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Tech Monopoly (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)
It was mentioned as the name of a newsletter that focuses on antitrust policies, and was mentioned alongside Matt Stoller, the author.
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I'm Matt Stoller, author of Monopoly-focused newsletter, Big and an antitrust policy analyst.
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It was mentioned as the name of a newsletter that focuses on antitrust policies, and was mentioned alongside Matt Stoller, the author.
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I'm Matt Stoller, author of Monopoly-focused newsletter, Big and an antitrust policy analyst.
You can sign up below for my Market Power Focus newsletter, big, in the description.
Jack Kennedy
Elusive Hero
Chris Matthews mentioned having written numerous books about Jack Kennedy. Kennedy's talent for connecting with people was highlighted in comparison to Kamala Harris.
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I mean who's good on television? Let's be blunt who's good on television in politics that matters Trump is good on television when he says something.
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Chris Matthews mentioned having written numerous books about Jack Kennedy. Kennedy's talent for connecting with people was highlighted in comparison to Kamala Harris.
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I mean who's good on television? Let's be blunt who's good on television in politics that matters Trump is good on television when he says something.
I think I'm writing about that now I mean who's good on television?
But Biden does have that problem. He's older too. He's 80 Yeah, his problem is The the gravitas doesn't come through.
I think that's part of it a lot of this is cosmetic and let's face it a lot of politics is how you look What do you sound like? Are you convincing?
I've written a lot of books about him that he Did everybody thought he liked them?
The Fourth Turning
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The Fourth Turning theory of historical cycles was discussed in relation to the current political climate, specifically in the context of the 'crisis' phase and how art reflects political affiliation.
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He had this line about the particular phase of history that he posits we're in right now, which is like the crisis.
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The Fourth Turning theory of historical cycles was discussed in relation to the current political climate, specifically in the context of the 'crisis' phase and how art reflects political affiliation.
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He had this line about the particular phase of history that he posits we're in right now, which is like the crisis.
He says in the crisis phase, you don't ask what does this art say to me?
You ask whose side does this art say that I'm on?
The Cult of We
WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion
It was mentioned that several books have been written about WeWork, highlighting its rise and fall, and the Apple series on the subject was described as having incredible acting, specifically in the portrayal of Adam Neumann and his wife.
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There's a bunch of great books on WeWork. There's like four or five out there.
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It was mentioned that several books have been written about WeWork, highlighting its rise and fall, and the Apple series on the subject was described as having incredible acting, specifically in the portrayal of Adam Neumann and his wife.
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There's a bunch of great books on WeWork. There's like four or five out there.
The Apple series, Jared Leto plays Adam Newman and Anne Hathaway does an incredible job of playing his wife Gwyneth.
"The American Empire Should Be Destroyed"
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It was mentioned as recommended reading for the Russian military and was discussed as a potential influence on Vladimir Putin's thinking on invading Ukraine, especially as it relates to a rejection of Western influence and the promotion of Russian autocracy.
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Dugin's most influential work, it's called 'The Foundations of Geopolitics'. It was written in the 1990s, it's recommended reading by the Russian military and which Putin is almost certainly familiar...
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It was mentioned as recommended reading for the Russian military and was discussed as a potential influence on Vladimir Putin's thinking on invading Ukraine, especially as it relates to a rejection of Western influence and the promotion of Russian autocracy.
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Dugin's most influential work, it's called 'The Foundations of Geopolitics'. It was written in the 1990s, it's recommended reading by the Russian military and which Putin is almost certainly familiar with.
This is not a war with Ukraine, this is a confrontation with globalism as a whole, planetary phenomenon, confrontation at all levels and ideologically, Russia rejects everything in globalism, monopolarity, Atlanticism on the one hand, liberalism, anti-tradition, technocracy, a great reset in the word in the other.
Gender Queer
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It was mentioned as a book that was in libraries, causing concern among parents in Dearborn, Michigan. The teachers union and the Biden administration were said to have defended the book.
