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The Global Strategy of Vergennes and the French Alliance. Guest: Professor Richard Bell. French Foreign Minister Vergennes viewed the American Revolution as a strategic opportunity to weaken the British Empire and avenge losses from the Seven Years' War. He orchestrated covert aid before committing the French military in 1778, which transformed the rebellion into a global conflict spanning the Caribbean, India, and the Mediterranean. This diversification of British resources was essential to the patriot success at Yorktown. Vergennes' calculated moves forced Britain to defend its worldwide imperial assets, ultimately making the American Revolution an international struggle for power between European empires. 61770

The Next Chapter's mystery panel is back with their summer round-up. Two mystery writers, Angela Misri and Sam Wiebe have hand selected their favourite titles to add some tension to your summer, strictly on the page of course. Plus, Joe Ollmann isn't your average cartoonist. He discusses the intersection between socialism and graphic novels, and how he uses his platform to highlight the working class in his stories. He'll discuss his latest book, and share his go-to recommendations from the shelves of Epic Books in Hamilton.Books discussed on this week's show include:Strangers in the Villa by Robyn HardingA Gift Before Dying by Malcolm KemptGood Guys by Sharon BalaThe Keeper by Tana FrenchGreenwood by Michael ChristieIt's a Good Life, if you Don't Weaken by SethThe Woodchipper by Joe OllmannCheck us out on Instagram @cbcbooks and TikTok @cbcbooks

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Send us Fan MailA border wall won't stop a corporation from chasing cheaper labor, and a viral tweet won't change the logic of profit. We start by pulling apart the jobs narrative with a basic but often ignored economic reality: capital and goods move across borders far more easily than workers do, and that imbalance can permanently tilt the playing field against labor. If we want pro-worker policy, we have to stop blaming the most vulnerable people in the story and start naming the incentives that make wages stagnate and benefits disappear. Then we go deeper into how history still shapes power right now. We talk through why “just get over it” is a political weapon, how the Electoral College is tied to slavery-era compromises, and why it's more accurate to judge racism by outcomes and systems than by trying to read someone's soul. You'll hear analysis drawn from Tim Wise, including the Lee Atwater tape on coded language and the shift from dog whistle politics to bullhorn messaging, plus a clear breakdown of stop and frisk using the numbers that expose what the policy actually did. We also make an unexpected connection between public conflict and private life. A segment featuring Dr. Gabor Maté explores trauma, relationship triggers, and how the nervous system and vagus nerve can turn emotional stress into physical symptoms. From there we pivot to geopolitics, using North Korea's evolving economy, sanctions evasion, and partnerships with China and Russia to question what U.S. power looks like in a changing world. We close with Martin Luther King Jr.'s “Other America” and the reminder that time doesn't solve injustice without truth, pressure, and action. Subscribe for more independent analysis, share this with a friend who argues about politics at dinner, and leave a review with the biggest point you disagreed with or couldn't stop thinking about. Support the show

We talk with Erin Kitson a director from SP Global about mortgage arrears. Victoria is now recording the highest mortgage arrears levels in Australia, while softer property conditions are beginning to place more pressure on borrowers in both Melbourne and Sydney. Some recent apartment buyers in Sydney are already feeling the impact of changing market conditions, with concerns properties may now be worth less than their purchase price. You can have your say by leaving a voice message ►  https://www.speakpipe.com/realestateradio ► Website: https://aussierealestatepodcast.lovable.app ► Subscribe here to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/user-xyelbri7gupo ► INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/therealestatepodcast/?hl=en  ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070592715418 ► Email:  myrealestatepodcast@gmail.com  The latest real estate news, trends and predictions for Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Gold Coast Real Estate, Adelaide Property Market, Luxury Real Estate Australia, Property Investment Podcast, Real Estate Trends 2026, Median Price Growth. We include home buying tips, commercial real estate, property market analysis and real estate investment strategies. Including real estate trends, finance and real estate agents and brokers. Plus real estate law and regulations, and real estate development insights. And real estate investing for first home buyers, real estate market reports and real estate negotiation skills. We include Hobart, Darwin, Hervey Bay, the Sunshine Coast, Newcastle, Central Coast, Wollongong, Geelong, Townsville, Cairns, Ballarat, Bendigo, Launceston, Mackay, Rockhampton, Coffs Harbour. #PropertyInvestment #RealEstateInvesting #FirstTimeInvestor #PropertyManagement #RentalYields #CapitalGrowth #RealEstateFinance #InvestorAdvice #PropertyPortfolio #RealEstateStrategies  #sydneyproperty #Melbourneproperty #brisbaneproperty #perthproperty  #adelaideproperty #canberraproperty #PerthRealEstate #hobartproperty  #RealEstate  #RealEstateNews #MortgageTips #PropertyMarket #FinanceAustralia #BrisbaneInvesting   #RealEstateDevelopment #adelaide #PerthRealEstate #FirstHomeBuyer #AustralianProperty #AustralianRealEstate #PropertyMarketUpdate #MortgageAustralia #FinanceTips #HousingAffordability #RealEstateTrends #AussieProperty  #MortgageRates #HomeLoans  #PropertyMarket #MortgageTips #InterestRates  #BrisbaneProperty #QLDRealEstate #PropertyInvestment #AustralianHousingMarket #AdelaideProperty #AdelaideRealEstate #InvestInAdelaide #SouthAustraliaProperty #AustralianRealEstate #HousingTrends#MelbourneHousing #MelbourneInvestment  #MelbourneMarket  #PropertyInvestment #RealEstateTips #WealthBuilding #InvestmentStrategy #HomeBuying #AustralianProperty    

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The root of most of America's problems is this: quiet Christians. Far too many in the faith feel like their job is to live in this world, but not of this world — and that's why evil is advancing and darkness grows. If Christians would become bolder, then America's many problems would naturally subside. Bunni Pounds says more Christians should behave like Nehemiah in the Bible, and take the leadership roles God wants them to take — and stop waiting for someone to tell them it's okay to lead.

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Welcome back to the 286th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 286th episode we have a new artist interview. This particular conversation is between our Associate Artistic Producer Jillian Robinson and Ahmed Moneka and Jesse LaVercombe, the book writers of the new The Tragically Hip musical, It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken, happening now at Theatre Aquarius and remounting in October at Thousand Islands Playhouse. Join this trio as they talk about cohesive collective collaboration, launching Canadian legacy, and their brotherly bond for book-writing and beyond. It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken plays at Theatre Aquarius (190 King William St., Hamilton, ON) from April 26 - May 24, 2026. Tickets can be purchased at the following link : https://purchasing.theatreaquarius.org/EventAvailability?EventId=9001&ref=bookNow&scroll=timeAndDatesFollow Ahmed - Ahmed Moneka on Apple Spotify or SpotifyFollow Jesse - Instagram : @jesselavercombeFollow Theatre Aquarius - @theatreaquarius Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatreIf you'd like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to coh.theatre.MM@gmail.com.

