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The Richmond Free Press, a 34-year-old Black-owned weekly, shuts down due to falling ad revenue as the Black press suffers from the dispersion of its readership (Scott Nover/Washington Post)

A Black newspaper in the former capital of the Confederacy is closing
The Richmond Free Press, a Black newspaper in Virginia’s capital city, ceases publication after three decades.

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…

Capitalists are the reason people become socialists.
https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-lays-off-staff-across-all-battlefield-studios-following-record-breaking-battlefield-6-launch

EA Lays Off Staff Across All Battlefield Studios Following Record-Breaking Battlefield 6 Launch - IGN
EA is laying off an unknown number of individuals from across its Battlefield teams, including workers at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios, IGN understands.

Jan. 6 plaque installed at U.S. Capitol following yearslong delay (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/january-6-plaque-installed-us-capitol-delay-rcna262236
http://www.memeorandum.com/260307/p73#a260307p73

Raiders have some massive 2026 draft capital following Maxx Crosby trade https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/03/07/raiders-updated-2026-nfl-draft-order-following-maxx-crosb…

We can save the internet by going back our roots*
*cat memes

Talking of #Bolton, as Hannah Spencer was in today's Guardian, I wrote this following a visit there, nearly 9 years ago.  I think it's one of my best pieces still.
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After peak capitalism: the livelihood challenge – revised version
Here is the revised version of my working paper, “After peak capitalism: the livelihood challenge”.  I’m grateful to those who have offered encouragement and constructively critic…

FBI investigated former Capitol Police officer in Jan. 6 pipe bomb case, filings say (Kaelan Deese/Washington Examiner)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4512735/fbi-investigated-former-capitol-police-officer-jan-6-pipe-bomb-case/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260401/p123#a260401p123

Outgoing Republican senator
Thom Tillis has vowed to block any nominee to permanently replace Pam Bondi as attorney general
if the candidate excuses the January 6 attack on the US Capitol
– a threat that could deprive the White House of a crucial vote.
“The threshold for somebody following Pam Bondi ends the moment I hear they said one thing that excused the events of January 6,”
Tillis said in an interview with CNN.
The North Carolina lawmaker, who is ret…

Vurt, a mobile-first vertical streaming platform designed for indie filmmakers to upload their micro series or feature films, launches with 100 episodes (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/17/vurt-mobile-first-v…

Meet Vurt, the mobile-first streaming platform for indie filmmakers embracing vertical video | TechCrunch
Micro-drama apps make billions in consumer spending, so VURT launched its streaming app to allow indie filmmakers to capitalize on the vertical video trend.