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Some pod players received a version missing audio. This one is fixed. This week: One of Trump's attorneys in the Mar-a-Lago case turned over his notes to Jack Smith and they seem pretty bad for Trump; Jim Jordan holds a hearing with “whistleblowers” and we find out why they didn't want their story told to House Democrats; plus Renato tells us Henry's backstory. Featuring Carla F. Bad Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@Its.Complicated/ Subscribe to our podcast  https://link.chtbl.com/its-complicated Follow Asha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshaRangappa_ Asha's Substack: https://asharangappa.substack.com/ Follow Renato on Twitter: https://twitter.com/renato_mariotti Follow Asha on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asha.rangappa/ Follow Renato on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renato.mariotti/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump workers moved Mar-a-Lago boxes a day before the FBI came for documents. House Democrat frustrated with Biden's debt talks: "Why are we negotiating with the economic terrorists?" Biden could give back some of his signature IRS boost for a debt limit deal. Ron DeSantis says he will consider pardon for Trump if he's elected. Right-wing US Supreme Court delivers "catastrophic loss for water protections."HOSTS: Cenk Uygur (@CenkUygur), John Iadarola (@johniadarola) & Farron Cousins (@farronbalanced)SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ https://www.youtube.com/user/theyoungturksFACEBOOK: ☞ https://www.facebook.com/theyoungturksTWITTER: ☞ https://www.twitter.com/theyoungturksINSTAGRAM: ☞ https://www.instagram.com/theyoungturksTIKTOK: ☞ https://www.tiktok.com/@theyoungturks

This week: One of Trump's attorneys in the Mar-a-Lago case turned over his notes to Jack Smith and they seem pretty bad for Trump; Jim Jordan holds a hearing with “whistleblowers” and we find out why they didn't want their story told to House Democrats; plus Renato tells us Henry's backstory. Featuring Carla F. Bad Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@Its.Complicated/ Subscribe to our podcast  https://link.chtbl.com/its-complicated Follow Asha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshaRangappa_ Asha's Substack: https://asharangappa.substack.com/ Follow Renato on Twitter: https://twitter.com/renato_mariotti Follow Asha on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asha.rangappa/ Follow Renato on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renato.mariotti/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight on The Last Word: The Washington Post reports Trump workers moved Mar-a-Lago boxes one day before the FBI came for the classified documents. Also, all House Democrats have signed the debt limit discharge petition. Plus, an Indiana doctor faces discipline for helping a 10-year-old rape victim get an abortion. And the Oath Keepers leader gets 18 years in prison. Harry Litman, Bradley Moss, Rep. Jim McGovern, Dr. Tracey Wilkinson and Ryan J. Reilly join Lawrence O'Donnell.