The Tragically Hip On Shuffle - Live Stream: 'Let's Stay Engaged'The Tragically Hip On Shuffle - Live Stream: 'Let's Stay Engaged'jD, Alan from Federal Way, and Justin from Bridport unpack 'Let's Stay Engaged' from "Trouble at the Hen House" - and the band's new live album announcement.Episode SummaryThe shuffle lands on 'Let's Stay Engaged', track 10 from The Tragically Hip's 1996 record "Trouble at the Hen House" - a non-single that lived almost exclusively as an encore (19 of 25 live plays). jD welcomes Alan from Federal Way and Justin from Bridport for a wide-ranging live stream that travels well past the song itself.The panel opens on favourite last tracks across the discography, with Alan championing 'Country Day' and Justin making the case for 'Machine' as the band's final gift. The conversation moves through the Hip Handbook - the newly-launched free fan resource at thehiphandbook.tthpods.com - and into a wider question about why American audiences took so long to catch on. Alan, a self-described one-of-the-few who got it from his first SNL viewing, offers a heartfelt thesis on the band's pull.The hour also covers the band's just-announced 10-year anniversary live album (July 22 - August 20), the missing 'Grace, Too' from that tracklist, the Seattle studio where "In Between Evolution" was recorded, and the upcoming 'Gift Shop' concert event in Vancouver on August 20. Next week's shuffle lands on 'Coffee Girl' from "We Are The Same."Guest InformationAlan from Federal Way is a longtime Tragically Hip fan in the Seattle area who works at a cable company in West Seattle. A self-professed American superfan since the band's SNL appearance, Alan brings 63 years of music listening and a 24,000-song iPhone to the conversation. Find him on Twitter @AlanKCarver.Justin from Bridport is the host of his own corner of the TTH community and a sprint car racer with the Sprint Cars of New England. His season opener runs May 24 at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park in Fultonville, NY. Find the series at nesprintcars.com.Resources and LinksThe Hip Handbook - thehiphandbook.tthpods.comTTHTop40 Countdown - the full 169-song rankingHipbase - hipbase.comHipMuseum - hipmuseum.comThis Is Our Life - the TTH Archivesetlist.fm - tour and setlist historySprint Cars of New England - nesprintcars.comJoin the panel - submit at panel.tthtop40.com to take a seat at a future On Shuffle live stream.CloseA fan-first conversation, a song that lived in the encore slot, and a panel that proved Tragically Hip community knows no border. Tune in next week for 'Coffee Girl'.CrosslinksGetting Hip to The Hip - the entry point for new fansTTHTop40 Countdown - the SiriusXM Tragically Hip Radio showA Forest Of Whispering Speakers - the new documentary series on the musical "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken"The Tragically Hip Podcast Series - home.tthpods.comSocials and HashtagsFind The Tragically Hip Podcast Series on Facebook, Instagram, X, and Bluesky. Tag posts with: #TheTragicallyHip #TTHPods #OnShuffle #TroubleAtTheHenHouse #LetsStayEngaged #HipHandbookAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A Forest Of Whispering Speakers - The BookTwo writers. Ten years of trust. One Tragically Hip catalogue. Episode two is the story of how the book got written without flattening the band.Episode SummaryA Forest Of Whispering Speakers is the oral history of the Theatre Aquarius world premiere of It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken, the new musical built on the music of The Tragically Hip. Act II: The Book is the writers' room episode — how an exile's journey gets shaped into a story, and how Hip songs become the emotional grammar of that story without ever turning it into a band biography or a jukebox musical.Host jD sits down with co-writers Ahmed Moneka and Jesse LaVercombe, with producer Michael Rubinoff and Tragically Hip manager Jake Gold stepping in to frame the bigger picture. The episode opens at a campfire in Prince Edward County in 2015, traces the ten-year partnership that built King Gilgamesh and the Man of the Wild at Soulpepper, and lands on the two different doors each writer walked through to find The Hip — one across a bridge in Bobcaygeon, the other watching Gord say goodbye from south of the border.Inside the episode: the load-bearing wall of a decade-long friendship, the yin-yang of Ahmed's exile and Jesse's grief, a Thornton Wilder quote about platitudes, and a working theory that 700 people in a theatre cannot lie to you at once.Guest InfoAhmed Moneka (Toronto, via Baghdad) — Co-writer of It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken. Iraqi-Canadian actor, singer, and writer. Co-creator of King Gilgamesh and the Man of the Wild.Jesse LaVercombe (Toronto, via the United States) — Co-writer of It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken. Writer and performer. Co-creator of King Gilgamesh and the Man of the Wild.Michael Rubinoff — Producer, It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken. Originating producer of Come From Away.Jake Gold — Manager, The Tragically Hip.Resources & LinksTheatre Aquarius — It's a Good Life If You Don't WeakenKing Gilgamesh and the Man of the Wild — Soulpepper TheatreDriftwood Theatre — Shakespeare in the Park, Southern OntarioThe Hip Compendium - compendium.tthpods.comHipbaseHipMuseumThis Is Our LifeThe Tragically Hip ArchiveCalls to ActionSee the show. It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken runs at Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton through May 16, 2026. Tickets at tickets.tthpods.com.Explore The Hip Compendium — 1,358 mapped live shows, full discography, On This Day, and more at compendium.tthpods.com.Closing ParagraphThanks to Ahmed Moneka and Jesse LaVercombe for the time, the candour, and the campfire story. Thanks to Michael Rubinoff and Jake Gold for the framing. Act II is the writers' room. Act III: The Craft drops Monday, May 18 — the design team, the orchestrator, the choreographer, and the people who turn the page into a stage. So there's that.Promos & CrosslinkspodList 7 - "the classics" drops Friday, May 15. Eighteen tracks of 1987–1995 era covers, including intentional duplicate covers of 'Nautical Disaster' and 'Fiddler's Green'.Previous episode: A Forest Of Whispering Speakers - Act I: The IdeaCompanion listening: The Tragically Hip On Shuffle - Live Stream, Wednesdays 8 PM ETSocials & CommunityFacebook group: community.tthpods.comInstagram: @tthpodsYouTube: youtube.com/@tthpodsEmail: jd@tthpods.com #TheTragicallyHip #TheHip #ItsAGoodLifeIfYouDontWeaken #TheatreAquarius #AhmedMoneka #JesseLaVercombeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The way you write shapes how people perceive your competence, confidence, and clarity.And one of the biggest mistakes people make—especially on resumes, presentations, introductions, and professional communication—is relying on weak verbs.Words like “helped,” “assisted,” “supported,” or “worked on” often dilute your actual contributions and make you sound passive, uncertain, or unclear… even when you did meaningful work.I highlight why specificity matters and how stronger, clearer language helps people better understand your value, responsibilities, and capabilities.The goal isn't to sound impressive for the sake of it. It's to communicate clearly and accurately so people understand what you actually did and what you're capable of doing.

