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The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: Jed Rubenfeld—Professor at Yale Law School & First Amendment expert—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest editorial in The Wall Street Journal, “The Big Tech Censorship Machine is Running in 2024.” Professor Rubenfeld writes, “Meta slapped 180-day suspensions last week on the Instagram accounts of people working for Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign—before a single message had been posted from those accounts. This came shortly after LinkedIn shut down Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's account, apparently for expressing disfavored opinions on China and climate change. This censorship should worry anyone who cares about democracy in America. It isn't only antidemocratic; it's a thumb on the scale that could easily tip a tightly contested election.” You can read Professor Rubenfeld's full article here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-censorship-machine-is-running-in-2024-ramaswamy-rfk-jr-election-campaign-linkedin-meta-twitter-462f8aae?mod=opinion_lead_pos5 While appearing on Fox News with Sean Hannity, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) predicted that the Department of Justice will indict former President Donald Trump—citing Attorney General Merrick Garland's strong dislike for Trump. On Monday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer viewed, and was briefed on, a subpoenaed document that allegedly shows members of the Biden family benefited financially from relationships with overseas companies in exchange for foreign influence while Joe Biden was serving as Vice President of the United States. Speaking with the press, Comer pledged to hold Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress for not surrendering the document. Will Wray be held accountable for not complying with the subpoena? Why isn't the mainstream media expressing any interest in this story? You can read more here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-oversight-lawmakers-briefed-by-fbi-on-biden-document-alleging-criminal-bribery-scheme Ford, Tesla, Volvo, Volkswagen, and BMW are among the auto manufacturers that have eliminated AM radio from their electric vehicles—but a group of bipartisan lawmakers, including Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Ted Cruz (R-Tx), want to prevent the removal arguing public safety is at risk.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (06/06/2023): 3:05pm- According to a report from Katelynn Richardson of The Daily Caller, “[a] federal judge sided Tuesday with families who sued over Florida's ban on gender transition procedures for minors, declaring that ‘gender identity is real.' A group of families, backed by several LGBT activist groups, sued Florida in March shortly after the rule restricting minors from accessing surgical sex change procedures, puberty blockers and hormone therapy took effect. Northern District of Florida Judge Robert L. Hinkle, a Clinton appointee, granted a preliminary injunction against the law to prohibit it from being enforced against the plaintiffs, and proceeded to make the claim that ‘great weight of medical authority supports these treatments.'” You can read Richardson's full article here: https://dailycaller.com/2023/06/06/judge-gender-identity-florida-injunction/ 3:30pm- While speaking with the press, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby refused to answer questions about a Washington Post report that stated the United States had intelligence detailing a Ukrainian plot to attack the Nord Stream pipeline three months before it was ultimately attacked. 3:40pm- Aaron Maté—journalist at RealClearInvestigation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article, “Russiagate Prober Durham Neglected DNC Hack Claim, Despite Evidence It Too Was a Democrat Sham.” Maté writes: “Special Counsel John Durham's final report faults the FBI for opening the Trump-Russia collusion investigation on baseless grounds and relying on Hillary Clinton-funded material to pursue it, all while ignoring a warning that Clinton was plotting to frame Trump as a Russian asset. Yet Durham does not address the Clinton campaign's equally central tie to Russiagate's other foundational allegation: that Russia interfered in the 2016 election by hacking Democratic party servers and releasing the material through Wikileaks to help elect Trump.” You can read Maté's full article here: https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2023/06/06/what_durham_skipped_903673.html 4:05pm- Jed Rubenfeld—Professor at Yale Law School & First Amendment expert—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest editorial in The Wall Street Journal, “The Big Tech Censorship Machine is Running in 2024.” Professor Rubenfeld writes, “Meta slapped 180-day suspensions last week on the Instagram accounts of people working for Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign—before a single message had been posted from those accounts. This came shortly after LinkedIn shut down Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's account, apparently for expressing disfavored opinions on China and climate change. This censorship should worry anyone who cares about democracy in America. It isn't only antidemocratic; it's a thumb on the scale that could easily tip a tightly contested election.” You can read Professor Rubenfeld's full article here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-censorship-machine-is-running-in-2024-ramaswamy-rfk-jr-election-campaign-linkedin-meta-twitter-462f8aae?mod=opinion_lead_pos5 4:25pm- While appearing on Fox News with Sean Hannity, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) predicted that the Department of Justice will indict former President Donald Trump—citing Attorney General Merrick Garland's strong dislike for Trump. 4:35pm- On Monday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer viewed, and was briefed on, a subpoenaed document that allegedly shows members of the Biden family benefited financially from relationships with overseas companies in exchange for foreign influence while Joe Biden was serving as Vice President of the United States. Speaking with the press, Comer pledged to hold Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress for not surrendering the document. Will Wray be held accountable for not complying with the subpoena? Why isn't the mainstream media expressing any interest in this story? You can read more here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-oversight-lawmakers-briefed-by-fbi-on-biden-document-alleging-criminal-bribery-scheme 4:50pm- Ford, Tesla, Volvo, Volkswagen, and BMW are among the auto manufacturers that have eliminated AM radio from their electric vehicles—but a group of bipartisan lawmakers, including Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Ted Cruz (R-Tx), want to prevent the removal arguing public safety is at risk. 5:05pm- In a recent piece, The New York Post Editorial Board wrote about how questions surrounding the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines have led to Americans losing confidence in all vaccines. You can read the editorial here: https://nypost.com/2023/06/04/covid-vax-disinfo-has-weakened-americans-confidence-in-all-vaccines/ 5:30pm- During an interview with NewsNation, whistleblower David Grusch—who served as a member of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)—claimed the United States government has the remains of flying space crafts of “non-human origin.” Are aliens real??? What about Sasquatch? 5:40pm- While speaking with CNN Pentagon correspondent Oren Liebermann, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said accusations that the military has embraced “woke” ideology are “grossly over exaggerated.” Today is the 79th Anniversary of D-Day—June 6th, 1944, when “more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.” You can read more here: https://www.army.mil/d-day/

Many of Donald Trump's lawyers have quit and are speaking out. Glenn says some of his attorneys are now predicting what will happen to Trump in the near future. And current attorneys for Trump have sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland saying that special counsel Jack Smith is unfair and asking for a meeting. Glenn reads through the lines and analyzes the timing of the letter as an indicator how fast the case is moving.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995, a bomb built by Timothy McVeigh exploded in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. One hundred sixty-eight people died and hundreds more were injured in what remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.Jeffrey Toobin has a new book about the bombing and trial called, “Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism.” Toobin joined Jack Goldsmith to discuss the new and revealing information his book draws on concerning McVeigh's motivations and trial strategy, Attorney General Merrick Garland's consequential role in the McVeigh trial, and the long-tail impact of the trial on right-wing domestic terrorism in the United States, including the Jan. 6 attacks on Congress.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tonight on The Last Word: Chief Justice Roberts claims the Supreme Court is adhering to the “highest standards of conduct.” Also, Attorney General Merrick Garland publicly ignores the Trump letter. Plus, a Florida school bans Amanda Gorman's inauguration poem. And Uvalde families are demanding accountability one year later. Cecile Richards, Mini Timmaraju, Daniel Horwitz, Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost and Beto O'Rourke join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that on Wednesday Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign in an apparent two-man convention with Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Joy and her guests discuss why many say this is sure to be remembered as the most awkward campaign launch in American history. Plus, our legal expert discusses a likely reason why Donald Trump's attorneys have asked Attorney General Merrick Garland for a meeting. Finally, we talk to an activist group floating a radical proposal for reining-in America's deadly gun culture. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Trump BEGS for Meeting with AG Merrick GarlandThe Tony Michaels Podcast"Former President Donald Trump posted to his Truth Social platform on Tuesday evening, showing a copy of a letter from his attorneys John Rowley and Jim Trusty, demanding a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland over the federal investigations being conducted by special counsel Jack Smith."Quote from rawstory.comhttps://www.rawstory.com/trump-2660571899/Support Tony on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/thetonymichaelsSupport Gabe on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/iamgabesanchezFollow Texas Paulhttps://realtexaspaul.com/Link Your Amazon & Twitch Accountshttps://www.amazongames.com/en-us/support/prime-gaming/articles/link-your-amazon-and-twitch-accountsWATCH TONY LIVEhttps://tonymichaels.live/DARK BRANDON T-SHIRThttps://store.thetonymichaels.com/listing/dark-brandon-shirtSUPPORT PRO-DEMOCRACY SPEECH TODAY!https://tonymichaels.live/tipWatch Tony on the MeidasTouch Facebook Pagehttps://www.facebook.com/meidastouchThe Tony Michaels Podcast ClipsThe Tony Michaels Podcast FULL EPISODESSubscribe to The Tony Michaels PodcastFollow The Tony Michael Podcast on Twitter @TonyMichaelsPodBroadcast live on TwitchApple PodcastsSpotifyOfficial Merch:store.thetonymichaels.comFUCK'EM Hatshats.thetonymichaels.comFollow Tony on Social MediaFollow Gabe on Social MediaSupport the show

