The Brutalist Report

Fortune

• Trump speeds review of psychedelics after Joe Rogan texted him about ibogaine. ‘Sounds great. Do you want FDA approval? Let’s do it’ [48d]
• The jet-fuel surge is making global flight connections disappear [48d]
• Putin finally admits Russia’s economy is in trouble and grasps for answers, after warnings about a financial crisis have been piling up [48d]
• A bizarre insurance scam was exposed as ‘clearly a human in a bear suit’ damaging luxury cars [49d]
• The record-setting U.S. drought is so bad that 97% of the Southeast and two-thirds of the West are parched [49d]
• U.S. extends waiver on Russian oil sanctions to ease Iran war shortages, just days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ruled it out [49d]
• The U.S. is ready to seize Iran-linked ships with boarding parties, report says, while Marines practice maritime raids [49d]
• Iran’s Hormuz whiplash highlights divide within regime as U.S. blockade tightens. ‘The fight between different factions has started’ [49d]
• MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $26 billion—but it’s barely made a dent in her net worth because of the power of Amazon shares [49d]
• Zillow’s CEO says his friends were shocked when he quit a cushy Microsoft job—but Steve Jobs led to his success at the $10.5 billion real estate firm [49d]
• The $6 billion Vatican Bank was beset by scandals, disastrous investments—and ties to the Mafia. How Pope Francis tried to fix it [49d]
• AI’s next act: how Salesforce is turning efficiency gains into revenue [49d]