Read: New Mexico lawmakers issue first subpoenas in Epstein investigation | The Hill

At least New Mexico is moving forward.

Read: Police investigate videos of men mysteriously emerging from New York City sewers | NBC

Lizard men?

Read: DOJ subpoenas Reddit in effort to unmask Trump critics | Rawstory

Read: New Study Reveals the Manipulative ‘Dark Patterns’ of AI Chatbots | 404 Media

Read: Sweden Is About to Give Ukraine Gripen—the Fighter Jet Built to Strike, Hide, and Fly Again | United24

Aside: The Swedish defense industry is a big winner here, they get to test the Gripen fighter in real combat and show potential buyers what it can do.

Read: The Costco theory of the internet | Westenberg

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Monitor every stock trade Congress makes. Updated daily.

Read: Hawaii’s Power Play: SB 2471 Takes on Citizens United | Katie Phang

This is a very important law that is not getting much attention - yet.

Read: The tons of banana trunks left over after the harvest are being turned into raw materials for clothing and paper, while mechanical extraction and controlled drying are accelerating industrialization | Econews

Read: ICE officer charged with assault in shooting during Minneapolis immigration crackdown | CNN

Read: Former top Russian official admits the country is over Putin and can ‘imagine a future without him’ — even elites bail as Kremlin seizes their assets | Fortune

Read: Routine vaccines may cut dementia risk—experts have startling hypothesis on how | Ars Technica

Read: Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have to find a new power source after their energy source looks to redirect lines to data centers | Fortune

Read: ‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds | The Guardian

Read: Judge says DOGE grant terminations are unlawful and ‘troubling’ | ABC