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Judge Reyes’s conclusion: “There is an old adage among lawyers. If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither, pound the table. … Having neither and bringing the adage into the 21st century, [Noem] pounds X (f/k/a Twitter).”
February 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Judge Reyes’s conclusion: “There is an old adage among lawyers. If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither, pound the table. … Having neither and bringing the adage into the 21st century, [Noem] pounds X (f/k/a Twitter).”
Gebbia in 2018 vs 2026
January 14, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Gebbia in 2018 vs 2026
Maguire posted a now-deleted video on X stitching together dubious 'evidence' and declared it seemed “very likely” the student was responsible. Maguire's bio says he's on the lookout for "high-IQ founders." He doesn't mention if he's also looking for ones who display good judgment and discernment.
December 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Maguire posted a now-deleted video on X stitching together dubious 'evidence' and declared it seemed “very likely” the student was responsible. Maguire's bio says he's on the lookout for "high-IQ founders." He doesn't mention if he's also looking for ones who display good judgment and discernment.
The result is a nuanced profile of a complicated founder as he navigates science, politics, the craziest theories on the internet, and his own past. www.fastcompany.com/91448561/thi...
The hardest startup in America
Augustus Doricko’s Rainmaker uses cloud seeding to bring rain where it’s needed. In the process, he’s been swept up in a storm of controversy.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The result is a nuanced profile of a complicated founder as he navigates science, politics, the craziest theories on the internet, and his own past. www.fastcompany.com/91448561/thi...
Fast Company’s @ainsleyharris.bsky.social met with Doricko in Utah, where he’s working to restore the depleted Great Salt Lake. In a series of conversations, they discussed the world-changing potential of his tech, his religious beliefs, and what America First really means to him.
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Fast Company’s @ainsleyharris.bsky.social met with Doricko in Utah, where he’s working to restore the depleted Great Salt Lake. In a series of conversations, they discussed the world-changing potential of his tech, his religious beliefs, and what America First really means to him.
His biography is also complicated. Though Doricko courts politicians on the left and right, while he was a student at UC Berkeley, he was at at least briefly aligned with Nick Fuentes. Doricko’s religious conviction has also raised eyebrows, with some accusing him of using Rainmaker to play God.
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
His biography is also complicated. Though Doricko courts politicians on the left and right, while he was a student at UC Berkeley, he was at at least briefly aligned with Nick Fuentes. Doricko’s religious conviction has also raised eyebrows, with some accusing him of using Rainmaker to play God.
But the typical founder storyline ends there.
This year, Doricko has found himself in a maelstrom. His company has been attacked by politicians and right-wing conspiracy theorists, who accuse it being responsible for the devastating flooding in Texas over the summer. He’s received death threats.
This year, Doricko has found himself in a maelstrom. His company has been attacked by politicians and right-wing conspiracy theorists, who accuse it being responsible for the devastating flooding in Texas over the summer. He’s received death threats.
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
But the typical founder storyline ends there.
This year, Doricko has found himself in a maelstrom. His company has been attacked by politicians and right-wing conspiracy theorists, who accuse it being responsible for the devastating flooding in Texas over the summer. He’s received death threats.
This year, Doricko has found himself in a maelstrom. His company has been attacked by politicians and right-wing conspiracy theorists, who accuse it being responsible for the devastating flooding in Texas over the summer. He’s received death threats.
Here's the kicker: Geo’s chairman, George Zoley, is an immigrant himself. He arrived here as a child from Greece. @michaellinhorst.bsky.social looks at the company—and man—at the heart of Trump’s hard-line immigration machine. 6/6 www.fastcompany.com/91396722/the...
The house that ICE built
Geo Group, America's largest for-profit jailer of immigrants, is preparing for a windfall under Trump. Its chairman is an immigrant himself.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Here's the kicker: Geo’s chairman, George Zoley, is an immigrant himself. He arrived here as a child from Greece. @michaellinhorst.bsky.social looks at the company—and man—at the heart of Trump’s hard-line immigration machine. 6/6 www.fastcompany.com/91396722/the...
Last year, Geo took in about $1 billion from its contracts with ICE—41% of its annual revenue. That’s set to skyrocket alongside ICE’s budget, which is earmarked to receive an additional $75 billion through 2029 via the One Big Beautiful Bill. 5/6
October 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Last year, Geo took in about $1 billion from its contracts with ICE—41% of its annual revenue. That’s set to skyrocket alongside ICE’s budget, which is earmarked to receive an additional $75 billion through 2029 via the One Big Beautiful Bill. 5/6
But under Trump, Geo is evolving from a background player in federal enforcement into something closer to a government appendage. U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi worked as a lobbyist for Geo in 2019. The company paid consulting fees to Tom Homan before he joined the administration. 4/6
October 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
But under Trump, Geo is evolving from a background player in federal enforcement into something closer to a government appendage. U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi worked as a lobbyist for Geo in 2019. The company paid consulting fees to Tom Homan before he joined the administration. 4/6