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Perfectly adequate noise-cancelling earbuds
I’ve been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag’s lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I’m a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a decade, and audio gear reviews are still my primary focus. Prior to my career in reviewing tech, I worked as an audio engineer—my love of recording audio eventually led me to writing about audio gear.
The 1More Aero true wireless earphones aren't particularly exciting, but they offer better active noise cancellation than you might expect for the price.
The 1More Aero noise-cancelling true wireless earphones ($109.99) must contend with increasingly cutthroat competitors, but the good news is that they offer above-average active noise cancellation (ANC) and commendable sound quality for the price. That said, their on-ear control scheme doesn’t impress and other models simply stand out a bit more from the crowd. That’s true of the Editors’ Choice-winning Anker Soundcore Space A40 earbuds ($99.99), which offer a very similar experience overall, but with the benefit of a more full-featured app.
Available in black or white, the bizarrely long, stem-style earpieces have an eggshell-like plastic finish. White status LEDs shine through the plastic at the base of each stem when you pair them or place them in the charging dock. A secure fit is possible, but you must angle them so that they touch your cheek, which isn’t typical. If you can get past that oddity, however, they feel quite comfortable. They ship with four pairs of silicone eartips in various sizes (S, M, L, and XL), but no other fit accessories.
10mm dynamic drivers deliver a frequency range of 20Hz to 20KHz. The earphones are compatible with Bluetooth 5.2 and support the AAC and SBC codecs, but not AptX. The aforementioned Anker model does better here with support for the hi-res-capable LDAC codec (for Android users).
The stems function as capacitive touch surfaces. Tap twice on either earpiece to control playback (or manage calls) and three times to summon your device’s voice assistant. Touch and hold on either to cycle through the listening modes (ANC, Transparent, or Off). That’s a pretty unambitious default control layout, but you can customize it via the app. For instance, you can assign triple taps to control the volume if you’re OK with giving up quick access to your voice assistant. You can also choose to assign different functions to each earbud, albeit at the risk of making the layout much less intuitive.
The IPX5 water-resistance rating here is just slightly above average—plenty of other entries with active noise cancellation have an IPX4 rating. The earpieces can withstand water sprays from any direction and should handle light rain and sweat just fine. You just can’t expose them to heavier water pressure, such as from a faucet. The rating doesn’t extend to the charging case, so you must fully dry the earpieces before docking them. If you need something more durable, we’re fans of the JBL Aero earphones ($149.95), which have a fully dustproof and waterproof IP68 rating.
The somewhat bulky charging case has rounded edges and a slippery finish, but the flip-top lid is easy enough to open because of its recessed lip. The front area below the lid has a battery status LED and a USB-C port for the included USB-C-to-USB-A charging cable. There’s a reset/manual pairing button on the back.
1More estimates that the earbuds can last roughly five hours with ANC on or seven hours with ANC off and that the case holds between 15 and 21 hours (depending on your use of ANC). Your typical listening volume level will also affect these figures. The company claims that it takes about an hour to fully charge the earphones and two hours to completely charge the case.
The 1More Music app (available for Android and iOS) has a simple layout. Images of the earpieces and case are at the top, along with battery estimates for all three components. A listening section below lets you switch between ANC, Transparent, and Off modes. In ANC mode, you can choose between Strong, Mild, Wind Noise Reduction (WNR), and Adaptive options, which we discuss more in the next section.
Farther down, you get on-ear control customization options and an EQ. The latter offers several presets and a fully custom mode with 10 bands between 69Hz and 14KHz. You can also enable Spatial Audio (a combination of decent head-tracking and a terrible delay/reverb) and Smart Loudness (which lets you adjust bass, mids, and treble for your intended listening volume level), which are both off by default. We suggest leaving them off, but Smart Loudness can at least be useful in some scenarios.
The earbuds deliver solid noise cancellation for their price. In testing, they significantly tamped down the powerful, low-frequency rumble you might hear on an airplane. They also pretty successfully cut back the lows and mids in a recording of a busy restaurant with clanging dishes and boisterous conversation, though a band of higher frequencies still made it through.
The Strong mode was the most effective against powerful low-frequency rumble in testing, while the Adaptive mode fared better in quiet environments without audio playing. In the latter scenario, the Adaptive mode didn’t add much hiss (if any), unlike the Strong setting. Your results will depend on your listening environment, but it’s worthwhile to experiment with the various options. Some modes are useful only for specific scenarios, however; the WNR mode, for instance, works best in windy environments.
The second-generation AirPods Pro ($249) are far more successful in all these tests, but that’s not surprising given that they cost more than twice as much. We’re happy with the relative performance of the 1More earphones here, especially because this mode doesn’t affect the audio signature, which isn’t a guarantee in this price bracket.
Transparency mode works well and is easy to use, but it lets through a bit more low-frequency room noise than we typically hear with equivalent modes on competing models.
We tried out all the EQ presets, but stuck mostly with the default Studio option for testing because it seems closest to the Custom EQ setting without any band adjustments.
On tracks with intense sub-bass content, like The Knife’s “Silent Shout,” the earphones deliver a powerful low-frequency response, which you can further boost with the EQ. At maximum volume levels (which seem particularly loud), they don’t distort. And at more moderate volume levels, the lows still sound full and robust.
Bill Callahan’s “Drover,” a track with far less deep bass in the mix, gives us a better sense of the sound signature. The drums on this track get some extra bass heft, but nothing overwhelming. Callahan’s baritone vocals receive a nice balance of rich low-mids and crisp high-mids, while the acoustic strums and higher-register percussive hits have a pleasant brightness. Yes, the sound signature has some sculpting, but nothing is wildly out of line. The drivers are fully capable of handling any EQ tweaks you make, too.
On Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “No Church in the Wild,” the kick drum loop receives enough high-mid presence for the drum loop’s attack to retain its punch. The sub-bass synth hits that punctuate the beat come across with solid depth, but the drivers can’t pull in all the truly deep, rumbling sub-bass tones that some users likely desire, even with EQ adjustments. They still deliver a healthy enough amount of low-end oomph to match the higher-frequency content, however. The vocals on this track are clear, with just a smidge of sibilance.
Orchestral tracks, like the opening scene from John Adams’ The Gospel According to the Other Mary, sound crisp with some additional low-frequency presence. The lower-register instrumentation seems a bit fuller than usual as a result, but the higher-register brass, strings, and vocals retain the spotlight.
The six-mic array is merely decent. We had no issue understanding every word from a test recording on our iPhone, though the signal seemed slightly muffled. It would benefit from some crisp, high-mid EQ adjustment. 
The 1More Aero earphones sound pretty good out of the box and their companion app’s 10-band EQ gives you plenty of flexibility to adjust the audio presentation to taste. Their noise cancellation is above average for the price, too. That said, slightly underwhelming on-ear control options and the lack of a truly compelling feature hurt their overall value. For a little less money, the Anker Soundcore Space A40 earbuds remain our Editors’ Choice winner because they offer a superior app and better on-ear controls. JBL’s Reflect Aero earphones are also worthwhile competitors, with a far more durable build. And if you want top-tier noise cancellation, the second-generation AirPods Pro are well worth their higher price.
The 1More Aero true wireless earphones aren't particularly exciting, but they offer better active noise cancellation than you might expect for the price.
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I’ve been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag’s lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I’m a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a decade, and audio gear reviews are still my primary focus. Prior to my career in reviewing tech, I worked as an audio engineer—my love of recording audio eventually led me to writing about audio gear.
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PHOENIX — The young conservative activist had a plan, and he wanted the veteran Arizona House speaker to push it.
The two men huddled at a barbecue joint in January as the activist — Tyler Bowyer, the chief operating officer of the pro-Trump youth group Turning Point USA — unspooled his demands: Republican legislators, he insisted, should carve up booming and fast-diversifying Maricopa County, diluting the power of Democrats in a state that had helped deliver Joe Biden the presidency.
But the Republican House speaker, Rusty Bowers, ultimately balked at redrawing the state’s map to seize partisan advantage. As the pair’s political differences grew, the activist, who was half the speaker’s age, vowed revenge.
“Rusty, I will be working toward ensuring you do not win your election in 2022,” Bowyer warned in a March text message obtained by The Washington Post. “I appreciate your service, I will do whatever it takes to ensure you are retired.”
Soon, the state legislator faced a rush of ridicule on social media and in negative ads as Turning Point’s political arm launched a campaign to “Replace RINO Rusty.” The speaker lost his primary for an open state Senate seat in August to a Turning Point-backed Republican who called the 2020 election a “conspiracy headed up by the Devil himself.”
The takedown of one of the most powerful Republicans in the state illustrates the rise of Turning Point USA and its network of affiliates, which have pushed beyond their core mission of energizing college conservatives to turn Arizona into a laboratory for a new brand of Republican organizing. The decade-old nonprofit organization has helped transform the state GOP, seeking to elevate acolytes of former president Donald Trump and purge old-guard centrists who led in the tradition of the late Republican Sen. John McCain.
The group’s success is reflected in the Republican midterm election slate — nearly every statewide candidate and many of those farther down the ballot have embraced Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was rigged. The political career of Kari Lake, the state’s GOP gubernatorial nominee, took off at a Turning Point event last year, and she has filled her campaign staff with former Turning Point employees. Lake has promised, if elected, to overhaul how votes are cast and counted in this pivotal swing state.
“They have a bigger impact than any other Republican group I know,” said Jeff DeWit, a former state treasurer in Arizona who served as chief operating officer for both of Trump’s presidential campaigns. “They’re more powerful than the RNC,” he said, referring to the Republican National Committee.
This account of Turning Point’s quest to remake the Arizona Republican Party is based on audio recordings of private meetings, personal messages and interviews with more than 80 people, including current and former Turning Point employees, public officials and their staffers, political consultants, and state and local party activists who have interacted with the nonprofit’s leaders. Most spoke on the condition of anonymity to share sensitive details or avoid professional reprisal.
The Post review found that Turning Point, which forged an early alliance with the pro-Trump movement in 2016, devised an aggressive strategy to enforce discipline and purity in a divided GOP that was struggling to overcome Democratic gains in the state. The group recruited like-minded activists into the party ranks and often used provocative rhetoric online to pressure old-guard Republicans and “barrage the left,” as one internal document put it, while creating a new political action committee to pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into statewide and legislative campaigns.
Nationally, Turning Point solidified its identity in the MAGA era. Like Trump, Turning Point’s leaders gravitate toward messages primed to go viral on social media, including a recent call for a “hero” to bail out of jail the man accused of assaulting the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Founder Charlie Kirk, now 29, was the 10th-biggest “superspreader” of misinformation about the 2020 election on Twitter, according to the Election Integrity Partnership, a consortium of researchers. Kirk encouraged his followers to attend the Jan. 6, 2021, rally that preceded the assault on the U.S. Capitol, and a website promoting the rally listed Turning Point Action, the group’s political arm, as a backer.
The Attack: The Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol was neither a spontaneous act nor an isolated event
With more than $65 million in annual revenue, more than 400 employees and a massive network of conservative influencers, Turning Point’s vast network exerts its influence through a dizzying array of mediums, from podcasts to social media to concert-like rallies, funded by GOP megadonors and aimed at younger generations.
Kirk is a prolific fundraiser, using his connections in Trump’s inner circle to fete donors at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida. But it’s Bowyer, 37, who translates that influence and those resources into raw political power in Arizona, a state increasingly setting the tone for the national GOP.

Kirk and Bowyer declined to comment for this report. Andrew Kolvet, a spokesman for Turning Point USA and its affiliates, said that both men effectively channel conservative interests and that the group’s years-long work in Arizona is “bearing significant fruit in 2022.” Kolvet sought to distance Turning Point from some of Bowyer’s political advocacy, which he said was undertaken in Bowyer’s “capacity as a Republican Party leader.”