[Explicit Content] Elon's Twitter sabotaged Ron DeSantis's campaign kickoff event. The headlines. The live streams that got more views than DeSantis. Super PAC added fake fighter jets to DeSantis video. DeSantis's gigantic mouth. Trump and his lawyers are freaked out by Jack Smith for some reason. Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes sentenced. The Republican holy war against Target. Charlie Kirk threatens violence against the retailer. Steve Bannon's trial date is set. The Brady Bunch house is for sale. House Democrats laugh at Marjorie Taylor Greene. Matt Schlapp pummeled CPAC's finances. Great news about the electoral college. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Robinson & Rohe, Astral Summer, and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (05/19/2023): 3:05pm- On Thursday, several Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whistleblowers testified before a House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. The hearing addressed alleged abuses of power by leadership within the FBI. 3:15pm- In his latest editorial at National Review, Andrew C. McCarthy writes: “Even before the Capitol riot of January 6, 2021, congressional Democrats had formulated a plan to project the illusion that the most perilous threat to American national security—not just in our time but in our history—was domestic terrorism fueled by white supremacists… House Democrats were proposing their so-called ‘Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act'… The real purpose of this legislation is twofold: (1) stigmatize as terrorism policies that progressives oppose; (2) establish in law requirements that induce the FBI and other federal agencies to inflate the number of domestic-terrorism investigations.” You can read McCarthy's full editorial: https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/05/democrats-cook-the-fbis-books-on-domestic-terrorism/ 3:30pm- Rich has to remember to grab his trunk meat…what??? 3:40pm- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whistleblower Steve Friend alleged that Director Christopher Wray is content with the way his bureau has become overtly politicized. 4:05pm- Although numerous whistleblowers reported abuse of power by the federal government at a House Select Committee hearing on Thursday, Newsbusters notes that the country's major nightly news broadcasts—ABC World News Tonight, NBC Nightly News, and CBS Evening News—did not report on the hearing at all. 4:20pm- While speaking with former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman, MSNBC host Nicole Wallace exclaimed that the FBI whistleblowers—who testified before Congress about FBI abuses of power—were guilty of insubordination. 4:30pm- Dr. Victoria Coates—former Deputy National Security Advisor & Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to talk about the G7 Summit taking place in Japan. President Joe Biden is expected to leave the Summit early to engage in debt ceiling negotiations with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Republicans. Dr. Coates also weighs-in on the U.S. State Department adding pronouns to the emails of all its employees—in the process mislabeling the genders of many officials. PLUS, the Pentagon announces a $3 billion “accounting error.” 5:05pm- The Drive at 5: While speaking with FBI whistleblowers at Thursday's House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, Rep. Matt Gaetz' (R-FL) questioning seemingly revealed that undercover officers were present at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. Gaetz tweeted that this is despite FBI Director Christopher Wray saying otherwise. On Friday, Gaetz held a press briefing to further address the explosive Congressional testimony. 5:15pm- On his MSNBC show, Chris Hayes claimed it was hypocritical for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to advocate for the prevention of “gender affirmation care” for children while concurrently arguing for parental rights in education. 5:25pm- During a Zoom meeting to discuss nominees to serve on the King County Regional Homelessness Authority Board in Seattle, co-chair of the committee Shanee Colston lost her mind when someone objected to appointing a convicted child rapist to the board—bizarrely defending the selection by exclaiming, “this is about equity!” You can read more here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12096893/Screaming-Seattle-official-tells-meeting-shes-glad-support-PEDOPHILE-homelessness-board.html 5:40pm- James Varney—Writer at RealClearInvestigations—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his most recent story, “Court Backlog Clog: It's the Story of Immigration Now and It's Growing Inexorably Worse.” Varney writes: “The average wait time for a ‘Notice to Appear' before a judge at one of the nation's 66 immigration courts is now four and a half years. In some cities it is much longer. In New York City, new migrants do not have to appear in court until 2032.” Locally, the backlog in Mount Laurel, New Jersey is over 4,000—with no new court dates for migrants until May of 2026, according to estimations. You can read the full article here: https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2023/05/15/the_backlog_clog_its_the_story_of_immigration_now_and_its_growing_inexorably_worse_899422.html 5:50pm- While speaking at the Austria World Summit, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg argued that climate change has “always been on humanity's mind” including in “scriptural traditions.” Does that mean Noah was the first victim of global warming? 6:05pm- According to a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) filing, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted warrantless searches against U.S. citizens nearly 300,00 times between November 2020 and November 2021. 6:25pm- Tom Szymanski—Executive Director of the New Jersey Republican Party—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a bill proposed by Democrats that would prevent Sheriff Shaun Golden from serving as Monmouth County GOP Chairman. Thankfully, the bill has been pulled. 6:45pm- In his latest piece at National Review, Jeff Zymeri writes: “Justice Neil Gorsuch has penned a passionate polemic against the emergency powers that were widely used during the Covid-19 pandemic, saying that while they may have solved some problems, they created many others. Gorsuch's statement came in the Supreme Court's final word on the effort of a group of states to challenge the end of Title 42.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/gorsuch-condemns-the-breathtaking-use-of-emergency-powers-during-covid/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1: On Thursday, several Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whistleblowers testified before a House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. The hearing addressed alleged abuses of power by leadership within the FBI. In his latest editorial at National Review, Andrew C. McCarthy writes: “Even before the Capitol riot of January 6, 2021, congressional Democrats had formulated a plan to project the illusion that the most perilous threat to American national security—not just in our time but in our history—was domestic terrorism fueled by white supremacists… House Democrats were proposing their so-called ‘Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act'… The real purpose of this legislation is twofold: (1) stigmatize as terrorism policies that progressives oppose; (2) establish in law requirements that induce the FBI and other federal agencies to inflate the number of domestic-terrorism investigations.” You can read McCarthy's full editorial: https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/05/democrats-cook-the-fbis-books-on-domestic-terrorism/ Rich has to remember to grab his trunk meat…what??? Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whistleblower Steve Friend alleged that Director Christopher Wray is content with the way his bureau has become overtly politicized.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (05/18/2023): 3:05pm- On Thursday, several Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whistleblowers testified before a House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. The hearing addressed alleged abuses of power by leadership within the FBI. In his opening statement, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) warned the FBI whistleblowers that following their testimony before Congress they would likely be improperly targeted by elements of the federal government—citing Matt Taibbi as an example of what could happen. Four days after testifying before Congress, Internal Revenue Service officers alarmingly showed up to the home of independent journalist Matt Taibbi. 3:25pm- During Thursday's House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, Rep. Chris Stewart applauded the FBI whistleblowers for their bravery and condemned the bureau's leadership for being overtly politicized. 3:30pm- While testifying before a House Select Committee, former FBI agent turned whistleblower Steve Friend stated that the bureau retaliated against him after he questioned statistics being used to determine that domestic extremism was a dire threat. 3:45pm- Robert Bork Jr.—President of the Antitrust Education Project & head of the Bork Group, a public affairs agency—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the left's recent attacks on Justice Clarence Thomas and, subsequently, the legitimacy of the Supreme Court. Bork notes that while progressives have spent considerable effort and time unjustly questioning Justice Thomas' “morals”, Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor refused to recuse themselves from cases involving organizations they were affiliated with, like Harvard University and Penguin Random House books. 4:05pm- During Thursday's House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) asked whistleblower Marcus Allen to answer for a tweet belonging to another person also named Marcus Allen… 4:10pm- Monmouth County GOP Chairman, and Sheriff, Shaun Golden joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss New Jersey politics—specifically, a seemingly unconstitutional bill crafted by Democrats targeting Golden in an attempt to remove him from his position as party chairman. 4:30pm- Disney has announced it will not follow through with its plans to build a $1 billion office complex in Lake Nona, Florida. Though Disney hinted that the project was scrapped because of its ongoing feud with Governor Ron DeSantis, Rich and Matt believe it's more likely a symptom of some struggling business segments within the company. For example, in the first Quarter of 2023, Disney+ lost a whopping 4 million subscribers. 4:50pm- On Wednesday, economic reporter at The Washington Post Jeff Stein tweeted a misquote credited to Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) by Fetterman's office. Stein notes, “[t]hough it captured his meaning, I deleted the tweet since some of the words in the quote were inaccurate.” 5:05pm- During Thursday's House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) asked whistleblower Marcus Allen to answer for a tweet belonging to another person also named Marcus Allen. According to political commentator Greg Price, Rep. Sanchez found “a random Twitter account with 118 followers with the same name” and then claimed it belonged to Allen. There's more than one person in the world with the name “Marcus Allen”?!?! Shocking! 5:10pm- House Democrats, led by Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO), introduced a resolution calling for $14 trillion in reparations to be paid to the descendants of former slaves. 5:15pm- While speaking with FBI whistleblowers at Thursday's House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, Rep. Matt Gaetz' (R-FL) questioning seemingly revealed that undercover officers were present at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. Gaetz tweeted that this is despite FBI Director Christopher Wray saying otherwise. 5:30pm- Congressman Dan Goldman (D-NY) has had a bad week—dismissing the Durham report as an “abuse of power” while on MSNBC and then defending Antifa during a House Oversight hearing. 5:50pm- Anyone going to the annual Bilderberg meeting? 6:05pm- According to reports, Bud Light will launch new, camouflage bottles with proceeds from sales going towards the families of American military service members. Will this be enough to restore sales following an unpopular association with LGBTQ+ activist Dylan Mulvaney? 6:15pm- While speaking with Katy Tur on MSNBC, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy hinted he would be willing to provide Mifepristone to citizens of states that ban the abortion pill in the event courts rule the ban is constitutional—defying court orders. Gov. Murphy said of the potential ruling, “it will cost people their lives…women in particular.” 6:35pm- Ford, Tesla, Volvo, Volkswagen, and BMW are among the auto manufacturers that have eliminated AM radio from their electric vehicles—but a group of bipartisan lawmakers, including Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Ted Cruz (R-Tx), want to prevent the removal arguing public safety is at risk. 6:45pm- On Thursday, several Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whistleblowers testified before a House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. The hearing addressed alleged abuses of power by leadership within the FBI. In his opening statement, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) warned the FBI whistleblowers that following their testimony before Congress they would likely be improperly targeted by elements of the federal government—citing Matt Taibbi as an example of what could happen. Four days after testifying before Congress, Internal Revenue Service officers alarmingly showed up to the home of independent journalist Matt Taibbi.

It’s Whaddya Wanna Know Wednesday, and lots of you wanna know what’s up with the debt ceiling drama. So, we’re dedicating today’s episode to answering your questions about what happens if Congress fails to raise the debt limit before the government runs out of money. We'll get into how a debt default compares to a government shutdown, why prioritizing payments would be a tricky task for the Treasury and where’s Wall Street been? Here’s everything we talked about today: “What's the difference between a government shutdown and a failure to raise the debt ceiling?” from the Brookings Institution “Danger and deja vu: what 2011 can tell us about the US debt ceiling crisis” from The Guardian “America’s credit rating could get downgraded even if a default is avoided, Fitch Ratings warns” from CNN Business “We Hit the Debt Limit. What Happens Now?” from The New York Times “Prioritization” from the Bipartisan Policy Center “Congress shouldn’t get paid until debt ceiling is addressed, House Democrat says” from CBS News “The markets are taking debt limit uncertainty in stride — for now” from Marketplace “A group of over 140 CEOs and Wall Street titans including David Solomon just warned stocks will crash if politicians can’t raise the debt ceiling” from Fortune “Small businesses raise alarm over default amid debt limit fight” from CBS News “U.S. Chamber Calls for Urgent Action on Debt Limit” from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce It's our May fundraiser. We need to raise $350K to stay on track for this fiscal year, and your gift now can help us reach our goal. Give today.

