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Grenstsaar Tom Homan stapt in Minneapolis naar voren als het nieuwe gezicht van orde en de-escalatie, nadat intensivecareverpleegkundige Alex Pretti werd doodgeschoten door ICE-agenten. Hij is na Renee Good de tweede demonstrant in Minneapolis die is doodgeschoten door ICE. Een groot verschil is dat dit keer ook de Republikeinen boos zijn. Trump stuurde daarom Greg Bovino, het gezicht van ICE, weg uit Mineapolis. Ook minister van Binnenlandse Veiligheid Kristi Noem ligt onder vuur. Democraten in het Congres dreigen met een afzettingsprocedure. Trump houdt haar voorlopig nog de hand boven het hoofd. Jan Postma en Bernard Hammelburg duiden hoe de retoriek van de Trump-regering botst met het Tweede Amendement, waarom ICE ineens opduikt bij de Olympische Winterspelen in Milaan en hoe ver Republikeinen nog willen gaan om deze harde lijn te blijven verdedigen. Over de Amerika Podcast In de Amerika podcast nemen Bernard Hammelburg en Jan Postma het meeste opmerkelijke nieuws uit Amerika door. Het land van hamburgers, sneakers, Donald Trump en Taylor Swift. Van daklozen, miljardairs en de iPhone. Van tegenstellingen. Bernard en Jan nemen wekelijks een kijkje in de Amerikaanse ziel. Elke donderdag in je podcastfeed! Heb je een vraag, opmerking, kritiek of een compliment. Mail dan naar dewereld@bnr.nl of spreek je vraag in op de Amerika Podcast Whatsapp: 06-28135020. En wie weet win je de Amerika Podcast koffiebeker. Over de makers Bernard Hammelburg is buitenlandcommentator en columnist voor BNR Nieuwsradio en het FD, en presentator van BNR De Wereld. Als oorlogsverslaggever was hij o.a. ooggetuige van de Culturele Revolutie in China, de revolutie in Iran en de oorlogen in Vietnam, het Midden-Oosten en Afghanistan. Hij was twintig jaar correspondent in de VS. Hij verdeelt zijn tijd tussen zijn woonplaatsen Amsterdam en New York. Jan Postma is Amerikanist en werkt sinds 2009 waar hij meerdere programma's gepresenteerde waaronder BNR Bouwmeesters, Boekenstijn & De Wijk en Zakendoen. Sinds 2018 is hij correspondent in de Verenigde Staten, woonachtig in Washington D.C. Naast de Amerika Podcast maakt hij onder meer Postma in Amerika en is hij regelmatig te horen in de Ochtend‑ en Avondspits. Hij is tevens auteur van het boek De Trump Fluisteraars. Redactie Luc de Klerk Montage Jeanne Heeremans See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Christina Warren and Brett Terpstra as they navigate the freezing Minnesotan cold without running water, delve into the intersection of tech and political turmoil, and explore the latest in AI agents and multi-agent workflows. Dive into a whirlwind of emotions, tech tips, and political ranting, all while contemplating the ethics of open source funding and AI coding. From brutal weather updates to philosophical debates on modern fascism, this episode pulls no punches. Sponsor Copilot Money can help you take control of your finances. Get a fresh start with your money for 2026 with 2 months free when you visit try.copilot.money/overtired. Show Links Crimethinc: Being “Peaceful” and “Law-Abiding” Will Not Stop Authoritarianism Gas Town Apex OpenCode Backdrop Cindori Sensei Moltbot Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Host Updates 00:21 Brett’s Water Crisis 02:27 Political Climate and Media Suppression 06:32 Police Violence and Public Response 18:31 Social Media and Surveillance 22:15 Sponsor Break: Copilot Money 26:20 Tech Talk: Gas Town and AI Agents 31:58 Crypto Controversies 37:09 Ethics in Journalism and Personal Dilemmas 39:45 The Future of Open Source and Cryptocurrency 45:03 Apex 1.0? 48:25 Challenges and Innovations in Markdown Processing 01:02:16 AI in Coding and Personal Assistants 01:06:36 GrAPPtitude 01:14:40 Conclusion and Upcoming Plans Join the Conversation Merch Come chat on Discord! Twitter/ovrtrd Instagram/ovrtrd Youtube Get the Newsletter Thanks! You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network Check out more episodes at overtiredpod.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Find Brett as @ttscoff, Christina as @film_girl, Jeff as @jsguntzel, and follow Overtired at @ovrtrd on Twitter. Transcript AI Agents and Political Chaos Introduction and Host Updates Christina: [00:00:00] Welcome back. You’re listening to Overtired. I’m Christina Warren. Joined as always by Brett Terpstra. Jeff Severns. Guntzel could not be with us this week, um, but uh, but Brett and I are here. So Brett, how are you? How’s the cold? Brett: The cold. Brett’s Water Crisis Brett: So I’m going on day four without running water. Um, I drove to my parents last night to shower and we’re, we’re driving loads of dishes to friends’ house to wash them. We have big buckets of melted snow in our bathtub that we use to flush the Toyland. Um, and we have like big jugs with a spout on them for drinking water. So we’re surviving, but it is highly inconvenient. Um, and we don’t know yet if it’s a frozen pipe. Or if we have [00:01:00] a bad pump on our, well, uh, hopefully we’ll find that out today. But no guarantees because all the plumbers are very busy right now with negative 30 degree weather. They tend to get a lot of calls, lots of stuff happens. Um, so yeah, but I’m, I’m staying warm. I got a fireplace, I got my heat’s working Christina: I mean, that’s the important thing. Brett: and that went out, that went out twice, in, twice already. This winter, our heat has gone out, um, which I’m thankful. We, we finally, we added glycol to our, so our heat pumps water through, like, it’s not radiators, it’s like baseboard heat, but it, it uses water and. Um, and though we were getting like frozen spots, not burst pipes, just enough that the water wouldn’t go through fast enough to heat anything. So we added glycol to that [00:02:00] system to bring the freeze point down to like zero degrees. So it’s not perfect, but we also hardwired the pump so that it always circulates water, um, even when the heat’s not running. So hopefully it’ll never freeze again. That’s the goal. Um, and if we replace the well pump, that should be good for another 20 years. So hopefully after this things will be smoother. Political Climate and Media Suppression Brett: Um, yeah, but that, that’s all in addition to, you know, my state being occupied by federal agents and even in my small town, we’ve got people being like, abducted. Things are escalating quickly at this point, and a lot of it doesn’t get talked about on mainstream media. Um, but yeah, things, I don’t know, man. I think we’re making progress because, um, apparently Binos [00:03:00] getting retired Christina: I was going to say, I, I, I, I heard, I heard that, and I don’t know if that’s good or if that’s bad. Um, I can’t, I can’t tell. Brett: it’s, it’s like, it’s like if Trump died, we wouldn’t know if that was good or bad because JD Vance as president, like maybe things get way worse. Who knows? Uh, none of these, none of these actual figureheads are the solution. Removing them isn’t the solution to removing the kinda maga philosophy behind it. But yeah, and that’s also Jeff is, you know, highly involved and I, I won’t, I won’t talk about that for him. I hope we can get him monsoon to talk about that. Christina: No, me, me, me too. Because I’ve, I’ve been thinking about, about him and about you and about your whole area, your communities, you know, from several thousand miles away. Like all, all we, all we see is either what people post online, which of course now is being suppressed. [00:04:00] Uh, thanks a lot. You know, like, like the, oh, TikTok was gonna be so terrible. Chi the, the Chinese are gonna take over our, uh, our algorithms. Right? No, Larry Ellison is, is actually going to completely, you know, fuck up the algorithms, um, and, and suppress anything. I, yeah. Yeah. They’re, they’re Brett: is TikTok? Well, ’cause Victor was telling me that, they were seeing videos. Uh, you would see one frame of the video and then it would black out. And it all seemed to be videos that were negative towards the administration and we weren’t sure. Is this a glitch? Is this coincidence? Christina: well, they claim it’s a glitch, but I don’t believe it. Brett: Yeah, it seems, it seems Christina: I, I mean, I mean, I mean, the thing is like, maybe it is, maybe it is a glitch and we’re overreacting. I don’t know. Um, all I know is that they’ve given us absolutely zero reason to trust them, and so I don’t, and so, um, uh, apparently the, the state of California, this is, [00:05:00] so we are recording this on Tuesday morning. Apparently the state of California has said that they are going to look into whether things are being, you know, suppressed or not, and if that’s violating California law, um, because now that, that, that TikTok is, is controlled by an American entity, um, even if it is, you know, owned by like a, you know, uh, evil, uh, billionaire, you know, uh, crony sto fuck you, Larry Ellison. Um, uh, I guess that means we won’t be getting an Oracle sponsorship. Sorry. Um, uh, Brett: take it anyway. Christina: I, I know you wouldn’t, I know you wouldn’t. That’s why I felt safe saying that. Um, but, uh, but even if, if, if that were the case, like I, you know, but apparently like now that it is like a, you know, kind of, you know, state based like US thing, like California could step in and potentially make things difficult for them. I mean, I think that’s probably a lot of bluster on Newsom’s part. I don’t think that he could really, honestly achieve any sort of change if they are doing things to the algorithm. Brett: Yeah. Uh, [00:06:00] if, if laws even matter anymore, it would be something that got tied up in court for a long time Christina: Right. Which effectively wouldn’t matter. Right. And, and then that opens up a lot of other interesting, um, things about like, okay, well, you know, should we, like what, what is the role? Like even for algorithmically determined things of the government to even step in or whatever, right now, obviously does, I think, become like more of a speech issue if it’s government speech that’s being suppressed, but regardless, it, it is just, it’s bad. So I’ve been, I’ve been thinking about you, I’ve been thinking about Jeff. Police Violence and Public Response Christina: Um, you know, we all saw what happened over the weekend and, and, you know, people be, people are being murdered in the streets and I mean that, that, that’s what’s happening. And, Brett: white people no less, Christina: Right. Well, I mean, that’s the thing, right? Like, is that like, but, but, but they keep moving the bar. They, they keep moving the goalpost, right? So first it’s a white woman and, oh, she, she was, she was running over. The, the officer [00:07:00] or the ice guy, and it’s like, no, she wasn’t, but, but, but that, that’s immediately where they go and, and she’s, you know, radical whatever and, and, and a terrorist and this and that. Okay. Then you have a literal veterans affair nurse, right? Like somebody who literally, like, you know, has, has worked with, with, with combat veterans and has done those things. Who, um, is stepping in to help someone who’s being pepper sprayed, you know, is, is just observing. And because he happens to have, um, a, a, a, a gun on him legally, which he’s allowed to do, um, they immediately used that as cover to execute him. But if he hadn’t had the gun, they would’ve, they would’ve come up with something else. Oh, we thought he had a gun, and they, you know what I mean? So like, they, they got lucky with that one because they removed the method, the, the, the weapon and then shot him 10 times. You know, they literally executed him in the street. But if he hadn’t had a gun, they still would’ve executed. Brett: Yeah, no, for sure. Um, it’s really frustrating that [00:08:00] they took the gun away. So he was disarmed and, and immobilized and then they shot him. Um, like so that’s just a straight up execution. And then to bring, like, to say that it, he, because he had a gun, he was dangerous, is such a, an affront to America has spent so long fighting against gun control and saying that we had the right to carry fucking assault rifles in the Christina: Kyle Rittenhouse. Kyle Rittenhouse was literally acquitted. Right? Brett: Yeah. And he killed people. Christina: and, and he killed people. He was literally walking around little fucking stogey, you know, little blubbering little bitch, like, you know, crying, you know, he’s like carrying around like Rambo a gun and literally snipe shooting people. That’s okay. Brett: They defended Christina: if you have a. They defended him. Of course they did. Right? Of course they did. Oh, well he has the right to carry and this and that, and Oh, you should be able to be armed in [00:09:00] these places. Oh, no, but, but if you’re, um, somebody that we don’t like Brett: Yeah, Christina: and you have a concealed carry permit, and I don’t even know if he was really concealed. Right. Because I think that if you have it on your holster, I don’t even think that counts as concealed to Brett: was supposedly in Christina: I, I, I don’t, I don’t, I don’t. Brett: like it Christina: Which I don’t think counts as concealed. I think. Brett: No. Christina: Right, right. So, so, so, so, so that, that, that wouldn’t be concealed. Be because you have someone in, in that situation, then all of a sudden, oh, no. Now, now the, the key, the goalpost, okay, well, it’s fine if it’s, you know, uh, police we don’t like, or, or other people. And, and, and if you’re going after protesters, then you can shoot and kill whoever you want, um, because you’ve perceived a threat and you can take actions into your, to your own hands. Um, but now if you are even a white person, um, even, you know, someone who’s, who’s worked in Veterans Affairs, whatever, if, if you have, uh, even if you’re like a, a, a, you know, a, a gun owner and, and have permits, um, now [00:10:00] if we don’t like you and you are anywhere in the vicinity of anybody associated with law enforcement, now they have the right to shoot you dead. Like that’s, that’s, that’s the argument, which is insanity. Brett: so I’m, I’m just gonna point out that as the third right came to power, they disarmed the Jews and they disarmed the anarchists and the socialists and they armed the rest of the population and it became, um, gun control for people they didn’t like. Um, and this is, it’s just straight up the same playbook. There’s no, there’s no differentiation anymore. Christina: No, it, it, it actively makes me angry that, um, I, I could be, because, ’cause what can we do? And, and what they’re counting on is the fact that we’re all tired and we’re all kind of, you know, like just, [00:11:00] you know, from, from what happened, you know, six years ago and, and, and what happened, you know, five years ago. Um, and, and, and various things. I think a lot of people are, are just. It kind of like Brett: Sure. Christina: done with, with, with being able to, to, to, right. But now the actual fascism is here, right? Like, like we, we, we saw a, a, you know, a whiff of this on, on, on January 6th, but now it’s actual fascism and they control every branch of government. Brett: Yeah. Christina: And, um, and, and, and I, and I don’t know what we’re supposed to do, right? Like, I mean it, because I mean, you know, uh, Philadelphia is, is, is begging for, for, for them to come. And I think that would be an interesting kind of standoff. Seattle is this, this is what a friend of mine said was like, you know, you know Philadelphia, Filch Philadelphia is begging them to come. Seattle is like scared. Um, that, that they’re going to come, um, because honestly, like we’re a bunch of little bitch babies and, um, [00:12:00] people think they’re like, oh, you know the WTO. I’m like, yeah, that was, that was 27 years ago. Um, uh, I, I don’t think that Seattle has the juice to hold that sort of line again. Um, but I also don’t wanna find out, right? Like, but, but, but this is, this is the attack thing. It’s like, okay, why are they in Minnesota? Right? They’re what, like 130,000, um, Brett: exactly Christina: um, immigrants in, in Minnesota. There are, there are however many million in Texas, however many million in Florida. We know exactly why, right? This isn’t about. Anything more than Brett: in any way. Christina: and opt. Right, right. It has nothing, it has nothing to do with, with, with immigration anyway. I mean, even, even the Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal who a, you know, ran an op-ed basically saying get out of Minnesota. They also, they also had like a, you know, a news story, which was not from the opinion board, which like broke down the, the, the footage showing, you know, that like the, the video footage doesn’t match the administration’s claims, but they also ran a story. Um, that [00:13:00] basically did the math, I guess, on like the number of, of criminals, um, or people with criminal records who have been deported. And at this point, like in, you know, and, and when things started out, like, I guess when the raid started out, the, the majority of the people that they were kind of going after were people who had criminal records. Now, whether they were really violent, the worst, the worst, I mean that’s, I’m, I’m not gonna get into that, but you could at least say like, they, they could at least say, oh, well these were people who had criminal records, whatever. Now some, some huge percentage, I think it’s close to 80% don’t have anything. And many of the people that do the, the criminal like thing that they would hold would be, you know, some sort of visa violation. Right. So it’s, it’s, it’s Brett: they deported a five-year-old kid after using him as bait to try to get the rest of his family. Christina: as bait. Brett: Yeah. And like it’s, it’s pretty deplorable. But I will say I am proud of Minnesota. Um, they have not backed [00:14:00] down. They have stood up in the face of increasing increasingly escalated attacks, and they have shown up in force thousands of people out in the streets. Like Conti, like last night they had a, um, well, yeah, I mean, it’s been ongoing, but, uh, what’s his name? Preddy Alex. Um, at the place where he was shot, they had a, like continuing kind of memorial protest, I guess, and there’s footage of like a thousand, a thousand mins surrounding about 50, um, ICE agents and. Like basically corralling them to the point where they were all backed into a corner and weren’t moving. And I don’t know what happened after that. Um, but thus far it hasn’t been violent on the part of protesters. It’s been very violent on the part of ice. I [00:15:00] personally, I don’t know where I stand on, like, I feel like the Democrats are urging pacifism because it affects their hold on power. And I don’t necessarily think that peace when they’re murdering us in the street. I don’t know if peace is the right response, but I don’t know. I’m not openly declaring that I support violence at this point, but. At the same time, do I not? I’m not sure. Like I keep going back and forth on is it time for a war or do we try to vote our way out of this? Christina: I mean, well, and the scary thing about voting our way out of this is will we even be able to have free elections, right? Be because they’re using any sort of anything, even the most benign sort of legal [00:16:00] protest, even if violence isn’t involved in all of a sudden, talks of the Insurrection Act come Brett: yeah. And Trump, Trump offered to pull out of Minnesota if Minnesota will turn over its voter database to the federal government. Like that’s just blatant, like that’s obviously the end goal is suppression. Christina: Right, right. And, and so to your point, I don’t know. Right. And I’m, I’m never somebody who would wanna advocate outwardly for violence, but I, I, I, I, I don’t know. I mean, they’re killing citizens in the streets. They’re assassinating people in cold blood. They’re executing people, right. That’s what they’re doing. They’re literally executing people in the streets and then covering it up in real time. Brett: if the argument is, if we are violent, it will cause them to kill us. They’re already killing Christina: already doing it. Right. So at, at this point, I mean, like, you know, I mean, like, w to your point, wars have been started for, for, for less, or for the exact same things. Brett: [00:17:00] Yeah. Christina: So, I don’t know. I don’t know. Um, I know that that’s a depressing way to probably do mental health corner and whatnot, but this is what’s happening in our world right now and in and in your community, and it’s, it’s terrifying. Brett: I’m going to link in the show notes an article from Crime Think that was written by, uh, people in Germany who have studied, um, both historical fascism and the current rise of the A FD, which will soon be the most powerful party in Germany, um, which is straight up a Nazi party. Um, and it, they offered, like their hope right now lies in America stopping fascism. Christina: Yeah. Brett: Like if we can, if we can stop fascism, then they believe the rest of Europe can stop fascism. Um, but like they, it, it’s a good article. It kind of, it kind of broaches the same questions I do about like, is it [00:18:00] time for violence? And they offer, like, we don’t, we’re not advocating for a civil war, but like Civil wars might. If you, if you, if you broach them as revolutions, it’s kind of, they’re kind of the same thing in cases like this. So anyway, I’ll, I’ll link that for anyone who wants to read kinda what’s going on in my head. I’m making a note to dig that up. I, uh, I love Crime Fake Oh and Blue Sky. Social Media and Surveillance Brett: Um, so I have not, up until very recently been an avid Blue Sky user. Um, I think I have like, I think I have maybe like 200 followers there and I follow like 50 people. But I’ve been expanding that and I am getting a ton of my news from Blue Sky and like to get stories from people on the ground, like news as it happens, unfiltered and Blue Sky has been [00:19:00] really good for that. Um, I, it’s. There’s not like an algorithm. I just get my stuff and like Macedon, I have a much larger following and I follow a lot more people, but it’s very tech, Christina: It’s very tech and, Brett: there for. Christina: well, and, and MAs on, um, understandably too is also European, um, in a lot of regards. And so it’s just, it’s not. Gonna have the same amount of, of people who are gonna be able to, at least for instances like this, like be on the ground and doing real-time stuff. It’s not, it doesn’t have like the more normy stuff. So, no, that makes sense. Um, no, that’s great. I think, yeah, blue Sky’s been been really good for, for these sorts of real-time events because again, they don’t have an algorithm. Like you can have one, like for a personalized kind of like for you feed or whatever, but in terms of what you see, you know, you see it naturally. You’re not seeing it being adjusted by anything, which can be good and bad. I, I think is good because nothing’s suppressing things and you see things in real time. It can be bad because sometimes you miss things, but I think on the whole, it’s better. [00:20:00] The only thing I will say, just to anyone listening and, and just to spread onto, you know, people in your communities too, from what I’ve observed from others, like, it does seem like the, the government and other sorts of, you know, uh, uh, the, you know, bodies like that are finally starting to pay more attention to blue sky in terms of monitoring things. And so that’s not to say don’t. You know, use it at all. But the same way, you don’t make threats on Twitter if you don’t want the Feds to show up at your house. Don’t make threats on Blue Sky, because it’s not just a little microcosm where, you know, no one will see it. People are, it, it’s still small, but it’s, it’s getting bigger to the point that like when people look at like where some of the, the, the fire hose, you know, things observable things are there, there seem to be more and more of them located in the Washington DC area, which could just be because data centers are there, who knows? But I’ve also just seen anecdotally, like people who have had, like other instances, it’s like, don’t, don’t think [00:21:00] that like, oh, okay, well, you know, no one’s monitoring this. Um, of course people are so just don’t be dumb, don’t, don’t say things that could potentially get you in trouble. Um. Brett: a political candidate in Florida. Um, had the cops show up at her house and read her one of her Facebook posts. I mean, this was local. This was local cops, but still, yeah, you Christina: right. Well, yeah, that’s the thing, right? No, totally. And, and my, my only point with that is we’ve known that they do that for Facebook and for, for, you know, Twitter and, and, uh, you know, Instagram and things like that, but they, but Blue Sky, like, I don’t know if it’s on background checks yet, but it, uh, like for, uh, for jobs and things like that, I, I, I don’t know if that’s happening, but it definitely is at that point where, um, I know that people are starting to monitor those things. So just, you know, uh, not even saying for you per se, but just for anybody out there, like, it’s awesome and I’m so glad that like, that’s where people can get information out, but don’t be like [00:22:00] lulled into this false sense of security. Like, oh, well they’re not gonna monitor this. They’re not Brett: Nobody’s watching me here. Christina: It is like, no, they are, they are. Um, so especially as it becomes, you know, more prominent. So I’m, I’m glad that that’s. That’s an option there too. Um, okay. 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Download copilot money on your devices or visit. Try copilot money slash [00:24:00] overti today to claim you’re two months free and embrace a more organized, stress-free approach to your finances. Try copilot.money/ Overtired. Brett: Awesome that I appreciate this segue. ’cause we, we, we could, we could be talking about other things. Um, like it’s, it feels so weird, like when I go on social media and I just want to post that like my water’s out. It feels out of place right now because there’s everything that’s going on feels so much more important than, Christina: Right. Brett: than anything else. Um, but there’s still a place for living our lives, um, Christina: there are a absolutely. I mean, and, and, and in a certain extent, like not to, I mean, maybe this is a little bit of a cope, but it’s like, if all we do is focus on the things that we can’t control at the expense of everything else, it’s like then they win. You know? Like, which, which isn’t, which, which isn’t even to [00:25:00] say, like, don’t talk about what’s happening. Don’t try to help, don’t try to speak out and, and, um, and do what we can do, but also. Like as individuals, there’s very little we can control about things. And being completely, you know, subsumed by that is, is not necessarily good either. Um, so yeah, there’s, there, there are other things going on and it’s important for us to get out of our heads. It’s important, especially for you, you know, being in the region, I think to be able to, to focus on other things and, and hopefully your water will be back soon. ’cause that sucks like that. I’ve been, I’ve been worried about you. I’m glad that you have heat. I’m glad you have internet. I’m glad you have power, but you know, the pipes being frozen and all that stuff is like, not Brett: it, the, the internet has also been down for up to six hours at a time. I don’t know why. There’s like an amplifier down on our street. Um, and that has sucked because I, out here, I live in a, I’m not gonna call it rural. Uh, we’re like five minutes from town, [00:26:00] but, um, we, we don’t. We have shitty internet. Like I pay for a gigabit and I get 500 megabits and it’s, and it’s up and down all the time and I hate it. But anyway. Tech Talk: Gas Town and AI Agents Brett: Let’s talk about, uh, let’s talk about Gas Town. What can you tell me about Gastown? Christina: Okay. So we’ve talked a lot about like AI agents and, um, kind of like, uh, coding, um, loops and, and things like that. And so Gastown, uh, which is available, um, at, I, it is not Gas Town. Let me find the URL, um, one second. It’s, it’s at a gas town. No, it’s not. Lemme find it. Um. Right. So this is a thing that, that Steve Yy, uh, has created, and [00:27:00] it is a multi-agent workspace manager. And so the idea is basically that you can be running like a lot of instances of, um, of, of Claude Code or, um, I guess you could use Codex. You could use, uh, uh, uh, co-pilot, um, SDK or CLI agent and whatnot. Um, and basically what it’s designed to do is to basically let you coordinate like multiple coding agents at one time so they can all be working on different tasks, but then instead of having, um, like the context get lost when agents restart, it creates like a, a persistent, um, like. Work state, which it uses with, with git on the backend, which is supposed to basically enable more multi-agent workflows. So, um, basically the idea would be like, you get, have multiple agents working at once, kind of talking to one another, handing things off, you know, each doing their own task and then coordinating the work with what the other ones are doing. But then you have like a persistent, um, uh, I guess kind of like, you know, layer in the backend so that if an agent has to restart or whatever, it’s not gonna lose the, [00:28:00] the context, um, that that’s happening. And you don’t have to manually, um, worry about things like, okay, you know, I’ve lost certain things in memory and, and I’ve, you know, don’t know how I’m, I’m managing all these things together. Um, there, there’s another project, uh, called Ralph, which is kind of based on this, this concept of like, what of Ralph Wickham was, you know, coding or, or was doing kind of a loop. And, and it’s, it’s, it’s a, it’s kind of a similar idea. Um, there’s also. Brett: my nose wouldn’t bleed so much if I just kept my finger out of there. Christina: Exactly, exactly. My cat’s breath smells like cat food. Um, and um, and so. Like there are ideas of like Ralph Loops and Gastown. And so these are a couple of like projects, um, that have really started to, uh, take over. So like, uh, Ralph is more of an autonomous AI agent loop that basically like it runs like over and over and over again until, uh, a task is done. Um, and, and a lot of people use, use Gastown and, [00:29:00] and, and Ralph together. Um, but yeah, no Ga gastown is is pretty cool. Um, we’ll we’re gonna talk about it more ’cause it’s my pick of the week. We’ll talk about Molt bot previously known as Claude Bot, which is, uses some, some similar ideas. But it’s really been interesting to see like how, like the, the multi-agent workflow, and by multi-agent, I mean like, people are running like 20 or 30 of them, you know, at a time. So it’s more than that, um, is really starting to become a thing that people can, uh, can do. Um, Brett: gets expensive though. Christina: