Time to engage (very carefully) with the Taliban [The Economist]
How France led the evacuation of foreigners from Khartoum [1843 Magazine]
Is the business of podcasting sustainable? [The Economist Podcasts]
Understand the trends that impact your business and investments. Our chief economist provides a political and economic perspective of global events in our weekly newsletter. Subscribe here: [The EIU]
Ukraine war: Evacuation prompts Zaporizhzhia nuclear safety warning [BBC News]
Rare Japan-South Korea Summit Could Help US’s Push on China [Bloomberg]
Over a million polio vaccines destroyed in Sudan: UN [Reuters]
The Sudan Conflict [AL-Jazeera News]
A Return of the Non-stop Trump News Cycle [The New Yorker]
Discord’s username change is causing discord / Discord’s major username changes to adopt standardized handles aren’t sitting well with its longtime users. [The Verge]
The ego-driven clash bringing Yellowstone to an end [Vox]
Amazon quietly acquired audio content discovery engine Snackable AI to boost its podcast projects [TechCrunch]
The inside scoop on solar geoengineering [MIT Technology Review]
No Bluesky invite? You're not alone: Biden can't get one either. [Insider]
“Tu Reussis, On Te Juge. Tu Echoues, On Te Juge. Tu Essaies, On Te Juge. Tu Ne Fais Rien, On Te Juge.” — « Fais ce que tu crois juste, selon ton coeur, car on te critiquera de toute façon.» — Eleanor Roosevelt [LinkedIn]
Formula One — Miami F1 GP drama: Leclerc crash hands Pérez pole as Verstappen suffers [The Guardian]
Ukrainians Return Home, Renewed and Resigned [New York Times] #Ukraine
Call It Trump’s Coup Attempt, Because It Damned Well Was [Huffington Post]
My High-School Haters — Public discourse isn’t what it used to be. [The Atlantic]
Which Republican Candidate Should Biden Be Most Afraid Of? [FiveThirtyEight]
Opinion: Earth to politicians: The U.S. has too few immigrants — not too many [The Washington Post]
Thomas Piketty : « Les économistes commencent à prendre conscience du caractère insoutenable du modèle social et fiscal actuel » [Le Monde]
Call It Trump’s Coup Attempt, Because It Damned Well Was [Huffington Post]
America’s Lowest Standard — Try to imagine anyone like Trump surviving in any other segment of our society—business, entertainment, sports, the military. [The Atlantic] #TrumpIsGoingToJail
Apple's Tim Cook: AI is 'huge,' but we have to be 'thoughtful' about it [Mashable]
Scientists: No, The Sun Has Not Changed Color (And Stop Staring at It) [VICE News]
The Polarizing Prosecutor Trying to Nail Putin for War Crimes [The Intercept_]
Who was the first king of England? The answer is … complicated. [National Geographic]
Mage wins the 149th Kentucky Derby [NPR]
California's epic snowpack is melting. Here's what to expect [CapRadioNews]
Inoxydable monarchie britannique [Le Monde diplomatique]
Brazil Is Ukraine’s Best Bet for Peace [Foreign Policy] #Ukraine
Japan and South Korea Can No Longer Let History Thwart Cooperation [Foreign Affairs]
Building a US Special Forces ‘Stealth Network’ on Taiwan [The Diplomat]
A New Idea for How to Assemble Life [Quanta Magazine]

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 836 & BENKYO RADIO 836.

I rented an Audi S6 during Part I (Part II was in France) of my honeymoon from Frankfurt to the Nürburgring and from the Nürburgring to Cologne. It was one of the most incredible feelings in my life. I would love to own such vehicle but at $74K, it is definitely above my budget. Anyway, it was an amazing road-trip. If only I had ALLDATA stocks. I worked there. Why don’t I own ALLDATA stocks? It went from $222 in the early 2010s to almost $3000/share today in 2023. That would have paid for an Audi, and my retirement. Something is fishy. My bestfriends worked at ALLDATA. My former manager who fired me, him? I’m not so happy with him.

Until Next Time!