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Hey rockstar,In the last piece, we explored why AI “fast money” shortcuts leave so many people feeling numb, overwhelmed, and disconnected — and why the real foundation of a sustainable business is still connection, care, and community.There's a closely related piece almost nobody is talking about:If numbness is what erodes your relationships, joy and wealth creation from the inside out, curiosity is what brings it back to life.Not just as a nice idea — but as a literal learning rate for your brain and your purpose.“Hey, before we jump in - when you get a moment, hit reply and tell me…. What's the #1 thing you're struggling with right now?The Number That Should Stop Every Purpose Driven Wealth Creation - ColdA developmental psychologist at Williams College tracked how many questions children ask per hour.At age five, the average kid asks 107 questions per hour. They're relentless. Why is the sky blue? Why do dogs have tails? Why does grandma's hair turn white? Their brains are running at full throttle, pulling in data from every direction.Then school starts.* By first grade, the entire class asks 2.3 questions per hour — combined.* By fifth grade? 0.48 questions per hour. Less than one question every two hours from a room full of eleven-year-olds.In one observation, kids were experimenting with an old-fashioned balance scale, genuinely doing science. The teacher shut it down: “Enough of that. I'll give you time to experiment at recess. There's no time for experiments now. We're doing science.”Read that again. No time for experiments… during science class.The researcher's conclusion is brutal: if you lose your curiosity by age 11, you probably don't get it back.I disagree on one thing. I think you can get it back. But you have to understand what curiosity actually is, neurologically. And that's where it gets interesting — especially for anyone trying to build something real in the AI era.Your Brain Is a Large Language Model (No, Really)The more I create custom services and learn about how advanced AI models work, the more clear it becomes: your brain is running the same basic algorithm.Consider the parallels:* Your brain has roughly 86 billion neurons connected by an estimated 100 trillion synapses.* GPT-4 has approximately 1.8 trillion parameters across its mixture-of-experts architecture.* Both are massive pattern-recognition networks.* Both learn by prediction.Here's how an LLM trains: it reads a sentence, predicts the next word, checks whether it was right, and adjusts its internal weights. Right answer? Strengthen that pathway. Wrong answer? Weaken it, try again. Billions of repetitions, trillions of adjustments.Your brain does the same thing.Every experience is a prediction. You reach for a coffee cup and predict its weight. You start a sentence and predict how the other person will react. When reality matches your prediction, your synapses strengthen. When it doesn't, your brain recalibrates. Neuroscientists call this predictive coding.A 2024 study found LLMs become more advanced, their internal representations actually become more similar to human brain activity during speech processing.Your brain is the original foundation model — pre-trained by evolution, fine-tuned by experience.But here's the critical difference:An LLM's learning rate is set by engineers. They decide how aggressively the model updates its weights in response to new data. Too high and it's unstable. Too low and it stops learning.In your brain, that learning rate has a name. It's called curiosity. And unlike an LLM, you can adjust it yourself.Curiosity as a Reward Signal: The Dopamine ConnectionUC Davis put people in an fMRI scanner and asked them trivia questions.What they found — published in the journal Neuron — changed our understanding of how curiosity works.When participants were highly curious, their ventral tegmental area (VTA) and nucleus accumbens lit up. These are the same brain regions activated by food, sex, and addictive drugs.Curiosity hijacks your reward circuitry. It's not a nice-to-have personality trait. It's a neurochemical event.But the more interesting finding was this: during the curious state, participants were shown random faces, completely unrelated to the trivia. Later, they remembered those faces significantly better than faces shown during low-curiosity moments.Curiosity didn't just help them learn the answer they wanted. It supercharged their memory for everything happening in that moment.This is exactly how reinforcement learning works in AI. When an LLM gets a reward signal through RLHF (Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback), it doesn't just strengthen the specific output — The reward ripples through the network.Curiosity is your brain's RLHF. It's the reward signal that tells 86 billion neurons: pay attention, something important is happening, encode everything.Without that signal, your brain does what an untrained model does. It defaults to cached responses. You stop updating. You become, in AI terms, a frozen model.Curiosity Literally Keeps You AliveAnd this is about much more than learning faster.In 1996, researchers Gary Swan and Dorit Carmelli at SRI International followed 1,118 older men over five years as part of the Western Collaborative Group Study. They measured curiosity at baseline and tracked who survived.The result: highly curious people had significantly higher survival rates — even after controlling for age, smoking, cardiovascular disease, and other risk factors. They replicated the finding in 1,035 older women.Curiosity was directly associated with greater cognitive reserve — the brain's buffer against age-related decline.Curious brains keep building new connections. Incurious ones atrophy.Mindset is a biological variable. Curious people don't merely think differently — their brains physically maintain themselves better.Which means in business terms:The relentless drive to learn boosts your neurons and adaptability as much as any supplement or course.How We Lose Curiosity (And Why That Kills Businesses)We aren't born numb.However, school, social conditioning, and performance culture often suppress questioning. By the time most people start or grow a business, their curiosity has nearly vanished.We learn to:* Stop experimenting unless there's a guaranteed outcome* Protect what we already “know” instead of updating* Prioritize looking competent over actually learningLayer AI “shortcuts” on top of that and the effect compounds. You can ship more, post more, automate more — without ever engaging the deeper questions:* What is really happening in my market right now?* What are my clients actually struggling with beneath the surface?* Where am I out of alignment with what I'm selling?Without those questions, your wealth stops evolving in any meaningful way. You may still be iterating on tactics, but your inner model of reality is frozen.Numbness plus speed is just a faster way to hit the wall.The most dangerous thing that can happen to your brain — or your business — is to stop being surprised.How to Crank Your Learning Rate Back Up Five strategies for creative agency:1. Create information gaps intentionally. Curiosity arises when you know enough to spot gaps but not enough to fill them. Before meetings, read halfway through an article and enter with questions, not answers.2. Schedule daily “explore time.” Dedicate 30 minutes to learning about unfamiliar fields to keep your curiosity alive without aiming for expertise.3. Ask “dumb” questions among experts. Genuine learners ask for explanations, even in rooms full of accomplished people.4. Change your physical inputs. Perceptual and intellectual curiosity; try new routes, restaurants without menus, or confusing places to stimulate dopamine.5. Teach what you learn within 24 hours. Sharing knowledge helps organize and consolidate it—similar to fine-tuning data in LLMs.Curiosity, AI, and the “Whole Human” In a world obsessed with speed and automation, the temptation is to outsource not just your tasks, but your actual thinking — your contact with reality.But the future we actually want isn't built by numbed-out operators running frozen mental models, propped up by ever-fancier tools.It's built by people who are:* Awake enough to notice when they've gone numb* Curious enough to re-open the questions about what they're building* Grounded enough to use AI as support for their nervous systems and insight — not as a mask over their disconnectionThat's the through-line from the last piece to this one:* From extraction → to contribution* From performance → to presence* From “how do I hack the algorithm?” → to “how do I keep my own learning rate high enough to truly serve?”What This Means for YouIf you're an entrepreneur: Your competitive advantage isn't your product. It's your rate of learning. Build a culture that rewards questions over answers. Hire curious people over credentialed people.If you're an executive or practitioner: Schedule one hour a week to explore a field completely outside your industry. Those who survive disruption are the ones whose mental models are still updating.If you're investing in yourself: Bet on your curiosity the way a smart investor bets on a sole proprietor founder's adaptability. Curiosity predicts adaptability — and adaptability predicts survival.If you're a parent or leader of others: Count the questions in the room. If the number is dropping, the issue isn't the people — it's the environment. Protect spaces where real learning (which is always a little messy) is allowed.The Invitation to the Deeper MindLet the FOMO cool.Keep experimenting with AI — but pair every tool with a question:* What is this teaching me about my clients, my patterns, my assumptions?* Where am I tempted to go numb instead of stay curious?Rebuild your foundation with timeless ingredients: connection, care, community, and a living curiosity that aligns you with life—not just trends. Curiosity reconnects you with reality, countering numbness.That's how I use Generative AI in Oracle work: To awaken intuition, not replace it.When you open The Light Between Oracle, you enter an immersive experience blending symbolic language, somatic regulation, and guided integration—so insights land in your body, not just your mind.Here's the process:* You arrive scattered or braced.* The Oracle helps you downshift to hear yourself.* It reflects the clearest pattern at play.* You leave with one grounded step to take that day.The goal isn't more information—it's becoming someone whose inner model continually updates through presence, questions, and authentic connection.If you felt this piece in your bones, take the next step with me:Try The Light Between Oracle here: [Insert your link to the Oracle app]What you'll get from it:* Clarity without overwhelm (a focused prompt + practical direction)* Nervous system replenishment (so your guidance doesn't get drowned out by stress)* Better decisions through curiosity (questions that reopen your learning rate)* Aligned momentum (action that feels clean, not performative)* A daily wisdom + strategy practice you can actually sustainIf you want, hit reply and tell me what you're navigating right now—and I'll tell you the best place to start inside the Oracle. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelightbetween.substack.com/subscribe

