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Kamala Harris's lead pollster, David Binder, sits down with Dan Pfeiffer to explain how the the campaign is looking at undecided voters, Harris's gains with Republican women, and why Gen Z men are in the spotlight. Then, The Atlantic's Ron Brownstein dives into the big demographic shifts defining 2024, from widening gender gaps to key trends in swing states. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest Republican presidential candidate to drop out, a victim of bad poll numbers that show him far behind Donald Trump. Why do polls carry so much weight? And how do they shape voters' impressions of candidates? Scott talks with veteran pollster David Binder about the science of polling and the art of telling good ones from bad ones. 

We only retain one-eighth of what we hear, long term. In 1957, researchers found that listeners only remembered about half of what they'd heard immediately after someone finished talking. According to HBR, there are three types of listening:Internal listeningFocused listening360 listeningRelated episodes:"3 Speaking Tips: Difference Between Tone, Pitch, and Inflection with David Binder". 4/19/2022 episode"The 7-38-55 Rule for Better First Impressions" - Nearly 40% of a person's attitude is conveyed vocally thru tone and inflection. 4/14/2022 episodeMy favorite podcast tools:Riverside: record an audio or video podcast: https://emilybinder.com/riversideDescript: easily edit audio or video like a Word doc. https://emilybinder.com/descriptThinkersOne Videos: Order a short greeting (like a Cameo), a Zoom drop-in, or a keynote: emilybinder.com/thinkersoneSubscribe free: emilybinder.com/podcastBook a coaching session: emilybinder.com/callFollow & connect:My website | Beetle Moment Marketing | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | YouTube | Get email updates Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hidden hands make you look less trustworthy. Here are some tips for showing your hands to signal trustworthiness on video, Zoom, or when presenting. We're evolutionarily wired to distrust someone when we can't see their hands. If you missed it: how you can improve first impressions by mastering your tone of voice (part of body language) in this episode: 3 Speaking Tips- Difference Between Pitch, Tone and Inflection with David Binder from April 19, 2022.Listen for a 10% off promo code to book a consultation with me at emilybinder.com/callThe 7-38-55 rule indicates that only 7% of all communication is done through verbal communication (the actual words), whereas the nonverbal component of our daily communication, such as tonality of voice and body language, make up 38% and 55% respectively.Vanessa Van Edwards gives great presentation tips on YouTube: 7 Powerful Hand Gestures You Should Be Using See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this special episode, my brother explains the difference between tone, pitch, and inflection to help you improve your voice. In 2017, Yale did a study that confirmed that your voice can change your life. They found that what makes you believe someone, like someone, and trust someone is the sound of their voice. Last episode we talked about the 7-38-55 rule (listen here): only 7% of all communication is done through verbal communication (the words), whereas the nonverbal component, such as tonality of our voice and body language, comprise 38% and 55% respectively.Three tips to improve your voice:Speak on the exhale, not the inhaleFind your maximum resonance point (Vanessa Van Edwards video here)Speak at a moderately fast pace (195 words per minute) - slow talkers are perceived as less intelligent and credible (around 100 WPM)About the guest:David Binder joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as Second Trombone in September 2015 and also regularly performs with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Grand Teton Music Festival, the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, and Music of the Baroque (Chicago). He previously served as Co-Principal Trombone of the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki, Finland for three seasons. Since 2020, David is the founder and chief audio engineer Prestige Recording Services, a professional audio and video recording production company. More at davidbinder.net.Subscribe free / rate and review this podcast: https://emilybinder.com/flash-briefing/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Binder joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as Second Trombone in September 2015. He previously served as Co-Principal Trombone of the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki, Finland for three seasons and currently performs with the Grand Teton Music Festival during summers. He has also performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, Music of the Baroque (Chicago), the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Tapiola (Finland) Sinfonietta. As a soloist, David has performed recitals in Finland, Switzerland, and across the US; and has won solo competitions at the American Trombone Workshop, International Trombone Festival, and International Women’s Brass Conference.David received a 2018 Kresge Artist Fellowship, awarded by Kresge Arts in Detroit, a program of The Kresge Foundation. The Fellowship is awarded in recognition of a demonstrated track record of artistic achievement and high quality work, and the potential to reflect, enhance, or impact communities within metropolitan Detroit. During the Fellowship year, David performed recitals of contemporary works for solo trombone and chamber ensemble.A Chicago native, he completed his Bachelor’s degree with Brass Department Honors at Northwestern University, studying with Michael Mulcahy, Peter Ellefson, Timothy Higgins, and Randall Hawes. While at Northwestern, he was also a regular member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and studied additionally with Jay Friedman. During his time in Europe, David travelled extensively to study with prominent trombonists on the continent, including Ian Bousfield and Jamie Williams.David has quickly become sought after as a teacher, presenting masterclasses at Northwestern University, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Indiana University. In Detroit he maintains a private studio and is heavily involved in the DSO Civic Youth Ensembles program, leading rehearsals and sectionals for low brass students.Support the show (https://thatsnotspit.com/support/)

Nick and Sebastian talk to David Binder, second trombonist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra about audition preparation, banjo-pickin', and why Northwestern trombonists are so handsome. tromboneretreat.comHosted by Sebastian Vera - @js.vera (instagram) @sebastianvera (twitter) and Nick Schwartz - @basstrombone444 (instagram)Produced and edited by Sebastian VeraMusic: Firehorse: Mvt 1 - Trot by Steven Verhelst performed live by Brian Santero, Sebastian Vera and Nick SchwartzCobra Mustang sounds: https://freesound.org/people/mainswor/sounds/186556/