I was, I was just about to say that’s the one thing, right? Most people who are using things like Gastown. Are using them with the Claude, um, code Max plans, which is $200 a month. And those plans do give you more value than like, what the, what it would be if you spent $200 in API credits, uh, but $200 a month. Like that’s not an expensive, that’s, you know, that, that’s, that, that, like, you know what I mean? Like, like that, that, that, that, that, that’s a lot of money to spend on these sorts of things. Um, but people [00:30:00] are getting good results out of it. It’s pretty cool. Um. There have been some open models, which of course, most people don’t have equipment that would be fast enough for them to, to run, uh, to be able to kind of do what they would want, um, reliably. But the, the AgTech stuff coming to some of the open models is better. And so if these things can continue, of course now we’re in a ram crisis and storage crisis and everything else, so who knows when the hardware will get good enough again, and we can, when we as consumers can even reasonably get things ourselves. But, but in, in theory, you know, if, if these sorts of things continue, I could see like a, a world where like, you know, some of the WAN models and some of the other things, uh, potentially, um, or Quinn models rather, um, could, uh. Be things that you could conceivably, like be running on your own equipment to run these sorts of nonstop ag agentic loops. But yeah, right now, like it’s really freaking cool and I’ve played around with it because I’m fortunate enough to have access to a lot of tokens. [00:31:00] Um, but yeah, I can get expensive real, real fast. Uh, but, but it’s still, it’s still pretty awesome. Brett: I do appreciate that. So, guest Town, the name is a reference to Mad Max and in the kind of, uh, vernacular that they built for things like background agents and I, uh, there’s a whole bunch, there are different levels of, of the interface that they kind of extrapolated on the gas town kind of metaphor for. Uh, I, it was, it, it, there were some interesting naming conventions and then they totally went in other directions with some of the names. It, they didn’t keep the theme very well, but, but still, uh, I appreciate Ralph Wig and Mad Max. That’s. It’s at the very least, it’s interesting. Christina: No, it definitely is. It definitely is. Crypto Controversies Christina: I will say that there’s been like a little bit [00:32:00] of a kerfuffle, uh, involved in both of those, uh, developers because, um, they’re both now promoting shit coins and, uh, and so that’s sort of an interesting thing. Um, basically there’s like this, this, this crypto company called bags that I guess apparently like if people want to, they will create crypto coins for popular open source projects, and then they will designate someone to, I guess get the, the gas fees, um, in, um, uh, a Solana parlance, uh, no pun intended, with the gas town, um, where basically like that’s, you know, like the, the, the fees that you spend to have the transaction work off of the blockchain, right? Like, especially if there’s. A lot of times that it would take, like, you pay a certain percentage of something and like those fees could be designated to an individual. And, um, in this case, like both of these guys were reached out to when basically they were like, Hey, this coin exists. You’ve got all this money just kind of sitting in a crypto wallet waiting for you. [00:33:00] Take the money, get, get the, the transaction fees, so to speak. And, uh, I mean, I think that, that, that’s, if you wanna take that money right, it’s, it’s there for you. I’m not gonna certainly judge anyone for that. What I will judge you for is if you then promote your shit coin to your community and basically kind of encourage everyone. To kind of buy into it. Maybe you put in the caveat, oh, this isn’t financial advice. Oh, this is all just for whatever. But, but you’re trying to do that and then you go one step beyond, which I think is actually pretty dumb, which is to be like, okay, well, ’cause like, here’s the thing, I’m not gonna judge anyone. If someone who’s like, Hey, here’s a wallet that we’re gonna give you, and it has real cash in it, and you can do whatever you want with it, and these are the transaction fees, so to speak, like, you know, the gas fees, whatever, you know what you do. You, even if you wanna let your audience know that you’ve done that, and maybe you’re promoting that, maybe some people will buy into it, like, people are adults. Fine. Where, where I do like side eye a little bit is if you are, then for whatever reason [00:34:00] going to be like, oh, I’m gonna take my fees and I’m gonna reinvest it in the coin. Like, okay, you are literally sitting on top of the pyramid, like you could not be in a better position and now you’re, but right. And now you’re literally like paying into the pyramid scheme. It’s like, this is not going to work well for you. These are rug bulls. Um, and so like the, the, the, the gas town coin like dropped like massively. The Ralph coin like dropped massively, like after the, the, the Ralph creator, I think he took out like 300 K or something and people, or, you know, sold like 300 K worth of coins. And people were like, oh, he’s pulling a rug pull. And I’m like, well, A, what did you expect? But B it’s like, this is why don’t, like, if someone’s gonna give you free money from something that’s, you know, kind of scammy, like, I’m not saying don’t take the money. I am saying maybe be smart enough to not to reinvest it into the scam. Brett: Yeah. Christina: Like, I don’t know. Anyway, that’s the only thing I will mention on that. ’cause I don’t think that that takes [00:35:00] anything away from either of those projects or it says that you shouldn’t use or play around with it either of those ideas at all. But that is just a thing that’s happened in the last couple of weeks too, where it’s like, oh, and now there’s like crypto, you know, the crypto people are trying to get kind of involved with these projects and, um, I, I think that that’s, uh, okay. You know, um, like I said, I’m, I’m not gonna judge anybody for taking free money that, that somebody is gonna offer them. I will judge you if you’re gonna try to then, you know, try to like, promote that to your audience and try to be like, oh, this is a great way where we, where you can help me and we can all get rich. It’s like, no, there are, if you really wanna support creators, like there are things like GitHub sponsors and there are like other methods that you can, you can do that, that don’t involve making financial risks on shit coins. Brett: I wish anything I made could be popular enough that I could do something that’s stupid. Yeah. Like [00:36:00] I, I, I, I’m not gonna pull a rug pull on anyone, but the chances that I’ll ever make $300,000 on anything I’m working on, it’s pretty slim. Christina: Yeah, but at the same time, like if you, if you did, if you were in that position, like, I don’t know, I mean, I guess that’d be a thing that you would have to kind of figure out, um, yourself would be like, okay, I have access to this amount of money. Am I going to try to, you know, go all in and, and maybe go full grift to get even more? Some, something tells me that like your own personal ethics would probably preclude you from that. Brett: I, um, I have spent, what, um, how old am I? 47. I, I’ve been, since I started blogging in like 1999, 2000, um, I have always adhered to a very strict code and like turning down sponsors. I didn’t agree with [00:37:00] not doing anything that would be shady. Not taking, not, not taking money from anyone I was writing about. Ethics in Journalism and Personal Dilemmas Brett: Like, it’s been, it’s a pain in the ass to try to be truly ethical, but I feel like I’ve done it for 30 some years and, and I don’t know, I wouldn’t change it. I’m not rich. I’ll never be rich. But yeah, I think ethics are important, especially if you’re in any kind of journalism. Christina: Yeah, if you’re in any sort of journalism. I think so, and I think like how people wanna define those things, I think it’s up to them. And, and like I said, like I’m not gonna even necessarily like, like judge people like for, because I, I don’t know personally like what my situation would be like. Like if somebody was like, Christina, here’s a wallet that has the equivalent of $300,000 in it and it’s just sitting here and we’re not even asking you to do anything with this. I would probably take the money. I’m not gonna lie, I don’t, I don’t, I don’t [00:38:00] know if I would promote it or anything and I maybe I would feel compelled to disclose, Hey, Brett: That is Christina: wallet belongs to me. Brett: money though. Christina: I, I, right. I, I, I might, I might be, I might feel compelled to com to, to disclose, Hey, someone created this coin in this thing. They created the foam grow coin and they are giving me, you know, the, the, the gas fees and I have accepted Brett: could be, I’d feel like you could do it if you were transparent enough about it. Christina: Yeah, I mean, I, I, I think where I draw the line is when you then go from like, because again, it’s fine if you wanna take it. It’s then when you are a. Reinvesting the free money into the coin, which I think is just idiotic. Like, I think that’s just actually dumb. Um, like I just, I just do like, that just seems like you are literally, like I said, you’re at the top of the pyramid and you’re literally like volunteering to get into the bottom again. Um, and, or, or b like if you do that and then you try to rationalize in some way, oh, well, you know, I think [00:39:00] that this could be a great thing for everybody to, you know, I get rich, you know, you could get rich, we could all get money out of this because this is the future of, you know, creator economy or whatever. It’s like, no, it’s not. This is gambling. Um, and, and, and, and you could make the argument to me, and I’d probably be persuaded to be like, this isn’t that different from poly market or any of the other sorts of things. But you know what? I don’t do those things either. And I wouldn’t promote those things to any audience that I had either. Um, but if somebody wanted to give me free money. I probably wouldn’t turn it down. I’m not gonna pretend that my ethics are, are that strong. Uh, I just don’t know if I would, if I would, uh, go on the other end and be like, okay, to the Moom, everyone let, let’s all go in on the crypto stuff. It’s like, okay, The Future of Open Source and Cryptocurrency Brett: So is this the future of open source is, ’cause I mean like open source has survived for decades as like a concept and it’s never been terribly profitable. But a [00:40:00] lot of large companies have invested in open source, and I guess at this point, like most of the big open source projects are either run by a corporation or by a foundation. Um, that are independently financed, but for a project like Gastown, like is it the future? Is this, is this something people are gonna start doing to like, kind of make open source profitable? Christina: I mean, maybe, I don’t know. I think the problem though is that it’s not necessarily predictable, right? And, and not to say that like normal donations or, or support methods are predictable, but at least that could be a thing where you’re like, they’re not, but, but, but it’s not volatile to the extent where you’re like, okay, I’m basing, you know, like my income based on how well this shit coin that someone else controls the supply of someone else, you know, uh, uh, created someone else, you know, burned, so to speak, somebody else’s is going to be, uh, [00:41:00] controlling and, and has other things and could be responsible for, you know, big seismic like market movements like that I think is very different, um, than anything else. And so, I don’t know. I mean, I, I think that they, what I do expect that we’ll see more of is more and more popular projects, things that go viral, especially around ai. Probably being approached or people like proactively creating coins around those things. And there have been some, um, developers who’ve already, you know, stood up oddly and been like, if you see anybody trying to create a coin around this, it is not associated with me. I won’t be associated with any of it. I won’t do it. Right. Uh, and I think that becomes a problem where you’re like, okay, if these things do become popular, then that becomes like another risk if you don’t wanna be involved in it. If you’re involved with a, with a popular project, right? Like the, like the, like the creator of MPM Isaac, like, I think there’s like an MPM coin now, and that, that he’s, you know, like involved in and it’s like, you know, again, he didn’t create it, but he is happy to promote it. He’s happy to take the money. I’m like, look, I’m happy for [00:42:00] Isaac to get money from NPMI am at the same time, you know, bun, which is basically like, you know, the, you know, replacement for, for Node and NPM in a lot of ways, they sold to Anthropic for. I guarantee you a fuck load more money than whatever Isaac is gonna make off of some MPM shitcoin. So, so like, it, it’s all a lottery and it’s not sustainable. But I also feel like for a lot of open source projects, and this isn’t like me saying that the people shouldn’t get paid for the work, quite the contrary. But I think if you go into it with the expectation of I’m going to be able to make a sustainable living off of something, like when you start a project, I think that that is not necessarily going to set you up for, I think that those expectations are misaligned with what reality might be, which again, isn’t to say that you shouldn’t get paid for your work, it’s just that the reason that we give back and the reason we contribute open source is to try to be part of like the, the greater good and to make things more available to everyone. Not to be [00:43:00] like, oh, I can, you know, quit my job. Like, that would be wonderful. I, I wish that more and more people could do that. And I give to a lot of, um, open source projects on, on a monthly basis or on an annual basis. Um, Brett: I, I give basically all the money that’s given to me for my open source projects I distribute among other open source projects. So it’s a, it’s a, it’s a wash for me, but yeah, I am, I, I pay, you know, five, 10 bucks a month to 20 different projects and yeah. Christina: Yeah. I mean, I think it’s important, but, but I, I don’t know. I, I, I hope that it’s not the future. I’m not mad, I think like if that’s a way where people can make, you know, a, a, an income. But I do, I guess worry the sense that like, if, if, if, I don’t want that to be, the reason why somebody would start an open source project is because they’re like, oh, I, I can get rich on a crypto thing. Right? Like, ’cause that that’s the exact wrong Brett: that’s not open source. That’s not the open source philosophy. Christina: no, [00:44:00] it’s not. And, and so, I mean, but I think, I think if it already exists, I mean, I don’t know. I, I also feel like no one should feel obligated. This should go without saying that. If you see a project that you like that is involved in one of those coins. Do you have a zero obligation to be, uh, supportive of that in any way? And in fact, it is probably in your financial best interest to not be involved. Um, it, it is your life, your money, your, you do whatever you want, gamble, however you want. But, uh, I, I, I, I do, I guess I, I bristle a little bit. Like if people try to portray it like, oh, well this is how you can support me by like buying into this thing. I’m like, okay, that’s alright. Like, I, I, if you wanna, again, like I said, if you wanna play poly market with this, fine, but don’t, don’t try to wrap that around like, oh, well this is how you can give back. It’s like, no, you can give back in other ways. Like you can do direct donations, you can do other stuff. Like I would, I would much rather encourage people to be like, rather than putting a hundred dollars in Ralph Coin, [00:45:00] give a hundred dollars to the Ralph Guy directly. Apex 1.0? Brett: So, speaking of unprofitable open source, I have Apex almost to 1.0. Um, it officially handles, I think, all of the syntax that I had hoped it would handle. Um, it does like crazy things, uh, that it’s all built on common mark, GFM, uh, like cmar, GFM, GitHub’s project. Um, so it, it does all of that. Plus it handles stuff from like M mark with like indices. Indices, and it incorporates, uh. Uh, oh, I forget the name of it. Like two different ways of creating indices. It handles all kinds of bibliography syntax, like every known bibliography syntax. Um, I just added, you can, you can create insert tags with plus, plus, uh, the same way you would create a deletion with, uh, til detail. Um, and [00:46:00] I’ve added a full plugin structure, and the plugins now can be project local. So you can have global plugins. And then if you have specific settings, so like I have a, I, my blogs are all based on cramdown and like the bunch documentation is based on cramdown, but then like the mark documentation. And most of my writing is based on multi markdown and they have different. Like the, for example, the IDs that go on headers in multi markdown. If it’s, if it has a space in multi markdown, it gets compressed to no space in common Mark or GFM, it gets a dash instead of a space, which means if I have cross links, cross references in my document, if I don’t have the right header syntax, the cross reference will break. So now I can put a, a config into like my bunch documentation that tells Apex to use, [00:47:00] um, the dash syntax. And in my Mark documentation, I can tell it to use the multi markdown syntax. And then I can just run Apex with no command line arguments and everything works. And I don’t know, I, I haven’t gotten adoption for it. Like the one place I thought it could be really useful was DEVONthink, Christina: Mm-hmm. Brett: which has always been based on multi markdown, which. Um, is I love multi markdown and I love Fletcher and, um, it’s just, it’s missing a lot of what I would consider modern syntax. Christina: Right. Brett: so I, I offered it to Devin think, and it turned out they were working on their own project along the same lines at the same time. Um, but I’m hoping to find some, some apps that will incorporate it and maybe get it some traction. It’s solid, it’s fast, it’s not as fast as common Mark, but it does twice as much. Um, like the [00:48:00] benchmarks, it a complex document renders in common mark in about. Uh, 27 milliseconds, and in Apex it’s more like 46 milliseconds. But in the grand scheme of things, I could render my whole blog 10 times faster than I can with cramm down or Panoc and yeah, and, and I can use all the syntax I want. Challenges and Innovations in Markdown Processing Brett: Did I tell you about, did I tell you about, uh, Panoc Divs? The div extension, um, like you can in with the panoc D extension, you can put colon, colon, colon instead of like back, take, back, take backtick. So normally, like back ticks would create a code block with colons, it creates a div, and you can apply, you can apply inline attribute lists after the colons to make, to give it a class and an ID and any other attributes you wanna apply to it. I extended that so that you can do colon, [00:49:00] colon, colon, and then type a tag name. So if you type colon, colon, colon aside and then applied an attribute list to it, it would create an aside tag with those attributes. Um, the, the only pan deck extension that I wish I could support that I don’t yet is grid tables. Have you ever seen grid tables? Christina: I have not. Brett: There, it’s, it’s kind of like multi markdown table syntax, except you use like plus signs for joints and uh, pipes and dashes, and you actually draw out the table like old ASCI diagrams Christina: Okay. Brett: and that would render that into a valid HTML table. But that supporting that has just been, uh, tables. Tables are the thing. I’ve pulled the most hair out over. Christina: Yeah, I was gonna say, I think I, they feel like tables are hard. I also feel like in a lot of circumstances, I mean obviously people use tables and whatnot, but like, [00:50:00] only thing I would say to you, like, you know, apex is, is so cool and I hope that other projects adopt it. Um, and, uh, potentially with the POC support as far as you’ve gotten with it, maybe, you know, projects that support some of POC stuff could, could, you know, uh, jump into it. But I will say it does feel like. Once you go into like the Panoc universe, like that almost feels like a separate thing from the markdown Flavors like that almost feels like its own like ecosystem. You know what I mean? Brett: Well, yeah, and I haven’t tried to adopt everything Panoc does because you can als, you can also use panoc. You can pipe from Apex into Panoc or vice versa. So I’m not gonna try to like one for one replicate panoc, Christina: No, no. Totally Brett: do all of panoc export options because Panoc can take HTML in and then output PDFs and Doc X and everything. So you can just pipe output from Apex into Panoc to create your PDF or whatever Christina: And like, and, and like to, [00:51:00] and like to me, like that seems ideal, right? But I feel like maybe like adopting some of the other things, especially like, like their grid, you know, table, things like that. Like that would be cool. But like, that feels like that’s a, potentially has the, has the potential, maybe slow down rendering and do other stuff which you don’t want. And then b it’s like, okay, now are we complicated to the point that like, this is, this is now not becoming like one markdown processor to rule them all, but you Brett: Yeah, the whole point, the whole point is to be able to just run Apex and not worry about what cex you’re using. Um, but grid tables are the kind of thing that are so intentional that you’re not gonna accidentally use them. Like the, the, the, the impetus for Apex was all these support requests I get from people that are like the tilde syntax for underline or delete doesn’t work in Mark. And it, it does if you choose the right processor. But then you have to know, yeah, you have to [00:52:00] know what processor supports what syntax and that takes research and time and bringing stuff in from, say, obsidian into mart. You would just kind of expect things to work. And that’s, that’s why I built Apex and Christina: right? Brett: you are correct that grid tables are the kind of thing, no one’s going to use grid tables if they haven’t specifically researched what Christina: I right. Brett: they’re gonna work with. Christina: And they’re going to have a way that has their file marked so that it is designated as poc and then whatever, you know, flags for whatever POC features it supports, um, does. Now I know that the whole point of APEX is you don’t have to worry about this, but, but I am assuming, based on kind of what you said, like if I pass like arguments like in like a, you know, in a config file or something like where I was like, these documents or, or, or this URL or these things are, you know, in this process or in this in another, then it can, it can just automatically apply those rules without having to infer based on the, on the syntax, right. Brett: right. It has [00:53:00] modes for cram down and common mark and GFM and discount, and you can like tell it what mode you’re writing in and it will limit the feature set to just what that processor would handle. Um, and then all of the flags, all of the features have neg negotiable flags on them. So if you wanted to say. Skip, uh, relax table rendering. You could turn that off on the command line or in a config file. Um, so yeah, everything, everything, you can make it behave like any particular processor. Uh, but I focus mostly on the unified mode, which again, like you don’t have to think about which processor you are using. Christina: Are you seeing, I guess like in, in circumstances like, ’cause I, in, in my, like, my experience, like, I would never think to, like, I would probably like, like to, I would probably do like what you do, which is like, I’m [00:54:00] going to use one syntax or, or one, you know, processor for one type of files and maybe another and another. Um, but I, I don’t think that like, I would ever have a, and maybe I’m misunderstanding this, but I don’t think I would ever have an instance where I would be like mixing the two together in the same file. Brett: See, that’s my, so that’s, that’s what’s changing for me is I’m switching my blog over to use Apex instead of Cramdown, which means I can now incorporate syntax that wasn’t available before. So moving forward, I am mixing, um, things from common mark, things from cram down, things from multi markdown. Um, and, and like, so once you know you have the option Christina: right. Then you might do that Brett: you have all the syntax available, you start doing it. And historically you won’t have, but like once you get used to it, then you can. Christina: Okay. So here’s the next existential question for you. At what point then does it go from being, you know, like [00:55:00] a, a, a rendering engine, kind of like an omni rendering engine to being a syntax and a flavor in and of itself? Brett: That is that, yeah, no, that’s a, that’s a very valid question and one that I have to keep asking myself, um, because I never, okay, so what to, to encapsulate what you’re saying, if you got used to writing for Apex and you were mixing your syntax, all of a sudden you have a document that can’t render in anything except Apex, which does eventually make it its own. Yeah, no, it is, it’s always, it’s a concern the whole time. Christina: well, and I, I wouldn’t even necessarily, I mean, like, and I think it could be two things, right? I mean, like, you could have it live in two worlds where, like on the one hand it could be like the rendering engine to end all rendering engines and it can render, you know, files and any of them, and you can specify like whatever, like in, in, in like a tunnel or something. Like, you know, these files are, [00:56:00] are this format, these are these, and you know, maybe have some sort of, you know, um, something, even like a header files or whatever to be like, this is what this rendering engine is. Um, you know, with, with your projects to have it, uh, do that. Um. Or have it infer, you know, based on, on, on, um, the, the logic that you’re importing. But it could also be one of those things where you’re like, okay, I just have created like, you know, the omni syntax. And that’s a thing that maybe, maybe you get people to try to encourage or try, try to adopt, right? Like, it’s like, okay, you can always just use common mark. You can always just use GFM, you can always just use multi markdown, but we support these other things too, from these other, um, systems and you can intermix and match them. Um, because, because I, I do feel like at a certain point, like at least the way you’re running it yourself, you have your own syntax. Like, like, you know. Brett: yeah. No, you have perfectly encapsulated the, the major [00:57:00] design concern. And I think you’re correct. It can exist, it can be both things at once. Um, but I have like, nobody needs another markdown syntax. Like there are so many flavors right now. Okay. There may be a dozen. It’s not like an infinite number, but, but there’s enough that the confusion is real. Um, and we don’t need yet another markdown flavor, but we do need a universal processor that. Makes the differentiations less, but yeah, no, it’s, I need, I need to nail down that philosophy, uh, and really like, put it into writing and say, this is the design goal of this project, uh, which I have like hinted at, but I’m a scattered thinker and like, part of, part of the design philosophy is if someone says, Hey, [00:58:00] could you make this work? I just wanted a project where I could say, yeah, I’m gonna make that work. I, I, I’m gonna add this somewhat esoteric syntax and it’s just gonna work and it’s not gonna affect anything else. And you don’t have to use it, but if you do, there it is. So it’s kind of, it was designed to bloat to a circuit certain extent. Um, but yeah, I need to, I need to actually write a page That’s just the philosophy and really, really, uh, put, put all my thoughts together on that. Christina: Yeah, no, ’cause I was just kind of thinking, I was like, ’cause it’s so cool. Um, but the way that I would’ve envisioned using it, like I, I still like, it’s cool that you can mix all those things in together. I still feel like I probably wouldn’t because I’m not you. And so then I would just have like this additional dependency that it’s like, okay, if something happens to Apex one day and that’s the only thing that can render my documents, then like, you know what I mean? And, and, and if it’s not getting updated [00:59:00] anymore or whatever, then I’m kind of like SOL, um, Brett: Maku. Do you remember Maku? Christina: vaguely. Brett: It’s, the project is kind of dead and a lot of its syntax has been incorporated into various other processors. But if you built your whole blog on Maku, you have to, you have to be able to run like a 7-year-old binary, um, and, and it’ll never be updated, and eventually you’re gonna run into trouble. The nice thing about Unix based stuff is it’s. Has a, you can stop developing it and it’ll work for a decade, um, until, like, there’s a major shift in processors, but like, just the shift to arm. Like if, if Maku was only ever compiled for, uh, for, uh, Intel and it wasn’t open source, you would, it would be gone. You wouldn’t be able to run it anymore. So yeah, these things can happen. Christina: [01:00:00] Well, and I just even think about like, you know, the fact that like, you know, like some of the early processors, like I remember like back, I mean this is a million years ago, but having to use like certain, like pearl, you know, based things, you know, but depending on like whatever your backend system was, then you moved to PHP, they maybe you move, moved to, you know, Ruby, if you’re using like Jekyll and maybe you move to something else. And I was like, okay, you know, what will the thing be in the future? Yeah. If, if I, if it’s open source and there’s a way that, you know, you can write a new, a new processor for that, but it does create like, dependencies on top of dependencies, which is why I, I kind of feel like I like having like the omni processor. I don’t know if, like, for me, I’m like, okay, I, I would probably be personally leery about intermingling all my different syntaxes together. Brett: to that end though, that is why I wanted it in C um, because C will probably never die. C can be compiled on just about any platform. And it can be used with, like, if you have, if you have a Jekyll blog and you wanna [01:01:00] incorporate a C program into a gem, it’s no problem. Uh, you can incorporate it into just about any. Langu