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parents in Dearborn, Michigan, evangelicals and Muslims are coming together and talking about books like genderqueer being in libraries for really young people, and then seeing the teachers union that...
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It was mentioned as a book that was in libraries, causing concern among parents in Dearborn, Michigan. The teachers union and the Biden administration were said to have defended the book.
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parents in Dearborn, Michigan, evangelicals and Muslims are coming together and talking about books like genderqueer being in libraries for really young people, and then seeing the teachers union that has allied very closely with the Biden administration, defended by the Biden administration, defend books like that.
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The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom
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It was suggested as the best single-volume book on the American Civil War, particularly about the end of slavery and the context of that era.
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If you want to know about the American context and specifically the end of slavery, 'Battle Cry Freedom' is the best one volume book that actually exists on the American Civil War.
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It was suggested as the best single-volume book on the American Civil War, particularly about the end of slavery and the context of that era.
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If you want to know about the American context and specifically the end of slavery, 'Battle Cry Freedom' is the best one volume book that actually exists on the American Civil War.
Mexico and the Spanish Conquest
It was mentioned as a historical text on the history of African slavery, alongside Dan Carlin's podcast, suggesting it contained deep historical information.
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Their Hugh Thomas book again on the history of African slavery.
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It was mentioned as a historical text on the history of African slavery, alongside Dan Carlin's podcast, suggesting it contained deep historical information.
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Their Hugh Thomas book again on the history of African slavery.
Hoax
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It was mentioned that Brian Stelter wrote a book highlighting the close relationship between the Trump White House and Fox News.
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Brian Stelter wrote an entire book about the incestuous relationship between the Trump White House and Fox News.
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It was mentioned that Brian Stelter wrote a book highlighting the close relationship between the Trump White House and Fox News.
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Brian Stelter wrote an entire book about the incestuous relationship between the Trump White House and Fox News.
The Connection
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It was described as being instrumental in convincing the public that the Iraq War was vital. The book's claims were later refuted by official reports.
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Well, Steven Hayes has a new book out called "The Connection", and Mr. Hayes from the New York Times yesterday, they have a quote from the staff report that is scheduled to be coming...
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It was described as being instrumental in convincing the public that the Iraq War was vital. The book's claims were later refuted by official reports.
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Well, Steven Hayes has a new book out called "The Connection", and Mr. Hayes from the New York Times yesterday, they have a quote from the staff report that is scheduled to be coming out from the independent commission uh on 9/11 during the sometime during the next couple weeks the staff report found that there was no credible evidence that Iraq and al-Qaeda cooperated on attacks against the United States and that repeated contacts between Iraq and al-Qaeda do not appear to have resulted in a collaborative relationship.
Can what the staff says and what you say in your book, both be right?
No, I don't think so. I think the staff I mean that was I think that mirrors the language that was in the first staff statement 15 that was released a couple weeks ago and I guess it's a question to harken back to a previous administration of what the meaning of collaborative is um George Sanat has said repeatedly that uh the Iraqi's provided training, funding, arms uh safe haven for al-Qaeda. I would say that that's collaborative um if there was in fact this training which I believe there was I report about in my book um that to me is collaboration now whether they collaborated on a tax I think is a separate question.
The Role of Local Government in Education
It was discussed how Milton Friedman's 1955 essay advocating for school vouchers, shortly after the Brown v. Board decision, was quickly embraced by segregationists as a way to sidestep integration.
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The state of schooling, elementary, secondary, higher schooling in the United States is deplorable.
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The state of schooling, elementary, secondary, higher schooling in the United States is deplorable.
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Ebola and health systems in West Africa
Chernoh Bah, a Sierra Leonean journalist, was interviewed about his book which details the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone and he connected it to the recent COVID-19 hearings and origins.
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many of you may remember we interviewed him several months ago about his book on the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.
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Chernoh Bah, a Sierra Leonean journalist, was interviewed about his book which details the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone and he connected it to the recent COVID-19 hearings and origins.
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many of you may remember we interviewed him several months ago about his book on the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.
In my book, I had even mentioned the fact that the CDC had been present in the region since the 1970s doing Lassa fever work and funding Lassa fever research.