Let's talk about earth-shattering theatre, with dinner on stage. David Binder, The National Theatre, Patrick Myles, David Luff, Ros Povey & Lee Menzies present, a Lee Hall play, based on a Paddy Chayefsky screenplay, directed by Ivo van Hove. With Bryan Cranston (Howard Beale), Tony Goldwyn (Max Schumacher), Tatiana Maslany (Diana Christensen), Joshua Boone (Frank Hackett), Alyssa Bresnahan (Louise Schumacher), Ron Canada (Edward Ruddy), Julian Elijah Martinez (Harry Hunter), Frank Wood (Nelson Chaney), Nick Wyman (Arthur Jensen), Barzin Akhavan (Jack Snowden/Warm-up guy), Jason Babinsky (Floor Manager), Camila Canó-Flaviá (Secretary), Eric Chayefsky (ELA Member), Gina Daniels (Technician), Nicholas Guest (Technician), Joe Paulik (Technician), Susannah Perkins (Barbara Schlesinger), Victoria Sendra (Camera Person 2), Henry Stram (Continuity Announcer), Bill Timoney (Director), Joseph Varga (Camera Person 1), Nicole Villamil (Sheila) and Jeena Yi (Technician). http://go.otwp.uk/s01e14-network https://networkbroadway.com https://miawg.uk/NETWORK2017gbs All thoughts and opinions expressed on this show are solely those of the individual expressing them at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the official position of The Good, the Bad and the Just Plain Standard, Milk In A Wineglass & Hicks Entertainment. I, Yann Sicamois - sound in body and mind - shall never apologize to an angry mob under any circumstances. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/on-the-wooden-path/message

Gavin Newsom lays out a revised state budget, and Marisa and Scott discuss the governor's break with Attorney General Xavier Becerra over the release of police misconduct records. Then, pollster David Binder joins to talk about polling vs. focus groups, early indications of Trump's electoral success, the myth of voters in the 'middle,' and the 2020 Democratic primary.

  The National Endowment for Democracy is a private foundation - that receives millions of our tax dollars - that pays groups to work to change the governments of other countries. In this episode, hear highlights from a hearing during which the president of this creepy organization and the presidents of two organizations that it funds - which are controlled entirely by members of the Republican and Democratic parties - will give you some insight into what kind of work they are doing manipulating information and interfering in elections in other countries around the world. 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Full Hearing Transcript Watch on YouTube Witnesses: Carl Gershman: National Endowment for Democracy: President Daniel Twining: International Republican Institute: President Kenneth Wollack: National Democratic Institute: President Timestamps & Transcripts 15:35 Representative Edward Royce (CA): At home, we must maintain the decades-old bipartisan consensus that democracy is a core element of U.S. foreign policy. That is why it’s important to have the National Endowment for Democracy, the International Republican Institute, and the National Democratic Institute here today, and that’s why it’s important that Congress continues to adequately fund these institutions.   24:30 Representative Edward Royce (CA): I’m pleased to welcome our distinguished guests here on the panel, including Mr. Carl Gershman, who has served as president of the National Endowment for Democracy since its founding in 1984. He’s a long-time friend of this committee. He’s respected worldwide for his work, especially in his efforts to help peaceably end the Cold War and transition countries from behind the Iron Curtain to democracy, and he’s done this through nongovernmental action. Before his time at NED, he was the senior counselor to the United States representative to the United Nations, where he worked on international human rights issues.   25:21 Representative Edward Royce (CA): Mr. Daniel Twining is the president of the International Republican Institute, and previously he served as the counselor and director of the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He also worked here in Congress. He worked here as a foreign policy advisor to Senator John McCain.   25:45 Representative Edward Royce (CA): And we have Mr. Kenneth Wollack. He is president of the National Democratic Institute, and he has co-edited the Middle East Policy Survey and written regularly on foreign affairs for the Los Angeles Times.   27:26 Carl Gershman: I’d call your attention, for example, to some recent events, among them the remarkable democratic transition in Gambia; the fall of the corrupt Zuma government in South Africa; the stunning victory of democracy in Malaysia, and the freeing of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim; the equally stunning triumph of democracy in Armenia; and the successful local elections in Tunisia that are, in my view, a decisive step forward in the Arab world’s first democracy. These are just a few of the examples that I could give of recent democratic advances. There is Slovakia, interesting developments in Ethiopia. Even in a country like Uzbekistan, we can see some glimmerings of some opening.   31:07 Carl Gershman: Other examples include the support that NED has given in Ukraine to the Anti-Corruption Action Center that has tirelessly led the campaign for the establishment of an independent anti-corruption court. And I’m pleased to report that just last week the Ukrainian parliament at long last approved legislation to create such a court.   37:25 Daniel Twining: In Europe, the Kremlin is deploying a sophisticated information-warfare campaign to undermine democratic institutions, erode citizen trust in democracy, and wedge apart the transatlantic alliance. This form of warfare is particularly insidious—this political warfare—because it uses core features of democracy against us—exploiting our free media, manipulating false information, undermining confidence in electoral systems. IRI’s Beacon Project is engaged in a big line of work to leverage our relationships for European political parties and civil-societies groups to track Russian misinformation, including in many local languages, and then to coordinate political responses to that.   31:46 Carl Gershman: The last example is the nonpartisan training conducted by four NGOs in Tunisia of new candidates who participated in last month’s local elections. Of the 235 individuals who were trained, 112 won seats, and 25 were at the heads of their electoral lists.   