Month: May 2024

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Oklahoma’s Pro-Bitcoin Legislation

Storm Rund of the Oklahoma Bitcoin Association joins The Mining Pod to discuss the groundbreaking Bitcoin legislation passed in the state of Oklahoma!

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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! On today’s show, we’re joined by Storm Rund of the Oklahoma Bitcoin Association to discuss the groundbreaking Bitcoin legislation passed in the state of Oklahoma! In this show, Storm gives an overview of Bitcoin mining in OK (nearly over 1 gigawatt in size!), the legislative process, what the law does for Bitcoiners and what future bills Storm is working on with the OKA!

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Chapters:

00:00 Start

03:28 Storm intro

06:12 Mining power usage in OK

08:16 Legislative process & bill

15:27 The OPA mission

17:59 Upcoming bills

19:28 Practical miner considerations

22:58 Why is BTC legislation uncommon?

27:29 Red Team vs Blue Team

30:34 Story:FUD flyer

33:03 What resonates w/ politicians

38:20 Become a member


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Up First from NPR - ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants, Senate Border Bill, Scarlett Johansson ChatGPT

The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for top leaders of Hamas and Israel, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Democratic-led Senate will hold a second vote on bipartisan border legislation that failed to pass earlier this year. And Scarlett Johansson says the maker of ChatGPT copied her voice for its new AI personal assistant.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Crimes seen: The ICC chases Israel and Hamas

The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court has caused outrage by requesting arrest warrants for both Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Hamas’s leaders. China’s young people, on the lookout for safe ways to invest modest sums, have settled on collecting little gold beans (13:20). And Hawaii may soon have the first official state gesture (17:04).  


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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S9 E25: JJ Tang, Rootly

JJ Tang grew up in mainland China, though eventually he came to the US for University and stayed. He found a job, started working and eventually, moved to Canada, as the entrepreneur ecosystem was quite friendly. He has worked for companies like Instacart, IBM and Cisco, gaining vast experience in a myriad of roles. But outside of tech, he is engaged to be married in 2025, and is big into road cycling. In addition, he has a dog named Nova, which his current venture centers their merch design around.

At Instacart, JJ started to build a tool for infrastructure monitoring. When he realized that building it was cumbersome, and nothing existed in the market, he decided to take one of the companies best SRE and start a company, building this very product.

This is the creation story of Rootly.

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On Our Watch - BONUS: The Whistleblower Playbook | S2: New Folsom

Sukey sits down with Mary Inman and Poppy Alexander, two whistleblower attorneys who talk about the cost of speaking up, and unpack the playbook that employers use to keep people quiet. They also discuss a shift in thinking that can protect both whistleblowers and their organizations.


Mental health resources

If you are currently in crisis, you can dial 988 [U.S.] to reach the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

SAMHSA National Help Line

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Helpline

US Health and Human Services

Warmline Directory


Whistleblower resources

Whistleblower Partners, LLP (where Mary and Poppy are partners)

The Lamplighter Project

The Signals Network

EMPOWR

Whistleblowers of America

Government Accountability Project

National Whistleblower Center

Whistleblower Aid


Mary Inman was profiled in the New Yorker piece, "The Personal Toll of Whistleblowing."

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The Daily Signal - Iran’s President Is Dead. Experts Explains What Happens Now

Following the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, 63, questions remain over the future of Iran and stability in an already unstable region. Raisi, Iran’s highest elected official since August 2021, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash Sunday. 


Now, Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, has been appointed as acting president.


What does Raisi’s death mean for the future of Iran and how could this affect growing tensions in the Middle East? The director of the Allison Center for National Security at The Heritage Foundation, Robert Greenway, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain.


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Take This Pod and Shove It - “Act Naturally” by Buck Owens [REMASTERED EP 2]

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This week we present a remastered, re-edited, and re-mixed version of our second-ever episode, all about the great Buck Owens. We discuss his career with his musical partner Don Rich and his band The Buckaroos, plus his massive influence on country and rock music. We add his song "Act Naturally" to our Ultimate Country Playlist, which was not only a No. 1 Country hit for Buck, but was famously covered by The Beatles, as well as other artists like Loretta Lynn and Charlie Pride.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 5.21.24

Alabama

  • Sen. Britt to offer bill that address in Vitro Fertilization on national level
  • Sen. Britt also weighs in on NYC trial against Donald Trump
  • The failed unionization effort in Vance gets response by editorial board at WSJ
  • SoS office looking into claims by woman of receiving vote registration in mail
  • CNN commentator dies suddenly at age 58, started career in Dothan AL
  • 11 students banned from walking stage for diplomas, due to high school prank

National

  • Federal judge puts halt to ATFE rule regarding firearm dealers at gun shows
  • Largest organization of homosexuals to spend $15M to help Biden in swing states
  • Trump campaign calling on drug testing for Joe Biden ahead of any debates
  • House GOP says bill passed in Senate re: border is dead on arrival
  • Michael Cohen admits to taking money from Trump organization for himself
  • The International Criminal court issues arrest warrants for leaders in Middle East
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The City - Introducing Murder on Music Row | S E1

From The Tennessean, Murder on Music Row is an eight-part true crime investigative podcast and an eight-part narrative series that will be released each Tuesday beginning May 21. Each installment brings you new insight into the crime that took place 35 years ago.

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