AvatarEdgar CozzioAvatarAvatarThe constitutional case that Donald Trump is already banned from being presidentverified_publisherVox - Zack BeauchampTwo conservative lawyers make a strong 14th Amendment argument. But the politics of their theory are very, very dicey. Two conservative legal scholars, members of the Federalist Society in good standing, have just published an audacious argument: that Donald Trump is constitutionally prohibited from …
AvatarEdgar CozzioAvatarAvatarTrump and the Republican party exemplify these five elements of fascismverified_publisherThe Guardian - Robert ReichTrump is often described as ‘authoritarian’. But that doesn’t really capture the more alarming aspects of his movement
AvatarEdgar CozzioAvatarAvatarThis Steve Jobs Note to Intel CEO Andy Grove Is a Master Class In How to Apologize and Take Responsibilityverified_publisherInc Magazine - Jeff HadenHere's a snippet: 'I have many faults, but one of them is not ingratitude. Therefore, I have changed my position 180 degrees.' Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was known for many things. For believing in the power of asking. For trusting that no plan can ever be perfect, and you can only connect the dots …
AvatarEdgar CozzioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoChina unleashes the wolf warriors against South Korea and the Philippines - Washington Examinerwashingtonexaminer.com - Tom RoganIncreasingly paranoid about dominating its Asia-Pacific neighbors, China is again unleashing its “wolf warrior” diplomatic strategy. Centered on …
AvatarEdgar CozzioAvatarAvatarChina’s ‘zero Covid’ policy was a mass imprisonment campaignverified_publisherThe Guardian - Murong XuecunThe Chinese government used the pandemic to accumulate ever more power. The result was a totalitarian, anti-scientific humanitarian catastrophe
AvatarEdgar CozzioAvatarAvatarHow one man went from China’s Communist party golden child to enemy of the stateverified_publisherThe Guardian - Verna YuExperts say Xu Zhiyong’s fate symbolises the rise and fall of China’s ill-fated rights movement
AvatarEdgar CozzioAvatarAvatarIconic leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky says chatbots are ‘marvels of machine learning’ but also the banality of evil, rebootedverified_publisherFortune - Tristan BoveSince ChatGPT’s November debut, it and other A.I.-powered chatbots from Google and Microsoft have terrorized users, engaged in disturbing …
AvatarEdgar CozzioAvatarAvatarGörlach Global: Hint of truth in Xi's criticism of the USverified_publisherDW English - Alexander GörlachChinese leader Xi Jinping recently accused the US of leading a campaign of "encirclement, containment and suppression" of China. Alexander Görlach …
AvatarEdgar CozzioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCunningham's Law: The satisfying benefits of feigning stupiditybigthink.com - Jonny Thomson"Of course, the spleen is the biggest organ in the body." I used to work with someone who was incredibly annoying, and I’ll tell you why. First, if …
AvatarEdgar CozzioAvatarAvatarFBI director: COVID "most likely" resulted from lab leakAxios - Sareen HabeshianFBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday that the COVID-19 pandemic "most likely" resulted from a potential lab leak in Wuhan, China, as the debate …
AvatarEdgar CozzioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Swedish Secret to a Decluttered Lifeoprahdaily.com - Margareta MagnussonAn easy path from the author of the bestselling Swedish Death Cleaning. A very clever woman I know—or knew, as she passed away some time ago—had a …
AvatarEdgar CozzioAvatarAvatar‘A sea change’: Biden reverses decades of Chinese trade policyverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Gavin BadeForget tariffs. Biden’s actions to crack down on Beijing’s tech development will do more to hinder the Chinese economy — and divide the two nations — than Trump ever did. After decades of U.S. efforts to engage China with the prospect of greater development through trade, the era of cooperation is …