41:46 Kenneth Wollack: Authoritarian regimes are using digital tools to advance their interests, including electoral espionage and the dissemination of disinformation, to skew electoral outcomes, disrupt democratic discourse, discredit democratic institutions, and fuel ethnic and social divisions. NDI has responded by providing cybersecurity support; assisting efforts of civic, media, and political groups to detect, expose, and combat this information; and conducting new types of public-opinion research to identify populations that are most susceptible to Russian disinformation and develop messages that can build resilience. In cooperation with IRI and NED, NDI is helping to launch a new effort with democracy groups, civil-society organizations, civic-tech partners, political parties, and a global network of four million citizen election monitors to interact more regularly with the technology companies.   44:23 Kenneth Wollack: Ukrainians can point to concrete achievements in recent years. These include the emergence of new political parties that have national reach and are focused on citizens they represent rather than on oligarchs who would finance them. Brought together by NDI in partnership with the European Parliament, party factions in the Rada are overcoming deep fragmentation to agree on procedures that will make it easier to build consensus around reforms. In NDI programs alone, more than 45,000 citizens have engaged directly in the national reform process and reaching more than 1.3 million citizens through the media.   45:05 Kenneth Wollack: Another story of democratic resilience is unfolding in Syria. In northern Syria, citizen groups are prioritizing community needs, and local administrative councils are responding by providing critical services. Fifty NDI governance advisors are working each day in 34 locations to advise citizen groups and administrative councils, and bringing them together to solve problems.   49:19 Carl Gershman: But you’ve got to build a defense against it, and a lot of the groups that we helped stop fake news Ukraine and other groups like that are being able to identify fake information. We have a dialogue—a very ongoing dialogue—with the Internet companies to take down a lot of incitement, a lot of fake news. We’re connecting our grantees with the Internet companies. We have groups like Bellingcat, which is an investigative journalist group. They use open-source information. But they’ve identified the Russian general who provided the missile that shot down the Malaysian airliner.   51:30 Kenneth Wollack: But this a daily fight on the ground. Representative Edward Royce (CA): A social media fight? Wollack: Yes. To give you one example, the Democratic Party of Serbia, two weeks before the local elections, the Russians—presumably the Russians—had hacked their Facebook page, put horrible content on it. The hackers then contacted Facebook, told them to look at the site. Facebook immediately took down the Facebook page. Now, the party didn’t know who to contact. They had no contact with Facebook. They were able to contact us. Our office in Silicon Valley managed to reach the Facebook executives. They immediately took it down.   54:04 Representative Eliot Engel (NY): The budget proposal for fiscal year 2019 requested a $67 million for NED, which is a 60 percent cut from the amount which is $170 million that Congress has appropriated yearly since FY ’16.   54:59 Carl Gershman: I mean, there are, obviously, two fundamental problems with the OMB budget request for fiscal 2019: the amount and separating us from the four institutes. And both of these are devastating. I don’t even want to get into now what we would have to cut. They’re devastating—utterly devastating. It would virtually kill the whole program.   58:22 Daniel Twining: But in Malaysia, IRI’s been working with the opposition there since 2002. Malaysia was essentially a one-party majoritarian state. The ruling party had ruled since 1957. It had gerrymandered all the districts, given itself every advantage. But in this last election a month ago, the opposition won for the first time in 60-something years, and that was an example of playing the long game, right? We, the United States, supported a democratic opposition that is now in charge of this very strategic country right there on the front lines of the South China Sea, right there on the front lines of the Islamic world’s intersection with the rest of Asia, and that’s good for America.   1:09:12 Representative Gregory Meeks (NY): And Mr. Gershman, I’m a former board member at NED, so I’ve seen firsthand the work that you and your dedication and the bipartisan board of NED collectively working together to try to make sure that we have a better world for all of us.   1:12:20 Kenneth Wollack: Our engagement is not to spread falsehoods. It’s not to create fake news. It’s not to try to disrupt the process. It’s not to try to spur conflict in countries. What we’re trying to do is promote the principles, values, processes, and institutions that are enshrined in an intergovernmental organization. And our work is to try to help people engage in the political process.   1:16:34 Representative Dana Rohrabacher (CA):... did we or did we not involve ourselves heavily to undermine the democratically elected government of Yanukovych in Ukraine? And what did it bring us? It brought us turmoil and conflict—that if we’d have waited and let that government be elected, because of its flaws unelected, we would not be in this situation today where the world is more likely to go into conflict because of that. I don’t believe the Russians would’ve invaded Ukraine had we not arrogantly involved ourselves to overthrow that democratically elected government in Ukraine.   1:18:39 Representative Dana Rohrabacher (CA): So, I’ve had my say. I know I’m making everybody mad at me, but I had to say it.   1:25:59 Representative Brad Sherman (CA): And I want to turn our attention to Yerevan and Armenia. NED has allocated $1.3 million last year. Now we’ve seen a real move toward democracy. Are you going to do more, given the fluid situation there? Carl Gershman: Thank you very much for that question, Mr. Sherman. Yes. The answer is yes. Our board, which meets later this week, is making Armenia what we call a country eligible for contingency funds, which are funds set aside for new situations and, obviously, what’s happened in Armenia is very, very new. And we—I think there are several priorities that have to be addressed. There are going to be quick elections that have been called in Armenia, and those elections have to have integrity to them to give legitimacy to the current Pashinyan government. There is a parliament that oversees this, and government officials are really new to the governing game. The system has been controlled by a centralized authority for a number of years and so a lot of training is going to have to be necessary for some of the new government officials. And then, finally, there’s going to be a big information war, the kind of issue raised by Congressman Royce, and it is very essential in this period—and this is what the groups that we help are doing—is to get people reliable and independent information so they don’t make the judgments based upon the disinformation that is going to be promoted by the forces that have just been removed from power.   