Why Elon Musk’s Latest Mega Merger Is Little More than Vaporware Why Elon Musk’s Latest Mega Merger Is Little More than Vaporware
The tech mogul and would-be space pioneer is mashing up his properties once more in a deal that's unlikely to achieve escape velocity .
Feb 4, 2026 / Jacob Silverman
Manhattan Republicans Get a Lesson in Mamdani-Era Self-Defense Manhattan Republicans Get a Lesson in Mamdani-Era Self-Defense
A New York Republican club hosted a seminar dwelling on vigilante fantasies in one of the nation’s safest cities.
Jan 30, 2026 / Jacob Silverman
One Year Into Trump 2.0, Elon Musk Is Still Poised to Be Kingmaker One Year Into Trump 2.0, Elon Musk Is Still Poised to Be Kingmaker
The neofascist tech oligarch was cast out of Trump’s inner circle, but his money and influence are still omnipresent.
Jan 20, 2026 / Jacob Silverman
How Elon Musk Turned Grok Into a Pedo Chatbot How Elon Musk Turned Grok Into a Pedo Chatbot
The tech oligarch sets a new low—for now—in the degeneration of online discourse.
Jan 14, 2026 / Jacob Silverman
The Grim Spectacle of Trump’s Gaudy Saudi Summit The Grim Spectacle of Trump’s Gaudy Saudi Summit
A weeklong debauch brought together tech insiders and the leaders of a brutal monarchy to keep stoking the AI bubble.
Nov 21, 2025 / Jacob Silverman
Pete Hegseth’s Crypto History Pete Hegseth’s Crypto History
Does the defense secretary have unclaimed earnings from a firm he formerly advised?
Oct 7, 2025 / Jacob Silverman
Elon Musk’s AI Grift Elon Musk’s AI Grift
The tech lord’s recent bid to reshuffle the ownership structure of his empire reinforces the clout of the Middle Eastern strongman regimes in its orbit.
Sep 12, 2025 / Feature / Jacob Silverman
A Losing “Argument” A Losing “Argument”
The buzzy new publication devoted to “libbing out” reprises the mistakes of the longstanding alliance between neoliberalism and Beltway journalism.
Aug 22, 2025 / Jacob Silverman
Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist? Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist?
The strange saga of a shadowy UAE company’s $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump-aligned crypto trader
Jul 10, 2025 / Jacob Silverman
The Shady Financial Past of a Major Trump Crypto Investor The Shady Financial Past of a Major Trump Crypto Investor
Andrei Grachev, an early booster of a Trump crypto offering, has cycled through several alleged investment scams and was convicted on fraud charges in Russia.
Jun 17, 2025 / Jacob Silverman