Stefan Anderson

SCOOP: A pro-AI dark money group backed by a powerful super PAC funded by execs tied to Palantir and OpenAI, has been secretly paying influencers to push pro-AI, anti-China propaganda on TikTok and IG.

#BREAKING Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years: Media rights watchdog RSF

The national debt just exceeded 100% of GDP for the first time since 1946: wsj.com/economy/u-s-de…

SCOOP: The deputy minister who fled Russia is most likely in the United States. According to our sources, Butsaev hurriedly left for Belarus, and from there to Georgia. Ultimately, the official made his way to the United States, the two sources have heard. Butsaev’s departure marks the first known instance of a sitting official of this rank fleeing the country. In Russia, deputy ministers are appointed by the prime minister or the president.

These @nytimes focus groups really do offer a great glimpse at the enduring weirdness of politics @katherinemiller nytimes.com/interactive/20…

COLUMN: UAE quits OPEC. “…The global oil market is suffering from extreme scarcity right now. In a few weeks, perhaps a couple of months, it may face a deluge: The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and, simultaneously, a new oil price war…” @Opinion bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

I don’t think people realize the ramifications of OpenAI’s revenue growth slowing. Oracle is building about $348bn in data centers and needs OpenAI to pay it $75bn a year in revenue to keep up with the costs. Ellison has bet everything on this. wheresyoured.at/how-openai-kil…

New: Manosphere influencer Clavicular is everywhere, and that’s not an accident. A paid marketing campaign is spreading video clips of his controversial antics across social media. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The 15 Latin Americans deported from the US to Kinshasa are holed up in a hotel by the airport, where there are water cuts, rats, and lots of mosquitoes. They have no passports, don't speak French, and have no idea what comes next. My story for @NPR: npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-…

This bombshell report shows how the US government buys black market gold from violent Colombian drug cartels, but falsely claims the gold originated in the US. Ironically the US government designated these cartels as terrorist orgs, as it buys their gold. nytimes.com/2026/04/26/ins…

Big story in Brussels land. Sabine Weyand, best known in Britain as EU’s chief Brexit Negotiatior, has ended her 32 tenure as the EU’s most powerful trade official. Formidable official,on top of detail and strategy. was not a fan of the EU’s US trade deal euractiv.com/news/weyand-le…

The EPA's independent science arm did groundbreaking research to save lives. It studied fertility, asthma, wildfires, drinking water, climate change etc etc In just one year, it has been almost completely dismantled Of 1500 scientists, only 124 remain nytimes.com/2026/04/27/cli…

SCOOP — The State Department is unveiling a limited-edition passport redesign for America250 featuring images of Donald Trump, the Declaration of Independence and the founding fathers. Take a look:

News: Trump told advisers he is not satisfied with Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war, according to multiple people briefed on discussions in the White House Situation Room on Monday. w/ @julianbarnes nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/…

In leaked audio recordings, Peter Thiel revealed he told JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral issues, including the development of ethical AI. He also suggested the American pope was a tool of the Antichrist. Here’s the full story. thelettersfromleo.com/p/new-jd-vance…

This piece in the @FT by Adam Hanieh is one of the best compact accounts I’ve read of the actual material implications of shutting off shipping through Hormuz. Well worth reading. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac… The coming global food crisis

From the brilliant @mahsaalimardani: "Internet access during a dangerous war was not being restored; rather, it was being allocated exclusively to people who would amplify the regime’s voice outward... Connectivity has become content policy."carnegieendowment.org/research/2026/…

"SpaceX, the Musk-led rocket and satellite maker, accounted for 1,279 — or more than 18% — of the 7,071 Cybertrucks registered in the US during the fourth quarter, according to registration data that S&P Global Mobility provided to Bloomberg News." bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Information just has no consequence anymore. Like if this came out in any other era it would be The Main Thing for a long time. Now it's just like yeah I guess that makes sense.