Weekend Beacon 2/2/25
“Well, it’s Groundhog Day… again.” If you haven’t seen the eponymous movie, drop whatever you’re doing and see it now—it’s probably airing at this very moment on AMC, TBS, TNT,…
“Well, it’s Groundhog Day… again.” If you haven’t seen the eponymous movie, drop whatever you’re doing and see it now—it’s probably airing at this very moment on AMC, TBS, TNT,…
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REVIEW: ‘One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict’ by David Friedman and ‘The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel—And America—Can Win’ by Victoria Coates…
On Friday, staff at what was formerly the United States Digital Service and is now part of Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative met with Stephanie Holmes, who identified herself as a…
Several government websites have been taken down, including the USAID.gov, ForeignAssistance.gov, NeglectedDiseases.gov, and ChildrenInAdversity.gov. A WIRED analysis of more than 1,000 federal .gov websites found that at least seven sites…
Vote followed a Native American land acknowledgment DNC chair candidate Ken Martin (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for One Fair Wage) Ken Martin, who has called for President Donald Trump to…
Donations from Soros and Hoffman accounted for 70% of Wikler’s funds in DNC chair race Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler (Andy Manis/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network) Ben…
Chinese platforms like TikTok may dominate the headlines, but the global internet battle isn’t just happening in the App Store—it’s happening underwater. This past weekend, Sweden detained a ship it…
Chinese president Xi Jinping / Getty Images America’s adversaries are finding new ways to break the internet. This weekend, Sweden detained a ship for allegedly destroying an underseas cable shortly…
Gonna take misinformation down to zero Another mainstream journalist is quitting his job to become an independent media “entrepreneur.” Chuck Todd on Friday announced his departure from NBC News, his…