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Three FBI whistleblowers testified on May 18 before the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. They exposed details on alleged abuses of power by FBI leadership, and how the Bureau retaliated against whistleblowers. Every administration since President Ronald Reagan has mishandled classified materials, including mixing classified and unclassified documents. That's what National Archives officials told the House Intelligence Committee during a closed-door interview in March. Prosecutors say the Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified documents on social media was warned multiple times over mishandling classified information. ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV

BlazeTV host Pat Gray and media critic Rob Eno join the show to discuss the testimonies from Capitol Hill today. The FBI whistleblowers speak out about the deliberate retaliation they received for uncovering the misconduct inside the Bureau. Former agents detail how their families were uprooted and their lives ruined after being suspended and having their clearances revoked for daring to tell Congress how they witnessed abuse by and misconduct from their former employers. Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced articles of impeachment against President Biden today. Greene believes Biden should be removed from office because he has failed to secure the southern border. Adidas is in hot water after releasing a new bathing suit for Pride month — but instead of casting a woman to model it, the company picked a skinny man with a very visible bulge. A new radical left-wing group based in Florida called Queer Trans Project is secretly sending kids sex-change kits. It advertises its "Build-A-Queer" kit for all ages and even teaches kids how to get it secretly delivered without their parents' knowledge. Today's Sponsors: This program is complicated, but nobody knows more about it than the CPAs and tax experts at COVID Tax Relief. You pay nothing up front. They do all the work and share a percentage of the cash they get you. Businesses of all types, including nonprofits and churches, can qualify, including those which took PPP loans — even if they experienced an increase in sales. You did the tough thing for your employees during COVID. Let http://www.covidtaxrelief.org help get you up to $2600 per employee. Jase Daily from Jase Medical is a great way to keep yourself prepared. It's a prescription supply service that allows you to get up to 12-month backup supply of your prescription medication in case of emergency. Go to http://www.JaseMedical.com and enter code NEWS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Sandie Morgan is joined by Derek Marsh, the Associate Director of the Global Center for Women and Justice at Vanguard University. The two discuss the importance of shedding light on labor trafficking as well as understanding labor trafficking cases collaboratively. Key Points The same approach and attention given to sex trafficking should be used when approaching labor trafficking as both are crimes. While labor trafficking cases have decreased, collaboration when pursuing cases gives victims to opportunity to be liberated and ensures those who have committed the crime are held accountable. Investigating and identifying labor trafficking is difficult without collaboration because of its tendency to involve foreign nationals. It's important to have knowledge of the signs of labor trafficking to keep individuals who could possible be in a labor trafficking situation from being exploited. Resources Understanding and Pursuing Labor Trafficking Cases Collaboratively by Derek Marsh Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force  Bureau of Justice Assistance 2010 TIP Report  Trillium Egg Farm Case National Trafficking Hotline

Untitled Queen is a queer Filipinx / Boricua artist based on the stolen land of LenapeHoking otherwise known as Brooklyn. She is a storyteller creating deeply emotional and visceral performances while exploring what it means to be a queer millennial working artist in New York. Through an interplay of drag, installation, and drawing her work explores the growing pains and joys of queer adolescence into adulthood, while challenging and dissolving colonial notions of culture and belonging.Untitled Queen is the recipient of the Brooklyn Nightlife Award for Drag Queen of the Year 2015. She is a resident performer for RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 Winner Sasha Velour's NightGowns show. She has exhibited her artwork at such spaces as Kishka Gallery, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, The University of Connecticut, The Kitchen, Boston Center for the Arts, and the Bureau of General Services-Queer Division.She is also the creator and editor of the Queer Creatives Community Directory: a free, open resource google sheet that features over 1400 Queer artists and freelancers from across the world. In 2020, she created and produced Untitled (America), the first digital drag show to feature 51 drag artists of color, each representing one state in the United States, as well as Untitled (World), the first global digital drag show featuring 47 drag artists each representing one country. Her monthly Untitled (Show) drag series can be seen at Brooklyn's queer bar and venue C'Mon Everybody, and her recently announced drag competition called Untitled (Art Star) will be happening there from June through October.On this episode, Untitled Queen discusses the power of embodying witch and shaman archetypes through her drag, art as a practice of decolonization, and the liberating magic of queer spaces. Pam also talks about magical beings with Asian roots, and answers a listener question about shifting into a new physical realm. Our sponsors for this episode are The Spacious Tarot, Midge Blitz, Earth Spirit, Theyfriend Candles, BetterHelp, and Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab We also have brand new print-on-demand merch like Witch Wave shirts, sweatshirts, totes, stickers, and mugs available now here.And if you want more Witch Wave, please consider supporting us on Patreon to get access to bonus Witch Wave Plus episodes, Pam's monthly online rituals, and more! That's patreon.com/witchwave

Welcome back to the GGtMC!!! This week Will and Sammy are sponsored by Arrow Video and bring you a review of the release of The Assassination Bureau (1969) directed by Basil Dearden!!! Emails to midnitecinema@gmail.com Adios!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggtmc/message

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with FBI's lead international kidnapping negotiator, CEO & Foudner of The Black Swan Group and best-selling author, Chris Voss. Chris used his many years of experience in international crises and high-stakes negotiations to develop a unique program that applies globally proven techniques to the business world. Prior to 2008, Chris was the lead international kidnapping negotiator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as well as the FBI's hostage negotiation representative for the National Security Council's Hostage Working Group. During his career, he also represented the U.S. government as an expert in kidnapping at two international conferences sponsored by the G8. Before becoming the FBI's lead international kidnapping negotiator, Christopher served as the lead Crisis Negotiator for the New York City division of the FBI. Chris was a member of the New York City Joint Terrorist Task Force for 14 years. He was the case agent on TERRSTOP (Omar Abdel-Rahman/"The Blind Sheikh" case) and the TWA Flight 800 catastrophe. He also negotiated the surrender of the first hostage taker to give up in the Chase Manhattan Bank robbery. During Chris's 24-year tenure with the Bureau, he was trained in the art of negotiation by not only the FBI, but also Scotland Yard and Harvard Law School. He is also a recipient of the Attorney General's Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement and the FBI Agents Association Award for Distinguished and Exemplary Service. Chris has taught business negotiation in MBA programs as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, and at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. He also taught business negotiation at Harvard University and guest lectured at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, the IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the Goethe Business School in Frankfurt, Germany. Since 2009, Chris has also worked with Insite Security as their Managing Director of the Kidnapping Resolution Practice. Today, Dennis and Chris discuss his law enforcement career, how he transitioned into the FBI, the importance of communication and how to master negotiation, how to employ communication out in the streets and why it is so important in everyday life. For more information about Chris and The Black Swan Group: https://www.blackswanltd.com/chris-voss Purchase Chris's book "Never Split the Difference" here: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-audiobook/dp/B01COR1GM2/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=241647842045&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9003928&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=5146985811834273962&hvtargid=kwd-293148709160&hydadcr=22592_10356144&keywords=never+split+the+difference+voss&qid=1683230143&sr=8-1 If you like what you are hearing and want to stay in the loop with the latest in Street Cop Training, please follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/StreetCopTraining Don't forget to subscribe and rate the podcast, it truly helps! Sign up for classes here: https://streetcoptraining.com/course-list/Follow our podcast here: https://streetcoptraining.com/street-cop-podcast/    or    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/street-cop-podcast/id1538474515

