The U.K. seems to be following Australia's lead in banning a wide swath of social media for teens.
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Sunday, 14 June 2026
Trump Announces Peace Deal, Then Threatens To Nuke Iran
For the zillionth time, President Deal Maker once again announced the U.S. is on the verge of a great deal with Iran. “The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL,” Donald Trump declared on his social media platform Saturday.
That claim came after Trump spent nearly a paragraph shitting on President Barack Obama’s Iran deal – you know, the one that kept Iran from developing a nuke until Trump ripped it up and before deciding to start an unwanted and unnecessary war with Iran.
Then, after touting his supposed deal, which is really only an agreement to make a deal, Trump added, “We look forward to working with Iran, and the entire Middle East, long into the future. Hopefully, this process will work out quickly, easily, and smoothly.”
And nothing makes that seem truer than following up with a threat to drop a nuclear bomb! Trump’s next words were, “If it doesn’t, we have the ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again! Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!”
That bluster should tell you that a) Donnie Deal Maker is desperate (the Iranians will surely see it that way) and b) that Trump's deal is worse than Obama’s.
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Saturday, 13 June 2026
The FBI Just Raided An Ohio Voting Rights Organization
Intimidation seems to be the main, if not the only reason for the FBI’s outright assault on democracy Thursday night.
As MS Now tells it, FBI agents raided the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, described as a “pro-democracy organization that helps register voters in that state.”
In addition, agents “fanned out across the state, showing up at the homes of the group’s leaders and staff members, carrying some subpoenas and seeking information and electronic devices.”
A board member told MS Now that agents were “basically trying to fish for information,” even from some who had only performed basic volunteer work. “They had agents all across the state going to civil rights leaders’ and community leaders’ doors intimidating them, coming and demanding that they talk about literally anything they would ask,” board member Prentiss Haney said, “ask[ing] them if they’re committing voter fraud, just on their doors, in front of their houses with their children, and just following them to work and school … Just straight-up intimidation tactics.”
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Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of security concerns that led Anthropic to cut off worldwide access to two models on Friday.
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Friday, 12 June 2026
Trump Cancels Opening Of Gordie Howe Bridge Just Because
The invitations for local dignitaries had been sent out, and school children and police were ready to witness the ribbon-cutting on Friday. And then Donald Trump stepped in to ruin everything, as he always does.
Windsor, Ontario, Mayor Drew Dilkens was not as diplomatic about the situation as Canadian Prime Minister Carney, as Windsor and Detroit have been waiting decades for the bridge, saying of the delay, "The fingerprints of Donald Trump are all over this."
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The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge was delayed at the request of the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday afternoon.
Hours after the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority postponed a planned ribbon-cutting event on Friday, Carney said there were "a few issues that have been raised."
...The postponement — and Carney's comments — come after a White House official told CBC News this week that U.S. President Donald Trump's position on the bridge had not changed.
"The administration remains committed to securing the best possible deal for the American people," the statement read.
Earlier this year, Trump threatened to stall the opening of the bridge until the U.S. is compensated, despite Canada paying entirely for the construction of the bridge and it being jointly owned with the state of Michigan.
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Thursday, 11 June 2026
SpaceX SPV investors won’t know their true holdings until post-IPO lock-ups lift
After SpaceX makes its public debut, lower-tier SPV investors face hidden fees, lengthy payout delays, and the risk of outright fraud.
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