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Greg Linden
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Greg Linden @glinden.bsky.social · 10h
The problem with this is that there is a heavy cost to the brand to look this cowardly. Your customers will hate you for doing this. Sure, brand damage is diffuse and long term, so it might look like you can get away with this in the short term, but it will hurt the company.
justinhendrix.bsky.social Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 16h
"Privately, several executives concede they have little appetite for kowtowing to Trump. But advisers say a pragmatic playbook has emerged: show up, make a promise grand enough to flatter the president, and then do as little as possible until his attention shifts elsewhere."
‘Maga has gone Maoist’: corporate America reels as Trump turns interventionist
President’s freewheeling policy proclamations send shockwaves through companies and financial markets
www.ft.com

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Reposted by David R. Miller, Greg Linden

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 16h
"Privately, several executives concede they have little appetite for kowtowing to Trump. But advisers say a pragmatic playbook has emerged: show up, make a promise grand enough to flatter the president, and then do as little as possible until his attention shifts elsewhere."
‘Maga has gone Maoist’: corporate America reels as Trump turns interventionist
President’s freewheeling policy proclamations send shockwaves through companies and financial markets
www.ft.com

Reposted by Tobias Bunde, Greg Linden, Nicolai von Ondarza

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 23h
Former NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller highlights the risk of nuclear proliferation in Europe if the US destroys its extended deterrent guarantee over Greenland.

A senior former US policymaker considering a post-American Europe.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
“Everything that the United States is doing to raise doubts about its support for the Nato alliance will raise doubts about its willingness to extend a nuclear deterrent guarantee to Nato Europe. That creates the potential for future proliferation of nuclear weapons,” adds Gottemoeller. “The events [in Venezuela] are, no doubt, a short, sharp shock, and a big boost in the wake up call. It will further require the Europeans to figure out how they are going to lead now, and that that is going to be a challenge,” Gottemoeller adds. “Because if you don't have the first among equals, the primus inter pares, of the United States, who is going to lead in Europe?”

Reposted by Greg Linden

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Tiffany C. Li @tiffanycli.bsky.social · 1d
The world will progress, with or without the U.S.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Greg Linden

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 1d
If you're wondering whether you should leave X, make your best argument for staying, then substitute "the Nazi child porn site" for "X" and see if it still sounds persuasive

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 1d
contrarian.substack.com/p/big-busine... business interests should understand Democrats will have far more power after the midterms. They should worry should not just about avoiding Trump’s wrath but about painting a target on their backs for irate Ds to delve into their toadying
Big Business Should Wake Up to the Trump Threat
Democrats need to engage corporate leaders
contrarian.substack.com

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d
these articles deciphering the electoral belief system never mention the fact that these folks are getting all their information from either right wing national propaganda (OANN, Newsmax, Fox), right wing local broadcast propaganda (Sinclair), AM Radio right wing propaganda, or some YouTube chode

Reposted by Andy Purvis, Steve Peers, Peter Holmes , and 16 more

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 1d
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage

Reposted by Stephen M. Walt, Elizabeth Saunders, Matthew Bunn , and 11 more

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d
US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.

And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Ann Bartow, Greg Linden

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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 1d
ProPublica reporters have gone deep on the implements that ICE and other federal agents are using on the streets of Minneapolis. From 2020, on tear gas: "It has been found to cause long-term health consequences and can hurt those who aren’t the intended targets" www.propublica.org/article/tear...
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On — Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org

Reposted by Steve Peers, Tom Griffin, Victor Galaz , and 2 more

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d
This is huge: For the first time since the early 1970s, coal power generation has fallen in both China & India.

It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by David R. Miller, Greg Linden

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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 2d
The NATO treaty and UN Charter are both law in the USA. They are the two most important treaties in the world. Attacking Greenland would violate both of them, as well as the US Constitution.

A Democratic president would be impeached and removed for threatening war on NATO—and they would deserve it.

Reposted by Greg Linden

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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 2d
Even *threatening* hostile military action against a NATO ally is the craziest fucking thing any president—even Trump—has ever done.

