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Today, Drama, Dee, and Anand discuss the PGA Tour - LIV Golf merger. They also dive into the exciting news of Lionel Messi joining MLS side Inter Miami following his departure from PSG. Additionally, they explore the financial implications of a San Francisco Hilton investor ceasing loan payments. To top it off, they provide an exclusive hands-on review of the highly anticipated Apple Vision Pro, revealing why it's not just another VR headset. Tune in for insightful analysis, engaging conversation, and this week's Winners, Losers, and Content! - Written by ChatGPT Timeline of What Was Discussed: The golf content of the DECADE! (2:01)  Messi's TRANSFORMATIONAL deal. (33:30)  Why youth sports in America are declining. (40:19)  San Francisco is FULL ON under siege! (48:35)  Apple's new novel item, worth the cost? (1:04:17)  Winners, Losers, and Content. (1:13:15)  Related Links/Products Mentioned  PGA Tour - LIV Golf merger - Joe Pompliano on Twitter  Lionel Messi to join MLS side Inter Miami after PSG departure  Why Youth Sports in America Are in Decline - The Ringer  San Francisco Hilton investor will stop making loan payments  San Francisco Homeowners Lose $260 Billion In Value - Michelle Tandler on Twitter  Lululemon CEO Defends Policy After Workers Were Fired For Trying to Stop Theft  Hands-on with Apple Vision Pro: This is not a VR headset  Marques Brownlee reviewed the Apple Vision Pro  YEEZY DAY TOTAL REVENUE - YEEZY GOD on Twitter  Tucker Carlson Debuts on Twitter With Sad 10-Minute Broadcast  Coinbase CEO hits back at SEC chair after lawsuit, says user funds are safe  Analysis: There is now some public evidence that China viewed TikTok data  Drill rapper Lil Mabu is a model student at a rich prep school  JRE #1993 – Josh Dubin and Bruce Bryan  Connect with Group Chat! Watch The Pod #1 Newsletter In The World For The Gram Tweet With Us Exclusive Facebook Content We're @groupchatpod on Snapchat

Praying for America: Are most Americans with us? by Priests for Life

If you're on TikTok, then you've probably heard about the potential Tiktok ban. But here's the thing, the hearing that took place in Congress is so much bigger than that. Congress is trying to pass the Restrict Act which if passed into law, will give the government sweeping powers over social media and technology in general. While supporters say that this is meant to ensure the safety and security of American citizens, critics argue that this will restrict freedom of expression.In this episode, we discuss the Restrict Act and what it means for content creators and social media users alike. We talk about our conspiracy theories, connecting media and technology to business and work culture in America: Are businesses and the government listening in to our conversations? Are Meta and its stockholders behind this legislation? And what does the future look like for content creation and social media? Tune in to this controversial episode and let us know what you think! Quick episode summary1:38 Context on The Restrict Act 9:22 What this implies for content creators and social media users11:45 Conspiracy theories on targeted ads, small businesses vs. monopolized companies20:33 Meta has the largest social media presence23:35 Social media competition is playing a role28:16 The four-day workweekSupport this show https://www.patreon.com/osnmedia/membershipBe a GZ Chop Shop member at https://plus.acast.com/s/gzchopshopVisit our website: https://osn-media.com/Continue the conversation at:  https://discord.com/servers/osn-gaming-313019064177917962Follow us on social media: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/osn_media/Twitter https://twitter.com/thegzchopshopTiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@gzchopshopFacebook https://www.facebook.com/OSNmediaSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/gzchopshop. Support us by becoming a GZ Chop Shop member at https://plus.acast.com/s/gzchopshop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you resilient? Would you like to expand your resilience? What does that even mean? Today we have Todd Dwyer and Scott Hambrick from the Growing Resilience podcast. We will discuss food security, dependence versus independence and much more. This fits with our SOTG Homeroom from CrossBreed Holsters. During our Duracoat Finished Firearm segment Professor Paul provides some words of encouragement. Whether you are a beginner or advanced, Duracoat can help you out. What is your local powder situation? For our Brownells Bullet Points, the Professor relates a recent story regarding black powder. Do you need ammunition? The time to purchase it is now. Thanks for being a part of SOTG! We hope you find value in the message we share. If you've got any questions, here are some options to contact us: Send an Email Send a Text Call Us Enjoy the show! And remember…You're a Beginner Once, a Student For Life! TOPICS COVERED THIS EPISODE [0:00:00] Droughts in America: Are they Manufactured? [0:08:40] DuraCoat Finished Firearms - DuraCoat University TOPIC: Colors and Such & Would You Buy SOTG Blue? Huge thanks to our Partners:Brownells | CrossBreed | Duracoat Firearm Finishes | Hi-Point Firearms [0:20:53] Brownells Bullet Points - Brownells.com TOPIC: The Time to Buy Ammo is YESTERDAY [0:38:05] SOTG Homeroom - CrossbreedHolsters.com TOPIC: Todd Dwyer and Scott Hambrick from Growing Resilience www.growingresilience.co/ A podcast about self sufficiency, homesteading, permaculture, and the regenerative agriculture movement. Step 1 - Reframe the way you think about preparedness. Book Recommendations: The One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka  - https://amzn.to/3kRS5Ib 10 Acres Enough by Edmund Morris - https://amzn.to/3JrpuDR The Cottage Economy by William Cobbett - https://amzn.to/3Jza6oO Stockman Grass Farmer Magazine - https://www.stockmangrassfarmer.com/index.php FoxFire Series of Books - https://amzn.to/3DsjcQt The New Organic Grower - https://amzn.to/3kSV7Mp The Market Gardener - https://amzn.to/3DpdyPb FEATURING: Growing Resilience Podcast, Scott Hambrick, Todd Dwyer, Madison Rising, Jarrad Markel, Paul Markel, SOTG University PARTNERS: SDS Imports, Brownells Inc, CrossBreed Holsters, DuraCoat Firearm Finishes, Hi-Point Firearms FIND US ON: Juxxi, Parler, MeWe.com, Gettr, iTunes, Stitcher, AppleTV, Roku, Amazon, GooglePlay, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, tumblr

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“If your dreams are big enough, you're gonna start to see some very creative ways to get what you want for a lot cheaper.” - Kyle Duelund Kyle Duelund, together with his partner, Janie Grenier, works with motivated spirits just like yours who want to leave their day jobs and embrace the entrepreneurial adventure. In other words, he offers guidance and support to individuals to make them realize their dreams! His purpose is “Now, For Tomorrow, For The Lifestyle You Deserve,” which can be rooted in his primary motivations for diving into entrepreneurship even before he graduated from college. In the context of real estate education, he aims to set new standards by designing the best systems for the communities we serve. Kyle is here to provide a couple of actionable steps for aspiring entrepreneurs, as well as pieces of advice for them to not only start successfully in their endeavors but also to maintain the life that they want to live.  Tune in now and learn how to succeed as a first-time entrepreneur!   [00:01 - 06:06] Opening Segment How to invest in real estate the right way Kyle Duelund explains Why Kyle pursued a career as an entrepreneur [06:07 - 17:37] From Mindset into Concrete Actions Kyle retired even before he graduated from college How was this possible? This is the best piece of advice that Kyle can give to entrepreneurs How to turn the right mindset into concrete actions The importance of joining a community of like-minded people Here's a practical step from Kyle to create your vision [17:38 - 28:51] The Key to Freedom How to buy your dream house that generates passive income Learn more about Kyle's program Why buying your first property is the biggest financial mistake you can make What you should know about the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America Are you hiring people for your business? Don't miss this insight from Kyle Kyle drops several tips for first-time entrepreneurs [28:52 - 35:54] The Lifestyle You Deserve How to “buy assets and rent liabilities” according to Kyle This is a website that first-time homebuyers can visit Link below The 2 golden rules of real estate investing according to Kyle Connect with Kyle Links below [35:55 - 37:53]  Wrapping Up!  What's next for Kyle Final announcements   Email kyle@nowfortomorrow.clubto connect with Kyle or follow him on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. Do you want to create cash flow and be financially free? Visit J/K Real Estate Partners now! Key Quotes “Get an accountability partner…someone who won't let you give up.” - Kyle Duelund “You need to know your vision…and then from there, once you get that vision board, find people who have [their visions] in their lives already. Ask them how they got their [vision].” - Kyle Duelund   Resources mentioned DOWNLOAD FOR FREE resources from Kyle about entrepreneurship Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America Jim Rohn Tony Robbins Les Brown   Let's get connected!  Website: http://financial1st-aid.com Email:  Vmccoyesq@financial1st-aid.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Financial1st-Aid-108554114941620 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vera-mccoy-62917967/    LEAVE A REVIEW + and SHARE this episode with someone who wants to move from bankrupt to abundance. Listen to previous episodes on Spotify, iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts!  

"Human beings can no more give up narrative than we can breathing or sleeping." So says my guest Jonathan Gottschall. But why are stories so important? He argues in his new book The Story Paradox: How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears them Down that the primary function of storytelling is to sway the listener in some way, to change how they think or fell about something, or someone. "Stories", he says "are influence machines". Part of the political divide today, for example, is over the story of America: Are we a city on the hill, a beacon of liberty and hope and progress, or an oppressive, supremacist and bloody empire? In a deep sense, the culture war is a story war, and in light of recent political developments, Gottschall says our task is now "to save the world from stories", in part by trying to tell stories without villains. Along the way we talk about the difference between suspension of disbelief and narrative transportation, politics, the role of religion, luck, and the lack of political pluralism in academia. I came away even more convinced about the power of stories, and our decisions about which stories to immerse ourselves in, as well as how stories layer on top of stories, in a kind of narrative collage.  Jonathan Gottschall Distinguished Fellow at Washington & Jefferson College, author of The Storytelling Animal, The Professor in the Cage, and The Story Paradox.  Twitter: @jonathangottsch Website: jonathangottschall.com    

Anthony Losquadro, the founder of Intaction, shares his lobbying efforts to disrupt the economic incentives for circumcision and original research he has done into the selling of infant foreskins.Topics Discussed In This Episode:[1:00] Anthony's projects and Intaction[7:45] How Anthony re-strategized through the COVID-19 pandemic[9:40] Anthony's strategy for legislative change at the state level[16:14] Persuading sympathetic lawmakers to take the next step[21:20] Proposal to prevent Medicaid from paying for circumcision[28:32] Removing economic incentives for circumcision[32:00] Countering the spending power of the medical lobby[34:30] The best time to fight legislation[38:17] The battle to ban Mogen clamps[40:30] Buying and selling of foreskins [45:33] Information disclosed to parents about foreskin sales[49:10] Who is buying foreskins (and why)[52:50] The lack of whistleblowers speaking out against foreskin trade[54:40] Doctors are commission-based salesman of circumcision who target low income parents[56:05] How to conduct your own research on the foreskin industry[57:30] Overview of Anthony's other projectsResources:Intaction WebsiteIntaction on Facebook /  Twitter /  InstagramHealth Equality CampaignCircumcision in America: Are baby boys' foreskins for sale?FOIA in California GuidelinesNorth Carolina Concerned Citizens PetitionNorth Carolina Medicaid Action Lobbying EffortAmerican Circumcision DocumentarySubscribe and support the show directly:https://brendonmarotta.com/show/

In protests around the nation, you've probably heard people chant, 'This is what democracy looks like-' In addition to that, members of Congress have talked about our 'democracy.' However, in our Pledge of Allegiance it says, '...and to the republic for which it stands...'.--So what is the United States of America- Are we a democracy or are we a republic- --Joining Jim to answer that question was William Federer.

