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Una historia bonita pasó en una empresa grande cuando un trabajador le dio a otro . Eric Tucker y Chris Atwood, que trabajaban juntos en Colorado, son parte de una historia muy buena de ayuda. Chris que lo hacía sentir mal. Cuando sus riñones solo trabajaban al 10%, mandó un mensaje a todos en el Un regalo muy bueno: un riñón nuevo Read More » Read the full Article: Un regalo muy bueno: un riñón nuevo
Send us a textIn this episode of Dishin' Dirt, I answer the question as to whether or not you can still accept a seller bonus following the Sitzer/Burnett settlement. I will provide insight on the legality and realities of bonuses in real estate transactions, emphasizing the importance of written agreements and the business justification rule for any amendments to compensation agreements. Don't forget to like us and share us!Gary* Gary serves on the South Carolina Real Estate Commission as a Commissioner. The opinions expressed herein are his opinions and are not necessarily the opinions of the SC Real Estate Commission. This podcast is not to be considered legal advice. Please consult an attorney in your area.
" But I kind of loved the power of that, the power of weirdness""The Secret Painter" is a memoir by Joe Tucker that delves into the concealed artistic life of his uncle, Eric Tucker. Eric, a laborer from Warrington, Cheshire, led a double life, secretly creating over 500 paintings and approximately 1,000 sketches depicting mid-20th-century working-class northern life. His works, often compared to those of LS Lowry, capture scenes of pubs, theaters, and street life with authenticity and depth.Despite his sociable nature, Eric was reserved about his art, seldom sharing his creations publicly. His family discovered his extensive collection only after his death in 2018, leading to posthumous exhibitions that garnered significant public and media attention. Joe Tucker's memoir offers a touching and thoughtful exploration of his uncle's life, reflecting on themes of class, ambition, loneliness, and community. The book provides insight into Eric's personal history, his dedication to art, and the broader disconnect between working-class culture and the art establishment."The Secret Painter" serves as a poignant tribute to Eric Tucker's unwavering artistic commitment, bringing his life's work into the public eye and celebrating the extraordinary found in unexpected places.
In this episode, we uncover the story of a painter who was never recognised for his art during his lifetime with television scriptwriter Joe Tucker. Drawing from his new book The Secret Painter, Tucker sheds light on the life of his uncle Eric Tucker – an unassuming working-class man from Warrington who secretly created over 500 extraordinary paintings, which were only discovered after his death. Why did Eric paint in private for decades? What compels someone to create art with no intention of sharing it? And what does Eric's story reveal about who gets to be recognized as an artist? Joining Tucker in conversation is Kathryn Hughes, author and critic, whose latest book Catland examines the life of Victorian cat artist Louis Wain. Together, they discuss creativity without an audience, hidden talent and the barriers that keep certain people out of the art world. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
AP correspondent Eric Tucker reports on Kash Patel's upcoming hearing
AP correspondent Eric Tucker reports on the special counsel report about Trump
The Vibes Female Takeover EP/ALBUMS tracks from 2024Our goal is to bridge the gap between the mainstream & indie artists. Our main aim is to focus on edgy neosoul & jazzy/soul/rnb female artists/groups.*NOTE (This list is not based on Charts or Streams just on what NEO2SOUL discovered)The podcast mix show is syndicated onWVRO (USA) Mon/Wed/Fri 6 pm UK (weekly)WHTL 95.2 FM (USA) Mon - Fri 9:30 am UK (weekly)Golddust Radio (UK) Sun 2 pm UK (Monthly)Pulse Int'l Radio (USA) Thur & Sat 4pm (weekly) RadioFM (Worldwide) 24hrs*aya - aries moon [Slow Burn]Lordus - M.I.C [y am i like this]S!MONE - Circles (say my name) [Magnet] Kahndes - Big Boss [Soul Woman] Dajah Dorn - 90's FINE [Having My Way]Chastity & VALO Artists - Caught Up [Love Song] Siaira Shawn - Racing Home [Ephemera]K.ZIA & Sedric Perry - NO PLACE [TWIN FLAME] Nana Fofie - Silly Things [Love Deeply...]Shiv - long route home [the defiance of a sadgirl] Qendresa - Whatever You Like [Londra]Ella Mai - One Of These [3] BeMyFiasco ft Phonte - Festival [Pretty Little Love]Jayla Darden - Hesitated [MOMENTUM]Eva Gadd & Blue Lab Beats - I Don't Talk [I Don't Talk]LOTYS - Don't Be Late [SWOON] SALOMEA - Disneyland '97 [Good Life] Jessica Jolia & Yaaahn Hunter - Mink Coat [The Life]LANAI - Lock Screen Love [11.12] Mayah Flaw - Bloom [The Given Flower] Shanuka - How does it feel? [A Safe Return Back]Jae Via - Colors of Hue [Perception] Taylor Deneen - Fade Away [taylormade, Vol. 1] Paeka - Sunday Morning [I Dreamt Of This] RIMON - Back N Forth [Children Of The Night] Kim Petite - FALLIN' - The Diaries of KimberlyM'Lynn - Midnight Confessions [Midnight Confessions] Ego Ella May - Winter Sun [FIELDNOTES : COMPLETE] BINA. - Precious [Chaos Is Her Name]Nefertitti Avani, Misha, & Evil Needle - Medication [Odyssey] Jamerra - NINETEEN [A LITTLE LATE]Alice Auer ft James Berkeley & edbl- Unaware [Sure]Isabelle Eberdean - All I Need [Freewheeling]Ayeesha E ft KG - Hustler's Paradise [Emotional Rhetoric]Amaria - Over [Free Fallin'] Ho1 ft Tea - Slow [Love, Eredita] Emma Bale - lips like wine [333] Silly Silky - Is it far? [Début]pisceze - full clip [last laugh]SAYGRACE - Stay Down [New Age] Mia Pearl ft jay2dee - BLIND [Doxology] Zenesoul - Done [Is it fun for you?]Eric Tucker, Jade Idalia & Su ivey - By Your Side [November Son]SAFA - Drive Slow [The Prelude] CD ft PANIA - Catcha Grip [BLUE VIOLET]shania sabrina - 133 SIMONE [A YEAR IN THE LIFE]Luna Mae - On My Way [On My Way]Kristie Killick - Jungle [Jungle] Shanara - Rise And Shine [Lonely Lovergirl]Joiisol - Good Intentions [Future Bubblers 8.0] Petter Blom ft Juskaite - Want You [Unboxed] Maiken Kroken - Falling In Love With You Again [Ocean]Raquel Rodriguez ft Amber Navran - Scorpion [Housewife] Catie Waters - Bullet In The Butterfly [Reasons To Stay]Emile Londonien ft CHERISE - Easy [Inwards]Alexis Norman ft Brayla - Safe Here [Sweet Exchange] Zyanna - Godspeed [Dance of the Dragonfly] thandiwe - Anger Issues [Beloved EP] MsKvii - G2G [P.M.S]August Wahh - Gangsters Need To Cry Too [Sol Speak]Somalia - Spin The Block [A Soft Place To Land] K Soul & Starboard ft Taliifah - Oh Boy! [Motions] Nápoles - Trouble Man [Silk City]
May 30, 2024 is a day that will live in infamy! Donald Trump became the first former President of the United States to be brought to court on felony charges and have a jury reach a verdict of guilty. Not to mention that this happened while he is currently running for President again and is the highest polling candidate.The ripple effects of this historical day will be felt indefinitely. The debates will rage over whether or not this was justice or merely political lawfare.In part 5, we cover the instructions from Judge Merchan to the jury for how to deliberate. Most of the instructions were standard fare. However, the section detailing the charges raised serious questions in my mind.The charges were 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree to conceal the crime of conspiracy to promote an election by unlawful means. Each juror could determine anonymously if the "unlawful means" was one or more of the following:FECA violation (campaign contributions above the federal limit)falsifying other business recordstax violations (by paying Cohen extra money to cover income taxes)Falsifying business records alone is a misdemeanor.Conspiracy to promote an election by unlawful means is a misdemeanor.The maximum sentence for all 34 charges is 136 years in prison because Trump allegedly paid for an alleged crime in 11 installments.The jury found Trump guilty of all 34 felony counts. A lot has happened since then. Sentencing has moved to September 18th.Sources Cited:Jury instructions from Judge MerchanNY Elec L § 17-152 (2021)Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, and Michelle L. Price, "Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony," Associated Press, Updated May 29, 2024."D.A. Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Trial Conviction of Donald J. Trump," ManhattanDA.org, May 30, 2024."Public Statement on the Hunter Biden Emails," Politico, October 19, 2020.Touré, "It makes me so happy to write 'convicted felon Donald Trump'," The Grio, May 31, 2024.Ximena Bustillo, "Trump loses bid to lift New York gag order in response to Harris' campaigning," NPR, August 2, 2024.Scriptures Referenced:Proverbs 25:2Leviticus 19:15-18*** Castle Rock Women's Health is a pro-life and pro-women health care ministry. They need your help to serve the community. Please consider a monthly or one-time donation. ***We value your feedback!Have questions for...
May 30, 2024 is a day that will live in infamy! Donald Trump became the first former President of the United States to be brought to court on felony charges and have a jury reach a verdict of guilty. Not to mention that this happened while he is currently running for President again and is the highest polling candidate.The ripple effects of this historical day will be felt indefinitely. The debates will rage over whether or not this was justice or merely political lawfare.In part 5, we cover the instructions from Judge Merchan to the jury for how to deliberate. Most of the instructions were standard fare. However, the section detailing the charges raised serious questions in my mind.The charges were 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree to conceal the crime of conspiracy to promote an election by unlawful means. Each juror could determine anonymously if the "unlawful means" was one or more of the following:FECA violation (campaign contributions above the federal limit)falsifying other business recordstax violations (by paying Cohen extra money to cover income taxes)Falsifying business records alone is a misdemeanor.Conspiracy to promote an election by unlawful means is a misdemeanor.The maximum sentence for all 34 charges is 136 years in prison because Trump allegedly paid for an alleged crime in 11 installments.The jury found Trump guilty of all 34 felony counts. A lot has happened since then. Sentencing has moved to September 18th.Sources Cited:Jury instructions from Judge MerchanNY Elec L § 17-152 (2021)Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, and Michelle L. Price, "Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony," Associated Press, Updated May 29, 2024."D.A. Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Trial Conviction of Donald J. Trump," ManhattanDA.org, May 30, 2024."Public Statement on the Hunter Biden Emails," Politico, October 19, 2020.Touré, "It makes me so happy to write 'convicted felon Donald Trump'," The Grio, May 31, 2024.Ximena Bustillo, "Trump loses bid to lift New York gag order in response to Harris' campaigning," NPR, August 2, 2024.Scriptures Referenced:Proverbs 25:2Leviticus 19:15-18*** Castle Rock Women's Health is a pro-life and pro-women health care ministry. They need your help to serve the community. Please consider a monthly or one-time donation. ***We value your feedback!Have questions for...
May 30, 2024 is a day that will live in infamy! Donald Trump became the first former President of the United States to be brought to court on felony charges and have a jury reach a verdict of guilty. Not to mention that this happened while he is currently running for President again and is the highest polling candidate.The ripple effects of this historical day will be felt indefinitely. The debates will rage over whether or not this was justice or merely political lawfare.In part 1, we look at the events from 2006 through 2018 that laid the groundwork for New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg to concoct state felony charges against a former President and candidate for the same office.Sources Cited:Erica Orden, Mark Morales, Kara Scannell, Shimon Prokupecz and Laura Jarrett, "Michael Cohen implicates Trump in hush money scheme," CNN, Updated August 22, 2018.Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Michelle L. Price and Jill Colvin, "Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes," Associated Press, May 31, 2024.Stefan Becket, "What was Trump convicted of? Details on the 34 counts and his guilty verdict," CBS News, Updated May, 31, 2024.Meggie Haberman, "Obama 2008 campaign fined $375,000," Politico, January 4, 2013.*** Castle Rock Women's Health is a pro-life and pro-women health care ministry. They need your help to serve the community. Please consider a monthly or one-time donation. ***We value your feedback!Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!
May 30, 2024 is a day that will live in infamy! Donald Trump became the first former President of the United States to be brought to court on felony charges and have a jury reach a verdict of guilty. Not to mention that this happened while he is currently running for President again and is the highest polling candidate.The ripple effects of this historical day will be felt indefinitely. The debates will rage over whether or not this was justice or merely political lawfare.In part 1, we look at the events from 2006 through 2018 that laid the groundwork for New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg to concoct state felony charges against a former President and candidate for the same office.Sources Cited:Erica Orden, Mark Morales, Kara Scannell, Shimon Prokupecz and Laura Jarrett, "Michael Cohen implicates Trump in hush money scheme," CNN, Updated August 22, 2018.Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Michelle L. Price and Jill Colvin, "Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes," Associated Press, May 31, 2024.Stefan Becket, "What was Trump convicted of? Details on the 34 counts and his guilty verdict," CBS News, Updated May, 31, 2024.Meggie Haberman, "Obama 2008 campaign fined $375,000," Politico, January 4, 2013.*** Castle Rock Women's Health is a pro-life and pro-women health care ministry. They need your help to serve the community. Please consider a monthly or one-time donation. ***We value your feedback!Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!
In this Artist Exploration, Eric Tucker the Artistic Director of the Bedlam Theater Company and MTCA Director Charlie Murphy discuss: How a director should approach giving notes Different ways to approach the rehearsal room Financial realities of the business Striving for wrong and specific rather than neutral and safe Join us for the MTCA Junior Workshop! If you have any questions about the college audition process, feel free to reach out at mailbag@mappingthecollegeaudition.com. If you're interested in working with MTCA for help with your individualized preparation for your College Audition journey, please check us out at mtcollegeauditions.com, or on Instagram or Facebook. Follow Us! Instagram: @mappingthecollegeaudition YouTube: @MTCA (Musical Theater College Auditions) TikTok: @mtcollegeauditions Charlie Murphy:@charmur7 Meghan Cordier:@meghanmarie2014 About MTCA: Musical Theater College Auditions (MTCA) is the leader in coaching acting and musical theater students through the college audition process and beyond with superlative results. MTCA has assembled a roster of expert artist-educators who can guide students artistically, organizationally, strategically, and psychologically through the competitive college audition process. MTCA provides the tools, resources, and expertise along with a vast and strong support system. They train the unique individual, empowering the artist to bring their true, authentic self to their work. MTCA believes that by helping students reveal their potential it allows each school to connect with those who are truly right for their programs, which in turn guides each student toward their best college fit. About Charlie Murphy: Charlie is a proud graduate of Carnegie Mellon University's BFA program. As an Actor he has performed with theaters such as: NY Public Theatre's “Shakespeare in the Park”, The Pearl Theatre Company, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Chautauqua Theatre Company, Kinetic Theatre Company, and the Shakespeare Theatre of DC. With MTCA [Musical Theater College Auditions -- mtca.nyc], he has been helping prospective theatre students through the college process for over 15 years. As a Teacher and Director, he is able to do a few of his favorite things in life: help students to find their authentic selves as artists, and then help them find their best fit for their collegiate journey. Through this podcast, he hopes to continue that work as well as help demystify this intricate process. This episode was produced by Meghan Cordier and Charlie Murphy. Episode theme music is created by Will Reynolds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eric Tucker, national security reporter for the Associated Press joins Lisa Dent to discuss how artificial intelligence could be used by foreign adversaries to spread misinformation about the upcoming presidential election, and why the FBI has a growing concern about the technology. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand Follow @kpowell720 Follow @maryvandeveldeFollow […]
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the free-speech controversies that are roiling college campuses since the war in Gaza began; the questions related to Trump cases that the U.S. Supreme Court will answer; and the latest high-profile abortion case coming out of Texas that has real-life and political consequences. Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Hannah Natanson and Susan Svrluga for The Washington Post: Harvard President Claudine Gay to remain after antisemitism testimony Michelle Goldberg for The New York Times: At a Hearing on Israel, University Presidents Walked Into a Trap Elad Simchayoff @Elad_Si on X Danielle Allen for The Washington Post: We've lost our way on campus. Here's how we can find our way back. David French for The New York Times: What the University Presidents Got Right and Wrong About Antisemitic Speech Santul Nerkar and Jonah E. Bromwich for The New York Times: How the Israel-Hamas War Tore Apart Public Defenders in the Bronx Michael Barbaro and Nicholas Confessore for The Daily: Antisemitism and Free Speech Collide on Campuses Zah Montague and Tracey Tully for The New York Times: Education Dept. Is Investigating Six More Colleges Over Campus Discrimination Mark Sherman and Eric Tucker for AP: Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted and Mark Sherman: Supreme Court will hear a case that could undo Capitol riot charge against hundreds, including Trump Bob Dylan on YouTube: Bob Dylan – Idiot Wind (Official Audio) Robert Legare and Robert Costa for CBS News: Investigators accessed Trump White House cellphone records and plan to use them at trial, special counsel says Sabrina Tavernise for The Daily: The Woman Who Fought the Texas Abortion Ban Carter Sherman for The Guardian: US abortion rates rise post-Roe amid deep divide in state-by-state access Kate Zernike for The New York Times: Texas Judge Says Doctors Can Use ‘Good Faith Judgment' in Providing Abortions Here are this week's chatters: John: One Line A Day: A Five-Year Memory Book and James Barron for The New York Times: Bob Dylan Sings, and Talks, on These Tapes From 62 Years Ago Emily: Sydney Lupkin and Danielle Kurtzleben on All Things Considered: The Supreme Court will decide the fate of abortion pill mifepristone David: Paul Schwartzman for The Washington Post: With sports teams primed for move to Va., downtown D.C. frets its future and City Cast: Work with us. Listener chatter from Margaret in Jersey City: Chair Watch on Facebook For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily talk about Why Are So Many American Pedestrians Dying at Night?by Emily Badger, Ben Blatt, and Josh Katz for The New York Times and Why pedestrian deaths in the US are at a 40-year high by Marin Cogan for Vox. See also Political Gabfest: “The World Is Burning” Edition and Vision and night driving abilities of elderly driversby Nicole Gruber, Urs P Mosimann, René M Müri, and Tobias Nef. In the next Gabfest Reads, John talks with Brad Stulberg about Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the free-speech controversies that are roiling college campuses since the war in Gaza began; the questions related to Trump cases that the U.S. Supreme Court will answer; and the latest high-profile abortion case coming out of Texas that has real-life and political consequences. Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Hannah Natanson and Susan Svrluga for The Washington Post: Harvard President Claudine Gay to remain after antisemitism testimony Michelle Goldberg for The New York Times: At a Hearing on Israel, University Presidents Walked Into a Trap Elad Simchayoff @Elad_Si on X Danielle Allen for The Washington Post: We've lost our way on campus. Here's how we can find our way back. David French for The New York Times: What the University Presidents Got Right and Wrong About Antisemitic Speech Santul Nerkar and Jonah E. Bromwich for The New York Times: How the Israel-Hamas War Tore Apart Public Defenders in the Bronx Michael Barbaro and Nicholas Confessore for The Daily: Antisemitism and Free Speech Collide on Campuses Zah Montague and Tracey Tully for The New York Times: Education Dept. Is Investigating Six More Colleges Over Campus Discrimination Mark Sherman and Eric Tucker for AP: Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted and Mark Sherman: Supreme Court will hear a case that could undo Capitol riot charge against hundreds, including Trump Bob Dylan on YouTube: Bob Dylan – Idiot Wind (Official Audio) Robert Legare and Robert Costa for CBS News: Investigators accessed Trump White House cellphone records and plan to use them at trial, special counsel says Sabrina Tavernise for The Daily: The Woman Who Fought the Texas Abortion Ban Carter Sherman for The Guardian: US abortion rates rise post-Roe amid deep divide in state-by-state access Kate Zernike for The New York Times: Texas Judge Says Doctors Can Use ‘Good Faith Judgment' in Providing Abortions Here are this week's chatters: John: One Line A Day: A Five-Year Memory Book and James Barron for The New York Times: Bob Dylan Sings, and Talks, on These Tapes From 62 Years Ago Emily: Sydney Lupkin and Danielle Kurtzleben on All Things Considered: The Supreme Court will decide the fate of abortion pill mifepristone David: Paul Schwartzman for The Washington Post: With sports teams primed for move to Va., downtown D.C. frets its future and City Cast: Work with us. Listener chatter from Margaret in Jersey City: Chair Watch on Facebook For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily talk about Why Are So Many American Pedestrians Dying at Night?by Emily Badger, Ben Blatt, and Josh Katz for The New York Times and Why pedestrian deaths in the US are at a 40-year high by Marin Cogan for Vox. See also Political Gabfest: “The World Is Burning” Edition and Vision and night driving abilities of elderly driversby Nicole Gruber, Urs P Mosimann, René M Müri, and Tobias Nef. In the next Gabfest Reads, John talks with Brad Stulberg about Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the free-speech controversies that are roiling college campuses since the war in Gaza began; the questions related to Trump cases that the U.S. Supreme Court will answer; and the latest high-profile abortion case coming out of Texas that has real-life and political consequences. Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Hannah Natanson and Susan Svrluga for The Washington Post: Harvard President Claudine Gay to remain after antisemitism testimony Michelle Goldberg for The New York Times: At a Hearing on Israel, University Presidents Walked Into a Trap Elad Simchayoff @Elad_Si on X Danielle Allen for The Washington Post: We've lost our way on campus. Here's how we can find our way back. David French for The New York Times: What the University Presidents Got Right and Wrong About Antisemitic Speech Santul Nerkar and Jonah E. Bromwich for The New York Times: How the Israel-Hamas War Tore Apart Public Defenders in the Bronx Michael Barbaro and Nicholas Confessore for The Daily: Antisemitism and Free Speech Collide on Campuses Zah Montague and Tracey Tully for The New York Times: Education Dept. Is Investigating Six More Colleges Over Campus Discrimination Mark Sherman and Eric Tucker for AP: Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted and Mark Sherman: Supreme Court will hear a case that could undo Capitol riot charge against hundreds, including Trump Bob Dylan on YouTube: Bob Dylan – Idiot Wind (Official Audio) Robert Legare and Robert Costa for CBS News: Investigators accessed Trump White House cellphone records and plan to use them at trial, special counsel says Sabrina Tavernise for The Daily: The Woman Who Fought the Texas Abortion Ban Carter Sherman for The Guardian: US abortion rates rise post-Roe amid deep divide in state-by-state access Kate Zernike for The New York Times: Texas Judge Says Doctors Can Use ‘Good Faith Judgment' in Providing Abortions Here are this week's chatters: John: One Line A Day: A Five-Year Memory Book and James Barron for The New York Times: Bob Dylan Sings, and Talks, on These Tapes From 62 Years Ago Emily: Sydney Lupkin and Danielle Kurtzleben on All Things Considered: The Supreme Court will decide the fate of abortion pill mifepristone David: Paul Schwartzman for The Washington Post: With sports teams primed for move to Va., downtown D.C. frets its future and City Cast: Work with us. Listener chatter from Margaret in Jersey City: Chair Watch on Facebook For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily talk about Why Are So Many American Pedestrians Dying at Night?by Emily Badger, Ben Blatt, and Josh Katz for The New York Times and Why pedestrian deaths in the US are at a 40-year high by Marin Cogan for Vox. See also Political Gabfest: “The World Is Burning” Edition and Vision and night driving abilities of elderly driversby Nicole Gruber, Urs P Mosimann, René M Müri, and Tobias Nef. In the next Gabfest Reads, John talks with Brad Stulberg about Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
House Republicans launched a formal impeachment hearing Thursday against President Joe Biden, promising to “provide accountability” as they probe the family finances and lucrative business dealings of his son Hunter and make their case to the public, colleagues and a skeptical Senate. The chairmen of the Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means committees used the opening hearing to review the constitutional and legal questions involved with impeachment. They are trying to show what they say are links to Biden's son Hunter's overseas businesses, though key witnesses said they do not yet see hard evidence of impeachable offenses. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky, the Oversight chairman, said the lawmakers have “a mountain of evidence” that will show that the elder Biden “abused his public office for his family's financial gain.” Hours after the hearing wrapped, Comer issued subpoenas for additional banking records from the personal and business accounts of Hunter Biden and the president's brother, James Biden. He said the panel will continue to “follow the money and the evidence to provide accountability.” It's a high-stakes opening act for Republicans, taking place just before a potential federal government shutdown, as they begin a process that can lead to the ultimate penalty for a president, dismissal from office for what the Constitution describes as “high crimes and misdemeanors.” The White House pushed back with statements throughout the hearing saying nothing can distract from the Republicans' inability to govern as the shutdown loomed. Spokesperson Sharon Yang called the hearing a “baseless stunt” and said, “President Biden will always stay focused on the priorities of the American people — not these political games.” The more than six-hour hearing came as House Republicans face scattered resistance to an impeachment inquiry from their own ranks and deep reluctance in the Senate from Republicans who worry about political ramifications and say Biden's conviction and removal from office are unlikely. As the hearing began, Democrats displayed a screen showing the days, hours and minutes left until the government shuts down as Congress struggles to fund the government before Saturday's deadline. “We're 62 hours away from shutting down the government of the United States of America and Republicans are launching an impeachment drive, based on a long debunked and discredited lie,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the Oversight panel. Raskin questioned the legitimacy of the hearing since the House has not voted to formally launch the impeachment inquiry. He said Republicans are rehashing five-year-old allegations raised by Donald Trump, who is Biden's chief rival in 2024, during the former president's 2019 impeachment over Ukraine. “They don't have a shred of evidence against President Biden for an impeachable offense,” he said. The hearing Thursday did not feature witnesses with information about the Bidens or Hunter Biden's business. Instead, the panel heard from outside experts in tax law, criminal investigations and constitutional legal theory. A top Republican-called witness, Jonathan Turley, a George Washington University law professor who is an expert in impeachment issues, said he believed the House had passed the threshold for an inquiry but the current evidence was not enough for charges. “I do not believe that the current evidence would support articles of impeachment,” Turley said. Democrats, who decry the investigation as a political ploy aimed at hurting Biden and helping Trump as he runs again for president, brought in Michael Gerhardt, a law professor who has also appeared as an expert in previous impeachment proceedings. In detailing the reasons Republicans say they have to impeach Biden, Gerhardt concluded: “If that's what exists, as a basis for this inquiry, it is not sufficient. I say that with all respect.” Still, questions remain as Republicans dig into the Biden family finances and the overseas business dealings of Hunter Biden, who has acknowledged being a drug user during much of the time under scrutiny. The president's brother, James, was also involved in some work with Hunter. Republicans have been investigating Hunter Biden for years, since his father was vice president. And while there have been questions raised about the ethics around the family's international business, none of the evidence so far has proven that the president, in his current or previous office, abused his role, accepted bribes or both. One former business partner of Hunter Biden has told House investigators the son was selling the “illusion of access” to his father. Turley told the lawmakers the question remains, “Was the president involved?” In the run-up to the hearing, Republicans unveiled a tranche of new documents and bank records that detail wire transfers from a Chinese businessman to Hunter Biden in 2019. Hunter Biden had listed his father's address on the wire transfer form, which Republicans say provided a clear link to the president. Abbe Lowell, an attorney for Hunter Biden, said the address on the wire transfer, which he says was a loan, was listed to the president's Delaware home because it was the address on Hunter Biden's driver's license and "his only permanent address at the time.” “Once again Rep. Comer peddles lies to support a premise — some wrongdoing by Hunter Biden or his family — that evaporates in thin air the moment facts come out,” Lowell said in a statement. House Republicans are also looking into the Justice Department investigation into Hunter Biden's taxes and gun use that began in 2018. Two IRS whistleblowers came forward to Congress in the spring with claims that department officials thwarted their efforts to fully investigate Hunter Biden and that they faced retaliation when they pushed back. The claims have since been disputed by the Department of Justice, the IRS and FBI agents who worked on the case. “The Biden Justice Department protected the Biden family brand.” said Rep. Jason Smith, a Missouri Republican and Ways and Means chairman. What Smith did not mention was that the discussions occurred during the Trump Justice Department and were likely in keeping with the agency's practice of avoiding overt investigative steps concerning political candidates in the immediate run-up to an election. But Republicans have pointed to a failed plea deal over the summer as proof that Hunter Biden received preferential treatment because of who his father was. “They tried to put together this sweetheart deal,” said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the Judiciary chairman. The impeachment inquiry hearing is taking place as the federal government is days away from what is likely to be a damaging government shutdown that would halt paychecks for millions of federal workers and the military and disrupt services for millions of Americans. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the impeachment inquiry this month, egged on by Trump and with mounting pressure from his right flank to take action against Biden or risk being ousted from his leadership job. Trump is the only president to be twice impeached, first over accusations he pressured Ukraine to dig up dirt on Biden and later over accusations that he incited the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol. He was acquitted in both cases by the Senate. The hearing Thursday is expected to be the first of many as House Republicans explore whether or not they will pursue articles of impeachment against the president. It's unclear if McCarthy has support from his slim Republican majority to impeach Biden. If Biden was impeached, the charges would then be sent to the Senate for a trial. - by Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro and Eric Tucker, APSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the UAW autoworkers' strike against the Big Three automakers, talk with Yoel Roth about social media trust and safety, and weigh teachers' burden to engage in parent diplomacy. Join us for Political Gabfest Live in Madison, Wisconsin on October 25! Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Danielle Kaye for NPR: “Why the UAW is fighting so hard for these 4 key demands in the auto strike” Yoel Roth in The New York Times: “Trump Attacked Me. Then Musk Did. It Wasn't an Accident.” Yoel Roth on Lawfare: “Content Moderation's Legalism Problem” Sarah Chaves in The Atlantic: “Parent Diplomacy Is Overwhelming Teachers” 9News: “Surveillance video: “Boebert seen vaping, arguing with patrons before removal from Denver theater” Here are this week's chatters: Emily: Susan Haigh and Eric Tucker for AP: “Former federal prosecutor who resigned from Trump-Russia probe says she left over concerns with Barr” John: Ashley Strickland for CNN: “How NASA has prepared to scoop up an asteroid sample landing in the desert” and The Art of Explanation: How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence by Ros Atkins David: NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries: “Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary” and National Trust for Historic Preservation: “Ghost Fleet of the Potomac, Mallows Bay” Listener chatter from Kevin Collins: Thomas Kole's a portrait of Tenochtitlan: a 3D reconstruction of the capital of the Aztec Empire For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David discuss the surveillance camera video of Representative Lauren Boebert behaving badly in a Denver theater. In the next Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with Zadie Smith about her book, The Fraud: A Novel. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com or X us @SlateGabfest. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Hosts Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz Follow @SlateGabfest on X / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfest Slate Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the UAW autoworkers' strike against the Big Three automakers, talk with Yoel Roth about social media trust and safety, and weigh teachers' burden to engage in parent diplomacy. Join us for Political Gabfest Live in Madison, Wisconsin on October 25! Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Danielle Kaye for NPR: “Why the UAW is fighting so hard for these 4 key demands in the auto strike” Yoel Roth in The New York Times: “Trump Attacked Me. Then Musk Did. It Wasn't an Accident.” Yoel Roth on Lawfare: “Content Moderation's Legalism Problem” Sarah Chaves in The Atlantic: “Parent Diplomacy Is Overwhelming Teachers” 9News: “Surveillance video: “Boebert seen vaping, arguing with patrons before removal from Denver theater” Here are this week's chatters: Emily: Susan Haigh and Eric Tucker for AP: “Former federal prosecutor who resigned from Trump-Russia probe says she left over concerns with Barr” John: Ashley Strickland for CNN: “How NASA has prepared to scoop up an asteroid sample landing in the desert” and The Art of Explanation: How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence by Ros Atkins David: NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries: “Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary” and National Trust for Historic Preservation: “Ghost Fleet of the Potomac, Mallows Bay” Listener chatter from Kevin Collins: Thomas Kole's a portrait of Tenochtitlan: a 3D reconstruction of the capital of the Aztec Empire For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David discuss the surveillance camera video of Representative Lauren Boebert behaving badly in a Denver theater. In the next Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with Zadie Smith about her book, The Fraud: A Novel. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com or X us @SlateGabfest. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Hosts Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz Follow @SlateGabfest on X / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfest Slate Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the UAW autoworkers' strike against the Big Three automakers, talk with Yoel Roth about social media trust and safety, and weigh teachers' burden to engage in parent diplomacy. Join us for Political Gabfest Live in Madison, Wisconsin on October 25! Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Danielle Kaye for NPR: “Why the UAW is fighting so hard for these 4 key demands in the auto strike” Yoel Roth in The New York Times: “Trump Attacked Me. Then Musk Did. It Wasn't an Accident.” Yoel Roth on Lawfare: “Content Moderation's Legalism Problem” Sarah Chaves in The Atlantic: “Parent Diplomacy Is Overwhelming Teachers” 9News: “Surveillance video: “Boebert seen vaping, arguing with patrons before removal from Denver theater” Here are this week's chatters: Emily: Susan Haigh and Eric Tucker for AP: “Former federal prosecutor who resigned from Trump-Russia probe says she left over concerns with Barr” John: Ashley Strickland for CNN: “How NASA has prepared to scoop up an asteroid sample landing in the desert” and The Art of Explanation: How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence by Ros Atkins David: NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries: “Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary” and National Trust for Historic Preservation: “Ghost Fleet of the Potomac, Mallows Bay” Listener chatter from Kevin Collins: Thomas Kole's a portrait of Tenochtitlan: a 3D reconstruction of the capital of the Aztec Empire For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David discuss the surveillance camera video of Representative Lauren Boebert behaving badly in a Denver theater. In the next Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with Zadie Smith about her book, The Fraud: A Novel. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com or X us @SlateGabfest. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Hosts Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz Follow @SlateGabfest on X / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfest Slate Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the UAW autoworkers' strike against the Big Three automakers, talk with Yoel Roth about social media trust and safety, and weigh teachers' burden to engage in parent diplomacy. Join us for Political Gabfest Live in Madison, Wisconsin on October 25! Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Danielle Kaye for NPR: “Why the UAW is fighting so hard for these 4 key demands in the auto strike” Yoel Roth in The New York Times: “Trump Attacked Me. Then Musk Did. It Wasn't an Accident.” Yoel Roth on Lawfare: “Content Moderation's Legalism Problem” Sarah Chaves in The Atlantic: “Parent Diplomacy Is Overwhelming Teachers” 9News: “Surveillance video: “Boebert seen vaping, arguing with patrons before removal from Denver theater” Here are this week's chatters: Emily: Susan Haigh and Eric Tucker for AP: “Former federal prosecutor who resigned from Trump-Russia probe says she left over concerns with Barr” John: Ashley Strickland for CNN: “How NASA has prepared to scoop up an asteroid sample landing in the desert” and The Art of Explanation: How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence by Ros Atkins David: NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries: “Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary” and National Trust for Historic Preservation: “Ghost Fleet of the Potomac, Mallows Bay” Listener chatter from Kevin Collins: Thomas Kole's a portrait of Tenochtitlan: a 3D reconstruction of the capital of the Aztec Empire For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David discuss the surveillance camera video of Representative Lauren Boebert behaving badly in a Denver theater. In the next Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with Zadie Smith about her book, The Fraud: A Novel. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com or X us @SlateGabfest. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Hosts Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz Follow @SlateGabfest on X / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfest Slate Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What are the full list of charges? Are they worse than his previous charges? What happens if he is convicted after winning the 2024 Presidential election? Eric Tucker from the Associated Press in Washington joined Deb Hutton, in for Jerry Agar, to break it down.
Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 180-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 17,136 on turnover of $6.9-billion N-T. Shares in Taiwan closed higher Monday as interest in artificial intelligence pushed chipmaker TTSMC and iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. higher. Caution remained, however, ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policymaking meeting on June 13th and 14th, when the Fed is expected to hold rates steady. **White House on Reports of Citizen Evacuation Plan ** The White House is denying media reports that it is formulating an evacuation plan for Americans in Taiwan. US news outlet "The Messenger" published a report citing 3 anonymous sources, that the US government has been formulating the evacuation plan for citizens living in Taiwan for at least six months. The report claims an insider pointed out that Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 as a driving factor behind the development of the plan. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby stated during a routine White House briefing today that it is not standard U.S policy to evacuate American citizens from conflict zones, the U.S. has protocols "for any type of emergency". Kirby goes on to say that "there's no indication at this time that current conditions in Taiwan would warrant any reconsideration (重新考慮) of that policy". (NS) **CWB: Rain Continues for South ** Rainfall is set to continue for southern Taiwan. The Central Weather Bureau says a stationary front continues to linger (逗留, 徘徊) over the island today, likely causing showers or thunderstorms in central and southern Taiwan as well as brief periods of rainfall in Taitung. The CWB says the precipitation over southern regions will be more sustained, while northern and eastern Taiwan should see brief thundershowers in the afternoon. But forecasters say the unstable conditions could result in short periods of heavy or even torrential rain, and those heading out should take precautions, particuarly near coastal regions. (NS) **Trump in Florida for Court Appearance ** Former US President Donald Trump has arrived in Florda ahead of his scheduled court appearance. AP correspondent Eric Tucker has the details. < [CLIP] Slug: > **Pakistan India Brace for Severe Cyclone ** India and Pakistan are bracing for the first severe cyclone this year expected to hit their coastal regions later this week. Authorities halted fishing activities, deployed rescue personnel and announced evacuation plans. From the Arabian Sea, Cyclone Biparjoy is aiming at Pakistan's Sindh province and the coastline of the western Indian state of Gujarat. It is forecast to make landfall on Thursday and could reach maximum wind speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour. Disaster management personnel have been deployed to densely populated (人口密集) regions and cities in the storm's path. It will likely affect Karachi in Pakistan and two of India's largest ports in Gujarat state. It's the first severe cyclone to hit Pakistan since last year when floods killed over 1,700. That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____.
Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. “We most certainly enter a plea of not guilty,” Todd Blanche, Trump's lawyer, told US Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman. CNN reported Trump had his arms folded and periodically spoke to Blanche while in the courtroom Trump's motorcade arrived on Tuesday afternoon (EDT) at the federal courthouse shortly before he was scheduled to appear before a magistrate judge, a stunning moment in American history days after he became the first former president charged with federal crimes. Members of law enforcement stand guard as supporters of former President Donald Trump rally outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami. Photo / Alex Brandon, AP Trump, as well as an aide charged as a co-conspirator, have been booked in the Miami federal court. The pair were digitally fingerprinted and had their birthdates and Social Security numbers taken as part of the booking process at the federal courthouse in Miami. The US Marshals Service said Trump and Walt Nauta were booked shortly after they arrived Tuesday afternoon. It's the second criminal case Trump is facing as he seeks to reclaim the White House next year. He's also accused in New York state court of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments made during the 2016 campaign. Trump has denied any wrongdoing, saying he's being unfairly targeted by political opponents who want to hurt his campaign. After his court appearance. Trump will return to New Jersey, where he's expected to hold a press event to publicly respond to the charges. The motorcade carrying former US President Donald Trump arrives near the courthouse in Miami. Photo / AP Nauta, a Navy veteran who fetched Trump's Diet Cokes as his valet at the White House before joining him as a personal aide at Mar-a-Lago, is accused of moving boxes from the White House at Trump's direction and then lying about it to investigators. Trump rode to court with his son Eric, who accompanied the motorcade from the former president's Doral resort to the federal courthouse in Miami. CNN aired footage of Trump walking to a line of SUVs with his son by his side while someone yelled, “Let's go Trump!” The former president stopped and waved at supporters, as well as chatted with staff members. Eric Trump appeared to clap his father on the back just before he climbed in a vehicle. As he rode to court, Trump posted on his social media site that the case against him was a “witch hunt”. Via his Truth Social network, he posted: “ON MY WAY TO COURTHOUSE. WITCH HUNT!!! MAGA.” Later, outside the courthouse, Trump's lawyer Alina Habba said, “Today is not about President Donald J. Trump, who is defiant. “It is not about the Republican Party, it is not about the 2024 election,” Habba added. “It is about the destruction of longstanding principles that have set this country apart.” Alina Habba, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, gives a thumbs up to supporters after speaking outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthous in Miami. Photo / Alex Brandon, AP Trump is the first former president to face a judge on federal charges as the city of Miami prepared for possible protests by crowds that officials said could number in the thousands. Security was tight outside the federal courthouse ahead of Trump's history-making court appearance but there were no major disruptions as the morning unfolded. Trump approached his arraignment with characteristic bravado, insisting as he has through years of legal woes that he has done nothing wrong and was being persecuted for political purposes. But the gravity of the moment was unmistakable as he answers to 37 felony counts that accuse him of willfully retaining classified records that prosecutors say could have jeopardised national security if exposed, then trying to hide them from investigators who demanded them back. The case is laden with political implications for Trump, who holds the dominant spot in the early days of the 2024 Republican presidential primary. But it also poses profound legal consequences given the prospect of a years-long prison sentence. Even for a defendant whose post-presidential life has been dominated by investigations, the documents probe has stood out for the apparent volume of evidence amassed by prosecutors and the severity of the allegations. It's also a watershed moment for a Justice Department that until last week had never before brought charges against a former president. Attorney General Merrick Garland, an appointee of President Joe Biden, sought to insulate the department from political attacks by handing ownership of the case last year to a special counsel, Jack Smith, who on Friday declared, “We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone”. The arraignment, though largely procedural in nature, is the latest in an unprecedented public reckoning this year for Trump, who faces charges in New York arising from hush money payments during his 2016 presidential campaign as well as ongoing investigations in Washington and Atlanta into efforts to undo the results of the 2020 race. He's sought to project confidence in the face of unmistakable legal peril, attacking Smith as “a Trump hater”, pledging to stay in the race and scheduling a speech and fundraiser for Tuesday night at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club. People watch as the motorcade carrying former US President Donald Trump arrives at the Miami courthouse. Photo / AP “They're using this because they can't win the election fairly and squarely,” Trump said on Monday in an interview with Americano Media. The court appearance is also unfolding against the backdrop of potential protests. Some high-profile backers have used barbed rhetoric to voice support. Trump himself has encouraged supporters to join a planned protest Tuesday at the Miami courthouse, where he is expected to surrender to authorities. Trump is not expected to be subjected to a mugshot, according to a person familiar with the situation. Generally, Justice Department agencies, like the FBI and US Marshals Service, take a booking photo as part of the arrest process and the photo is uploaded into a shared law enforcement database. A small group of pro-Trump supporters and anti-Trump protesters were squabbling in front of Miami's federal courthouse as they awaited the former president's appearance. A man with “Trump sucks” spray-painted on his jacket and pants shouted at supporters of the former president as they passed by while a man held a homemade “Free Trump” banner behind others who shouted at him. Dozens of supporters wrapped themselves in Trump flags or campaign merchandise as they milled about near the courthouse. The crowd included far-right internet personality Anthime Gionet, who served a two-month prison sentence for streaming live video while he stormed the U.S. Capitol with a mob of Trump supporters on January 6, 2021. Gionet, better known as “Baked Alaska,” was live streaming video of his interactions with people around the courthouse — something the terms of Gionet's probation don't appear to prohibit. Meanwhile, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, wearing a T-shirt with a police logo, toured the nearby media encampment and said he didn't expect any disturbances. “So far, so good,” Suarez said. “It's still early, but the crowd seems to be under control and everyone respectful and peaceful. Let's hope it remains that way.” Suarez is considering a presidential run and has suggested he could make his intentions known during a speech Thursday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. Some Trump supporters were planning to load buses to head to Miami from other parts of Florida, raising concerns for law enforcement officials who are preparing for possible unrest around the courthouse. Mayor Suarez had said the city would be ready, and police chief Manuel A. Morales said downtown could see anywhere from a few thousand up to 50,000 protesters. Among those who arrived early Tuesday were father and son Florencio and Kevin Rodriguez, who came to the US 15 years ago as asylum seekers fleeing the dictatorship in Cuba. Wearing a shirt that reads “Jesus is my savior, Trump my president,” the younger Rodriguez, Kevin, said it was possible Trump was guilty of illegally retaining classified documents. But he questioned the fairness of the proceedings in light of other classified information probes concerning Democrats, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Joe Biden. Police gather after the motorcade carrying Trump arrived at the Miami courthouse. Photo / AP Clinton was not charged for sending classified information on a private email server after FBI investigators concluded that she had not intended to break the law. The Biden investigation remains open, but no evidence has emerged to suggest he acted willfully — a core claim in the Trump indictment. “We never abandon our amigos — those who love this country and our liberty,” Rodriguez added, highlighting Trump's staunch opposition to Cuba's communist government. The crowd also included far-right internet personality Anthime Gionet, who served a two-month prison sentence for streaming live video while he stormed the US Capitol. Gionet, better known as “Baked Alaska,” was livestreaming video of his interactions with other people as they waited for Trump to arrive. Unlike in the New York case, where photographers produced images of a sombre-faced Trump at the courtroom defence table, the public's view will be limited. Cameras are generally not permitted in federal courts, and a judge Monday night barred reporters from having phones inside the building. A federal grand jury in Washington had heard testimony for months in the documents case, but the Justice Department filed it in Florida, where Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort is and where many of the alleged acts of obstruction occurred. Though Trump is set to appear Tuesday before a federal magistrate, the case has been assigned to a District Court judge he appointed, Aileen Cannon, who ruled in his favour last year in a dispute over whether an outside special master could be appointed to review the seized classified documents. A federal appeals panel ultimately overturned her ruling. It's unclear what defences Trump is likely to cite as the case moves forward. Two of his lead lawyers announced their resignation on the morning after his indictment, and the notes and recollections of another attorney, M. Evan Corcoran, are cited repeatedly throughout the 49-page charging document, suggesting prosecutors envision him as a potential key witness. Trump has said he's looking to add to his legal team though no announcements were made Monday. He was expected to be represented at his arraignment by Todd Blanche, an attorney also defending him in the New York case, and Florida lawyer Chris Kise, who joined Trump's stable of attorneys last year. Under the rules of the district, defendants have to have a local lawyer for an arraignment to proceed. The Justice Department unsealed Friday an indictment charging Trump with 37 felony counts, 31 relating to the willful retention of national defence information. Other charges include conspiracy to commit obstruction and false statements. The indictment alleges Trump intentionally retained hundreds of classified documents that he took with him from the White House to Mar-a-Lago after leaving the presidency in January 2021. The material he stored, including in a bathroom, ballroom, bedroom and shower, included material on nuclear programmes, defence and weapons capabilities of the US and foreign governments and a Pentagon “attack plan”, the indictment says. The information, if exposed, could have put at risk members of the military, confidential human sources and intelligence collection methods, prosecutors said. Beyond that, prosecutors say, he sought to obstruct government efforts to recover the documents, including by directing personal aide Walt Nauta — who was charged alongside Trump — to move boxes to conceal them and also suggesting to his own lawyer that he hide or destroy documents sought by a Justice Department subpoena. - Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, APSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Witness to Yesterday (The Champlain Society Podcast on Canadian History)
In this podcast episode, Nicole O'Byrne speaks to Barry Wright about his book Canadian State Trials, Volume V: World War, Cold War, and Challenges to Sovereignty, 1939–1990, co-edited with Susan Binnie and Eric Tucker. The book was published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by the University of Toronto Press in 2022. It is the final installment in a five-volume series on the history of Canadian State Trials and focuses on the political trials and national security measures of 1939 to 1990. Topics covered in this collection of essays include the internment of Japanese Canadians during and after WWII, labour strikes, and Indigenous protests, particularly in British Columbia. Canadian State Trials, Volume V is a diverse collection of work of legal scholars, historians, and interdisciplinary scholars. Barry Wright is Professor Emeritus of law, criminology, and history at Carleton University. He has done extensive research on political trials, the administration of national security measures in Canadian history and on the rule of law and criminal law reform in the 19th century British Empire. He has co-edited all five volumes in the Canadian State Trial series. This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt. Image credit: A.Y. Jackson and the Origins of the Group of Seven If you like our work, please consider supporting it: bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society's mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada's past.
One day after the January 6th committee unveiled its final report, the panel is out with dozens of newly-released transcripts. Meantime, Sen. Mitch McConnell says Trump's political clout is “diminishing.” And a massive winter storm ties up holiday travel. Luke Broadwater, Neal Katyal, Eli Stokols, Eric Tucker, Donell Harvin, Amy McGrath, David Jolly and Dr. Vin Gupta join.
Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner early today in a dramatic prisoner exchange, as the US released notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout but failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, who has been jailed for nearly four years. The swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden but carried a heavy price. “She's safe, she's on a plane, she's on her way home,” Biden said from the White House, where he was accompanied by Griner's wife, Cherelle, and administration officials. The deal, the second such exchange in eight months with Russia, procured the release of the most prominent American detained abroad. Griner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist whose months-long imprisonment on drug charges brought unprecedented attention to the population of wrongful detainees. Biden's authorisation to release a Russian felon once nicknamed “the Merchant of Death” underscored the escalating pressure that his administration faced to get Griner home, particularly after the recent resolution of her criminal case and her subsequent transfer to a penal colony. The Russian Foreign Ministry also confirmed the swap, saying in a statement carried by Russian news agencies the exchange took place in Abu Dhabi and that Bout had been flown home. Russian and US officials had conveyed cautious optimism in recent weeks after months of strained negotiations, with Biden saying in November he was hopeful that Russia would engage in a deal now the midterm elections were completed. A top Russian official said last week a deal was possible before year's end. Even so, the fact the deal was a one-for-one swap was a surprise given US officials had for months expressed their determination to bring home both Griner and Paul Whelan, a Michigan corporate security executive jailed in Russia since December 2018 on espionage charges that his family and the US government has said are baseless. “We've not forgotten about Paul Whelan,” Biden said. “We will keep negotiating in good faith for Paul's release.” Whelan's brother David said in a statement he was “so glad” for Griner's release but also disappointed for his family. He credited the White House with giving the Whelan family advance notice and said he did not fault officials for making the deal. “The Biden Administration made the right decision to bring Ms Griner home, and to make the deal that was possible, rather than waiting for one that wasn't going to happen,” he said. In releasing Bout, the US freed a former Soviet Army lieutenant colonel whom the Justice Department once described as one of the world's most prolific arms dealers. Bout, whose exploits inspired a Hollywood movie, was serving a 25-year sentence on charges that he conspired to sell tens of millions of dollars in weapons that US officials said were to be used against Americans. The Biden administration was ultimately willing to exchange Bout if it meant Griner's freedom. The detention of one of the greatest players in WNBA history contributed to a swirl of unprecedented public attention for an individual detainee case — not to mention intense pressure on the White House. Griner's arrest in February made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad. Her status as an openly gay black woman, locked up in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LBGTQ community, infused racial, gender and social dynamics into her legal saga and made each development a matter of international importance. Her case not only brought unprecedented publicity to the dozens of Americans wrongfully detained by foreign governments, but it also emerged as a major inflection point in US-Russia diplomacy at a time of deteriorating relations prompted by Moscow's war against Ukraine. The exchange was carried out despite deteriorating relations between the powers. But the imprisonment of Americans produced a rare diplomatic opening, yielding the highest-level known contact between Washington and Moscow — a phone call between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov — in more than five months. In an extraordinary move during otherwise secret negotiations, Blinken revealed publicly in July that the US had made a “substantial proposal” to Russia for Griner and Whelan. Though he did not specify the terms, people familiar with it said the US had offered Bout. Such a public overture drew a chiding rebuke from the Russians, who said they preferred to resolve such cases in private, and carried the risk of weakening the US government's negotiating hand for this and future deals by making the administration appear too desperate. But the announcement was also meant to communicate to the public that Biden was doing what he could and to ensure pressure on the Russians. Cherelle Griner, Brittney Griner's wife, speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday about the prisoner swap, with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo / AP Besides the efforts of US officials, the release also followed months of back-channel negotiations involving Bill Richardson, the former US ambassador to the United Nations and a frequent emissary in hostage talks, and his top deputy, Mickey Bergman. Griner was arrested at the Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in February when customs officials said they found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage. She pleaded guilty in July, though still faced trial because admitting guilt in Russia's judicial system does not automatically end a case. She acknowledged in court that she possessed the canisters, but said she had no criminal intent and said their presence in her luggage was due to hasty packing. Before being sentenced on August 4 and receiving a punishment her lawyers said was out of line for the offence, an emotional Griner apologised “for my mistake that I made and the embarrassment that I brought on them.” She added: “I hope in your ruling it does not end my life.” Her supporters had largely stayed quiet for weeks after her arrest, but that approach changed in May once the State Department designated her as unlawfully detained. A separate trade, Marine veteran Trevor Reed for Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot convicted in the US in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, spurred hope that additional such exchanges could be in the works. Whelan has been held in Russia since December 2018. The US government also classified him as wrongfully detained. He was sentenced in 2020 to 16 years in prison. Whelan was not included in the Reed prisoner swap, escalating pressure on the Biden administration to ensure that any deal that brought home Griner also included him. - Eric Tucker, Matthew Lee and Zeke Miller, APSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The CUPE dispute with the provincial government continues, and today Scott speaks with Laura Walton about CUPE's current stance and what their protest would look like on Friday. What are the legal ramifications of using the notwithstanding clause within a labour dispute? Scott looks into that with Eric Tucker, professor emeritus at York University. Scott is remisce to even speak about education at a time when we should be focusing on our healthcare, and so Scott brings up British Columbia's new payment model to help ease the issue of retaining and attracting doctors with Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh, president of Doctors of BC. It's a bit nuts at the Thompson household as they're dealing with a squirrel problem. Has there been an increase in squirrel activity in the area? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Liam Donnell, Wildside Wildlife Removal, out of Burlington. Richard Vanderlubbe, President at TripCentral.ca. Eric Tucker, Professor, York University. Laura Walton President of CUPE-OSBCU. Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist and founder, Nanos Research. Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data. Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University. Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh, President, Doctors of BC. Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – Elizabeth Russell Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer –Matt Taylor News Anchors – Dave Woodard & Diana Weeks Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919
Join us for Part 1 of our new Series, "An Ever Evolving Life" with Queenie Luv. In this series, Queenie host heart felt conversations surrounding the ever evolving experiences with life and the lessons that we are taught, the challenges that we overcome, the trials that we face and the blessings that comes out of it all. Queenie believes that we are not WHERE WE START...we are on a journey to GET THERE...a life course to our destiny. In this episode Queenie shares what it was like growing up in the last 80's during the crack epidemic and attending a middle school as a troubled youth. Queenie sits down with her mentor and P.E. Coach, Eric Tucker to discuss what it was like for him teaching during that time, as a black man and talented young educator at Spring Lake Junior High school, which sometimes felt like an inner city school. Coach Tucker was part of a 'TRIO' of educators who mentored Queenie and kept her on the right path, although she was oftentimes creating her own way.....Still Coach Tucker and two other educators never gave up on pouring into her and making sure that they too gave back to so many others. A little more about coach Tucker: After leaving Spring Lake Junior High School, Coach Tucker went on to touch the lives of so many students and teachers alike. Coach became a living legend at Fayetteville State University in the 90's. Coach Eric Tucker led Fayetteville State women's basketball from 1992-93 until 2008-09. The Broncos went on to three CIAA Championship appearances and five NCAA post-season berths. Within that time, FSU won (over) 300 games, a 2001 CIAA Championship, and five Southern Division titles. Coach Tucker earned two CIAA Coach of the Year honors in '93 and '94 and the conference named him the 2001 Tournament's “Most Outstanding Coach”. In Tucker's 17 seasons, FSU had a total of 19 All-CIAA student-athletes, 10 All-Tournament honorees, nine All-Rookie Team members, a Rookie of the Year, and a CIAA Tournament MVP. COACH TUCKER IS LEGENDARY! To learn more about the Premium Sea Moss Gel mentioned in the podcast please check out www.premiumseamossgel.com
Thursday's House Jan. 6 committee hearing may have been the last. If that turns out to be the case, it ended with an inside look from lawmakers on the day of the attacks on the Capitol as well as the committee voting to subpoena former President Donald Trump. Associated Press reporter Eric Tucker explains what the January 6th committee hopes to gain by subpoenaing Trump in the following special report, plus Rita Foley and Ed Donahue recap the news from the hearing. In other news involving the former president, the Supreme Court declined to take up a request to intervene in the Mar-a-Lago records case and a judge ruled Trump must sit for a deposition in a defamation lawsuit. There were several notable court cases this week, including a verdict in the sentencing phase of the Parkland school shooter's trial, a jury awarding families nearly $1 billion from Alex Jones in the Sandy Hook case, and a convicted “fake heiress” who was recently the subject of a Netflix miniseries was released from prison. Those cases and other judicial news. In financial news, seniors will receive a boost in social security benefits in 2023 and the IRS wants millions to claim a child tax credit. Those stories as well as the latest on inflation and the state of the economy. In international news, we take a look at U.S.-Saudi relations and Russia's war in Ukraine. And finally, in health, science and nature news, the FDA cleared updated COVID boosters for children, a look at mental health in the military, the need to better prepare for extreme heat, space news and a record-setting pumpkin. — Compiled and narrated by Terry Lipshetz from Associated Press reportsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It was a week of setbacks for former President Donald Trump. Eric Tucker, in his article “Trump's legal woes mount without protection of presidency” for The Associated Press, wrote: Stark repudiation by federal judges he appointed. Far-reaching fraud allegations by New York's attorney general. It's been a week of widening legal troubles for Donald Trump, laying bare the challenges piling up as the former president operates without the protections afforded by the White House. The bravado that served him well in the political arena is less handy in a legal realm dominated by verifiable evidence, where judges this week have looked askance at his claims and where a fraud investigation that took root when Trump was still president burst into public view in an allegation-filled 222-page state lawsuit. In politics, “you can say what you want and if people like it, it works. In a legal realm, it's different,” said Chris Edelson, a presidential powers scholar and American University government professor. “It's an arena where there are tangible consequences for missteps, misdeeds, false statements in a way that doesn't apply in politics.” You can read the full article through this link. There was also a report that Virginia Thomas has agreed to an interview with the House panel investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection. Plus, the House passed a bill that would overhaul an election certification law. In other national news, President Joe Biden pledged help for Puerto Rico after the island was slammed by Hurricane Fiona. He also met with the families of Americans being detained in Russia. There were responses to Republican governors sending migrants to states led by Democrats. The subject of the first season of the “Serial” podcast had his conviction overturned. Sarah Sanders, the Republican candidate for governor of Arkansas, was released from a hospital after undergoing successful surgery to treat cancer. The Federal Reserve board continued its bid to hold down inflation by raising interest rates. Mortgage rates continued to rise. The financial stress families are experiencing led Walmart and Target to both reveal plans to start holiday shopping deals sooner to ease the sting of inflation. The funeral for Queen Elizabeth II was held this week. The United Kingdom and the rest of the world said farewell. In a week where the leaders of the world met for the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was front and center. And in other news, an American contractor was released in a prisoner exchange, there were two large earthquakes in Mexico, and protests in Iran. And finally, in science and health news, the latest on the updated COVID booster shot, NASA prepares for a test that could save the planet and a recommendation for adults to be screened for anxiety. — Compiled and narrated by Terry Lipshetz from Associated Press reportsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A brutal Western heat wave brought California to the verge of ordering rolling blackouts but the state's electrical grid has managed to handle record-breaking demand as temperatures in many areas soared past 100 degrees. Salt Lake City recorded a high of 105 degrees, the highest September temperature since 1874. A new report says that the names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that's accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism pored over more than 38,000 names on leaked Oath Keepers membership lists to find more than 370 people it believes are currently working in law enforcement agencies. Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed the war in Ukraine will go on. Seattle Public Schools canceled Wednesday's first day of school after teachers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike over issues that include pay, mental health support, and staffing ratios for special education and multilingual students. Authorities say a shark has attacked and killed a U.S. cruise ship passenger who was snorkeling in waters around the Bahamas. Indiana will tax student debt relief as income, reflecting similar policies in other U.S. states following the Biden administration's announcement of a forgiveness plan last month. Rents are starting to come down after spiking to record levels this past summer, but experts are uncertain if the slowdown will continue. In sports, a big Yankees-Twins game was postponed while the Orioles and Pirates pulled off wins. At the U.S. Open, Coco Gauff was defeated. Students in Uvalde, Texas, went back to school for the first time since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in a classroom attack that shocked the country. Children began arriving at Uvalde Elementary before dawn, walking through newly installed 8-foot metal fencing that surrounds the campus and past a state trooper standing guard outside an entrance. Students in Mississippi's capital were able to return to class for the first time in a week with assurances that the toilets in sinks in their buildings would finally work. Jackson remained under a boil water advisory, but officials said the drop in water pressure that had brought the system to near collapse appeared to be resolved. Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a multi-state investigation into its vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping. Connecticut announced the deal Tuesday on behalf of the 33 states plus Puerto Rico. Police in Memphis, Tennessee, said Tuesday that a body found during a search the day before is a woman who was abducted and forced into an SUV during an early morning jog. Police said on Twitter that investigators identified the body of 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher, a school teacher and granddaughter of a prominent Memphis businessman. The U.N. atomic watchdog agency is urging Russia and Ukraine to establish a “nuclear safety and security protection zone” around the Zaporizhzhia power plant amid mounting fears the fighting could trigger a catastrophe in a country still haunted by the Chernobyl disaster. A new report says Russia sent significantly more oil and coal to India and China over the summer compared with the start of the year, while European countries that long relied on Russian energy have cut back sharply in response to the war in Ukraine. Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season. The Bulldogs passed Ohio State after the defending national champions dominated their opener. Alabama remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 44 of 63 first-place votes. A federal judge has granted a request by former President Donald Trump's legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI during a search of his Florida home last month. AP correspondent Eric Tucker explains the ruling and what it means for the Justice Department's investigation. Liz Truss has taken over as U.K. prime minister and is immediately facing up to the enormous tasks ahead of her. The challenges include pressure to curb soaring prices, boost the economy, ease labor unrest and fix a health care system burdened by long waiting lists and staff shortages. At the top of her inbox is the energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which threatens to push energy bills to unaffordable levels. In the latest religion roundup, Pope Francis expanded the ranks of cardinals who'll likely pick his successor, while the Vatican deflected rumors that he's retiring anytime soon. Pope Francis also stepped up his criticism of the war in Ukraine. —The Associated PressSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, we are looking at the FBI investigation into former President Donald Trump. According to The Associated Press, the FBI searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, as part of a probe into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence. In a statement released by the former president on Monday, Trump wrote: These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents. Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before. After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate. It is prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats who desperately don't want me to run for President in 2024, especially based on recent polls, and who will likewise do anything to stop Republicans and Conservatives in the upcoming Midterm Elections. Such an assault could only take place in broken, Third-World Countries. You can read his full statement through the link provided in the episode notes. In an article titled "Mar-a-Lago search just part of one of several Trump probes," The Associated Press details the ongoing investigations into the former President. Regarding this case, authors Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer note: There are multiple federal laws dictating how classified records and sensitive government documents must be handled, including statutes that make it a crime to remove such material. A search doesn't necessarily mean criminal charges are imminent, but to get a warrant, federal agents would have to convince a judge they have probable cause to think a crime occurred. You can read the full breakdown, including details of the Justice Department's probe into the 2020 election and Capitol Riot, an investigation in Georgia over the 2020 election, and New York's civil investigation into the Trump Organization, through a link in this episode's show notes. In another article from The Associated Press titled "Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions," reporter Eric Tucker writes: WASHINGTON — The year was 2016, the presidential candidate under investigation was Hillary Clinton and the FBI director at the time, James Comey, laid out the factors the Justice Department weighs in deciding whether to charge someone with mishandling classified records. Fast forward to 2022 and that tutorial proves instructive as another candidate from that election, Donald Trump, is entangled in an FBI probe related to sensitive government documents. Whether an FBI search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence is a prelude to criminal charges is unknown. The action Monday nonetheless focuses attention on the thicket of statutes that govern the handling of government records, though the department's own history of prosecutorial discretion — some high-profile investigations have ended without charges or in misdemeanor plea deals — makes it hard to forecast with certainty what might happen this time. “These are statutes that have historically not been enforced to the fullest extent,” said University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck. You can read the full article through the link in the show notes. Walker provides reaction from Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas, one of the many Republicans rallying behind the former president. Walker also explains the perspective of the FBI and Justice Department. Related reading from this episode: Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America Trump says FBI searched estate in major escalation of probe GOP rallies around Trump following FBI search of his estate Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions Mar-a-Lago search just part of one of several Trump probes EXPLAINER: How does the FBI get a warrant to search a home? — Compiled and narrated by Terry Lipshetz from Associated Press reportsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The FBI's unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump's Florida residence ricocheted around government, politics and a polarized country Tuesday along with questions as to why the Justice Department — notably cautious under Attorney General Merrick Garland — decided to take such a drastic step. Answers weren't quickly forthcoming. Agents on Monday searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, which is also a private club, as part of a federal investigation into whether the former president took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, people familiar with the matter said. It marked a a dramatic escalation of law enforcement scrutiny of Trump, who faces an array of inquiries tied to his conduct in the waning days of his administration. From echoes of Watergate to the more immediate House probe of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, Washington, a city used to sleepy Augusts, reeled from one speculative or accusatory headline to the next. Was the Justice Department politicized? What prompted it to seek authorization to search the estate for classified documents now, months after it was revealed that Trump had taken boxes of materials with him when he left the White House after losing the 2020 election? Garland has not tipped his hand despite an outcry from some Democrats impatient over whether the department was even pursuing evidence that has surfaced in the Jan. 6 probe and other investigations— and from Republicans who were swift to echo Trump's claims that he was the victim of political prosecution. All Garland has said publicly is that "no one is above the law." FBI agents descended on Trump's shuttered-for-the-season home — he was in New York, a thousand or so miles away — with search warrants. Monday's search intensified the months-long probe into how classified documents ended up in boxes of White House records located at Mar-a-Lago earlier this year. A separate grand jury is investigating efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, and it all adds to potential legal peril for Trump as he lays the groundwork for a potential repeat run for the White House. Familiar battle lines, forged during a a four-year presidency shadowed by investigations, quickly took shape again. Trump and his allies sought to cast the search as a weaponization of the criminal justice system and a Democratic-driven effort to keep him from winning another term in 2024 — though the Biden White House said it had no prior knowledge and current FBI Director Christopher Wray was appointed by Trump five years ago. Trump, disclosing the search in a lengthy statement late Monday, asserted that agents had opened a safe at his home, and he described their work as an "unannounced raid" that he likened to "prosecutorial misconduct." Justice Department spokesperson Dena Iverson declined to comment on the search, including whether Garland had personally authorized it. About two dozen Trump supporters stood in protest at midmorning Tuesday in the Florida summer heat and sporadic light rain on a bridge near the former president's residence. One held a sign reading "Democrats are Fascists" while others carried flags saying "2020 Was Rigged," "Trump 2024" and Biden's name with an obscenity. Some cars honked in support as they passed. Trump's Vice President Mike Pence, a potential 2024 rival, tweeted on Tuesday: "Yesterday's action undermines public confidence in our system of justice and Attorney General Garland must give a full accounting to the American people as to why this action was taken and he must do so immediately" Trump was planning to meet Tuesday at his Bedminster, New Jersey, club with members of the Republican Study Committee, a group headed by Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana that says it is committed to putting forth his priorities in Congress. The FBI reached out to the Secret Service shortly before serving a warrant, a third person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Secret Service agents contacted the Justice Department and were able to validate the warrant before facilitating access to the estate, the person said. The Justice Department has been investigating the potential mishandling of classified information since the National Archives and Records Administration said it had received from Mar-a-Lago 15 boxes of White House records, including documents containing classified information, earlier this year. The National Archives said Trump should have turned over that material upon leaving office, and it asked the Justice Department to investigate. There are multiple federal laws governing the handling of classified records and sensitive government documents, including statutes that make it a crime to remove such material and retain it at an unauthorized location. Though a search warrant does not necessarily mean criminal charges are near or even expected, federal officials looking to obtain one must first demonstrate to a judge that they have probable cause that a crime occurred. Two people familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said the search on Monday was related to the records probe. Agents were also looking to see if Trump had additional presidential records or any classified documents at the estate. Trump has previously maintained that presidential records were turned over "in an ordinary and routine process." His son Eric said on Fox News on Monday night that he had spent the day with his father and that the search happened because "the National Archives wanted to corroborate whether or not Donald Trump had any documents in his possession." Asked how the documents ended up at Mar-a-Lago, Eric Trump said the boxes were among items that got moved out of the White House during "six hours" on Inauguration Day, as the Bidens prepared to move into the building. "My father always kept press clippings," Eric Trump said. "He had boxes, when he moved out of the White House." Trump himself, in a social media post Monday night, called the search a "weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats who desperately don't want me to run for President in 2024." Trump took a different stance during the 2016 presidential campaign, frequently pointing to an FBI investigation into his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, over whether she mishandled classified information via a private email server she used as secretary of state. Then-FBI Director James Comey concluded that Clinton had sent and received classified information, but the FBI did not recommend criminal charges. Trump lambasted that decision and then stepped up his criticism of the FBI as agents began investigating whether his campaign had colluded with Russia to tip the 2016 election. He fired Comey during that probe, and though he appointed Wray months later, he repeatedly criticized him, too, as president. Thomas Schwartz, a Vanderbilt University history professor who studies and writes about the presidency, said there is no precedent for a former president facing an FBI raid -- even going back to Watergate. President Richard Nixon wasn't allowed to take tapes or other materials from the White House when he resigned in 1974, Schwartz noted, and many of his papers remained in Washington for years before being transferred to his presidential library in California. The probe is hardly the only legal headache confronting Trump. A separate investigation related to efforts by him and his allies to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election — which led to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol — has also been intensifying in Washington. Several former White House officials have received grand jury subpoenas. And a district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia, is investigating whether Trump and his close associates sought to interfere in that state's election, which was won by Democrat Joe Biden. - ZEKE MILLER, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press ___ Associated Press writers Terry Spencer, Meg Kinnard, Michelle L. Price and Will Weissert contributed to this report.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Despite desperate pleas from aides, allies, a Republican congressional leader and even his family, Donald Trump refused to call off the Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol, instead “pouring gasoline on the fire” by aggressively tweeting his false claims of a stolen election and celebrating his crowd of supporters as “very special," the House investigating committee showed Thursday night. The next day, he declared anew, “I don't want to say the election is over." That was in a previously unaired outtake of an address to the nation he was to give, shown at the prime-time hearing of the committee. The panel documented how for some 187 minutes, from the time Trump left a rally stage sending his supporters to the Capitol to the time he ultimately appeared in the Rose Garden video, nothing could compel the defeated president to act. Instead, he watched the violence unfold on TV. “President Trump didn't fail to act,” said Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a fellow Republican but frequent Trump critic who flew combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. “He chose not to act.” After months of work and weeks of hearings, the prime-time session started the way the committee began — laying blame for the deadly attack on Trump himself for summoning the mob to Washington and sending them to Capitol Hill. The defeated president turned his supporters' “love of country into a weapon,” said the panel's Republican vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming. Far from finishing its work after Thursday's hearing, probably the last of the summer, the panel will start up again in September as more witnesses and information emerge. Cheney said “the dam has begun to break” on revealing what happened that fateful day, at the White House as well as in the violence at the Capitol. “Donald Trump made a purposeful choice to violate his oath of office,” Cheney declared. “Every American must consider this: Can a president who is willing to make the choices Donald Trump made during the violence of Jan. 6 ever be trusted in any position of authority in our great nation?” she asked. Trump, who is considering another White House run, dismissed the committee as a “Kangaroo court,” and name-called the panel and witnesses for “many lies and misrepresentations.” Plunging into its second prime-time hearing on the Capitol attack, the committee aimed to show a “minute by minute” accounting of Trump's actions with new testimony, including from two White House aides, never-before-heard security radio transmissions of Secret Service officers fearing for their lives and behind-the-scenes discussions at the White House. With the Capitol siege raging, Trump was “giving the green light” to his supporters by tweeting condemnation of Vice President Mike Pence's refusal to go along with his plan to stop the certification of Joe Biden's victory, a former White House aide told the committee. Two aides resigned on the spot. “I thought that Jan. 6 2021, was one of the darkest days in our nation's history,” Sarah Matthews told the panel. “And President Trump was treating it as a celebratory occasion. So it just further cemented my decision to resign.” The committee played audio of Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reacting with surprise to the president's inaction during the attack. “You're the commander-in-chief. You've got an assault going on on the Capitol of the United States of America. And there's Nothing? No call? Nothing, Zero?” he said. On Jan. 6, an irate Trump demanded to be taken to the Capitol after his supporters had stormed the building, well aware of the deadly attack, but his security team refused. “Within 15 minutes of leaving the stage, President Trump knew that the Capitol was besieged and under attack,” said Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va. At the Capitol, the mob was chanting “Hang Mike Pence,” testified Matt Pottinger, the former deputy national security adviser, as Trump tweeted his condemnation of his vice president. Pottinger, testifying Thursday, said that when he saw Trump's tweet he immediately decided to resign, as did Matthews, who said she was a lifelong Republican but could not go along with what was going on. She was the witness who called the tweet “pouring gasoline on the fire.” Meanwhile, recordings of Secret Service radio transmissions revealed agents at the Capitol trying to whisk Pence to safety amid the mayhem and asking for messages to be relayed telling their own families goodbye. The panel showed previously unseen testimony from the president's son, Donald Trump, Jr., with a text message to his father's chief of staff Mark Meadows urging the president to call off the mob. Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner also testified in a recorded video of a “scared” GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy calling him for help. And in a gripping moment, the panel showed Trump refusing to deliver a speech the next day declaring the election was over, despite his daughter, Ivanka Trump, heard off camera, encouraging him to read the script. “The president's words matter,” said Luria, D-Va., a former Naval officer on the panel. “We know that many of the rioters were listening to President Trump.” Luria said the panel had received testimony confirming the powerful previous account of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson of an altercation involving Trump as he insisted the Secret Service drive him to the Capitol. Among the witnesses testifying Thursday in a recorded video was retired District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. Mark Robinson who told the committee that Trump was well aware of the number of weapons in the crowd of his supporters but wanted to go regardless. “The only description that I received was that the president was upset, and that he was adamant about going to the Capitol and that there was a heated discussion about that,” Robinson said. Chairman Bennie Thompson, appearing virtually as he self-isolates with COVID-19, opened Thursday's hearing saying Trump as president did “everything in his power to overturn the election” he lost to Joe Biden, including before and during the deadly Capitol attack. “He lied, he bullied, he betrayed his oath,” charged Thompson, D-Miss. “Our investigation goes forward,” said Thompson. “There needs to be accountability.” The hearing room was packed, including with several police officers who fought off the mob that day, and the family of one officer who died the day after the attack. While the committee cannot make criminal charges, the Justice Department is monitoring its work. So far, more than 840 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot. Over 330 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors. Of the more than 200 defendants to be sentenced, approximately 100 received terms of imprisonment. No former president has ever been federally prosecuted by the Justice Department. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that Jan. 6 is “the most wide-ranging investigation and the most important investigation that the Justice Department has ever entered into.” Five people died that day as Trump supporters battled the police in gory hand-to-hand combat to storm the Capitol. One officer has testified that she was “slipping in other people's blood” as they tried to hold back the mob. One Trump supporter was shot and killed by police. - by Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri and Eric Tucker, APSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that the criminal contempt trial of Steve Bannon can start as scheduled next week and that the extensive media coverage of the onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump should not be a barrier to selecting an unbiased jury to hear the case.U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols had earlier in the week rejected a bid by Bannon's lawyers to delay his trial, which is scheduled to start Monday with jury selection. He made a similar ruling Thursday, turning aside concerns from Bannon's lawyers about a CNN report set to air on the eve of trial and what they said were prejudicial comments made during a hearing this week hosted by the House committee investigating the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021."I am cognizant of current concerns about publicity and bias and whether we can seat a jury that is going to be appropriate and fair, but as I said before, I believe the appropriate course is to go through the voir dire process," Nichols said, referring to the questioning of individual jurors before they are selected. "And I have every intention of getting a jury that is going to be appropriate, fair and unbiased."Bannon is charged in Washington's federal court with defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee that sought his records and testimony. Bannon was indicted in November on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, one month after the Justice Department received a congressional referral. Each count carries a minimum of 30 days of jail and as long as a year behind bars.He previously argued that his testimony is protected by Trump's claim of executive privilege.A lawyer for Bannon told the committee in a letter over the weekend that Bannon was now prepared to testify after Trump issued his own letter saying he would waive any claim of executive privilege.Though such a professed willingness to testify won't erase the criminal charges Bannon faces, Nichols left open the possibility that the letters could be referenced at trial, saying the information was "at least potentially relevant" to Bannon's defense.The judge mused earlier Thursday that Bannon could argue that he believed the committee's dates for compliance with the subpoena were malleable and flexible — an argument prosecutors say is belied by the facts and the law."The crime of default (with regard to a subpoena) is complete at the time," prosecutor Amanda Vaughn said.- Eric Tucker, AP US Correspondent Dan Mitchinson joined Andrew Dickens to discuss the ongoing issues in America. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In Episode 93 of the Charity Charge Show, Stephen talks to Erin Mote, Executive Director of InnovateEDU, whose mission is to eliminate the opportunity gap by accelerating innovation in standards aligned, next generation learning models and tools that serve, inform, and enhance teaching and learning. Stephen and Erin Mote talk about creating expertise throughout organizations by including diverse leaders in discussions, giving and receiving social capital to uplift others, and finding the 80% that we have in common to move missions forward without getting stuck on trying to agree 100%. Erin Mote is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of InnovateEDU. In this role, Erin leads the organization and its major projects including technology product development, work on data interoperability and data systems, and an urban education Fellowship for new educators. She leads the organization's work on creating uncommon alliances to create systems change - in special education, talent development, and data modernization. An enterprise architect, she created, alongside her team, two of InnovateEDU's signature technology products - Cortex, a next-generation personalized learning platform, and Landing Zone - a cutting-edge infrastructure as a service data product. Erin is also the co-founder of Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School with her husband Dr. Eric Tucker. She is a recognized leader in technology, mobile, and broadband and has spent much of her career focused on expanding access to technology in the US and abroad. She has led ground-breaking initiatives, including scaling wireless communications to the developing world, developing global and national strategic technology plans, and working with the country's leading technology companies. Erin has served in an advisory capacity to the White House/OSTP's US Ignite Initiative, the Obama Administration's Global Development Innovation Policy, the State Department's TechCamp program, and the Obama Administration's intra-agency process for Rio 2.0 and Rio+20. Erin served as the founding Chief of Party for the USAID Global Broadband and Innovations Alliance – a $19.5 million global technology expansion project. Erin has served in senior positions with CHF International and Coulter Companies after starting her career as the Director of External and Strategic Relations for Arizona State University. A recognized leader in alliance building, Erin serves in an advisory capacity for several leading international organizations including Digital Promise, SXSWedu Launch, XPrize, and the Barbara Bush Foundation. She is an Aspen Institute Socrates scholar and a proud alumnus of the University of Michigan. Erin Mote on creating expertise throughout organizations: We also believe it's really important to create expertise. Oftentimes one of the things that we'll do is sponsor other leaders to be able to participate in conversations so that it's not always the CEO of an organization that we're inviting to the table. We might invite somebody who's more junior or somebody who hasn't yet had that opportunity to share their voice. This particularly impacts women and people of color. One of the things that we do is stipend folks to participate in some of our projects where we'll be working on large scale infrastructure. We provide a stipend because usually they can only get permission to participate because they're bringing revenue into the organization. It's important for us to always be asking, "how do we expand the social circle we operate in to further increase our alliance building work?" Interested in listening to the full episode and hearing more from other nonprofits? Check out more episodes here [maxbutton id="3" url="https://www.charitycharge.com/charity-charge-podcasts/" text="Charity Charge Show" ]
Eric Tucker, Associated Press Reporter, on the latest aspect of the Russia investigation. He discusses his piece with Michael titled "Explainer: Why stakes are high in trial tied to Russia probe." Original air date 23 May 2022.
