What marks the moment when you become a "real" company?
A Smart Bear
• Jason Cohen
You're a real company when…
Post Reports
• The Washington Post
The soft power of China’s pandas
Today, why the United States is saying goodbye to its pandas. And how the bears became a powerful diplomatic symbol of U.S.-China relations.
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For decades, China has deployed its giant pandas as a diplomatic tool to shore up alliances and woo new partners, includi...
Zeroth Principles of AI
• Monica Anderson
Who Needs "AGI"
Humans suck at almost everything.
The Daily
• The New York Times
What Adidas Knew About Kanye
Warning: this episode contains some explicit language.
When Adidas terminated its multibillion-dollar partnership with Kanye West over his antisemitic and other offensive public remarks, it seemed like a straightforward story of a celebrity’s suddenly imploding. But a New Yo...
So much winning! (unless you're Glenn Youngkin)
Joe and Alex recap a big week for Democrats - and for Joe Biden. Ohio, Virginia, and Kentucky all make it clear: when voters see MAGA coming for their rights... it doesn't turn out very well for MAGA. Pour one out for Glenn Youngkin's presidential aspirations. Why Joe sees big things for Andy Beshear. Plus: Yeah, they do talk about *that* poll. And the latest debate -- and second place in Iowa is going to matter even more now.
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TRUMPED-UP CHARGES: CONFIRMS HE'D PROSECUTE RIVALS - 11.10.23
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SERIES 2 EPISODE 72: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: Literally, Trumped-Up Charges: in Univision interview Dementia J. Trump has confirmed last Sunday's Washington Post story that if we do not stop him from again taking over The White House...
Thank you Sujitech
Today we would like to thank Sujitech for kindly donating $100k USD to Mastodon, by far the largest single donation to our non-profit so far. Building Mastodon, which encompasses the core software on one end, and two native mobile applications on the other, is not cheap, and...
Post Reports
• The Washington Post
Portugal's secret to living longer
Life expectancy is dropping in the United States, despite the nation spending more per person on health care than any other country. So what is a place like Portugal — where people live longer with far fewer resources — doing right? And what is the United States missing?
To...
Shattered Dreams of Peace: The Road From Oslo
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Listen to the FRONTLINE Film Audio Track for the seminal 2002 documentary on how the Israeli-Palestinian peace process begun at Oslo was derailed and ultimately undone by the dynamics of politics and violence on both sides.
Shattered Dreams of Peace: The Road From Oslo trac...
The Daily
• The New York Times
The Supreme Court Tests Its Own Limits on Guns
A critical gun case was argued before the Supreme Court this week. But instead of opening further freedoms for gun owners — as the court, with its conservative supermajority, did in a blockbuster decision last year — justices seemed ready to rule that the government may disa...
MINNESOTA AVOIDS RULING ON 14th AMENDMENT AND TRUMP - 11.9.23
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SEASON 2 EPISODE 71: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: We are so goddamned afraid of OFFENDING somebody by DEFENDING democracy. The Minnesota State Supreme Court, whose Chief Justice is a pioneer and the daughter of a pioneer (the first African-A...
Post Reports
• The Washington Post
Why are so many Americans dying early?
Despite spending more per person on health care than any other nation, the United States has a crisis of premature deaths. The Post’s health team has been investigating why that is, and today we learn how politics, stress and chronic illness play a role.
The United States w...
Dr. Jerry Silver: Trailblazing Spinal Cord Research
In this episode of Remarkable People, join host Guy Kawasaki for an enlightening conversation with Dr. Jerry Silver, a distinguished neuroscientist and innovator. Dive into the world of neuroregeneration as Dr. Silver discusses his groundbreaking work in spinal cord injury r...
The Daily
• The New York Times
The Trumps Take the Stand
Of all the legal cases that former President Donald J. Trump is facing, perhaps the most personal is playing out in a courtroom in Manhattan: a civil fraud trial that could result in him losing control of his best-known buildings and paying hundreds of millions of dollars in...
DEMOCRATS KICK MAGA'S ASS - BIDEN'S GOOD POLL #S - 11.8.23
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SEASON 2 EPISODE 70: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) ELECTION SCOREBOARD: Democrats and democracy kick MAGA’s ass: another Trump off-year disaster as Republicans not only don't flip the Virginia Senate, they've lost the Virginia House! Deep discounts on...
Post Reports
• The Washington Post
Trump on the witness stand
It was a historic scene: In a Manhattan courtroom Monday, former president Donald Trump took the stand in a civil trial that threatens his real estate empire. We break down the case, one of many court battles facing Trump as he runs for president again.
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The Daily
• The New York Times
The Growing Republican Battle Over War Funding
It’s been one month since the attack on Israel, but Washington has yet to deliver an aid package to its closest ally. The reason has to do with a different ally, in a different war: Speaker Mike Johnson has opposed continued funding for Ukraine, and wants the issue separated...
TRUMP ADMITS TO FRAUD, AND TO NOT KNOWING WHEN HE WAS PRESIDENT - 11.7.23
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SERIES 2 EPISODE 69: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: It is a damp drizzly November in our polls, but Dementia J. Trump not only inadvertently confessed to fraud at his New York trial but also managed to repeat - on the record - that he has no i...
Post Reports
• The Washington Post
What Tuesday’s election could mean for abortion in 2024
How tomorrow’s elections could show the political power behind abortion rights.
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On Tuesday, voters across the country will head to the polls for Election Day. And while the elections – and the issues on the ballots – cover a lot of ground, there’s one big theme ...
The Daily
• The New York Times
Swing State Voters Are Souring on Biden
In a major new campaign poll from The New York Times and Siena College, former President Donald J. Trump leads President Biden in five of the six battleground states likeliest to decide the 2024 presidential race. Widespread discontent with the state of the country and growi...