Before she was the 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo's journey as an artist began at a federal Indian boarding school. She reveals an unexpected perspective about her experience. Joy Harjo is an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She served three terms as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2019-2022. Her new children's book, Remember (Penguin Random House, 2023), is an adaption of her famous poem by the same name. That poem was one of the first Joy ever wrote, almost 40 years ago. Today, her book invites readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around us, and our place in it.  Joy joins host Kai Wright to discuss the poem and reflect on her own career and inspirations. Those inspirations include her fellow students at the Institute of American Indian Arts, a Bureau of Indian Affairs School. Her honesty reveals an unexpected perspective to the nuanced conversation about a difficult history.  Companion listening for this episode:  Tell Me Your Politics–But Do It In Verse (4/17/2023) In a world that feels divided, two storytellers invite people to share what shapes their politics through poetry, using the prompt “Where I'm From.” “Notes from America” airs live on Sunday evenings at 6pm ET. The podcast episodes are lightly edited from our live broadcasts. To catch all the action, tune into the show on Sunday nights via the stream on notesfromamerica.org or on WNYC's YouTube channel. We want to hear from you! Connect with us on Instagram and Twitter @noteswithkai or email us at notes@wnyc.org.

Thank you so much for helping us achieve our goal of being actively downloaded in 100 countries, globally!On this explosive edition of Light ‘Em Up, ripped straight from the headlines — like a laser, we re-focus our attention on the breaking news in the killing of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old, unarmed black man, in Akron, Ohio, our hometown.  None of this story is foreign to us, we live here, we work here, we've raised our families here, we broadcast from here.After what seemed like an eternity — the 10-month investigation by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation's Office within the office of the Attorney General for the State of Ohio — the investigators concluded their report of all actions taken in this use-of-force investigation.On Monday, April 17th a Special Summit County Grand Jury that was empaneled to hear the case of the 8 Akron Police Officers who shot 94 rounds, hitting Jayland Walker 46 times, returned a “no bill” verdict and none of the officers will be indicted on any charges stemming from their actions in gunning down Walker in a hail of bullets in an empty parking lot of the Bridgestone Center for Research & Technology at approximately 12:40 am on June 27th, 2022.Rhetorically we ask, “who gets shot 46 times and lives”?  These 8 officers of the Akron Police Department, once they decided to fire upon Jayland Walker, they were determined to shoot until he was dead.  Sadly, it has become more and more apparent that “contempt of cop” can easily get you killed in 2023.The police have very little tolerance for those who don't immediately “comply”.  “Comply or die” sadly, has become more of a standard versus an anomaly or aberration.While there is no way that we can adequately cover the entire story in 1 episode, in this episode, our learning objectives are itemized below, as we endeavor to educate and empower you with facts that explain:♦ What is a Grand Jury?♦ What does a Grand Jury consist of?♦ What is the Grand Jury's role in the judicial process?♦ The State of Ohio's BCI (Bureau of Criminal Investigation's) Official Report.♦ The evidence, sifting through and combing-over the detailed fact-pattern in this case.♦Separating the facts from fiction and the truth from innuendo.The truth is difficult to hear for those who would wish to cover it up!The truth has no agenda and is very much worth fighting for!This case has E-X-P-L-O-D-E-D with breaking news!  We're on the scene with members of our team with boots on the ground in order to keep you up to the minute and informed.You'll also hear:♦ The original police radio transmission of the chase as it unfolded.♦ A portion of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's press conference.♦ And Akron's Chief of Police, Steven Mylett, regarding the aftermath of his department shooting tear gas canisters to disperse a crowd that had been peaceful for two previous hours marching and protesting in accordance with their 1st amendment sanctioned constitutional rights.Note well: We advise you ahead of time — regarding the audio of the original chase you will hear coarse language and you will hear multiple gunshots; anticipate them and be forewarned, some may be disturbed by this content.We want to hear from you!  Share your thoughts at prizzo@rpgconsultingltd.comTune in and be empowered and at the same time follow our sponsors Newsly & Feedspot here:Thanks!Executive ProducerPhil Rizzo

In this episode, Sujani sits down with Inyang Uwak, an environmental epidemiologist with a background in medicine. They discuss Inyang's experience with her MPH and DrPH program, how to succeed in environmental epidemiology, and how Inyang's clinical background has helped her in her current career. You'll LearnHow Inyang found her way to public health and specifically epidemiology and environmental from a clinical backgroundWhat considerations and support she used to make her decision to switch to public healthHow her clinical experience has helped her in her public health careerInyang's experience with the Johns Hopkins MPH program and juggling school work with family life and motherhoodWhy Inyang chose to pursue a DrPH over a PhD How she was able to incorporate an interest in research work into her programWhat a day in the life of an environmental epidemiologist looks likeWhat skills are necessary to succeed as an environmental epidemiologistWhat opportunities there are in different sectors for environmental epidemiologistsToday's GuestDr. Inyang Uwak is a Senior Epidemiologist with the CDC Foundation, an independent nonprofit created by Congress to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's critical health protection work. Dr. Uwak provides her expertise in the field to the City of Houston Health department's Bureau of Pollution Control and Prevention. She received her DrPH from Texas A&M University in Epidemiology and Environmental Health, her MPH from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and her Medical Degree from the University of Calabar, Nigeria. She currently serves as the APHA's Environment Section Program Planning Co-Chair. When she is not working, she enjoys running in the park with her family and creating healthy treats in the kitchen.ResourcesFollow Inyang on LinkedInLearn more about Inyang's research Learn more about the CDC Foundation Learn more about the American Public Health Association Support the showJoin The Public Health Career Club: the #1 hangout spot and community dedicated to building and growing your dream public health career.

