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In this episode of Beautiful Work Beautiful Life, host Laurel Boivin explores the powerful and transformative journey of moving from loss to purpose. As part of a multi-episode focus on loss, Laurel invites listeners to look beyond pain and grief to uncover the deeper meaning and potential that can emerge from life's most difficult moments. Through personal insights and moving stories—from public figures like Gabrielle Giffords and Amanda Gorman, to the courageous and inspiring path of her friend Angela Whitten, Laurel illustrates how loss, though painful, can become the fertile ground for discovering renewed purpose. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on what purpose means to them, even (and especially) in the wake of heartbreak or transition. With gentle guidance, Laurel offers three heart-centered practices to help begin this process: asking what remains, following the pull of what feels meaningful, and engaging in reflective journaling. From Loss to Purpose is a beautiful reminder that loss is not the end of your story. Rather it can be the beginning of something even more aligned, meaningful, and life-giving. Whether you're in the midst of loss or finding your way through to the other side, this episode offers encouragement, hope, and practical support to help you take the next step to move from loss to purpose. 01:02 Introduction of episode 01:58 Introduction of cohosts, Laurel Boivin and Laurel Holland 02:34 Purpose and what it is 03:37 The revealing nature of loss 04:56 Three examples of transforming loss into purpose 07:40 How to move from loss to purpose 08:49 Practices to help you transform loss 10:18 An offer of support 10:40 A reminder about loss 11:02 Available resources and support Journaling prompts are suggested to further your exploration. If this loss is shaping me and not breaking me, what might it be revealing? What have I come to understand deeply because of this experience? Who might benefit from the wisdom I've gained through this experience? All questions posed in the episode: What does purpose mean to you? What does purpose mean? What does it look like for you to move from loss to purpose? What loss have you encountered? What loss are you still dealing with and healing through? How can you move from loss to purpose? What remains? What still feels true for me? What values, interests, or passions have stayed with me through this season of loss? What brings you peace? What feels meaningful, even in small ways? If this loss is shaping me and not breaking me, what might it be revealing? What have I come to understand deeply because of this experience? Who might benefit from the wisdom I've gained through this experience? Links/Books mentioned: Stay; For Life, a non-profit organization whose mission is to save lives by advocating for men's mental health and suicide prevention. You can learn more about Stay; For Life at https://www.stayforlife.org/. The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is laurel@fluxflowcoaching.com and for Laurel Holland - laurel@liveyourinnerpower.com The link to our private Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/beautifulworkbeautifullife Host/Cohost/Guest Info Guiding others to become effective leaders of their own lives, Laurel Holland has been on a journey of awakening and transformation throughout her life. Writing about inner work, Laurel has authored four books, including Crossroads and Love's 8 Laws. Her books, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, and Courageous Woman, introduce, share, and explore the eight foundational practices for creating transformation from the inside out. Through her books, programs, and innovative talks, Laurel's great desire is to lift others up and courageously step into the life they came here to live. You can learn more about Laurel Holland at www.liveyourinnerpower.com Laurel Boivin, life coach and founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, helps high-performing professionals overcome overwhelm and disillusionment by increasing self-awareness and shifting perspective to improve performance, increase personal contribution, and experience a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose. Laurel began coaching after a 30-year corporate career. A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine. You can learn more about Laurel Boivin at www.fluxflowcoaching.com

Season 3, Episode 6 of a View from the Left Side -- Grijalva Speaks Truth to Power ... a Retrospective -- is a tribute to former Southern Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva, who passed away after a battle with cancer on March 13, 2025. Time Stamps | Introduction: Raul and Me  | 00:29 | Union Roots  | 02:04 | Background on Today's Speeches  | 04:26 | Raul's Words in 2011 Foreshadow 2025  | 05:02 | Raul Introducing Bernie in 2015  | 06:58 | Raul at the Vigil for Democracy in 2022  | 07:15 | Raul at Stop Abortion Bans Rally in 2022  | 07:38 | Segment 1: PDA Tucson Organizing Meeting, February 22, 2011  | 08:20 | Segment 2: Bernie at Reid Park, October 9, 2015  | 24:16 | Segment 3: Vigil for Democracy, January 6, 2022  | 35:25 | Segment 4: Stop Abortion Bans Rally, May 14, 2022  | 45:28 | Closing  | 50:08This podcast features four of Grijalva's speeches that I videotaped over the years. Segment 1. Progressive Democrats of America Tucson Chapter Organizing Meeting on February 22, 2011. The video in this segment has never been published. It was shot in February 2011, just a few months after the Tea Party victories in November 2010, a few weeks after Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot at the Safeway Shopping Center in Tucson, Arizona and one year after Citizens United SCOTUS case. Three hundred progressives answered a tiny Tucson Weekly newspaper ad to hear about PDA and progressive activism. It was an exhilarating evening. In talking about the proposed Tea Party budget cuts and tax breaks for the rich, Grijalva foreshadows the struggles we have today. The 2010 election was the first one influenced by the SCOTUS decision that corporations are people and money is speech. Twenty-five years later, the richest man in the world bought the presidency for $270 million in campaign donations. The billionaires are in charge. Grijalva warned us in 2011.Segment 2. Senator Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign Rally in Reid Park on October 9, 2015. Bernie drew 1000s of people in a rally  in Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona on a lovely fall evening. Grijalva endorsed Bernie for president. This segment is Grijalva's introduction of Bernie. To see all of the videos from that evening, go to my PamelaPowersTucsonProgressive YouTube channel. (I shot a lot of footage that night. It's all broken up by speaker and for Bernie by topic because he talked for like 90 minutes. My camera battery ran out. Bernie's 2015 speeches are inspiring.)Segment 3. Vigil for Democracy on January 6, 2022. One year after the January 6, 2021 Insurrection at the US Capitol, about 100 Tucsonans gathered at the cancer survivors memorial at Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona for a candlelight vigil and thoughtful speeches from local elected officials. This segment is Grijalva's speech. (Forgive the shaky video, I handed my smart phone to a friend, while I waited in line to speak.) You can view all of the speeches from the Vigil for Democracy on this YouTube channel. There is also a podcast. Segment 4. Stop Abortion Bans Rally in Tucson. May 14, 2022. A few weeks before Roe v Wade was struck down by t

Gabrielle Giffords' new column for Newsweek is full of praise for Kamala Harris's work on "gun safety," but you won't find any mention of their support for a ban on so-called assault weapons, "red flag" laws, or Giffords' own call for "no more guns" that she made to a Time reporter last year.

Mark Udall, former Democratic US Senator and House member from Colorado, comes from the famed Udall family of the Mountain West - including his father, Congressman Mo Udall, and uncle, former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall under both JFK & LBJ. But Mark Udall largely stayed away from politics until his mid 40s - having an entire career within the outdoor leadership organization Outward Bound. However, once he flipped the switch to politics, his ascent was rapid: elected to the Colorado State House in 1996, the US House in 1998, and the US Senate in 2008. In this conversation, Senator Udall talks his famous political family, his own early relationship to politics, and memories of 20+ years in elected office that span both highs and lows - with great stories and insights from someone with one of the most unique arcs in American politics. IN THIS EPISODEGrowing up between Tucson, AZ and Washington DC...Lessons about public service learned from his mother...Growing up in a political family of with a Congressman for a father and Cabinet Secretary for an uncle...The political legacy of his father, Mo Udall....The famous friendship between John McCain and Mo Udall...Old Mountain West connections among the Udalls, Goldwaters, and Romneys...The Udall brothers' opinions of both Presidents Johnson and Kennedy...Mark works New Hampshire for his father's 1976 presidential campaign...The 20-year career he had before entering politics...Running for office for the first time in his late 40s...Mark rolls out his Bill Clinton impression...What surprised him most - both positives and negatives - about serving in Congress...The behind-the-scenes machinations of why he didn't run for Senate in 2004 and did run in 2008...Why he was caught flatfooted in his 2014 Senate re-election...Memories of some of the most intense moments on the floor of the House and Senate...The now-infamous role the issue of abortion played in his 2014 race against Cory Gardner...Why he was one of the few members of Congress to list "no religious affiliation" in his bio...The current projects he's most interested in...The Mark Udall recommendations for traveling through Colorado...AND 50 mile hikes, Michael Bennet, Sherry Boehlert, Hale Boggs, Jimmy Carter, Grover Cleveland, Rocky Colavito, Democratic bankers, Denver Nuggets, Don't Ask Don't Tell, William O. Douglas, Fort Wayne Pistons, James Garfield, Gabrielle Giffords, Gary Hart, Jay Inslee, Bobby Kennedy, David King, Lady Bird Johnson, Dick Lamm, John Larson, Monica Lewinsky, Bob McNamara, John McCormack, mercurial marriages, George Miller, Minneapolis Lakers, Minnie Minoso, the NBL, the NRA, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Barack Obama, Tom Osborne, Outward Bound, Bill Owens, Nancy Pelosi, plural marriage, Harry Reid, Ranger Rogers, Roy Romer, George Romney, John Salazar, Ken Salazar, Pat Schroeder, Herb Score, Sonia Sotomayor, tough cookies, Mark Uterus, Tim Wirth, Willard Wirtz & more!

We round out a week's worth of reporting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with an extra-special, four-hour broadcast featuring the speech from Democratic Nominee Kamala Harris herself. The theme for the night was "for our future,” and featured additional speeches from Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, former Representative Adam Kinzinger, and Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin. Plenty of entertainment from celebrities, too, from The Chicks to Kerry Washington. Co-anchors Jenna Flanagan and Chali Pittman set up the history of Harris as she seeks to define herself tonight, and in the 74 remaining days until the election. They take a look at her time spent as prosecutor and Attorney General. They're joined by floor correspondents Bob Hennelly and Faye Parks for updates from the floor. Paulina Gonzalez-Brito, of Rise Economy based in Oakland, California, joins us to talk about Harris's record on the foreclosure crisis. Nora Gordon tells Senior Producer/Reporter Sara Gabler about the future of education under a Democratic, or Republican, administration. We hear from more Uncommitted delegates at the convention along with faith leaders. we go to reporter Leslie Lozada to the scene of the March on the DNC, which kicked off another march this evening. We take a look at the Black women who set the stage for Harris: namely, Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first Black woman to seek the presidential nomination from one of two major political parties. We speak with Shola Lynch, the filmmaker behind CHISHOLM '72: Unbought and Unbossed. And we take a look at Harris's prosecutorial record, particularly on the death penalty, with Chicago-based educator, minister, and community organizer Renaldo Hudson. He spent 37 years incarcerated and 13 years on death row before being commuted — twice — and released in 2020.This is We Decide: America at the Crossroads, from the Pacifica Radio Network. National coverage is supported by sustaining sponsorships from unions representing close to two million rank and file members. Check back with us each day for updates on the WORT live blog. Project graphic: Ariandy Luna. Cover photo: Faye Parks. 

Wow! For once, the United States Congress was totally united. No partisan torpedoes. No verbal dueling. Even tears of compassion from some usually tough opponents. Gabby did it. It had been just over a year since Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was gunned down in a Tucson, Arizona mall. The head wound she received threatened to end her life (you remember) or, at best, to leave her severely handicapped. And a little over a year after the shooting, she made her way to the floor of the House of Representatives to announce her resignation, for now, so she could concentrate on her continuing recovery. She really is a profile in courage. For a few bright, shining moments, there was peace on that usually fierce political battlefield. Like most Americans, I'm getting pretty tired of the mean-spirited, mutually destructive crossfire that's politics today. But that day the tumult turned to tears. And a heartfelt, united tribute to a woman whose courage everyone could agree on. One Congresswoman, the outspoken head of her party's committee, struggled to get through her emotional remarks. She said, "No matter what we argue about here on this floor or in this country, there is nothing more important than family and friendship that should be held high above everything else." She was supported by speeches from both sides of the aisle. Once again, we saw the amazing power of suffering to clarify what matters; to soften hearts. I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "The Amazing Power of Suffering." That's important to remember if you're the one who's wounded and hurting and struggling right now. Oh, of course, you'd rather be healthy, or running full speed, or living without the pain or the limitation. But somehow it's our suffering that puts us in our most powerful position to touch hearts and touch lives. Just look at Jesus. We love His miracles, we live His teachings. But it's His Cross that is, in Charles Spurgeon's words, "that magnificent magnet." In our word for today from the Word of God, John 12:32, Jesus, speaking of His death, says, "When I am lifted up...I will draw all men to Myself." It's true. You know, it doesn't matter where in this world I've spoken, His Cross crosses every culture: Rich or poor, old or young, educated or unschooled, powerful or powerless. It's just hard to resist this God who hung on a cross for us. It is the cross that has conquered hearts around the world for 2,000 years. And it is your cross that can open hearts that have been closed to your Jesus. That can pull people together who are otherwise at odds. That can help you and those you love revalue your life around the things that really matter, and to marginalize the things that really don't. If God has sent you a cross to bear; if He's allowed you a cross to bear, He trusts you. At a time of life-threatening persecution, the apostles took joy in the fact that "they had been counted worthy of suffering...for the Name" (Acts 5:41). Did you hear that? Counted worthy. Trusted. And He's promised that He will give you grace equal to the burden (2 Corinthians 12:9). "Sufficient grace..." it says, so you can show the world how really amazing His amazing grace is. Walls go down, hearts open up when you speak from the unarguable platform of your pain. Showing folks a Savior who makes you a conqueror in your crisis does something that, well, your words could never do. Because hard times are His times.