In a private meeting with conservative activists this year, Bowyer remarked on his role at Turning Point by calling himself “the guy that basically runs everything,” according to an audio recording obtained by The Post. At another point in the conversation, he boasted of his enthusiasm for political confrontation: “I have giant balls.”

It was January 2015, and a pivotal presidential election loomed.
Bowyer had just started to work for Turning Point as part of its expansion in Arizona and other parts of the West. He was also elected chair of the Maricopa County GOP, promising to revolutionize the party by recruiting a new generation of volunteers at the lowest levels of the party — a strategy now at the center of pro-Trump organizing.
Bowyer, who touts that his family has lived in Arizona for seven generations, had long chafed at the conventional party apparatus and longed for one more willing to push boundaries. As a student at Arizona State University, he earned the adoration of tea party activists when he ridiculed Gov. Jan Brewer (R) for expanding the state’s Medicaid program.
In the summer of 2015, Bowyer received a call from Trump’s campaign manager, who was trying to schedule a small gathering in Phoenix but was facing pushback from Republican state leaders who had recoiled at Trump’s style and uncompromising approach to immigration, according to a person familiar with the call.
The young activist and others helped organize and promote a rally that attracted thousands on a sweltering July day. Bowyer warmed up the crowd ahead of Trump’s 90-minute speech.
In the final months of the campaign, Kirk, then 22, took a leave from Turning Point to travel the country with Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., 38 at the time. They focused on events tailored to students and appeared at a Fox News town hall aimed at millennials.
As they campaigned in the Phoenix area, Bowyer recorded a video of Trump Jr. helping a stranded motorist and pushing a car in triple-digit heat. He posted it on Twitter, writing, “This is why I’m voting Trump!” The message, which has been viewed more than half a million times, made clear to Turning Point leaders the online appetite for pro-Trump content.
Trump went on to win Arizona in 2016, and Republicans swept other races. Turning Point and the Make America Great Again movement fell into a well-defined symbiosis: Kirk and his associates helped amplify Trump’s messages on social media, and the group’s fundraising exploded.
In 2018, Kirk relocated his enterprise from the Chicago suburbs, where he was raised, to a two-story headquarters in a Phoenix office park. The sprawling facility includes a television studio where several live-stream shows are filmed, near a wall decorated with a huge American flag and pennants from dozens of college campuses.
An opening ceremony drew big names from across the Republican Party’s ideological divide, including Gov. Doug Ducey. Bowyer, who recently had been promoted to chief operating officer, addressed the crowd.
“One thing I hope that you take away from today,” he said, “is that you see all of the wonderful things that are happening across the country in the name of conservatism.”
Within months, Arizona Republicans were in crisis. Democrats had swept the 2018 midterm election, flipping a U.S. Senate seat, the secretary of state’s office and races down the ballot. Arizona had quickly gone from a conservative stronghold to a true swing state. Turning Point leaders and other conservatives saw it as confirmation that the state party needed a dramatically different strategy.
Bowyer viewed the results as affirmation of his long-standing philosophy: “If the Republican Party doesn’t do its job, you know, then the Republican Party has to go,” he said in the private meeting with activists this year, according to audio obtained by The Post.

Kolvet, the Turning Point spokesman, declined to elaborate on Bowyer’s comments but said, “Turning Point is confident Mr. Bowyer had the best interest of the conservative movement and the organization in mind.”
In January 2019, party members gathered in a Phoenix church to pick their next leader.
Bowyer threw his support behind Kelli Ward, a former state senator who had unsuccessfully run for U.S. Senate twice and had publicized her disdain for the establishment wing of the party. She pledged to recruit MAGA Republicans as foot soldiers and oversee a transformation of the state party.
Bowyer worked the room that day with help from Jake Hoffman, a Turning Point consultant. Hoffman ran a marketing firm that worked for a PAC that had supported Ward’s failed Senate bids.
Ward prevailed over a McCain ally, and Hoffman helped her transition into the role of party chair. When Republicans wanted to reach Ward, they started with Hoffman, whose businesses have remained key vendors for the state party, according to campaign finance records.
As the state’s top Republicans kept their distance from Ward, Turning Point saw an opportunity. Her title gave Turning Point credibility.
Ward, in a statement, called Hoffman and Bowyer “friends and allies” and “two of the most righteous people I know.”
Hoffman, a former school board member and town councilman, was listed on Turning Point’s staff directory through at least early 2019. In 2020, The Post revealed that he was running a deceptive online operation for Turning Point’s political arm in which teenagers peppered the internet with pro-Trump messaging, some using fake accounts. Hoffman defended the practice at the time.
Over the years, Hoffman has been an administrator for the Facebook pages of Turning Point, Kirk and Trump Jr., according to a person familiar with the setup. Hoffman did not dispute the details of his social media work for Trump Jr. or Turning Point, saying that he was “happy to consult with the organization.”
That fall, Hoffman won a race for the Arizona House, giving Turning Point an ally in the statehouse.
Turning Point was no longer on the GOP’s fringes. It was at the party’s center.
In 2020, Turning Point told donors its task was activating young voters, registering thousands to vote and delivering Arizona and other swing states to Trump, according to documents obtained by The Post.
The group aimed to capitalize on the electorate’s intensifying distrust of government, media and political parties, the documents show. Opportunities to do so expanded with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
Kirk argued that the “China Virus” proved the need for Trump’s promised wall on the southern border, and text messages sent by Turning Point Action falsely claimed that the government was “sending goons DOOR-TO-DOOR to make you take a covid-19 vaccine.”
When Trump resumed holding large campaign events, Turning Point Action’s Students for Trump helped pack Phoenix’s Dream City Church for a June 2020 rally. Outside, police in riot gear clashed with protesters. Inside, the megachurch’s cavernous auditorium offered refuge from mask mandates.