Trump zet in Davos de toon met zijn claim op Groenland en harde woorden over Europa, terwijl Mark Rutte achter de schermen een uitweg organiseert via het oude veiligheidsverdrag uit 1951. Bernard Hammelburg en Jan Postma laten zien hoe de vermeende ‘koop’ van Groenland vooral neerkomt op slimme herinterpretatie van bestaande afspraken, en wat dat zegt over de positie van Denemarken, de NAVO en de wankelende naoorlogse wereldorde. Daarna verbreden ze de lens naar het diepere wantrouwen richting Europa binnen de Republikeinse partij, van J.D. Vance tot de MAGA-achterban. Ze laten zien hoe immigratie, veiligheid en populisme aan beide kanten van de oceaan in elkaar grijpen, en hoe Trump Europa gebruikt als decor voor zijn binnenlandse campagne. Ondertussen komen ook de schaduw van het Trumpisme, de rol van ‘Trump-fluisteraars’ als Mark Rutte en Giorgia Meloni en de geopolitieke strijd rond het Arctisch gebied voorbij. Dit allemaal in een aflevering die laat zien hoe dun het ijs onder de westerse alliantie inmiddels is. Over de Amerika Podcast In de Amerika podcast nemen Bernard Hammelburg en Jan Postma het meeste opmerkelijke nieuws uit Amerika door. Het land van hamburgers, sneakers, Donald Trump en Taylor Swift. Van daklozen, miljardairs en de iPhone. Van tegenstellingen. Bernard en Jan nemen wekelijks een kijkje in de Amerikaanse ziel. Elke donderdag in je podcastfeed! Heb je een vraag, opmerking, kritiek of een compliment. Mail dan naar dewereld@bnr.nl of spreek je vraag in op de Amerika Podcast Whatsapp: 06-28135020. En wie weet win je de Amerika Podcast koffiebeker. Over de makers Bernard Hammelburg is buitenlandcommentator en columnist voor BNR Nieuwsradio en het FD, en presentator van BNR De Wereld. Als oorlogsverslaggever was hij o.a. ooggetuige van de Culturele Revolutie in China, de revolutie in Iran en de oorlogen in Vietnam, het Midden-Oosten en Afghanistan. Hij was twintig jaar correspondent in de VS. Het verdeelt zijn tijd tussen zijn woonplaatsen Amsterdam en New York. Jan Postma is Amerikanist en werkt sinds 2009 waar hij meerdere programma's gepresenteerde waaronder BNR Bouwmeesters, Boekenstijn en De Wijk en Zakendoen. Sinds 2018 is hij correspondent in de Verenigde Staten, woonachtig in Washington D.C. Naast de Amerika Podcast maakt hij onder meer Postma in Amerika en is hij regelmatig te horen in de Ochtend‑ en Avondspits. Hij is tevens auteur van het boek De Trump Fluisteraars. Redactie Luc de Klerk Montage Jeanne Heeremans See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Donald Trump zet de verhoudingen binnen de NAVO verder op scherp met zijn poging om Groenland Amerikaans te maken. Terwijl Denemarken en Groenland in Washington de gemoederen proberen te bedaren, houdt Trump vast aan zijn veiligheidsargument en het recht van de sterkste In Minneapolis is de angst voor ICE voelbaar na de dodelijke schietpartij op Renee Good. Met noodplannen in restaurants, online lessen op scholen en massaal wantrouwen richting justitie. De minister van Justitie Pam Bondi zet volledig in op het criminaliseren van het slachtoffer, wat leidt tot het opstappen van federale aanklagers. Ook de onafhankelijkheid van de Federal Reserve staat onder druk. Fed-voorzitter Jerome Powell krijgt een dagvaarding wegens een te dure verbouwing, maar waarschuwt dat het in werkelijkheid gaat om politieke druk om de rente te verlagen. Trump gebruikt het verbouwingsdossier om Powell weg te zetten, terwijl oud-voorzitters van de Fed zich achter Powell scharen. Over de Amerika Podcast In de Amerika podcast nemen Bernard Hammelburg en Jan Postma het meeste opmerkelijke nieuws uit Amerika door. Het land van hamburgers, sneakers, Donald Trump en Taylor Swift. Van daklozen, miljardairs en de iPhone. Van tegenstellingen. Bernard en Jan nemen wekelijks een kijkje in de Amerikaanse ziel. Elke donderdag in je podcastfeed! Heb je een vraag, opmerking, kritiek of een compliment. Mail dan naar dewereld@bnr.nl of spreek je vraag in op de Amerika Podcast Whatsapp: 06-28135020. En wie weet win je de Amerika Podcast koffiebeker. Over de makers Bernard Hammelburg is buitenlandcommentator en columnist voor BNR Nieuwsradio en het FD, en presentator van BNR De Wereld. Als oorlogsverslaggever was hij o.a. ooggetuige van de Culturele Revolutie in China, de revolutie in Iran en de oorlogen in Vietnam, het Midden-Oosten en Afghanistan. Hij was twintig jaar correspondent in de VS. Het verdeelt zijn tijd tussen zijn woonplaatsen Amsterdam en New York. Jan Postma Jan Postma is Amerikanist en werkt sinds 2009 waar hij meerdere programma's gepresenteerde waaronder BNR Bouwmeesters, Boekenstijn&de Wijk en Zakendoen. Sinds 2018 is hij correspondent in de Verenigde Staten, woonachtig in Washington D.C. Naast de Amerika Podcast maakt hij onder meer Postma in Amerika en is hij regelmatig te horen in de Ochtend‑ en Avondspits. Hij is tevens auteur van het boek De Trump Fluisteraars. Redactie Luc de Klerk Montage Jeanne Heeremans See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This podcast episode is sponsored by AVEO Oncology.  The product information in this podcast is intended only for US residents.  This episode features a real patient and their care partner, highlighting their experiences with a treatment option for advanced kidney cancer.  Please note that the patient's experience is their own and individual results may vary.  This podcast is not intended as medical advice.  Only a doctor can decide what medications may be appropriate for you.  The patient and the caregiver were paid for their time and expenses.        I'm honored to welcome Scott and Katie to the program. Scott's journey began in July 2021, when he started experiencing symptoms that ultimately led to a diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma, resulting in the removal of his right kidney. At first, no additional treatments were needed. 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Trump dreigde er al weken mee, maar voegde deze week de daad bij het woord. Nicolas Maduro is niet langer de president van Venezuela en zit in een Amerikaanse gevangenis. De internationale gemeenschap reageert net als bij eerdere Amerikaanse ingrepen in Zuid-Amerika bezorgd. Maar het blijft niet bij Latijns-Amerika, want Trump heeft Groenland alweer op het oog als volgend doelwit. Europa en de rest van de wereld zetten zich schrap voor wat komen gaat. Over de Amerika Podcast In de Amerika podcast nemen Bernard Hammelburg en Jan Postma het meeste opmerkelijke nieuws uit Amerika door. Het land van hamburgers, sneakers, Donald Trump en Taylor Swift. Van daklozen, miljardairs en de iPhone. Van tegenstellingen. Bernard en Jan nemen wekelijks een kijkje in de Amerikaanse ziel. Elke donderdag in je podcastfeed! Over de makers Bernard Hammelburg is buitenlandcommentator en columnist voor BNR Nieuwsradio en het FD, en presentator van BNR De Wereld. Als oorlogsverslaggever was hij o.a. ooggetuige van de Culturele Revolutie in China, de revolutie in Iran en de oorlogen in Vietnam, het Midden-Oosten en Afghanistan. Hij was twintig jaar correspondent in de VS. Het verdeelt zijn tijd tussen zijn woonplaatsen Amsterdam en New York. Jan Postma Jan Postma is Amerikanist en werkt sinds 2009 waar hij meerdere programma's gepresenteerde waaronder BNR Bouwmeesters, Boekenstijn&de Wijk en Zakendoen. Sinds 2018 is hij correspondent in de Verenigde Staten, woonachtig in Washington D.C. Naast de Amerika Podcast maakt hij onder meer Postma in Amerika en is hij regelmatig te horen in de Ochtend‑ en Avondspits. Hij is tevens auteur van het boek De Trump Fluisteraars. Redactie Luc de Klerk Montage Jeanne Heeremans See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein were quick to condemn Kash Patel's claim that there was “no credible evidence” of Epstein trafficking victims to anyone but himself. They pointed out that the public record alone undermines Patel's statement. Virginia Giuffre's sworn depositions, the Maxwell trial testimony, and multiple FBI interview summaries (FD-302s) make direct references to high-profile individuals. Survivors also reminded the public that members of Congress, including Rep. Thomas Massie, have already stated in hearings that victims named more than 20 powerful men—including billionaires, politicians, and a prince—to whom they were trafficked.They accused Patel of either ignoring or deliberately minimizing the mountain of corroborating evidence. Beyond official court documents and sworn testimony, survivors criticized him for deferring to prior DOJ conclusions without releasing the raw FBI reports or victim statements. They demanded transparency in the form of unsealed FD-302s, noting that nothing in Epstein's controversial non-prosecution agreement prevents their disclosure. Survivors said Patel's statement not only insults them but perpetuates the cover-up, and they called for immediate accountability.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Epstein Survivors Blast FBI Director Kash Patel For Claiming 'No Credible Information' Financier Trafficked Women to OthersBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Vanuit het niets werd het Nijmeegse Nexperia deze oktober wereldnieuws. De maker van zeer simpele chips – niet meer waard dan een paar cent per stuk – bleek ineens een cruciale speler te zijn in de mondiale autosector. Autofabrikanten, van Volkswagen en Honda tot Ford, raakten anderhalve maand geleden in paniek toen Nexperia geen chips meer kon leveren. De reden: het bedrijf was van de ene op de andere dag onderwerp geworden van een knetterende ruzie tussen Den Haag en Peking. Hoe de auto-industrie met deze sluimerende crisis omgaat, hoor je van redacteur mobiliteit Hans de Jongh. Lees: Hoe een Nijmeegs chipbedrijf wereldnieuws werd Peking reageerde furieus. Meteen stelde de Chinese regering een verbod in op de export van chips die Nexperia in China laat maken. Dat was geen loos gebaar. In de plaats Dongguang staat met afstand de grootste fabriek van Nexperia. Daar worden ook de chips gemaakt waar de auto-industrie niet zonder kan. Bert van Dijk, die voor het FD de chipsector volgt, vertelt wat deze crisis ons zegt over de afhankelijk van China. Lees: Nexperia-debacle illustreert hoe groot afhankelijkheid van China (nog) is En de paniek beperkte zich niet tot autoproducenten. Toen hun plotseling opgestoken kopzorgen waren doorgedrongen tot de politiek was de opwinding compleet, in Den Haag, maar meer nog in Berlijn, Brussel en Washington. Binnen een week was Nexperia wereldnieuws. Parlementair verslaggever Cor de Horde vertelt over de onbekende wet die demissionair minister Karremans inzette om te voorkomen dat Nexperia ‘heimelijk werd leeggetrokken’. Lees: Karremans: vooraf overleg binnen EU over Nexperia was onmogelijkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kyle Romagus is a 23-year veteran with East Montgomery County Fire Department, holds the rank of Battalion Chief and is in love with engine work.  Kyle is the owner of Smoothbore Cartel and founder of Engine Company Resurrection. Kyle teaches engine operations for several well-known fire service instructor groups such as: • FD tactics • Elkhart Brass • Brothers in Battle • County Fire Tactics • Oathkeepers engine cadre  He is also the admin of engine company resurrection.  His primary objective is to share knowledge about the value of Engine work with his fellow firefighters. Kyle travels the country providing lectures and hands on training on engine company skills and provides one of the most compelling lectures on fire attack in the industry. @smoothborecartel @firehousevigilance @countyfiretactics @brothersinbattlellc @elkhartbrass Sponsorship: @southwest_fire_academy Partnership: @firefighternationhq Editing: @bradshea Marketing: @premiummixmarketingco Administration: @haileyfirefit Administration: @haileyfirefit