We're all in for Kamala and our guests this week — political operatives and advisors Jen Bluestein and Jessica Floyd — are here to talk about it."HOW TO HELP" RESOURCES TO COMEJen has spent more than two decades in the non-profit and political sectors, working high profile roles at places like NARAL Pro-Choice America and EMILYs List. She helped found Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords' gun violence prevention organization and lived in an abandoned building while working to elect Cory Booker the Mayor of Newark, NJ.Jessica is the Executive Director of The Hub Project, which partners with progressive organizations to build winning campaigns on issues that matter. Jessica has extensive experience in government and has managed electoral campaigns at the local, state and national levels, including running Congressman Ron Barber's winning congressional campaign and serving as Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' political director. You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.comConcerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Solar for Schools program directs the Department of Community and Economic Development to set up a grant program using federal climate money. A new study by researchers at the Pennsylvania Department of Health reveals not everyone has equal access to it.  Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in Harrisburg next week. Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman grievously wounded in a 2011 shooting, is campaigning in Pennsylvania for Vice President Kamala Harris The Pennsylvania Turnpike is converting its tolling system in the eastern portion of the state to open road tolling. As the 2024 Summer Olympics kicks off in Paris with the opening ceremonies set for today, central Pennsylvania is well represented among the state's 27 Olympians and 9 Paralympians at this year's games. WITF's newsroom works hard to report fact-based stories you can trust. The more people see our work online, the more they have good information to counter the bad information that we all come across. One of our jobs is to do what we can to make sure those stories show up when you go looking for news. So as part of our commitment to transparency in our journalism, WITF's Director of Journalism Scott Blanchard pulls back the curtain on some things we do to try to make sure our work reaches you.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the rural South, we are conditioned to a self-image of small communities like fictional Mayberry where crime and violence are almost non-existent and the real dangers from gun violence lurk on the streets and back alleys of Chicago, New York, Detroit, and Los Angeles. However, the mean streets are not limited to the big cities. Rural Mississippians now live squarely in locales prone to gun violence. We don't live in Mayberry in the rural South. We live in a region and a state with a dangerous rate of gun death and gun violence, and we are as a state among the nation's leaders in household gun ownership. The adage in television news is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” In Mississippi, the first 10 minutes of virtually every newscast recount shootings that occur with such frequency as to become commonplace. In Mississippi, we consistently and strongly support the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for hunting and self-protection. Mississippi does little to interfere with the right to gun ownership, possession, use or acquisition of firearms. We are an open carry state, a Castle Doctrine state, a “stand your ground” state, and one with what are considered by the National Rifle Association and other pro-gun entities as some of the most Second Amendment-friendly gun laws in the country. At the same time, liberal or “progressive” entities supporting limits on Second Amendment rights label Mississippi as having the worst gun laws in the country. The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence – named for gun violence victim former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona – describes Mississippi's gun laws as follows: “Mississippi has the weakest gun laws in the country and the highest gun death rate…(the state) passed a dangerous permitless carry law in 2016 which allows almost anyone to carry hidden, loaded guns in public without a background check or law enforcement oversight.” From across the political spectrum in the gun law debate, there is ample hyperbole and alarmist rhetoric. But the fact is that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ranked Mississippi as having the highest rate of gun deaths in the country at 29.6 per 100,000 residents. That's just over double the national rate of 14.2 gun deaths per 100,000 residents. Mississippi was an early milepost in the nation's litany of school shootings when student Luke Woodham killed his mother at their home, then drove to Pearl High School and fatally shot two students and wounded seven others on Oct. 1, 1997. That shooting was a little more than a year after Jackson firefighter Kenneth Tornes killed his wife at home, then drove to Jackson's Central Fire Station and killed four of his supervisors. That was a quarter-century ago. Now, the scourge of gun violence has become more commonplace and pedestrian. Young people are settling what seems to be insanely inconsequential differences and disputes with deadly force using guns. Last year, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association's Surgery found that firearm deaths are more likely in small rural towns than in major urban centers. Data from the CDC showed that politically red states had the highest firearm mortality rates while the politically blue states had lower firearm mortality rates. In Mississippi, 2020 research showed that of gun deaths, 47% were suicides and 47% were homicides. That compared with 61% suicides and 36% homicides nationally that year. From a practical political standpoint, legislation restricting Second Amendment rights is a non-starter at the Mississippi State Capitol. But Mississippi's increasingly consistent rank as the state with the highest rate of gun deaths should concern conservatives and liberals alike. The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities reports that the greatest impact of rising gun death rates is on Black youth. The group cited that “the rate of gun-related deaths for Black youth has increased every year since 2013, with a 108.3% increase from 2013 to 2020 compared to a 47.8% increase for white youth during the same time.” The state with the highest percentage population of Black youth? Mississippi at 42.9%.

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The 2023 edition of Tucson Meet Yourself honored the Corrido and one of its most prominent researchers and writers, Dr. Celestino Fernandez. He was interviewed by Dr. Estevan Azcona, musicologist and associated research scientist at the Southwest Center, as local corridistas played some of his compositions. “Running tales” inspired by real events, Corridos amplify voices often muffled by dominant culture. A composer of over 50 corridos, Fernandez recently released Corridos de Celestino, a double album featuring corridos on immigration, the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and the massacre of 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, among other events.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 962, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Religious Holidays 1: On Shab-e-Barat, followers of this religion pray to Allah to give them a good year. Islam. 2: Shavuot, the Jewish Pentecost, celebrates the giving of this on Mount Sinai. the Ten Commandments. 3: In Latin America, Dia de la Cruz celebrates the day on which St. Helena is said to have found this. the fragments of the true cross. 4: The festival of Vesak commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of this religious leader. the Buddha. 5: This church festival on August 15th celebrates the Virgin Mary's ascent into heaven. the Assumption. Round 2. Category: Extravaganza Eleganza 1: Valued at $3.8 mil., the most expensive one of these is encrusted with 4,517 diamonds; it'll at least hold a lipstick. a purse. 2: A $69 hot dog (called a "haute dog") is grilled in white truffle oil and topped with this liver from a duck. foie gras. 3: Fetching $3.6 million at auction, the "Molitor" is a violin he made in 1697. Stradivarius. 4: Go ahead and splurge on a private island; Bird Cay is just $14 million and 30 minutes from Nassau in these islands. the Bahamas. 5: He had more than 300 field animals in his private zoo at his San Simeon estate. (William Randolph) Hearst. Round 3. Category: Family Television 1: The 1996 Thanksgiving episode of this Tim Allen sitcom featured a claymation dream sequence. Home Improvement. 2: Judy and Elroy were (or is that will be) the kids on this visionary show. The Jetsons. 3: She played Kate Lawrence, mother of 4, on the '70s series "Family". Sada Thompson. 4: On "The Simpsons" she's Bart and Lisa's pacifier-equipped baby sister. Maggie. 5: Salinger was the last name of the siblings living without parents on this 1990s TV show. Party of Five. Round 4. Category: Rom Coms 1: Vanity Fair called this film with Bill Murray as weatherman Phil Connors a "rom-com for curmudgeons". Groundhog Day. 2: Director Rob Reiner's mom delivered the immortal line "I'll have what she's having" in this rom com. When Harry Met Sally.... 3: "Something's Gotta Give" is a ditty starring Jack and Diane, these 2 legendary actors. Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton. 4: In 2005 Will Smith played a "date doctor" who fell in love with Eva Mendes in this comedy. Hitch. 5: This movie had Julia Roberts tell Hugh Grant, "I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her". Notting Hill. Round 5. Category: Nonprofit Organizations 1: This group that sends doctors and nurses to about 70 countries every year won the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize. Doctors Without Borders. 2: (Hi, I'm Mark Kelly.) My wife Gabrielle Giffords and I founded Americans for Responsible Solutions in response to the 2012 Sandy Hook tragedy in this Connecticut community. Newtown. 3: You can adopt a bird to support the conservation society named for this ornithologist and painter of birds. Audubon. 4: Here's the logo of this foundation that works to give every baby a fighting chance. the March of Dimes. 5: This group was started in Britain in 1942 to feed starving women and children in Greece. Oxfam. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Episode 717 - Jesse Kelly is a First Class Father, Veteran and host of The Jesse Kelly Show.  Jesse joined the US Marines in 2000, served for four years and was deployed to Iraq.  In 2010, Jesse ran for Congress in a Democratic-controlled district of Arizona. Though a virtual unknown in the race, he was only narrowly defeated by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The race initially ended in a vote recount. After his Congressional run, Kelly continued to be a major voice among conservatives, using his large social media following as a platform to continue many of the conversations started on the campaign trail. He currently hosts the nationally syndicated The Jesse Kelly Show.  In this Episode, Jesse shares his Fatherhood journey which includes two sons.  He discusses the importance of family and the crisis of Fatherless homes.  He talks about his new book, The Anti-Communist Manifesto. He describes the dangers of America becoming more and more communist.  He offers some great advice for new or about to be dads and more! Jesse Kelly - https://www.jessekellyshow.com The Alec Lace Show - https://linktr.ee/TheAlecLaceShow My Pillow - https://mystore.com/fatherhood Promo Code: Fatherhood  First Class Fatherhood: Advice and Wisdom from High-Profile Dads - https://bit.ly/36XpXNp Watch First Class Fatherhood on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCD6cjYptutjJWYlM0Kk6cQ?sub_confirmation=1 More Ways To Listen - https://linktr.ee/alec_lace Follow me on instagram - https://instagram.com/alec_lace?igshid=ebfecg0yvbap For information about becoming a Sponsor of First Class Fatherhood please hit me with an email: AlecLace@FirstClassFatherhood.com

This episode is dedicated to the extraordinary Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her remarkable contributions to health, safety, humanity and the human spirit. Bonnie Lautenberg is an artist, photographer and writer. Her works have been featured in gallery shows, museums and art fairs throughout the country. In 2022, Lautenberg was appointed by the White House to the President's Advisory Committee on the Arts.  Lautenberg is the type of artist who seamlessly communicates her seasoned life experiences through the lens of her camera and her digital canvas. Currently, she divides her time between New York and Palm Beach ‒ retaining the ties she nurtured in Washington, DC while she was the wife of the late Senator Frank Lautenberg. She has been described as “having enough Washington insider stories to fill a book.” Giffords Senior Advisor Debbie Mucarsel-Powell was the first South American-born immigrant ever elected to Congress. Debbie immigrated to the United States at the age of 14 with her mother and three sisters. When she was 24, Debbie's father was murdered, which led her to dedicate her life to advocating for commonsense gun reform.   Debbie was elected to Florida's 26th Congressional District in 2018. In Congress, she focused on foreign affairs, education, healthcare policy, environmental sustainability, and gun violence prevention. She sat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism & Homeland Security and served as Vice-Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, where she led efforts to pass the first gun safety legislation in 25 years. Debbie came to Congress with more than 20 years of experience at the FIU College of Medicine, FIU College of Health & Urban Affairs, FIU College of Social Work, Justice and Public Affairs, and Miami-Dade College, as well as experience at nonprofits providing social services, education, and environmental sustainability. Fluent in Spanish, Debbie is also available for Spanish-language media. As someone that has spent her life's work on expanding access to quality healthcare – impacting the lives of thousands, she knows that it's inconceivable that politicians in D.C. would consider ripping away healthcare access from our families. Debbie understands we must continue to improve on what's working and fix what's broken in our health care system, not abandon people who need it the most. Giffords (www.Giffords.org) is a leader in the movement to end gun violence in America. Led by the former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the organization brings decades of political, legal, and policy expertise to the fight for gun safety. Nearly 50,000 people died from gun violence in the U.S. in 2021. This uniquely American crisis leaves no community untouched — but it doesn't have to be this way. From universal background checks to community-based violence intervention strategies, we know that there are proven solutions that will make our country safer. In statehouses and courthouses across America, we're taking on the gun lobby and winning.  Since the tragedy at Sandy Hook in December 2012, the organization has helped pass more than 525 gun safety laws in nearly every state and Washington DC. Gun violence is a complex problem, and ending this epidemic will require a wide range of solutions. Giffords is committed to seeing this fight through, until the promise of a safe and just country is a reality for every person and community in America. JONES.SHOW is a weekly podcast featuring host Randall Kenneth Jones (author, speaker & creative communications consultant) and Susan C. Bennett (the original voice of Siri). JONES.SHOW is produced and edited by Kevin Randall Jones. Lautenberg, Mucarsel-Powell & Powell Online: Giffords: www.giffords.org  Bonnie Lautenberg: https://jmof.fiu.edu/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/lady-liberty-a-bonnie-lautenberg-retrospective/  Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: https://giffords.org/people/debbie-mucarsel-powell/  JONES.SHOW Online:    Join us in the Jones.Show Lounge on Facebook. Twitter (Randy): https://twitter.com/randallkjones  Instagram (Randy): https://www.instagram.com/randallkennethjones/ Facebook (Randy): https://www.facebook.com/mindzoo/ Web:  RandallKennethJones.com Follow Randy on Clubhouse Twitter (Susan): https://twitter.com/SiriouslySusan Instagram (Susan): https://www.instagram.com/siriouslysusan/ Facebook (Susan): https://www.facebook.com/siriouslysusan/ Web: SusanCBennett.com Follow Susan on Clubhouse LinkedIn (Kevin): https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-randall-jones/  Web: KevinRandallJones.com  www.Jones.Show

Navy Week is an outreach program conducted by the Navy Office of Community Outreach. Since 2005, the program has scheduled events in as many as 15 communities anualy with a focus on areas that do not have a significant Navy presence. In this episode we talk with four sailors participating in the year's activities. To see if there is a Navy week coming to your community or one nearby, visit the NAVCO website. Lt. Mike Miller is a public affairs officer with NAVCO.  He shares the goal of "deploying to" communities that aren't “Navy towns” to make them more aware and familiar with this branch.  The types of assets participating in a Navy Week event often are determined by whether the city has a “namesake” relationship with a ship. A variety of units such as SEALs, bands, EOD personnel and the Blue Angels aerial demonstration team are featured at these events. Lt. Commander Bruce Mansfield is the bandmaster for Navy Band Southwest based out of San Diego. The 45 member organization features various ensembles including a ceremonial band, woodwind/brass quintets and even a rock band. They average 600 performances a year.  Mansfield encourages young persons to consider that they could have a military career in the as musicians and provide “service through music.” Engineman Samuel Peirce serves aboard the USS Gabrielle Giffords, a littoral combat ship. It is named after former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who narrowly survived an assassination attempt and only the 13th ship to be named after a living person.  Samuel is proud of his critical role maintaining the engines that keeps the ship moving. Diver 2nd Class Skylar Bokeman grew up in the desert and figured the Navy would be a great opportunity to get near the water.  Navy Divers are trained in a diverse set of skills and can dive anywhere in the world and in any environment.  They are often paired with Special Forces units.  “If it's lost we'll find it, if it's sunk we will bring it up.”

