Month: November 2021
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Episode 375 – Elgin James (Co-Creator & Showrunner of FX’s Mayans M.C., Righteous Jams, 454 Big Block, Wrecking Crew) — Turned Out A Punk — Overcast
Elgin James from Righteous Jams, 454 Big Block, Wrecking Crew and the Co-Creator & Showrunner of FX’s Mayans MC — Turned Out A Punk Link: https://overcast.fm/+Dx0hVrf-s
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Menace Enters the Republican Mainstream – The New York Times
Menace Enters the Republican Mainstream (Published 2021) Threats of violence have become commonplace among a significant part of the party, as historians and those who study democracy warn of a dark shift in American politics. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/us/politics/republican-violent-rhetoric.html “When do we get to use the guns?” he said as the audience applauded. “How many elections are…
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Project Veritas and the Line Between Journalism and Political Spying
Project Veritas and the Line Between Journalism and Political Spying (Published 2021) Documents show how the conservative group worked with lawyers to gauge how far its deceptive reporting practices could go before running afoul of federal laws. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/us/politics/project-veritas-journalism-political-spying.html Mr. O’Keefe and his lawyer, Paul Calli, revealed new details about the diary investigation and F.B.I.…
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What lies beneath: the secrets of France’s top serial killer expert | US crime | The Guardian
What lies beneath: the secrets of France’s top serial killer expert The long read: An intrepid expert with dozens of books to his name, Stéphane Bourgoin was a bestselling author, famous in France for having interviewed more than 70 notorious murderers. Then an anonymous collective began to investigate his past via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/nov/09/secrets-of-top-serial-killer-expert-france-stephane-bourgoin Bourgoin…
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The Great Organic-Food Fraud | The New Yorker
The Great Organic-Food Fraud There’s no way to confirm that a crop was grown organically. Randy Constant exploited our trust in the labels—and made a fortune. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/11/15/the-great-organic-food-fraud That year, Constant had planted a large crop of organic soybeans on the grounds of a federal prison in Forrest City, Arkansas, after agreeing…
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Does Xi Jinping’s Seizure of History Threaten His Future? | The New Yorker
Does Xi Jinping’s Seizure of History Threaten His Future? The struggles of the first century of Communist Party rule are being buried by the need to cohere around what Xi calls “the great rejuvenation” of China. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/does-xi-jinpings-seizure-of-history-threaten-his-future The full self-portrait won’t be released until after the meeting—which consists of four days…
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Want to Get Junior Away from That Screen? | The New Yorker
Want to Get Junior Away from That Screen? Try martial arts (to wrestle the phone away), a game of jacks, or a time-travel journey to confront the young Steve Jobs. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/11/15/want-to-get-junior-away-from-that-screen 2. Find a quiet moment with your son, preferably when he is not live-streaming a video game for an audience…
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Crypto Is Cool. Now Get on the Yacht. – The New York Times
Crypto Is Cool. Now Get on the Yacht. (Published 2021) NFT.NYC, a gathering for nonfungible token enthusiasts, offered a taste of a crypto-filled future. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/technology/nft-nyc-metaverse.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Technology Instead of selling normal tickets to the party — which featured a performance by the Russian punk-protest group Pussy Riot — Friends With Benefits required attendees to scan their…
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The Butcher of Havana
The Butcher of Havana – The Atavist Magazine How a drifter from Milwaukee became the chief executioner of the Cuban revolution and a test case for U.S. civil rights. via The Atavist Magazine: https://magazine.atavist.com/the-butcher-of-havana-cuba-che-castro-aclu/ But if his origins were humble, at El Floridita the man needed no introduction. His image had appeared on the front…
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Uncovering the Secret Offshore Accounts of the Global Elite | The New Yorker
Uncovering the Secret Offshore Accounts of the Global Élite In an age of rising populism, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists is exposing the hypocrisy behind the hidden wealth. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-inquiry/uncovering-the-secret-offshore-accounts-of-the-global-elite “Some stories are too big, too complex, and too global for lone-wolf muckrakers or even individual news organizations to tackle,” Ryle…
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The Snitch – The Atavist Magazine
The Snitch – The Atavist Magazine In Scott Kimball, the FBI thought it had found a high-value informant who could help solve big cases. What it got instead was lies, betrayal, and murder. via The Atavist Magazine: https://magazine.atavist.com/the-snitch-fbi-scott-kimball-informant-killer-colorado/ On June 20, 2003, Kimball was released from jail. He told Lori McLeod that the arrest had…