Deze week hoor je het verhaal van FD redacteuren Alwine de Jong en Jildou Beiboer. Zij doken in de commerciële industrie van het tussenjaar. Want steeds meer Nederlandse jongeren gaan na hun eindexamen een jaar tussenuit, met name onder vwo’ers groeit de trend. Het aanbod aan bestemmingen groeit snel, waarbij al gauw bedragen tussen de €15.000 en €50.000 worden besteed. Alwine en Jildou zochten uit waaraan al dat geld besteed wordt, én waarom. Voorgelezen en gemonteerd: Elfanie toe LaerEindmontage: Sophia WoudaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Data-onderzoek van het FD laat zien dat er in Nederland nog 4411 kerken in gebruik zijn: samen hebben deze gebouwen een economische waarde van €4,1 mrd. In de komende tien jaar sluiten 1800 protestantse en katholieke kerken hun deuren, schatten experts van kerkenverzekeraar Donatus. Van onderzoeksjournalisten Sonny Motké en Joris Polman hoor je waarom dat een uitdaging gaat worden. Lees hier de webspecial die Sonny en Joris maakten met collega's Nika Buijs en Pim Kakebeeke. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Novo Nordisk heeft in de Verenigde Staten goedkeuring gekregen voor een pilvariant van zijn injecteerbare afslankmiddel Wegovy. Het Deense farmabedrijf kan het middel volgende maand op de Amerikaanse markt brengen. Daarmee wordt afslankmedicatie bereikbaar voor een bredere groep patiënten. Geen injecties, meer gemak en mogelijk lagere kosten maken de pil aantrekkelijk. Wanneer volgt Nederland? En hoe snel komen concurrenten met een vergelijkbaar middel? Wij vragen het aan FD-redacteur Thieu Vaessen. Lees: Novo Nordisk krijgt Amerikaanse goedkeuring voor obesitaspil Enstall was jarenlang een succesverhaal. Als Nederlandse marktleider in ‘mounting’-systemen voor zonnepanelen groeide het bedrijf snel. Nu komt dat verhaal onder druk te staan. Enstall leende de afgelopen jaren fors, maar kampt inmiddels met een zwakke markt. Kredietverstrekkers, die het bedrijf honderden miljoenen euro’s hebben geleend, worden nerveus en houden rekening met afboekingen. Van de €1,2 mrd aan schulden werd onder andere €500 mln uitgekeerd aan aandeelhouders. Wat is er aan de hand bij Enstall? FD-redacteur Jan Braaksma legt het uit. Lees: Zenuwen bij kredietverstrekkers van zonnebedrijf Enstall Rusland en China scharen zich achter Venezuela, nadat de Verenigde Staten deze week meerdere olietankers onderschepten voor de kust van het land en de dreigingen steeds verder oplopen. Beide landen veroordelen de ‘eenzijdige en illegale’ sancties van Washington. Maar hoe ver gaat die daadwerkelijke steun? Dreigt een nieuwe koude oorlog, of blijft het bij harde woorden? Buitenlandcommentator Bernard Hammelburg duidt voor ons deze oplopende geopolitieke spanningen. Lees: Venezuela krijgt steun van Rusland en China Redactie: Jort Siemes & Floyd Bonder Presentatie: Floyd Bonder See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maandag tikten de goud- en de zilverprijs een record aan. Dat is goed nieuws voor investeerders in edelmetalen, maar tegelijkertijd roept het de vraag op: hoe lang blijft dit doorgaan? Ook de vooraanstaande Bank voor Internationale Betalingen (BIS), een organisatie die beleidsmakers over de hele wereld waarschuwt voor financiële stabiliteitsrisico’s, geeft inmiddels aan dat hier mogelijk sprake is van een zeepbel. Beursredacteur Marcel de Boer legt de drijvende krachten achter de stijging van de goudprijs uit. Lees: Zetten goud en zilver hun recordjacht in 2026 onverdroten voort? Onlinesupermarkt Crisp draait voor het eerst een maand zonder verlies, meldt oprichter en ceo Tom Peeters. Voor 2026 verwacht het bedrijf voor het eerst in zijn geschiedenis zwarte cijfers te kunnen schrijven. Retailredacteur Evi Timp vertelt over deze voorspelling. Lees: Crisp verwacht eerste maand met zwarte cijfers, maar financiële uitdagingen blijven groot Door heel Nederland staan textielcontainers voor het inleveren van oude kleding. Maar let op: de helft van deze containers staat daar zonder vergunning en is in handen van ‘containercowboys’. Zij pluizen de stapel aan broeken en shirts uit om winst te maken op de beste kleding en gooien de goedkopere stoffen alsnog weg. Hoe gaan dergelijke partijen te werk en wat vinden gemeenten hiervan? We bespreken het met FD-onderzoeksjournalist Noah Moeys. Lees: Opmars illegale textielcontainers: helft heeft geen vergunning Redactie en montage: Floyd Bonder, Jort Siemes en Nelleke van der Heiden Presentatie: Nelleke van der HeidenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Williams will be retiring January 1, but not from serving his community. He will continue his volunteer service at his local FD and service to his family at home.Mike's stories of working alongside the DEA, bumping into a congressman then testifying on "The Hill", and responding to hurricanes could have gone on for hours more.Email - FirehouseLogbook@gmail.comTwitter - @FDLogbookInstagram - @FDLogbookPodcastFacebook - www.facebook.com/FDLogbookPodcastWebsite - www.firehouselogbook.captivate.fmMusic: "Tired traveler on the way to go home", Andrew Codeman via Freemusicarchive.com

