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Social Security Disability claimants are unfairly maligned; but they are your friends, former co-workers, and your family members. Claimants suffer from bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, chronic back pain, digestive problems, and more. Their bodies and spirits are broken. Most have worked hard and pa…

Michael Wells

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Antietam, COVID-19, and the end

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 8:10


Yesterday marked the second deadliest day in US history surpassing the Battle of Antietam. COVID-19 rages on as does the rampant corruption in the Trump administration. This, too, is the final episode of Legal Fact and Fiction as your intrepid host moves on to a new podcast, The Lance and the Boil, set to debut in 2021. Thanks for listening!

Jerks on Social Media Trash Naked Man in Hanes Mall Parking Lot

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 6:21


A few days ago a man walked around Hanes Mall parking lot in Winston-Salem. Not unusual at this time of year except he was naked and obviously in the midst of a psychotic break. So what did people do? One woman filmed it, showed it, and now people continue to repost and mock the guy on Facebook.

Amy Coney Barret Hides Views on Climate Change, A Scientific Fact

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 6:29


Amy Coney Barrett will hear many cases on climate change issues, but, during her Senate confirmation hearing, she failed to declined to express her views. This presents problems for environmental cases going forward.

Part II: Are the Republicans staging an Electoral College coup?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 4:44


Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed, "There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump presidency." Does that mean he and other Republicans are planning an Electoral College coup? The evidence continues to mount, unless it is just dangerous talk.

Are the Republicans staging an Electoral College coup?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 4:31


Trump hasn't conceded. 3/53 Republican Senators have acknowledged Biden as President-Elect. What gives?

Is Donald Trump crazy?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 5:29


Donald Trump claims he is cured of the coronavirus. Yet he continues to cough and wheeze. And now he's claiming his blood is the cure for the disease. What is this nonsense?

Proud Boys Called to Action by Trump

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 5:55


In last night's debate, Donald Trump refused to call out white supremacists. In fact, he doubled down and requested white supremacist group, Proud Boys, "stand back and stand by." In other words, he asked them to help him interfere with voting. He also attacked Vice President's son, Hunter Biden.

COVID-19: how’s your freedom taste?

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 6:22


People can eat out at restaurants in North Carolina, yet that creates the risk of exposure to COVID-19. How’s that freedom taste?

White people: speak up for George Floyd (and others)

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 5:39


A white police officer murdered George Floyd yesterday in Minneapolis. Where people need to speak out against this and other racial murders and racism in general.

COVID-19: too soon for phase II (or phase I)

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 8:23


Since Phase I partially reopened North Carolina, cases per day have almost doubled in larger cities. Hospitalizations are up 50% in some places. It isn’t time to reopen.

COVID-19: people aren’t wearing masks

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 6:06


More often than not, people don’t wear masks in North Carolina. This shows an indifference to human life. WTF?

COVID-19: Southern Idiocy

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 5:35


South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia all reopen at the height of the pandemic. North Carolina still under shelter in place order, but two reopen rallies have been held.

Phone Hearings: Social Security Disability Charges On

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 4:58


Phone hearings have replaced in person and video hearings for at least the next few months. Here’s how I’ve seen it work in my practice.

COVID19: shut it all down NOW

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 4:38


These days Americans are selfish and stupid. Everything needs to be shut down. Every governor needs to issue a shelter in place order right now. No more wandering around like nothing is wrong. People need to act responsibly and stay home. If not, they need to be forced to.

COVID-19: they knew and didn’t tell most of us

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 4:38


On February 27, 2020, Senator Richard Burr told rich donors COVID 19 was like the Spanish Flu of 1918. He said nothing to the public. Meanwhile, Trump called it a hoax. note: Since recording the show, it has come to light Burr may have dumped 1.7 million in stock before the market crashed. Apparently, the above cited knowledge informed this decision. This is worthy of another show, of course.

