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"The majority of the financial fallout is likely to lay primarily with the insurance industry…."
“Industry experts told FT that insurers could pay out losses for bridge damage, port disruption, and any loss of life. The collapse could drive ‘one of the largest claims ever to hit the marine (re)insurance market,’ John Miklus, president of the American Institute of Marine Underwriters, told Insurance Business.… The Dali is covered by…
"The Ronna McDaniel Debacle and the Test for Talking Heads."
“I made the move from political operative to media analyst. Here’s how it can actually work.”Writes Jeff Greenfield, at Politico. Greenfield is “a five-time Emmy-winning network television analyst” who moved from political operative to media analyst way back in the 1970s.Why did the NBC News brass think it a nifty idea to hire…
"Users frequently leverage TikTok features to add commentary to his posts in mocking ways. After the campaign posted a video…"
“… of Mr. Biden criticizing Mr. Trump, saying, ‘Over my dead body will he cut social security,’ some users responded with videos that called attention to the president’s age — receiving more views than the original.”From “Biden’s TikTok Challenge: Reach Gen Z, Without Drawing Its Wrath/For his campaign, navigating the platform has meant encountering over…
"The seventeenth-century friar Joseph of Cupertino flew so often, so extravagantly, so publicly, that he forced everyone around him…"
“… to confront the boundary between the inexplicable and the impossible… Crowds of people came to see the spectacle… So many came to see him that the friars had to remove tiles from the roof so the masses could watch him fly during the liturgy. He levitated constantly, understandably annoying his fellow friars—what with the…
It's a trap, and they fall into it.
That’s from Memeorandum’s display of current headlines.I say it’s a trap — and they fell into it — because although Trump is raising some money — campaign merchandise — he’s getting free PR from his antagonists. Not only are they raising awareness of this buyable item, they are displaying their own disgust — if not…
"A state appeals court ruled that Donald Trump and his co-defendants in the New York civil fraud case have 10 days to post a $175 million bond…"
“… down from the $464 million judgment that was originally due Monday.
The 11th-hour ruling from a panel of state Appellate Division judges, all appointed by Democratic governors, is a major victory and relief for the former president, whose attorneys had said coming up with the larger bond was a ‘practical impossibility.’ The ruling also…
"Here, Rogan plays for Haidt what turns out to be an edited clip of [T]rump’s 'bloodbath' comment."
“In this edited clip, it sounds bad. Haidt comes to a conclusion based on this erroneous piece of evidence. Having formed that initial reaction, despite the fact that they realize it was an edited clip and not the original statement, it is virtually impossible for Haidt backtrack on that original impression. This is exactly how…
"Nineteen-year-old American superstar Ilia Malinin scored a record 227.79 in the free skate, winning his first world title by landing the best collection of jumps…"
“… in one program in figure skating history.
Malinin landed a quadruple Axel, quad Lutz, quad loop, quad Salchow, another quad Lutz and a quad toe loop, then finished his four-minute skate with a a triple Lutz-triple Axel finale.”And all to the “Succession” theme:
"I would have a very low opinion of myself as well."
Patrick Bet-David (@patrickbetdavid) has a theory about why my least supportive demographic is Baby Boomers…and it’s not just because their main source for news is TV. #rfkjr #kennedy24 pic.twitter.com/Mne5TFc0kr— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) March 25, 2024