Month: September 2022

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It Could Happen Here - The 9/11 Cult

Robert sits down to talk to his Zoomer colleagues about 9/11, and how it became the source of a secular revenge cult

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: US Government Recovers $30M From Crypto Game Axie Infinity Hack; 3 Executives Said to Be Leaving BlockFi

The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.

"The Hash" hosts discuss today's top stories, including how the crypto analytics firm Chainalysis helped the U.S. government recover $30 million stolen from Axie Infinity earlier this year, and the personnel shakeup at embattled crypto lender BlockFi before it is bought by FTX.


See also: 

3 Senior Executives Jump From Crypto Lender BlockFi: Sources

US Government Recovers $30M From Crypto Game Axie Infinity Hack


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Pod Save America - “Of MAGA and Midterms (with John Fetterman!)”

The final stretch of the 2022 midterms have begun, but it is still Trump vs Biden on the campaign trail. The Mar A Lago investigation hits the skids as DOJ announces a new investigation of Trump’s Super PAC. And Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman joins the pod to talk about his exciting run for Senate.

 

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The Gist - China Is Always Watching

Josh Chin, Wall Street Journal Deputy Bureau Chief in Beijing and co-author of Surveillance State: Inside China’s Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control, discusses just how effective the Chinese panopticon is, delivering government services to some, as it oppresses others. Plus, the special master decision gets a special appeal, and Queen Elizabeth’s passing results in an international outpouring.

Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Argonne Laboratory Will Lead Community Specific Climate Change Research

The lab was one of three cities to receive a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. Reset checks in with Cristina Negri, director of Argonne’s Environmental Sciences Division and CROCUS lead and Naomi Davis from Blacks in Green.
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Consider This from NPR - The Life And Reign Of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II, the monarch of Britain since 1952, died on Thursday at the age of 96. She reigned for longer than any other ruler of the United Kingdom, spanning seventy years and fifteen prime ministers.

NPR's Frank Langfitt brings us the story of her life and reign, including the ups and downs of the royal family during her tenure.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - New Course Teaches Health Professionals How To Debunk Medical Misinformation

After experiencing a surge in medical misinformation during the pandemic, Dr. Vineet Arora and Sara Serritella decided medical professionals needed training to help combat it. Reset sits down with Dr. Arora and Serritella to learn about their new course and how to prevent medical misinformation from spreading.
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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | The Queen, DHS Public Charge Rule, D.C. Migrant Board | Sept. 8

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • The British Monarch Queen Elizabeth II dies.
  • The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announces it has finalized a regulation that would pull back public-charge immigration rules instituted under President Trump.
  • Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declares an emergency over incoming illegal migrants and creates a new Office of Migrant Services to handle new arrivals. 
  • Former White House Chief Strategist under President Trump Steve Bannon pleads not guilty on money laundering, conspiracy, and fraud charges filed by the State of New York over an alleged scheme to defraud donors who thought they were helping build the US-Mexico Border Wall.
  • Las Vegas police arrest Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, who previously ran as a Democrat for his position, in connection with the murder of investigative journalist Jeff German, after Telles' DNA was found at the scene of the crime.
  • The Department of the Interior announces it had finalized replacement names for more than 600 public places that used the anti-Native American slur “squaw.”



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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Rise of CBDC Skepticism Among US Officials

The Federal Reserve is taking cues from Congress, and Congress is not convinced.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Chainalysis and FTX US.

The discussion around a United States-issued central bank digital currency is heating up, but not in the way one might expect. Increasingly, U.S. regulators and elected officials are showing signs of skepticism about a CBDC, particularly a retail CBDC. 

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