In this episode, Paul Kim, a partner in Sheppard Mullin's Corporate and Securities Practice Group, joins host Scott Maberry to discuss recent developments in international policy and law impacting the U.S.-South Korea relationship, including the business significance of President Yoon Suk Yeol's state visit, the North Korean nuclear threat, and efforts to contain China.   What We Discussed in this Episode: What message is Korea sending by bringing the largest Korean companies on the State visit to the United States? What is the state of the North Korean nuclear threat and the allied response? What are some other key aspects of the comprehensive strategic alliance between the U.S. and South Korea? What are the allies doing to contain China from both a security and economic perspective? Where does South Korea's relationship with Japan stand? What's South Korea's position on the Russian invasion of Ukraine? What discussions will the United States and Korea have regarding electric vehicles, semiconductors, and batteries? What is the South Korean perspective on the CHIPs Act and Inflation Reduction Act? What is the South Korean business climate right now? What are the hottest issues for global companies doing business in South Korea and Asia? The last time you were our guest in early 2020 (Episode 69), you made a very accurate prediction regarding a novel virus then circulating in China. Are there any other events you see on the horizon?   About Paul Kim A partner in Sheppard Mullin's Corporate and Securities Practice Group, Paul Kim also serves as Office Managing Partner and representative, foreign legal consultant for the firm's Seoul office. Paul's practice focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, venture capital and securities transactions, restructurings and multi-jurisdictional disputes. He has more than 25 years of experience representing a diverse range of clients operating in numerous industries and in many countries, practicing in New York for over 20 years before relocating to Seoul. His clients include private equity funds and investment managers, industrial and manufacturing companies, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and commercial banks and other financial institutions. Paul has particularly broad experience representing Korean, European and U.S. clients in complex multi-jurisdictional transactions, restructurings and other matters, and has been recognized on multiple occasions by Chambers Global, Chambers Asia Pacific and Asian Legal Business.   About Scott Maberry As an international trade partner in Governmental Practice, J. Scott Maberry counsels clients on global risk, international trade, and regulation. He is also a past co-chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Working Group for the Washington D.C. office, serves on the firm's pro bono committee, and is a founding member of the Sheppard Mullin Organizational Integrity Group. Scott's practice includes representing clients before the U.S. government agencies and international U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS), the Department of Commerce Import Administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the International Trade Commission (ITC), and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS). He also represents clients in federal court and grand jury proceedings, as well as those pursuing negotiations and dispute resolution under the World Trade Organization (WTO), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and other multilateral and bilateral agreements. A member of the World Economic Forum Expert Network, Scott also advises the WEF community in the areas of global risk, international trade, artificial intelligence and values.   Contact Information: Paul Kim J. Scott Maberry   Resources:  U.S. Legal Insights for Korean Businesses Nota Bene Episode 69 (02.12.2020): Asia Check In: The Coronavirus's Impact on Business, the Trilateral Summit, and Japan's Criminal Justice System with Paul Kim   Thank you for listening! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to the show to receive two new episodes delivered straight to your podcast player every month.   If you enjoyed this episode, please help us get the word out about this podcast. Rate and Review this show on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or Spotify. It helps other listeners find this show. This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not to be construed as legal advice specific to your circumstances. If you need help with any legal matter, be sure to consult with an attorney regarding your specific needs.  

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: President Joe Biden's family received more than $10 million from foreign entities—mostly while he was vice president, according to information released Wednesday, Fred Lucas reports. https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/10/house-oversight-committee-details-china-romania-money-biden-family/An economist says “families' incomes are not keeping up with inflation” after the latest consumer price index showed inflation rose 0.4% in April, up 4.9% compared with April 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. New York Rep. George Santos, a Republican, was arrested this morning. Some updates on the station at the southern border.Relevant LinksColorado Wants to Force Her To Create LGBTQ Wedding Websites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfk1q-EXNDE Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcastsSign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the 2023 ISRI National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, John Sacco sits with Tom Bird, President of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), to shed light on the obstacles the recycling industry is facing. While emphasizing the importance of navigating conflicts and trade regulations, Tom discusses the needed support for Ukrainian BIR members affected by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and highlights the importance of promoting recycling to achieve sustainability and address environmental concerns.

We're back with a new season of How Government Built This! This year, our theme is "Strengthening and Empowering our People and Culture", and we'll be looking at how applying the principles of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) can promote innovation within an organization.This week, we explore the many ways that ACT-IAC's Emerging Technology Community of Interest is creating partnerships between people and organizations to advance our understanding of emerging technology. By expanding the range of perspectives at the table, we better prepare ourselves for a rapidly-changing future. Guests: Todd Hager, Vice President, Macro SolutionsCindy Good,  Director of the Office of Financial Innovation and Transformation, Bureau of the Fiscal Service Amora Upton, RN Informatics Integrator for the Department of Veterans Affairs Jessica Tavasti Davis, Chief of Staff of Federal Civilian Sales for Microsoft  Frederic de Vaulx, CEO, Prometheus Computing Featuring clips from:Jasmine Faubert, Senior Principal Systems Engineer, MITRE Renee Wynn, former CIO, NASA Sabina Sokol, U.S. Ambassador, Girls in Quantum Dan Hopkins, Vice President of Applied AI, EightfoldStay tuned for more HGBT by subscribing on your favorite podcast platform! For more from ACT-IAC, follow us on LinkedIn or visit http://www.actiac.org.

Tuesday's AOA began with DuWayne Bosse, commodities broker at Bolt Marketing about the bear attitude in the grain markets and the potential for more action in cattle. In segment 2, Kaitlynn Glover, Executive Director of the Public Lands Council, discussed the problems with the Bureau of Land Management's new proposal for conservation on public lands. Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of the US Meat Export Federation joined the show in segment 3 for a look at the strong pork exports of March and we closed with Norita Taylor, Director of Public Affairs at the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association who talked about the proposed speed limiter rule and efforts to stop it.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   The COVID-19 emergency is over, according to the World Health Organization. The U.S. economy added 253,000 jobs in April while the unemployment rate dropped to 3.4%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. A 7th grade student is not backing down after receiving pushback for […]

