As we enter the second month of “will he, won’t he” trade war hell, Trump has — for the moment — downgraded punitive tariffs on Canada and Mexico (ostensibly levied in response to poor border security) to a fraction of goods not covered by the USMCA trade agreement. Now, the world waits for April 2nd, at which point the president intends to levy reciprocal tariffs on every country in the world. But decisions here change week to week (sometimes day to day) and the truth is nobody knows what’s happening. Is this all a chaos by design, to spin leverage out of nothing, or does Trump just really hate your 401k? My sense remains the former, while haters say the latter, but despite the tedious internet screeching, there’s no need to guess. Six months from now the picture will be clearer, and then Trump will have to face us in the midterms.

A benevolent, bikini-clad Godzilla arrived last week in Times Square to sell us sexy swimwear — a 60-foot inflatable effigy of a near-naked Kim Kardashian now looms over citygoers, promoting the latest Skims collection while “shocking” and “jarring” pedestrians (their words). But honestly? Good, let’s see more of this. Not giant naked women sculptures specifically (although...) but bizarre, over-the-top, attention-grabbing, memorable stuff. If we are going to let brands dominate such an iconic American landmark, they should have to put some effort in. A giant Kim K balloon is fun — we should embrace the absurd. Now give us a 100-foot holographic Magic Mike-style shirtless cowboy in Levi’s, or an edible, 50-yard-radius Dunkin’ donut that commuters can rip chunks off of on their way to work. If Times Square is going to be a corporate spectacle, then fill it with spectacular things! Not endless slideshows of interchangeable corporate slop.

Sam Bankman-Fried joined Tucker Carlson’s podcast from prison last week, where our fallen crypto king dished on his warm relationship with cellblock mate Diddy (‘which baby oil brand would you recommend for a Bahamas polycule?’), and made overtures to Republicans. While some might doubt his sincerity, given “Go on tucker carlsen, come out as a republican”[sic] was literally on Bankman-Fried’s subpoenaed list of “post-collapse comeback ideas” (lmao), there’s a wisdom to his strategy. It’s a tried and true formula: Russell Brand gets a little handsy and faces SA allegations? Go on Tucker, claim the Deep State is out to get you, and you’re shilling “magic amulets” to MAGA boomers in no time. Brett Favre steals millions from poor people? No problem! Start your right-wing poasting career, and soon you’ll be campaigning at a Trump rally. Godspeed, Sam. I look forward to your Truth Social musings about Obama being gay.

You may never know if Fort Knox still holds its gold, but one thing is certain — you can now see the U.S. government’s Bitcoin holdings in real time on Arkham.

On March 7, 2025, Arkham, a platform built to track real-time on-chain activity, revealed the staggering truth — nearly 198,000 BTC under U.S. control. No leaks, no speculation — just verifiable blockchain data. This comes after Trump’s March 6th executive order, officially establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. For years, these bitcoins — seized through criminal and civil forfeitures — sat idle, a hidden fortune with no clear purpose.

Now, that changes. The age of hidden reserves is over — America’s new gold standard is out in the open.

Track the US Government’s BTC here.

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by most measures, violent crime is down across us cities since the pandemic — but household items are still under lock and key at cvs, and our cities still feel lawless. charles fain lehman is up with a smart piece on american disorder: how it’s harder to track and more taboo to discuss than “crime,” but still eroding our urban areas nonetheless

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