News24media2h ago

Bengal is watching. And this time, it's asking questions.

Two TMC leaders. Two alleged attacks. One week. And a new government that has barely had time to settle in.

Our latest editorial on News24Media dives deep into the politics of sympathy — and why Bengal's voters may have finally moved beyond fear.

https://news24media.org/west-bengal-politics-from-street-drama-to-sympathy/

#WestBengalPolitics #Bengal2026 #IndianPolitics #BengalElections #AbhishekBanerjee #KalyanBanerjee #TMCvsBJP #SympathyPolitics #NewsAnalysis #News24Media

West Bengal Politics: From Street Drama to Sympathy Politics — Is Bengal Moving Beyond Fear?

An analytical editorial examining the alleged attacks on TMC leaders Abhishek Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee, the politics of victimhood, and what Bengal's new era demands from its leaders.

News24Media
Hacker News9h ago

Squillions: How Money Laundering Won

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n09/john-lanchester/squillions

#HackerNews #moneylaundering #financialcrime #economics #newsanalysis

John Lanchester · Squillions: Where’s all the cash?

If it were an industry, money laundering would be the third biggest business in the world, behind commercial property...

London Review of Books
NewsletterTF2d ago

The Structural Constraints of Information Delivery: A Dissection of Reporting Protocols

Report writing rules are old but still used. This affects how leaders make decisions. See how reports shape news today.

#ReportWriting, #InformationFlow, #DecisionMaking, #DigitalAge, #NewsAnalysis

https://newsletter.tf/report-format-rules-stay-same-digital-changes/

Report Format Rules Stay Same Despite Digital Changes

Report writing rules are old but still used. This affects how leaders make decisions. See how reports shape news today.

NewsletterTF
NewsletterTF2d ago

Report formats have not changed much since the past. This is similar to how old rules are still used in schools and businesses.

#ReportWriting, #InformationFlow, #DecisionMaking, #DigitalAge, #NewsAnalysis
https://newsletter.tf/report-format-rules-stay-same-digital-changes/

Report Format Rules Stay Same Despite Digital Changes

Report writing rules are old but still used. This affects how leaders make decisions. See how reports shape news today.

NewsletterTF
KNOWVERSE2d ago

🇺🇸 US Foreign Policy Shift Sparks Global Debate Over Military Presence, Immigration, and Security

“US foreign policy changes are reshaping global political dynamics in 2026.” Washington, United States — 2026The United States is experiencing major shifts in its foreign policy direction, with growing global debate over its military presence abroad, immigration enforcement policies, and internal political pressure on federal institutions.Analysts say these changes reflect a broader “America First”-style strategy that is reshaping how the U.S. engages with the world. 🌍Rising […]

https://httpsknowverse.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/%f0%9f%87%ba%f0%9f%87%b8-us-foreign-policy-shift-sparks-global-debate-over-military-presence-immigration-and-security/

wendythedruidMay 13
The most partisan Fed chair vote in US history. Kevin Warsh confirmed 13–11 while Powell's seat was still warm. Trump promised he'd only appoint someone who believes in lower rates "by a lot." Either Warsh lied to the Senate — or Trump lied to his base. A century of independence, gone in one afternoon.
#FederalReserve #KevinWarsh #FedIndependence #EconomicJustice #USPolitics #Democracy #CentralBank #Resistance #NewsAnalysis #ThistleAndMoss
WendyMay 13
The Marriner Eccles Building — limestone, 1937, built to hold against compliant men — had its last morning under Jerome Powell on May 14th.
Kevin Warsh confirmed to the Federal Reserve in the most partisan central bank vote in Senate history. Thirteen Republicans yes. Eleven Democrats no. John Fetterman alone crossed the aisle.
Trump said in December he'd only appoint someone who "believes in lower interest rates, by a lot." Either Warsh lied to the Senate Banking Committee on April 21st — or Trump lied to his base. Markets now price a one-in-three chance of a rate hike by December.
The independence built over a century was handed away in an afternoon.
Read the full Gathering
#FederalReserve #KevinWarsh #FedIndependence #EconomicJustice #USPolitics #Democracy #CentralBank #Resistance #NewsAnalysis #ThistleAndMoss #JeromePowell #InterestRates
NOLIGARCHY.USMay 7
The Weston County Commission declined Tuesday to appoint one of the local Republican Party’s nominees as its next county clerk.
The power and accountability angle is the part to watch.
#GlobalPowerPlays #NewsAnalysis #Global
https://go.noligarchy.us/weston-county-commissioners-reject-gop-picks-to--mastodon
Weston County Commissioners Reject GOP Picks To Replace Hadlock As County Clerk

That’s after the clerk of seven years, Becky Hadlock, resigned last month when a special prosecutor filed felony-level election charges against her.

NOLIGARCHY.US
NOLIGARCHY.USMay 6
Blanche calls Obama's concerns about DOJ targeting Trump's critics "extraordinarily rich" Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche denied to CBS News that the Justice Department is engaging in a retribution campaign against
The power and accountability angle is the part to watch.
#PowerGames #NewsAnalysis...
https://go.noligarchy.us/blanche-obama-s-concerns-about-doj-targeting-tru-mastodon
Blanche: Obama's concerns about DOJ targeting Trump critics are "extraordinarily rich"

Trump has vast power to oversee the agency.

NOLIGARCHY.US
NOLIGARCHY.USMay 6
The US Department of Justice found on Wednesday that the medical school at the University of California, Los Angeles illegally considered race in admissions as the Trump administration ramps up scrutiny of colleges’
The power and accountability angle is the part to watch.
#GlobalPowerPlays #NewsAnalysis #G...
https://go.noligarchy.us/ucla-medical-school-illegally-used-race-in-admis-mastodon
UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds

The finding escalates the Trump administration’s ongoing standoff with UCLA, which has focused mostly on the main campus’s response to allegations of antisemitic harassment.

NOLIGARCHY.US