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The Fatal Four sans Noah talk WWE and AEW's follow-ups to their big title change's from last week. Plus what's with all the Censorship on ESPN and Netflix? Does the world need a modern Right to Censor? We discuss! Plus we preview Saturday Night's Main Event, Kody's trip to Dynamite, and much much more!Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and make sure to follow us on socials! All of that and more can be found at http://www.fatalfourpod.comSupport the show and subscribe to the Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/fatalfourpod and for only $3 you'll get Ad Free episodes, bonus content, and access to the exclusive Discord. Or check out Fatal Four Plus! $5/mo gets you access to everything in the $3 tier, plus extra podcasts from the Fatal Four! New ad free bonus shows will drop monthly exclusive to the Fatal Four Plus tier.

President Trump is teasing a "really big" Thursday speech on election integrity — and Larry connects the dots to Georgia, a Republican-dominated state that somehow keeps sending Democrats to the Senate. That brings in Senator Jon Ossoff's MSNBC sit-down with Jen Psaki, where Ossoff dodges questions on election security by pivoting to gas prices, accuses Trump of "Jim Crow 2.0," and calls Georgia racist — while Larry fact-checks the claim with rising Black voter turnout under the state's 2021 reforms. Plus: a jaw-dropping MSNBC graphic, a flashback to the 2020 Georgia election-night broadcast that raised eyebrows in real time, and Ossoff's not-so-subtle message to the CIA. For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 580-308-0975 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to askchapter.org/oconnorBecome a Townhall VIP member with promo code "LARRY": https://townhall.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kurt Angle grabs the mic before the main event and announces he has an apology to make for kissing Stephanie McMahon. He's sorry he didn't do it sooner. Tommy Blacha and Rob Pasbani recap SummerSlam 2000, live from Raleigh, North Carolina on August 27, 2000.The love triangle runs through the whole show. Stephanie tells her makeup artist backstage that Kurt is a good kisser. Angle's pre-match promo drops the line "I gave your wife the kind of passion you could never give her." Then the Spanish announce table breaks early, Angle is immediately concussed, and the main event somehow has to keep going.The match of the night is the first-ever Tables, Ladders and Chairs match between Edge and Christian, the Hardy Boyz, and the Dudley Boyz, which Tommy and Rob call a blueprint for an even better version at WrestleMania the following year. Earlier, Shane McMahon climbs 75 feet up the entrance scaffolding trying to escape Steve Blackman, takes a kendo stick to the back, and falls in one of the biggest bumps either host has ever seen.Other major discussion points include:- Chyna pins Trish Stratus to become two-time Intercontinental Champion in a mixed tag with a stipulation that creates more problems than it solves- JR pays Tazz back by smashing the same candy jar Tazz used on Lawler weeks earlier over his head to help the King get the win, though Tommy and Rob agree Tazz deserved better from the whole feud- Road Dogg and X-Pac finally collide but their slow-burn DX breakup never generated enough heat for the match to land- Jericho and Benoit put on a solid two-out-of-three falls match in 13 minutes, though Tommy argues the stipulation demands more time and the feud deserved a cleaner finish- The show opens with a Fellini-inspired David Sahadi short film that Tommy and Rob call one of the most interesting pay-per-view cold opens of the Attitude Era- Kane and Undertaker brawl on the outside with the bell never ringing, in a match the hosts agree did nothing to elevate either man---Just announced! Rob and Tommy announce the launch of their brand new Patreon featuring watch-alongs for classic matches. New watch along added: Dick the Bruiser vs. Verne GagneThe first watch along includes Rock vs Hogan and Buddy Rogers vs. Pat O'Connor.Please subscribe at https://patreon.com/talesfromtheattitudeera---00:00 Intro and Welcome to SummerSlam 2000 / Raleigh, NC / Gate Figures05:27 Card Structure Discussion and the David Sahadi Opening Film11:44 Meltzer and Keller Review SummerSlam14:53 Right to Censor vs Too Cool & Rikishi19:44 Heat Recap: The Kiss Aftermath / Kurt Angle Arrives21:01 Road Dogg vs X-Pac / The DX Breakup Falls Flat24:26 Chyna & Eddie Guerrero Backstage / Trish and Val's Tension30:09 Intercontinental Championship: Chyna & Eddie vs Val Venis & Trish Stratus37:33 Stephanie in the Makeup Chair: Kurt Is a Good Kisser38:23 Jerry Lawler vs Tazz / JR's Candy Jar Revenge47:18 Steve Blackman vs Shane McMahon (Hardcore Championship) / The Scaffold Fall52:22 Chris Jericho vs Chris Benoit (Two-Out-of-Three Falls)57:08 The First-Ever TLC Match: Edge & Christian vs Hardy Boyz vs Dudley Boyz1:03:19 Triple H Confronts Stephanie About the Kiss1:04:03 Thong Stinkface Match: Cat vs Terry1:08:39 Kane vs Undertaker (The Bell Never Rings)1:11:50 WWF Championship Triple Threat: The Rock vs Triple H vs Kurt Angle1:19:01 Overall Show Breakdown and Final Thoughts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Kurt Angle dismisses the EMTs from Stephanie McMahon's room, tells her he really cares for her, and kisses her to close the show. Tommy Blacha and Rob Pasbani break down the August 24, 2000 edition of WWF SmackDown, the final episode before SummerSlam 2000, live from the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.The whole episode builds around one question: will Stephanie pick Triple H or Kurt Angle as her mixed tag partner? The McMahon family love triangle is at full boil, and the final two minutes of the show are, as Tommy puts it, maybe the most melodramatic moment in WWE history.Chris Jericho rolls out a Benoit photoshop promo that Tommy and Rob agree is well below the level of their blood feud, complete with Dr. Seuss rhymes. Benoit fires back with his own "picture." In the Tazz/Lawler saga, Tazz spray-paints Lawler's rental car, smashes the window, and finds J.R. in the passenger seat.Other major discussion points include:- Rikishi moons Right to Censor, wins his match against the Goodfather, and teases Stevie Richards with the stink face before Bull Buchanan pulls him out at the last second to save the heat for SummerSlam- The six-person tag (Trish/Val/Test vs Chyna, Eddie Guerrero, and Steve Blackman) ends when Val's nunchuck attack on Blackman backfires and takes out Test instead- Kurt Angle pitches himself as Stephanie's partner backstage, promising the match won't last more than three minutes. Triple H then storms out when Stephanie suggests Angle made good points about the hothead thing, proving the critique in real time- Road Dogg and X-Pac lose a handicap match to Undertaker in what Tommy and Rob call the least heated angle heading into SummerSlam- A full breakdown of the SummerSlam 2000 card- The WWF's SmackDown Your Vote campaign, a partnership with MTV's Rock the Vote driven by the looming threat of censorship from the Parent Television Council---Just announced! Rob and Tommy announce the launch of their brand new Patreon featuring watch-alongs for classic matches. The first watch along includes Rock vs Hogan and Buddy Rogers vs. Pat O'Connor.Please subscribe at https://patreon.com/talesfromtheattitudeera---00:00 Intro03:29 Stephanie Demands a Rematch09:37 Backstage: Triple H Proves Angle Right About the Hothead Thing10:29 Rikishi Moons Right to Censor15:17 Eddie Guerrero & Chyna Backstage 21:47 Trish Stratus & Val Venis vs Chyna, Eddie Guerrero & Steve Blackman27:32 Backstage: Kurt Angle Pitches Himself as Stephanie's Partner29:26 Tazz Spray-Paints Lawler's Rental Car 34:47 Chris Jericho's Terrible Benoit Photoshops39:12 Benoit Responds with His Own "Picture"42:13 DX vs Undertaker (Handicap Match) / The Slow-Burn Breakup That Isn't Working44:06 Triple H Storms Out on Stephanie / SmackDown Your Vote46:34 Saturn vs Al Snow / The Thong Stinkface Match Is Set for SummerSlam48:55 Jericho & Hardies vs Benoit & Edge & Christian51:01 Triple H Confronts Angle Backstage / The Rock's Big Easy Promo53:03 Main Event: The Rock & Lita vs Kurt Angle & Stephanie McMahon55:33 Epilogue: Kurt Angle Kisses Stephanie McMahon to End the Show56:34 Analysis: Is This the Best SummerSlam Go-Home Angle Ever?1:02:29 The SummerSlam 2000 Card Is SetFollow Tales from The Attitude Era on all social mediahttp://youtube.com/@TFTAttitudeEra http://twitter.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://instagram.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://tiktok.com/@TFTAttitudeEra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Lita wins the Women's Championship from Stephanie McMahon with The Rock as special guest referee in a main event! Tommy Blacha calls one of the greatest convoluted booked gaga matches of the Attitude Era. Tommy Blacha and Rob Pasbani break down the August 21, 2000 edition of WWF Monday Night Raw, live from the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana, six days before SummerSlam 2000.The show opens with The Rock cutting a Louisiana-specific promo before Mick Foley gives him the night off and announces two title matches for the evening: Shane McMahon vs. Steve Blackman for the Hardcore Championship and Stephanie's Women's Championship defense against Lita, with The Rock serving as special guest referee. In the chaotic main event, Triple H and Kurt Angle accompany Stephanie to ringside with the Hardy Boys in Lita's corner. At the decisive moment, Angle accidentally nails Triple H with a belt while trying to interfere, The Rock delivers a Rock Bottom to Angle, and Lita hits a moonsault on Stephanie to win the Women's Championship.Earlier in the night, Shane McMahon sneaks a kendo stick into the Hardcore title match and cracks Steve Blackman across the skull to steal the championship, only for Foley to immediately book him into a rematch at SummerSlam. In their tag match, Triple H pins Farooq for the win but conspicuously hangs back while Bradshaw drops Kurt Angle with a Clothesline from Hell, planting seeds of tension between the two allies heading into Sunday.Other major discussion points include:- Mick Foley adds a wrinkle to the IC title picture: if Eddie Guerrero or Chyna pins Val Venis or Trish Stratus in their tag match, they become the new Intercontinental Champion- Kane destroys Rikishi with three vicious chair shots before Right to Censor prevents Too Cool from making the save- Jerry Lawler hides behind a pile of equipment backstage and drops it on an unsuspecting Taz to get his revenge before sliding back out to commentary- Tommy reads from both the Wrestling Observer and the Pro Wrestling Torch on why Big Show was sent home, covering conditioning concerns, attitude, and a herniated disc- Kurt Angle tells Stephanie he's thinking of leaving the McMahon family; Stephanie begs him to stay in a scene Tommy credits to writer Brian Gewirtz- Steve Austin has been medically cleared and is expected back imminently---Just announced! Rob and Tommy announce the launch of their brand new Patreon featuring watch-alongs for classic matches. The first watch along includes Rock vs Hogan and Buddy Rogers vs. Pat O'Connor.Please subscribe at https://patreon.com/talesfromtheattitudeera---00:00 Intro03:25 The Observer and Torch Debate WWF's Booking Pace05:49 The Rock's Louisiana Promo09:47 Foley Gives The Rock the Night Off / SummerSlam Matches Announced14:32 Jerry Lawler Ambushes Taz Backstage15:22 The Hardy Boyz vs The Dudley Boyz / Edge & Christian on Commentary17:02 Val Venis & Trish Stratus vs Crash Holly & Ivory20:15 Foley Puts the Intercontinental Title on the Line in the Tag Match22:27 Kane Destroys Rikishi / Right to Censor Stops Too Cool23:15 The Dirt Sheets: What Really Happened to Big Show30:28 The Acolytes vs Kurt Angle & Triple H / Triple H Leaves Angle to the Wolves33:06 Right to Censor Promo / Foley's Shrimp Etouffee Bit / RTC vs Too Cool & Rikishi Set36:20 Shane's Mean Street Posse Scheme Backfires / Angle Threatens to Walk Out38:13 Chris Jericho vs Perry Saturn / Benoit Runs Down / Angle's Olympic Wrestling Lesson40:55 Steve Blackman vs Test (Hardcore 24/7) / Shane McMahon Wins the Hardcore Championship43:05 Shane's Hardcore Title Problem / Foley Books SummerSlam Rematch / Edge & Christian vs DX Set44:48 Edge & Christian vs DX for the Tag Team Championships46:11 Main Event: Lita vs Stephanie McMahon for the Women's Championship / The Rock as Special Guest Referee54:06 Was This the First Women's Main Event in Raw History?58:18 Steve Austin Cleared to Wrestle / Expected Back Soon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Silicon Bites SW26-217 | 2026-06-24 | Zelensky stops asking Lukashenko to stay out of the war — and starts counting down to the moment Ukraine removes the equipment Russia has placed on their territory to harm Ukraine, for him. He has been warned, but this warning also demonstrates a more muscular and confident approach from Ukraine. They are they only one globally who have shown the will and capacity to constrain and contain Russia and deliver consequences for its aggression.There is a clock counting down in Minsk now. It started on Friday. For four years and four months, the West has treated Alexander Lukashenko as a bystander to this war. A nervous neighbour. A man who lent Putin his territory once, in February 2022, watched the missiles fly out of his own country into Ukrainian apartment blocks, and then phoned Kyiv to apologise and explain it wasn't really his fault. The bystander narrative has been very convenient — for Lukashenko, for Moscow, and for every Western capital that would rather not think about NATO's longest land border with a hostile state, a willing puppet of the Kremlin's ambitions. ----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga's Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine's largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.org----------SOURCES:Kyiv Independent — "'A week will be enough' — Zelensky issues ultimatum to Lukashenko over drone-guidance equipment" (19 June 2026)UNITED24 Media — "'If He Does Not Do This, We Will': Zelenskyy Issues 7-Day Ultimatum to Lukashenko Over Border Military Tech" (19 June 2026)EUalive (via European Pravda) — "Zelenskyy issues ultimatum to Lukashenko: dismantle Russian drone retranslators or Ukraine will act" (20 June 2026)Yahoo News / Euronews wire — "Zelenskyy issues one-week ultimatum to Lukashenka over drone-guidance equipment" (20 June 2026): Censor.NET — "Zelenskyy issued an ultimatum to Lukashenko regarding relay stations" (19 June 2026)Charter97 — "Zelenskyy Issued An Ultimatum To Lukashenko" (19 June 2026)Kyiv Independent — "Ukraine denies Russian claim that Ukrainian drone struck bus carrying Belarusian children's football team" (17–18 June 2026)Ukrainska Pravda — "Kyiv posts Russian document refuting claim that Ukrainian drone hit bus carrying Belarusian children" (18 June 2026)Euronews — "Bus with Belarus children's football team hit by a drone in Russia, Moscow claims" (17 June 2026)RFE/RL — "Ukraine Denies Russian Claims Of Strike On Bus Carrying Belarusian Children" (17 June 2026)Kyiv Post — "Ukraine Has 500 Targets Ready in Belarus if Lukashenko Joins War" (26 May 2026)----------