The city of New York is preparing to house illegal immigrant migrants in public school gymnasiums. House Democrats berate FBI whistleblowers at hearing.

It’s Whaddya Wanna Know Wednesday, and lots of you wanna know what’s up with the debt ceiling drama. So, we’re dedicating today’s episode to answering your questions about what happens if Congress fails to raise the debt limit before the government runs out of money. We'll get into how a debt default compares to a government shutdown, why prioritizing payments would be a tricky task for the Treasury and where’s Wall Street been? Here’s everything we talked about today: “What's the difference between a government shutdown and a failure to raise the debt ceiling?” from the Brookings Institution “Danger and deja vu: what 2011 can tell us about the US debt ceiling crisis” from The Guardian “America’s credit rating could get downgraded even if a default is avoided, Fitch Ratings warns” from CNN Business “We Hit the Debt Limit. What Happens Now?” from The New York Times “Prioritization” from the Bipartisan Policy Center “Congress shouldn’t get paid until debt ceiling is addressed, House Democrat says” from CBS News “The markets are taking debt limit uncertainty in stride — for now” from Marketplace “A group of over 140 CEOs and Wall Street titans including David Solomon just warned stocks will crash if politicians can’t raise the debt ceiling” from Fortune “Small businesses raise alarm over default amid debt limit fight” from CBS News “U.S. Chamber Calls for Urgent Action on Debt Limit” from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce It's our May fundraiser. We need to raise $350K to stay on track for this fiscal year, and your gift now can help us reach our goal. Give today.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: During Thursday's House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) asked whistleblower Marcus Allen to answer for a tweet belonging to another person also named Marcus Allen. According to political commentator Greg Price, Rep. Sanchez found “a random Twitter account with 118 followers with the same name” and then claimed it belonged to Allen. There's more than one person in the world with the name “Marcus Allen”?!?! Shocking! House Democrats, led by Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO), introduced a resolution calling for $14 trillion in reparations to be paid to the descendants of former slaves. While speaking with FBI whistleblowers at Thursday's House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, Rep. Matt Gaetz' (R-FL) questioning seemingly revealed that undercover officers were present at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. Gaetz tweeted that this is despite FBI Director Christopher Wray saying otherwise. Congressman Dan Goldman (D-NY) has had a bad week—dismissing the Durham report as an “abuse of power” while on MSNBC and then defending Antifa during a House Oversight hearing. Anyone going to the annual Bilderberg meeting?

NTD news today — 05/17/20231. Reps sent funds to spouses' employers: report2. Nih nominee received major Pfizer funding3. Cameron wins GOP nomination for Kentucky gov.4. Elon Musk on Biden, 2020 election5. House Democrats move to expel gop rep. Santos