Aphasia. Aphasia is a communication disorder that results from damage or injury to the language parts of the brain. It's usually caused by a stroke but can also be caused by other brain injuries, such as a tumour or head injury. People with aphasia may have difficulty understanding spoken and written language, speaking, reading and writing. They may also find it challenging to communicate effectively with others to express their needs. Imagine that you're trying to talk, but you can't get the words out — and then, if you finally do, no one understands what you're saying. And you don't know what others are saying to you. That's what it's like to live with aphasia. Aphasia results from damage to the brain that affects speech and language comprehension. Frequently, aphasia follows a stroke, but it can also result from a traumatic brain injury; in my case, I suffered a "coup contrecoup injury, which had occurred by the jolting of the brain against the skull and the shearing forces on the brain caused by direct contact from, acceleration-deceleration forces. The latter type is more common in paediatric traumatic brain injury and more generally caused by motor vehicle accidents associated with high-velocity acceleration-deceleration forces, and, consequently, aphasia. This occurred when a drunk driver ploughed into a parked car I was sitting in one Tuesday morning in 2006. I'm sharing my story not because I think it is exceptional but because I know it is not. If anything, the telling makes it unusual because so few of us with aphasia can speak about our difficulties. At least 180,000 Americans are diagnosed with aphasia yearly, and it's estimated that some 2 million Americans have it; it's more prevalent than Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig's disease combined. Yet, the condition remains mainly in the shadows, maybe partly because so few of us with it, can tell others about our challenges. Actor Bruce Willis and former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords are perhaps the most famous people to publicly acknowledge their aphasia. (Willis's diagnosis, it was recently announced, has now progressed to frontotemporal dementia). In research from the National Institutes of Health, aphasia had the most considerable negative impact on the quality of life of the 60 measured conditions, even more than cancer and Alzheimer's disease. I'm sharing my experience to give hope to others with aphasia and their families. A brain stuck in static. Within days of my injury, I could unstick my tongue from the roof of my mouth and create an odd sound occasionally, but I couldn't communicate in any traditional sense. I felt like a human radio pumping out static — with sporadic bursts of clarity. When I was asked to point to a picture of a teapot, an apple, or an elephant, my adrenaline kicked in, my breathing got faster, my heart rate got faster, and I started to sweat. Sometimes I just pointed to my head. The odds of a sinkhole opening within me were approximately equal to the odds that I'd find the right word at the right time, something I'd done with ease before the accident as a professional freelance writer. Gun-control activist Gabrielle Giffords is the star of the new documentary. I couldn't navigate the smallest space or the slightest thing. None of the tools I had used before made any sense. Not words or places or names or directions or signs on bathroom doors. It's hard to navigate when you can't decipher anything on your desktop or phone and can't tell anyone that you can't. I pointed to a chair because I couldn't say "chair." I mimed drinking from a bottle because I couldn't find the word "bottle" or "water" "thirsty" or "drink." If I spoke at all, I spoke with an urgency bordering on panic. In the first year after the accident, once I began to put words together, I said things like "white stuff sky," which meant snow, or "cow thing pants," which meant belt.

Links from the show:* Vanished in Vermillion: The Real Story of South Dakota's Most Infamous Cold Case* Vanished in Vermillion website* Connect with Lou* Connect with Ryan Ray* Support the showAbout my guest:Lou Raguse is an experienced, award-winning reporter for KARE 11 News in Minneapolis.Growing up in Wheaton, Minn., Lou's love for current events was fostered through a Jeopardy-style game called “Current Events Challenge.” Social Studies teacher Russ Armstrong would give extra-credit points to students who read the newspaper and scored highest in the game. Also at Wheaton High School, Lou and his friends wrote the school newspaper “The War Whoop,” developing a flair for journalism.That led Lou to the University of Minnesota's journalism program. His senior year, Lou won the national William Randolph Hearst championship in San Francisco — establishing his place early-on as a national-level storyteller.Lou spent three years at KELO in Sioux Falls, S.D., reporting on stories such as the state's first execution in 60 years — a year after it was dramatically halted at the 11th hour. As the cops and courts beat reporter, he covered trials such as Daphne Wright's killing and dismembering of a fellow member of the deaf community. Pay attention and you might catch Lou talking about the case on various national cable crime shows.From Sioux Falls, Lou moved to the Sonoran Desert in Tucson, Ariz., along with his wife Emily, also a reporter. In Tucson, Lou helped launch FOX 11 News at Nine, anchoring the newscast for four years. Along the way, he covered the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, along with many hot-button border issues.After moving to Buffalo, reporting and anchoring weekends for WIVB, Lou continued to compile awards for his work — through New York State Associated Press, NY Broadcasters Association, and NY Emmys.But his finest awards came in 2013, when Lou and Emily welcomed home their little Buffalo baby Violet, and in 2016 when her little brother Westley was born.In 2015 the family moved to Minneapolis where Lou reports at KARE 11, home of the finest storytelling journalism in the country.At KARE 11, Lou has been at the forefront of some of the nation's biggest stories, leading the coverage of the death of George Floyd and the trials for the officers charged with killing him.One particular story that resonated was the kidnapping of 13-year-old Jayme Closs and her subsequent escape after 88 days in captivity. After covering the criminal case that followed, Lou produced an eight-episode podcast, “88 Days: The Jayme Closs Story,” which peaked in the top 10 on the iTunes Charts.In Feb. 2023, Lou's first true crime book was published by Post Hill Press. “Vanished in Vermillion” flips the script on the genre and reveals all the ways the 40-year search for two missing teenage girls went horribly wrong.While free time is harder to come by with a little one in the house, Lou still enjoys playing Tecmo Super Bowl on NES, competing in fantasy football leagues (including one since 1999), watching NFL football, and archiving home movies and photos from the good old days. Get full access to Dispatches from the War Room at dispatchesfromthewarroom.substack.com/subscribe

The debate over gun laws heats up, in the wake of three mass shootings in California in less than 48 hours. But while California already has the nation's strictest gun laws and more are in the works, there doesn't seem to be much support for new action at the federal level.  California's Senator Feinstein re-introduced her assault weapons ban this week, the one that was in place for a decade at the federal level, but was allowed to expire and has never been renewed. But Republicans in Congress have made clear they have no interest in any meaningful gun safety reform, and with more guns than people in the United States, it will take more than new laws to change the culture of violence in this country. For more on this, KCBS Radio's Doug Sovern, Bret Burkhart, and Patti Reising spoke with Allison Anderman, Senior Counsel and Director of Local Policy at the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The organization based in San Francisco and was founded after the 101 California massacre in the City in 1993, and is now led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

Gabrielle Giffords, founder of the anti-rights/pro-infringement Giffords Group, penned an editorial for FOX News titled "We Need to Come Together As Americans for Gun Safety", in which she claims to be sending out the gun control gospel call to all pro-2A citizens to sit at her little "table of democracy" inside her big tent of 'inclusion',....but all while simultaneously slandering, denigrating, and denouncing as "extremists" everyone who refuses to drink from her poisoned chalice of infringement (er, I mean "gun safety laws").Apparently, she and her ilk believe that all gun owners should also be pro-gun control in order to prove they actually care about "gun violence" and are responsible enough to own guns.Oh well, so much for "coming together as Americans".  Nice try, Ms. Giffords. Nice try.Support the showDon't forget to catch Voice of the Blue podcast, hosted by Royce, and produced by the American Police Hall of Fame.Voice of the Blue (buzzsprout.com)