In protests around the nation, you've probably heard people chant, 'This is what democracy looks like-' In addition to that, members of Congress have talked about our 'democracy.' However, in our Pledge of Allegiance it says, '...and to the republic for which it stands...'.--So what is the United States of America- Are we a democracy or are we a republic- --Joining Jim to answer that question was William Federer.

This week, in honor of our historic presidential elections, we watched the little-known indie flick; God Bless America. How will we react to this satirical take on U.S. society in the 2000's? How does it hold up to today's America? Are we better or worse? (SPOILER ALERT: We're worse) Find out now by tuning into the latest episode of SHOOT THE FLICK!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shoottheflick/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shoottheflick/support

A Global Pandemic. Racial violence. Protesting. Upheaval. Where is God in the midst of this? What does it look like as a Christian to live in these unprecedented times in America? Are these trying times a sign of God's judgment?  Join Jonathan as he welcomes R.T. Kendall back to Candid Conversations. Dr. Kendall is a Christian writer, speaker, and teacher who pastored Westminster Chapel in London for 25 years.  In this episode of Candid Conversations, Jonathan and Dr. Kendall discuss his latest book, We've Never Been This Way Before, with a focus on how to view recent trials by reflecting on Joshua's words to the children of Israel before they entered the land of Canaan.Take a few minutes to listen and then share this episode with a friend. To ask Jonathan a question or connect with the Candid community, visit https://LTW.org/CandidFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/candidpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/candidpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thecandidpod

Are You Missing God and His Presence In Your Life and the World By Your Immersion In Covid, the Election, and Life Uncertainties?   MESSAGE SUMMARY: Can you tell what God is up to in our world, in our time, in our church, and in America? Are you a part of what God is doing in the world today, or are you just reacting to what God is doing, thereby, creating conflict and division? Psalms 105 reminds you of God’s power in the world if you do seek His presence in your life: “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered.". On the other hand, Paul, in 1 Thessalonians 1:9, warns you of the implications for not including the presence of Jesus in your worldly considerations: “They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might.”. While the Lord is leading, and directing, it seems that we are wrapped up in our agenda and our way of doing things; therefore, we miss God’s presence; and we miss the Holy Spirit in our lives.    TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Today, because of I am filled with the Holy Spirit, I will not be controlled by my Compulsions. Rather, I will walk in the Spirit’s fruit of Patience. “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22f). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Matthew 5:6; Matthew 5:10; Psalms 112:1-6; Psalms 119b:13-24. THIS SUNDAY’S AUDIO SERMON: You can listen to Archbishop Beach’s Current Sunday Sermon: “We Have “Hope” in Today’s World of Fear, Doubt, and Feelings of “Hopelessness” Through God’s Abiding Presence With Us and In Us", at our Website: https://awtlser.podbean.com/ WEBSITE LINK TO DR. BEACH’S SERMON VIDEO – “We All Need “Hope” in Today’s World of Fear, Doubt in Our Faith, and Feelings of “Hopelessness”; and God Is this “Hope””:  www.AWFTL.org/watch DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB

