Source: The UnPopulist
by Kenneth Silber
“Its existence will raise confusing and difficult questions for earthlings that authoritarians won’t have the credibility to negotiate.” (04/24/26)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/only-liberal-societies-can-handle
Source: Reuters
“A car bomb exploded outside a police station in the Dunmurry area of south Belfast late on Saturday after a delivery vehicle was hijacked and the driver forced to take it to the site, [British-occupied] Ireland police said on Sunday. The attack is the latest in a series of sporadic attempts by militant groups that continue to target police officers, decades after a peace deal largely ended sectarian violence in the region. … The car was hijacked in the Twinbrook area of west Belfast shortly after 10:50 p.m. (2150 GMT) on Saturday and a gas cylinder device was placed in the trunk, police said. The man was ordered to drive the vehicle to Dunmurry police station, Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton told a news conference. The vehicle was abandoned outside the front of the station, prompting police to activate an alarm and evacuate nearby homes, Singleton said.” (04/26/26)
Source: Yascha Mounk
“Luis Garicano on the Economics of Artificial Intelligence.” (04/25/26)
Source: The Intercept
“Intercept staffers discuss the themes emerging this midterm election season.” (04/24/26)
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/24/congress-me-too-swalwell-democrats-midterms/
Source: CounterPunch
by Jerry Long
“At this very moment the President is at the peak of his cognitive powers. He will not get saner at 80, and the odds are pick ‘em that when he does shuffle off this mortal coil he will attempt to take all of us – and the copper wiring from the coil – with him. Yet Trump’s defenders sicken me more than Trump. They constantly claim deeper perspectives for his actions, as though the Trump Presidency were an inverse Picture Of Dorian Gray, and locked away in the Oval Office was a pristine portrait growing more fair with each act of indecency. But the moral leper behind the Resolute Desk is the reality, and no tacky amount of gold or cheap bordello flourishes can camouflage its pustules.” (04/24/26)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/24/the-cadaver-synod-of-pope-donald/
Source: The American Conservative
“Iran, Epstein, and Trump’s Political Fiasco.” (04/24/26)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/tac-right-now-iran-epstein-and-trumps-political-fiasco/
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Kelsy Achtenberg
“Before we can improve school, we have to ask a deeper question: What is school actually for? For us at The Innovation School, that question didn’t lead to a packaged curriculum or a scripted program. It led us to a philosophy that has shaped how we see children, learning, and the role of a teacher. That philosophy is the Reggio Emilia approach. It began after World War II in a small town in Italy, when a community led by educator Loris Malaguzzi set out to reimagine what education could be. After the destruction of the war, they wanted a system that wasn’t built on compliance or rigidity. They wanted one built on curiosity, real-life experiences, and human potential.” (04/24/26)
Source: Freedom Works
“Steve Swedberg, Competitive Enterprise Institute ‘New Fed Chairman.'” (04/24/26)
https://internetradiopros.com/freedomworks/?name=2026-04-25_zfw04242026.mp3
Source: Racket News
by Matt Taibbi
“The SPLC was just indicted for one kind of fraud. Twitter was investigating another. When you get paid big bucks to find hate, you won’t NOT find it.” (04/24/26)
https://www.racket.news/p/twitter-files-southern-poverty-law
Source: The Block
“Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli derived a 15-bit elliptic curve key using a publicly accessible quantum computer, in what Project Eleven called the ‘largest quantum attack’ on elliptic curve cryptography to date, albeit at a scale far below that used in real-world cryptographic systems. Project Eleven, a post-quantum security startup, awarded a 1 BTC bounty, currently worth over $78,000, to Lelli as part of its ‘Q-Day Prize.’ The bounty program was launched last year by the project to break elliptic-curve keys ranging from 1 to 25 bits before April 5 this year. … Bitcoin uses 256-bit elliptic curve cryptography to secure wallets, which is far larger than the 15-bit key broken in this demonstration.” (04/24/26)