46 minutes after attacking Pope Leo, the president has posted an AI image of himself healing someone in the style of Jesus Christ. (The heavens, meanwhile, feature a war plane, bald eagles and a somewhat demonic-looking figure)

🚨 !!! 🚨 The great @johncarreyrou.bsky.social has been on the trail of "Satoshi Nakamoto," the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. After compiling a wealth of evidence pointing to one man, he flew to El Salvador to confront him. No paywall link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/b...

There is some MAGA opposition to Trump's "whole civilization will die" plans: • Alex Jones: "🚨🚨WAR CRIME ALERT!!🚨🚨" • Marjorie Taylor Greene: "This is evil and madness" • Joe Kent: "reckless rage and destruction" • Candace Owens: "The 25th amendment needs to be invoked."

Breaking News: President Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran does not meet his deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz.

The Waffle House employees say they have seen it all. Except this. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

“We are moving toward a system where transparency is just optional" The 10 largest donations to the midterms total $300 million. But who actually provided the money is shrouded in secrecy. by @teddyschleifer.bsky.social and @datab.ae www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

Yikes

For more than a century, U.S. currency has featured the signature of the U.S. treasurer. It will soon feature the signature of Donald Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/u...

Hegseth reads prayer at the Pentagon: • "Pour out your wrath" • "Let every round find its mark" • Asks for "overwhelming violence" • "Let justice be executed swiftly and without remorse — that evil may be driven back and wicked souls delivered to the eternal damnation"

2025 season: 1.97 ERA 2026 season: 67.50 ERA

Headlines less than a week apart

It’s insulting to see that this cruise with The Atlantic will spend most of the journey not in the Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/press-releas...

Today in the $1.8 trillion private-credit market: • So many investors are withdrawing from Apollo and Ares funds that the companies are now blocking full returns. • Moody’s downgrades a KKR/Future Standard fund to junk. • European Central Bank to scrutinize bank exposure.

Gas prices are approaching $4 per gallon (via GasBuddy national average)

Jack Hughes says its "bullshit" that the puck from his gold-winning goal is now at the Hockey Hall of Fame. "I’m trying to get it." Sidney Crosby, whose winning puck for Canada in 2010 is also at the Hall of Fame: "I didn't even think about it that way." www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

Hours after the release of NYT report: San Francisco is moving to change the name of Cesar Chavez Street. Arizona is canceling state observances of Cesar Chavez Day. The United Farm Workers of America, which Chavez co-founded, called off its Chavez birthday celebration.

NYT investigation: Two women say that famed labor leader Cesar Chavez sexually abused them when they were girls. Dolores Huerta, one of his most prominent allies, says she was also raped by Chavez. They are all coming forward for the first time. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...

Incredible irony that these two things would happen in the same week.

the Dow chart is wild because you can pinpoint exactly when Bondi testified about the Epstein files

A recruiting pitch for Wall Street bankers to join the Pentagon: • "access to fund-raising channels that include royal families and foreign sovereign contacts" • "unmatched access to top-level government officials" • "whatever you need, you can get" www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

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NEW: We just published a deep dive into just how much billionaires are now dominating U.S. politics. We found 300 billionaire families accounted for 19% of federal donations in 2024. The deluge was even larger in many state and local races. 1/7 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

BREAKING: The United States and Israel have launched military strikes against Iran. Thick smoke is rising from the district in Tehran where the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, normally resides. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

Teenage girls who play year-round soccer have a one-in-six chance of an ACL tear before finishing high school. But prevention exercises can substantially reduce the risk. by @craigwelch.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/m...

The Epstein files published by DOJ briefly mention a woman’s unverified accusation that President Trump assaulted her in the 1980s, when she was a minor. But several key FBI memos related to the woman's account have not been released. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

Current tally of arrests or criminal charges after the release of the Epstein files: • Britain: 2 • Norway: 1 • USA: 0

BREAKING: Another arrest tied to the Epstein files. Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to the United States, is being investigated over accusations of “misconduct in public office offenses” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/w...

Mexico says: • 34 suspected cartel members killed • 25 members of Mexican National Guard killed • 70 arrested • During battle, cartel used rocket launcher to hit military helicopter www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

Team USA brought out Johnny Gaudreau's kids for their gold medal photo 🥹

The golden goal scored by the guy who lost a tooth earlier in the game. Amazing

3v3 overtime to decide the gold medal is a crime. It’s like having a tied Super Bowl and ending the game with some flag football.

1. BREAKING In addition to photos, authorities have also released this video from the Nest surveillance camera of Savannah Guthrie’s mom, Nancy Guthrie. Reminder: Nancy Guthrie reportedly did not have a subscription for her camera system which meant the footage was deleted every three hours.

The Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych cannot wear a helmet featuring images of his countrymen who were killed in the war with Russia, Olympic officials said. They said he defied a ban on political speech and allowed a black armband instead. nyti.ms/3OaGanu

A new message from Savannah Guthrie, asking for the public's help in finding her mom. "We at an hour of desperation."

12 years ago, Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald was about to quit coaching football to focus on his business career. But he decided to stick with what made him passionate, not wanting to have regrets once he turned 40. Tonight he won the Super Bowl. At age 38.

NEW: The latest Epstein files show that Ghislaine Maxwell helped advise on the launch of the Clinton Global Initiative and arranged $1 million in funding for it. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/u...

Jeffrey Epstein in a draft letter to Les Wexner: "You and I had 'gang stuff' for over 15 years" “I owe a great debt to you, as frankly you owe to me” "I had no intention of divulging any confidence of ours" www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

Battered by concussions, some former N.F.L. players are desperately searching for help beyond conventional medicine. In this story, two of them (Derek Anderson and Brian Cushing) travel to Colorado to try psilocybin mushrooms. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

That redaction is quite something

2022: Elon Musk acquires X/Twitter 2025: Elon Musk's xAI acquires Elon Musk's X/Twitter 2026: Elon Musk's SpaceX acquires Elon Musk's xAI, including Elon Musk's X/Twitter

Authorities are frantically searching for Nancy Guthrie tonight. The sheriff's office says this evening: "Investigators believe she was taken from her home, against her will, possibly in the middle of the night." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

NEW: The Justice Department published dozens of unredacted images of nude women (and possibly teens) as part of its Epstein release. The faces of those people were also left unredacted. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...

Featuring: • Elon Musk • Howard Lutnick • Kathy Ruemmler • Richard Branson • Andrew Farkas • Peter Thiel • Steve Tisch • Leon Black www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

I would sure like to investigate the origins of this plan to have convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein lead an annual modeling contest for "all the top girls of all Russia" Who pitched the idea? ████████

Elon Musk last year: "Epstein tried to get me to go to his island and I REFUSED" Musk to Epstein emails: • “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?” • "I really want to hit the party scene" • "Is there a good time to visit? Story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

A new statement from Epstein survivors: "Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."

NEW: Epstein wrote in his files that he helped Bill Gates acquired drugs “in order to deal with consequences of sex with Russian girls." A Gates rep says the claims are "completely false" and show how far Epstein would go to "entrap and defame" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

NEW: Howard Lutnick, the billionaire who serves as President Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Epstein’s island in 2012. Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier. 1/6 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

"John Mitnick, who once was the head attorney at the Department of Homeland Security in the first Trump administration, criticized his former agency on Saturday night. 'I am enraged and embarrassed by DHS’s lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty,' he wrote" www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...

These snow and temp forecasts are incredible www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...