1:49:40 Representative Karen Bass (CA): Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I want to welcome my colleagues from NED and IRI and NDI. And I’m a member of the NED board, for my colleagues that are here on the committee, and I have to say the work that NED does around the world is really tremendous.   2:07:52 Representative Ted Poe (TX): Globally, what do you personally see is the number-one entity that is a threat to democracy worldwide? Is it China? Is it Russia? Is it North Korea? Is it ISIS? Is it Iran? Pick one. Pick the one you think is the threat. Carl Gershman: China. Rep. Poe: China. Gershman: China. Rep. Poe: Mr. Twining. Daniel Twining: China. Rep. Poe: Mr. Wollack. Kenneth Wollack: Russia. Rep. Poe: Russia. Russia and China.   2:35:00 Carl Gershman And I think it should not be forgotten: NED was created as an independent institution so that even when you have problems, whatever the problems are with the executive branch, our work continues consistently. And I think that was a brilliant idea, and it’s in the National Endowment for Democracy Act adopted by the Congress by Dante Fascell in 1983, and I think it was brilliant to give the NED that kind of independence so that we can go forward, regardless of what the policies of the executive branch are at any particular time.   2:47:46 Carl Gershman: I take pride in the fact that when we make grants to groups abroad, I take pride that it’s with American taxpayer money. We try to protect that money. We try to make sure that every single dollar is spent well. But I take pride in the fact that that’s a demonstration of the support coming from the American people. Sound Clip Sources News Interview: The Rules-Based International Order Created by the U.S. is Being Torn Apart by the U.S., CNN, June 10, 2018. 2:30 Sen. Diane Feinstein I mean we have helped support this whole Democratic Atlantic community and more or less forged it into a single entity. And I’ve been very proud of that as an American. Speech: Madeleine K. Albright Gives Keynote Remarks at 2018 Albright Luncheon, National Democratic Institute, YouTube, May 10, 2018. 10:50 Madeline Albright We are employing every tool at our disposal from the use of focus groups to the collection of more accurate data, to connections made through social media, to the design of election observer missions, to the drafting of model laws, to partnerships with regional bodies and the United Nations, to the mobilization of public opinion from around the equator and from pole to pole. Discussion: Foreign Affairs Issue Launch with Former Vice President Joe Biden, Council on Foreign Affairs, January 23, 2018. Speakers: Joe Biden Richard Haass - President of the Council on Foreign Relations Joe Biden: I’ll give you one concrete example. I was—not I, but it just happened to be that was the assignment I got. I got all the good ones. And so I got Ukraine. And I remember going over, convincing our team, our leaders to—convincing that we should be providing for loan guarantees. And I went over, I guess, the 12th, 13th time to Kiev. And I was supposed to announce that there was another billion-dollar loan guarantee. And I had gotten a commitment from Poroshenko and from Yatsenyuk that they would take action against the state prosecutor. And they didn’t. So they said they had—they were walking out to a press conference. I said, nah, I’m not going to—or, we’re not going to give you the billion dollars. They said, you have no authority. You’re not the president. The president said—I said, call him. (Laughter.) I said, I’m telling you, you’re not getting the billion dollars. I said, you’re not getting the billion. I’m going to be leaving here in, I think it was about six hours. I looked at them and said: I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money. Well, son of a bitch. (Laughter.) He got fired. And they put in place someone who was solid at the time. Hearing: Facebook, Google and Twitter Executives on Russian Election Interference, House Select Intelligence Committee, C-SPAN, November 1, 2017. Witnesses: Kent Walker Google Senior Vice President & General Counsel Colin Stretch Facebook Vice President & General Counsel Sean Edgett Twitter Acting General Counsel 59:39 Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL): I submit to you that your efforts have to be more than just about finding malicious and deceptive activity, that you have a responsibility—all of you have a responsibility—to make sure that we are not adding to the problem by not being as rigorous and as aggressive as we can in terms of vetting the content and in terms of making sure that we are being really dynamic in doing that.   1:57:39 Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA): RT, Russia Today, on your platform, has 2.2 million subscribers. Fox News, on your platform, has 740,000 subscribers. CNN has 2.3 million subscribers. The Intelligence Community assessment that was made public in January spoke about RT, and it said, “RT conducts strategic messaging for Russian government. It seeks to influence politics and fuel discontent in the United States.” So my question to you is, why have you not shut down RT on YouTube? Hearing: Facebook, Google and Twitter Executives on Russian Disinformation , Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, October 31, 2017. Witnesses Colin Stretch - Facebook Vice President and General Counsel  Sean Edgett - Twitter Acting General Counsel  Richard Salgado - Google Law Enforcement & Information Security Director 38:25 Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): And I gather that all of your companies have moved beyond any notion that your job is only to provide a platform and whatever goes across it is not your affair. Colin Stretch: Senator, our commitment to addressing this problem is unwavering. We take this very seriously and are committed to investing as necessary to prevent this from happening again. Absolutely. Whitehouse: Mr. Edgett? Sean Edgett: Absolutely agree with Mr. Stretch, and this type of activity just creates not only a bad user experience but distrust for the platform, so we are committed to working every single day to get better at solving this problem. Whitehouse: Mr. Salgado? Richard Salgado: That’s the same for Google. We take this very seriously. We’ve made changes, and we will continue to get better. Whitehouse: And ultimately, you are American companies, and threats to American election security and threats to American peace and order are things that concern you greatly, correct? Stretch: That is certainly correct. Edgett: Agree. Salgado: That’s right.   