Daniel Marans

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I saw it at Lincoln Center. It's showing at the Film Forum in NYC too, but not in the country of Georgia, apparently. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/movies/april-dea-kulumbegashvili-abortion-goergia.html

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I know it's been a while Farcasters, but the spirit has moved me to speak once again. Last weekend I saw the Georgian film "April." You could call it a film about abortion rights and what happens in countries that don't have them, but that would sell the movie short. It's about the human and natural life cycles, aging, body image, intimacy, morality and the conflict between individuals and society. The film has mystical themes and characters. And it is so powerfully and disturbingly shot and recorded. The camera pans but never goes back and forth between over-the-shoulder shots. The sound is enveloping.

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In New York, when it rains, it rains all day for days on end. I'm glad Farcon got some sun earlier in the weekend though. (I am just popping in here because I feel like it.)

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Today is my birthday. Went for a schvitz at the Russian baths with my brother and friends and now I’m drinking Chinese beers. Southern Brooklyn style.

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I don’t think basic economics dictates that tough inflation medicine, however positive and necessary, typically leads to a short-term reduction in poverty. But maybe the economy there was so messed up, a dose of certainty worked wonders.

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The answer is always to just wait a day. https://warpcast.com/shantmm/0x843adf9e

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Once you see it, you can't unsee it. https://x.com/danielmarans/status/1909304492316582165

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That makes sense. I wonder if Loomer, who’s responsible for the firings, is dovish on Iran though.

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Missouri, Oklahoma, and South Dakota are uniquely vulnerable to cuts in federal Medicaid funding because they adopted the ACA’s Medicaid expansion via constitutional amendment, making it harder to undo their obligations to state residents. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/upshot/medicaid-cuts-republicans-states.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Interesting take on the second Netanyahu visit to D.C. from The Economist's Middle East correspondent.

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"Cosmic irony" but also tragedy.

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warning: long read, personal POV i worked for years with brands, celebs, banks, investors, and foundations. i know how powerful brand marketing is in building trust and community. and as someone whose family, friends, and daily life don’t touch crypto (despite my best effort), i’m painfully aware of how bad crypto’s brand is. if you’re thinking “only XYZ is cringe,” hate to break it to you: to most people, there’s no difference between ethereum, solana or base. to them, it’s all just crypto. no amount of “man on the street” tiktoks, memecoins, or cypherpunk storytelling is going to fix that. i’ve been in crypto since 2018, and the most consistent thing i’ve seen convert skeptics into believers is simple: trusted humans. people change their minds when someone they trust shows them something they care about. maybe i’m wrong, but i still think the best way forward is what’s worked for every other network: good humans onboarding other good humans. it’s slow until it’s not.

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Chelsea kills Chloe in a death match over possession of Saxon.

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Impressive reporting /dropglobalnews https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/world/middleeast/gaza-israel-aid-workers-deaths-video.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Todd Tucker, a pro-tariff liberal, makes a nuanced case against Trump’s tariff spree. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-tariffs_n_67f02316e4b06ba13d224c46

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I definitely saw a “fuck Curtis Yarvin” sign but didn’t snap it in time.

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A sampling of the signage at the anti-Trump “Hands Off Democracy” rally turned march in Manhattan.

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