🔗 WWW
Failure to elect a speaker by Jan. 6 could delay Trump’s Electoral College certification. (🔗Politico … which completely explains why Mike has t Rump’s ‘full’ backing.
Can’t help thinking (hoping?) that Nike’s 🔗 ’told you so’ ad’ is aimed (just a little bit) at a certain segment of voters.
🔗🎙️A Geopolitical Check-Up - Open Source with Christopher Lydon
Short and Excellent.
🔗 Yellen: Extraordinary measures; to avoid US debt by default.
It seems that deadline will happen around Jan14?
See earlier post at the challenge looming to even get ducks lined up for Jan 20?
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Just stumbled on August 2023 .. in plain sight
My daily ‘Sill’, delivers a set of the most popular links shared by the people I follow on (for the moment), Mastodon and Bluesky. It tends to be what you might expect, until today.
All links are crackers, number 5 will be of particular interest to the typewriter brigade.
🔗 🎙️ Rushkoff - Corleone Style Diplomacy - 20 minutes, well worth a listen - a ‘theory of everything’.
🔗 🎙️Behind the founder: Marc Benioff on Lenny’s Podcast
I don’t listen to all Lenny’s stuff - but he’s a solid podcaster if you are in the tech startup / scaleup world. AND he is getting some really high profile guests. Benioff the latest (and maybe the highest profile to date?)
Your customers are your best salespeople.
Sidenote - at times I snipe from the gallery re Salesforce but have to hand it to Marc - he stands apart from so many of the tech bros (maybe because he isn’t?), is trying to do better and is an awesome ‘Guerilla Marketeer’ … 🔗 he learnt from the best.
🔗 Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional. … sense prevails - in Arkansas!
🔗 The Word for 2025 is Fragility - by Dana F. Blankenhorn
… I always have ‘three words’ for a year. Reminds me. I need to get on to that.
🔗 The Riddle of Luigi Mangione. makes for an interesting read. Sounds like Gurwinder was his last online interaction and he also became a customer of ReadWise.
🔗 Trump Organization Accused of Tax Evasion in Panama.
… well that explains THAT.
🔗 CNN: Gaetz investigation will be released - Kevin Drum
.. to channel @gruber ‘Finally
But Kevin’s take is most likely ‘why’ …
Now that Gaetz no longer matters to Donald Trump, I guess at least a few Republicans screwed up the courage to do the right thing.
💬 Kevin Drum
On this blog, February ’22 was 🔗 my first reference to …
Known sex trafficker Matt Gaetz
The simple question worth asking is: That piece of media or interaction or investment you’re making – is it to earn trust or simply find attention?
💬 Seth Godin
The whole thing … 🔗 The fame/trust inversion
🔗 iOS 18.2 Mail is a misfire. … until I am allowed to adjust whatever the system is that controls where what ends up -💯
🔗 Montana Supreme Court affirms decision in Held, historic youth climate case (Apple News - but the headline is the important bit and definitely NOT click bait)
Maybe this will motivate more action around the world?
🔗 🎙️ How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War - from Freakanomics - its an update old one.
.. who knew?
So building on 🔗 this … just asked why every table in the room was booked ( the bar is full(Ish) but the rest of the place is empty) .. turns out Monday night is ‘Blues Night’.
LATER - turns out Bonomassa himself has haunted that tiny stage a few times …
🔗 Foreign students warned: Get back to America before Trump takes over.
I am not a student - but I had been thinking about this whilst down in New Zealand - but wasn’t in a rush - until November 6th.
Hello SoCal - looks like I was thinking straight.