Podcasts about don't say gay

Disney claims they're refocusing on entertainment and storytelling while distancing itself from political controversies and agendas in response to declining reputation and business risks. But are they really? 00:00 Disney is shifting focus from politics to entertainment, acknowledging the potential business risks. 01:31 Disney's Bob Iger is steering the company away from political controversies while maintaining its left-leaning stance. 02:58 Disney is retreating from its recent political stances by removing LGBTQ+ content from upcoming projects after previously emphasizing representation. 04:08 Disney's political engagement nearly cost them control, prompting a settlement with Trump and a shift towards neutrality to avoid further losses. 05:23 Disney is moving away from political involvement, now accurately addressing issues like the Florida law instead of using divisive labels. 07:05 Iger is trying to revive Disney by moving away from unappealing political messaging amid declining stocks and project failures. 08:27 Disney aims to prioritize storytelling that resonates with a diverse audience without political agendas, acknowledging backlash from past DEI initiatives. 10:18 Disney is shifting focus to entertainment and organic diversity, distancing itself from political messaging amid declining reputation.

Friday, February 25th, 2022Biden and NATO impose additional sanctions on Russia as Putin initiates a full-scale invasion of Ukraine; we have additional insights into Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's reluctance to prosecute Donald; the “Don't Say Gay” bill has passed the Florida House 69-47; Ivanka is in talks with the 1/6 committee to possibly provide testimony; a court has denied Sidney Powell's request to delay the sanctions against her; the three officers who assisted Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd have been found guilty on federal civil rights charges; and Roger Stone has sued the 1/6 committee to block a subpoena of his phone records; plus Allison and Aimee deliver your Good News.Follow our guest:Rachel Vindmanhttps://twitter.com/natsechobbyistFollow AG and Dana on Twitter:Dr. Allison Gillhttps://twitter.com/allisongillhttps://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrotehttps://twitter.com/dailybeanspodDana Goldberghttps://twitter.com/DGComedyFollow Aimee on Instagram:Aimee Carrero (@aimeecarrero)Have some good news, a confession, a correction, or a case for Beans Court?https://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?Supercasthttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/OrPatreon https://patreon.com/thedailybeansOr subscribe on Apple Podcasts with our affiliate linkThe Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts

Nearly 6,000 instances of book banning have been recorded since 2021, and the book censorship movement is growing, accelerated by new laws in some states. PEN America has joined Penguin Random House, authors, and students in a lawsuit against Escambia County school district, challenging unlawful censorship. PEN America program director, Kasey Meehan, joins us to talk about the numbers, what is being banned, who is driving the movement, and what actions, both legal and grassroots, are underway to push back against this fundamental challenge to freedom of expression and our democracy.  Kasey explains in layman's terms what topics are being censored, how book ban lists are copied from state to state, and how state laws are creating a chilling effect on teachers and librarians who err on the side of "caution," by removing books or not buying them.  We discuss the principles behind freedom of expression and open discourse, as well as specifics of the book ban movement, such as Moms for Liberty and their website, booklooks.org, which provides "slick sheets," excerpts used to support book bans. Don't miss this essential episode.The PEN America Call to Action webpage:https://pen.org/issue/free-the-books/Thoughts? Comments? Potshots? Contact the show at:https://booksshowstunes.discreetguide.com/contact/Sponsored by Discreet Guide Training:https://training.discreetguide.com/Follow or like us on podomatic.com (it raises our visibility :)https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/books-shows-tunes-mad-actsSupport us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/discreetguideJennifer on Post.News:@JenCrittendenJennifer on Twitter:@DiscreetGuideJennifer on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferkcrittenden/ 

Chris and Josh discuss what sustainable travel means and how we can travel responsibly. A gay senior, Christopher MacLellan, and an ally, Josh Wilson, podcasting about life, love, liberty and travel. Don't Say Gay?... Say AgingGayfully™! Subscribe NOW, where you listen to your favorite podcast. Learn more at AgingGayfully™. Familiar Wilsons Media produces content to bring people together. We are curious hopeful and try not to take ourselves too seriously - admittedly, with varying degrees of success.

What does it mean when Chris says that we should "step into our comfort zone?" Josh asks, Chris answers! A gay senior, Christopher MacLellan, and an ally, Josh Wilson, podcasting about life, love, liberty and travel. Don't Say Gay?... Say AgingGayfully™! Subscribe NOW, where you listen to your favorite podcast. Learn more at AgingGayfully™. Familiar Wilsons Media produces content to bring people together. We are curious hopeful and try not to take ourselves too seriously - admittedly, with varying degrees of success.

The Trump slide into fascism has brought with it some dangerous new trends like the banning of books, whitewashing history and a massive backsliding of personal rights like abortion and bodily autonomy. One of the most heinous attacks has been on the rights of people to live their own authentic lives. I've been hyper-focused on what's going on in Florida as I lived there for much of my life. The current governor is the worst in the country when it comes to pushing his own perverted sense of morals on the rest of the nation from his sickening directives like the "Don't Say Gay" bill, prohibitions on African American studies AP high school courses and 6-week abortion ban for a start. Now, as the legislative session began this week, we learn of new legislation that would outlaw transgender adults. Really. I'm not overstating that. I learned of this latest outrage last week though an article at Alternet written by one of today's guests. Erin Reed [http://twitter.com/ErinInTheMorn], aka Erin in the Morning [http://www.erininthemorning.com/], whose substack of the same name reports on trans and queer news and legislation so that we're all aware of what is going on. Erin and I will be joined by our old friend 'Boca' Britany Somers, host of The Brit Somers Show [http://britsomers.substack.com/], a trans woman trying to live her life in Floriduh. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicolesandler/message

Will you resolve to AgeGayfully in 2024? We will! A gay senior, Christopher MacLellan, and an ally, Josh Wilson, podcasting about life, love, liberty and travel. Don't Say Gay?... Say AgingGayfully™! Subscribe NOW, where you listen to your favorite podcast. Learn more at AgingGayfully™. Familiar Wilsons Media produces content to bring people together. We are curious hopeful and try not to take ourselves too seriously - admittedly, with varying degrees of success.

