Month: September 2022

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘She’s Nice Though’ tackles the burdens of being nice

Mia Mercado's essay collection She's Nice Though: Essays on Being Bad at Being Good examines the reasons why one would want to be viewed as "nice." She explores why one would want to be liked, what we try to accomplish by being nice, and how constraining being agreeable can be. NPR's Ailsa Chang discusses this with Mercado, as well as how this plays into gender and dating.
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It Could Happen Here - The War In Armenia

Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to talk about the invasion of Armenia by Azerbaijan, and the looming threat of genocide

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This Machine Kills - Patreon Preview – 191. Family Policing Services

We discuss a powerful new essay on the multiple violences – domestic, data, administrative, racial – wrought by the state family police, aka “child protective services,” which uses an array of tools to terrorize and tear apart families, particularly targeting those that are Black and Brown. But first, we pour one out for Real Life Magazine and reflect on its importance – and the huge loss – for the tech media landscape. Some stuff we reference: ••• Birthing Predictions of Premature Death | J. Khadijah Abdurahman https://logicmag.io/home/birthing-predictions-of-premature-death/ ••• The Time Tax https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/07/how-government-learned-waste-your-time-tax/619568/ ••• I Have Studied Child Protective Services for Decades. It Needs to Be Abolished. https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2022/04/abolish-child-protective-services-torn-apart-dorothy-roberts-book-excerpt/ Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! www.patreon.com/thismachinekills Grab TMK gear: www.bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)
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The Gist - QAnon Shaman To His Left, Police To His Right

Luke Mogelson, author of The Storm Is Here: An American Crucible was right there in the Capitol when the insurrection brewed. He’s back to recount what he saw. Plus, there is a spate of fantastic news for children, combatants, and actresses in comedy series.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Film Uncovers A Battle for Privilege and Power as Aid Effort Builds New School in Haiti

What seemed like a simple international aid project spirals out of control. How (Not) to Build A School in Haiti details the long and complicated process it took to build a new school in a rural town north of the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The project comes to a sudden halt when a headstrong American construction worker clashes with a Haitian leader. Reset talks with a Chicago-based filmmaker and a Haitian creole translator about how the development process comes to life on screen.
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Lost Debate - Ep 77 | Mar-a-Lago Special Master, CA Farm Unions, Single Women’s Wealth

 Ravi and Rikki start with the latest legal drama from the Mar-a-Lago investigation, before turning to new data showing single women without children are making more money than their male counterparts, President Biden’s pro-labor jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and why more and more economists now think China may never outgrow the U.S. economy.


[02:22] Mar-a-Lago Raid Updates

[11:04] Single, Childless Women = Higher Earners

[27:10] Newsom vs. Biden Drama

[36:35] China’s Slowing Economy


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Bitcoin Tumbles After Hot Inflation Report; Wall Street Giants Start Crypto Exchange EDX Markets

The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022.


“The Hash” hosts discuss bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies slumping after a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report. Plus, financial heavyweights including Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investments announce the start of EDX Markets, the latest sign that Wall Street is forging ahead in digital assets despite crypto winter.



See also: 

Crypto Exchange FTX Freezes Under Strain of CPI Volatility

Schwab, Citadel Securities, Fidelity, Other Wall Street Firms Start Crypto Exchange EDX Markets

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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | U.S. Inflation Rate, GOP Speaks Out On DOJ Official, Sen. Hawley and Credit Card Companies | Sept. 13

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
  • Republican lawmakers speak out against a DOJ official’s comments
  • Dr. Jill Biden thinks all books should be in libraries
  • Sen. John Hawley sounds the alarm on credit card companies

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - New Bill Could Put First Wind Farm in Lake Michigan Off Chicago’s Southeast Side

Lake Michigan could be the home of Illinois' first off-shore wind farm. The Rust Belt to Green Belt Act could help fund wind turbines 15 miles off the coast of Chicago’s Southeast side. Reset talks to one of the sponsors of the legislation as well as a reporter and community organizer about the details.