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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 2d
The Greenland thing is way more batshit than it’s getting credit for.

Trump is risking a war with BRITAIN and FRANCE, our closest allies for 200 years, both of which have their own nuclear arsenals!

Reposted by Greg Linden

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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗 @charlescmann.bsky.social · 2d
A few striking images that capture much of what has happened to US publishing in the last 30 years.
The Big Five US Trade Book Publishers
With all the imprints out there, it's sometimes difficult to know which imprint belongs to which of the big five publishers.
almossawi.com

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Greg Linden @glinden.bsky.social · 2d
Interesting study here showing that availability of remote work helps startups get top employees from big companies, helping recruiting at startups but hurting retention at big companies. Unclear if return-to-office (RTO) polices help or make things worse for big companies (my guess, worse).
arpitrage.bsky.social Arpit Gupta @arpitrage.bsky.social · 2d
Why?

Hiring constraints. Startups once found it hard to compete with established incumbent firms with many offices

Remote startups increase job postings, hire more per posting, and scale faster. Remote large firms struggle with retention challenges of existing employees

Reposted by David R. Miller, Greg Linden

Reposted by Greg Linden

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Tiffany C. Li @tiffanycli.bsky.social · 2d
Entire international community’s reaction to the USA right now:
April from parks and rec saying “so you’ve gone insane! That’s fun”

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Will Jennings, Alan Richardson , and 3 more

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d
Trump is selling seized Venezuelan oil and putting the cash in a bank account in Qatar. Nothing to see here. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...

Reposted by Greg Linden

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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 2d
A new Economist/YouGov poll finds that 62% of US adults age 18-29 disapprove of Donald Trump. This represents a significant shift from higher approval ratings among this age group before he took office, contradicting many political pundits' predictions of a political realignment among Gen Z voters.

Reposted by Greg Linden

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 2d
We’ve become numb to the insanity from the WH.

They are about to break the most successful military alliance in history because they are high on their own supply

Without our alliance, Americans will be much, much worse off in the world

www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Denmark announces boosted military presence in Greenland 'from today'
In a statement just before talks were due to start at the White House, the Danish Defense Ministry announced 'an increased military presence in and around Greenland,' after Donald Trump made fresh cla...
www.lemonde.fr

Reposted by Greg Linden, Francesco Nicoli

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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 2d
One has to admit that Trump is brilliant at driving the news. We are now wasting attention on a ridiculous and unnecessary debate about invading Greenland, eclipsing attention on more important issues, foreign and domestic.

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 2d
Musk has convinced huge swathes of the public and capital markets that everything he touches turns to gold, despite the fact that a careful examination shows literally none of his businesses are particularly profitable. He has attacked markets and politics where they're most vulnerable: information.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 2d
Europe.

Is moving military assets.

To deter an invasion.

By the United States of America.

Reposted by Greg Linden

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 2d
Future historians could do worse than just using this comic to sum up what American voters were doing from 2010-2025ish
I want things to be different comic

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2d
love the headline

beautifully blunt
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Once you’ve traded your principles for proximity to power, do you even run your own company?
www.theverge.com

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Arpit Gupta @arpitrage.bsky.social · 2d
Why?

Hiring constraints. Startups once found it hard to compete with established incumbent firms with many offices

Remote startups increase job postings, hire more per posting, and scale faster. Remote large firms struggle with retention challenges of existing employees

Reposted by Greg Linden

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Arpit Gupta @arpitrage.bsky.social · 2d
Our key finding is that remote critics and boosters both have a point. Remote work increases productivity for workers at *startups* while reducing it for incumbent firms

We instrument for remote work with pre-pandemic occupational suitability for identification

Reposted by Greg Linden

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Jeffrey P. Bigham @jeffreybigham.com · 2d
message -- trump is crazy, science in the US is chaos, come to canada, ye best and brightest, we're really not that far away … 

www.canada.ca/en/innovatio...
Government of Canada launches new initiative to recruit world-leading researchers - Canada.ca
Canada will invest $1.7 billion to attract top global talent
www.canada.ca