Josh asks Chris 5 Questions...even though Chris would prefer 3...but that's a different story...about traveling and aging Gayfully! A gay senior, Christopher MacLellan, and an ally, Josh Wilson, podcasting about life, love, liberty and travel. Don't Say Gay?... Say AgingGayfully™! Subscribe NOW, where you listen to your favorite podcast. Learn more at AgingGayfully™. Familiar Wilsons Media produces content to bring people together. We are curious hopeful and try not to take ourselves too seriously - admittedly, with varying degrees of success.

The Washington Roundtable: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's requests for more aid from the United States got a frosty reception from many Republicans on the Hill this week. It's the most recent expression of the American far right's affinity for Vladimir Putin's project in Russia, and, more recently, for Viktor Orbán's consolidation of power in Hungary. The New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz joins the Washington Roundtable to discuss his reporting on CPAC Hungary, where far-right political figures gathered in Budapest last year, and on why American conservatives are gravitating toward figures like Putin and Orbán. “You don't have to be a red-string-on-a-corkboard conspiracy theorist to see the connections,” Marantz says. “In Florida, for example, Ron DeSantis's administration has admitted when they wrote the ‘Don't Say Gay' bill, they were modelling it on a previous Hungarian law, which was itself modelled on a previous Russian law. So, no one's really entirely hiding the ball here.” Marantz joins the staff writers Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos on this week's episode.

Chris shares practical tips to make sure the "getting there" isn't a painful experience. A gay senior, Christopher MacLellan, and an ally, Josh Wilson, podcasting about life, love, liberty and travel. Don't Say Gay?... Say AgingGayfully™! Subscribe NOW, where you listen to your favorite podcast. Learn more at AgingGayfully™. Familiar Wilsons Media produces content to bring people together. We are curious and hopeful and try not to take ourselves too seriously - admittedly, with varying degrees of success.

Cody Connor is fighting for his trans daughter in the face of Virginia Governor Glen Youngkin's “model policies” for schools. Writer/director Emile Gaudreault's 2003 comedy remains a cross-cultural favorite (interviewed by John Frame in Brisbane). Plus, can exorcism save Illinois from marriage equality? And in NewsWrap: The Thai Cabinet approves an amendment to the Civil Code to open marriage to gay and lesbian couples, Nepal finally registers its first same-gender couple since the Supreme Court order in July, Russia's Supreme Court outlaws the non-existent “international public LGBT movement,” Florida's Republican lawmakers are bent on expanding “Don't Say Gay” to clamp down on queer advocacy, Iowa's book ban faces two separate lawsuits, and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by Ava Davis and John Dyer V (produced by Brian DeShazor).  All this on the December 4, 2023 edition of This Way Out! Join our family of listener-donors today at http://thiswayout.org/donate/

Minoritea Report joins DNR Studios Podcast Network beginning on December 1st! George Santos spends $20K on Onlyfans and Luxury Goods, Florida doesn't want you to say gay at work, Keyshia Cole still spreading Love, the 90s clothing is back, Ask Yo Aunteas question asks where to travel in Europe while gay and black, da baby is out $200 Million, Brandy's Christmas album is so-so, will you go see The Color Purple?, Cassie sues and wins, and World Aids Day is Dec 1st. So, get your cups ready for Minoritea Report! Time Stamps: 0:32- Fis is Gone 9:25- We're On DNR Studios 13:50- That Damn George Santos 25:10- Don't Say Gay at Work 33:03- Keyshia Cole & The 90s 46:53- Merch at MinoritaReport.com 47:41- Previous Episodes 53:00- Ask Yo Aunteas: Brotha In Berlin 1:10:03- Da baby 1:12:49- Brandy Christmas Album 1:20:52- The Color Purple 1:25:00- Cassie vs. Diddy 1:28:00- World Aids Day 2023   Follow Us-   MERCH: MinoriteaReport.com   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo_xKK1VRhPrVMQxm1SzTCg   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minoriteareport/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MinoriTeaReport/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MTeaReport   Email Us- AYA@minoriTeaReport.com   Spotify Playlist- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rVJtKJmesMkCgVKmJwc46?si=1455491d0a4049b5  

This week on the Queer News podcast Anna DeShawn reports on a non-binary teacher in Florida being fired under the “Don't Say Gay” law. Danica Roem becomes Virginia's first trans state senator. TJ Osbourne & Tracy Chapman win at the Country Music Awards. Chelsea Gray makes a baby announcement on Instagram and Megan Rapinoe plays in her final professional soccer match. Let's go!   00:00 - Welcome to the Queer News podcast  00:22 - Queer News Listenership Survey, https://bit.ly/QNPSurvey2023  2:02 - Join the QCrew, https://bit.ly/3L3Ng66  2:53 - Top queer news stories  3:34 - Follow They Will Kill podcast, https://www.theywillkill.com/ 4:04 - Intro Music by Aina Bre'Yon 4:40 - A Florida teacher is fired under “Don't Say Gay” 7:44 - Danica Roem is Virginia's first trans state senator 11:18 - Follow the Second Sunday podcast, https://pod.link/1708662302  11:59 - TJ Osbourne & Tracy Chapman win at the Country Music Awards 15:38 - Megan Rapinoe plays in her final professional soccer match 17:12 - Chelsea Gray baby announcement  17:34 - Anna's Word 18:52 - Closing