A.M. Edition for May 17. House Democrats are working on a long-shot parliamentary maneuver designed to circumvent House Republican leadership and force a vote to raise the debt ceiling. WSJ White House reporter Annie Linskey says this signals how far apart the two sides are. Plus, the Journal's Tom Fairless on why migration into affluent countries has reached a record high. And lawmakers in North Carolina ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, May 5th, 2023. Watch out for the revenge of the 5th if you’re into that… or cinco de mayo, take your pick. https://tvpworld.com/69620835/us-navy-deployed-drag-queen-influencer-to-boost-youth-recruitment As part of a recruitment drive aimed at the country’s youth, the U.S. Navy deployed a "drag queen influencer" to assist in boosting lagging numbers in the military. In November of last year Joshua Kelley aka “Harpy Daniels”, who has over 1,300,000 likes on TikTok, revealed that he was to be the Navy’s ‘Digital Ambassador’. Whilst the U.S. Navy only recently revealed about approaching Kelley, the drag queen claims to have danced in drag in front of an audience of service officers on a number of occasions, even sharing one video from 2018 on his Instagram. Kelley was part of a Digital Ambassador initiative that lasted from October 2022 to March 2023, “designed to explore the digital environment to reach a wide range of potential candidates,” a Navy spokesperson told Fox News. The spokesperson also said that the Navy is navigating “the most challenging recruiting environment it has faced since the start of the all-volunteer force.” “The Navy did not compensate YN2 Kelley or any others for being Navy Digital Ambassadors. The pilot has concluded and we are now evaluating the program and how it will exist in the future," the spokesperson added. Regarding his role as Digital Ambassador, Kelley wrote on his Instagram page: “Thank you to the Navy for giving me this opportunity! I don't speak for the Navy but simply sharing my experience in the Navy! Hoorah, and let's go Slay!”. Not only the Navy but more broadly the U.S. military face big problems in convincing young people to join. Only 13 pct of 18-29-year-olds are “highly willing” to join the military, whilst 25 pct declared themselves “somewhat willing” and 26 pct are “not willing at all.” Gender ideology has become a hot topic in the Navy and all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. In March, a group of House Democrats proposed legislation to prevent the Department of Defense from standing in the way of transgender people who want to serve in the military. Some critics have argued that the purpose of the U.S. military is to provide security for the country, not to be a tool for gender ideology politics. Whilst others have suggested that in an unstable world, where a lot of military strategy is played out through bravado, such as with military drills, it is perhaps surprising that the U.S. would do the opposite of striking fear into their enemies. It’s a good thing we have Joshua to scare off said enemies, which ties in nicely for this next story! https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-05-03/second-oil-tanker-in-a-week-seized-by-iran-in-gulf-u-s-navy Iran Seizes Second Oil Tanker in a Week in Gulf -U.S. Navy Iran seized a second oil tanker in a week on Wednesday in Gulf waters, and the U.S. State Department called for its release, in the latest escalation in a series of seizures or attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf waters since 2019. The Baa-rain-based Fifth Fleet of the U.S. Navy said the Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi was seized by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) at 6:20 a.m. (0220 GMT) while passing through the Strait of Hor-mooz. In Iran's first response, Tehran's prosecutor announced the oil tanker was seized on a judicial order following a complaint by a plaintiff, the judiciary's Mizan news agency said. No further details were provided. The incident comes after Iran on Thursday seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman called the Advantage Sweet. That tanker is being held by Iranian authorities in Bandar Abbas, the Marshall Islands flag registry said on Tuesday. Maritime security firm Ambrey has said it believed the Advantage Sweet's seizure was in response to a recent seizure via a court order by the United States of an oil cargo aboard the Marshall Islands tanker Suez Rajan. The Niovi oil tanker seized on Wednesday had been travelling from Dubai toward the UAE's Fujairah port when it was forced by IRGCN boats to change course towards Iranian territorial waters, the Navy said. The Niovi last reported its position at 0231 GMT on Wednesday off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz with the UAE as its destination, Refinitiv ship tracking data showed. According to the International Maritime Organization shipping database,, the Niovi's owner is Grand Financing Co, and the ship is managed by Greece-based Smart Tankers, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Vedant Patel, a deputy spokesperson at the U.S. State Department, told reporters the Biden administration and the "international community" call on Iran and its Navy to release the ships and their crews. "Iran's harassment of vessels and interference with navigational rights in regional and international waters are contrary to international law and disruptive to regional stability and security," Patel said. About a fifth of the world's crude oil and oil products passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point between Iran and Oman, according to data from analytics firm Vortexa. Since 2019, there have been a series of attacks on shipping in the strategic Gulf waters at times of tension between the United States and Iran. Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear pact with world powers have stalled since September over a range of issues, including the Islamic Republic's violent crackdown on popular protests, Tehran's sale of drones to Russia and acceleration of its nuclear program. https://justthenews.com/nation/crime/alleged-texas-killer-captured-following-manhunt Fugitive illegal alien accused of mass killing in Texas captured Authorities on Tuesday apprehended an individual suspected of killing five people in Cleveland, Texas, following a Friday evening altercation. Authorities arrested Francisco Oropesa without incident on Tuesday evening, NBC News reported, citing the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. His arrest marks an end to the manhunt that had baffled law enforcement for days. Authorities indicated earlier this week that they had "zero leads" as to his whereabouts. As of Monday, it was believed that Oropesa had slipped past a network of roadblocks in the Cleveland area, despite extensive efforts by law enforcement to contain him within a set perimeter. During the manhunt, reports emerged that the fugitive had been deported four times, twice in 2009, and again in 2012 and 2016. The manhunt ensued following Oropesa's alleged killing of five of his neighbors after reportedly being asked to stop shooting his firearm. Authorities indicated that four adults were found dead at the scene while one child died at the hospital later. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-03/gun-rights-advocates-renew-legal-fight-over-californias-10-day-wait-on-firearm-purchases Gun rights advocates renew legal fight over California’s 10-day wait for firearm buyers Renewing a legal battle that some had considered settled, gun rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging a California law that places a 10-day waiting period on most firearm purchases. The law, which requires people to wait the prescribed “cooling off” period even if they’ve passed a more immediate background check, is aimed in part at deterring people from rushing to harm themselves or others with newly purchased weapons during periods of sudden distress or anger. Gun control advocates and state officials say the law reduces gun violence, including suicides, and the law has been upheld in the face of legal challenges before — including by the U.S. Supreme Court, which in 2018 declined to hear an appeal to a lower court decision upholding it. However, things have changed since the high court ruled last year — in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn. vs. Bruen — that restrictions on firearms violate the 2nd Amendment if they aren’t deeply rooted in the nation’s history or analogous to some historical rule. According to the San Diego gun owners and advocacy groups suing the state, the high court’s 2018 decision allowing the waiting period law to stand was “abrogated,” or undone, by its more recent Bruen decision, and, therefore, the law is unconstitutional under the court’s newer historical standard. The plaintiffs argue enforcement of the law “prevents law-abiding people from taking possession of lawfully acquired firearms for immediate self-defense and other lawful purposes — even after [state officials] know the individual is eligible to exercise their fundamental, constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms.” The office of California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said it was reviewing the lawsuit Tuesday but could not otherwise comment. Bonta is the lead defendant in the lawsuit. According to legal experts, the revived challenge reflects how massively the legal landscape around gun laws has changed since President Trump shifted the Supreme Court to the right and the court issued its Bruen decision. It also reflects the increased confidence among gun rights advocates that the high court is ready and willing to overturn more gun laws, the experts said — even those it may have allowed to stand in the past. Jake Charles, an associate professor at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law and an expert in firearms law, said he was “surprised it took until May of this year” for the waiting period law to be challenged again under Bruen — in part because it is obviously vulnerable. Prior to Bruen, federal courts across the country judged gun laws not only through a historical lens, but by assessing whether they served a well-reasoned purpose of modern government. When the California-based U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s 10-day waiting period law in 2016, it did so based on such a review. Writing for the court, Circuit Judge Mary Schroeder found that the 10-day waiting period was “a reasonable safety precaution,” and therefore constitutional. Now, however, Bruen has changed the relevant legal analysis and Schroeder’s reasoning is now irrelevant, the plaintiffs argue. The law rvive, they argue, because waiting period laws were not enacted in the country until 1923 — making them too recent to be considered part of the nation’s tradition under Bruen. Gun law experts said it’s a strong argument. Attorneys for California may still argue the law is similar enough to some historical law that didn’t institute a waiting period for purchased weapons but restricted the purchase of them in some other way. The state has already argued that other modern gun laws being challenged — including its bans on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines — are similar enough to other historical laws to survive Bruen’s test, even if they aren’t exactly the same.