NHL – Blackhawks begin dismantling, trade DeBrincat and Dach The long-anticipated dismantling of the Chicago Blackhawks’ roster has begun with the team trading Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators and Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadiens. Chicago eventually made three trades in going from having no picks in the first-round of the NHL draft to selecting three times. The Blackhawks got the seventh pick and two others for DeBrincat and No. 13 for Dach. Now the situation turns to the future of longtime Blackhawks stars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane with the organization aimed at extending its rebuild over the long term. Their matching contracts expire after next season. Chicago added a third first-round pick at No. 25 by acquiring goalie Petr Mrazek from Toronto. NHL – Canadiens take Juraj Slafkovsky with top pick in NHL draft The Montreal Canadiens have selected Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky with the first pick in the NHL draft. He’s the first player from Slovakia to be taken No. 1. The previous best was Marian Gaborik going third in 2000. This was the first year in nearly a decade there was suspense about who was going to be the No. 1 pick right up until the player’s name was called. The Canadiens said they were considering Slafkovsky, Canadian center Shane Wright and American forward Logan Cooley. The New Jersey Devils surprisingly selected Slovak defenseman and Slafkovsky Olympic teammate Simon Nemec with the second pick.   NHL – Red Wings select Center Marco Kasper from Sweden Detroit Red Wings general manager continued his pattern of going slightly off of the board for their selection in the 2022 NHL Draft.  The Red Wings selected center Marco Kasper with the 8th overall pick. The 18 year old Austrian born player scored seven goals and had 4 assists in 46 games played for Rogle of the Swedish Hockey League.   Yzerman also went slightly off the board when they selected German defenseman Moritz Seider with the 6th overall pick in the 2019 draft.  Seider won the NHL’s Calder Trophy this past season as the Rookie of the Year. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Tigers 2, White Sox 1 – Rookie Brieske outduels Cease, Tigers beat White Sox 2-1 Rookie Beau Brieske tossed two-hit ball into the seventh inning while outpitching Dylan Cease, Javier Báez homered and the Detroit Tigers hung on beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1. The Tigers won their fifth straight. They began this four-game series against the reigning AL Central champs after a four-game home sweep of the Guardians, their first against Cleveland in nine years. Spencer Torkelson had an RBI single in the ninth to give Detroit a 2-0 lead. Chicago then made it interesting in the bottom half against closer Gregory Soto, who earned his 17th save. Luis Robert had a one-out RBI double before Soto struck out two batters to end it. Dodgers 5, Cubs 3 – Gonsolin goes to 11-0, Dodgers get 4 HRs to beat Cubs 5-3 Tony Gonsolin pitched seven strong innings for his 11th victory in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Mookie Betts hit a pair of leadoff homers and the Dodgers got a two-run blast from Gavin Lux and a solo shot by Justin Turner. Gonsolin is the first Dodgers pitcher to start a season 11-0 since Alex Wood in 2017. He and Houston’s Justin Verlander are tied for most wins in the majors. The NL West-leading Dodgers won their fourth in a row. The Cubs got a two-run homer from Christopher Morel in the fifth. Tonight Detroit (Skubal 5-7) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-4), 8:10 p.m.                WSJM/WCSY 7:50 Chicago Cubs (Thompson 7-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Anderson 9-1), 10:10 p.m. NBASL – NBA Summer League Last Night Detroit Pistons 81, Portland Trailblazers 78 – (DET) Jaden Ivey 20 Points, Saban Lee 13 points, Isaiah Stewart 13 points, Braxton Key 11 points, Cade Cunningham DNO Today Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks, 4:00 p.m. NBA – Bulls finalize max contract with two-time All-Star LaVine The Chicago Bulls say they have re-signed Zach LaVine, after the high-flying guard agreed to a five-year max contract worth about $215 million last week. LaVine had said he wanted to explore the market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time after eight seasons in the NBA and five with the Bulls. If he went shopping, it was a quick trip. He announced his decision about 18 hours after the free-agent negotiating period began. Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas praised LaVine’s work ethic while saying the Bulls “look forward to more great things from Zach.” LaVine averaged 24.4 points in the final season of a four-year, $78 million deal. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Chicago Sky 93, Indiana Fever 84 Sky 93, Fever 84 – Chicago secures home court for the Commissioner’s Cup game Emma Meesseman scored 20 points, Candace Parker had 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists and the Chicago Sky beat the Indiana Fever 93-84 to secure home court for the Commissioner’s Cup game. Chicago will host Las Vegas on July 26 for the Commissioner’s Cup. Julie Allemand beat the third-quarter buzzer with a long 3-pointer to extend Chicago’s lead to 77-57 after a 29-point frame. Indiana scored 18 of the opening 27 points of the fourth, but Chicago held on. Azura Stevens scored 16 points and Allie Quigley added 13 for Chicago. Courtney Vandersloot had seven points and six assists. Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points and rookie NaLyssa Smith had her sixth double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana. Sunday 2022 WNBA All Star Game – Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL Team Stewart vs. Team Wilson, 7:00 p.m. WNBA – WNBA’s Griner pleads guilty at her drug trial in Russia WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. Her abrupt guilty plea came amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her freedom nearly five months after her arrest amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine. A senior Russian diplomat said earlier that no action could be taken by Moscow on Griner until the trial was over. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport while returning to play basketball in Russia. Police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage. Tennis – Wimbledon – Injured Nadal out of Wimbledon; Kyrgios advances to final Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon a day before he was supposed to play in the semifinals because of a torn abdominal muscle. Nadal announced that he was pulling out of the Grand Slam tournament at a news conference Thursday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion was scheduled to face Nick Kyrgios for a berth in the final on Friday. Kyrgios advanced to his first final at a major tournament. He will meet either Novak Djokovic or Cam Norrie for the championship on Sunday. Tennis – Wimbledon – Jabeur 1st woman from Africa in pro Slam final Ons Jabeur has reached her first Grand Slam final with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over good friend Tatjana Maria at Wimbledon. Jabeur is a 27-year-old from Tunisia who is the first African woman and Arab woman to get to the title match at a major tennis tournament. Maria is a 34-year-old German who is ranked 103rd and never had made it past the third round of a Grand Slam event before. The third-seeded Jabeur next will face 17th-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan for the championship on Saturday. Rybakina overwhelmed 2019 Wimbledon champion Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 in the second semifinal. She also will be making her major final debut. Pac-12 facing uncertain future after losses to Big Ten The Pac-12 can make a case as the most successful conference in collegiate athletics, amassing more than 500 NCAA championships while leading the nation in titles 56 of the past 62 years. But when it comes to the biggest moneymakers, football and men’s basketball, the conference has come up short for years. The lack of success, particularly in football, combined with the conference’s media rights missteps put the Pac-12 on shaky financial footing, opening the door for two marquee schools to jump ship. Now the conference and its remaining member schools face an even more uncertain economic future. NFL – Dome for Soldier Field? Panel says Chicago should explore it A panel appointed by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recommended the city explore enclosing Soldier Field, part of an effort to convince the NFL’s Chicago Bears to remain in their lakefront home rather than leave for the suburbs. The panel also recommended expanding capacity of the stadium with the fewest seats in the NFL as well as installing synthetic turf and selling naming rights. Adding a roof or a dome might lure Super Bowls and Final Fours as well as more concerts. The group’s work is part of a bigger proposal to transform a stretch of land that also includes the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium and McCormick Place lakefront building. It includes improved transportation and making the area more bike friendly. NFL – Bears WR Moore arrested on drug, weapons charges in Texas Chicago Bears receiver David Moore was arrested on drug and weapons charges in his hometown of Gainesville, Texas, last weekend. Gainesville police say officers responding to a possibly intoxicated person at a Taco Bell drive-thru late Sunday night found Moore asleep in the driver’s seat of a silver 2018 Ford F250. Officers smelled marijuana while talking to Moore and found a package of THC edible candies and three pistols while searching the vehicle. Police arrested Moore and charged him with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful carrying weapons. The Bears say they are aware of the arrest and “are in the process of gathering more information.” They said they would “refrain from making any further comment.” NFL – Commanders owner Dan Snyder, House committee at odds Dan Snyder’s attorney told the Committee on Oversight and Reform the Washington Commanders’ owner is willing to testify by video conference regarding the investigation into the team’s workplace culture following accusations of pervasive sexual harassment by team executives of women employees. In a letter sent to the committee and obtained by The Associated Press, attorney Karen Patton Seymour said Snyder is traveling outside the country and available for video testimony July 28 and 29. Seymour expressed concern because the committee countered with dates that conflict with her travel schedule and Snyder’s. Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords President Joe Biden has presented the nation’s highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain. Biden and McCain served together in the Senate. The president, who took office during the coronavirus pandemic, also honored Sandra Lindsay, the New York nurse who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine that was administered in the U.S. outside of clinical trials. Others receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom were gun safety advocate Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. women’s national soccer team player Megan Rapinoe and late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Soccer – US women beat Jamaica 5-0 at the W Championship The U.S. women’s national team qualified for the 2023 World Cup on Thursday night at the CONCACAF W Championship. The United States defeated Jamaica 5-0 at Estadio BBVA but had to wait until Haiti downed Mexico 3-0 in the late game to secure a spot in next summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. With two victories at the W Championship, the United States was atop its group and became the first team to win one of four World Cup berths up for grabs. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 7, Dayton Dragons 3 – Game 1 Dayton Dragons 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 0 – Game 2 South Bend Cubs 8, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6 Lansing Lugnuts 10, Great Lakes Loons 1 Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – Blackhawks begin dismantling, trade DeBrincat and Dach The long-anticipated dismantling of the Chicago Blackhawks’ roster has begun with the team trading Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators and Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadiens. Chicago eventually made three trades in going from having no picks in the first-round of the NHL draft to selecting three times. The Blackhawks got the seventh pick and two others for DeBrincat and No. 13 for Dach. Now the situation turns to the future of longtime Blackhawks stars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane with the organization aimed at extending its rebuild over the long term. Their matching contracts expire after next season. Chicago added a third first-round pick at No. 25 by acquiring goalie Petr Mrazek from Toronto. NHL – Canadiens take Juraj Slafkovsky with top pick in NHL draft The Montreal Canadiens have selected Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky with the first pick in the NHL draft. He’s the first player from Slovakia to be taken No. 1. The previous best was Marian Gaborik going third in 2000. This was the first year in nearly a decade there was suspense about who was going to be the No. 1 pick right up until the player’s name was called. The Canadiens said they were considering Slafkovsky, Canadian center Shane Wright and American forward Logan Cooley. The New Jersey Devils surprisingly selected Slovak defenseman and Slafkovsky Olympic teammate Simon Nemec with the second pick.   NHL – Red Wings select Center Marco Kasper from Sweden Detroit Red Wings general manager continued his pattern of going slightly off of the board for their selection in the 2022 NHL Draft.  The Red Wings selected center Marco Kasper with the 8th overall pick. The 18 year old Austrian born player scored seven goals and had 4 assists in 46 games played for Rogle of the Swedish Hockey League.   Yzerman also went slightly off the board when they selected German defenseman Moritz Seider with the 6th overall pick in the 2019 draft.  Seider won the NHL’s Calder Trophy this past season as the Rookie of the Year. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Tigers 2, White Sox 1 – Rookie Brieske outduels Cease, Tigers beat White Sox 2-1 Rookie Beau Brieske tossed two-hit ball into the seventh inning while outpitching Dylan Cease, Javier Báez homered and the Detroit Tigers hung on beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1. The Tigers won their fifth straight. They began this four-game series against the reigning AL Central champs after a four-game home sweep of the Guardians, their first against Cleveland in nine years. Spencer Torkelson had an RBI single in the ninth to give Detroit a 2-0 lead. Chicago then made it interesting in the bottom half against closer Gregory Soto, who earned his 17th save. Luis Robert had a one-out RBI double before Soto struck out two batters to end it. Dodgers 5, Cubs 3 – Gonsolin goes to 11-0, Dodgers get 4 HRs to beat Cubs 5-3 Tony Gonsolin pitched seven strong innings for his 11th victory in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Mookie Betts hit a pair of leadoff homers and the Dodgers got a two-run blast from Gavin Lux and a solo shot by Justin Turner. Gonsolin is the first Dodgers pitcher to start a season 11-0 since Alex Wood in 2017. He and Houston’s Justin Verlander are tied for most wins in the majors. The NL West-leading Dodgers won their fourth in a row. The Cubs got a two-run homer from Christopher Morel in the fifth. Tonight Detroit (Skubal 5-7) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-4), 8:10 p.m.                WSJM/WCSY 7:50 Chicago Cubs (Thompson 7-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Anderson 9-1), 10:10 p.m. NBASL – NBA Summer League Last Night Detroit Pistons 81, Portland Trailblazers 78 – (DET) Jaden Ivey 20 Points, Saban Lee 13 points, Isaiah Stewart 13 points, Braxton Key 11 points, Cade Cunningham DNO Today Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks, 4:00 p.m. NBA – Bulls finalize max contract with two-time All-Star LaVine The Chicago Bulls say they have re-signed Zach LaVine, after the high-flying guard agreed to a five-year max contract worth about $215 million last week. LaVine had said he wanted to explore the market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time after eight seasons in the NBA and five with the Bulls. If he went shopping, it was a quick trip. He announced his decision about 18 hours after the free-agent negotiating period began. Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas praised LaVine’s work ethic while saying the Bulls “look forward to more great things from Zach.” LaVine averaged 24.4 points in the final season of a four-year, $78 million deal. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Chicago Sky 93, Indiana Fever 84 Sky 93, Fever 84 – Chicago secures home court for the Commissioner’s Cup game Emma Meesseman scored 20 points, Candace Parker had 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists and the Chicago Sky beat the Indiana Fever 93-84 to secure home court for the Commissioner’s Cup game. Chicago will host Las Vegas on July 26 for the Commissioner’s Cup. Julie Allemand beat the third-quarter buzzer with a long 3-pointer to extend Chicago’s lead to 77-57 after a 29-point frame. Indiana scored 18 of the opening 27 points of the fourth, but Chicago held on. Azura Stevens scored 16 points and Allie Quigley added 13 for Chicago. Courtney Vandersloot had seven points and six assists. Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points and rookie NaLyssa Smith had her sixth double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana. Sunday 2022 WNBA All Star Game – Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL Team Stewart vs. Team Wilson, 7:00 p.m. WNBA – WNBA’s Griner pleads guilty at her drug trial in Russia WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. Her abrupt guilty plea came amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her freedom nearly five months after her arrest amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine. A senior Russian diplomat said earlier that no action could be taken by Moscow on Griner until the trial was over. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport while returning to play basketball in Russia. Police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage. Tennis – Wimbledon – Injured Nadal out of Wimbledon; Kyrgios advances to final Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon a day before he was supposed to play in the semifinals because of a torn abdominal muscle. Nadal announced that he was pulling out of the Grand Slam tournament at a news conference Thursday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion was scheduled to face Nick Kyrgios for a berth in the final on Friday. Kyrgios advanced to his first final at a major tournament. He will meet either Novak Djokovic or Cam Norrie for the championship on Sunday. Tennis – Wimbledon – Jabeur 1st woman from Africa in pro Slam final Ons Jabeur has reached her first Grand Slam final with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over good friend Tatjana Maria at Wimbledon. Jabeur is a 27-year-old from Tunisia who is the first African woman and Arab woman to get to the title match at a major tennis tournament. Maria is a 34-year-old German who is ranked 103rd and never had made it past the third round of a Grand Slam event before. The third-seeded Jabeur next will face 17th-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan for the championship on Saturday. Rybakina overwhelmed 2019 Wimbledon champion Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 in the second semifinal. She also will be making her major final debut. Pac-12 facing uncertain future after losses to Big Ten The Pac-12 can make a case as the most successful conference in collegiate athletics, amassing more than 500 NCAA championships while leading the nation in titles 56 of the past 62 years. But when it comes to the biggest moneymakers, football and men’s basketball, the conference has come up short for years. The lack of success, particularly in football, combined with the conference’s media rights missteps put the Pac-12 on shaky financial footing, opening the door for two marquee schools to jump ship. Now the conference and its remaining member schools face an even more uncertain economic future. NFL – Dome for Soldier Field? Panel says Chicago should explore it A panel appointed by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recommended the city explore enclosing Soldier Field, part of an effort to convince the NFL’s Chicago Bears to remain in their lakefront home rather than leave for the suburbs. The panel also recommended expanding capacity of the stadium with the fewest seats in the NFL as well as installing synthetic turf and selling naming rights. Adding a roof or a dome might lure Super Bowls and Final Fours as well as more concerts. The group’s work is part of a bigger proposal to transform a stretch of land that also includes the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium and McCormick Place lakefront building. It includes improved transportation and making the area more bike friendly. NFL – Bears WR Moore arrested on drug, weapons charges in Texas Chicago Bears receiver David Moore was arrested on drug and weapons charges in his hometown of Gainesville, Texas, last weekend. Gainesville police say officers responding to a possibly intoxicated person at a Taco Bell drive-thru late Sunday night found Moore asleep in the driver’s seat of a silver 2018 Ford F250. Officers smelled marijuana while talking to Moore and found a package of THC edible candies and three pistols while searching the vehicle. Police arrested Moore and charged him with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful carrying weapons. The Bears say they are aware of the arrest and “are in the process of gathering more information.” They said they would “refrain from making any further comment.” NFL – Commanders owner Dan Snyder, House committee at odds Dan Snyder’s attorney told the Committee on Oversight and Reform the Washington Commanders’ owner is willing to testify by video conference regarding the investigation into the team’s workplace culture following accusations of pervasive sexual harassment by team executives of women employees. In a letter sent to the committee and obtained by The Associated Press, attorney Karen Patton Seymour said Snyder is traveling outside the country and available for video testimony July 28 and 29. Seymour expressed concern because the committee countered with dates that conflict with her travel schedule and Snyder’s. Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords President Joe Biden has presented the nation’s highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain. Biden and McCain served together in the Senate. The president, who took office during the coronavirus pandemic, also honored Sandra Lindsay, the New York nurse who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine that was administered in the U.S. outside of clinical trials. Others receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom were gun safety advocate Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. women’s national soccer team player Megan Rapinoe and late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Soccer – US women beat Jamaica 5-0 at the W Championship The U.S. women’s national team qualified for the 2023 World Cup on Thursday night at the CONCACAF W Championship. The United States defeated Jamaica 5-0 at Estadio BBVA but had to wait until Haiti downed Mexico 3-0 in the late game to secure a spot in next summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. With two victories at the W Championship, the United States was atop its group and became the first team to win one of four World Cup berths up for grabs. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 7, Dayton Dragons 3 – Game 1 Dayton Dragons 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 0 – Game 2 South Bend Cubs 8, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6 Lansing Lugnuts 10, Great Lakes Loons 1 Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – Blackhawks begin dismantling, trade DeBrincat and Dach The long-anticipated dismantling of the Chicago Blackhawks’ roster has begun with the team trading Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators and Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadiens. Chicago eventually made three trades in going from having no picks in the first-round of the NHL draft to selecting three times. The Blackhawks got the seventh pick and two others for DeBrincat and No. 13 for Dach. Now the situation turns to the future of longtime Blackhawks stars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane with the organization aimed at extending its rebuild over the long term. Their matching contracts expire after next season. Chicago added a third first-round pick at No. 25 by acquiring goalie Petr Mrazek from Toronto. NHL – Canadiens take Juraj Slafkovsky with top pick in NHL draft The Montreal Canadiens have selected Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky with the first pick in the NHL draft. He’s the first player from Slovakia to be taken No. 1. The previous best was Marian Gaborik going third in 2000. This was the first year in nearly a decade there was suspense about who was going to be the No. 1 pick right up until the player’s name was called. The Canadiens said they were considering Slafkovsky, Canadian center Shane Wright and American forward Logan Cooley. The New Jersey Devils surprisingly selected Slovak defenseman and Slafkovsky Olympic teammate Simon Nemec with the second pick.   NHL – Red Wings select Center Marco Kasper from Sweden Detroit Red Wings general manager continued his pattern of going slightly off of the board for their selection in the 2022 NHL Draft.  The Red Wings selected center Marco Kasper with the 8th overall pick. The 18 year old Austrian born player scored seven goals and had 4 assists in 46 games played for Rogle of the Swedish Hockey League.   Yzerman also went slightly off the board when they selected German defenseman Moritz Seider with the 6th overall pick in the 2019 draft.  Seider won the NHL’s Calder Trophy this past season as the Rookie of the Year. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Tigers 2, White Sox 1 – Rookie Brieske outduels Cease, Tigers beat White Sox 2-1 Rookie Beau Brieske tossed two-hit ball into the seventh inning while outpitching Dylan Cease, Javier Báez homered and the Detroit Tigers hung on beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1. The Tigers won their fifth straight. They began this four-game series against the reigning AL Central champs after a four-game home sweep of the Guardians, their first against Cleveland in nine years. Spencer Torkelson had an RBI single in the ninth to give Detroit a 2-0 lead. Chicago then made it interesting in the bottom half against closer Gregory Soto, who earned his 17th save. Luis Robert had a one-out RBI double before Soto struck out two batters to end it. Dodgers 5, Cubs 3 – Gonsolin goes to 11-0, Dodgers get 4 HRs to beat Cubs 5-3 Tony Gonsolin pitched seven strong innings for his 11th victory in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Mookie Betts hit a pair of leadoff homers and the Dodgers got a two-run blast from Gavin Lux and a solo shot by Justin Turner. Gonsolin is the first Dodgers pitcher to start a season 11-0 since Alex Wood in 2017. He and Houston’s Justin Verlander are tied for most wins in the majors. The NL West-leading Dodgers won their fourth in a row. The Cubs got a two-run homer from Christopher Morel in the fifth. Tonight Detroit (Skubal 5-7) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-4), 8:10 p.m.                WSJM/WCSY 7:50 Chicago Cubs (Thompson 7-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Anderson 9-1), 10:10 p.m. NBASL – NBA Summer League Last Night Detroit Pistons 81, Portland Trailblazers 78 – (DET) Jaden Ivey 20 Points, Saban Lee 13 points, Isaiah Stewart 13 points, Braxton Key 11 points, Cade Cunningham DNO Today Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks, 4:00 p.m. NBA – Bulls finalize max contract with two-time All-Star LaVine The Chicago Bulls say they have re-signed Zach LaVine, after the high-flying guard agreed to a five-year max contract worth about $215 million last week. LaVine had said he wanted to explore the market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time after eight seasons in the NBA and five with the Bulls. If he went shopping, it was a quick trip. He announced his decision about 18 hours after the free-agent negotiating period began. Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas praised LaVine’s work ethic while saying the Bulls “look forward to more great things from Zach.” LaVine averaged 24.4 points in the final season of a four-year, $78 million deal. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Chicago Sky 93, Indiana Fever 84 Sky 93, Fever 84 – Chicago secures home court for the Commissioner’s Cup game Emma Meesseman scored 20 points, Candace Parker had 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists and the Chicago Sky beat the Indiana Fever 93-84 to secure home court for the Commissioner’s Cup game. Chicago will host Las Vegas on July 26 for the Commissioner’s Cup. Julie Allemand beat the third-quarter buzzer with a long 3-pointer to extend Chicago’s lead to 77-57 after a 29-point frame. Indiana scored 18 of the opening 27 points of the fourth, but Chicago held on. Azura Stevens scored 16 points and Allie Quigley added 13 for Chicago. Courtney Vandersloot had seven points and six assists. Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points and rookie NaLyssa Smith had her sixth double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana. Sunday 2022 WNBA All Star Game – Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL Team Stewart vs. Team Wilson, 7:00 p.m. WNBA – WNBA’s Griner pleads guilty at her drug trial in Russia WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. Her abrupt guilty plea came amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her freedom nearly five months after her arrest amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine. A senior Russian diplomat said earlier that no action could be taken by Moscow on Griner until the trial was over. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport while returning to play basketball in Russia. Police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage. Tennis – Wimbledon – Injured Nadal out of Wimbledon; Kyrgios advances to final Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon a day before he was supposed to play in the semifinals because of a torn abdominal muscle. Nadal announced that he was pulling out of the Grand Slam tournament at a news conference Thursday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion was scheduled to face Nick Kyrgios for a berth in the final on Friday. Kyrgios advanced to his first final at a major tournament. He will meet either Novak Djokovic or Cam Norrie for the championship on Sunday. Tennis – Wimbledon – Jabeur 1st woman from Africa in pro Slam final Ons Jabeur has reached her first Grand Slam final with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over good friend Tatjana Maria at Wimbledon. Jabeur is a 27-year-old from Tunisia who is the first African woman and Arab woman to get to the title match at a major tennis tournament. Maria is a 34-year-old German who is ranked 103rd and never had made it past the third round of a Grand Slam event before. The third-seeded Jabeur next will face 17th-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan for the championship on Saturday. Rybakina overwhelmed 2019 Wimbledon champion Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 in the second semifinal. She also will be making her major final debut. Pac-12 facing uncertain future after losses to Big Ten The Pac-12 can make a case as the most successful conference in collegiate athletics, amassing more than 500 NCAA championships while leading the nation in titles 56 of the past 62 years. But when it comes to the biggest moneymakers, football and men’s basketball, the conference has come up short for years. The lack of success, particularly in football, combined with the conference’s media rights missteps put the Pac-12 on shaky financial footing, opening the door for two marquee schools to jump ship. Now the conference and its remaining member schools face an even more uncertain economic future. NFL – Dome for Soldier Field? Panel says Chicago should explore it A panel appointed by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recommended the city explore enclosing Soldier Field, part of an effort to convince the NFL’s Chicago Bears to remain in their lakefront home rather than leave for the suburbs. The panel also recommended expanding capacity of the stadium with the fewest seats in the NFL as well as installing synthetic turf and selling naming rights. Adding a roof or a dome might lure Super Bowls and Final Fours as well as more concerts. The group’s work is part of a bigger proposal to transform a stretch of land that also includes the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium and McCormick Place lakefront building. It includes improved transportation and making the area more bike friendly. NFL – Bears WR Moore arrested on drug, weapons charges in Texas Chicago Bears receiver David Moore was arrested on drug and weapons charges in his hometown of Gainesville, Texas, last weekend. Gainesville police say officers responding to a possibly intoxicated person at a Taco Bell drive-thru late Sunday night found Moore asleep in the driver’s seat of a silver 2018 Ford F250. Officers smelled marijuana while talking to Moore and found a package of THC edible candies and three pistols while searching the vehicle. Police arrested Moore and charged him with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful carrying weapons. The Bears say they are aware of the arrest and “are in the process of gathering more information.” They said they would “refrain from making any further comment.” NFL – Commanders owner Dan Snyder, House committee at odds Dan Snyder’s attorney told the Committee on Oversight and Reform the Washington Commanders’ owner is willing to testify by video conference regarding the investigation into the team’s workplace culture following accusations of pervasive sexual harassment by team executives of women employees. In a letter sent to the committee and obtained by The Associated Press, attorney Karen Patton Seymour said Snyder is traveling outside the country and available for video testimony July 28 and 29. Seymour expressed concern because the committee countered with dates that conflict with her travel schedule and Snyder’s. Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords President Joe Biden has presented the nation’s highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain. Biden and McCain served together in the Senate. The president, who took office during the coronavirus pandemic, also honored Sandra Lindsay, the New York nurse who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine that was administered in the U.S. outside of clinical trials. Others receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom were gun safety advocate Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. women’s national soccer team player Megan Rapinoe and late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Soccer – US women beat Jamaica 5-0 at the W Championship The U.S. women’s national team qualified for the 2023 World Cup on Thursday night at the CONCACAF W Championship. The United States defeated Jamaica 5-0 at Estadio BBVA but had to wait until Haiti downed Mexico 3-0 in the late game to secure a spot in next summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. With two victories at the W Championship, the United States was atop its group and became the first team to win one of four World Cup berths up for grabs. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 7, Dayton Dragons 3 – Game 1 Dayton Dragons 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 0 – Game 2 South Bend Cubs 8, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6 Lansing Lugnuts 10, Great Lakes Loons 1 Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – Blackhawks begin dismantling, trade DeBrincat and Dach The long-anticipated dismantling of the Chicago Blackhawks’ roster has begun with the team trading Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators and Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadiens. Chicago eventually made three trades in going from having no picks in the first-round of the NHL draft to selecting three times. The Blackhawks got the seventh pick and two others for DeBrincat and No. 13 for Dach. Now the situation turns to the future of longtime Blackhawks stars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane with the organization aimed at extending its rebuild over the long term. Their matching contracts expire after next season. Chicago added a third first-round pick at No. 25 by acquiring goalie Petr Mrazek from Toronto. NHL – Canadiens take Juraj Slafkovsky with top pick in NHL draft The Montreal Canadiens have selected Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky with the first pick in the NHL draft. He’s the first player from Slovakia to be taken No. 1. The previous best was Marian Gaborik going third in 2000. This was the first year in nearly a decade there was suspense about who was going to be the No. 1 pick right up until the player’s name was called. The Canadiens said they were considering Slafkovsky, Canadian center Shane Wright and American forward Logan Cooley. The New Jersey Devils surprisingly selected Slovak defenseman and Slafkovsky Olympic teammate Simon Nemec with the second pick.   NHL – Red Wings select Center Marco Kasper from Sweden Detroit Red Wings general manager continued his pattern of going slightly off of the board for their selection in the 2022 NHL Draft.  The Red Wings selected center Marco Kasper with the 8th overall pick. The 18 year old Austrian born player scored seven goals and had 4 assists in 46 games played for Rogle of the Swedish Hockey League.   Yzerman also went slightly off the board when they selected German defenseman Moritz Seider with the 6th overall pick in the 2019 draft.  Seider won the NHL’s Calder Trophy this past season as the Rookie of the Year. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Tigers 2, White Sox 1 – Rookie Brieske outduels Cease, Tigers beat White Sox 2-1 Rookie Beau Brieske tossed two-hit ball into the seventh inning while outpitching Dylan Cease, Javier Báez homered and the Detroit Tigers hung on beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1. The Tigers won their fifth straight. They began this four-game series against the reigning AL Central champs after a four-game home sweep of the Guardians, their first against Cleveland in nine years. Spencer Torkelson had an RBI single in the ninth to give Detroit a 2-0 lead. Chicago then made it interesting in the bottom half against closer Gregory Soto, who earned his 17th save. Luis Robert had a one-out RBI double before Soto struck out two batters to end it. Dodgers 5, Cubs 3 – Gonsolin goes to 11-0, Dodgers get 4 HRs to beat Cubs 5-3 Tony Gonsolin pitched seven strong innings for his 11th victory in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Mookie Betts hit a pair of leadoff homers and the Dodgers got a two-run blast from Gavin Lux and a solo shot by Justin Turner. Gonsolin is the first Dodgers pitcher to start a season 11-0 since Alex Wood in 2017. He and Houston’s Justin Verlander are tied for most wins in the majors. The NL West-leading Dodgers won their fourth in a row. The Cubs got a two-run homer from Christopher Morel in the fifth. Tonight Detroit (Skubal 5-7) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-4), 8:10 p.m.                WSJM/WCSY 7:50 Chicago Cubs (Thompson 7-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Anderson 9-1), 10:10 p.m. NBASL – NBA Summer League Last Night Detroit Pistons 81, Portland Trailblazers 78 – (DET) Jaden Ivey 20 Points, Saban Lee 13 points, Isaiah Stewart 13 points, Braxton Key 11 points, Cade Cunningham DNO Today Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks, 4:00 p.m. NBA – Bulls finalize max contract with two-time All-Star LaVine The Chicago Bulls say they have re-signed Zach LaVine, after the high-flying guard agreed to a five-year max contract worth about $215 million last week. LaVine had said he wanted to explore the market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time after eight seasons in the NBA and five with the Bulls. If he went shopping, it was a quick trip. He announced his decision about 18 hours after the free-agent negotiating period began. Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas praised LaVine’s work ethic while saying the Bulls “look forward to more great things from Zach.” LaVine averaged 24.4 points in the final season of a four-year, $78 million deal. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Chicago Sky 93, Indiana Fever 84 Sky 93, Fever 84 – Chicago secures home court for the Commissioner’s Cup game Emma Meesseman scored 20 points, Candace Parker had 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists and the Chicago Sky beat the Indiana Fever 93-84 to secure home court for the Commissioner’s Cup game. Chicago will host Las Vegas on July 26 for the Commissioner’s Cup. Julie Allemand beat the third-quarter buzzer with a long 3-pointer to extend Chicago’s lead to 77-57 after a 29-point frame. Indiana scored 18 of the opening 27 points of the fourth, but Chicago held on. Azura Stevens scored 16 points and Allie Quigley added 13 for Chicago. Courtney Vandersloot had seven points and six assists. Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points and rookie NaLyssa Smith had her sixth double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana. Sunday 2022 WNBA All Star Game – Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL Team Stewart vs. Team Wilson, 7:00 p.m. WNBA – WNBA’s Griner pleads guilty at her drug trial in Russia WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. Her abrupt guilty plea came amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her freedom nearly five months after her arrest amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine. A senior Russian diplomat said earlier that no action could be taken by Moscow on Griner until the trial was over. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport while returning to play basketball in Russia. Police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage. Tennis – Wimbledon – Injured Nadal out of Wimbledon; Kyrgios advances to final Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon a day before he was supposed to play in the semifinals because of a torn abdominal muscle. Nadal announced that he was pulling out of the Grand Slam tournament at a news conference Thursday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion was scheduled to face Nick Kyrgios for a berth in the final on Friday. Kyrgios advanced to his first final at a major tournament. He will meet either Novak Djokovic or Cam Norrie for the championship on Sunday. Tennis – Wimbledon – Jabeur 1st woman from Africa in pro Slam final Ons Jabeur has reached her first Grand Slam final with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over good friend Tatjana Maria at Wimbledon. Jabeur is a 27-year-old from Tunisia who is the first African woman and Arab woman to get to the title match at a major tennis tournament. Maria is a 34-year-old German who is ranked 103rd and never had made it past the third round of a Grand Slam event before. The third-seeded Jabeur next will face 17th-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan for the championship on Saturday. Rybakina overwhelmed 2019 Wimbledon champion Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 in the second semifinal. She also will be making her major final debut. Pac-12 facing uncertain future after losses to Big Ten The Pac-12 can make a case as the most successful conference in collegiate athletics, amassing more than 500 NCAA championships while leading the nation in titles 56 of the past 62 years. But when it comes to the biggest moneymakers, football and men’s basketball, the conference has come up short for years. The lack of success, particularly in football, combined with the conference’s media rights missteps put the Pac-12 on shaky financial footing, opening the door for two marquee schools to jump ship. Now the conference and its remaining member schools face an even more uncertain economic future. NFL – Dome for Soldier Field? Panel says Chicago should explore it A panel appointed by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recommended the city explore enclosing Soldier Field, part of an effort to convince the NFL’s Chicago Bears to remain in their lakefront home rather than leave for the suburbs. The panel also recommended expanding capacity of the stadium with the fewest seats in the NFL as well as installing synthetic turf and selling naming rights. Adding a roof or a dome might lure Super Bowls and Final Fours as well as more concerts. The group’s work is part of a bigger proposal to transform a stretch of land that also includes the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium and McCormick Place lakefront building. It includes improved transportation and making the area more bike friendly. NFL – Bears WR Moore arrested on drug, weapons charges in Texas Chicago Bears receiver David Moore was arrested on drug and weapons charges in his hometown of Gainesville, Texas, last weekend. Gainesville police say officers responding to a possibly intoxicated person at a Taco Bell drive-thru late Sunday night found Moore asleep in the driver’s seat of a silver 2018 Ford F250. Officers smelled marijuana while talking to Moore and found a package of THC edible candies and three pistols while searching the vehicle. Police arrested Moore and charged him with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful carrying weapons. The Bears say they are aware of the arrest and “are in the process of gathering more information.” They said they would “refrain from making any further comment.” NFL – Commanders owner Dan Snyder, House committee at odds Dan Snyder’s attorney told the Committee on Oversight and Reform the Washington Commanders’ owner is willing to testify by video conference regarding the investigation into the team’s workplace culture following accusations of pervasive sexual harassment by team executives of women employees. In a letter sent to the committee and obtained by The Associated Press, attorney Karen Patton Seymour said Snyder is traveling outside the country and available for video testimony July 28 and 29. Seymour expressed concern because the committee countered with dates that conflict with her travel schedule and Snyder’s. Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords President Joe Biden has presented the nation’s highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain. Biden and McCain served together in the Senate. The president, who took office during the coronavirus pandemic, also honored Sandra Lindsay, the New York nurse who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine that was administered in the U.S. outside of clinical trials. Others receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom were gun safety advocate Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. women’s national soccer team player Megan Rapinoe and late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Soccer – US women beat Jamaica 5-0 at the W Championship The U.S. women’s national team qualified for the 2023 World Cup on Thursday night at the CONCACAF W Championship. The United States defeated Jamaica 5-0 at Estadio BBVA but had to wait until Haiti downed Mexico 3-0 in the late game to secure a spot in next summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. With two victories at the W Championship, the United States was atop its group and became the first team to win one of four World Cup berths up for grabs. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 7, Dayton Dragons 3 – Game 1 Dayton Dragons 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 0 – Game 2 South Bend Cubs 8, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6 Lansing Lugnuts 10, Great Lakes Loons 1 Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – Blackhawks begin dismantling, trade DeBrincat and Dach The long-anticipated dismantling of the Chicago Blackhawks’ roster has begun with the team trading Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators and Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadiens. Chicago eventually made three trades in going from having no picks in the first-round of the NHL draft to selecting three times. The Blackhawks got the seventh pick and two others for DeBrincat and No. 13 for Dach. Now the situation turns to the future of longtime Blackhawks stars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane with the organization aimed at extending its rebuild over the long term. Their matching contracts expire after next season. Chicago added a third first-round pick at No. 25 by acquiring goalie Petr Mrazek from Toronto. NHL – Canadiens take Juraj Slafkovsky with top pick in NHL draft The Montreal Canadiens have selected Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky with the first pick in the NHL draft. He’s the first player from Slovakia to be taken No. 1. The previous best was Marian Gaborik going third in 2000. This was the first year in nearly a decade there was suspense about who was going to be the No. 1 pick right up until the player’s name was called. The Canadiens said they were considering Slafkovsky, Canadian center Shane Wright and American forward Logan Cooley. The New Jersey Devils surprisingly selected Slovak defenseman and Slafkovsky Olympic teammate Simon Nemec with the second pick.   NHL – Red Wings select Center Marco Kasper from Sweden Detroit Red Wings general manager continued his pattern of going slightly off of the board for their selection in the 2022 NHL Draft.  The Red Wings selected center Marco Kasper with the 8th overall pick. The 18 year old Austrian born player scored seven goals and had 4 assists in 46 games played for Rogle of the Swedish Hockey League.   Yzerman also went slightly off the board when they selected German defenseman Moritz Seider with the 6th overall pick in the 2019 draft.  Seider won the NHL’s Calder Trophy this past season as the Rookie of the Year. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Tigers 2, White Sox 1 – Rookie Brieske outduels Cease, Tigers beat White Sox 2-1 Rookie Beau Brieske tossed two-hit ball into the seventh inning while outpitching Dylan Cease, Javier Báez homered and the Detroit Tigers hung on beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1. The Tigers won their fifth straight. They began this four-game series against the reigning AL Central champs after a four-game home sweep of the Guardians, their first against Cleveland in nine years. Spencer Torkelson had an RBI single in the ninth to give Detroit a 2-0 lead. Chicago then made it interesting in the bottom half against closer Gregory Soto, who earned his 17th save. Luis Robert had a one-out RBI double before Soto struck out two batters to end it. Dodgers 5, Cubs 3 – Gonsolin goes to 11-0, Dodgers get 4 HRs to beat Cubs 5-3 Tony Gonsolin pitched seven strong innings for his 11th victory in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Mookie Betts hit a pair of leadoff homers and the Dodgers got a two-run blast from Gavin Lux and a solo shot by Justin Turner. Gonsolin is the first Dodgers pitcher to start a season 11-0 since Alex Wood in 2017. He and Houston’s Justin Verlander are tied for most wins in the majors. The NL West-leading Dodgers won their fourth in a row. The Cubs got a two-run homer from Christopher Morel in the fifth. Tonight Detroit (Skubal 5-7) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 5-4), 8:10 p.m.                WSJM/WCSY 7:50 Chicago Cubs (Thompson 7-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Anderson 9-1), 10:10 p.m. NBASL – NBA Summer League Last Night Detroit Pistons 81, Portland Trailblazers 78 – (DET) Jaden Ivey 20 Points, Saban Lee 13 points, Isaiah Stewart 13 points, Braxton Key 11 points, Cade Cunningham DNO Today Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks, 4:00 p.m. NBA – Bulls finalize max contract with two-time All-Star LaVine The Chicago Bulls say they have re-signed Zach LaVine, after the high-flying guard agreed to a five-year max contract worth about $215 million last week. LaVine had said he wanted to explore the market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time after eight seasons in the NBA and five with the Bulls. If he went shopping, it was a quick trip. He announced his decision about 18 hours after the free-agent negotiating period began. Executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas praised LaVine’s work ethic while saying the Bulls “look forward to more great things from Zach.” LaVine averaged 24.4 points in the final season of a four-year, $78 million deal. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Chicago Sky 93, Indiana Fever 84 Sky 93, Fever 84 – Chicago secures home court for the Commissioner’s Cup game Emma Meesseman scored 20 points, Candace Parker had 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists and the Chicago Sky beat the Indiana Fever 93-84 to secure home court for the Commissioner’s Cup game. Chicago will host Las Vegas on July 26 for the Commissioner’s Cup. Julie Allemand beat the third-quarter buzzer with a long 3-pointer to extend Chicago’s lead to 77-57 after a 29-point frame. Indiana scored 18 of the opening 27 points of the fourth, but Chicago held on. Azura Stevens scored 16 points and Allie Quigley added 13 for Chicago. Courtney Vandersloot had seven points and six assists. Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points and rookie NaLyssa Smith had her sixth double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana. Sunday 2022 WNBA All Star Game – Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL Team Stewart vs. Team Wilson, 7:00 p.m. WNBA – WNBA’s Griner pleads guilty at her drug trial in Russia WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. Her abrupt guilty plea came amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her freedom nearly five months after her arrest amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine. A senior Russian diplomat said earlier that no action could be taken by Moscow on Griner until the trial was over. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport while returning to play basketball in Russia. Police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage. Tennis – Wimbledon – Injured Nadal out of Wimbledon; Kyrgios advances to final Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon a day before he was supposed to play in the semifinals because of a torn abdominal muscle. Nadal announced that he was pulling out of the Grand Slam tournament at a news conference Thursday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion was scheduled to face Nick Kyrgios for a berth in the final on Friday. Kyrgios advanced to his first final at a major tournament. He will meet either Novak Djokovic or Cam Norrie for the championship on Sunday. Tennis – Wimbledon – Jabeur 1st woman from Africa in pro Slam final Ons Jabeur has reached her first Grand Slam final with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over good friend Tatjana Maria at Wimbledon. Jabeur is a 27-year-old from Tunisia who is the first African woman and Arab woman to get to the title match at a major tennis tournament. Maria is a 34-year-old German who is ranked 103rd and never had made it past the third round of a Grand Slam event before. The third-seeded Jabeur next will face 17th-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan for the championship on Saturday. Rybakina overwhelmed 2019 Wimbledon champion Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 in the second semifinal. She also will be making her major final debut. Pac-12 facing uncertain future after losses to Big Ten The Pac-12 can make a case as the most successful conference in collegiate athletics, amassing more than 500 NCAA championships while leading the nation in titles 56 of the past 62 years. But when it comes to the biggest moneymakers, football and men’s basketball, the conference has come up short for years. The lack of success, particularly in football, combined with the conference’s media rights missteps put the Pac-12 on shaky financial footing, opening the door for two marquee schools to jump ship. Now the conference and its remaining member schools face an even more uncertain economic future. NFL – Dome for Soldier Field? Panel says Chicago should explore it A panel appointed by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recommended the city explore enclosing Soldier Field, part of an effort to convince the NFL’s Chicago Bears to remain in their lakefront home rather than leave for the suburbs. The panel also recommended expanding capacity of the stadium with the fewest seats in the NFL as well as installing synthetic turf and selling naming rights. Adding a roof or a dome might lure Super Bowls and Final Fours as well as more concerts. The group’s work is part of a bigger proposal to transform a stretch of land that also includes the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium and McCormick Place lakefront building. It includes improved transportation and making the area more bike friendly. NFL – Bears WR Moore arrested on drug, weapons charges in Texas Chicago Bears receiver David Moore was arrested on drug and weapons charges in his hometown of Gainesville, Texas, last weekend. Gainesville police say officers responding to a possibly intoxicated person at a Taco Bell drive-thru late Sunday night found Moore asleep in the driver’s seat of a silver 2018 Ford F250. Officers smelled marijuana while talking to Moore and found a package of THC edible candies and three pistols while searching the vehicle. Police arrested Moore and charged him with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful carrying weapons. The Bears say they are aware of the arrest and “are in the process of gathering more information.” They said they would “refrain from making any further comment.” NFL – Commanders owner Dan Snyder, House committee at odds Dan Snyder’s attorney told the Committee on Oversight and Reform the Washington Commanders’ owner is willing to testify by video conference regarding the investigation into the team’s workplace culture following accusations of pervasive sexual harassment by team executives of women employees. In a letter sent to the committee and obtained by The Associated Press, attorney Karen Patton Seymour said Snyder is traveling outside the country and available for video testimony July 28 and 29. Seymour expressed concern because the committee countered with dates that conflict with her travel schedule and Snyder’s. Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords President Joe Biden has presented the nation’s highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain. Biden and McCain served together in the Senate. The president, who took office during the coronavirus pandemic, also honored Sandra Lindsay, the New York nurse who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine that was administered in the U.S. outside of clinical trials. Others receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom were gun safety advocate Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. women’s national soccer team player Megan Rapinoe and late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Soccer – US women beat Jamaica 5-0 at the W Championship The U.S. women’s national team qualified for the 2023 World Cup on Thursday night at the CONCACAF W Championship. The United States defeated Jamaica 5-0 at Estadio BBVA but had to wait until Haiti downed Mexico 3-0 in the late game to secure a spot in next summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. With two victories at the W Championship, the United States was atop its group and became the first team to win one of four World Cup berths up for grabs. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 7, Dayton Dragons 3 – Game 1 Dayton Dragons 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 0 – Game 2 South Bend Cubs 8, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6 Lansing Lugnuts 10, Great Lakes Loons 1 Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons, 7:05 p.m. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the wake of historic gun legislation – but also more tragic shootings – Peter Ambler, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, joins host Jim Papa on this week's episode of STAFFER to discuss the organization's dedication to fighting for a safer America.