Governor Ron DeSantis has faced growing backlash and economic boycotts in response to controversial policies in Florida, including the "Don't Say Gay" bill that restricts classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity. Major corporations like Disney have condemned these laws, pausing film productions and operations in the state. Advocacy groups have called for tourism boycotts, with estimates of potential losses up to $7 billion. Entertainment figures and artists have canceled Florida shows and events. Companies like Citigroup are halting relocations to the state. The collective economic pressure aims to protest DeSantis' measures seen as discriminatory against LGBTQ individuals and harmful to Florida's business interests. Legal challenges argue the policies are unconstitutional.   The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) has issued statements criticizing Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill and other policies under Governor Ron DeSantis. Here are some key points the NAACP has made: The NAACP President Derrick Johnson condemned the bill, saying it "follows a dangerous and divisive campaign led by Governor DeSantis attacking Black History Month, critical race theory, and now the fundamental human rights of the LGBTQ+ community." They argue the bill perpetuates dangerous discrimination against LGBTQ youth in Florida schools. The NAACP sees these policies as part of a broader agenda to stoke racial divisions and erase marginalized groups from schools. They contend DeSantis is spreading a dangerous political narrative. They have called for corporations, lawmakers and civil rights defenders to take direct action against policies like the "Don't Say Gay" bill that they believe harm young people. The NAACP pledged to advocate for the dignity, wellbeing and protection of all students in Florida, especially those within the LGBTQ community. They urged parents, educators, corporations and lawmakers to listen to marginalized youth and oppose legislation that denies human rights. Overall, the NAACP maintains that bills targeting protected classes like LGBTQ youth promote intolerance and run contrary to the goal of providing students with a high quality public education. They see a direct link between these measures and the broader struggle for civil rights.       For more information, visit the website or send an email.   email: wegotproblemspodcast@gmail.com Web: https://www.wegotproblemspodcast.com     Networking Group Join We Got Problems After Dark   Our Websites https://wegotproblemspodcast.com https://curtisgmartin.com https://rhondawritesofficial.com https://thetrashvegan.com   Follow us on Social Media:  @curtismartin247  Curtis G Martin @therhondalbrown  Rhonda L Brown @the_trash_vegan_ Caliph Johnson Sr   #curtisgmartin  #rhondalbrown  #caliphjohnsonsr #wegotproblemsafterdark #wegotproblemspodcast #therhondalbrown #the_trash_vegan_ #curtismartin247 #wegotproblems #wegotsolutions #CurtisGmartin #RhondaLBrown #CaliphJohnsonSr #LaChekaPhillips

The V-Team discusses the Birmingham Southern bailout, a new "Don't Say Gay" bill, Commerce Secretary Canfield's retirement, GOP voting restriction bill, and Charlotte Meadows controversial announcement. And why is Rep. Susan Dubose contradicting herself?

Ep 209: An insurrectionist wields the People's gavel, defendants are flippin like pancakes, Arkansas is focused on the important stuff, another mass shooting, don't' say gay goes to prison, & NFL picks --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tom-powell-jr/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tom-powell-jr/support

The Wednesday KITM can't come soon enough today. Coast to Coast, people are demanding to know, “Who is Tom Emmer?” and “Does Tom have what it takes to pull this nation out of...” Wait… Wait. The KITM control room is contacting me to say… David Waldman and Greg Dworkin will now address the turmoil that Democrats have caused through their insensitive attitudes for their brother's and sister's plight... For now, the Republican House Speaker nominee will be held by a generic MAGA placeholder who they will refer to as “Mike Johnson”. The “Mike Johnson” that the Gop hopes to drag across the finish line is actually based on a real-life pro-insurrection, anti-democratic, White Christian nationalist jerk. Johnson was part of the legal muscle fighting the separation of church and state. Republicans don't want to hear about that, they don't want to hear about anything at the moment… Anyhow... Congratulations! Meanwhile, everyone around TFFG is flipping while the flipping's good. Michael Cohen was a little late but is now making up for lost time. Jenna Ellis and Mark Meadows would be wise to flip now, but only time will tell if they are that wise. We say so long to the author of the first “Don't Say Gay” law, Joe Harding. There will be a lot Harding shouldn't say where he's going.

This week, a question from a listener leads us into a discussion about gay cuckolding. We're unpacking the sexual fantasy and learning all about it! Plus, in our 'LGBTQs in the News' segment, Jada Pinkett Smith, Pulse memorial, Drag Race, and more. Info DiscussedThe Expanding Phenomenon Of Cuckolding: Even Gay Men Are Getting Into ItThe City of Orlando plans to purchase Pulse nightclub site & finally turn it into a memorialAuthor of “Don't Say Gay” law stole $150,000 in COVID funds. He's going to jail.Queer teens twice as likely to have this eating disorder, study saysHas Jada Pinkett Smith Had Sexual Relationships With Women?Drag Race Superstar Anetra Is Taking a Break From DragWebsite:interminglepodcast.comInstagram:@interminglepodcastTikTok:@interminglepodcastYouTube:@interminglepodcastEmail:interminglepodcast@gmail.com

In the midst of the playoffs there's no Mets news, so Grace pivots to general baseball coverage and talks about the playoffs to this point. Two LCS's with stories on the road to them, and how the teams stack up. Grace also has a (somewhat) shameful admission about the 2023 Phillies, so try not to get too worked up about it. Then, Grace looks at some big stories from the week. Alyssa Nakken became the first woman considered for a managerial position in MLB! Of course there's sexist backlash but who cares? Kim Ng resigned, and good for her for knowing her worth. Then, Grace discusses the NHL ban on Pride Tape and how stupid the NHL is to create a backlash that was wholly unnecessary. But homophobia isn't based in logic, is it? Final, a third act all about Grace's movie minute, which starts as a celebration of a film and then turns to a slight dissection of late-00s media culture and the depiction of women therein, a celebration fo three women who deserve their flowers, and Grace listing every movie she's ever seen (just about). Follow us on Twitter/X @FIBPod, on Instagram @FlushingisBurningPod, and email us at flushingisburning@gmail.com! As always, you can listen or subscribe to all of our Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. Visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you've enjoyed for years, as well as unlock access to exclusive episodes, our Discord server, a monthly playlist, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Billy hates the Braves with a passion, but that didn't stop him and Stugotz from talking about one of the best endings to a baseball game they've ever seen. And after Tony impresses us with his watch knowledge, Mike and Greg criticize Shedeur Sanders for taunting the Arizona State student section. Then, Hockey is back, but it returns with a huge stain on the league as the NHL has created what is essentially their own version of a Don't Say Gay policy. Is the NHL against equality? Plus, Roy is still sick after Princess Claire came home with a bug, and JuJu Gotti releases new music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You think Pixar made a world of justified racism just to appease the “Don't Say Gay” crowd? Naaaaah. Well, maybe. It's someone's wet dream that's for sure. Disney's Pixar's Elemental.

