Tootfinder

Another connection between Epstein and the cyber world.
Jeffrey Epstein Pursued Swiss Rothschild Bank to Finance Israeli Cyberweapons Empire
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-ariane-de-rothschild-ehud-barak-swis…

Jeffrey Epstein Pursued Swiss Rothschild Bank to Finance Israeli Cyberweapons Empire
Epstein to Ehud Barak: “[Ariane de Rothschild] said to me, if Ehud wants to make serious money, he will have to build a relationship with me. take time so that we can truly understand one another.”

Russia is not interested in peace. Full stop.
Putin wants the USSR back, if not the Russian empire. That's his goal. That and general corruption.
Every time a politico says they want to avoid escalation, it just means they're cowards.
Every time Russia violates NATO airspace, Putin is escalating. He's testing resolve, and finding it lacking. Every Russian plane or drone not shot on sight is inviting broader escalated war.

US tech enabled China's surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/china-tibet-nepal-surveillance-technology-silicon-valley-eadac8211c5d0ca88374afecfbba00d5
http://www.memeorandum.com/251220/p35#a251220p35

This Al-Jazeera's look into the past and present of the relation between Portugal and Empire is pretty interesting.
https://youtu.be/6ukRESgQUpo

#Shitpost #Shitposting #ShamelesslyStolenFromSomewhereElseOnTheInternetHonestlyICantKeepTrackOfThisStuffAnymore

A citizen of Rome in 117 AD,
under Emperor Trajan,
would've found it difficult to imagine the empire not existing.
The roads, the aqueducts, the legal system, the trade networks stretching from Britain to Mesopotamia:
all of it seemed to be a near-fact of nature, like gravity
Edward Gibbon gave us six volumes explaining how that feeling turned out to be wrong,
and even he couldn't fully untangle all the causes.
But the overarching theme mig…

The empire always falls
A citizen of Rome in 117 AD, under Emperor Trajan, would've found it difficult to imagine the empire not existing. The roads, the aqueducts, the legal system, the trade networks stretching from Britain to Mesopotamia: all of it seemed to be a near-fact of nature, like gravity // the Mediterranean itself.

Queen

The administrator winding down Do Kwon's Terraform Labs sues Jump Trading for $4B, alleging it unlawfully profited from and contributed to Terraform's collapse (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.

A look at David Ellison's potential proxy fight for WBD, which could be Hollywood's most explosive battle in terms of cost and public scrutiny (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

The Fight For Warner Bros. May Get Much Uglier
After multiple rejections, David Ellison could hit the nuclear button in his quest to wrest the studio empire from would-be-buyer Netflix. But this next fight may be a more public — and bruising.

The decline of the Cowboys' empire starts at the top https://insidethestar.com/the-decline-of-the-cowboys-empire-starts-at-the-top

This is really interesting b/c of the framing we're always given for the Roman Empire vs the middle ages:
Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jdraper-the-collapse-of-the-roman-empire-or-why-were-medieval-people-mor…

J. Draper — The Collapse of the Roman Empire, or, Why were medieval people more primitive than the Romans?
The Romans had civilization- wine and aqueducts and roads. Why did we go backwards in the medieval period?

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #EasternEchoes
Gorillaz feat. Little Dragon:
🎵 Empire Ants
#Gorillaz #LittleDragon
https://teambbc.bandcamp.com/track/gorillaz-little-dragon-x-empire-ants
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PODCAST: New Episodes on Readings of the Gateless Barrier
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Empire crumbling? Putin's allies "falling," West unites around Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/08/empire-crumbling-putins-allies-quotfallingquot.html

"Under the banner of democracy, freedom and human rights, the United States has thereby extended its domination over large swathes of the world, presenting itself as a benevolent benefactor rather than a domineering despot. It has, in this way, perfected the use of empire denial as the best cover for the construction of its imperium."
Gabriel Rockill
True, but the current regime is taking the huge risk of ending that pretence. Let's hope that heralds its fall.

