12/8/23: HUNTER INDICTED: Blatant Ukraine Corruption Revealed, Ivy League Presidents FACE FIRING After Hearing

Saagar discusses Hunter’s indictments and Ivy League Presidents facing the threat of firing after a hearing on anti Semitism. Timestamps: (00:00)Intro (00:13) Hunter (9:31) Ivy League To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show uncut and 1 hour early visit: https://breakingpoints.supercast.com/ Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ […]

Goods are getting cheaper

INSIDE SCOOP Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/Business Insider Many things are actually getting cheaper The cost of long-lasting items like used cars and appliances has fallen — but you probably didn’t even notice. READ NOW Insider Today Newsletter Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business from Wall Street […]

War in Latin America?

Today’s best articles Is Venezuela about to start a war in Latin America? ‘I only fear that when I die, my story will be forgotten’ The GOP prepares to make its move on the Bidens Texas judge approves abortion of nonviable fetus, drawing threat from Texas attorney general […]

America Is In Danger

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more America Is In Danger The US Defense Department must be held to account for waging psychological warfare against the American people Michael Shellenberger Dec 8 ∙ Preview READ IN APP Our military, police, and intelligence officials exist to protect us from […]

I Will Not Look Away

Caitlin Johnstone Dec 8, 2023 Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): I will not look away. No matter how horrific it gets, I will not look away. No matter how many children I see killed and injured in the most gruesome ways imaginable, […]

A simple workplace solution

December 9, 2023 • 5 min read with Diamond Naga Siu It’s Saturday, buds! The holiday season feels like it’s in full swing. If you’re interested in different holiday festivities, try one of these 16 unique British traditions, like watching a pantomime, guessing the “Christmas No. 1,” or […]

“A Powerful Day to You, Sir!”

Sponsored by Domini Impact Investments In our Holiday Issue, Mark O’Connell reviews Werner Herzog’s autobiography, a deadpan self-portrait by a true eccentric who seems to wake up each morning “in determined pursuit of experience.” As O’Connell writes, there is something “resolute and methodical about the wildness of Herzog’s life,” […]

The Media Monopoly Crisis

FEATURED The Media Monopoly Crisis Our new special issue takes on the out-of-control consolidation that is squeezing out independent voices and controlling what we read. D.D. GUTTENPLAN FOR THE NATION FROM THIS ISSUE Elon Musk’s Real Threat to Democracy Isn’t What You Think How the attention-starved CEO took […]

Max Beckmann, Ambiguous Prophet

The current exhibition of the German painter reminds us of his achievements and his missteps. Alexander Adams Dec 9, 2023 [Max Beckmann, Self-Portrait in Tuxedo, 1927, oil on canvas, Fogg Museum Harvard University] “Max Beckmann adopted early on a position against the avant-garde and did not shy away […]

Saudi Royals Prefer Israel to Hamas, Myanmar Fracturing?, Reichsbürgers: ‘Citizens of the Reich’, Bellingcat Collaborates With Western Intel?, “There Once Was an Empire”

Niccolo Soldo Dec 9, 2023 Every weekend (almost) I share five articles/essays/reports with you. I select these over the course of the week because they are either insightful, informative, interesting, important, or a combination of the above. Request: Please hit the like button at the top of the […]

Yukio Mishima: Action and Art

Chōkōdō Shujin Dec 9, 2023 Chōkōdō Shujin examines the tension between personal artistic drive and national characteristics, as exemplified by Yukio Mishima’s life and work, which epitomized the spirit of ancient Japan and the pursuit of beauty in creative expression and deeds. It is quite plausible that an […]

Wall Street’s lonely bankers

INSIDE SCOOP Arantza Pena Popo/Insider Wall Street’s loneliness crisis Junior bankers shared their stories of “toxic” office politics, cliques, and big egos. “Frankly, I don’t want to be here for another year dealing with these people.” READ NOW Insider Today Newsletter Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest […]

Defining the next 30 years

Defining the next 30 years The future can look pretty bleak. Climate catastrophes, new diseases, crumbling infrastructure, wealth inequality, cyber risks, geopolitical conflicts, and threats to democracy around the globe are just some of the things now shaking people’s confidence in a better tomorrow. But human ingenuity is […]

The Most Obnoxious Blowhard in America

The Most Obnoxious Blowhard in America Plus: Grimes the urbanist, Matt Taibbi’s fight night, crazy AI applications, and more… LIZ WOLFE Chris Christie on top? It wasn’t just the former governor of New Jersey calling Vivek Ramaswamy “the most obnoxious blowhard in America”—an insult that should possibly be doled […]

To Renew America

Sponsored by Bodleian Library Publishing Sherrilyn Ifill How America Ends and Begins Again Because so much of what we have come to expect of our country is unraveling, we have an opportunity to build it anew.   Robert Darnton The Dream of a Universal Library Digitization promised to […]