A comedian gets his daily news live on YouTube from articles viewers Tweet to him. w/ Ron Placone
-Why I'm not convinced by RFK Jr. -Update on the future of GetYourNewsOnWithRon and a new show announcement!
-Will SAG be striking like the WGA? -Stripper Strike Victory! -Thanks to Facial Recognition, a single mom is evicted for taking night classes. Seriously!
-Australia shows evidence that renewable energy is cheaper. -EARNIT Act is back. Why this is terrible. -WGA Update. How long will it last?
-Pornhub leaves Utah, why? -WGA forces MTV to pre-tape an awards show! -Ron and guest, Graham Elwood, talk the WGA Strike and 2024!
Today's episode revolves around the WGA Strike. What it means to writers, creators and strikes in general.
Utah passes bills restricting the Internet - Seriously! WGA Strike update. Politifact publishes misinformation on the RESTRICT Act.
-Florida is pushing an extreme abortion ban. -Montana moves to ban TikTok.
-Disney Animation Workers walk out over poor wages. -RESTRICT Act Update. -Announcement about the future of GetYourNewsOnWithRon.
-Supreme Court refuses to take up Steven Donziger's appeal. Why? -How the TikTok Ban is so dangerous and goes far beyond TikTok.
LA School Staffers Strikes sees success! General Strike in France. The TikTok Hearing and why it was embarrassing.
-Robert Smith of The Cure fights TicketMaster. -Strike coming up at LA schools. -Texas women being sued by ex-husband for helping his ex-wife obtain abortion meds.
-Wells Fargo and other financial shadiness. What's really going on? -Gigi Sohn's nomination withdrawal and the future of Net Neutrality. -Why the TikTok ban would be REALLY bad.
-Texas wants to erase Abortion information from the Internet. -Michael Knowles' "Transgenderism" Comments at CPAC. -FL Bill that allows kidnapping of Transgender children. -Proposal to ban TikTok advances.
-Supreme Court Section 230 hearing and why it could end the Internet as we know it. -The Anti-Trans Bill in TN. -East Palestine Update. -Italy throws shade at Howard Schultz.
-Judge ruling is a victory for Starbucks Workers. -Another train derailment near Detroit. -Child labor is on the rise in the US. Seriously.
Adam Schiff is looking to replace Dianne Feinstein in the Senate. Cementing it as a right-wing Senate seat for another generation. Gigi Sohn finally gets a hearing to give us a pro-Net Neutrality FCC. East Palestine, Ohio poisoned by train derailment and the company offers residents $5. Seriously.
-The YouTube Music Strike nobody's talking about. -The scam of high egg prices and how the Kroger merger will make it worse. -New smear campaign against Gigi Sohn.
-Kevin Ronca of Write Brain TV and Rome join the show to talk the upcoming documentary on Rome titled "Death To America." -Will the Senate hearing on TicketMaster lead to anything? -A Seattle band loses their hockey game gig for making fun of Jeff Bezos
-Is Ron DeSantis Gaining Trump's Base? -Kshama Sawant is leaving Seattle City Council and starting a new workers' movement. -How AI contributes to wage theft.
-Surveillance companies are targeting Landlords as customers to evict tenants! -The Supreme Court could crush workers' ability to strike! -Gigi Sohn renominated to FCC. CTA to restore Net Neutrality! -Pearl Jam bassist builds skate parks in Montana!
Last GYNOWR of 2022! -Historic Starbucks Strike -Elon's Twitter Banning Spree -The Year in Antitrust
-Kevin de Leon, LA City Council member, assaults a protester and then lies about it. -Rail Strike update. -NDAA kept the JCPA and Manchin's fossil fuels gifts out.
Update on the Railroad strike. Ron tweets with his Congressperson. A Strike success nobody is talking about.
On Black Friday, Amazon workers in over 30 countries went on strike. What happened and what does it mean?
-DOJ to Investigate Ticketmaster. -Springsteen addresses high ticket prices. -Antitrust action during lameduck.
Student Loan forgiveness struck down in court! Railroad Strike still looms! Medieval Times workers striking! Broadband wins in the election! Single-Payer question wins in MA!
-The Biggest strike of 2022 may be happening soon. -Is this the end of Twitter? -Howard Schultz and Starbucks are breaking labor laws AGAIN!
Got the another election in an oligarchy blues? This podcast is for you!