Lawyers for the former president demanded a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland over Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation. Meanwhile, new reporting says Smith is nearing the end of his investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents. Katie Benner, Melissa Murray, Tim O'Brien, Shermichael Singleton, Basil Smikle, Frank Figliuzzi and Michael McFaul join.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, May 19th, 2023. Concordis Education Partners: Classical Christian education has reminded us to aim education at truth, but the trivium has been used as a formula rather than a way of training students in discernment. To teach well, you must coach. Concordis Foundation is offering their third annual BOOT CAMP – a faculty summit – July 11-13th in Moscow, Idaho. This is a three-day intensive teaching training where you learn to coach students, using the trivium, so that you can meet students at all learning levels. Learn more at concordispartners.com https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/05/17/bryan-kohberger-indicted-by-grand-jury-in-killing-of-college-students-n551466 Bryan Kohberger indicted by grand jury in killing of college students In order to continue to hold Kohberger prosecutors had two choices. They could go through a preliminary hearing where lawyers for both sides would spell out some of the evidence in the case or they could bring and indictment through a grand jury. Kohberger had been scheduled for a preliminary hearing in June but it appears prosecutors decided to take the other path and make the case to a grand jury in secret. The prosecutors’ decision to impanel a grand jury, however, was not anticipated and allows the state to avoid the week-long preliminary hearing that would have required it to present evidence before a judge as well as permit the defense counsel to cross-examine witnesses. Since January, lawyers, police and other officials have refrained from making statements after Latah County Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall issued a gag order, which is being challenged by a coalition of news organizations… Kohberger has yet to enter a plea, but is expected to do so at an arraignment Monday. Kohberger will plead not guilty. He’s potentially facing the death penalty and, possibly because he was a grad student studying criminology, may believe he can beat the system. However, there seems to be significant evidence linking him to the murders. The knife used in the murders has never been found but a sheath for what authorities believe was the murder weapon was left behind at the crime scene. “The sheath was later processed and had ‘Ka-Bar’ ‘USMC’ and the United States Marine Corps eagle globe and anchor insignia stamped on the outside of it,” Payne wrote. “The Idaho state lab later located a single source of male DNA (suspect Profile) left on the button snap of the knife sheath.” While police were investigation, Kohberger was driving home to Pennsylvania for winter break. Police got a DNA sample from the trash of the family home. On Dec. 27, police collected garbage from outside the Kohberger home. The evidence was sent to the Idaho State Lab for testing and a DNA profile was compared with DNA discovered on the knife sheath. According to the affidavit, the DNA retrieved from the trash indicated a high probability it is from the biological father of the person who left DNA on the knife sheath at the crime scene in Moscow. The other major evidence in the case is the cell phone data. It shows that Kohberger had been in the vicinity of the house where the murders took place at least 12 times in the months before the attack. It also showed that on the night of the killing, Kohberger left his home in Washington after midnight headed toward Idaho. Then his phone was switched off during the time of the killings. Then it was switched back on after the killings and showed him driving back from Idaho to Washington. And he made one more trip. A few hours later, after 9 a.m. on Nov. 13, Kohberger traveled from Pullman to an area close to the crime scene and quickly returned home. On top of all of that, one of the roommates saw the suspect leaving the house the night of the murders. D.M. stated she opened her door for the third time after she heard the crying and saw a figure clad in black clothing and a mask that covered the person’s mouth and nose walking towards her. D.M. described the figure as 5′ 10″ or taller, male, not very muscular, but athletically built with bushy eyebrows. The male walked past D.M. as she stood in a “frozen shock phase.” The male walked towards the back sliding glass door. D.M. locked herself in her room after seeing the male. D.M. did not state that she recognized the male. This leads investigators to believe that the murderer left the scene. What the case is lacking, at least so far, is any clear motive. It’s still not clear whether Kohberger knew any of the victims or why though we do know that investigators have requested the social media information on the three female victims. Search warrants recently executed by Idaho authorities demanded TikTok and Google hand over the user history dating back to January 2021 of three of the four victims: Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and Xana Kernodle, 20… Retired FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer said the warrants suggest police could be searching for a connection between Kohberger, 28, and his alleged victims that far pre-dates the murders. We’ll have to wait and see what those searches turned up. If Kohberger is arraigned Monday the judge will likely set his trial date at that time. https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-biden-nuclear-official-sam-brinton-arrested-as-fugitive-from-justice Ex-Biden Nuclear Official Sam Brinton Arrested As ‘Fugitive From Justice’ Sam Brinton, the “nonbinary” activist tapped by Joe Biden for a key nuclear role before he was fired for repeatedly stealing women’s clothes, was arrested Wednesday night as a “fugitive from justice,” The Daily Wire has learned. Montgomery County, Maryland, police arrested him at his home on Wednesday, police logs show. He is currently in jail and being held without bond. A neighbor told The Daily Wire that “four unmarked police showed up last night, they would not let his spouse Kevin leave. After about an hour Sam Brinton was escorted out in handcuffs.” Brinton is set to appear for a hearing before Judge Victor Del Pino on Thursday afternoon. This is a breaking news story and will be updated. https://www.theblaze.com/news/radical-us-rep-cori-bush-proposes-14-trillion-in-federal-reparations Radical US Rep. Cori Bush proposes $14 trillion in federal reparations, says America has 'moral and legal obligation' to pay up 'for the enslavement of Africans Far-left U.S. Rep. Cori Bush proposed $14 trillion in federal reparations Wednesday, saying America has a "moral and legal obligation" to pay up "for the enslavement of Africans." National Public Radio characterized the Missouri Democrat's push as an "effort to see the federal government atone for the practice of chattel slavery and hundreds of years of racist policies that followed." https://twitter.com/i/status/1659175389887864832 - Play Video She added that "America must provide reparations if we desire a prosperous future for all," the outlet added. "We know that we continue to live under slavery's vestiges. We know how slavery has perpetuated Jim Crow. We know how slavery's impacts live on today," Bush added, according to NPR, which also said she cited the racial wealth gap, voter suppression, infant mortality rates, and other negative health outcomes for black people. More from NPR: About three-quarters or more of white adults oppose reparations, and so do a majority of Latinos and Asian Americans. Black Americans overwhelmingly support the proposal, and young people in general are more likely to support cash payments to the descendants of enslaved people than their older counterparts. But more than 90 percent of Republicans say they oppose it, while Democrats are split nearly 50/50 on whether descendants should receive compensation. Bush has been hard at work of late pushing leftist perspectives and policies: She and U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) were the only two lawmakers who voted against a resolution Monday to honor law enforcement; this week is "Police Week." Last month Bush suggested in a tweet that Republicans run on a platform that includes "white supremacy" and "gun violence." In January, she angrily lashed out at black Republican Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, calling him a "prop" for the GOP and and accusing him of backing a "policy agenda intent on upholding and perpetuating white supremacy." https://www.breitbart.com/health/2023/05/17/poll-28-of-canadians-approve-of-assisted-suicide-for-homelessness/ Poll: 28% of Canadians Approve of ‘Assisted Suicide’ for Homelessness Canada’s National Post on Tuesday published the results of a poll that show nearly a third of Canadians believe assisted suicide should be offered to homeless people who are weary of their lives. A fifth of the respondents said Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) should be offered as an option to anyone, regardless of medical or psychological condition. The poll, conducted by a public opinion firm called Research Co. founded by noted Canadian pollster Mario Canseco, looks like the rapidly approaching bottom of a slippery slope that began when Canada became one of the few countries to legalize assisted suicide for non-medical reasons in 2021. A larger number of countries have legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide — similar but not identical procedures that vary based on how deeply a doctor is involved in the process — for people suffering from severe chronic pain or terminal illnesses. There is constant pressure to “liberalize” the procedure further with arguments that adults of sound mind should be able to request humane medically assisted death for any reason they see fit. In some countries, the requirements for “sound mind” and even “adult” have been challenged. Belgium, for example, allows children of any age to request euthanasia if they have a terminal illness. In February, a Canadian parliamentary committee recommended expanding MAID to allow “mature minors” to request the procedure. Canada lifted the requirement for adults to be suffering from a terminal illness in 2021, and in March 2023 it formally authorized euthanasia for people suffering from mental illnesses, although implementation of that change was pushed back to 2024 at the last minute. Critics of the practice pointed to an explosion of suicides among Canadians as MAID was first destigmatized, and then actively promoted by doctors trained to bring euthanasia up in conversation with patients, rather than waiting for them to make the fateful request. The ensuing surge of assisted suicides was remarkable, as the National Post reported: “While only 2,838 Canadians opted for assisted suicide in the first full year of legalized MAID, as of last count in 2021 that had risen to 10,064 – an increase of 32.4 per cent over just the year before.” When MAID was authorized for people with mental illness, skeptics predicted health officials would see it as a cost-effective method for cleaning out overcrowded clinics. Last August, a Canadian armed forces veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder said he was offered medically assisted suicide by an employee from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs even though he had never expressed any interest in dying. MAID in Canada does not even require supervision by medical doctors, only nurse practitioners, and it is offered to prisoners, a measure even toddler-suicide Belgium balked at. According to the Research Co. poll, 73 percent of Canadians are comfortable with the current state of MAID, and only 16 percent want to put restrictions back in place. The National Post noted a growing number of Canadians across all demographic lines believe assisted suicide should be liberalized even further: Perhaps most strikingly, half of the poll respondents said they were untroubled by reports that people with severe illness are choosing MAID because they cannot obtain the medical treatment they need from Canada’s overstressed socialized medical system. Over half, 51 percent, said they endorsed “inability to receive medical treatment” as a reason for requesting assisted suicide, which will come as grim news to MAID critics who thought killing patients because Canada is running out of medicine would be the last straw. The only place Canada’s enthusiasm for euthanasia appears to falter is the plan to offer MAID to people with mental illness, perhaps because securing legitimate consent from people who are not of sound mind is problematic. Canadian Justice Minister David Lametti said MAID eligibility for the mentally ill was pushed back to March 2024 in order to “provide sufficient time to ensure our health care system fully protects those who may be vulnerable and supports autonomy and freedom of choice.” And now for the run down: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/05/17/biden-considering-ban-on-chocolate-milk-in-schools-n2623260 As if President Joe Biden and his administration haven't already done enough to make life more difficult and usher in more hardship for the American people, his band of merry muck-ups are now setting their sights on school lunches and toying around with a ban on chocolate milk — as well as strawberry milk and other flavor alternatives — over concerns about added sugars. Yes, the same administration that called it "outrageous" and "immoral" to prevent children from taking life-altering hormones to prevent puberty for the purpose of "transitioning" is worried that milk provided at school might have ill effects on their health. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2023/05/18/marjorie-taylor-greene-files-impeachment-articles-against-joe-biden-and-more-n2623423 Republicans are putting their money with their mouth is when it comes to holding President Joe Biden and his Cabinet accountable. On Thursday morning, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced that she was filing articles of impeachment against the president, but he's not the only one. She's also filed impeachment articles against FBI Director Christopher Wray, Attorney General Merrick Garland, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and U.S. Attorney Matthew, as part of what she is calling Impeachment Week. During her press conference, the congresswoman referred to the Biden administration as "America last" and argued that it "has been working since January 20, 2021, to systemically destroy this country," specifically when it comes to how his handling of illegal immigration. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2023/05/17/nc-legislature-overrides-governors-veto-making-12-week-abortion-ban-law-n2623365 NC Legislature Overrides Gov. Cooper's Veto, Making 12-Week Abortion Ban the Law In a post-Dobbs v. Jackson world, states are considering abortion legislation at an increasing rate. The latest includes North Carolina, where the state legislature on Tuesday night overrode a veto on a 12-week abortion ban from Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC). North Carolina is a particularly interesting case as the state "experienced a greater spike in abortions than any other state" in the first two months after Dobbs fell, according to The Washington Post. The new law, S.B. 20, the Care for Women, Children, and Families Act, also provides funding of foster care programs, as well as paid family leave and pregnancy resource centers. It's set to go into effect on July 1, 2023. It was previously covered how the state legislature passed the bill earlier this month. While Cooper was expected to veto the bill, overriding his veto was likely but not necessarily certain. Republicans could only afford to lose one member. The bill was able to become law, though, thanks to members who refused to budge, including Rep. Tricia Cotham, who last month switched from the Democratic Party to the GOP, as Madeline also highlighted.

