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It's been two years since Covid lockdowns began. We profiled six people whose lives were upended — and who were able to start new careers, as chefs, farmers and candlemakers. With the amazing Gillian Friedman nyti.ms/3DczETF

A nurse who is now a farmer. A banker who is now a baker.

These are the stories of six workers who, through choice or necessity, have completely transformed their careers since the pandemic hit.

w/ the talented Emma Goldberg for NYT Business:
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NEW: Editorial staff members at Washingtonian are refusing to publish online on Friday after the magazine’s chief executive wrote an opinion piece about the future of remote work that generated an immediate backlash.

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“If my entire position in GameStop went to zero, I’d be OK with it,” said Gregory Lu, a law student.

Many small investors say their personal losses will be an unimportant detail in a crusade against Wall Street powers.

w/ Matt Phillips TaylorLorenz.Substack.com:

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“I feel betrayed.”

The online anger at Robinhood for halting trading on GameStop Thursday manifested outside the company’s HQ in Silicon Valley, where a small group of protesters gathered in the rain.

With Gillian Friedman

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Small investors accused Robinhood of being “dishonest” and “pandering to the elite” as new restrictions on some stock trades spurred a calmer day in the markets.

w/ Kate Kelly + Matt Phillips:

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Retail stockbrokers placed restrictions on trading of GameStop, AMC and other securities as the companies have become the center of a frenzy that has driven triple-digit spikes in their stock prices in recent days.

w/ Tara Siegel Bernard:

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Microsoft, Starbucks, and Amazon are offering the government their help with the vaccine rollout.

They aren't health care companies, but they have vast national footprints, significant manpower and huge distribution warehouses.

w/ Lauren Hirsch:

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“Getting their employees vaccinated is going to be good for business and will be an important boost to getting the economy back on track.”

Corporate America is helping w Biden’s “wartime effort” to vaccinate the country. W/ ⁦Gillian Friedman⁩ nytimes.com/2021/01/23/bus…

Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney has asked businesses in the Washington area to retain all information related to bookings for potential use in “future law enforcement or congressional investigations.'

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As the pandemic devastated sections of the economy, particularly those dominated by women, some turned to OnlyFans to make money. The platform for selling explicit photos has boomed, but competition on the site means earnings are far from guaranteed.
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Melany Hall, a single mother of three, earns $13.30 an hour as a paramedic in northern Ohio. She started an OnlyFans account in December.

“This is the first year I didn’t have to choose between the electric bill and Christmas presents for my kids.'

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With millions of Americans unemployed, some people are turning to OnlyFans to provide for their families.

“These are people who are worried about eating, they’re worried about keeping the lights on, they’re worried about not being evicted.”

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