Ahead of the election, Turning Point Action touted its “round-the-clock Digital War-Room to promote content we create and constantly barrage the left online,” according to a slide deck obtained by The Post. It seized on culture war issues such as how race is taught in public schools, the rights of transgender individuals and illegal immigration.
But Trump lost Arizona — the first time a Republican presidential candidate had ceded the state since 1996. Quickly, Turning Point became a linchpin of Trump’s efforts to deny his defeat and reverse his loss.
Bowyer, elected that year to the Republican National Committee, gathered with Hoffman and Ward at the state party’s headquarters on Dec. 14, 2020, the day the state’s presidential electors met to cast their votes for Biden, according to state party tweets. As part of a seven-state plan, the trio signed paperwork falsely declaring themselves the state’s electors. That plan is now a focus of congressional investigators and prosecutors probing Trump’s quest to stay in power.
On Twitter, the state party asked followers whether they would be willing to die to keep Trump in the White House. Another post proposed “contempt & jail time” for county officials who affirmed Biden’s win.
The posts alarmed Trey Terry, 35, a conservative who lives near a Republican county official who had helped oversee the election and was facing death threats as a result. Terry urged Bowyer to help tone down the messaging in a private exchange over Twitter that was obtained by The Post.
“His kids and wife can’t go anywhere without being harassed as they go in and out of their house,” Terry wrote, describing the county official’s experience. “That s— is out of line. So it’s hard for me to ignore.”
Bowyer responded that while he had sympathy for the county official, elected leaders must adhere to the party’s platform and “repercussions could be big for those who aren’t on the same page with the party.”
Terry accused party leaders of “whipping” up activists “based on zero evidence” of widespread fraud. Bowyer did not disagree but suggested that his approach is the reason for Turning Point’s success.
“I didn’t build a 45 million dollar a year organization,” he wrote, by “misunderstanding the base.”
Meanwhile, Turning Point Action arranged for seven buses to take 350 activists from several states to D.C. for the Jan. 6, 2021, rally near the White House, according to three people familiar with the rally planning. Bowyer and Kirk have been interviewed by the House committee investigating the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol that followed the rally, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Austin Smith, a Turning Point Action employee, tweeted a photo of himself speaking to “thousands of patriots” at a rally in Washington on Jan. 5.
“Don’t get comfortable,” he wrote in a since-deleted tweet. “Fight like hell.”
Kolvet, the Turning Point spokesman, said the group’s involvement that day was “isolated to the president’s speech at the Ellipse.”
In the months that followed, Maricopa County became a hotbed of unsupported claims about the election, and Trump allies launched a haphazard review of the results, over the objection of county officials and election experts.
The next year, Bowyer tried to convince Bowers, the Arizona House speaker, that the party needed to intensify its efforts to maintain power, Bowers said.
With a map in hand, the activist zeroed in on sprawling Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and 60 percent of the state’s voters, and called for breaking it into four counties, one that would concentrate most Democrats and three that would favor Republicans.
Hoffman, the marketing consultant close to Turning Point who was elected to the state House in 2020, introduced legislation to make it happen — but the opposition of legislative leadership ensured its demise.
A few months later, the speaker testified before the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. Bowers detailed Trump’s attempts to overturn the election and his own decision to resist, intensifying the attacks from Turning Point influencers.
Alone in Washington, Rusty Bowers tells world what happened in Arizona
Turning Point expanded its political operation this year with a new PAC under Bowyer’s direction. The group has unleashed more than $415,000 in Arizona since July, according to state records, and has reported more than $600,000 in spending to the Federal Election Commission. About half of its spending in Arizona has boosted Lake after a bitter primary that pitted her against the party establishment, including the governor. But the money has also extended to legislative races in which spending is traditionally restrained. Hundreds of thousands of dollars went to Hoffman’s firm, records show.
The PAC helped a crew of far-right candidates win primary contests in state races, including Steve Montenegro, who helped coordinate bombastic election-denying messaging during the review of Maricopa County’s 2020 ballots; Liz Harris, who routinely spreads election falsehoods; and Smith, the Turning Point Action enterprise director who spoke at a D.C. rally the day before the insurrection.
Turning Point has played a wide-ranging role in Lake’s campaign, and former Turning Point staffers have filled key positions on her campaign, including a top adviser and a former press secretary. This summer, Lake said on Twitter that her daughter was involved with the group. In fact, she’s a full-time Turning Point employee, according to two people familiar with the matter.
“Turning Point has been essential in turning … enthusiasm into a tsunami of activists that naturally flock to candidates like Kari Lake,” Caroline Wren, a senior adviser on the Lake campaign, said in a statement.
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Lake’s rise also created new opportunities for Hoffman, whose firm was paid about $2.3 million by a pro-Lake super PAC, according to state records. A complaint about the source of the PAC’s funding is under review by the Maricopa County elections department. Hoffman said his company is “routinely contracted” for such work because it is “one of the leading creative agencies in Arizona.”
Lake, a former television anchor, gained MAGA stardom at a Turning Point Action candidate forum in the summer of 2021, when she urged the crowd not to forget about the 2020 election. When Trump spoke on the same stage and name-checked Lake, the room erupted in applause. He cocked his head and clapped. “This could be a big night for you,” he said.
One year later, Lake won the Republican primary and celebrated at a victory party at a Scottsdale resort. On the lush lawn, young women in semiformal dresses and strappy heels lined up for photos. Music blared from inside a ballroom as partygoers snapped selfies. The scene, reminiscent of a graduation party or school dance, highlighted how Turning Point has thrust young people to the center of the state party’s transformation.
One is Carrera Horan, 18, who attended the Turning Point summit that elevated Lake and watches Kirk’s videos on Instagram. “He tells you what you need to be hearing rather than just what you would want to hear,” she said.
Daniel Fuentes, 25, joined his Christian university’s Turning Point chapter, which offered a ready-made friend group. He tunes in to Kirk’s radio show every day on Spotify.