We talk about the increase in unexpected deaths in 2021 and go over possible reasons why this is so, we attempt to follow the science.We talk about local heroes like Scotty Trogstad, a CFD captain who went up against Lori Lightfoot's tyrannical mandates and how he has inspired so many and we talk about how we shouldn't forget the sacrifices that people like scotty have made to get the polling to a place where politicians are forced to listen and get back to common sense reality, they have read the poll's and are trying to save their asses before the midterms, because people of all stripes are really getting tired of these nauseatingly senseless incoherent Covid rules.Talk about what title 42 is. Elon Musk wins bid to buy twitter. Why is the Bien administration sending 800 million to Ukraine, we have border problems here? Title 42 is to protect the border. The TX guardsman (Sp. Bishop Evans) at the border died helping refugees crossing the border. Bogus no money for family but illegal immigrants get money to come here illegally. Kamala Harris??? Pfizer can help with gas prices and other things, also why the surprise trip to Ukraine.CDC is not telling people that Black American and Latino American are dying from the jab. Fauci wants mandates forever because he's science but the CDC has no regulatory authority. .Elon Musk is a true hero (Free speech), WTF Disney… Libs of TikTok WTF… Truth Social media app Trump. The Laptop from Hell….. Let's go Brandon :) :) :) Brittney Griner???? “ I spent 10 there, so I know the way things work,” Phoenix guard Diana Taurasi said of Russia. It's delicate.” from AP NEWS by Eric Tucker. Brittney Griner was in Russia for 7 years. She knew the law.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIS_rV3z2gQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f47n_iNHMw0Support the Show.
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Welcome to the Trusted Security Podcast – a podcast dedicated to bringing the latest news on information security and the industry. This episode features the following members: Geoff Walton, Alex Hamerstone, Justin Bollinger, and Drew Kirkpatrick. Announcements Join the TrustedSec Discord Community TrustedSec is on Discord! Join our server to interact with the security community and the TrustedSec team. Go to discord.gg/trustedsec to join. Stories Title: Hacked US companies to face new reporting requirements URL: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-technology-business-congress-gary-peters-c46e063220568b2beb56220ac60f6041 Author: Alan Suderman and Eric Tucker Title: Russia creates its own TLS certificate authority to bypass sanctions URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-creates-its-own-tls-certificate-authority-to-bypass-sanctions/ Author: Bill Toulas Interview Guest: Drew Kirkpatrick Subject: Service Workers Links: https://www.trustedsec.com/blog/persistence-through-service-workers-part-1-introduction-and-target-application-setup/ https://www.trustedsec.com/blog/persistence-through-service-workers-part-2-c2-setup-and-use/ https://www.trustedsec.com/blog/persistence-through-service-workers-part-3-easy-javascript-payload-deployment/
Stories we're covering this week:• Single vehicle accident leaves one dead and a child hospitalized• The ballot is complete for the May elections• The COVID-19 epidemic case numbers are on the decline here in MansfieldThe Features Section:• Roving science reporter Dennis Webb ponders the life of the International Space Station, Part 3• Home improvement specialist Terry Radzwion offers options in the Ask Terry segment• Brian Certain is mixing a drink that's better than sliding into home on a rainy day in the Cocktail of the WeekWe have the seven-day weather forecast and in the talk segment, Steve left us a conversation he recorded last week with Arlington-Mansfield Area YMCA CEO Eric Tucker. And, your chance to win $25 gift card to the restaurant of your choice with our Mansfield Trivia Question! We are Mansfield's only source for news, talk and information. This is About Mansfield.
Famed actor, director, and father of 3, Eric Tucker, takes a little vacation to the world of Hackattack and The Faro. We discuss theatre dos and don'ts, throw in a little reminiscing, a pinch of witty repartee and come up with a stirring conversation. And of course, Perth the dog makes his opinions known.
In this episode of the podcast Sustained Agility's Eric Tucker, CST, joins Dave to talk about common sense and Agile. When it comes to adopting Agile practices and frameworks like Scrum, there are missteps people and organizations make that could be easily avoided if they would just use common sense. Eric has put together a talk highlighting some of the common sense mistakes that frequently occur and during the interview, he and Dave unpack a few of the more common, common sense mistakes. They explore why they occur in the first place, and how two avoid them. To check out a video of Eric's Common Sense talk: https://bit.ly/3duxvqw If you'd like to contact Eric: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericptucker/ Web: https://sustainedagility.com/ Email: etucker@sustainedagility.com
“Innovation is the pinnacle of vital problem solving.” Eric Tucker, Senior Business Development Manager at Procore, shares how Procore drives innovation by developing integrations to help contractors stay productive. Listen to the importance of internal key performance indicators and how Procore can help track metrics.
Over the course of the pandemic, largely due to the increase in cases due to workplace transmission, there were calls to improve the current regime of sickness and caregiving leaves across Canada. Over a year later, almost all of those calls have been ignored. Federal, provincial and territorial governments had to enact emergency measures to address these serious gaps in the system. Those programs will soon run out, and Canada will return to a mismatched system where the province you live in determines whether you have adequate access to paid sickness and caregiving leaves. It is crucial that we re-evaluate this regime and create one that is beneficial for all workers, because when workers decide that they cannot take time off due to illness, the resulting costs are borne by both individuals and society. In their new IRPP paper Eric Tucker and Leah Vosko examine international norms in comparable economies for sickness and caregiving leaves and what principles need to be included in a Canadian regime. They join the podcast to discuss the shortfalls in Canada's current system and what the ideal system would look like for workers.
Hoy en Día a Día, comenzamos conversando con Ana Paola Zuban, politóloga y directora de Zuban Córdoba y Asoc, sobre las elecciones primarias legislativas en Argentina: “Estas son elecciones internas de los partidos políticos de los espacios que se dirimen de manera simultánea a nivel nacional… Luego se dirimirán las elecciones generales que son las que plantean cómo va a conformarse el Congreso”, explicó, e indicó que “El espacio de la oposición obtuvo un 40% aproximadamente y el espacio oficialista obtuvo el 31,3%”. Eric Tucker, periodista de seguridad nacional de The Associated Press, nos habló sobre el documento difundido por el FBI relacionado con los ataques del 9/11: “Es un resumen de una entrevista que se tuvo en el 2015 con un ciudadano saudí, quien había tenido contacto con los primeros secuestradores en el sur de California”, dijo. “Un funcionario del consulado saudí tuvo contacto con los primeros secuestradores de los aviones. No se sabe si actuó bajo órdenes del gobierno saudí, pero era un funcionario con influencia y fue quien ayudó a estos secuestradores”, agregó. A propósito del 80 aniversario del partido Acción Democrática, conversamos con el historiador Tomás Straka: “De todos los partidos políticos que han sido importantes en Venezuela, AD fue el que tuvo el papel más protagónico… Si algo demuestra la vigencia de lo que representó AD es la cantidad de enemigos que sigue teniendo”, opinó, y destacó que “AD no siempre estuvo a la altura, como muchos otros sectores, o no siempre hizo el movimiento correcto”. Con el politólogo y profesor en la UCAB, Fernando Spiritto, conversamos sobre el panorama político venezolano: “Los objetivos del gobierno en la mesa de negociación son ganar legitimidad al tener una conversación directa con la oposición y mitigar el ahogo financiero”, dijo. Spiritto opinó: “La decisión de participar en noviembre debe conciliar tres cosas: condiciones, organización y movilización. Y eso está muy complicado para este 21 de noviembre”. El periodista de Latina Noticias, Martin Riepl, nos habló sobre la muerte de Abimael Guzmán, líder y fundador del grupo Sendero Luminoso: “Esto ha removido el ambiente político, porque algunos integrantes del ejecutivo han sido abiertamente simpatizantes o indulgentes con su ideología", dijo, y destacó: “A Sendero Luminoso se le derrotó militarmente al capturar a Guzmán, pero el Estado falló durante los últimos 30 años en impedir que esta ideología todavía tenga adeptos”. Y para cerrar, el Dr. Álvaro Leiva Sánchez, secretario ejecutivo de la Asociación Nicaragüense Pro-Derechos Humanos, nos habló sobre la orden de detención contra el escritor Sergio Ramírez: “Estas acciones del régimen de Ortega-Murillo reflejan el odio hacia sus ciudadanos que levantan la voz por la democracia y el respeto a los DD.HH”, dijo, y destacó: “Todo el que tenga la osadía de señalar los desaciertos del régimen, se convierte en un objetivo de persecución, exilio y hasta de ser víctima de asesinato”.
In this week's episode, we team up with Shawn Staerker of Levil Aviation! Listen to our conversation with Airshow Performer and pilot Eric Tucker. Eric is no stranger to the aviation industry, his day job consists of being a corporate pilot for Clif Bar and on "weekends", he is an accomplished aerobatic pilot who flies a J3 Cub. Aviation truly flows through Eric's blood! Listen to learn more about his aviation journey, the Tucker Family name, his favorite inflight snacks & what he loves to do during his free time including singing! tuckersairpatrol.com methodseven.com https://pescavoreseafood.com/ Deep Survival Book --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wonderwomenofaviation/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wonderwomenofaviation/support
The Sunday edition of the Best Fight Back, from the week that was, with Jane Brown Interviews with: - Donna Duncan and Dr. Vivian Stamatopolous on the issues with for-profit long-term care - Karen Littlewood, Ryan Imgrund, and Dr. Eric Tucker discuss concerns around returning to in-person schooling - Dr. Elliot Tepper and Chris Ecklund update us on the situation in Afghanistan - Dr. Alon Vaisman, Dr. Thomas Ungar, and Dr. Sara Konrath discuss the lack of sympathy towards the unvaccinated - And the best calls of the week!
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As construction technology continues to develop, the options and customizations available can give a contractor the exact stack of solutions they need to be as effective as possible on the jobsite. But if implemented incorrectly, all of the options can create a confusing jumble that no one on the team can use effectively and ultimately doesn't get used. Fortunately, Eric Tucker joins us on this episode to help our listeners understand how to build and use a tech stack successfully. Eric is the Senior Business Development Manager at Procore Technologies and has spent nearly a decade finding solutions for specialty contractors to solve collaboration, safety, and profitability challenges contractors are facing today and in the future. In this episode, Eric shares the ups and downs of all-in-one systems, what is happening in the industry and tech-stack strategies.
The Biden administration and Western allies formally blamed China on Monday for a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software and asserted that criminal hackers associated with the Chinese government have carried out ransomware and other illicit cyber operations.The announcements, though not accompanied by sanctions against the Chinese government, were intended as a forceful condemnation of activities a senior Biden administration official described as part of a "pattern of irresponsible behavior in cyberspace." They highlighted the ongoing threat from Chinese hackers even as the administration remains consumed with trying to curb ransomware attacks from Russia-based syndicates that have targeted critical infrastructure.The broad range of cyberthreats from Beijing disclosed on Monday included a ransomware attack from government-affiliated hackers that has targeted victims — including in the U.S. — with demands for millions of dollars. U.S officials also alleged that criminal contract hackers associated with China's Ministry of State Security have engaged in cyber extortion schemes and theft for their own profit.Meanwhile, the Justice Department on Monday announced charges against four Chinese nationals who prosecutors said were working with the MSS in a hacking campaign that targeted dozens of computer systems, including companies, universities and government entities. The defendants are accused of stealing trade secrets and confidential business information.Unlike in April, when public finger-pointing of Russian hacking was paired with a raft of sanctions against Moscow, the Biden administration did not announce any actions against Beijing. Nonetheless, a senior administration official who briefed reporters said that the U.S. has confronted senior Chinese officials and that the White House regards the multination shaming as sending an important message.President Joe Biden told reporters "the investigation's not finished," and White House press secretary Jen Psaki did not rule out consequences for China, saying, "This is not the conclusion of our efforts as it relates to cyber activities with China or Russia."Even without fresh sanctions, Monday's actions are likely to exacerbate tensions with China at a delicate time. Just last week, the U.S. issued separate stark warnings against transactions with entities that operate in China's western Xinjiang region, where China is accused of repressing Uyghur Muslims and other minorities.Then on Friday, the administration advised American firms of the deteriorating investment and commercial environment in Hong Kong, where China has been cracking down on democratic freedoms it had pledged to respect in the former British colony.The European Union and Britain also called out China. The EU said malicious cyber activities with "significant effects" that targeted government institutions, political organizations and key industries in the bloc's 27 member states could be linked to Chinese hacking groups. The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre said the groups targeted maritime industries and naval defense contractors in the U.S. and Europe and the Finnish parliament.In a statement, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the hacking was "conducted from the territory of China for the purpose of intellectual property theft and espionage."The Microsoft Exchange cyberattack "by Chinese state-backed groups was a reckless but familiar pattern of behaviour," U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said.NATO, in its first public condemnation of China for hacking activities, called on Beijing to uphold its international commitments and obligations "and to act responsibly in the international system, including in cyberspace." The alliance said it was determined to "actively deter, defend against and counter the full spectrum of cyber threats."That hackers affiliated with the Ministry of State Security were engaged in ransomware was surprising and concerning to the U.S....
Hoy en Día a Día, comenzamos conversando con Eric Tucker, periodista de seguridad nacional de The Associated Press, sobre el ciberataque que obligó a cerrar uno de los oleoductos que suple de combustible al este de EE.UU: “Este ataque se hizo sobre Colonial Pipeline, que suministra el 45% del combustible de la Costa Este”, explicó. También destacó que “Se trata de un grupo de hackers ubicados en Europa del este, y por lo visto no se trata de ninguna operación gubernamental”. El Brigadier General Retirado, Juan Carlos Buitrago, abordó el tema de las protestas en Colombia: “Son tres protestas sociales que hemos afrontado: La primera giró alrededor de la celebración del 1 de mayo… La segunda ha sido la movilización de muchos colombianos por los efectos de la pandemia, la inconformidad social y la reforma tributaria… La tercera es la protesta vandálica y criminal, organizada por la extrema izquierda radical”, nos explicó. Desde Caracas nos atendió Isabel Guerrero, periodista de Armando Info, para hablarnos de la investigación del portal acerca de la intervención del Banco del Orinoco en Curazao: “Dicen que hay 735 millones de dólares pertenecientes a venezolanos apresados en la isla”, comentó. La periodista puntualizó que “Quedó en evidencia que en el banco no había ningún tipo de solidez, que es un banco insano”. Rafa de Miguel, corresponsal en Reino Unido e Irlanda de El País, nos habló sobre los anhelos independentistas de Escocia: “El jueves fueron las elecciones regionales en Escocia, y ganaron con una mayoría casi absoluta los nacionalistas del Partido Nacional Escocés… El gobierno de Boris Johnson tendrá que ver cómo responde a la petición de poner en marcha un nuevo proceso de separación de Reino Unido y Escocia”, nos dijo. De Miguel destacó que “Desde el primer referéndum del 2014 a la actualidad, ha habido un factor que ha cambiado todo: el Brexit… Un 62% de los escoceses votó en contra del Brexit, y el resto del país votó a favor. Los escoceses se sienten traicionados”. El director de la ONG FundaREDES, Javier Tarazona, nos habló sobre los militares desaparecidos durante conflicto en Apure: “Los comandos especiales llegaron a barrer a la guerrilla y sacarla de la zona. Pero militares de alto rango que operaban en la zona en convivencia con la guerrilla, se atrevieron a hacer un muro de contención frente a esta pretensión”, nos contó, y destacó que “El sábado, un funcionario le mostró a un activista de FundaREDES un video donde la guerrilla muestra con su rostro tapado a 6 de estos militares desaparecidos”. Y para cerrar, el editor de El Comercio, Jesús Sánchez Meleán, nos ayudó a ampliar información sobre el tiroteo en una fiesta de cumpleaños en Colorado: “Hay una madre y dos hijos muertos. También fueron asesinados tres hermanos… No se ha clarificado el motivo del hecho, pero el agresor era el novio de una de las personas fallecidas”, nos informó. Meleán destacó que “El balance son 7 fallecidos, porque el agresor se suicidó posteriormente”.
