@paulkrugman
Reverse it: if you could design the most challenging opponent for Trump it would be Covid-19: apolitical; immune to invective, flattery, threats; borderless; colorless; lethal to seniors; only understood by science; fear inducing; only effectively combatted by focused leadership.
Our latest from โThe Secret IRS Filesโ:
How did Peter Thiel use a Roth IRA โ a tax-free acct meant to help middle class Americans save for retirement โ to amass $5 BILLION dollars*?
(*that he'll probably never have to pay taxes on)
A thread ๐
@sewellchan
@Aerocles
@JinATX
@jessica_priest
@TexasTribune
@propublica
I completely disengaged from my Catholic parish when they did this during the 2016 elections - when I spoke with one of the parish council members outside Mass he told me โyeah, a lot of the women are telling us theyโre upsetโ and shrugged.
Vinod Khosla Can See the Future. Speaking now โฆ
@MIT
โฉ at the amazing
#AI
summit
#imaginationinaction
Advice for students: โBe as diverse as possible in what you learn. Nothing you learn today in class will be relevant in 10 years. Learn to learn.โ
โItโs strange how you develop an aesthetic that you like. Itโs trial and error of finding things that you find appealing.โ Avalon and More Than This - among my my faves by Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music
โSocial media is in a pre-Newtonian moment, where we all understand that it works, but not how it works.โ Looking for more thinking and reflection about the structures being built - nice piece by โฆ
@karaswisher
โฉ
๐๐๐ Laughing so hard Iโm snorting coffee: The Lady Heroโs Journey - โWho does she think she is? A Hero?โ Well done โฆ
@mcsweeneys
โฉ
#tbt
to the last time we were hereโฆ my brother is far right, that guy in between us, no ideaโฆ but I remember the intense energy in the Garden - looking forward to tonight!
@celticsvoice
#NBAFinals2022
#Celtics
๐
Oh
@HarrySmith
โฆ what a way to kick off St. Patrickโs day weekend โฆ ๐ with love and thanks for your friendship and your great work
@celticsvoice
Interesting: ideas about machine intelligence in East and West reflect key, sometimes problematic, cross-cultural relationships & assumptions abt labor and the value of the individual. Also influenced by the ways โhumanityโ is defined and understood.
William S. Burroughs called it the Third Mind โ when two amazing minds fuse and create a third, totally separate and unique mind. The Basquiat x Warhol exhibit at the Fondation Louis Vuitton is a fascinating example of the alchemy of creative collaboration.
Good to be back in Boston where the weather is warm, virus transmission is low, and ๐ท mask usage, public health messaging and gratitude for the frontline workers is high.
@celticsvoice
nice trip from SBS (circa 1961 here) to the big time, and well done on a great career. Sister Wendrona would be proud. ๐
- 'the guy standing behind you'
The most effective arrangements for dealing with the pandemic have been found in countries that combine a participatory public culture of information sharing with operational experts competently executing decisions.
Photos of my mom almost always include kids. As a teacher, a mother, a grandmother, she showered the next generation with love and guidance and we are all so much better for having had her heart in our lives. โค๏ธ
@JamesMartinSJ
@cardinalrlburke
May he emerge in full health and generosity of spirit and use his platform to be empathetic to others and help prevent their suffering
Mike Gorman was a Naval aviator. In 1972, he was called back from a scheduled mission off the coast of Spain. His crew of 14 went without him and crashed into the side of a mountain, killing everyone on board. He still carries hurt and guilt with him.
I spent the summer of โ96 w/
@dawnstaley
and a group of great, talented women who won the ๐ฅ in Atlanta & started the
@WNBA
. When I joined
@NBA
Entertainment to launch the league, the next generation was top of mind. Delighted to see my goddaughter at Dawnโs camp this summer. ๐ช๐ป
Lost a great soul, unique basketball talent, and wonderfully quirky man today - Bill Walton, you were/are one of a kind. Thank you for your friendship from the parquet to Bondi Beachโฆ โ๏ธ๐โค๏ธ
@celticsvoice
@celtics
crazy - hearing from people all over the world. just got an email from my business inquire account from a German woman with whom I shared an apt 30 years ago and lost touch with โ she knew I was from Pittsburgh and wanted to congratulate the state of Pennsylvania
Roughly 2800 times I sat down with Tommy to broadcast a game. Every time it was special. HOF player...HOF coach...HOF partner. Celtics Nation has lost its finest voice. Rest In Peace my friend. It has been the privilege of my professional life to be the Mike in Mike & Tommy.
Sitting down to watch the
#ncaa
womenโs bb championship and feeling so proud of all our work with
@bigeast
womenโs bball and the
@WNBA
โฆincredible to see how the sport has grown and evolved and thinking of all the many great teammates/colleagues who helped set this stage. ๐ช๐ป
The Chipotle E. coli outbreak inspired these 2 engineers (one of them is my Goddaughter ๐) to build a device that could quash the spread of foodborne illness
It's not the save us from the virus **or** save the economy
It's save us from the virus **to** save the economy
Anything else is just Fool's Gold. The illusion of a few weeks of "normal" is followed by months of restrictions and deaths that need not have happened
Listening to the amazing
@DavaExplorer
at the
@medialab
for Ideas in Action: Planetary Stewardship - incredible gathering of talent and big ideas to reimagine our future.
@TEDxBoston
Plane seat mate simultaneously wielding giant Dunkin D coffee, 2 Titoโs and seltzer, 2 bags of blue chips, laptop, and phone. Plugged into Fox News on the monitor. Itโs 10:30am. Whoa big fella.
๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ way to go Marvin Ridge and
@kateschindler20
with a clutch performance ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ป๐๐๐๐
A largely heriditary elite is anathema to the principles of meritocracy. But this much must be said: an elite that is secure in its prerogatives has a strong incentive to focus on the care and feeding of the system. Long thread: 1/10
To the wonderful friend who inspired me - and so many others - with her vision, humor, and gritโฆ congratulations Lesley Visser on the well-deserved lifetime achievement award โฆ thank you for all youโve done to blaze trails and promote women! ๐๐๐ฅฐ
#pressureisaprivilege
One of my favorite weekend reads is the โSecuritiesโ newsletter by
@Lux_Capital
. Written by
@DannyCrichton
it consistently delivers thoughtful takes and interesting recommendations for a period of great change
#recommend
Been thinking about future food production/distribution, health and personalized medicine - for those with similar interests recommend the
@squarerootsgrow
meet-up (below) as well as
@dr_mosconi
โs book Brain Food.
Thanks for stopping by the Square Roots Farm Tour last night - even in the rain
@Teri_ktm
! It was great having you. ๐๐ฑ For anyone that missed our May Tour, our next one is scheduled on June 26th. More details + RSVP here:
I detest the campaign email as a genre. From its make-your-eyes bleed aesthetics to its breathless construction and subject line drama to its frequency of arrival. It is the cockroach of communications.