From 1819 and 1969, the U.S. removed thousands of Native children from their homes and tried to strip them of their culture. What would a reparations program for this history look like? The U.S. Department of the Interior has begun finally wrestling with the history of the Indian boarding school program. In 2021, the department's head, Secretary Deb Haaland, launched the  Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative to not only document the history, but to understand its ongoing impact.  Last year, the Bureau of Indian Affairs published the first volume of their findings from the initiative, which found that the U.S. operated or supported 408 boarding schools across 37 states and highlighted the dire conditions many children faced in these schools. The report also called for a reorientation of federal policy to support tribal languages and culture, to counteract the harm caused by the federal Indian boarding school system.? Allison Herrera, the Indigenous affairs reporter at KOSU, has been covering Secretary Haaland's listening sessions and has spoken with many of the survivors. She joins Kai Wright to share these emotional testimonies and hear from Native listeners.   If you are a survivor or related to someone who went through the federal Indian boarding school program, you can find resources for healing and self care through the National Native American Boarding Healing Coalition.  If you want to hear from more survivors about their experiences you can listen to: Stolen: Surviving Saint Michaels Investigative journalist Connie Walker unearths Canada's residential school program and what the path to healing looked like for survivors, including her father. She also examines the flaws in the way the Canadian government has attempted to reconcile with its role in the program through reparations. IllumiNative: American Genocide: Series hosts Crystal Echo Hawk (Pawnee) and Lashay Wesley (Choctaw) hit the ground in Pine Ridge, South Dakota to chronicle the actively-developing situation for themselves, covering every twist and turn in this true crime story about the compounding intergenerational pain of Native American boarding schools and whether it's possible for a community, Native peoples, and the United States to achieve truth, healing, and reconciliation. In Trust: “In Trust” By Rachel Adams-Heard is the story of the Osage Nation and a system that moved wealth from Native hands to White ones. One that three brothers learned to operate, laying the foundation for a modern American dynasty of land and influence that continues to this day. They Called it Prairie Light  Established in 1884 and operative for nearly a century, the Chilocco Indian School in Oklahoma was one of a series of off-reservation boarding schools intended to assimilate American Indian children into mainstream American life. Critics have characterized the schools as destroyers of Indian communities and cultures, but the reality that K. Tsianina Lomawaima discloses was much more complex. “Notes from America” airs live on Sunday evenings at 6pm ET. The podcast episodes are lightly edited from our live broadcasts. To catch all the action, tune into the show on Sunday nights via the stream on notesfromamerica.org or on WNYC's YouTube channel. We want to hear from you! Connect with us on Instagram and Twitter @noteswithkai or email us at notes@wnyc.org.

He notes that we spend billions through the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to combat the sale of sometimes legal substances. We have the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to again, stop the sale of legal items. The 13th amendment deems 100% of human trafficking illegal. Where is the organization to fight this?Nic McKinley, is the founder of nonprofit DeliverFund, an organization he started to combat human trafficking. He used his experience as a United States Air Force Pararesumen and an officer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to inform their intelligence collection efforts to support their law enforcement partners.DeliverFund provides actionable intelligence to their law enforcement partners, and many of their employees have spent their entire backgrounds dismantling illicit networks overseas against violent extremists in high threat environments. Moving into the private nonprofit sector, the organization implements these same strategies against human traffickers.On this episode of ClearedCast, we talk about his journey through the military, working intelligence for three letter agencies, and how listeners can pivot careers by reinventing themselves every five years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2023 is an important election year for Louisiana. There will be open seats for four statewide elected positions, with the most notable being governor. We are bringing you exclusive interviews with the candidates running for governor. So far, there are five Republicans, one Democrat and one Independent running for governor. TWILA's Avery Davidson sits down with the lone independent candidate, Hunter Lundy.Watch the video of the interview here.Learn more about Hunter Lundy's campaign here.To sign up for the Grassroots Government e-newsletter and Voter Voice, visit this link.To become a member and have your voice heard, visit Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation here.Find more headlines at Louisiana Farm Bureau News.

2023 is an important election year for Louisiana. There will be open seats for four statewide elected positions, with the most notable being governor. This week, we begin bringing you interviews with the candidates running for governor. To kick the series off, TWILA's Avery Davidson sat down with retired Secretary of Transportation, Shawn Wilson.Watch the video of the interview here.Learn more about Shawn Wilson's campaign here.To sign up for the Grassroots Government e-newsletter and Voter Voice, visit this link.To become a member and have your voice heard, visit Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation here.Find more headlines at Louisiana Farm Bureau News.

May 5, 2023 - We get a status update on New York's campaign to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030 from Colleen Flanigan, director of the Bureau of Hepatitis Health Care and Epidemiology at the AIDS Institute for the state Department of Health.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The COVID-19 emergency is over, according to the World Health Organization. The U.S. economy added 253,000 jobs in April while the unemployment rate dropped to 3.4%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. A 7th grade student is not backing down after receiving pushback for wearing a t-shirt that said “There are only two genders.” More than a year after the leaked opinion of the Dobbs decision showed Roe v. Wade would be overturned, illegal protests outside the Supreme Court Justices' homes continue. Mary Margaret Olohan's article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/05/illegal-protesting-continues-homes-supreme-court-justices/ The Department of Health and Human Services has rescinded its effective demand that a Catholic hospital snuff out a candle it keeps burning in the chapel, a candle that HHS called a threat to hospital safety.Tyler O'Neil's article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/05/breaking-biden-administration-drops-bid-snuff-religious-freedom-catholic-hospital/Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcastsSign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When it comes to carbon dioxide, last year was a record year. The world emitted more of the climate-warming gas in 2022 than in any year since scientists began recording levels in 1900. The culprit, says the International Energy Agency, is society's voracious appetite for fossil fuels, and the need to burn them. So … what can be done to prevent dangerous levels of warming? One potential method is called carbon capture and storage, a technology in which CO2 is extracted and stored in underground facilities. In fact, as recently as February, Exxon Mobil announced that it will use Honeywell technology in Texas to capture some seven million tons of carbon dioxide per year. Other companies, meanwhile, have followed suit. But it is not without controversy. Critics say the technology is not cost effective, is unreliable in large scales, and that the level of carbon removal needed to help the planet is well beyond current capacity. As such, they say, it is a dangerous distraction in the broader fight against climate change, potentially diluting the urgency in reducing emissions. Others say these systems are ever more adept at capturing gases from the air, and that they have the potential to become a critical tool in the battle against rising emissions. It is in this context that we debate the following question: Is Carbon Capture Essential to Fighting Climate Change?  Arguing “YES” is Katherine Romanak, Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology    Arguing is “NO”: Mark Zachary Jacobson, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, Director of its Atmosphere/Energy Program & Co-founder of The Solutions Project  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have preparation meet with opportunity in this episode with TJ Burns as we dive into ways you can grow your wealth passively through passive real estate investing. Dial in as he gives noteworthy insights on reviewing deals and learning industry jargon so you can make the most of your time and money today!KEY TAKEAWAYSTop reasons why real estate is a good investment for early retirementDiversified cash-flowing assets vs. equity valuation multiplesThe power of investing in your real estate education Advantages of knowing your investment partners Key things newbies should consider when reviewing real estate dealsRESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONEDBiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast: https://bit.ly/3NB4I6Z U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/ FRED Economic Data: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/ ABOUT TJ BURNS  TJ is the founder and principal of Burns Capital Partners, a real estate private equity firm. He has a consumer technology and product design background and has successfully transitioned into helping others build wealth through real estate syndications. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from MIT and is a licensed realtor in New York.CONNECT WITH TJ Website: Burns Capital Partners: https://burnscapital.co/ LinkedIn: TJ Burns: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thburns42/ CONNECT WITH USSchedule a 20 minute get-to-know each other callhttps://calendly.com/threekeysinvestments/20-minute-callSchedule a 20 minute call to explore performance coachinghttps://calendly.com/threekeysinvestments/20-minute-coaching-inquiry-call-with-julie-hollySchedule a 30 minute call to learn about investing with Three Keys Investmentshttps://calendly.com/threekeysinvestments/investor-discovery-callJoin the Book and Networking club via Zoom at: bit.ly/3HBPnQw or sign up at: bit.ly/3c0dr1u to access and interact with an extraordinary group that will help you level up!Visit ThreeKeysInvestments.com to download a free e-book, “Why Invest in Apartments”! Looking to reduce your taxes so you can build wealth? Mode Wealth is a boutique financial firm helping real estate professionals, investors, and entrepreneurs ethically and morally optimize their tax strategy to reduce their tax liability. Learn more and schedule a FREE consultation today! https://modewealth.com/Looking for an affordable healthcare solution? Check out Christian Healthcare Ministries by visiting https://bit.ly/3JTRm1I Please RSS: Review, Subscribe, Share!

