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26Mar/26

Suing social media for addictive design

March 26, 2026Internet.google, Anna Lembke, Australia, Big Tech, dopamine, Infinite scrolling, Instagram, Jayne Conroy, K.G.M. v. Meta et al., Los Angeles, Mark Zuckerberg, Matthew P. Bergman, Meta Platforms, Sarah Kreps, Section 230, SNAP, Social media, TikTok, U . S . Federal, United States, Video softwareadmin

Earthquake for Big Tech: Juries Hit Meta and YouTube with Multi-Million Dollar Verdicts Over Youth Social Media Addiction

March 26, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — A landmark legal shift is currently unfolding as social media giants face unprecedented liability for the mental health impacts of their platforms on minors.

Landmark Jury Verdicts In a first-of-its-kind bellwether trial in Los Angeles, a jury ordered Meta and Google (YouTube) to pay $3 million in compensatory damages and recommended an additional $3 million in punitive damages to a 20-year-old woman, known in court as K.G.M. or Kaley. The jury found that both companies acted negligently and with malice, oppression, or fraud by designing platforms that addicted the plaintiff as a child, exacerbating her depression, anxiety, and body dysmorphia. Meta was assigned 70% of the responsibility for the harm, while YouTube bore 30%. TikTok and Snap, initially named as co-defendants, settled the claims against them just before the trial began. Continue reading →

09Mar/26

The Political Economy of Crisis, War Finance, and Inflation

March 9, 2026FinanceCentral bank, Chronic inflation, Convertibility plan, Currency, Currency substitution, Economic collapse, Economic collapses, Fiat money, Financial crises, Fiscal policy, Fixed exchange rate system, Foreign exchange market, Frédéric Bastiat, Galloping inflation, Germany, Gold standard, Hungarian pengő, Hungary, Hyperinflation, Inflation, Monetary policy, Money, Phillip Cagan, Seigniorage, U . S . Federal, United States, US Dollar, Venezuela, Zimbabweadmin

Why the “Money Printer Goes Brrr”: The Ancient Roots of Modern Inflation

March 9, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — Inflation, Hyperinflation, and the “Money Printer” Relying on the printing press to fund state expenditures has historically been a primary catalyst for inflation and, in extreme cases, hyperinflation. This phenomenon stretches back to the fall of the Roman Empire, where successive emperors debased the silver Denarius to pay for military and administrative costs, ultimately destroying public faith in the currency. Modern examples of hyperinflation—such as Weimar Germany in 1923, Zimbabwe in 2008, and Venezuela—demonstrate the devastating consequences of unchecked monetary expansion, which annihilates savings, causes basic necessities to become unaffordable, and forces citizens to resort to bartering or foreign currencies

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23Feb/26

Cartel Boss “El Mencho” Killed in Mexico, Sparking Nationwide Violence and World Cup Security Fears

February 23, 2026Conflict and WarAcapulco, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Christopher Landau, Claudia Sheinbaum, El Menchito, El Mencho, Fentanyl, Flores Silva, Guadalajara, Hugo Mendoza Gaytan, Jalisco, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Mexican drug war, Mexico, MEXICO CITY, Mike Vigil, Monterrey, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, Nueva Plaza Cartel, Pablo Lemus, Pemex, Ricardo Ruiz Velasco, Rubén Oseguera González, Sinaloa Cartel, Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, Tapalpa, Terrorism in Mexico, Trump, U . S . Federal, United States, Washingtonadmin

The Fall of “El Mencho”: 5 Takeaways from the Chaos Reshaping Mexico

23 Feb. 2026 /Mpelembe Media — On Sunday, February 22, 2026, the long-standing pursuit of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes—the man known to the underworld and intelligence agencies alike as “El Mencho”—concluded in a violent, high-altitude end. For the Mexican military and its partners in Washington, the death of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) leader was the ultimate trophy of a decade-long hunt. However, as plumes of dark smoke rose over the coastal resort of Puerto Vallarta and civilians sprinted in panic through the Guadalajara International Airport, the victory felt pyrrhic. By sunset, Mexico had transitioned from a state of military triumph into what local social media and eyewitnesses described as a “war zone.”The stakes of this event transcend the borders of the criminal underworld. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup less than four months away and a U.S. administration that has formally declared “armed conflict” against the cartels, the fall of El Mencho is not merely a police matter; it is a global security event that threatens to reshape the Western Hemisphere. Continue reading →