Some news that bolsters the speculation that it was the US or allies behind the Nord Stream attacks, following up on fD[78]. Also some reasons why it would be Russia. Matt Stoller endorses the American Affairs essay about financialization and coordination (by fD reader Marc Rohatyn) that was in fD[77].
For those of you who tuned into the Oscars this year, Everything Everywhere All at Once swept the awards, including Best Picture. A huge night for A24 and for Asian-American representation on the screen. Personally, I liked, but didnโt love, EEAOO and my favorite movie of the year was Tรกr. Justin Chang wrote a nice piece in the Los Angeles Times post-Oscars that I think exactly captures how I feel about it (thanks to Gabriel for sending).
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-TK
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