On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore breaks it all down with Michael Carpenter, a Senior Fellow for Transatlantic Affairs at the International Institute for Strategic Studies who served in the administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden as the NSC's Senior Director for Europe as well as the US Ambassador to the OSCE and in the administration of Barack Obama as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia; and Casey Michel, author of the books American Kleptocracy: How The US Created the Greatest Money Laundering Machine in History, Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World, and United States of Oligarchy: How America's Wealthiest Ally with Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy.

PREVIEW for Later Today: Anatol Lieven explores Chinese perspectives on a potential Trump visit and regional conflicts. China anticipates that economic strain from the Iran war may ultimately weaken American alliances in Asia, facilitating future Chinese regional leadership.

In this hard-hitting episode of The Arrington Gavin Show, we break down the latest U.S. Supreme Court decision that critics say further weakens the Voting Rights Act—one of the most important civil rights laws in American history.What exactly did SCOTUS decide? Who is impacted the most? And what does this mean for the future of elections in America?Arrington Gavin dives into:

4th Step – On Obedience The Ladder of Divine Ascent was written primarily for monks. However, the words of Saint John Climacus at the beginning of the first chapter indicate that his intention is to address every person who longs for salvation. He says: “The gates of eternal life are open to all. The goal of our life is to follow Christ and to become like Him in His divine love.”