As Trump threatens Iran, Venezuela, Mexico, Greenland and more,
renowned historian Alfred McCoy says the United States is
“an empire in decline,”
following a predictable pattern
of militarism abroad and political instability at home
as it loses power and influence on the world stage.
“American politics become increasingly contorted and irrational,”
says McCoy.
“I think the thing to do is to realize that we are an empire in decline, …
…

“Empire in Decline”: Historian Alfred McCoy on U.S. Aggression in Venezuela, Iran & Beyond
As President Trump threatens Iran, Venezuela, Mexico, Greenland and more, renowned historian Alfred McCoy says the United States is “an empire in decline,” following a predictable pattern of militarism abroad and political instability at home as it loses power and influence on the world stage. “American politics become increasingly contorted and irrational,” says McCoy. “I think the thing to do is to realize that we are an empire in decline, … and it will continue for another decade…

My youngest got me the most amazing Christmas present! A session handling some items from the V&A East storehouse. Yes, actual touching allowed! (Gloves provided) So I touched two ancient mandolins, a watercolour by Beatrix Potter, an original sketch for a Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back costume design, and a four-track tape recorder and mixer desk owned by David Bowie. She knows me so well. ❤️❤️❤️ #art <…

Worldwide satellite networks, autonomous robots & an unsafe, malevolent artificial intelligence.
Where have I seen this before?
☑️ Elon Musk is betting the future of his business empire on AI
https://www.economist.com/business/2026/02

Those are all wonderful films, but The Princess Bride is quite simply the perfect movie. @… https://flipboard.social/@CultureDesk/11572588…

"Judge allows offshore windfarm halted by Trump to resume construction"
#US #USA #America #WindTurbines …

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Global Game Jam 2026 was a blast (again). We managed to make a game to theme: mask.
Idle Trash Empire!
Play a Raccoon, collect trash, hire more raccoons, worlddomination
https://dominik-d.itch.io/idle-trash-empire

Idle Trash Empire by Dominik D., Richard_W, TheChriggu
Raccoon World Dominiation Trash Idleer

The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing. We Mapped Out 268 Pieces of It. (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-family-business-visualized-6d132c71
http://www.memeorandum.com/251217/p152#a251217p152

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6Musics00sForever
Empire of the Sun:
🎵 We Are The People
#EmpireoftheSun
https://avispado.bandcamp.com/track/empire-of-the-sun-we-are-the-people
https://open.spotify.com/track/6EHpGYOahnsuzKEOSgBBtJ

RE: https://mastodon.social/@MAKS23/116062320800370007
We’ve reached the Bizarro World Muppet Show stage of the fall of the US empire.

Meanwhile in Canberra...
Canberra’s alter-ego | Canberra Daily
#Canberra

Canberra’s alter-ego | Canberra Daily
Whoever said Canberra was dull must have missed the evil empire of the Carillon, the killer koala straddling Telstra Tower and the vampire of Canberra’s bus/bomb shelters.

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Belle & Sebastian:
🎵 Nobody's Empire
#NowPlaying #Belle #Sebastian
https://belleandsebastian.bandcamp.com/track/nobodys-empire
https://open.spotify.com/track/7gO1rrE4CNVxGBDyMKJpB4

me

I haven't written about it because I have no idea how to write about it. NATO arming against the United States?! The US threatening what some have called the longest period without "global war" since the fall of the Roman empire? Cruel was bad enough; do we need stupid too?

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Just finished "Endgames" by Ru Xu, sequel to "Newsprints." I was happy to see the characters from the first book get their endings, but Xu feels incredibly out of her depth writing about the politics of empire and the power/complicity of the press, which completely dampened my enjoyment.
As just one example, there's a ton of interesting nuance to explore behind the idea of a disabled imperial ruler and how disadvantage/persecution (from which you have been effectively shielded) does not justify harming others. This book explores none of that.
I think it does serve as a great example of how severely one limits one's own imagination when one buys into the myth of nationhood as natural/inevitable/good. It's not that Xu's politics are especially authoritarian, I think, but that she's just (been kept?) resoundingly naïve, and so her plot resolution feels childish (or perhaps that's an insult to children).
#AmReading #ReadingNow

Micro1, which helps AI labs find experts for data annotation, says it has crossed $100M in annualized revenue and fielded investment offers at a $2.5B valuation (Anna Tong/Forbes)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/annatong/2025

This 24 Year Old Built A Multibillion-Dollar AI Training Empire In Eight Months
Ali Ansari’s decision to turn micro1’s AI recruitment assistant into a data labeling business spiked the company’s valuation from $80 million to $2.5 billion.

