Capitalism "can never be a free market, because the concentration of wealth that it inevitably brings will overflow into the political system and mean that the state will continue to skew the market in favour of big capital." -- Steve Owens
NEW: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is demanding in a new letter that Mitch McConnell "directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky and provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign."
Speak or resign: Beshear ups demand for McConnell health statusMcConnell's absence is fueling speculation about his capacity to serve.www.axios.com
Other misleading or false stories include one July 18 that reported that two women were robbed and beaten at a Walmart. The article goes on to say that the robbery actually occurred March 3, 2020, and Police Chief Erin Toadlena-Pablo said she does not know where the outlet got its information.
For instance, within the last week, Prism McKinley County published a story about a woman drowning in floods, but the death occurred last year, according to Gallup’s tourism and marketing manager. The misleading story caused people to believe the recent floods caused her death, he said.
Local officials in McKinley County said in addition to grappling with recent flooding, they were also responding to a new AI news outlet named Prism McKinley County that they say has regularly published false and misleading information in a time of crisis.
AI “News” Outlet Pushes False and Misleading Info Amid New Mexico Flooding CrisisAn Israel-based startup publicized its operations in a press release decrying the loss of local news outlets.truthout.org
“[Elon Musk] is an anti-Muslim bigot. And that's not me calling him that. That's him embracing it.” I was on 'Piers Uncensored' today, discussing, among oher things, Musk's car-crash and bigoted interview with The Economist. Clip below. Full debate here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbT0...
Seeking asylum is a legally protected international human right. Trump’s deportation agenda was never about “legal immigration.” It was always about cruelty.
Aaron Reichlin-MelnickNEW: The Trump admin just published a new regulation allowing asylum officers at USCIS to deny hundreds of thousands of “affirmative asylum” applications without an interview, sending applicants directly to deportation proceedings. This means many people will never get a chance to argue their case.
House Democrats sent a letter to Taylor Farms asking for copies of all its correspondence with the Trump admin regarding the cyclosporiasis outbreak
Democrats Investigate Lettuce Company For Trying To 'Influence' FDA In Cyclosporiasis OutbreakThe oversight committee’s top Democrat said it appeared the company may have tried to influence the FDA in its investigation.www.huffpost.com
Why aren't we having more fun with this? www.cnbc.com/2026/07/27/s...
SpaceX has now lost the equivalent of a full Tesla in market capitalizationElon Musk's space company has wiped off more than $1.2 trillion in market cap since hitting a high of $225.64 per share in June.www.cnbc.com
This week @josephcox.bsky.social talks to Mike Yeagley. He introduced parts of the government to the whole idea of commercially sourced location data and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars buying the data. Here's what he discovered: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN4n...
