Month: January 2022

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The Best One Yet - 🎈 “It’s a balloon, not a bubble” — What’s happening to stocks. Taco Bell’s business school. Insurance’s surveillance.

If you’re feeling pain in your portfolio, it’s because the stock market has dropped 10%. But don’t call it a bubble
 it’s a balloon. Taco Bell just launched a business school (guac, like tuition, is still extra) because it’s pivoting to people. And we just had a record year of fatal car accidents in the US, so insurance companies are trying a new thing: Surveillance Insurance - you give up privacy, you get $$$. $YUM $ALL  ï»żGot a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork Want a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9 Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - Operation Long Jump

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In November 1943, the Big Three leaders of the allied powers in world war II, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joesph Stalin, were scheduled to meet in person for the first time in Tehran, Iran. 


When the Germans got wind of this, Hitler figured this would be a great opportunity to just kill all of his enemies at once. 


Learn more about Operation Long Jump and Hitler’s plot to kill all of the allied leaders in one fell swoop, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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NBN Book of the Day - Spencer Jakab, “The Revolution That Wasn’t: GameStop, Reddit, and the Fleecing of Small Investors” (Penguin, 2022)

In The Revolution That Wasn't: GameStop, Reddit, and the Fleecing of Small Investors (Portfolio/Penguin, 2022), WSJ columnist Spencer Jakab weaves together personal narratives, the key market institutions, and social media to tell the fascinating tale of the GameStop short squeeze of early 2021. The surprising truth? What appeared to be a watershed moment—a revolution that stripped the ultra-powerful hedge funds of their market influence, placing power back in the hands of everyday investors—only tilted the odds further in the house’s favor. The Revolution That Wasn't is the definitive account of an event that has immediately joined the list of best and worst stock market moments. 

Daniel Peris is Senior Vice President at Federated Hermes in Pittsburgh. He can be reached at DanielxPeris@gmail.com or via Twitter @HistoryInvestor. His History and Investing blog and Keep Calm & Carry On Investing podcast are at https://strategicdividendinves...

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What A Day - Could A Conservative Court End Affirmative Action?

The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will hear cases on the right of universities to consider race in admissions. The court has historically ruled that universities have a limited right to consider an applicant’s race during the admission process, but the court’s conservative majority could upend decades of precedent. Lawyer and journalist Jay Willis joins us to discuss what we can expect, what this might mean for affirmative action, and the future of higher education.


And in headlines: NATO said that its allies are sending military reinforcements to Eastern Europe amid tensions at the Ukrainian border, the Burkina Faso military announced that it seized control after overthrowing President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, and four attorneys general filed a privacy lawsuit against Google.


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The NewsWorthy - NATO on Standby, Affirmative Action in Court & Meta’s Supercomputer – Tuesday, January 25th, 2022

The news to know for Tuesday, January 25th, 2022!

We'll tell you how the U.S. is collaborating with other countries as worries mount that Russia will invade Ukraine. 

And which controversial issue the Supreme Court just agreed to take on.

Also, what to know about the trial of three more officers charged in the death of George Floyd. 

Plus, why three states and Washington, D.C. are suing Google, a wild week on Wall Street, and Meta's plan for a new supercomputer.

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes for sources and to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #315 – “The Balloon Duel” with Monika Scott & Luke Jensen

In this episode, Rivers is hangin' out poolside in North Hollywood with two of the funniest folks on Earth: Monika Scott and Luke Jensen! We're talking about Monika's AMAZING recent trip to the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge in Disneyland. Plus, we cover '90 Day Fiancee', the recent loss of Meat Loaf, a real life 'Weekend at Bernie's' in Ireland, and a bit of history involving the weirdest duel of all time. Powerman 5000's "When Worlds Collide" is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Tune in now, y'all! Follow Monika and Luke on all forms of social media @MightyMonika and @LukeFJensen respectively. Follow the show on Twitter @TheGoodsPod. Rivers is @RiversLangley Sam is @SlamHarter Carter is @Carter_Glascock Subscribe on Patreon for HOURS of bonus content! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod
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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #315 – “The Balloon Duel” with Monika Scott & Luke Jensen

In this episode, Rivers is hangin' out poolside in North Hollywood with two of the funniest folks on Earth: Monika Scott and Luke Jensen! We're talking about Monika's AMAZING recent trip to the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge in Disneyland. Plus, we cover '90 Day Fiancee', the recent loss of Meat Loaf, a real life 'Weekend at Bernie's' in Ireland, and a bit of history involving the weirdest duel of all time. Powerman 5000's "When Worlds Collide" is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Tune in now, y'all!  Follow Monika and Luke on all forms of social media @MightyMonika and @LukeFJensen respectively.  Follow the show on Twitter @TheGoodsPod.  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Sam is @SlamHarter  Carter is @Carter_Glascock Subscribe on Patreon for HOURS of bonus content! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod
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Pod Save America - “Cold War, Hot Mic.”

Vladimir Putin inches closer to a war in Ukraine that could have global repercussions, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki talks about the Biden Administration’s new strategy for 2022, and Jon, Jon, and Tommy assess their level of concern over the latest headlines about creeping authoritarianism in a new segment called Democracy Doomscroll.

Pod Save America is vaxxed, boosted, and headed back on the road! Join Jon, Jon, Tommy and Dan on the road for Pod Save America (A)live And On Tour. Get tickets & learn more: crooked.com/events.

Listener presales: January 25 at 10 am local time through January 27 (code CROOKED)

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The Daily Signal - How the Feds Handcuff States to Medicaid

During the pandemic, the number of Americans enrolled in Medicaid skyrocketed from 75 million to 90 million. The issue? Not everyone currently enrolled in Medicaid is eligible.

And the federal government is trying to prevent states from removing ineligible Americans from their rolls.

This costs the taxpayer serious money, explains Hayden DuBlois, deputy research director at the Foundation for Government Accountability.

"The reality is very, very disastrous for state and federal taxpayers alike, for the truly needy who are kept waiting, for other budget priorities, which are now getting more and more crowded out by Medicaid as it's just consuming so much of state budgets," DuBlois says. "So it's really snowballed into this crisis that is quickly falling out of control."

DuBlois joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss how the federal government is handcuffing states to Medicaid, and what conservatives should do to respond. 

We also cover these stories:

  • The Supreme Court agrees to hear a case challenging affirmative action in higher education.
  • California state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat who represents San Francisco, introduces a bill to allow children 12 and up to get a COVID-19 vaccine without parental consent.
  • Seven Virginia school districts sue newly elected Gov. Glenn Youngkin over his executive order giving parents the right to decide whether their child wears a mask at school.



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What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – Policing-for-Profit

Over the last few years, a sleepy southern town has seen its arrest rate grow more than 1100%. It’s not because of a spike in crime in Brookside, Alabama; instead, the town’s law enforcement has adopted a policing-for-profit model that treats citizens as revenue generators and cracks down on them accordingly. In turn, some residents enter debt spirals as the town’s police force rakes in more cash, with no signs of stopping anytime soon.


Guest: John Archibald, columnist for AL.com and the Birmingham News.


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