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More on the ‘urban doom loop’
If you missed this story last week, the summary is that there are some real estate experts who believe the pandemic may have created a new normal, one that has major implications for our cities. I can summarize this in three…
Here is why Athena Strand’s grandfather will forgive 7 year old’s killer
Seven year old Athena Strand was abducted by a contract driver for Federal Express in Paradise, Texas. Two days later her body was found less than ten miles from her father's home.Read More
California cops: We will only “rarely” send robots to kill people
This is a story that John wrote about last month, but the plan still seems to be moving forward. And it involves robots, so why not?Read More
Anti-racism means not being good at things?
Saira Rao and Regina Jackson are getting their day in the sun. Authors of Deconstructing Karen and proprietors of Race to Dinner, Rao and Jackson have released a book that is being celebrated by all the "Right…
Whistleblower: COVID was developed in a lab
Former vice president of EcoHealth Alliance Dr. Daniel Huff is dropping a bomb on the public health establishment.Read More
CNBC’s question of the day: Say, when will the US get around to arresting Bankman-Fried?
Seems like a fair question. Billions of dollars vanished almost overnight into the FTX-Alameda crypto abyss, and the main intersection between the two is Sam Bankman-Fried, colloquially known as SBF.Read More
Macron and Musk held a surprise tête-à-tête in New Orleans
A surprise meeting between French President Macron and Elon Musk happened Friday in New Orleans. On the agenda was a “clear and honest discussion” about Twitter. Just days ago, a top European Union official warned that Musk…
So now people are shooting up power stations?
Lots of people talk about domestic terrorism (frequently in a hyperbolic fashion), but North Carolina experienced something this weekend that certainly seems like it would qualify for the label. In Moore County, someone shot…
Fox News Channel gives Lara Trump the axe over father-in-law’s candidacy
Fox News announced over the weekend that Lara Trump, wife of Eric Trump, will no longer be a paid political commenter on the network. The decision was made because of her father-in-law's presidential candidacy.Read More
Reporters against reporting
On Friday Elon Musk released the first in a number of installments in the Twitter files. As Jazz pointed out on Friday there wasn't anything particularly shocking the recent revelations, mostly because we already knew…