Month: April 2023

4/20/23: Trump Humiliates DeSantis w/ Florida Endorsements, Republicans Reveal Debt Ceiling Demands, Abortion Pill SCOTUS, Big Business Pushes Child Labor, New UFO, Fox Sticks Taxpayers with Dominion Bill, Is Elon Right About AI?, Desantis Disney Fail, Saudis Secretly Buying NFL Team

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump humiliating DeSantis in number of Florida endorsements, RFJ Jr Stuns in strong 14% poll after his announcement, Republicans reveal demands in debt ceiling fight, the Abortion Pill is in jeopardy, Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips trashes his colleagues for lying about their feelings on […]

Those Scary and Dangerous Russkies

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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. – James Bovard, Attention Deficit Democracy [2006] HORNBERGER’S BLOG April 20, 2023 Those Scary and Dangerous Russkies It was always inevitable that the Pentagon’s and the […]

Dark side of therapy apps

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April 20, 2023 Hello, Insiders. Matt Turner, editor in chief of business, here. Depression is a massive challenge that conventional mental-health care has struggled to tackle. Today’s big story centers on the dark side of the startups that believe tech can solve the world’s most complex problems — […]

The Mega-Prison of El Salvador

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by Peter Zeihan on April 20, 2023 Coming to you from just above Glendhu Bay at Lake Wanaka in Southern New Zealand. Today we’re talking about El Salvador’s new ‘mega-prison’ that will be filled with gang leaders, drug traffickers and the worst of the worst. In theory, this […]

Understanding Russian Conservatism

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David Pan The human rights project struggles continually with the problem of cultural difference. In the first place, contrasting moral judgments about issues such as abortion, sexual preference, and polygamy create divisions across cultures that undermine the expansion of human rights claims. Yet even fundamental questions, such as […]

Robert Irwin re-creates a childhood photo with late father Steve Irwin in dad’s ‘special car’

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1 Resurfaced interview clip shows Billie Eilish opening up about her Tourette Syndrome We’ve come a long way in our understanding and representation of chronic conditions. However, certain disorders, like Tourette Syndrome, remain mostly under mystery and stigma. Symptoms of Tourette Syndrome revolve around involuntary, repetitive movements or sounds known […]

Realtors face a reckoning

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 View in browser Subscribe April 19, 2023 Hello, Insiders. This is Spriha Srivastava, Insider’s London bureau chief. Are there too many real-estate agents in the US? We’re about to find out. As today’s big story explains, there are now two agents for every home for sale — and […]

4/19/23: Fox News Settles In Dominion Lawsuit, Market Apocalypse Looms On Debt Ceiling, Elon Warns “Civilizational Destruction” From AI, Oklahoma Officials Leaked Audio, Rep Jeff Jackson On Sensationalism, Democrats New Congressional Stock Ban, Chris Sununu Disses MAGA Fringe, Is Trump Anti-Imperialist?

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Ryan and Emily discuss FOX News settling with Dominion for over $787 million dollars, a market “apocalypse” looms as fights continue over the Debt Ceiling, Elon Musk warns of the “Civilizational Destruction” from AI in Tucker Carlson interview, Oklahoma officials were caught on leaked audio with racist comments […]

The Lighthouse: Tax Unrealized Capital Gains? | Guns for Liberty | Scott Atlas Interviews Glenn Loury

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April 18, 2023  •  Weekly Newsletter It’s Destructive and Unfair to Tax ‘Unrealized Capital Gains’ Richard B. McKenzie (Wall Street Journal) Why? Because the anticipated profits of most firms haven’t happened yet—and, in many cases, never will happen. Remember Kmart, RadioShack, and Blockbuster? Their stockholders once had unrealized […]

Missing but Wanted: Children

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By Michael Lind, Tablet What if those in authority declared an apocalypse—but the wrong one? The trans-Atlantic establishment preaches that the most important problem facing the world today is global warming, but meanwhile the fertility growth rate in the U.S. and Europe has collapsed. From a radical environmentalist […]

4/18/23: Brazil’s President Says Biden Encourages Ukraine War, McCarthy Begs Wall Street On Debt Ceiling, Nikki Haley Caught Lying, Elon Calls For Stop Of AI Dev, Fox Trial Day 1, Bernie on Jen Psaki, SF’s Math Scheme Backfires, Ro Khanna Responds to Pelosi’s Smears

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Brazil President Lula calling out Biden for encouraging the war in Ukraine, bank executives drooling over Ukraine War profits, Kevin McCarthy begging Wall Street to back him in the fight on the Debt Ceiling, Nikki Haley caught lying about her fundraising numbers, Biden aides […]

Please Blow The Whistle On Censorship

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Please Blow The Whistle On Censorship We can’t do this alone. If you are researching “misinformation,” “fake news,” or “hate online,” please email me, michaelshellenberger@proton.me Michael Shellenberger and Leighton Woodhouse Apr 18, 2023 Over the last several months, my colleagues and I have documented the existence of, and […]

The Lures of Antiquity

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Sponsored by HarperCollins When Pope Innocent II decided to remodel the venerable church of Santa Maria in Trastevere in 1140, he borrowed from the monuments of ancient Rome with deliberate and spectacular intent. For him, these tangible traces of another era were charged with meaning, majesty, and beauty, telling […]