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A profile of far-right influencer Nick Fuentes, who has been kicked off most mainstream social media but made ~$900K from "fanatical" donors since early 2025 (Washington Post)

He spreads hate online — and fans pay him hundreds of thousands of dollars
The far-right influencer Nick Fuentes has pocketed roughly $900,000 from “fanatical” donors since the start of 2025. Some superfans see him as part of their families.

He spreads hate online — and fans pay him hundreds of thousands of dollars
Since the start of last year through the end of last month, roughly 11,000 donors have sent Nick Fuentes nearly $900,000 in superchats,
a Washington Post analysis found.
The Post analyzed more than 1,400 hours of Fuentes’s streams,
using artificial intelligence to tally the donations, which flicker on screen in real time.

Fuentes, 27, has been kicked off most mainstream social networks …

He sat atop an extremist empire. She thought he needed money.
The far-right influencer Nick Fuentes has pocketed roughly $900,000 from “fanatical” donors since the start of 2025. Some superfans see him as part of their families.

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Air pollution making people in UK get long-term illnesses earlier, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/17/air-pollution-making-people-in-uk-get-long-term-illnesses-earlier-study-finds

Verizon's famed DBIR is out for 2026.
https://www.verizon.com/about/news/breach-industry-wide-dbir-finds

Breach entry point, 2026 DBIR finds | About Verizon
The 2026 DBIR reveals that vulnerability exploitation has surpassed stolen credentials as the top breach entry point.

Robinhood plans to shutter the Sherwood News site in favor of newsletters and the Robinhood app; at least three reporters were cut in company layoffs this week (Andrew Cohen/InvestmentNews)
https://www.investmentnews.com/fintech/exc

Exclusive: Robinhood cuts Sherwood News staff in app content push
The fintech giant shifts its media strategy despite reporting record trading volumes this month amid its 10% staff reduction.

"Salt marsh recovery isn’t enough to offset destroyed older wetlands, study finds"
#Wetlands #Environment

Salt marsh recovery isn’t enough to offset destroyed older wetlands, study finds
Along Earth’s coastlines, grassy wetlands flooded by seawater, called salt marshes, trap and store carbon at rates roughly 40 times higher than forests on land. As salt marshes have expanded in some regions, scientists were hopeful their carbon stores might have largely recovered as well, but a new study found that’s not the case. Researchers […]

Mercury, which provides banking services to startups, raised a $200M Series D led by TCV at a $5.2B valuation, up from $3.5B in March 2025 (Hugh Son/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/fintech-mercury-valuation-fundraise-bank-charter.html

Fintech firm Mercury hits $5.2 billion valuation after funding round, up 49% in 14 months
Mercury has emerged as one of a select group of fintech firms, like Ramp and Stripe, that continued to thrive after the collapse of pandemic-era valuations.

More than a million live birds imported to Asia in 15 years, report finds https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/more-than-a-million-live-birds-imported-to-asia-in-15-years-report-finds/

More than a million live birds imported to Asia in 15 years, report finds
Hong Kong and Singapore imported more than 1 million live wild birds between 2006 and 2020. Nearly two-thirds of the birds were from Africa.

Monzo reports FY 2026 revenue up 39% YoY to £1.7B, pre-tax profit up 44% to £87.3M, users up 3M to 15M , and deposits up 55% to £25.7B, as it expands lending (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026…

UK Fintech Monzo Reports 44% Jump in Profit on Interest Income
Monzo Bank Ltd. reported a 44% jump in profit in the year through March, as growth in lending lifted interest income.