If if was a journo I’d say Musk had released a virus inside US government

Sand in the gears is needed … talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/wh…


How Hitler dismantled a democracy in 53 days - The Atlantic


More space for new media

The new White House press secretary, 27 year-old Karoline Leavitt, has said space is to be made in the Brady Briefing Room for “new media” (podcasters, influencers, content creators).

Source: (https://newsroom.tortoisemedia.com/)


A test of US consumers’ ability to understand basic economics - US to put tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China from Saturday.

IUS consumers will pay more. The impact will be inflationary like adding a value-added tax but only on imports. No doubt Trump ready to blame foreigners for his decision.


Misinformation rampant. False claims trumpeted in headlines & front page splashes. Corrections are tiny and buried deep in the paper. No wonder commercial mass media lacks credibility.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025…


Tesla has been a power of good in pioneering EVs but their CEO has blatantly misled customers and shareholders … and gets away with it. Crazy.

Is Tesla still a car company?

Elon Musk admits Teslas will need new hardware for FSD - Full Self Driving


In “Trump and the Rise of the Unprotected,” Peggy Noonan discusses the divide between the ‘protected’ elite and the ‘unprotected’ masses. Still relevant and worth a read. peggynoonan.com/trump-and…


LLM and History

Critics are calling out China’s DeepSeek’s censorship of some Chinese history. Fair enough.

But how far off is US censorship of LLMs? What happens when Mad King Donald disagrees with their version of the truth?

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Tale of two Kindles

Out with the old circa 2011. In with a new Kindle Paperwhite. A big leap forward.

Old one used 3G GPRS to load books on demand in 150+ countries across the globe. 3G network is dead. WiFi rules.

Bigger screen, smaller footprint. What’s not to like?

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Bill Gates calls Elon Musk’s embrace of far-right politicians abroad ‘insane shit’

Not a fan of Gates, the tech monopolist.

Appreciate the practical philanthropy of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; made a real difference in the world; Health, Education, Sanitation.