@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-06-10 00:50:45
DC-area weather site Capital Weather, formerly the Capital Weather Gang, relaunches as an independent operation, after a partnership with WaPo from 2008 to 2026 (Liam Scott/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/06/09/cap…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-05-12 06:39:25
Interest in a gasoline tax holiday is growing on Capitol Hill following President Donald Trump’s endorsement earlier Monday
— but the proposal is also facing pushback from some key Republicans balking at cutting a major source of federal funding.
High energy prices stemming from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East prompted Trump to suggest pausing fuel tax collections
“till it’s appropriate.”
He said, “It’s a small percentage, but it’s still money.”
Sen. Jos…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-07-10 10:20:49
Filing: Polymarket is seeking CFTC approval to offer margin trading in the US, a move that would let users bet on events with less capital upfront (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-09/polymarket-seeks…
@tiotasram@kolektiva.social2026-06-09 02:21:54
To help myself counteract feelings of inevitability and permanence around capitalism, I've just confirmed the following observation:
The period of time during which dance manias were known to occur is far longer than the period of time in which modern industrial capitalism has existed. I wonder of historians will one day compare these two brief interludes of contagious self-destructive madness.
#anarchism #DDR
@ErikUden@mastodon.de2026-06-09 07:05:54
fuck man, kane parsons is actually 20 years old? the director of a franchise i've loved watching for years, now creator of a24's top grossing movie of all time, is actually two years younger than me? my understanding of growth and self worth is limited to a faulty capitalist logic of so-called meritocracy, ignoring all privileges, advantages, or even luck, fueling an inferiority complex in which i can only justify me being less successful than him by thinking of myself as lesser, despite tha…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-04 18:02:53
Bank accounts held by President Donald Trump were closed by Capital One in 2021
-- after it flagged financial activity that had characteristics of money laundering, the bank disclosed in a court filing over the weekend.
The court filing is tied to a lawsuit filed against Capital One by one of Trump’s financial holding companies shortly after he was sworn into office a second time.
Trump alleges that Capital One illegally closed his accounts for political reasons, following …
@publicvoit@graz.social2026-08-02 08:19:53
#CapitalOne Cites Money Laundering Review in #Trump-Related Suit https://finance.yah…
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy2026-06-01 16:58:14
Lebanese start fleeing south Beirut after Israel says it will target the area. The Israeli government says it has given the army orders to attack the southern suburbs of the capital.
https://aje.news/rc6x6q
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-08-07 06:16:48
Filing: ex-a16z partner Bryan Kim is forming venture firm Mido Capital; sources: he plans to raise ~$100M for a fund backing early-stage AI and other startups (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.w…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-05 00:54:02
SpaceX reported Q2 2026 results with revenue of $7.8 billion versus $6.81 billion expected,
but the stock fell after the report.
It also posted adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization)
of $3.5 billion,
while heavy AI infrastructure spending drove a large AI operating loss and high capital expenditures
Following the earnings report, SpaceX's stock declined due to concerns over high capital expenditures and AI spending.…