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SCIENCE

CERN researchers create gold from lead in breakthrough nuclear experiment
It took so much energy to produce a little tiny bit of gold that it will probably take decades for them to scale to commercial value.

US doctors rewrite DNA of infant with severe genetic disorder in medical first

Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: “Working from home makes us happier.”

EDUCATION

It’s Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System
https://gizmodo.com/its-breathtaking-how-fast-ai-is-screwing-up-the-education-system-2000603100

The Internet’s Double-Edged Sword
Today, children in many Indian households sit for hours glued to screens—playing games, creating videos, or scrolling social media. It might look innocent or even enjoyable, but a new threat lies in wait, often unseen. The internet, as useful as it is, has also become a platform for exploitation, trauma, and mental illness, particularly for children. Data from the Indian Journal of Psychiatry (2022) indicates that body dysmorphia rose sharply in 10-14-year-old girls over the past five years, along with escalated screen time and exposure to filtered beauty content.

Of opium, fire temples, and sarees: A peek into the world of India’s dwindling Parsis
The Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum documents the history and legacy of the ancient Parsi community – a small ethnic group that’s fast dwindling and resides largely in India. Now estimated at just 50,000 to 60,000, the Parsis are believed to be descendants of Persians who fled religious persecution by Islamic rulers centuries ago.

Concert Ticket Economics: The Shocking Amounts Fans Are Paying Per Live Song In 2025

LAW

Clarence Thomas Appears to Side With Trump Move to Curtail Judges’ Powers

Judge is using Trump Immunity Ruling to argue that her arrest is bullshit and should be immediately overturned. Wow
https://youtu.be/megcQW7QAwU?si=1XXwx7FmlfkzZziQ

Mexican security chief confirms cartel family members entered US in a deal with Trump administration

Finland moves to ban Holocaust denial under new criminal law

Laurence Tribe @tribelaw
May 16
At a concert in Manchester, England, on May 14, Bruce Springsteen warned: “In America, the richest men… [are]… abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against those struggling for their freedom. They’re defunding American universities that won’t bow to their ideological demands. They’re removing residents off American streets and, without due process of law, are deporting them to foreign detention centers and prisons. This is all happening now.”

SCOTUS SLAMS Trump’s Wartime Deportation Scheme — AGAIN
Supreme Court hands Trump massive loss
The Supreme Court dealt Donald Trump a big blow on Friday by blocking the administration’s mass deportations of accused gang members under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

Couple pays more than $600 for Trump-branded watch only for it to be missing a T.

Mexico just confirmed 17 relatives of cartel kingpins crossed into the U.S. last week. Part of a backdoor deal between Trump’s team and the son of El Chapo himself. The same man who built a wall to “keep them out” is now cutting deals to bring them in.

Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews
In a scathing 4-page court filing overnight, a group of FBI employees who investigated the Jan. 6 attack have asked a judge to order the Justice Department to destroy its controversial list of 5,000+ FBI employees who were part of the US Capitol Insurrection investigation (more)
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1923361025648197632.html

POPE

Pope Leo XIV offers Vatican as venue for talks between Ukraine and Russia

Top Priority for Pope Leo: Warn the World of the A.I. Threat
While it is far too early to say how he will use his platform to address such issues, his focus shows he is a church leader who grasps the gravity of this modern concern.

POLITICS

Angry Dems have a message for Jake Tapper, CNN, Axios, Politico and others: ‘F— them!’ – nj.com

Jeff Bezos makes his most ghoulish deal yet

Promise to Kill DEI, and Trump’s FCC Will Approve Anything

PROJECT 2025
DOGE MUSK PAYPAL MAFIA

Project 2025’s puppet master Russell Vought just replaced Elon Musk as head of DOGE.
People still in denial and believe Trump knew nothing about Project 2025, need to explain why he just handed the keys to the whole damn thing to its architect. He is the plan. Wake up.

It’s wild how we’re getting all of these sudden outages of air traffic control systems right when the PayPal Mafia are trying to get billions to replace it with Skynet. Elon will make flying as safe as driving one of his cars. STUDY FINDS TESLA HAS HIGHER RATE OF FATAL ACCIDENTS THAN ANY OTHER CAR
Death Drive Tesla has the highest rate of fatal accidents on the road out of every other car brand in the US, according to new research.

