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Wikipedia Founder, Larry Sanger says his kids aren’t allowed on the site he created
Katie Miller: "We've seen a lot of big tech leaders who when it comes to their own children limit their screen time limit their use of AI limit their use of the products that they produce You brought your son with you today As a father how do you teach your children to distinguish between facts opinions and propaganda"
Larry Sanger: "Well first of all told them to avoid Wikipedia I send them to high uh high quality sources Um and um it what really matters ultimately is the kind of education that they get because what we're doing when we're teaching our children is we're training their minds We're not merely filling their heads with facts uh that they accept or reject They need to be able to think critically about the facts"
Larry Sanger: "So I mean I was teaching, I think I've read or gone through two or three different logic texts with my boys which I homeschool myself Um because critical thinking is absolutely essential and that has a very specific meaning by the way You can you should go out and get textbooks about critical thinking and use them with your kids and make sure they know that stuff especially today"
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Jesse Watters CONFRONTS Abdul El-Sayed Over Reparations — His $1.7 Billion Detroit Schools Argument Takes Center Stage
Jesse Watters: Reparations? Do you support that?
Abdul El-Sayed: We need an honest conversation about the debt owed to Black Americans because of slavery.
If people were enslaved and forced into servitude, we need to discuss what our country agreed was owed. It’s long past time to have that conversation.
Look at Detroit. The city’s schools recently received $700 million in investment, yet they’re still $1.7 billion behind.
Redlining and public policy have left communities facing lasting disadvantages. Black Americans disproportionately suffer from maternal and infant mortality and lack of access to jobs.
We need to ask how to make those communities whole.
Jesse Watters: Okay. So you want to have a conversation about it…
Abdul El-Sayed: We need to figure out how to make people whole.
Jesse Watters: You want to have a conversation about it, because we have you on the record backing it, but now you just want to have a conversation. I got it.
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Universal boss Donna Langley reveals she spent $15 million acquiring a film she hadn’t even watched and it went on to gross 30 times that amount.
Interviewer: “Everyone thought you overpaid for the film. They said you spent $15 million to secure the project coming out of Toronto, and you went on to gross 30 times that amount. What is it about that specific film that intrigued you?”
Donna Langley: “Well, I bought it without seeing it, which is common, especially for a small film like that.”
“The movie screens and then there’s a bidding war. And so you have to move very quickly.”
“As a leader, I have to be very incredibly decisive. I have to trust the executives who are pitching it to me and advocating for it.”
“I knew I wanted it. I knew where I wanted to play, and I knew we wanted it. So we were going to go get it.”
“The executives do. The Focus team. They’ll go into a meeting room themselves, they’ll start running the numbers.”
“I think they were up all night. It’s what they live for.”
Interviewer: “That should be a movie on its own.”
Donna Langley: “It’s a great part of what that team does. It’s really fun.”
Interviewer: “It’s an MBA on the job of learning how to negotiate.”
Donna Langley: “Very much so, very much so.”
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Universal exec Donna Langley reveals Christopher Nolan makes her read his scripts alone on his couch, with no warning about what she’s about to read and admits the process terrifies her.
Interviewer: “At the very beginning of the process of The Odyssey, I understand that you went over to Nolan’s house and read through the entire script with him and his partner Emma. Is this an industry standard?”
Donna Langley: “No, that’s quite unusual.”
Interviewer: “Tell me about it.”
Donna Langley: “It’s terrifying.”
Interviewer: “You’re terrified?”
Donna Langley: “Of course. I’m terrified.”
The Universal executive explained that Nolan invited her to his home to read the scripts for both The Odyssey and Oppenheimer. But he wouldn’t tell her what she was about to read beforehand.
Donna Langley: “I went by myself on both occasions. And I didn’t know what I was going to read because he doesn’t say ahead of time.”
She arrives, sits on Nolan’s library couch, receives the script, and gets left alone for a couple of hours to read it.
Interviewer: “And they leave you to it, with a cup of tea.”
