"The one constant in Marco Rubio’s career is that he has betrayed every mentor and every principle he’s ever had in order to claim power for himself." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

🚨 In Nov., Trump's Labor Dept. lowered the minimum wage for foreign farmworkers. A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers. The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025. 1/ me, for @forbes.com

Incredible that he did this. Terrifying that he felt the need to.

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

Left: Trump demands a cap on credit card interest rates. Right: News story, from today, about Trump's ongoing efforts to shut down the CFPB, which would enforce such a rule. Court has ordered admin to keep it open.

"Restricted" is the wrong word, clearly. What Musk has actually done is make the undressing of any woman or child on the platform an EXCLUSIVE feature for paying subscribe. He's made it a subscriber perk. This is some of the most fucked-up shit ever.

New: "These Trump Supporters, Financiers And Energy Tycoons Could Make Billions From The Venezuela Invasion" Christopher Helman, @johnhyatt.bsky.social for @forbes.com

NEW: @forbes.com has learned that hedge fund billionaire/Trump backer Paul Singer isn't the only tycoon who will profit from the forced $5.9b sale of Citgo from Venezuela. At least three other Wall St billionaires, and a host of hedge fund vultures, will also make small fortunes. Read more👇

I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement. spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...

Wet January

Another WSJ bombshell: For years beginning in the 1990s, Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club was sending young women to Epstein for massages until 2003. Of course, Trump in 2002 said about Epstein: “It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”

Why is this currently on the front page of nytimes.com? (For me, at least. Placement might be different for you...)

Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...

Outrageous

Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."

The Man Behind Trump’s Push for an All-Powerful Presidency www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

The listing comes as #OpenAI gears up for an astronomical employee share sale that could make many in OpenAI’s ranks rich enough to afford the mansion. Scoop for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...

New from me for @forbes.com: Sam Altman Despises Elon Musk. Now He Is Going After His Companies The OpenAI CEO is challenging his former friend, one company at a time. Twitter, Tesla and even Neuralink are in his sights. www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...

Scoop: Robert Smith rented Donald Trump’s mansion, directly next door to Mar-a-Lago, while facing possible indictment in a massive tax-evasion case. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

quite the read from @forbes.com @mhunterhart.bsky.social and @jemimamcevoy.bsky.social on what happens when an entrepreneur with lots of hustle and wealthy celebrity friends repeatedly exaggerated her companies' performance, and more. The truth comes out. www.forbes.com/sites/monica...

👀 Trump pal Larry Ellison (second richest guy in the world) controls the $$ behind Skydance.

There's a lot of speculation on how Jeffrey Epstein got so wealthy. But @johnhyatt.bsky.social and I dug into court filings, financial records and investigations and what's clear is that it's largely down to two billionaire clients and tax breaks. Read @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...

For all the speculation surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and his ties to Trump and others, there's actually a lot we know about how Epstein got so rich: Two billionaire patrons and a tax gimmick. @giacomotognini.bsky.social & I break down the numbers on @forbes.com 👇 www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...

Before his death in 2019, the convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein had a property empire stretching from Paris to New Mexico where he committed many of his alleged crimes. They've all since been sold. Read what happened @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...

Why Trump's lawsuit vs the Wall Street Journal over a Jeffrey Epstein article could backfire on him, from @forbes.com @alisond64.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/alison...

On the same day Elon Musk's chatbot Grok was calling itself MechaHitler, it was telling anyone who'd listen that Epstein did not kill himself and was murdered by elites. Here's why Grok went full conspiracy theory mode on Epstein and what it reveals about X's AI. www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...

On the same day Elon Musk's chatbot Grok was calling itself MechaHitler, it was telling anyone who'd listen that Epstein did not kill himself and was murdered by elites. Here's why Grok went full conspiracy theory mode on Epstein and what it reveals about X's AI. www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...

Trump's crypto holdings can be tough to track (I know, it's my job)— 💥 Tokens! 💥 Stablecoins! 💥 Memecoins! 💥 NFTs! 💥 Crypto reserves! 💥 Oh my! Thanks so much to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for having me on this afternoon to break it down!