OpenAI blijft maar in waarde exploderen. Maar de Japanse investeringsbank Softbank gelooft in nog veel meer groei voor de maker van ChatGPT. Ze beloofde in april al 22 miljard dollar te investeren, maar dat geld moet nu voor het einde van het jaar bij elkaar zijn. Dus trekt het bedrijf geld uit alle hoeken: personeel moet de deur uit, investeringen worden uitgesteld en zelfs Softbanks belang in Nvidia moest ervoor wijken. Nogal een gok. Of het de gok ook waard kan zijn, bespreken we deze aflevering. Daarin krijg je ook de nieuwste aflevering uit de overnamesoap tussen Netflix en Paramount. Voor iedereen die nog twijfelde of Paramount die 108 miljard wel bij elkaar krijgt, is daar vandaag: Larry Ellison. De baas van Oracle en papa van David Ellison, de ceo van Paramount, staat garant voor ruim 40 miljard dollar. Daarmee probeert het de Warner Bros-aandeelhouders duidelijk te maken: ons bod is veilig. Of dat genoeg gaat zijn om ze te overtuigen, zoeken we voor je uit. Kijken we ook nog naar China, waar het ene na het andere AI-bedrijf naar de beurs wil. We vertellen je over weer een miljardenmeevaller voor Elon Musk. En je hoort waarom Triodos de mist in gaat in Duitsland. En dat komt het aandeel duur te staan. Te gast: Stan Westerterp van Bond Capital Partners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OpenAI blijft maar in waarde exploderen. Maar de Japanse investeringsbank Softbank gelooft in nog veel meer groei voor de maker van ChatGPT. Ze beloofde in april al 22 miljard dollar te investeren, maar dat geld moet nu voor het einde van het jaar bij elkaar zijn. Dus trekt het bedrijf geld uit alle hoeken: personeel moet de deur uit, investeringen worden uitgesteld en zelfs Softbanks belang in Nvidia moest ervoor wijken. Nogal een gok. Of het de gok ook waard kan zijn, bespreken we deze aflevering. Daarin krijg je ook de nieuwste aflevering uit de overnamesoap tussen Netflix en Paramount. Voor iedereen die nog twijfelde of Paramount die 108 miljard wel bij elkaar krijgt, is daar vandaag: Larry Ellison. De baas van Oracle en papa van David Ellison, de ceo van Paramount, staat garant voor ruim 40 miljard dollar. Daarmee probeert het de Warner Bros-aandeelhouders duidelijk te maken: ons bod is veilig. Of dat genoeg gaat zijn om ze te overtuigen, zoeken we voor je uit. Kijken we ook nog naar China, waar het ene na het andere AI-bedrijf naar de beurs wil. We vertellen je over weer een miljardenmeevaller voor Elon Musk. En je hoort waarom Triodos de mist in gaat in Duitsland. En dat komt het aandeel duur te staan. Te gast: Stan Westerterp van Bond Capital Partners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Minimaal 150 miljard moet het kabinet de komende jaren gaan investeren. Anders wordt het niks met de economische groei. Dat is een van de adviezen die oud-ASML baas Peter Wennink doet. Geld dat niet alleen economie, maar ook de beurs een slinger kan geven.Wij van BNR Beurs gingen voor je op onderzoek: welke aandelen hebben er baat bij dat het rapport van de polder-Draghi niet in een diepe la beland en wordt uitgevoerd?Ook gaan we even terug in de tijd. Naar de financiële crisis van 2008 om precies te zijn. Een periode waarvan jij (als je toen belegde) misschien nog wel eens gillend wakker wordt. Om de rust te bewaren stelde de Amerikaanse regering de nodige regels op. Regels die de Trump-regering nu wil versoepelen. Verder blikken we nog even terug op de discodip van het aandeel Magnum en kijken we naar de raketjes van Musk. Moet je daar wel in beleggen? Te gast: Erik Mauritz, van Trade Republic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Monika unpacks a busy stretch of economic headlines: a strong 8.2% GDP print, the rupee slipping to 90 against the dollar, and a 0.25% RBI rate cut. She begins by explaining why exchange rates matter, what drives currency demand, and why the recent rupee depreciation reflects global risk aversion, high US rates, and a seasonal widening of the current account deficit. Drawing on economist Sajjid Chinoy's view, Monika highlights how a softer rupee can improve export competitiveness and why exceptionally low inflation gives the RBI confidence to allow the currency to adjust without triggering instability.Monika then explains how the RBI's rate cut fits into the broader macro picture. With the repo rate now at 5.25%, the combination of strong growth, a gently depreciating rupee, and lower rates signals confidence in inflation staying anchored. She outlines what this means for savers and borrowers: FD and RBI bond investors may want to lock in long tenors while real returns remain high, borrowers should see relief ahead, and long-duration debt funds may offer tactical opportunities. Above all, she reminds listeners that stable financial plans should not be derailed by headlines or market noise.In listener questions, Anonymous from Bengaluru seeks guidance on navigating family wealth differences while choosing a life partner, Akila weighs renting versus buying as she plans a move before eventually settling into a retirement home, and Aravind from Kerala asks whether investing across top democratic countries is practical for an Indian investor.Chapters:00:00 – 00:00) RBI Rate Cuts and the Rupee at 90(00:00 – 00:00) Why the Rupee Fell and What It Means for Inflation(00:00 – 00:00) Navigating Marriage Decisions When Families Differ in Wealth(00:00 – 00:00) Choosing Between Renting, Buying, or Retirement Homes(00:00 – 00:00) Should Indians Invest Internationally? Practical Global Diversificationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9897cGJP0wAIf you have financial questions that you'd like answers for, please email us at ⁠mailme@monikahalan.com⁠ Monika's book on basic money management⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.monikahalan.com/lets-talk-money-english/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monika's book on mutual funds⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.monikahalan.com/lets-talk-mutual-funds/⁠⁠⁠⁠Monika's workbook on recording your financial life⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.monikahalan.com/lets-talk-legacy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Calculators⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://investor.sebi.gov.in/calculators/index.html⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can find Monika on her social media @monikahalan. Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠⁠Production House: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.inoutcreatives.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Production Assistant:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anshika Gogoi⁠⁠⁠