Welcome back! This week we have the incredible Eric Tucker on to talk about his career announcing airshows for his father, competition flying, the Stars of Tomorrow, The Collaborators, Tuckers Air Patrol and so much more! We dive into thee 90's again and reminisce of the good ol days with some of the legends of the sport. Huge shout out to Method Seven Eyewear, Eric's sponsor. If you are in the market for a new pair of shades head on over to www.methodseven.com and enter the promo code SKY-CUB at checkout for 20% off! To learn more about Eric Tucker, and Tuckers Air Patrol, check out @tuckersairpatrol on Instagram and www.tuckersairpatrol.com!
Hoy en Día a Día, comenzamos conversando con el periodista de The Associated Press, Eric Tucker, acerca del aumento de los tiroteos masivos en Estados Unidos: “Los tiroteos ocurridos el fin de semana no tienen conexión entre ellos, más allá del fácil acceso para portar armas en el país… Está claro que el presidente Biden llevará adelante decisiones ejecutivas desde la Casa Blanca, como limitar las armas que pueden ser ensambladas en casa o el tema de los antecedentes”, explicó. El profesor de la Georgetown University, Héctor Schamis, nos habló sobre su artículo ‘Evo Morales, Rafael Correa y el ocaso de los dictadorzuelos’, acerca del costo de mantenerse en el poder. En el caso de Bolivia, explicó: “En las últimas cuatro elecciones, el MAS perdió tres de ellas. La única que ganó, Evo Morales no era protagonista”, y con respecto a Ecuador: “Pasó algo que no sucede con frecuencia, que es que el perdedor en vez de denunciar fraude, llamó por teléfono a quien ganó, lo reconoció y le dijo que está a su servicio”. Para hablar sobre el funeral de Felipe de Edimburgo, nos atendió el periodista Juan Carlos Bejarano, quien afirmó que “Es el fin de una era, a pesar de que la reina Isabel II no va a abdicar… Lo que puede pasar, en caso de que la salud de la reina se deteriore, es que Carlos pase a ser un príncipe regente que tome las decisiones en su nombre”. El periodista opinó que “La corona tiene un gran futuro con el príncipe William y Kate Middleton”, ya que “Con el reinado del príncipe Carlos y Camila, la popularidad de la monarquía puede bajar”. Desde Moscú nos atendió Andrea Palasciano, corresponsal de la Agencia France-Presse, para abordar el tema del estado de salud de Alexei Navalny: “Podría tener una complicación cardíaca en cualquier momento, según el último informe que se tuvo… Sus médicos personales no lo han podido ver, solamente lo han visto médicos de la prisión”, comentó. También nos atendió Luis Argueta, consultor de Migration Policy Institute, para hablarnos sobre los sistemas migratorios de Centroamérica: “Uno de los obstáculos principales es que se asuma el tema de migración como algo transversal en los diferentes organismos gubernamentales de los países”, comentó, señalando que “En Guatemala y Honduras hay una situación de presión de parte de migrantes que quieren pasar hacia México para llegar a EE.UU”. Argueta destacó que “En EE.UU hay ahora una administración que le ha dado la cara a un problema muy importante con una actitud humanista y de DD.HH”. Y para cerrar, la directora ejecutiva de IPYS, Marianela Balbi, nos habló sobre la orden del régimen a El Nacional de pagar trece millones de dólares por indemnización a Diosdado Cabello por daño moral: “Esta multa confiscatoria busca expropiar y adueñarse de la sede de El Nacional”, señaló. Balbi destacó que “La libertad de expresión hace que él como funcionario deba tener más tolerancia hacia lo que se diga sobre él y sus acciones… Pero seguramente el señor Cabello va a cumplir esa demanda”.
Hoy en Día a Día, comenzamos conversando con el reportero de Univisión, David Pérez Hansen, acerca de las medidas que se están tomando para prevenir el colapso de un depósito de aguas residuales en el Condado de Manatee: “El pasado jueves se detectó una brecha importante en un embalse, con más de 300 millones de galones de agua contaminada… Se teme un colapso total del mismo, generando una ola que alcanzaría 20 pies de altura”, por lo que “Se produjo la evacuación de 316 viviendas alrededor, y se están descargando hacia la bahía de Tampa 33 millones de galones diarios”, comentó. Manuel Enrique Figuera, médico internista y vicepresidente de la Sociedad Venezolana de Infectología, nos habló sobre la situación con el Covid-19 en Venezuela: “No hay voluntad en las autoridades de contar los casos como son, lo cual genera la falsa impresión de que el problema no es tan severo como realmente es”, dijo, y explicó que los casos reales son hasta siete veces más que los oficiales. Sobre esto, Figuera destacó: “En las últimas semanas de marzo, más de 30 profesionales de la salud han fallecido y no entraron dentro de las estadísticas oficiales”, y expresó: “No hay voluntad de traer las vacunas, y las que quieren traer todavía no están totalmente desarrolladas… Lo lamentable es que el Covid-19 está resultando ser una infección prevenible con vacunas, y en Venezuela la gente está muriendo sin ser vacunada”. Desde Miami nos atendió el editor principal de inmigración en Univisión, Jorge Cancino, para hablarnos sobre el rol de Kamala Harris en la frontera sur: “La estrategia de Harris se está escribiendo y decidiendo. Por ahora, el presidente Biden la nombró a ella para hacerse cargo particularmente del problema que genera el éxodo… Lo que la vicepresidenta haga en Centroamérica, va a tener una repercusión directa en todo el frente de la crisis migratoria”, explicó. También nos atendió el periodista de seguridad nacional de The Associated Press, Eric Tucker, quien nos habló sobre el ataque al Capitolio: “La actuación de Noah Green no fue parte de ninguna trama terrorista organizada, fue un acto meramente individual”, aclaró. El periodista destacó que “Algunas de las medidas que tomaron luego del 6 de enero fueron ya eliminadas, pero este nuevo incidente pasa en un momento muy difícil para la policía del Capitolio”. Y para cerrar, el analista político y periodista de Infobae, Jorge Cantillo, nos habló sobre el tráfico y mercado negro de oxígeno para pacientes de Covid.19: “En México, la modalidad principal ha sido el asalto a los camiones que transportan el oxígeno a los hospitales. Roban el oxígeno y luego son revendidos a precios inflados en el mercado negro de la ciudad”, comentó. Además, en el caso de Brasil, se descubrió que “Esa demanda que se está tratando de suplir con el oxígeno venezolano estaba siendo robada y revendida por organizaciones criminales”.
Osgoode Professor Eric Tucker, a labour law expert, discusses the workplace obligations of employers and employees during the pandemic with Professor Sara Slinn, Associate Dean, Research and Institutional Relations at Osgoode.
“Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial” by Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker and Mary Clare Jalonick"'Catholics and United Methodists Together' is a Collaborative Publication Resulting from Decades of Dialogue"
Hoy en #DiaADia, comenzamos conversando con el analista político, Tony Rosado, quien nos contó que “El presidente Biden dijo ayer que los Estados Unidos están de regreso”, destacando que el presidente también “Enfatizó que la diplomacia va a ser el eje central de la política exterior de los Estados Unidos”. Y en cuando a su política en el Medio Oriente, Rosado destacó que “Biden pidió retirarle la ayuda a Arabia Saudi en el conflicto armado de Yemen”, enfatizando que “Biden dejó claro que nuestra nueva política nacional para con los rusos y con todo el mundo, va a poner en primer plano el respeto por los DDHH”. Desde Washington nos atendió el periodista Eric Tucker, quien nos comentó que “Si Donald Trump insiste en que sus palabras no incitaron a la violencia del 6 de enero, debería demostrarlo y explicarlo”, opinando que “Trump no saldrá como culpable en este juicio político, porque la cuenta matemática no le da” y destacando que “La meta detrás de todo esto es que Donald Trump no pueda ser candidato presidencial en 2024, o candidato a cualquier otra oficina federal”. Tucker opinó que “La que ocurrió ayer con Marjorie Taylor Greene evidencia la profunda división que se vive dentro del Partido Republicano”. También nos atendió el periodista venezolano en Argentina, Gabriel Bastidas, quien nos contó que “Con una votación de dos jueces contra uno, ordenaron que se detuviera nuevamente a Irineo Garzón y que esperara su juicio en prisión”, explicando que “Ya Garzón está imputado, y el nombre de la causa es por abuso sexual agravado, con acceso carnal”, por lo que “Se espera que en los próximos meses, se eleve a juicio esta causa para iniciar el juicio formal y determinar si es culpable o no”. Bastidas informó que “El abogado de la víctima dijo que están considerando denunciar al abogado del acusado por injuria” y que “La condena de Garzón podría ir de los 8 hasta los 15 años de prisión”. Desde Miami nos atendió el periodista Guillermo Olmo, quien nos comentó que “La dolarización en Venezuela es el resultado de que la sociedad necesita una moneda que tenga un valor estable”, puesto que “El bolívar pierde valor día a día, y todos los que operan en la economía venezolana han tenido que buscar otra alternativa”. Olmo destacó que “El dólar ya representa más del 50% de las transacciones que se hacen en Venezuela”, por lo que “Maduro anunció que van a autorizar las cuentas en divisas”, ya que “En Venezuela hay muchos negocios que cada vez más su recaudación es en dólares en efectivo, y hay que depositarlos en algún lugar”. Y para cerrar, el director de la agencia EFE en Ecuador, Elías Levy, expresó que “Es bien difícil aquí en Ecuador hacer matemática electoral, porque tenemos un gran porcentaje de indecisos”, pero destacó que “Las encuestas hablaban de Arauz y Lasso como principales candidatos, pero había también un pujante, que es Yaku Pérez”. Levy comentó que “Con ese porcentaje de indecisos, es un poco difícil saber quién es el que va a pasar a una posible segunda vuelta”, pero destacó que “No es loco pensar que Yaku Pérez pueda pasar a una segunda vuelta”.
It’s being called the greatest feat of espionage in the still-short and still-developing history of cyber warfare – the penetration by hackers of at least 40 government agencies and think tanks and non-government organizations and as many as 18,000 corporate digital networks. Eric Tucker has been covering the story for the Associated Press and fills us in on what the hack has revealed. One longtime CIA expert says it signals “an age of perpetual cyberconflict.” That’s going to be expensive.
In November of 2020, Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber released a new version of the Scrum Guide. The new version of the Guide introduces some important changes to how Scrum works. One specific area that changed was the Scrum Artifacts. In this episode of the podcast, I am joined by my good friend Chris Li. Chris is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) and the Founder of SparkPlug Agility. During our conversation, Chris and I go deep on changes to the Scrum Artifacts. We cover what has changed, how the changes are likely to impact Scrum practitioners, and we share our thoughts on how the changes to the Scrum Guide may help and hurt. This interview is a follow-up to the one Eric Tucker and I did last fall that offered a wide-ranging review of changes to the Guide overall. Where that was more general this one is locked in specifically on the Scrum Artifacts. If you’d like to check out a copy of the new Scrum Guide you can find it here: https://scrumguides.org/ If you’d like to contact Chris Li with follow up questions, here is the best way to reach him: Web: https://www.sparkplugagility.com Email: chris@sparkplugagility.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/realchrisli/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/realchrisli
The 2020 version of the Scrum Guide has been released (https://www.scrumguides.org) and it introduces some subtle, but impactful changes. This update to the document that explains the Scrum Framework as it is defined by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, was introduced during a live event celebrating the 25th anniversary of Scrum. If you’d like to check out a replay of the event, you’ll find a link below. There are a number of changes in the new version, some of these are very positive and should help it extend its reach to those who still felt it was too software-centric. There are also some changes that might open the door for some concerning behavior. In this podcast, I am joined by Certified Scrum Trainer, Eric Tucker. During the interview we explore some of the changes to the guide and try to offer insight into how these may help teams adopt Scrum and also some things to watch out for. If you’d like to watch the video of the Live Event introducing the 2020 Scrum Guide, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/Dfxo3PZwDI8 If you'd like to download a copy of the 2020 Scrum Guide you can find it here https://www.scrumguides.org If you’d like to follow up with Eric Tucker, here are some ways to reach him: Web: http://sustainedagility.com LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/ericptucker
Today’s episode is featuring a recent interview Tom Vander Ark had with Brian Greenberg on creating great schools! Greenberg is an educator, investor, and entrepreneur at the intersection of technology, education, and philanthropy. He is also one of Getting Smart team’s favorite people right now in education! After teaching high school English in L.A., Brian Greenberg was the founding Principal for Leadership Public Schools in the Bay Area. He coached principals for new leaders and served as Chief Academic Officer for Envision Schools. Eight years ago, with support from the Fischer family, Greenberg opened Silicon Schools; a non-profit that has funded the creation of fifty great new Bay Area schools that foster innovation and personalization in the neighborhoods that need them most. With the closure of school buildings, Greenberg observed his schools moving slowly to remote learning. He attributes the smooth transition to well-developed academic programs and strong school cultures. Tune in to learn more about Brian’s work in supporting great new schools as well as his insights about the important role that Silicon Schools play in advancing innovation and equity in education! Key Takeaways: [:10] About today’s episode. [:56] Tom welcomes Brian to the podcast! [1:35] The best and hardest parts of teaching English in Los Angeles. [4:27] The biggest takeaway Brian learned as a teacher. [5:09] Brian’s experience as the founding Principal for Leadership Public Schools. [8:55] Key pieces to a successful principalship. [9:48] Lessons Brian learned from his experience with mentoring principals for new leaders. [12:48] What Brian learned from serving as Chief Academic Officer at Envision Schools. [16:07] How Silicon Schools was opened with the support from the Fischer family. [16:58] The importance of new school development and why it is high-return philanthropy. [20:33] The challenges with taking good schools to greatness and taking okay schools to good. [24:52] What the formula for success looks like for creating new schools. [29:51] Where you want to be on the spectrum of a proven model vs. an innovative model when it comes to creating a new school. [33:48] Key lessons Brian learned when their fifty schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [41:07] About Brian and Silicon School’s two guidebooks/playbooks; the content they covered and what they were made for. [42:02] The challenges educators face in planning for an uncertain August and September and how they can be solved. [45:38] Tom thanks Brian for all of the incredible work that he does and for joining the podcast! Mentioned in This Episode: Brian Greenberg Silicon Schools Leadership Public Schools Envision Schools The Gates Foundation Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College, by Doug Lemov Teach Like a Champion 2.0: 62 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College, by Doug Lemov California Collaborative for Educational Excellence - The Playbooks Getting Smart Podcast Ep. 259: “Eric Tucker on Reopening Schools with Equity in Mind” Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the Getting Smart Podcast on iTunes, leave a review and subscribe. Is There Somebody You’ve Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You’d Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Editor@GettingSmart.com and include ‘Podcast’ in the subject line. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!
Full Disc Aviation and Mudspike Aviation present to you this segment of our live series of Aviation Conversations recorded in April of 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This episode features Airshow pilot and all around renaissance man, Mr. Eric Tucker. Check it out!
In today’s discussion, Tom Vander Ark is speaking with Dr. Eric Tucker, the co-founder and Executive Director of the Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School. Brooklyn Labs is a next-generation college-preparatory 6–12 public charter school that prepares scholars with the academic foundation, digital literacy, and leadership skills necessary to succeed in college and professional life. Recently, Eric created a 10-point plan based on insights and resources from practitioners and experts to help educators reimagine and strengthen education systems. In particular, it was created to encourage school and system leaders to consider how the needs of people of color and individuals with disabilities will be affected by re-entry. In Tom and Eric’s discussion today, Eric recalls how debate changed his academic trajectory, as well as how he overcame learning disabilities and earned a doctorate at Oxford. They also discuss how Brooklyn Lab responded to the closure of schools and, of course, their 10-point plan for reopening schools with safety and equity in mind! (If you want to tune in specifically for the 10-point plan you can jump forward to minute twenty!) Key Takeaways: [:10] About today’s episode! [:43] Tom welcomes Eric Tucker to the podcast. [:50] Eric shares why he studied Africana studies at Brown University in ’98. [2:22] Where did Eric’s appreciation for debate come from? And when did it start? [5:30] How and when did Eric end up at Oxford getting his master’s in education research methodology and his doctorate in measurement? [7:23] After leading the National Debate organization and doing a few other things, Eric had an idea of starting a new kind of school in the heart of Brooklyn. Eric tells the origin story of Brooklyn Lab. [10:44] Now a well-known school, Brooklyn Lab serves a diverse group of students. Eric touches on this fact and elaborates on the unique needs of the student population. [15:44] Eric speaks about how they make 1:1 and small group tutoring a priority at Brooklyn Lab. [18:15] Jessica shares an important resource with listeners: the Getting Through microsite. [18:55] Eric provides some reflections on what’s currently happening at Brooklyn Lab concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. [25:50] Eric begins to speak about their 10-point plan for reopening schools with safety and equity in mind. [30:14] Eric highlights some of the permutations that they’re looking at, at Brooklyn Labs, in terms of potential reopening scenarios. [34:49] Eric summarizes their approach to budgeting and staffing when it comes to reopening schools. [39:42] Eric speaks about what the first week back at school might look like and what he encourages school leaders to be thinking about. [43:29] In the 7th and 8th point in the plan, they speak about using data to improve continuity as well as reimagining approaches to core services. Eric further elaborates on these points. [47:52] In the last two points of their 10-point plan, Tom and Eric encourage school and system leaders to iterate and communicate and to consider the worst but model the best. Eric elaborates on what he meant by “consider the worst” and gives his thoughts on how we should think about future possibilities and factor them into our plans while continuing to forge ahead. [52:40] Tom thanks Eric for taking the initiative to launch the 10-point plan and for joining the podcast! [53:22] Eric signs off the podcast and shares his appreciation for Tom’s leadership and the Getting Through microsite. Mentioned in This Episode: GettingSmart.com/GettingThrough Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School “How to Reopen Schools: A 10-Point Plan Putting Equity at the Center,” by Eric Tucker and Tom Vander Ark i-Ready WAMAP National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) Want to Hear More? Check-out: Getting Smart Podcast Ep. 250: “Tom Rooney and Scott Rowe: Buildings are Closed, Learning Goes On!” Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the Getting Smart Podcast on iTunes, leave a review and subscribe. Is There Somebody You’ve Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You’d Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Editor@GettingSmart.com and include ‘Podcast’ in the subject line. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!