Fuentes is volunteering for Lake’s campaign, and he attended a recent Turning Point canvassing event at a Mesa park, one of 200 that the group says it has hosted nationally this cycle. With the smell of chicken roasting in barbecue pits wafting through the air, he listened intently as Bowyer spoke of the need to “rebrand the conservative movement and the Republican Party as a hope for a future generation.”
Fuentes argued that “Democrat clubs on college campuses are not doing this. Liberal, woke, feminist clubs, they’re not out there telling people: ‘Let’s go out and knock doors. Let’s go out and, you know, sign up to be a precinct [committeeman].’ ”
The midterms will test whether Turning Point can win races or just disrupt them.
After winning the primary, Lake quickly made overtures to the state’s GOP establishment.
When Bowyer learned that Lake was meeting with a former state GOP chairman who had been close to McCain, he erupted at her during a phone call as she traveled on a donor’s plane, warning that the base would turn against her, according to three people who heard about his comments.
Lake was unfazed, these people said. Kolvet said Lake and Bowyer “maintain a great relationship.”
With a growing number of well-placed allies, Turning Point is poised to again push election-related legislation favorable to Republicans ahead of 2024. A preview of that came last week when Lake promoted a legislative proposal from Hoffman to punish media outlets that mistakenly report election results.
The Turning Point strategy, said Kirk Adams, a top Republican operative in the state and Gov. Ducey’s former chief of staff, is “all geared toward 2024,” aimed at elevating GOP officials at every level who could thwart an election outcome unfavorable to the party. “Get a compliant governor,” Adams said, describing the strategy. “Get a compliant secretary of state. Get compliant legislative leadership.”
Turning Point’s leaders are looking ahead to 2024. The group’s political arm has hosted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), widely seen as a possible presidential contender, at rallies aimed at high-stakes races in Arizona and beyond.
Lake has embraced the title of “DeSantis of the West.” Others view her as a potential vice-presidential contender. For the moment, she wants to be governor — and if she wins, it will be with Turning Point’s help.
One week before the election, a Kirk aide — who also works as Lake’s deputy field director — kicked off a rally outside a steakhouse in suburban Chandler by praising both of her bosses. Once onstage, Kirk and Lake embraced.
“Kari’s really special,” Kirk said.
“Thank you for the compliment. I’ll take it,” the candidate said. “… We have to tune in to people like Charlie.”
Jacqueline Alemany, Alice Crites, Josh Dawsey and Beth Reinhard contributed to this report.

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One of the videos that was spread online featured the audio recording of an alleged manager making insensitive remarks.
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November 3, 2022
Los Medanos College is under fire after an audio recording was leaked on social media with what has been described as insensitive remarks by a college department manager about “Black people,” prompting a rare response to the allegations from the college president. 
One social media post on TikTok in particular, containing the alleged recordings of someone who has been described as an LMC manager, was viewed more than 80,000 times and liked and shared more than 7,500 times as of publication.
The audio, which has not been independently verified by the Experience, features an apparent male voice saying things such as “most white people I know look at Black people like different types of people,” while also complaining about the use of “that coconut oil.”
More than 12 videos calling out LMC and the Contra Costa Community College District were originally posted on TikTok, a popular video sharing app — before also being shared on other social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram — by a social media racial justice activist and by an individual who identifies himself as an LMC employee.
LMC President Bob Kratochvil sent two collegewide emails last month reinforcing the college’s stance against systemic racism and addressing what he describes as “several recent social media posts that contain disturbing information and reference to Los Medanos College.”
“The parties involved in this ongoing personnel investigation, including the manager, were placed on paid administrative leave by the District in June 2022, and – as is the practice with paid administrative leaves – have been directed to not return to any District owned or operated facility,” Kratochvil wrote in the email.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Experience asked Kratochvil to clarify which “social media posts” he was referencing in the emails he sent out to the campus community. Kratochvil specifically confirmed two TikTok posts, one which featured a video of a woman reacting to audio recordings of someone making insensitive remarks toward Black people and another including an alleged email to an employee from the college district referencing an investigation into an alleged threat of violence by a college manager.
Kratochvil would not comment to the Experience Wednesday on an ongoing investigation but reaffirmed that the involved parties — a manager and two employees — were put on paid administrative leave.
“We strive to provide an equitable learning and working environment for all students and employees, and to strengthen a culture of equity, diversity, inclusion, and racial justice,” Kratochvil previously wrote. “To realize these goals, we must continue our collective pledge to stand against racism on all fronts at the college.”
How it all unfolded
On Oct 21, TikTok user Auntkaren0, who has more than 1.6 million followers, posted a video which included the audio recording previously mentioned and demanded the college provide information about it. Auntkaren0, who has been identified in online media reports as Denise Bradley, dedicates her online presence to fighting racism and holding people accountable for their use of racial slurs or engaging in discriminatory behavior including naming the racist of the day. The video shows Bradley in a vehicle and green screened over the LMC website while reacting to the leaked audio.
“Now I’m not asking but I’m demanding that the college provide us some sort of information about these incidents,” Bradley said. “It is up you, the college, to provide us with an understanding and making sure the campus is safe for your students and that discrimination does not happen.”
Bradley’s video has since spread online through various social media sites, where it caught the attention of LMC officials.
Juliet Casey, director of Marketing and Media Design for the college, said concerns about institutional racism are nothing new and LMC “has been working to create a more welcoming, inclusive and equitable environment to learn and work.”
“From the moment the social media posts came to our attention, the strategy was to act quickly and transparently, and to provide an opportunity for the campus community to work together to combat institutional racism,” Casey said.
A campus-wide email was then sent by Kratochvil Oct. 23 indirectly referencing the social media posts as well as expressing LMC’s commitment to anti-racism.
