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Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Steve Bannon prods Trump to cut off Elon Musk: 'He crossed the Rubicon'
WASHINGTON — It took a little longer than he may have liked, but Steve Bannon eventually triumphed over Elon Musk. In a mid-January interview, the former chief strategist to Donald Trump pledged to get Musk, who he called an "evil guy," booted from the then-incoming president's inner circle within days. Five months later, Musk is out. And a feud between Trump and the world's richest man is under way. Bannon has stoked the tension, which began when Musk, a former special government employee who led Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, called on senators to reject Trump's tax cut bill. The two have traded barbs ever since, with Musk suggesting that Trump be impeached and Trump lamenting to reporters on June 5 that he did not know if he and his former pal would be able to repair their relationship. In print, radio and podcast interviews, Bannon has piled on Musk. He called on Trump to end the SpaceX founder and Tesla co-founder's government contracts. He's also prodded Trump to investigate alleged drug use by the South African-born businessman, as well as his immigration status. "He crossed the Rubicon. It's one thing to make comments about spending on the bill. There's another thing about what he did," Bannon said on NPR's "Morning Edition" program. "You can't come out and say kill the president's most important legislative occurrence of this first term." Musk's claim that Trump is mentioned in undisclosed classified files related to the financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Musk's affirmative response to a social media post pushing for Trump to be replaced by Vice President JD Vance were too far, Bannon said on NPR, a public broadcasting organization the White House is trying to defund. "It has crossed the line," Bannon said of Musk. "There's no going back." Bannon said in a June 6 podcast he does not consider Musk's ouster a personal victory. "I don't ever look at things like that at all. Right now, it's a national security issue," Bannon said on the UnHerd with Freddie Sayers podcast. He went on to accuse Musk of abusing his position inside the government to try gain access to government secrets to boost his business. DOGE did not deliver on the $1 trillion in savings Musk promised, he said of the government spending-slashing effort. "Where's the money? What was DOGE really doing?" Bannon asked. "We want to make sure DOGE and Elon Musk didn't take any of the data sets for his personal use for his artificial intelligence, which is driving all of his businesses." Bannon's own distaste for Musk dates back to a dispute over temporary visas for highly skilled immigrant laborers. Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who Trump initially tapped to co-lead DOGE, pushed for an expansion of the program as way to attract global talent, irritating immigration hawks in the conservative movement. "We're not going to be some anarcho-libertarian (state) run by Big Tech oligarchs — that's not going to happen," Bannon said on his War Room podcast in December. Bannon told Politico in a June 5 interview that, after the split with Trump, the MAGA movement is now done with Musk. 'I think MAGA is now seeing exactly what he was," Bannon said. 'I'm just saying, 'Hey, told you — knew this was gonna happen, folks. Not a hard one.'' (This article has been updated to correct an error.) This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Bannon prods Trump to cut off Musk: 'He crossed the Rubicon'
New York Times
2 days ago
- New York Times
I'm Wirecutter's Travel Editor. Here's What I Bring to Every Vacation Rental.
Although any decent rental should come with a good coffee maker, that isn't always the case. Sure, you might be lucky enough to discover an OXO Brew coffee maker or a Chemex — or maybe even a Breville Barista Plus — sitting on the kitchen counter. Then again, you might find a Keurig or worse. So pick up a portable, easy-to-use option that makes excellent coffee: the AeroPress Go Travel Coffee Press. This is a slightly smaller, more packable sibling to the original AeroPress single-cup 'syringe.' (Since I'm not a coffee drinker, I'm channeling the advice of my java-dependent partner and colleagues.) You might not end up needing to use it, but it's not extravagantly priced. Over the years, I've constructed a network of audio devices that keep me safely within range of NPR's Morning Edition as I get ready for my day. They include an ancient but beloved clock radio by the bed, a shower radio in the bathroom, and an Echo speaker in the kitchen. Without my usual morning soundtrack, I feel unmoored, and this presents a problem when I travel. So I keep a portable Bluetooth speaker in my suitcase. The one I have now, a bright red JBL Go 4, is waterproof, has good sound quality, and is adorably tiny (the size of two decks of cards glommed together). The bass is nonexistent, but for listening to talking heads and podcasts, that doesn't really matter. No matter what sound system a rental has (or doesn't have), with this little speaker, I can find the stream for my preferred station and listen away. These beach sandals are the same as the women's version but cut a bit wider; we still think they run a little smaller than regular shoe sizes. I don't wear flip-flops