The panel digs into a quiet, jammy deep cut from "In Violet Light" - and finds a father-daughter scene, a Bahamas-recorded slow burn, and one of the most conversational lyrics in the catalogue.Episode OverviewThis week on The Tragically Hip On Shuffle, host jD pulls 'Throwing Off Glass' - track six from the 2002 Hugh Padgham-produced "In Violet Light." Joining the virtual campfire are returning panelists Adam from Tampa, Andrew from Winnipeg, and Tyler from Etobicoke, who bring opening picks for favourite last song on a Hip album: 'Opiated,' 'The New Maybe,' and a tie between 'Impossibility' and 'Machine.'The conversation lands on a song that rewards a closer listen. The panel reads it as Gord in the car with his daughter, watching stoop-shouldered teens on a corner, trading new vocabulary back and forth - exquisite, iridescent, barbarous threats. Andrew points out the song feels jammed into existence rather than written, with the title phrase landing like a riff Gord caught on the fly. Adam zeroes in on the heartbreak underneath the scene: a dad clocking that his kid is on her way to a world he can't shield her from.Key Discussion PointsSequencing on vinyl versus streaming, and why the song lands differently as the closer of side AThe "Coke Machine Glow" connection: 'Trick Rider' as a possible companion piece, and the broader fatherhood thread running through Gord's writing in this eraHugh Padgham's production approach and the band's decision to record the album in The Bahamas after the workshopped sessions of "Music @ Work"The song's life on the "Men with Brooms" soundtrack alongside Sarah Harmer, Kathleen Edwards, Our Lady Peace, and Big SugarLive history: first played at the "In Violet Light" release party at the Hard Rock Cafe on Yonge Street, retired August 12, 2016 in Toronto on the Man Machine Poem tourPaul's understated electric work on the final tour performance, and Gord's whispered "true story" tag at the endSong of the Week ResultsOf 500 votes cast on 'Throwing Off Glass':56% loved it28% liked it9% tolerated it5% skipped it2% had never heard itComing Up Next WeekThe shuffle landed on 'Looking For a Place to Happen' for the next episode.A new podcast in The Tragically Hip Podcast Series, A Forest Of Whispering Speakers, premieres April 30th. The 6-episode series goes inside the Theatre Aquarius world premiere of The Tragically Hip musical "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken." Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.podList 7: The ClassicsSubmissions are open for podList 7 - "The Classics," a fan cover compilation of TTH songs from 1987-1995 spanning the EP through "Day for Night." The submission deadline is April 30, with the compilation dropping May 15. Send tracks to jd@tthpods.com or submit via podlist.tthpods.com.ConnectWebsite: tthpods.comNewsletter: Yer Letter at tthpods.comForum: forum.tthpods.comHip Compendium: compendium.tthpods.comEmail: jd@tthpods.comCreditsHosted by jD. Panelists: Adam from Tampa, Andrew from Winnipeg, Tyler from Etobicoke. Part of The Tragically Hip Podcast Series.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A Forest Of Whispering Speakers - The IdeaA new musical featuring the music of The Tragically Hip is about to open in Hamilton. Episode one is the story of how it got there - from one phone call to a world premiere.Episode summaryA Forest Of Whispering Speakers is the brand new podcast from The Tragically Hip Podcast Series, charting the world premiere of "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken" at Theatre Aquarius. The musical is built on the music of The Tragically Hip and tells the story of an exiled Iraqi journalist building a new life in Kingston, Ontario. Act I: The Idea is the origin episode - the cold-call, the pitch, the band Zoom, the moment a single CBC story unlocked the whole concept.Host jD sits down with manager Jake Gold and producer Michael Rubinoff ("Come From Away") to trace how a Tragically Hip musical went from a polite email to a full production. Along the way, three lifelong theatre fans - Jen Towndrow, Armand Baksh-Zarate, and Autumn Tuffin-McDonald - help frame what makes a jukebox musical actually work, and what happens when the source material is a band that means this much to this many people.This is a spoiler-free, behind-the-scenes podcast. The production is the hero. The musical is the subject. jD is the listener in the room.Featured voicesJake Gold - Manager, The Tragically HipMichael Rubinoff - Producer, "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken" ("Come From Away")Jen Townrow - Lifelong musical theatre fanArmand - Musical theatre devoteeAutumn Teffen-McDonald - Theatre fan, seven shows deep into 2026 alreadyWhat's covered in Act IThe original pitch (and the original story - which wasn't Iraq)The Zoom call with the band that started it allLindsay Perigoe's viral 2020 CBC piece on Gord Downie, 'Wheat Kings,' and discovering Canada through The HipHow the title "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken" landedWhy The Tragically Hip do not exist inside the world of the show (and where the Easter eggs live)The difference between previews and an official opening nightAbout the showA Forest Of Whispering Speakers is a six-episode oral history of the Theatre Aquarius world premiere of "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken." New episodes drop weekly on Thursdays.Resources & referencesTheatre Aquarius - theatreaquarius.orgLindsay Perigoe's 2020 CBC piece on The Tragically Hip and discovering CanadaHipbase, HipMuseum, This Is Our Life - the standing TTH Podcast Series sourcesListen & followApple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever fine podcasts are foundNetwork home: home.tthpods.comCommunity: community.tthpods.comEmail jD: jd@tthpods.comAlso happening - podList 7: the classicsSubmissions for podList 7 - a fan cover compilation of Tragically Hip songs from the 1987-1995 catalogue, EP through "Day for Night" - close April 30. Drop date is May 15. Submit at podlist.tthpods.com or email jd@tthpods.com.Tip jarIf the work hits, throw a couple bucks at the battery: buymeacoffee.com/tthtop40. Editing is hard. Coffee helps.SocialsFacebook: community.tthpods.com | Instagram: @tthpods | YouTube: youtube.com/@tthpods#TheTragicallyHip #TheHip #GordDownie #AForestOfWhisperingSpeakers #ItsAGoodLifeIfYouDontWeaken #TragicallyHipAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Scientists across the globe are sounding an alarm as the most critical Atlantic current system is significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought. A collapse would shift the tropical rainfall belt on which many millions of people rely to grow their food, plunge western Europe into extreme cold winters and summer droughts, and add 50-100cm to already rising sea levels around the Atlantic. Anton discusses this further with Darren Clarke, Assistant Professor in Climate in DCU.

If you're a woman in healthcare struggling to break bad eating habits without willpower, this episode is for you.Learn what works better than willpower to break eating habits like overeating, emotional eating, nighttime snacking, even after an exhausting or stressful shift. Plus, get one actionable step you can use today to start breaking your overeating, emotional eating or nighttime snacking habit without white-knuckling it.__________You don't have to do this alone anymore. You deserve a life where food is just food, and you feel energized and confident in your body.✨ Explore how I can help you here*The next step is to talk during a free consult.

Congress is back from spring break this week and the U.S. Senate is expected to debate the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or SAVE Act. The legislation, which already passed the U.S. House, would set new federal standards for voting, including a new requirement that voters have "documentary proof of citizenship" in order to vote. The bill also requires states to hand over voter data to the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats are firmly opposed. This SAVE Act is just the latest effort by President Trump to assert more control over elections, as he continuously claims falsely that the 2020 election was stolen from him.Joining Minnesota Now to explain the bill and where it stands is University of Minnesota political scientist Larry Jacobs.

Viewpoint This Sunday with Malcolm Out Loud – Is information warfare and internal division being exploited to weaken America from within? Dr. Carol Swain and Major Fred Galvin discuss a divided America and the cognitive war within. Dr. Franco Musio takes a look at the link between cartel narcoterrorism and Iran's regime. How does all this translate to drugs on America's streets?

Viewpoint This Sunday with Malcolm Out Loud – Is information warfare and internal division being exploited to weaken America from within? Dr. Carol Swain and Major Fred Galvin discuss a divided America and the cognitive war within. Dr. Franco Musio takes a look at the link between cartel narcoterrorism and Iran's regime. How does all this translate to drugs on America's streets?

A coalition of 15 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), challenging efforts to roll back key fair housing protections, including the critical use of 'disparate impact.' Advocates warn that weakening these safeguards could impede accountability for discriminatory practices and exacerbate housing discrimination, particularly as access to affordable housing remains a significant national concern.  On the Rhythm & News Podcast to talk about this issue is Charlene Crowell, a longtime advocate and expert on economic justice. Interview by Chris B. Bennett.

Ahead of the 55th Juno Awards in Hamilton, Ont., Tom Power hosted a special live audience taping of Q at the historic Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton. In this episode, you'll hear interviews and performances from that night featuring musicians like Sister Ray and Jade LeMac, and comedian Adam Christie.You can find the first part of this live show, featuring on-stage interviews and performances from Begonia, the cast of It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken, and TOBi, Jully Black and Saukrates, here.

Dr. Valter Longo explains how fasting-mimicking diets make cancer cells vulnerable to treatment while protecting healthy tissue, plus the clinical evidence, safety protocols, and why oncologists remain skeptical.Dr. Valter Longo, author of "Fasting Cancer," breaks down decades of research on using fasting-mimicking diets (FMD) alongside conventional cancer therapies. Cancer cannot be starved but it can be metabolically weakened by limiting resources which a the same time protects healthy cells. A process known as differential stress resistance. We cover: the mechanism behind why this works, clinical trial results in triple-negative breast cancer and other aggressive cancers, the surprising data on weight loss and cachexia, BMI cutoffs and safety protocols, how to approach your oncologist, prevention versus treatment applications, and the cutting-edge "escape pathway" research that could transform personalized cancer treatment. Dr Longo addresses the elephant in the room: why, despite promising results in both mouse models and human trials, this approach faces massive institutional and regulatory barriers to becoming standard of care. Practical, evidence-based information for patients, caregivers, and anyone interested in the intersection of nutrition and cancer biology.

