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“A lot of things, a lot of very cruel things, have got to happen to a fool before his mind can change its thoughts.”
- Louis-Ferdinand Celine
- Louis-Ferdinand Celine
John E. Waldron and his wife Amanda Waldron violating the law and damaging the environment on Martha's Vineyard. He is reputedly the COO of Goldman Sachs. bit.ly/4odsTYp
Homeowner Fined Over Alleged Illegal Tree Cutting
Edgartown had strong words and instituted a daily fine against a Katama Bay homeowner who illegally had nearly 20 trees cut down on his property.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
John E. Waldron and his wife Amanda Waldron violating the law and damaging the environment on Martha's Vineyard. He is reputedly the COO of Goldman Sachs. bit.ly/4odsTYp
Apparently, it's easy to give a subscription to @netflix.com as a gift: bit.ly/42R9Hag
Netflix Gift Cards
See where to buy gift cards online or at retail stores and how to use them as a payment method or a gift.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Apparently, it's easy to give a subscription to @netflix.com as a gift: bit.ly/42R9Hag
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How Europe is being concreted over
How Europe is being concreted over
Every day, more natural spaces are being constructed on. Le Monde and its partners analyzed satellite images to measure the causes and the scale of a major transformation: land take.
www.lemonde.fr
October 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
How Europe is being concreted over
Another own goal.
Scroll down to read: How the new H1-B fee is hitting in Silicon Valley
"Do you think the $100k fee makes starting a company in the U.S. less appealing?
Absolutely."
bit.ly/42JZOuW
Scroll down to read: How the new H1-B fee is hitting in Silicon Valley
"Do you think the $100k fee makes starting a company in the U.S. less appealing?
Absolutely."
bit.ly/42JZOuW
bit.ly
September 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Another own goal.
Scroll down to read: How the new H1-B fee is hitting in Silicon Valley
"Do you think the $100k fee makes starting a company in the U.S. less appealing?
Absolutely."
bit.ly/42JZOuW
Scroll down to read: How the new H1-B fee is hitting in Silicon Valley
"Do you think the $100k fee makes starting a company in the U.S. less appealing?
Absolutely."
bit.ly/42JZOuW
A $100,000 fee on H-1B visas? For some in the current administration, that's just two bags full of cash.
September 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A $100,000 fee on H-1B visas? For some in the current administration, that's just two bags full of cash.
It took a while, but former Boston Sports Clubs CEO Patrick Walsh has been ordered to personally reimburse members for fees illegally taken while gyms were closed. bit.ly/47SE5V5
Former Boston Sports Clubs CEO ordered to pay $4 million in restitution after billing gym members during COVID shutdown - The Boston Globe
Patrick Walsh was ordered to pay nearly $4 million in restitution after a court found he deceived gym members and obstructed efforts to cancel memberships.
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September 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It took a while, but former Boston Sports Clubs CEO Patrick Walsh has been ordered to personally reimburse members for fees illegally taken while gyms were closed. bit.ly/47SE5V5
Revolut hires former SocGen CEO Frédéric Oudéa bit.ly/4mQq6DN. I'll be interested in seeing who he hires to join him.
Revolut hires former SocGen boss Oudea as West Europe chairman
London-based financial technology company Revolut has hired Frederic Oudea, the former CEO of France's Societe Generale, as chairman of its Western Europe hub in Paris, as it prepares to apply for a banking licence in the country.
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September 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Revolut hires former SocGen CEO Frédéric Oudéa bit.ly/4mQq6DN. I'll be interested in seeing who he hires to join him.
I image this bank has been banned in Florida. Mentioning it in a classroom is probably illegal. bit.ly/45THQH5
TransBnk raises $25m Series B funding round
India-based transaction banking platform TransBnk has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
bit.ly
August 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I image this bank has been banned in Florida. Mentioning it in a classroom is probably illegal. bit.ly/45THQH5
Cassidy's ability to practice medicine should be withdrawn.
‘Lacking Legitimacy’: Sen. Bill Cassidy Breaks With RFK Jr. After CDC Leadership Exodus
He called on a key government vaccine panel to postpone its upcoming meeting.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
He called on a key government vaccine panel to postpone its upcoming meeting.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
‘Lacking Legitimacy’: Sen. Bill Cassidy Breaks With RFK Jr. After CDC Leadership Exodus
He called on a key government vaccine panel to postpone its upcoming meeting.
www.notus.org
August 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Cassidy's ability to practice medicine should be withdrawn.
Kushner was convicted of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering, and sentenced to 2 years in prison. He also hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, arranged to record a sexual encounter between the two and sent the tape to his sister.
We didn't send our best.
We didn't send our best.
US ambassador accuses France of 'lack of sufficient action' on antisemitism
US ambassador accuses France of 'lack of sufficient action' on antisemitism
Charles Kusher, the new United States ambassador to France, sent a letter to President Emmanuel Macron criticizing France's plan to recognize the State of Palestine, days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a similar move.
www.lemonde.fr
August 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Kushner was convicted of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering, and sentenced to 2 years in prison. He also hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, arranged to record a sexual encounter between the two and sent the tape to his sister.
We didn't send our best.
We didn't send our best.