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, May 5th, 2023. Watch out for the revenge of the 5th if you’re into that… or cinco de mayo, take your pick. https://tvpworld.com/69620835/us-navy-deployed-drag-queen-influencer-to-boost-youth-recruitment As part of a recruitment drive aimed at the country’s youth, the U.S. Navy deployed a "drag queen influencer" to assist in boosting lagging numbers in the military. In November of last year Joshua Kelley aka “Harpy Daniels”, who has over 1,300,000 likes on TikTok, revealed that he was to be the Navy’s ‘Digital Ambassador’. Whilst the U.S. Navy only recently revealed about approaching Kelley, the drag queen claims to have danced in drag in front of an audience of service officers on a number of occasions, even sharing one video from 2018 on his Instagram. Kelley was part of a Digital Ambassador initiative that lasted from October 2022 to March 2023, “designed to explore the digital environment to reach a wide range of potential candidates,” a Navy spokesperson told Fox News. The spokesperson also said that the Navy is navigating “the most challenging recruiting environment it has faced since the start of the all-volunteer force.” “The Navy did not compensate YN2 Kelley or any others for being Navy Digital Ambassadors. The pilot has concluded and we are now evaluating the program and how it will exist in the future," the spokesperson added. Regarding his role as Digital Ambassador, Kelley wrote on his Instagram page: “Thank you to the Navy for giving me this opportunity! I don't speak for the Navy but simply sharing my experience in the Navy! Hoorah, and let's go Slay!”. Not only the Navy but more broadly the U.S. military face big problems in convincing young people to join. Only 13 pct of 18-29-year-olds are “highly willing” to join the military, whilst 25 pct declared themselves “somewhat willing” and 26 pct are “not willing at all.” Gender ideology has become a hot topic in the Navy and all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. In March, a group of House Democrats proposed legislation to prevent the Department of Defense from standing in the way of transgender people who want to serve in the military. Some critics have argued that the purpose of the U.S. military is to provide security for the country, not to be a tool for gender ideology politics. Whilst others have suggested that in an unstable world, where a lot of military strategy is played out through bravado, such as with military drills, it is perhaps surprising that the U.S. would do the opposite of striking fear into their enemies. It’s a good thing we have Joshua to scare off said enemies, which ties in nicely for this next story! https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-05-03/second-oil-tanker-in-a-week-seized-by-iran-in-gulf-u-s-navy Iran Seizes Second Oil Tanker in a Week in Gulf -U.S. Navy Iran seized a second oil tanker in a week on Wednesday in Gulf waters, and the U.S. State Department called for its release, in the latest escalation in a series of seizures or attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf waters since 2019. The Baa-rain-based Fifth Fleet of the U.S. Navy said the Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi was seized by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) at 6:20 a.m. (0220 GMT) while passing through the Strait of Hor-mooz. In Iran's first response, Tehran's prosecutor announced the oil tanker was seized on a judicial order following a complaint by a plaintiff, the judiciary's Mizan news agency said. No further details were provided. The incident comes after Iran on Thursday seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman called the Advantage Sweet. That tanker is being held by Iranian authorities in Bandar Abbas, the Marshall Islands flag registry said on Tuesday. Maritime security firm Ambrey has said it believed the Advantage Sweet's seizure was in response to a recent seizure via a court order by the United States of an oil cargo aboard the Marshall Islands tanker Suez Rajan. The Niovi oil tanker seized on Wednesday had been travelling from Dubai toward the UAE's Fujairah port when it was forced by IRGCN boats to change course towards Iranian territorial waters, the Navy said. The Niovi last reported its position at 0231 GMT on Wednesday off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz with the UAE as its destination, Refinitiv ship tracking data showed. According to the International Maritime Organization shipping database,, the Niovi's owner is Grand Financing Co, and the ship is managed by Greece-based Smart Tankers, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Vedant Patel, a deputy spokesperson at the U.S. State Department, told reporters the Biden administration and the "international community" call on Iran and its Navy to release the ships and their crews. "Iran's harassment of vessels and interference with navigational rights in regional and international waters are contrary to international law and disruptive to regional stability and security," Patel said. About a fifth of the world's crude oil and oil products passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point between Iran and Oman, according to data from analytics firm Vortexa. Since 2019, there have been a series of attacks on shipping in the strategic Gulf waters at times of tension between the United States and Iran. Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear pact with world powers have stalled since September over a range of issues, including the Islamic Republic's violent crackdown on popular protests, Tehran's sale of drones to Russia and acceleration of its nuclear program. https://justthenews.com/nation/crime/alleged-texas-killer-captured-following-manhunt Fugitive illegal alien accused of mass killing in Texas captured Authorities on Tuesday apprehended an individual suspected of killing five people in Cleveland, Texas, following a Friday evening altercation. Authorities arrested Francisco Oropesa without incident on Tuesday evening, NBC News reported, citing the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. His arrest marks an end to the manhunt that had baffled law enforcement for days. Authorities indicated earlier this week that they had "zero leads" as to his whereabouts. As of Monday, it was believed that Oropesa had slipped past a network of roadblocks in the Cleveland area, despite extensive efforts by law enforcement to contain him within a set perimeter. During the manhunt, reports emerged that the fugitive had been deported four times, twice in 2009, and again in 2012 and 2016. The manhunt ensued following Oropesa's alleged killing of five of his neighbors after reportedly being asked to stop shooting his firearm. Authorities indicated that four adults were found dead at the scene while one child died at the hospital later. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-03/gun-rights-advocates-renew-legal-fight-over-californias-10-day-wait-on-firearm-purchases Gun rights advocates renew legal fight over California’s 10-day wait for firearm buyers Renewing a legal battle that some had considered settled, gun rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging a California law that places a 10-day waiting period on most firearm purchases. The law, which requires people to wait the prescribed “cooling off” period even if they’ve passed a more immediate background check, is aimed in part at deterring people from rushing to harm themselves or others with newly purchased weapons during periods of sudden distress or anger. Gun control advocates and state officials say the law reduces gun violence, including suicides, and the law has been upheld in the face of legal challenges before — including by the U.S. Supreme Court, which in 2018 declined to hear an appeal to a lower court decision upholding it. However, things have changed since the high court ruled last year — in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn. vs. Bruen — that restrictions on firearms violate the 2nd Amendment if they aren’t deeply rooted in the nation’s history or analogous to some historical rule. According to the San Diego gun owners and advocacy groups suing the state, the high court’s 2018 decision allowing the waiting period law to stand was “abrogated,” or undone, by its more recent Bruen decision, and, therefore, the law is unconstitutional under the court’s newer historical standard. The plaintiffs argue enforcement of the law “prevents law-abiding people from taking possession of lawfully acquired firearms for immediate self-defense and other lawful purposes — even after [state officials] know the individual is eligible to exercise their fundamental, constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms.” The office of California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said it was reviewing the lawsuit Tuesday but could not otherwise comment. Bonta is the lead defendant in the lawsuit. According to legal experts, the revived challenge reflects how massively the legal landscape around gun laws has changed since President Trump shifted the Supreme Court to the right and the court issued its Bruen decision. It also reflects the increased confidence among gun rights advocates that the high court is ready and willing to overturn more gun laws, the experts said — even those it may have allowed to stand in the past. Jake Charles, an associate professor at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law and an expert in firearms law, said he was “surprised it took until May of this year” for the waiting period law to be challenged again under Bruen — in part because it is obviously vulnerable. Prior to Bruen, federal courts across the country judged gun laws not only through a historical lens, but by assessing whether they served a well-reasoned purpose of modern government. When the California-based U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s 10-day waiting period law in 2016, it did so based on such a review. Writing for the court, Circuit Judge Mary Schroeder found that the 10-day waiting period was “a reasonable safety precaution,” and therefore constitutional. Now, however, Bruen has changed the relevant legal analysis and Schroeder’s reasoning is now irrelevant, the plaintiffs argue. The law rvive, they argue, because waiting period laws were not enacted in the country until 1923 — making them too recent to be considered part of the nation’s tradition under Bruen. Gun law experts said it’s a strong argument. Attorneys for California may still argue the law is similar enough to some historical law that didn’t institute a waiting period for purchased weapons but restricted the purchase of them in some other way. The state has already argued that other modern gun laws being challenged — including its bans on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines — are similar enough to other historical laws to survive Bruen’s test, even if they aren’t exactly the same.