A mix of political theater and a harder look at where the money is going — bad news for anyone hoping Washington's priorities shift away from war and data centers.

• Trump's appearance at a college football game disrupted the TV broadcast, with Secret Service radio traffic cutting out coaches' headsets and turning the audio to static.
• The Education Department is promoting football and skilled trades marketing instead of schooling, which says a lot about its priorities.
• Peter Thiel, the money behind JD Vance, said the second Trump administration overcorrected with loyalty tests and is now staffed by loyal but not very smart people.
• Sylvester Stallone, named a Hollywood ambassador by Trump in January 2025, now calls all war futile and a money machine for weapons makers — one of several allies quietly backing away.
• Trump is attacking electric vehicles and doubling down on oil while Silicon Valley pivots into defense contracts, having given up on selling to China.

Outlook: Expect more money to flow into AI, data centers, and weapons — and fewer human jobs at the end of it.