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Aug 13, 2025 |
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#politics
GB News: EU Covid funds amounting to £244m used for 'yachts, luxury cars and swingers club'
EU pandemic-recovery funds for Poland's hospitality sector allegedly funded yachts, luxury cars and a swingers' club, per Politico's transparency map. About £244 million in EU grants from the National Recovery Plan were allocated.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk's coalition says disclosures will trigger probes; PiS calls it a major scandal. Prosecution has begun preliminary investigations; an official audit is due next month.
Breitbart: Exclusive -- ‘Lock Him Up’: Texas AG Paxton Seeks to Jail Beto O'Rourke
Texas AG Paxton seeks contempt against Beto O’Rourke for allegedly violating a court order banning fundraising for Democrats who fled to stall redistricting. Penalties: up to $500 and six months in jail. O’Rourke continues fundraising via Powered by People; Paxton says the order stands.
Fox News: DeSantis picks ‘the Chuck Norris of Florida politics’ as new top deputy
DeSantis names state Sen. Jay Collins, an amputee veteran, as lieutenant governor, creating the nation’s only all-veteran executive team.
Collins, a Green Beret with Bronze Star and Purple Heart, helped evacuate Jews from Israel after Oct. 7; DeSantis calls him the 'Chuck Norris' of Florida politics.
#war
Le Monde: Ahead of Trump-Putin meeting, Europeans reaffirm opposition to border changes 'by force'
EU leaders, excluding Viktor Orban, issued a joint statement ahead of the Trump-Putin Alaska summit, backing Trump’s push to end Russia’s war and demanding a ceasefire.
A video conference of a “coalition of the willing” will coordinate support to Ukraine if a ceasefire holds.
#economy
Breitbart: Trump: Fed Chair Powell 'Incalculable' Damage Done By Not Lowering Rates
Trump decries Powell for not cutting rates as July CPI rises 0.2% MoM (2.7% YoY); core CPI 0.3% (3.1% YoY), largest since January.
White House says tariffs are boosting the economy and wages; Trump keeps pressing for rate cuts and argues tariffs are working.
#military
Fox News: Trump vs Newsom showdown lands in court with family ties to the nation's highest bench
The federal government argued in a California court that Trump acted within his authority deploying the National Guard to quell LA riots.
Judge Breyer weighs Posse limits; Newsom says Trump overstepped, while testimony says assaults dropped after deployment.
The Telegraph: Revealed: Trump planning new military unit to rapidly crush civil unrest
The Trump administration is weighing a domestic civil-disturbance force of National Guard troops to handle protests and unrest.
Docs outline 600 troops across Alabama and Arizona, ready within hours, with 90-day rotations; first 100 on standby in one hour, others in two and 12 hours.
The Economist: The looming military threat in the Arctic
Arctic great-power competition renews military focus in the far north.
Svalbard draws renewed attention as rivals test the Arctic balance and project power.
#education
The Imaginative Conservative: Socratic Dialectic in the Classroom
A professor says liberal education rests on Socratic dialectic: disciplined, text-based discussion that reveals uncertainty and guides students to their own interpretations. He outlines seven steps to run a class discussion, balancing lecture and dialogue.
The Imaginative Conservative: How to Keep From Losing Your Mind
Hudson argues for defending Western thought and classical education to resist cultural indoctrination, praising the joy in engaging great works.
He blends personal experience with lists of works, urges detachment, and ends with Don Quixote, Lewis, and the transcendent.
#technology
Breitbart: Elon Musk Threatens Apple with Antitrust Lawsuit for Favoring OpenAI in App Store
Musk accuses Apple of anticompetitive App Store favoritism toward OpenAI and vows to sue over Grok's rankings.
ChatGPT leads downloads; OpenAI-Apple ties are cited amid AI-market tensions; reps didn't comment.
Forbes: AI Startup Perplexity Makes $34.5 Billion Bid For Google Chrome
Perplexity offers $34.5B to buy Google Chrome, as a judge weighs forcing Chrome to spin off after a finding of monopoly in online ad tech.
Backers include unnamed investors, including large VC funds, per WSJ; Forbes seeks comment from Perplexity and Google.