- “BadAss Grandmas” from North Dakota Pushed for an Ethics Commission. Then the State Legislature Limited Its Power. (propublica.org)
- Emeralds for Sale: The Taliban Look Below Ground to Revive the Economy (nytimes.com)
- 📺 CNN’s Jake Tapper Confronts a GOP Senator With Clip of Trump’s FBI Pick Kash Patel Calling for a ‘Museum of the Deep State’ to Replace the Hoover Building (mediaite.com)
- Oligarch Elon Musk goes global with his playbook for political influence (washingtonpost.com)German Leader Is More Worried About Elon Musk's Backing Of Far-Right Party Than His Insults (huffpost.com)Musk says Farage 'doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader (bbc.com)Retired Gen Calls Elon Musk ‘National Security Risk’ on MSNBC: ‘Only Time I’ve Agreed with Steve Bannon!’ (mediaite.com)
- National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter: What It Means, and What’s Closed (nytimes.com)
- Matthew Livelsberger, Vegas Cybertruck Bomber Who Called for ‘Purge’ of Dems, Was Deemed Not a ‘Risk’ to Public After He Sought VA Mental Health Help (mediaite.com)
- New Orleans chose ease over safety with street barriers rated for 10mph attacks – report (theguardian.com)