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Friday, May 5th, 2023. Watch out for the revenge of the 5th if you’re into that… or cinco de mayo, take your pick. https://tvpworld.com/69620835/us-navy-deployed-drag-queen-influencer-to-boost-youth-recruitment As part of a recruitment drive aimed at the country’s youth, the U.S. Navy deployed a "drag queen influencer" to assist in boosting lagging numbers in the military. In November of last year Joshua Kelley aka “Harpy Daniels”, who has over 1,300,000 likes on TikTok, revealed that he was to be the Navy’s ‘Digital Ambassador’. Whilst the U.S. Navy only recently revealed about approaching Kelley, the drag queen claims to have danced in drag in front of an audience of service officers on a number of occasions, even sharing one video from 2018 on his Instagram. Kelley was part of a Digital Ambassador initiative that lasted from October 2022 to March 2023, “designed to explore the digital environment to reach a wide range of potential candidates,” a Navy spokesperson told Fox News. The spokesperson also said that the Navy is navigating “the most challenging recruiting environment it has faced since the start of the all-volunteer force.” “The Navy did not compensate YN2 Kelley or any others for being Navy Digital Ambassadors. The pilot has concluded and we are now evaluating the program and how it will exist in the future," the spokesperson added. Regarding his role as Digital Ambassador, Kelley wrote on his Instagram page: “Thank you to the Navy for giving me this opportunity! I don't speak for the Navy but simply sharing my experience in the Navy! Hoorah, and let's go Slay!”. Not only the Navy but more broadly the U.S. military face big problems in convincing young people to join. Only 13 pct of 18-29-year-olds are “highly willing” to join the military, whilst 25 pct declared themselves “somewhat willing” and 26 pct are “not willing at all.” Gender ideology has become a hot topic in the Navy and all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. In March, a group of House Democrats proposed legislation to prevent the Department of Defense from standing in the way of transgender people who want to serve in the military. Some critics have argued that the purpose of the U.S. military is to provide security for the country, not to be a tool for gender ideology politics. Whilst others have suggested that in an unstable world, where a lot of military strategy is played out through bravado, such as with military drills, it is perhaps surprising that the U.S. would do the opposite of striking fear into their enemies. It’s a good thing we have Joshua to scare off said enemies, which ties in nicely for this next story! https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-05-03/second-oil-tanker-in-a-week-seized-by-iran-in-gulf-u-s-navy Iran Seizes Second Oil Tanker in a Week in Gulf -U.S. Navy Iran seized a second oil tanker in a week on Wednesday in Gulf waters, and the U.S. State Department called for its release, in the latest escalation in a series of seizures or attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf waters since 2019. The Baa-rain-based Fifth Fleet of the U.S. Navy said the Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi was seized by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) at 6:20 a.m. (0220 GMT) while passing through the Strait of Hor-mooz. In Iran's first response, Tehran's prosecutor announced the oil tanker was seized on a judicial order following a complaint by a plaintiff, the judiciary's Mizan news agency said. No further details were provided. The incident comes after Iran on Thursday seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman called the Advantage Sweet. That tanker is being held by Iranian authorities in Bandar Abbas, the Marshall Islands flag registry said on Tuesday. Maritime security firm Ambrey has said it believed the Advantage Sweet's seizure was in response to a recent seizure via a court order by the United States of an oil cargo aboard the Marshall Islands tanker Suez Rajan. The Niovi oil tanker seized on Wednesday had been travelling from Dubai toward the UAE's Fujairah port when it was forced by IRGCN boats to change course towards Iranian territorial waters, the Navy said. The Niovi last reported its position at 0231 GMT on Wednesday off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz with the UAE as its destination, Refinitiv ship tracking data showed. According to the International Maritime Organization shipping database,, the Niovi's owner is Grand Financing Co, and the ship is managed by Greece-based Smart Tankers, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Vedant Patel, a deputy spokesperson at the U.S. State Department, told reporters the Biden administration and the "international community" call on Iran and its Navy to release the ships and their crews. "Iran's harassment of vessels and interference with navigational rights in regional and international waters are contrary to international law and disruptive to regional stability and security," Patel said. About a fifth of the world's crude oil and oil products passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point between Iran and Oman, according to data from analytics firm Vortexa. Since 2019, there have been a series of attacks on shipping in the strategic Gulf waters at times of tension between the United States and Iran. Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear pact with world powers have stalled since September over a range of issues, including the Islamic Republic's violent crackdown on popular protests, Tehran's sale of drones to Russia and acceleration of its nuclear program. https://justthenews.com/nation/crime/alleged-texas-killer-captured-following-manhunt Fugitive illegal alien accused of mass killing in Texas captured Authorities on Tuesday apprehended an individual suspected of killing five people in Cleveland, Texas, following a Friday evening altercation. Authorities arrested Francisco Oropesa without incident on Tuesday evening, NBC News reported, citing the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. His arrest marks an end to the manhunt that had baffled law enforcement for days. Authorities indicated earlier this week that they had "zero leads" as to his whereabouts. As of Monday, it was believed that Oropesa had slipped past a network of roadblocks in the Cleveland area, despite extensive efforts by law enforcement to contain him within a set perimeter. During the manhunt, reports emerged that the fugitive had been deported four times, twice in 2009, and again in 2012 and 2016. The manhunt ensued following Oropesa's alleged killing of five of his neighbors after reportedly being asked to stop shooting his firearm. Authorities indicated that four adults were found dead at the scene while one child died at the hospital later. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-03/gun-rights-advocates-renew-legal-fight-over-californias-10-day-wait-on-firearm-purchases Gun rights advocates renew legal fight over California’s 10-day wait for firearm buyers Renewing a legal battle that some had considered settled, gun rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging a California law that places a 10-day waiting period on most firearm purchases. The law, which requires people to wait the prescribed “cooling off” period even if they’ve passed a more immediate background check, is aimed in part at deterring people from rushing to harm themselves or others with newly purchased weapons during periods of sudden distress or anger. Gun control advocates and state officials say the law reduces gun violence, including suicides, and the law has been upheld in the face of legal challenges before — including by the U.S. Supreme Court, which in 2018 declined to hear an appeal to a lower court decision upholding it. However, things have changed since the high court ruled last year — in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn. vs. Bruen — that restrictions on firearms violate the 2nd Amendment if they aren’t deeply rooted in the nation’s history or analogous to some historical rule. According to the San Diego gun owners and advocacy groups suing the state, the high court’s 2018 decision allowing the waiting period law to stand was “abrogated,” or undone, by its more recent Bruen decision, and, therefore, the law is unconstitutional under the court’s newer historical standard. The plaintiffs argue enforcement of the law “prevents law-abiding people from taking possession of lawfully acquired firearms for immediate self-defense and other lawful purposes — even after [state officials] know the individual is eligible to exercise their fundamental, constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms.” The office of California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said it was reviewing the lawsuit Tuesday but could not otherwise comment. Bonta is the lead defendant in the lawsuit. According to legal experts, the revived challenge reflects how massively the legal landscape around gun laws has changed since President Trump shifted the Supreme Court to the right and the court issued its Bruen decision. It also reflects the increased confidence among gun rights advocates that the high court is ready and willing to overturn more gun laws, the experts said — even those it may have allowed to stand in the past. Jake Charles, an associate professor at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law and an expert in firearms law, said he was “surprised it took until May of this year” for the waiting period law to be challenged again under Bruen — in part because it is obviously vulnerable. Prior to Bruen, federal courts across the country judged gun laws not only through a historical lens, but by assessing whether they served a well-reasoned purpose of modern government. When the California-based U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s 10-day waiting period law in 2016, it did so based on such a review. Writing for the court, Circuit Judge Mary Schroeder found that the 10-day waiting period was “a reasonable safety precaution,” and therefore constitutional. Now, however, Bruen has changed the relevant legal analysis and Schroeder’s reasoning is now irrelevant, the plaintiffs argue. The law rvive, they argue, because waiting period laws were not enacted in the country until 1923 — making them too recent to be considered part of the nation’s tradition under Bruen. Gun law experts said it’s a strong argument. Attorneys for California may still argue the law is similar enough to some historical law that didn’t institute a waiting period for purchased weapons but restricted the purchase of them in some other way. The state has already argued that other modern gun laws being challenged — including its bans on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines — are similar enough to other historical laws to survive Bruen’s test, even if they aren’t exactly the same.

