The Case of the Missing Masterpieces (and Motivation)
When Monet disappears, but so does the political will to care.
Museum label on an empty frame: “Monet, Matisse, Dalí, Picasso — Loaned Indefinitely to ‘Whoever Had the Balls in 2006.’” A nearby plaque reads: “Statute of Limitations: Because Eventually, Even Crimes Get Museum Fatigue.”
Source headline
‘No one was really interested in finding those works’: major Brazilian art theft still unsolved as statute of limitations expires
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Prediction markets face crackdown just as Wall Street, bookies, and AI models quietly adopt them as a premium feature.
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Forecast
U.S. and Iran Won’t Hit Gulf Energy or Nuclear Sites Soon
Washington and Tehran are trading blows in public while haggling in private. The loud part is moving toward Iran’s shores and shipping lanes. The quiet part is every regional capital begging them not to touch the real money: Gulf energy exports and Iran’s nuclear sites.
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