Het is zover! De Magnum Ice Cream Company is afgesplitst van Unilever en ging vanochtend zelfstandig naar de beurs. Waar vooraf vrees was dat grote fondsen en andere beleggers het aandeel zouden dumpen, bleek de schade mee te vallen. Magnum kwam de eerste dag goed door, maar kunnen ze dat ook vasthouden? En wat verdien je nou eigenlijk in de ijsmarkt? Dat bespreken we deze aflevering. Met daarin ook opnieuw aandacht voor Warner Bros. Vrijdag hoorde je nog dat Netflix de tent voor 87 miljard dollar wilde overnemen, vandaag is alle zekerheid rond die deal alweer weggetrokken. Paramount doet een hoger bod, rechtstreeks aan de aandeelhouders. Verder hoor je ook nog waarom Meta op z'n knietjes gaat voor Ursula von der Leyen, bij welke beleggingsapp je vooral niet moet zijn als je gehecht bent aan je privacy en waarom het aandeel van het bedrijf achter de Labubu-pop weer onderuit gaat. Te gast is Corné van Zeijl van Cardano. Mystery guest: zijn parkiet. Misschien wel de bron van alle beurswijsheden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

it's been a while! I've been busy releasing my album Lunatics & Legends and playing shows around the world. Making up for it now though :) New music from me London Elektricity, Gentry, Jolliffe, Stanley Colman, Physics, FD, Particle, Tokyo Prose, Calyx, The Sauce, Molecular, Numatix, Dub Phizix, Lakeway, Vanguard Project, Makoto, Dogger, Mindstate, Seb & Paradox, Camo & Krooked and Polaris.

it's been a while! I've been busy releasing my album Lunatics & Legends and playing shows around the world. Making up for it now though :) New music from me London Elektricity, Gentry, Jolliffe, Stanley Colman, Physics, FD, Particle, Tokyo Prose, Calyx, The Sauce, Molecular, Numatix, Dub Phizix, Lakeway, Vanguard Project, Makoto, Dogger, Mindstate, Seb & Paradox, Camo & Krooked and Polaris.

