2. And I’m sure most poeple on this app won’t care about this but she’s the leading candidate in the Dem primary for governor, she should have a better on-camera setup.
The lighting is horrible and the background sucks.
3. Durov also remains under formal investigation in France following his 2024 arrest. He was released on €5 million bail and was later permitted to leave France while the investigation continued.
2. Just five days ago, Russia charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism, placed him on an international wanted list, and then added him to Russia’s official registry of extremists and terrorists.
2. This comes after Axios reported that the Saudi crown prince called President Trump to express concern about a US military attack on targets inside Iran.
2. In an extraordinary filing (for the Trump admin), Pirro’s office said newly provided documents from the Department of the Interior strongly suggest that the widespread damage to the pool’s liner resulted from a “rushed and botched installation” by the contractor, not vandalism.
5. The economic mood is bleak: only 16% say they are getting ahead financially, while 35% say they are falling behind.
Inflation and high prices are the top Senate issue at 37%, more than twice immigration and border security at 18%.
4. The governor’s race is essentially tied, with Greg Abbott at 50% and Democrat Gina Hinojosa at 49%.
Trump is underwater in Texas, with 45% viewing him favorably and 54% unfavorably.
3. Paxton’s personal character is an enormous liability.
Fifty-nine percent of Texas voters are concerned that he lacks the personal character to serve as a senator, including 66% of independents, 52% of non-MAGA Republicans, and 33% of voters who have a favorable view of Trump.
2. Talarico wins independents 68% to 29% and receives 24% from non-MAGA GOP.
He leads among women 54% to 45%, Hispanic voters 59% to 41%, Black voters 87% to 13%, voters under 30 by 62% to 38%, urban voters 59% to 40%, and suburban voters 53% to 46%.
4. But finding 23 authors who had no idea they were entitled to participate in a $1.5 billion settlement raises serious questions about whether the notice process reached the people it was supposed to reach.
I’ll note in took me 45 minutes of texting to find this out — I know many more authors.
3. Every one of them told me they would have submitted a claim had they known, but the claims deadline passed on March 30.
Providing notice to members of a class action is never perfect.
2. I have now spoken to 23 authors who collectively had 57 of their books included in the settlement.
None of them knew their books had been included.
None of them knew they were eligible to file a claim until I informed them.