Today we just go back to March of this year…. As you may have heard me mention, I'm moving out of Florida- in large part to the fascist ways of the governor and his authoritarian rule over the state. One of his most heinous actions is his treatment of and lack of regard for the LGBTQ community.His vendetta against drag shows would be really funny if it weren't so mean, discriminatory and harmful to people just trying to live their own lives….So today, we'll enjoy the awesomeness of The Kinsey Six, an acapella drag group who'll show why desantis and his ilk are so scared of them…But on this day, March `13 of this year, 2023, we once again watched the government bail out billionaires (while us poor schmucks wallow in poverty…) as banks in Silicon Valley started failing… Mu old friend Dave Johnson lived there at the time and joined me at the top of the show to attempt to explain what's happening there…

In this week's LGBTQ headlines: • The Hungarian edition of ELLE Magazine features two gay dads on the cover celebrating rainbow families in an increasingly anti-LGBTQ country • A Florida county has banned a children's book about a "hugging lion" as part of the state's Don't Say Gay law • The latest from out recording artist Milahroy "Sounds On The Stereo" • And my review of the new coming-of-age film “Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe” All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report

Over the last year, the governor of Florida has found himself in a very public debate with the largest single-sight employer in the state. The company is now suing Governor Ron DeSantis as the governor enters into a fraught presidential race. What happens next?  Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!   Listen to our previous episode about Disney's property in Orlando! Listen to our previous episode about the Don't Say Gay bill.   All of the music was originally composed.   Here are assorted links referenced in this episode! https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/04/22/disney-world-losing-its-special-district-status-could-be-catastrophic-for-local-taxpayers/?sh=5529ead51b1a https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/08/01/desantis-disney-board-scraps-minority-based-hiring-and-contracting/ https://www.npr.org/2022/03/08/1085130633/disney-response-florida-bill-dont-say-gay https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/11/disney-donation-florida-republicans-00024417 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/business/disney-desantis-board-florida.html#:~:text=The%20company%20claimed%20%E2%80%9Ca%20targeted,a%20contentious%20state%20education%20law. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/28/disney-rejects-desantis-lawsuit/70482753007/ https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1167042594/disney-desantis-board-reedy-creek-charles https://www.npr.org/2023/03/06/1160997679/disney-board-desantis-ziegler-peri-garcia-special-district https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3955160-desantis-floats-building-prison-on-land-next-to-disney-world/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ron-desantis-appointed-board-nullifies-controversial-disney-agreement-rcna81224 https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/26/disney-sues-florida-gov-ron-desantis-alleges-political-effort-to-hurt-its-business.html https://apnews.com/article/disney-desantis-florida-dei-theme-park-e3b526acfc6078b6f78626229de2786d

3 - Rich kicks off yet another exciting live show from the Grand Hotel of Cape May with jokes about who's getting indicted (hint: it's not Jimmy Hoffa). Are wind turbines along the coast going to cause national security issues? If it does, the Democrats simply do not care. It's all about the greenbacks. 330 - Scott Coffina is our first guest off the board today as he joins us to discuss the Hunter Biden plea agreement falling apart. Scott explains how the judge saw the writing on the wall with the immunity tucked into Hunter's gun charge and decided to let Congress continue to investigate his case. 350 - Putting a bow on the Hunter Biden situation and Rich gives his astute prediction on what's to come for the Bidens. 4 - Victoria Coates joins us once again and debuts her new title! How are we feeling about the Phillies after their big series win over the Orioles? Why did top scientists in the US downplay the lab leak theory? They then move to discuss the UFO hearings and the compromised state of the Biden's coinciding to create a national security issue. Is Son of Sam a bigger whack job than Hannibal Lecter? What about the Bidens or the Clintons? Same difference. Heritage hosted a screening of Sound of Freedom, but has Dr. Coates seen Oppenheimer? How does nuclear weapon capabilities affect US foreign policy? Victoria details how Iran may join the nuclear states and that just may be the tip of the iceberg.  420 - Let's see the mullet! How is Matt DeSanctitratorous doing in Italy?  430 - What would be a good job for Hunter now that a judge has ordered him to get a job? Gen-Z women are now using make-up to make themselves unapproachable to men, but is it really working? 440 - Today, young women came out during a Congressional hearing to detest trans women competing in women's sports, as well as detransitioners speaking out against the medical community and their gender-affirming care. Her message before the committee is profound and very powerful. 4:55 - The Matt DeSantis Oppenheimer Watch Party Kit is here with all his issues watching the blockbuster. At least I feel a sense of control. 5 - Drive @ 5 - Representative Greg Casar is a hero for going an almost 9 hour thirst strike, nobody's ever gone that long without food or water. 510 - Dr. Wilfred Reilly joins us for his weekly segment. We start off with the continued bashing of Greg Casar for his lame dramatic gesture, and he ties it into how other mundane stories are overblown with the same logic like Don't Say Gay. The demand for racism in America far exceeds the supply. There is mass hysteria over racial tensions that are simply just fabricated to drum up a voting base. Nobody is trying to ban book titles, they are trying to keep explicitly sexual content out of school libraries. Why is there debate around the way slavery is taught, even though Florida and AP teach the same exact verbiage? Barbie or Oppenheimer? Why do we build heroes up just to tear them down at earliest convenience?  530 -  Jimmy Failla is here, girlfriend! Why are those White House dogs biting people? Jimmy and Rich know the reason why and want to write the movie script. Jimmy breaks down what has transpired on the Bidens and how it'll affect the presidential race next year. Jimmy thinks Hunter's job should be something in front of the camera, and his father cured cancer! He goes in on Hunter and his idiocy and unwillingness to embrace the bad boy role. 550 - Rich is making his first public appearance since he had his surgery so he goes into detail about his state. He also fights his neighbor's landscapers.  6 - The fourth and final hour. Censorship is a very big deal and Facebook suppressing COVID information at the request of the Biden White House. Does The White House have a sense of humor? Opposing studies from researchers in other countries were suppressed at the drop of a hat for the Big Guy.  630 -  John Yoo, Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law, joins our program yet again to bring his brilliant insight on the Hunter Biden legal situation. John sounds the alarm on this case as it too many weird occurrences have taken place thus far. John also discusses how Trump will be indicted for January 6th. BREAKING: Trump charged with more indictments over the classified documents case.  650 - Summer Breeze makes me feel fine. We finish where we start with the wind turbine issue here at the Jersey Shore. Rich teaches a history lesson.