Backstabbers and people pleasers! Recipients of the Un-presidential Medal of Freedom — bunch of un-American people!  The Hake Report, Thursday, July 7, 2022 AD: Tiara Mack first openly queer elected to Rhode Island, twerks for degenerate causes, what a mess //  TheSkimm reports on recipients of the worthless Presidential Medal of Freedom, Simone Biles, talented gymnast but an emotional mess, 17 so-called Americans who embody the dirty soul of the nation, Sister Simone Campbell, Julieta Garcia, first Hispanic woman to serve as a college president in the US, Gabrielle Giffords, female democrat got shot in the head but she's a momma, Fred Gray (not the late drug dealer and BLM martyr Freddie Gray), attorney who represented Rosa Parks, Steve Jobs, he dead, Father Alexander Karloutsos counseled presidents over the years, Khazir Khan, phony guy who campaigned against Trump, there are so many more! // CALLERS: Does Malachi 4: 5-6 sound like JLP is an "Elijah"? // YouTube user blocking technical difficulties // Having the spirit of Elijah and Melchizedek // Preterism and the second coming of Christ //  More phony recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom: Sandra Lindsay, first guinea pig for the China virus vaccine, John McCain, cancer on society, Diane Nash, POC female worked with MLK Jr., Megan Rapinoe, this lesbian woman who's jealous of and hates men, Alan Simpson, Wyoming senator for 18 years for marriage “equality”, Richard Trumka, union leader of AFL-CIO, commie fat cat thug, Brigadier General Wilma Vaught, who was, what, a female Rambo(?) and broke glass ceilings, Denzel Washington, a black actor, Raul Yzaguirre, of the National Council of La Raza — what a disgrace! //  Mick Mulvaney, former US Representative, founded the Freedom Caucus, but seems to be a disloyal weakling and coward regarding President Trump! // Pocket/Stylist (UK outlet) — "People-pleasing" is "sociotropy," valuing personal relationships over independence — but probably means just listening to Satan! // MUSIC: "Waiting Up for Sue" - Vollmar - Okay (2006, Bluesanct) // "Crystal Towers of the Moon" - Jesse Gallagher - YouTube Audio Library (Nick selection) //  CALLERS David in Norway talks about Charles Martel, King of the Francs, and saving America. // Art in Ohio discusses Tiara Mack twerking and she needs to sit herself down not be a politician. // Master Jim from Maryland working through user technical difficulties // Shane from Norway reading Malachi 4-6 thinking JLP has the spirit of Elijah // Luka in Michigan further talks about user blocking and Modern-Day Debate participants // Gilbert in California says John the Baptist had the spirit of Elija, also references spirit of Melchizedek // Josh from Salt Lake City, Utah, wonders about preterism and Christian Apologetics to Mormons // Rick in Hampton, Virginia, brings up Brittney Griner who didn't apologize for breaking Russia's laws // TIME STAMPS 0:00:00 Thurs, Jul 7, 2022 0:02:37 Hey guys! Hake's all cotton t-shirt 0:05:09 DAVID, NORWAY: White History Month, Charles Martel, King of the Francs 0:11:15 ART, OH: Tiara Mack twerking, she needs to sit herself down 0:20:35 Boomer Gen-Xers: Master Jim, unblock me! 0:22:00 Supers: cases where weed is good, Trump's plane, keep up the good work 0:24:33 SubscribeStar, Modern-Day Debate Stardust/Alex Stein/I,Hypocrite/Others: War on Men 0:27:30 Unpresidential Medal of Freedom recipients 0:43:40 MASTER JIM, MD: user unblocking, Hake is a man of his word, Demon-rats are evil 0:47:30 SHANE, NORWAY: Malachi 4: 6, children returning to their fathers 0:53:32 LUKA, MI: livestream settings block list, Modern-Day Debate Alex Stein not I,Hypocrite 0:58:36 "Waiting Up for Sue" – Vollmar 1:00:35 Reading chat: Sue ain't never going to arrive, coffee shop music, Alex Stein too emotional 1:03:46 GILBERT, CA: John the Baptist had the spirit of Elijah, Jesus like Melchizedek 1:07:26 JOSH, UT: Preterism, Christian Apologetics and Mormons 1:16:07 More phony recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom 1:27:49 Dean is blocked, more dishonorable people 1:31:50 Pocket article about people pleasing 1:49:12 Supers: hodge-podge manipulation, virtue signaling, McCain's tumor, Rapinoe cage match 1:52:27 RICK, VA: Brittney Griner pleaded guilty, obey foreign laws 1:56:08 "Crystal Towers of the Moon" - Jesse Gallagher Also see Hake News from JLP.  HAKE LINKS VIDEO: YouTube* | Facebook | Twitter | LIVE Odysee | DLive | Twitch* | ARCHIVE Odysee | BitChute | Rumble  PODCAST: Apple | Spotify* | Podplayer | Castbox | TuneIn | Stitcher | Google | iHeart | Amazon | PodBean  SUPER CHAT: Streamlabs | Odysee | EXCLUSIVE SUPPORT: SubscribeStar | Teespring  CALL-IN: 888-775-3773, LIVE M-F 9-11 AM PT (Los Angeles) thehakereport.com/show  *NOTE: Liberal platforms commonly censor Hake's content.  BLOG POST https://www.thehakereport.com/blog/2022/7/7/medal-of-freedom-boomer-gen-xers-people-pleasers-thu-7-7-22 