Marjorie Taylor Greene introduces Impeachment articles against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.

It is Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Are we bearing witness to an historical struggle for power within the halls of the American federal government? . Today: › Special Counsel John Durham released his final report late yesterday after several years of investigations into the origins of the probe into President Donald Trump known as "Crossfire Hurricane." › The New York Post reports that the Department of Justice has removed the entire criminal investigative team—including the whistleblower—working the probe of Hunter Biden for allegations of tax fraud. The whistleblower emerged in April by and through legal counsel who informed Congress that its client wanted to disclose not only information related to the 'preferential treatment' of Hunter Biden's case, but also that Attorney General Merrick Garland provided false testimony to Congress in assuring it that Delaware-based United States Attorney David Weiss was free to make his own determinations regarding charging decisions in the Biden case. › Elon Musk appoints new Twitter CEO, Linda Yaccarino › WSJ's Family and Tech by Julie Jargon: "TikTok Feeds Teens a Diet of Darkness" — Elon Musk shared this on his own Twitter feed. Norm and Mike discuss. . Join us. . For the rest of the year, creators will receive 100 percent of the revenue from the purchase of monthly subscription badges, which Rumble recently launched for the price of $5 per month. Please consider purchasing a subscription badge to LAL and be assured that LAL will receive every penny of that subscription through the end of the year. Your consideration and patronage is most sincerely appreciated! . Daily livestreams beginning at 8:00 am EST on: › Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LawandLegitimacy › Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lawandlegitimacy › Twitter: https://twitter.com/PattisPodcast . Subscribe and turn on notifications! . Support Law and Legitimacy: . - Locals: https://lawandlegitimacy.locals.com/ - Twitter: @PattisPodcast, @PattisNorm, and @MichaelBoyer_ - Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Audible, Spotify, or wherever you receive podcasts and rate LAL 5 stars. - Subscribe here on our Rumble and Youtube channels, give us a Rumble, and join our active community of free-thinkers, contrarians, and the unafraid on Locals!

He's worse than Eric Holder! He's worse than John Mitchell! Howie discusses the shortcomings and complete botches by Attorney General Merrick Garland in the wake of the Durham Report. As always, tune in for the Chump Line. Today's features an adequate number of A.J. "Gropey" Baker jokes!

“I believe Hunter Biden will be charged, and soon, but I think they'll roll it up into what we call this global plea agreement, where he basically gets charged with some Mickey Mouse lower-level offenses, walks into a super light sentence, and then they will cover up the cover-up,” says Kash Patel.This week on Kash's Corner, we discuss recent statements by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Attorney General Merrick Garland related to investigations into President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden, the end of federal vaccine mandates—with some key exceptions—and the Biden administration's recent announcement that the United States is sending 1,500 more active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Glenn Kirschner is a former assistant U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. and is an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst. He's tried hundreds of cases in his 30 years as a prosecutor, including more than 50 murder trials, multiple lengthy RICO trials and precedent-setting cases. He teaches criminal law at George Washington University and has a YouTube channel and podcast called "Justice Matters with Glenn Kirchner". We happened to chat with Glenn amid breaking news as the verdicts were announced in the Proud Boys trial. In this real-time conversation Glenn dissects and explains the seditious conspiracy verdicts and potential sentences and the impact of these convictions on Donald Trump and the federal investigation into his role in the attempt to overturn the election and overthrow the government. Glenn also shares his thoughts on the overall effectiveness and timeliness, or lack thereof, of Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice; reflects back on the Mueller Report; weighs in on the tarnished Supreme Court and the Clarence Thomas ethics scandals; and discusses the Homicide Victims Families Rights Act, a 2022 law he helped draft and pass with Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA). Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy and Matty Rosenberg @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Associate producer Jennifer Hammoud Music by Andrew Hollander Design by Cricket Lengyel

“I believe Hunter Biden will be charged, and soon, but I think they'll roll it up into what we call this global plea agreement, where he basically gets charged with some Mickey Mouse lower-level offenses, walks into a super light sentence, and then they will cover up the cover-up,” says Kash Patel. This week on Kash's Corner, we discuss recent statements by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Attorney General Merrick Garland related to investigations into President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden, the end of federal vaccine mandates—with some key exceptions—and the Biden administration's recent announcement that the United States is sending 1,500 more active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. ⭕️ Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV

Live from the Heart of America—I'm Steve Gruber—ready to deliver an inclusive and diverse discussion on the most important topics of the day—giving you better analysis and insight that anyone else—shining a spotlight on the cockroaches of the swamp—and delivering truth and justice just when hope was starting to fade—   Here are the 3 Big Things you need to know to start today—   Number One— Tough news for fans of Yellowstone—and the wildly popular series is about to take a very different turn and not one the fans are going to like—   Number Two— The southern border countdown is on—and there is just no good news coming from the border states rights now—places like El Paso have been totally over-run—   Number Three— The subpoenas have been shipped and demands for answers are increasing from Republicans and ordinary Americans that want to know what Joe Biden is being accused of by a whistleblower that says—as Vice President—Biden was allegedly selling access and government policies to a foreign national—   That is what we call a bribe in my neighborhood—But before Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman James Comer can get to the bottom of it—they are going to need to see the document that is apparently the smoking gun at the bottom of all of this—   The document is called an FD-1023—and it implicates the President of taking bribes to impact policy decisions in the Obama White House—and Senator Grassley says according to a “very credible Whistleblower” the document certainly exists—and he wants it in his hand immediately—   Grassley and Comer issued letters to the FBI and the DOJ in which they describe the FD-1023 and they write the “form that describes an alleged criminal scheme involving then Vice President Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions”!   Grassley writes the DOJ and FBI have to come clean with the American people about what they did with the document—where it is now—what they did to investigate the information it contained and whether or not it was vetted to determine if that information was accurate or not—   In addition Grassley says he wants to be assured that normal and proper investigative procedures were followed—but asks to know if political calculations were involved—   This is a hard hitting series of comments and questions—and I can tell you that Chuck Grassley and James Comer are not going to back off one bit—   In fact Grassley adds that he expects both Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray to appear and answer the subpoena—adding that he hopes both agencies will fully cooperate with what is being asked—to help re-establish credibility in both agencies that has been tarnished in recent years—   But even all the puffing and posturing has not shaken anything loose quite yet—   The allegations of pay to play are gaining traction on Capital Hill and other heavy hitters are also starting to weigh in to figure out what is going on—    Others in Bidens Administration however have nothing to say at all and are running for the hills—like what happened during a Pentagon briefing on Thursday—    And though this is a very big deal—it is not the only show in town by any stretch—the disaster that is the southern border is also grabbing the attention of the people the politicians and the press—    In fact some outspoken liberals are calling it for what it is too—    And other Democrats know this is not a good deal for them either—and many more on the left are sound the alarm as Title 42 will end this coming Wednesday and they realize that hell could break lose as soon as it does—  

[00:30] Bribin' Biden Is Being Exposed (23 minutes) Congressmen Chuck Grassley and James Comer have requested for Attorney General Merrick Garland to turn over an FBI record detailing an elaborate bribery scheme by Joe Biden. A “highly credible whistleblower” revealed the document's existence, although it remains to be seen if Garland will hand it over. Biden is finally being exposed for his crimes—now that Barack Obama no longer needs him. [23:00] More Epstein ‘Clients' Revealed (13 minutes) The Wall Street Journal has published more previously unseen Jeffrey Epstein documents, including personal e-mails and calendars. The documents reveal more of Epstein's “clients,” including Reid Hoffman, the Democrat billionaire who is funding the rape case against Donald Trump; Woody Allen, Oscar-winning movie director; Ehud Barak, former Israeli prime minister; and Leon Black, billionaire cofounder of private-equity giant Apollo Global. Why did these high-profile people meet so often with a convicted sex offender? [36:30] Biden's Nonexistent Reelection Campaign (19 minutes) Joe Biden announced he is running for reelection, but his campaign so far has been a nonevent. Meanwhile, Robert Kennedy Jr. is polling much better than Democrats expected, and Donald Trump has expanded his lead over the other Republican candidates in the polls. In a recent interview with Nigel Farage, Trump explained his determination to run for president again despite the rabid opposition he faces.