The Queer Family Podcast | S13 Ep 2 | Peggy Gillespie is the co-director of Family Diversity Projects, a non-profit that has created 10 different photo/text exhibits celebrating underrepresented folks over the years, the author of Authentic Selves, a mom to a nonbinary kiddo, and a self-described queer hippie from the 60s. When we tell you that this changemaker has been pushing boundaries and making a difference her whole life, we're not kidding. "A child should wear what they feel comfortable in." Peggy Gillespie Buy Authentic Selves, Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families Email Peggy at familydiversityprojects@gmail.com Visit familydiversityprojects.org If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! Thanks to Our Shelves (code QUEERFAM)  and our Patreon supporters!  Watch Video Episodes right now on YouTube! thequeerfamilypodcast.com / thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast Order the #ITOCT book based on this podcast on Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. Edited by Jerson Barajas. Theme song: Tiffany Topol Logo art: Daneen Stevenato. We want to hear from you! Email us at thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com Buy our merch here. Interested in advertising? Check out our packages here.

It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She talks to Bradford Vivian, Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Penn State University, to discuss his recent book Campus Misinformation: The Real Threat to Free Speech in American Higher Education. Then, she is joined by Marco Fonseca, instructor in Latin American and International Studies at the York University Glendon campus, to developments surrounding Guatemala's elections. First, Emma runs through updates on Biden's visit to Ukraine, a potential return to the ERA, labor action with SAG, the EPA, and Ray Epps' lawsuit against Fox News (and how it might have played into Tucker's departure). Bradford Vivian then joins as he parses through the evolution of conservative attacks on higher education over the last few decades, with entire organizations, like TPUSA and YAF, and individuals, like Brett Weinstein and Barry Weiss, who have built up an entire industry of reactionaries who go to colleges to talk about how they can't say anything at colleges. Professor Vivian parses through this blueprint as, largely, a pretext for state-control of higher education, and a way to undermine social justice movements, and the communities that form around and within academia. Stepping back, Bradford walks Emma through some parallels between this era of anti-intellectual attacks, and the similar conservative battle we saw in the mid-20th century, particularly in how it can serve to undermine social justice movements, before parsing through how the recent attacks have pervaded through all levels of education, K-12, as we see with attacks on CRT and the Don't Say Gay bill. Marco Fonseca tackles the most recent round of Guatemalan elections and the surprise success of the Semilla party, a left, anti-corruption party that won enough to advance to a runoff, before stepping back to discuss the roots of the “Seed” party in the Guatemalan spring, with son of first President Arévalo helping to found the party. After walking through the CIA-backed Coup that violently halted the Guatemalan spring, and the decades of growing corruption that followed, Fonseca dives into the recent backlash to said corruption and parses through why the Elite interference in the 2023 election seemingly ignored the threat of Semilla, before they wrap up the show by assessing the future of Guatemalan election integrity as a Semilla ban becomes more and more likely. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as Alex from New York proposes some hypothetical bouts between reactionaries, Josh from Chicago discusses how his role as a teacher has been affected by Republican attacks on teachers as “groomers,” and Maria Bartiromo hosts a wild blood-libel round table. Margaret from PA makes the fun half a little more fun, as does covering SAG's labor action, and the MR Crew covers a few extra strains of absurd Right-Wing conspiracy brain, plus, your calls and IMs! Check out Bradford's book here: https://www.campusmisinformationbook.net/ Follow Marco on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/MarcoVFonseca Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/  

Air Date 7/11/2023 Today, we take a look at the history and unceremonious end of affirmative action for college admissions that were an attempt to correct the compounded impact of hundreds of years of systemic racism. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get 20% Off Membership in July!) Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Affirmative Reactions Part 1 - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 7-1-23 What does the SCOTUS decision on affirmative action have to do with the Don't Say Gay bills, book bans, and attacks on school curricula all over the country? How is is part and parcel of a certain White supremacist libertarianism? Ch. 2: The Architect Part 1 - More Perfect - Air Date 12-7-17 More Perfect profiled Edward Blum in season one of the show. We catch up with him to hear about his latest effort to end affirmative action at Harvard. Ch. 3: What Does Color-Blind Really Mean - Notes From America - Air Date 7-10-23 Affirmative action is gone. Ibram X. Kendi tells us the history leading up to this moment and what could be next. Ch. 4: MAGA SCOTUS Is Back - Amicus - Air Date 7-1-23 The Supreme Court's conservatives return to form, stripping protections for same-sex couples, striking down student loan relief, and ending race-conscious college admissions. Ch. 5: The Architect Part 2 - More Perfect - Air Date 12-7-17 Ch. 6: Asian Americans + Affirmative Action - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 7-5-23 Myths, Data, Predictions Ch. 7: What Does Color-Blind Really Mean Part 2 - Notes From America - Air Date 7-10-23 Ch. 8: Affirmative Reactions Part 2 - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 7-1-23 Ch. 9: Legal Scholar Says Supreme Court Could Become a “Pointless Institution” - Amanpour and Company - Air Date 5-17-23 “Shadow docket.” This refers to cases that are decided quickly, without written opinions or oral arguments. In his new book, Vladeck traces the transformation of the Supreme Court. He explains all to Hari Sreenivasan. MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 10: Elie Mystal's Court Packing Plan - Contempt of Court - Air Date 7-10-23 When most people talk about expanding the Supreme Court, they're talking about adding a few justices. Two or four to the bench. But I am not most people. Ch. 11: Weekly Roundup Affirmative Reactions Part 3 - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 7-1-23 FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 12: Final comments on the need for a new solution to the old problem that affirmative action was trying to solve MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions) SHOW IMAGE Description: The angled shadow of a student in a cap and gown stretches across white concrete. Credit: "Graduation_Future_University_Cap" by Csparks, Pixabay    Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

What does the SCOTUS decision on affirmative action have to do with the Don't Say Gay bills, book bans, and attacks on school curricula all over the country? How is is part and parcel of a certain White supremacist libertarianism? What are the ramifications for how we think of education and the ways our professional and legal domains are organized? Brad and Dan answer these questions and more in the Weekly Roundup. To Donate: venmo - @straightwhitejc Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BradleyOnishi Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/straightwhiteamericanjesus Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StraightWhiteJC Order Brad's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Preparing-War-Extremist-Christian-Nationalism/dp/1506482163 For access to the full Orange Wave series, click here: https://irreverent.supportingcast.fm/products/the-orange-wave-a-history-of-the-religious-right-since-1960 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://swaj.supportingcast.fm