More than 50 Amazon employees seeking to unionize
walked off the job early Tuesday morning at a Riverside delivery facility, according to the Teamsters.
The overnight walkout marked what union leaders say is the beginning of a new organizing drive for Amazon workers in the Inland Empire,
under which workers are demanding better working conditions and pay for the value they bring to the e-commerce giant.
Workers at the Krameria Avenue facility in Riverside, dubbed DJT6 …

RivCo Amazon Warehouse Workers Have Walked Off The Job. Here's Why
Dozens of employees say they have been pushed to their limit and are demanding better working conditions and pay.

The political empire of Trump has always been built on vibes, not facts. He was never a successful businessman — he sucked at it, actually — but he •played• one on TV. People voted for the character on The Apprentice, the character in the QAnon posts, the collectively imagined Second Coming cult leader with ripped muscles, the generic racist whose granting of permission to indulge in collective cruelty offered a kind of euphoric bonding.
The facts are never what gave him power.
3/

Today's example of media and analysts actively disbelieving what's plain:
Why is the Trump regime so interested in Greenland? It doesn't make sense! There's no economic, military, or geopolitical explanation!
But what if there were? And what if it was territorial expansion for its own sake? What if it was, in a word, imperialism? Those on the radio this morning entertained all sorts of increasingly odd theories but, somehow, empire-building was a bridge too far.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Dinner Party:
🎵 First Responders
#DinnerParty
https://empire.bandcamp.com/track/first-responders-feat-punch-bilal
https://open.spotify.com/track/1ux778Ljln0QEitz2fB4PH

"my roman empire" thing that doesn't affect you that think too much about it
"my 9/11" thing that devasted you
so might I propose
"my roman eleven" something devastating that you think too much about but that didn't actually affect you

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Series D, Episode 03 - Traitor
AVON: But not in this case. Helotrix is one of the oldest colonies and the first to gain independence from the empire.
TARRANT: Until the Federation grabbed it back. Come on Dayna.
DAYNA: Right. [They exit]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/403/100 B7B4…

Just a reminder that Odysee still hosts Nazi content, for example: https://odysee.com/@AryanEmpire1488:5
The Nordic Resistance Movement also actively links to Odysee, which says a lot about the kind of audience the site odysee attracts. I stopped using the platform years ago for this reason.
…

No joke I’ve read multiple documents that argued the Roman Empire was too tolerant and allowed for too much ethnic mixing, which was why they thought Italians in the late 19th / early 20th century were a threat to white purity….
They were literally justifying their prejudice with history that was many centuries old. (Also how did none of them consider that the Roman Empire reached territories that would become Britain and France and Germany too? It’s not like their ancestors were somehow exempt from this supposed ethnic mixing.)

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Det kanadensiska samtalet om digital suveränitet är i full fart. Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives skriver under rubriken "Every data centre is a U.S military base".
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/every-data-centre-is…

ESPN launches 'Year of the Super Bowl' to count down to February 2027 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7037450/2026/02/11/espn-super-bowl-2027/

Dance Studio Scaled: Innovative Marketing|Retention|Biz Growth Strategies For Dance Studio Owners
A weekly podcast for dance studio owners and business entrepreneurs ready to simplify, streamline, and succeed...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/dance-

A Q&A with NYT reporters on handling the Epstein files, including creating tools to make them searchable, prepping for the release, and dealing with redactions (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/insider/jeffrey-epstein-files-documents.html…

How The Times Is Digging Into Millions of Pages of Epstein Files
Two dozen journalists. A pile of pages that would reach the top of the Empire State Building. And an effort to find the next revelation in a sprawling case.

Feds get second guilty plea in takedown of dark web Empire Market https://therecord.media/feds-second-guilty-plea

The empire, USA, is bombing Venezuela.

CFP: _U.S. Catholic Historian_: Rome and America: Essays in Honor of Pope Leo XIV
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This will be the easiest way to go after this administration once it's over.
It will be the equivalent of getting Capone for tax evasion.
But it will be enough, especially if we can sweep the funders with them.
https://bsky.app/profile/bloomberg.com/post/3mcid2hfs…

Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com)
Donald Trump’s social-media empire is muscling into Wall Street, entering the $14 trillion US ETF market with five new “Made in America” funds. https://bloom.bg/3NLRx4V

The US Is a Weakened and Dangerous Empire https://jacobin.com/2026/01/us-trump-imperialism-decline-venezuela/

The US Is a Weakened and Dangerous Empire
The kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is a crude act of Trumpian aggression. Yet it also illustrates the US leadership’s weakness, as it moves to lock down control of the Western Hemisphere.