In response to the horrific murder of George Floyd and the worldwide protests against police brutality that followed, the House Democrats wrote the Justice in Policing Act. The provisions in this bill are our best chance for real change in the 116th Congress. In this episode, we see how the bill would limit military equipment being transferred to cops, create a nationwide public database for information about cops and police departments, and limit the qualified immunity that allows cops to use violence with impunity. We also look at The Dingleberry Method, which is the best play for Democrats to use if they want any of this to become law. 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Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD192: Democracy Upgrade Stalled CD200: How to End Legal Bribes Bill Outline Justice in Policing Act of 2020 TITLE I: POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Subtitle A - Holding Police Accountable in the Courts Sec. 101: Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law Makes it a crime for someone enforcing a law to “knowingly or with reckless disregard” deprive a person of a right or privilege protected by the Constitutions, instead of “willingly” deprive a person their rights. Sec. 102: Qualified Immunity Reform Local law enforcement officers and prison guards will not be given immunity if they say they were acting in “good faith” or that they believed their conduct was lawful. Sec. 103: Pattern and Practice Investigations Gives the Attorney General optional subpoena authority and authorizes (but does not appropriate) $300,000 for grants to help states conduct investigations for the next three years Sec. 104: Independent Investigations The attorney general to give grants to states to help them conduct independent investigations of law enforcement. Authorizes (but does not appropriate) $2.25 billion Subtitle B - Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act Sec. 113: Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies Orders the Attorney General to do a review and recommend additional standards that are supposed to result in greater accountability of law-enforcement agencies. Sec. 114: Law Enforcement Grants Gives the Attorney General the option to provide grants to Community organizations to study law-enforcement standards. Sec. 115: Attorney General to Conduct Study Orders the attorney general to do a study on the ability of law-enforcement officers to dodge investigative questions. Sec. 116: Authorization of Appropriations Authorizes (but does not appropriate) about $28 million. Sec. 117: National Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight Creates a task force staffed by the Attorney General to process complaints of law enforcement misconduct. Authorizes (but does not appropriate) $5 million per year Sec. 118: Federal Data Collection on Law Enforcement Practices Each federal, state, and local law enforcement agency would have to report a breakdown of the numbers of traffic stops, pedestrian stops, , And uses of deadly force by race, ethnicity, age, and gender of the officers and the the members of the public to the Attorney General. States that do not submit the reports would not be given money from the Department of Justice. TITLE II: POLICING TRANSPARENCY THROUGH DATA Subtitle A - National Police Misconduct Registry Sec. 201: Establishment of National Police Misconduct Registry Six months after enactment, the Atty. Gen. would have to create a database containing each complaint filed against the law enforcement officer, termination records, certifications, in records of lawsuits and settlements made against the officer. The registry would be available to the public Sec. 202: Certification Requirements for Hiring of Law Enforcement Officers Withholds money from a state or jurisdiction if all officers have not completed certification requirements. Subtitle B - PRIDE Act Sec. 223: Use of Force Reporting Requires states to report to the Attorney General, on a quarterly basis, information about law enforcement officers who shoot civilians, civilians who shoot law-enforcement officers, any incident involving the death or arrest of a law-enforcement officer, deaths in custody, and arrests and bookings. The reports must contain information about the national origin, sex, race, ethnicity, age, disability, English language proficiency, and housing status of each civilian against whom a local law enforcement officer used force. Reports must also include the location of the incident, whether the civilian was armed and with what kind of weapon, the type of force used, the reason force was used, a description of any injuries sustained as a result of the incident, the number of officers involved, the number of civilians involved, a description of the circumstances, efforts by local law-enforcement to de-escalate the situation, or the reason why efforts to de-escalate were not attempted. The Attorney General would have to make this information public once per year in a report. TITLE III: IMPROVING POLICE TRAINING AND POLICIES Subtitle A - End Racial and Religious Profiling Act Sec. 311: Prohibition “No law-enforcement agent or law enforcement agency shall engage in racial profiling." Racial profiling is defined as relying, to any degree, on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation in selecting which individual to subject to routine or spontaneous investigatory activities. Sec. 312: Enforcement Allows victims of racial profiling to sue in civil courts, either in the state for in a district court of the United States. Subtitle B - Additional Reforms Sec. 361: Training on Racial Bias and Duty to Intervene The attorney general has to establish a training program to cover racial profiling, implicit bias, and procedural justice. The training program must exhibit a clear duty for federal law-enforcement officers to intervene in cases where another law-enforcement officer is using excessive force against a civilian. Sec. 362: Ban on No-Knock Warrants in Drug Cases Search warrants authorized for drug cases would have to require that the law-enforcement officer provide notice of his or her authority and purpose. Sec. 363: Incentivizing Banning of Chokeholds and Carotid Holds States will not receive funding from the Department of Justice unless the state has enacted a law prohibiting officers in the State or jurisdiction from using a chokehold or carotid hold. Chokeholds would be classified as civil rights violations Sec. 364: PEACE Act “Less lethal” force can be used if it’s “necessary and proportional” in order to arrest a person “who the officer has probably cause to believe has committed a criminal offense” and if “reasonable alternatives to the use of the form of less lethal force have been exhausted” Deadly force can only be used “as a last resort” to “prevent imminent and serious bodily injury or death to the officer or another person”, and if the use of deadly force creates no “substantial risk of injury to a third person”, and if “reasonable alternatives tot he use of the form of deadly fore have been exhausted” Officers have to give people a verbal warning that they are a law enforcement officer and that they “will use force against the person if the person resists arrest or flees” Sec. 365: Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act Prohibits the 1033 Program from transferring military equipment to domestic law enforcement for “counter drug” and “border security activities” but they can continue to get equipment for “counterterrorism” Would require the police departments to submit to the Defense Department a description of how they intend to use the military equipment, the department would have to publish a notice on their website and “at several prominent locations in the jurisdiction" that they are requesting the military equipment, and have the notices available for 30 days, and that the department has approval to receive the equipment by the city council. Reports on where the equipment goes must be submitted to Congress Prohibits the transfer of controlled firearms, ammunition, bayonets, grenade launchers, grenades (including flash bangs), explosives, controlled vehicles, MRAPs, trucks, drones, combat aircraft, silencers, and long range acoustic devices. The department would be required to return the equipment if they are investigated by the Justice Department or found to have engaged in widespread civil rights abuses Police departments “may never take ownership” of controlled property Applies only to equipment transferred in the future. Subtitle C - Law Enforcement Body Cameras Sec. 372: Requirements for Federal Uniformed Officers Regarding the Use of Body Cameras Requires uniformed officers with the authority to conduce searches and make arrests to wear a body camera. The body camera - vide and audio - must be activated whenever a uniformed officer is responding to a call for service or during any other law enforcement encounter with a member of the public, except if an immediate threat to the officer’s life or safety makes turning the camera on impossible. Officers must notify members of the public that they are wearing a body camera When entering someone’s home or speaking to a victim, the officer must ask if the resident or victim wants the camera turned off and turn it off if requested, if they are not executing a search warrant. Body cameras can not be equipped with real time facial recognition technology Facial recognition technology can be used with the footage with a warrant Body cameras can’t be used to gather intelligence on protected speech, associations, or relations. Body cameras are not required when the officer is speaking to a confidential informant or when recording poses a risk to national security. Body cameras are not allowed to be turned on when an officer is on a school campus unless he/she is responding to an imminent threat of life or health Footage must be retained for 6 months and then permanently deleted Citizens and their lawyers and the families of deceased citizens have the right to inspect body camera footage related to their cases Body camera footage related to a use of force or a civilian complaint must be kept for at least 3 years Redactions can be used Body camera footage retained longer than 6 months is inadmissible in court If an officer interferes or turns off a recording, “appropriate disciplinary action shall be taken” and the interference can be used as evidence in court. Sec. 373: Patrol Vehicles with In-Car Video Recording Cameras In car video camera recording equipment must record whenever an officer is on patrol duty, conducting an enforcement stop, patrol lights are activated, if the officer thinks the recording could help with a prosecution, and when an arrestee is being transported. Recordings must be retained for 90 days. Sec. 374: Facial Recognition Technology In car video cameras can not be equipped with facial recognition technology TITLE IV - JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF LYNCHING ACT Sec. 403: Lynching Co-conspirators to a lynching can be sentenced to 10 years in prison Articles/Documents Article: READ: Democrats Release Legislation To Overhaul Policing By Barbara Sprunt, npr, June 8, 2020 Article: Retraction—Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis By Mandeep R Mehra, Frank Ruschitzka, and Amit N Patel, The Lancelet, June 5, 2020 Article: Verizon and AT&T Partner With Pro-Police Militarization Lobbying Group By Donald Shaw, Sludge, June 4, 2020 Article: The no-knock warrant for Breonna Taylor was illegal By Radley Balko, The Washington Post, June 3, 2020 Article: 10 Things Dems Could Do Right Now -- If They Actually Wanted To Stop Trump’s Power Grab By David Sirota, Substack, June 2, 2020 Article: De-escalation Keeps Protesters And Police Safer. Departments Respond With Force Anyway. By Maggie Koerth and Jamiles Lartey, FiveThirtyEight, June 1, 2020 Article: U.S. lawmaker prepares bill aiming to end court protection for police By David Morgan, Reuters, June 1, 2020 Statement: The Posse Comitatus Act, U.S. Northern Command, September 23, 2019 Article: Slavery and the Origins of the American Police State By Ben Fountain, Medium, September 17, 2018 Document: An Evaluation of the Department of Defense's Excess Property Program: Law Enforcement Agency Equipment Acquisition Policies, Findings, and Options by Aaron C. Davenport, Jonathan William Welburn, Andrew Lauland, Annelise Pietenpol, Marc Robbins, Erin Rebhan, Patricia Boren, K. Jack Riley, Rand Corporation, 2018 Article: Trump Reverses Obama Policy on Surplus Military Gear for Police By Pete Williams and Julia Ainsley, NBC News, August 28, 2017 Article: New Ferguson Video Adds Wrinkle to Michael Brown Case By Mitch Smith, The New York Times, March 11, 2017 Article: L.A. schools police will return grenade launchers but keep rifles, armored vehicle By Stephen Ceasar, Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2014 Article: Michael Brown Robbed Convenience Store, Stole Cigarillos Before Darren Wilson Shooting, Dorian Johnson Says By Thomas Barrabi, International Business Times, November 25, 2014 Article: The “1033 Program,” Department of Defense Support to Law Enforcement By Daniel H. Else, Congressional Research Service, Specialist in National Defense, August 28, 2014 Additional Resources About: Vanita Gupta, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights Sound Clip Sources Hearing: Oversight Hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability, House Judiciary Committee, June 10, 2020 Watch on Youtube Witnesses: Art Acevedo: President of the Major Cities Chiefs Association Paul Butler: Professor of Law at Georgetown Law School Vanita Gupta: President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Sherrilyn Ifill: President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. Marc Morial: President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League Ben Crump: President and Founder of Ben Crump Trial Lawyer for Justice (lawyer for the family of George Floyd) Transcript: C-SPAN: Part 1 34:15 Vanita Gupta: My tenure as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division began two months after 18 year old Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson. The Justice Department was hardly perfect, but we understood our mandate: to promote accountability and constitutional policing in order to build community trust. During the Obama administration, we opened 25 pattern-or-practice investigations to help realize greater structural and community centered change, often at the request of police chiefs and mayor's who needed federal leadership. After making findings, we negotiated consent decrees with extensive engagement and input from community advocates, who not only identified unjust and unlawful policing practices, but also helped develop sustainable mechanisms for accountability and systemic change. That is not the Justice Department that we have today. Under both Attorneys General Jeff Sessions and Bill Barr, the department has abdicated its responsibility and abandoned the use of tools like pattern-or-practice investigations and consent decrees. Instead it is focused on dismantling police accountability efforts and halting any new investigations. The disruption of crucial work in the Civil Rights Division and throughout the Department of Justice to bring forth accountability and transparency in policing is deeply concerning. In the absence of federal leadership, the Leadership Conference Education Fund launched the new era of public safety initiative, a comprehensive guide and toolkit outlining proposals to build trust between communities and police departments, restore confidence and imagine a new paradigm of public safety. While much of these changes must happen at the state and local level, success is going to require the leadership support and commitment of the federal government including Congress. Last week, the leadership conference and more than 400 civil rights organizations sent a letter to Congress to move us forward on a path of true accountability. The recommendations included the following: One, create a national necessary standard on the use of force. Two, prohibit racial profiling, including robust data collection. Three, ban the use of chokeholds and other restraint maneuvers. Four, end the militarization of policing. Five, prohibit the use of no knock warrants, especially in drug cases. Six, strengthen federal accountability systems and increase the Justice Department's authority to prosecute officers that engage in misconduct. Seven create a national police misconduct registry. And eight, end qualified immunity. The Leadership Conference was pleased to learn that the Justice in Policing Act introduced Monday by both members of the House of Representatives and the Senate reflects much of this accountability framework. This is Congress's most comprehensive effort in decades to substantially address police misconduct by taking on issues critical issues affecting black and brown communities. 1:02:00 Sherrilyn Ifill: One of the key parts of the system of impunity has been qualified immunity defense that shields officials from the unforeseeable consequences of their act but has been interpreted by courts so ***extensively that it now provides near immunity for police officers who engage and unconstitutional acts of violence. 1:02:45 Sherrilyn Ifill: The Justice and policing act seeks to address qualified immunity by amending the civil rights statute used most in police excessive use of force cases. 