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🏛️ Politics
January 28, 2026

Trump Is Poisoning His Own Well

The article explores how Donald Trump's divisive rhetoric and actions are undermining his own political support and alienating potential allies, jeopardizing his future in the Republican Party.

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🏛️ Politics
January 28, 2026

Has Trump lost the battle for Minneapolis?

Donald Trump's tone on Minneapolis has changed in the last 24 hours. He’s now having conciliatory meetings and phone calls with State Governor Tim Walz and the city's Mayor Jacob Frey. And it looks like he’s removed his Border Commander Gregory Bovino and put him out to pasture in California. What's behind the change of heart? Was it the polls? The murder of American citizens? Or the fact that his administration’s account of the killings has been flatly caught out by camera evidence. Is his I...

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🎭 Culture
January 28, 2026

Wellington, New Zealand

I recent wrote about driving around New Zealand, but I lived in Wellington. Here are a few of my impressions: 1. It is one of the world’s most beautiful cities, top five easily. The best view is from Mount Victoria, incredible vistas are everywhere, and the Victorian homes are very nice too. Very little of […] The post Wellington, New Zealand appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesDriving around New ZealandPodcast with Salvador DuarteForward markets in everything, lunar edition

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💻 Technology
January 28, 2026

Stratospheric internet could finally start taking off this year

Today, an estimated 2.2 billion people still have either limited or no access to the internet, largely because they live in remote places. But that number could drop this year, thanks to tests of stratospheric airships, uncrewed aircraft, and other high-altitude platforms for internet delivery. Even with nearly 10,000 active Starlink satellites in orbit and…

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