Source: CoinDesk
“The U.S. government just staged its [stolen] crypto for an exchange, and it took an extra hop to get there. Wallets tied to the government moved about $288 million in [stolen] bitcoin and ether onto Coinbase Prime over roughly half a day on Monday, blockchain data from Arkham shows. The ether went direct, while the bitcoin took a detour through intermediary wallets first. The movements are despite an executive order in March 2025 by President Donald Trump, which designated [stolen] bitcoin for the country’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and said it should not be sold.” (07/14/26)
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/14/u-s-government-moves-usd288-million-in-seized-bitcoin-ether-to-coinbase-prime
Source: Yascha Mounk
“John Harpham on the Intellectual Origins of American Slavery.” (07/14/26)
https://writing.yaschamounk.com/p/john-harpham
Source: Washington Monthly
by Anita Jain
“Less than four years after ChatGPT’s debut, we are nowhere near understanding the role AI will play in our lives. Will it be as transformative as the internet? Will it cause mass unemployment? Will the next generation forfeit its capacity to think to AI models? Will we all soon be using AI agents to book our hotels and flights? How to scythe through the bramble? Cory Doctorow, a science fiction novelist and one of our keenest observers of technology, is out with The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence—Before It’s Too Late, a companionable guide to the subject.” (07/14/26)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/14/cory-doctorow-is-making-peace-with-ai/
Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“Starting this month, a working adult in their mid-30s seeking to upgrade their skills will have access to the same source of federal financial aid that is available to a high school graduate heading off to a four-year degree institution in the fall. Workforce Pell grants, which went into effect July 1, have the potential to widen the pathway to greater education and economic opportunity for tens of thousands of Americans not able or not ready to pursue a traditional college degree. Until now, these individuals have been limited to their own savings, employer-supported training, or costly loans when seeking to incrementally build their skills and earning prospects. ‘For students who need to be able to access short-term training … [Workforce Pell] really helps open the door for access to higher education, at that bite-size level,’ as Sarah Carrico, an administrator at Saint Paul College in Minnesota, explained to NPR recently.” (07/13/26)
https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0713/New-federal-aid-honors-innate-aspirations
Source: New York Post
“New York state regulators won’t issue environmental permits for large-scale data centers for the next year, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. Hochul will sign an executive order implementing a ‘moratorium’ on new air permits for so-called ‘hyperscale’ data centers trying to tap into the Empire State’s electrical grid for up to a year. … Roughly half of New York voters polled by Siena University last month said they thought a one-year moratorium on large data centers was good for the state, while 21% said they thought it was a bad idea and 17% indicated they were somewhere in the middle.” (07/14/26)
https://nypost.com/2026/07/14/us-news/hochul-orders-election-year-pause-on-new-large-scale-data-centers-to-power-ai-in-ny/
Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
“Hiding The Cost Of The Iran War From The American People.” (07/14/26)
https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1lKQRRNevgvGE
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Jack Hunter
“The popular conservative media giant has left the GOP and says exiles from both parties need to work together on matters of ‘war and finance.'” (07/14/26)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/tucker-carlson-third-party/
Source: Common Dreams
by Jake Johnson
“US President Donald Trump on Monday signed proclamations dramatically shrinking the size of two national monuments in Utah, eliminating roughly 3 million acres of protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante and potentially opening the beloved, wildlife-rich areas to industry exploitation. Trump’s proclamations, issued at the urging of Utah Republicans including Sen. Mike Lee, aim to reduce Bears Ears to just under 121,100 acres (down from nearly 1.4 million) and Grand Staircase-Escalante to 181,541 acres (down from 1.87 million). … During a signing ceremony on Monday, flanked by Utah Republicans, Trump characterized his scaling back of monument protections as an effort to give land ‘back to the people of Utah.’ The president falsely claimed that people could ‘virtually not even walk on’ the lands under the protections he targeted.” (07/14/26)
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-shrinks-national-monuments
Source: The New Arab [UK]
“Israel’s parliament on Monday passed a law declaring the study of Jewish religious texts a ‘fundamental value’ of the state, a move widely seen as strengthening the ultra-Orthodox community’s case for exemption from mandatory military service. … For decades, most ultra-Orthodox Jewish men have avoided Israel’s mandatory military service by registering as full-time religious students. Israel’s Supreme Court ruled this exemption illegal, and the military—stretched thin after more than two years of war—has demanded more recruits. Rather than directly legislating an exemption, which the court would likely strike down, the coalition took an indirect route: drafting a ‘Basic Law’—a type of legislation with quasi-constitutional weight in Israel—declaring Torah study ‘a core national value’.” (07/14/26)
https://www.newarab.com/news/israeli-knesset-passes-law-ultra-orthodox-seek-skip-military
Source: Free the People
“Politics Isn’t Redemptive: The Danger of Political Idolatry | Noelle Fitchett.” (07/13/26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge-WADiP4pQ
