Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is in custody on espionage charges, makes a heart-shaped gesture behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, April 23, 2024. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

Last month, I reported that Walmart-backed neobank ONE was racking up state lending and debt collections licenses.

Now we know why, with CNBC Hugh Son reporting ONE is competing head-to-head with Affirm, which it also partners with, by offering BNPL:

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🗞️ War in Gaza once again inflames American universities

Police arrested at least 47 people at Yale on Monday, four days after more than 100 arrests during pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia

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Holy shit.

'The $75,000 prize accompanying the PEN/Stein award will be donated, this year, to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund at the direction of the Literary Estate of Jean Stein.'

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In response to “horrific” scenes of antisemitic harassment at and around campus, the Orthodox Rabbi at Columbia/Barnard sent a WhatsApp message to more than 290+ Jewish students this morning recommending that they go home until it’s safe again for them on campus:

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is working to cap most credit card late fees at $8—down from an average of $32. That could put as much as $10 billion back in people’s pockets every year. Powerful corporate interests are trying to block reform. But I’m fighting back.

UN chief Antonio Guterres says that more than six months of Israel’s war in Gaza has created a “humanitarian hellscape” and escalated regional tensions.

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Israeli PM Netanyahu has 'rejected claims by international organisations' that areas in Gaza are facing famine, despite restricted access for aid trucks.

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Victoria Spartz's amendment to the Ukraine aid bill: eliminate the aid provision for children and families refugee assistance.

Rep. Spartz's hometown in Ukraine was bombed earlier today, killing over a dozen civilians.

Advice for scholars: next time you lecture on Kant and revolutions at “Downing” (Darwin College) Cambridge, make sure your hair is neatly tied and that you’re not blonde. Or else your research impact will be on the The Spectator libido section.

A bit off topic post today, but an important one at that!

The first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 begins tomorrow.

Infra News India (INI) urges each and every citizen of this country to go out and vote.

Remember, your one vote can make a difference!

At least four electronic voting machines (EVM) erroneously registered votes in favour of the BJP during mock polling in Kerala's Kasaragod on April 17, alleged agents of LDF and UDF candidates.
What should be the reason, Election Commission of India?
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Stripe is European?! Huge if true.

Did Jewish kids in Europe bring the Holocaust upon themselves, too?

Ant populations are marching one by one out of their natural habitat due to climate change. This signals yet another sign of the 'insect apocalypse' that devastated their diversity and overall population worldwide.

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Thinking about this chart again

In Iran if a 12-year-old girl is raped and impregnated by her father, she must carry the baby to term, or be thrown in prison for life. Wait, sorry, no. That's Mississippi.

Sounds crazy but is true- in the gold rush in SF, people got laundry done in China!

But how? Didn’t it take 6 mos to get your clothes?

No- you simply traded a dirty shirt for a clean one. You gave your shirt and paid a fee and got to select a clean shirt from a pile.

SaaS sales guy turned military tactician and global policy expert, David “ball” Sacks with another idiotic take on something he knows nothing about.

I was wrong with my number yesterday. Got the final number and the wire is complete. Wanted to be accurate.

Do I expect all of it to be used wisely. Of course not.

But I'm still proud to be able to give back to our country.

I've said it for years. After military