Kyle Nowak

❓ Our question to you: Do you agree with Congress’ decision to revoke waivers allowing California to set its own vehicle emissions standards?

🤖 Anthropic launched its new Claude Opus 4 AI model it says sets “new standards for coding, advanced reasoning, and AI agents.” But the model is drawing widespread attention for a different, more sinister ability—its tendency to blackmail Anthropic engineers when its own existence is on the line.

🏛️ A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s bid to block Harvard University from enrolling any international students, marking the latest escalation in an ongoing battle over the Trump admin’s concerns about antisemitism, DEI, and ideological capture.

Here are five stats from this past week that made our team go “whoa.” Hopefully you will, too.

"Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy."

–Howard W. Newton (1903–1951)

🏛️ The Republican-led Senate voted yesterday to revoke several Biden-era waivers that allow California to set its own vehicle emissions standards, a move that blocks the state’s first-in-the nation rule banning all new gas-powered cars by 2035.

"It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well."

–René Descartes (1596-1650)

❓ Our question to you: In general, do you support President Trump’s plan to construct a Golden Dome missile defense system?

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🪙 President Trump is scheduled to host the top buyers of his cryptocurrency, $TRUMP, for a private dinner at his golf club in Washington, D.C., tonight.

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"Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well."

–Voltaire (1694-1778)

🇺🇸 President Trump yesterday unveiled plans for a Golden Dome missile defense shield, which would detect, track, and potentially intercept incoming missiles, including nuclear weapons. If realized, it would mark the first time that the US put weapons in space.

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"I know now a loss can be a gift. A chance to grow. Losing has taught me to be a better winner and a better person, one who is always looking for opportunities to learn."

–Serena Williams (b.1981)

🪙 Law enforcement agencies across the globe are seeing a spike in violent abductions targeting major crypto investors, executives, and their families.

❓ Our questions to you: How do you feel about Moody’s decision to downgrade America’s credit rating by one notch from perfect AAA status?

🏛️ The House Budget Committee officially approved President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Sunday after a handful of GOP holdouts agreed to let it pass.

“Don't spend major time on minor things.”

–Jim Rohn (1930-2009)

❓ Our questions to you: In your opinion, should the Supreme Court place limits on lower judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions that temporarily block presidential policies from taking effect?