The following day, another set of videos were posted on TikTok by an alleged LMC employee who said he had worked with the manager under investigation who is allegedly heard on the audio recording. The employee claimed that not only is the alleged manager racially insensitive but he also criticizes the college’s handling of the allegations.
“Everything I’m saying I just want you guys to understand that I have proof in what I’m saying and that I will reveal the proof via audio, via images, via things that I know,” said the alleged employee.
The LMC Experience attempted to reach out to the manager and the employee allegedly described to be under investigation but have not yet been successful.
In a second email to all LMC employees sent Oct 27, Kratochvil wrote that because the content of the videos are related to an ongoing personnel investigation, he is unable to provide specific details to the public but realizes that the insufficient information may have raised concerns among members of the campus community.
“The parties involved with the investigation have been put on paid administrative leave by the district back in June and have been directed to not return to any district owned or operated facility,” Kratochvil wrote. “We recognize that the issues, concerns, and feelings brought up by these social media posts extend beyond this particular matter – they can’t be sufficiently addressed only through emails, aren’t going to be alleviated by simply reaffirming our institutional values and commitments, and certainly won’t be resolved quickly.”
In response to the social media posts, LMC repurposed Monday’s College Assembly (see accompanying story)  to focus on the topics of combating racism, inequalities and anti-Blackness, along with addressing the concerns of employees. Kratochvil said he invited them to attend and share their thoughts on how LMC can move forward together and identify ways to work toward building a culture of trust, understanding and safety on campus.
— Kai Arellano, Juan Cebreiros and Mohammad Najimi contributed to this report.
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Computer chips, aluminum, cars, baby formula – a snarled supply chain has led to shortages in items that were in abundance pre-pandemic. The concept and importance of supply chains has come into sharp focus for suppliers and consumers alike.

The Congdon School of Supply Chain, Business Analytics, and Information Systems, housed in UNCW’s Cameron School of Business, is prepared to train students to solve supply chain challenges by launching an online, 30-credit-hour master’s program in supply chain management, tentatively beginning fall 2023. The program was approved by the UNC Board of Governors at its October meeting and is pending final approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

“The speed and complexity of global supply networks demand new knowledge and skills among managers and field personnel to implement and manage robust systems,” said Cem Canel, director of the Congdon School and professor of supply chain management. “This new program will provide students with a focus on using skills and knowledge to improve business decision-making in the areas of supply chain management.”

Courses will provide real-life examples for students to understand the complementary strengths of business skills, supply chain management and analysis and planning. Mentoring and advising support from faculty, staff and members of the newly formed M.S. SCM advisory board will enhance the learning environment.

“This online degree represents UNCW’s continued commitment and responsiveness to standing up graduate programs in high demand by employers,” said CSB dean Robert Burrus. “We are excited for the degree’s applied learning opportunities and interdisciplinary perspectives, which are hallmarks of UNCW programs. Our goals for affordability, accessibility and flexibility will ensure that working professionals across our state can gain the skills they need to stay competitive in the workforce.”

The Congdon School was established in 2018 after a $10 million gift commitment from alumnus David Congdon ’78, and his wife, Helen. The former Computer Information Systems Building was rededicated as David S. Congdon Hall.
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Anderson Cooper takes us on a deeply personal exploration of loss and grief. He starts recording while packing up the apartment of his late mother Gloria Vanderbilt. Going through her journals and keepsakes, as well as things left behind by his father and brother, Cooper begins a series of emotional and moving conversations about the people we lose, the things they leave behind, and how to live on – with loss, with laughter, and with love. 
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Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson lost her mother to Alzheimer’s in 2007, now her father has dementia, and is disappearing before her eyes. As Kirsten struggles with grief over the inevitable loss of her father, she finds ways to celebrate his life and get closer to him. She tells Anderson it’s never too late to get to know someone you love more deeply even after they are gone.
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THE multi-award-winning sound Chromatic Live has two new faces. They are DJ Kryptic (now known as Kryptic Live) and Fyahman (now known as Fyahmatic).
“Being a neophyte to the industry, many persons said to me that I would be a part of Chromatic Live. However, I thought it was bigger than me and seeing that I started to MC in March of this year. So, to be honest, the real aspiration is to really and truly be the best at my craft,” Fyahmatic told the Jamaica Observer.
Asked how the opportunity presented itself for him to be a part of Chromatic Live, Fyahmatic said, “After working assiduously throughout the summer, co-founder Creep Chromatic linked me and proposed the idea and gave me time to think on it. As it came as a surprise, I took some time to think and also get advice on the whole situation. As bearing the responsibility was a serious one.”
Fyahmatic, a law student at The University of the West Indies, has worked as an MC with DJs such as Laing D, JJ Deadlock, Kevstar Universe, Insaneo, Nico Lee, Romzinova, Chaddy G, and 3D. He spoke about how he got into the industry.
“Firstly, I started hosting a lot of events held by the Guild and faculties on campus. Many of the events involved DJs. It was after an event one DJ, known as Baba, told me to seriously consider doing the work of an MC. After that, I found myself working with DJs while I hosted events and also started to seek guidance from other DJs, specifically DJ Insaneo and JJ deadlock. They allowed me to go on the road with them, watch them in action as well as granting me the opportunity to showcase my talent,” said Fyahmatic Live.
“Patrons pay their money for premium entertainment. Hence, I try my best to deliver high energy and good vibes at all times. Whether it be kicking off my shoes when I’m in a soca party or jumping off stage and into the crowd to connect with the audience. I’ve recognised that people are really drawn to these characteristics anytime I deliver on stage,” he continued.
According to Fyahmatic, an MC is just as important to an event as a DJ.
“The impact of the voice of an MC, I believe, is extremely vital. A very good MC is able to set and change the tone of an event. The job of the MC is to enhance what the DJ is playing. This would require both DJ and MC to be in sync as well as analyse where they need to take an event.”
For Kryptic Live, playing music has been a passion for him since he was a pre-teen.