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Teachers are being traumatised by AI-generated deepfake pornography created by students, raising concerns about the harm caused by rapidly advancing technology. Chief Censor Caroline Flora spoke to John Campbell.

Silicon Bites Ep354 | 2026-06-18 | Moscow Burns While Ukraine Seizes the Initiative. The Russian State Tries to Censor the Reality on Its Own Streets. Moscow under fire – the attack on the Pechersk Lavra now has a response. Ukraine has reversed Russian momentum on the battlefield through drone-innovation scale, and Zelenskyy says publicly that Ukraine is seizing the initiative. The numbers are unambiguous. The images are specular. Moscow is burning. Everyone can see it, hear it. The evidence of failed air defence, failing security, and the impotence of their demi-god Tsar is not obvious for all to see. Finally, a black rains gonna fall on Moscow. ----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga's Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine's largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.org----------SOURCES:Council on Foreign Relations — "How Ukraine's Drone Innovation Reversed Russia's Momentum" by Michael C. Horowitz and Erin D. Dumbacher (12 June 2026) RBC-Ukraine — daily war updates including Russia's losses as of 16 June (+1,230 troops, +2,000 drones), Sea Trident underwater drone unveiling, long-range AI interceptor drone NYT coverage, assault-rifle-equipped security drone, Zelenskyy "seizing initiative" remarks.Kyiv Independent — Gukovo oil depot fire (18 June 2026)Critical Threats (ISW) / Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment (February 2026)Euromaidan Press — Russian state TV coverage of "largest Moscow attack of the war under a minute" (18 June 2026 reporting).Institute for the Study of War (ISW) via RBC-Ukraine summary — "Russia fakes Kostiantynivka capture as reality tells a different story" (16 June 2026); "Putin had two goals in attack on Kyiv's historic monastery" (16 June 2026).----------

In This Hour:-- A new TV channel features the shooting sports and avoids the censorship onliine video sites use against firearms.  Ryan Gresham, from Gun Talk Media, explains the problem and what he's doing about it.--  Why do most gun owners avoid shooting lessons?--  How to navigate gun free school zones when you are driving past them with a firearm in the car. Gun Talk 06.14.26 Hour 1Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

2026-06-13 | UPDATES #213 | How Putin's regime ends: the Abramovich Kyiv mission, the Beria precedent and why a chasm is opening between Putin, reality and his elites. 10 June 2026 — the most strategically consequential diplomatic event of the spring of 2026 was held in a Kyiv residence on 21 may, was disclosed by Putin himself at SPIEF on 5 June, and has now re-written the Russian elite's decisional arithmetic. But we must ask, is Abramovich negotiating on behalf of Putin, or the elites that may increasingly be diverging from him, in terms of their perceived interests. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga's Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine's largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.----------PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: Financial Times (via Ukrainska Pravda English) — "Zelenskyy proposed meeting to Putin via Abramovich – Financial Times" (7 June 2026) Kyiv Independent — "Zelensky asked Russian oligarch Abramovich to send message to Putin on peace talks" (8 June 2026) Kyiv Post — "Zelensky Confirms Abramovich Came to Kyiv in May, Carried Messages to Putin Including Ceasefire Offer" (8 June 2026) Kyiv Post — "Abramovich Delivered Putin Message on Possible Talks Framework to Kyiv, Zelensky Says" (9 June 2026) Censor.NET — "Zelenskyy confirmed Abramovich's visit in May" (8 June 2026) Michael Naki (YouTube) — "ПУТИН ВЫБЕСИЛ СВОЮ ЭЛИТУ. Абрамович — лишь начало" / "Putin Has Enraged His Elite. Abramovich Is Just the Beginning" (early June 2026)Financial Times (background reporting, 2022; recapitulated in current FT coverage) Time magazine archive — "Russia: At the Kremlin Corral" (reproducing 1953-period coverage) Babel — "71 years ago, the bloody Soviet KGB leader Lavrentiy Beria lost his chance to lead the USSR" (June 2025) History Today — "Lavrenti Beria Executed" — Beria's improbable post-Stalin push for liberalization "that went further than colleagues were ready for"; Presidium hastily convened 26 June 1953; Khrushchev "blistering attack" with British intelligence accusations; "lethal plot was hatched against him"Soviet History MSU archive — "Succession to Stalin" — "Alarmed at Beria's growing prominence and control of the police, Khrushchev conspired with Malenkov and several other presidium members to arrange for Beria's arrest at the hands of the military"; 26 June 1953 plot execution; secret trial and 24 December 1953 execution----------

In Episode 137, we explain why the Carney government's plan to regulate artificial intelligence and social media may be the biggest threat to free speech in decades. Plus, Ontario's Court of Appeal overturns ruling that found a law blocking animal activists from farms violated free speech.Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, Explained (TheCCF.ca)Safe Social Media Act Animal Justice v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2026 ONCA 380 (CanLii)Alberta town orders removal of pro-separation billboard, calling it a 'nuisance' (CBC News)STOP BILL C-34 PetitionNot Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn, with help from Alexander Surgenor.The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

