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☆ The economy feels worse than it actually is because people were spoiled by the snap-back recovery after the pandemic crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Americans feel bad about the economy, even though data shows a booming labor market. The recovery from the pandemic recession reset everyone's expectations about what a good economy looks like. Americans are feeling bad about the economy, and some of that is likely due to inflation eating at their budgets. Consumer confidence is still low, and, as JPMorgan Asset Management chief global strategist David Kelly writes, Americans feel an "unreasonable level of gloom." In short, the things that used to make Americans feel good or bad about the economy aren't as consequential anymore.

Persons: Aaron Terrazas, Labor Julie Su, that's, David Kelly, Kelly, Terrazas, —, would've Organizations: Service, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor, Pew Research Center, JPMorgan Asset Management, Fed Locations: Wall, Silicon, America

☆ Felipe Romero Beltrán’s photographs document Spain’s ‘Kafka-esque’ migration system
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Felipe Romero Beltrán/Courtesy Loose Joints Beltrán's subjects recreate the moment one of them landed on Spain's coast. Felipe Romero Beltrán/Courtesy Loose Joints "The system is built to avoid you, or to deny you access to (it)," Beltrán said. Felipe Romero Beltrán/Courtesy Loose Joints The men are pictured working out and giving one another hair cuts. Felipe Romero Beltrán/Courtesy Loose Joints Beltrán often turned his lens on conditions inside the facility in which the nine migrants lived. Felipe Romero Beltrán/Courtesy Loose Joints "Dialect," published by Loose Joints, is available now.

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☆ Jesse Watters was invited to speak before a group of executives. His remarks led to an ‘epic meltdown’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —On a Friday morning in April, Fox News talk host Jesse Watters walked onstage to a room stuffed with hundreds of insurance executives and agents. Watters — who Fox News this week promoted to the all-important 8pm hour — began his interview with Rusbuldt at the Renaissance Washington hotel as expected. “It was an epic meltdown afterward,” one of the people familiar with the matter told me. “The organization went into damage control.”The chat between Watters and Rusbuldt, which continued on after the appalling remark, had immediate consequences. When asked for comment on Wednesday, a Fox News spokesperson told me that Watters had “no recollection” of the events.

Persons: Jesse Watters, Watters, Bob Rusbuldt, Watters —, Rusbuldt, Kamala Harris, ”, John Costello, ” Costello, “, they’ve, Tucker Carlson, “ Jesse, Bob Organizations: CNN, Fox News, Legislative, Independent Insurance Agents, Brokers of America, Fox, Renaissance Washington, Fox News ’ Locations: America

☆ White House rips Fox News as the right-wing channel launches sinister attacks on Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The White House is disgusted with Fox News — even more so than usual. Which is why, perhaps, the White House felt the need to formally respond, even though, typically, the Biden administration opts not to get in the mud with the network. Asked about the “dictator” charge on Wednesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre replied, “There are probably about 787 million things that I can say about this. Meanwhile, White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates went nuclear on the outlet for its story about the pride flag. No such statement was released about the story Fox News published about the supposed “controversial new transgender flag” the White House flew over the weekend for Pride Month.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, ”, Donald Trump’s, Fox, Karine Jean, Pierre, ” Jean, Andrew Bates, Bates, “ Fox, ” chyron, Tucker Carlson Organizations: CNN, Fox News, Democratic White, Fox, White, Dominion, Systems, White House, Pride Month, Biden Locations: United States

☆ Science Fiction From Latin America, With Zombie Dissidents and Aliens in the Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Emily Hart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A spaceship lands near a small town in the Amazon, leaving the local government to manage an alien invasion. Across Latin America, shelves labeled “ciencia ficción,” or science fiction, have long been filled with translations of H.P. Now they might have to compete with a new wave of Latin American writers who are making the genre their own, rerooting it in their homelands and histories. Shrugging off rolling cornfields and New York skylines, they set their stories against the dense Amazon, craggy Andean mountainscapes and unmistakably Latin American urban sprawl. The avalanche of original science fiction is timely, arriving as many readers and writers in Latin America feel choked by the folksy tropes of magical realism and desensitized by realist depictions of the region’s struggles with violence.

Persons: Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, William Gibson, New York skylines Locations: America, Wells, New York

Trump was found liable for sexual abuse in a civil trial after a years-long legal battle with E. Jean Carroll. Carroll's trial was the first time Trump has confronted sexual misconduct allegations at trial. "In the general, it would repel swing voters," Roe predicted, though he declined to weigh the potential damage because the election remains 18 months away. When it comes to hitting Trump on the verdict, Roe said 2024 candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Whereas he suspects that others like Trump administration alumni Nikki Haley "still want Trump voters to come their way," so they'll be less inclined to alienate MAGA supporters.

☆ Superyacht chef says life at sea serving the uber-rich is far from glamorous — from 'boat bites' and grueling 18-hour days to a guest who asked to 'heat the Adriatic'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Former yacht chef Melanie White revealed what it's like to work at sea in a tell-all book. "We dwell on the threshold of the rich and famous," White wrote in a tell-all book about the industry that was released in October. Courtesy of Melanie WhiteIn the book, White breaks down the often grueling experience, which included working 18-hour days cleaning bathrooms and guest quarters. In the book, White compared her role to that of a fairy, magically and nearly invisibly doing tasks to please guests. Courtesy of Melanie White"The success of a business or boat lives and dies with the compatibility of the employees," White wrote.

