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💡 Random bits

Here's what I've been reading, watching, and listening to:

• Has Trump Achieved a Lot Less Than It Seems? (podcasts.apple.com)
  
  2026-01-18

• Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products (npr.org)
  
  2026-01-17

• When is it no longer ‘cooler by the lake’? (wbez.org)
  
  2026-01-15

• Trump’s 25% Iran Tariffs Explained (podcasts.apple.com)
  
  2026-01-14

• Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell (federalreserve.gov)
  
  2026-01-12

  I sure hope people understand the impact of attacking the Fed’s independence. This is a nonpartisan governing body that considers the long-term implications of monetary policy. An independent Fed is the firewall between a stable currency and short-term political incentives. We need more long-term thinking, not less.

• DealBook: “Uninvestable” (nytimes.com)
  
  2026-01-10

• Reed Hastings - Building Netflix (podcasts.apple.com)
  
  2026-01-07

• Venezuela’s Allies From Brazil to China Denounce US Attack (bloomberg.com)
  
  2026-01-03

  “This war is illegal. It’s embarrassing that we went from being the world’s cop to the world’s bully in less than one year,” said Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona. “There is no reason for us to be at war with Venezuela.”

• We replaced our sales team with 20 AI agents (podcasts.apple.com)
  
  2026-01-02

  Great discussion between Lenny Rachitsky and Jason Lemkin of SaaStr.

• The year in AI wearables (podcasts.apple.com)
  
  2025-12-29