Month: March 2022

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Is the January 6 Committee Blowing It?

The January 6 committee’s signal that it’s going to try to criminalize the very notion that the 2020 election was stolen suggests a temptation toward overreach. Will the committee’s members squander public goodwill? Also, an update on the war in Ukraine and thoughts on Cormac McCarthy’s life and work. Source

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Big Technology Podcast - Russia and The Information War — With Miriam Elder

Miriam Elder is the executive editor at Vanity Fair Hive and former Moscow correspondent at The Guardian. She joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss Russia's information war, which the Kremlin is running alongside its physical war in Ukraine. Russia's supposedly formidable social media power seems to be falling flat, and Miriam explains why — and what's to come. Stick around for the second half where we discuss the impact of sanctions and why Bitcoin is failing to capitalize on this moment.

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Headlines From The Times - 500 miles to Kyiv

For more than a month now, L.A. Times Middle East Bureau Chief Nabih Bulos has been on the ground in Ukraine, covering the escalating Russian invasion. Bulos has seen fierce fighting by Ukrainians, nonstop bombardment by Russians, hope and fear and chaos. He’s crisscrossed Ukraine to hear residents tell their stories.

Today, he talks to us about what he has seen.

More reading:

Raining rockets, scattered corpses, an existential battle: A 500-mile journey across a week of war

‘We’re keeping watch’: What foreign correspondents Nabih Bulos, Marcus Yam are seeing in Ukraine

Dead soldiers. An icy river. Ukraine town on the front lines prepares to battle Russians

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 03/09

More people try to flee as desperation grows in Ukraine. Polish plane deal falls through. Tough choices as gas prices hit another record high. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Strikes, fear: an update from Kharkiv

After failing to take Ukraine’s second city, Russian forces continue to pummel it with air, artillery and missile strikes. We speak again with an increasingly despondent Kharkiv native. Many schoolyard games have deep histories, conveying culture down the generations; these days they are adapting to the pandemic era. And the revival of Mexico’s murals with a purpose. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 3.9.22

Alabama

  • Governor's candidate forum to be held this Thursday at Hoover library
  • Becky Gerritson of Eagle Forum says Numeracy Act still uses Common Core
  • 5 year old Phenix City murder victim was sex trafficked by mother
  • Breeze Airlines to add non-stop flights to Las Vegas from Huntsville 
  • American Idol contestant wins over Tuskegee native Lionel Ritchie and others

National

  • Joe Bide bans Russian oil imports to US, Putin places ban on exports too
  • Ukraine president willing to talk conditions for cease fire with Russia
  • Would be 911 hijacker is released from Guatanomo Bay sent to Saudi Arabia
  • 3 dozen active duty servicemen file federal lawsuit  against vaccine mandate
  • Special counsel investigator in Wisconsin reveals bribery in 2020 election 
  • US Freedom convoy livestream video of morning prayers by organizers

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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - Mentorcam March – Max Samuel

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Topic: How VC's see your startup

Max Samuel is a venture capitalist and lawyer. He formerly worked at Thiel Capital, Wilson Sonsini and Credit Suisse. A graduate of Yale, Penn Law School and Wharton, Max is passionate about mentoring both startup founders and people looking to break into the VC industry.

Questions:

  • What is different about early stage VC vs. just VC?
  • How do venture capital firms evaluate startups?
  • What's important at the early stage? What should a pitch deck include?
  • How do you start a career in venture capital?
  • If you were just starting again, what would you do different?

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The Best One Yet - 🤠 “1-click to buy Tim McGraw’s boots” — Amazon’s country music. Apple’s Junior Membership. Nickel’s nightmare.

Apple’s 1st big product event of the year revealed their country club strategy: Launch a Junior Membership to Club Apple. Amazon turned the Country Music Awards into an unprecedented interactive shopping experience. And America doesn’t run on Dunkin’ — it runs on 50 critical metals, like Nickel (whose price jumped so much yesterday it had to be halted). $AAPL $AMZN  Got 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.