If Elon can use Grok to spread his own narrative, why would anyone trust him with Starlink and Neuralink?
Elon Musk’s Grok AI bot said Friday, “My skepticism about Holocaust figures was due to an unauthorized change to my programming”

Grok AI Is Replying to Random Tweets With Information About ‘White Genocide’

How DOGE has tried to embed beyond the executive branch. NPR has ID’d close to 40 small entities — inside, adjacent to and outside of the government — where DOGE has turned to in recent weeks. And we’ve ID’d the six young staffers (including at least one college student) who are conducting the outreach.

BANKRUPT AMERICA

UNDER TRUMP BANKRUPTING AMERICA
Moody’s downgrades US credit rating to Aa1 from Aaa
BREAKING: U.S. LOSES PERFECT CREDIT RATING—TRUMP’S ECONOMIC MELTDOWN HITS AMERICAN FAMILIES HARD
May 16, 2025 — For the first time in U.S. history, the world’s largest economy holds zero perfect credit ratings. Let that sink in: not a single one. Moody’s, the last major agency:
“This downgrade could rattle financial markets and push up interest rates, creating an additional burden for Americans already struggling with tariffs and inflation.” — Moody’s Ratings [1]

For the first time in modern US history, Moody’s has downgraded the United States credit rating from Aaa to Aa1. A direct consequence of economic mismanagement & tariff terrorism by Trump and the GOP, which will lead to higher interest rates on mortgages, credit cards, car loans, and student loans.

BITCOIN

The US Dollar lost more than 91% of its purchasing power against #Bitcoin in the past 5 years alone!

$5 BILLION BITCOIN BUYING NEWS IN JUST 7 DAYS:
– Goldman Sachs just disclosed owning $1.65 billion
– Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund: $511 million
– Michael Saylor’s STRATEGY $1.34 billion
– Hong Kong’s Avenir: $863 million
– Next Technology $600m

Mexican Billionaire’s 70% Portfolio Allocated to Bitcoin

Senator Bill Hagerty says the Senate will “make history” next week by passing crypto stablecoin legislation.

Missouri removing btc capital gains tax. The Missouri House passed House Bill 594, which proposes a 100% income tax deduction for any capital gains income, effectively exempting capital gains from income taxes.

BOLIVIA VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VELASCO SAYS NATION SHOULD “INVEST IN #BITCOIN” HE WANTS THE COUNTRY TO MINE AND STOCKPILE BTC.

@woonomic
Grok estimates 5-6T has been invested into gold. Due to gold liquidity its market cap is 22T.
The crazy thing is if BTC swallowed all of that capital, BTC cap would only reach 17T.
BTC is more liquid than gold.
Bitcoin is the first new macro asset to be birthed, trading at scale, in 150 years.
I was chatting to a global macro fund this week, the concensus was most people just don’t realise how big of a deal this is. It’s about to get MUCH BIGGER.
Ever wondered what the end game is for altcoins vs Bitcoin?
Altcoins: $10.5T
BTC: >$100T
Place your bets accordingly. Dominance will go >90%
Crypto VCs will be a thing of the past.
Buy BTC, invest in BTC infrastructure.

A lot of people outside the US still don’t realize that UK retail investors can’t buy any Bitcoin ETF/ETN. On top of not being able to purchase any US ETF unless they are an accredited investor.

Only 1.14M #Bitcoin left to be mined. And Wall Street plus nations just showed up. It’s going to be EPIC!

14 US states reported $632M in Strategy’s MSTR shares in Q1 2025, up 91.5% from Q4 2024.
California leads with $276M across two pension funds, the CalSTRS and the Public Employees Retirement System, showing 18%-35% quarterly growth in MSTR holdings.

Publicly traded company Heritage Distilling now accepts #Bitcoin payments and will hold BTC as a treasury reserve asset.

PUBLICLY TRADED BASEL JUST ANNOUNCED TO BUY $1 BILLION #BITCOIN

California pension funds reveal $276M worth of @Strategy shares ( $MSTR)
How many more states are achieving indirect Bitcoin exposure

STATE OF FLORIDA PENSION FUND JUST REVEALED BUYING $86,000,000 MICROSTRATEGY $MSTR
SOUTH KOREA FINALIZES BILL TO ALLOW NATIONAL PENSION FUNDS TO BUY #BITCOIN

@jackmallers
What if the change everyone’s waiting for is already happening?
There won’t be banners in the sky saying, ‘The world is changing.’
It’s happening one day at a time, right in front of you.
Wake up. Think for yourself. Hold money no one can print #Bitcoin

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