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Social media amplifies unpopular opinions
Social media amplifies unpopular opinions
A couple weeks ago I linked to a conversation that discussed how social media services can make us think that everything is a 50/50 issue. It also gives us the impression that the angriest, mots extreme voices represent everyone on either side of every issue. This week, Hank Green
·birchtree.me·
Social media amplifies unpopular opinions
The Two Concepts of Wealth
The Two Concepts of Wealth
How the Oligarchic Rejection of Noblesse Oblige Reveals the Battle for the Soul of Civilization
·notesfromthecircus.com·
The Two Concepts of Wealth
A Day Called Way Back When
A Day Called Way Back When
Here I go again, streaming my conscious self, and speaking to you in the form of my written confession. I am here to reveal myself. Or perhaps I am only thinking once more, out loud, and with no li…
·thewrittenaddiction.com·
A Day Called Way Back When
Left, Right & Center | Shouldn’t Congress have a say in US military action?
Left, Right & Center | Shouldn’t Congress have a say in US military action?
President Trump’s decision to strike Iran has sparked debate in Congress over the executive branch’s ability to take military action without authorization. The strikes Trump ordered last week were in line with recent precedent. But some critics and supporters alike are calling for restrictions to his ability to take further action in Iran. House Speaker Mike Johnson called the debate ill-timed, and openly questioned the constitutionality of the War Powers Act. That act requires the president to seek Congressional approval before declarations of war. Is this another battleground in the fight over legislative checks and balances?Trump’s assistance with a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran led to a warm reception at a NATO security summit later in the week. The summit was planned to discuss the war in Ukraine, the conflict between Israel and Iran, and other alliance concerns. Much of the focus landed on the ceasefire and an agreement by members to commit 5% of their GDP to defense. The new spending mark was seen as a major concession to Trump, who had threatened since his first term to leave the alliance if it wasn’t met. But was the decision made more for self-preservation than appeasement?Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, won the Democratic primary in New York City’s mayoral race. Progressives are pointing to his victory as a beacon for Democrats nationwide to push further to the left. Does that ignore the fact that he ran against the scandal-ridden former governor Andrew Cuomo?
·play.prx.org·
Left, Right & Center | Shouldn’t Congress have a say in US military action?
In China, coins and banknotes have all but disappeared
In China, coins and banknotes have all but disappeared
From supermarkets to cafés and public transportation, everyday payments are made using WeChat or Alipay, two apps that have become essential to daily life in the country.
·lemonde.fr·
In China, coins and banknotes have all but disappeared
Cow Most Sacred
Cow Most Sacred
In defense circles, “cutting” the Pentagon budget has once again become a topic of conversation.  Americans should not confuse that talk with reality.  Any cuts exacted will at most reduce the rate of growth.  The
·tomdispatch.com·
Cow Most Sacred
When Trump met crypto : Planet Money
When Trump met crypto : Planet Money
In 2019, President Trump tweeted: "I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies." Today, the Trumps are all over crypto.There are memecoins for Trump and the first lady. They own a stablecoin, a bitcoin mining operation, and a crypto financial services company. And, at the Bitcoin 2025 conference, Trump's media group announced they're raising 2.5 billion dollars from investors to buy bitcoin.At that same conference, speakers included two White House advisors, two sons of the US president, the son of the U.S. Commerce Secretary, and a Trump appointee to the Securities and Exchange Commission. For a cryptocurrency built on independence from big government, this was a swerve.So, what happens when the President of the United States showers his love on the crypto community ... while also becoming a crypto entrepreneur himself? We follow along as Trump Inc.'s Ilya Marritz and Andrea Bernstein spend three days at the Las Vegas conference center where convicts are cheered, oversight and regulation are booed, and the separation of crypto and state no longer applies.Find more Planet Money: Facebook / Instagram / TikTok / Our weekly Newsletter.Listen free at these links: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the NPR app or anywhere you get podcasts.Help support Planet Money and hear our bonus episodes by subscribing to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.
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When Trump met crypto : Planet Money
Make Fun Of Them
Make Fun Of Them
Have you ever heard Sam Altman speak? I’m serious, have you ever heard this man say words from his mouth?  Here is but one of the trenchant insights from Sam Altman in his agonizing 37-minute-long podcast conversation with his brother Jack Altman from last week: “I think there will
·wheresyoured.at·
Make Fun Of Them
How safe we all are now
How safe we all are now
Today's main thing is about my recent trip to visit family in the suburbs of Atlanta. Did I manage to somehow shut the fuck up the whole time? Did I have an existential crisis in the airport? Well let's find out down below. I may have mentioned that my next
·welcometohellworld.com·
How safe we all are now
Is AI Making Us Lazy? - Cal Newport
Is AI Making Us Lazy? - Cal Newport
Last fall, I published a New Yorker essay titled, “What Kind of Writer is ChatGPT?”. My goal for the piece was to better understand how ... Read more
·calnewport.com·
Is AI Making Us Lazy? - Cal Newport
A tough place to govern
A tough place to govern
Dave Winer, OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears.
·scripting.com·
A tough place to govern
A Moral Reckoning
A Moral Reckoning
On Evil, Civility, and Why Some Things Cannot Be Compromised Away
·notesfromthecircus.com·
A Moral Reckoning
Undemocratic Assumptions of Long(er)-Duration Sovereign Debt
Undemocratic Assumptions of Long(er)-Duration Sovereign Debt
A defining and underpinning characteristic of the international financial system in the 21st century is the apparent necessity of access to, usage of and infrastructure needed for sovereign debt (or comparable instruments), credit markets and capital markets more broadly. Typically, states across the globe rely on access to and usage of such markets to borrow...
·c4ss.org·
Undemocratic Assumptions of Long(er)-Duration Sovereign Debt
The Real Judicial Coup
The Real Judicial Coup
How the Supreme Court Just Redefined Presidential Authority
·notesfromthecircus.com·
The Real Judicial Coup
Thursday Thoughts
Thursday Thoughts
On Peter Thiel's Gnostic Christianity and the Pathology of Hierarchical Thinking
·notesfromthecircus.com·
Thursday Thoughts
Ideas Without Love
Ideas Without Love
Peter Thiel's Elegant Nihilism
·notesfromthecircus.com·
Ideas Without Love
The Anti-Woke Reactionaries
The Anti-Woke Reactionaries
The 21st Century’s Useful Idiots of Fascism
·notesfromthecircus.com·
The Anti-Woke Reactionaries
The Triumph of the American Moron
The Triumph of the American Moron
Clarence Thomas's anti-trans concurrence is the culmination of right-wing anti-intellectualism
·stringinamaze.net·
The Triumph of the American Moron