Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander

That I still have a little crush on Allison Janney.

A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

Perfect for a neighborhood war!

Good.

Crypto skulduggery isn’t a bug, it’s the whole point Exploiting regulatory loopholes is the name of the game

Crypto skulduggery isn’t a bug, it’s the whole point on.ft.com/4mNQihu | opinion

There’s a revolution going on. In case you haven’t realized it.

“Populist billionaire“?
Talk about oxymorons.

Interesting. Imagine the polling a few years after a national health plan goes into effect.

Some additional behind-the-scenes info on how the text messages were vetted. Thrilling to watch national news orgs following Andy Mannix's reporting in the @startribune.com — and a reminder to support your local newspaper!!! www.startribune.com/editors-note...

How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/h...

Photo of boy scouts conducting a flag burning ceremony.

Arrest these boy scouts immediately!

How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and patient safety.

Drug trials are supposed to be overseen by independent watchdogs. But the ethics and safety of many trials are vetted by companies with private-equity backing and corporate ties to drugmakers, posing conflicts of interest, a New York Times investigation found.

The communism of capital strikes again!

There Was a Plan to Save These New Deal Masterpieces. Then Trump Won. A feasibility study was underway about restoring the ailing federal building that houses important Ben Shahn frescoes, Philip Guston murals, and other FDR-era artwork. But the Trump administration put...

Hanging in my office is a framed display of various WPA murals from Post Offices that were built during the Great Depression. Truly treasures that should be preserved.

I desperately hope that if an iconoclastic Federal government is happy to let this art decay that we can find some way to save it.

From Bloomberg:
"AI: Depends on where you live. Wholesale electricity prices are up as much as 267% over the past five years in areas of the US near data centers. Those costs are being passed on to customers."

Looks like I’m going to have to burn my flags now.

Costco Olive oil isn’t cheap but it’s better than what I can find in a grocery store. Coffee too.

I think this is good news. Seems like finally there is more and more resistance.

Breaking on MSNBC:

An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.

This news was first reported by Reuters.

22! Geez.

You and me both, sister! It now it loads so slowly.

All these videos of ICE being shits to people are like seeing every loser guy I ever knew suddenly being given a badge and a gun and told to work out his issues.

Journalists at 3 Alaska Newspapers Quit Over Charlie Kirk Story The publications in Alaska lost significant staffing after the owners made changes to an article that had drawn criticism from a Republican state lawmaker.

Several journalists resigned this week from three newspapers in Alaska after the publications’ corporate owner made significant edits to an article about Charlie Kirk’s death, after pressure from a Republican state lawmaker who had criticized the coverage.

Notice how actual artists want nothing to do with “A.I.” while it keeps getting pushed by people with bad taste?

The dedication to visually representing each of the 4,304 deliveries in the background scroll is admirable and conveys the loss to food banks.

The personal interviews and portraits are concise but powerfully relate these cuts’ impact on peoples' lives.

Everyone’s’ “must read” today.

Just filled out the Anthropic claim for four of my books. Dario Amodei better hope I never meet him in person.

Andrey Lugovoy openly lays out a playbook for hybrid subversion of the United States, from inserting operatives and buying politicians to stoking divisions, sabotaging governance and meddling in elections.

Wicked minds.

See repost of Minnesota decision. So BlackRock will own the centers, and the power provider.