I decided it was time for another go at explaining Special Relativity.
I remain annoyed at how few people really get it, even amongst avid SF consumers, who have gotten entirely too accustomed to generations of SF writers papering over the FTL issues with technobabble, 'cause we need that galactic empire, don'tcha know.
The idea is to do this with basic geometry you knew or could have learned about in 6th grade plus a bit of algebra (up to Pythagorean Theorem, which I *d…

James O'Toole / The Rise and Fall of Confession in America (recording on YouTube/link below)
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The mastermind behind an extensive cyber-fraud empire, Vincent Chen Zhi, has been deported from Cambodia to China.
Cambodian tycoon Vincent Chen deported to China amid $10bn fraud and money laundering allegations | The Standard
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/china-news/article…

Cambodian tycoon Vincent Chen deported to China amid $10bn fraud and money laundering allegations
Vincent Chen Zhi, the founder and chairman of the Cambodian Prince Group, has been deported to China following his arrest in Cambodia amid serious allegations of large-scale fraud and money laundering, among other transnational crimes that involved more than US$10 billion.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #ChrisHawkins
Empire of the Sun:
🎵 Walking On A Dream
#EmpireoftheSun
https://sanctuaryrec.bandcamp.com/album/empire-of-the-sun-walking-on-a-dream-phokus-remix-s
https://open.spotify.com/track/5r5cp9IpziiIsR6b93vcnQ

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"The last hit song of Belgian singer Stromae, called “Santé”, is a tribute to all those workers behind the scenes in our modern world; the ones growing or catching the food we eat; the ones transporting us; the ones building and cleaning our facilities; those who more often than not, we simply do not see.
How long until Stromae releases an update to this song including software workers among those groups? Not very long."

Divide Et Impera
Divide and Conquer is a common technique for algorithm design: quicksort, discrete Fourier transforms, and even MapReduce are common examples of such a technique. It consists in breaking down a problem into smaller parts, so as to solve the whole of the problem. It is also a common technique in politics, known and applied since before the times of the Roman Empire. It consists in breaking down society into smaller parts, so as to rule the whole of society.

Series D, Episode 03 - Traitor
AVON: But not in this case. Helotrix is one of the oldest colonies and the first to gain independence from the empire.
TARRANT: Until the Federation grabbed it back. Come on Dayna.
DAYNA: Right. [They exit]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/403/100 B7B4…

EP 150 The Empire Strikes Back. Gotham FC Championship Recap by Soccer Over Gotham Podcast
#nwsl

Killer doc on the famous Star Wars Drone Show at Angel's Stadium.
▶️ STAR WARS: Empire Strikes Back Reimagined — Full Drone Show at Angel Stadoum
https://youtube.com/watch?v=dwFWYc63aqA&si=dICx8p4nun2bMEVz

A profile of David Ellison, who is trying to build a media empire that could dwarf even the Murdochs' with help from his father and Oracle founder Larry Ellison (Reeves Wiedeman/Vulture)
https://www.vulture.com/article/larry-david-e…

Can Larry and David Ellison’s Oracle Money Buy Hollywood?
With help from his father, Larry, and their billions in Oracle money, David Ellison is trying to become the biggest studio mogul in Hollywood history.

Both imploding nuclear superpowers from the Cold War
have become a threat to humanity’s attempts to establish global peace and security.
From Ukraine to Gaza, from Venezuela to Greenland, events are moving very quickly, and this will not likely let up in 2026.
We need difficult, pivotal changes if we are to meet the threats to our sovereignty.
Neo-liberal corporate globalization,
which spread more quickly after the demise of the Soviet Union,
did not bring …

Trump’s malignant narcissism and territorial imperialism fit hand in glove: We urgently need perspective
As the American empire declines, Donald Trump's narcissism is exacerbating global crises.

I thought Arthur Andersen folded after #Enron? Wonder why they still have a /16, among which is a server impersonating a bunch of #Amazon hosts...

From ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨#AnnafromUkraine⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
RUSSIA’S OIL EMPIRE COLLAPSE: STRIKES, #ROSNEFT CRASHED, LOWEST OIL PRICES Vlog 1245: War in #Ukraine
The largest

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🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys:
🎵 Empire State Of Mind
#NowPlaying #JayZ #AliciaKeys
https://juanvalencia.bandcamp.com/track/jay-z-alicia-keys-empire-state-of-mind-juan-valencia-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/2igwFfvr1OAGX9SKDCPBwO

A Criminal Empire -- The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. (Spencer Ackerman/FOREVER WARS)
https://www.forever-wars.com/a-criminal-empire/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260103/p70#a260103p70

A co-creator of the dark web marketplace Empire Market pleads guilty to US drug conspiracy charges for facilitating $430M in illegal transactions in 2018-2020 (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

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🇻🇪 Venezuelan DOMINO EFFECT: Putin's oil empire will fall FIRST #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/04/venezuelan-domino-effect-putins-oil.html

Wishing all our readers a peaceful weekend, but before you head out, don't forget to read today's Metacurity for the most crucial cybersecurity developments you should know, including
--US ODNI ignores her remit and is investigating 2020 election fraud claims,
--US law enforcement are probing if WhatsApp employees can read users' messages,
--Popular AI app exposes millions of users' private messages,
--Darkweb market Empire Market creator pleads guilty,…

US ODNI drops her remit to investigate 2020 election fraud claims
US law enforcement are probing if WhatsApp employees can read users' messages, Popular AI app exposes millions of users' private messages, Darkweb market Empire Market creator pleads guilty, US seizes $400m in darknet crypto mixer Helix's assets, UK safety charity warns about The Com, much more

This song insists on coming to mind these days:
"It's just my job," he says "I'm sorry."
And draws a check, goes home to eat
But at night he tells his woman
"I know I hide behind the laws."
She says, "You're only taking orders."
That's how every empire falls
John Prine, "That's How Every Empire Falls" (2008)

An interview with Tencent Games Global CEO Michelle Liu, whose hands-on dealmaking approach generated $10B in international gaming revenue over the past year (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-09/tenc…

I listened to CNN talking heads praise the spectacular tactical success of the kidnapping
-- as if the U.S.' military capability was the relevant issue.
They spoke of a restoration of democracy, by which they meant capitalism, if they knew what they meant at all.
Then Trump said the U.S. would run the country directly. 
Once again, journalists attempt to clothe an emperor who's fine with letting it flop around for everyone to see. 
But to put it mildly,…

A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Empire of the Sun:
🎵 Alive
#EmpireoftheSun
https://gravagerz.bandcamp.com/track/empire-of-the-sun-alive-gravagerz-remix-extended-mix
https://open.spotify.com/track/2O9O26335YYVckmRgPKY3s

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NickGrimshaw
Empire of the Sun:
🎵 Walking On A Dream
#EmpireoftheSun
https://nauticauk.bandcamp.com/track/empire-of-the-sun-walking-on-a-dream-nautica-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/5r5cp9IpziiIsR6b93vcnQ

Ukraine is rewriting the rules of war! Algorithms against the agony of the empire!: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/30/ukraine-is-rewriting-the-rules.html

🇺🇦 Auf #radioeins läuft...
Empire Of The Sun:
🎵 We Are The People
#NowPlaying #EmpireOfTheSun
https://avispado.bandcamp.com/track/empire-of-the-sun-we-are-the-people
https://open.spotify.com/track/5NzeaGdmieI4pRlNLv5p7L

SpaceX and Tesla are feeling the gravitational pull toward xAI, as Elon Musk looks to use his empire to fund xAI's ravenous appetite for cash and compute (Bloomberg)

Bonfire of the Murdochs book excerpt: how Rupert Murdoch bought into 20th Century Fox and learned about Hollywood, with the help of Barry Diller (Gabriel Sherman/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus…

How Rupert Murdoch Bet Big on Fox — And Changed American Culture Forever
An exclusive excerpt from 'Bonfire of the Murdochs' tells the inside story of the Australian mogul's bumpy introduction to Hollywood, and the origins of his TV empire.