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Former WWF writer Tommy Blacha and co-host Rob Pasbani review the August 10, 2000 episode of SmackDown from the Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey. The road to SummerSlam takes a major turn when Mick Foley officially books Triple H, Kurt Angle, and The Rock in a massive Triple Threat match for the WWF Championship.---Just announced! Rob and Tommy announce the launch of their brand new Patreon featuring watch-alongs for classic matches. The first watch along includes Rock vs Hogan and Buddy Rogers vs. Pat O'Connor. Please subscribe at https://patreon.com/talesfromtheattitudeera---This episode is packed with wild backstage segments and memorable promos. The Rock delivers a legendary interview, assigning a hilarious new nickname to Kevin Kelly. Meanwhile, Just Joe is busy stirring the pot between Kurt Angle and Triple H, and Edge and Christian cross paths with the cast of the Highlander movie before getting ditched for the returning Gangrel.In the ring, the action is non-stop. Edge and Christian lay the groundwork for TLC during a chaotic tag team bout against The Dudley Boyz, X-Pac battles Rikishi, and Steve Blackman defends the Hardcore Championship against Albert. The night caps off with a colossal main event as The Rock and The Undertaker join forces against Triple H and Kurt Angle.Do not forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hit the notification bell!Follow Tales from the Attitude Era:Email: tftattitudera@gmail.comInstagram/TikTok/X: @TFTattitudeeraPatreon: patreon.com/talesfromtheattitudeera0:00 Intro and the New Patreon Launch4:54 Memories of the Continental Airlines Arena9:32 Mick Foley Books the SummerSlam Main Event14:52 Val Venis and Trish Stratus Confront Chyna15:58 Edge and Christian Meet the Highlander Cast and Gangrel17:21 Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero vs. Val Venis and Chris Benoit21:24 X-Pac vs. Rikishi27:30 Al Snow vs. Perry Saturn30:28 Edge and Christian vs. The Dudley Boyz34:07 Right to Censor vs. Too Cool36:06 Just Joe Approaches Kurt Angle37:21 Jerry Lawler Returns to Commentary37:41 Steve Blackman vs. Albert for the Hardcore Championship42:38 Just Joe Stirs the Pot with Triple H44:59 Chris Jericho Demands a Match at SummerSlam45:46 Victoria Speaks Out From the Hospital51:04 The Rock Mocks Kevin Kelly53:10 Main Event: The Rock and The Undertaker vs. Triple H and Kurt Angle56:33 Sunday Night Heat Recap and OutroFollow Tales from The Attitude Era on all social mediahttp://youtube.com/@TFTAttitudeEra http://twitter.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://instagram.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://tiktok.com/@TFTAttitudeEra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicolle Wallace on Trump's allies at CBS making it clear that their commitment to silencing dissent is total -- even if they destroy one of the network's most storied, valuable assets in the process. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts.To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Former WWF writer Tommy Blacha and co-host Rob Pasbani review the epic August 7, 2000, episode of Raw live from Madison Square Garden. WWF pulls out all the stops for the New York City crowd on the road to SummerSlam. The main event scene is on fire as Mick Foley books two massive matches: The Rock defending the WWF Championship against Chris Benoit in a No DQ match, and a Triple Threat Number One Contender match featuring Triple H, Kurt Angle, and Chris Jericho.The soap opera drama continues as Stephanie McMahon and Triple H attempt to reconcile, but Kurt Angle and Just Joe keep stirring the pot. The broadcast closes with a massive moment for the WWE fans when The Rock delivers a Rock Bottom to Stephanie McMahon!Other major discussion points include:- The Undertaker returning from his honeymoon to exact brutal revenge on Big Show.- The Goodfather cementing Right to Censor's dominance by powerbombing Victoria through a table.- Taz insulting Jim Ross and getting punched out by Jerry Lawler.- Chyna stepping into a six person tag team match to help Eddie Guerrero defeat Val Venis and T&A.- X-Pac using low blows to defeat Rikishi while Road Dogg interferes.0:00 Intro and the Magic of Madison Square Garden6:53 The Rock Challenges Chris Benoit12:23 X-Pac vs. Rikishi18:06 Right to Censor, The Protest, and The Goodfather's Brutal Powerbomb28:16 Eddie Guerrero, Chyna, and Too Cool vs. Val Venis and T&A34:36 Just Joe Stirs Up Trouble Between Kurt Angle and Triple H36:47 Stephanie McMahon Apologizes and Mick Foley Books the Main Events39:06 The Rock vs. Chris Benoit for the WWF Championship41:25 Taz Insults Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler46:53 The Undertaker Throws Big Show Off the Stage!50:29 Main Event: Triple H vs. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Jericho54:04 The Rock Rock Bottoms Everyone56:59 Outro and Final ThoughtsFollow Tales from The Attitude Era on all social mediahttp://youtube.com/@TFTAttitudeEra http://twitter.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://instagram.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://tiktok.com/@TFTAttitudeEra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former WWF writer Tommy Blacha and co-host Rob Pasbani are back to review an action packed episode of SmackDown from August 3, 2000 in Birmingham, Alabama.The soap opera drama surrounding the McMahon Helmsley era reaches new heights on the road to SummerSlam. Stephanie McMahon demands space from Triple H after the controversial ending to the previous Raw. Kurt Angle is more than happy to step in as a friend, leading to a massive six person main event where Stephanie McMahon secures the pinfall over Lita and celebrates in the arms of the Olympic gold medalist while Triple H watches in jealousy.Tommy Blacha also sheds light on the WWF infiltrating the political conventions and the push to get WWE fans registered to vote. Inside the ring, Big Show continues his path of destruction by chokeslamming Kane through the stage during a chaotic tag team match featuring The Rock and Chris Benoit.Other major discussion points include:- The Rock delivering a hilarious promo mocking Chris Benoit.- Edge and Christian laying the groundwork for TLC by delivering a con-chair-to to Jeff Hardy.- Right to Censor officially closing the APA's office for business.- X-Pac and Road Dogg picking up singles victories over Too Cool.- Steve Blackman retaining the Hardcore Championship against Perry Saturn with help from Al Snow.- A look back at a loaded episode of Sunday Night Heat featuring Eddie Guerrero, Chyna, Taz, and Val Venis.0:00 Intro and Memories of Birmingham6:56 Triple H and Trish Stratus Try to Apologize7:48 Scotty 2 Hotty vs. X-Pac13:00 Stephanie McMahon Needs Space and Kurt Angle Steps In14:22 Shane McMahon's New Alliance22:02 Eddie Guerrero and Rikishi vs. Val Venis and Taz26:46 Mick Foley Books the Main Event27:56 Matt Hardy vs. Edge and the Con-Chair-To30:06 The Rock Mocks Chris Benoit31:57 The Rock and Kane vs. Big Show and Chris Benoit34:55 Right to Censor Clears Out The Acolytes Office35:31 Steve Blackman vs. Perry Saturn for the Hardcore Championship36:47 The Acolytes vs. Right to Censor38:46 Road Dogg vs. Grandmaster Sexay41:10 The SummerSlam Commercial42:48 Main Event: Triple H, Kurt Angle, and Stephanie McMahon vs. The Dudley Boyz and Lita48:03 Michael Cole at the RNC and WWF Voter Turnout52:39 Sunday Night Heat Recap and OutroFollow Tales from The Attitude Era on all social mediahttp://youtube.com/@TFTAttitudeEra http://twitter.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://instagram.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://tiktok.com/@TFTAttitudeEra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The voter system is full of holes, tech giants are magically changing digital reality before an election, and the proxy threats overseas are reaching a breaking point. Today on The Adult in the Room, Victoria Taft cuts through the noise to deliver the raw truth the mainstream media wants to sweep under the rug. First, we unpack the massive voter fraud bust on Skid Row caught on camera by James O'Keefe, leading to a federal felony plea announced by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon. Then, FDD expert Max Meislish drops by to decode what is REALLY happening behind the scenes of the US-Iran ceasefire and how China is secretly keeping the regime alive. Finally, we look into a bizarre Google Maps "glitch" altering burnt-down neighborhoods just in time for the LA mayoral primary. Support the show! Like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated with the free speech forum.Connect with Victoria Taft on PJ Media and follow the podcast on YouTube, Rumble, and Spotify!

