Neon Liberalism, episode 72
Source: Liberal Currents
“Samantha is joined by Matt Darling to discuss the state of the economy.” (05/03/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/measuring-the-vibecession-neon-liberalism-72-with-matt-darling/
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
The Era of Rational Discourse Is Over
Source: The Atlantic
by Adam Kirsch
“Americans have a long history of being hurried into war on false pretexts. The ‘yellow press’ encouraged a war fever in 1898 by blaming the sinking of the USS Maine on the Spanish, even though the Navy’s own expert said it was caused by an accidental explosion. The George W. Bush administration justified the invasion of Iraq by claiming that Saddam Hussein had connections to the 9/11 attacks and was building weapons of mass destruction, neither of which turned out to be true. But with the Iran war, as in so many other ways, Donald Trump has broken new ground. He is the first president to start a war without even bothering to lie to the public, because he simply didn’t care what the public thought.” (05/03/26)
Spokesperson: Giuliani hospitalized “in critical but stable condition”
Source: CBC News [Canadian state media]
“Rudolph Giuliani, the ex-mayor of New York City and a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, is in critical but stable condition at a hospital, his spokesperson said Sunday. Ted Goodman didn’t say what sent the 81-year-old to hospital or how long he’s been there. … Giuliani was hospitalized in September after suffering a fractured vertebra and other injuries in a car crash in New Hampshire.” (05/03/26)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rudy-giuliani-hospitalized-9.7186315
Pink Flame of Liberty, 05/03/26
Source: Pink Flame of Liberty
“Candace Owens gets SUED AGAIN.” (05/03/26)
How Covid Transformed Me into a Gardener and Business Owner
Source: Brownstone Institute
by Renaud Beauchard
“When things turned dystopian in March 2020, I was in the middle of a big life change which ultimately led me to create a business coaching families to grow their own chemical-free food. After a decade of international development consulting scouring the African continent to make Africans’ lives more connected to the global economy, and incidentally also more precarious, I had already been slowly seeking an escape route from the abstract world inhabited by the professional managerial class. Covid didn’t create my rupture with this world. It confirmed it.” (05/03/26)
https://brownstone.org/articles/how-covid-transformed-me-into-a-gardener-and-business-owner/
How to Fix It with John Avlon, 05/03/26
Source: The Bulwark
“Tech Broke Democracy With Social Media. AI Is Next. (w /Josh Tyrangiel).” (05/03/26)
Trump finds a “Southern Strategy” to save his dreams of dictatorship
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
by Will Bunch
“From friendly grand juries to Jim Crow voting maps, the former Confederacy looks to save Trump’s autocratic ambitions.” (05/03/26)
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/trump-comey-prosecution-southern-grand-juries-20260503.html
North Korea: Regime denies role in crypto hacking cases
Source: United Press International
“North Korea denied allegations that it was behind recent international cryptocurrency hacking and cybercrime cases, calling the claims ‘false information’ and warning that it would not tolerate them. A spokesperson for North Korea’s Foreign Ministry issued the statement Sunday in response to a question from the Korean Central News Agency. The ministry called the allegations ‘absurd slander’ aimed at damaging North Korea’s image for political purposes. … The international community has repeatedly identified North Korea-linked hacking groups as suspects in major cyberattacks and cryptocurrency thefts. The Lazarus Group, believed to be linked to North Korea, has been cited as a possible actor behind an April 18 hack of decentralized finance platform KelpDAO that reportedly involved about $290 million in cryptocurrency.” (05/03/26)
Larry Johnson on The Scott Horton Show
Source: The Scott Horton Show
“Larry Johnson on Trump’s Tenuous Ceasefire with Iran.” (05/03/26)
The NATO Secretary General is Failing NATO
Source: The Realist Review
by Ted Snider
“U.S. President Donald Trump has been very publicly aggressive in expressing his anger at NATO. He told NATO members they will ‘have to start learning how to fight for yourself’ because ‘the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us.’ … On April 8, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte held a two-hour ‘frank and open’ discussion with Trump to try to heal the rift. Rutte may have failed to soothe the angry Trump, who, following the meeting, posted ‘NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN.’ But Rutte may have failed in more than that mission as Secretary General of NATO. He may have failed in that role to represent NATO members and NATO values.” (05/03/26)
https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/the-nato-secretary-general-is-failing