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A stylized graphic of two dollar bills | Image: Aidan Gorman and Candida Hall

Not all billionaires are bad.

But should they exist?
Billionaire Tax

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Members of the public hold protest signs reading "Indy needs a data center moratorium. Not weak regulations" during an Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission meeting.

The data center pushback grows.

Plus, a look back at the 19th century’s tech backlash.
Data centers
President Donald Trump shows images of the ballroom concept at the White House in Washington, D.C. | REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

SCOTUS and the White House ballroom.

The Supreme Court allows new construction to continue.
White House ballroom
Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez shakes hands with U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright

The U.S. oil deal with Venezuela.

Plus, did climate change cause the Nepal floods?
U.S.–Venezuela
John Ratcliffe testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing in 2020

CIA Director Ratcliffe’s trip to Russia.

Plus, does DSA support defunding the police?
Russia
The I-75/24 Split in Chattanooga, Tennessee, shortly after initial construction was completed | Tennessee State Library and Archives, Wikipedia, edited by Ari Weitzman

The Sunday — August 30

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. Editor’s Note: Last week, we ran a reader essay critical of the Sydney chapter of Chabad (and the organization at large) that included several large claims
The Sunday
Internet Archive / University of Toronto Libraries

Have we no shame?

Against normalization culture.
Friday edition
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at a Senate Judiciary Committee in the U.S. Capitol.

The Meta settlement.

Plus, how surveillance differs between the U.S. and the UK.
Meta settlement
An absentee ballot in Austin, Texas | Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Wire, edited by Russell Nystrom

The Supreme Court’s latest mail-in ballot ruling.

Plus, a new video about Flock cameras.
SCOTUS
The national debt as of August 25, 2026 | Graphic by Aidan Gorman, Russell Nystrom, and Candida Hall

The national debt hits $40 trillion.

Plus, Revolutionary War debt and the first national bank.
National debt
A picture of our empty Philadelphia office, which we vacated this month | Photo: Audrey Moorehead

Do people really want Tangle?

Plus, you get to meet our latest hire.
Press Pass
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with the media

The U.S.–Canada trade war escalates.

Plus, what’s happening with tariff refunds?
Trade deals