“I was always interested in playing instruments from a young age, but growing up seeing my neighbours DJ-ing sparked a new interest. I would always go and watch when I saw them playing out and began teaching myself on virtual DJ and that’s where it started,” he said.
He continued, “I’ve been playing music since I was 12. It has been an amazing journey despite being slow in the early stages. I always had the passion for it, and thankfully I had very good support from my family and friends that helped to guide my decisions. It wasn’t always easy, but I felt like this was what I was supposed to do.”
Kryptic Live studied music production at the Brit School in London.
“Production was always a second passion of mine, so being able to go abroad to expand my knowledge and experience on this was definitely an opportunity I couldn’t miss. It gave me a new perspective, seeing a different scene and it definitely contributed to my style and music now,” he said.
Chromatic Live was formed in 2005 by Warren “Creep” Lee. The other members of Chromatic Live are Brush1, Travis Chromatic, Shantonio, Heavy D, JR and Ariez.
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MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – Marquette City officials say four aspects of the community master plan have become top priorities.
As previously reported, the city is in the process of updating its master plan. Marquette City Planner David Stensaas said the first topic is housing.
“It is a huge question and issue in the community, and how we deal with that is not just the city’s own issue to address, but we have a partner at NMU that has a lot of housing and has a lot of people that need housing,” Stensaas said.
Stensaas added that plans are in the works to increase housing in the city by partnering with other agencies.
Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs said housing solutions also tie into the second subject of interest, land use. Specifically, re-development at the former hospital site.
“The city’s role in that is to help facilitate that process and what I think the community is going to start seeing is more conversation about the community development block grant that is going to be coming forward,” Kovacs said. “The city would be applying for those funds to assist with blight elimination of those buildings.”
Third, Stensaas said finding open land to boost economic development is also a focus in developing the new master plan.
“Where we might find more industrial areas for manufacturing or industrial use because we don’t have a lot of that in the community. And tourism is becoming something we really need to start planning for more, it’s having a big impact on the city in a lot of ways,” Stensaas said.
Finally, the city is looking to be proactive about environmental protection.
“Looking at where we are with climate change and making sure that we are setting ourselves up for the future… it’s talking about some of these small steps that we can be made within our city to fulfill needs in the community,” Kovacs said.
Before making these plans a reality, the steering committee decides what to prioritize.
“We’ll look at where those common themes are and where we’re starting to hear some real interest come out and start putting those into goals and metrics,” Kovacs said.
Then, it comes down to the planning commission.
“There’s several layers of approval and comment in that too. the community is going to be apprised of many of these steps too,” Kovacs said.
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In August, the Board adopted final guidelines that establish a transparent, risk-based, and consistent set of factors for Reserve Banks to use in reviewing requests to access these accounts and payment services.
“Today’s proposal will enhance transparency to the public by periodically publishing a comprehensive list of financial institutions that have access to Federal Reserve accounts and payment services,” said Vice Chair Lael Brainard. “I look forward to getting feedback on this proposal for enhanced transparency.”
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Establishing the New York State Master Plan for Aging
 
WHEREAS, New York has demonstrated its commitment to an age-friendly environment to ensure that all New Yorkers can age with dignity and independence through policies that promote the value of healthy, meaningful aging; these policies include the New York State Prevention Agenda, Health Across All Policies, Age-Friendly New York, the Age-Friendly Health System Initiative, and the New York State Plan on Aging;
WHEREAS, New York has the fourth-largest population of older adults in the U.S., with 3.2 million New Yorkers (16 percent of the population) over 65. New York’s population of those over the age of 60 is projected to grow to 5.3 million by 2030 with those over eighty years of age exceeding 1.2 million; By 2030, it is projected that 25 percent of the population in more than 51 counties will be 60 and older with at least 30 percent of the population in 18 counties 60 or older. The older adult population is growing faster than any other age group in the state;
WHEREAS, New York takes great pride in being named the first Age-Friendly State in the nation by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), a status based on the World Health Organization’s eight domains of livability: outdoor spaces and buildings, transportation, housing, social participation, respect and social inclusion, work and civic engagement, communication and information, community and health services;
WHEREAS, New York has been a leader in advancing policies that address social determinants of health, including the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, play, and age, as well as the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life, which have a tremendous impact on the health and well-being of all people;
WHEREAS, the majority of New Yorkers want to remain in the State during their retirement years. Older adults and baby boomers generate sixty-three percent of the household income in the State, supporting the economy and the tax base;
WHEREAS, with aging there is an increase in health care utilization and health-related conditions, including chronic diseases. New York needs to assure that our health care system is prepared to handle the coming demands and preferences for care, especially long term care; 
WHEREAS, the public funding of long-term care through Medicaid and Medicare is substantial, and should support the broad goals of healthy aging; 
WHEREAS, health care workforce issues must be addressed, along with ways to better support informal and family caregivers; 
WHEREAS, older adults, and those with disabilities, should be able to choose to remain in their communities and whereas meaningful choice requires access to a broad range of public and private programs, resources, and supports, including health care, home care, food and nutrition, human services, housing and transportation;
WHEREAS, family caregivers struggle to balance work and caregiving, provide essential care for older adults and those with disabilities, and demand for this family care is growing. 
WHEREAS, issues regarding access to affordable, suitable housing, transportation, the ability to age in place, mental health, isolation, ageism, opportunities for civic engagement and the prevention of elder abuse must be addressed in a comprehensive manner;
WHEREAS, it is important for the State to prioritize the needs of our aging population with a positive focus and to engage the public and those who serve older citizens in a meaningful planning process;
WHEREAS, planning for the opportunities and challenges that will result from change in the State’s aging population, so New Yorkers of all ages can continue to live fulfilling lives, as independently as possible, in good health, and with the freedom to choose to age in place, requires a new level of strategic planning;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of New York, and more specifically, Article IV, Section 1 of the New York State Constitution do hereby order and direct as follows:
 
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Starting with the church logo design in 2018, Kishan Doshi began his journey as a brand designer, and the client loved it immediately. Today, Kishan supports over 300+ clients from 15 countries and many celebrities. Coming from India, Kishan has partnered with multiple international brands and now opens a studio in Atlanta. He collaborated with King Joel (co-founder and lead designer) and named their business Kishvi Studio.
