Friday morning news drop
As Fed issues rate hike, more warnings that stagflation is coming to North America 'Never again,' said economists decades ago. But inflation plus stagnation may be on the way (CBC)
Cash Keeps Flowing Into ESG While Markets Tank Even after the worst April for equities in decades, ESG-labeled funds are drowning in cash. But maybe not for long. (Bloomberg)
The pandemic was hard on office suck-ups. Now they’re back and ready to schmooze: In a just world, the shift to remote work over the past two years would reward productivity and expose the slackers. But as corporations have been returning to business as usual, guess who can’t wait to get back to the office? Suck-ups, the co-workers we love to hate. (Washington Post)
Elon Musk’s China problem. Musk cannot afford to cross Chinese authorities because Tesla relies heavily on China for supplies, production and sales. In 2021, Tesla sold “470,000 cars made at its Shanghai factory” — more than half of the 936,000 vehicles Tesla sold globally. Sales in China account for about one-quarter of Tesla’s revenue. (Popular Information)
We’re Flushing Some of Our Best COVID Data Down the Toilet: Wastewater testing has been used to track COVID-19 since nearly the beginning of the pandemic, but the idea goes back decades: In the 1940s, U.S. scientists started using it to track and contain polio and other viral disease like typhoid, and it continues to be used to track polio. (Slate)
After years of progress on gay rights, how did the US become so anti-LGBTQ+? The US has witnessed a pronounced acceleration of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation, fueled chiefly by misinformation about what it means to be trans and hysteria over so-called grooming. (The Guardian)
Formula One Finally Found a Way to Get Americans to Care The posh, stodgy European sport has been transformed for the U.S. with a hit Netflix series, race car drivers on Twitch, and a Miami-meets-Vegas overhaul—and it’s working. (Businessweek)
Formula One Is Telegraphing a Move That Won’t Please American TV Viewers The odds of being able to attend a race in person are improving by 200%. Alas, not all the news is good for American fans. The bill is coming due on one of the sweetest deals in sports broadcasting, and those fans are going to have to pay in one form or another. (Sportscasting)
Videos of the Week
Darkfest 2022 – Official Highlights: We’re proud to present the Darkfest 2022 Official Highlights edit. Not only did Sam Reynolds and the crew open up the biggest freeride jumps on the planet to a new generation of riders to push the boundaries in 2022, but for the first time also including a full legendary line up of women who absolutely slayed it! Sit back, 'crack a monny' and absorb 17 minutes of pure freeride bliss with all the bangers and; slams in their entirety!
Born From Junk - Outlaw Origins of Mountain Biking: "Born From Junk" traces the outlaw roots of mountain biking back to its raw beginnings in Crested Butte, where a crew of unlikely pioneers in pursuit of wild times in the mountains blossomed into a global phenomenon.
Ride Every Day - Caroline's Code: Olympic BMX athlete Caroline Buchanan opens a door to women’s mountain bike freeride and reinvents herself as an icon in a new sport.
Cultcrew - Florida Downtime: Corey Walsh, Trey Jones, Jason Watts, and Preston Okert throwing down in FL.
Federal Bikes - Jacman: Jacman Hinss, one of our recent additions from Australia, needs no introductions. Sit back and enjoy.
Hell of a Month - April 2022 From Manderson runnin' double duty to T Funk's big trouble at China Banks, April was a certified scorcher. Revisit all the highlights here.
Enzo Cautela's "Wake N' Bake" Bones Part
REAL Presents: Postcard from Harry Lintell Filmed between his home and ours, Harry's first full part as a pro proves his place. From flying down escalators to gettin' lucky on a launcher in Las Vegas, he holds it down start to finish.
Thunder Welcomes Hermann Stene Hermann goes mach 10, tackling terrain with a stacked bag of psycho stunts. This is how you level up.
PADDLING INTO MASSIVE WAVES AT TEAHUPOO || TAHITIAN FIRE
(mains) On the side pt.3 - Some euro surf action