much at home, but when I'm traveling, they're a great substitute for the clogs I keep by the door for quick trips to the corner store or back deck. We recommend a couple of models in our guide to beach gear. The Indosole Flip Flops (which come in men's and women's sizes) cost less than $50. And they offer the best combination of quality, discreet looks, packability, and responsible manufacturing from recycled materials. Also, if your destination involves sand and surf, flip-flops are perfect for that, as well. This portable, battery-powered alarm can detect elevated CO levels caused by broken or poorly installed fuel-burning appliances (dryers, water heaters, and the like). It won't detect smoke, though. Any vacation rental should have working smoke alarms. Yet not everyone is aware of the deadly danger posed by carbon monoxide, an odorless gas that can seep into a building via a malfunctioning chimney, water heater, gas stove, or other combustion appliance. Doug Mahoney, who wrote our guide to smoke alarms, suggests packing the First Alert CO710 Carbon Monoxide Detector, a portable alarm from the same company that makes the in-home smoke-and-CO alarm he recommends. Unlike that alarm, however, the CO710 won't alert you to smoke — just to excess levels of carbon monoxide. (It does also display the temperature, though.) Equivalent in size to a stack of three iPhone SEs, the CO710 weighs less than half a pound, so it's easy to slip into a carry-on if you're flying to your rental. (It is powered by a built-in lithium battery, though, so don't put it in your checked luggage.) We recommend having one alarm for each bedroom, and from now on, I won't travel without one. This article was edited by Maxine Builder and Jason Chen. What I Cover I'm based in San Francisco, and I oversee a team of writers and editors covering travel gear and outdoors gear, including cycling gear.
CBC
7 days ago
- Science
- CBC
Do you look like your pet?
Renata Roma, a post-doctoral fellow and research associate at the University of Saskatchewan, works with the Pawsitive Connections Lab. She's been combing through the research to find out if our dogs really are our doppelgangers. She joined The Morning Edition to talk about her findings.
Business Journals
7 days ago
- Business
- Business Journals
Five things: BIO in Boston, 'Loganing,' Petri Dish and Best Places to Work rankings
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in local business news to start your busy Friday, and one more thing to know: Tomorrow marks yet another Saturday with rain in the forecast. 1. Forget 'Storrowing.' Massport deals with 'Loganing' MassPort is taking steps to address an uptick in "too-tall" truck strikes on road signs and overpasses at Logan International Airport, Isabel Hart reports. GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. Explore All Events 2. BIO is nigh upon us BIO International, the global convention for life sciences companies, investors, partners and the state and national economic development officials wooing them, is arriving in Boston starting on Monday. Hannah Green has all you need to know about what it means to host this major trade show, and spoke with one of the original architects of the Massachusetts life sciences industry. 3. Alnylam, GSK, Vertex pledge Mass. jobs for tax incentives Green also reports that 33 life sciences companies are slated to receive $29.9 million in tax incentives in exchange for creating over 1,500 new jobs in Massachusetts. Do you like the Five Things? Make sure to subscribe — free — to our Morning Edition emails so you have it in your inbox each day. 4. Boston vaccine developer acquired for $1.25B And because she's not busy enough, Green also reports that CureVac NV, whose U.S. headquarters is in Boston, is being acquired by BioNTech in a deal valued at $1.25 billion. 5. How small businesses can use AI Small businesses are learning to put AI to work as an extra pair of hands through a partnership with a local nonprofit led by a Boston University researcher and the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, Eli Chavez reports. What else you need to know By the numbers The Petri Dish A spinout from Scorpion Therapeutics debuted with $177 million, Bicara Therapeutics doubled its footprint, and the Mass. Life Sciences Center gave out health equity awards of $50,000 — all in the latest biotech news roundup from Hannah Green. On the radio This morning at 6:45 or 8:45 on GBH Radio's "Morning Edition" you can hear Jess Aloe report the "Boston Business Journal Minute" — a quick highlight of the week's top stories. Not near the radio? Listen here anytime. Listen this Sunday to the New England Business Report, where I will be discussing the news of the week with Kim Carrigan and Joe Shortsleeve. Tune in at 8 a.m. on WRKO-AM 680 or listen here. Quotable 'I feel like the grandmother who sits at the soccer game, and I look out there and I see my little grandchild running up and down the field and scoring goals and being a star player. And nobody knows that that's my grandchild, but I know.' — Susan Windham-Bannister, former head of the Mass. Life Sciences Center, reflecting on the growth of the industry since 2008. Today in history On this day in 1995, Alanis Morissette released her breakthrough album, Jagged Little Pill. (On This Day In Music) Birds I'm seeing Tree Swallow in Belle Isle Marsh, East Boston What's good on WERS-FM Brilliant Mistake, by