Day: April 3, 2025

World’s List of Billionaires Tops 3,000

Buck Banks

3,028

The ranks of the monocle-wearing class are growing: Forbes has found there are now 3,028 billionaires on the planet. That’s a whole lot more than the 140 the magazine located when it started keeping a list in 1987. Twenty years later, there were 1,000 in total, and by 2017, the roll of the richest had reached 2,000. As of last year, there were 2,781. And it’s not just that there are more billionaires, it’s also that those in the rarest air are even richer than in years past—as of March 7, the world’s billionaires boasted a combined worth of $16.1 trillion, which is almost $2 trillion more than a year ago.

Mike Waltz Had at Least 20 Sensitive Signal Chats

Buck Banks

20

“National security adviser Mike Waltz’s team regularly set up chats on Signal to coordinate official work on issues including Ukraine, China, Gaza, Middle East policy, Africa and Europe, according to four people who have been personally added to Signal chats,” Politico reports. “Two of the people said they were in or have direct knowledge of at least 20 such chats. All four said they saw instances of sensitive information being discussed.”

Americans Are (Belatedly) Paying Attention to Trump

Buck Banks

71%

A new Pew Research survey finds about seven-in-ten adults say they have been following news about the actions and initiatives of President Trump’s administration very (31%) or fairly (40%) closely. The major reasons cited: 62% said Trump news is “relevant to my life,” 43% said “it’s hard to avoid,” 36% said “I like what the administration is doing,” and 25% said “it’s entertaining or interesting.”