From whence does culture come? Well, directly, from a cult. I explore and explain how cult and culture are related in this U.U. shotgun. Variously, I also work through the recent lingual faux pas of the Dali Lama, a very funny church-joke, Ukraine's president and his skimming money from the USA, a statue to honor a pedophile's dream, the United Nation's new policy on pedophilia, the significance of Tucker Carlson's recent firing at FOX, and the recent non-defense of Title 9 by House Democrats. I finish the show with a reflection on how humans are greater than angels.

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On today's episode of The Confluence: Pennsylvania House Democrats had their first full week of session since solidifying their majority. We discuss what priorities are on the table. Also, we are less than three weeks from the May primary where voters in Allegheny county will choose their candidate for the November election. Today's guests include: Katie Meyer, government editor and reporter at Spotlight PA; John Micek, editor-in-chief at Pennsylvania Capital Star; and Chris Potter, WESA's government and accountability editor.

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The Supreme Court is allowing full access to the abortion drug mifepristone for at least another 48 hours. The justices issued that order Wednesday and promised a new ruling by Friday night. Geoff Bennett discussed the debate over abortion access with Rep. Katherine Clark, the second-highest ranked Democrat in the House. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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The Supreme Court is allowing full access to the abortion drug mifepristone for at least another 48 hours. The justices issued that order Wednesday and promised a new ruling by Friday night. Geoff Bennett discussed the debate over abortion access with Rep. Katherine Clark, the second-highest ranked Democrat in the House. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson -- charges now filed against 84 yr old St. Louis man who shot/wounded a 16 year-old Black teen Ralph Yarl, REI closing its Portland OR store because of continuing shoplifting and store vandalism, Seattle (area) spending $200,000 per year per estimated homeless person, Renton homeless hotel now out of federal grant money to house homeless so those homeless people are being evicted, that $200K in Seattle goes to the people running the homeless industrial complex--not the housing or rehab for the homeless, Lars Larson says the REI/PDX store closing is deeply ironic because of the city's anti-police/pro-Antifa politics. 7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson -- today is WWII Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day, Americans under age 18 know little to nothing about the Holocaust, today is also the anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Japan during WWII, Dems are always saying we need to listen to those with lived experience but not when it comes to jailing chronic homeless drug addicts, another plot twist involving political campaign donations in the Bud Light 'go woke, go broke' saga with trans female social media influencer. 8am hour -- Kirby in for John Carlson -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple points out the upcoming budget battle in WA Legislature boosts government employee compensation but short changes education, House Democrats still not working on a drug possession law fix, why July 1st is a major deadline for the current 'temporary' drug possession law, how Bellingham city officials are moving in a different direction than Olympia Dems on drug possession law, Demcorats did pass police pursuit reform law but police still won't be allowed to chase car theft or burglary suspects, CA US Sen. Diane Feinstein is becoming a liability for Democrats and the fate of federal judicial nominees, a compare and contrast of Gov. Inslee's track record on taxation with those of King George of England's unquenchable thirst for taxes.

On COI #408, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the breaking news on the arrest of the alleged leaker of top secret documents from the Pentagon and other government agencies, a group of House Democrats' demands that the White House drop the espionage charges against journalist Julian Assange, more calls for the defeat of Russia made by a bipartisan delegation of US Senators in Kiev, severely escalated Israeli bombings of Syria, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh's new report citing intelligence sources that claim the CIA is aware that President Volodymyr Zelensky along with other top Ukrainian officials are embezzling hundreds of millions in US aid, the DOD's plans to directly target Iranian forces in Syria, Riyadh's efforts to bring Damascus back into the Arab League, and the Pentagon's upcoming nuclear war games. Odysee Rumble  Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6 Patreon Subscribe Star YouTube Facebook  Twitter  MeWe Apple Podcast  Amazon Music Google Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio

On COI #408, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the breaking news on the arrest of the alleged leaker of top secret documents from the Pentagon and other government agencies, a group of House Democrats' demands that the White House drop the espionage charges against journalist Julian Assange, more calls for the defeat of Russia made by a bipartisan delegation of US Senators in Kiev, severely escalated Israeli bombings of Syria, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh's new report citing intelligence sources that claim the CIA is aware that President Volodymyr Zelensky along with other top Ukrainian officials are embezzling hundreds of millions in US aid, the DOD's plans to directly target Iranian forces in Syria, Riyadh's efforts to bring Damascus back into the Arab League, and the Pentagon's upcoming nuclear war games.

A group of House Democrats have sent a letter to the Biden Administration demanding that all charges be dropped against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Yesterday marked his fourth year being held in the notorious Belmarsh prison in the UK, awaiting extradition to the US. In Australia and New Zealand a similar cry for his release is coming up from politicians of all stripe. Also today: FBI infiltrating Catholic Churches? Say it aint so! Finally: White House to media: 'shut up about the leaks!'

President Joe Biden flies to Belfast, Northern Ireland tonight for a major celebration: 25 years since the historic Good Friday peace accords and America's vital role in making that happen. Biden's 4 day visit to the island comes as he signals ever louder his intention to definitely run again for president in 2024 – and just as hot button elections issues such as guns, race and a woman's right to choose are at the forefront of the national debate. Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter has become well known in Washington, particularly for her tough questions and trademark whiteboard. Now she's running for Senate and is out with a new book, I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan. She joins the show from New York to discuss all this.  Also on today's show: François Heisbourg, Senior Adviser for Europe, Intl. Institute for Strategic Studies & Philippe Étienne, Former French Ambassador to US; Dr. Ricardo Nuila, author, The People's Hospital To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Heartland POD on Twitter - @TheHeartlandPOD Guest Host: Ray Reed @RayReedMO (Twitter)Co-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO   (Twitter and Post)https://heartlandpod.com/JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Yeah…Yeah…Yeah… STL Progressives did well in spring elections - RachelWisc. Supreme Court Race positive outcome - RAY -         —— GenZ said: We're done with the bullshit https://twitter.com/victorshi2020/status/1644055065618182144?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GATrue or FalseJay Ashcroft is correct that Missouri Republicans have failed in their leadership https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/06/republican-ashcroft-joins-kehoe-in-2024-race-for-missouri-governor/70088658007/"Red states like Florida, Texas, Tennessee, even Indiana and Arkansas, have become examples of conservative leadership while Missouri Republicans, who control every statewide office and have supermajorities in both chambers of the legislature, have failed to deliver," Ashcroft said in a statement. "I'm running to change that."Gotta love a direct attack on your own party as an OPENING moveCyrstal Quade also eyeing a run for governor - here response Yeah…No, Yeah Mini one: Justice Clarence Thomas living the good life, just not on his own dimehttps://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crowReal one: Tennessee GOP expels the Tennessee 3 https://twitter.com/thetnholler/status/1643600604827115520?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GATennessee Lookout (states newsroom project):https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/04/07/an-abomination-tn-house-expels-two-dems-over-gun-protest-despite-removal-looking-temporary/DONATE TO TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/tndemocraticpartyBuy or SellPush by Iowa Dems is a good example for other similar heartland states on where to take the narrative along side the larger issue of abortionhttps://iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/iowa-house-democrats-release-proposals-to-lower-living-costs/Iowa Dems last week: House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst and House Democrats said they plan to introduce a slate of five bills Wednesday on issues from combating wage theft, lowering utility and prescription drug costs, expanding access to affordable housing and child care and freezing tuition. (From article by Robin Opsahl with Iowa Capital Dispatch - States News room outlet for Iowa)The Big OneFederal judge ruling in Texas case that would possibly end medication known commonly as the abortion pill https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/07/texas-judge-halts-fda-approval-of-abortion-pill-00091096Opportunity for legal showdown for Biden admin on the issue Another angle on the issue for 2024 - how does this impact the clear majority of American who think abortion should be legal Strategy of using Texas as a stepping stone for these court fights, especially against liberal programs: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/supreme-court-upholds-affordable-care-4157822/BUT WAIT THERES MOREWashington State case comes out later that day and we've got dueling injunctions!!!!!  https://twitter.com/mjs_dc/status/1644474146716352512?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GAYou go straight to SCOTUS DO NOT PASS GO DO NOT COLLECT $200 dollarsGood NPR story on it https://www.npr.org/2023/04/07/1159220452/abortion-pill-drug-mifepristone-judge-texas-amarillo

