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May 23, 2026 9 min

Power, Platforms, and Pressure

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A national intelligence chief is stepping down for family reasons, AI money is getting truly absurd, and schools are still figuring out whether YouTube is a tool or a problem. It’s one of those weeks where half the story is power, and the other half is who gets to shape reality for everybody else. Washington pressure points Rights, rolls, and legal fights Iran, Cuba, and a sharper global edge AI money, chips, and who controls the future Screens, schools, and human attention Safety, health, and the work people don’t see Culture, work, and the internet as courtroom Sources: Morning Wire — When Being Kind Goes Too Far Giggly Squad — Giggling about perfectionism, parties, and padel The Ben Shapiro Show — Ben Shapiro vs. Fortnite Smosh Reads Reddit Stories — Getting Messy w/ MacDoesIt | Reading Reddit Stories WSJ What’s News — What’s News in Markets: IPO Excitement, Chip Fatigue, the Decline of Dividends All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg — SpaceX's $2T Case, Nvidia's Shock Selloff, America Turns on AI, Trump Pulls AI Order, Bond Crisis? Global News Podcast — The Happy Pod: The art of ageing gracefully Morning Wire — Flying With The President Digital Social Hour — David Cooley Calls Out Destiny For Being Scared To Debate? | DSH #1978 Digital Social Hour — Your Dreams Are Not Random... | Laura Eisenhower | DSH #1977 19 more sources This podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm

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