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Listen: https://ift.tt/HXT4xur This week’s Better Offline is a recording of a panel held by Clarion West in Seattle earlier this year with Cory Doctorow and Ed Zitron, discussing enshittification, The Rot Economy, and the destruction of modern tech platforms, moderated… more ›
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Philosopher and author John Gray predicted the problems Keir Starmer faces. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1 John Gray joins Will Lloyd for a wide ranging discussion, covering Keir Starmer’s failings, Trump, Farage, Putin, Xi Jinping, the changing nature of geopolitics, and… more ›
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On November 13, 2015, three commandos associated with the Islamic State group perpetrated a series of coordinated attacks in the Paris region. The terrorists killed 132 people and injured more than 350 in the deadliest such attack in France’s history. Ten years later,… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/5HekZT7 In the wake of Zohran Mamdani’s historic election in New York City, Jon is joined by Lina Khan, former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission and newly appointed co-chair of the mayor-elect’s transition team. Together, they discuss what… more ›
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Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/13/world-still-on-track-for-catastrophic-26c-temperature-rise-report-finds?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›
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Stream “F.I.C.O.”: https://ift.tt/q8WInmi New Album ‘Let God Sort Em Out’ Out Now Vinyl / CD / Cassette / Merch: https://ift.tt/oRnpWhv Follow Clipse Instagram: https://ift.tt/ba9IcLd TikTok: https://ift.tt/FqdZkDm Twitter: https://x.com/clipse Lyrics I remember late nights, pissy hallways Driving me psycho The money… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/wsvaSjx Today’s episode is the second part of David’s conversation with historian Julian Jackson about the case of Marshal Pétain and the crimes of the Vichy regime. Did Pétain really play a ‘double game’ in which he tried to… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/NZYOSPo It’s not unusual for a big TV network and a big TV distributor to fight about money. But the Disney-YouTube fight is unusual — at the bare minimum, because it has stretched out for so long. CNBC’s Alex… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/uUiZlQq Warning: This episode contains strong language. As the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on illegal immigration, it has turned to Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, to try to increase deportations. He has been at the center… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/TJy60Rc The Trump administration is making GLP-1s more affordable. This class of drugs seems to have forever changed the game on diet and exercise for Americans. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by… more ›