Source: Free Talk kLive
“This episode features Paul Puey of Edge Wallet and Harry Halpin of Nym on their groundbreaking MixNet integration; Captain Kickass on trusts, infinite banking, and protecting your assets from the state; plus discussions on Filecoin’s decentralized storage, Firo privacy coin updates, wrench attacks targeting crypto holders, and the ongoing war for your data.” (05/18/26)
Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton
“Environists have a mythology as rich (and wrong) as any other supposed (that is, fake) religion, when it comes to water. These myths are now embedded into school textbooks and media playbooks as much as National Socialism was ever found in schoolbooks of the Third Reich. Here are some of the myths and examples of them …” (05/18/26)
Source: Astral Codex Ten
by Scott Alexander
“Sorry, I give up. In past elections, I’ve covered every single candidate for governor of California, from the incumbents all the way down to the cranks. In 2022 there were twenty-six of them, and I covered them all. But sorry, I give up. This year there are sixty. It’s too many. I can’t disambiguate them all into unique individuals with their own personalities, hopes, and dreams. So as consolation for the list I’m not giving you, here are the basic types, and a few examples of each.” (05/19/26)
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-types-of-candidate-you-find-in
Source: My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
“2002 Midterms: Against The Trend.” (05/18/26)
https://myhistorycanbeatupyourpolitics.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/2002-midterms-against-the-trend/
Source: The UnPopulist
“A Bloated Executive and a Starved Congress Is a Bad Combination: A Conversation with Kevin Kosar.” (05/18/26)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/a-bloated-executive-and-a-starved
Source: AlterNet
by Lindsay Beyerstein
“When Donald Trump was about to miss an interest payment for his dying Trump Castle casino in 1990, his father Fred bought nearly $5 million worth of poker chips to save him from default. When Trump was indicted for inciting the January 6 insurrection, the Supreme Court ruled that he could not be charged …. As inflation spikes, gas prices surge, and the world teeters on the brink of a recession, congressional Republicans are demanding a billion dollars to build the gilded ballroom after Trump bulldozed the East Wing of the White House without collecting enough corporate bribes to cover the project. For nearly 80 years, someone has always saved Trump from himself. With the Strait of Hormuz, the president has finally created a mess so big that no one can save him. No one is coming to the rescue. NATO can’t and China won’t.” (05/18/26)
Source: Roll Call
“The sometimes fleeting status of Roll Call’s Most Vulnerable Incumbent list.” (05/19/26)
https://chrt.fm/track/D3F8DG/traffic.megaphone.fm/FISCAL5109658357.mp3
Source: Semafor
by David Weigel
“Seven states hold their primaries on Tuesday, including two — Alabama and Georgia — where Republicans are working to change electoral maps as soon as possible. Polls will start closing before dusk in eastern Kentucky. The night will end with the year’s first West Coast primaries, in Oregon. Here’s an hour-by-hour guide with what to watch, and close looks at what’s at play in each state.” (05/19/26)
https://www.semafor.com/article/05/19/2026/what-to-watch-in-may-19-primaries
Source: New York Times
“The Trump administration on Monday intensified its pressure campaign against Cuba’s government, issuing sanctions on three government agencies and 11 top officials. Those targeted included three generals and communist party officials associated with the Cuban security apparatus. Such sanctions, usually used against accused drug traffickers, human-rights violators and terrorists, freeze any property and bank accounts they may have in the United States. While it is unlikely that any of the Cubans targeted have U.S. assets, the move is an important escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign to force the communist government to overhaul is economic and political system.” [editor’s note: If it has no effect, how is it “important” in “forcing” anything? – TLK] (05/18/26)
Source: Libertarian Institute
“Harrison Berger Breaks Down Israel’s New Influence Strategy.” (05/18/26)