Join our Patreon for less than a cup of your favorite iced coffee and unlock 25+ full-length bonus episodes, ad-free weekly episodes, mp3 downloads of our original songs, exclusive Discord access, and more!  Welcome back to Lez Hang Out, the podcast that is currently crying over a gay novel in an internet cafe.  This week, Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) are hanging out with journalist and editor Yi-Ling Liu (@instalingers), author of The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet. This debut narrative nonfiction follows the lives of five individuals across the past three decades as they push for social change while navigating within the walls of China's Great Firewall. We talk with Yi-Ling Liu about online censorship in China and the life-altering importance of representation and access to community for queer people everywhere.  In the early days of the internet, there were significantly less built-in systems of censorship and surveillance. Internet cafes were cropping up in every town, and globally people were experiencing a newfound freedom that did not exist outside of the confines of their screens. In China and the United States alike, homosexuality was still considered a crime and classified as a mental illness. However, on the newly created, not-yet algorithmically controlled internet, queer people could find one another, form communities and subcultures, and share their stories long before it became acceptable to live openly in daily life. A gay person living in a small city thinking they're the only one in the world who feels the way they do could stumble across a queer novel in an internet cafe and have a truly transformative experience.  Nowadays, things have flipped, especially in China. While being gay is generally more accepted and younger generations think nothing of coming out, the internet has become a much more restrictive and monitored environment. Gay couples in China can openly live their lives; but if they try to share those lives on social media, they have to do so covertly with language that won't trigger the firewall. Words like ‘lesbian' and ‘gay' are automatically censored; so queer people have had to get creative, inventing a shared lexicon that keeps their content off the government's radar. As we watch our own cultural landscape change through algorithmic censorship, increased government surveillance, book bans, and legal challenges, we can't help but see China's firewall as a very possible blueprint for our own near-future online ecosystem.  Get your own copy of Yi-Ling Liu's, The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet.  Don't forget to show your support for our tiny podcasting team by shopping small at bit.ly/lezmerch & picking up Lez-ssentials songs on Bandcamp.  Give us your own answers to our Q & Gay on Instagram and follow along on Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and BlueSky @lezhangoutpod. Email us @lezhangoutpod@gmail.com. Connect with us individually: Ellie Brigida (@elliebrigida). Leigh Holmes Foster (@lshfoster). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former WWF writer Tommy Blacha and co-host Rob Pasbani are back to review the final Raw of July 2000 from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.This episode dives into the crossover between professional wrestling and mainstream pop culture, detailing The Rock appearing at the political conventions and the WWF launching a campaign to get WWE fans to register to vote. Inside the ring, the soap opera drama reaches a boiling point when Triple H tries to apologize to Stephanie McMahon, only to be caught in another compromising hammerlock position. The chaotic backstage segments culminate in Mick Foley booking a massive intergender tag team main event featuring The Rock and Lita taking on Triple H and Trish Stratus.Other major discussion points include:- The Acolytes interrupting a Right to Censor promo to fight for their rights.- Edge and Christian drawing massive heat by mocking the Atlanta Braves before battling The Hardy Boyz.- Steve Blackman and Al Snow uniting to ambush Road Dogg and X-Pac.- Taz taking a stink face during a hard hitting matchup against Rikishi.- Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit continuing their alliance in a tag team bout against The Dudley Boyz.- A beautiful on air tribute to legendary wrestling broadcaster Gordon Solie.0:00 Intro and the WWF at the 2000 Political Conventions8:29 Tribute to Gordon Solie11:51 Massive Ratings for Raw and Outdrawing Preseason Football21:26 Steve Blackman and Al Snow Attack DX23:53 Triple H Apologizes to Stephanie McMahon28:08 Mick Foley Fakes Tears and Books the Main Event31:14 Edge and Christian Mock the Atlanta Braves34:24 The Hardy Boyz vs. Edge and Christian36:22 Shane McMahon Coaches His Team39:02 Trish Stratus Apologizes to Stephanie McMahon40:52 Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit vs. The Dudley Boyz43:29 Triple H Shows Stephanie McMahon the Hammerlock44:41 Right to Censor Confronts The Acolytes48:03 Michael Cole at the RNC and the WWF Voter Block52:39 Rikishi vs. Taz1:02:54 Eddie Guerrero and Chyna vs. Perry Saturn and Val Venis1:05:02 Kane vs. Big Show1:06:02 Main Event: The Rock and Lita vs. Triple H and Trish StratusFollow Tales from The Attitude Era on all social mediahttp://youtube.com/@TFTAttitudeEra http://twitter.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://instagram.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://tiktok.com/@TFTAttitudeEra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Programa #10 y nos ponemos nasties. Músicos denunciados por tatuajes, otros denunciado a la IA, bares que son atacados por barberos y músicos que reciben vinilos por la cabeza. Además Mati nos cuenta la historia de como el gobierno de Tatcher censuró películas en los ´80. De yapa hablamos sobre Censor, una opera prima de terror que toma el contexto de la censura a los video nasties para relatar su historia. Encontra este y mucho más contenido todos los sábados a las 13hs por www.fm913.com.ar o en Spotify

Mientras trabaja censurando películas para el gobierno británico una mujer comienza a revivir el trauma familiar por su hermana desaparecida. El sábado hablamos de la opera prima Censor. Encontra este y mucho más contenido todos los sábados a las 13hs por www.fm913.com.ar o en Spotify

Send us a text or a voicemailA woman, employed as a website content moderator, comes across a series of offensive audio podcasts that have been reported by listeners. She is torn between sending them a take down notification and subscribing. On Episode 720 of Trick or Treat Radio our feature film discussion is the re-imagining of the cult classic Faces of Death from director Daniel Goldhaber! We also talk about the original viral videos from early VHS shockumentaries, we talk about old commercials, and we react to trailers for the films; The Voices of Our Mother, and The Dead Place. So grab your old VHS copy of Faces of Death, try not to imitate any of its videos, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Horror authors, Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, writers of terror, Dan Ackroyd, big twinkies, Bloodsport, Revenge of the Nerds, RIP Donald Gibb, Old Taco Bell commercials, Mike Mignola, Bee Gees, Andy Gibb, King of the Zombies, Nightmare in Wax, Child of Glass, The House Where Evil Dwells, Conan the Barbarian, The Evil Within, Heavy Mental: A Rock and Roll Bloodbath, Sophia Coppola, Frankenweenie, The Entity, The Day the Time Ended, The Amityville Horror, Kingdom of the Spiders, Natasha Ryan, Danny Huston, Clash of the Titans, 30 Day of Night, Tim Roth, Planet of the Apes, Dark Water, Rob Tapert, Robert Zemeckis, The Frighteners, Tales From the Crypt, Joe Zito, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, The Prowler, George Lucas, William Friedkin, Victor Miller, Richard Deacon, Howard the Duck, Top Secret, Real Genius, Val Kilmer, Fassbender, X-Men: Apocalypse, Nunsploitation, Mr. Destiny, The Voices of Our Mother, The Dead Place, David Howard Thornton, Destiny Plays the Radio, The Golden Girls, Quentin Tarantino, Dr. Frances B. Gross, Faces of Death, Traces of Death, Shockumentary, Mondo Films, Hackers, Angelina Jolie, Dacre Montgomery, Barbie Ferreira, Charlie XCX, copycat killers, Censor, video nasties, i screen you screen we all screen for green screen, and traumatized and desensitized.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

2026-05-13 | UPDATES #201 | Russian assets assemble – how four synchronised attacks on Zelenskyy landed in the same 72 hours — and why the coordination is the story. The Mendel interview, the Yermak charges, the Gabbard biolabs allegation revival, and Putin's first-ever use of the phrase 'Mr Zelensky' — all in the same week. What is going on? We try to find patterns in the apparent chaos. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga's Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine's largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.----------PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: The Tucker Carlson Show — Mendel interview, "Zelensky's Press Secretary Reveals All: Cocaine, Cover-ups, and the Only Obstacle Preventing Peace" (11 May 2026)LIGA.net — "Zelensky's former spokeswoman mentions surrender of Donbas. The OP says the lady did not participate in the negotiations" (11 May 2026) RBC-Ukraine — "Former Ukrainian presidential aide Yermak under investigation by anti-corruption bodies" (11 May 2026) Censor.NET — "NABU has notified former Head of the Presidential Office Yermak of the charges" (11 May 2026)RT — "Tulsi Gabbard's Ukrainian biolab investigation: what you need to know" (12 May 2026) RT — "Gabbard launches probe into 120+ US-funded biolabs in Ukraine and beyond" (12 May 2026) Newsweek — "Tulsi Gabbard Labeled a 'Russian Asset' for Pushing U.S. Biolabs in Ukraine Claim" (31 March 2022)Wikipedia — "Ukraine bioweapons conspiracy theory" — Comprehensive documentation of 2022 disinformation rejection by NYT, NPR, Guardian, CBS, Bloomberg, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, UN, US government, Ukrainian government; Russian scientists' own rejection; Zignal Labs and Pyrra Technologies analysis of origin in pre-invasion English-language influencer ecosystemHead Post — "More than 40 US-funded biolabs in Ukraine, says intelligence chief as Washington orders full inquiry" (12 May 2026)NBC News — "Hegseth halted weapons for Ukraine despite military analysis that the aid wouldn't jeopardize U.S. readiness" (July 2025) CNN — "Ukraine aid: Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapon shipments" (July 2025) The Hill — "Hegseth says $400M in Ukraine support released after McConnell's angry op-ed" (late April 2026)NOTUS — "Hegseth Says the Pentagon Released Funds for Ukraine" (late April 2026) — Don Bacon (R-NE) on Colby's "1890s to 1930s foreign policy"; Republican concerns about isolationist currentKyiv Post — "Hegseth Says Pentagon Released $400M in Ukraine Aid After Lawmaker Pressure" (late April 2026)The Hill — "Pentagon's pause on Ukraine munitions raises alarm; Democrats see 'rogue actors'" (July 2025) ----------

Host Corbin Barthold heads to New York to speak at FIRE's Free Speech Future event series. The panel features Kmele Foster (The Fifth Column), Nico Perrino (FIRE), and Prof. Christopher Ferguson (Stetson University). Links: Free Speech Future: Episode III – Cycles of Censorship: Emerging Technologies Free Speech Future

2026-05-12 | UPDATES #200 | How Andriy Yermak fell from shadow president to suspect — and why 'down' is not the same as 'out'. 11–12 May 2026 — the day Nabu and Sapo formally charged the most powerful man in Ukraine after Volodymyr Zelensky. Is this a sign of troubling issues, or of a vibrant democracy dealing with corruption and nepotism. Why this arrest is strong proof against the Russian narrative that ‘Ukraine is a dictatorship'. This stuff does not happen in tyrannies. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga's Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine's largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.----------PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: RBC-Ukraine — "Former Ukrainian presidential aide Yermak under investigation by anti-corruption bodies" (11 May 2026)Censor.NET — "NABU has notified former Head of the Presidential Office Yermak of the charges" (11 May 2026) Meduza — "Ukraine names Zelensky's former chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, as a suspect in a major money laundering case" (11 May 2026) Euronews — "Zelenskyy's chief of staff Yermak resigns after Ukraine anti-corruption investigators raid" (28 November 2025) OCCRP — "Anti-Corruption Raids Prompt Resignation of Ukraine's Top Presidential Aide" (28 November 2025)Kyiv Independent — "Zelensky's chief of staff Yermak resigns amid Ukraine's biggest corruption scandal" (28 November 2025)NBC News — "Top Zelenskyy aide at heart of U.S. peace talks resigns after being implicated in corruption probe" (28-29 November 2025)Kyiv Independent — "Zelensky's ex-chief of staff Yermak says he's 'going to the front' after resigning amid corruption probe" (28-29 November 2025) EA WorldView — "Ukraine War, Day 1,373: Corruption Investigation of Zelensky's Chief of Staff Yermak" (28 November 2025)Ukrayinska Pravda / EMPR Media — "Ali Baba and Forty Statesmen. How Yermak Lost His Seat on the Right and wasn't Charged" (December 2025) ----------

Free speech was supposed to be the great settled achievement of liberal democracy. Then came social media, cancel culture, campus speech battles, hate-speech laws, authoritarian tech control, and a new era of governments pressuring platforms from every direction. Michael Shermer speaks with free speech scholar Jacob Mchangama about why speech protections are weakening around the world—not only in dictatorships, but inside democracies. Their conversation moves from the First Amendment and January 6 to hate speech laws in Europe, Section 230, Elon Musk and X, online anonymity, social media bans for minors, and the enormous promise and danger of AI. Mchangama argues that censorship is less a left-wing or right-wing impulse than a human one: once people gain power, the urge to silence enemies becomes almost irresistible. The real test of free speech is not whether we defend ideas we like, but whether we resist using state power against speech we despise. Jacob Mchangama is the founder and executive director of The Future of Free Speech and a research professor at Vanderbilt University. His new book is The Future of Free Speech: Reversing the Global Decline of Democracy's Most Essential Freedom.

