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☆ How Posters of Kidnapped Israelis Ignited a Firestorm on American Sidewalks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Katherine Rosman | More About Katherine Rosman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

“As a matter of free speech, people who oppose the ‘kidnapped’ posters could erect posters of their own, expressing their views,” Professor Zick said. “I don’t think they’re ripping down posters of ‘Dan Smith Will Teach You Guitar,’” he said. The posters “don’t include Palestinians, so are they concerned about missing people?” he asked. At the corner of Broadway and West 96th Street last weekend, half-ripped posters were covered with small fliers that said: “Why are the posters of kidnapped Israelis being ripped down? With friends and relatives, he has gone door-to-door through the towns of Cedarhurst, Hewlett, Inwood, Lawrence and Woodmere and asked store and restaurant owners to display the “kidnapped” posters inside windows that face the street.

Persons: Nitzan Mintz, ”, “ I’m, Tim Zick, Zick, Mike Mishkin, Mishkin, “ I’ve, they’re, ‘ Dan Smith, ’ ”, Israel, Miles Grant, New York “, “, Grant, ” “, ’ ” Ms, Mintz, Dede Bandaid, Rafael Shimunov, you’re, listserv, Rabbi Amichai Lau, Lavie, Councilwoman Julie Menin, “ Ella Elyakim, Ms, Menin, Guy Tsadik, Woodmere, ” Mr, Tsadik, Alain Delaquérière Organizations: Boston University, The New, William & Mary Law School, Broadway, Twitter, West, Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation Locations: Gaza, Boston, South Florida, Queens, The New York, Manhattan, Williamsburg, Va, New York, Israel, Brooklyn, York, Palestinian, Israeli, Broadway, Long, Cedarhurst, Hewlett, Inwood, Lawrence, New Jersey, Florida

☆ A climate tech CEO took calls from an airplane bathroom to try and save his company when his bank collapsed
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest on the culture & business of sustainability — delivered weekly to your inbox. Baird, the founder and CEO of BlocPower, a climate-tech company electrifying buildings in underserved communities, had more than $1 million in deposits at SVB. SVB worked with more than 1,550 clients in the climate-tech and sustainability sectors, particularly community solar. Baird said SVB was a great partner for early-stage startups because, unlike many traditional banks, it would provide loans, credit cards, and bank accounts. "People who aren't in Silicon Valley are thinking, 'Look at these rich, immature tech bros who cannibalized their own bank.

☆ U.S. should've spied on Chinese health officials who were hiding what they knew about Covid, Congress says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dilanianmug.Jpg | Ken Dilanian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

U.S. intelligence agencies began warning that Covid-19 could become a pandemic just weeks after the coronavirus was first reported in China, but they missed an opportunity to better understand its spread because they didn’t quickly begin spying on Chinese health officials who were hiding what they knew, says a newly declassified report by the House Intelligence Committee. The report partly vindicates the CIA and other U.S. spy agencies, noting that they raised the specter of a pandemic well before the World Health Organization declared one on March 11, 2020. And it adds to the body of evidence showing that then-President Donald Trump misled the public about what he was hearing from advisers about the seriousness of the virus. Investigators said they were “unable to corroborate” reports by NBC News and ABC News that U.S. spies collected raw intelligence in November indicating a health crisis in Wuhan, China. The report says the first intelligence report mentioning the virus that would become known as coronavirus or Covid-19 came on the day of the first media report about it.

☆ How much 2 creators earn through an online course teaching others how to self-repair their RV truck
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

For Debra and Barry Benton, RVing is all about building community — both on the road and online. They run a blog and social media community, The Virtual Campground, and an online course for fellow RVers about repairing their vehicles, called "Fix It Yourself." "That first year that we were on the road, we noticed that what you really miss when you go out and become a full-timer is that sense of community," Debra Benton told Insider. The Bentons' RV. Debra Benton.

☆ Elon Musk reportedly issued an ultimatum to Tesla staff: return to the office or quit
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-01 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk reportedly told Tesla's executive staff to return to the office or resign. Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to Tesla's executive staff on Tuesday, calling for the workers to come into the office and stop "phoning it in" or quit, according to reports. Musk reportedly said in one of the emails that if staff continue to work remotely, he will assume that they have resigned. Musk titled his first email "remote work is no longer acceptble (sic)" and appeared to address it only to a listserv for executive staff, according to Electrek. "The more senior your are, the more visible must be your presence," Musk wrote, according to Electrek.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Samuel Nissim, Nissim, —, Tesla, Insider's Isobel Asher Hamilton, Brian Chesky, gkay Organizations: Morning, Twitter, Electrek, Washington Post, SpaceX, Financial Times, Bloomberg Locations: Shanghai

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