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Politics

No Kings Returns, Aiming for the Largest Protest in American History

The White House calls them "Trump Derangement Therapy Sessions." Organizers say seven million showed up last time — and Saturday, across 50 states and 16 countries, will be bigger.

Ozzy Wild March 28, 2026

Business

The AI Bill Comes Due: Microsoft Faces Worst Quarter Since the Financial Crisis

Microsoft shares have lost 24% this quarter — the worst slump since the 2008 crisis. The company is burning through $150 billion a year on AI infrastructure while its flagship Copilot product bleeds market share.

Maynard Keys March 28, 2026

Gaming

Soulmask's Review-Flip Playbook: Ship Rough, Listen Hard, Fix Fast

A player with 82 hours publicly flipped their negative Steam review to positive because the devs "care about community." That single sentence explains how a jagged survival-crafting game climbed to #2 on Steam's Top Sellers.

Tyler Vincere March 28, 2026

Gaming

Zero Reviews, Three Top 10 Spots: Forza Horizon 6 Dominates Steam

Three editions, three Top 10 spots, zero user reviews. Forza Horizon 6 is dominating Steam's charts on franchise reputation alone — and it doesn't launch for another two months.

Tyler Vincere March 28, 2026

Politics

Hegseth Removed Black and Female Officers From Army Promotion List

Four Army officers had cleared every hurdle for promotion to brigadier general. Then the defense secretary reached in and pulled their names — two Black men, two women — in a move with no modern precedent.

Von Clause March 28, 2026

World

Houthis Strike Israel, Opening a New Front in the Iran War

Yemen's Houthis fired ballistic missiles at Israeli military positions for the first time since the war began. Israel says it intercepted one. The question now is whether they shut down Bab al-Mandab next.

Von Clause March 28, 2026

Health

The CDC Has No Director. RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vaccine Crusade Is the Reason.

Thursday was the legal deadline to name a CDC director. It passed without a nominee. Now the agency fighting the worst measles season in three decades has no official leader — and Republicans are starting to balk at the man responsible.

Carl Sage March 28, 2026

Technology

93GB of 'Anonymous' Crime Tips Leaked — Tipsters and All

A Texas company promised millions of crime tipsters their identities were safe. Hackers just published 93GB of data — including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers — stored in plain text.

Jonny V. Nuovo March 28, 2026

World

'Arrived in Hell': Venezuelans Deported by US Demand Accountability for El Salvador Prison Torture

Eighteen Venezuelan men describe beatings, sexual assault, and psychological terror at El Salvador's CECOT prison. Their petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is the first international case demanding El Salvador answer for a secret deportation deal with the US.

Von Clause March 28, 2026

Politics

Justice Department Admits Plan to Feed Voter Rolls Into DHS Citizenship Database

For months, DOJ attorneys told federal judges they had no intention of sharing voter data with immigration authorities. In a Rhode Island courtroom on Thursday, the department admitted it plans to do exactly that.

Von Clause March 28, 2026

World

Trump's May Beijing Visit Signals First Iran War Off-Ramp

Israeli strikes hit two Iranian nuclear facilities on Friday. The same day, the White House rescheduled a presidential trip to Beijing for May. The question isn't whether Washington wants out — it's whether anyone can build a door.

Von Clause March 28, 2026

Politics

'Cuba Is Next': Trump Threatens Havana While Still Fighting Iran

The U.S. is negotiating peace with Iran and threatening war with Cuba — in the same speech, from the same stage. 'Cuba is next,' Trump told a Saudi-backed conference in Miami. 'Pretend I didn't say that.'

Von Clause March 28, 2026