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There are two new bombshells involving the Hunter Biden scandal. Remember the letter signed by 50 intelligence officials, claiming the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation? It turns out that letter was a fraud, organized by Antony Blinken, a top Biden campaign adviser. That is according to testimony from a former CIA DIrector. In addition, Attorney General Merrick Garland allegedly lied to Congress, when he claimed that the prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden has the freedom to charge the president's son with any crimes. According to an IRS whistleblower, Garland will never allow Hunter Biden to be charged with a crime, and repeatedly lied under oath. Trump crushing DeSantis According to a new Wall Street Journal poll, Trump continues to dominate DeSantis. He now leads DeSantis by 13 points, with Trump at 53%. No other candidate can even break 5%. Illegals hijacking NYC Mayor Eric Adams blasted Biden's horrific border policies, which has caused NYC to be ‘destroyed' by the migrant (aka illegal) crisis. Debt ceiling hike House Speaker Kevin McCarthy released his plan to raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion for about a year while attempting to repeal major components of President Joe Biden's agenda. McCarthy said the bill, called the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, would save American taxpayers more than $4.5 trillion by limiting discretionary spending, retrieving unspent pandemic-related funds, eliminating Biden's student loan forgiveness plan and cutting funds earmarked for the Internal Revenue Service.

President Joe Biden is being accused of colluding with intelligence officials to spread disinformation about Hunter Biden's laptop ahead of the 2020 elections. By doing so, Biden may have misled the media and helped to suppress sensitive information that could have changed the outcome of the election. The alleged scandal could also involve tax crimes tied to Hunter Biden, and both President Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland are facing accusations that could find them swept up in the case. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp, we'll discuss these issues and others, and answer questions from the audience. ⭕️ Stay up-to-date with Josh with the Crossroads NEWSLETTER

Mr. Valle and Mr. French join Ray to talk about the upcoming unveiling of the new veterans memorial that will be held in Corcoran at the end of April. Attorney General Merrick Garland is the previously unidentified official who, according to an IRS whistleblower, misled Congress about the Justice Department's probe into Hunter Biden, a report alleged Friday. Lawyers representing President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, sent a letter to the House Ethics Committee on Monday, requesting action be taken against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for her comments and posts about the president's son. The U.S. dollar has been in quick decline over the past several months, one of several indicators raising fears that the economy could be headed for a recession. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) shrugged off recent polling that showed him losing ground against his top likely 2024 rival, former President Donald Trump. A 15-year-old boy from California was arrested last month for allegedly running an illegal drug marketplace on the social media site Telegram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Fight Back Friday! Glenn gives an update on big wins this audience has achieved. ESPN's Sage Steele and Samantha Ponder are speaking out against men in women's sports. Glenn speaks with the co-founder of the First Landing 1607 Project, Donica Hudson, about her goal to restore America's covenant with God. “Fossil Future” author Alex Epstein shares the latest wins against the “anti-human” climate change movement as more people start to question ESG. Some elites now want to stop the production of rice? Glenn and Stu discuss the newest revelations in the Hunter Biden scandal involving Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Attorney General Merrick Garland. “Dark Future” co-author Justin Haskins joins to review the toughest anti-ESG bill he's ever seen, soon to be signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Is Ted Lasso the new Charlie Chaplin? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) discussed the 51 former intelligence officials who wrote a letter claiming that the Hunter Biden laptop story was Russia disinformation, saying that they "should be held in contempt and criminally prosecuted" if they "testified falsely before Congress," but that the issue is Congress sends their contempt citations to Attorney General Merrick Garland.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Live from the Heart of America—I'm Steve Gruber—ready to deliver an inclusive and diverse discussion on the most important topics of the day—giving you better analysis and insight that anyone else—shining a spotlight on the cockroaches of the swamp—and delivering truth and justice just when hope was starting to fade—   Here are the 3 Big Things you need to know to start today—   Number One— CHICAGO is paying a very high price for the soft on crime policies that the incoming mayor seems to think there should be more of—not less—   Number Two— In Washington State—middle school kids and teachers are caught on tape in a licking game during a prep rally—yeah—these folks are so over the line—and they don't even know it—   Number Three— An IRS Whistleblower says Hunter Biden has been protected for political reasons and that is why the case that was first opened in 2018—has been stalled and gone nowhere so far—   It was a stunning revelation outlined in a letter From Washington DC attorney Mark Lytle—to the US House of Representatives and The United States Senate—and that his client—now protected under whistleblower statutes would like to make all of his disclosures directly to Congress—   In fact Lytle says his client has already begun the process of making legally protected statements to the IRS and it will lead to many more disclosures in the days to come— Lytle says his client—who of course remains anonymous has information that a key investigator failed to mitigate “clear conflicts of interest” and allegedly allowed preferential treatment of the First Son—as the whole investigation into Hunter Biden was infected with political decisions and were at odds of protocols normally followed by law enforcement professionals—IF THE SUBJECT WAS NOT CONNECTED POLITICALLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—   The whistleblower according to John Solomon and Just the News is a “decorated supervisory IRS agent that has reported to the Justice Department's top watchdog that federal prosecutors appointed by Joe Biden have engaged in "preferential treatment and politics" to block criminal tax charges against presidential son Hunter Biden, providing evidence as a whistleblower that conflicts with Attorney General Merrick Garland's recent testimony to Congress that the decision to bring charges against Biden was being left to the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for Delaware.   It brings into question the entire matter of integrity and independence of the Department of Justice under the leadership of Garland—   The letter does not state that the whistleblower disclosures are related to Hunter Biden. However, Just the News has independently confirmed the agent's allegations involve the Hunter Biden probe being led by Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a Trump holdover, according to multiple interviews with people directly familiar with the matter. In a letter Wednesday to Republicans and Democrats overseeing multiple oversight committees in Congress, Lytle wrote: "The protected disclosures: (l) contradict sworn testimony to Congress by a senior political appointee, (2) involve failure to mitigate clear conflicts of interest in the ultimate disposition of the case, and (3) detail examples of preferential treatment and politics improperly infecting decisions and protocols that would normally be followed by career law enforcement professionals in similar circumstances if the subject were not politically connected." Which brings me to last month—and Merrick Garland getting taken apart during a Senate Committee hearing—   And the remarkable thing about the earth shattering revelations about an IRS whistleblower—for once are not being buried by the mainstream corporate media— In fact it has been picked by major media companies like CBS and The Wall Street Journal—it seems the whole ploy to bury the story like what happened with the Hunter Laptop story in October of 2020—is not going to happen this time—   And it seems to me—that when one of these whistleblowers shows up and runs the gauntlet—others will soon follow—so I am looking for more to come forward in the coming days—as we learn more about what has transpired— And this story points me back to the comments of members of Congress who have seen the latest evidence against the entire Biden family when it comes to graft—  

