Harsh Tactics Boost Chinese Self‑reliance, Risk Western Relevance
"Every blunt instrument applied accelerates Chinese indigenization, strains allied relationships, and narrows the window in which Western equipment remains indispensable." Those advocating for MATCH Act taking narrow view, ignoring massive collateral damage. https://t.co/98q7VvFemB
Sacramento Home Prices Dip Slightly—Check Local Comps
Home prices are down 1-2% from one year ago. Here are six metrics to help understand price change in the Sacramento region. My advice? Don't be rigid about these numbers. Neighborhood trends can vary, so look to the comps in...
Nominee Vows to Sell Undisclosed Assets Amid Ethics Probe
Warren: it's critical that the next Fed chair has no financial conflicts. Do any of your non-disclosed holdings invest in companies affiliated with Trump or his family businesses or Epstein. Warsh: I've worked with the government ethics office. Warren: are you refusing...
Paywalls Threaten Legal Transparency; Open Access Essential
if the content is all behind paywalls this will be a continuous problem. it’s ripping apart legal filings right now and highlighting the absolute need to have open digital access to primary law
Sununu's Letter Still Guides ATC Reform Six Months Later
This @GovChrisSununu letter is worth reading again six months later on ATC reform as he speaks at @USDOT event https://t.co/E3pYGHiwdL
Creator Cruises Reward Influencers, Not Diva Behavior
I’ve seen 99.99999999% positive posts on all platforms for the Virgin Voyages Creator Cruise. The only complaining is Beyoncé’s dance captain. It’s giving she thinks she’s bigger than the program. But there are creators with bigger social followings not acting...
Airline CEOs Join DOT Video on ATC Reform
.@JetBlue @AmericanAir @SouthwestAir @united among the CEOs that were part of @USDOT video on ATC reform
Russia Fuels Iran's Drone Attacks on U.S. Forces
Moscow is helping Iran to target U.S. forces in the Middle East & reconstituting its drone stockpiles. In @lawfare, my @CNASdc colleague @DelaneySoliday documents what Russian support actually looks like & why sanctions alone will not stop it. https://t.co/PCDeS86x5A
Falcon Launches Every Few Days—Watch Live in Florida or California
Falcon flies every few days. You can see launches in person from Florida or California.
Amazon's MFN Isn't Collusion, Antitrust Claim Overblown
Stacy and the CA AG say this is "blatant price fixing." It's not. The framing is doing work the evidence doesn't. It's argument by winks and nods. Most of what's quoted is Amazon enforcing a de facto MFN. "Don't let us...
Meta Orders 100 GWh Ultra‑long Duration Storage From Noon Energy
Meta calls on Noon Energy for 100 GWh of ultra-long duration energy storage #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/rINxRmI3bM
Turning Fighter Jet Supply Chains Into Farm Goods?
Can someone explain to me how you transform the F-35 supply chain into agricultural products?
Resorts World Queens Launches NYC's First Live Dealer Tables
Resorts World New York City will open its table games April 28, the casino announced earlier today; Resorts World in Queens will become the first legal casino in New York City to offer live dealer table games
Firms Caught Between US Push and China Warning
US wants China out of upstream supply chains. China warns against it. When trust of both parties is thin, what do firms do.? Geopolitics and war? Taiwan. Where and what is next? Supply chain alignment vs fluidity. Welcome to the...
Promising Mufemilast Results Unveiled at DDW
Strong mufemilast data being presented at DDW this week for anyone still following the $PALI story. https://t.co/Oi4WI6R0iW
2026 Direct-to-Device Marketplace Forecast Unveiled
THIS IS THE BIG ONE I've been working on this report for a while. Like, it took A LOT of work. But here it is. Phew 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭-𝐭𝐨-𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐃𝟐𝐃) 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 MORE: https://t.co/PajgLycesP https://t.co/VbUXomv7fP
CMS Threatens States with Audits and Federal Scrutiny
CMS will ask states for new health provider audits, Oz says. If states don't take it 'seriously,' they could become targets of further federal scrutiny. https://t.co/IIBNZ8oWrM
Global Energy Sites Hit: Coincidence or Coordinated Attack?
