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Bad Faith - Episode 445 Promo – From “Merit” to Eugenics: Elon Musk’s Plan for America (w/ Anita Say Chan)
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Sometimes there's an interview that brings radical clarity about the current moment. Professor Anita Say Chan's book Predatory Data: Eugenics in Big Tech & Our Fight for an Independent Future ties Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and the tech billionaires empowered under Trump to eugenics movement of the 19th and 20th centuries with chilling specificity. She offers two key insights: first, that the focus on "merit" is an effort to convince Americans to give up democracy (in which everyone gets a vote/say/rights on the basis of their humanity) in favor of a system where various characteristics (such as IQ/race) "qualify" one for human rights. Second, she argues that by claiming only they (and their individual genius) can save the world, tech giants are persuading Americans that government should shrink to a "benevolent autocracy" where the rich rule. As Peter Thiel has said, "I no longer believe that freedom and Democracy are compatible." Seen through the lens of the eugenics movement, the end goals become shockingly clear, as does the role the left must play.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Bitcoin Crash to $75K Chance Doubles. Buy the Tariff Dip?
Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as bitcoin crashes amid President Trump's global tariff war.
U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariff war is tanking the crypto markets. The probability of bitcoin price falling to $75,000 has more than doubled to 22% by the end of March, according to Derive.xyz. Amid $2 billion in crypto liquidations and plunging crypto-focussed stocks, some traders believe it's a buy the dip opportunity. CoinDesk's Christine Lee reports on "CoinDesk Daily."
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The Tariff Madness
As Donald Trump attempts to impose a foreign and economic policy regime that has been in the doghouse for eight decades now, he is staking his presidency on ideas that seem to have been discredited by history and elementary logic. But who knows? Maybe he'll succeed. Give a listen.
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Native America Calling - Monday, February 3, 2025 – Balancing economic safety and economic development for payday loan businesses on tribal land
A Wisconsin tribe agreed to stop operating an online high-interest loan operation in neighboring Minnesota in a lawsuit settlement just announced. But the Lac du Flambeau tribe and several others still insist on their sovereign ability to operate the businesses, despite laws in several states working to prevent consumers from falling victim to interest rates that reach up to 800% in some cases. We’ll talk about the struggle between tribes’ ability to operate unrestricted payday loan business – and the ongoing efforts to regulate damaging loan businesses. CBS News Roundup - 02/03/2025 | World News Roundup
The tariff battle sinks global financial markets. Crews to start lifting the aircraft crash wreckage out of the Potomac. Beyonce wins top honors at the Grammy Awards. CBS's Steve Kathan has all these stories and much more in today's World News Roundup.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicagoans React To President Trump’s Anti-Trans Moves
On his first day back in office, President Trump signed an executive order mandating the federal government use the word “sex” instead of “gender” and that it recognize only two sexes. The order also limits federal funding for organizations that serve trans communities. Later, he sought to bar openly trans people from serving in the military and signed an executive order that seeks to end gender-affirming care for minors. Reset was joined by Senior HIV Testing & Counseling Coordinator at Brave Space Alliance Chrissy Huerta, psychotherapist at Chicago Therapy Collective Albe Gutierrez and executive director at Life is Work Zahara Bassett to check in about how these measures are impacting members of the trans community.
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Up First from NPR - USAID Programs Halted, Netanyahu in Washington, Rubio Visits Panama, Cannabis Safety
Nearly all foreign aid programs delivered by the US Agency for International Development, or USAID, have been halted, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, D.C. and Sec. Marco Rubio is in Panama following up on President Trump's statements about the Panama Canal. Also, a new NPR series is helping consumers find safely-sourced cannabis products.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Thy neighbours, beggared: Trump’s opening tariffs
President Donald Trump followed through on his tariff threats, starting with Canada, Mexico and China. We look at the first skirmishes in what promises to be a painful trade war (10:30). A Concorde-style supersonic passenger jet could soon be flying again, if one company gets its way. And why standing ovations are no longer a rare sight (16:40).
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The Bookmonger - Episode 545: ‘A Rage to Conquer’ by Michael Walsh
John J. Miller is joined by Michael Walsh to discuss his new book, 'A Rage to Conquer.'