Blue paint is peeling off the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The hydrogen peroxide used during cleaning is accelerating it. Trump promised it would cost $1.8M. The no-bid contract ballooned to $13.1M. The contractor, a pool builder from Trump's real estate, got the job without competitive bidding
Dialog operated with extreme secrecy, relying on high registration fees & private websites. The group made headlines when a directory containing internal participant profiles revealing the identities of prominent politicians, corporate executives & other who attended—was exposed in a data leak.
Dialog appears to be the real deep state-an exclusive, secretive, off the record, ritzy private club for rich powerbrokers on both sides of the aisle, as well as the rich people they pretend to regulate.
Dialog’s membership include US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, whose regulatory brief includes financial data & GOP Senator Ted Cruz, who chairs his chamber’s Commerce, Science & Technology Committee, which has oversight authority for the Federal Trade Commission, which regulates data privacy.
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Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Moscow of the war, deploying nearly 200 drones & striking Kapotnya oil refinery for the second time in a week. The facility supplies 40% of the capital's fuel briefly grounding commercial flights across all 4 Moscow airports.
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Dialog"is a secretive, invitation-only network & annual retreat co-founded by Peter Thiel & Auren Hoffman in 2006. The exclusive, highly guarded organization brings together over 200 global power brokers—including Silicon Valley executives for off-the-record summits
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San Francisco Giants 2026 Pride Night, Sam Hentges became the first player in team history to not wear the Pride-themed cap, citing his religious beliefs. Also, pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker & Ryan Walker wore the cap but wrote the Bible verse "Gen 9:12-16" on it
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The 3 countries must state by July 1 whether they want to extend CUSMA beyond its 2036 expiry date. CUSMA took effect in 2020 for a 16-year term. The agreement states that any country can withdraw by giving 6 months' written notice. The US requires the consent of Congress.
The edict came after several San Francisco Giants players openly defied the team’s Pride Night.
U.S. President Donald Trump has sounded off once again about his country's three-way trade deal with Canada and Mexico, this time musing about the agreement "expiring immediately."
