President Donald Trump and his son Eric Trump, has "frozen" all of his tokens and stripped him of his right to vote on governance issues.
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This week, the Carney government trumpeted its "historic" plan to develop a "sovereign space launch" capability that would allow Canada to launch satellites without relying on American help. Read more
Trump's portrayal of himself as Jesus, or anointed by Jesus, is typical of cult leaders.
Chris Hedges Apr 20, 2026
