Derrick McAdams

[Rand Paul @RandPaul]

Video shows Flock walking police through how to monitor a No Kings protest in real time. I do not have to agree with a single sign at that protest to say this plainly: Surveillance aimed at your political opponents today will be aimed at you tomorrow.

[Axios @axios]

Nearly 9 in 10 Americans report widespread government corruption after Trump's return https://t.co/1ancOYzbKE

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

As I said when Musk bought Twitter, it’s always "free speech = my speech", and if you think otherwise you’re a sucker.

[Benzinga @Benzinga]

Ro Khanna Says US Economy 'Works For Capital First And Workers Last,' Calls For Higher Billionaire Taxes To Fund Public Services.

https://t.co/r3mFHImXsf

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

"Cloudflare posted record revenue, then cut 20% of its workforce. CEO Matthew Prince says AI has made an entire category of workers obsolete," per FORTUNE

[Data Driven Stocks @stockdatamarket]

I this news was the biggest market manipulation ever since the "President of Iran ceasefire" on March 31.

Who pays for that ?

Market graph: S&P 500 / $SPX

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: Donald Trump Jr's investment firm, 1789 Capital, has seen its assets under management surge by +1,650% over the last year, to $3.5 billion, per FT.

Details include:

1. The firm is building an investment empire around "patriotic capitalism" and targets $10 billion in AUM

2. In recent pitches, the firm is being described as the "new Carlyle Group"

3. Over the past year, 1789 Capital has bought stakes in some of the most sought-after private companies including Ramp, Deel, Crusoe, Groq, and Reflection AI

4. Recent successful investments include investments in Cerebras, SpaceX, Anduril, and xAI under @DonaldJTrumpJr's guidance

1789 Capital is now one of America's fastest growing investment funds.

[THE SHORT BEAR @TheShortBear]

No IRS supervision, almost $1b in government contracts...

Deals for all major private companies, most of them close to the white house or used by them.

Unreal.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Thomas Massie in his concession speech: "While gas is almost $5 a gallon and diesel is almost $6, they're talking about this big ballroom...It looks like the Roman Empire."

[Peter Schiff @PeterSchiff]

Thanks to Donald Trump, we now have two Democratic parties. With the defeat of @RepThomasMassie for being a principled fiscal conservative, the Republican Party basically exists in name only. We have two big-government political parties, each offering its own brand of socialism.

[Ben Hunt @EpsilonTheory]

Honestly, Trump’s party purge makes it so much easier to vote in November. In the past I felt like it was my civic duty to review every candidate regardless of party. Now I can safely assume that any GOP candidate is Trumpy as hell and just vote straight against that.

[Jerome Foster II @JeromeFosterII]

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

On March 23, more than $800 million was staked on the chance of oil prices dropping. Fifteen minutes later, an announcement from the president sent the price of oil plummeting by more than 10%.

It has not been determined if the trade was made with inside information or if the trader was in the U.S. https://t.co/mAiTA8WP7a

[Rep. Melanie Stansbury @Rep_Stansbury]

Looks like potential insider trading to us. Does this look like insider trading to you?

Over 3,600 stock trades by Trump since Jan. Absolutely unprecedented. This will be investigated.

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

If a lobby can buy an election, it's not a democracy, period.
And if an evil lobby can buy an election, it's far worse than any form of autocracy.
Let that sink in.

[Peter Berezin @PeterBerezinBCA]

AI companies really need to come up with a better pitch to the public than “You’re all gonna lose your jobs and end up paying way more for electricity”.

[@jason @Jason]

We need to get big money out of politics — $20m to oppose @RepThomasMassie?!

Wild… how can that be?!?

1. We should limit donations in local races to [ checks notes ] people who live in that location

2. We should cap all corporations at $1m to any candidate

3. We should ban or cap all these superpacs

Of course, I’m not sure how we get money out of politics if the politicians are getting all the money!

[Bret Weinstein @BretWeinstein]

Of course eminent domain would be the next front, and of course they won’t pay the actual value. These are corporate squatters, and they must be stopped.

[Nic @puckrin]

Trump voter: "I can't afford gas."

Trump: "The stock market is at an all-time high."

75% of low-income Americans own no stocks.

Truly a response for the ages.