Plus: Home sales were flat last month, a blow to the housing industry. And a measure of the labor market rose in April. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ's free What's News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Former WWF writer Tommy Blacha and co-host Rob Pasbani break down the final SmackDown of July 2000 from the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. Coming off the momentum of Fully Loaded, this episode is packed with major storyline advancements as WWE builds towards SummerSlam.Mick Foley books a massive card for the Texas crowd, featuring a massive Tables Match pitting Edge, Christian, and Big Show against The Dudley Boyz and Kane. We also discuss the infamous backstage segment where Stephanie McMahon catches Triple H demonstrating a hammerlock on Trish Stratus, leading to a chaotic mixed tag team match involving Chris Jericho, Lita, and a substitute Chris Benoit.The Godfather shocks the wrestling world by abandoning his signature lifestyle to debut as The Goodfather alongside Steven Richards and the Right to Censor. Plus, Steve Blackman defends the Hardcore Championship against X-Pac in a weapon filled brawl.Other major discussion points include:- Big Show explaining his controversial decision to align with Shane McMahon and Kurt Angle.- Chaz and D-Lo Brown taking on The Hardy Boyz in tag team action.- Taz continuing his destructive path in a match against Grandmaster Sexay.- - Perry Saturn defending his newly won European Championship against Crash Holly.- The main event clash between The Rock and Kurt Angle.- A bonus breakdown of a stacked episode of Sunday Night Heat featuring Dean Malenko, Chyna, Eddie Guerrero, and Val Venis.0:00 Intro and the Freeman Coliseum Atmosphere5:32 Recapping Big Show's Turn at Fully Loaded6:46 Steve Blackman vs. X-Pac for the Hardcore Championship15:08 Mick Foley Books the Card and Big Show Explains Himself18:29 Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, and the Mysterious Flowers19:14 Lo Down (Chaz and D-Lo Brown) vs. The Hardy Boyz22:48 Triple H Teaches Trish Stratus a Hammerlock23:36 Taz vs. Grandmaster Sexay27:50 Edge, Christian, and Big Show vs. The Dudley Boyz and Kane34:15 The Godfather Debuts as The Goodfather40:47 Mick Foley Replaces Triple H in the Mixed Tag Match41:30 Perry Saturn vs. Crash Holly for the European Championship43:55 Trish Stratus and Chris Benoit vs. Lita and Chris Jericho47:24 Main Event: The Rock vs. Kurt Angle49:46 Sunday Night Heat Recap and OutroFollow Tales from The Attitude Era on all social mediahttp://youtube.com/@TFTAttitudeEra http://twitter.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://instagram.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://tiktok.com/@TFTAttitudeEra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A baseball team in Charlotte drew attention after a performer dressed as Ronald McDonald sang the national anthem at a game. The unusual moment quickly went viral online, sparking a mix of amusement, confusion, and debate over mascots, branding, and pregame traditions in sports. A Wall Street Journal report says an FCC commissioner accused Disney of being targeted by a federal effort to censor the company, escalating tensions between the media giant and government regulators. The comments highlight a growing clash over media power, political influence, and whether federal agencies are overstepping their role in disputes involving major entertainment and news companies. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A baseball team in Charlotte drew attention after a performer dressed as Ronald McDonald sang the national anthem at a game. The unusual moment quickly went viral online, sparking a mix of amusement, confusion, and debate over mascots, branding, and pregame traditions in sports. A Wall Street Journal report says an FCC commissioner accused Disney of being targeted by a federal effort to censor the company, escalating tensions between the media giant and government regulators. The comments highlight a growing clash over media power, political influence, and whether federal agencies are overstepping their role in disputes involving major entertainment and news companies. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The improbable but true story of how non-profits operating a private intelligence agency to combat terrorism decided to interfere with campaign infrastructure in a U.S. election.This piece includes original public interest reporting, following on the previous episode on how the Southern Poverty Law Center became financial infrastructure. If you have previously read Bits about Money's reporting on this subject, note there are two major additions here: 1) direct evidence of interference in campaign infrastructure for a declared candidate in a U.S. election, which was newly developed after our original reporting and 2) responses (and lack thereof) from the non-profits at issue.–Full transcript available here: www.complexsystemspodcast.com/defendant-censor-politico-spy/–Presenting Sponsors: Mercury, Granola & MeterComplex Systems is presented by Mercury—radically better banking for founders. Mercury offers the best wire experience anywhere: fast, reliable, and free for domestic U.S. wires, so you can stay focused on growing your business. Apply online in minutes at mercury.com.If meetings consistently leave you with hazy action items and lost context, Granola handles the transcription so you can actually participate and gives you searchable notes afterward. Try it free at granola.ai/complexsystems with code COMPLEXSYSTEMSNetworking infrastructure has a way of accumulating technical debt faster than almost anything else in IT. Meter handles the full stack (wired, wireless, and cellular) as a single integrated solution: designed, deployed, and managed end-to-end so there's only one vendor to call when something goes wrong. Visit meter.com/complexsystems to book a demo.–Links:Notes on a non-profit indicted for bank fraud (Bits about Money): https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/nonprofit-indicted-bank-fraud/ –Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(02:50) The coordinated pressure campaign, as experienced by industry(08:13) The coordinated pressure campaign, as narrated by its authors(08:36) Mid-2017: Color of Change dialogue with PayPal begins(09:27) August 11, 2017: Charlottesville Unite the Right Rally(10:58) August 21, 2017: JPMorgan Chase Foundation donates $500k to the SPLC(11:44) 2018: SPLC organizes Change the Terms, which becomes the coalition's nucleus(19:07) March 2021: Color of Change describes the meetings on a podcast(21:42) A brief interlude about causality and communications strategy(22:58) The coalition targets politicians in nonpartisan fashion(28:20) Early 2020: The SPLC describes this campaign to Congress(31:26) June 2020: Widespread protests throughout America; National Guard, Facebook deployed(35:33) July 29, 2020: Antitrust Committee hearing about market power(38:05) January 6, 2021: A riot at the Capitol(42:51) February 25, 2021: The SPLC lobbies Congress to require companies to inform on nonprofits and others to government(44:49) June 4, 2021: Facebook rescinds newsworthiness exception to multiple policies(45:22) July 2021: The Change the Terms coalition attempts nonpartisan interdiction of Trump PAC fundraising(48:16) Later in 2021: Coalition members fundraise in reliance upon this conduct(50:52) 2022 to present: The Change the Terms coalition evolves posture(52:10) January 2023: Change the Terms intervenes in its own name against a declared candidate for the presidency(53:53) A brief parable about maintaining tax-exempt status (55:30) We have invited coalition participants to comment(57:50) We received a statement from the Center for American Progress(01:02:43) No other member of the coalition offered any comment(01:03:13) The moral authority of charities is a commons

Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… First, Washington state's Democratic party is facing a competitive election season, and its fiercest challengers are other Democrats. Next, Friday was May Day across the US, and here in Seattle, a march and rally started at Cal Anderson park. On hand was a new group called the Seattle Singing Resistance… inspired by the anti-ICE movement in Minnesota. And finally, a story from the city of Battle Ground in southern Washington… A social studies teacher at Battle Ground High School was suspended eight months ago for what she said at a politically charged time, and she’s still working to be allowed back in the classroom. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2026-04-24 | UPDATES #182 | Just stop Russian oil. Tuapse is burning, black rain is falling like some biblical end-times plague, and Ukraine is enforcing the sanctions against Russia oil that Trump won't.It is raining oil in Tuapse. Not metaphorically. Literally. Oily black droplets falling from the sky, coating cars, streets, houses, playgrounds, and beaches. Soot-blackened puddles forming on every surface. Birds found on the shoreline covered in crude. Schools and kindergartens closed. A seven-square-kilometre oil slick spreading across the Black Sea. A smoke plume visible from space, stretching more than three hundred kilometres inland to the city of Stavropol. And in the middle of it all, a Russian woman on Instagram, sobbing: "I desperately wanted to live by the sea with my child. Now the sea is full of heating oil. What are we supposed to do here?"----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------A REQUEST FOR HELP!I'm heading back to Kyiv next month, to film, do research and conduct interviews. The logistics and need for equipment and clothing are a little higher than for my previous trips. It will be cold, and may be dark also. If you can, please assist to ensure I can make this trip a success. My commitment to the audience of the channel, will be to bring back compelling interviews conducted in Ukraine, and to use the experience to improve the quality of the channel, it's insights and impact. Let Ukraine and democracy prevail! https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrashttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformationNONE OF THIS CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU!So what's next? We're going to Kyiv in April 2026 to film on the ground, and will record interviews with some huge guests. We'll be creating opportunities for new interviews, and to connect you with the reality of a European city under escalating winter attack, from an imperialist, genocidal power. PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: Ukrainska Pravda — "Ukraine confirms repeat strike on Russia's Tuapse oil refinery" (April 20, 2026) Militarnyi — "Tuapse Oil Refinery Hit by Ukrainian Drone Strike, Large Fire Reported" (April 20, 2026) The Moscow Times — "Ukrainian Drone Attack on Tuapse Port Kills 1" (April 20, 2026)Al Jazeera — "Fires ignited by Ukrainian drones rage at Russian oil refinery" (April 22, 2026)Bloomberg — "Toxic Rain Falls on Russia's Tuapse City in Oil Facility Blaze" (April 23, 2026)Kyiv Independent — "'A nightmare' — Russians in Tuapse in disbelief after Ukrainian drones bring the war home" (April 23, 2026) HotAir — "Ukrainian Attack on Russian Oil Refinery Blankets Town in 'Black Rain'" (April 23, 2026) NV Ukraine (English) — "Drone attack on Tuapse oil refinery — smoke from fire reaches Stavropol" (April 21, 2026) PJ Media — "In This Russian City, It's Literally Raining Oil" (April 23, 2026) Nashaniva — "Ecological catastrophe in the Russian resort of Tuapse" (April 23, 2026)EADaily — "The third day in Tuapse extinguish the oil terminal: the beach of the city has darkened" (April 22, 2026) Censor.NET — "'Black rain' and water mixed with oil soot: fire at Tuapse refinery continues" (April 22, 2026) PRM.UA — "'Oil rain' fell after strikes on Tuapse refinery" (April 21, 2026) ----------