Donna Langley: “With a cup of tea. Exactly. Exactly.”
“It feels very old school. And it’s very intentional. And it makes you pay attention.”
“It’s slightly intimidating, but I think in the best way possible. It makes me feel very alive.”
The interviewer then asked whether she was worried about reading a script she didn’t like and having to tell Nolan.
Donna Langley: “The scripts are so good. I’m not afraid of being able to converse afterwards. Because there’s so much to talk about and they were each brilliant.”
“I’m walking in blind to a situation like that. It’s exhilarating and intimidating all at the same time in the best way.”
Debbie retweeted
A 67 year old woman made so much money selling gossip about her neighbors that she bought TWO houses.
Ross Mathews: “ So, here’s your question. Drew teed up a story about a woman who sold enough of what to buy two homes? Did she sell gossip, used celebrity napkins, or human hair? What do you think it is?”
Audience member: “Human hair.”
Ross Mathews: “ She’s locking in on human hair. Okay.”
Audience member: “ Good luck.”
Ross Mathews: “ Okay, that’s gross.”
Audience member: “ It is gross, but you’re not selling celebrity used napkins.”
Ross Mathews: “ Well, you’re right. And you’re also not selling human hair. You’re wrong, the answer is gossip.”
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J. Cole explains how Mark Pitts protected him from the dark side of the music industry.
Host: “ You know, Cole, I’ve heard you in the past describe people in your life as… uh… vessels. God talking to you. And in what ways does Mark specifically feel like… like that void or… that voice rather… like…”
J. Cole: “ Man, he was like… he was protection, guidance, like a steward. You know what I mean? Like… like a… like a blocker. Like in football, like the fullback for the running back. You know what I mean? He was like the… I’mma get there before you. I’mma clear things out, and then it’s almost like the fullback could turn around and be like, ‘Go right, or hit this hole right here.’ It’s like he was helping me as much as he could to get out of my own way and to allow the world to like give me space to even find out who I was.”
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Jerry Seinfeld reveals his four favorite Seinfeld episodes of all time.
Jerry Seinfeld: “Okay, my four, not in chronological order. And I actually gave this a little thought.”
Host: “Wow. Did you do a little work? What thoughts did you give it?”
Jerry Seinfeld: “I gave it some thought.”
Host: “Did you watch any?”
Jerry Seinfeld: “No, I don’t need to watch it. I did them. I was there.”
“The Contest. The Soup Nazi. The Merv Griffin Show, because I love that premise. And the Marine Biologist.”
Host: “Wow. Do you want to go over how those came to be?”
Jerry Seinfeld: “The Contest doesn’t require an explanation. The Soup Nazi doesn’t either. Just the idea of the word ‘Nazi’ in the episode, it’s a Jewish show. It was just such a great, fun thing to do.”
“The Marine Biologist, that was the best story tie-in finish to an episode we ever did. Jason’s speech at the end makes that.”
Larry David: “Yeah, that’s true.”
Jerry Seinfeld: “And the Merv Griffin Show, because Kramer finds the Merv Griffin set in a dumpster and sets it up in his apartment. So just based on that one sentence, enough said.”
“They’re all high-concept shows.”
“I toyed with The Boyfriend and The Merv Griffin Show. I kind of went back and forth because I really liked The Boyfriend.”
Host: “Yo, that’s a penalty. You can’t mention the fifth one. You can only say what you said.”
Jerry Seinfeld: “I’m just conversing. It’s a podcast.”
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Jennifer Lawrence reveals she received some of the nastiest backlash of her life for saying she was Team Jeremiah in The Summer I Turned Pretty.
Alex Cooper: “Were you Team Peeta or were you Team Gale?”
Jennifer Lawrence: “I was Team Gale. Even after he killed my sister.”
Alex Cooper: “Still rooting for him?”
Jennifer Lawrence: “Yeah.”
Alex Cooper: “Do you think that will cause controversy on the internet?”
