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Fear Factor. America has a fully functioning First Amendment, much to Prince Harry’s astonishment, so Rogan is perfectly free to stay stupid stuff for profit. The problem is that his 200 million listeners take him seriously, and politicians of all stripes are eager to capitalize on his platform. Rogan started out as a typical frat boy stand-up comic in the late 1980s before acting in the mid-to-late 1990s on sitcoms like Hardball and   NewsRadio. He was also a color commentator for the Ult...

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Save this story for later. Peter Thiel appeared at a Zoom event one evening this past April in a familiar pose: his face sat tense and almost twitchy, and yet his voice radiated authority and calm. Even by Thiel’s rarefied standards, his main interviewer that evening, in a conversation hosted by the Nixon Foundation, was impressive: Mike Pompeo, Trump’s former Secretary of State and a potential Presidential contender, who was treating the billionaire with deference while asking him the broa...

In the pre-pandemic era, rabbis would worry about finding a matching tie or an appropriate outfit before rushing out of the door to the next class they were teaching. These preparations were shelved during the pandemic as Zoom calls took the place of in-person gatherings and interactions, but they came with new logistical headaches: proper lighting, phone tripods and decent backdrops. In recent months, a new audio-only chat app called Clubhouse, currently available only on iPhones, removed thos...

How Yang charmed the right on his road to political stardom 03/15/2021 09:54 PM EDT Updated Andrew Yang’s road to fame was paved with right-wing podcasts. Before he joined the New York City mayor’s race in January or even appeared on a presidential debate stage during the Democratic primary, Yang reached an audience of millions through an unconventional venue: shows that promoted a strongly anti-progressive point of view. During one interview last May, Yang said, “There are many elements...

Rabbit Holes and Physicists During my adult life I have been continuously falling into rabbit holes. As explained here; “What is an internet rabbit hole? Just like the infamous example from Alice in Wonderland, a rabbit hole is a never-ending path into the unknown. One thing leads to another, and suddenly you’re learning about everything and anything under the sun. When Alice fell down into the literal and figurative rabbit hole, she discovered a whole new world. An internet rabbit hole is...

This year for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Adam Swig wanted to do something different. The San Francisco philanthropist, known in large part for organizing giant Jewish-themed parties and fundraisers, had recently joined Clubhouse, a new, invitation-only app that allows users to talk (or just listen) in group conversations. Topics range from entrepreneurship to electronic music to coping with ADHD. In December, Swig had a positive experience with the app, organizing an event called ...

Clubhouse is just the new flashy manifestation of our current reality.

The American Populist Right After Trump An interview with Saagar Enjeti, an Indian-American conservative who represents a large "populist right" worldview which hopes to realign the Republican party towards fighting for unions and a welfare state. Saagar Enjeti. Photo: Twitter/@esaagar World18/Feb/2021 Abiding by his campaign promise as well as his 2020 election adversary’s nickname for him, US President Joe Biden during his first week in office slashed cable news viewership nearly in half...

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero