Thanksgiving is a time to eat delicious foods, spend quality time with family, and share thoughts on what we all are thankful for, but it’s also a time to reflect on terrible ideas for tech startups. For example, last year, while sitting at the dinner table, I looked down on the floor to find that one of my dogs was begging for a piece of turkey. One thing led to another and I became obsessed with what breeds existed within the DNA of my mutt of a dog. Then, it hit me, “23 & me,” but for pets. Low and behold, I looked it up on the internet and discovered that someone had already thought of that and started a successful company. Maybe I’ll come up with something even better this year.
Here’s what you missed in the news yesterday…
You Had To Make It Political
Every year, on Thanksgiving, the President of the United States will typically hold a group call with US service members stationed around the world to thank them for their services, especially given that many of them would rather be home celebrating with their families. This year, President Donald Trump had a rather pointed political tone on the call and, according to CNN, he spoke on very controversial topics, rather than simply wishing the troops well and signing off.
“This was sad, predictable and avoidable. The President’s conduct on that call, the manner in which he politicized it, demonstrated an utter and complete disregard for what military service means.”
-Rear Adm. John Kirby
Trump continued on his politically charged tangent throughout the call, and addressed, several times, the “issue” of the Honduran migrant caravans.
“Large numbers of people are forming at our border and I don’t even have to ask you, I know what youw ant to do, you want to make sure that you know who we’re letting in. And we’re not letting in anybody essentially because we want to be very, very careful.”
–President Donald Trump
You, Sir, You Are Definitely Fired
Remember how we talked, last week, about Carlos Ghosn, the chairman of Nissan Motor Co (NSANF), and how he was arrested for financial misconduct? Well, according to CNBC news, in an hour-long meeting held on Thursday, hopefully with turkey and mashed potatoes on the table, Nissan’s (NSANF) board of directors voted unanimously to fire Ghosn as chairman.
According to Nissan’s (NSANF) official statement following their board meeting:
“After reviewing a detailed report of the internal investigation, the board voted to unanimously discharge Carlos Ghosn as Chairman of the Board and Representative Director, as well as study the creation of a special committee to appropriately maintain better governance of director compensation and create a better governance management system.”
–Nissan Motor Co Board of Directors Statement
Hillary, Where’ve You Been, Girl?
Former US Secretary of State, and two-time Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton has advice for European leaders and on Thursday, she made her thoughts publicly clear.
“I think Europe needs to get a handle on migration because that is what lit the flame. I admire the very generous and compassionate approaches that were taken by leaders like Angela Merkel, but I think it is fair to say Europe has done its part, and must send a very clear message — ‘we are not going to be able to continue to provide refuge and support’…”
–Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clinton is, of course, referring to the refugee crisis in Syria and other nations around the world which has seen countries like Greece, Italy, and Germany succumb to the effects of the influx of immigrants.