On this week's Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, conversations about how grants from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), will help the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) rebuild or shore up major roads and bridges over the next few years.First, Beckie Curtis, director of MDOT's Bureau of Bridges and Structures, talks about the big news that MDOT received a $73 million federal grant to replace the 85-year-old Lafayette Avenue Bridge in Bay City. It is MDOT's second-oldest movable bridge.Curtis also explains where the bridge fits with priorities and efforts to rebuild or replace other aging bridges on the state network.Later, Niles Annelin, policy section manager at MDOT, explains the broader grant process and the work involved in applying for and winning IIJA grants.These include a $105 million grant for the I-375 Reconnecting Communities project in Detroit, which involves replacing the depressed freeway with an at-grade urban boulevard, accommodating multi-modal users. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to announce the grant in September 2022.

If you come across statues a little too lifelike, it's best not to interact with them or their owner. You may become the next art piece. Hosted by Josh Tomar!  https://twitter.com/tomamoto https://www.twitch.tv/tomamoto Episode Story, Intro and Outro Written by James Adkins! https://superjt87.squarespace.com/ Episode Sound Design by The Disciple https://twitter.com/CP_Disciple Story narrated by Lady Spookaria! https://throne.com/ladyspookaria/wishlist https://www.youtube.com/c/LadySpookaria Subscribe on Spotify!  https://open.spotify.com/show/5OgfQg3svBwSUiU0zGqhet Please Review us on Apple Podcasts!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/redwood-bureau/id1597996941 Find more shows like Redwood Bureau at http://eeriecast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New name, same content! This week, Andy and Joe join Avery and Karl in the studio to discuss how Louisiana Farm Bureau helped kill a bill that would harm the Louisiana dairy industry and some potential improvements to the way grain crops are graded at the elevators when they're delivered to the market.To sign up for the Grassroots Government e-newsletter and Voter Voice, visit this link.To become a member and have your voice heard, visit Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation here.Find more headlines at Louisiana Farm Bureau News.

Former agent Chris Tarbell reviews his investigation and takedown of the billion-dollar, cryptocurrency-based drug underground marketplace “Silk Road” and the arrest of its founder. The investigation, code-named Operation Onion Peeler, resulted in the largest seizure of bitcoins to date. Chris was also the lead investigator on several of the Bureau's most complex and cutting-edge cybercrime cases, including the investigation and arrest of the leadership of Anonymous and the LulzSec hacking crews. Chris Tarbell served in the FBI for nearly 10 years. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles.  https://jerriwilliams.com/287-chris-tarbell-silk-road-dark-web-marketplace/ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL  Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/

Maladie inflammatoire chronique auto-immune, elle peut affecter de nombreuses articulations et se manifeste par des poussées. (Rediffusion) Quelles sont les causes de cette maladie ? Quels sont les traitements existants ? Pr Serge Perrot, rhumatologue et chef du service de la douleur à l'Hôpital Cochin. Vice-président de la Société française d'études et de traitement de la douleur et membre du Bureau scientifique de la Société européenne de la douleur Pr Owonayo Oniankitan, Chef du Service de Rhumatologie du CHU Sylvanus Olympio de Lomé, au Togo. Enseignant de Rhumatologie à la Faculté des Sciences de la Santé de l'Université de Lomé, vice-président de la Société Togolaise de Rhumatologie (STR), président de la Société Africaine de Rhumatologie (SARh).

The term “Eco Warrior” is thrown around too casually these days, but Tim Fields is the real deal. Tim is the Founder & CEO of Hardshell Labs, an innovative startup leveraging modern technology to directly address previously unsolvable biological and ecological disasters. Imagine using lasers, 3D printing, chemistry, and e-sports to save an endangered species (yes, seriously). Even better, he's figured out a business model to get paid while doing so. Tim is a lifelong Contract Field Biologist with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, a TEDX speaker, and the star of the soon-to-be-released documentary Eco Hack. This podcast episode is unlike any you've heard before, so don't miss it. Follow Tim's work at www.hardshelllabs.com and feel free to email Tim directly at t.shields@hardshelllabs.com.