This week we are joined by John Iannarelli ESQ CSP ®FBI Special Agent (Ret.) to discuss "Cybersecurity For Business". John Iannarelli aka FBI John served as an FBI Special Agent for 20 years, during which he was a SWAT team member and participated in the investigations of the Oklahoma City bombing, the 9/11 attack, the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and the Sony hack. Among his many FBI assignments, John served as the FBI's National Spokesperson, on the Cyber Division Executive staff, and was as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge overseeing all Criminal, Cyber and Counterintelligence investigations. He was recognized with the FBI's Director Award for Distinguished Service. A former San Diego Police Officer and attorney with international studies at Oxford England, John is admitted to the practice of law in California, Maryland, and Washington DC. In addition, he is the recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Computer Science in recognition of his contributions to the field of cyber investigations. John was also an NFL Security Representative responsible for ensuring public safety throughout the football season and the Super Bowl. John is the author of five books, including Why Teens Fail and What to Fix, a parents' guide to protecting their children on the Internet and other dangers, and How to Spot a Terrorist Before It's Too Late. His just released 5th book, Disorderly Conduct, examines the lighter side of law enforcement and the humorous moments during his FBI career. John is a frequent on-air contributor for the national news media and has been profiled in Forbes. He provided live on-scene coverage from Las Vegas of the Mandalay Bay mass shooting attack as it occurred. An engaging and entertaining keynote speaker, John is a National Speakers Association Certified Speaking Professional (CSP®) known for sharing his intriguing insights combined with his superb sense of humor. He has presented to Fortune 500 companies, domestic and international audiences, the United Nations, and the Vatican, where he has personally met on several occasions with Pope Francis. To learn more visit https://fbijohn.com or email John@FBIJohn.com Please visit our website to learn more https://indiebooksintl.com Marketing With A Book Podcast Episode 72 Recorded 6/21/2022

