Pluralistic: The (real) dead economy theory (17 Jun 2026)
Today’s links The (real) dead economy theory: Vibes and memestocks, all the way down. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Jim Baen has had a stroke; Blame…
Fighting on Two Fronts: Ukraine’s High-Stakes War Against Wartime Corruption
Ukraine has continued to pursue high-level corruption cases even as Russia’s full-scale invasion grinds through its fifth year. The aggressive push reflects not only domestic pressure, but Kyiv’s need to…
Brazil: Ex-President Bolsonaro’s Son Sentenced to Four Years over U.S. Lobbying
Judges handed down a four-year prison sentence to the former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s son for seeking U.S. interference in his father’s trial, a ruling the ex-congressman has denounced as…
‘Digital Colonialism’: U.S. Demands Access to Africans’ Private Data
The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. Privacy experts fear the information could be misused or exploited.
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More Americans Are Hungry in the Face of Federal Cuts, Rising Grocery Prices
According to a survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, more people are struggling with food insecurity now than during the peak of the pandemic.
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Azerbaijani Court Replaces Entire Judicial Panel in Meydan TV Trial, Raising Fears of Retrial
Defense lawyers say the replacement of all three judges in the case against OCCRP’s member center Meydan TV journalists could force the seven-month-old trial to start from scratch.
Ex-Spain PM Zapatero Faces Court in Corruption Hearing
Accused of orchestrating a multimillion-euro airline bailout through offshore shell companies, Spain’s former prime minister testified that payments flagged by investigators were actually just legitimate consulting fees and layout work…
How Did the Feds Get Into Anti-ICE Activists’ Signal Messages?
ICE investigators leaned on Signal communications to build their case against protesters. Take these steps to keep your chats safe.
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Music Publishers Truncated Musk’s ‘DMCA Plague’ Tweet to Back Piracy Case, X Tells Court
Elon Musk’s X Corp has filed a motion to dismiss the multi-million dollar music piracy lawsuit, which was recently amended following the Cox Supreme Court ruling. X says the new…
Let It Ring
Maggie Chiang for Simons Foundation
Illustration of two black holes about to merge.
Gravitational wave astronomy has been a tremendous breakthrough in our understanding of black holes. We can now detect not…