As the Trump administration sows chaos with a crushing fuel blockade of Cuba,
a general told Congress that the military will
“set up a camp” at Guantšnamo Bay
to detain those who try to flee the humanitarian crisis inflicted by the United States.
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Filing in California's antitrust lawsuit: CA accuses Amazon of price-fixing by pressuring brands to ask competing retailers to increase prices on some products (David McCabe/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/technology/amazon-antitrust…
Looks like studies of hominins in East Asia are this week's goodies. Following on from the study of H. sapiens expansion routes into East Asia, we've now got this remarkable dating of H. erectus suggesting rapid expansion out of Africa 1.9 million years ago.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is running into some serious issues while overhauling his financial services company, #Block.
Earlier this month, the company started laying off its staff as part of what Bloomberg characterized as an “efficiency push,”
potentially affecting up to ten percent of the company’s workforce.
It’s been a painful, drawn-out process that could drag on for weeks, sources to…
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Flyying Colours:
🎵 Long Holiday
#FlyyingColours
https://flyyingcolours.bandcamp.com/track/long-holiday
https://open.spotify.com/track/4mH5ajIJz9fc3D3SaIIAEc
Ofcom fines 4chan £520K for OSA violations, including a £450K penalty for failing to implement age assurance checks, giving it until April 2 to implement them (Mizy Clifton/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-online-safety-regulator-f…
The Trump family’s
"World Liberty Financial" is borrowing against its own thinly-traded token.
New reporting suggests the company may have partnered with individuals connected to a US-sanctioned human trafficking operation.
And Justin Sun, who was among the project’s earliest and largest investors, has denounced it as “‘World Tyranny,’ not ‘World Liberty Financial’” as his $75 million investment remains frozen.
As the president’s family’s shady dealings co…
The U.S. Economy Is Insulated From High Oil Prices.
-- Americans Aren’t.
The overall economy has proved resilient in recent years,
even as many households have struggled.
The war with Iran is following the same pattern.
https://www.