Google, Epic, and the Price of Admission to the Android Tollbooth
United States – March 7, 2026 – Google cut a deal with Epic on Play Store fees, but the monopoly muscle stays. Watch the “opening” with a locked door.
Foxborough to FIFA: Show Us the Money (No, Not a Letterhead Promise)
United States – March 7, 2026 – FIFA wants World Cup glory at Gillette while a small town gets handed the security bill and a stack of maybe checks.
EPA Just Tried to Repeal Gravity: The Endangerment Finding Is the Receipts File They Want Shredded
United States – March 7, 2026 – EPA axed the climate ‘endangerment finding’ and got sued. This is fossil fuel accounting dressed up as law.
The Ticketmaster Trial Is Not About Music. It’s About Permission.
United States – March 7, 2026 – The DOJ is finally putting Live Nation and Ticketmaster on the stand. Now watch the monopoly hire a choir of excuses.
The Supreme Court Just Helped 3M Run PFAS Cases Into Federal Court Fog
United States – March 7, 2026 – The Court just handed PFAS polluters a procedural escape hatch, and the cleanup bill still lands on your tap water.
HUD Just Put Your Eviction Notice on Fast-Forward
United States – March 7, 2026 – HUD is scrapping the 30-day nonpayment notice in assisted housing. Landlords gain speed; tenants get whiplash.
A Cyber Strategy to Hunt Scammers, and a Temptation to Hunt Everyone Else
United States – March 7, 2026 – Washington is promising a tougher cyber crackdown on scams, but the fine print raises the old question: how much power gets built while we are bu…
Block just made layoffs sound like innovation. Wall Street applauded.
United States – March 7, 2026 – In Block’s AI layoff spectacle, 4,000 jobs became a stock catalyst, and the cruelty got rebranded as strategy.
The February Jobs Report Is a Paper Cut That Can Bleed Out an Economy
United States – March 7, 2026 – The economy shed 92,000 jobs in February, and the spin machine fired up before the ink even dried on the BLS release.
NAACP vs. Trump DOJ: The Voter Data Grab Disguised as ‘Integrity’
United States – March 7, 2026 – NAACP is suing to stop Trump DOJ from scooping Utah voter data, a privacy heist dressed up as ‘election integrity.’
DOJ Sues States for Access to Voter Registration Records
United States – March 7, 2026 – DOJ is suing states to force access to statewide voter registration lists and “list maintenance” records, framing it as integrity while states an…
Ford’s Opt-Out Obstacle Course and the Connected-Car Surveillance Creep
United States – March 6, 2026 – California just fined Ford for opt-out friction; the bigger issue is cars quietly turning freedom into telemetry.
COPPA 2.0 moves forward, and Congress flirts with an ID checkpoint
United States – March 6, 2026 – Congress can protect kids without turning the internet into an ID checkpoint, but it keeps buying age-verification snake oil.
Nancy Mace, Housing Reimbursements, and the Receipts Problem
United States – March 6, 2026 – The House Ethics Committee is reviewing a referral involving Rep. Nancy Mace and alleged improper housing reimbursements, a small-dollar dispute …
Noem Is Out. The Guardrails Are Still Missing.
United States – March 6, 2026 – Trump’s decision to fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem resets the political face of immigration enforcement, not necessarily the rules that govern it…
Impeachment Is Not Oversight. Oversight Is Oversight.
United States – March 6, 2026 – Thanedar says impeach Bondi, but the real test is whether lawmakers can subpoena, litigate, and publish facts without a circus.
Six Percent and the Great Housing Alibi
United States – March 6, 2026 – Freddie Mac says 30-year mortgages nudged back to 6%, and the country is still acting like a rate chart can substitute for building homes.
They Drag TikTok Into Court Because They Cannot Grab the Steering Wheel
United States – March 6, 2026 – Trump and Pam Bondi got hit with a lawsuit over the TikTok deal, and the loudest “integrity” alarms just happen to be ringing from investors tied…
The FTC Just Cornered a Location-Data Broker. The Surveillance Market Will Simply Change Its Shirt.
United States – March 6, 2026 – The FTC says a data broker deal will curb location tracking. Cute. The same market will reassemble by lunch.
Foxborough to FIFA: Pay the Tab, Then Play the Matches
United States – March 6, 2026 – Foxborough says hosting seven 2026 World Cup matches at Gillette Stadium comes with about $7.8 million in public safety costs, and the town is no…
Foxborough vs. FIFA: The $7.8 Million Shakedown Disguised as a ‘Global Celebration’
United States – March 6, 2026 – FIFA wants Foxborough to front $7.8 million for World Cup security. The town is saying: pay up, or pack up.