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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…

Two officers who defended the Capitol on January 6, 2021,
have filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the creation of a
$1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund".
Former Capitol Police officer
Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Department officer
Daniel Hodges are bringing the lawsuit because the fund could be used to compensate the Capitol rioters who attacked them and their colleagues.
Both officers say they have faced continuous credible threa…

Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump over Slush Fund for Jan. 6 Rioters & Other Allies
Two officers who defended the Capitol on January 6, 2021, have filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the creation of a $1.8 billion so-called anti-weaponization fund. Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges are bringing the lawsuit because the fund could be used to compensate the Capitol rioters who attacked them and their colleagues. Both officers say they have faced continuous credible threats since that day. “This slush fund is …

Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump's new 'anti-weaponization' fund despite backlash (Michael Kunzelman/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-capitol-riot-settlement-fund-payouts-crimes-0a46024bd86b84d12ede1c2e34bb8507
http://www.memeorandum.com/260530/p18#a260530p18

RE: https://cosocial.ca/@mike_vlasman/116661333755202287
Nice one, Grubster, now talk about how cookie notices are malicious compliance of privacy regulation by dickhead surveillance capitalists like your chums in Silicon Valley.
No?
Didn’t th…

Meta raises its 2026 capital expenditures to between $125B and $145B, far exceeding analysts' estimates, after previously forecasting $115B to $135B (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-…

Advaya Capital acquires Comscore Movies, which collects box office data, for $70M in cash; it will be renamed Rentrak, and Chris Aronson will join the board (Pamela McClintock/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business…

The Return of Rentrak: Private Equity Firm Advaya Capital Inks $70 Million Deal to Buy Box Office Data Firm Comscore Movies
Longtime Hollywood studio distribution chief Chris Aronson has been part of the team working behind the scenes to make the deal happen. Going forward, the venture will once again be known as Rentrak.

The world is threatened by a
“suicidal” model of capitalism
that is leading to war, fascism and the potential extinction of humanity,
Colombia’s president has said,
as he convened 57 governments to address the climate crisis.
Gustavo Petro blamed fossil fuel interests for taking ever more desperate measures to prevent a transition to green energy.
“There is inertia in the power and the economy of this archaic form of energy
– fossil fuels – that lead…

Press for New Capital Gains Tax Cut Divides Republicans (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/republicans-eye-capital-gains-tax-cut-to-ease-voters-anxieties
http://www.memeorandum.com/260429/p96#a260429p96

PitchBook: VC investment in global robotics and physical AI jumped to $26B in 2025 from $4.2B in 2019, and has already topped $23B as of May 20 this year (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/…

Snap shares climbed 14% on Tuesday after activist investor Irenic suggested changes to boost the stock's value 7x, such as cutting staff by 21% and ending Specs (Lola Murti/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/snap-stock-activist-irenic-value.html

Snap climbs 14% as activist Irenic suggests changes to boost stock's value 7x
Irenic Capital suggested shuttering the Specs division and replacing more than a fifth of Snap's workforce with artificial intelligence.