In this episode, I spoke with Eric Tucker. He shared how bodybuilding led him to pursue a career as a registered dietitian. Nice to hear a male perspective in this female dominated profession.
It's December, nearly the end of the year and we're in a reflective mood. We take a moment to think of what art we'd like to unwrap on Christmas Day, and ponder our New Year art resolutions. Back to 2019, our gallery visits took us to Bridget Riley at the Hayward Gallery, the Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery, and the End of Year show at The Royal Drawing School.It's been a big month of news for the art world, what with the Turner Prize nominees sharing the final prize, which of course we had to discuss. And one of the artists we've previously mentioned, Tal R, has been to court to try and stop his artwork being cut up to make watches. Yes we know, it's a bonkers story. And, Liz wouldn't let us finish the year without discussing ‘unseen' artist Eric Tucker. We all need some feel good stories after all!Our Artist Focus this episode is French-American artist Louise Bourgeois. Jessie enjoyed a 1989 feisty video interview with the artist and Tate Modern Director, Frances Morris, and we're struck by the multiple similarities between Bourgeois and Yayoi Kusama. Finally, a big MERRY CHRISTMAS to our listeners, and remember to look out for us once more before the end of the year: we have a Christmas Special podcast that comes out on 23rd December, where we sit down with fellow podcasters: Art Proof, Delphian and Mizog. It'll be a Christmas Mash Up!SHOW NOTESMollie Barnes: @mollieebarnes Art Proof podcast: @artproofpodcast Delphian podcast: @delphiangalleryMizog podcast: @mizogartBridget Riley at the Hayward Gallery, until 26 January 2020: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/hayward-gallery-art/bridget-riley Olafur Eliasson ‘In Real Life' at Tate Modern, until 5 January 2020: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/olafur-eliasson Delphian Gallery x Guts Gallery: https://delphiangallery.com/portfolio/delphian-x-guts/ Richard Woods ‘Door and Window Paintings' at Albion Barn, by appointment only: http://www.albionbarn.com/currentexhibitions.php Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery until 6 February 2020: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/taylor-wessing-photographic-portrait-prize-2019/exhibition/ Snezhana von Buedingen: @snezhana_von_buedingen End of Year Exhibition at the Royal Drawing School, until 15 January 2020: https://www.royaldrawingschool.org/exhibitions/drawing-year-2019-end-year-exhibition-gallery/ Turner prize awarded four ways after artists' plea to the judges: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/dec/03/turner-prize-2019-lawrence-abu-hamdan-helen-cammock-oscar-murillo-and-tai-shani-shared Are award winners and losers going out of fashion? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50651827 Danish artist seeks to stop his work being cut up to make watches: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/02/danish-artist-tal-r-paris-chic-watches Eric Tucker: exhibition fulfils ‘unseen' artist's final wish: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50500885 Louise Bourgeois Tate Shot: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/louise-bourgeois-2351/louise-bourgeois-transform-hate-love Louise Bourgeois and Pablo Picasso ‘Anatomies of Desire' at Hauser and Wirth: https://www.hauserwirth.com/hauser-wirth-exhibitions/24525-louise-bourgeois-pablo-picasso-anatomies-desire ‘This Be The Verse' by Philip Larkin: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48419/this-be-the-verse
American Shakespeare Center's artistic director, Ethan McSweeny sat with Eric Tucker in the new Masters of the Stage series, Careers in the Classics.
On this episode we conclude the story of Don Dorsey, Gavin Greenaway, Ron Logan, Eric Tucker and others who created “Reflections of Earth.” If you are interested in watching Illuminations: Reflections of Earth, you can find the official Disney Parks multi-camera video of it on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bw4j1r7iaI You can also see a video of the temporary replacement show, Epcot Forever, on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=37YQSN_Z4IE You can find (episode guest) John King’s podcast, The Drunken Odyssey on contemporary literature at thedrunkenodyssey.com You can always contact me through my personal website at www.toddjamespierce.com
Justice Department for The Associated Press, Eric Tucker, talks with John Howell about Mueller breaking his silence about the investigation.
In this episode of the Reluctant Agilist, Certified Scrum Trainer and Agile Coach, Eric Tucker, and I talk through two related questions that came from students in my classes: What is the best way to inject defects into a sprint? How do you reset expectations with stakeholders if you are going to fail a sprint? During the interview Eric and talk about why adding/removing work from a sprint is generally not something you want to do, but what you should do if it is unavoidable. We also touch on what to do if the team discovers that they will not be able to deliver on their sprint forecast, why you want to make sure the stakeholders know ahead of time and what some other options might be. If you’d like to reach Eric with follow up questions, here is his contact information: Web: http://sustainedagility.com LInkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericptucker/ The Reluctant Agilist is hosted on ProjectManagement.com. This podcast may not be copied or reused without their permission.
Check out this new reggae feels mix, hand-picked and live-mixed by your favorite mobile dj, DJ K. Wah! Tracklist (Title / Artist) 1. Pretty Girl - Stefflon Don, Tiggs Da Author 2. Sak Kap Fet (Clean) - Wyclef Jean 3. Tune In (Radio Edit) - Massari ft Afrojack & Beenie Man 4. Why (Main) - Shaggy & Massari 5. Leg Over - Mr Eazi 6. Heart Robber - Yemi Alade 7. Paradise - Safaree ft. Sean Kingston 8. Pour Me Water - Mr Eazi 9. Jogodo - Tekno 10. Cabana - Iamkritical, Eric Tucker, Nick Nack 11. I'm Drinking/Rum & Redbull - Beenie Man & Fambo 12. Party Animal (Remix) (Main) - Charly Black & Luis Fonsi 13. Skin Tight (feat. Efya) - Mr Eazi, Efya 14. Comfortable (Clean) - Demarco 15. Hurtin' Me - The Remix - Stefflon Don, Sean Paul, Popcaan, Sizzla 16. Love I Got For U - Shenseea 17. House Party - Sean Paul, DJ Frass 18. Your Matter (Radio Edit) - Seyi Shay ft Eugy & Efosa 19. Fine Whine (Clean) - Alkaline 20. Rock Your Body - Burna Boy 21. On & On (Clean) - DJ Megan Ryte ft Tory Lanez & 22. Me So Bad (Clean) - Tinashe ft Ty Dolla Sign & French Montana 23. Green Light - Cuppy, Tekno 24. Only Bae (Tekno-Only One Riddim) - Ladonsyl 25. Freak Me (Main) - Ciara ft Tekno
For the first show of the fall season, the critics discuss the demise of the TV show Theatre Talk and interview Bedlam theatre's Eric Tucker.
Some more vibes to keep the summer patio parties blazing. Enjoy, like, repost/share and spread the good VIBES!! Filled with new #rnb #hiphop #latin #reggaeton #afrobeats #reggae #soca #pop #top40 TRACK LIST 1 Gonna Love Me - Teyana Taylor 2 Wouldn't Leave - Kanye West ft PartyNextDoor Jeremih and Ty Dolla Sign 3 In My Feelings - Drake ft Zazie Beetz and City Girls 4 Nasty One - Lil Kim 5 Don't Know - N.O.R.E. ft Fat Joe 6 Money Moves - China Marie 7 We Don't Care - Sigala & The Vamps 8 Como - Kim Viera and Daddy Yankee 9 Zum Zum - Daddy Yankee ft Arcangel x Rkm Y Ken-Y 10 La Player (Bandolera) - Zion and Lennox 11 Medicina - Anitta 12 No Me Acuerdo - Natti Natasha and Thalia 13 Love You Like Me - Che'Nelle Ft. Konshens 14 Peace Sign - Lexy Panterra 15 No Angel - Charli XCX 16 Link Up - Coline Creuzot ft Paul Wall 17 Donna - Smoova 18 Summertime Magic - Childish Gambino 19 Something Real - Melissa Sandoval 20 Cabana - Kritical Ft. Eric Tucker and Nick Nack 21 No Brainer - DJ Khaled ft Justin Bieber Chance the Rapper and Quavo 22 Hands High - David Jay and TyRo 23 I Don't Dance (Without You) - Matoma & Enrique Iglesias ft Konshens 24 Bom Diggy Diggy - Zack Knight ft Jasmin Walia 25 Tune In - Massari ft Afrojack & Beenie Man 26 Better - Estelle 27 Yardie Fiesta (Netflixxx Riddim) - Alkaline 28 Still Not Over You (Netflixxx Riddim) - Jahmiel 29 Netflixxx and Chill (Netflixxx Riddim) - Moyann 30 Diamond Body (Netflixxx Riddim) - Mavado and Stefflon Don 31 Naked Truth - Sean Paul ft Jhene Aiko 32 Bum Like Ball (Wheel Chair Riddim) - Shenseea 33 Fire Waist - Skales ft Harmonize 34 Fine Girl (Remix) - ZieZie Ft Afro B and YCEE 35 Bella - MHD ft Wizkid 36 Hangover - Maluma ft Prince Royce 37 Peligrosa - J. Balvin ft Wisin and Yandel 38 Mango - King 39 Attention - Fat Joe and Dre ft Chris Brown 40 Swish - Tyga 41 Rise - Jonas Blue ft Jack and Jack 42 Down Easy - Showtek & MOTi ft Starley & Wyclef Jean 43 Almost Love - R3HAB Remix - Sabrina Carpenter 44 Girls Like You (Mr. Collipark Remix) - Maroon 5 45 TREAT MYSELF - Meghan Trainor 46 SoulMate (PeteDown Moomba Mix) - Justin Timberlake 47 Al Calor De La Cumbia (Alex Dynamix and Tek One Remix) - Pastor Lopez 48 When Yuh Passin - Ricardo Dru 49 Put It On Me - Shanta Prince 50 Morning Vibes - Lil Rick 51 Ofili Gaga - Davido 52 Don't Go - Vice ft Becky G and Mr. Eazi 53 Zooted - Becky G ft French Montana and Farruko 54 FEFE - 6ix9ine Ft. Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz
Check out my interview with up and coming heartthrob and very talented, Eric Tucker! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/culturepopradio/message
In this episode, we talk to our great friends Jill and Eric Tucker. An ex-high level fashionista and Pilot who is aviation royalty. We discuss a lot. Some of the topics include our past experiences related to raising our little families and how we dealt with these, how Jill and Eric were raised, to dealing with breakdowns in communications between our spouses and family members. Enjoy!
In his one-man show "Cry Havoc!" actor Stephan Wolfert, a US Army veteran, draws together lines in Shakespeare’s plays spoken by soldiers and former soldiers—including Macbeth, Othello, and Richard III. He puts those words to the task of explaining the toll that soldiering and war can take on the psyches of the men and women who volunteer for military duty. He is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. Published September 5, 2017. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This episode, “To the Battle Came He,” was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster and Esther Ferington. Esther French is the web producer. We had help from Beth Emelson, Associate Artistic Producer of Folger Theatre; Eric Tucker, Artistic Director of Bedlam; Melissa Kuypers at NPR-West in Culver City, California; and from Ray Cruz at Hawaii Public Radio.
Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2017 production of Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare with this enlightening conversation with director Eric Tucker and actor Cristina Panfilio. Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.
Taylor Moore (TayMoore_CDT) is the Center for Democracy & Technology's (CDT) Free Expression Fellow. Her work focuses on preserving the Internet as a global platform for speech and association, democratic accountability, the free exchange of information and ideas, and the freedom of thought.She previously served as the Google Policy Fellow for Public Knowledge, where she was involved in advocacy work related to net neutrality, intellectual property, and internet governance. Taylor also served as the fellow for the Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice, where she supported new paradigms for the creation, management, and exploitation of knowledge resources, and worked within a wide spectrum of IP stakeholders. Before graduating from Howard University School of Law, she worked as a law clerk for Commissioner Mignon Clyburn at the FCC and the American Civil Liberties Union. In this episode, we discussed: the social justice and civil rights implications of fake news. how algorithms affect the way social media companies moderate content. how citizens can stop the spread of fake news. Resources: Center for Democracy & Technology How Algorithms Can Impact Civil Rights Movements blog post by Taylor Moore (CDT, 2017) Many Americans Believe Fake News is Sowing Confusion by Michael Barthel, Amy Mitchell, and Jesse Holcomb (Pew, 2016) The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney (Ecco, 2016) A Gentleman of Moscow by Amor Towles (Viking, 2016) NEWS ROUNDUP Google announced number of public interest research and initiatives last week. The Google subsidiary Jigsaw has developed, along with the help of The New York Times, a new app that allows site operators to weed out hate speech and other harmful speech in comment sections. The app is called Perspective and is available for free for a limited time. Google.org also announced last week that the company is investing $11.5 million in 10 organizations focused on racial justice. Five million will go to the Center for Policing Equity in New York, a think tank focused on research around how to improve interactions between the police and their communities. Also, a Google team in collaboration with a Dutch research team, cracked the cryptographic technology known as SHA-1, which has long been central to internet security. For full reports on these stories, check out Daisuke Wakabayashi's story in the New York Times, Sara O'Brien at CNNTech, and Robert McMillan at the Wall Street Journal. -- In November of 2015, in Bentonville, Arkansas, Victor Collins was found dead, lying face-up in a hot tub belonging to a man named James Andrew Bates. Bates has an Amazon Echo, speaker that hooks up to a Alexa, a digital personal assistant that accepts voice commands. Now, Bates is the suspect, and the police want Amazon to release records of Bates' Echo comnunications. Amazon is challenging the warrant, saying that being forced to turn over those communications would violate Bates' First Amendment rights. Ashley Carman has the story in The Verge. -- Kara Swisher reported for Recode that Salesforce has joined Apple and Google in opposing Donald Trump's repeal of federal guidelines regarding transgender bathroom use in public schools. -- On Valentines Day, Free Press delivered 200,000 petitions from its members asking the FCC to defend net neutrality. But last week, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai demonstrated that their love is unrequited, begnning what he promised: taking what he termed a "weed whacker" to the net neutrality rules. In a 2-1 vote along party lines, the FCC ruled that it would go ahead and exempt net neutrality reporting requirements regarding fees and data caps for broadband providers with fewer than 250,00 subscribers. FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn noted that smaller ISPs owned by larger carriers with billions of dollars in capital would also be exempted. Ali Breland has the story in the Hill, as well as Jon Brodkin in Ars Technica. -- Despite the Trump administration's crack down immigration from majority-Muslim countries as well as Mexico, the FCC's Media Bureau gave two Australian citizens 100% ownership in radio stations licensed in America. Just last month, foreign owners were only allowed to own 49% of Univision, up to 40% of which would be by Mexico-based Televisa. Jon Eggerton has the story in Broadcasting & Cable. -- Cox Communications and the American Library Association announced last week that they will be teaming up to provide enhanced digital literacy training for K-12 students in Cox's 18-state footprint. -- Remember back in December when the FBI figured out how to hack into the iPhone of one of the San Bernadino shooters, thus bypassing Apple's refusal to do it? Well, the Associated Press, Vice Media and Gannett have now submitted a court filing asking the judge to require the FBI and Justice Department to disclose which third party they worked with or how much it cost, which the agencies have thus far refused to do. Eric Tucker has the story in the Associated Press.
Steven Sater discusses “New York Animals” with Eric Tucker, plus Jo Lampert sings, Debra Barsha, accompanist. Next up, “The First Noel,” a Harlem Christmas Special with Ty Jones and staff. Nia Caesar & Nathaniel Stampley, Andrew Lederman, accompanist.
