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One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ?
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
Looks like Trumpty-Dumpty had a great fall
Splat! From the wall [street]
See what I did there?
It’s amazing to find out at this late date how much the rule of law depended on people simply deciding, on a voluntary, daily basis, not to break the law.
One thing that the general public is not that aware of re: Tesla is that *they do not manufacture their own battery cells*
They lease space in their factories for third-parties such as Panasonic.
A lot of people invested in Tesla because they thought Tesla was vertically integrated re: the cells.
UPDATE on Mahmoud Khalil from his lawyers and his wife: "Today I spoke to Mahmoud and he is healthy and his spirits are undaunted by his predicament." (Legal team now includes ACLU, CCR.)
1. Amazingly prolific and important columnist deserving of much more respect.
2. Spiking is one thing — it’s their paper, so they can make stupid decisions all day long — but not explaining the spike to someone like her is chickenshit move of an inept leader.
3. They don’t care.
4. Call me, Jeff.
In a note to colleagues, WaPo’s Ruth Marcus says she resigned from the paper after CEO Will Lewis killed a column she wrote expressing concern about the direction of the paper’s opinion section
We simply cannot allow our increasing comfort with the word “butt” obviate our need for adorable, polite regional synonyms!
We have to fight for “heinie”! Protect “tush” at all costs!! Don’t let “derrière” slip away into the cold, dark night…
“Oh my GOD the cast we’ve assembled for this film! Peter Gallagher! John Lithgow! Frances McDormand! Top shelf! We need a title that befits their level of respect!”
“Don’t worry, it’s covered.”
In a shocking turn of events, many of the people who said they wanted "free speech" actually just wanted to be the ones in charge of which speech is free.
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
Just slept for twelve hours straight, in case you're wondering how my re-integration with the real world is going.
Wait the crazy religion they made up for Conclave is actually real???
On the anniversary of Lobo, I can't help but think of a text I received from Jason Momoa on the morning it was announced Peter & I were the heads of DC Studios…
Is it me or did the latest IOS make Siri’s voice flirtier?
From today’s Prof G Markets. If this trend continues, it could be the end of Musk in politics. Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/6m66...
The Des Moines Airport is giving Burbank a run for the “chill, no hassle airport hub” sweepstakes.
On March 2nd, the Blue Ghost lander became the first commercial spacecraft to execute a fully successful landing on the moon's surface.
Happy Birthday to my great friend and great actor Edi Gathegi, who you can see in all his technological glory in #Superman in July!
Speaking at #SXSW in conversation with soon — 1pm in Ballroom D!
Jon Gabrus joined the Andy Richter Call-In Show for an episode of Bodily Function Disasters! You can listen to this episode right now in my Three Questions with Andy Richter podcast feed or on the SiriusXM app.
producer: soo the PR hadn’t been great, can we make a character black?
jk rowling: fine. how about the evil one. snake
producer: voldemort? no. what about a good guy
jk rowling: oh ok. like the most evil good guy
producer: well. ideally not
jk rowling: can i-
producer: you cannot rename him
Taco Attack!: The Ultimate Taco-Making Adventure
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In today's episode, the repercussions of dismantling USAID and withdrawing from the World Health Organization.
Listen here 🎧:
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