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We are the Joke – by Mr. Fish The retreat into satirical attacks on Trump and his supporters fuels the solidification of fascism. Chris Hedges The buffoons who orchestrate fascism, with its quack science, idiocy, penchant for violence and grotesque hypermasculinity, are ripe for satire. It is easy, as late-night comics... Read more

The problem with durable, low-maintenance, low-operating cost technologies is self-evident: they’re not as profitable as planned obsolescence or extracting monthly fees from owners. Many of the topics I address are met with silence because they question the quasi-religious beliefs that underpin our entire way of life: the belief that Progress is... Read more

President Kennedy’s famous speech should have been the indicator that dark forces were at work behind the scenes in his own administration, but most assumed he was referring to the Communists. The period from 1944 to 1954 laid the foundation for many of the systems that drive the world we... Read more

Pruden argues that to defend against a quantum computer capable of cryptographically relevant operations, we need post-quantum cryptography and regulatory coordination that the industry has been deferring for years. ast month, the United States Commerce Department signed letters of intent to award just over $2 billion to nine quantum computing companies building... Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX on Friday, officially joining the ranks of public Bitcoin treasury companies with 18,712 BTC worth roughly $1.29 billion, making it the eighth-largest corporate holder of bitcoin. Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched trading on the Nasdaq today... Read more

Iran has declared victory over the United States. The newly signed memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran is a diplomatic victory for Tehran and a “record of US failure.” Iran has also pointed out that the US ruling class has failed to accomplish any of its goals and... Read more

Iranian forces also targeted US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait in response to US strikes that began on Wednesday night Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that its forces targeted US aircraft at the al-Azraq air base in Jordan as part of its response to US strikes across southern... Read more

One of Sam Bankman-Fried’s final viable avenues to overturn his conviction closed Friday after a federal appeals court upheld both his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence, keeping the disgraced FTX founder behind bars. One of Sam Bankman-Fried’s last credible paths to freedom closed Friday as a federal appeals court... Read more

Ranked: Refugees Hosted Per Capita by Country See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways The countries carrying the world’s largest refugee burden are often not the ones most... Read more

Metaplanet is acquiring Siiibo Securities for 2.1 billion yen ($13.1 million), giving Japan’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder a securities license and distribution platform to launch Bitcoin-linked investment products. Metaplanet Inc., Japan’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Siiibo Securities Co., Ltd. in a... Read more

Our weekly documentary film, curated by the editorial team at 21WIRE. Fault Lines investigates forced disappearances conducted by Ecuador’s military while waging a war against drug cartels. Ecuador is in the grip of a violent drug war with record killings, and the military is deployed on the streets. As the... Read more

You have infinitely more in common with the average person in Iran, Cuba, Lebanon or Palestine than you have with the world’s first trillionaire. Reading by Tim Foley: ❖ It’s so pathetic watching Elon Musk’s groveling bootlickers fall all over themselves on social media to defend their favorite oligarch from... Read more