Live from the Heart of America—I'm Steve Gruber—ready to deliver an inclusive and diverse discussion on the most important topics of the day—giving you better analysis and insight that anyone else—shining a spotlight on the cockroaches of the swamp—and delivering truth and justice just when hope was starting to fade—   Here are the 3 Big Things you need to know to start today—   Number One— CHICAGO is paying a very high price for the soft on crime policies that the incoming mayor seems to think there should be more of—not less—   Number Two— In Washington State—middle school kids and teachers are caught on tape in a licking game during a prep rally—yeah—these folks are so over the line—and they don't even know it—   Number Three— An IRS Whistleblower says Hunter Biden has been protected for political reasons and that is why the case that was first opened in 2018—has been stalled and gone nowhere so far—   It was a stunning revelation outlined in a letter From Washington DC attorney Mark Lytle—to the US House of Representatives and The United States Senate—and that his client—now protected under whistleblower statutes would like to make all of his disclosures directly to Congress—   In fact Lytle says his client has already begun the process of making legally protected statements to the IRS and it will lead to many more disclosures in the days to come— Lytle says his client—who of course remains anonymous has information that a key investigator failed to mitigate “clear conflicts of interest” and allegedly allowed preferential treatment of the First Son—as the whole investigation into Hunter Biden was infected with political decisions and were at odds of protocols normally followed by law enforcement professionals—IF THE SUBJECT WAS NOT CONNECTED POLITICALLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—   The whistleblower according to John Solomon and Just the News is a “decorated supervisory IRS agent that has reported to the Justice Department's top watchdog that federal prosecutors appointed by Joe Biden have engaged in "preferential treatment and politics" to block criminal tax charges against presidential son Hunter Biden, providing evidence as a whistleblower that conflicts with Attorney General Merrick Garland's recent testimony to Congress that the decision to bring charges against Biden was being left to the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for Delaware.   It brings into question the entire matter of integrity and independence of the Department of Justice under the leadership of Garland—   The letter does not state that the whistleblower disclosures are related to Hunter Biden. However, Just the News has independently confirmed the agent's allegations involve the Hunter Biden probe being led by Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a Trump holdover, according to multiple interviews with people directly familiar with the matter. In a letter Wednesday to Republicans and Democrats overseeing multiple oversight committees in Congress, Lytle wrote: "The protected disclosures: (l) contradict sworn testimony to Congress by a senior political appointee, (2) involve failure to mitigate clear conflicts of interest in the ultimate disposition of the case, and (3) detail examples of preferential treatment and politics improperly infecting decisions and protocols that would normally be followed by career law enforcement professionals in similar circumstances if the subject were not politically connected." Which brings me to last month—and Merrick Garland getting taken apart during a Senate Committee hearing—   And the remarkable thing about the earth shattering revelations about an IRS whistleblower—for once are not being buried by the mainstream corporate media— In fact it has been picked by major media companies like CBS and The Wall Street Journal—it seems the whole ploy to bury the story like what happened with the Hunter Laptop story in October of 2020—is not going to happen this time—   And it seems to me—that when one of these whistleblowers shows up and runs the gauntlet—others will soon follow—so I am looking for more to come forward in the coming days—as we learn more about what has transpired— And this story points me back to the comments of members of Congress who have seen the latest evidence against the entire Biden family when it comes to graft—  

First: SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever, gets off the launch pad, then explodes just minutes into its mission.  Plus: Mediators order election denier Mike Lindell to give an expert $5 million for debunking Lindell's election lies.  And: We look into an IRS agent's stunning allegations: that the President Biden's team is mishandling the investigation into his son Hunter, and that Attorney General Merrick Garland lied to Congress. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Mark Lytle, lawyer for the IRS Whistleblower in the Hunter Biden case, discusses his client reporting to the Justice Department top watchdog that federal prosecutors appointed by Joe Biden have engaged in “preferential treatment and politics” to block criminal tax charges against presidential son Hunter Biden, providing evidence as a whistleblower that conflicts with Attorney General Merrick Garland's recent testimony to Congress that the decision to bring charges against Biden was being left to the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for Delaware.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita joins the Gun Guy Show to talk about his lawsuit with other states against the ATF and Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding their Pistol Stabilizing Brace rule. The new regulations require anyone using pistols with stabilizing braces to provide their fingerprints to the ATF, be registered in a federal database and pay applicable taxes, among other things. The overriding concern regarding registration, is that registration leads to gun grabs. Rokita has been a big defender of Hoosiers' 2nd Amendment rights, and this is a great fight to have. Being that this year's annual NRA Meeting is being held in Indianapolis, today was a great day to have AG Rokita as a guest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guy Relford returns this for a special edition of "The Gun Guy Show". Today's show comes from Premier Arms in Brownsburg to celebrate the 2nd Amendment and to raise money for a great cause: Brownsburg Blessing Boxes. Guy begins the show talking about the NRA Annual Meeting being held in Indianapolis. Guy was in attendance last night and actually live streamed Donald Trump's speech on Facebook. Guy also talked about Mike Pence's appearance that was greeted by more cheers than jeers, at least where he was sitting. Eli Dicken, Greenwood shopping mall hero, makes a brief appearance on the show. Tony Katz joins Guy to talk about the great prizes donors to Premier Arms may win. Tony takes a dig at Guy's lacking watch collection. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita joins Guy to talk about his lawsuit with other states against the ATF and Attorney General Merrick Garland over their new regulations related to stabilizing braces. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a live Zoom event in conjunction with the American Museum of Tort Law, Ralph welcomes safety expert, Russell Kendzior, who runs the National Floor Safety Institute to discuss where, why, and how slip-and-falls happen, how to prevent them, the legitimacy of slip-and-fall lawsuits, and the role of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a phenomenon that for older adults every year causes over 36,000 deaths and $50 billion in medical costs.Russell Kendzior is the President of Traction Experts, Inc. and founder of the National Floor Safety Institute. Mr. Kendzior is internationally recognized as the leading expert in slip and fall accident prevention and has been retained in more than 1,000 slip, trip, and fall lawsuits. He hosts the podcast The Safety Matters Show, and he is the author of several books, including Falls Aren't Funny: America's Multi-Billion Dollar Slip-And-Fall Crisis.This concept of simply testing to an internationally-recognized consensus standard and labeling the product is really what we're asking the government to do. We're not demanding any level of performance, but simply tell the consumer.Russell KendziorYou can participate in the public review process— the process whereby commissioners are asking members of the public for comments… It's important that the people of our country have a voice, and that they be represented, and that the safety of these products that are contributing to six million hospital emergency room visits a year need to be better managed.Russell KendziorWe should emphasize that all these situations [involving slips, trips, and falls] in the court of law are under tort law… It's good to talk about them as torts, because people often don't recognize how important tort law is to protect them, to help compensate them, to disclose to the larger audience the hazards for their own protection, and to engage in prevention.Ralph NaderIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantis1. In a major blow to Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas House of Representatives voted 86-52 in favor of an amendment to bar state funds from being used for private school vouchers, according to KXAN. This was achieved through a coalition of Democrats and rural Republicans in the Lone Star State, per NBC.2. The Washington Post reports that greater numbers of assisted-living facilities are rejecting Medicaid and evicting seniors from their homes. One particularly harrowing story involves Shirley Holtz, a 91 year old with mobility issues and dementia who was evicted from her hospice care because the facility decided to refuse Medicaid payments.3. In a statement responding to the ProPublica report on undisclosed gifts received by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin stressed that “Supreme Court Justices must be held to an enforceable code of conduct, just like every other federal judge. The ProPublica report is a call to action, and the Senate Judiciary Committee will act.” However, the Judiciary Committee has been hamstrung by Democratic absences, particularly that of California Senator Dianne Feinstein, who has missed nearly 60 votes since February, according to The San Francisco Chronice.4. Barak Ravid reports that the U.S. has blocked the release of a planned United Nations Security Council statement decrying the Israeli police raid at the al-Aqsa mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam, during Ramadan.5. More Perfect Union has issued a statement saying “Months after 440 Planned Parenthood nurses and staff in five Midwest states voted to unionize, management has fired 2 members of the union's bargaining team and issued ‘final written warnings' to all 11 other bargaining team members threatening immediate termination.”6. From Truthout, Rep. Pramila Jayapal has filed an official constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. A constitutional amendment is currently the only means available for reversing this catastrophic decision.7. In a video obtained by Gothamist, NYPD officers arresting a man wearing a Black Lives Matter sticker on his bike helmet were recorded bragging about “milking” overtime, referred to a female arrestee a "liberal [c word]," and joked about committing the arrestee to a mental hospital. This comes as Mayor Eric Adams announced that NYPD officers who work for five years will now make approximately $50K more per year than teachers with the same amount of time, an overall increase of $5.5 billion to the most expensive police department in the country, according to CBS.8. Robert Costa of CBS reports that former Rep. Dennis Kucinich is advising Robert F Kennedy Jr. on his presidential run. Costa went on to say that Kucinich could be the campaign manager or a top political adviser, and that Kucinich has urged Kennedy to focus more on the environment than his signature anti-vaccine message.9. Kansas Public Media KCUR reports that Republicans in that state overrode the Democratic Governor's veto and authorized genital inspections on minors in order for children to play sports. Somehow, the party advocating for adults to inspect children's genitals is calling the other party “groomers” with a straight face.10. From Deadline: Progressive lawmakers are calling on the Department of Justice to investigate the Warner Brothers merger with Discovery. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter, the signatories allege that the merger “appears to have enabled” the company to “adopt potentially anticompetitive practices that reduce consumer choice and harm workers in affected labor markets.” They went on to argue that the merger has led to the “hollowing out” of an “iconic American studio,” and cited the cancellation of projects and the removal of content from the HBO Max platform.11. Dueling court orders have resulted in uncertainty about universal access to the abortion pill Mifepristone. Regarding the order to suspend the drug, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden issued a statement declaring “I believe the Food and Drug Administration has the authority to ignore this ruling.” The Senate Finance Committee oversees the FDA.12. The Austin American-Statesman reports that, less than 24 hours after Daniel Perry was convicted of murdering Garrett Foster, a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020, Governor Greg Abbott announced that he would pardon the convicted killer as soon as a request "hits my desk." While the killer claimed that he was acting in self defense, he had mused on social media that he might “kill a few people on my way to work.”13. From Bloomberg Law: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters reported gaining 206,000 members in 2022, an increase of 20% from the previous year. Many credit this growth to the new leadership in the union, which took power in 2022. Teamsters President Sean O'Brien responded to this news by tweeting “Just getting started.” Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

21 year old Massachusetts National Guard member Jack Teixeira made headlines this week...and it's not going to end well for him. Teixeira, an airman first class with the Massachusetts Air Force National Guard's 102nd Intelligence Wing, based on Cape Cod, was taken into custody by federal agents at his home in Dighton, Mass., about 45 miles south of Boston and 15 miles east of Providence, R.I. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a brief statement at the Justice Department that Teixeira surrendered “without incident” and would be charged with the unauthorized removal of classified national defense information, after getting busted sharing classified information in an online chat room. To understand more about this case, we talked to our friend and former FBI director Chris Swecker, who talked about the implications to our national security