42 USC section 1983 and we welcome this amendment. We want it to apply to all civil suits that are pending or filed after enactment of the Act. And we'll continue to work towards the elimination of qualified immunity. 1:24:10 Ben Crump: The only reason we know what happened to George Floyd is because it was captured on video. The advent of video evidence is bringing into the light what long was hidden. It's revealing what black Americans have known for a long, long time - that it is dangerous for a black person to have an encounter with a police officer. Given the incidents that have led to this moment in time, it should be mandatory for police officers to wear body cams and should be considered obstruction of justice to turn them off. Like a black box data recorded in an airplane body cams replace competing narratives with a single narrative, the truth with what we see with our own eyes. C-SPAN: Part 2 3:00 Vanita Gupta: I will tell you there's actually significant law enforcement support for this kind of registry. And prosecutors around the country have asked for this kind of registry. But chiefs in particular have said that this is a real problem when they don't have this kind of information when they're making hiring decisions. 14:00 Sherrilyn Ifill: The principal problems that we have found in this long standing systemic issue of police violence against unarmed African Americans is the inability to hold officers who engage in misconduct accountable. Now, this is not just about the individual officer who some refer to as a bad apple. This is about a system of accountability that must exist if police officers are to understand that they cannot engage in certain kinds of conduct without impunity. And unfortunately, all of the legal tools that are available to us to hold officers accountable, have been weakened or lacked the sufficient strength and language to allow us to do so. So strengthening the language of the federal criminal statute that will not hold us to such a high standard and proving intent of the officers conduct is critical. And so adding a recklessness provision into that language that will allow us to get at some of this officer misconduct is vitally important. 45:00 Rep. Hank Johnson (GA): Mayor Morial, throughout recent times, we've seen repeated instances where black people often unarmed have been killed by a police officer. And if the death results in a use of force investigation, that investigation most often is conducted by the law enforcement agency that employs the officer who used the deadly force. Isn't that correct? Marc Morial: That's traditionally the way it works. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA): And Professor Butler we've also witnessed these use of force investigations being overseen by the local district attorney who works hand in hand, day after day, year after year, with the same officer and with the agency that employs the officer who used the deadly force in the case that's under investigation. Isn't that correct? And attorney Crump we've seen time and time again that the investigation becomes long and drawn out. And at some point, months or even years later, the local Prosecutor takes that case before a secret grand jury. And out of that grand jury usually comes what's called a no bill, which is a refusal to indict the officer who committed the homicide. Isn't that correct? Ben Crump: Yes, sir congressman Johnson. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA): And Professor Butler because grand jury proceeding's a secret, the public never learns exactly what the prosecutor presented to the grand jury. Isn't that correct? Paul Butler: Just like the grand jury proceeding in Staten Island with Eric Garner, who was placed in an illegal chokehold. We have no idea why that grand jury didn't indict that officer for murder. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA): It becomes just another justified killing of a black person by the police in America. Wouldn't it be fairer if the homicide investigation were undertaken by an Independent Police Agency, Attorney Gupta? Vanita Gupta: I think it would. It would also give the community members are much more faith in their legal system if there was an independent investigator in these kinds of cases. 1:41:30 Rep. Tom McClintock (CA): I think there are many proposals that have been raised in the house that merit support. And first is the doctrine of qualified immunity as it's currently applied. It has no place in a nation ruled by laws. For every right, there must be a remedy. And qualified immunity prevents a remedy for those whose rights have been violated by officials holding a public trust. And this reform should apply as much to a rogue cop who targets people because of their race, as it does to IRS or Justice Department officials and target people on the basis of their politics. 1:42:15 Rep.Tom McClintock (CA): Police records must be open to the public. It is a well established principle that public servants work for the public. And the public has a right to know what they're doing with the authority the public has loaned them. And police departments should be able to dismiss bad officers without interference from the unions. 1:42:45 Rep.Tom McClintock (CA): Turning police departments into paramilitary organizations is antithetical to the sixth principle laid down by Peel. Quote, "To use only the minimum degree of physical force which is necessary on any particular occasion for achieving a police objective." Weapons that are unique to a battlefield need to be limited to a battlefield. 1:43:15 Rep.Tom McClintock (CA): No knock warrants have been proven to be lethal to citizens and to police officials for obvious reasons. The invasion of a person's home is one of the most terrifying powers the government possesses. Every person in a free society has the right to take arms against an intruder in their homes. And that means that the authority as a police must be announced before that intrusion takes place. To do otherwise places every one of us in mortal peril. 2:00:45 Vanita Gupta: I think right now there is a hunger in the streets and in communities around the country to recognize that people want other options in their communities other than to call 911 and have a police officer come at the door when people are in mental health crisis, for homelessness issues and school discipline issues. And they want to - and I've heard this from police chiefs. The International Association of Chiefs of Police issued a very powerful statement two days ago, recognizing the systematic decades of underinvestment in the kinds of social systems in housing and homelessness and education, and how that's all been placed at the feet of police officers. This needs to be a holistic evaluation of what spending priorities have been in communities that have been saturated with a criminal justice response, but under invested with resources for education and jobs, and the like. 2:39:00 Rep. Greg Stube (FL): But there are proposals in this bill that are extremely dangerous for those who protect our communities. Removing qualified immunity is only... Qualified immunity is only a protection if officers follow their training and protocols. If they don't follow the training and protocols, they don't get to use the immunity because it's qualified. If officers don't have qualified immunity to follow the training and protocols. I don't know a single person who would want to become a law enforcement officer in today's world, knowing that they may or may not be able to use the training and protocols that they were used to be able to apprehend a suspect who is not complying with them. But maybe that's the goal of the majority to get less and less people to join our law enforcement offices. 2:59:00 Vanita Gupta: Justice Department currently only has one law that they can use to prosecute police misconduct. And as you said, it has the highest mens rea requirement there is in criminal law requiring not only that prosecutors prove that the officer used unreasonable force, but actually also that the officer knew that what he or she was doing was in violation of the law and did it anyway, that is actually a very high burden. And so for years, there have been case after case that the Justice Department has been unable to reach it because of how high this burden is. There are many criminal civil rights prosecutors that for years have also wanted the change that is being proposed in the Justice in Policing Act, because I think it would enhance the Justice Department's credibility in these matters to be able to hold officers who violate federal civil rights laws accountable. And so this Justice in Policing Act asks it change the mens rea standard to knowingly or with reckless disregard, to slightly lower standards so more cases will be charged. It also really importantly broadens the language of the federal civil rights statute by including in its definition of a death resulting from an officers action, any act that was a substantial factor contributing to death. And I know many, many former US Attorneys that are eager to see this change as well. 3:07:00 Vanita Gupta: It is a real shame that in 2020, we still do not have adequate data collection on use of force in this country. We've had to rely for several years on journalists to putting this stuff together at the Washington Post and at The Guardian. The FBI has started to try to more systematically collected it, but this bill, the justice in policing act actually includes a requirement for states to report use of force data to the Justice Department, including the reason that force was used. Technical Assistance Grants are established in this bill to assist agencies that have fewer than 100 employees with compliance. That was often the reason that that police agencies were not reporting on this, but it also requires the Attorney Generals to collect data on traffic stops, searches, uses of deadly force by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, and to disaggregate that data by race, ethnicity and gender. 3:26:00 Vanita Gupta: This national registry would have misconduct complaints. It would have discipline termination records, it would have records of certification. It contains conditioning for money for funds from so that agencies actually have to put in inputs before they can access federal money, but it is high time for this to happen. 3:39:20 Vanita Gupta: The Trump DOJ has essentially abandoned and abdicated a mandate that was given by Congress in 1994 to investigate patterns and practices of unconscious, systemic, unconstitutional policing and police departments around the country. Since the administration began, there has been the opening only of one on a very tiny issue at the police department out of Springfield, Massachusetts, compared to 25 in the Obama administration, and many others in Republican and Democratic administrations prior to that. And so what that has meant is that the tool of these investigations, the tool of the consent decrees has just been lying dormant. Typically, when I oversaw the Civil Rights Division, we had mayors and police chiefs that really, in numerous instances, were actually asking the Justice Department to come in because they needed federal help in very bad situations. And so, jurisdictions have not been able to rely anymore on the Justice Department to support these kinds of efforts. And I think this bill, Justice in Policing does a lot to strengthen the Civil Rights Division's authority, giving it subpoena power, giving it resources. It also gives State Attorneys General the ability to do these patterns and practices where they have already state laws that allow them to do it as well. And that's, of course in this moment, with a justice department that is very disengaged from these issues. An important... Hearing: Oversight of Federal Programs for Equipping State and Local Law Enforcement, United States Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, September 9, 2014 Watch on C-SPAN Witnesses: Alan Estevez - Principal Deputy Defense Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Brian Kamoie - FEMA Grant Programs Assistant Administrator Peter Kraska - Professor at the School of Justice at University of Eastern Kentucky Mark Lomax - National Tactical Officers Association Executive Directior Transcript: 26:00 Alan Estevez: More than 8,000 federal and state law enforcement agencies actively participate in the program across 49 states in three US territories. More than $5.1 billion of property has been provided since 1990. 26:15 Alan Estevez: A key element in both the structure and execution of the program is the state coordinator, who is appointed by the respective state governor. State coordinators approve law enforcement agencies within their state to participate in the program, review all requests for property submitted by those agencies along with the statement of intended use. Working through state coordinators. Law enforcement agencies determine their need for different types of equipment and they determine how it's used. The Department of Defense does not have the expertise and police force functions and cannot assess how equipment is used in the mission of individual law enforcement agencies. 27:14 Alan Estevez: Law enforcement agencies currently possess approximately 460,000 pieces of controlled property that they have received over time. 27:20 Alan Estevez: Examples of control property include over 92,000 small alarms 44,000 night vision devices 5200 High Mobility Multi Purpose wheeled vehicles or Humvees and 617 mine resistant ambush protected vehicles or MRAPs. The department does not provide tanks, grenade launchers, sniper rifles, crew served weapons or uniforms. 28:20 Alan Estevez: During the height of Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey, police drove cargo trucks and three Humvees through water too deep for commercial vehicles to save 64 people. In Wisconsin, Green Bay police used donated computers for forensic investigations. During a 2013 flood in Louisiana, Livingston parish police used six Humvees to rescue 137 people. In Texas armored vehicles received through program protected police officers during a standoff and shootout with gang members. 30:35 Brian Kamoie: The department's preparedness grant programs assist communities across the nation to build and sustain critical capabilities to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to and recover from acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events. 33:00 Brian Kamoie: Grant recipients must purchase equipment listed on the department's authorized equipment list, which outlines 21 categories of allowable equipment. The department prohibits the use of grant funds for the purchase of lethal or non lethal weapons and ammunition. These equipment categories are not on the authorized equipment list. Homeland Security grant funds may be used to purchase equipment that can be classified as personal protective equipment, such as ballistics protection equipment, helmets, body armor, and ear and eye protection. Response vehicles such as BearCats are also allowed. The Homeland Security Act allows equipment purchased with grant funds, including personal protective equipment to be used for purposes unrelated to terrorism. So long as one purpose of the equipment is to build and sustain terrorism based capabilities. 33:46 Brian Kamoie: The authorized equipment list also notes that ballistic personal protective equipment purchased with grant funds is not for riot suppression. 40:10 Alan Estevez: When it's no longer needed, we make it available not just cross levels across the Department of Defense first, and law enforcement by congressional authorization as dibs early in that process before it goes out to state agencies. And not all the equipment that's provided to law enforcement is available to everyone else. 40:45 Alan Estevez: Again, it's not for the department to really judge how law enforcement's...that's not our expertise. We rely on the state coordinators, appointed by the governor of each of those states who vet incoming requests from their local law enforcement agencies. 48:00 Coburn: How do you all determine what Federal Supply classes are available to be transferred? Alan Estevez: That is done basically by our item managers who... Coburn: I know, but tell me how do they decide MRAPs appropriate for community of my hometown, 35,000 people. Alan Estevez: that is done by the state coordinate... Coburn: I understand that but how did you ever decide that an MRAP is an appropriate vehicle for for local police forces? Alan Estevez: We know an MRAP is a truck senator with Coburn: No it is not a truck. It's a 48,000...offensive weapon. Alan Estevez: It's a very, very, very heavy...it is not an offensive weapon, Senator. Coburn: It can be used as an offensive weapon. Alan Estevez: When we give an MRAP, it is stripped of all its electronic warfare capability. It does not have a 50 caliber weapon on it. It is not an offensive weapon, is a protective vehicle. 49:15 Coburn: How do we ever get to the point where we think states need MRAPs. How did that process come about? Alan Estevez: Now this is one of the areas that we're obviously going to look at senator. How we decided what equipment is available. I mean, obviously we've made some big decisions, fighter aircraft tanks, strikers, those type of things are not available. Sniper Rifles - not available. Grenade launchers - not available. Coburn: Drones are available. Alan Estevez: No. Coburn: Airplanes are available. Alan Estevez: Airplanes are available. Cargo helicopters. Helicopters, not Apaches. Okay. Coburn: But but really you you can't tell us today how we make those decisions of what goes on the list and off the list. Alan Estevez: It's basically a common sense decision inside the department and then we do as I keep saying go back to the states. 