United Airlines: Ticket prices may rise 20% due to the aviation fuel crisis

The Hidden $1.5 Trillion Lending Market No One Is Watching What happens when a huge share of business lending moves out of banks and into markets most people never see? That’s the story of private credit—a fast-growing part of the financial system that now…

If you're in the mood for a bit of a deep dive explainer on the private credit boom (and its risks!), by jingo, I've got you covered.

Trying something new on my youtube page, and I'm interested in what you think: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa2E...

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Sometimes even later…

Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.

You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

This is the secret to going from good to great at any skill, according to science — BBC Science Focus Magazine I sympathise with your dilemma. I’ve been playing table tennis weekly for the last 15 years or so. I can beat most casual players who challenge me on holiday or at a bar. But as soon as I come up agai...

This is the secret to going from good to great at any skill, according to science - BBC Science Focus Magazine

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Marathon…?

‘Enough Of War,’ Pope Leo XIV Says In Latest Condemnation Of U.S.-Iran Conflict The first American leader of the Catholic Church has fiercely criticized the war in Iran, deepening tensions between the United States and the Vatican.

The first American leader of the Catholic Church has fiercely criticized the war in Iran, deepening tensions between the United States and the Vatican.

13yo: I learned why communism failed. [tells me]
Me: [Deep existential sigh]
13yo: Is that wrong?
Me: [Checks traffic on Waze]. Okay. We’ve got some time. The first thing to understand is that communism has never been tried…
[30 minutes later]
And that’s why LENIN-ISM failed.

"Mississippi started getting outbreaks of whooping cough last year. In all, it tracked 146 cases, the highest number in 16 years. Whooping cough can be particularly dangerous for young children. A baby died in September..."

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Inflation jumped 0.9% in March, largely due to oil price spikes tied to Trump's war on Iran.

This was the highest one-month gain since June 2022.

Even more alarming, wage growth is slowing and we're witnessing declining economic growth across the board.

Tired of "winning" yet?

Paging Joe Kernan

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social

Einstein Visa? Or Epstein Visa?

Foreign Steel for his ballroom!

White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/u...

In a Deep Red Town, Locals Vent Over a Planned ICE Detention Center www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...

“in these days of evil Presidentes”

Bruce Springsteen sings the Clash—Working for the Clampdown”
Los Angeles

Right on! We have gone from absurd to pure evil.

Some real Buckaroo Banzai shit

From the Seattle community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the Seattle community

Someone studied 55,000 permits in Seattle and found that single family home additions / remodels get approved quickly and anything else gets stuck in absurd review cycles like 55 days for “drainage”

www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/s/...

JD Vance arrives in Hungary to back Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s reelection bid - BBC News

Vance supporting a dictator who openly supports Russia.

Folks still doubt with whom the Trump admin is aligned?

Reporter: "There's a pretty significant legal challenge to your arch."

Trump: "Who's doing the legal challenge?"

Reporter: "It's a group of veterans…it obstructs the viewshed between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial."

Trump: "You've got to be kidding."

Hey Donald Trump is mentioned more than any person in the Epstein Files!

Anyway...war!

The richest 0.1 percent of the global population are hiding nearly $3 trillion in offshore accounts to evade taxes — more than the wealth held by the entire bottom half of humanity.

It would take about $93 billion per year to eradicate extreme hunger by 2030.

Taxing the rich is a global necessity.

Founding Son: John Quincy's America History Podcast · Updated Weekly · Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers explores the post-presidential legacy of America’s sixth president: John Quincy Adams. Though often only seen as a failed one-term...

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Trump has dementia.

The scariest part isn’t the confusion, it’s the confidence.

Georgia Army veteran deported by ICE after 50 years in U.S. Godfrey Wade was arrested by immigration authorities following a traffic stop and was deported because of minor criminal violations from 20 years ago.

Awful

www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...

Trump has called on Congress to pass a record $1.5T defense budget.

Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.

The military industrial complex is cheering right now.

Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone The Trump administration has shut down the CIA World Factbook, and there's much lamenting about the demise of a free source that many people used to check basic facts about countries.

So dangerous-

Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone
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Lemme try commonsense: Mocking a religion doesn't bring peace any closer. It doesn't signal strength, and it is unlikely to lead to better outcomes. As such, it doesn't serve America's interests.

Such a cool photo

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