FBI agents on April 13 arrested a man suspected of being involved in the leak of classified documents, officials said. Agents took Jack Teixeira, 21, into custody “without incident,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in prepared remarks from the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington. Former President Donald Trump arrived at the offices of New York Attorney General Letitia James for his second deposition in a legal dispute over his company's business practices. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in Broward County after a record amount of rainfall hit the Fort Lauderdale area in South Florida overnight. The flash flood trapped many residents in their vehicles or homes. San Francisco police say they have arrested a man suspected of stabbing and killing tech executive Bob Lee. The suspect also works in the tech industry and knew Lee prior to the incident. ⭕️ Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV

FBI agents arrested Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Douglas Teixeira at a home in North Dighton, Massachusetts, on Thursday in connection with a trove of classified documents that have been leaked online in recent months. Attorney General Merrick Garland said that Teixeira, 21, is being investigated for the "alleged unauthorized removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defense information."    Assembly Bill 109 passed a dozen years ago, orders non-violent offenders to serve their sentences in the county jail instead of state prison. AB 109 significantly changed state law by shifting the burden to incarcerate most felons from the state to individual counties. At the time, the Legislature claimed that the shift was necessary to combat prison overcrowding. Tulare County D.A. Tim Ward called in to discuss AB109 & 31-year-old Timothy Bethlell, a serial business burglar. In less than two years he's pleaded guilty to 39 felony charges in three separate court cases. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco says Bethell wound up serving just three days in jail due to limited bed space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continue our indictment of the U.S. war machine by welcoming William Hartung of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft to break down the bloated military budget and what we can do about it. Then Cindy Sheehan, joins us to talk about her journey as the mother of a fallen soldier to become the most prominent anti-war activist of the Bush/Cheney era. Plus, Ralph comes down hard on states that deny their citizens Medicaid.William Hartung is an expert on the arms industry and US military budget, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex, and the co-editor of Lessons from Iraq: Avoiding the Next War.The Pentagon wants to get rid of some of these weapon system programs, and the Congress says “Oh no, we're going to continue them because… it's a jobs program. It creates jobs, or it retains jobs that are already in shipyards or elsewhere.” Of course, you can never get these members of Congress to understand that a billion dollars in civilian infrastructure investment in this country creates far more jobs than a highly capital-intensive billion dollars in another unneeded weapons system.Ralph NaderI think there's three pillars…What are the costs of this—the opportunity costs?...What do we need to defend ourselves?...And then I think people need to feel like they can influence the government. I think a lot of people have given up. They forget that citizens' movements have had tremendous victories in the past, and they can do so again.William HartungCindy Sheehan is the mother of Casey A. Sheehan, who was killed in action in Iraq on April 4, 2004. She is an anti-war activist, the founder of Gold Star Families, and an organizer of the 2018 Women's March on the Pentagon. She is the author of Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox Newsletter on Substack.I think that as long as you stay in the safe zone of only criticizing Republicans if you're a Democrat, or only criticizing Democrats if you're a Republican, then they give you a platform, they let you use your voice on this national stage. But once I recognized that the Democratic Party were, at that point, enablers of the Bush/Cheney war of terror around the world, and I left the party, then I started to be even more marginalized. And I lost so much support.Cindy SheehanWhat gave me a little bit of hope was the county DA of New York indicting and arresting Donald Trump— for things I think were far less damaging and far less criminal than what the other living presidents like George Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama did. I think that if the DA can prosecute Donald Trump for something less than mass murder or genocide, then maybe my DA in my county I live in can prosecute George Bush for murdering my son.Cindy SheehanIn Case You Haven't Heard1. CNN reports that seven investigators from the Centers for Disease Control fell ill “while studying the possible health impacts” of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. These investigators experienced sore throats, headaches, coughing and nausea, the same symptoms many residents have reported. In testimony before the Senate in March, Alan Shaw, CEO of Norfolk Southern, said “I believe that the air is safe. I believe that the water is safe.”2. A contingent of left-wing youth at the recent protests in Israel burned their IDF enlistment orders. While this exceedingly courageous act garnered much attention on social media, the sad reality is that the overwhelming majority of Israeli youth are in fact more right-wing than older Israelis and far more right-wing than young people in most every other country. A 2021 poll written up by Haaretz, revealed that “nearly half of ultra-Orthodox and national religious Israeli youth expressed hatred toward Arabs and noted support for stripping them of their citizenship, a sentiment shared by 23 percent of secular youth.”3. A new poll, published in Forbes, shows the impact of Governor Ron DeSantis' education policies: “91% of prospective college students disagree with the governor's policies, 1 in 8 graduating high school students won't attend college in Florida due to the education policy in the state, [and] 1 in 20 current college students in the state plan to transfer because of those policies.”4. The Huffington Post reports that Amazon spent $14.2 million on anti-union consultants in 2022, up nearly $10 million from 2021. This is clearly in response to the successful unionization vote at the JFK8 facility under the auspices of the independent Amazon Labor Union last year.5. In a related story, Bloomberg reports that a federal appeals court has ruled that Elon Musk “must delete his 2018 Twitter post suggesting that Tesla...workers could lose stock options if they formed a union, as it violated labor law.” The panel of 5th circuit judges unanimously opined that “Tesla's history of labor violations supports the NLRB's finding that employees would understand Musk's tweet as a threat to commit another violation by rescinding stock options as retaliation,” for union organizing.6. Rep. Rashida Tlaib is collecting signatures on an official letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on him to end the Justice Department's campaign to have Julian Assange extradited to the U.S., according to the Intercept. So far, other signatories include Reps. Jamaal Bowman, Ilhan Omar, and Cori Bush, with Reps. Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal, and AOC expected to sign on before it is sent.7. A new report in the Intercept details the increasing size of settlements being paid out to victims of police violence in the 2020 protests, including tear gassing and “kettling” – the police tactic of trapping and surrounding protesters, usually to carry out mass arrests. Due to the legal structures in place, local taxpayers, not police departments, will foot the bill for these settlements.8. In a historic shift, the Vatican has responded to calls by Indigenous activists and repealed the so-called “Doctrine of Discovery” which “legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property laws today.” The Vatican acknowledged that this doctrine “did not adequately reflect the equal dignity and rights of Indigenous peoples." This was reported by the indigenous-led news service Indian Country Today.9. From Reuters: The Biden Administration “plans to send Mexico an "act now or else" message in coming weeks in an attempt to break a stalemate” over Mexico's decision to nationalize energy and other key resources. Under the rules of the neo-NAFTA trade agreement signed in 2020, the U.S. is entitled to international dispute talks, but has not called for them thus far, instead opting to work with the Canadian government to threaten retaliatory measures against Mexico. U.S. Republicans meanwhile are calling for an invasion of our southern neighbor.10. Bowing to ranching and mining interests, the Intercept reports President Biden is continuing a Trump-era policy of rounding up wild horses in order to clear more land for cattle grazing and extraction. Once the horses have been corralled, the mares will be dosed with contraceptives. Manda Kalimian, president of the wild horse and environmental advocacy group Cana Foundation, is quoted saying “We feel betrayed, because we thought this was an administration that really believed in wildlife protections.”11. Mark Joseph Stern of Slate reports that Judge Reed O'Connor struck down a “major provision of the Affordable Care Act requiring insurers to cover a vast amount of preventive care cost-free.” These include contraception, cancer screening, the HIV prevention drug PrEP, and much pregnancy-related care. The ruling applies nationwide.12. Remember the egg shortage? According to CNN, Cal-Maine Foods – the largest egg producer in the nation – reported that their revenue doubled and profits surged to 718% last quarter as consumers struggled to afford the basic food item. Corporate greed, plain and simple. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

