Crypto Billionaire Accuses Trump Family’s World Liberty of ‘Criminal Extortion’ Justin Sun said he lost out on $276 million when the Trump-backed company blocked him from cashing out an early investment.

All so nasty. [gift article]

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Trump Photo Celebrating Women’s Tennis Team Backfires Immediately “If you squint, you can juuuuuust about see the women,” one person commented.

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Margo Martin @MargoMartin47 X.com Congratulations, Georgia Women's Tennis! The photo shows Trump and five white dudes in red ties standing in front of and completely blocking 10 young women

Priceless post from the official White House social media

Crypto Entrepreneur Files Fraud Suit Against Trump Family Firm

"Mr. Sun sued World Liberty in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, claiming that the company had tried to pressure him into buying another of its digital coins and threatened to report him to law enforcement in the United States."

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Hungary Drops Its Opposition to $106 Billion Ukraine Loan

Excellent. Finally.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/w...

Today GAIA was asked by the Ministry of Health to transport a woman in rural Malawi who was dying from complications of childbirth.

Ministry ambulances had no fuel because of shortages due to the war in Iran.

The Ministry is stretched thin since USAID closed.

Decisions in DC affect everyone.

Of all the things we can do to weaken military preparedness, I hadn’t even thought of this one.

Not that soldiers would ever infect one another…

U.S. Considers Financial Support for Oil-Rich U.A.E.

Trump supports the idea of financial assistance to the UAE because “it had pledged to make substantial investments in the United States.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/b...

My thought also. Seems too clever by half.

After the war ends, NATO needs Ukraine.

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

Artist: Dennis Goris

How tragic that you could publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish a cartoon like this over and over again...

Spirit's immediate problems are due to a surge in fuel prices, although the "Transportation Department has said it is monitoring Spirit’s situation and blamed “the failures of the last administration” for the airline’s financial stress."

Struggling Spirit Airlines in Talks With Trump Administration on Government Investment Florida-based Spirit has been working to sell some planes and refocus operations on core cities.

Why would the government bail out a single discount air carrier?

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The Hidden Factor in Choosing a College: Did It Rain on Your Tour? Adverse weather during a campus visit reduces students’ likelihood of applying, with fewer applications when a tour was too hot, too cold, rainy or even cloudy.

Based on a small sample size (of two): True.

Next do a study on how appealing the tour guide is.

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

The Russian online influence team in Hungary is out of work and needs a new country to target.

Today's winner of the Internet. Congratulations!

Even MAGA diehards aren't going to read this full screed.

A major reason for Ukraine's recent successes in the war: Elon Musk turned off Starlink for Russia, which has caused major problems.

Exclusive | U.A.E. Asks U.S. About a Wartime Financial Lifeline Emirati officials have spoken with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about accessing dollars if the Middle East conflict drags on.

Wait - what?

www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Cool idea. But it’s not cost competitive without subsidies. And it doesn’t address the biggest challenge which is transmission. So probably won’t take off.

Correct. The headline matters to them as much as the details.

Orbán’s loss won’t stop Russian influence campaigns, but it shows they’re beatable The Hungarian strongman’s electoral defeat exposes the growth, and limits, of Russian hybrid-warfare tactics.

Russia.

www.defenseone.com/threats/2026...

It’s so puzzling to Russia why all of its neighbors keep forming defense alliances.

I guess it is good that Trump speaks to the press so much. Nothing hidden about his thoughts and deficits.

If I were Putin I’d be sending Trump a cut via crypto.

Because of course.

Wow @kschake.bsky.social - your first sentence really strikes a chord!

This would teach Iran a lesson! — that enriching uranium is highly profitable.

Toyota's $15,000 electric SUV surpasses 80,000 deliveries in China in its first year The bZ3X, Toyota’s fully electric SUV, is a hit in China. After delivering over 80,000 units in its first year...

US consumers being left behind.

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