In deze aflevering spreekt Jelle van Baardewijk met journalist Diederik Baazil over De Belangrijkste Machine ter Wereld – het boek over ASML, de chipoorlog en de geopolitieke strijd tussen China, de VS en Europa. Wat staat ons te wachten rond Taiwan, chips en de wereldorde?--

35.000 ontslagen en miljarden aan bezuinigingen. Dat was de opdracht die Volkswagen zichzelf een jaar geleden gaf. Het roer moest om, anders zou het nog wel eens slecht af kunnen lopen voor de Duitse autobouwer. Nu, een jaar later, hebben de Duitsers weer hoop. De teller ontslagen staat op 25.000. Maar dat betekent niet dat het gevaar geweken is. Hoe de weg naar totaal herstel voor Volkswagen moet verlopen, dat hoor je in deze aflevering. Dan hebben we het ook over Intel. Ook bij de Amerikaanse chipmaker is er hoop op beterschap. Het bedrijf werd vijf jaar geleden gedumpt door Apple. Dat wilde dat TSMC hun chips zou gaan printen. Maar nu zouden de twee toch weer in het huwelijksbootje willen stappen. En dat stemt beleggers zeer gelukkig. Verder hoor je hoe het tot twee keer toe in twee dagen tijd mis kon gaan bij vliegtuigbouwer Airbus. Dat wordt genadeloos afgestraft op de beurs. En we vertellen je waarom Mark Zuckerberg en Elon Musk miljarden aan achterstallige belastingbetalingen voor hun kiezen kunnen krijgen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Massie has accused Patel of engaging in a “troubling deflection” — specifically, Massie criticized Patel for refusing to commit to a clear timeline for making the Epstein-related FBI documents public, even after a legal mandate requiring release. Massie pointed out that while the administration claims to have released tens of thousands of documents, not a single name of individuals allegedly implicated in Epstein's network has been made public. According to Massie, this suggests the release so far is superficial: “They say we've released 10,000 documents, 30,000 documents... but what they have failed to do so far is to release a single name.”Massie argues that the reason given by Patel — that the FBI needs time or must follow internal processes — reads less like legitimate caution and more like stalling for political cover. He contends that the delays and vagueness serve only to protect powerful individuals who may be named in the files, rather than provide real transparency. Massie has said the public and Epstein's survivors deserve full disclosure, including the names in the so-called “FD-302” witness interview forms.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comto contact me:Epstein Files: Thomas Massie Accuses Kash Patel of 'Troubling Deflection' on Release - Newsweek

Massie has accused Patel of engaging in a “troubling deflection” — specifically, Massie criticized Patel for refusing to commit to a clear timeline for making the Epstein-related FBI documents public, even after a legal mandate requiring release. Massie pointed out that while the administration claims to have released tens of thousands of documents, not a single name of individuals allegedly implicated in Epstein's network has been made public. According to Massie, this suggests the release so far is superficial: “They say we've released 10,000 documents, 30,000 documents... but what they have failed to do so far is to release a single name.”Massie argues that the reason given by Patel — that the FBI needs time or must follow internal processes — reads less like legitimate caution and more like stalling for political cover. He contends that the delays and vagueness serve only to protect powerful individuals who may be named in the files, rather than provide real transparency. Massie has said the public and Epstein's survivors deserve full disclosure, including the names in the so-called “FD-302” witness interview forms.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comto contact me:Epstein Files: Thomas Massie Accuses Kash Patel of 'Troubling Deflection' on Release - NewsweekBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Massie has accused Patel of engaging in a “troubling deflection” — specifically, Massie criticized Patel for refusing to commit to a clear timeline for making the Epstein-related FBI documents public, even after a legal mandate requiring release. Massie pointed out that while the administration claims to have released tens of thousands of documents, not a single name of individuals allegedly implicated in Epstein's network has been made public. According to Massie, this suggests the release so far is superficial: “They say we've released 10,000 documents, 30,000 documents... but what they have failed to do so far is to release a single name.”Massie argues that the reason given by Patel — that the FBI needs time or must follow internal processes — reads less like legitimate caution and more like stalling for political cover. He contends that the delays and vagueness serve only to protect powerful individuals who may be named in the files, rather than provide real transparency. Massie has said the public and Epstein's survivors deserve full disclosure, including the names in the so-called “FD-302” witness interview forms.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comto contact me:Epstein Files: Thomas Massie Accuses Kash Patel of 'Troubling Deflection' on Release - NewsweekBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

On the final episode of the 2025 season, Jacob is in New Zealand to chat with Mad Mike.  They talk about the good old days, why he is so loyal to Mazda, and what it would take for him to come back to FD.  Save 20% off merch https://shopfd.com/ Code -  PODCAST25 Produced by  Jacob Gettins https://linktr.ee/jako13 Formula DRIFT - https://www.formulad.com/  Edited by Kyle Mayhew - https://www.instagram.com/kaywhy_85/  Audio Engineering by J-One Audio Services -https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090486859184 Intro Song by Legna - https://www.tiktok.com/@originallegna  Track Signs Provided by - https://www.instagram.com/style.driven/ Get Your Hat - https://shopfdgarage.com/products/the-teal-beanie Original Concept - Frank Maguire                   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_outerzone/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.outerzone Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Outerzone/61572435346956/ Shop FD: https://bit.ly/Shop-FD Discord: https://discord.gg/QWJmgqWWUr

Lampenmaker Signify is al jaren op zoek naar een nieuwe inkomstenbron. De Chinese markt schiet namelijk maar niet op. Door een vastgoedcrisis daar zit niemand aan hun slimme lampen te denken. Een perfecte match met de defensie-industrie, die hard op zoek is naar bedrijven die kunnen helpen bij het opschalen. En Signify is niet de enige, want ook maakbedrijven Kendrion en Aalberts maken de draai naar defensie. Wat doet dat met de waardering van de aandelen? Dat hoor je in deze aflevering. Verder hebben we het over Prosus. De tech-investeerder deed vorige week al een poging om de beleggers enthousiast te krijgen voor hun kwartaalcijfers. Nu is er dan de volledige set met resultaten, en Prosus heeft niet gelogen. De winststijging is ongekend voor het bedrijf, maar toch stelt het teleur. En we hebben het over het einde van een vrij kort tijdperk. Het Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is namelijk niet meer. Elon Musk had het schip al verlaten, en het bleek al dat de beoogde doelen bij lange na niet gehaald werden. Maar nu horen we dat de afdeling in stilte is opgeheven.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Documentalists at the Digital Pub – where the beer is cold and the receipts are hot

Thu, Nov 20 5:38 AM → 6:02 AM Person hit on the west side of the building. FD and PD has trouble finding the accident on the property. Person was transported to local hospital. Radio Systems: - DuPage County Starcom21

This week, Monika breaks down the “inflation paradox” India is living through — where official inflation has collapsed to 0.25%, yet households still feel the pinch at checkout counters. She explains how the headline number hides a deeper story: if the impact of gold is removed from the Consumer Price Index, October inflation actually turns negative. An SBI Research estimate suggests that, excluding gold, inflation could remain below zero for the next two months. Food prices have fallen sharply, with vegetables down nearly 28% and pulses over 16%, creating a painful situation for farmers even as households see temporary relief.Monika unpacks why very low inflation is a problem for the wider economy. Weak prices signal weak demand, hurting production, wages and eventually jobs. Governments too suffer when inflation falls, because tax revenues depend on nominal — not real — growth. With the RBI's full-year inflation estimate cut to 2.6%, the number now threatens to breach the lower bound of the 2–6% target band, raising the possibility of rate cuts. She also explains why lived inflation can feel higher than official data: lifestyle choices — app-based shopping, food delivery, eating out — inflate household budgets far more than the CPI basket. For savers and investors, a lower-trend inflation world means lower bank FD rates and more moderate long-term equity return expectations, making equity allocation essential for retirement planning.In listener questions, Srinivas seeks guidance on managing a large education loan, bundled insurance policies, and family assets; Sampath from the US weighs whether to buy property in Hyderabad now or after returning to India; and an anonymous listener asks how to secure term insurance after a past cancer diagnosis. Monika also gives a shout-out to Rinku Jain, who recently shifted from trading to financial education after being inspired by Let's Talk Money.Chapters:(00:00 – 00:00) The Inflation Paradox: Why Low Numbers Still Feel Expensive(00:00 – 00:00) How Low Inflation Impacts Growth, Wages, Taxes & Your Investments(00:00 – 00:00) How to Fix a Costly Loan, Bundled Insurance & a Risky Family Portfolio(00:00 – 00:00) Should NRIs Buy Property Now or After Returning to India?(00:00 – 00:00) Can Cancer Survivors Get Term Insurance? What Your Real Options Arehttps://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ivlio9duh6yemspbdu6rm/Inflation-SBI-Report-Oct-2025.pdf?rlkey=n6fyqfssoz5tw88unhsx0sn3a&dl=0https://www.stcipd.com/UserFiles/File/Measuring_Trend_inflation_in_India-A_summary.pdfIf you have financial questions that you'd like answers for, please email us at ⁠mailme@monikahalan.com⁠ Monika's book on basic money management⁠⁠⁠https://www.monikahalan.com/lets-talk-money-english/⁠⁠⁠Monika's book on mutual funds⁠⁠https://www.monikahalan.com/lets-talk-mutual-funds/⁠⁠Monika's workbook on recording your financial life⁠⁠⁠https://www.monikahalan.com/lets-talk-legacy/⁠⁠⁠Calculators⁠⁠⁠https://investor.sebi.gov.in/calculators/index.html⁠⁠⁠You can find Monika on her social media @monikahalan. Twitter ⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠@MonikaHalan⁠⁠Production House: ⁠⁠www.inoutcreatives.com⁠⁠Production Assistant:⁠⁠ Anshika Gogoi⁠⁠

Het hoge woord is eruit, de cijfers waar iedereen op zat te wachten zijn er. Nvidia heeft een sport gemaakt van het overtreffen van verwachtingen. Omzet en winst zijn hoger dan beleggers en analisten hadden kunnen dromen. En ook de toekomst ziet er volgens Nvidia nog beter uit dat gedacht. Ter vergelijking: ze beweren dat de verkopen tien keer zo hoog gaan zijn als drie jaar geleden. Topman Jensen Huang maakt ook van de situatie gebruik om zich uit te laten over een AI-bubbel. Die ziet hij in ieder geval niet. Hij heeft inzicht in de aankomende groei van alle bedrijven die geld gaan verdienen aan kunstmatige intelligentie. En met hun groei zit het volgens Huang meer dan snor. Maar is Huang wel de juiste persoon om te beoordelen wat een bubbel is en wat niet? Dat hoor je in deze aflevering. We gaan dus uitgebreid in op de cijfers van Nvidia, en we vertellen je ook nog een spannend verhaal over ASML. Voormalig topman Peter Wennink zou hebben voorgesteld informatie van Chinese bedrijven door te spelen aan de Amerikanen, om zo geen exportrestricties op z'n dak te krijgen. En de chipmachinemaker zou een afspraak met de VS hebben geschonden over die exportrestricties.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Jacob is in the land of the Kiwi with Darren Kelly. They chat about life with the Aston, what it's going to take to get him back to FD, and why he left.  https://www.instagram.com/darrenkelly.116/?hl=en Save 20% off merch https://shopfd.com/ Code -  PODCAST25 Produced by  Jacob Gettins https://linktr.ee/jako13 Formula DRIFT - https://www.formulad.com/  Edited by Kyle Mayhew - https://www.instagram.com/kaywhy_85/  Audio Engineering by J-One Audio Services -https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090486859184 Intro Song by Legna - https://www.tiktok.com/@originallegna  Track Signs Provided by - https://www.instagram.com/style.driven/ Get Your Hat - https://shopfdgarage.com/products/the-teal-beanie Original Concept - Frank Maguire             Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_outerzone/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.outerzone Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Outerzone/61572435346956/ Shop FD: https://bit.ly/Shop-FD Discord: https://discord.gg/QWJmgqWWUr

Na 14 jaar is het wel mooi geweest voor Tim Cook. Volgens de Financial Times is de zoektocht naar zijn opvolger als CEO van Apple van start. Geen ruzie, of grote fout. Cook is gewoon op pensioengerechtigde leeftijd, en kan dus van zijn verdiensten gaan genieten. Het levert wel een probleem op, want wie oh wie moet in die grote schoenen van hem gaan staan? En wat betekent die keuze voor de toekomst van Apple? Dat bespreken we deze aflevering. Verder hebben we het over de man die al lang met pensioen had moeten zijn, maar dat eindelijk binnenkort maar eens gaat doen. Warren Buffett zat jarenlang op een geldberg van honderden miljarden dollars, maar geeft nu toch weer wat ervan uit. Zijn Berkshire Hathaway steekt een slordige 5 miljard dollar in Alphabet, het moederbedrijf van Google. En dat terwijl het aandeel Alphabet al een enorme stijging achter de rug heeft. Ook hoor je over tech-investeerder Peter Thiel. Die verkoopt juist zijn grootste belang. Gaat om zijn investering in Nvidia. Dat komt woensdag met de kwartaalcijfers, maar daar gaat Thiel niet op wachten. En we vertellen je over Trump die op de knietjes gaat. Hij geeft toe: zijn importheffingen zorgen voor enorme inflatie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete, Jeff, Joe & Lori Fitzgerald dig deep: FD staffing truth (OT burnout, $11M per hire, union vs city), Navy pride (every sailor trains in North Chicago!