"It's easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident."
"The Empire has no moral boundaries, why should we not take hold of every chance we can? Let them see how an insurgency adapts."
"The surprise from above is never as shocking as the one from below."
- #KarisNemik

An anti-imperialist movement is building in Mexico,
where the U.S. invasion of Venezuela has been seen as an act of intimidation for all of Latin America.
Across the country, larger-than-usual marches on January 3 and 10 condemned the U.S. attacks on Venezuela.
The marches included some pro-Morena groups
(the governing party)
as well as students, workers, farmers, and Indigenous groups that are critical of Morena.
Over a hundred organizations met in univ…

Resisting the Empire Next Door, Protests in Mexico Grow
After US intervention in Venezuela, Trump’s threats against cartels may be seen as paving the way for actions in Mexico.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NickGrimshaw
Rhythm & Sound:
🎵 King in My Empire (feat. Cornell Campbell)
#Rhythm #Sound
https://misla.bandcamp.com/track/rhythm-sound-king-in-my-empire-misla-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/5zfR5yKsmAiyiH6AbaNiOY

Sources: SpaceX is in advanced talks to combine with xAI and they have informed some of their investors, as Elon Musk moves quickly to consolidate his empire (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-02/spacex-is-in-advance…

Pistachio Wars (2024) follows journalist Yasha Levine as he investigates a small-town water deal and uncovers a hidden side of California’s health-food industry.
At the center is the agricultural empire of America’s wealthiest farmers,
#Stewart and #Lynda

A look at Daily Mail owner Jonathan Harmsworth's decades-long push to add the Telegraph to his family empire, his vision for the title, and more (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/nov/29/w…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NickGrimshaw
Rhythm & Sound:
🎵 King in My Empire (feat. Cornell Campbell)
#Rhythm #Sound
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https://open.spotify.com/track/5zfR5yKsmAiyiH6AbaNiOY

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NickGrimshaw
Rhythm & Sound:
🎵 King in My Empire (feat. Cornell Campbell)
#Rhythm #Sound
https://misla.bandcamp.com/track/rhythm-sound-king-in-my-empire-misla-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/5zfR5yKsmAiyiH6AbaNiOY

How Larry Ellison is helping his son David build a media empire, including making the case to Trump for why Paramount, not Netflix, should acquire WBD (Theodore Schleifer/New York Times)
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A Father and Son’s $108 Billion Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Larry and David Ellison didn’t always have a close relationship. Now they’re one of the most intriguing partnerships in business.

A profile of Disney Chief Creative Officer Jared Bush, appointed in September 2024, who is trying to reclaim Disney's animation magic, ahead of Zootopia 2 (Brooks Barnes/New York Times)
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Disney’s ‘Zootopia 2’ Will Be a Test for Jared Bush
Jared Bush is trying to make the heart of the media empire beat more consistently. “Zootopia 2” will be a test.

Call for Papers: Jews and the Worlds of the Ancient Mediterranean: Archaeology, Scholarship, and Networks of Collecting (c.1840–1940)
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Mexico is “a country that has done nothing but cooperate with US interests on all levels”, Thomas Payan said.
“And here he is rubbing Mexico’s nose in what is essentially a very deep wound in Mexico’s history … it’s seared in Mexico’s memory.”
According to Payan, the statement also speaks volumes as to how Trump would like his presidency to be remembered.
“He wants to go down as a great president who expanded the American Empire,” he said.
“It’s just sheer 19th-centu…

How Larry Ellison is helping his son David build a media empire, including making the case to Trump for why Paramount, not Netflix, should acquire WBD (Theodore Schleifer/New York Times)
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A Father and Son’s $108 Billion Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Larry and David Ellison didn’t always have a close relationship. Now they’re one of the most intriguing partnerships in business.

Call for Papers: Jews and the Worlds of the Ancient Mediterranean: Archaeology, Scholarship, and Networks of Collecting (c.1840–1940)
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Africa moved as many worlds. It still does.
— Not just rulers, but households, elders, children
— lives lived inside systems of memory, labor, belief, and power that did not require a single name.
So, to talk of Africa as a country is the residue of colonialism — what remains after empire leaves but its grammar stays.

In this final talk of the "Civilization" course, #Jiang #Xueqin explains the rise and fall of the American empire.
Thesis:
At the 1944 Bretton Woods conference, America proposed that the dollar should be the world's reserve currency.
In return for this "exorbitant privilege," Am…

Call for Papers: Jews and the Worlds of the Ancient Mediterranean: Archaeology, Scholarship, and Networks of Collecting (c.1840–1940)
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