Economy
The Purchasing Power of $40T of Debt
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent would like for people to just calm it down a bit
Policy
Defunding Public Television
A woman was rescued after 11 nights lost alone in the Australian outback, but that's not going to stop Mark Zuckerberg from building a datacenter the size of Manhattan so he can have his AI. Maybe it can better compute how many government services we're just going to drop funding for!
Data Breach
Feelding Your Information
They just wanted to let your data be polyamorous.
Worker's Rights
DELL-icious Drama
Workers at Dell make a statement. France is in the "find out" phase of colonization. TikTok has some words for the US Government. Two old men will have a chat this week.
Worker's Rights
Four Day Work Week When?
The four day workweek still looks mighty fine. Florida's surgeon general is playing real world Pandemic. Robert F Kennedy's AI is already offline. A short ceasefire is somewhat on the table.
Fluff
Wizard Crimes & Soapy PR
Harry Potter was nearly arrested. The Ocean gets an oil change. The US is seeking to send about $100 Billion in aid to wars. Disneyland Cast Members seek to unionize.
Worker's Rights
How About Carless Drivers?
The actors strike has concluded as SAG-AFTRA has reached a deal with employers. Also, Meta seems to be intentionally preying on minors, an airplane had less windows that most would prefer, a robo-taxi company recalled their whole fleet, and a docked ship left its mark.
Worker's Rights
Three Tentative Dubs
The United Auto Workers have some tentative big wins. Also, a shooting that thankfully did not happen, a Republican plan for aid to Israel, a headline that I truly cannot believe exists, and a couple of small-time play premieres.
Worker's Rights
CEOs are a Dime a Dozen
An update on the dudes who stole millions of dimes back in April. Also, the United Auto Workers strike grows further, US House Republicans burn through yet another nomination, the UN Secretary General calls for a ceasefire, and a look back at those beautiful rolling hills on your desktop.
Yay Science
Yet Another Big Day
Science people did some really cool space stuff and I'm just really happy for them. Also, the UAW strike is expanding, US Republicans are doing the political equivalent of the cha-cha slide, and our favorite unhinged emperor makes another appearance.
Worker's Rights
United Auto Dubs
The UAW strike continues with some promising forward movement. Also, RFK Jr is running as an Independent, a TikTok ban in the US still looms large, the realest among us says goodbye to this life, and a quick reminder of what a difference a decade makes.
AI
Celestial Showdown
An eclipse is on the way! Check it out, but wear eclipse glasses. Also, a new Meta AI is generating some interesting stickers, Kaiser Permanente workers are on strike, the Biden Administration is facilitating more border wall construction, and a little known app was founded in 2010.