A lot of grandstanding during the hearing. It was a step up from 2018 when the Mark Zuckerberg house hearings were members of Congress basically like, lapped into his lap and asked for autographs for their grandkids. I do think that I still use a burner phone with TikTok when I use it 100%. China benefits more from something that is going to be generationally and culturally divisive if they ban TikTok. No, I don't think kids care. They'll move on to the next social network. You know, they say bank robbers, rub bags because that's where the money is. This is where the information is. And so there's always going to be surveillance. But
After a quick discussion of last week’s TikTok testimony, Kara and Nayeema turn to today’s guest: Congresswoman Katie Porter. The California Democrat has gone viral for her whiteboard-wielding grilling of CEOs like Jamie Dimon and Mark Zuckerberg and her subtle art of not giving a f*ck during the recent marathon that was Kevin McCarthy’s speaker vote. But today, Kara’s the one doing the grilling (sans whiteboard). Taped live at Manny’s in San Francisco, the two talk about the aftershocks of Silicon Valley Bank as well as what was behind her very early announcement that she was running for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat. Stay tuned until the end to hear what Kara’s mom thinks about Katie Porter.
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