Freedom's on the line...
…We can’t let them win. Just 18 months ago, it’d have been impossible to imagine that the governments in the Western world would force their citizens to take UNAPPROVED vaccines (yes, unapproved, as every single Covid vaccine in the world has only been given an ‘emergency use authorisation,’ not a full approval by the FDA), order draconian lockdowns, make people wear face coverings, approve of discrimination based on vaccination status, actively censor dissenting opinion on social media… the list goes on and on. And here we are, at this point in 2021, where almost two-thirds of the populace (more appropriately, sheep) has drank the Kool-aid and has gladly accepted to be gaslit by the faux “experts” and “journalists.” I mean, how can you be so frickin’ dense? Data shows vaccines are failing, Big Pharma is actively pushing “booster shots” (which they’ll say are required every 3 months or so… and boy, look at Moderna’s stock!), Fauci is lying thru his teeth about NIH’s funding of gain-of-function research, and yet, the sheeple are gobbling-up whatever the mainstream/establishment personnel and media are saying, without thinking for even a second!
I will not get vaccinated for a flu-like disease (not even flu for people in their 20s, like myself) with over 99% survival rate and I will not wear that damn mask. Enough. This 18-month long shit-show has to end now!
The big stories
France erupts: More than 200 years ago, France became the first European nation to stand against tyranny and to fight for freedom. Now the French are in the streets again, protesting for the right to make medical decisions for themselves. Huge protests have been taking place in Paris, Italy, Canada over the last few days against the governments’ vaccine passes/mandates which basically authorise all government agencies and private businesses to deny services to the unvaccinated.
Mark Levin’s book, American Marxism, sells over 400,000 copies in just 1 week! Watch him tell how pissed people are in this Hannity segment.
Rand Paul seems to be the only Republican actually doing something, actually fighting the good fight. Watch his 5-min interview with Brian Kilmeade about his heated exchange with Fauci and why scientists & researchers are afraid to speak out against him.
Business news
Zoom is buying cloud contact center provider Five9 for $14.7B. Details
Bed Bath & Beyond and Casper announce national partnership - BBBY’s redesigned and soon-to-reopen flagship store in NYC to include a one-of-a-kind branded shop by Casper. Details
Italy's Zegna to list in the U.S. with $3.2B SPAC deal. Details
Rent the Runway confidentially files for IPO. Details
Virtually Human Studio (VHS), a platform used to virtually race horses using NFTs, has raised a $20M Series A round from The Chernin Group, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz and Red Beard Ventures. Details
Clearview AI raises $30M in Series B funding. Details
Substack is funding the launch of a new podcast network called Booksmart Studios. Details
Foxtrot plans aggressive expansion, with 50 new stores over two years. Details
This week in woke and cancel-culture lunacy
Ashton Kutcher is red-pilled about TikTok, communist China, and social media collaborating with government. Details
You can’t make this up - Canadian Museum of HUMAN RIGHTS to reopen exclusively to vaccinated visitors. Details
Science & Technology
How Bell’s Theorem proved ‘Spooky Action at a Distance’ is real. Quanta article
Mysterious DNA sequences, known as ‘Borgs,’ recovered from California mud. Details
Fashion, food, and entertainment
Sephora acquires UK prestige beauty e-tailer Feelunique. Details
Vimeo and TikTok partner to drive small business success with video ads. Details
Netflix fired 3 execs for criticising peers on Slack. Dang! Watch out what you say on your Teams / Skype / Slack chats - the Corporate is reading! Details
Peloton plans to launch an in-app video game where you pedal to control a rolling wheel. Details
Madewell partners with ThredUP to expand denim trade-in and recycling program. Details
Twitter is testing a dislike/downvote button. Details
What’s gaining popularity
Google Search topics with big percentage jumps in search interest last week. Courtesy: Exploding Topics
“Crello” - a browser-based design platform for creating social media images, like Instagram post images and YouTube thumbnails.
“Podcast cameras” - digital cameras designed for streaming and recording podcast episodes.
Chart of the week
Tucker’s killing it!
Next week calendar
Tuesday, July 27 - New Jersey Day, Apple and Alphabet report earnings
Thursday, July 29 - 4-day Lollapalooza begins
Friday, July 30 - National cheesecake day, Int’l day of friendship
Saturday, July 31 - National Avocado day
Let’s foment a controversy
UFO comments were fun. A tiny percentage of you actually believe these are aliens and we are gonna get invaded soon! Rest are outright dismissive of these “camera tricks / low-resolution image issues.” Anyway, thanks for the replies!
This week’s topic - Ben & Jerry’s! Yep, the woke ice-cream monster of Unilever. Their commentary on social issues has been super-duper woke and just last week they came out against Israel by declaring they’re no longer gonna let their ice-cream be sold in the West Bank. The best governor, Gov. DeSantis, weighed-in on the issue and is floating state action against Unilever. Details. Now the question - Should he do it? Should the Right play this “cancel” game? Let me know what you think!