🚨 Conspiracy OR Coincidence 🚨 - Russia: Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries. - India: Boiler explosion at Vedanta power plant. - Mexico: Dos Bocas/Olmeca refinery fire. - Australia: Viva Energy Geelong refinery fire. - Romania: CET Vest transformer/oil explosion. - Texas: Valero Port Arthur heater malfunction...
Brazil's Beachfront Skyscraper Sparks Luxury Real Estate Frenzy
I am currently in the state of Santa Catarina and it feels like a Florida-style RE bubble Very nice are though
AI Boosts Mining Safety with Real‑Time Situational Awareness
LoopX: #AI-Powered Situational Awareness for Safer Mining Operations via @WevolverApp #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation #Tech https://t.co/ThsjFe3HOb
AI Misses Primary Diagnosis Over 80% of Time
AI fails at primary patient diagnosis more than 80% of the time, study finds 🔗https://t.co/EauFgd4tJC 🌐 #DHPSP #DigitalHealth https://t.co/VjsiqaFfkS
Pesticide Exposure Correlates with Early‑Onset Colorectal Cancer
Why are we seeing so much early-onset colorectal cancer? The correlation with pesticide exposure and its epigenetic signature, adjusted for all known risk factors. (doesn't establish cause and effect) https://t.co/1UiBiHkgo5
Media Dumbing Down Silences Intelligent Voices
When I always say the dumbing down of uk media is jarring when you go back and see it. People can no longer publicly be smart in case it offends the stupid.
March Pending Home Sales up 1.5% Despite YoY Dip
NAR Pending Home Sales Report Shows 1.5% Increase in March https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/nar-pending-home-sales-report-shows-1-5-increase-in-march Year-over-year: "1.1% decrease in pending home sales"
Robotic Cataract Surgery Opens Path for Millions
this is so exciting to see a robot just performed the first complete cataract surgery on a human patient, with no surgeon's hands on the tools and no general anesthesia cataract surgery is where the eye's clouded lens gets swapped for an...
Cargill Launches Operational Canola Crush Plant in Regina
Cargill's new canola crush plant at Regina is officially up and running. Chat with Cargill VP Laura Hatcher: https://t.co/NkSCSzRmDk
Gold Bull Run Set for $6‑7K Amid US Policy Fear
My take with @WallStBullion on why the GOLD BULL is here to stay: "Gold will peak out at $6,000-$7,000/oz. People are worried erratic US policy. They don't want to get trapped in the dollar system for fear of sanctions. So they...
US Commercial Tankers Fuel Fleet, Two Stuck in Gulf
At the @NavyLeagueUS SeaAirSpace Expo 2026 listening to Stephen Carmel of @DOTMARAD talking about the crucial role of US commercial tankers from the Tanker Security Program and under charter to @MSCSealift. These tankers, which have been outfitted to conduct Consolidation Operations...
China’s Rare Earth Export Decline Exposes Deal Fragility
China. Drop in exports to the US. Rare earth minerals. What happened to the deal with China? The art of the quick “deal” meets political reality.
GLP‑1 Therapy Halves Insulin Use in Type 1 Diabetes
I so don't want to add to The Discourse, but I do have to say that the use of a GLP-1 has been a miracle for my Type 1 diabetes (not even the kind that the drugs are made for)....
Starbucks Pours $100M Into Nashville Hub for 2,000 Staff
Starbucks will invest $100M in its new Nashville office, which will open next year and is ultimately expected to house 2,000 workers, a combination of new and relocated employees, or "partners." $SBUX https://t.co/LJ4nwj6ZnZ
Pivot Podcast Clinches Third Consecutive Webby for Business
For third year in a row, @pivotpodcastofficial wins Webby for Best Business Podcat. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 🕺🕺🕺
Critics Demand Fixes Before Expanding Flawed ACP Program
“We updated the alternative compliance program single supplement and working with the class societies and allowing more ships to be regulated under the ACP,” Captain Compher, USCG Questions aren’t allowed, or I’d ask, before we expand this program, what’s been done...
Prioritize Profit per Ad over Exhaustive Data Testing
Also think that most people are over-complicating "testing" by trying to buy data. You either are focused on performance and growth or you're focused on buying data & information. What's important to you, is it maximizing your profit and CM per ad...
Distinguish Dilutional Vs. Iron‑Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy
Almost every pregnant woman's blood work shows anemia at some point. But there are two very different reasons for it and most providers do not distinguish between them. The first is dilutional. Your plasma volume increases by about 50% during pregnancy...