50:15 Coburn: When something is removed from the list, and I don't know if you have any recent experience with this, are agencies are required to return the restricted equipment. Alan Estevez: That's why we retain title for what we call controlled equipment so that we can pull that equipment. 57:00 Alan Estevez: So as force structural changes, as our budget changes, things that we thought we would need, were are no longer needed. Or things that we bought for the war. And I'm not not talking about tactical rifles and like I'm talking about basic medical kits, that type of stuff may no longer be needed as we draw down force structure based on changing environment on the ground. PCA changes our force structure, things that we required will no longer be needed as that force structure changes. That's the basic reason. 58:30 Senator McCaskill: The Lake Angeles Police Department in Michigan, you gave them 13 military assault weapons since 2011. They have one full time sworn officer. So one officer now has 13 military grade assault weapons in their police department. How in the world can anyone say that this program has a one lick of oversight if those two things are in existence? Alan Estevez: I'll have to look into the details on each of those. The rule of thumb is one MRAP validated by the state coordinator for a police department that requests an MRAP no more than one. So I'd have to look at the incident in Senator Coburn's state. And same thing with rifles...weapons. Senator McCaskill: I will make part of the record the list we have a long list of law enforcement agencies that received three times as many 5.56 and 7.62 military grade weapons per for full time officer and this is a long list. 1:05:00 Senator Johnson: This program, which has apparently provided about $5.1 billion of free equipment since 1997. It's all been free, correct? Alan Estevez: Yes. It's not free to the taxpayer. We bought it used it on... Senator Johnson: Free to local governments, correct? Alan Estevez: That's correct. Senator Johnson: Free local to police departments. Alan Estevez: Yes, sir, Senator. Senator Johnson: Do you know if too many police farms return free things down? Alan Estevez:Again, I'm not in the position of a local police department, but if something was available, and they thought they needed it, because they have to sustain this equipment, if they thought they needed it, and it was useful to them. Why not? 1:23:15 Rand Paul: In FEMAs authorized equipment lists, there's actually written descriptions for how the equipment should be used. And it says it's specifically not supposed to be used for riot suppression. Mr. Kamoie? Is that true that it's not supposed to be used for Riot suppression? And how do you plan in policing that since the images show us clearly, large pieces of equipment that were bought with your grants being used in that Riot suppression? Protest suppression, rather. Brian Kamoie: Senator Paul, that is accurate. The categories of personal protective equipment that include helmets, ear and eye protection, ballistics personal protective equipment, is a prohibition in the authorized equipment list that is not to be used for riot suppression. Rand Paul: And what will you do about it? Brian Kamoie: We're going to follow the lead of the Department of Justice's investigation about the facts. We're going to work for the state of Missouri to determine what pieces of equipment were grant funded, and then we have a range of remedies available to us. Should there be any finding of non compliance with those requirements. Those include everything from corrective action plans to ensure it doesn't happen again. recoupment of funds. So we'll look very closely at the facts. But we're going to allow the investigation to run its course and determine what the appropriate remedy is. 1:25:20 Rand Paul: Mr. Estavez in the NPR investigation of the 1033 program, they list that 12,000 bayonets have been given out. What purpose are bayonets being given out for? Alan Estevez: Senator, bayonets are available under the program. I can't answer what a local police force would need a bayonet for. Rand Paul: I can give you an answer. None. So what's the what's President Obama's administration's position on handing out bayonets to the police force? It's on your list. You guys create the list. You're going to take it off the list. We're going to keep doing it. Alan Estevez: We are going to look at what we are providing under the administration's review of all these programs. Rand Paul: So it's unclear at this point whether President Obama approves of 12,000 bayonets being given out. I would think you can make that decision last week. Alan Estevez: I think we need to review all the equipment that we're providing Senator. And as I said, we the Department of Defense do not push any of this equipment on any police force. The states decide what they need. 1:26:00 Rand Paul: My understanding is that you have the ability to decide what equipment is given out and what equipments not given out. If you decided tomorrow, if President Obama decided tomorrow that mine resistant ambush protection 20 ton vehicles are not appropriate for cities in the United States. He could decide tomorrow to take it off the list. You could decide this tomorrow. My question is, what is the administration's opinion on giving out mine resistant ambush protection 20 ton vehicles to towns across America? Are you for it or against it? Alan Estevez: Obviously we do it senator we're going to look at that. I will also say that I can give you anecdotes for mine resistant ambush protected vehicles that protected police forces in shootouts. Rand Paul: But we've already been told they're only supposed to be used for terrorism, right? Isn't that what the rule is? Alan Estevez: Our rule is for counter-drug, which could have been the shootout I'd have to look at the incident. Counter-narcotics counter-terrorism. 1:28:00 Rand Paul: The militarization of police is something that has gotten so far out of control and we've allowed it to descend along with a not a great protection of our civil liberties as well. So we say we're going to do this, it's okay if it's for drugs. Well look at the instances of what have happened in recent times. The instance in Georgia just a couple of months ago, of an infant in a crib getting a percussion grenade thrown in through a window in a no knock raid. Turns out the infant obviously wasn't involved in the drug trade, but neither was even the infant's family - happened to have been the wrong place the wrong time. No one's even been indicted on this. So really, this is crazy out of control and giving military equipment and with a breakdown of the whole idea of due process of no knock raids and not having judges issue warrants anymore. You can see how this gets out of control and people are very, very concerned with what is going on here. And I see the response so far to be lackluster, and I hope you will do a more complete job in trying to fix this. Thank you. 1:32:20 Ayotte: Is there any coordination between the grants that homeland is giving in light of what the departments are receiving on the 1033 front? Brian Kamoie: We don't coordinate in the decision making about local law enforcement requests. The process that Mr. Estevez has laid out, we don't coordinate that at all. 1:51:40 Peter Kraska: The clear distinction between our civilian police and military is blurring in significant and consequential ways. The research I've been conducting since 1989 has documented quantitatively and qualitatively the steady and certain marks of U.S. civilian policing down the militarization continuum. Culturally, materially, operationally, and organizationally, despite massive efforts at democratizing police, under the guise of community policing reforms, the growth in militarized policing has been steep and deep. In the mid 1980s, a mere 30% of police agencies had a SWAT team. Today well over 80% of departments, large and small, have one. In the early 1980s, these these agencies conducted approximately 3,000 deployments a year nationwide. Today, I estimate a very conservative figure of 60,000 per year. And it is critical to recognize that these 60,000 deployments are mostly for conducting drug searches on people's private residences. This is not to imply that all police, nearly 20,000 unique departments across our great land, are heading in this direction. But the research evidence along with militarized tragedies in Modesto, Georgia, Ferguson and tens of thousands of other locations, demonstrates a troubling and highly consequential overall trend. What we saw played out in the Ferguson protests was the application of a very common mindset, style of uniform and appearance and weaponry used every day in the homes of private residences during SWAT raids. Some departments conduct as many as 500 SWAT team raids a year. And just as in the two examples above, and in the Ferguson situation, it is the poor and communities of color that are most impacted. 1:54:00 Peter Kraska: I mentioned that police militarization predates 911 this is not just an interesting historical fact it is critical because it illuminates the most important reason or causal factor in this unfortunate turn in American policing and American democracy. It is the following: our long running an intensely punitive self proclaimed war on crime and drugs. It is no coincidence that the skyrocketing number of police paramilitary deployments on American citizens since the early 1980s, coincides perfectly with the skyrocketing imprisonment numbers. We now have 2.4 million people incarcerated in this country, and almost 4% of the American public is now under direct correctional supervision. These wars have been devastating to minority communities and the marginalized and have resulted in a self perpetuating growth complex. Cutting off the supply of military weaponry to to our civilian public is the least we could do to begin the process of reining in police militarization and attempting to make clear the increasingly blurred distinction between the military and police. Please do not underestimate the gravity of this development. This is highly disturbing to most Americans on the left and the right. 1:57:30 Mark Lomax: The threat that firearms pose to law enforcement officers and the public during violent critical incidents has proven that armored rescue vehicles have become an essential as individually worn body armor or helmets in saving lives. 2:11:30 Peter Kraska: The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 had been in place untouched for quite a long time until the 1980s drug war. And it wasn't until the 1980s drug war it was actually the Reagan administration that wanted to completely repealed Posse Comitatus. But what instead happened is they just amended it significantly, to allow for cross training and weapons transference. And just as an aside, I don't want to make too much of an aside, but we also have to remember that the Department of Defense has been very actively involved in training local police departments as well, not just providing them equipment, but providing them training. I've got a great quote that if you, I'm not going to read it now, but if you asked me to read it, I will. that talks about even having navy seals and Army Rangers come to a local police department and teach them things. So it's not just weapons transference. The federal government has increasingly since 911 played a significant role in accelerating these trends towards militarization. And, you know, the extent to which the 1033 program, Department of Homeland Security funds, etc, have contributed to it. I would certainly call it significant. But I think we have to remember that the that the militarized culture have a component of policing, and it's just a component of policing. This isn't a unified phenomenon at all of police in the United States of America. Hell, we have a police department right next to us, Lexington PD, very smart, very wise. They don't do this kind of thing at all, and they would never do it. So the police in communities a bit split over this. And I don't want anybody to get the impression because of the experts we've heard that policing is all for this stuff, because it's just not true. There are lots of folks that aren't. Anyway, back to federalisation. So, I think the federal government's played a significant role in probably the last 10 to 14 years. 2:14:10 Peter Kraska: This had everything to do with prosecuting the drug war. And that's when we saw the precipitous rise in not only the number of SWAT units but the amount of activity. That's when we saw departments doing 750 to 1000 drug raids per year on people's private residences. That's when we saw police departments all over the country in small little localities sending off two or three officers to a for profit training camp, like Smith and Wesson or Heckler and Koch getting training and coming back to the department and starting a 15 officer, police paramilitary unit with no clue what they were doing whatsoever. That all happened as a part of the drug war. 2:26:50 Peter Kraska: Oftentimes, these kind of conversations devolve into an either or type of argument. And it's really critical to recognize that there are absolutely lots of situations. Columbine, for example, where you have to have a competent professional response, a use of force specialist, military, Special Operations folks, police special, whatever you want to call them, you have to have that, no doubt. What I was talking about was 60,000 deployments, as I was not talking about 60,000 deployments. For those situations. Those situations are incredibly rare. Thank goodness, they're incredibly rare. Those situations absolutely require a competent response, active shooter, terrorist, whatever kind of situation. Our research demonstrated conclusively that 85% of SWAT team operations today are proactive, choice driven raids on people's private residences 85%. What that means is that the original function of SWAT in the 1970s was the idea that SWAT teams were to save lives, they were to respond in a laudable way to very dangerous circumstances and handle the circumstances well. What happened during the 1980s and early 1990s drug war is that function flipped on its head. We went from these teams predominantly doing reactive deployments, maybe one to two of these in an entire municipality, one to two a year. Smaller jurisdictions, probably something like that wouldn't happen in 100 years, but they were there to handle it. This has devolved now into what I'm talking about widespread misapplication of the paramilitary model. 2:29:00 Peter Kraska: 50% of these small police departments... 50% of them are receiving less than 50 hours of training per year for their SWAT team. The recommended amount from the MTOA used to be 250. I think they've reduced it to 200. 250 hours versus 50 hours. These are not well trained teams. These are a localized 18,000 police departments all doing their own thing with no oversight and no accountability. And that's why we're seeing and we have seen hundreds of these kinds of tragedies that I've mentioned, but also lots of terrorized families that have been caught up in these drug operations and drug raids. Thank you. 2:35:30 Peter Kraska: Military gear and garb changes and reinforces a war fighting mentality amongst civilian police, where marginalized populations become the enemy and the police perceive of themselves as a thin blue line between order and chaos that can only be controlled through military model power. 2:47:50 Peter Kraska: Most police departments that handle civil protests correctly know that the last thing you want to do is instigate. It was just a wonderful article written in the Washington Post, it interviewed a whole bunch of Chiefs of Police that understand this and how you sit back and you don't antagonize and you certainly don't display this level of weaponry. Hearing: Police Brutality, United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, March 20, 1991 Witnesses: John Dunne: Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Transcript: 6:00 Rep. Howard Coble (NC): It would be my hope that this matter could be resolved internally in Los Angeles. The fear I have about what occurred on the coast is that many people are probably going to try to bash every law enforcement officer in the country. That's what bothers me. And I don't think this is an accurate portrayal of law enforcement in this country. 30:15 Rep. Henry Hyde (IL): I know civil rights prosecutions nationwide by year, compiled from annual Department of Justice Statistics, and in 1990, there was 7,960 complaints received and 3,050 investigations. I take it, a great number of the complaints were found to be without merit or beyond investigation, but cases presented to the grand jury or grand juries were only 46. So out of 3,050 investigations there were only 46 that you felt worth taking to a grand jury was that right. Mr. Dunn? John Dunne: Mr. Hyde in light of all of the circumstances, specifically, the key being whether or not the federal state interest had been vindicated. Yes, about one and a half percent, usually runs about 2% a year, of the complaints we receive actually go to prosecution. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

