Diverts our attention from something they dont want us to see by creating Something Else look over there or squirrel. Something else for us to focus on i think president clinton the war in the balkans i think president bush iraq think president reagan grenada we could go on we could go on so what about trump iran. Why dont i ask this because in recent weeks the tensions between the United States and iran have escalated seriously both in words and in deeds with comments from both sides and sound like theyre itching for a fight trump i have instructed the United States navy to shoot down and destroy any and all iranian boats if they heris our ships at sea those are mr trumps words irans naval commander i have ordered our naval forces to destroy it. Any American Terrorist Force in the persian gulf to threaten security of irans military or nonmilitary ships these are 2 leaders talking in really threatening words right each side is accusing the other of bullying of carelessness and of provo
Information trade how big tech conquers countries, challenges our rights, and transforms our world. Can you hear me without the mic . No, okay. Can you hear me with the mic . Also know. Heads up in the back. Alexis is the deputy ceo of new york city where she runs basically a policy Experiment Lab trying to get vendors to compete for who cana devise the best programs to improve social welfare of the citizens ofpr new york. She is an adjunct professor of media and communications and she spent a couple of decades studying these issues extremely intensively as doctoral student and then as a member of the staff of the u. N. Mission, of the state department, and also just thinking her guilty about the witches so clear from this book which i really admire. A quick round of applause for alexis. [applause] just jump right in. This book is about what you call take a minute and tell us what those arent what you felt we needed a new category for them. Sure. Thankdo you all for coming. So wonderfu
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