Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp, 05/24/26
Source: Antiwar.com
“Trump: No Rush To Make Deal With Iran, Israeli Strikes Kill Family in Gaza, and More.” (05/24/26)
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
Quantum Vibe, 05/25/26
Source: Big Head Press
by Scott Bieser
Cartoon. (05/25/26)
How Market Innovation Is Reframing the Climate Debate
Source: Independent Institute
by Jane Shaw Stroup
“By all accounts, climate change alarmists are on the defensive—politically, scientifically, I would even say morally (see Bill Gates’s comment below). We could leave it at that. But there may be hope for a truce in this conflict — and if so, capitalism can take the credit.” (05/22/26)
https://www.independent.org/article/2026/05/22/climate-change-market-innovation/
Ferrari releases first electric car
Source: Reuters
“As its sports car rivals tap the brakes on a shift to EVs, Ferrari will take a leap into an uncertain era on Monday with the launch of its first fully-electric car, betting it can connect with drivers even without a throaty engine roar. With a top speed of 310 kph (193 mph), Ferrari’s four-door Luce — meaning ‘light’ in Italian — will carry a price tag of more than €500,000 ($586,000). … Monday’s unveiling in Rome of the hotly awaited Luce caps years of preparation, from early hybrid Formula One systems more than a decade ago and road models since 2019. First deliveries to clients will start in October, the company said last year.” (05/25/26)
Try Liberty with Steven Nekhaila, 05/23/26
Source: Try Liberty with Steven Nekhaila
“The Mother Who Fought the Feds and Won | Lyn Ulbricht.” (05/23/26)
Educational Polarization and the Politics of Young Men
Source: Liberalism.org
by Josh Zingher
“Our political battle lines fall increasingly along our growing educational divide, in which young women are advancing, and young men are falling behind.” (05/22/26)
https://www.liberalism.org/p/educational-polarization-and-the-politics-of-young-men
Shenzhou-23 crew arrives at Tiangong as Chinese regime maps path to 2030 lunar landing
Source: Space News
“Three Chinese astronauts arrived at Tiangong space station Sunday, with one crewmember expected to become China’s first to stay in orbit for an entire year. The Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft lifted off at 11:08 a.m. Eastern (1508 UTC; 11:08 p.m. Beijing time) May 24 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. The trio aboard were commander Zhu Yangzhu and astronauts Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying. Lai, a payload specialist formerly of the Hong Kong police force, is the first astronaut from Hong Kong to reach orbit. … One of Zhu or Zhang is expected to complete a continuous year in orbit, marking a first for Chinese human spaceflight.” (05/24/26)
https://spacenews.com/shenzhou-23-crew-arrives-at-tiangong-as-china-maps-path-to-2030-lunar-landing/
Hollywood’s Golden State
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Katrina Gulliver
“Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have reached a merger agreement, where Paramount will acquire WBD for $110 billion at $31 per share in cash. (The final terms of the deal have yet to be approved by the DOJ and the FCC.) But assuming it goes ahead, report author Jeff Ferry suggests: ‘At a time when the industry is struggling, the proposed merger of Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery stands out as the most significant opportunity for renewed growth in years.’ The merger will create Hollywood’s largest studio, churning out 30 movies a year, and their analysis finds that if this commitment is fulfilled, it could add almost $1 billion to Hollywood’s annual investment in movie production within Los Angeles.” (05/24/26)
NY: Con artists sue for legal ownership of dormant Bitcoin wallets
Source: CoinTelegraph
“A New York lawsuit filed by Noah Doe and two Wyoming-based LLCs, ABC Company and XYZ Company, seeks a court order declaring ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin addresses, raising important questions about the legal treatment of inactive Bitcoin under property laws. Filed on May 1, the suit claims that the coins tied to the listed addresses represent legally abandoned property they found and reported to the New York Police Department and claimed under New York lost-property law. The plaintiffs claim that the dormant Bitcoin wallets were legally ‘abandoned’ property that they found, including wallets belonging to early Bitcoin miners and addresses attributed to Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, among other lost coins and unidentified entities. They claim that these constitute seizable property, akin to traditional bank accounts.” (05/25/26)
https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-york-lawsuit-lost-property-dormant-bitcoin
Unattended Baggage, episode 341
Source: Unattended Baggage
“That MF’er is not real!” (05/23/26)
https://unattendedbaggage.substack.com/p/episode-341-that-mfer-is-not-real