For 25 years, Chris Anderson has been the maestro of wit, wisdom, and, sometimes, gooey blather that is TED. Since he took over the reins of the small but influential annual conference of “technology, entertainment and design” in 2000, he’s built it into a renowned, if sometimes mocked, conglomerate of “ideas worth sharing” that includes a heavily trafficked YouTube channel, …
Read More »IRS Crypto Rules Spark Pushback From Texas Senator Ted Cruz
The crypto industry, particularly brokers, is getting a big lift from Texas Senator Ted Cruz this week. According to an Axios report, Cruz will use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) in the next few days to challenge an existing IRS tax rule on crypto income reporting. This IRS reporting rule has generated plenty of pushback from the crypto community, leading …
Read More »LA Mayor Karen Bass Goes Full Biden During Wildfire Press Conference As Old Tweet Shows Her Mocking Ted Cruz For ‘Fleeing’ During A Crisis
Credit: Screenshot via Harris Faulkner X Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced significant criticism and embarrassment following her handling of a press conference discussing the wildfires currently engulfing her city. Bass, who is in her first term as mayor, was initially ripped by critics for being absent during the crisis and then returning from a trip to Ghana using a …
Read More »Theory of the Nonvoter, by Ted Rall
Nonvoters are the biggest (potential) voting bloc in American politics. In midterm, state and local elections, more eligible voters choose not to exercise their franchise than to do so. Pundits and political sociologists ignore nonvoters. Nobody polls them. Nobody asks them why they don’t vote. Nobody asks them what issues they care about. Nobody asks them what it would take …
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