Being a brand designer is incredible but could sometimes make Kishan feel overwhelmed. He loves challenging tasks and likes to create out-of-the-box concepts for brand identities. At the same time, Kishan always adds his touches to the client’s requirements for a unique vision for their businesses.
Do you believe graphic designers can impact society with their works? What would be your strengths and weaknesses?
Yes, I do. Simple designs shape this complicated world. It has a significant impact on our society and culture. Designs provoke emotions. In thousands of years of human evolution, one thing is common to see—designs—for example, the hieroglyphic designs of Egypt. The pictures visualized their rituals and what they did. They created body figure designs to make us understand what their culture was.
My strength is that I see designs in everything, whether it’s an animal face structure or a vast universe that consists of spiral or elliptical galaxies. I’m so obsessed with designing that I keep working on it until it’s done, but I should do more when it’s done. Honestly, I don’t know if it’s a weakness.
What qualities, skills, and design app packages should a modern graphic designer have?
Innovation happens all the time, and it drastically eases up the process of designing. And designers should always keep themselves up to date. People are looking for complete packages and prefer to stick to one source instead of looking for different sources for different missions. So, for example, I produce designs, brand development, product designs, product strategy, and market strategies. So I started with the logo but soon realized that people need these things too for their new brands or re-branding. In short, they should use all the software they can and utilize it for better results. So I want to point out that whatever you do, sharpen your “showcase” skills. So the more creative you get with your work showcase, the more successful you will get.
You’ve worked with top-tier clients, theatres in New York, and upscale restaurants in Dubai, to name a few. So how do you incorporate clients’ vision and feedback into designs?
Frankly, those are some of my crown jewels. I love the outcome and feel great about how those companies are doing now. I gathered a lot of data from clients, and I researched their social presence for the whole week, how they were interacting with their audience and what I could do to get more attention for the brand. I usually use the ratio “50% client, 50% me”. I am analyzing data from clients, seeing what they want and how they want to do it at first. And after that, I add my touch to the design, so it stands out from whatever is currently on the market. So I show them the sketch of what looks best with additional options. And if they have feedback, I will usually complete everything we discussed during meetings so it would be a quick edit, and they can see the progress simultaneously.
How comfortable are you with short deadlines and new design trends in a fast-paced environment?
It’s usually a 3-week work since I constantly research before starting initial sketches. I’m not too comfortable with short deadlines; however, it depends on the client. If they have some preconceived ideas, it can shorten my work timeline. But usually, my clients grant me the creative freedom to add my touches to the final concept, and that’s why it takes a bit of time. Good things take time. Period.
Speaking of trends, I’ve always believed that a concept should be timeless. The Apple logo was released in 1977, almost 40 years ago. And the logo is still one of the most iconic in the world. It has some color variations, but the core Apple logo is the bitten apple forever. Likewise, I feel like a logo should work in black and white first and then can be manipulated in 3D and gradients. Also, remember, it should be simple.
At Kishvi Studio, do you work better alone or in a team? What is the significance of communication in graphic design?
A team can be helpful, but I prefer working alone, so I don’t have to rely on or wait for someone to do the job. Also, too many heads create confusion. I am better off alone.
It is essential and is considered a must-have skill to express yourself. Sometimes, it will not be adequately conveyed when you explain something and sound rude, even if your solution is excellent. And the situation can go downhill from that point. Communicating correctly and calmly in an understanding way is necessary for designing since you have to convey a message not only to your client but also to their targeted audience.
Please walk us through the designs you are most proud of and describe the process involved.
The following are some of the designs that I like—my pride and joy:
1. Logo Design for Thanasis Theatre LLC (Theatre Company, Unites States)
The idea behind this logo was to create a simple yet creative identity representing the brand. I used two lions which meant the client’s zodiac sign Leo (Leo’s two lions) and incorporated it with an infinity sign. It took me one and half weeks to do this research and two weeks to create the sketches. Overall, completing the brand identity project took three and a half weeks.
2. Logo Design for Kyron (Yacht Designer, Unites States)
This one was very challenging because the client was very keen on what they wanted. The Tesla logo inspired them very much, and they wanted something similar. Modern and futuristic. I created an abstract stand-alone ‘K’ mark for their brand name. The 3-bar design of ‘K’ represents a sleek design. The subtle round corners represent endurance, just like the modern yachts are. Overall, the client was thrilled with this one. Fun fact: It took me one month for this project, and I created almost six concepts for them, and the finalized one can be seen below.
3. Logo Design for Legendury Beatz (Singers and Director, United States)
Two brothers that are singers wanted a logo for their brand. They reached out to me with only two requirements: an eagle and a horse for the logo. Everything else depended on me. I could practically do whatever I wanted for their logo and was granted creative freedom. Instead of giving both (Eagle and Horse) different logos, why not just fuse them? It took me almost three weeks to the first sketch. The eagle has sharp eyes, and the horse is head down to earth (emotion). One thing the client loved about this concept, which was also an accidental case since it was not intended, is that the top part of the logo is the shape of Africa which is also their homeland. So they immediately told me to work on it, and it came out fantastic.
4. Logo Design for Liqa (Smart Bottle Brand, Germany)
This logo is my most lengthy project to date. I worked on it for almost two months. The project had the most ups and downs with my workflow that I ever had in my career. The final logo was rejected, but then they saw what I had envisioned for their brand and understood it. It contains various elements: degree, theta symbol, and a water drop. I was working on this project and saw a water drop on my desk, giving me an idea for the theta symbol. That’s why I chose it. The icon itself contributes to the process of branding products – water cleansing power. They loved it and finalized it with several revisions.

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