Hearing: Subcommittee Hearing - The Collapse of the Rule of Law in Venezuela, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, July 19, 2017. Witness Luis Almagro Secretary General of the Organization of American States 07:15 Senator Marco Rubio: I also know this, and I do not speak for the president, but I’ve certainly spoken to the president, and I will only reiterate what he has already said, and I’ve been saying this now for a number of days: it is my—I have 100% confidence that if democracy is destroyed once and for all in Venezuela on the 30th in terms of the Maduro regime, the president of the U.S. is prepared to act unilaterally in a significant and swift way. And that is not a threat; that is the reporting of the truth. Confirmation Hearing: Defense Secretary Nominee General James Mattis Says Russia is Trying to Break NATO, US Senate, C-SPAN, January 12, 2017. John McCain: For seven decades, the United States has played a unique role in the world. We’ve not only put America first, but we’ve done so by maintaining and advancing a world order that has expanded security, prosperity, and freedom. This has required our alliances, our trade, our diplomacy, our values, but most of all, our military for when would-be aggressors aspire to threaten world order. Hearing: U.S. Strategy Against ISIS, Senate Armed Services Committee, C-SPAN, December 9, 2015. 2:28:14 Sen. Lindsey Graham Here’s what I’ve done. I make an offer to our president that I believe this war is going to go on for a long time after his presidency; I believe that they’re going to go wherever they can on the planet and that we should stop them wherever necessary; and when it comes to means, we should not limit this commander in chief or any other commander in chief when it comes to means. Speech: Gov. Howard Dean - DemTools 2.0 Launch, NDI's DemTools Launch Event, December 9, 2015. 9:55 Howard Dean I’m incredibly proud to be a member of the board of NDI, which is an incredibly sophisticated organization that does not shrink from bringing democracy to any corner of the Earth, including some we’re not allowed in. We get there anyway. Speech: Sen. Tom Cotton Says US Should Shoot Down Russian Planes Over Syria, YouTube, October 1, 2015. Conference: Is the United States at a Crossroads? Domestic and Global Dimensions, Wilson Center, May 15, 2015. 15:35 Jane Harmon Ukraine. You and I were there together. Madeline lead the delegation - of course she did - for the National Democratic Institute, which she chairs and the International Republican Institute was also there during the first Ukraine election in May of last year. And among other things we met with the presidential candidates including Poroshenko and Tymoshenko and we tooled around in Kiev and I also went to Odessa to see how the voting was going. Speech: Senator Dan Sullivan's Maiden Floor Speech, US Senate, C-SPAN, January 27, 2015. 9:05 Sen. Dan Sullivan If the executive branch continues to dither on America’s economic future, Congress can and should act to expe- dite such projects. That is what we are doing with Keystone, and that is what I will be pressing the Congress to do for Alaska’s and America’s next great en- ergy infrastructure project—the Alas- ka LNG project—which will create thousands of jobs and provide clean and affordable energy to Americans and our allies for decades. Speech: Vice President Joe Biden Opens 2014 NDI Democracy Award Dinner, National Democratic Institute, December 11, 2014. 32:40 Vice President Joe Biden That’s why in Ukraine, working alongside groups like NDI, with your leadership, we’re providing to the Ukrainians, as we had to the Iraqi’s, personnel from each of our departments teaching them how to literally, as I said, write a budget, expertise from our Justice Department, teaching them the tools that are available to ensure that the court systems are free and transparent. We’re helping Ukrainian officials develop laws and regulations that will establish anti-corruption institutions within the government, enable authorities to combat corruption more effectively. Our militaries are working together to improve Ukrainian capacity to provide it’s own defense and a military system that meets the standards of democracies, while providing security assistance to counter Russian aggression. Speech: Thomas A. Daschle's Speech to NDI's 30th Anniversary Dinner, National Democratic Institute, December 16, 2013. 1:30 Tom Daschle Like many of you, - by the mission of NDI. The realization that we have had one focus now for 3 decades. And that focus is very simply to empower people to be able to govern themselves more effectively. That’s what we try to do. Speech: Mitt Romney Foreign Policy Speech, Virginia Military Institute, C-SPAN, October 8, 2012. 17:25 Mitt Romney Fortunately, we had leaders of courage and vision, both Republicans and Democrats, who knew that America had to support friends who shared our values, and prevent today’s crises from becoming tomorrow’s conflicts. Statesmen like Marshall rallied our nation to rise to its responsibilities as the leader of the free world. We helped our friends to build and sustain free societies and free markets. We defended our friends, and ourselves, from our common enemies. We led. We led. News Interview: CIA Admits Orchestrating Syrian Coup of March 1949, BBC Interview, 1967. Additional Reading Article: Who will fix Facebook? by Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone, November 26, 2018. Article: US, Ukraine in 'close discussion' for new lethal arms by Joe Gould, Defense News, November 18, 2018. Article: Facebook purge: Here is the list of pages deleted by Facebook by Patrick Brown, The Western Journal, October 13, 2018. Biography: George Catlett Marshall, United States General, by Forrest C. Pogue, Encyclopedia Britannica, last updated October 12, 2018. Article: Anti-Media shut down by Facebook and Twitter by Caitlin Johnstone, The Anti-Media, October 11, 2018. Article: Facebook purged over 800 U.S. accounts and pages for pushing politcal spam by Elizabeth Dwoskin and Tony Romm, The Washington Post, October 11, 2018. Article: Facebook tempts political backlash with massive purge of 810 pages and accounts by Rhett Jones, Gizmodo, October 11, 2018. Article: The survivors of the Rohingya Genocide by Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, August 9, 2018. Article: John McCain passes the torch at the International Republican Institute by Josh Rogin, The Washington Post, August 3, 2018. Article: Exclusive: IMF backs Ukraine anti-corruption court plan by Marc Jones, Reuters, July 25, 2018. 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Trump goes off the rails in Phoenix, and continues his war with the Republican Congress. Then Jon and Dan talk to focus group guru David Binder about Obama-Trump voters, and Ana Marie Cox joins to discuss the white nationalist resurgence. 

