In the early hours of March 1, an Amazon data center in the UAE was struck by a drone, the company reported. Shortly afterward, another center belonging to the American tech giant suffered a direct hit. And a short time later, a third, this time in Bahrain, was damaged by another drone strike. Since Amazon is the preferred partner of many companies and governments in the region, the attacks caused immediate disruptions.
"Closer to the nation's capital, however, people have been muttering "abolish ice." The denizens of the Acela Corridor aren't without their own misgivings about assertive immigration enforcement. But even the most hardened member of the Resistance-frozen solid-has to wonder why it takes two weeks after a moderate snowstorm for a Democratic-controlled city to plow a street or clear a sidewalk."
The entrepreneur said that within just a few years, we will live in a world marked by a great surplus, where "better medical care than anyone has today" will be "available for everyone within five years." He also said that there will be "no scarcity of goods and services" and you'll be able to learn anything you want. Musk continued, explaining that there will be such a surplus that life will no longer require people to save in order to ensure they are taken care of later on.
Standing alone at the Capitol on the 13th day of the shutdown, the speaker said he was unaware of the details of the thousands of federal workers being fired by the Trump administration. It's a highly unusual mass layoff widely seen as way to seize on the shutdown to reduce the scope of government. Vice President JD Vance has warned of "painful" cuts ahead, even as employee unions sue.
