The Weekly Spill (In Shorts)
Welcome to The Weekly Spill—Silicon Bay Partners’ regularly scheduled download of thoughts, takes, and the occasional side-eye at the world as it actually is (not just as it’s pitched in a deck). Each week, we sift through the noise across current events, politics, startups, and financial markets to bring you what matters—and what’s just pretending to.
We aim to keep things light, even when the topics aren’t. That means a bit of satire where it’s earned, a bit of skepticism where it’s called for, and a commitment to staying grounded in facts even when opinions sneak in through the side door. We won’t always be non-judgmental—but we will always try to be clear-eyed.
Think of this as your informed, occasionally irreverent briefing for the week ahead. Read it for insight, stay for perspective, and feel free to disagree—that’s o.k. too. Fair warning: Sometimes we spill more than once a week!
Victorious Drones
This year’s Victory Day parade in Moscow involved nothing triumphal. For the first time in two decades tanks and other military vehicles did not rumble through Red Square in celebration of the Soviet Union’s role in defeating Nazi Germany. Russia’s authorities considered it too great a risk to cram armored vehicles and missile-carriers into nearby staging areas—they would have made far too juicy a target for Ukraine’s increasingly effective drones.
Trump Has Gone From Unpredictable To Unreliable
According to an article written by Vivian Salama for The Atlantic, allies and rivals alike are less likely to give the president what he looks for. Reliability. It’s a word I hear constantly from officials around the world when the conversation turns to the Trump administration—and especially, these days, the Iran war.
Grifters Giuliani, Adams Could Seek Payouts From Trump’s $1.8B ‘Anti-weaponization’ Fund
Former NYC mayors Rudy Giuliani and Eric Adams could be among those who seek payouts from President Trump’s controversial $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who faced federal investigation and prosecution under the previous presidential administration.
Longtime Dem Congressman Barney Frank Dies at 86
Former Democratic Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts died late Tuesday at the age of 86 after entering hospice care at his home in Maine last month.
“He was, above all else, a wonderful brother. I was lucky to be his sister,” Frank’s sister Doris Breay told NBC Boston.
Frank, who was the first openly gay member of Congress, leaves behind a controversial legacy, having served in the House of Representatives for over three decades.