| Good morning. It's Wednesday, Nov. 29, and we're covering Facebook attacks, Warren Buffett's Right-Hand Man, NFL 2024 predictions, and much more. First time reading? Sign up here. | | American Fact of the Day! | The USA is a leader in space exploration, with NASA having sent astronauts to the moon and beyond. |
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| | Breaking Updates | | Top CIA Official Posts Palestinian Flag Image to Facebook—Two Weeks After Hamas Terror Attacks | We don't need to guess where this top CIA official's loyalties lie, because she's telling us herself by posting a pro-Palestinian image to Facebook just two weeks after the horrific Hamas terror attacks of Oct. 7 and while the U.S. president was in Israel for meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to the Financial Times, the unnamed associate deputy director changed her profile picture on October 21 to this photo of a man waving a Palestinian flag.
One former agent did not approve of the posts…
"The public posting of an obviously controversial political statement by a senior analytic manager in the middle of a crisis shows glaringly poor judgment," said one former intelligence official, who added that some intelligence community members were concerned that the post expressed a bias that could undermine the analysis directorate.
FT did not name the analyst because "the intelligence agency expressed concern about her safety." They did, however, opine that social media posts like this from intelligence analysts are not the usual practice…
The flag image was reportedly taken in 2015 and has been used in news stories and opinion pieces criticizing Israel's policies in Gaza and the West Bank.
One former agent did not approve of the posts. The CIA naturally tried to downplay the situation. Personal views are one thing, but when a CIA officer undermines the president of the United States while he is overseas, it's reprehensible. | Read more updates here |
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| | Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's Sharp-Witted Right-Hand Man, Passes at 99 | Charlie Munger, an investment genius who eventually became Warren Buffett's right-hand man at Berkshire Hataway, the multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, died peacefully at age 99 Tuesday at California hospital.
Munger, who in 1978 rose to the position of vice chairman at the investment giant, would have turned 100 on New Year's Day.
Munger was something of a renaissance man and had other interests outside Berkshire Hathaway: he was also a real estate attorney, chairman and publisher of the Daily Journal Corp., a member of the Costco board, a philanthropist, and an architect. His net worth was estimated at $2.3 billion, which is a tidy sum but nowhere near the size of Buffett's $100 billion fortune.
In a 2019 interview with CNBC, Munger taught us how to lead a happy life:
You don't have a lot of envy, you don't have a lot of resentment, you don't overspend your income, you stay cheerful in spite of your troubles. You deal with reliable people and you do what you're supposed to do. And all these simple rules work so well to make your life better. And they're so trite. And staying cheerful ... because it's a wise thing to do. Is that so hard? And can you be cheerful when you're absolutely mired in deep hatred and resentment? Of course you can't. So why would you take it on? | Read more updates here |
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| | American Sports & Culture |
|  | NFL Draft order 2024 projections: Three-team race for No. 1; Bengals tumble | How did Week 12 of the NFL schedule shake up the possible 2024 NFL Draft order? |
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|  | Josh Giddey booed by Timberwolves fans every time he touched the ball | Josh Giddey did not have opposing fans on his side on Tuesday night. |
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|  | MLB rumors: Yankees playing numbers game with Yoshinobu Yamamoto? Latest on Tyler Glasnow, Jays stars, more | Here are the rumors for Tuesday, Nov. 28 |
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| | American Business & Markets | |  | The economy's safety net could soon disappear and send us tumbling into a recession | Consumer spending has held up the economy, but there are troubling signs that the blissful summer is about to end. |
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|  | Entrepreneur Created A Gadget To Treat Her Hair Loss, And Now She Wants To Sell Worldwide | Denise Wu created a gadget that makes the application of minoxidil, the widely used hair-loss treatment drug, much easier than before. |
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| | | American Politics | | |  | Stocks open higher despite Wall Street losses | The Kospi rose 15.98 points, or 0.64 percent, to 2,511.64 in the first 15 minutes of trading. |
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|  | Newsom taps California Highway Patrol to fight organized retail theft | The California Highway Patrol is increasing its operations to help curb organized retail crime under a new order from the state's governor, Gavin Newsom. "When criminals run out of stores wit… |
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|  | Elon Musk fearful Tesla is digging its own grave with Cybertruck | Telsa is set to launch its controversial Cybertruck next week years after its initial unveiling. CEO Elon Musk blamed delays on the price of batteries for the truck. |
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|  | Insta-Worthy Workspaces To Woo Back Remote Workers? Social Media Users Tell Companies To 'Please' Just Raise Pay | The New York Times reported that certain firms, such as Magic Spoon, a cereal brand, are banking on visually attractive workspaces to bring employees back to the office. |
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