🌱 Missing Richard Gere: China & Hollywood’s Undue Influence

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What does Richard Gere, President Xi Jinping, and the Dalai Lama have to do with the upheaval in U.S. society today? We tie the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder to China’s infiltration of Hollywood. Read on for more...

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Part II: Storytelling, Culture, Tech, & Hollywood
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Last week, I started the newsletter by noting the dark, violent stories that are coming out of Hollywood. One day later, the UnitedHealthcare CEO was assassinated on a public street in New York City in an apparent vigilante murder to protest the massive wealth gap exposed through our extractive healthcare system. The last 6 days has been fascinating to watch as the general public has rallied around the vigilante and against elites. Who could have had NYC vigilante lookalike contest on their bingo card?! (watch our Seedling video below).