Elvis Costello What I'm watching Kaos, on Netflix Welcome to the jungle Whether you like Guns N' Roses, or not, you couldn't ignore the jungle theme at last night's 23rd annual Boston Business Journal Best Places to Work ceremony and reception. Stay tuned for photos from the event, which will be posted to our site later today, but for those of you wondering which companies ranked highest in their size category, you can find all the 2025 Best Places to Work here or scroll below for the rankings themselves. As I mentioned, the event was 'jungle-themed,' meaning lots of vegetation, animals and reptiles, stilt-walking giraffes, elephants and lions, and more. We had over 300 nominations this year, and from those, Massachusetts-based employees were surveyed by Quantum Workplace, our longtime data partner, and their responses led us to expand this year's ranking from 80 companies to 100 qualifying as Best Places to Work. If you love your company and think it could be among the top-ranked Best Places to Work, be sure to contact Sean McFadden, our associate editor, research, who will make sure you're included in the survey process next year. PARTING SHOT You know how much I love a wildlife webcam. Well, these researchers are using hidden cameras in the jungles of Central America to get help from the animals themselves in documenting the rainforest's incredible variety of species. Subscribe to the Morning Edition or Afternoon Edition for the business news you need to know, all free. Best Places to Work: Extra Large Companies (500 employees and up) Score Rank Prior Rank Company 1 1 VHB 2 6 Arbella Insurance Group 3 3 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. View this list Best Places to Work: Large Companies (250 to 499 employees) Score Rank Prior Rank Company 1 2 Wasabi Technologies 2 2 CyberArk 3 3 Weston & Sampson View this list Best Places to Work: Medium Companies (100 to 249 employees) Score Rank Prior Rank Company 1 1 SEI - Boston 2 2 RapDev LLC 3 2 J. Calnan & Associates View this list Best Places to Work: Small Companies (50 to 99 employees) Score Rank Prior Rank Company 1 1 Tines 2 3 Ligris + Associates PC 3 3 Your Part-Time Controller LLC View this list
Time of India
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Dave Portnoy's Trump Vote: A reflection of his values and a turning point
Image via CBS news When Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy says he cast his vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 election, it resonated far beyond a simple political preference—it signaled deeper concerns about today's cultural landscape. Portnoy, a self-made media mogul and known pizza critic, framed his choice not as wholehearted support for Trump, but as a statement against 'woke politics' and what he sees as the denigration of hard-working men. His explanation has sparked both surprise and reflection, prompting a closer look at how modern cultural battles intertwine with political expression. This article takes a fresh perspective: exploring Portnoy's vote as a cultural outlook, rooted in identity, values, and a growing movement known as 'Barstool conservatism.' How Dave Portney's vote is a reflection of his personal beliefs Dave Portnoy on Trump, the 'manosphere' and 'Barstool conservatism' | Morning Edition | NPR Portnoy shared his political rationale in a revealing NPR interview, stating, 'It's more an indictment of, I would say, the Democrats (than an) endorsement of Trump's politics' . He added that he's 'pro-choice,' noting people assume that isn't 'a typical bro standpoint' . His remarks reflect frustration with left-leaning 'blunt talk,' overemphasis on identity issues, and what he perceives as public shaming of men. "How Many Jews Have To DIE?" - Barstool's Dave Portnoy EXPLODES Over Jew Joke BACKLASH Portnoy also critiqued Democrats' messaging, saying their moral certainty alienates many, including hard-working independent candid stance places him squarely in what's become known as Barstool conservatism, a cultural-political identity championing libertarian views, male-centric pop culture, anti-woke attitudes, and pro-Trump leanings. Portnoy's loyal fanbase—young, outspoken, and looking for authenticity—has gravitated toward this balance of counterculture and freedom. Yet, Portnoy's support has its limits. He didn't shy from criticizing President Trump's tariff decisions, admitting losses up to $20 million, calling the market turbulence 'tariff city'. Still, he remains impartial on policy, valuing governmental consistency and in humble beginnings, Portnoy's rise from Swampscott to Boston entrepreneur speaks to a self-made ethos. Barstool Sports began in 2003 as a free four-page zine, evolving into a digital media empire known for brash honesty and unapologetic content. Dave Portnoy's vote for Trump offers more than a political headline—it exposes a cultural divide, highlighting a longing for no-nonsense values, work ethic, and pride untainted by public scorn. Whether you agree with his method or not, his stance taps into a powerful sentiment: many feel talked down to and overlooked. As the lines between culture, media, and politics blur, Portnoy's act underscores the importance of understanding why people vote for what they perceive as an outlet, not just a candidate. In our charged era, this vote reminds us of one truth: identity, respect, and voice matter. And for many, they matter more than platform alone.
