Opinion: This Might Be the Most Economically Destabilizing War in Decades

Now that the United States and Iran have declared a two-week cease-fire, the question is whether the war’s economic disruption will be short-lived or lasting. The lessons from history are sobering: In an interdependent global economy, the shock of the outbreak of war can produce long-term instabilities overnight, many of which become apparent only over time.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/opinion/war-iran-economy-world.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZlA.069g.qR38yFjVDxT3&smid=url-share #FreeArticle #GiftArticle #gratis #NYT

After #DJT #Feds attack #Georgia election integrity and recently performed a high profile raid on a ballot storage facilities for cameras with guest cameo by Tulsi Gabbard,
state officials now allege real #ElectionFraud was found being perpetrated by #MelonHusk #PAC

https://www.theverge.com/tech/882838/georgia-elon-musk-america-pac-voter-fraud?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6Inc4YmozcmhUWTMiLCJwIjoiL3RlY2gvODgyODM4L2dlb3JnaWEtZWxvbi1tdXNrLWFtZXJpY2EtcGFjLXZvdGVyLWZyYXVkIiwiZXhwIjoxNzcyMjE0Njc5LCJpYXQiOjE3NzE3ODI2Nzl9.wR5GIQ6CgjSExTbQUdoz-ca8dVRr0-98hzh1LqUdTmI&utm_medium=gift-link #SharedLink #FreeArticle

System Upgrade – The New York Times (free article)

System Upgrade

We explore the new vibe in Silicon Valley.

By Adam B. Kushner

I’m the editor of this newsletter.

Silicon Valley has transformed. No surprise there — change is its business, after all. But just as artificial intelligence will upend the economy, it has already upended the culture of the place that makes it.

America’s tech corridor holds immense influence over our future. So it’s worth understanding life there — and the people who power it. Today’s newsletter is about the new vibe in Silicon Valley. That’s the focus of several stories our tech journalists have recently reported from the world’s tech capital.

‘Shut up and grind’

Silicon Valley behemoths like Google, Apple and Facebook became famous a generation ago for pitching great lifestyle jobs: Forget the cubicles and neckties of the old economy. Come enjoy free sushi and workout classes; take breaks for Ping-Pong. Let’s change the world!

Then, around 2022, they decided they had become bloated. Meta eliminated a third of its work force. Elon Musk bought Twitter and fired three-quarters of its staff.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: System Upgrade – The New York Times

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I am speechless.

"As far as Mr. Trump is concerned, Russia is not responsible for the war that has devastated its neighbor. Instead, he suggests that Ukraine is to blame for Russia’s invasion of it. To listen to Mr. Trump talk with reporters on Tuesday about the conflict was to hear a version of reality that would be unrecognizable on the ground in Ukraine and certainly would never have been heard from any other American president of either party.

In Mr. Trump’s telling, Ukrainian leaders were at fault for the war for not agreeing to surrender territory and therefore, he suggested, they do not deserve a seat at the table for the peace talks that he has just initiated with Mr. Putin. “You should have never started it,” Mr. Trump said, referring to Ukrainian leaders who, in fact, did not start it. “You could have made a deal.”

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As #Biden admin exits, exec branch commits additional $306 million in #GovtFunding towards #H5N1 #BirdFlu #outbreak preparedness efforts

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/us/politics/bird-flu-biden-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mU4.u4Kt.8QZk5Pl0MEqv&smid=tw-share (#GiftLink #FreeArticle ) #NYTimes #PublicHealth

Godspeed.

“‘The Onion is just an institution,’ Mr. Lawson said, adding: ‘It should be preserved and it should be great.’”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/business/media/the-onion-sold.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nU0.p33b.yZxeGILP1kfr&smid=url-share

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Ezra Klein Podcast with Dario Amodei.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-dario-amodei.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kk0.wGPj.rxaKSsLXY52r&smid=url-share