“… freedom requires ongoing effort, vigilance, and sometimes the ultimate sacrifice, rather than being something granted without cost.”
Source: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-does-the-phase-freedom-is-jwML6rxJRFOSbG4iyhYhdg
*Hypotesis: Disengagement is a risk to freedom and liberty.
Inspired on this exploration by this NYT article.
→ “America Is Handing China a Massive Victory”
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How is it 2025? It seems like 1985 wasn’t that long ago.
These families are living car-free and the benefits surprised them – The Washington Post:
“Just 8.4 percent of U.S. households own no cars, and 33.3 percent own just one vehicle.”
*Wonder what the age and demographics are. Is is mostly old and young people without cars? How many people from 22-62 are without cars? Where do they live and how accessable are supermarkets, pharmacies, public transportation … to them? How does rideshareing impact people seeing zero car as an option? How much money are people saving with the substitute options?
Taylor Lorenz’s Plan to Dance on Legacy Media’s Grave | The New Yorker:
“I don’t need it to reach an audience. I don’t know what it does other than connote prestige for a shrinking amount of people.”
Opinion | What can McDonald’s teach us about spotting future leaders? A lot. – The Washington Post:
“‘Are you 80 percent ready?’ is normally what we say when we’re looking at the shift leader.”
Doug Blevins, Kicking Guru for College and N.F.L. Players, Dies at 60 – The New York Times:
He fine-tuned the mechanics of punters and kickers, including Adam Vinatieri, the N.F.L.’s career scoring leader, even as he lived with cerebral palsy.
Unilever to Spin Off Ben & Jerry’s and Cut 7,500 Jobs – The New York Times:
The ice cream division faced the highest input-cost inflation in Unilever’s portfolio last year, the company said in an earnings report last month. It passed on some of those costs to consumers, prompting them to buy less or switch to cheaper brands, leading to a “disappointing year with declining market share and profitability,” the company said.
Hertz CEO out following electric car ‘horror show’ | CNN Business:
“The execution and marketing of EV’s [by Hertz] was a horror show across the board,” said Daniel Ives, an analyst with Wedbush Securities who follows the EV market. “It’s a black eye they couldn’t recover from.”
Part of the problem for Hertz was that even people who might want to buy an EV wouldn’t necessarily want to rent one while on the road, when they don’t necessarily have the ability to plug them in to charge them as they would at a private home. There might not be a charging station, or enough time, for a rental car customer to charge an EV, Ives said.
Washington’s Cherry Blossoms Reach Near-Record Early Bloom – The New York Times:
The Park Service announced last week that about 140 of the cherry trees will be chopped down starting in May in preparation for the construction of taller sea walls to protect the area around the Jefferson Memorial. There are 3,800 cherry trees around the Tidal Basin and in the adjoining West Potomac Park.
Crafts Retailer Joann Files for Bankruptcy – The New York Times:
Joann, whose outlets were once called Jo-Ann Fabrics, said its stores, roughly 800 nationwide, would continue to operate as it closes the deal, which is expected as early as next month.
The retailer, which sells yarn, fabrics and home goods, has been coming down from a short-lived sales boom during the pandemic lockdowns when there was a frenzy in consumers spending on at-home projects. But that has faded in the past two years, with consumers pulling back on discretionary spending as inflation remains relatively high, which has challenged the retail sector at large.
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