The only version needed.
Leadbelly and the Golden Gate Quartet.
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Trump is apparently hoping that his threat will send China cowering before their retaliatory tariffs kick in April 10, while China appears to feel that it has little reason to back down. According to CNN, “a flurry of state media coverage and government statements” flooded Chinese news sites over the weekend, reassuring Chinese citizens and businesses that “US tariffs will have an impact (on China), but ‘the sky won’t fall.’”
“Since the US initiated the (first) trade war in 2017—no matter how the US fights or presses—we have continued to develop and progress, demonstrating resilience—‘the more pressure we get, the stronger we become,’" a Sunday story in the “Chinese Communist Party’s mouthpiece People’s Daily read,” CNN reported.
For China, the bet seems to be that by imposing tariffs broadly, the US will drive other countries to deepen their investments in China. If the US loses too much business, while China potentially gains, then China could potentially emerge as the global leader, possibly thwarting Trump’s efforts to use tariffs as a weapon driving investment into the US.
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It is known.
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The Capitol Rioters have had quite a lot to say since they received pardons from Donald Trump — most have no regrets, believe conspiracy theories, and remain loyal to Trump and the MAGA movement.
I’m documenting their statements, activities, and networks at Pardon Tracker. Please consider donating:
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“The purpose of our new XBridge Program is to open a new door for researchers facing the abrupt loss of NIH support,” Christian Tidona, BioMed X’s founder and managing director, said in the release. “This is not a substitute for government funding—but it is a way to help scientists stay active and visible in the global research ecosystem, while we match them with new funding partners who may be willing to support their work.”
And 12 European countries recently got together to brainstorm ways to snatch up talent set adrift from the U.S.
Those countries—Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain—want to appeal to scientists "who might suffer from research interference and ill-motivated and brutal funding cuts,” according to a letter to the European Commission viewed by Politico.
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Even such piddly consequences as this are unexpected, pleasant surprises. May there be more!
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Unfortunately, hurting Hollywood is probably seen as a plus by the Trump regime
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Shit. He deserves a 40 year sentence if not life.
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The Connecticut Supreme Court has denied Alex Jones’s appeal, upholding our more than $1 billion dollar verdict against him and his companies on behalf of Sandy Hook families and a first responder. Good day for justice. Bad day for Alex Jones.
https://www.reddit.com/r/KnowledgeFight/s/LuEL1TfwjI
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A year after leaving Substack in early 2024, newsletter writers are making more money peddling their words on other platforms.
Across the board, writers such as Marisa Kabas, Luke O’Neil, Jonathan M. Katz and Ryan Broderick — all of whom exited Substack in early 2024 following the publication of an open letter in December 2023 decrying the presence of politically extreme voices on the platform — told Digiday that they are receiving a higher share of subscription revenue after making the switch from Substack to rival newsletter services such as Ghost and Beehiiv.
Broderick, for example, estimated that revenue for his newsletter Garbage Day had increased by roughly 20 to 25 percent year over year since he left Substack in January 2024, though he didn’t provide exact figures.
“The amount I was making at Substack was not enough to hire a full-time employee,” Broderick said. “Last month, I just hired Adam Bumas, my head of research, full time.”
Since leaving Substack, some writers’ subscriber counts have plateaued over the past year, while others have risen — but in both cases, creators said that their share of revenue has increased because Ghost and Beehiiv charge creators flat monthly rates that scale based on their subscriber counts, rather than Substack’s 10 percent cut of all transaction fees.
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It would be great to see Heather Cox Richardson make such a switch. Since, last I heard, she’s the most subscribed Substack writer, it’d be huge news!
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As I thought, once creators get established in the newsletter game, there’s no reason to stay on a platform that takes a large cut for little in return.
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I think that’s probably why all of these platforms are trying to find something to make them “sticky”, be it additional community features, the ability for creators (not readers) to collaborate and participate on each other’s works, showing visible growth through the “network effects” of readers from other creators finding you through promotion on other content, etc. etc. They’re desperate to show their value beyond a simple newsletter platform.
I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the next step is a revshare agreement for top creators from the advertising side.
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