Connie Ballmer gives largest gift by living donor in NPR’s history Ballmer, a former NPR board member, donated $80 million, NPR said. The donation comes months after Congress voted to strip federal dollars for public media.

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Meet the billionaire ex-wives club – 4 women giving away their fortunes The former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos promises to hand out her billions ‘until the safe is empty’, while Bill Gates’ ex is giving away her Microsoft fortune

Meet the billionaire ex-wives club giving away their fortunes: inside MacKenzie Scott, Melinda French Gates, Elaine Wynn and Sue Ann Arnall’s philanthropic efforts | South China Morning Post share.google/RCdu125awAi5...

MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $19 billion—but it's barely made a dent in her net worth because of the power of Amazon shares | Fortune Since her 2019 divorce from Jeff Bezos, Scott has quietly donated $26 billion to HBCUs, DEI groups, and disaster relief—outpacing her ex-husband's lifetime giving.

I get it, the book "Winners Take All" explains the fake philanthropy very well.

I still think women GIVE 💰💰 for causes in need, while THEIR EXE$$$ are all dicks.

Inside the power of MacKenzie Scott's Amazon shares powering her $26 billion philanthropy | Fortune share.google/zWBDFh6ytOSd...

mRNA vaccines continue to show major promise.

In a small Phase 1 trial led by Dr. Balachandran, some patients with pancreatic cancer (one of the deadliest cancers) reached 6-year survival.

This is why sustained investment in science & research matters.

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Will Americans Keep Paying a ‘Tariff Tax’? - The American Prospect Companies are seeking refunds from the federal government following the Supreme Court ruling—but consumers may still be stuck with higher prices.

"“Yeah, we’re never seeing that money,” Cox said. “It’s messed up—and we won’t just be paying for it once,” he added, noting that corporations have now realized that many consumers will pay higher prices."

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I hope the takeover of InfoWars by @theonion.com and @timheidecker.bsky.social that resulted from the bankruptcy brought on by Alex Jones’ evil attacks on the victims of Sandy Hook brings you as much joy as it does me.

#TheHague Nothing But Love For This #ICC 🇭🇺💙

ICYMI — new HUNGARY 🇭🇺 PM Magyar says Netanyahu will be arrested if he goes to Hungary

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How the Strokes ended their second Coachella set!
#TheStrokes #Coachella

The sounds of LOVE ❣️
🩷🤎💚🩶❤️🖤💙🧡💛💜

Lovely Bird Songs 🎶

For those who missed it: this was the moment The Strokes ensured they’ll never be invited back to Coachella again! I'm so proud of them

A hundred years ago, the U.S. had a nationwide network of short-line railroads that connected most urban and rural communities. By the 1940s, most of it had been dismantled ... by the barons of the auto and oil industries. 😑

He only cared about ONE thing...how it looked on TV. Enough has been said regarding the impossible healing job...not enough said about the depravity it takes to kill your followers to make good television.

Tesla saved $400 million on its federal taxes by shifting billions of its U.S. profits to countries with lower tax rates.

Yes: While you paid your taxes in full, giant corporations maneuvered to pay as little as possible — and it’s all perfectly legal for them.

The system is rigged.

Decoherence Media (@decoherence.media) NEW: We’ve identified the man who runs the far-right troll account on X “HowlingMutant,” whose jokes about rape and the Holocaust have earned him nearly 200,000 followers, which include Vice President...

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We confirmed the match using a data breach search website: the same phone number is linked to both the name “Alexander Norden” and the Substack account “HowlingMutant,” which links to the X account and uses the same profile picture.

Earlier this week, Decoherence Media reported on 8 fascist, antisemitic, or otherwise far-right accounts that JD Vance followed on X. HowlingMutant was one of them. He frequently posts about rape and refers to himself as a rapist, and makes antisemitic jokes.

Far-right troll account followed by JD Vance on X unmasked “HowlingMutant,” who jokes about rape and the Holocaust, is Alexander Norden of New York City

NEW: We’ve identified the man who runs the far-right troll account on X “HowlingMutant,” whose jokes about rape and the Holocaust have earned him nearly 200,000 followers, which include Vice President JD Vance. His name is Alexander Norden, from Rockaway Park in New York City.

What Regulators Should Do About The AI Industry's Hidden Financial Loop Antitrust enforcers should be asking how a self-referential financial circuit is manufacturing the demand that justifies investments, Hera Hyeonseo Lee writes.

The financial structure underwriting the global AI race deserves as much scrutiny as the technology itself, Hera Hyeonseo Lee writes.

These Senators did the right thing. They try to block the sale of illegal arms to Israel.

What would a United-American merger mean for the airline industry and its customers? Experts say a merger is unlikely but talks are reportedly happening

"'The idea that we would have one airline responsible for four out of ten flights every day is beyond horrific,' William McGee, an aviation and travel fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project, said to CNN."
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Data centers are expensive, unpopular — and could be a tipping point in the midterms Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It's become an issue hard to ignore in the midterm elections.

Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It's become an issue hard to ignore in the midterm elections. n.pr/3QfF8I1

Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go? Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63 million in “settlements” earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Democrats are trying to track that money—and the latest developments don’t inspire confidence.

Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63M in “settlements” earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Dems are trying to track that money, given Trump’s “vast tide of corruption and self-enrichment."

The latest developments are “deeply troubling." trib.al/a4HnTXt

Make it make sense.

This is dead on

Florida eliminates sociology from core requirements across all public colleges Florida college officials dealt a final blow to sociology on Friday, purging the subject from all community college requirements.

It can always get worse...

The irony of censoring a 2,400-year-old text that literally invented the philosophical method we use to examine... well, everything. Plato's rolling in his cave right now.