Michael Leibel

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Photos and internal documents from a Beyond Meat plant in Pennsylvania show apparent mold, Listeria and other food-safety issues, compounding problems at a factory the company had expected to play a major role in its future. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-21/beyond-meat-bynd-photos-reports-describe-pennsylvania-plant-s-dirty-condition?leadSource=uverify%20wall
Beyond Meat Plant’s Dirty Conditions Revealed in Photos, Documents

The facility in Pennsylvania illustrates the alt-meat maker’s ongoing difficulties. 

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Qatar’s World Cup is a $300 billion splurge to rebrand its global reputation.

Qatar’s bid to host this year’s FIFA World Cup was controversial from the start. Beyond objections to the country’s history of human-rights abuses, there were also the searing temperatures and the sheer logistical challenges to consider: one outdated stadium, few hotels and zero experience with mass tourism.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-17/qatar-world-cup-2022-shows-middle-east-sportswashing-goals

Qatar’s World Cup Is a $300 Billion Splurge to Rebrand Its Global Reputation

Middle Eastern countries are vying to host marquee events like Formula One races, which boost tourism and prestige.

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Elon Musk said he will allow Donald Trump’s Twitter account to be restored after users on the social media website voted 52% to 48% to allow the former president’s return https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-19/musk-starts-twitter-poll-on-reinstating-former-president-trump
Musk Starts Twitter Poll on Reinstating Ex-President Trump

Elon Musk has asked his more than 116 million Twitter followers whether former President Donald Trump should be reinstated on the social media site.

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Trump has been reinstated on Twitter. Whether or not he tweets in the near future remains to be seen, after the former president said he’d be using Truth Social exclusively.

Also making this a little poll haha.

What coverage areas from do you want to see on Mastodon?

Business/Markets/Crypto
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Politics
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Climate/Equality/Cities
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Features (like Businessweek or The Big Take)
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Gonna start posting more stories from Bloomberg, but I want to do so in a thoughtful way. What areas of our coverage would you like to see on this neck of the woods of Mastodon?
Business/Markets/Crypto
25%
Features (think Businessweek)
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Politics
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Climate/Cities/Equality
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Elon Musk told a court in Delaware that his reorganization of Twitter is almost done, and he’ll spend less time on the company by the end of next week. The team of lieutenants he assembled to help with the transition is already inching toward the door.

Bloomberg’s latest reporting on the Twitter-Musk saga. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-19/musk-s-twitter-fix-it-team-fades-out-as-billionaire-says-transition-is-almost-done?leadSource=uverify%20wall

Musk’s Twitter Fix-It Team Fades Out as Billionaire Says Transition Is Almost Done

A group of prominent VCs who were helping out have turned quieter over the last couple of weeks.

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Hi #mastodon friends! Are there any good instances for #breaking #news? I created an account for Bloomberg on this instance, but I’m wondering if there’s a better instance for publishing timely breaking stories.