The U.S. government has issued a number of initiatives to make government data more widely accessible and useful — including the Federal Data Strategy, the Evidence Act and the Open Government Data Act. Federal technology officers are now making concerted efforts to implement policies to transform data into more valuable assets for their constituents and stakeholders. Justin Marsico, chief data officer at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, and Michael Holck, vice president of software engineering at ICF, tell Scoop News Group's Wyatt Kash how government is making data more accessible. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Maladie inflammatoire chronique auto-immune, elle peut affecter de nombreuses articulations et se manifeste par des poussées. (Rediffusion) Quelles sont les causes de cette maladie ? Quels sont les traitements existants ? Pr Serge Perrot, rhumatologue et chef du service de la douleur à l'Hôpital Cochin. Vice-président de la Société française d'études et de traitement de la douleur et membre du Bureau scientifique de la Société européenne de la douleur Pr Owonayo Oniankitan, Chef du Service de Rhumatologie du CHU Sylvanus Olympio de Lomé, au Togo. Enseignant de Rhumatologie à la Faculté des Sciences de la Santé de l'Université de Lomé, vice-président de la Société Togolaise de Rhumatologie (STR), président de la Société Africaine de Rhumatologie (SARh).

Feelings of inadequacy and uncertainty can really be a deeper-rooted insecurity. It happens to all of us in some way, and you can see that showing up in a variety of ways. Learn how to be a leader through your insecurities and some strategies for not letting your insecurities define who you are as a leader. This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn or learn more at overlyhuman.com.

I speak with Nelda St Clair, national incident command stress management program director for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and 40-year wildlands firefighter veteran about her work with mental health in the firefighter community.  We discuss the imbedded challenges of long deployments, sleep deprivation, mental and physical fatigue, injury risk and disconnection that increase the risk of substance abuse, depression and suicide in wildland firefighters. Nelda explains how new evidence-based research and program development have impacted mental health resiliency and how her current BIA work with Native American firefighting crews has taught her the imperatives of blessing, ritual and connectivity in finding beauty in the ashes. 

Did you know that work-related stress causes 120,000 deaths per year in the U.S.? 65% of professionals classify their work as being a very significant or somewhat significant source of stress, and 54% of workers surveyed admit that work stress impacts their home life.   As we say goodbye to April, Stress Awareness Month, and enter May, Mental Health Awareness Month, we wanted to take a deep dive into work-related stress and its impact on health and wellbeing. Host, Susan Greeley had the chance to sit down with Madelaine Claire Weiss, author of Getting to G.R.E.A.T: 5-Step Strategy for Work and Life. Together they uncovered actionable steps to help busy individuals combat stress and burnout while transforming their lives from the inside out.   Susan and Madeline covered topics of burnout across professions and among healthcare providers, work-life equality, and Madelaine's pioneering 5-step strategy for balancing work and life based on science and stories.   More about Madelaine Madelaine Claire Weiss (LICSW, MBA, BCC) is a Harvard trained Licensed Psychotherapist, Mindset Expert, and Board-Certified Executive, Career, Life Coach with an MBA, currently in private practice in Washington, D.C. She is a co-author in the Handbook of Stressful Transitions Across the Lifespan, and bestselling author of “Getting to G.R.E.A.T. 5-Step Strategy for Work and Life.” Madelaine is a former group mental health practice administrative director, a corporate chief organizational development officer, and associate director of the Anatomical Gift Program at Harvard Medical School. She has been featured on NBC, W4WRadio, Fox TV, Talk4TV, has written for Thrive Global, Authority Magazine's Editor's List, CEOWorld Magazine—and led webinars for MedSense, the American Bar Association, Harvard Law School Association, and The International Association of Business Communicators. Her widely well received trainings include Skadden Arps, Vinson & Elkins, Wilkinson Barker, and Cozen O'Connor law firms; Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, National Association of Realtors, DC Academy of General Dentistry, AARP, Wharton Innovation Summit, and the Bureau of National Affairs.  

The anthrax letter attacks occurred from September through November of 2001, killing five and wounding many. The attacks were widely held to be the work of Muslims and were used to support the invasion of Afghanistan and, later, the invasion of Iraq. They were used explicitly and repeatedly to justify the passing of the Patriot Act. They were also meant to support withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty, a withdrawal eagerly sought by the neoconservatives associated with the Project for a New American Century who wished to pursue their global agenda without obstruction from small states with WMD. In the early days of the attacks there were several perpetrator hypotheses in play. One that gained prominence was the Double Perpetrator hypothesis according to which Iraq had supplied the sophisticated anthrax spores while al-Qaeda had supplied the foot soldiers responsible for preparing and sending the letters. This hypothesis was eagerly reported by the mainstream media. It came to grief quickly when scientists discovered that the anthrax spores had a domestic source and appeared to come from the heart of the US military and intelligence communities.The FBI rapidly began a search for "the anthrax killer," promoting the idea that there was a lone wolf perpetrator within the military community--a renegade, an unbalanced person whose behavior revealed nothing of significance about structures and institutions of the deep state. In 2008 the Bureau named Dr. Bruce Ivins of the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases as the "anthrax killer." Ivins had conveniently died a week before being named and could not fight back in court. Ivins remains the FBI's choice to this day: the case was closed in 2010. This book support with a great deal of evidence the following four assertions: (a) the anthrax letter attacks were carried out by a group of perpetrators, not by a “lone wolf;” (b) the group that perpetrated this crime was composed, in whole or in part, of deep insiders within the U.S. state apparatus; (c) these insiders were connected to the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks; (d) the anthrax attacks were meant to play an important role in the strategy of redefinition through which the Cold War was replaced by a new global conflict framework, the Global War on Terror.The 2001 Anthrax Deception: The Case for a Domestic Conspiracy6 years ago #2001, #:the, #anthrax, #case, #conspiracy, #deception:, #domestic, #ed, #graeme

"You do it to yourself" sang Radiohead Well that was certainly true of some of the subjects of this episode.   Historian of the mind MIKE JAY returns to the Bureau to tell of the intrepid scientists, artists, writers and thinkers who were experimenting with psychoactive substances and recording their experiences in the Victorian age and onwards.     But the notion that researchers might partake of drugs if they were going to have something valuable to say about them became unacceptable.   And we hear about the first British psychedelic experiences of Aleister Crowley, W B Yeats, Havelock Ellis and Maude Gone along with some of the lesser known London Psychonauts huffing ether, chloroform and nitrous oxide in the pursuit of knowledge during the 19th century counterculture.   For Mike's book: Psychonauts: drugs and the making of the modern mind    Join us at the Bureau of Lost Culture https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/N0ZYoFu/BOLC   Listen to all our shows www.bureauoflostculture.com   #london #drugs #psychoactive #psychedelic #humphreydavy #wbyeats #aleistercrowley #occult #jameslee #morphine #heroin #opium #hashish #nitrousoxide #science