Leading up to the 55th Juno Awards in Hamilton, Ont., host Tom Power hosted a special live audience taping of Q at the historic Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton. Yesterday's show featured live on-stage interviews and performances with Begonia, Jade LeMac, Sister Ray, and comedian Adam Christie. TOBi, Jully Black and Saukrates also performed their Juno-nominated single Who's Driving You? together for the first time, followed by a chat. Plus, the cast of It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken, a new musical based on the music of The Tragically Hip, performed a song from the show in a special world premiere.

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6. Guest Mary Kissel evaluates the ongoing conflicts in Tehran and Beirut, noting the "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to weaken Iranian proxies. Priorities include destroying nuclear capacity, opening the Strait of Hormuz, and managing rising fuel costs. (6)1648

3. David Daoud (SEG 3): Daoud analyzes the IDF's difficulty in permanently eliminating Hezbollah and its shift toward creating a security buffer zone. He argues that regime change in Iran would weaken but not destroy the group. (4)1866 PERSIA

12. SEG 12: Ivana Stradner outlines strategies to counter Russian influence in Hungary, including exposing Orbán's corruption and ties to China. She argues that information is a potent, invisible weapon used to polarize and weaken the West. (12)1956 HUNGARY

Does ‘epic Fury' Weaken U.s. Deterrence in Indo-pacific? - China in Focus

4:20 pm: Kevin Mooney, author and Investigative Reporter for Restoration News, joins the show for a conversation about how “green” groups with ties to China and Russia routinely file lawsuits against the U.S. Navy to impede training.4:38 pm: Kenneth Abramowitz, author and founder of savethewest.com joins the program for a conversation about how the son of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has succeeded his father in that position.6:05 pm: J.T. Young, author and contributor to The Blaze, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his recent piece about how recent protests over the death of Iran leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the hands of the U.S. military begs the question – do the protestors hat Donald Trump, or do they hate America?6:38 pm: Jon Schweppe, Senior Advisor for the American Principles Project, joins Greg to discuss his piece for the Washington Post about how the median age for American home buyers – now 59 years – is an outrage that goes against the American Dream. 

FULLY & COMPLETELY: REDUX"In Violet Light" - The Tragically HipEpisode Show Notes——————————————————————————————————Fully & Completely: Redux | "In Violet Light" - The Tragically Hip (2002)——————————————————————————————————Hey, it's jD here.Some albums don't just meet you where you are - they find you exactly when you need them. **"In Violet Light" is that record.** Released in June 2002, it's the one that pulled jD hard back into The Tragically Hip after a stretch of distance. And if you listen closely, it makes total sense why. This isn't a band trying to hold on - it's a band that has let go of every obligation and is just making music for themselves. **The result is one of the most quietly assured records of The Hip's entire career.**This week on Fully & Completely: redux, jD and Greg LeGros go track by track through "In Violet Light" - the eighth studio album from The Tragically Hip, recorded in the Bahamas with legendary producer Hugh Padham - and make the case that this record has no business being this good, this far into a career.——————————————————————————————————EPISODE OVERVIEW"In Violet Light" landed in a 2002 music landscape that included Coldplay's "A Rush of Blood to the Head," Queens of the Stone Age's "Songs for the Deaf," Beck's "Sea Change," and Broken Social Scene's "You Forgot It in People." The indie pop explosion was just beginning to blow the roof off Canadian music. The Hip were eight albums deep, the mainstream had largely written them off, and **they responded by making one of their best records.** No fat. No filler. Eleven tracks of lean, confident, beautiful rock and roll.The album was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas - the same studio where AC/DC recorded "Back in Black" and Bob Marley cut some of his most enduring work - with Hugh Padham, the producer behind the gated drum sound that defined the 1980s (Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight," Sting's solo catalogue, The Police's "Synchronicity"). **jD and Greg break down why that combination - this band, this producer, this place - produced something genuinely special.**——————————————————————————————————TRACK BY TRACK HIGHLIGHTS**'Are You Ready to Love'** - The opener sets the whole album's thesis. jD hears the first verse as a direct response to the critics and mainstream fans who had written The Hip off. **"They're pulling the plug. They've got our whole dug." And then - the chorus arrives like a shrug and a fist at the same time: are you ready for love?** A great rock and roll song that doubles as a mission statement.**'Use It Up'** - Built on a lyric attributed to the booklet of a Raymond Carver collection, this is a track about seizing everything, wasting nothing, and making music for the love of it. Greg hears Radiohead's "OK Computer" in the verses and the Georgia Satellites in the chorus - **and somehow The Tragically Hip pull both of those things off in the same song.** A slow burn that rewards headphones.**'The Darkest One'** - jD turns up whatever he's listening to every single time this song starts. **"The wild are strong and the strong are the darkest ones - and you're the darkest one."** Greg calls it a safe place. A song about freedom of expression, comfort, and the strange intimacy of being fully understood. Don't let the Trailer Park Boys video fool you - this song could have broken them wide open.**'It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken'** - The centrepiece. The lead single. **Both jD and Greg pick this as their track of the record - the first time in the history of Fully & Completely that hosts have landed on the same song.** Named for a Canadian graphic novel by Seth and a phrase used by band staffer Molly Lorimer to describe life on the road, it's a song about mortality, aging, and the strange grace that comes when you stop fighting. Death is swirling all around it - and it's still one of the most uplifting things The Tragically Hip ever made.**'Silver Jet'** - The one that changes gears just right. Greg connects this song personally to the empty skies over the Danforth in the days after 9/11, and the feeling of the first plane cutting back through the silence. **A song about hope, fear, and the things that pull your gaze forward.** The wolves of Northumberland. An archipelago. A green star. Only Gord.**'Throwing Off Glass'** - Companion piece to 'Trick Rider' from "Phantom Power" - if that song is about his son, this one is about his daughter. A slow builder that rewards patience. **A soundscape that would fit comfortably on "Coke Machine Glow."****'All Tore Up'** - A great drinking rock and roll song. Dottie the bluegrass singer. Open concept. Getting a little happening with old friends. **No one else writes a lyric like this and makes it fit inside a song this well.** Turn it up.**'Leave'** - A waltz in 3/4 time. Beautiful backup vocals. A late-night phone call at three in the morning. **"You better be dying." And they were.** An emotional gut-punch that doubles as a permission slip - to leave a job, a relationship, a place that no longer fits.**'The Dire Wolf'** - A pseudo-history lesson disguised as a rock song. Tallulah Bankhead and Canada Lee, stars of Hitchcock's "The Lifeboat." Ann Harvey of Isle of Morts, Newfoundland, who rescued 163 shipwrecked souls in 1828. A poem called "Sea Surface Full of Clouds" by Wallace Stevens. **Greg pulls all of this from memory. It's an entire university lecture wrapped in six minutes of music that absolutely slaps.****'The Dark Canuck'** - The closer. Possibly the longest Tragically Hip song ever recorded at six and a half minutes. A time signature change halfway through. **Canadian soldiers as peacekeepers. Apple, Zippo, and Metronome as record labels. Jaws at the drive-in. The Dark Canuck playing second on the double bill.** Nobody at the drive-in is staying for it. And that's sort of the whole point.——————————————————————————————————WHY THIS EPISODE MATTERSThis is the album that brought jD back to The Hip in earnest - **the record that cracked open the second half of his relationship with this band.** It's also the episode where he and Greg pick the same song for the first time. And it's the one where jD, partway through discussing 'Leave,' pauses to talk about his mother. **Listen for that moment. It's what this podcast is for.**"In Violet Light" is a masterpiece with no business being this good eight albums in. And this episode earns every minute of its runtime.So there's that.——————————————————————————————————SOURCES & CREDITS• HipMuseum.com• This Is Our Life: The Tragically Hip in the 1990s (Michael Barclay)• "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken" - graphic novel by Seth• "Sea Surface Full of Clouds" - poem by Wallace Stevens• Ann Harvey of Isle of Morts, Newfoundland - historical record• Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas - production history• Raymond Carver - attributed quote in "Use It Up"——————————————————————————————————CONNECT WITH THE SHOW• Facebook: facebook.com/groups/tthpods• Instagram: @tthpods• YouTube: youtube.com/@tthpods• Email: tthpodcastseries@gmail.comThe Tragically Hip Podcast Series - Est. 2018#TheTragicallyHip #TheHip #InVioletLight #FullyCompletely #GordDownie #TragicallyHip #CanadianRock——————————————————————————————————Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tthtop40/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ivana Stradner warns that Russia and China are actively amplifying existing American polarization through social media to foster domestic disorder and weaken America's global position. (3)1958

