Source: Quillette
by Andreas Paul John
“The German state has been generous to its beneficiaries—but that largesse is becoming increasingly unsustainable.” (04/12/26)
https://quillette.com/2026/04/12/germanys-cozy-catastrophe-economics-reform/
Source: Politico
“California Republicans refused Sunday to endorse Donald Trump’s pick for governor here, a stark rebuke of the sitting president by the party’s rank-and-file in the nation’s most populous state. The activists’ break with Trump — electing not to endorse in the contest, despite his backing of former Fox News host Steve Hilton — came amid worsening fears within the GOP about the party’s prospects in the midterms, including in critical House battlegrounds in California. … More party delegates voted for Chad Bianco, a firebrand Southern California sheriff who launched a probe into last year’s special election, than Hilton, with neither reaching the 60 percent threshold necessary to secure an endorsement. Bianco received 49 percent support, Hilton drew 44 percent, and the rest of delegates voted not to endorse.” (04/12/26)
Source: Free Talk Live
“Internet routers being nationalized in the US :: Cash for Clunkers but for routers :: AI data centers are buying up all manufacturing capacity for electronics, driving up prices :: Penguin warns of upcoming electronics price surges :: Why the US can’t use our own oil :: Talks of Forkfest which is coming soon :: Liberty failing in all of the world except New Hampshire :: How do you define Free Stater? :: What does liberty mean? :: Dems in NH and their anger and hate towards Free Staters :: It’s over for us as far as privacy in electronics, we’re screwed :: Steve Gibson’s Security Now! podcast :: Article by Activist Post about Ian Freeman being in a cage while Epstein’s clients walk free :: DCYF kidnapping children but Free Staters are pushing back :: 2026-04-12 :: Hosts: Bonnie, Mark Edge, Penguin.” (04/12/26)
Source: The Realist Review
by Chris Mott
“Under the influence of neoconservatism and other varieties of hawkism, America has lost its ability to think strategically and now acts as one of the primary sources of global instability. But herein lies the opportunity, as every time the neoconservatives manage to achieve their aims, their popularity and prestige collapse once the results become apparent. New and establishment-bucking political candidates openly run against them, thanks to a strong desire amongst the public to move on from wars that don’t advance the national interest. And the neoconservatives have, potentially, sown the seeds of their own dismantling in the security state they have helped to build.” (04/12/26)
https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/purge-the-neoconservatives
Source: The Dispatch
by George Yancey
“The term ‘Christian nationalism’ misses the real problems with some of the religious right.” (04/12/26)
https://thedispatch.com/article/christian-nationalism-identity-politics-christianity-maga/
Source: SFGate
“A former Nigerian oil minister accused of staying in luxury homes for free and enjoying lavish spending sprees in exchange for government contracts denied taking bribes as she gave evidence in a London court on Monday. Diezani Alison-Madueke, 65, is accused of benefiting from access to multimillion-pound U.K. homes that were paid for and refurnished by energy firms seeking government contracts in Nigeria. Prosecutors allege that she benefited from private jets, a chauffeur-driven car and shopping trips including 2 million pounds ($2.7 million) spent at Harrods, a famed London department store. They also allege that she received 100,000 pounds ($135,000) in cash while she was Nigerian minister of petroleum resources from April 2010 to May 2015. Giving evidence at Southwark Crown Court in London, Alison-Madueke said ‘I did not abuse my office during that period.’ She denies five counts of accepting bribes and a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery.” (04/13/26)
Source: Free Talk Live
“Campbell v. LNC Judicial Committee Hearing.” (04/12/26)
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Cláudia Ascensão Nunes
“In 1985, inspired by Southwest Airlines, the first major low-cost airline in the world, and following the liberalization of European airspace, Ryanair brought the low-cost model to scale in Europe, revolutionizing air travel across the continent. It did so through an efficiency-driven model that enabled the sale of extremely low-cost tickets in a market previously dominated by expensive legacy carriers. … However, 41 years later, Ryanair is preparing to cut around 3 million seats, corresponding to an estimated 75 to 90 routes across Europe. A combination of aggressive green ideology from the European Union and state-protected airport monopolies lies at the root of this decision.” (04/12/26)
Source: The American Prospect
by Daniel Boguslaw & James Baratta
“This week, the Congressional Black Caucus will quietly support an effort to reauthorize surveillance powers that were used to spy on Black Lives Matter activists in 2020, the Prospect has learned. According to multiple congressional sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity, CBC support for the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) comes after Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), the powerful ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, successfully lobbied CBC leadership to stand down on reforming the vast intelligence authority. Section 702 grants U.S. intelligence agencies the authority to collect communications data on foreign intelligence targets abroad. In practice, however, it has allowed those agencies to amass troves of data on American citizens.” (04/13/26)
Source: National Public Radio [US state media]
“Peruvian voters will have to wait until at least Monday to learn the outcome of Sunday’s presidential election after the process was mired with logistical issues that even left thousands of people in the country and abroad unable to cast ballots. The problems prompted electoral authorities to allow more than 52,000 residents of Peru’s capital, Lima, to vote on Monday. The extension, announced after vote counting began Sunday evening, also covers Peruvians registered to vote in Orlando, Florida, and Paterson, New Jersey. Authorities initially reported 63,300 people could vote Monday but later revised down the figure.” (04/13/26)
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/g-s1-117208/peru-election-results-delayed