The Man Who Ran A16Z Is Now Running Federal Hiring, and His Old Friends Are First in Line
Trump put the former head of one of Silicon Valley biggest VC firms in charge of federal hiring. Now his old portfolio companies are sending employees inside federal agencies - stock intact - to shape the policies that govern them.
The Most Powerful Man You’ve Never Thought About
Larry Ellison told investors he wants a world where Oracle holds all the data and everyone behaves because they're being watched. He's well on his way.
The Government Is Erasing History From National Parks
Someone leaked the spreadsheet. 880 national park exhibits under review. 542 flagged. The pattern? Every exhibit about Black, Indigenous, or colonized Americans. The Interior's response? Threatening the employees who exposed it.
The Kremlin’s Favorite Punchline
British intelligence intercepted Russian officials mocking Trump's naivety about Putin. The Five Eyes alliance keeps showing the U.S. president he's being played - with receipts. He's not listening.
We Were Hours Away from Bombing Iran
On January 14th, top officials believed U.S. bombs would hit Tehran within hours. By that afternoon, Trump had backed off. The strike that almost happened.
TikTok’s Terms of Service Just Became Required Reading
TikTok forced users to read their terms. Turns out they’ve been collecting immigration status, trans identity, and religion since 2024. And the 2025 changes are even worse.
“We Do Not Believe in the Political United States” - Danish Pension Funds Are Dumping Our Debt
A Danish pension fund is dumping its 100 million dollars in U.S. Treasuries and calling America 'not a good credit.' Another said it trusts American companies but not the U.S. government. Europe is done.
Did the Generals Say No? Inside Trump’s Reported Greenland Invasion Plan
The Daily Mail’s sources say Trump ordered a plan to invade Greenland and the Joint Chiefs pushed back. U.S. officials told the New York Times the Pentagon hadn’t been asked. Either way, NATO allies are sending troops to Greenland. This is the constitutional crisis no one wanted.
Palantir Built ICE a Hunting App Called ELITE - And Peter Thiel’s Protégé Is VP
Peter Thiel’s Palantir built ICE an app with confidence scores on people’s addresses. $60M in contracts while Thiel’s protégé JD Vance sits as VP. This is the surveillance state’s tech stack.
The Fed Just Lent Wall Street $420 Billion and Hoped You Wouldn’t Notice
The Fed handed Wall Street $420B through a program unused for 5 years, lifted the borrowing cap, and won’t tell us which banks needed it until 2028. Totally normal behavior.
Trump Made Himself Chairman of Gaza
Trump chairs Gaza's oversight board. Kushner and Blair sit on it. Countries pay $1B for permanent seats. Trump controls the money and picks his own successor. The charter doesn't even mention Gaza.
Renee Nicole Good Was Still Alive
She still had a pulse. A doctor wanted to help. ICE said “I don’t care.” Then the DOJ investigated her widow instead of her killer.