🚨 Trump’s Bedminster golf club flagged for 18 health violations in latest inspection—earned lowest grade in county (32/100) Among the violations: 🤢 Expired milk 🤢 Raw meat stored above cheese 🤢 A hand-washing station without soap me, for @forbes.com

May 30, 2025

Keep in mind when reading all the pieces about how Elon's DOGE stint trashed his reputation, businesses, etc... "Elon Musk Is $170 Billion Richer Since Endorsing Trump" @johnhyatt.bsky.social for @forbes.com

Elon Musk claims DOGE has saved American taxpayers $170 billion. Incidentally, Musk is about $170 billion richer today than he was when he endorsed Trump last July. Even as Tesla customers revolt, Musk & his companies are benefitting under Trump 2.0. Here's how: www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...

New: Trump's crypto venture announced its stablecoin would start trading on KuCoin today. KuCoin is banned in the U.S. and was fined $300 million earlier this year after pleading guilty to flouting anti-money laundering laws. me, for @forbes.com 1/

NEW: Ready or not–and despite a spotty safety record–Tesla is racing to launch a pilot ride service in Austin to show off its self-driving chops. It’s Elon Musk’s latest risky bet www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...

Saw this question from the other site earlier today and spluttered: No! No chatbot answer is ever 'authentic'! Chatbots are developed by corporations to advance those corporations' aims and the fact that we only occasionally notice they're doing that is The Problem! www.forbes.com/sites/emilyb...

Scoop: Saudi firm Kingdom Holding Co. helped refinance debt for Elon Musk's social media company X two weeks before his Musk's visit to Riyadh with Trump. More details on that deal, and Musk's extensive dealmaking with Gulf funds, in my new piece @forbes.com 👇 www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...

"It’s no surprise Elon Musk is joining President Donald Trump on his Arabian jaunt. His businesses have been lapping up petrostate money for years." @johnhyatt.bsky.social for @forbes.com

Scoop: Saudi firm Kingdom Holding Co. helped refinance debt for Elon Musk's social media company X two weeks before his Musk's visit to Riyadh with Trump. More details on that deal, and Musk's extensive dealmaking with Gulf funds, in my new piece @forbes.com 👇 www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...

Tale of Two Mayors

"Your surgeon is making the same amount as the guy who’s programming the interface at Snapchat" www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...

The Trump Organization just admitted that the president still controls his business. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

New @forbes.com: This Elon Musk Assistant Ran His Calendar. Now She’s Backing His Companies. Elissa Butterfield, an assistant to Musk for years, is now investing in SpaceX and xAI as a VC, reflecting the growing pool of Musk alumni to cash in on their connections. www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...

There’s a surprising name lurking in the rankings of startups that have raised the most funding this year. Infinite Reality. This obscure metaverse startup claims to have raised $3 billion on a $15 billion valuation. Not all is as it seems...

Something smells fishy here. The Mysterious Case Of The $15 Billion Metaverse Startup And Its Anonymous Multi-Billion Dollar Investor via @pheebini.bsky.social @iainmartin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...

Kimbal Musk, Elon's brother, sat on SpaceX's board for 20 years. And despite having no title or official role at SpaceX, he was a designated corporate officer, a fiduciary position typically reserved for the C-Suite. Inside the making of another Musk fortune. www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...

Justine Musk, Elon Musk’s first wife and the mother of six of his children, asked for stakes in Tesla and SpaceX when they got divorced. Musk made sure she got no shares. Now she's worth just $15 million, or 1/24,000th of Elon. New with @kerrydolan.bsky.social: www.forbes.com/sites/kerrya...

New: "Don Jr. And Eric Trump Landed $3 Million In Stock For Joining Firm’s Advisory Board That Had Little Public Presence Before Their Appointment" me, for @forbes.com

Update: after todays meeting with DOGE, the NLRB leadership told staffers in an email see by Forbes that “Two DOGE representatives will be detailed to the agency part-time for several months”