Scott Barger

Fantastic essay

Intel will give the U.S. government a 10% stake, Trump says The president's highly unusual announcement underscores the Trump administration's desire to take control over U.S. businesses.

UPDATE: The president's highly unusual announcement underscores the Trump administration's desire to take control over U.S. businesses.

DA dropped charges against woman arrested for having an abortion after public outcry

DA dropped charges against woman arrested for having an abortion after public outcry

Head of Pentagon's intelligence agency fired, officials say The head of the Pentagon's intelligence agency has been fired, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, a move the top Democratic lawmaker on the Senate intelligence committee slammed as the latest example of politicizing intelligence by President Donald Trump's administration.

The head of the Pentagon's intelligence agency has been fired, a move the top Democratic lawmaker on the Senate intelligence committee slammed as the latest example of politicizing intelligence under President Donald Trump's administration bit.ly/4mPrtCi

Federal data website outage raises concerns among advocates The outage has raised concerns among advocates who already were troubled by the disappearance of data sets from government websites after President Donald Trump began his second term.

A federal website that informs the public about what information agencies are collecting and allows for public comment went down last weekend, and it has only been partially restored. https://to.pbs.org/45Nd8PS

Mayor Adams or Douglas Adams?

Ukrainian Attacks Halt Russian Oil Flows to Hungary for Third Time in 2 Weeks - The Moscow Times Russian oil deliveries to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline were suspended on Friday after a Ukrainian drone strike on energy infrastructure in Russia’s Bryansk region, marking the third such disruptio...

Bryansk region Governor Alexander Bogomaz said Ukrainian drone and missile strikes set fire to a “fuel infrastructure site” in the Unechsky district.

Fleeing Maduro then Trump, Venezuelans seek refuge in Spain After surviving the perilous trek through the jungle of Panama's Darien Gap with his wife and three daughters to reach the United States, Venezuelan policeman Alberto Peña thought he had found a haven from the persecution he says he fled from back home.

Fleeing Maduro then Trump, Venezuelans seek refuge in Spain reut.rs/45wKlAp

Musk fired approximately 6,000 employees after his 2022 acquisition. Several employees sued over their terminations and severance pay, and other lawsuits are still pending in courts in Delaware and California.
https://cnn.it/4oSnrLu

Catholic priest from Venezuela was temporarily denied entry to US, Miami archdiocese says A Venezuelan-born Catholic priest with a valid U.S. religious worker visa was temporarily denied re-entry to the U.S. this week, and was only granted admission following an appeal by Miami's Catholic archbishop, his office said in a statement.

Catholic priest from Venezuela was temporarily denied entry to US, Miami archdiocese says reut.rs/4lP5WJi

it's not always the best move but occasionally turning the other cheek is simply the most pragmatic thing. i mean, why do anything when the person attacking you is so actively engaged in telling anyone who'll listen what a giant nutjob they are.

Putin continues to escalate the war in Ukraine and the only way to stop him is through strength. We should use American power to advance our values and our interests at home and abroad.

More in my interview with Tommy Vietor on @podsaveamerica.crooked.com

Private prison and surveillance companies like Geo Group, CoreCivic, and Palantir just reported massive profits last quarter thanks to lucrative government contracts for Trump's mass deportation machine.

All of course donated to Trump's inauguration.

They're getting rich off cruelty.

Not surprising.
There’s growing concern over the reliability of US government among a growing majority of US residents.

Trump shock spurs Japan to think about the unthinkable: nuclear arms In Japan and South Korea there is deepening concern over the reliability of long-time American security guarantees – whether the U.S. will come to their aid in the event of a war. This has been turbo-charged by Donald Trump’s tough treatment of traditional U.S. allies, which has some in Tokyo and Seoul calling for a reassessment of their non-nuclear policies.

Trump shock spurs Japan to think about the unthinkable: nuclear arms reut.rs/3VfgUwt

How Much Is Trump Profiting Off the Presidency? A comprehensive estimate of how much Trump and his family are making, from hotel mega-deals to crypto schemes, has been elusive—until now.

How much money is Donald Trump really making off the Presidency? David D. Kirkpatrick spent months tallying up how much the Trump family has pocketed off Trump’s time in the White House—golf course by golf course, crypto deal by crypto deal.

If we knew exactly who was investing in Trump's meme coins, then we could ask them what value they see in them.

David Kirkpatrick joins @timmiller.bsky.social in the latest episode of The Bulwark Podcast:

𝙈𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙮𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙:

We just cut the ribbon for IronCircle’s NEW global headquarters in Columbia, where they’re delivering hundreds of new jobs.

Maryland can – and will – be the cyber capital of the United States.

Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning.

The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc

Spain's party island Ibiza also suffers housing crunch as rents soar Behind Ibiza’s clubbing scene and beaches a housing crisis has forced many locals and seasonal workers to share cramped apartments, commute from off the island or stay in tents and motorhomes in unauthorised encampments.

Spain's party island Ibiza also suffers housing crunch as rents soar reut.rs/418UksZ

YouTube video by Congressman Brad Sherman BBC: California Redistricting Move Sets Stage for Congress Fight

I joined BBC News to discuss the #redistricting fight unfolding across the U.S. and what they mean for the future of our democracy.

Watch ⬇️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Cz...

From failure to failure.
All in a week’s work for Trump Administration.