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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…

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

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

Lebanese start fleeing south Beirut after Israel says will target the area
The Israeli government says it has given the army orders to attack the southern suburbs of the capital.

The IPOs of SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI could add up to $4T to US stock market value within months, fueling concerns they could trigger more capital-raising (The Economist)
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/20…

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…

Sources: Eater has been central to Vox Media's divestiture talks as interest in food media grows, an uptick that began when Wonder bought Tastemade for $90M (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/feeding-frenzy-food-media-tasty-eater/

The Feeding Frenzy Fueling Food Media M&A
Eater and Tasty are the latest publishers looking to capitalize on a growing appetite for food and dining brands

Instead of the Union Jack, passersby were greeted with Australia’s flag, a detail that might be technically defensible
—Charles is also Australia’s head of state
—but not diplomatically ideal.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/dc-flubs-royal-…

D.C. Flubs Royal Welcome by Flying Wrong Flag for King Charles
The capital briefly dressed for the wrong country ahead of King Charles’ visit.

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.

Investors have grown accustomed to buying into major selloffs because stocks recover quickly
— not this time so far.

"This is a little bit of a more protracted, longer duration selloff than what investors have become used to,"
"Ironically, I think that's keeping people from feeling that they can buy the dip."
Big Tech firm's are spending at such a record rate to fund their AI ambitions, their capital expenditure is a bigger driver…

Filing: David Ellison made a verbal commitment to ratings agencies to provide a capital backstop to manage Paramount's $50B debt after the merger with WBD (Davide Barbuscia/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20