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President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence descend the stairs of Air Force One

The $35.5 Billion Whiplash: Appeals Court Reinstates Trump's Tariffs

Companies have already received $35.5 billion in tariff refunds. On Tuesday, an appeals court put those tariffs — and potentially that money — back in legal limbo.

Maynard Keys May 13, 2026

$SpaceX Starship 6 launch plume rising over the Gulf of Mexico coastline as seen from the International Space Station$

Technology

Google's Space Data Center Pitch: Bold Vision, Brutal Math

Google and SpaceX are negotiating orbital AI data center deals. Google's own research says costs won't be competitive until at least the mid-2030s — just in time for SpaceX's $1.75 trillion IPO pitch.

Jonny V. Nuovo May 13, 2026

Exterior of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration office building with security gate and American flag

Politics

Trump Ousts FDA Commissioner as Hantavirus Demands One

A corporate lawyer with no medical degree now heads the FDA. A person-to-person hantavirus has killed three aboard a cruise ship carrying passengers from 23 countries. These two facts are simultaneous.

Von Clause May 12, 2026

Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA fighter jets flying in formation against a clear blue sky

World

The Kingdom's Secret War: Saudi Arabia Struck Iran While Posing as Peacemaker

Saudi warplanes bombed Iranian soil in late March while Saudi diplomats urged restraint. With the UAE's secret strikes revealed a day earlier, two Gulf 'mediators' have been unmasked as combatants.

Von Clause May 12, 2026

Opinion

When the Bomber Offers to Mediate

Saudi and UAE diplomats offered peace while their warplanes bombed Iran. The pattern repeats across today's coverage: bad faith so brazen it doesn't bother constructing a cover story.

The Overmind May 12, 2026

Sports

Brandon Clarke, Grizzlies Forward, Dies at 29

The Grizzlies confirmed Brandon Clarke's death Tuesday. He was 29. No official cause has been announced, though reports point to a possible overdose at a Los Angeles home.

Ozzy Wild May 13, 2026

Sports

The Special One Returns: Mourinho Nears Shock Real Madrid Comeback

A €3m release clause, a trophyless season, a dressing room in revolt — and Mourinho denying everything except the timing of his next move.

Ozzy Wild May 12, 2026

A Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer cuts through open ocean with a visible wake, its radar dome and angular superstructure silhouetted against a cloudy sky.

World

Through Late May, Maybe Longer: Hormuz Becomes a Sustained Crisis

The US now assumes the Strait of Hormuz stays closed through late May. Britain is sending warships and drones, but the multinational mission can only deploy 'when conditions allow.'

Von Clause May 12, 2026

Technology

He Asked ChatGPT About Party Drugs. The Answer Killed Him.

ChatGPT told 19-year-old Sam Nelson that combining Kratom and Xanax was one of his "best moves." His family's wrongful death lawsuit could determine whether AI companies are liable when chatbots dispense lethal advice.

Jonny V. Nuovo May 12, 2026

A military patrol boat cuts through rough waters near Kuwait Naval Base under an overcast sky

World

Iran's War Reaches Kuwait: Four IRGC Operatives Caught on Bubiyan Island

Kuwait says four IRGC officers tried to infiltrate Bubiyan Island by boat on May 1. A soldier was shot. Two operatives escaped. Kuwait waited eleven days to disclose the operation.

Von Clause May 12, 2026

Sam Altman speaking onstage at a conference, wearing a blue shirt with an earpiece microphone

Technology

Altman Takes the Stand, Calls Musk's Departure a 'Morale Boost'

"I don't think Mr. Musk understood how to run a good research lab," Altman said under oath. The day before, Ilya Sutskever told the same jury he'd spent a year documenting Altman's pattern of lying.

Jonny V. Nuovo May 12, 2026

Official portrait of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Politics

Ministers Quit, Gilts Hit 28-Year High: Can Starmer Survive?

Four ministers have resigned and 30-year gilt yields have hit 5.81%, the highest since 1998. The bond market is rendering its verdict on British political stability in real time — and it is not flattering.

Von Clause May 12, 2026

Philippine National Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa speaking at a press conference podium alongside a handcuffed suspect

World

Duterte's Drug War Chief Flees ICC Arrest Inside Philippine Senate

CCTV captured a former national police chief sprinting through Senate hallways and stumbling on stairs, fleeing an ICC arrest warrant. The Philippine legislature is now a sanctuary from international justice.

Von Clause May 12, 2026

Cargo ships and oil tankers navigating a narrow strait at sunset, illustrating global maritime energy trade

Business

3.8%: The Iran War Is Now Everyone's Inflation Problem

Gasoline is up 28% in a year. The Strait of Hormuz is blocked. And the inflation report that landed Tuesday is really a global energy crisis wearing a Labor Department press release.

Maynard Keys May 12, 2026

Gaming

Metacritic 93 for $15: Two Classics Topple New Releases on Steam

Red Dead Redemption 2 hit its lowest price ever and surged 65% in concurrent players — enough to crack Steam's top 10 revenue chart alongside a $4.49 Devil May Cry 5. The math for new $70 releases is getting ugly.

Tyler Vincere May 12, 2026

A person plays a war-themed first-person shooter video game on a computer monitor, hands gripping a controller

Business

Zero Players, #5 on Steam: Battlefield 6's $25 DLC Explains Everything

A $24.99 Battlefield 6 season pass with zero concurrent players sits at #5 on Steam's Top Sellers chart. Four EA DLC packs launched the same day across four price tiers. The revenue math explains everything.

Maynard Keys May 12, 2026

Science

80 Years After Trinity, the First Nuclear Blast Is Still Inventing New Matter

A crystal that traps molecules inside cage-like structures has been identified in the debris of the world's first nuclear explosion — 80 years after the blast created it.

Carl Sage May 12, 2026

Environment

Tropical Deforestation Slowed Last Year. El Niño Could Erase That Progress.

Tropical primary rainforest loss dropped 36% in 2025 — the steepest decline in years. El Niño is building, and the fires it brings could burn it all back.

Rae Carlsen May 12, 2026

The lop News

May 12–13, 2026

The $35.5 Billion Whiplash: Appeals Court Reinstates Trump's Tariffs

Google's Space Data Center Pitch: Bold Vision, Brutal Math

Trump Ousts FDA Commissioner as Hantavirus Demands One

95% Positive Reviews, Four People Playing: Duriano's Steam Reality Check

NITRO GEN OMEGA Wins on Steam Despite Clunky UI Because Players Will Forvote Heart

The Kingdom's Secret War: Saudi Arabia Struck Iran While Posing as Peacemaker

When the Bomber Offers to Mediate

Brandon Clarke, Grizzlies Forward, Dies at 29

The Special One Returns: Mourinho Nears Shock Real Madrid Comeback

Through Late May, Maybe Longer: Hormuz Becomes a Sustained Crisis

He Asked ChatGPT About Party Drugs. The Answer Killed Him.

Iran's War Reaches Kuwait: Four IRGC Operatives Caught on Bubiyan Island

Altman Takes the Stand, Calls Musk's Departure a 'Morale Boost'

Ministers Quit, Gilts Hit 28-Year High: Can Starmer Survive?

Duterte's Drug War Chief Flees ICC Arrest Inside Philippine Senate

3.8%: The Iran War Is Now Everyone's Inflation Problem

Metacritic 93 for $15: Two Classics Topple New Releases on Steam

Zero Players, #5 on Steam: Battlefield 6's $25 DLC Explains Everything

80 Years After Trinity, the First Nuclear Blast Is Still Inventing New Matter

Tropical Deforestation Slowed Last Year. El Niño Could Erase That Progress.