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Episode 113 Notes and Links to Nicole Santa Cruz's Work        Nicole Santa Cruz is a reporter covering issues of inequality in the Southwest. She joined ProPublica from the Los Angeles Times, where she spent nearly 12 years as a staff writer. As lead reporter on the Times' Homicide Report, a groundbreaking public service project that documents every homicide victim in Los Angeles County, she reported on the lives of hundreds of people, highlighting neighborhoods that were disproportionately affected by violence and uncovering trends, including an increase in women being killed even as officials hailed a decline in murders. Santa Cruz also assembled a first-of-its-kind database of county prosecutor memos detailing fatal police encounters. She began her career on the Times' national desk, from which she was dispatched to the swamps of Louisiana to cover the BP oil spill and to her hometown of Tucson, Arizona, to write about the 2011 mass shooting at an event held by then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Santa Cruz's work at ProPublica focuses on investigating the impact of inequities on marginalized communities. She is based in Phoenix.       On Episode 113 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Nicole Santa Cruz, and the two talk about her bookworm childhood, her decision to take up journalism, as well as her early days of reporting on Orange County and some sensational stories in SoCal. Much of the discussion focuses on her time at the extremely important Los Angeles Times “Homicide Report,” as well as her current work covering ideas of inequality in the Southwest.  A Selection of Nicole's Articles through MuckRack   The Los Angeles Times “Homicide Report”   "What covering hundreds of homicides taught me" from 2021 Los Angeles Times At about 2:30, Nicole gives background on her reading life as a child and adolescent   At about 4:50, Nicole talks about the formative experience of working in journalism at the University of Arizona   At about 7:40, Nicole talks about her early reading interests   At about 8:45, Nicole shouts out Lane DeGregory, Thomas French, and George Sánchez as some of the many journalists who inspired and inspire her    At about 12:25, Nicole responds to Pete's question about accurate portrayals of newsrooms and Nicole's experience with journalism   At about 13:15, Nicole answers Pete's question about representation in what she read, especially in journalism    At about 14:40, Nicole details early days in her career, including covering Michael Jackson's death   At about 16:30, Pete asks Nicole about her early experiences with being an empathetic and sympathetic listener as a journalist; Nicole also talks about seeing mental health care for journalists perspectives changing    At about 18:55, Pete wonders about the Gabriele Giffords shooting as emblematic and foreshadowing   At about 23:00, Nicole chronicles her work on the BP oil spill   At about 26:00, Nicole provides background on the earliest iterations of The Homicide Report and how she became involved in 2013   At about 27:45, Pete wonders about The Homicide Report's philosophy/mission, and Nicole talks about the idea of “humanizing   At about 30:40, Pete gives an example of a Homicide Report post, and asks Nicole about the paper's rationale on including the race of the victim, and the fraught term “gang-related”   At about 34:50, Pete wonders about sensationalizing certain murders   At about 39:10, Pete refers to the retrospective Nicole wrote about her time at The Homicide Report, as the two discuss some heartbreaking stories Nicole chronicled and revisited    At about 40:30, Pete references Roberto Saviano's quote about “dying twice” and The Holocaust Museum in making the point about the power of individual stories   At about 42:00, Nicole gives perspective on why some felt it a “point of pride” to know people from The Homicide Report    At about 44:30, Nicole discusses relationships with police connected to the report   At about 45:45, Nicole reflects on the common question she was asked in the homicide reporting field   At about 48:30, Nicole repeats what she's been told about a “before and after” for loved ones of homicide victims   At about 50:00, Nicole sums up her work with ProPublica, including a desire to use data in new and efficient ways    At about 53:30, Nicole responds to Pete's question about how ideas of objectivity in journalism have changed in recent years in the “Age of Trump”    At about 56:00, Pete asks Nicole about a “dream project”   At about 57:00, Pete talks about his admiration for the “public service” done by Nicole Santa Cruz     You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.  This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 114 with Reyna Grande. Reyna is an award-winning novelist and memoirist. She has received an American Book Award, the El Premio Aztlan Literary Award, and the Latino Book Award, among many honors and awards. I have known Reyna for about 10 years now, as she visited my classes in LA a few times to speak to students. I look forward to talking with her about her highly-anticipated March 15 release of A Ballad of Love & Glory. The episode will air on March 22.     This episode is the last of five this week. On Monday, March 21, there will be a drawing for a $100 gift card to bookshop.org. In order to enter the drawing: DM Pete on Twitter by Monday at 8am PST with the five code words that are contained (one per episode) within each day's podcast.  Retweet any five tweets that have episode links for Episodes 109-113, with Ben Guest, Bryce Hedstrom, Taylor Byas, James Tate Hill, and Nicole Santa Cruz, respectively.  

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: A forward-looking report released every four years by the US intelligence community notes a number of worrisome global trends. The pandemic is only one of them. Meanwhile, we’ve got news on the union election at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. Did Amazon break the rules and taint the results by having the Postal Service install a special mailbox for ballots? And lastly, the White House rolled out several new gun control measures yesterday. There were also at least two more mass shootings, in South Carolina and Texas. THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: The forecast is not sunshine and rainbows, folks. The Associated Press reports that US intelligence officials are painting a dark picture of the world’s future, writing in a report released yesterday that the coronavirus pandemic has deepened economic inequality, strained government resources and fanned nationalist sentiments. Those assessments are included in a Global Trends report by the government’s National Intelligence Council. The reports, produced every four years, are designed to help policymakers and citizens anticipate the economic, environmental, technological and demographic forces likely to shape the world through the next twenty years. This year’s report focuses heavily on the impact of the pandemic, calling it the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come. Nations in different parts of the world set new records yesterday for Covid-19 deaths and new infections, according to the AP. The report says, "Covid-19 has shaken long-held assumptions about resilience and adaptation and created new uncertainties about the economy, governance, geopolitics, and technology." The document finds cause for concern in virtually all aspects of life, the AP reports. It warns, for instance, that the effects of climate change are likely to worsen the problem of food and water insecurity in poor countries and hasten global migration. Though health, education and household prosperity have made historic improvements in recent decades, that progress will be hard to sustain because of "headwinds," not only from the effects of the pandemic but also aging populations and potentially slower economic growth. The report also warns of eroding trust in government and institutions. Maybe that wouldn’t be a problem if they did a better job of looking after people. Here’s what we know about the hottest labor story in the country. The first ballots counted in a closely watched bid to unionize an Amazon warehouse in Alabama were heavily against the effort, according to an unofficial tally of the results by the New York Times. The union seeking to represent workers said there were three thousand two hundred and fifteen ballots cast – or about fifty five percent of the roughly fifty eight hundred workers who were eligible to vote. Hundreds of ballots are being contested, mostly by Amazon, according to the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union. Responding to the early results, union president Stuart Appelbaum said the system is broken and, "Amazon took full advantage of that." As of 7 PM Eastern time yesterday, the Times’ unofficial tally counted four hundred fifty six Yes votes and one thousand and eighty four No votes. Counting resumes today. One thousand six hundred and eight votes are needed for the union to win. Union elections are typically held in person, but the labor board determined that the election should be conducted by mail to minimize risks during the pandemic. Meanwhile, the Washington Post reports that emails among US Postal Service employees show that Amazon pressed the agency to install a mailbox outside its Bessemer warehouse, a move the union contends is a violation of labor laws. The union has complained about the mailbox, which the Postal Service installed just before the start of mail-in balloting for the union election in early February. It has argued that the mailbox could lead workers to think Amazon has some role in collecting and counting ballots, which could influence their votes. Amazon spokeswoman Heather Knox said the mailbox’s placement was intended to make voting easy. They’re just trying to help! Sure. President Joe Biden announced an array of executive actions yesterday intended curb gun violence, following pressure from activists and fellow Democrats in the aftermath of two recent mass shootings, the Washington Post reports. The president announced new rules on firearms that are assembled at home, which lack serial numbers and are harder to track, among other moves designed to make it harder for unqualified people to obtain dangerous weapons. Biden also named David Chipman as his pick to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Chipman is an adviser to a gun control group founded by former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was severely injured in a mass shooting in 2011. Biden’s moves come amid growing impatience from gun control activists that the administration has not acted more quickly, the Post reports. Biden promised he would take action to limit gun violence on the first day of his administration, but that fell by the wayside. The issue of gun violence moved the forefront after the two mass shootings, one in the Atlanta area in which eight people were killed and another in Colorado, where ten were killed. It never ends. The AP reports that one person was killed and four wounded yesterday in a shooting at a cabinet-making business in Bryan, Texas. And at least five people are dead, including two children, in what police in York County, South Carolina, yesterday called a mass shooting, according to the Post. The AP and Charlotte Observer reported that the suspect, who was identified as former National Football League player Phillip Adams, killed himself. Adams’s father, Alonzo, told a regional NBC affiliate that his son had been, "a good kid. I think the football messed him up." So, he should’ve never had a gun. AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck, a medical expert testified at former officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial yesterday, according to the AP. The testimony emphatically rejected the defense theory that Floyd’s drug use and underlying health problems were what killed him. If Chauvin walks after all this, expect big protests. The Guardian reports that rioters were blasted with a water cannon by police as unrest stirred on the streets of Northern Ireland. After calls for calm this week, violence again flared up on the streets of west Belfast last night. Officers were seen being pelted with missiles before charging youths with dogs in order to drive them off. President Biden yesterday joined British and Irish leaders in calling for peace. Transgender rights activist and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner and her advisers are gathering at her Malibu home next week to discuss her potential candidacy in the upcoming California gubernatorial recall election, Politico reports. Jenner has brought aboard a team of seasoned GOP strategists including Ryan Erwin, a former top official at the California Republican Party, and Brad Parscale, a former campaign manager to Donald Trump. A poll released last week showed support for removing Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is well short of a majority. The New York Times reports that Joel Greenberg, a former local official in Florida who faces an array of federal charges, including a sex trafficking count, is expected to plead guilty in the coming weeks. The news is an indication that the defendant could cooperate as a key witness against Representative Matt Gaetz, who is under investigation. APRIL 9 , 2021 - AM QUICKIE HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Corey Pein PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn

In April 2013, Gabrielle Giffords was sitting with then-Vice President Joe Biden in his Capitol office as the bipartisan bill that would have expanded background checks for gun owners failed in the Senate. It was just two years after she had been shot in the head during a mass shooting, and the former congresswoman was furious at Congress's failure to enact meaningful reform, says Peter Ambler, executive director of Giffords, the gun violence prevention group named in her honor.