Jennifer Lawrence: “I can’t say, because I said that I was Team Jeremiah during The Summer I Turned Pretty, and the level of hate that I got was bigger than any controversy I’ve ever been involved in in my life.”
Alex Cooper: “Talk to me about that.”
Jennifer Lawrence: “I feel like I was just rage-baiting slightly, because I did it with my friends. It was just like, ‘I like Jeremiah,’ and they’d be like, ‘Ah!’ I thought it was innocent.”
“People were like, ‘You should die. You should die.’”
Alex Cooper: “It is wild to insert yourself in that, especially who you are.”
Jennifer Lawrence: “Oh, so you agree with them?”
Alex Cooper: “No! I’m just shocked that you just sling it out there like, ‘Oh, I’m just going to tell you what I think.’”
Jennifer Lawrence: “How on earth would I have assumed that such a thing would cause such a reaction? I’ve pissed off the public many, many times. I’ve been famous for decades. It never occurred to me that that would be the number one where people were just like, ‘I wish you had never been born.’”
Debbie retweeted
People aren’t struggling because they don’t know how to manage money anymore.
They’re struggling because everything costs more, but their income hasn’t caught up.
Groceries are expensive.
Rent keeps going up.
Bills don’t stop coming.
And somehow, you’re still expected to save money, invest in your future, and enjoy life once in a while.
You cut back on eating out, cancel subscriptions, stop buying things you enjoy, and start questioning every little purchase.
Then someone who hasn’t struggled financially in years tells you, “You just need to be better with money.”
BETTER WITH WHAT MONEY? AND HOW MUCH MORE OF THEIR LIVES ARE PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO SACRIFICE JUST TO SURVIVE?
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Growing up without a father can make you dangerously vulnerable to the wrong people.
In this conversation, Teri Cole explains how growing up without a protective father can leave you vulnerable to the wrong people.
She opens up about trusting others too easily, ignoring their repeated behavior, and getting into relationships with men she felt she needed to manage or change.
Sometimes, the patterns you carry into relationships started long before you met your partner.
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Trevor Noah Exposes the One Secret Every U.S. President Shares
Trevor Noah: In the United States of America, if you want to win an election, all you need to have is a strange voice. Simple as that. You want to be president of the United States, get a strange voice, you're done.
“Yeah, forget policies, forget ideas, that's boring. You come out there, here are my boos: "Normal-sounding ass bitch." No, you come out there with a strange voice, the people love it.”
“You realize there's been no American president who has a normal speaking voice. None. Now, you can go back as far as you want. None of them spoke normal.”
“None. Go back like, who? Like, like JFK. JFK, he didn't speak normal. He had that thing like, "Ask not..." That's not normal. I don't care what anybody says, that's not normal.”
“You telling me that man was standing in a McDonald's ordering food with that voice? 'Cause they're like, "Could I please get a number one medium with fries? And I'll also have a McFlurry, please. What do you mean the ice cream machine is broken?" That's not normal.”
“No American president speaks normal. None. Bill Clinton, he didn't speak normal. He always did that thing where it sounded like he was trying to seduce the audience, you know? They're like, "I do not have sexual relations with that woman..." What are you doing?”
“No American president spoke normal. None. Barack Obama, he didn't speak normal. He always did that thing where it sounded like his voice was buffering: "Uh... as Americans, uh, we got to try to get a faster internet." That's not normal.”
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Here’s a question for anyone who says young people should stop buying coffee and eating out if they want to build wealth.
If someone spends $150 a month on small pleasures, cutting those expenses saves $1,800 a year.
That’s useful money.
But if their rent increases by $300 a month, that’s an extra $3,600 a year before they’ve bought a single coffee.
Why is the conversation always about the little things people buy to enjoy their lives, rather than the enormous fixed expenses consuming their income?
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS. BUT YOU CAN’T BUDGET YOUR WAY OUT OF EVERY STRUCTURAL PROBLEM.
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A lot of people aren’t choosing between buying a home and renting anymore.
They’re choosing between renting a place they can barely afford and moving somewhere they don’t actually want to live.