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We look at the COVID 19 (Corona) virus pandemic from a spiritual point of view and how that ties into End time prophecy and the current power grab by the Chinese communist government  -  Is this the beginning of the end for the United States of America? Are our Western democracies about to go extinct? We look at the big picture and present our findings while asking our listeners to do their own research and decide for themselves.We've posted extra content on our podbean Audio Smoke-House Resources page and on our Podcast Blog  FOR ADDITIONAL CONTENT Links, photos, interviews and information that compliments our podcast episodes :Check out our WebsiteCheck out our Featured Podcast GuestsCheck out our Podcast Blog Subscribe and Share  

How do we support economic opportunity for women and economic well-being for families in America? Are there changes to the US’s “social safety net” that would better support families in times of crisis and beyond?In this special bonus episode, Jennifer Thompson is once again joined by Dr. Aparna Mathur of the American Enterprise Institute. They discuss her research on the range of factors affecting women and families in the economy. What policy ideas are on the table for addressing issues like paid family leave, childcare, and the gender wage gap? Do they require policy solutions?Show Notes  Copyright: © 2020 Center for the Study of Liberty

This week, Gutta B Mee talks about the liberals in Hollywood. He also has a lot to say about things going on locally and nationally.Qwake Up America is a hosted by Gutta B Mee. This show pulls back the curtain to reveal what’s really going on in America.He covers topics that are important to America:Are the Democrats like Wile E. Coyote?Why is everyone moving out of New York?Will Hillary Clinton run in 2020?How did the election in MA go?What’s the latest on the Epstein suicide?What’s with all the actors in Hollywood?Qwake Up America is a proud member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at the Studio 21 Podcast Café located high atop Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.

Apologies for the audio...I had some technical issues recording this one but I still wanted to let you know that Kamala really gave me LIFE today! What are your thoughts on this and the future of politics in America? Are you happy with the way things are? Contribute to the conversation by dropping me a line thedoubledigitdiva@gmail.com Listen to the conversation on the podcast Available on SoundCloud & Apple Podcasts Check out more of the conversation at the blog www.thedoubledigitdiva.com Come join the conversation...until then it's just me and a mic!

Gas stations are the crossroads of America/ Are there rich people gas stations?/ The origin of Tommy’s super powers + Tommy Man (2:30)/ What is this: Quote City USA? (5:30)/ Randy’s face makes a girl puke (5:40)/ Randy Looks like a fetus boy (10:15)/ a new weight loss program (12:00)/ winning the approval of Tommy’s daughter (16:00)/ we’re like Seinfeld meets Clerks (17:00)/ being on Joe Rogan’s podcast and Bill Burr (18:53)/ teens look like they’re born with filters on (22:12)/ Aliens, the deep sea, and mermaids (24:00)/ everything changes when you meet a talking crab (25:47)/ The Momo challenge (26:02)/ all these challenges (33:00)/ The triangle dance/ Big Sock is always holding us down (34:00)/ The Operation Instagram Challenge (35:15)/ “I’m a rough and tumble man” (41:00)/ becoming a Reply Guy(45:46)/ knock knock, is the door open? (50:00)/ Randy fails (57:00)/ Randy’s career fair (1:00:00)/ Bob Dion (1:01:36)/ A Wal-Mart Indiana Jones, Retail arbitrage, Gary Vaynerchuk (1:03:00)/ Rodney Dangerfield 2K19 (1:05:00)/ Livestream for The Cure 3    Visit the Patreon page at Patreon.com/MiserableRetailSlave and get access to exclusive content! Call The Miserable Hotline!!! (810) 328-3826 "LIKE" us on the Facebook, would ya? Even better, come join our closed Facebook crew and enjoy the insanity. Just search “Miserable Retail Slave” on the Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/832006570279942/ Leave us a 5-star, positive iTunes review...that would be so kind of you! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miserableretailslavepodcast Follow Randy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mretailslave Intro: “Hard Times” by Dan “D-Boy” Amboy Check out his music: https://soundcloud.com/dan-amboy You should most definitely subscribe to the show if you dig what you hear: If you like that iTunes, point your Internet right here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/miserable-retail-slave/id527775275?mt=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/miserable-retail-slave If you enjoy grabbing your pods using something else: http://miserableretailslave.libsyn.com/rss Meet the voices behind all of the idiocy. Randy juggles two jobs and is the miserable retail slave of the two. He lives outside beautiful Flint, MI, USA and struggles with being a lazy, yet overworked dreamer and a struggling, but barely trying writer. Tommy also lives outside Flint, MI with The Beloved and his two step daughters. He's a stand up comedian and a man of questionable common sense. Check out his stand up dates and plan a trip to throw tomatoes at http://tomethompson.com

In today’s episode of the 20 Minute Morning Show could it be that Shawn has exposed BJ’s hypocrisy in the R. Kelly drama… And what is this R. Kelly case doing to black America? Are we nailing our black men to the cross in the court of public opinion but failing to hold white celebrities to the same standards? Are we all hypocrites… are black people afraid of criticizing the Jewish power structure in entertainment? I am feeling some kind of way about Oprah and Gayle and the Role they are playing in demonizing black men, but not Harvey Weinstein who is their personal friend but is one of the worst offenders against women in the history of Hollywood.. the question has to be, why are they not nailing him to the cross like they are doing with Michael Jackson and R. Kelly. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bj-murphy9/support

What does 21st-century capitalism look like? How did America become the world’s most powerful economy? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic about the future of capitalism in America? Are tariffs always a mistake? Political Editor for The Economist and co-author of the new book “Capitalism In America: A History” with Alan Greenspan, Adrian Wooldridge joins Dan and Amy to discuss.

OH EM GEE - It's the Morons Show!!! In a week in which we learned that Bert and Ernie are making the beast with two backs, Jon and Nick are here to get a little bit Sesame, a little bit Street about the world of football. We talked about a bunch of things: * A new football website on the block (we wish them well) * Sean Fennessey and why we refuse to believe that life at The Ringer isn't all Hypnotic, nude Bill Simmons and orange peel * A little bit about boring media stuff (Would you become a member of a great sports web space?) * Pochettino gets analogical and the British Press go into meltdown * Why Jonathan Liew should go to America * Are football players stupid or are they just boring (Thank fck 14 y.o. Nico didn't have Twitter) * Other stuff. Enjoy! Moron love x

Is it too easy being a Christian in America? Are we truly following Jesus? Will we follow Jesus during times of persecution? Love In Action President Ken Tuck talks about all of this and more in this week's "Sunday Morning with Love In Action," which aired Sept. 9, 2018, on The JoyFM. Thank you 231 Lemon Lot for sponsoring Sunday Morning with Love In Action.