Mission encre noire Tome 20 Chapitre 258 C'est la dernière émission de la saison. Avant de vous retrouver à la rentrée en septembre, voici un épisode des plus fourni. A broken Hallelujah Rock and roll, rédemption et vie de Leonard Cohen de Liel Leibovitz paru en 2017 aux éditions Allia. Leonard Cohen occupe une place à part dans le panthéon Montréalais. Liel Leibovitz vous propose une lecture décalée de l'artiste, aussi éloignée de la simple biographie que possible. Né d'une famille juive canadienne, Leonard Cohen est un voyageur qui embrassera la poésie de Garcia Lorca, l'érotisme, le judaïsme et le boudhisme zen dans une quête de sens perpétuelle. Ce livre est habité de toute part, il vous immerge dans plusieurs époques aux côtés de nombreux artistes, par le moyen d'extraits de textes choisis et d'archives personnelles du chanteur/poète/romancier. L'entreprise séduit. Non content de tenir un magnifique objet, vous partagerez les émotions et les réflexions d'un homme qui aura marqué de son empreinte plusieurs générations. Ce livre se respire, s'écoute et se rejoue à volonté. Extrait:«Il existe une autre histoire bien plus vraisemblable, sans sexe celle-ci, mais liée à Bob Dylan. Un jour de 1965, Cohen découvre le jeune poète juif, de près de dix ans son cadet, et il est fasciné par ses textes énigmatiques et habités. Pendant l'entretien qu'il accorde à Adrienne Clarkson, il prend le temps de citer sans raison particulière un vers de «Mr Tambourine Man», dans lequel Dylan parle de se fondre dans son propre cortège. Lorsqu'il se rend à une réunion de poètes canadiens, bien arrosée, une semaine après le jour de l'an 1966, il n'a que Dylan à la bouche.» Équateur d'Antonin Varenne paru en 2017 aux éditions Albin Michel. Équateur n'est pas une suite, cependant, Peter Ferguson est un personnage échappé du roman Trois mille chevaux vapeur paru en 2014 chez Albin Michel. Nous sommes en 1871, la guerre de Sécession vient de s'achever. Pete est en fuite vers le sud. Il a incendié un bureau du Land Office au Nebraska, tué un homme au Nevada, il se retrouve au milieu de chasseurs de bisons, il y trouvera une destination: l'Équateur. Parmi les Comancheros, sur la frontière mexicaine, il rencontrera l'amour et un destin à suivre. Truands, dictateurs, révolutionnaires, marins, amérindiens, mercenaires, sont des compagnons de première main pour partager ce récit de voyage qu'il consigne soigneusement dans un carnet avant de se le faire tatouer sur le corps. L'amazonie souillera d'humidité vos pages trop blanches, tandis que l'aridité du Nevada vous déssèchera le gosier. Équateur est une formidable odyssée poétique. Extrait:«Le temps. Quand les Espagnols sont arrivés, la vallée était déjà désertée et en ruine. Les Xincas vivaient en petites communautés dans la région et parlaient une langue qui n'était pas celle des grands Mayas. On a pensé qu'ils étaient les derniers représentants de cette civilisation mais au fond personne n'en sait rien. Peut-être n'étaient-ils qu'une caste de guerriers dans cet empire, qui avec leur religion ont aujourd'hui oublié l'art de la guerre. Maria est la seule chose à laquelle ils croient qui ne soit pas un souvenir déformé, la fille d'un chef devenu une légende, leur dernier lien avec le passé.» J'ai été Johnny Thunders de Carlos Zanon paru en 2016 aux éditions Asphalte.Frankie de son vrai nom Francis revient vivre chez son père. Obèse et dépendant aux drogues dures, Francis ne se remet que difficilement de ses années d'excès dans le milieu du rock des nuits barcelonaises. Il était le roi courtisé des ruelles sombres et mal fréquentées. Il vivra son état de grâce en jouant aux côtés de l'ex star déchue des New York Dolls. Vingt ans plus tard, il est fauché et cherche à se refaire pour payer les pensions alimentaires en retard pour ses enfants. Son passé trouble finira par le rattraper. Carlos Zanon se fait chroniqueur des quartiers mal chaussés de la capitale catalane et nous offre un regard sur le rock et un monde qui refuse encore de s'uniformiser. Extrait:«Heron city est un petit îlot de commerces, de loisirs et de multiplexes situé en bordure de la Meridiana, une voie rapide à la sortie de Barcelone. On y trouve un parking gratuit sur trois niveaux, des cinémas, un McDonald's, une salle de sport, des pizzerias et, à l'extérieur, un Corte Inglès, peu fréquenté. C'est un centre commercial familial qui se remplit le week-end grâce aux habitants des quartiers de Horta, de Guineueta et de Sagrera. Mais un mardi à quatre heures du matin, c'est le silence total, à peine interrompu par les voitures qui vont et viennent au loin, sur la Meridiana. Les commerces sont fermés, certaines vitrines lancent une lumière zénithale verdâtre, avec leurs portables sport - du miel pour les