Month: March 2021

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Consider This from NPR - Young And Radicalized Online: A Familiar Pattern In Capitol Siege Suspects

People who stormed the Capitol were radicalized by what they consumed online and in social media. That should sound familiar: Ten years ago, ISIS used a similar strategy to lure Americans to Syria.

Dina Temple-Raston reports on the pattern of radicalization. Tom Dreisbach explores familiar warning signs in the past of one Capitol siege suspect — including hateful speech and violent rhetoric.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Why Americans Could Spend Up to $40B in Direct Stimulus Payments on Bitcoin

A new survey from Mizuho Securities sees bitcoin as the most popular stimulus investment avenue. 

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Today on the Brief:

  • Bitcoin’s $60,000 weekend price brings out the angry bears
  • India’s mixed signals on a crypto ban
  • Tesla’s new Master of Coin


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A new $1.9 trillion stimulus package is on the books, of which about $400 billion is going to Americans in the form of direct payments. In this episode, NLW looks at what percentage of that might find its way into investments like bitcoin, specifically looking at a just-released survey from Mizuho with some juicy results. 

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: China’s COVID Testing, Online Magic and the Sigil Engine, a Swarm of Icelandic Earthquakes

Has the Chinese government been forcing officials from foreign countries to take an unexpectedly invasive anal swab COVID test? Can you really build magic, reality-shifting sigils online? Why on Earth is Iceland experiencing so many earthquakes? All this and more in this week's Strange News.

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Consider This from NPR - BONUS: Rapper Mac Phipps, After 20 Years In Prison, Is One Step Closer To Freedom

In this episode from NPR's Louder Than A Riot, New Orleans rapper Mac Phipps speaks exclusively to NPR about the power dynamics at play throughout his clemency hearing, and hosts Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael examine how his hip-hop career continues to affect his image in the eyes of the law.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 03/15

Nearing a breaking point at the border as unaccompanied minor overwhelm facilities. Beyonce leads ladies night at the Grammys. Drew Brees retiring from the NFL. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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