COVID-19: Stay Home

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 5:37


It isn’t hard. Stay home and save lives. But people don’t seem to be doing it enough, and COVID-19 is thriving.

COVID-19 and Trump’s failed response

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 5:01


President Trump declared a National State of Emergency today. He did this after blocking test kits in January in order to suppress the number of confirmed cases and after he called it a hoax.

Corona Virus: don’t go to the ACC Tournament.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 5:41


Corona virus is the biggest pandemic in over 100 years, yet people are still going to large events. This will spread the virus and kill people. Stay away from the ACC Tournament.

Trump botches corona virus response

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 5:12


Initially President Trump called the corona virus a hoax after he cut the CDC by 80% two years before. Then he put Mike Pence in charge, a man who when governor of Indiana single handedly aided the rampant spread of HIV.

Sham Impeachment trial with no witnesses

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 4:33


No witnesses coupled with evidence suppression. The Impeachment trial rockets towards the end and with it co-equal branches of government.

Sandmann settles with CNN

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 5:13


MAGA teen, Nicholas Sandmann, who stood flanked by his school mates in front of a Native American, settles defamation lawsuit with CNN. The claim was based on CNN’s video of him doing just that. Hard to see defamation here.

Trump doubles down on Social Security Disability

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 5:21


Trump aims to strip Social Security Disability benefits.

Trump strives to kick people off SSI and SSDI

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 3:51


In the wake of impeachment, Trump henchmen, Mick Mulvaney, tries to impose a law that those on Social Security Disability must reprove their cases every six months. Ronald Reagan tried this, and 20,000 people died.

Impeachment vote on Wednesday

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 5:19


The House will vote on impeachment on Wednesday. Only 218 votes are needed.

House moves towards impeachment

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 5:19


The House Judiciary Committee voted 23-17 today to send the two articles of impeachment to Congress. What does it mean?

Greta Thunberg is Time’s “Person of the Year”

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 4:38


16–year-old Greta Thunberg made world leaders acknowledge and act on climate change. She’s Time’s “Person of the Year.”

Judicial errors ruin lives

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 4:50


We see it in the criminal context, but what about the Social Security Disability realm?

Impeachment darkness

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 5:54


The scandal is deeper and darker than we thought. Will democracy survive?

Donald Trump committed a crime(s)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 4:22


”Everyone was in the loop.” Donald Trump’s released call transcript from July 25th shows he conditioned Ukrainian military aid on receiving dirt on Biden. That’s a crime. Trump admitted doing it. High level former officials corroborated it under oath.

67 isn’t a low IQ?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 3:19


I had a SSD hearing where a judge concluded 67 is a moderate IQ. It isn’t.

World Mental Health Day 2019

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 7:07


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Winston-Salem School Board and a Text Message That Reveals a lot

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2019 5:40


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Art for Lawyers is Zen

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 6:23


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Aggressive panhandling term a smear on homeless and those suffering

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 5:08


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FaceApp Users Are Stupid

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 4:02


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Medical providers fail to provide records in SSD cases

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 4:50


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Do you need to speak English to get SSD benefits?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 3:46


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Death of a Personality

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 5:26


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Mueller, Trump, and Obstruction of Justice

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 4:28


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Vaccination should be mandatory

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 3:40


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The Dixie Classic Fair Needs to Remove “Dixie” From Its Name

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 4:28


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Alabama Legislature Outlaws Abortion

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 6:19


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12,000 Sexual Abuse Cases in Boy Scouts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 4:08


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Social Security Won’t Go Bankrupt By 2035

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 4:42


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Officer in Parkland Shooting had No Duty to Protect Students

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 5:12


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How do you handle difficult judges?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 4:38


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How do you handle difficult lawyers?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 3:41


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How do you handle mentally ill clients?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 4:35


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Jordan Peele’s Us is about America

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 8:10


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Social Security phone scam: watch out!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 4:19


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Why don’t more lawyers podcast?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 7:02


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