Opinion

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Daniel Lacalle weighs Mises and Rothbard on Iran war Zero Hedge republishes case for and against preventive strikes, oil chokepoint costs land on households while war aims stay classified
zerohedge.com
Anthony Ha: Molotov attack on Sam Altman home collides with New Yorker profile OpenAI credibility fight plays out through narratives and security gates
techcrunch.com
Ashifa Kassam: Transcript shows Orbán tells Putin I am at your service Leak lands as JD Vance campaigns in Budapest, EU unanimity turns loyalty into leverage
theguardian.com
Jason Okundaye says Maga influencers break with Trump over Iran Decentralised media coalition resists White House discipline, war turns campaign slogan into a billing dispute
theguardian.com
Melanie McDonagh promotes friction maxxing thrift Gulf crisis and energy costs push households from convenience spending to make do habits, wartime rhetoric turns forced cuts into lifestyle branding
standard.co.uk
Josh Ryan-Collins urges Bank of England to resist rate rises Hormuz disruption lifts oil and gas prices and mortgages reprice, war shock meets a policy tool built for wage spirals
di.se theguardian.com
Meta claims BitTorrent seeding pirated books is fair use Authors say defence appears after discovery deadlines, AI training lawsuits turn distribution into a technicality
torrentfreak.com
Workers say they are training AI to replace them The Guardian reports job tasks turned into model data under existing pay terms, Fees fall while error correction work rises
theguardian.com
Paramount-Skydance turmoil hits CBS News Ellison-backed dealmaking seeks Trump-era FCC approval, Editorial independence becomes merger currency
theguardian.com
Shirsho Dasgupta: Epstein war room turns PR into parallel governance Influence market buys silence and credibility, Bipartisan fragility becomes product feature
miamiherald.com zerohedge.com
Miami Herald warns Florida property-tax cuts leave renters behind Tax incidence and capitalization decide who actually pays, Politicians promise relief while zoning keeps housing scarce
miamiherald.com miamiherald.com
Robert Reich accuses DHS under Kristi Noem of subpoenaing Google Meta to unmask ICE critics, Administrative subpoenas turn platforms into deputized surveillance layer, State outsources intimidation to companies that call it compliance
theguardian.com
Robert Reich attacks AI four-day-week hype Guardian argues productivity gains flow to owners without bargaining power, Keynes leisure utopia meets modern wage stagnation
theguardian.com
Walker Larson says Washington Post layoffs mark legacy-media self-immolation Alternative media gains power but inherits incentives to grift, Skepticism must apply to rebels too
intellectualtakeout.org
Bard College hires WilmerHale to probe Leon Botstein ties to Jeffrey Epstein DOJ files show post-conviction access to Pentagon-linked real estate pitches, Institutions outsource accountability to reputational management
theguardian.com foxnews.com aljazeera.com
Andrew Yang renews AI warning as Mark Cuban frames users as learners vs shirkers Productivity boom could empower individuals or entrench regulated model cartels
cbsnews.com businessinsider.com
Fulu Foundation offers $10 000 to disable Ring camera data sharing with Amazon, privacy fight moves from legislation to firmware, question becomes who owns device you paid for
wired.com dnyuz.com
Craig Tindale: Globalisation ends as physics returns Central-bank liquidity rituals meet energy and supply-chain constraints, planners offer more planning as the cure
substack.com