What are the lessons to be learned from the recent attack of a murderous lunatic on a Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee? Professor Paul feels duty bound to address this situation and point out facts that others have ignored.  During our SOTG Homeroom from CrossBreed Holsters, we have yet one more example of the need to be dangerous on demand. Yet another robbery was thwarted in Houston, TX by an armed citizen. Do you remember the Sexy Can Contest? We discussed that and more during our Duracoat Finished Firearms segment. Also, Brownells not only sells guns, they have put many of them on sale.  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 [0:11:28] DuraCoat Finished Firearms - DuraCoat University TOPIC: Fun with Stencils www.duracoatfirearmfinishes.com Huge thanks to our Partners: Brownells | Duracoat Firearm Finishes | Hi-Point Firearms [0:26:05] Brownells Bullet Points - Brownells.com TOPIC: Handguns are on sale www.brownells.com [0:39:29] SOTG Homeroom TOPIC: Suspect killed while trying to rob food truck on South Main Street in SW Houston, police say abc13.com [0:50:00] What Happened in Tennessee… School security is a deterrent. It's time to prioritize school security and safeguard our children www.instagram.com/reel/ Media Warned Of Christian Threat To Democracy Before School Massacre Facebook.com Hypocrisy of what counts as a “Hate Crime”   DOJ Won't Say If It Will Investigate Trans Shooter's Attack On Christian School As Hate Crime, But We Can Guess The Answer thefederalist.com/2023 Garland: Too early to say if Nashville school shooting was a hate crime foxnews.com Pretty convenient timing House Judiciary postpones pistol brace rule markup after Nashville shooting thehill.com/homenews FEATURING: ABC13, The Federalist, FOX News, TheHill.com, Madison Rising, Jarrad Markel, Paul Markel, SOTG University PARTNERS: Brownells Inc, 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 SOURCES From thefederalist.com/2023: It's been 17 hours since Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old woman who identified as transgender, shot her way into a Christian grade school and killed six people, including three 9-year-olds — but the Department of Justice doesn't seem to care. The DOJ has yet to acknowledge the tragedy even happened, despite Attorney General Merrick Garland previously issuing same-day statements in response to mass shootings. After a shooter murdered 21 people in a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school last May, Garland rightly slammed the “act of unspeakable violence.” “The Justice Department is committed to providing our full support to our law enforcement partners on the ground in Texas and to the Uvalde community,” Garland promised. After a gunman killed 10 people at a Buffalo, New York grocery store the same month, the DOJ issued a similar day-of statement, adding that “The Justice Department is investigating this matter as a hate crime and an act of racially-motivated violent extremism,” due to racist sentiments the shooter had posted on social media. (Click Here for Full Article)   From thehill.com/homenews: The House Judiciary Committee postponed a scheduled Tuesday markup on a resolution to nullify a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) pistol brace rule following the mass shooting at a Nashville, Tennessee, school on Monday. “Democrats were going to turn this tragic event into a political thing,” Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) told The Hill on Monday evening. Punchbowl News first reported that the hearing would be postponed. Police said a 28-year-old woman killed three nine-year-olds and three adult staff members at Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville, on Monday. Authorities said the shooter had assault-style weapons and a handgun. (Click Here for Full Article)

Michael offers thoughts on new polling that has come out in the wake of the indictment of former President Donald Trump, and gets smart analysis from Anthony Coley, Former Director of the Office of Public Affairs at the Department of Justice and Former Senior Advisor to Attorney General Merrick Garland. Original air date 3 April 2023.

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The Louisville Metro Police Department has engaged in sweeping civil rights abuses against Black people, women, and people with disabilities, according to newly released findings from a Department of Justice investigation.“Shortly after we opened the investigation, an LMPD leader told the department Breonna Taylor was a symptom of problems that we have had for years,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a press conference last week. “The Justice Department's findings in the report that we are releasing today bear that out.”This week, which marks three years since Breonna Taylor was killed, Into America returns to Trymaine Lee's conversation with Hannah Drake, a Louisville activist Hannah Drake who helped elevate Breonna's story on social media, and was part of an effort to push the city council to pass Breonna's Law — a ban on “no-knock” warrants.  We also check in with Hannah about the investigation's findings, Louisville's rotating police chiefs, and her hopes for the future. (Original release date: September 24, 2020)Follow and share the show on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, using the handle @intoamericapod.Thoughts? Feedback? Story ideas? Write to us at intoamerica@nbcuni.com.For a transcript, please visit our homepage.For More: Rev. Sharpton, Ben Crump, and the Pursuit of JusticeReconstructed: The Book of TrayvonAfter George Floyd