Former WWF writer Tommy Blacha and co-host Rob Pasbani are back to review the crucial "go-home" episode of SmackDown leading into Fully Loaded. Coming to you from the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, this show perfectly sets the stage for Sunday's pay per view. Kurt Angle takes his feud with the American Badass to a shocking new level by pouring a mysterious smoking chemical all over The Undertaker's motorcycle and attacking his knee with a giant wrench.Mick Foley kicks off the show in his hometown to declare that The Rock can lose the WWF Championship by disqualification against Chris Benoit. This perfectly plays into the chaotic main event tag team match featuring The Rock and Chris Jericho taking on Triple H and Chris Benoit, where The Rock completely loses his cool.Other major discussion points include:Tommy Blacha talking about the differences between booking weekly television and major pay per views.Perry Saturn delivering a brutal post match beatdown on Chyna.Edge and Christian outsmarting the APA during a wild bar room brawl.Steve Blackman retaining the Hardcore Championship against Al Snow with a surprise assist from Tazz.The Godfather cutting a passionate promo against Steven Richards and the Right to Censor.0:00 Intro and Summer of Sam Hollywood Rewrites3:00 TV vs. Pay Per View Booking Formulas12:00 Mick Foley Adds a Stipulation for The Rock17:00 Chris Jericho Wants in the Club20:00 Dean Malenko vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Perry Saturn27:00 Just Joe Instigates the APA30:00 Kurt Angle vs. Kane32:00 Steve Blackman vs. Al Snow for the Hardcore Championship34:00 Triple H's Autograph Mind Games36:00 Rikishi and The Hardy Boyz vs. Val Venis and T&A38:00 Edge and Christian Hunker Down at the Bar40:00 The Godfather Confronts Right to Censor45:00 Kurt Angle Destroys The Undertaker's Motorcycle48:00 The APA Bar Brawl52:00 Main Event: The Rock Loses His Cool54:00 Running Down the Fully Loaded Card and OutroFollow Tales from The Attitude Era on all social mediahttp://youtube.com/@TFTAttitudeEra http://twitter.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://instagram.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://tiktok.com/@TFTAttitudeEra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former WWF writer Tommy Blacha and co-host Rob Pasbani rbreak down the July 17, 2000, episode of WWF RAW from the Pepsi Arena. We dive deep into arguably the most efficient (and longest!) opening segment in RAW history, featuring The Undertaker, Kane, Kurt Angle, and Triple H.Plus, we analyze The Rock's brutal backstage assault on Chris Benoit, Edge, and Christian, the shifting character of Val Venis, and Chris Jericho's desperate hunt for Triple H on the road to WWF Fully Loaded, this Sunday.Other major discussion points include:- Foley's Return: How the Hardcore Legend directed traffic for a massive 24-minute opener.- Main Event Madness: The Brothers of Destruction take on the fragile alliance of Triple H and Kurt Angle.- The Rise of Benoit: The Rock sells like a champ to put the "Rabid Wolverine" on the map.- Tazz is Back: The mood changes as Tazz sets his sights on Al Snow.00:00 – Intro and "Albany" vs "Al-bany" jokes03:45 – Addressing PMFG11 and the "House Show" booking philosophy07:20 – ECW Heat Wave 2000 and the XPW "shoot" incident in Los Angeles12:15 – The Jerry Lawler sound effect is taking over Rob's life15:30 – Segment 1: Mick Foley returns as Commissioner and the "USA" chant19:45 – The Undertaker demands Kurt Angle; Kane shows up with a "fixed" voice24:10 – The Rock interrupts and the Shane McMahon/Chris Benoit alliance27:50 – The Hardys vs. The Dudley Boyz31:15 – Lita takes the big ladder/table bump from Trish Stratus35:40 – The Godfather and the "RTC" (Right to Censor) debut with Steven Richards39:10 – Bull Buchanan joins the cause; discussing the "censorship" era42:55 – Triple H, Stephanie, and the Kurt Angle "hug"46:20 – T&A vs. The APA & The Rock49:35 – The Rock goes "unhinged" backstage and cleans house52:10 – Dean Malenko, Chyna, and Eddie Guerrero's romantic tension55:45 – Perry Saturn debuts the "Brainbuster to Tombstone" on the ramp58:30 – Main Event: The Undertaker & Kane vs. Triple H & Kurt Angle1:01:15 – Chris Jericho attacks; looking forward to Episode 100 and the Q&AFollow Tales from The Attitude Era on all social mediahttp://youtube.com/@TFTAttitudeEra http://twitter.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://instagram.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://tiktok.com/@TFTAttitudeEra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Steven & Leo watch CensorHassle us via text during the show!