Long before Governor Ron DeSantis declared a new war on wokeness, Florida lawmakers in the 1950s and 60s tried going after the NAACP, suspected communists and gay people in Florida schools and universities. The lawmakers upended life for countless numbers of their fellow Floridians before being upended themselves by their own zeal for the cause. Now that DeSantis is bringing this playbook to a presidential campaign, Rachel Maddow and Isaac-Davy Aronson ask what we can learn from the last time Florida went down this path. Featuring guests:Stacy Braukman, author of Communists and Perverts Under the Palms: The Johns Committee in Florida, 1956-1965Shevrin Jones, Florida State SenatorRobert Buccellatto, historian and co-host of the Florida History Podcast

The Queer Family Podcast Pride Extravaganza! | S12 Ep 5 | Brian and Alec Mazelin (aka @meetthemazelins) share their journey as a couple, starting with their online meeting during the pandemic and quick connection, leading Alec to leave Jamaica and move to Florida, where Brian and his son lived. They publicly came out to their families through a heartfelt engagement post on social media, receiving overwhelming support from countless individuals. Motivated by this love, they embraced the importance of representation and remained visible, documenting their lives together and inspiring those struggling to embrace their true selves. Amidst growing anti-LGBTQ rhetoric across both Florida and Jamaica, these two serve as a beacon of hope to many.  If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! “If we saw this kind of love growing up we would have come to the realization of who we are as people so much earlier than we actually did. It took me 30 years to come out to my mother.” Alec Tomlin-Mazelin Watch Video Episodes right now on YouTube! thequeerfamilypodcast.com / thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast Edited by Jerson Barajas. Theme song: Tiffany Order the #ITOCT book based on this podcast on Amazon, IndieBound, Audible.  Topol Logo art: Daneen Stevenato. Thanks to our Patreon supporters!  We want to hear from you! Email us at thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com Buy our merch here. Interested in advertising? Check out our packages here. Follow The Mazelin's

In this already slightly outdated episode, we survey some recent news impacting the queer community, and discuss the poor ways some politicians and companies handle Pride.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ron DeSantis, the governor of the US State of Florida has now declared his republican nomination for the 2024 Presidential Election. He's the latest in a line of republican contenders keen to take on President Joe Biden for the White House. Since his appointment as Florida's governor in 2018, Ron DeSantis has been busy stamping his own brand of cultural conservatism on the ‘Sunshine State', including limits on abortions and restricting sex and gender identity education in schools. The latter, known officially as the Parental Rights In Education Act', denounced by critics as ‘Don't Say Gay', has led to an ongoing legal battle with Disney over their criticism of the Act. Ron DeSantis claims that his ‘Florida Blueprint' can act as a guide for Federal Policies. But before that, he's got an uphill battle to unseat his former political mentor Donald Trump. The former President is currently leading the Republican field in the polls and he's not wasted any time in attacking Ron DeSantis on a number of fronts, from insults and nicknames, to criticising some of his policies. This week on the Inquiry we're asking ‘Can Ron DeSantis win the White House?' Contributors: Aubrey Jewett, Professor of Political Science at the University of Central Florida, Orlando. Matt Terrill, Public Affairs, Firehouse Strategies, former Chief of Staff to the Marco Rubio for President Campaign. Ron Christie, Former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush and North American Political Analyst for the BBC. Dr. Julie Norman, Co-Director of the Centre on US Politics at University College London. Presenter: Tanya Beckett Producer: Jill Collins Researcher: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty Editor: Tara McDermott Technical Producer: Kelly Young Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown (Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the Air Force One Pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library March 5 2023 Simi Valley, California. Credit: Mario Tarna/Getty Images)

Today's Headlines: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed four bills into law that restrict LGBTQ rights. The bills include expanding the Don't Say Gay law, banning transition-related care for minors, prohibiting trans people from using public facilities aligned with their gender identities, and restricting "adult" performances in front of minors. However, Democrats are calling for an investigation into DeSantis's use of Florida's law enforcement agency. In North Carolina, the state legislature overrode Governor Roy Cooper's veto of a 12-week abortion ban. Donald Trump claimed responsibility for "killing Roe v. Wade." The resolution to expel George Santos from Congress was referred to the House Ethics Committee. In the mayoral race of Jacksonville, Florida, Donna Deegan became the first woman to hold the position, despite DeSantis endorsing her opponent. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NBC News: DeSantis signs 'Don't Say Gay' expansion, gender-affirming care ban  NBC News: Supreme Court rejects challenge to Illinois assault weapons ban Washington Post: North Carolina bans abortion past 12 weeks overriding governor veto  NBC News: Trump: 'I was able to kill Roe v. Wade' AP NEws: Effort to expel Santos falters as Republicans vote to send measure to Ethics Committee  News 4 Jacksonville: Voters elect Donna Deegan as new Jacksonville mayor Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson

It's Top Hat Time! This week in the news... Biden gets a quesadilla and a churro to celebrate Cinco De Mayo, we praise Colorado for giving farmers their "Right To Repair", McDonald's in Kentucky will let your 10 year old work for free, Neo-Nazis target an event in Ohio, expansion on Don't Say Gay in Florida while DeSantis makes further moves to take Disney's powers, and even more Supreme Court justices spouse's and family receiving payments from rightwing activist have been discovered.

Montana Republicans voted to censure Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the first openly transgender person to be elected to the state's legislature. The vote comes after Rep. Zephyr last week said supporters of a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for young people would have “blood on their hands.” And in Florida, Disney sued Governor Ron DeSantis for revoking the company's long-standing control over its Disney World Resort. The suit claims DeSantis engaged in "a targeted campaign of government retaliation" after Disney publicly denounced Florida's so-called “Don't Say Gay” bill last year.And in headlines: House Republicans narrowly passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling and cut government spending, Sudanese civilians are scrambling to escape the ongoing violence in that country, and hundreds of Freddie Mercury's personal items are going up for auction this summer.Show Notes:Montana Human Rights Network: Donate – https://tinyurl.com/bdf22fskTransVisible Montana – https://transvisiblemontana.wordpress.com/Montana Federation of Public Employees: Our MFPE Family Stands With Rep. Zephyr – https://tinyurl.com/mrxdmu4vWhat A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastCrooked Coffee is officially here. Our first blend, What A Morning, is available in medium and dark roasts. Wake up with your own bag at crooked.com/coffeeFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