Wesley: Hi, I’m Wesley.Robyne: and I’m Robyne.Wesley: and this is Obstructed View. Robyne: Today we’ll be discussing A Midsummer Night’s Dream presented by the Pearl Theatre Company and the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Wesley: For those of you who don't know the play, we've added a link to the plot summary as well as a performance. This particular production by the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, used only five performers to tell the whole story. Those Performers are Mark Bedard, Sean McNall, Jason O'Connell, Joey Parson, and Nance Williamson. Robyne: We're gonna start off today discussing design. Our scenic designer was John McDermott, our costume designer was Jessica Wegener Shay, our lighting design was by Eric Southern, and sound design by Mikhail Fiksel. Wesley why don't you start us off?Wesley: The design work was very bare and sparse in terms of the scenic design. You got to see the back wall of the theater, and the stage was bare of any scenic element.Robyne: I found the scenic design to not quite be minimalist but barren.Wesley: The scenic design really tried to fight for the empty space sort of feel and the groundwork, the stage was covered with a bunch of pebbles-Robyne: or sand.Wesley: and there was neon tape, multicolored neon tape placed around the set. And hanging from the rafters in the upstage area, was a blue amorphous curtain like thing -Robyne: Yeah, it took me a while, but I really fell for the scenic design with the exception of that hanging back material, which I didn’t really see a purpose in, other than as a place for them to light. I really liked the bareness of the stage with the concept they were going for, at the same time I didn’t like the concept they went for.Wesley: Fair. I mean for me, the bareness of the stage made sense. I liked actually almost the entirety of the design on principal when I walked into the theater.Robyne: Yeah.Wesley: When I sat down I was excited for the performance we were about to see. I don’t think that the set elements necessarily meshed with the performers and the work they were doing on the same level. I think they were both well done but I didn’t see a unification of the two aesthetics.Robyne: Yeah, I really felt that there was no cohesion between the designs. I got the sense that the lighting, costume, and scenic, were all at least aiming for the same world, but not all in the same realm, if that makes sense, at least product wise. Design-wise, they may have all been on the same page. But the sound design, it was very barren, not in the same sense that the stage was, it was very lacking. There was not a lot of it. A lot of the sound was created by the performers. Which I get, but the choices that were made in the intermission, pre-music, and post show were all very non-cohesive.Wesley: And I do think a lot of that is based off of what I was reading the pearl theatre’s dramaturge about midsummer, which was that this is a dream world where times collide. It’s sort of like from The Frogs “The setting, Ancient Athens, the time, The Present Day.” That sort of dream sense you have when you walk into your house, and for some reason, you know it’s France. And I think they’re trying to get that sort of disjointed feel, however, I think that the design work really spoke for the directorial concept, but it didn’t really add much to the conversation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.Robyne: Yeah, I just didn’t feel that the Dream aesthetic meshed. I didn’t feel as if I was in a dream. Somewhere between the - I’m really sorry Jessica, I hated those costumes, the jumpsuits with the neon strips, seemed really out of place and only there to be utilized by the lighting designer’s use of the neon lights, the black lights, which were fine every once and again but that’s how they communicated that magic was being done and that felt really kitschy and unstylized, to me, it felt sophomoric really, in it’s “NOW we’re doing magic” feel to it.Wesley: So, I think that this production takes after the Peter Brook 1970’s production of Midsummer Night’s Dream that came to New York City. If you don’t know the Peter Brook production, it was a legendary production in which he put all the actor’s inside of this white box set and using as minimal use of design techniques as possible, told the whole story of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. And a lot of directors since then have taken on Peter Brook’s sort of minimalist aesthetic and deconstructed story telling to create this “Theatre is Magic” kind of feel. The problem is I don’t feel as though the aesthetic, especially in the neon, with the jumpsuits, with the costumes, were brought to the present day. They felt very 1980s, very 1970s, and sort of what post apocalyptic was suppose to feel like in 1983.5:00Robyne: It really felt to me like a hip-hop 80s artist experiment with neons and black lights. And I harp on that in the lighting design because there were moments in that lighting design that were absolutely gorgeous. For the most part, the lighting was fantastic, there were two or three really distinct moments, in the getting lost in the woods scene, -Wesley: Loved it, yeah.Robyne: - that were gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous. And then it just felt like, I almost want to blame the director, Eric Tucker, for these moments of ‘and then I need this to happen,’ and so we had a flash of that neon magic, that was so unnecessary, and could have been conveyed in such a better manner.Wesley: The moments of lighting design that were really articulate about the world these characters are going through were incredible; especially this one scene, as you said, where they’re lost in the woods and everything goes dark, and we just get side lighting and every once in a while they pop up and you see their face then they disappear. It was beautiful. Once again, much like the scenic design, I thought the lighting design was, on it’s own merit, incredible. I enjoyed the neon, I enjoyed those moments of magic. I think a lot of power was given to those magically moments. Most people do Midsummer just for the mechanicals nowadays because they are hilarious and it’s really easy to get involved with them. It was nice of them to makes us care about the plight of Titania, the plight of Oberon, and to put that as sort of ethereal nature into their lighting design. However, there were a couple of choices that felt purely aesthetic for me and that didn’t articulate this world as well as others – the couple bars of neon on the back wall that didn’t transport me the way that when everything went dark as they’re lost in the woods, as you were talking about, that was a transportive moment.Robyne: Absolutely.Wesley: Even when Puck took the lights away, that was a moment of theater magic, for lack of a better term.Robyne: Absolutely, and then you had things like the natural sound of them running over that sandy pebble pit that really, in the darkness, gave you that sense of loss and confusion that was amazing.Wesley: There were just points that really felt as though they were painting, rather than producing a production of Midsummer.Robyne: There was a lot of concept put ONTO this production rather than concept drawn FROM this production.Wesley: The only point that never really meshed for me was the, and I’m once again sorry Jessica, but those costumes just baffled me as to how they fit in this world with these performers. Unless these costumes were suppose to be a commentary on 1980s underground theater troupes, which they kind of got to at the end with the mechanicals play and this sort of self-referential jab. But with how streamlined and how finished and how developed everything else was, to be Midsummer, those remained lagging in unfulfilled concept.Robyne: As we mentioned before, I loved all of the performers.Wesley: Yeah.Robyne: And it really felt like there were two different worlds. I said to Wesley as soon as we stepped out that this production definitely proves that you can do Midsummer with five people; I just don’t know why you would, if you can get a full cast. That being said, there were some phenomenal performances.Wesley: So using this cast of five, their breakdown was – Sean McNall playing Theseus, Peter Quince, and Demetrius, Jason O’Connell playing Puck, Bottom, and Aegeus, Nance Williamson playing Hippolyta, Helena, a fairy, Robin Starveling, and half of Snug the Joiner, Joey Parsons playing Hermia, Titania, and Tom Snout, and Mark Bedard playing Lysander, Oberon, Francis Flute, and Snug the Joiner.Robyne: My main issue with the performances I believe comes from the direction, that there was a lot of gross generalization and stereotypical, archetypal performance for minor characters to distinguish them in the on-stage transitions that happen that could have been much more easily conveyed through costumes. Wesley: Often what happens with double casting much less quadruple or even more casting is that you get broad generalizations in characterization. You don’t really get as much nuance and personality from each of these characters because they’re doing quick changes in front of you and that you need to be able to identify that these are new people every time. It’s fun story telling very often; there are a few times it doesn’t come fully to fruition. I would say everyone in the cast has at least one character they were able to knock out of the park.Robyne: Absolutely. Sean McNall’s Theseus was great.Wesley: Yeah. I really think that Jason O’Connell’s Bottom, especially during Bottom’s Dream was beautiful.10:00Robyne: That is one of the best, if not THE best, performances of Bottom’s Dream I have ever seen. Wesley: Yeah, it really grounded that character, which was needed by that point in time. Nance Williamson, she was a lot of fun in a lot of things. I’m trying to think of what I preferred her in, but I think just her variety really spoke for her. Going from Hippolyta to Helena to Robin Starveling, though I really like her emotional grounding of Helena, personally. Robyne: And the age difference really brought an interesting texture to that casting of the four lovers.Wesley: Yeah, so, the whole cast was of various ages, of various backgrounds, they don’t -Robyne: it was an interestingly diverse cast, in a way that I had not expected it to be. Upon the actors initial entrance I felt that it was a very white cast, but in just a very few moments, that disappeared for me. Their variety and diversity came from other aspects of their personages.Wesley: So also, you have Mark Bedard, who I really enjoyed as Oberon when he was playing with Puck, it really was a good counterbalance there. He was great as Francis Flute and Thisbe, with his little voice, I mean, that was a lot of fun for me. Robyne: I really liked him as Thisbe; I did not care for him as Francis Flute.Wesley: Joey Parsons playing Hermia, Titania, and Tom Snout – I can’t even point out which one was supposed to be the best because they were all so great.Robyne: This was Joey Parson’s show.Wesley: YeahRobyne: She stole it.Wesley: To be fair, she really meshed well with the mechanicals, she meshed well in the fairy world, not a scene stealer by any account; but her Titania was fantastic. It was so well formed.Robyne: Joey really brought out the best in her fellow cast, which is fantastic to see.Wesley: And it’s amazing that I was able to believe her as both the fan girl turned lover in Tom Snout, but at the same time this frightening and incredible magisterial Queen of the fairy world.Robyne: She gave Titania a real depth in not only conveying this thousands-year-old Queen of these immortal beings that have magic, but she at a moment broke when Bottom made a joke, and she giggled at him, and that is almost something you never see. You never see that real softness, it’s usually just a lust for Bottom, rather than the Love-in-Idleness that it’s suppose to be; and Joey really brought that out in this production. Wesley: I believed that she loved him. I believe that she fell for Bottom, not just in a sexual aspect but because she was enamored with him.Robyne: Yeah. That being said, the Puck-Bottom pairing was hard to swallow at times. Puck is a very high-energy character; if not played more mischievous. He kind of comes off as just an ass. Bottom can also be played as a very egotistical ass, which he was in this production as well. But when you have the same actor playing Puck and Bottom, it can really bring out the worst in both those characters. Finding those uniquenesses between the two can be very difficult.Wesley: Puck in particular, because while Bottom learns something and goes through Bottom’s Dream, and we get this moment of grounding with him that then transports us into the mechanicals play; sure there’s a couple of moments with Puck where he swallows his pride next to Oberon, but I wouldn’t say there’s any real point of learning with the character. He remained the mischievous fairy that he was in the beginning.Robyne: and while that can be fine in most productions, I didn’t get a real clear sense that Oberon was in charge of Puck, I didn’t see the fear in Puck of Oberon.Wesley: For me, it was just, they were asking for this particular performance to be too much when they put both Bottom and Puck on him. Those are very high energy, high comedy characters, especially seeing as Jason O’Connell was performing them much like the Genie in Aladdin. Very much the Robin Williams-y, going from impression to impression to impression, which isn’t wrong, it makes sense for Puck, it absolutely makes sense for Puck to be able to do these things. Robyne: Especially with this anachronistic concept to it.Wesley: And to have Bottom play Pyramus like The Godfather.Robyne: Yeah.Wesley: Those are fun things to add in. When those things get meshed together they really can overwhelm the humor and overwhelm the subtlety.One thing that I really did enjoy that sadly began to dissipate near the end of the production was that, when we first entered the fairy world, with Nance Williamson playing the fairy opposite Puck, I got a sense that these were creatures to be feared, and I rarely see that. Fairies are now very often just these pretty figures that go around the stage as an excuse for costumers to show off, and it was nice to see the fairies as something to be feared as part of this pagan world that the forest represents.15:00Robyne: The Fay are, from European tradition, these terrifying creatures that live in the woods and play tricks on people, and steal children to eat them, and have their way with humans in the forests. I kind of got the sense for that in the initial interactions between Oberon and Titania that got really lost towards the end of the production.Wesley: One thing I really want to give them here though is, this is the first production of Midsummer Night’s Dream that I have ever seen in which I cared about the outcome of the Indian child. Robyne: Yes.Wesley: I always forget about the Indian child by the end of the play.Robyne: Titania and Oberon have a very Martha-and-George relationship where new items tend to become weapons. But Joey Parson’s Titania really brought that emotional value of what that child meant to her and I loved that, that is something that gets completely forgotten about in most productions.Wesley: And also, Oberon’s apathy – “I’m bored, I want another member of my posse.” But this sort of surprise at the stakes Titania has regarding what this child means to her, it feels new for both of these characters.Robyne: Yeah.Wesley: And that was a fun entrance into the world of the fairy kingdom. And I think that that is added to by the fact that we get this disjointed staging where we go from all these different levels of worlds and stakes. That’s one thing that I think the director did very well, I think it was done very much in collaboration with this cast, but the disjointed set up, from going from the lovers to the royalty, to the fairy kingdom, to the mechanicals, you really got a sense of all the different layers in this world combining into one.Robyne: One of my issues with this production in particular was the first act felt as if it was a tribulation that was necessary to get to the fun of act two, which consisted of the lovers lost in the woods, the righting of Bottom and Titania, and the happy ending of the rude mechanicals and the nobles – which was the funniest I have ever seen that scene done. The gross juxtaposition of the actors judging their other characters performances was wonderful. That really made the show. Wesley: Well, also for Midsummer the first act has always been a necessary evil. If you read it, that first act, you like fly through it. There is no fat in that first act, it’s setting everything up to get you into the woods.Robyne: This just felt particularly trying.Wesley: Oh, no, it was very laborious and a lot of that had to do with the concept eeking its way into the actors’ position. The first part of the play I was thinking to myself, ‘what is this concept that I’m suppose to be grasping here?’Robyne: Yes.Wesley: Rather than really enjoying the play of the actors and what they were doing. Which, I think, that is what made the first part so laborious.Robyne: Well even that first scene was incredibly trying, where they started and stopped multiple times, with various actors portraying various characters in so many different referential styles. There was a 2001: A Spacy Odyssey entrance, in which they were all apes, and there was a southern accented entrance and we got that it was all referential, but it just set us on a very bad path for the rest of the productionWesley: Right and also for the fact that it was never brought up again really. There was a couple of points at intermission and at the end of the play, but there was never any other time in the meat of the piece where that kind of disjointed, cubist, multiple-referential framework was utilized. Now we got a lot of different forms, we got a lot of anachronisms, which are fine, but never on that level, so it really changed expectations for what was the reality of the piece we were going to see.Robyne: Right it started me off believing I was going to see a cocaine fueled, nightmarish, post-modern, Generation X, production and that’s not at all what we saw.Wesley: No. Now I do want to get back to the mechanicals and what you were saying about their scene. The mechanicals scene was hilarious, and a lot of that came from, and I do agree this is the best I’ve sen this dynamic used, between the nobles watching the work and the mechanicals performing the work. There were a lot of things that made the mechanicals a lot of fun, in particular their sort of self-referential, self-mocking sense of, “This is the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival coming to perform for the nobles. And it’s like change, change, change, each of them doing a real grotesque form of doing what they’d spent the whole playing doing, to tell this story. Throughout the whole play though, there was an added sort of sub-plot between Bottom and Joey Parson’s Tom Snout, who plays wall, where they slowly come to love each other or they become enraptured with each other.20:00Robyne: Where, where she becomes enraptured with him and he kind of just goes for it after he’s had the realization that he is lonely.Wesley: He is lonely but also she looks a lot like Titania.Robyne: Oh. Yeah.Wesley: So they added that in. And it’s difficult to add something like that in to a Shakespeare play and help it feel natural and make you feel excited about it. And I felt so excited for them when they started making out on the stage. And I was really enjoying that moment, a lot because I’d learned to love those two actors in those characters.Robyne: Right, my biggest issue, and maybe it’s there as a juxtaposition was the really ridiculous gay sex jokes that were out in with the whole Wall thing, talking and kissing through the wall, which was a guys crotch, it was so unnecessary.Wesley: And it didn’t match the levels that the rest of their staging met. Robyne: There were a number of times where we mixed high-brow with low-brow in this production and it made the low-brow sound so hollow because it wasn’t done well.Wesley: Yeah, there were a lot of gay jokes. There were a lot of poor interactions with the audience. There were a lot of anachronisms that -Robyne: There was that whole sex scene between Titania and Bottom that was not necessary.Wesley: It really felt desperate.Robyne: And Grotesque.Wesley: And it didn’t match what I think Titania felt for Bottom in what we saw in the scenes before.Robyne: yeah, and I’m all for a good Bacchanal but that, again, just rang hollow. Wesley: It seemed like performers trying to make people excited about Shakespeare by appealing to the lowest common denominator, which happens a lot in New York right now. It happens a lot in America right now.Robyne: I got the impression that we were suppose to excuse them for being rude mechanicals, but they didn’t earn that because of their treatment of the language and because of their level of skill was too high. They were not rude mechanicals in the least; they were some wonderful performers.Wesley: If this was suppose to have been possessing them to tell this story, as I think might have been the intention by that sort of epilogueRobyne: Right. There was a time warp epilogue at the end of the piece. After all the nobles retire to bed at midnight, the play rewinds for a second just to jump to the rude mechanicals rehearsing in the forest and Puck poseses them to deliver his final monologue, “if we be friends…” Wesley: “Robin will restore amends.” And then we all applaud and they look stunned at us as if they didn’t know they were performing for an audience this whole time. The difficulty with this is the difficulty with nearly any meta-performance which is, you start to then piece apart, “wait, if this was Puck the whole time, why was Puck using this poetic language? Why was Puck needing this performance to be told? How was this fun for Puck? What was Puck doing?” A lot of cracks came out of the plaster using this framework of the possessed performers.Robyne: And I felt that it was Eric Tucker just not being able to help himself with the direction. He just couldn’t leave well enough alone. He couldn’t trust that the production was doing what it was supposed to do.Wesley: If they would have ended with the mechanicals scene going then to Puck, I would have been happy for the whole cast then deliver Puck’s monologue. But if they would have ended with that sort of simplicity, it would have been a very different feeling leaving the play. But instead, I left a little baffled, and more irritated than curious. Robyne: Yeah, because I loved the ending up until that point and then they finished on that note and I left wondering why. Why? Why? Why did that have to happen?Wesley: And it didn’t excite me in the same way that the performes did.Robyne: And I can’t find a conceptual defense for it.Wesley: No, cause getting us in to intermission, they walked backwards off the set, and then getting us in to act two, they did the same exact thing, walking forward with some more wheel grinding and a lot of it was very impressive in terms of performance.Robyne: yeah, I’m sure that if you had recorded Bottom’s delivery and played it backwards it would be English.Wesley: It would be, probably, perfect verse, but-Robyne: It just didn’t need to exist.Wesley: The rest of it was so strong. The poetry was so strong. And Nance Williamson’s Helena – her delivery of sorrow, trying to chase after Demetrius was enough.Robyne: Yeah.Wesley: The performers put so much care into telling A Midsummer Night’s Dream that Eric Tucker’s concept became too much for it.Robyne: Which is not to say that his direction was terrible.Wesley: No.Robyne: There were moments where, while I did not at all care for what was happening on stage, I really appreciate how structured the, would you say post modern?Wesley: Oh yeah.Robyne: -movement styles were. The creation of Bottom and Bottom being completely lost while bound by his fellow actors – the actual, physical, human actors in this production not the actors in the production of Pyramus and Thisbe – was wonderful.25:00His sense of physicality as an ass, were wonderful. There were moments of the players leaving Athens in an elevator singing “Girl from Impanema,” that worked really well for me. And Just confused me as to why the other anachronistic pieces were not cut when they didn’t work and if they were recognized as not working.Wesley: This must have been very much devised. I can’t imagine that this was just a directing coming in going, “I know exactly how this is going to be staged, I know exactly what you all are going to be doing.” This clearly speaks well for collaborative theater. To have talented, very well seasoned actors playing and this director then parsing out what goes where and how best to tell the story. Those moments, they were cinematic moments with sharp cuts between places – with us being above people, and now below people, and now to the side of people – that were seamless and fun. The problem was when they got overshadowed by a looming concept.Robyne: And to me, directors are responsible for the end performances and it should have been up to him or a producer to have helped clean up those performances, to wipe away some of the stereotypical, archetypal mannerisms and vocal choices; unless that was the initial design, and then to work them further in. And there were things that just really irked me, like Demetrius’s Spanish. Not only his Spanish accent but his actual speaking of Spanish felt completely put on to this production. Egius’s homosexuality felt put on to this production. And I did not care for Snug the Joiner being this weird conjoined twin ‘Other’ thing.Wesley: So for me, Demetrius’s Spanish was enjoyable and made sense for the character, it didn’t seem so put upon. Egius’s homosexuality was just so broad, so unnecessary and didn’t really make sense for the character, I don’t really know howthey got to point B there. I loved Snug the Joiner. I laughed so hard. Just given how this is a world of such mania they’ve made, to have this sort of monster zombie come out, out of nowhere, it made no sense, and I thought it was hilarious. Especially given, always going back to her, Joey Parson’s reaction of “Oh God!” Every time, with terror. I mean, it just makes me laugh, every time. There was some diminishing returns there by the time we got to the final mechanicals’ scene. But we didn’t need that comedy adding in.Robyne: So Wesley, any other thoughts?Wesley: I think in general this is a, off/on production that stars some very incredible performances.Robyne: I completely agree. A Midsummer Night’s Dream runs at the Pearl Theater until October 31st. Wesley, my question is – Is the show worth the $65 ticket for non-members?Wesley: It is if you really enjoy seeing new versions of Shakespeare, but if your interests go anywhere beyond that I would say this is one to miss.Robyne: I would be very pleased if I saw this production at a $20 ticket.Wesley: Yeah, at La Mama. However, given that price, if you have the stakes to see deconstructed Shakespeare, or have made a hobby of seeing Midsummer or Shakespeare performances, this is one probably not to be missed.We hope you enjoy the podcast and that you will share your thoughts with us.Robyne: As always, you can find us and join the conversation on facebook at facebook.com/ObstructedViewPodcast, on twitter @Obstructed_View, on soundcloud at soundcloud.com/obstructedview, on tumblr obstructedviewpodcast.tumblr.com, or at Obstructed-view.comWesley: Special Thanks today goes out Ari Edelson, Alyssa Jenette, and Julian Fleisher for your love and support. This is Wesley.Robyne: And Robyne,Wesley: And remember,Robyne: Dream the Impossible Dream.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival/The Pearl Theater Rave reviews in both The New York Times and Wall Street Journal for Nance Williamson, currently appearing in the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Eric Tucker, playing at the Pearl Theater. Click here for more information. Contributing editor: Lucy Freyer
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