Professional Onboarding Builds Trust and Speeds Capital Flow
Professional onboarding is a trust signal. If you want capital to move, remove friction from the first step. Like this if you’re building a raise that feels organized. raisingcapital #secattorney #realestateinvesting #fundmanager #sethbradley
Digital “Public Sphere” Is Private, Pyramid‑shaped.
"Today, what people confuse for a digital public sphere is neither open nor clearly delineated — it’s largely private and entangled. What we see is less a sphere than a pyramid." @bigblackjacobin https://t.co/yAu1akVbmE
AI Accelerates Small Molecule Synthesis, Says Martin Burke
Small molecule synthesis made faster for the AI era: Listen to Martin Burke on The Long Run. Sponsors: @AlphaSenseInc and Dash Bio. https://t.co/D990phgzg8
AI Could Turn $30B Healthcare Data Into Value
We spent $30 billion digitizing American healthcare. It got used for billing. New Lifers episode with @Farzad_MD, physician, former National Coordinator for Health IT, and CEO of @AledadeACO, on what went wrong, and why AI might finally fix the incentives, with...
LLMs Overhype Nuclear Wargaming; Real Value Lies Elsewhere
In a new essay for @WarOnTheRocks, Andrew Reddie and I look at recent coverage of nuclear wargaming involving LLMs. We assess 1) what wargaming is best used for, 2) why LLMs are trigger-happy, and 3) how AI can fit into...
Logistics Giant Linfox Powers 16 EV Chargers, 2.3 MW
Electric vehicle uptake has spread much, much further than you'd think. This is a goEV site, for logistics heavyweight Linfox, 2.3MW total, 16 chargers. I think I'll start highlighting these cases every day, would that interest you? 📌 Laverton North (Melbourne), Australia. https://t.co/W3kj5PEXDx
AI's Next Tell: Sentence Structure, Not Punctuation
this is a great piece on the next AI tell — it's not just em-dashes, it's a tell-tale sentence construction https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/ai-writing-its-not-just-this-its-that-barrons/
If Rent Controls Block Profits, Repurpose Land for Higher Returns
Long-term real estate ownership is basically speculating on the increasing value of land. If local government demonstrates to you that it will not allow you to monetize the growing value of land devoted to multifamily (for example, by imposing rent controls),...
Omani Firm to Construct 500 MW Solar Project in Botswana
Omani company to build 500 MW of solar in Botswana #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/u1CIx7eXK4
5G Speed Tests Show Network Quality No Longer Matters
.@verizon 's Dan Schulman nails it: best networks matter less now. They are all good enough. Speed tests are 5G's only killer app. Time to ditch the network fetish. 🧵📉 #Telecom #5G
Two CIA Officers Killed in Mexico Post‑operation Accident
"Two CIA officers die in Mexico accident after counternarcotics operation" Scoop from @wstrobel + @nakashimae: https://t.co/Qi1StOl8qJ
Wall St Isn’t Behind Housing Crisis,
Investors bought 18% of homes in Q4 2025, but large institutional investors own less than 1% of all U.S. homes. So if it's not Wall St driving the housing affordability crisis, what is? In this video, I break down...
AI Data Center Stocks Soar at Key Buildout Points
Stocks at crucial choke points in the AI data center buildout are absolutely flying YTD: Memory • HYNSE +80% • SMSD +70% • MU + 42% Network & optics • AAOI +312% • MRVL +65% • AVGO +15% Power & cooling • VRTV +78% • ETN +25% • SU +16%
APOE Ε4 Predicts Early Cognitive Decline in Midlife Adults
APOE ε4 and Accelerated Cognitive Decline Among Cognitively Healthy Middle-Aged and Older Adults 🗣️” In this study, APOE ε4 carrier status was associated with early cognitive decline, highlighting midlife risk awareness and lifestyle interventions, while non-APOE polygenic risk may require longer...
OpenAI Launches AdsBot to Vet Ad Landing Pages
We've got a new OpenAI crawler and it makes total sense. Meet OAI-Adsbot: From OpenAI: OAI-AdsBot is used to validate the safety of web pages submitted as ads on ChatGPT. When you submit an ad, OpenAI may visit the landing page to...