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Audio Mises Wire - Why Is Every Natural Disaster Being Politicized?

In the wake of the flooding disasters in Texas, a number of leftists made inflammatory remarks on social media, celebrating the death of flood victims. Our society has reached a low point to where people believe that the “right” political candidates can bring us better weather.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-every-natural-disaster-being-politicized

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The Stack Overflow Podcast - There is no golden path anymore: Engineering practices are being rewritten

In this episode of Leaders of Code, Ben Matthews, Senior Director of Engineering at Stack Overflow, and Loïc Houssier, CTO at Superhuman, dive into how engineering teams can navigate paradigm shifts in a world of constant technological change. They discuss the importance of leadership in an ever-shifting industry and highlight the concept of aligned autonomy as a way to empower teams and increase organizational velocity.

The conversation also covers:

  • The impact of AI on workflows and practices across the entire organization at Superhuman, including improving onboarding, helping employees streamline their work, and enabling teams to tackle projects that were previously put on hold.
  • The strategic use of qualitative and quantitative engineering performance metrics to measure and improve team effectiveness.

Episode notes:

  • Connect with Loïc Houssier on LinkedIn.
  • Learn more about Superhuman, the leading AI-native email app for high-performing teams.
  • Connect with Ben Matthews on LinkedIn or Bluesky.
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Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova - Why did COVID Decision-Making Go So Wrong? (with David Zweig)

Early in the COVID pandemic, the US closed schools and sent kids home. And then, the schools stayed closed—even as they began to reopen in other parts of the world. Experts and officials claimed that these measures sprang from “an abundance of caution.” But what was the evidence on the necessity of keeping kids home? And, looking back, did the benefits of prolonged school closures outweigh the costs?

This week, Nate interviews author and journalist David Zweig about his book examining COVID policies and school closure decisions during the pandemic. They get into why we tend to find cost-benefit analysis so difficult, how political polarization shaped decision-making during the pandemic, and how the COVID models failed.

Further Reading:

David Zweig’s book is An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions

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It Could Happen Here - The Minnesota Assassination & Evangelical Terrorism

James and Gare discuss the targeted assassination of a Minnesota Democrat by an anti-abortion evangelical missionary.

Sources:

https://mblsportal.sos.mn.gov/Business/SearchDetails?filingGuid=0792690a-c0b6-e811-9165-00155d0deff0

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25976535-boelter-federal-affidavit/

https://web.archive.org/web/20250614161224/https://www.pguards.net/leadership-team

https://youtu.be/Sh01z1t2l3w?si=vSme9mqCPmeDROqp

https://www.startribune.com/timeline-how-an-early-morning-assault-against-minnesota-lawmakers-unfolded/601373039

https://www.startribune.com/melissa-hortman-shooting-vance-boelter-suspect/601373342

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/vance-boelter-due-back-in-federal-court-thursday-afternoon/

https://www.wired.com/story/shooting-minnesota-melissa-hortman-vance-boelter/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/us/vance-boelter-minnesota-shooting-invs

https://web.archive.org/web/20230723010430/https://www.redliongroupdrc.com/#

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - What A Weakened 14th Amendment Could Mean For America

Today marks the anniversary of the ratification of the 14th Amendment, which established citizenship for freed slaves and women. The anniversary comes at a time when birthright citizenship is under threat by the Trump administration. Reset digs into what a weakened 14th Amendment could mean for Americans with Evan Bernick, associate professor of law at Northern Illinois University, and David Stovall, professor of Black Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #483 – “2009” (Part 1) with Keith Carey, Kyle Clark, & Jordan Williams

In this episode, Rivers is joined at Disgraceland Studios by THREE hilarious people, comedians Keith Carey, Kyle Clark, and the INCREDIBLE visual artist Jordan Williams for our annual tradition of trying to find the funniest year of all time. This time, it's all about THE YEAR 2009. In Part 1, we go into absolutely everything from the first six months of this year: movies, music, TV, and politics. We also get pretty drunk on Four LOKO. This was an absolutely crazy year for news and pop culture and we hope y'all have as much fun listening to it as we did recording it.  Follow Keith and Kyle on all forms of social media @KeithTellsJokes and @KyleClarkIsRad respectively. Check out Jordan's incredible art on Instagram @GooneyBirdCrafts. Rivers is @RiversLangley  Sam is @SlamHarter  Carter is @Carter_Glascock  Subscribe on Patreon for an UNCUT video version of the show as well as HOURS of bonus content! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod 

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The Source - Fitbit or Fit-snitch: The Promise and Pitfalls of Wearable Health Technology

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he wants all Americans wearing wearable health monitoring technology within the next four years. Wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers surveil health metrics like heart rate, blood pressure and glucose levels. How helpful is that info and how private is it?array(3) { [0]=> string(20) "https://www.tpr.org/" [1]=> string(0) "" [2]=> string(1) "0" }
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Consider This from NPR - After devastating floods a Central Texas community comes together

It's been nearly a week since devastating flooding tore through Kerr County, Texas killing more than a hundred people.

Now, after unimaginable tragedy, residents are coming together to help each other move forward.

NPR's Juana Summers and producers Erika Ryan and Tyler Bartlam visited the City West Church, which has transformed from a house of worship into a pop up food distribution site serving thousands of meals to the community and first responders.

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