Month: September 2023

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The Gist - He Ran Rikers And Now Probes Probation

Vincent Schiraldi was the commissioner of New York City's Department of Correction and is now Secretary of Juvenile Services of Maryland. We talk about his new book Mass Supervision: Probation, Parole, and the Illusion of Safety and Freedom, and discuss if there is a real path to true reform. Plus, the impeachment game is afoot. Also, the Pennsylvania prisoner is captured.

Check out Mike's appearance on The Comedy Cellar's Live From The Table discussing Philip Bump's recent virality.


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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago mobilizes to help Moroccans and Libyans

On September 8, 2023, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake devastated major cities in Western Morocco. The death toll is close to 3,000 and thousands more have been injured. Days later, heavy rainfall broke two dams in Libya leading to massive flooding killing over 2,000 people. Reset talks with an international relief organization about efforts to respond to these disasters.
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The Daily Signal - Inflation Ticks Up in August, PA Fugitive Captured After Nearly Two Weeks, White House Attempts To Control Impeachment Narrative | Sept. 13

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


  • The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday that the consumer price index, a key measure of inflation, ticked up 0.6% in August.
  • The Daily Signal’s Fred Lucas is reporting that members of the House Freedom Caucus on Tuesday vowed to oppose another budget continuing resolution without changes, which they said would only promote more irresponsible spending. 
  • After nearly two weeks, Pennsylvania fugitive Danelo Cavalcante is back in police custody. 
  • The White House is attempting to shape the narrative on impeachment one day after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy greenlit Republicans to move forward with an impeachment inquiry. 


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Motley Fool Money - Apple’s Compounding iPhone Iteration

Apple’s iPhone development might seem iterative by year, but over time it compounds into huge improvements and reasons to upgrade. 

(00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss:

- Apple’s fall update and the details on the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus.

- How the company is using phones to feed content for its future Vision Pro headsets.

- Why we want to be hearing more about Slack during Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference. 

(19:31) Motley Fool analyst Bill Mann joins Ricky Mulvey to break down the fundamentals of reinsurance and one misconception about Florida's home insurance woes.

Companies discussed: AAPL, CRM, ARM, BRK.A, BRK.B, TRV

Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Tim Beyers, Ricky Mulvey, Bill Mann Engineers: Tim Sparks, Dan Boyd 

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The Bulwark Podcast - A.B. Stoddard: McCarthy’s Month from Hell

The speaker is trying to sate the MAGA wing with a sham impeachment, and maybe a government shutdown, but it will never be satisfied. Plus, Ignatius steps into the fray on Biden, and a badly behaved Boebert gets ejected. A.B. Stoddard joins Charlie Sykes.

show notes:

Lauren Boebert being escorted from a performance of the "Beetlejuice" musical in Denver.
https://youtu.be/FSwq_AIg-tE?si=aPteAoF5lPhARiZF

https://newrepublic.com/post/175322/democrats-raskin-letter-subpoena-jared-kushner-affinity-partners
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Franklin Templeton Joins List of Asset Managers Wanting Spot Bitcoin ETF, With Host Noelle Acheson

Noelle Acheson, author of the Crypto is Macro Now newsletter, discusses Franklin Templeton’s bitcoin spot ETF filing, prediction markets and jobs.

Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro.

Today’s Stories:

Franklin Templeton Joins Spot Bitcoin ETF Race

Gensler Hearing Shows Key Senate Democrat Digging in Heels on Crypto

Top 100 Asset Manager Managers by Managed AUM - SWFI

How Much? How Long? Where’s it Going? Prediction Markets is Now Live at BitMEX

BitMEX's Prediction Market Is Now Live

48.00 (P_XBTETFV23) Trade - BitMEX

Ripple Will Do 80% of Its Hiring This Year Outside the U.S: Bloomberg

Coinbase Targets Regulatory Clarity in International Expansion Plan

OPEC+ cuts, firm demand in Asia to lift Brent above $100/bbl by year-end -BofA | Reuters 

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Federalist Radio Hour - ‘You’re Wrong’ With Mollie Hemingway And David Harsanyi, Ep. 63: Impeachment

Will President Joe Biden finally face consequences for his role in the family influence-peddling scheme? Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they discuss the rationale behind House Republicans' impeachment inquiry, explain why Democrat efforts to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot make U.S. elections unfree and unfair, break down Democrats' "banned books" lie, and review the Kavanaugh confirmation smears. Mollie and David also share their culture picks for the week.
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Articles of Interest - Plus Sizes

Plus-sized fashion seems to live in a separate trend cycle. There are different patterns, different cuts. And most notably, women’s shirts often have holes in their shoulders. And this separate plus-sized fashion universe reveals a lot about the way clothes are made and measured… and the way clothes dictate who is allowed to participate in public life.

This episode was made in collaboration with the show Weight For It. Links, images, and more at articlesofinterest.substack.com

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Focus on Africa - Libya floods: What you need to know

There are scenes of utter devastation in Libya's eastern city of Derna, after a powerful storm caused two dams to burst, sweeping away large parts of the port city. Some aid has arrived, but with the country struggling under divided political administrations in the east and west, Libya's Prime Minister in Tripoli said they would only accept "necessary aid". We look at how the catastrophic impact of Storm Daniel has brought the country’s fragile and complex political situation to the fore.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted a year-long visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers. Flights were stopped last year after Dubai’s Emirates airline suspended operations in Nigeria as it was angered by moves preventing it from transferring its revenues overseas because of a foreign currency crisis.

Also…Conservationists in Egypt oppose the government’s plan to build a highway through Cairo’s centuries old cemetery The City of the Dead.