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Post Reports
06 Apr 2023 • The Washington Post

Why American cities are getting Whiter

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Many American cities are being gentrified — and getting Whiter. Today on “Post Reports,” we go to Denver to see how the city has changed and what longtime residents are doing about it. Read more: As the United States is getting more diverse, the opposite has been happening...

The Daily
06 Apr 2023 • The New York Times

America Has a Problem in Africa: China

Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to Africa last week was designed to send a simple message to its governments and people — China is not your friend. The United States is. Abdi Latif Dahir, The New York Times’s East Africa correspondent, explains what the United States ha...

Countdown with Keith Olbermann
06 Apr 2023

HIS NAME IS "THE DEFENDANT" - 4.6.23

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EPISODE 172: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:43) SPECIAL COMMENT: The Defendant - and that's got to be his only name going forward - The Defendant blows up the only thing the GOP managed to get to stick to the Democrats in years: "Defund the police!" ...

Post Reports
05 Apr 2023 • The Washington Post

How Putin pushed Finland to join NATO

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Finland just joined NATO. Sweden is waiting in the wings. Will this beefed-up security alliance — a direct result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — be enough to keep President Vladimir Putin at bay? Read more: On Monday, Finland officially joined the North Atlantic ...

Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
05 Apr 2023

Temple Grandin: Different Minds for Different Times

Welcome to Remarkable People, where we bring you conversations with the world's most accomplished and influential individuals. Today, we are honored to have Temple Grandin as our guest. Temple is a renowned professor of animal sciences, a bestselling author, and a leading ad...

The Daily
05 Apr 2023 • The New York Times

What It Was Like at Donald Trump’s Arraignment

The line for reporters seeking to be in the courtroom for Donald J. Trump’s arraignment in Manhattan started forming at 2 p.m. on Monday, more than a day before the former president was scheduled to face a judge in a case centered on hush-money payments. One of those who got...

Countdown with Keith Olbermann
05 Apr 2023

TRUMP VIOLATED YOUR WARNING, JUDGE. JAIL HIM! - 4.5.23

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EPISODE 171: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:41) SPECIAL COMMENT: Judge Juan Merchan was balanced and calm and fair. The Defendant AND The District Attorney must restrain themselves. "Please refrain from making statements that are likely to incite violence or ...

Buttondown's blog
05 Apr 2023

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Countdown with Keith Olbermann
04 Apr 2023

THEY'VE INDICTED TRUMP FOR ELECTION INTERFERENCE - 4.4.23

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SPECIAL BULLETIN EPISODE 170: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:42) My ex-landlord has been arraigned on 34 counts of felony falsification of business records, but they ARE felonies because D.A. Alvin Bragg is alleging that they were committed to further a bigger, ma...

Post Reports
04 Apr 2023 • The Washington Post

The politics of Trump's surrender

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Former president Donald Trump was arraigned Tuesday for hush money payments made to adult-film star Stormy Daniels. Here’s what that means politically for the GOP and Trump.

The Election That Could Reshape Wisconsin, and the Country

Wisconsin will hold an election for a seat on its Supreme Court today, and it is no exaggeration to say that the result could end up reshaping U.S. politics for years to come. The Times political correspondent Reid J. Epstein explains why the race to replace a single judge h...

Countdown with Keith Olbermann
04 Apr 2023

TRUMP LEAKS THE DEETS: ALL 34 COUNTS ARE FELONIES - 4.4.23

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EPISODE 169: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN I EXPECT TO BE UPDATING THIS EDITION IN LATE AFTERNOON A-Block (1:42) SPECIAL COMMENT: Trump leaks details of the 34-count indictment and tries to blame D.A. Bragg for the leak, but inadvertently confesses by screwing up the ...

Buttondown's blog
04 Apr 2023

Improved RSS-to-email

RSS-to-email just got even more powerful.

Post Reports
03 Apr 2023 • The Washington Post

An historic global heist — and a rapper on trial

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Former Fugees rapper Pras is on trial for conspiracy, money laundering and acting as a foreign agent. The case, involving celebrities and political figures, is a small part of a bigger scandal: the $4.5 billion theft from the Malaysian government. Read more: Leonardo DiCap...

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
03 Apr 2023 • Andrew Hickey

Episode 164: “White Light/White Heat” by the Velvet Underground

Episode 164 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “White Light/White Heat” and the career of the Velvet Underground. This is a long one, lasting three hours and twenty minutes. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a twenty-three minute bonus episode available, on “Why Don’t You Smile Now?” by the Downliners Sect.

Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/

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The Daily
03 Apr 2023 • The New York Times

Fear and Bravado: Inside Trump’s Reaction to the Indictment

After Donald J. Trump was indicted over his role in paying hush money to a porn star during the 2016 presidential campaign, he called the move an act of political persecution. But his impending arrest could actually make Mr. Trump a stronger candidate for 2024, the Times cor...

Countdown with Keith Olbermann
03 Apr 2023

HIS LAWYERS EXPECT A GAG ORDER AGAINST TRUMP - 4.3.23

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EPISODE 168: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:41) SPECIAL COMMENT: The source is a dubious British tabloid, but the idea has been deemed completely possible and entirely appropriate: Trump's lawyers are reportedly expecting that Judge Juan Marchan will issue a G...

The Daily
02 Apr 2023 • The New York Times

The Sunday Read: ‘A Sandwich Shop, a Tent City and an American Crisis'

Joe Faillace, 69, has been running the sandwich shop Old Station Subs alongside his wife, Debbie, for the last four decades. But as an epidemic of unsheltered homelessness began to overwhelm Phoenix, and many other major American downtowns, the Faillaces have been met with h...

Nicholas Carlini
02 Apr 2023

A ChatGPT clone, in 3000 bytes of C, backed by GPT-2

This program is a dependency-free implementation of GPT-2, including

A Smart Bear
02 Apr 2023 • Jason Cohen

Pricing determines your business model

Pricing is inextricably linked to brand, product, and purchasing decisions. It cannot be "figured out later," because it determines your business model today.