Clearing My Tabs for 1/16/23
Martin Luther King Day, the national debt limit, regulation protected the economy from the cryptocurrency defaults, farewell Sierra Mist, and high-tech Western weapons are headed to Ukraine.
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America Is a Rogue State (#113)
In this issue: we should not sane-wash what Trump did in Venezuela, Democratic leaders fail once again to meet the moment, Europe needs to understand the dangers it faces, and Cory Doctorow outlines one action that would effectively hit back against Trump and his tech-bro supporters. Here we go. I’
Wrapping Up 2025 (#112)
In this edition: thinking about being more optimistic about the state of everything as we enter 2026 than I was a year ago. Plus some quotes and ideas to which I keep returning from articles and books I’ve read over the past 12 months. Here we go. I’m
The Insider II: The Bari Weiss Effect (#111)
In this edition: Bari Weiss has made quick work of CBS News’ reputation while, perhaps inadvertently, creating a kill switch for the Trump regime to use to prevent negative stories. Plus, there are links to other stories I am following involving false accusations, large language models, the Trump regime’s
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Messaging of Hakeem Jeffries (#110)
In this edition: The House Democratic Leader recently expressed support for racist Donald Trump policies, a corrupt Democratic Congressmember, and shared a lame and counterproductive political slogan. I would like him to stop doing that. Plus links to other stories I am following and a closing quote about what Jesus