Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Source: Popular Information
by Caleb Ecarma

“A Peter Thiel-funded startup launched this month will use an ‘AI jury’ to ‘subject the media’s claims to systematic investigation and judgment.’ That same system of AI adjudication assigns a numerical value — the so-called ‘Honor Index’ score — grading the trustworthiness of individual reporters. And for a starting price of $2,000, anyone can pay for the company to review and adjudicate complaints they may have about a news outlet or reporter. Objection AI was founded by Aron D’Souza, a lawyer best known for leading the Thiel-funded lawsuit that bankrupted the digital news outlet Gawker in 2016. D’Souza has described Objection as a private arbitration court, which individuals can turn to when they feel they have been unfairly maligned by reporters or pundits.” (04/30/26)

https://popular.info/p/an-oligarchs-dystopian-scheme-to

Source: Liberal Currents
by Alan Elrod

“We must not forget how poorly buried the racial tyranny of the South’s past is in America’s present.” (04/30/26)

https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-supreme-court-delivers-another-victory-for-the-jim-crow-southernization-of-america/

Source: Cobden Centre
by Damien Phillips

“With the Third Gulf War raging since late February, the prophecies of economic doom have been rolling in ever since. Iran’s economy is predicted to shrink by nearly 10% this year, while forecasts for growth in the Gulf nations are expected to fall from 4.4% in 2025 to 1.3% in 2026. It’s estimated that the Middle East’s tourism industry alone is losing $600 million a day through lost visitor spending. The global fallout has also seen projections of misery for all. … But there are an ever-growing number of thinkers and the historical evidence to back them up that point to major crises – wars, depressions, state collapses – often being followed by unusually strong growth.” (04/30/26)

https://www.cobdencentre.org/2026/04/will-there-be-a-boom-after-gulf-war-three/

Source: Law & LIberty
by Miles Smith IV

“There is something intrinsically foolish about Americans hyperbolically praising either Hungarian democrats or Russian autocrats.” (04/30/26)

https://lawliberty.org/liberty-in-hungary/

Source: Los Angeles Times
by Jackie Calmes

“Trump will never face the voters again. But for him to be discredited so widely is to help ensure that the Trump line of would-be MAGA heirs ends with him.” (04/30/26)

https://archive.is/nz5n8

Source: Brownstone Institute
by staff

“The Department of Justice does not need to wait for Dr. David Morens to turn on his colleagues; the evidence to charge the next key advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci is already in the public record. Greg Folkers was critical to the censorship operation at the heart of the Covid response. As Chief of Staff at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Folkers oversaw operations for the agency’s $6 billion budget and later sought to evade FOIA requests by conspiring with Dr. Morens and intentionally misspelling key phrases such as ‘g#in-of-function.'” (04/30/26)

https://brownstone.org/articles/the-next-indictment-should-be-against-greg-folkers/