Former WWF writer Tommy Blacha and co-host Rob Pasbani review a chaotic episode of SmackDown from Oakland, California. Vince McMahon is busy launching the Los Angeles Xtreme for the XFL, leaving the wrestlers to deliver a high-energy show for the WWE fans on the West Coast.The main event features a brutal No DQ match between Triple H and The Undertaker. Stephanie McMahon attempts to interfere, leading to a massive chokeslam tease before Triple H uses a steel chair to secure the win. Tommy Blacha provides backstage details on the addition of Michael Hayes to the writing team and the grueling travel schedule of the California loop.Other major discussion points include:- Steven Richards taking his Right to Censor crusade to the next level by stealing tables from The Dudley Boyz.- Steve Blackman showcasing his lethal martial arts skills by destroying Crash to retain the Hardcore Championship.- Chris Benoit defeating Eddie Guerrero and Chyna in a handicap match with an assist from Shane McMahon.- The Rock making an explosive run-in to save Eddie Guerrero and Chyna from a post-match beatdown.- Rikishi and Too Cool battling Val Venis and T&A in a six-man tag team match.0:00 Intro 1:25 Welcome to Oakland and the Bay Area3:15 The Los Angeles Xtreme XFL Press Conference6:30 Mick Foley's Absence and Main Event Announcement8:45 Match 1: Too Cool & Rikishi vs. T&A & Val Venis12:10 Triple H Addresses the DX Attack on Chris Jericho14:20 Kurt Angle's Hug and Triple H's Reaction16:45 Match 2: Kane vs. Kurt Angle20:15 Match 3: Steve Blackman vs. Crash for the Hardcore Championship23:40 Match 4: Kaientai vs. Chaz & D-Lo Brown25:30 Match 5: Bradshaw vs. Gangrel28:00 Match 6: The Dudley Boyz vs. Edge & Christian31:15 Steven Richards Steals the Tables35:40 Match 7: Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero & Chyna39:00 The Rock Makes the Save!42:15 Backstage News: Michael Hayes and the WWF Writing Staff46:50 Main Event: The Undertaker vs. Triple H in a No DQ Match51:20 OutroFollow Tales from The Attitude Era on all social mediahttp://youtube.com/@TFTAttitudeEra http://twitter.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://instagram.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://tiktok.com/@TFTAttitudeEra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former WWF writer Tommy Blacha and co-host Rob Pasbani take a trip to the "Shark Tank" in San Jose for a chaotic July 10, 2000, episode of Monday Night Raw. With Commissioner Mick Foley away on promotional duties in Asia, Degeneration X attempts to regain total control of the show. Meanwhile, one of the most hilariously disrespectful segments in Attitude Era history unfolds as Kurt Angle presents the Undertaker with an "energy-efficient" Vespa scooter.We break down the high-stakes main event between The Rock and Chris Benoit, which features a "Montreal-style" screwjob finish involving guest referee Shane McMahon. Tommy Blacha pulls back the curtain on the "mercurial mood" of Vince McMahon during the XFL expansion and the logistical nightmare of the California loop. We also discuss the infamous Bash at the Beach 2000 incident that occurred the night before, analyzing the Vince Russo vs. Hulk Hogan shoot and its impact on the wrestling world.Other major discussion points include:- The Undertaker's hallway biker entrance and his rejection of the "gift" from Kurt Angle.- The Right to Censor officially shutting down matches and "protecting" Trish Stratus with towels.- Triple H's "gym clothes" match against X-Pac and the brutal sledgehammer beatdown of Chris Jericho.- Edge & Christian defending the tag titles against The Acolytes in a match filled with ring-bell shenanigans.- The "West Coast Slog": Why fly-away shows often led to last-minute booking chaos.0:00 - Intro1:46 - Vince McMahon's hands-on management style off-camera5:32 - The XFL Hype9:10 - BASH AT THE BEACH 2000: Russo vs. Hogan and the screwjob15:40 - Missing Foley: Why the show reverted to heel dominance17:30 - Lita vs. Trish Stratus: The "Street Clothes" Street Fight19:10 - Shane McMahon & Chris Benoit: The "Just Friends" alliance21:50 - The dark side of Benoit's promos in retrospect23:05 - Mick Foley's "Google Earth" travel graphics23:25 - Match 1: Too Cool vs. T&A vs. The Hardys25:00 - Tazz's "out of the cage" run-ins and status with the writers26:45 - Chris Jericho's attacked by Road Dogg28:00 - THE VESPA INCIDENT: Kurt Angle's gift to the Undertaker31:30 - Match 2: Kane vs. Rikishi vs. Val Venis (IC Title)35:00 - Triple H's trap for Jericho: "The Hunter" vs. "The Game"38:30 - Match 3: Edge vs. Bradshaw (Stan Hansen level Lariats)41:40 - Match 4: Lita vs. Trish Stratus (The top-off ending)43:55 - RIGHT TO CENSOR: Steven Richards declares the contest over48:30 - Match 5: Triple H vs. X-Pac (The DX betrayal)50:30 - Sledgehammer Beatdown: Jericho's Crimson Mask53:15 - Backstage: Chyna's "Small Ice Pack" dig at Benoit55:50 - Triple H's suggestion for the STD: Standing Torture Device57:10 - Main Event: The Rock vs. Chris Benoit 1:00:30 - The Shane McMahon Ref shirt reveal and Screwjob finish1:03:00 - Fly on the wall: Tommy's dream to be at NWO Sold Out1:05:35 - OutroFollow Tales from The Attitude Era on all social mediahttp://youtube.com/@TFTAttitudeEra http://twitter.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://instagram.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://tiktok.com/@TFTAttitudeEra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liz and Sarah have decided to confront their inner censors! One way to free their minds? Natalie’s Goldberg’s daily ten minute writing practice. In Take A Hike, Liz explains why her recent visit to New York City made her realize everyone should take a solo trip — even if it’s just a day trip. In Take Two, they revisit the subject of Verticals. There are many opinions! This week’s Hollywood Hack is a mind shift that’s good for the environment and not accumulating clutter: Add the word “refuse” to “reduce, reuse, recycle.” Finally, Sarah recommends So Far Gone by Jess Walter. Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Get in touch on Threads: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Sign up for Liz & Sarah’s free weekly Substack newsletter at https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com and Sarah’s Chickening Out Substack at https://happierinhollywood.substack.com. They’ll come right to your inbox! Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, andSide Hustle School . If you liked this episode, ’S please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS: Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg: https://amzn.to/4bgt9lC Writing Down the Bones: 60 Cards to Free the Writer Within https://amzn.to/419Zvby Nome Schoolhouse: https://nomeschoolhouse.com/ So Far Gone by Jess Walter: https://amzn.to/4sOVp4GSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former WWF writer Tommy Blacha and co-host Rob Pasbani are in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to recap a night of massive upsets and "soft reboots." The episode is headlined by a shocker as the Brooklyn Brawler pins Triple H in a handicap match after Chris Jericho provides a timely distraction.We break down the scary, legitimate injury sustained by Hardcore Holly during a stiff match with Kurt Angle, where a chaotic moonsault resulted in a broken arm for the "Big Shot." Tommy Blacha provides the backstage scoop on Taz's "doghouse" status with management, the real-life logistics of the XFL launch, and why Vince McMahon reneged on his promise to give Mick Foley six months off. We also discuss the debut of the "Conchierto" and the emergence of Steven Richards as the moral authority of the Right to Censor.Other major discussion points include:- The Rock's Hollywood absence and his world premiere of "It Doesn't Matter" on TRL.- Kurt Angle's hilarious and accidental "milk" assault on the Undertaker's motorcycle.- Val Venis shocking Rikishi to capture the Intercontinental Championship.- Steve Blackman reclaiming his killer instinct (and the Hardcore Title) with a nunchuck assault.- Tommy Blacha shares his original pitch for a "Split Belt" gimmick for the women's division.Don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hit the notification bell!Follow Tales from the Attitude Era: Email: tftattitudera@gmail.com Instagram/TikTok/X: @TFTattitudeera0:00 - Intro 4:12 - Vince McMahon: The "Madman" at the helm5:32 - THE XFL HYPE12:16 - Bill Clinton and the 2000 political backdrop13:58 - Match 1: Chris Jericho vs. Kurt Angle (Stephanie intervene)18:46 - Kurt Angle sprays milk on Undertaker's bike21:50 - Why Foley returned from retirement early24:16 - Foley and Benoit Promo27:30 - Backstage: Triple H finds Angle's milk disaster28:46 - Match 2: The Dudley Boyz vs. Lo-Down (Chaz & D-Lo Brown)31:32 - Match 3: Dean Malenko vs. Ivory & Jacqueline (Handicap Match)33:20 - THE BELT SPLIT GIMMICK: Tommy's original pitch for the ladies36:06 - Match 4: Rikishi vs. Val Venis (Intercontinental Title Change)38:39 - Match 5: Steve Blackman vs. Big Boss Man (Hardcore Title)39:39 - Match 6: Undertaker & Kane vs. T&A (The Double Big Boot)40:32 - Who has the best Big Boot of all time? (The Bruiser Brody debate)41:52 - Match 7: Triple H vs. Kai En Tai & Brooklyn Brawler43:26 - THE UPSET: Brooklyn Brawler pins Triple H!45:25 - Jericho steals Triple H's limo to South Beach47:12 - Main Event: The Rock, Eddie & Chyna vs. Benoit, Edge & Christian50:38 - Sunday Night Heat: Al Snow vs. Essa Rios53:02 - Outro / Paul Bearer-Lawler impressionsFollow Tales from The Attitude Era on all social mediahttp://youtube.com/@TFTAttitudeEra http://twitter.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://instagram.com/TFTAttitudeErahttp://tiktok.com/@TFTAttitudeEra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The scary (Dystopia)Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months—for all white-collar work to be automated by AIAI Will Destroy Millions of White Collars Jobs in the Coming Months, Andrew Yang Warns, Driving Surge of Personal BankruptciesRing cancels Flock deal after dystopian Super Bowl ad prompts mass outrageAmazon and Flock Safety have ended a partnership that would've given law enforcement access to a vast web of Ring cameras. The decision came after Amazon faced substantial backlash for airing a Super Bowl ad that was meant to be warm and fuzzy, but instead came across as disturbing and dystopian.Ring's Founder Knows You Hated That Super Bowl Ad. Since the commercial aired, Jamie Siminoff has been trying to quell an outcry over privacy concerns with his doorbell cameras.Platforms bend over backward to help DHS censor ICE critics, advocates say MMAnthropic is clashing with the Pentagon over AI useAnthropic's relationship with the Department of Defense is “under review” as the two sides negotiate over how the company's AI models can be used.The startup wants assurance that its models will not be used for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance.The DOD wants to use Anthropic's models “for all lawful use cases” without limitationDavid Sacks, the venture capitalist serving as the administration's AI and crypto czar, has accused Anthropic of supporting “woke AI” because of its stance on regulation.Our Big Data OverlordsMeta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. AgendaMark Zuckerberg faces jury in landmark trial over alleged youth harm linked to social mediaThe lawsuit, K.G.M. v. Meta Platforms, Inc., et al., was filed by a 20-year-old California woman identified by her initials. She alleges that Meta and other tech companies deliberately engineered their platforms to hook young users, contributing to her depression and suicidal thoughts, and seeks to hold them accountable.Regarding Instagram's enforcement efforts, plaintiffs asked whether Meta removed all 4 million under-13 users the company had identified on the platform in 2018. Zuckerberg responded that while the company did not remove all of them, it had implemented tools to detect and address underage accounts and was working to improve those systems.According to reports, Zuckerberg has not directly answered the central question of the case: whether Instagram is addictive. The plaintiff's attorney, Mark Lanier, asked if people tend to use something more if it's addictive. “I'm not sure what to say to that,” Zuckerberg said. “I don't think that applies here.”He said he believes in the “basic assumption” that “if something is valuable, people will use it more because it's useful to them.”When he was asked about his compensation, Zuckerberg said he has pledged to give “almost all” of his money to charity, focusing on scientific research. Lanier asked him how much money he has pledged to victims impacted by social media, to which Zuckerberg replied, “I disagree with the characterization of your question.”Zuckerberg's courthouse entourage showed up in Meta Ray-BansMeta Adding Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses That Identifies People in Real Time, Hoping the Public Is Too Distracted by Political Turmoil to Care MMApple sued by West Virginia for alleged failure to stop child sexual abuse material on iCloud, iOS devicesSpaceX said to weigh dual-class IPO shares to empower MuskMacron Blasts Social Media's Free Speech Defense as ‘Bullshit'The stupid (ESG edition)Goldman Sachs to Drop D.E.I. Criteria for Board Members MMThe move would be the Wall Street firm's latest retreat from diversity mandates that its chief executive, David Solomon, had once made a priority.The decision is a result of a deal that Goldman struck with the National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative nonprofit group that has been pressuring numerous companies to drop diversity, equity and inclusion mandates, the people said.As part of its agreement with Goldman, the National Legal and Policy Center, which has a small investment in the bank, withdrew a shareholder proposal demanding that diversity criteria for the board be dropped.In March 2019, Mr. Solomon, his top deputy John Waldron and the firm's chief financial officer at the time, Stephen M. Scherr, declared diversity and inclusion “a top priority.”