abeilles. «Il sont toujours à la bourre» dit Alex. Francis croit apercevoir un vigile à l'autre bout du parvis du centre commercial. «Pas de problème. Emn fait, y'en a deux. Y'en a un qui fait les gros yeux et l'autre, tout dépend sur qui on tombe, il peut décider de nous prendre la tête ou pas. Mais bon, on fait rien de mal. On est là, on fume une clope, c'est tout. Y'a pas de lézard». » Petite soeur la mort de William Gay paru en 2017 aux éditions du Seuil. Vous qui affectionnez les livres d'horreur, celui-ci tombe à pic. Encouragé par son éditeur pour stimuler son inspiration, David Binder part installer sa famille, sa femme enceinte et sa petite fille, dans une maison reculée, sur une ancienne plantation, au Tennessee, à Beale Station. Une maison qui a la réputation d'être hantée ! Un fantôme cruel y sévirait depuis le début du XIX ème siècle. Rapidement des phénomènes paranormaux se manifestent. Enfermé dans son besoin d'écrire David domine sa peur. Est-ce qu'il serait envoûté par le lieu ? Ce conte terrifiant nous fait remonter le cours du temps et des évènements des décennies auparavant. Alors que l'été du Sud s'étire, chaud et serein, que les épis s'allongent et durcissent, sous les nuits douces et humides, les rires d'ivrognes et les éclats des habitants paraissent aussi rauques et absurdes que des cris de corbeaux ou de harpies. Préparez-vous à glisser sur les pentes savonneuses de l'angoisse. Extrait:«C'était une grande bâtisse blanc-gris qui se dressait devant le décor vert et noir des collines luxuriantes de l'été, haute et couverte d'ardoise, majestueuse et aussi, pensa aussitôt Binder, profondément maléfique. Elle lui inspira soudain deux envies contradictoires: prendre la fuite pour regagner Chicago, et profiter de la paix qu'intuitivement il était sûr de trouver entre ses murs. Cette demeure possédait un aspect intemporel qui semblait capable d'atténuer toutes les difficultés qu'il pourrait rencontrer. L'espace d'une brève illumination, il comprit qu'elle était moins intéressante qu'il ne l'avait espéré et, en même temps, infiniment plus.»    Nous vous souhaitons un bon été ! Bonne lecture !

Mission encre noire Tome 20 Chapitre 258 C'est la dernière émission de la saison. Avant de vous retrouver à la rentrée en septembre, voici un épisode des plus fourni. A broken Hallelujah Rock and roll, rédemption et vie de Leonard Cohen de Liel Leibovitz paru en 2017 aux éditions Allia. Leonard Cohen occupe une place à part dans le panthéon Montréalais. Liel Leibovitz vous propose une lecture décalée de l'artiste, aussi éloignée de la simple biographie que possible. Né d'une famille juive canadienne, Leonard Cohen est un voyageur qui embrassera la poésie de Garcia Lorca, l'érotisme, le judaïsme et le boudhisme zen dans une quête de sens perpétuelle. Ce livre est habité de toute part, il vous immerge dans plusieurs époques aux côtés de nombreux artistes, par le moyen d'extraits de textes choisis et d'archives personnelles du chanteur/poète/romancier. L'entreprise séduit. Non content de tenir un magnifique objet, vous partagerez les émotions et les réflexions d'un homme qui aura marqué de son empreinte plusieurs générations. Ce livre se respire, s'écoute et se rejoue à volonté. Extrait:«Il existe une autre histoire bien plus vraisemblable, sans sexe celle-ci, mais liée à Bob Dylan. Un jour de 1965, Cohen découvre le jeune poète juif, de près de dix ans son cadet, et il est fasciné par ses textes énigmatiques et habités. Pendant l'entretien qu'il accorde à Adrienne Clarkson, il prend le temps de citer sans raison particulière un vers de «Mr Tambourine Man», dans lequel Dylan parle de se fondre dans son propre cortège. Lorsqu'il se rend à une réunion de poètes canadiens, bien arrosée, une semaine après le jour de l'an 1966, il n'a que Dylan à la bouche.» Équateur d'Antonin Varenne paru en 2017 aux éditions Albin Michel. Équateur n'est pas une suite, cependant, Peter Ferguson est un personnage échappé du roman Trois mille chevaux vapeur paru en 2014 chez Albin Michel. Nous sommes en 1871, la guerre de Sécession vient de s'achever. Pete est en fuite vers le sud. Il a incendié un bureau du Land Office au Nebraska, tué un homme au Nevada, il se retrouve au milieu de chasseurs de bisons, il y trouvera une destination: l'Équateur. Parmi les Comancheros, sur la frontière mexicaine, il rencontrera l'amour et un destin à suivre. Truands, dictateurs, révolutionnaires, marins, amérindiens, mercenaires, sont des compagnons de première main pour partager ce récit de voyage qu'il consigne soigneusement dans un carnet avant de se le faire tatouer sur le corps. L'amazonie souillera d'humidité vos pages trop blanches, tandis que l'aridité du Nevada vous déssèchera le gosier. Équateur est une formidable odyssée