Battle of the Soul
Luther Reforms Vice and Virtue
It was described as gossipy and focused on Kamala Harris's political career and how she viewed her own identity and presence within politics, rather than policy or governance.
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she is always cognizant of what her presence and her wins represent that she always sees herself as the answer and reaps the benefits from that
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It was described as gossipy and focused on Kamala Harris's political career and how she viewed her own identity and presence within politics, rather than policy or governance.
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she is always cognizant of what her presence and her wins represent that she always sees herself as the answer and reaps the benefits from that
there was not any discussion of policy the why she would run we launched into a void without a world view
this was her thinking sign on to his bill first to get the credit for taking a bold stand and make the announcement as a surprise at the end of August in a church back home in Oakland
she had been told by the states that she had so thin a grasp of the policy that she said she was backing she said she was backing Medicaid for All in that church
The Psychic Guardian Angel Complete Series Boxed Set
Saagar described the book as a real biography of George W. Bush, as opposed to more sympathetic accounts. He suggested that it accurately depicted the failures of Bush's presidency.
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The best Bush bio I read was by Gene Edward Smith, I think it is. It's literally called "W." And W. refused to speak to him, because he wrote a real biography.
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Saagar described the book as a real biography of George W. Bush, as opposed to more sympathetic accounts. He suggested that it accurately depicted the failures of Bush's presidency.
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The best Bush bio I read was by Gene Edward Smith, I think it is. It's literally called "W." And W. refused to speak to him, because he wrote a real biography.
"The American Empire Should Be Destroyed"
Aleksandr Dugin and the Perils of Immanentized Eschatology
It was mentioned that Dugin's book outlined three goals for Russia, including splitting Britain from the EU, invading Georgia, and retaking Ukraine, all of which have occurred.
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He wrote a book in the 90s where he's like, Russia and policy should have three goals. Number one, split Britain away from the rest of the EU. Again, this was written in the 90s. Number two, Russia sh...
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It was mentioned that Dugin's book outlined three goals for Russia, including splitting Britain from the EU, invading Georgia, and retaking Ukraine, all of which have occurred.
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He wrote a book in the 90s where he's like, Russia and policy should have three goals. Number one, split Britain away from the rest of the EU. Again, this was written in the 90s. Number two, Russia should invade Georgia. And number three, Russia should retake Ukraine.
Peril
It was discussed how the book details Hillary Clinton's belief that Elizabeth Warren's allegations of sexism against Bernie Sanders were true, based on her prior experience with him.
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I know the kinds of things he says. Yes, I believed her because I know Sanders and I know the kind of things that he says about women and to women.
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It was discussed how the book details Hillary Clinton's belief that Elizabeth Warren's allegations of sexism against Bernie Sanders were true, based on her prior experience with him.
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I know the kinds of things he says. Yes, I believed her because I know Sanders and I know the kind of things that he says about women and to women.
everyone comes up to me and says I would vote for you if you had a penis.
Ball of Collusion
The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency
It was mentioned in relation to the Trump indictment, specifically in the context of Andrew McCarthy's stance on the DOJ and his past criticisms of Russiagate.
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Why Trump's witch hunt cries ring hollow in face of DOJ indictment
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It was mentioned in relation to the Trump indictment, specifically in the context of Andrew McCarthy's stance on the DOJ and his past criticisms of Russiagate.
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Why Trump's witch hunt cries ring hollow in face of DOJ indictment
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Snow Crash
Deluxe Edition
Jack Dorsey mentioned the book 'Snow Crash' by Neil Stephenson in the context of virtual reality and augmented reality, suggesting it predicted the future of technology and interface evolution.
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It's obvious that Snow Crash, this book from Neil Stephenson, is going to happen.
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Jack Dorsey mentioned the book 'Snow Crash' by Neil Stephenson in the context of virtual reality and augmented reality, suggesting it predicted the future of technology and interface evolution.
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It's obvious that Snow Crash, this book from Neil Stephenson, is going to happen.
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