International law expert Rebecca Ingber of Cardozo Law joins Leah at the top of the show to talk about the US and Israel's war on Iran. Then, Leah welcomes guest co-host Chris Geidner of Law Dork to run through domestic legal news, including the omission of allegations against Trump from the Epstein files, the President's MAHA Surgeon General nominee Casey Means's confirmation hearing, the administration's wildly illegal halting of Medicaid funds to Minnesota, the role of independent media in Trump 2.0, and some of the stories Chris has been breaking. They also unpack last week's oral arguments and opinions before Leah is joined by Marc Elias, chair of Elias Law Group and founder of Democracy Docket, to discuss how voting rights are under attack from all three branches of government.Favorite Things: Chris: Upcoming theatre including As You Like It (RSC), The Rock Horror Show (Broadway), and Sunday in the Park With George (Barbican, London) Leah: Upcoming article for the Georgetown Law Review, The Passive Vices; independent media including Law Dork; Democracy Docket; and One First; The Supreme Court is Not "Reining in" Executive Power, Steve Vladeck (One First); Crooked on MS NOW premiering on Saturday at 9pm ET on MS NOW Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE – The Bad Decisions Tour 2026!  3/6/26 – San Francisco 3/7/26 – Los Angeles Learn more: http://crooked.com/eventsPreorder Melissa's book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern ReaderBuy Leah's book, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad VibesFollow us on Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky

Just who is a “domestic terrorist,” and what is the danger when a protest is labeled “an act of domestic terrorism”? President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, has announced a drawdown of troops in Minnesota, where immigration raids swept up many, including U.S. citizens, triggered protests and left two of those citizens dead. But the administration hasn't ruled out future surges across the country. In analyzing federal actions – in the past and yet to come -- Rachel Levinson-Waldman, director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, does not deny the presence of domestic terrorists among us. But does the Trump administration's expansive definition of the term clash with First Amendment rights? And do recent enforcement activities make us more or less safe? Levinson-Waldman explains on this episode of Equal Time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just who is a “domestic terrorist,” and what is the danger when a protest is labeled “an act of domestic terrorism”? President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, has announced a drawdown of troops in Minnesota, where immigration raids swept up many, including U.S. citizens, triggered protests and left two of those citizens dead. But the administration hasn't ruled out future surges across the country. In analyzing federal actions – in the past and yet to come -- Rachel Levinson-Waldman, director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, does not deny the presence of domestic terrorists among us. But does the Trump administration's expansive definition of the term clash with First Amendment rights? And do recent enforcement activities make us more or less safe? Levinson-Waldman explains on this episode of Equal Time.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The idea of career minimalism sounds healthy. But this trending philosophy of your job being a tool, not your identity (especially popular with Gen Z) could be quietly weakening your career if you're not careful.In this episode, Sarah Doody breaks down what career minimalism actually is, why it's gained so much momentum (spoiler: burnout, broken loyalty, and unpredictable layoffs), and the hidden risk most career minimalists never talk about. The real danger isn't doing less at work — it's what you're building (or not building) while you're there.Sarah also discusses the concept of "Portable Equity" and shares three practical tips so you can protect your work-life balance without accidentally making yourself less employable.Timestamps:0:00 Introduction0:58 What is career minimalism?3:24 How did we get here? Burnout, hustle culture, and broken loyalty4:41 Where career minimalism starts to get tricky6:51 The hidden assumption of career minimalists7:50 Why career minimalists often end up job hopping10:16 The reframe: building portable equity11:24 Three practical tips for career minimalists11:45 Tip 1: Optimize for portability, not just balance12:34 Tip 2: Know the difference between being useful and being valuable13:59 Tip 3: Treat every role as temporary16:35 Always be seeking — the career version of "always be closing"17:36 Wrap up

In this segment of The Clay Edwards Show, host Clay Edwards delves into what he sees as a deliberate Democratic strategy to weaken America's military and police forces, particularly in Democrat-run "blue" cities, by purging experienced, conservative-leaning personnel. Drawing from discussions on military recruitment, post-George Floyd policing shifts, and "woke" policies, Clay argues that Democrats use tactics like vaccine mandates, transgender inclusion mandates, critical race theory training, and anti-police rhetoric to drive out "good cops" and "good soldiers"—those with high testosterone, traditional values, and a willingness to push back against progressive agendas. For the military, he points to eight years of Obama-era policies, followed by Biden's efforts to "wokify" the forces, including extremism screenings and purges that allegedly targeted right-leaning troops, reducing combat readiness and creating a more compliant institution reliant on globalism over U.S. exceptionalism. In blue cities like Jackson, Mississippi, Clay highlights how George Floyd backlash led to threats of jail for officers handling suspects roughly, demands for body cams (which ironically disproved many narratives and were later labeled "racist"), and diversity hires that prioritize equity over effectiveness, resulting in lazy or unqualified forces, skyrocketing crime, and chaos. He contends this isn't accidental: The resulting disorder funnels grant money to NGOs and 501(c)(3)s, keeps urban voters perpetually angry and dependent on Democratic "reforms," and enables reelection by blaming "systemic racism" rather than governance failures. Clay draws stark parallels to historical authoritarianism, warning that weakened institutions could lead to Democrats targeting conservatives, likening compliant hires to those who'd enforce mandates or even load trains to "Auschwitz-style" camps. Throughout, he emphasizes that the "money is in the medicine, not the cure," urging listeners to recognize how these purges erode law and order for political power.

PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAYHEADLINE: Beijing's Global Strategy to Weaken America25 WORD SUMMARY: Bill Gertz warns that China is covertly arming Russia and supporting US enemies as part of a broader strategy to displace and destroy the United States.GUEST: Bill Gertz, The Washington TimesAPRIL 1953 MIG-15

Silicon Bites Ep285 | 2026-02-14 | Today: Munich: the “child of Europe” speech, the missing commitments, and the price of self-deception. Dateline: Munich Security Conference, Friday–Saturday, 13–14 Feb 2026.Europe cheers Secretary of State Marco Rubio, principally because he did not harangue and berate the audience, did not hector and threaten. His tone was conciliatory, and the audience gave him an ovation. But this was a shameful spectacle of weakness and desperation. Europe revealed that it would give anything to return to ‘normal', to how things were before Trump. They revealed that they'd still rather hang off the coat tails of the U.S. than stand up and face reality. This was a spectacle of timid and fearful children, not adults or leaders. It was even more desperate, because Rubio did not bring a return to ‘normality'. His tone may have been soft, but there was no change of substance detectable, no shift in national security policy. Hiding beneath the soft fabrics of his words, lies a cold and dark truth – the U.S. intends to meddle in European democratic affairs, promote populists and disruptors. Weaken the continent, not strengthen it. Rubio came as a wolf in sheep's clothing to Munich, and European leaders and analysts duly flocked to praise him as signifying a return to normality. Normal is over and is not coming back. It's time to wake up; time to grow up and cut the umbilical cord with a U.S. that has other priorities, and other distractions. It may respect us if we show strength, independence and innovation, but never if we continue to show weakness. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------SOURCES:Reuters — Rubio tells Munich security forum US and Europe “belong together” (Feb 14, 2026).Reuters — Rubio casts US as “child of Europe,” critical friend to allies (Feb 14, 2026). U.S. State Department — Rubio remarks/transcript at Munich Security Conference (Feb 2026). Reuters — Zelensky says US too often asks Ukraine, not Russia, for concessions (Feb 14, 2026). Financial Times — Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich (Feb 13–14, 2026).The Guardian — Rubio urges renewed alliance, on Trump's terms (Feb 14, 2026). TIME — Merz warns against deep rift; US not powerful enough to “go it alone” (Feb 14, 2026). UK Government — PM speech at Munich Security Conference (Feb 14, 2026). Sky News live coverage — Starmer/Rubio/Zelensky at MSC (Feb 14, 2026). Munich Security Conference PDF + American Presidency Project — JD Vance MSC speech text. ----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------

Parenting can look great on paper and still feel heavier than it should.   In this episode, I break down five common parenting mistakes that quietly weaken connection with your kids — even when you're trying hard and care deeply.   These aren't obvious mistakes like yelling or punishments. They're subtle patterns I see over and over that create pressure, over-functioning, and disconnection.   I share what these mistakes look like in real life and what to do instead to create a calmer, more connected relationship with your kids.   Mom On Purpose Membership Private Coaching (Motherhood) Private Coaching (Weight Loss) Weight Loss For High Achieving Moms Audio Program Instagram @ mom.onpurpose Weekly Newsletter Show notes:  momonpurpose.com/381 Podcast Hotline: 8-333-ASKNAT (833-327-5628)

Today's guest has been warning for a good while now that the current bull market is stocks is approaching its end.In no small part because corporate insiders, who know the most about their companies' prospects, are selling their shares at record percentages.It's not all gloom for investors, though. He also predicts that commodities -- and the stocks of the companies that produce them -- are set to experience a boom.For a full update on his outlook, we welcome back to the program macro analyst Jesse Felder, founder & Editor of the respected market research firm: The Felder Report.Jesse fears that US stocks could be in for a "nasty" surprise as the dollar continues to break down, foreign capital leaves US markets, and inflation & unemployment rise.Despite that, he is quite bullish on the future of commodities, especially oil & gas.REGISTER FOR THOUGHTFUL MONEY'S SPRING ONLINE CONFERENCE AT THE EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT PRICE at https://www.thoughtfulmoney.com/conferenceFollow Jesse at https://thefelderreport.com/#marketcorrection #dollar #commodities _____________________________________________ Thoughtful Money LLC is a Registered Investment Advisor Promoter.We produce educational content geared for the individual investor. It's important to note that this content is NOT investment advice, individual or otherwise, nor should be construed as such.We recommend that most investors, especially if inexperienced, should consider benefiting from the direction and guidance of a qualified financial advisor registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or state securities regulators who can develop & implement a personalized financial plan based on a customer's unique goals, needs & risk tolerance.IMPORTANT NOTE: There are risks associated with investing in securities.Investing in stocks, bonds, exchange traded funds, mutual funds, money market funds, and other types of securities involve risk of loss. Loss of principal is possible. Some high risk investments may use leverage, which will accentuate gains & losses. Foreign investing involves special risks, including a greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods.A security's or a firm's past investment performance is not a guarantee or predictor of future investment performance.Thoughtful Money and the Thoughtful Money logo are trademarks of Thoughtful Money LLC.Copyright © 2026 Thoughtful Money LLC. All rights reserved.

 HEZBOLLAH'S SURVIVAL AND THE LOSS OF REGIONAL LIFELINES Colleague David Daoud. David Daoud characterizes Hezbollah as an ideological extension of Iran currently in survival mode as its lifelines in Syria and Venezuela weaken. While Hezbollah wants the regime to survive for power projection, Daoud suggests Iraqi militias are more likely to be physically assisting Tehran's crackdowns due to their proximity and lower combat losses compared to Hezbollah. To clarify the current state of the Iranian government, Jonathan Sai uses the metaphor of a "zombie regime": it may appear to be moving and in control, but it is functionally dead because it can no longer sustain its support base or provide basic necessities for its people. NUMBER 161930 TRIPOLI, LEBANON