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Last week I compared credit bureaus to city walls, defensive structures that, because they're solid and immovable, can keep the riskiest of customers out, but, also because they're solid and immovable, can't always let all the good customers in. Today, we look at those walls from the inside, and it turns out, their design is keeping some defenders out, too. Let's say the first step is too high for some to step up onto. Am I stretching this metaphor too far? Possibly. The idea is that lenders and their data are the defenders, and that the process to bring new lenders onto a credit bureau is flawed. Now, if you're sticking with me, you can think of Dillion Harindiran and his co-founders at Slipstream are building ladders, allowing more defenders to get to the top where they can be useful.Or, in sensible adult language, Slipstream have built a single, simple API that allows lenders of all sizes - they count start-ups, unicorns, and household names among their early customers - to connect to the three major UK credit bureaus simultaneously, hyperfast and with minimal effort.You can find Slipstream at: https://oneslipstream.com/You can find Dillion on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/harindiran/Or just arrange to speak to him in person via https://calendly.com/dillon . You can also read how he and the team got their cool Calendly links over here https://www.linkedin.com/posts/harindiran_allof-slipstreamsco-founders-have-a-calendlycom-activity-7051568664638021632-51tN?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop)You can learn more about myself, Brendan le Grange, on my LinkedIn page (feel free to connect), my action-adventure novels are on Amazon, some versions even for free, and my work with ConfirmU and our gamified psychometric scores is at https://confirmu.com/ and on episode 24 of this very show https://www.howtolendmoneytostrangers.show/episodes/episode-24If you have any feedback, questions, or if you would like to participate in the show, please feel free to reach out to me via the contact page on this site.Regards, Brendan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today show, we are looking again at the macro environment. So much of what is happening in the world of real estate is being dominated by the macro environment, which is why we keep coming back that. It's specifically on today show we are looking at a definition for inflation, in order to understand deflation. There is a case to be made for deflation. Today's show is the first of a two part series on deflation.  Now I know what you're thinking. How can we be experiencing deflation when all of the statistics are pointing to inflation. In fact the Federal Reserve and central banks around the world have been raising interest rates in order to fight inflation.  You're wondering - Has Victor totally lost his mind?  We have become accustomed to thinking of inflation, as meeting the consumer price index. The Bureau of labour in statistics has several metrics for price indices. There is the consumer price index which includes the more volatile food and fuel components. Then there is core, CPI, which excludes These more volatile components. However, in almost every case throughout history, it can be shown that these measures are not the inflation per se, but rather the symptom of inflation. The actual inflation is the inflation of the money supply. When you have more currency bidding for a fixed amount of goods and services in an economy, that excess money will eventually bid up the price of those goods and services.  So that's inflation. But what about deflation? If consumer price inflation is the result of inflation of the money supply, then would it make sense that consumer price deflation would be the result of a decrease in the money supply?  -------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending April 22nd, 2023… we have two new forecasts on whether we'll see a recession this year, some good news about the cost of construction materials, and a report that shows how much wealthier you are if you own instead of rent.    Hi, I'm Kathy Fettke and this is Real Estate News for Investors. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a review.   Economic News   We begin with a look at economic news from the past week. There are a few new reports predicting that we'll have a “mild” recession in the second half of the year. The Conference Board's leading economic indicator index, or LEI, was down for a 12th month in a row in March. It fell 1.2%, which is the biggest decline in the last three years, according to MarketWatch. The index is a compilation of 10 indicators. One Conference Board manager says: “Economic weakness will intensify and spread more widely throughout the U.S. economy over the coming months, leading to a recession starting in mid-2023.” (1)   Fannie Mae economists are also predicting a recession later this year. The GSE's Economic and Strategic Research Group says the economy is “running out of steam.” Although the economy got off to a strong start this year, the ESR group expects to see an economic contraction during the second half of 2023. Fannie Mae's chief economist Doug Duncan, says: “The economic slowdown has resumed – whether the end result is a modest recession or simply a soft landing remains unanswered.” He attributes much of his optimism to the strength of the housing market, saying: “The greater-than-expected resilience of the housing sector to the affordability pressures of higher home prices and mortgage rates is central to our expectation that the recession will be modest.” (2)   The Labor Department reported another weekly increase in jobless applications, which are now at their highest level since the end of 2021. Initial claims were up another 5,000 to a total of 245,000. That's still an historically low number. Continuing claims also jumped a bit. They were up 61,000 to a total of 1.87 million. (3)   Housing starts were down .8% in March, to a rate of 1.52 million. The drop is mostly due to a slowdown in condo construction which fell 6.7%. Starts for single-family homes offset that a bit with an increase of 2.7%. Permits for single-family homes were also higher, by 4.1% while permits for multi-family buildings were down almost 25%. The pullback in apartment construction follows a red-hot building streak over the last several months. (4)    Builders are feeling more confident about the market as demand grows for new homes. The National Association of Home Builders says its monthly confidence index was up one point to 45 in April. It's the fourth month that the index has gone higher, and it's now the strongest it's been since September of last year. Demand is strong because the inventory for existing homes is so low. (5)   Meantime, existing home sales were down 2.4% in March, to an annual rate of 4.44 million. Compared with March of last year, they are down 22%. Prices are also falling which means that current homeowners would lose some of their equity if they sold now. The National Association of Realtors says that prices were down 1% in March, which is the biggest monthly drop in a decade. That's a national number. A recent report from Black Knight says that prices are falling in the West but rising in the East. Prices are falling the most in cities that experienced a pandemic housing market boom. (6) (7)   Mortgage Rates   Mortgage rates started rising again this last week. Freddie Mac says the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was up 12 basis points to 3.69%. The 15-year was up 22 points to 5.76%. (8)   In other news making headlines…   Prices Dipping for Construction Materials    Prices for construction materials are finally coming back to earth. According to an analysis by the Associated Builders and Contractors group, they are lower today than they were a year ago. It's the first year-over-year decrease we've seen in more than 18 months. Construction Dive says that building costs are still almost 40% higher than they were right before the pandemic struck. (9)   Costs for some individual construction materials remain high, however. Bisnow reports that concrete is up 14.5% from a year ago. Construction machinery and equipment is also about 12% higher. Prices are also fluctuating a lot from month to month. Chief Economist Ken Simonson for the Association General Contractors of America told Construction Dive that: “Contractors remain wary about committing to projects” because of the price volatility.   Some contractors are also putting the brakes on hiring. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 50% drop in construction job openings at the start of this year.   Homeowner vs. Renter Wealth Report   Many homeowners are becoming much wealthier than renters, thanks to an increase in their home equity. A study by the National Association of Realtors shows that over the last decade, homeowners became more than 40 times wealthier than the average renter because of that equity. (10)   The average gain since 2012 is about $99,000 for low income homeowners, about $122,000 for middle-income homeowners, and about $150,000 for upper-income homeowners.    That's it for our latest economic and housing market updates. Please check the show notes for links at newsforinvestors.com. And please remember to click on the Join for Free button at our website for information about real estate investing, and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast, if you haven't already!   Thanks for listening. I'm Kathy Fettke.   Links:   1 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-u-s-economy-is-headed-toward-recession-leading-index-keeps-signaling-afe5f314?mod=economy-politics   2​​ - https://www.scotsmanguide.com/news/fannies-latest-forecast-maintains-modest-recession-still-in-play/   3 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobless-claims-climb-to-245-000-and-signal-rising-layoffs-5409f9d7?mod=economy-politics   4 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-housing-starts-decline-in-march-as-apartment-construction-cools-717828a7?mod=economic-report   5 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/builder-confidence-rises-for-fourth-consecutive-month-amid-low-number-of-resale-listings-d377885e?mod=economic-report   6 - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-existing-home-prices-fall-nearly-1-in-march-biggest-drop-in-a-decade-910e9be5?mod=economic-report   7 - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/home-price-regional-breakdown-mortgage-housing/   8 - https://www.freddiemac.com/pmms   9 - https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/construction-development/construction-material-costs-lower-than-a-year-ago-still-39-higher-than-pre-pandemic-118528   10 - https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/study-homeowner-wealth-is-40-times-higher-than-renters