How can we realistically educate children in racialized America when teachers don't feel and appreciate their implicit bias? Here at the dawning of the 21st century, the issue of race remains unprocessed. We don't seem willing and able to look closely enough at ourselves to make the shifts and changes needed in our soon to be majority "minority" white supremacist society. Some of our teachers are willing, but they need help. Who will help them learn to process their racial understanding of superiority/inferiority? Do they need to learn about their own biases implicit and explicit, before they can undertake teaching in a racist society. Why will help our teachers teach an accurate American history? Here we are post-slavery, post-jim crow, post blatant, legal discrimination and still we aren't willing to look at ourselves and our white supremacism past and present. Who will help our teachers teach a non-racist curriculum? Are we willing to look at ourselves and teach our children something closer to the truth about America? Are we willing? Or will we melt, like snowflakes in the sun?

Join Samantha and Klashae' this week as they discuss 9 to 5 job shaming. Do we as people tend to job shame people who chose to work in corporate America? Are only the millennials the ones who are concerned with this? Join this episode as they talk about the. Episode sponsored by Tekeen. Visit their website to find the closest location near you that sells it. www.tekeen.com Social Media: IG/FB/TWITTER @DUOLYSTIC WEBSITE: WWW.DUOLYSTIC.COM WWW.URBANMOGULLIFE.COM Samatha @sdotmariedatsme Klashae @tgknowscurls.com email: duolystic@gmail.com

Join Samantha and Klashae' this week as they discuss 9 to 5 job shaming. Do we as people tend to job shame people who chose to work in corporate America? Are only the millennials the ones who are concerned with this? Join this episode as they talk about the. Episode sponsored by Tekeen. Visit their website to find the closest location near you that sells it. www.tekeen.comSocial Media:IG/FB/TWITTER @DUOLYSTICWEBSITE:WWW.DUOLYSTIC.COMWWW.URBANMOGULLIFE.COMSamatha @sdotmariedatsmeKlashae @tgknowscurls.comemail: duolystic@gmail.com

The State of New York is making it easier to get a special high school diploma. Is this part of the cause of dumbing down of America? Are teachers failing their students? Is it becoming too easy to graduate from high school? How does the United States compare with schools in the rest of the world? Are we preparing students for college and life?

This week strayed from our usual format to talk with key people in the Urban League Movement and fight for economic parity and social justice. We’ve asked our guests to share their personal accounts and reflection of their time in the civil rights and Urban League Movement, as well as their take on the State of Black America. Our guests are Damon Young (Very Smart Brothas), Hugh Price (Aspen Institute), Benjamin Crump (Civil Rights Attorney), Marc H. Morial (National Urban League), Jason Towns (Venture Capitalist), Angela Yee (The Breakfast Club), and Vie Kaufman (Urban League Historian). Mentioned in This Episode: Reflecting on the history of the Urban League Movement and the State of Black America Chronicling The Movement from the 60s until now Hugh Price, former president of the National Urban League (1994-2003), Aspen Institute Commissioner, and author of This African American Life Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League and former Mayor of New Orleans Vie Kaufman, National Urban League Historian (1972- present) Black Lives Matter and technology has helped to progress and curtail abuses in police abuse The debate around affirmative action in the 90s The importance of continuing to put pressure on government to move the needle There’s no entitlement to exist. You must adapt and progress Urban League helped people that were a part of the great migration to get into the mainstream Urban League opened the doors to nontraditional jobs for women What is the response when people say the Urban League is a middle class organization? Corporations recruiting at HBCUs was a pioneering effort of the Urban League in 1950s How important is it that the civil rights community work together? Vision for the future of the Urban League and The Movement Reframing and rebranding the Urban League Early days of the Urban League’s fight for police reform Embrace the digital age and world Me Too Movement The power of African American women Finding housing and jobs for people through Urban League programs How civil rights organizations play together and false narratives about how groups work together There’s no tension between legacy organizations and Black Lives Matter. Don’t believe the hype Bring the Movement to Washington Race relations in America Are you in the fight? Voter education Our job as civil right advocates is work our way out of a job Young Professionals National Urban League Guild Chocolate City by Dr. Derek Musgrove Vernon Jordan John Jacobs Whitney M. Young Ed Lewis, Essence Magazine Rev. Al Sharpton organizing President Bill Clinton on police violence Rev. Jesse Jackson Johnny Cochran Janet Reno Former White House Counsel Charles Ruff Dick Gregory Former Congressman John Conyers Former Attorney General Eric Holder Bill O'Reilly Historically Black Colleges and Universities Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Leadership Conference for NAACP Defense Fund League of Women Voters National Council on LaRaza Anti-defamation League Democratic Convention in 1984 Anti-apartheid Movement Justice Thurgood Marshall last case Howard University School of Communications Freedman Hospital Tuskegee University Amherst College University of Pennsylvania Georgetown University School of Law Contact and Follow: Web: #ForTheMovement Email: podcast@nul.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/NULpolicy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NULPolicy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NULPolicy Marc’s Twitter: @MarcMorial Don’s Twitter: @DCravins Kim’s Twitter: @kayellea Jordun’s Twitter: @_jordun

Organifi Quah! In this episode of Quah, sponsored by Organifi (organifi.com, code "mindpump" for 20% off), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions about getting workouts in, recovery, etc with a newborn, the AspireAssist bariatric procedure, if it is true you get bigger before you get smaller and if Mind Pump would ever go to Burning Man. Helicopter parents. The guys share childhood stories of walking to/from school and any close calls they had. (5:40) Even “Forbes” ranked CEOs are on Tinder. Would you swipe right for this person? (12:58) Growing up in a generation with no remotes and WALL-E. Human beings natural tendency to make things easier and efficient. The guys share their thoughts and opinions on the ever growing technology. (18:47) Infrared blankets for your pets? Adam shares his sleeping patterns since using an infrared sauna blanket and how he has been using it for his dogs. (25:34) 3158 Dog obese and poop patrol Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Epilepsy. One step closer to legalizing marijuana based on recent FDA approval study. (36:46) Get the benefits of cannabis without being in a state that isn't legalized…Sal shares how he has been using Organifi turmeric for inflammation. (40:28) The race to 5G. The guys speculate if Wi-Fi is the silver bullet that destroys us. (44:22) How much is your microbiome influencing your thought process? The guys give their thoughts on a recent study on how exercise alters your gut microbiota composition. (51:27) Mind Pump going on TOUR!! Taylor drops the information! (59:12) Quah question #1 – How to get workouts in, recovery, etc. with a newborn? Advice for new parents? (1:04:39) Quah question #2 – Thoughts on the AspireAssist bariatric procedure? (1:25:05) Quah question #3 - Is true you get bigger before you get smaller? (1:35:00) Quah question #4 – Would Mind Pump ever go to Burning Man? 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Cannabis Drug Reduces Seizures in Severe Epilepsy Cases GW Announces New Epidiolex® (CBD) Positive Phase 3 Data in Dravet Syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome The dietary polyphenols trans-resveratrol and curcumin selectively bind human CB1 cannabinoid receptors with nanomolar affinities and function as antagonists/inverse agonists In the $500B global race for 5G glory, the US struggles to defend its wireless title Wi-Fi and health: review of current status of research Exercise Alters Gut Microbiota Composition and Function in Lean and Obese Humans Ep 720-Dr. Molly Maloof- High Performance MD to ... - Mind Pump Ep 512 Dr. Michael Ruscio - Mind Pump Vuori Clothing: Activewear & Performance Apparel MiiR | Product to Project™ Safe Non-Surgical Weight Loss Procedure | FDA Approved AspireAssist: New, Reversible Weight Loss Procedure – YouTube FDA Approves Aspire Assist | Disgusting Weight Loss ... – YouTube After 'The Biggest Loser,' Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight Burning Man People Mentioned: Arvin (@arvinsworld)  Instagram Dr. Joseph Mercola (@mercola)  Twitter Ben Greenfield (@bengreenfieldfitness)  Instagram Dr. Molly Maloof (@drmolly.co)  Instagram Dr. Michael Ruscio (@drruscio)  Instagram Doug Egge (@mindpumpdoug)  Instagram Also check out Thrive Market! 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On pace for a billion dollar box office Marvel's "Black Panther" has reached global success and started a movement of Afrocentric pride and attention. Is this new found interest in African culture/traditions just for the moment or just the beginning? Will the concept of a "Do For Self" nation carry over? With so many gravitating to the character of Killmonger what does that really say about the Black experience in America? Are we really embracing "Wakanda Forever" or simply Wakanda For...Right Now? *Warning Movie Spoiler Alert* Listen/Comment/Share and Say Something!!!

Love him or hate him, he’s a polarizing figure these days for sure. On this episode of Lifeschool, we talk about the President of the United States, Donald Trump. We ask the question: Is Trump killing the Church in America? Are you Republican… Democrat… conservative or liberal? Christian? However you identify yourself politically and spiritually, it is important to understand where all government and leadership gains authority. Who gives it to them, and who will they answer to for their use or misuse of power? In This Episode You’ll Learn: Does God authorize all leadership in government? What scripture really says about our national and local leaders. How Christians possess and enjoy a different and higher citizenship. The difference between “nationalism” and “patriotism”. If Trump and his leadership is killing the Church in America. (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1209249450) (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1209249450) It is super important to remember that Jesus’ Kingdom stands above America and every nation of the earth. It is set apart and is an internal kingdom. One day, America and all its presidents will be a footnote in history, but God’s Kingdom will never end. Each week the Big 3 will give you immediate action steps to get you started. (https://123lifeschool.clickfunnels.com/big-3-download) . Read and think over them again later. You might even want to share them with others…Thanks for Listening!Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Join us on Facebook and take part in the discussion! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of this page or right below. Also, please leave an honest review for  (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1209249450)  Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: For Episode #139 (https://123lifeschool.clickfunnels.com/big-3-download) Missio Publishing – More Missional Books and Resources (http://www.missiopublishing.com/) Caesar Kalinowski’s Website and Blog with Loads of Resources (http://www.caesarkalinowski.com/)   (https://www.facebook.com/groups/lspodcast/)