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Wednesday, March 15th, 2023. We’ve got a lot to talk about today, so let’s get to it: But first… CBS NCAA March Madness Theme (2021)- Play 0:00-0:11 It’s that time of year again folks… March Madness! And that means it’s time for you to fill out your March Madness Brackets in our Fight Laugh Feasters bracket group. Here’s the deal. You don’t have to know a darn thing about basketball. That’s why they call it March Madness. So if you’d like to compete, you can find our group on social media, or here in the show notes. It’s ESPN’s tournament challenge, and our bracket group is Fight Laugh Feasters 2023. You only get one entry, so make it good! Whoever wins gets a prize from Rowdy Christian Merch! https://fantasy.espn.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2023/en/group?redirect=tcmen%3A%2F%2Fx-callback-url%2FshowGroup%3FgroupID%3D5538514&ex_cid=tcmen2023_clipboard&groupID=5538514&groupp=ZmlnaHRsYXVnaGZlYXN0&inviteuser=ezQ1N0NBOUYyLTc0MjAtNDFCOC1BN0I2LTE3Q0UxRjMxODYxN30%3D&invitesource=clipboard https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/biden-expected-sign-new-executive-order-gun-control-97844286 Biden issues order to strengthen gun background checks President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday aiming at increasing background checks to buy guns, promoting more secure firearms storage and ensuring U.S. law enforcement agencies get more out of a bipartisan gun control law enacted last summer. The Democratic president was to address his latest efforts to curb gun violence in a speech in this suburban Los Angeles community, where a gunman stormed a dance hall and shot 20 people, killing 11, following a Lunar New Year celebration in January. He was also meeting with families of victims and with first responders from that day. Biden’s rhetoric has grown ever stronger about guns — he routinely calls for banning assault weapons — in pushing a vocal gun-control platform even tougher than during the Obama administration when he was vice president. He has been emboldened by the midterm electiions when his regular talk of gun control didn't result in massive losses, and he's expected to continue to argue for strong changes as he inches toward a 2024 reelection run, his aides say. Biden was greeted at the Los Angeles airport Tuesday by Brandon Tsay, the 26-year-old who wrestled the semiautomatic pistol away from the gunman in Monterey Park. The two shook hands; Biden had invited Tsay to his State of the Union address in January where he praised the young man's heroism. But the president has only limited power on guns to go beyond bipartisan legislation passed by Congress last summer after the killings last year of 10 shoppers at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store and 19 students and two teachers at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school. Tuesday's action does not change U.S. government policy. Rather, it directs federal agencies to ensure compliance with existing laws and procedures — a typical feature of executive orders issued by presidents when they confront the limits of their own power to act without cooperation from Congress. Biden, in the order, acknowledged Congress' opposition, but said, “In the meantime, my administration will continue to do all that we can, within existing authority, to make our communities safer.” The order directs the Cabinet to work on a plan to better structure the government to support communities suffering from gun violence. The plan calls on Attorney General Merrick Garland to shore up the rules for federally licensed gun dealers so they know they are required to do background checks as part of the license. Biden is also mandating better reporting of ballistics data from federal law enforcement for a clearinghouse that allows federal, state and local law enforcement to match shell casings to guns. But local and state law enforcement agencies are not required to report ballistics data, and many do not, making the clearinghouse less effective. And the president is asking the Federal Trade Commission to issue a public report analyzing how gun manufacturers market to minors and use military images to market to the general public. The bill passed last year, known as the Safer Communities Act, is viewed by gun control advocates as a good start but one that doesn't go far enough. After the law was signed, there were 11 other mass shootings, according to a database of mass killings since 2006 maintained by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University. Those killings don't include shootings in which fewer than four people were killed — and gun violence is also rising nationwide. Pro-gun groups said the order would do little to stop growing gun violence. “The reality is that nothing in the president’s executive order today would have done anything to prevent the recent mass shootings in California, Michigan or elsewhere,” said Katie Pointer Baney who is the Managing Director of Government Affairs for the U.S. Concealed Carry Association. “It’s time for the president and political leaders across the country to have an honest conversation with the American people and acknowledge there is no legislative fix that will permanently solve the issue of gun violence.” Biden will also direct his Cabinet to make sure law enforcement agencies understand the benefits of the new law, particularly around red-flag laws, also known as extreme risk protection orders, which are intended to temporarily remove guns from people with potentially violent behavior and prevent them from hurting themselves or others. Last month, the Justice Department sent out more than $200 million to help states and the District of Columbia administer red-flag laws and other crisis-intervention programs. https://dailycaller.com/2023/03/14/desantis-admin-liquor-license-sexually-explicit/ DeSantis Admin Moves To Revoke Liquor License From Hotel That Hosted Sexually Explicit Show For Kids Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is moving to revoke a hotel’s liquor license after it ignored a warning and proceeded to host a sexually explicit show with children present, according to a Tuesday administrative complaint. On Dec. 27, the Hyatt Regency Miami hosted “A Drag Queen Christmas” advertised for “all ages” where performers allegedly wore “sexually suggestive clothing” and “prosthetic female genitalia” while displaying “simulated sexual activity” in front of children, according to an administrative complaint. Prior to the show, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation warned the hotel it would lose its liquor license unless the venue ensured that children were not permitted at the event. Under Florida law, sexual organs cannot be exposed in public in a vulgar or indecent manner and obscene content cannot be shown to minors, the complaint stated. Violation of the law can result in the loss of a license for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. “On December 27, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation warned the Hyatt Regency Miami against hosting a sexually explicit show with children present,” Griffin told the DCNF. “The venue proceeded with their plans and, according to an investigation by the Department, the venue (Respondent in the complaint) violated Florida statutes as outlined in the attached complaint.” https://thepostmillennial.com/zuckerberg-sacks-10000-more-meta-workers-during-year-of-efficiency?utm_campaign=64487 Zuckerberg sacks 10,000 more Meta workers during 'Year of Efficiency' On Tuesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the tech giant would be laying off around 10,000 workers, with some set to find out whether or not they still have a job as early as tomorrow. The move is just the latest in Zuckerberg's quest to make 2023 the "Year of Efficiency" as he and other top executives work to restructure the company. Tech groups, he added, would find out in late April, with those in business groups being informed in late May. Zuckerberg noted that in certain cases, such as for those on international teams, layoffs could take until the end of the year to be finalized. "Overall," he said, "we expect to reduce our team size by around 10,000 people and to close around 5,000 additional open roles that we haven't yet hired." Zuckerberg justified the decision by explaining that "every layer of a hierarchy adds latency and risk aversion in information flow and decision-making," thus a "flatter" organization would be faster and more capable of creating, maintaining, and delivering the products and services customers want. "People will be more productive, and their work will be more fun and fulfilling," he said. "We will become an even greater magnet for the most talented people. That’s why in our Year of Efficiency, we are focused on canceling projects that are duplicative or lower priority and making every organization as lean as possible." The latest round of layoffs come just months after Meta reduced its workforce by around 11,000 workers, or 13 percent of the workforce. https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2023/03/13/point-of-no-return-nyc-in-policing-crisis-as-resignations-reach-record-numbers-n715750 'Point of No Return': NYC in Policing Crisis as Resignations Reach Record Numbers As Democrat-run cities across America continue to descend into criminal chaos, the nation’s largest city is hemorrhaging police officers. In an exclusive story last week, The New York Post published data that shows New York City (NYC) police officers are resigning from their duties at a shocking rate. Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch called it a “staffing emergency” that is “approaching the point of no return.” The statistics show a 117% increase in retiring officers since 2021. The shocking stats show 239 officers tapped out in January and February, a 36% spike from the 176 who fled in the same period last year and a disturbing 117% jump from the 110 in 2021, NYPD pension data show. That’s the highest number of resignations for the first two months of a year since 250 members quit in 2007 during a contentious contract dispute. According to the report, there seem to be a number of converging factors contributing to the massive loss of personnel in the Big Apple. The Black Lives Matter-led movement to defund police departments across the country has almost certainly created a combination of shrinking budgets to retain employees and a strain on remaining resources. However, corruption and poor management also seems to be a debilitating issue. A veteran Manhattan police officer told the Post that precinct cops have to work “an inhumane amount of overtime” that often includes their days off. At the same time, they are penalized by department bureaucrats for small breaches of uniform and/or administrative protocol. Meanwhile, some officers are being protected from necessary patrol duties by “high-ranking supervisors.” NYPD officers are fleeing to places like Florida, or suburban locations in New York and Connecticut. As the cost of living in NYC sky-rockets, pay remains stagnant. There is also the rapidly declining quality of life. Prolonged school closures, COVID vaccine mandates and unnecessary masking of small children has led to a learning crisis in government schools. A notoriously ‘woke’ agenda in those same schools has also begun to affect testing levels and education outcomes. Rampant homelessness and open-air drug use make for unsafe streets and public transportation. According the report from The New York Post, 262 city cops retired in just the first two months of 2023, a 3% increase in retirements in the same time period last year. Perhaps the most alarming number uncovered in the report reveals that the NYPD lost 3701 officers in 2022 alone. It is the largest number of officers lost since 2002, following the 9/11 attacks. That year the city lost 3,846 police officers. Things don’t seem to be looking up any time soon. Alps Precious Metals Group The Word of God in Genesis 2:10-12b teaches this: “…And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good…” Since the creation of the Federal Reserve and all of the other Central Planning Banks around the world, tumultuous modern financial markets have been the natural consequence. 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Though not a direct correlation to gun sales, the NSSF-adjusted NICS data provide an additional picture of current market conditions. February was the 43rd month in a row to see gun sales exceed a million units. Last week, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover announced they would pause their plan to implement a new merchant category code for the nation’s gun retailers after political pressure from Republicans, CNN reported. https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2023/03/13/after-resigning-over-bible-quote-texas-tech-settles-for-4-1m-payout-for-coach-mark-adams/ After Resigning Over Bible Quote, Texas Tech Settles for $4.1M Payout for Coach Mark Adams Now former Texas Tech basketball coach Mark Adams and the university have come to terms with a $4.1 million payout after Adams resigned for using a Bible quote about slaves and masters during a training session with a student. The Red Raiders coach resigned after using a Bible quote, Ephesians, 6:5-9, to encourage a player during a training session. The passage begins, “Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.” It is not known if Adams actually used the word “slaves” when he quoted the verse, but it was quickly deemed offensive, and the school suspended him for using it as a training tool. Adams seemed to feel it was not a big deal and that it was all blown up out of proportion. He was suspended, regardless. But, despite that the school said he apologized, he later contradicted that and said he did not apologize. Ultimately, Adams resigned only a few days after the incident was first reported. The Bible quote was not the only issue Adams was facing with school officials. He was also accused of spitting on a player, but he fully denied that claim. Whatever the veracity of the accusations against him, Adams and Texas Tech have now settled on his separation package. The school has agreed to pay Adams $4.1 million in thirty days. The payout will include all bonuses and salaries earned during the fiscal year. The two also agreed to forego any legal actions over the incident and to hold each other blameless going forward. “Adams hereby agrees to the release of any and all claims against TTU and Texas Tech University System and their employees, appointees, regents and representatives relating to his employment, whether known or unknown, as of the date of this Agreement and TTU agrees to release any and all claims against Adams,” the school’s settlement reads, according to USA Today. “This Agreement is not, and shall not in any way be construed, as an admission by the Parties of wrongdoing whatsoever against each other or that the Parties violated any federal, state or local law, which both Parties deny,” the statement added.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (03/08/2023): 3:05pm- On Wednesday, a Congressional Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic heard from experts in science, medicine, and infectious disease to help determine the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Robert Redfield, the former Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), testified that COVID-19's unique characteristics mean that it was likely the result of gain-of-function research. Dr. Redfield explains, “[i]t's important to understand what the cleavage site does... It changes the orientation of the binding domain of Covid. So now it could not see the Ace2 receptor, it totally changes the orientation, so it has a high affinity for human receptors... It didn't seem that it belonged there”—concluding that the virus was most likely engineered. You can read more about Dr. Redfield's testimony here: https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-former-cdc-head-tells-mtg-gain-of-function-research-likely-cause-of-covid?utm_campaign=64466 3:25pm- During Wednesday's Congressional Select Subcommittee hearing, former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield stated that American tax dollars were “absolutely” used to fund gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China. 3:30pm- In February 2019, former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield was excluded from phone calls exploring the origins of COVID-19 because he expressed an opinion contrary to Dr. Anthony Fauci's preferred narrative, according to testimony Dr. Redfield provided to a Congressional Select Subcommittee on Wednesday. 3:45pm- During questioning at Wednesday's Congressional Select Committee hearing on the Coronavirus pandemic, Committee Chairman Rep. Brad Wenstrup asked Dr. Robert Redfield whether gain-of-function has ever stopped a pandemic? 4:05pm- Wesley Hottot—Senior Attorney at the Institute for Justice—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his most recent editorial at National Review, “Time to End the Fake Crime of Carrying Cash.” Hottot and his co-author Daryle James write, “[t]here's no law against carrying large amounts of bills. But in some cases, civil forfeiture makes it effectively illegal—and punishes the innocent.” You can read the article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/03/time-to-end-the-fake-crime-of-carrying-cash/ 4:30pm- On Tuesday night, Fox News host Tucker Carlson continued his coverage of never-before-seen footage and information from the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol. Over two days of broadcasting, footage has revealed several instances in which the January 6 Commission lied, or withheld, relevant information to advance the left's preferred narratives. 40,000 hours of Capitol footage was provided to Carlson by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Carlson also called out Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for imploring Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch to silence Carlson and his program. 4:35pm- On Sunday, far-left activists attacked an Atlanta Police Department—with some even using Molotov cocktails. While appearing on Fox News, former Congressman Trey Gowdy wondered why Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Justice Department haven't gotten involved—is it because this is an example of left-wing extremism? 4:50pm- During a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, Sgt. Tyler Vargas documented how he was denied permission to shoot a suicide bomber in Afghanistan that ultimately killed over 180 people. He referred to the Biden Administration's 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan as a “catastrophe.” 5:00pm- The Drive at 5: According to a report from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania State Representative Mike Zabel (Democrat-163rd District) will resign after being accused of sexual harassment.   5:15pm- During Wednesday's Congressional Select Subcommittee hearing, former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield testified that COVID-19's unique characteristics mean that it was likely created via gain-of-function research. 5:20pm- Mystery Movie Clip: “Al Pacino Dunkaccino”? 5:35pm- During a Tuesday Senate hearing, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) suggested Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, and his interest rate hikes, are solely responsible for any impending recession and subsequent increases in unemployment. Warren completely neglected to mention her preference for reckless spending, and embrace of Modern Monetary Policy, are to blame for runaway inflation in the first place. 5:40pm- According to a report from Luke Rosiak at The Daily Wire, “[a]n attorney for the so-called “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley asked federal prosecutors repeatedly for all videos showing his client inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, yet…he never received the bombshell—and potentially exculpatory —footage aired Monday night by Tucker Carlson.” You can read the full report here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-appalling-qanon-shamans-lawyer-says-doj-lied-withheld-videos-aired-by-carlson 6:05pm- Dr. Marc Siegel—Clinical Professor of Medicine, Medical Director at NYU Langone Health & a Fox News Medical Analyst—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his most recent opinion editorial in The New York Post, “If the White House Doesn't Change Course, the Next Pandemic Could Come from a Lab Too.” You can read the editorial here: https://nypost.com/2023/03/07/if-the-white-house-doesnt-change-course-the-next-pandemic-could-come-from-a-lab-too/ 6:30pm- The mainstream media has no interest in investigating the origins of COVID-19. Are they afraid of upsetting China? 6:50pm- While speaking with Mika Brzezinski, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claimed that COVID-19 “had a disproportionate impact on women and girls” and that “it'll take 250 years for women to achieve pay equality.”