What's left of the CFPB sues Andreessen Horowitz
-backed Synapse, plans to compensate consumers harmed by the bankrupt company, asks the court to prohibit Synapse from selling customer data. bit.ly/4lBVjcn
-backed Synapse, plans to compensate consumers harmed by the bankrupt company, asks the court to prohibit Synapse from selling customer data. bit.ly/4lBVjcn
CFPB Sues Synapse, Seeking to Compensate Victims From Civil Penalty Fund | PYMNTS.com
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) aims to provide compensation from its Civil Penalty Fund to consumers harmed by the actions of the
bit.ly
August 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
What's left of the CFPB sues Andreessen Horowitz
-backed Synapse, plans to compensate consumers harmed by the bankrupt company, asks the court to prohibit Synapse from selling customer data. bit.ly/4lBVjcn
-backed Synapse, plans to compensate consumers harmed by the bankrupt company, asks the court to prohibit Synapse from selling customer data. bit.ly/4lBVjcn
Seventeen, the documentary Xerox and Lawrence Grossman (at the time the president of PBS) didn't want you to see, streams for free on @kanopy.com.
Joel DeMott, Whose Documentary Was Rejected by PBS, Dies at 78 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/a...
Joel DeMott, Whose Documentary Was Rejected by PBS, Dies at 78
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Seventeen, the documentary Xerox and Lawrence Grossman (at the time the president of PBS) didn't want you to see, streams for free on @kanopy.com.
I think we can all agree that anyone who has been found guilty of fraud in a court of law should resign immediately from public office.
August 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I think we can all agree that anyone who has been found guilty of fraud in a court of law should resign immediately from public office.
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Newsletter: As he builds US power, Justin Sun fights to control his story
A crypto billionaire who once feared arrest in the US is now a Trump business adviser and White House guest. His lawsuit against Bloomberg reveals what he doesn't want Americans to know about his crypto fortune.
A crypto billionaire who once feared arrest in the US is now a Trump business adviser and White House guest. His lawsuit against Bloomberg reveals what he doesn't want Americans to know about his crypto fortune.
As he builds US power, Justin Sun fights to control his story
A crypto billionaire who once feared arrest in the US is now a Trump business adviser and White House guest. His lawsuit against Bloomberg reveals what he doesn't want Americans to know about his cryp...
www.citationneeded.news
August 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Newsletter: As he builds US power, Justin Sun fights to control his story
A crypto billionaire who once feared arrest in the US is now a Trump business adviser and White House guest. His lawsuit against Bloomberg reveals what he doesn't want Americans to know about his crypto fortune.
A crypto billionaire who once feared arrest in the US is now a Trump business adviser and White House guest. His lawsuit against Bloomberg reveals what he doesn't want Americans to know about his crypto fortune.
The same folks who told us just a few years ago that we could all have good jobs if only we would "learn to code" are now saying that AGI is just around the corner. bit.ly/4mFyZQ6
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August 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The same folks who told us just a few years ago that we could all have good jobs if only we would "learn to code" are now saying that AGI is just around the corner. bit.ly/4mFyZQ6
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Today's show ... the Trump administration makes a big (unconstitutional?) about-face on China and AI with its NVIDIA deal. With @amrithramkumar.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/wha...
Trump Dips into NVIDIA’s Chips
The “government should leave private business alone” people sure are oddly quiet about this.
slate.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Today's show ... the Trump administration makes a big (unconstitutional?) about-face on China and AI with its NVIDIA deal. With @amrithramkumar.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/wha...
. @apnews.com to become a news service for people who don't read: bit.ly/4ln1wJn
The Associated Press is ending its regular book coverage.
In good news for people who love bad news, the Associated Press is apparently ending its regular literary coverage. Starting September 1st, the national news source and media hub will no longer rel…
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August 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
. @apnews.com to become a news service for people who don't read: bit.ly/4ln1wJn
Mark Zuckerberg is once again hoping to profit from getting people killed: bit.ly/3UgF35B
Column | Instagram Map lets your friends, and possibly exes, track your every move
A guide to how Instagram is now sharing your location and how to stop it.
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August 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Mark Zuckerberg is once again hoping to profit from getting people killed: bit.ly/3UgF35B
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"The Tea app is yet another example of surveillance tech enabling us to turn one another into content fodder for the tech industry."
Read Politics editor @leximcmenamin.com's latest op-ed ⤵️
Read Politics editor @leximcmenamin.com's latest op-ed ⤵️
The Tea App Markets Itself As A Safe Whisper Network. It's Just More Digital Surveillance
The biggest red flag is that the Tea app seems to be an attempt to quick-fix on an individual level what is a structural problem — that is, misogyny — via surveillance culture.
www.teenvogue.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"The Tea app is yet another example of surveillance tech enabling us to turn one another into content fodder for the tech industry."
Read Politics editor @leximcmenamin.com's latest op-ed ⤵️
Read Politics editor @leximcmenamin.com's latest op-ed ⤵️
As a Hulu subscriber who has no interest in Disney+, I fail to see what's in this for me. bit.ly/3UOFvrT
Hulu App to Be Phased Out as Disney Is ‘Fully Integrating’ Service Into Disney+
Disney said it is "fully integrating" the Hulu service, which it now owns 100%, into its flagship Disney+ streamer.
bit.ly
August 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
As a Hulu subscriber who has no interest in Disney+, I fail to see what's in this for me. bit.ly/3UOFvrT
New blog post from Fintech Sandbox! They talk to Kristen Castell of the Center for Accelerating Financial Equity (CAFE) about their #fintech accelerator program (applications now open!), Boston Fintech Week (tickets now on sale!), and the best advice she's received. bit.ly/3J1YZXp
The Fintech 5 with Kristen Castell — Managing Director of the Center for Accelerating Financial Equity (CAFE) - Fintech Sandbox
The Fintech 5 is a series of blog posts consisting of questions and answers designed to help you get to know the people in the Fintech Sandbox community. Kristen Castell is the Managing Director of De...
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August 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
New blog post from Fintech Sandbox! They talk to Kristen Castell of the Center for Accelerating Financial Equity (CAFE) about their #fintech accelerator program (applications now open!), Boston Fintech Week (tickets now on sale!), and the best advice she's received. bit.ly/3J1YZXp