“When we unite around a common goal, we make progress together,” the men wrote in an email to the staff. They said they would “improve each year” toward goals that included a new recruiting class comprising “50 percent women, 11 percent Black professionals and 14 percent Hispanic/Latino professionals in the Americas, and 9 percent Black professionals in the U.K.”The next year, Mr. Solomon said Goldman would no longer take a company public in the United States or Europe unless it had at least one “diverse” board member. By 2021, a company would need at least two diverse board members in order for Goldman to agree to work on its initial public offering.Inspire Investing CEO: Nike's DEI Is A Legal Liability, Shareholders Coming For AnswersNike's DEI fight is no longer just a social media "culture war" argument. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is investigating Nike over allegations the company's DEI practices discriminated against white employees and job applicants.Robert Netzly, CEO of Inspire Investing: "Discrimination, whether it's black people or white people, gay people or straight people, is discrimination."Robert Netzly is a globally recognized authority in the Biblically Responsible Investing (BRI) movement, author of the book "Biblically Responsible Investing: On Wall Street As It Is In Heaven." Robert holds a B.S. degree in Liberal Studies from an online university. This article was from OutKick, which aims to expose the destructive nature of "woke" activism and is the antidote to the mainstream sports media that often serves an elite, left-leaning minority instead of the American sports fan. OutKick is owned by Fox Sports' parent company Fox CorporationFederal agency sues Coca-Cola bottler over work event that excluded menA Coca-Cola distributor and bottler is being sued for alleged sexual discrimination over a corporate networking event that excluded men, announced the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which filed the lawsuitAccording to the EEOC's lawsuit, in September 2024, Bedford, N.H.-headquartered Coca-Cola Northeast held a two-day employer-sponsored trip and networking event at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort in Connecticut. Coca-Cola Northeast privately invited female employees and then excused the female employees who attended the event from their normal work duties on Sept. 10 and 11, 2024, and paid them their normal salary or wages without requiring them to use vacation or other paid time off. Coca-Cola Northeast did not invite any male employees to the event.Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public healthUS President Donald Trump has reversed a key Obama-era scientific ruling that underpins all federal actions on curbing planet-warming gases.The so-called 2009 "endangerment finding" concluded that a range of greenhouse gases were a threat to public health. It's become the legal bedrock of federal efforts to rein in emissions, especially in vehicles.Bill Maher Eviscerates Donald Trump Over ‘Biggest Dick Move in American History'The boring (ESG edition)Starbucks' investor group urges shareholders to replace directors over labor rowStarbucks faced fresh pressure on Wednesday from a coalition of investors including public-sector pension funds that urged shareholders ‌to vote against the reelection of two directors, citing persistent failure ‌to manage labor relations.The move against Starbucks' lead independent director, Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, and Beth ​Ford, chair of the board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, comes as the company is locked in a prolonged effort to reach a collective agreement with its unionized baristas.Companies are cycling through CEOs—and replacing them with first-timers MMSome 168 new CEOs were appointed in 2025, the highest total since 2010. The defining shift was who got the job. Among incoming CEOs, 84% were serving in their first enterprise CEO role, reversing a multi-year tilt toward leaders with prior public-company experience.As recently as 2024, more than one in five new CEOs had already led a public company. That share fell sharply in 2025. Of the 140 first-time CEOs appointed, 116 had no prior enterprise CEO experience. Two-thirds had never served on a public company board, meaning many are stepping into the role without prior exposure to shareholder oversight or public company governance.CEO hopefuls have a new rival for the top job: their own board directorsAppointing board directors as CEOs was once a “break glass in case of emergency” strategy reserved for scandal, illness, or sudden resignation. While it remains a minority path compared with traditional internal promotions, it is no longer an anomaly.New data from Spencer Stuart highlights the shift. Of the 168 new S&P 1500 chief executives appointed in 2025, the highest annual total since 2010, 19 were drawn from their own company boards, the most since 2020. Spencer Stuart classifies directors as outsiders because they lack day-to-day operating responsibility. Even so, more boards are turning to them.Wall Street banks are paying their CEOs like it's 2006 againMorgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick's pay rises 32% to $45mlnBank of America Lifts Moynihan's Pay 17% to $41 Million for 2025Barclays Ceo Pay Hike: Barclays lifts CEO Venkatakrishnan's pay to over £15 million as bonus pool risesCitigroup bumps CEO Jane Fraser's pay to record $59mBro Culture (The Epstein Edition)Thomas Pritzker, Named in Epstein Files, Retires as Hyatt Executive ChairmanTom Pritzker Retires as Executive Chairman of Hyatt After 22 Years of Service and Will Not Stand for Reelection to Board of DirectorsThe Board has appointed Mark S. Hoplamazian, Hyatt's President and Chief Executive Officer, to succeed Mr. Pritzker as Chairman of the Board“Tom's leadership has been instrumental in shaping Hyatt's strategy and long-term growth, and we thank him for his service and dedication to Hyatt,” said Richard Tuttle, Chair of the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. “The Board has engaged in thoughtful succession planning, and we are confident that Mark's deep knowledge of Hyatt's business, strong relationships with owners and colleagues, and proven track record as CEO of nearly two decades positions him well to serve as Chairman and continue driving Hyatt's long-term success.”In a letter to the Hyatt Hotels' Board of Directors, Tom Pritzker wrote, “My job and responsibility is to provide good stewardship. That is important to me. Good stewardship includes ensuring a proper transition at Hyatt. Following discussions with my fellow Board members, I have decided, after serving as Executive Chairman since 2004, and with the company in a strong position, that now is the right time for me to retire from Hyatt. Good stewardship also means protecting Hyatt, particularly in the context of my association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, which I deeply regret. I exercised terrible judgment in maintaining contact with them, and there is no excuse for failing to distance myself sooner. I condemn the actions and the harm caused by Epstein and Maxwell, and I feel deep sorrow for the pain they inflicted on their victims.”Dubai's DP World replaces CEO after Epstein links emergeDubai's DP World announced Essa Kazim was the new chairman of its board of directors and Yuvraj Narayan was its new group chief executive officer, replacing Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem.Sulayem had been the CEO of Dubai's largest port operator since 2016 and chairman since 2007.DOJ records showed years of exchanges with Epstein, but Sulayem has not been accused of any criminal wrongdoing.Casey Wasserman to sell talent agency following Jefferey Epstein controversyCasey Wasserman has confirmed that he has started the process of selling his talent agency after it was uncovered that he had ties with Jefferey Epstein. The announcement comes as artists began to leave the agency after it was uncovered that the Wasserman CEO had extensive ties with Jeffrey Epstein and had sent flirtatious emails to Ghislaine Maxwell. Despite denying that he had any personal or business ties with either, Wasserman sent an apology to the 4,000 employees who work at his sports marketing and talent agency, confirming that he would be stepping down from the company. He said: “I'm deeply sorry that my past personal mistakes have caused you so much discomfort […] It's not fair to you, and it's not fair to the clients and partners we represent so vigorously and care so deeply about.”Former Victoria's Secret CEO Les Wexner testifies in House Epstein investigationThe billionaire behind the retail empire that once blanketed shopping malls with names such as Victoria's Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch told members of Congress on Wednesday that he was “duped by a world-class con man” — close financial adviser Jeffrey Epstein. Les Wexner also denied knowing about the late sex offender's crimes or participating in Epstein's abuse of girls and young women.“I was naive, foolish, and gullible to put any trust in Jeffrey Epstein. He was a con man. And while I was conned, I have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide.”Wexner described himself to the lawmakers as a philanthropist, community builder and grandfather who always strove “to live my life in an ethical manner in line with my moral compass,” according to the statement.Top Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign over Epstein linksThe latest Justice Department release revealed a trove of communication between the two, including about potential jobs, her romantic life and gifts Epstein had given her. (She called him “sweetie” and “Uncle Jeffrey.”)Goldman's CEO David Solomon says he 'reluctantly' let top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler go after Epstein fallout MMKing Charles' brother Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconductWhite House Shrugs Off Lutnick's Epstein TiesCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has acknowledged traveling to Jeffrey Epstein's island and meeting him on another occasion.Elon's bro quits Burning Man board amid outrage over Epstein connectionBlowhard IndexSalesforce cofounder 'not OK' with Benioff's ICE crack: 'Marc made a very bad joke.'The comments occurred during a keynote address at the company's annual internal "Company Kickoff" (CKO) event in Las Vegas, sparking a significant backlash from employees and leadership alike.During the keynote, Benioff reportedly asked employees who had traveled to the event from outside the United States to stand up for recognition. Once they were standing, he made a "joke" to the effect of: "Thank you! Just so the ICE agents [in the building] know [who you are]."He reportedly made a follow-up "callback" later in the presentation, suggesting that ICE agents were also monitoring those who hadn't yet used a specific new Slackbot tool.And another joke about ICE surveilling employee travel: when there are literally employees afraid to travel for work due to current situationSalesforce famously promotes a culture of "Ohana" (family) and equality.Parker Harris (Cofounder): In a follow-up meeting, Harris reportedly called the jokes a "violation of the Code of Conduct" and even noted they could be considered a "fireable offense" for a typical employee.Rob Seaman (Slack GM): The head of the Salesforce-owned platform Slack sent a memo to staff stating he "cannot defend or explain" the jokes and that they did not align with his values.Salesforce employees call on CEO Benioff to cancel ICE ‘opportunities'Elon Musk says Anthropic's philosopher has no stake in the future because she doesn't have kidsPalantir, Which Is Powering ICE, Says Immigration Crackdown May Hurt Hiring MMFrom 10-K filed 2 days ago: “if we are not able to recruit, hire, or retain the talent we need because of increased regulation of immigration or work visas … it could be more difficult to staff our personnel on customer engagements and could increase our costs … Additionally, laws and regulations, such as restrictive immigration laws, may limit our ability to recruit outside of the United States ... If we fail to attract new personnel or to retain our current personnel, our business and operations could be harmed.”

The UK blocks U.S. use of Diego Garcia. A British operative fights in federal court to keep a censorship nonprofit running in New York. Democrats scramble to stop ballot reviews in Georgia. And Chuck Schumer moves to elevate the Pride flag alongside Old Glory. Tara connects the dots in an episode about sovereignty, speech, and power.

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