-Progressives submit a letter for diplomacy, then withdraw it. -Strike Victory For Teamsters! -Digital Rights and The Midterms. -Important Show Announcement!
-Striking Teamsters are being arrested for striking. -Coke is sponsoring the Climate Summit COP27. -Why we need Net Neutrality back NOW. -Cops using data surveillance to hunt for nudes.
-For this month's #MMTime, Jeff Epstein gives a crash course based on his Master's. -The Supreme Court could end the Internet as we know it. -Net Neutrality update for the Midterms.
Last episode for a few weeks! We're going on break! -Frontrunner for Italy's PM is a fascist. We dive into it. -Big Tech is trying to crush Antitrust legislation. Go to antitrustvotenow.com to fight back!
It's MMTime and this month Jeff Epstein and I debunk the bogus claim that canceling student loan debt would be "Regressive." Also: -Surveillance in schools! -Antitrust update. -Labor and Digital Rights Orgs call on the FTC to stop the Amazon/iRobot merger.
-Amazon workers are dying because of warehouse conditions. -Big Tech spends millions to sabotage Antitrust. Go to antitrustsummer.com NOW! -Seattle Teacher Strike! -Lauren Ashcraft joins and she's about to have a baby!!
-A Seattle strike beats surveillance! -Data harvesting company selling personal data gets sued by FTC. -Amazon has it's most dangerous merger yet.
Savage Joy joins. -Twitter Whistleblower reveals massive security breaches. -Facebook is censoring abortion info. -Teacher's Strike spreads! -Student Loan Debt.
Economist Alphecca Muttardy joins me to discuss the NIB Coalition for public banks all over the US! -Starbucks Union Confronts Howard Schultz -More Amazon Union Efforts -Stripper Strike in NoHo Seeks NLRB Recognition
Lauren Ashcraft joins the show today! -Antitrust Summer update, GOOD NEWS! -A guy in Rural Michigan wins Municipal Broadband -41.18 - LA Chooses Brutality -Starbucks Workers Walk Out Over Union Firing
This month's MMTime, we dive into everything with the IRA aka Climate Bill.
-LA Protests Shut Down City Hall to Stop 41.18. -Antitrust Summer: Bad News and Good News. -Assange's Family Expresses Serious Health Concerns.
-Congress is protested by their own Staffers. -South Carolina Trying To Outlaw Online Abortion Info. -A shooting happened in Ron's neighborhood.
-Joe Biden's "climate plan"? -New report on how hard Labour screwed Corbyn. -A new Net Neutrality in Congress now!! -Antitrust Summer! The votes are there!
Lauren Ashcraft joins. -Massive drought in Europe and the UK. Italy declares State of Emergency. -Biden wants to drill Alaska. -Antitrust Summer continues, Chuck Schumer confronted.
This month's MMT Segment with Jeff Epstein is all about Inflation! What to make of it, what it is and what's really going on with it! Buckle in! It's MMTime!
You may have heard the claim that one can get Estonian Citizenship by filling out some forms and paying $250. Is that true? Today's episode breaks down what that's all about.
Sean O'Brien of Panquake joins to talk the importance of the Antitrust Bills to Internet startups as AntitrustSummer continues! Ron talks the Supreme Court on Roe V Wade and the football coach prayer ruling. Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced.
This episode topic is Digital Nomad Visas: What they are, different ways to get one and the details around them. Sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2022/05/17/why-the-digital-nomad-visa-may-be-exactly-what-you-need/?sh=25a01cc75915 https://nomadgirl.co/countries-with-digital-nomad-visas/ https://www.gooverseas.com/blog/best-digital-nomad-jobs For more details on sources please subscribe to my Substack: ronplacone.substack.com
-Antitrust Summer Continues! SIGN: antitrustsummer.com -Dollar General Employees locked out of Stakeholder meeting. -Ron goes off on how to bring change.
Journalist Mohamed Elmaazi joins the show to break down Assange updates regarding Mike Pompeo in Spain and Amnesty International. Antitrust Summer! 2 solid antitrust bills that help break up big tech have a good chance at passing, but we gotta act now!! antitrustsummer.com
Liv Romano works in mutual aid and sex work. She was arrested at a Climate Protest in 2021 for having a baseball bat with her. Her case was dismissed. This is her story.
The Supreme Court ruled on a Texas Social Media law and it's been largely ignored. We take a deep dive into the bill itself. Workers in Minnesota are having wages stolen and an organization is looking to stop it.