Graya et son équipe : Daïs, Shooter, La Crapule, Tayrick, Sparow, Shøøter, FD et Dexter enchaînent freestyles et exclus à un rythme effréné au micro de Fred Musa ! Graya, rappeur marseillais, revient plus fort que jamais ! Après avoir marqué les esprits avec ses deux albums « L'Étoile Noire » et « Réincarnation », sur lesquels on retrouve des collaborations avec Jul, Ninho, Soprano ou encore Zaho, il vient présenter son nouveau projet « Vengeance Personnelle » !

Bryan Gee is back with the November edition of the V Podcast, and as we get ready to return to Fabric for our annual knees-up, here's something to get you firmly in the mood. This month's episode is stacked with dubwise flavours, soulful steppers, and heavyweight VIPs – featuring new heat from Makoto, L-Side, Command Strange, DJ Die, Crystal Clear, and Alibi, plus vocal pressure from Riya, Inja, DRS, MC GQ, and MC Enamie. Expect big remixes from Business As Usual, Jumpin Jack Frost, Need For Mirrors, and Paul T and Edward Oberon – plus unreleased dubs, cheeky bootlegs, and a few classics from the vault. 01. Riya and Melinki – Only Way We Know 02. MC Fats and Inja – Digital Sync 03. Command Strange and T.R.A.C. – Vasness 04. FD and Fox – Trife Life 05. Makoto – Feels Like Heaven 06. Makoto – How I Do It 07. Makoto and Deizim – Look of Love 08. Carlito – Time 09. DJ Die – New Way 10. Sl8r and Metrodone – Crabs 11. L-Side – Making It Last 12. L-Side – Sooperman 13. L-Side – Don't Ever Wonder (Bootleg) 14. DJ SS – Rollers Music 15. Dawn Penn – No No No (Business As Usual Remix) 16. Voltage, Hurrian and Kenny Ken – Untitled 17. Masicka – Whites (Jumpin Jack Frost Remix) 18. Eccleton Jarrett and Hurrian – Turn on the Heat 19. Think Tonk and DRS – You the Toppa Top 20. Jimi Polo – Better Days (Paul T and Edward Oberon Remix) 21. Mampi Swift – Soul Brother 22. DJ Krust – Hopscotch 23. Roni Size – 26 Bass 24. Jagged Edge – Rock Baby 25. DJ Die – Autumn 26. DJ Die – Sling Shot 27. Need For Mirrors – Tidal Wavey (Remix) 28. Command Strange and Freddy B – Electric 29. Paul T and Edward Oberon feat. MC Moose – Future Style 30. Alibi and Carasel – Slap It Down 31. Alibi – Original Style 32. Alibi – Sequence (Workforce Remix) 33. Brodie, Paul T and Edward Oberon feat. MC Enamie – Mash Up the System 34. Crystal Clear – All I Need 35. Riya and Crystal Clear – Overlook 36. L-Side – Look In Ah Mi Face 37. L-Side and MC GQ – Deep in the Jungle 38. Alibi – Sanctioned 39. L-Side – Slow Down 40. L-Side – Bad That 41. Level 2 – Come Selector 42. L-Side – No Stress 43. Cloud Lord – Ghost Train (VIP) 44. Calyx – Forever

Meer winst en meer omzet. Met die belofte trapte Adyen de beleggersdag vrolijk af. De marges gaan oplopen, tot boven de 55 procent zeggen ze zelf. Beleggers krijgen het kwijl in de mond ervan. En Adyen ziet ook nog eens een buitenkansje: ze kunnen een van de grootste jongens in hun sector worden. Wat daarvoor nodig is, en wat er gebeurt als Adyen die doelen een keer niet haalt, dat hoor je in deze aflevering. Verder gaat het over datacenterbouwer CoreWeave. Dat verlaagt juist de verwachtingen. Niet omdat het vraag tekort komt, maar omdat ze die vraag niet aankunnen. Het bouwen van die datacenters is duur, de chips die erin moeten ook, en de concurrentie zaagt ook nog eens aan de stoelpoten. Dus ze moeten toegeven dat het allemaal wat minder rooskleurig is dan ze eerder dachten. We vertellen je ook over Softbank. De Japanse investeringsbank casht voor een kleine 6 miljard dollar. Ze verkopen namelijk al hun aandelen Nvidia. En je komt ook nog te weten waarom beleggers zich opeens moeten buigen over de vraag: wat is de definitie van een vliegtuigstoeltje bij het raam?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Er leek maar geen einde aan te komen. Chipmaker TSMC verbrak het ene na het andere record. De omzetgroei bleef maar stijgen en stijgen. Maar opeens zwakt die af. En dat nét nu beleggers toch enige zorgen hebben over een mogelijke bubbel rondom kunstmatige intelligentie. Zijn die zorgen dan toch terecht? Dat hoor je in deze aflevering. Dan hebben we het ook over iets anders waar een einde aan komt. Democraten en Republikeinen maken opeens stappen richting het oplossen van de shutdown. We kijken hoe snel het nu gedaan kan zijn. En we maken de schade voor je op. Wat heeft het de VS gekost? En wat zijn de kosten voor beleggers geweest? Verder hoor je over de Europese Centrale Bank. Daar wordt een zwengel gegeven aan het banencarrousel. In de komende anderhalf jaar komen er zes stoeltjes vrij in het bestuur, met als slotstuk het stoeltje van president Christine Lagarde. En één van de twee grootste kanshebbers is een bekende: Klaas Knot.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is half Halloween chaos, half serious kitchen-table mentorship talk — with a little FD candy in between.

Host: Mindy McCulley, MS Extension Specialist for Instructional Support, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Kentucky Guest: Courtney Luecking, PhD Extension Specialist for Maternal and Child Health Season 8, Episode 18 During this episode of Talking FACS, host Mindy McCulley chats with Dr. Courtney Luecking, Extension Specialist for Maternal and Child Health, about artificial and natural food dyes: what they are, the many places they are found, and how they are regulated. They discuss the findings that link synthetic dye exposure to behavioral and brain development effects in some children (including those with and without ADHD), the FDA's January 2025 ban on Red Dye No. 3 and its phase-out deadline, and why ongoing research matters. Practical takeaways include checking ingredient labels for FD&C and dye numbers, favoring whole foods, using natural color sources and infused water, and staying informed as regulations evolve. For more information: Food Dyes: What should we know? Connect with FCS Extension through any of the links below for more information about any of the topics discussed on Talking FACS. Kentucky Extension Offices UK FCS Extension           Website           Facebook           Instagram           FCS Learning Channel

Een opluchting voor Apple. Vorig jaar scoorde de nieuwe iPhone niet bepaald de pannen van het dak. Maar met de iPhone 17 ziet het er een stuk beter uit. Voor de eerste weken zijn de verkopen 14 procent hoger dan die van de voorganger. En in China is het een hit. Daar verkocht Apple er al zeker dubbel zoveel. Wat betekent dat voor de aankomende kwartaalcijfers? En kan Apple de grip op die Chinese markt vasthouden? Dat vertellen we je in deze aflevering. Over die Chinese markt gesproken, van de portemonnee van de gemiddelde Chinees moet Apple het niet hebben. De groei van de economie daar neemt af. Ondertussen broedt de regering op een nieuw plan om die groei de komende jaar op gang te houden. Verder gaat het over het best presterende aandeel van het jaar aan het Damrak. Defensiebedrijf Theon verovert de harten van beleggers. En de topman weet wel raak met al dat geld van beleggers. Hij wil namelijk uitbreiden naar meer dan alleen de nachtkijkers die hij nu produceert.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Jacob Gettins and Matt Field break down the finer points of drift marketing, how partnerships really happen, and what it will take to get the C8 in FD.  https://www.instagram.com/mattfield777/ https://futureofdrift.com/ https://linktr.ee/mattfield777?utm_source=fdpodcast Enjoy.    Save 20% off merch https://shopfd.com/ Code -  PODCAST25 Produced by  Jacob Gettins https://linktr.ee/jako13 Formula DRIFT - https://www.formulad.com/  Edited by Kyle Mayhew - https://www.instagram.com/kaywhy_85/  Audio Engineering by J-One Audio Services -https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090486859184 Intro Song by Legna - https://www.tiktok.com/@originallegna  Track Signs Provided by - https://www.instagram.com/style.driven/ Get Your Hat - https://shopfdgarage.com/products/the-teal-beanie Original Concept - Frank Maguire         Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_outerzone/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.outerzone Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Outerzone/61572435346956/ Shop FD: https://bit.ly/Shop-FD Discord: https://discord.gg/QWJmgqWWUr

Voor de banken die het cijferseizoen aftrapten was het een start om over naar huis te schrijven. Vorig kwartaal wisten ze monsterwinsten te halen uit hun investeringstakken, maar nu hebben ze een nieuwe inkomstenbron gevonden. Er werd voor meer dan 1 biljoen dollar aan deals gesloten afgelopen kwartaal. En die banken haalden daar een aardige zak geld uit. Tegelijkertijd geven ze wel een waarschuwing. Want alle gevaren die er een paar maanden geleden nog boven de markt hingen, die zijn er nog steeds. Wat betekent dat voor de rest van de kwartaalcijfers? Dat hoor je in deze aflevering. Eén set resultaten lijkt in ieder geval in orde te zijn. Samsung geeft alvast aan dat ze afgelopen kwartaal de grootste winst in drie jaar tijd maakten. Een opluchting, na zware jaren voor het bedrijf. En een opluchting die de Zuid-Koreanen te danken hebben aan een hernieuwd geloof in de geheugenchipmarkt. Die chips zijn essentieel voor AI, zo denken beleggers. En dat betekent: groene koersen. Verder hoor je nog het vervolg op het Nexperia-debacle. Het Nederlandse kabinet greep in bij de chipmaker omdat er tal van misstanden zouden rond de Chinese CEO. Nu blijkt uit rechtbankstukken dat de VS wel degelijk op die ingreep heeft aangestuurd, en komt ook naar buiten wat die misstanden dan allemaal zouden zijn geweest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sat, Oct 11 4:24 PM → 4:52 PM 3rd party caller said a different location than where FD and PD responded to. Turned into a hit and run that spanned two villages. Radio Systems: - DuPage County Starcom21

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein were quick to condemn Kash Patel's claim that there was “no credible evidence” of Epstein trafficking victims to anyone but himself. They pointed out that the public record alone undermines Patel's statement. Virginia Giuffre's sworn depositions, the Maxwell trial testimony, and multiple FBI interview summaries (FD-302s) make direct references to high-profile individuals. Survivors also reminded the public that members of Congress, including Rep. Thomas Massie, have already stated in hearings that victims named more than 20 powerful men—including billionaires, politicians, and a prince—to whom they were trafficked.They accused Patel of either ignoring or deliberately minimizing the mountain of corroborating evidence. Beyond official court documents and sworn testimony, survivors criticized him for deferring to prior DOJ conclusions without releasing the raw FBI reports or victim statements. They demanded transparency in the form of unsealed FD-302s, noting that nothing in Epstein's controversial non-prosecution agreement prevents their disclosure. Survivors said Patel's statement not only insults them but perpetuates the cover-up, and they called for immediate accountability.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Epstein Survivors Blast FBI Director Kash Patel For Claiming 'No Credible Information' Financier Trafficked Women to Others

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein were quick to condemn Kash Patel's claim that there was “no credible evidence” of Epstein trafficking victims to anyone but himself. They pointed out that the public record alone undermines Patel's statement. Virginia Giuffre's sworn depositions, the Maxwell trial testimony, and multiple FBI interview summaries (FD-302s) make direct references to high-profile individuals. Survivors also reminded the public that members of Congress, including Rep. Thomas Massie, have already stated in hearings that victims named more than 20 powerful men—including billionaires, politicians, and a prince—to whom they were trafficked.They accused Patel of either ignoring or deliberately minimizing the mountain of corroborating evidence. Beyond official court documents and sworn testimony, survivors criticized him for deferring to prior DOJ conclusions without releasing the raw FBI reports or victim statements. They demanded transparency in the form of unsealed FD-302s, noting that nothing in Epstein's controversial non-prosecution agreement prevents their disclosure. Survivors said Patel's statement not only insults them but perpetuates the cover-up, and they called for immediate accountability.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Epstein Survivors Blast FBI Director Kash Patel For Claiming 'No Credible Information' Financier Trafficked Women to OthersBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.