Move closer to work, and the rent is ridiculous.
Move farther away, and you spend hours commuting and more money on transportation.
Choose a cheaper neighborhood, and you might lose access to better schools, reliable transit, or the people who make your life enjoyable.
Then someone says, “Just move somewhere cheaper.”
CHEAPER FOR WHOM? AND WHAT EXACTLY ARE PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO GIVE UP NEXT JUST TO AFFORD A PLACE TO EXIST?
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“My Ex is a Pedophile” Rosie Nelson on the chilling moment a hidden SD card changed her life forever.
“So, I started looking, there were a couple of boxes. I lifted the lid of the first one, lifted the lid of the second one, and there it was, in with a whole load of electrical cables and stuff”
“Grabbed it, walked off. Um, when I got to where I was going, looked in the back and there was something in there and I thought, "Well, that's a bit odd." Um, so I pulled it out and it was an SD card, I think you call them, the tiny little cards that go into whatever.”
“So I thought, it's a bit strange. Um, so I put it into the, iPad, the Apple iPad, and this box popped up, bottom left, and there was a small child there.”
“So, I ripped it out of the, computer and sat there and just thought, "Of course it's not, that's just absolutely mental." That's just ridiculous. So, I put it back in and this time a box popped up with a load of titles.”
“And all of the titles, every single one was something, you know, pretty horrendous. Um, and I just thought, "Oh, my God, this is actually what I thought it was."
“Yeah, you just can't believe it. Can't believe what you're seeing. You can't see that and ever forget what you've seen. It never leaves you.”
Debbie retweeted
MY DAD JUST MOVED TO NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AND HE KEEPS COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW EXPENSIVE RENT IS.
He genuinely wants to understand how people afford rent, groceries, a car, and other bills without their entire paycheck disappearing.
Americans who live there, how do you guys manage? Is it really this expensive everywhere, or is Newark a different story?
Debbie retweeted
I’m convinced one of the biggest lies we tell young people is that loyalty to an employer will eventually pay off.
You stay at the company for 8 years. You train new employees. You cover shifts when people quit. You take on responsibilities that weren’t in your original job description.
Then you discover the new hire doing half your job makes $15,000 more than you.
When you ask for a raise, management says budgets are tight.
When you resign, they suddenly find money to make a counteroffer.
WHY DOES IT SOMETIMES TAKE THREATENING TO LEAVE FOR A COMPANY TO FINALLY PAY YOU WHAT YOU’RE WORTH?
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Piers Morgan Presses Marc Lamont Hill on Whether a Woman Can Have a Penis — Chris Parrott Turns the Question Around
Piers Morgan: I’ll come to you. But first, can a woman have a penis, Mark? Yes or no?
Marc Lamont Hill: A trans woman may have a penis. A cis woman would not. These are silly gotcha games used to get clips on the internet. I understand your point.
Piers Morgan: No, they’re not. It’s simple biology.
Marc Lamont Hill: We agree on the biology. A woman can’t have a penis. Full stop. The point is that gender identity is different from biological sex.
Males have penises, and females have vaginas. We can agree on that. But gender isn’t purely about what you’re assigned biologically at birth. Conflating the two is either being ignorant of the issue or being disingenuous.
Chris Parrott: So, following that logic, is anyone who has a vagina a man?
Marc Lamont Hill: No, that’s not the inverse. Biologically, there are males and females.
Chris Parrott: That must be true, right?
Marc Lamont Hill: That’s a much more logical question than the one you initially asked. If you’re born with a vagina, you’re biologically female. If you’re born with a penis, you’re biologically male. That’s not in dispute.
What’s in dispute is whether our biological identity at birth tells the whole story. In transgender discussions, we’re saying it doesn’t. Our identities can also have social contexts.
Piers Morgan: I wasn’t assigned male at birth. This whole language is ridiculous, Mark. I was born male. And that’s the problem.
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Amanda Seyfried says the marketing for Jennifer’s Body ruined what she considers a perfect movie.
