https://drudge.com/user/sitzkrieg New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/292000/swedens-capitalist-makeover https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/the-worlds-most-surprising-capitalist-makeover-is-under-way-in-sweden-a7830619 STOCKHOLM, Sweden"This paragon of collectivism is pivoting toward rugged individualism. For decades, Sweden was shorthand for the brand of high-tax, high-spend government that managed people's lives from cradle to grave through state-run hospitals, schools and care homes. No longer. With little fanfare, this Nordic country of 11 million has embraced capitalism. Today, nearly half of primary healthcare clinics are privately owned, many by private-equity firms. One in three public high schools is privately run, up from 20% in 2011. School operators are listed on the stock exchange. The capitalist makeover has allowed Sweden to do what few industrialized countries have managed in recent years: shrink the size of the state. That has enabled the government to sharply lower taxes and, economists say, sparked a surge in entrepreneurship and economic growth. Its total public social spending bill"which includes healthcare, education and all welfare payments"has fallen to 24% of gross domestic product, similar to the U.S. and well below the over 30% for nations like France and Italy. Tue, 12 May 2026 09:32:05 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/292000/swedens-capitalist-makeover#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.292000 discussion, 0.5 daily 292000 https://drudge.com/news/291529/sustainable-shoe-company-pivots-ai-adds https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/allbirds-bird-stock-shoes-ai.html Allbirds made a surprising announcement Wednesday that it is pivoting from shoes to artificial intelligence. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:57vlzz2egy6eqr4nksacmbht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlobrtvwc2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicswia5r5sporbu4fifv3g3o3w3wpoblhxdf7crmevn64hi7muupq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">If you're one of the investors who decided that Allbirds is worth over 6 times as much as an AI company with no product than as a shoe company then you deserve to lose all of your money.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57vlzz2egy6eqr4nksacmbht/post/3mjlobrtvwc2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Dare Obasanjo (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57vlzz2egy6eqr4nksacmbht?ref_src=embed">@carnage4life.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57vlzz2egy6eqr4nksacmbht/post/3mjlobrtvwc2e?ref_src=embed">Apr 16, 2026 at 1:25 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:31:35 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/291529/sustainable-shoe-company-pivots-ai-adds#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291529 news, 0.5 daily 291529 https://drudge.com/news/290990/druski-satire-erika-kirk https://www.newsweek.com/druski-sparks-anger-after-dressing-as-erika-kirk-for-latest-skit-11737840 Controversial comedian Druski has triggered fresh outrage over his latest mega-viral skit in which he dressed up as Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika " with many calling him "disgusting" and "completely disrespectful" to a grieving widow. The black comic painted his skin and sported a white suit, blue contact lenses and blond locks as he mocked the Turning Point USA CEO in his "How Conservative Women in America Act" sketch, which has racked up more than 40 million views on social media. [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/azWC52cHPtM]] Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:05:13 -0400 sitzkrieg https://drudge.com/news/290990/druski-satire-erika-kirk#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290990 discussion, 0.5 daily 290990