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Parler’s attempted comeback

Make Me Smart

English - January 14, 2021 01:47 - 19 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 4.6K ratings
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The right-wing social media app Parler has been banned by the major app stores and online hosting services over fears of more violence in the lead-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Still, it’s looking like the company is trying to restart itself, and we have a listener wondering what’s next. We’ll talk about it on this Whadda Ya Wanna Know Wednesday. Also on the docket: savings rates, stagflation, and “Ted Lasso.”


Here’s everything we talked about today:


Why Stagflation Is Back on Some Traders’ Radars” from the Washington Post
Consumer inflation surges in December on higher gas prices, CPI finds” from MarketWatch
Gasoline pushes U.S. consumer prices higher in December” from CNBC
Parler Registers Domain With Epik Hosting Service” from TheWrap
Parler Accuses Amazon of Breaking Antitrust Law in Suspending Hosting Services” from The New York Times
More on Parler in this Twitter thread
Kai’s interview with Fed President Jay Powell from 2018

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