Amanda Seyfried: “I can’t critique this movie. To me, it’s a perfect movie. It’s got balls.”
“Diablo Cody was outspoken and beautiful and smart and funny, and we were expressing a certain angst in a very, very specific comedic way, in a very specific genre.”
“The special effects were incredible. There were stunts, there was, like, everything that you could want, and girl-on-girl action.”
“If the critics criticized anything, it would be the marketing. The marketing sucked. It just did. And we all agree.”
“Karyn is a fierce advocate of women and storytelling. She’s able to enhance the relationships between women on film and TV. She’s very human and very sensitive, and I felt like she cared deeply about the story underneath all of it.”
“She got it all and she put it together so beautifully. And the marketing team cheapened it. Like it was just, you know, a romp, a gory romp. I think they ruined it.”
“I’m looking forward to the sequel. They’re working on it. I already said thumbs up. I was like, whenever you’re ready, I’m ready.”
“I want to play Needy. I love Needy.”
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Jerry Seinfeld says performing in huge arenas ruins the comedy experience, even when the money is too good to ignore.
In this conversation, Jerry Seinfeld, Ricky Gervais, and Ron Bennington discuss why performing in huge arenas can ruin the comedy experience.
From the pressure to deliver genuine laughs to the struggle of connecting with thousands of people, they explain why smaller venues can create more memorable shows.
But is comedy still about the art when money and bigger crowds enter the picture?
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Jesse Watters Presses Abdul El-Sayed on Trans Athletes — The Senate Candidate Pushes Back
Jesse Watters: Do you support sex changes for minors?
Abdul El-Sayed: I remember having great conversations with my conservative friends about right-to-try legislation and the idea that the government shouldn’t tell you what kind of healthcare you should have. I just think the government shouldn’t make those decisions for you.
Jesse Watters: So, Abdul, you’re a doctor, right?
Abdul El-Sayed: I am.
Jesse Watters: So you think it’s okay for a parent to cut off their child’s genitals? Do you really want to have this conversation? Are you circumcised?
Abdul El-Sayed: Yeah, but that’s a personal question. You probably should want to move on. Is circumcision different from castration?
Jesse Watters: I think it’s a problem that you believe the government shouldn’t get to decide what happens between a parent, a doctor, and a patient.
Circumcision is surgery on a child, too. I think you’re being selective about how you talk about these things.
Boys playing in girls’ sports. Michigan isn’t going for that. That is sick stuff.
Abdul El-Sayed: I’m not advocating anything. I’m just saying, Jesse, you haven’t asked me once about the issues people actually care about in Michigan. You don’t want to talk about gas prices, groceries, healthcare, or this trade war that’s about to destroy Michigan jobs.
Jesse Watters: We spent the whole interview talking about those things. You don’t seem to want to talk about any of them.
You want to bring up all this culture-war stuff. I’m not here to fight a culture war. I’m here to fight for healthcare.
Abdul El-Sayed: We talked about the war, gas prices, and the Green New Deal. You told me we were going to have a conversation, but now you’re doing the greatest hits. You can keep doing that if you want, but I just want to understand what you’re getting at.
Jesse Watters: I’m getting at whether you think men should play in women’s sports as the next U.S. senator from Michigan.
Abdul El-Sayed: I’m interested in getting money out of politics, putting money in your pocket, and passing Medicare for All.
Jesse Watters: You’re filibustering, Abdul, because you don’t care about what sports kids play. It’s a big issue, and I want to talk about the issues your viewers deserve to hear about.
Should men play women’s sports? You have daughters, right?
Abdul El-Sayed: I played sports my whole life. Sports were an important part of my life, and I’m grateful for the opportunity.
At the end of the day, the decision about who gets to play which sports ought to be made by the people who govern sports.
I’m running for the U.S. Senate, Jesse. I’m trying to take on the healthcare crisis and Big Pharma, and you’re asking me who gets to play which sports? It’s silly. People can’t seriously say this is the most important issue.
Jesse Watters: It’s kind of a big thing.