Biden’s broadband boondoggle. Eric Adams gets his brows done. Inside the Rose Bowl’s firefighter village. A conversation with a ‘climate realist.’ Eli Lake’s new podcast. And more.
Why is “targeted” in “quotes”? The DOJ started targeting Trump during his campaign. The number of cases that popped up on one person is highly unusual, especially since three prosecutors made promises during their campaigns to “get” Trump.
I wish that Dems would finally wake up and realize that the last 4 years were the worst ever for America. Up was down and down was up. Biden trying to talk his way into a positive legacy, when he did nothing but screw things up for 50 years in government.
On another topic, Hamas will break the ceasefire before the ink is dry on the deal. All of the hostages and dead bodies should be released at once, not in three phases. Trump will have his "all hell will break loose" moment on Hamas.
Four years ago, the Biden administration promised 25 million people in rural areas that they would get reliable access to the internet, signing BEAD, the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS YET TO HOOK UP A SINGLE CUSTOMER."
Has there ever been a more powerful paragraph that highlights Government policy failure?
If they had just contacted Elon Musk, Starlink would have hooked them all up for 1/100th of the price.
Loved the video from the firefighters camp... thank you.
And the stuff about the internet in rural areas is government at its best. Throw a bunch of money at it and still see there is no change. I worked in the public school system for 32 years, and they threw money and got on the train for any new trend. We still kept our low scores, our chronic absenteeism, and our copiers that blinked out of order. Good times keep rolling.....
Probably already mentioned but shouldn't a quick call to Red Bull HQ get pallets of the stuff there for free for the promotional/community support opportunity?
CLIMATE CHANGE! is nothing more than a power grab by government just as COVID! was. Besides who would put their trust in 36-trillion-dollars-in-debt them to fix anything? Also, see the Broadband article. Why do we keep hiring them?
River mentions Davos so it’s appropriate to link to Biden’s “farewell address” on Wednesday where he warned about “oligarchs” having too much power. Total lack of self-awareness. Are the Davos crowd oligarchs? Is George Soros an oligarch? Was Zuckerberg an oligarch during 2020 election when he gave “Zuckbucks” to support Democrat-leaning districts ? Or just now when he has second thoughts about government-encouraged censorship?
Hey, I know you guys (FP) don't transcribe Honestly, and I can't get Apple, which apparently does transcription -- but does Spotify have a transcribe mechanism? Or maybe could you guys pleasepleasepleaseplease do transcriptions of this one (Breaking History)?? It sounds very interesting, and I have bigtime hearing issues, like none. Eli, throw your editorial weight around and make it happen!
For anyone who might need to know, I did discover that Spotify too has a transcription feature for podcasts. (I'd still love it in-house, but small victories!)
What an eventful newsletter for a Thursday. Lots of great articles.
Welp. THAT ceasefire didn't last long. LOL!!!
https://apnews.com/live/israel-hamas-ceasefire-updates
Why is “targeted” in “quotes”? The DOJ started targeting Trump during his campaign. The number of cases that popped up on one person is highly unusual, especially since three prosecutors made promises during their campaigns to “get” Trump.
I wish that Dems would finally wake up and realize that the last 4 years were the worst ever for America. Up was down and down was up. Biden trying to talk his way into a positive legacy, when he did nothing but screw things up for 50 years in government.
On another topic, Hamas will break the ceasefire before the ink is dry on the deal. All of the hostages and dead bodies should be released at once, not in three phases. Trump will have his "all hell will break loose" moment on Hamas.
2024 was a wild ride. I had some hope that 2025 would be a bit calmer, but thus far it is shaping up to be just as crazy.
I should have known better, of course. Donald Trump is a disrupter, as are his entire team including the notable entrepreneur Elon Musk.
May we live in interesting times that ultimately result in much better times.
More Podcasts! Awesome, thanks!
Four years ago, the Biden administration promised 25 million people in rural areas that they would get reliable access to the internet, signing BEAD, the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS YET TO HOOK UP A SINGLE CUSTOMER."
Has there ever been a more powerful paragraph that highlights Government policy failure?
If they had just contacted Elon Musk, Starlink would have hooked them all up for 1/100th of the price.
He is a wrongthinker, which is also why Tesla was excluded from a Biden EV summit.
Is it possible to get a printout of Eli's new podcast? I prefer to read as opposed to listen.
One more thing, every time I read the word Biden, I hear the guy on the Schwab commercials saying, "Schwab." I just substitute Biden. :-)
Loved the video from the firefighters camp... thank you.
And the stuff about the internet in rural areas is government at its best. Throw a bunch of money at it and still see there is no change. I worked in the public school system for 32 years, and they threw money and got on the train for any new trend. We still kept our low scores, our chronic absenteeism, and our copiers that blinked out of order. Good times keep rolling.....
Probably already mentioned but shouldn't a quick call to Red Bull HQ get pallets of the stuff there for free for the promotional/community support opportunity?
CLIMATE CHANGE! is nothing more than a power grab by government just as COVID! was. Besides who would put their trust in 36-trillion-dollars-in-debt them to fix anything? Also, see the Broadband article. Why do we keep hiring them?
River mentions Davos so it’s appropriate to link to Biden’s “farewell address” on Wednesday where he warned about “oligarchs” having too much power. Total lack of self-awareness. Are the Davos crowd oligarchs? Is George Soros an oligarch? Was Zuckerberg an oligarch during 2020 election when he gave “Zuckbucks” to support Democrat-leaning districts ? Or just now when he has second thoughts about government-encouraged censorship?
Red dye #3 according to TFP: “The dye was banned from cosmetics and topical drugs in 1990 due to evidence that it can cause cancer in rats.”
So, put on body, bad…put in body, OK?
Great job as usual FDA.
Hey, I know you guys (FP) don't transcribe Honestly, and I can't get Apple, which apparently does transcription -- but does Spotify have a transcribe mechanism? Or maybe could you guys pleasepleasepleaseplease do transcriptions of this one (Breaking History)?? It sounds very interesting, and I have bigtime hearing issues, like none. Eli, throw your editorial weight around and make it happen!
For anyone who might need to know, I did discover that Spotify too has a transcription feature for podcasts. (I'd still love it in-house, but small victories!)
I love Vivek ... but wouldn't he be far more valuable to America by partnering with Elon the next couple of years in dismantling the DC bureacracy?