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In the latest in the fight against mifepristone, the Supreme Court has delayed its ruling on the abortion pill until Friday at midnight — extending the continued use of mifepristone for a couple more days.In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court sided with Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed in his years-long effort to get post-conviction DNA evidence to try and prove his innocence.And in headlines: the mother of Tyre Nichols sued the city of Memphis and its police department over the death of her son, the Florida Board of Education voted to expand the state's so-called “Don't Say Gay” law, and a Twilight TV series is in the works.Show Notes:What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastCrooked Coffee is officially here. Our first blend, What A Morning, is available in medium and dark roasts. Wake up with your own bag at crooked.com/coffeeFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday

Today's headlines: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extended his ruling on the mifepristone case until Friday, keeping the drug available for now. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an expansion of the "Don't Say Gay" bill, banning discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades. The Republicans released a budget proposal for 2024, including spending caps, repealing IRS funding, ending student loan forgiveness, and repealing tax credits. County commissioner Mark Jennings resigned in Oklahoma after being recorded making racist remarks. Chinese nationals were arrested in New York for operating an illegal police station, while a Wall Street Journal reporter remains jailed in Russia. Elon Musk's Twitter caused controversy by labeling the CBC as "government funded media." Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Politico: Alito extends reprieve for abortion pill access, maintaining status quo for 2 more days AP News: Florida expands ‘Don't Say Gay'; House OKs anti-LGBTQ bills Axios: McCarthy unveils $1.5 trillion debt ceiling package AP News: Oklahoma official who discussed killing reporters resigns NBC News: 2 Chinese nationals charged with operating a secret police station in NYC Washington Post: Evan Gershkovich, reporter jailed by Russia, appeals espionage arrest AP News: CBC ‘pausing' Twitter after ‘government-funded media' label AP News: Twitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz

Even though Covid-19, Monkeypox and HIV/AIDS are three very different kinds of viral infections, they all impact some people more than others.When fighting a pandemic, we like to think that we are all in this together, but the folks who face racism, homophobia/transphobia, poverty and homelessness are more at risk than anyone else.Today professor Dr. Steven Thrasher joins us to look at why it's critical to address systemic inequality, racism and bigotry when fighting off any pandemic.In his new book “The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide,” Dr. Steven examines why certain populations are more at risk from viruses like HIV, Monkeypox and COVID-19.Plus--➤ How do we talk about marginalized people and disease without stigmatizing folks?➤ How the Don't Say Gay laws are killing us all. ➤ Counteracting the cynical viewpoint that both political parties are the same when trying to bring about change.FEATURED BOOK: Dr. Steven W. Thrasher, The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease CollideGet it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ofUEFAEpisode #3075

We are joined for the full hour by geopolitical financial expert and financial historian, Nomi Prins, to discuss her new book, “Permanent Distortion: How Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever,” which highlights the huge gap between the high-flying stock market, versus back down here on earth, where average people struggle to make ends meet.Nomi Prins is an economist, author, geopolitical financial expert and financial historian. She is the author of several books, including Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World, All the Presidents' Bankers, Other People's Money: The Corporate Mugging of America, and It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bonuses, Bailouts, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street. Her latest book is Permanent Distortion: How Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever.The idea of “Permanent Distortion” is that when the financial system needs it, it gets the money. And lot of it. And in an uncapped way. And in an unregulated way. And in a non-transparent way. When the real economy needs it, it's years of debate.Nomi PrinsThere's no such thing as, “This bailout didn't cost taxpayers money.” Because…money that goes into the banking system does not go into the real economy. Which means there is a shortfall in the real economy. Which means that money cannot be reallocated into the real economy. Whether that is to build bridges, or hospitals, or to enhance our education system, or help workers. Because it's going somewhere else.Nomi PrinsThere are people that will say, “Well, SVB (the failure of Silicon Valley Bank) has nothing to do with Glass-Steagall,” and that's just simply wrong. Any over-leverage in the banking system that can take down the rest of the banking system— or that can create that sort of lack of confidence, instability, creation of money to save it that doesn't go into the real economy— is a part of that problem.Nomi PrinsThere's a huge propaganda machine. And it's interesting that the destabilization of the real economy comes so frequently from the speculation of the paper economy.Ralph NaderIn Case You Haven't Heard1. In Israel, the planned judicial reform law has sparked nothing less than a popular uprising, with Haaretz reporting that as many as half a million protesters have taken to the streets. Prime Minister Netanyahu is wheeling and dealing like mad to cling to power. Barak Ravid reports that Netanyahu sacked the Minister of Defense after he called for suspending the judicial reform push. Itamar Ben-Gvir, leader of perhaps the most extreme party in the right-wing coalition government, has threatened to quit the coalition if the judicial overhaul is delayed – but may have been appeased by a promise from Netanyahu to make the National Guard answerable directly to Ben-Gvir, per the Jerusalem Post. Axios reports that Jewish Democrats in Congress met with the Israeli Ambassador and warned him that if the bill is pushed through, it will be harder for them “to talk about Israel the same way they used to.”2. A new paper published in the Harvard Environmental Law Review – by David Arkush of Public Citizen and Donald Braman of the George Washington University Law School – posits whether fossil fuel companies should be charged with homicide. The authors argue these corporations “have not simply been lying to the public, they have been killing members of the public at an accelerating rate, and prosecutors should bring that crime to the public's attention.”3. In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation that would bar big bank executives from serving on Federal Reserve Boards. Chairman Sanders said “The Fed has got to become a more democratic institution that is responsive to the needs of working people and the middle class.”4. The Huffington Post reports that Rep. Ilhan Omar has introduced a bill to “Condemn Anti-Muslim Hate.” The bill was crafted to honor the 51 Muslims killed in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2019, and it was introduced on the first day of Ramadan. Omar is quoted saying “We...know that this increase in hate is not isolated to only Muslims. Church bombings, synagogue attacks, and racial hate crimes are also on the rise. In order to confront the evils of religious bigotry and hatred, we must come to understand that all our destinies are linked.”5. An investigation by Morgan Baskin of DCist found that “local developers are buying rent-controlled apartments, clearing out existing tenants, and marketing to housing choice voucher holders” because the DC Housing Authority engages in routine over-payments. In so doing, these developers are “eroding affordable housing.”6. In Brazil, Democracy Now! reports that the Lula government has successfully removed “almost all illegal gold mining operations…from Yanomami Indigenous territory.” Lula campaigned on the promise to remove these mining operations, which have “displaced people, devastated the land and food resources, and contaminated rivers with mercury.”7. Ever have a hard time canceling a subscription or recurring fee online? In a video by More Perfect Union, FTC Chair Lina Khan explained how the agency is taking aim at a pervasive corporate manipulation tactic nicknamed “click to subscribe, call to cancel” in which companies make it easy to sign up for a service, but make it very difficult to cancel it. The new rule – called “click to cancel” – would mandate that (1) it must be as easy to cancel a service as it is to sign up for it and (2) consumers must be able to cancel using the same method they used to sign up.8. From PBS: In Florida, Governor DeSantis is expanding the “Don't Say Gay” censorship law to high-schools. Supporters of this bill had previously insisted that it was only intended to curtail discussions of sensitive topics for young children. This expansion clearly undermines that argument.9. In Chicago, the International Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America hosted Cuban Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera at the 35th Ward - 8th District Office for a meeting with local elected officials and faith leaders. They discussed the harmful U.S. embargo and strengthening goodwill between the people of Cuba and the United States. This meeting was attended by Cook County Commissioner Anthony J. Quezada and Aldermen Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Byron Sigcho Lopez, and Rossana Rodriguez.10. From the New York Times: At a chocolate factory in Reading, Pennsylvania, a massive explosion has left at least seven dead and more missing. Activists are calling for a thorough and swift investigation into the factory's owners, the R.M. Palmer Company. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

