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Weekend Watch: Why the US Cannot Defeat Iran
Greetings from the Palm Springs airport. I’m heading to DC to emcee PolicyLink’s Summit 2026: We Are The Founders. It will be a bold gathering of people committed to actually building the United States that’s been promised and possible but...
Weekend Video: The Board of Peace Con
I watch a lot of YouTube videos. My algorithm might be the best in the game. I’m gonna share some of my favorites with you.
Today it’s this investigation by about Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace,” the disgusting levels of corruption, an...
Data Centers are the Most Bipartisan Issue in America
I spent Sunday afternoon on MS NOW with and for a segment called Prediction Markets, where Jacob goes out into the world, asks regular people what they think is going to happen, and then brings the tape back for the rest of us to react to...
How to Celebrate America’s Big Awkward Birthday Party
Hi you,
It’s been a minute, and this email is worth returning from newsletter-hiatus for.
This summer, we all get to experience America’s Big Awkward Birthday party commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of...
Hamnet is the Best movie of 2026.
And Sinners is the best of 2025. HAPPY OSCARS WEEKENDvoice
The Oscars are this weekend, and I want to talk about a film that knocked me sideways a few months ago.
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Baratunde is a host, writer, and speaker who explores interdependence through our relationships with nature, each other, and technology. His latest project is the YouTube podcast "Life With Machines."
Nat'l security expert. ex-DHS chief of staff. NYT best-selling author. Was “Anonymous” — now urging folks to take their masks off. Founder @ DEFIANCE.org
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