poétique. Extrait:«Le temps. Quand les Espagnols sont arrivés, la vallée était déjà désertée et en ruine. Les Xincas vivaient en petites communautés dans la région et parlaient une langue qui n'était pas celle des grands Mayas. On a pensé qu'ils étaient les derniers représentants de cette civilisation mais au fond personne n'en sait rien. Peut-être n'étaient-ils qu'une caste de guerriers dans cet empire, qui avec leur religion ont aujourd'hui oublié l'art de la guerre. Maria est la seule chose à laquelle ils croient qui ne soit pas un souvenir déformé, la fille d'un chef devenu une légende, leur dernier lien avec le passé.» J'ai été Johnny Thunders de Carlos Zanon paru en 2016 aux éditions Asphalte.Frankie de son vrai nom Francis revient vivre chez son père. Obèse et dépendant aux drogues dures, Francis ne se remet que difficilement de ses années d'excès dans le milieu du rock des nuits barcelonaises. Il était le roi courtisé des ruelles sombres et mal fréquentées. Il vivra son état de grâce en jouant aux côtés de l'ex star déchue des New York Dolls. Vingt ans plus tard, il est fauché et cherche à se refaire pour payer les pensions alimentaires en retard pour ses enfants. Son passé trouble finira par le rattraper. Carlos Zanon se fait chroniqueur des quartiers mal chaussés de la capitale catalane et nous offre un regard sur le rock et un monde qui refuse encore de s'uniformiser. Extrait:«Heron city est un petit îlot de commerces, de loisirs et de multiplexes situé en bordure de la Meridiana, une voie rapide à la sortie de Barcelone. On y trouve un parking gratuit sur trois niveaux, des cinémas, un McDonald's, une salle de sport, des pizzerias et, à l'extérieur, un Corte Inglès, peu fréquenté. C'est un centre commercial familial qui se remplit le week-end grâce aux habitants des quartiers de Horta, de Guineueta et de Sagrera. Mais un mardi à quatre heures du matin, c'est le silence total, à peine interrompu par les voitures qui vont et viennent au loin, sur la Meridiana. Les commerces sont fermés, certaines vitrines lancent une lumière zénithale verdâtre, avec leurs portables sport - du miel pour les abeilles. «Il sont toujours à la bourre» dit Alex. Francis croit apercevoir un vigile à l'autre bout du parvis du centre commercial. «Pas de problème. Emn fait, y'en a deux. Y'en a un qui fait les gros yeux et l'autre, tout dépend sur qui on tombe, il peut décider de nous prendre la tête ou pas. Mais bon, on fait rien de mal. On est là, on fume une clope, c'est tout. Y'a pas de lézard». » Petite soeur la mort de William Gay paru en 2017 aux éditions du Seuil. Vous qui affectionnez les livres d'horreur, celui-ci tombe à pic. Encouragé par son éditeur pour stimuler son inspiration, David Binder part installer sa famille, sa femme enceinte et sa petite fille, dans une maison reculée, sur une ancienne plantation, au Tennessee, à Beale Station. Une maison qui a la réputation d'être hantée ! Un fantôme cruel y sévirait depuis le début du XIX ème siècle. Rapidement des phénomènes paranormaux se manifestent. Enfermé dans son besoin d'écrire David domine sa peur. Est-ce qu'il serait envoûté par le lieu ? Ce conte terrifiant nous fait remonter le cours du temps et des évènements des décennies auparavant. Alors que l'été du Sud s'étire, chaud et serein, que les épis s'allongent et durcissent, sous les nuits douces et humides, les rires d'ivrognes et les éclats des habitants paraissent aussi rauques et absurdes que des cris de corbeaux ou de harpies. Préparez-vous à glisser sur les pentes savonneuses de l'angoisse. Extrait:«C'était une grande bâtisse blanc-gris qui se dressait devant le décor vert et noir des collines luxuriantes de l'été, haute et couverte d'ardoise, majestueuse et aussi, pensa aussitôt Binder, profondément maléfique. Elle lui inspira soudain deux envies contradictoires: prendre la fuite pour regagner Chicago, et profiter de la paix qu'intuitivement il était sûr de trouver entre ses murs. Cette demeure possédait un aspect intemporel qui semblait capable d'atténuer toutes les difficultés qu'il pourrait rencontrer. L'espace d'une brève illumination, il comprit qu'elle était moins intéressante qu'il ne l'avait espéré et, en même temps, infiniment plus.»    Nous vous souhaitons un bon été ! Bonne lecture !

Jeremy Williams of GCAP interviews Rollie Shook and David Binder.  Rollie is currently Chairman at National TRANSCAER(R) Task Group Global Emergency Services Leader at Dow Chemical and North America Emergency Services & Security Associate Director at Dow Chemical.  David is currently Director, Quality, Safety & Regulatory Affairs at Tanner Industries.  We talk about the TRANSCAER’S Anhydrous Ammonia Training Tour and free videos and powerpoints specifically to ammonia.  TRANSCAER is also […]