HERE IT IS! Liz and Andrew begin the show by reacting to the news of Trump's indictment while we await the actual copy of the document. After that, the team breaks down how Disney outmaneuvered that dumpy Trump knockoff (Ron DeSantis) with the aid of every law student's worst nightmare: the Rule Against Perpetuities! Notes OA 710 https://openargs.com/oa710-lock-him-up/ OA 711 https://openargs.com/oa711-lock-him-up-2-the-secret-of-the-ooze/ OA 712 https://openargs.com/oa712-lock-him-up-3-rise-of-the-machines/ Text of “Don't Say Gay” law, HB 1557 http://laws.flrules.org/2022/22 FL Stat. Ch. 189 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0189/Sections/0189.012.html RCID Charter https://www.rcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/RCID-Charter.pdf  HB 9B https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0009Ber.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0009B&Session=2023B Reedy Creek Declaration of Restrictive Covenants https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23734248-disney-board-covenant -Support us on Patreon at: patreon.com/law -Follow us on Twitter:  @Openargs -Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/openargs/ -For show-related questions, check out the Opening Arguments Wiki, which now has its own Twitter feed!  @oawiki -And finally, remember that you can email us at openarguments@gmail.com

Al Franken tackles the latest news including Congress grilling TikTok's CEO, Florida governor Ron DeSantis extending “Don't Say Gay” to 12th grade, and Beethoven's DNA being used to study his cause of death. BenDeLaCreme, star of “RuPaul's Drag Race,” discusses how limiting access to drag and LGBTQ+ spaces won't limit queerness in childrenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DeSantis gets over his skis on Ukraine, 'Don't Say Gay' escalates, and it's not racist to criticize the CCP. Plus, the crowd that warns of death and destruction if Trump is indicted said nothing about Trump ripping the country apart. Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes for your weekend pod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DeSantis gets over his skis on Ukraine, 'Don't Say Gay' escalates, and it's not racist to criticize the CCP. Plus, the crowd that warns of death and destruction if Trump is indicted said nothing about Trump ripping the country apart. Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes for your weekend pod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode summary: Iraq War apologism is alive and well. The FBI used an undercover cop with pink hair to spy on activists and manufacture crimes. DeSantis to expand "Don't Say Gay" law to all grades. Idaho hospital ends all labor and delivery care, citing abortion ban. Trump's fans sent him $1.5 million in 3 days after he falsely predicted that he'd be arrested Tuesday.HOSTS: Cenk Uygur (@CenkUygur) & Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian)SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ http://www.youtube.com/user/theyoungturksFACEBOOK: ☞ http://www.facebook.com/theyoungturksTWITTER: ☞ http://www.twitter.com/theyoungturksINSTAGRAM: ☞ http://www.instagram.com/theyoungturksTIKTOK: ☞ https://www.tiktok.com/@theyoungturks

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Thursday, March 23, and reports on Donald Trump's hush money probe in New York, Ron DeSantis' effort to expand his administration's ‘Don't Say Gay' law, and TikTok's latest legal hearing. Plus, Melber delivers a special report on the rise in violent threats against lawmakers since the Trump presidency. James Carville joins.

Desantis is planning to expand his “Don't Say Gay” bill to all grades. A Lawyer is going viral on TikTok for highlighting the real danger to children. The CEO of TikTok is facing grilling from lawmakers during a congressional hearing. A woman was arrested for setting an abortion clinic on fire. Conservatives celebrate Newsmax being brought back to DirecTV. Kari Lake's election challenges are rejected again in court. Host: John Iadarola (@johniadarola)Co-Host: Jessica Burbank (@JessicaLBurbank)SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1TIKTOK ☞ https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=enINSTAGRAM: ☞ http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/TWITTER: ☞ https://twitter.com/TheDamageReportFACEBOOK: ☞ https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/

Today's headlines: A highly-anticipated grand jury meeting that was planned for yesterday morning was canceled last minute by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. Yesterday the Federal Reserve announced that they're raising the interest rate another quarter of a percentage point. Florida's state board of education will vote next month on whether to expand the provisions of the “Don't Say Gay” bill to grades 4 through 12. Finally, a Fox producer named Abby Grossberg, who worked with Tucker Carlson & Maria Bartiromo, has filed 2 lawsuits against Fox in New York & Delaware, accusing the company of coercing her into giving misleading testimony in the Dominion case. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Insider: Trump indictment grand jury not 'likely' to meet Thursday either after Manhattan DA paused Stormy Daniels case Wednesday WSJ: Fed Raises Rates but Nods to Greater Uncertainty After Banking Stress Orlando Sentinel: Florida rule would expand so-called ‘don't say gay' to 12th grade NY Times: Fox Producer Says She Was Set Up in Dominion Case Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson

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