Month: January 2022

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This Machine Kills - 128. – The Year of Magical Thinking (ft. Wendy Liu)

Kicking off the new year, we are joined by returning champion Wendy Liu – author of Abolish Silicon Valley – to look back on all the very dumb things the tech sector has forced us take seriously in 2021. We talk about how free flowing capital has both created and accelerated a world built on sand. Where all the vaporware, bullshit, and grifts of things like NFTs, DAOs, and web3 seemingly come from nowhere and become all we can talk about. We wrap up with our hopes that 2022 will be a year that proves one thing: the luddites were right. • Follow Wendy: twitter.com/dellsystem/ • Buy her very good book: repeaterbooks.com/product/abolish-silicon-valley-how-to-liberate-technology-from-capitalism/ Some stuff we discuss: ••• My first impressions of web3 | Moxie Marlinspike https://moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-first-impressions.html ••• Cryptocurrency Investors Try to Turn Private Islands Into Blockchain Utopias | Ed Ongweso Jr. https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3n38x/cryptocurrency-investors-try-to-turn-private-islands-into-blockchain-utopias Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills Grab fresh new TMK gear: bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/ Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl)
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Lost Debate - Ep 16 | Vax Mandates, Race In Healthcare, Dems Rebrand, Metaverse, College Closures

Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start on the vaccine mandates before the Supreme Court, then turn to states prioritizing Covid treatments by race and ethnicity. Democrats are rebranding ahead of this year’s midterms, but can they head off a red wave? Then Ravi takes us into the Metaverse and Rikki goes through Covid crackdowns on college campuses.


[0:50] Supreme Court Vax Mandate

[14:07] Covid treatments by race and ethnicity

[21:05] Democrats are rebranding

[29:48] Metaverse

[36:09] College Closures


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Money Girl - 673 – How Much Debt Is Too Much? 8 Warning Signs

Using debt wisely comes down to understanding the difference between good and bad debt and the right amounts based on your income and goals. Laura reviews how eight ways to know if you have too much debt and simple action steps to protect your finances.

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SCOTUScast - Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga – Post-Argument SCOTUScast

On November 8th, 2021 the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga, a case which concerned whether Section 1806(f) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 displaces the state-secrets privilege and authorizes a district court to resolve, in camera and ex parte, the merits of a lawsuit challenging the lawfulness of government surveillance by considering the privileged evidence.

Joining today to discuss this case in great detail is Dr. Riddhi Sohan Dasgupta, Counsel at Schaerr | Jaffe LLP. Dr. Dasgupta has served as the Deputy General Counsel of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Special Counsel of the United States Department of Education (ED), and adjunct faculty at George Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School.
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SCOTUScast - Carson v. Makin – Post-Argument SCOTUScast

On December 8th, the Court heard arguments in Carson v. Makin, a case which concerned whether a state violates the religion clauses or equal protection clause by prohibiting students participating in an otherwise generally available student aid program from choosing their aid to attend schools that provide religious, or sectarian, instruction. Joining today to discuss this decision in two parts is Professor Nicole Garnett, The John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School. This episode begins with coverage of the question and background, and proceeds in second part to focused analysis of oral argument.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago Pastor Rev. Otis Moss joins hunger strike for voting rights and democracy

Over the last year, at least 19 states have passed laws making it harder to vote. Since January 6th, 25 religious leaders from around the country have been on a hunger strike to urge Congress to pass voting rights legislation. Reset talks with Rev. Otis Moss, who is one of the hunger strikers.
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Consider This from NPR - Senator Raphael Warnock Wants You To See Voting Rights As A Moral Issue

As Democrats are making a push for voting rights legislation in Congress, more faith leaders want Americans to approach it as a moral – even spiritual – issue, including pastor and Democrat, Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia.

Warnock explains why he thinks ending the legislative filibuster in the Senate may be a necessary step, a move that President Joe Biden also endorsed while speaking in Warnock's home state on Tuesday.

And Warnock describes his spiritual motivation for this voting rights push. He says democracy is the "political enactment of a spiritual idea."

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: A Web 3 Company Just Bought a Stake in a TradFi Giant

Plus a billionaire reveals he holds 50% of his net worth in bitcoin.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.

On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW covers the latest news from macro and the crypto space, including:

  • Value investing legend Bill Miller holds 50% of his net worth in bitcoin 
  • Paradigm invests in Citadel Securities’ first outside round 
  • $207 million in digital asset fund outflows last week
  • Federal Reserve insider trading scandal 
  • PayPal considering launching a stablecoin  

 

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