Where is MY White Privilege Plus Illegals Trump Agenda Riots in America are the topics "TheDonna" take on today. I'm tired of hearing about my white privilege, I want to know where it is? When will the blame game be seen for what it is, a way to keep us divided so we don't work together to bring about real change in our nation? Immigrants are staying home from work, businesses shutting down to protest President Donald Trumps ban on ILLEGAL Immigrants. What are the legal immigrants afraid of? If you haven't broken the law, then you will not be sent back. Things are crazy, I was accused of wearing a white hood in private by a black person on Facebook! What is going on America? Are we going to come apart at the seems, riot and destroy our country or realize we are being played and come together for real change? The choice is up to us Get your Happy on! Discover the power within you to create with happiness! Http://www.BeLiveHappy.com Discover YOUR power to heal & experience Abundance! New self healing online course. http://bit.ly/JourneyToHealing It's all about life. Your life, your dreams, your beliefs. Change is a bit unsettling.. BUT without the unsettling part nothing is ever different. If you want to be happy, have new relationships, get a better job, something that already is has to be released in order for you to experience anything different. Donna DeVane, The Barefoot Guru discusses easy ways to transition through the changes in your life so you can live your dreams and enjoy prosperity. Donna DeVane, The Barefoot Guru, author of "A Journey Back To Self", "How To Thrive In A Survival Mindset World" & several other books, teacher, mentor & live talk radio host at Awakened Radio Network encourages you to step into the motion of the change you want to see. All around us we see the reflection of our co-creations. Now we are asked to go within and tweak what we project and create into the vision of that which we say we want to experience. Get informed, inspired and motivated to live life out loud! Join Donna DeVane in the live chat room or call in by visiting http://www.AwakenedRadio.net Discover who Donna is and how to work with here http://ShiftMyBeliefs.com For information on coaching with Donna visit http://www.ConsciousnessPower.com Look for Donna's books on Amazon, ITunes, Barnes & Nobles & Audible search for Donna DeVane @RealDonnaDeVane @AwakenedRadio on Twitter

If you have ever wondered if Andrew has a serious side, if he thinks more deeply than he laughs, if he tires of talking about tiny houses after 8 years of living intentionally, if he accepts anyone’s opinion but his own, or if his future includes a soap box; you’ll want to tune in this week to hear the somewhat somber side of this funny guy. After overhearing him sadly comment on the homeless crisis in America, and after reading his chapter in Turning Tiny, we wanted to hear more. We wanted to hear his take on this complex issue. What really IS the problem that is causing the homeless epidemic in America? Are tiny houses the answer? How can we advocate for tiny houses as a tool to help the homeless while not devaluing them at the same time? If you think that we should be building tiny houses instead of walls to solve our societal problems, tune in this week. And, if you don’t learn anything at all, we know you will come away with a newfound appreciation for Andrew and his contribution to the tiny house movement that really isn’t going anywhere….(pun intended) http://tinyrevolution.us/

Germany is paying up to $400,000/year to some Muslim immigrants. (Those with 4 wives and 23 children) Could it happen in America? Could mass incarceration and persecution against a minority (Guess who? Clue: Not Jews) happen in America? Are we too docile and obedient to “Authority”? Why I am comfortable flying Lufthansa and visiting Cologne, Koblenz, and Mainz. Books are published and jokes are made against Christianity that would never be allowed if they were equally hostile to Islam. A rabbi’s serious warning to American Christians. Ignore it and we all face a dark and dangerous abyss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob & Matt continue their cross continent exploration of the NHL with a stop in the Central Division. There's been a ton of turnover here and so what is the new chain of command in middle-America? Are the Blues ready to take a step back? Does PK Subban make the Predators the new heavy hitters of the division? And can Dallas run and gun their way to a division title? So much to talk about regarding the toughest division in the league so let's get in to it. www.tallcanaudio.com facebook.com/tallcanaudio twitter.com/tallcanaudio

Why Does Europe Surrender to Islamic Invasion for 1st Time in 1,200 Years? Europe pushed Mohammedanism back in 732, 1453, 1571 etc. Why surrender now? It may not look like a classical military invasion but to the extent that an invasion's purpose is to redirect a conquered nation's culture and productivity to the benefit of the conquerors, Europe has been invaded. Worldwide clash between culture of the Koran and the twin civilizations of the Bible. Could it happen in America? Are civilians and combatants really different population groups? What shapes "middle-class" neighborhoods? Color or culture? What does a dysfunctional slum look like 5 years after you move in 500 families with Judeo-Christian values like work, refinement, marriage, chastity & education? What happens if you don't import the people, just the values? Why doesn't the US Dept of Housing & Urban Development fix slums this way? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What! How dare you? No poor people in America? Are you stark, staring bonkers? Not only do you lack all compassion, but you are you a strange excuse for a rabbi. Doesn’t your faith command you to care for the poor? How dare you deny their existence! You’re such an ignoramus, you don’t you even know that over 30 million Americans live below the poverty line. I suppose you think it’s their fault. That’s called blaming the victim you heartless human being. You probably don’t even know that inequality is America’s biggest problem after climate change. Are you trying to say that poverty is not a problem for American blacks? That’s it! I’m turning off and never listening to you again. (I thought I’d save you the trouble of writing all the above to me-there! It’s all written already. Just copy and paste) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to reflect on Josh and CJ’s first comic con Steel City Con. Make sure to check out Super Group Hugs and Jeff’s Steel City Con Photos Become a pro at Netflix with these amazing tips and tricks (you’re welcome America) Are you particular about your movie theatre seat and experience? You’re not the only one! Would you watch a show about an everyday guy dealing with the world of Superheros? DC think so with their new show Powerless. Add our show to your Podcast App! Our Podcast Survey Follow us on Twitter (@ThatKindofNerd) and on Facebook Please be sure to leave us a comment below or call into our Podcast line 484-373-4119

Dr. Greg Evensen is an award winning Kansas State Trooper, was a Kansas Marshal who served as a high ranking US military officer and former national radio host, Greg authored “Security in America: Are we secure?” Greg presents preparedness seminars across the globe specializing in how to thrive and survive in a police state environment, using his “The Castle Defense System”. Greg joins Sheila to weigh in on Jade Helm.

Denise Griffitts interviews Diane Gardner, "Your Tax Coach". Did you know that taxes are our biggest expense?  And did you know that owning your own business - even a startup or sideline business - is the best tax shelter in America? Are you taking advantage of every opportunity to lesson your tax burden? If you are like most of us, taxes are not only your biggest single expense but also your biggest nightmare. Can you imagine what you would do with an extra $15,000 per year? Sadly, that is the average amount small business owners waste in taxes that they just don't have to pay. Diane Gardner, "Your Tax Coach" is the best selling author of 'Stand Apart' and Why Didn't My CPA Tell Me About That?'. She has been working in the accounting field with small businesses since 1982 and is the founder of Adept Business Solutions and Tax Pro Solutions which meet the needs of her clients by providing accounting and tax planning services. Diane will share timely tax information that business owners and entrepreneurs can put to work immediately.      

Guests this hour include - Scott Sherman (SD City Council), and Rowan Scarborough (The Washington Times). -Scott Sherman has information on busted water mains in San Diego; and the budget at city hall for infrastructure. -There's a high-pressure storm over San Diego and the entire south-west area. How long will it last, and is there rain in the future? -What is free speech in America? Are there actually racist emails floating around within the Atlanta Hawk's organization? -AND Rowan Scarborough gives a few insights to Mark Larson as we head once again towards Patriot's Day. What is The White House's plan for destroying ISIS? LIVE, LOCAL, Monday news and comment with Mark Larson on 1170AM KCBQ!

Click the "Play" button above to listen to the podcast right now. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons The U.S. congress is currently engaged in an attempt to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform.  It seems to me that the debate and news coverage has centered around which personality can come up with a secret backroom deal that can pass.  In this episode, I attempt to redirect the discussion back to some basic questions about the immigration debate:  How many immigrants should come to the U.S. each year? Who should we allow to immigrate? What are some of the factors that affect our decisions about who is allowed to come to America? Are those who oppose the Comprehensive Immigration bill necessarily racist? Why do people feel so strongly about the amnesty question? How important is future enforcement of the law? I would love to hear your thoughts about the immigration issue, especially on how Republicans should approach and talk about immigration. Send me your thoughts at: feedback@TalkGOP.com or just click on the microphone to the right to leave me a voice message. TalkGOP Now Available on Stitcher. You can now listen to TalkGOP on Stitcher. Stitcher is a service for listening to internet radio shows on your smart phone or computer. To listen to the show and learn about apps for your smart phone. Click on the Stitcher logo to the right. Rate us on iTunes If you enjoy (or hate) the show, I would appreciate if you could give us a rating or review in iTunes. Rating the show in iTunes will help other find the show. Thanks! Also check out and like my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/TalkGOP.

Today there are conflicting forces at play in our nation. On the one hand it appears that progressivism is on the rise. That the walls of prejudice continue to fall. However, we are also becoming a more urban nation. That urbanism goes hand in hand with the progressive agenda. But what happens to those left in rural America? Are they simply condemned to the old ideas , old ways, old attitudes? Can we ever find a way to bridge the prairie and the progressive? This is the core issue Melanie Hoffert takes up in her memoir Prairie Silence: My conversation with Melanie Hoffert:

Tonight 8p est on kirpradioshow.com We are having an Open discussion on...  1.The judicial/ legal system! Are we really "guilty first" and have to prove our innocense? Do you have a story that proves this theory right?  2.Has Christ lost his spot in America? Are we moving forward with our the principles this nation was built upon?  3. George Zimmerman: What happens when Superheros come to real life! THEY MURDER INNOCENT CHILDREN? Join us by dialing 619-638-8559 or loging on to kirpradioshow.com also on itunes podcast. search podcast: kirp radio show

Dom Rossi, Magazine Publishers of America: Are you Leaving Money on the Table?

Dom Rossi, Magazine Publishers of America: Are you Leaving Money on the Table? Today, agencies are being asked to “do more with less.” Understanding precisely which media delivers on that directive and at what cost, is more important now than ever. This presentation takes an insightful look at media performance with cross-media ROI analytics and “best practices” that optimizes the purchase funnel and turning “intent into action.”

Dom Rossi, Magazine Publishers of America: Are you Leaving Money on the Table? Today, agencies are being asked to “do more with less.” Understanding precisely which media delivers on that directive and at what cost, is more important now than ever. This presentation takes an insightful look at media performance with cross-media ROI analytics and “best practices” that optimizes the purchase funnel and turning “intent into action.”

Dom Rossi, Magazine Publishers of America: Are you Leaving Money on the Table?