Mastodawn

Looking for silver linings in the LLM/data centre bubble, I see only two (and they're kinda drab):

1. A lot of private equity investors will lose their shirts (and good riddance).

2. The monstrous demand for power will lead to over-provisioning and investment in grid and sustainable energy. The gas peakers will go away but any renewable build-out will remain.

Anything else?

Glyn Moody 3h ago

Anna Anthro 4h ago

Post by @thestudyofwar.bsky.social —

#Iran’s IRGC seems to have closed the Strait of #Hormuz, and not the political leaders in Tehran.

Yikes.

https://bsky.app/profile/thestudyofwar.bsky.social/post/3mjrwifalkp24

Institute for the Study of War (@thestudyofwar.bsky.social)

NEW: The IRGC appears to be controlling Iranian decision-making instead of Iranian political officials who are engaging with the United States in negotiations, particularly Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi. (1/7)

Bluesky Social

Glyn Moody 3h ago

Anna Anthro 4h ago

Regulators reportedly zeroing in on suspicious trades

“Once again, #Trump’s announcement of the opening of the strait seemed timed to give the markets a bounce before the weekend.

Those watching the markets observed massive trades yesterday just before Trump’s announcement.

Regulators are currently examining similar trades from one of Trump’s similar announcements last month.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/regulators-reportedly-zeroing-in-on-suspicious-trades-ahead-of-trump-post.html

Glyn Moody 3h ago

Joe Brockmeier 4h ago

“The plaintiff is the sitting President of the United States. The defendants are two agencies of the executive branch that the plaintiff (again, the President of the United States) runs. The lawyers representing those defendants report, through a chain of command, to Trump’s former personal lawyers. “The Parties are engaging in discussions” means Trump’s lawyers are negotiating with Trump’s other lawyers over how much of your money Trump gets to take home. The “interests of all Parties” reduces, functionally, to the interests of one guy. The phrase “avoid protracted litigation” means “skip the part where a judge or a jury or any actual adversarial process might interfere with the predetermined outcome.”
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/17/trump-is-literally-negotiating-with-himself-over-how-much-taxpayer-money-he-gets-because-his-taxes-were-leaked/

Trump Is Literally Negotiating With Himself Over How Much Taxpayer Money He Gets Because His Taxes Were Leaked

Back in January, we covered Trump’s audacious lawsuit demanding $10 billion from his own IRS over the 2019-2020 leak of his tax returns by IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn (who is currently …

Techdirt

Glyn Moody 3h ago

The News Desk 5h ago

Battleground Republicans are starting to worry about the Senate
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/19/senate-midterm-chances-republican-fears-00879916?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-thenewsdesk

Battleground Republicans are starting to worry about the Senate

Democrats still face serious challenges to flipping the chamber. But Republicans are no longer dismissing the threat as quickly as they once did.

Politico

Glyn Moody 3h ago

BBC News 6h ago

Zelensky condemns US extension of Russian sanctions waiver
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c248m3z49j1o?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Top Stories @top-stories-BBCNews

Zelensky condemns US extension of Russian sanctions waiver

The US argues that the waiver is meant to ease the energy supply crunch sparked by the US-Israel war with Iran.

Glyn Moody 3h ago

Natasha

🇪🇺15h ago

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

Just wow. Wow.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/pancreatic-cancer-mrna-vaccine-shows-lasting-results-early-trial-rcna331969

#News #Medicine

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial

Nearly all of the patients who responded to the a personalized mRNA pancreatic vaccine are still alive six years later.

NBC News

Glyn Moody 3h ago

David Ho 6h ago

Vaccines are humanity’s greatest scientific achievement.

Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby...

Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80%

A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections.

BBC News

Glyn Moody 9h ago

Servelan 20h ago

'Government-coerced enforcement': Trump admin violated First Amendment by forcing Facebook and Apple to remove ICE-tracking apps, district court issues injunction

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/government-coerced-enforcement-trump-admin-violated-first-amendment-by-forcing-facebook-and-apple-to-remove-ice-tracking-apps-district-court-issues-injunction/

Trump admin violated First Amendment by forcing Facebook and Apple to remove ICE-trackers

"They reached out to Facebook and Apple and demanded, rather than requested, that Facebook and Apple censor Plaintiff’s speech."

Law & Crime

Glyn Moody 9h ago

Servelan 20h ago

Russia Urges HIV Testing for One-Third of Population as Cases Rise - The Moscow Times

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/18/russia-urges-hiv-testing-for-one-third-of-population-as-cases-rise-a92536

Russia Urges HIV Testing for One-Third of Population as Cases Rise

Russia should test roughly one-third of its population for HIV each year to curb the spread of the virus, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said Friday, as official data show infections continuing to rise.

The Moscow Times

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