In the wake of the Nashville school shooting Republicans expel two state House Democrats for protesting alongside students. Brian interviews California Governor Gavin Newsom about his response to Ron DeSantis' authoritarian tactics and his new PAC seeking to bolster red state Democrats. And Brian is joined by Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, to discuss the major Senate hearing with former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and the broader union movement in the U.S.Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitchShop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shopYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohenTwitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/briantylercohenNewsletter: https://www.briantylercohen.com/sign-upWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tennessee Republicans have expelled two House Democrats for leading a pro-gun reform protest in the wake of the Nashville shooting.The Supreme Court sides with a 12-year-old transgender girl fighting West Virginia's sports ban.USA TODAY Domestic Security Correspondent Josh Meyer looks at the controversy surrounding a report that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted undisclosed gifts for decades.A report outlines horrific sexual abuse by Catholic priests in Baltimore.Commercial Appeal Access and Equity Reporter Micaela Watts talks about how the death of Tyre Nichols rattled Memphis, as covered in the latest episode of States of America.Find USA TODAY Network's streaming channel here.Episode Transcript available hereAlso available at art19.com/shows/5-ThingsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Eric July joins the show to discuss the ongoing violent trans movement after video emerged from a scary situation Thursday night in San Francisco. College swimming champion Riley Gaines was filmed being ambushed by screaming trans activists and was allegedly hit "multiple times by a guy in a dress" following a speech about saving women's sports. A group of activists ambushed her and even asked for payment before she could leave the building. Colorado police announced Thursday they arrested a 19-year-old transgender person for allegedly planning to shoot up three different schools and even churches. The Biden administration proposed new regulations on Thursday that would prohibit schools from enforcing blanket bans on trans-identifying males in girls' sports. The Education Department's Title IX rules state that schools that receive federal funding may not ban biological males in girls' sports wholesale, but they may exclude them on a case-by-case basis. In a historic vote, Tennessee Republicans expelled two state House Democrats on Thursday over their actions during last week's storming of the state Capitol by gun control activists. Today's Sponsors: Relief factor isn't a drug, but it was developed by doctors to fight inflammation. Try it today. The 3-Week QuickStart is only $19.95. Go to http://www.relieffactor.com or call 800-4Relief to get your QuickStart today. First, you'll receive a FREE bottle of Blood Sugar Formula to reduce sugar cravings. You're also getting 4 FREE eBooks to support every aspect of your health. Try Liver Health Formula by going to  Http://www.GetLiverHelp.com/News and claim your 5 Free Bonus Gifts.  This supernatural thriller is perfect for your friends who love scary films and love going to church. You're going to have some great conversations afterward! "Nefarious" opens in theaters nationwide on April 14. Mark the date and get your tickets now at http://www.whoisnefarious.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though Congress is out of session in Washington, there's plenty of political drama happening at the state level. CNN Political Director David Chalian takes a close look at what's going on in Tennessee and North Carolina's state legislatures that could have national ripple effects. The Tennessee House voted to expel at least one of its Democratic colleagues while it considers doing the same to two others. And in North Carolina, Republicans now have a supermajority in both chambers after a House Democrat switched parties.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Don Lemon gets set straight about the Trump indictment. A group of OPEC+ member countries on Sunday announced voluntary oil production cuts that will run from May through the end of this year. The surprise move entails cuts of about 1.15 million barrels per day (BPD). House Democrats' campaign arm is targeting dozens of seats it hopes to flip next year as the party vies to reclaim its majority in the lower chamber. Plus more on today's episode. 

A group of House Democrats is secretly crafting a fallback plan to avoid an economy-rattling debt default. The White House wants no part of it. Moderate Democrats in the Problem Solvers' Caucus have spent weeks constructing a break-glass deal with centrist Republicans in case the country goes all the way to the brink on the debt ceiling. As the summertime deadline for action approaches, they're worried a prolonged standoff could lead to fiscal disaster. Congress editor Elana Schor talks with Playbook editor Mike DeBonis about the plan and what she's watching for. 

Actor Dennis Quaid warned on Friday that a big enough power grid failure would make the COVID pandemic “look like a kids' show.” A developer has discovered a U.S. government intervention option and other insights in Twitter's recently open sourceed recommendation algorithm. A cohort of centrist House Democrats is reportedly in the early stages of hatching a contingency plan to muffle fallout from a debt ceiling negotiation breakdown. On March 14, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS) voted 3-2 to sue the State of California, using public dollars to favor a racist, sexist, derogatory name. They vote in a closed-door session to sue over a recent law that they claim usurps local control and threatens our very freedom and liberty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals.  Cooper and Kirk's white paper on Operation Choke Point 2.0 How bank regulators put crypto-facing banks in a catch-22 SBF charged with bribing a Chinese official Is Sam funding his legal defense with funds purloined from FTX users? The CFTC charges Binance with operating an unlicensed derivatives exchange Binance execs haz no confidence in their geofencing How did the CFTC get their hands on CZ's Signal history The SEC shuts down Beaxy Microstrategy buys another $150m worth of Bitcoin NASDAQ is aiming to launch their crypto custody platform in June What's the deal with McHenry's stablecoin bill? House Democrats would make issuing a stablecoin effectively illegal Elizabeth Warren is “building an anti-crypto army” Are DAOs unincorporated associations or general partnerships? Is the SPDI dead in the water? Did the FDIC Chair perjure himself in front of Congress this week? What's the deal with the SigNet sale? Is dedollarization happening? Content mentioned: Cooper & Kirk whitepaper on Operation Choke Point 2.0

Get a FREE “Fake News Stops Here” mug when you buy an annual subscription to The Texan: https://go.thetexan.news/mug-fake-news-stops-here-2022/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup The Texan's Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for the reporting team? Email editor@thetexan.news — they just might be answered on a future podcast. This week on The Texan's Weekly Roundup, the team discusses: Former Gov. Rick Perry's exclusive interview with The Texan on school choiceA House committee hearing testimony on a bill to legalize sports betting and some casinosThe House passing a bill to eliminate sales taxes on feminine hygiene productsThe divide between House Democrats over a bill to remove “sexually explicit” books from public school librariesFormer President Trump criticizing his rival Ron DeSantis at his Waco rallyThe movement of bills on transgender athletes in women's sports and child gender modificationU.S. Senators from Texas Ted Cruz and John Cornyn working on designating a new interstate highwayThe ongoing case of Army Sgt. Daniel Perry who shot and killed an Austin protester in 2020The Austin Police Department's new departures this month amid its existing attritionThe Texas DPS sending troopers to alleviate the stress of Austin's police staffing crisisA Texas man facing over a century in prison and a $4 million fine for COVID-19 loan fraudCarroll ISD voting to leave the Texas Association of School Boards