Monthly Archives: March 2023

How To Move From Surviving To Thriving (3-13-23)

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Luke Ford

01:00 LAT: With demands for a bank bailout, Silicon Valley shows its ‘small government’ mantra was just a pose, https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-03-12/with-demands-for-a-bank-bailout-silicon-valley-shows-its-small-government-mantra-was-just-a-scam 05:00 Ricky Vaugh aka Doug Mackey goes on trial for satire, https://twitter.com/myth_pilot/status/1635300560298729475 10:00 News Is A Stress Test, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=147167 24:00 … Continue reading →

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News Is A Stress Test

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Luke Ford

According to the Mayo Clinic: “A stress test shows how the heart works during physical activity. It also may be called a stress exercise test. Exercise makes the heart pump harder and faster. A stress test can show problems with … Continue reading →

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Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Luke Ford

From this 2021 book: * Gerald Levin: “There were cultural differences as well. I wasn’t a Time Inc. type. Time had few Jewish people. I didn’t dress the way they dressed. I didn’t talk about closing advertising deals on a … Continue reading →

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Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2022 book by Katherine Rundell: * The power of John Donne’s words nearly killed a man. It was the late spring of 1623, on the morning of Ascension Day, and Donne had finally secured … Continue reading →

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The Fall of the Silicon Valley Bank and the Rise of the New Fascism (3-12-23)

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Luke Ford

01:30 The New Fascism (1-2-23), https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=146667 13:00 Israel’s new right-wing government, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/27/itamar-ben-gvir-israels-minister-of-chaos 23:20 Howard Kurtz on the Twitter Files 33:00 When Did Intellectuals Stop Supporting The Free Market Of Ideas?, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=143526 47:30 Elliott Blatt joins to talk about the Silicon … Continue reading →

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