What was the most important transition in human history, the thing that most drastically altered our species' way of life? David Reich's lab has found evidence pointing to a new answer.
— Dwarkesh Patel (@dwarkesh_sp) May 9, 2026
There are two standard candidates:
1. The shift from hunting and gathering to farming, around… pic.twitter.com/649RdS9Bl4
Interesting. I would think that the recent explosion of tech would be a similar driver, but it’s happening too fast to affect natural selection.
The squeeze on the IRGC continues.
The last days of the Iranian regime?
A deep dive. It’s much worse even than has been reported.
In Blow To Democrats, SCOTUS Rules They Have To Stop Being Racist https://t.co/kKW7YsB3lQ pic.twitter.com/tmszIB4CeJ
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) April 29, 2026
Despite the source, it’s not a joke. Here’s more:
A few underrated follow-ons from this voting rights decision:
— Jeremy Carl (@realJeremyCarl) April 29, 2026
(1) it will eliminate a lot of the very worst members of Congress because members elected from majority minority districts conspicuously tended to ignore the interests of White voters in their districts and to engage… pic.twitter.com/Bt1xsLzIEQ
Trump has broken OPEC.
Breaking news..
— Ahmed Khalifa (@_A_khalifa) April 28, 2026
The UAE has announced its
decision to withdraw from OPEC
And OPEC+ effective May 1, 2026
THIS IS BIG !! pic.twitter.com/530V03coRV
After leaving OPEC
— Ahmed Khalifa (@_A_khalifa) April 28, 2026
With its Fujairah pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, UAE can now ramp up freely potentially adding around 2 million extra barrels a day and helping break the high-price grip..
Game changer for markets😎 pic.twitter.com/TAwnkam5Rh
I have two stacks on my desk. The left stack is financial disclosure forms from members of Congress. The right stack is waivers for members who filed their financial disclosures late.
— Peter Girnus 🦅 (@gothburz) April 24, 2026
The right stack is always taller.
On Wednesday morning, I watched a soldier get arrested on…
🧵🚨 THREAD: How the Charlottesville rally and SPLC birthed an entire billion-dollar-plus "democracy" ecosystem 🚨
— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) April 22, 2026
11 federal counts. Wire fraud. Money laundering conspiracy. But here's what the SPLC headlines are missing:
• The indictment describes a paid informant in the… pic.twitter.com/iCQeu550kB
Is it possible that, after all these years, there will finally be consequences for this massive lawlessness and corruption?
[Update a while later]
Is anything the Democrats do not fraudulent?
With the organized-crime syndicate that is the Democrat party, it being fraudulent is always the way to bet.
🧵 THREAD: The true reason Pete Hegseth is being targeted is because he's standing between President Trump and a coup@PeteHegseth named the institutions… CFR, Brookings, the general class… in 37 seconds in a video by @Liz_Wheeler . Within 72 hours of his nomination, a color… pic.twitter.com/DgWilvJlf8
— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) April 21, 2026
Everyone is lying to you about them: A history.