Want to know what trends will impact climate tech investing in 2021 from a venture perspective? Join Emily Fritze, Senior Associate at the Westly Group, for a conversation on the climate tech venture landscape in 2021. Emily Fritze is an investor at The Westly Group, a venture fund in Menlo Park that invests in sustainable energy, buildings, transportation, and industry. Before joining her current firm, she helped run Powerhouse Ventures, a clean energy seed fund and incubator in Oakland, where she invested in pre-seed and seed-stage startups. Emily started her career in politics, and served as Senior Director in the Obama White House, managing climate and energy initiatives, as well as in policy roles to Secretary of Energy, Ernest Moniz, at the U.S. Department of Energy and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Outside of work, Emily loves to read, play pick-up basketball, and backpack throughout California and beyond. This is the first event in a series dedicated to digging deeper into green building technology and the policies and practices that support its adoption. Hosted by Shadow Associate, Anastasia Simon. Click here to learn more about our Green Building Accelerator. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/innovationsv/support

Journalist and photographer KK Ottesen has photographed and interviewed the world’s most notable politicians and activists. She is a regular contributor to The Washington Post Magazine, and her work has appeared in many other international publications. Her new book, “Activist: Portraits of Courage” includes portraits of Stacey Abrams, John Lewis, Tarana Burke, Edward Snowden, Bernie Sanders, Cecile Richards, Al Sharpton, Gabrielle Giffords, Angela Davis, and many more. In her book, these world-changers recount the experiences that sparked their work in social justice and politics and share the beliefs that keep them going. In the first half of this episode, KK shares how through her interviews with them, she learned that most of the famous activists we know of today started their journeys simply by believing that a different world is possible, taking one small action step, and then committing to taking step after step. In the second half, she shares that anyone who has hope for a better future can be an activist. It’s more simple than you might think. Guest: KK Ottesen, author of “Activist: Portraits of Courage” Buy KK’s book and follow @kk.ottesen on Instagram Sponsor: Get 50% off your first Datebox from Happily with the code GOODGOODGOOD Sponsor: Save 20% on Riff cold brew and sparkling energy drinks at LetsRiff.com with the code GOODGOODGOOD → Get more Good Good Good at goodgoodgood.co → Join 30,000 weekly Goodnewsletter readers at goodgoodgood.co/goodnewsletter → Become a Member and get the Goodnewspaper at goodgoodgood.co/membership

Impeaching a former president, Taxing the Middle Class like never before, and Big Tech's war on Free Speech is the topics that the host covers in this pilot episode of Behind The Scenes: What The Media Won't Tell You. Correction: The Host referenced former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords when he meant to reference former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bts2021/message

This week, pro-Trump supporters marched through Washington D.C. and stormed the Capitol building, just as Congress was meeting to formally certify the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. The insurrection left five people dead and a world in shock. Many are asking, is this what America has become?The attack also comes the same week that Tucson, Arizona is marking the ten-year anniversary of a shooting rampage outside a supermarket that killed six people and injured thirteen, including then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The attack took place at a “Congress on the Corner” event, days after Rep. Giffords had won a contentious re-election race.Today, a permanent memorial to honor the victims and survivors of the Jan. 8, 2011 attack was dedicated in a small ceremony. Rebeca Méndez, professor and chair of the UCLA Department of Design Media Arts, worked with the architecture firm Chee Salette to design that memorial.The memorial, called "The Embrace," includes a series of symbols that Méndez and a team of UCLA students created to depict the victims, survivors and first responders, and to tell a larger history of Tucson and southern Arizona.

The Arizona congresswoman was shot by 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner at a public event in Tucson.

We spoke with Ron Barber just ahead of the ten year anniversary of the shooting that took place on January 8, 2011, at Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ “Congress on Your Corner” event in Tucson.  Ron Barber was Gabrielle Giffords District Director at the time of the shooting and was seriously wounded. He later represented Southern Arizona from June 2012 to January 2015. Ron currently is president of the board of the January 8th Memorial Foundation. Ron Barber discussed how he first got to know Gabrielle Giffords while she was still an Arizona State Legislator. He described the moments before the brief 19 seconds and 33 bullets of the shooting- and its aftermath- including the importance of the spontaneous memorials created by Tucsonans immediately after the shooting. Ron spoke about creating the Fund for Civility, Respect, and Understanding while still in the hospital to help fund mental health and anti-bullying initiatives. Initial funding came from a star-studded concert in March 2011 featuring Jackson Browne, Crosby & Nash, Calexico, Ozomatli, Keb Mo’, Sam Moore, Dar Williams, Nils Lofgren, Alice Cooper, and more. He then spoke about the commemorative ceremony that will take place on January 8, 2021, dedicating a memorial at the Historic County Courthouse created for the victims, survivors, and first responders of the Tucson shooting that claimed six lives. Because of the ongoing pandemic, the event may be viewed on Pima County’s Facebook Page.  Finally, Barber says that it is not the shooting that defines Tucson, but it is our actions as a community that define us. The Memorial, which is located just west of the Historic Courthouse in El Presidio Park and called “Embrace,” tells the story of the lives lost and people wounded at the hand of a gunman on January 8, 2011, at Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ “Congress on Your Corner” event in Tucson. Here is the artist statement by Rebeca Mendez. Ron administered human service agencies in Arizona for 34 years prior to his work with Congresswoman Giffords. He has served on the boards of nonprofit agencies including Governors Council on Community Coordinated Child Care, United Way, Governors Council on Developmental Disabilities, Southern Arizona Mental Health Corporation, COPE, Our Family Services, Chair, Pima County HIV/Aids Planning Committee, founder and president of the Educational Enrichment Foundation and Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona. Recorded and produced by Amanda Shauger Pima County Press Release, December 15, 2020: Dedication of January 8 Memorial will take place on 10-year anniversary of shooting  A commemorative ceremony will take place on Jan. 8, 2021, dedicating a memorial at the Historic County Courthouse created for the victims, survivors, and first responders of the Tucson shooting that claimed six lives. Because of the ongoing pandemic, the event may be viewed on Pima County’s Facebook Page.  The dedication will include: Presentation of flags from an honor guard comprising representatives from the Northwest Fire District, Pima County Sheriff’s Department, and other first responders Opening prayer offered by Rev. Joe Fitzgerald

We spoke with Ron Barber just ahead of the ten year anniversary of the shooting that took place on January…

John G. Iannarelli retired from the FBI after more than 20 years of service, during which time he was a member of the FBI SWAT Team and participated in the investigations of the Oklahoma City Bombing, the 9/11 attack, the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the Sony Hack. Among his many FBI assignments, John previously served in Washington, D.C. as the FBI National Spokesperson and later a member of the Executive Staff of the FBI's Cyber Division. He was a Squad Supervisor before becoming the Assistant Special Agent in charge of the FBI's Phoenix Division, the number two position overseeing all criminal, cyber and counterintelligence investigations throughout Arizona. During his FBI tenure, John was also the recipient of the FBI Director's Distinguished Service Award, for which he was selected from the ranks of the Bureau's 35,000 employees. A former San Diego Police Officer and a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law and international studies at Oxford, England, John is also an attorney admitted to the practice of law in California, Maryland and the District of Columbia. In addition, John is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Computer Science in recognition of his contributions to the field of cyber investigations. An engaging and entertaining speaker, John is the author of four books, including Why Teens Fail and What to Fix, a parents' guide to protecting their children from Internet predators and other dangers, Information Governance Security about how businesses can protect their important information from loss or compromise and How to Spot A Terrorist Before It's Too Late, a guide to help people recognize and prevent terrorism before it can occur. His soon to be released fifth book, Disorderly Conduct, examines the lighter side of law enforcement and the humorous moments working for the FBI. John is a frequent on-air contributor for the Fox News Channel and other national media, to include having provided live on-scene coverage from Las Vegas of the Mandalay Bay shooting as it occurred. John is now a highly sought-after keynote speaker, known for sharing his intriguing insights combined with his sense of humor. He has presented to numerous Fortune 500 companies, domestic and international audiences, the United Nations, and the Vatican, where he has personally met on several occasions with Pope Francis. What You Will Learn: Best practices for keeping your IT infrastructure safe from criminals Common hacker techniques for breaching your security Phishing, spyware, malware, and what they do The best methods for educating your employees about cybercrime How to practice preventative cybersecurity measures through the hiring process Which businesses are at the highest risk for cybercrime The risks of wire transfers and how to conduct them safely Ransomware and how to protect your servers in the medical field How to contact John Iannarelli Website: www.FBIJohn.com Twitter: @FBIJohn LinkedIn: //www.linkedin.com/in/fbijohn?trk=author_mini-profile_title

The National Institute for Civil Discourse was established in 2011 following the shooting in Tucson that killed six and injured 13, including former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Today, the Institute is creating 50 advisory boards to be positioned in each state.

Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN Even with quick thinking and timely action, the chances of a neurosurgeon being able to do more than taking out the bullet, administering antibiotics, and stopping the bleeding isn't likely, and surviving a bullet to the brain can unfortunately be just the beginning of a patient's struggles. Focusing on the title story of his book Bullets and Brains, Dr. Andrew Wilner discusses the serious aftermath congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords experienced while recovering from a headshot.

Captain Mark Kelly is a United States Navy combat veteran and retired NASA astronaut. As a naval aviator, Captain Kelly flew 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm and later attended the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. Captain Kelly was selected as an astronaut in 1996. He flew his first of four missions in 2001 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, the same shuttle that he commanded on its final flight in 2011. He is one of only four individuals who has visited the International Space Station on four different occasions.   In January 2013, Captain Kelly and Congresswoman Giffords co-founded Giffords, which encourages our country's leaders to stand up for laws that make communities safer from gun violence. Captain Kelly received a B.S. degree in Marine Engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and a M.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. A native of West Orange, New Jersey, he lives with his wife Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona.   In this episode, we talk about:   How to create the courage to do some terrifying things What it was like in space What inspired Mark to do some of the most difficult jobs How we're all wired with the desire for adventure

This week on 14th and G we invited Pia Carusone, co-founder of Republic Restoratives Distillery, and former Chief of Staff to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. On this episode, we're here to discuss her unconventional path from political campaigns to owning a small batch, women-owned distillery and craft cocktail bar in the heart of Washington, D.C. Carusone also served as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security until entering the private sector where she currently works at political firm, The Campaign Group. 

What has the Left been saying since the attack on Republican Congressmen at a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia? How does this differ from the coverage of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting in 2011? And how have the facts, both then and now, been manipulated? Listen to Pat & Stu for FREE on TheBlaze Radio Network from 5p-7p ET, Mon. through Fri. www.theblaze.com/radioTwitter: @PatandStuFacebook: PatandStu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bree Beynon was under the spell of music from a young age. An only child raised by a single mom, she started singing at age five for the seniors at a nearby nursing home and anyone else who would listen. So it's no surprise that she found her way to a career as a music therapist, initially working in a hospice setting and now with the Palm Beach Music Therapy Institute. In today's episode, Bree explains how music helps people get their autonomy back, whether it's someone living with dementia, an age-related illness or an individual with autism. She also explains how Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords recovered from brain trauma through music therapy and she tells us why seeing someone come alive through music never gets old. Explore the Palm Beach Music Therapy Institute: http://pbmti.com Contact Bree: bree@pbmti.com PBMTI's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PBMTI/ Find Resources Near You: http://www.musictherapy.org Music: “Arashi” by Kakurenbo | CC BY NC | Free Music Archive

Alan just published a book on a subject dear to my heart, synchronicity. He payed the role of editor and collected 26 essays on the subject and compiled them under the title THE SYNC BOOK. During the podcast Alan shares a personal experience that transcends mere synchronicty, and feels more like direct contact with a mystical overlord. This ethereal presence claims to be communicating from Sirius! This is the kind of thing that gets my attention. Topics discussed include: The 9-11 mega-ritual, Jake Kotze, UFO's, the contact experience, spiritual journeys, lottery tickets, 2001: A SPACE ODDESY, Charlton Heston in PLANET OF THE APES, Jared Lee Loughner and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, owls, communications from Sirius, direct gnosis, Steve Willner, David Bowman, David Bowie, stuffy academics and Osiris. (link)

Caroline goes solo to guide our journey from metaphor to matter through the wild woof of now. (Including astro*politico honoring of the charts, convening the council of Lisbeth Salander, Terry Pratchett, George Carlin, Gabrielle Giffords, and John O'Donohue!).   The post Your Own Health and Fitness – Metaphor into Matter – InAUGURation Day appeared first on KPFA.

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The shooting in Arizona of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others, the political discussion following the shooting, and the book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen

There's been no change in the condition of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, two days after she was shot while conducting a townhall on Saturday. Doctors in Tucson say that's good news. In Washington, Congress has suspended business for this week, including the vote on repealing the President's healthcare reform. But in print, on TV and on the Internet, debate rages over what led to a shooting rampage that killed six, including a 9-year old girl, and wounded 18 others. Did vitriolic political rhetoric play a role? Is a tragedy being used to make political points? Also, more on 22-year-old suspect Jared Laughner.