☆ There's a massive disconnect between markets and the Fed - and Jerome Powell's messaging could fall upon deaf ears
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Let's break down what to know ahead of the Federal Reserve's widely expected interest rate hike today. Today's rate hike decision probably won't surprise anyone, as markets have long priced in a 25-basis-point move for the February and March meetings. Goldman said he'll be watching for three things in Powell's speech:Powell will talk tough: "He's going to push back on financial markets. In any case, according to Reinking, unless Powell musters up some serious aggression, any messaging will ultimately fall upon deaf ears. What will your investment strategy look like following another interest rate hike from the Fed?

☆ The incredible true story of the time an astronaut played golf on the moon
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

The resulting creation, a Wilson Staff Dyna-Power 6-iron head, was tucked away in Shepard’s space suit for launch, with a few balls hidden in a sock. “Miles and miles and miles,” the jubilant astronaut remarked as the ball sailed out of his view, swallowed by the infinite blackness of space. What does any of that have to do with an astronaut playing golf on the moon? Saunders believed Shepard’s “miles and miles” remark to have been made tongue-in-cheek, an almost instinctive reflex of his hyper-competitive, “fighter-jock” nature. “We always talk about getting to the moon, landing on the moon, returning back to Earth – that’s how we think of the moon,” Odom said.

☆ Superyacht chef shows life at sea serving the world's richest is far from glamorous — from grueling 18-hour days to a guest who asked to 'heat the Adriatic'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Former yacht chef Melanie White revealed what it's like to work at sea in her new tell-all book. Melanie White working on a superyacht. Courtesy of Melanie WhiteIn the book, White details the often grueling experience, which included working 18-hour days cleaning bathrooms and guest quarters. In the book, White compared her role to that of a fairy, magically and nearly invisibly doing tasks to please guests. Courtesy of Melanie White"The success of a business or boat lives and dies with the compatibility of the employees," White wrote.

☆ A reckless version of free speech is spreading across America, partly because of unchecked rhetoric by Elon Musk, Kayne West, and Kyrie Irving. We can't be complicit.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Elon Musk and Ye are among multiple notable figures embracing a misguided notion of free speech. And it's likely to get worse amid a growing, misguided movement for free speech. Twitter CEO Elon Musk, Ye (previously known as Kanye West), and the basketball star Kyrie Irving have become strange bedfellows in a growing fight for so-called free speech. Americans are on the precipice of accepting hate speech as free speech, and nobody is stepping up to say, "This is wrong." Speaking out on social media against unbound free speech, or withholding your business from a company, sends a message to executive board rooms.

☆ U.S. autonomous vehicle group picks ex-Senate aide as director
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) has tapped Jeff Farrah as its first executive director, the group told Reuters. U.S. lawmakers have been divided for years over how to amend current auto safety regulations to encompass self-driving cars, including the scope of consumer and legal protections. In August, U.S. House members launched a bipartisan effort to help revive stalled legislative efforts to boost self-driving vehicles. In July, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said GM's Cruise and Ford sought exemptions to deploy up to 2,500 self-driving vehicles annually without human controls. The Transportation Trades Department for the AFL-CIO, told U.S. lawmakers in 2021 that autonomous vehicles place "millions of jobs at risk" and any self-driving legislation should not apply to commercial trucks.

☆ Patagonia's CEO gets candid: How sustainability, diversity, and social justice guide the beloved brand
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

As CEO of Patagonia, Ryan Gellert wrestles with a paradox: The outdoor-gear maker's good works, philanthropy, and intentions are still not enough to justify its existence. To Gellert, who took over from the widely respected Rose Marcario, the company could always be doing more. And we need business to step up. Patagonia really struggled in Europe, and that never made sense to me. One of the things that I love more than anything about Patagonia is that we are an unapologetically for-profit business.

☆ Activision Blizzard influencers are turning their backs on the video game giant after a lawsuit claimed that female employees dealt with harassment and discrimination
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-26 | by ( Steven Asarch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

After a bombshell lawsuit was filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing against video game company Activision Blizzard on Tuesday, influencer partners are reeling. Blizzard was founded in 1991 and has created some of the most popular franchises in video game lore, like "Warcraft," "Starcraft," and "Diablo." The company and its work have attained legendary status in the video game world. Twitch streamer Asmongold, who has 2.3 million followers, commented in a Twitter video that many Blizzard streamers specialize in a single video game. Sexism in the video game industry isn't unique to Activision BlizzardThough the Anaheim-based developer is receiving a lion's share of the current internet discourse and criticism, it isn't unique in the video game industry.

☆ Transgender TikTok creators say the app's mysterious 'For You' page is a breeding ground for transphobia and targeted harassment
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-27 | by ( Connor Perrett | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

Brickham, a 38-year-old trans woman living in Florida, posted photos of her transition after seeing other trans creators do the same. But transgender creators say TikTok is an unwitting accelerator for transphobia and harassment. TikTok features — like duets, which allow users to respond to another user's videos — have also been a tool for harassers. Trans creators told Insider that the "For You" page allowed them to quickly find a community and support on the app. Creators told Insider that the transphobia they faced on TikTok was more intense than on other social-media platforms.

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