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/26/2023): 3:05pm- In a new interview with The New York Times, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Dr. Anthony Fauci avoided taking responsibility for nation-wide locked downs during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, explaining: “show me a school that I shut down and show me a factory that I shut down. Never. I never did. I gave a public-health recommendation that echoed the C.D.C.'s recommendation, and people made a decision based on that.” You can read David Wallace-Wells' full interview with Dr. Fauci here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/24/magazine/dr-fauci-pandemic.html 3:30pm- On Wednesday, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten testified during a House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. During the hearing, Weingarten claimed she was unable to recall when she first began consulting with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on remote learning measures because she is in her 60's and, consequently, her memory isn't particularly strong. Weingarten also told Congress that she never suggested revisions to CDC guidelines, she merely presented the CDC with “ideas.” 3:40pm- Paul Thacker—American journalist based in Spain and former Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University—joins The Rich Zeoli to discuss his work, “The Disinformation Chronicle” which documents the U.S. government's missteps regarding the COVID-19 pandemic including Dr. Anthony Fauci's refusal to concede that U.S. taxpayer money funded gain-of-function research in China. You can read all of Thacker's incredible work here: https://www.pauldthacker.com 4:05pm- Emma Camp—Assistant Editor at Reason Magazine & Reason.com—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss her recent article, “How an Ill-Informed Internet Mob Ruined a UVA Student's Life.” Camp writes, “Morgan Bettinger was accused on social media of telling protesters they would make good ‘speed bumps.' It was more than a year before investigations cleared her.” Sadly, Bettinger had her personal life destroyed and her academic life derailed over false allegations. You can read Camp's full article here: https://reason.com/2023/04/24/the-most-hated-person-on-campus/ 4:15pm- According to reports on Twitter, Johns Hopkins University's Center for Health Security has removed “Event 201” from its website. The event was a “high-level pandemic exercise on October 18, 2019, in New York, NY. The exercise illustrated areas where public/private partnerships will be necessary during the response to a severe pandemic.” Why was the content suddenly erased? 4:30pm- On Wednesday, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten testified during a House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. During the hearing, Congressman Jamie Raskin (D- MD) bizarrely cited several stories from The New York Times' opinion section as proof that Weingarten wanted students to return to in-person learning during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. 4:40pm- During a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm stated that she supports the U.S. military adopting an all-electric vehicle fleet by 2030. Rich hilariously wonders what will happen if someone forgets to charge the tanks? 4:50pm- According to rumors reported on by Page Six, former President Donald Trump is being urged by insiders to pick Ron DeSantis to be his Vice President/running mate as part of an effort to blunt the Florida Governor's 2024 presidential ambitions. 5:05pm- The Drive at 5: Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his most recent article on National Review, “Why Woke Companies Deliberately Alienate Their Consumers.” You can read Dr. Reilly's full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/04/why-woke-companies-deliberately-alienate-their-consumers/ 5:20pm- The Mystery Movie Clip + Matt and Henry aren't allowed to go to Germany with Rich. 5:35pm- According to reports, a Democrat State Representative in Minnesota is attempting to pass legislation that would allow the state to track speech they consider “hateful.” 5:40pm- While testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Oversight, Director Steven Dettekbach was unable to define “assault weapon” when questioned by Congresswoman Jackson Lee (D-TX). 5:55pm- The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would raise the nation's debt ceiling while concurrently cutting long-term federal spending. The bill passed along party lines with 217 Republicans voting in favor and 215 Democrats opposing. President Joe Biden has already pledged to veto the bill. 6:05pm- Appearing on the Dear Schuyler podcast, NCAA champion swimmer Lia Thomas—a biological male—claimed that anyone who doesn't support transgender athletes participating in sports as the gender of their choosing, cannot truly be considered feminists. 6:30pm- Revisionist History: In a new interview with The New York Times, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Dr. Anthony Fauci avoided taking responsibility for nation-wide locked downs during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, explaining: “show me a school that I shut down and show me a factory that I shut down. Never. I never did. I gave a public-health recommendation that echoed the C.D.C.'s recommendation, and people made a decision based on that.” You can read David Wallace-Wells' full interview with Dr. Fauci here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/24/magazine/dr-fauci-pandemic.html 6:45pm- What the heck is Kamala Harris talking about???

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: The Drive at 5: Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his most recent article on National Review, “Why Woke Companies Deliberately Alienate Their Consumers.” You can read Dr. Reilly's full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/04/why-woke-companies-deliberately-alienate-their-consumers/ The Mystery Movie Clip + Matt and Henry aren't allowed to go to Germany with Rich. According to reports, a Democrat State Representative in Minnesota is attempting to pass legislation that would allow the state to track speech they consider “hateful.” While testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Oversight, Director Steven Dettekbach was unable to define “assault weapon” when questioned by Congresswoman Jackson Lee (D-TX). The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would raise the nation's debt ceiling while concurrently cutting long-term federal spending. The bill passed along party lines with 217 Republicans voting in favor and 215 Democrats opposing. President Joe Biden has already pledged to veto the bill.