In a far-ranging piece on newly empowered American tech execs fighting back against senseless, draconian EU cash grabs — “fines,” I believe, is the generally accepted euphemism — the Financial Times carefully dropped its breadcrumbs: Trump’s promise of protection allows Meta to avoid responsibility when AI “causes harm” (tells the truth), or it further enables US tech “dominance” (ah, getting warmer). But the thing is, throughout the Biden administration, some backwater European country like Britain always had a reason to snap its grimy little fingers and steal tens of billions of dollars from hardworking Americans. They’ve tried “competition,” they’ve tried “privacy,” and now it’s “safety.” But it’s only ever been a one-sided trade war, and Biden’s self-loathing handlers are gone. In Trump, you’re dealing with the first American mercantilist in something like a century. And dealmaking is the thing he is most autistically obsessed with. Good luck.

The Trump administration is urging Romania to lift travel restrictions on Andrew Tate as he awaits trial for sex trafficking and money laundering. Special envoy Ric Grennell, who expressed “support” for the Tate brothers while singling out Romania for using USAID money “against people and politicians who weren’t woke,” reportedly brought up the case with the country’s foreign minister personally. Sure, Tate might not be woke, but that’s hardly a ringing endorsement. There’s no shortage of credibly persecuted political dissidents; if Grennel’s looking for a poster boy, he can probably do better than a crazy Muslim pimp with anger issues and a scammy online self-improvement course. Like, camgirl Spielberg does actually suck, guys. It’s okay to just admit that. Yes, lib governments around the world hate the Tate brothers as much as they hate nice old ladies sharing conspiracy memes on Facebook. But the enemy of my enemy isn’t always my friend.

ADHD patients are worried they may lose access to medication like Adderall after RFK Jr. was confirmed as our next HHS Secretary. The hoarse MAHA pioneer has long railed against overmedication in the United States, and has even gone so far as to propose the idea of (mandatory? mandatory-ish?) “wellness farms” where people can detox from substances like amphetamines. Frankly, I’m torn. Yes, the idea of setting up nationwide rustic rehab clinics to wean America’s millions of ADHD patients off their prescription meds does sound a little crazy (and costly, cc: DOGE), but do you know what else sounds crazy? Millions of Americans presently needing legal meth to function. Look, tweakers: you had your fun. But just like housewives taking heroin for “headaches” in the 50s learned, eventually the party comes to an end. Off to the farm you go.

FTX collapsed in 2022, billions vanished, and Sam Bankman-Fried became the face of crypto fraud. Now, Arkham — an on-chain intelligence firm tracking hidden crypto flows — shows that payouts are finally happening. On February 18, 2025, $1.2 billion began moving through Kraken and BitGo, distributing funds to FTX users under the bankruptcy plan. 

Some now claim the repayments prove SBF was a genius, that his investments somehow salvaged the wreckage. But the reality is harsher. The bankruptcy plan locks prices at November 2022 levels — so a user who had 1 BTC (now worth $96K) gets just $16K. Arkham’s intel makes it clear: the money is moving, but the damage is done, and creditors are still paying the price.

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