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After a brief weekend outage, TikTok was up and running again on Sunday in the United States after President-elect Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order Monday to keep the popular video platform active.1月19日，在周末短暂中断服务后，TikTok在美国恢复上线并正常运行。当天早些时候，美国当选总统唐纳德·特朗普表示，将于1月20日发布一项行政令，以使TikTok这一热门视频平台继续运营。It was the latest in a flurry of news about the short-form video site, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance and has gained some prominent supporters in the US.这是关于北京字节跳动公司旗下的短视频网站TikTok的最新消息，该网站在美国收获了一些知名支持者。TikTok went dark around 10:30 pm ET Saturday but was back online just before 12:30 pm on Sunday. "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now," users were told in a pop-up message Saturday.TikTok于美国东部时间1月18日晚上10时30分左右停止服务，但于1月19日上午12时30分前恢复上线。1月18日，TikTok用户收到一条弹窗消息：“对不起，TikTok当前不可用。”The next day, a new pop-up said: "Welcome back! Thanks for your patience and support. As a result of President Trump's efforts, TikTok is back in the US! You can continue to create, share, and discover all the things you love on TikTok."第二天，新的弹窗信息显示：“欢迎回来！感谢您的耐心和支持。由于特朗普总统的努力，TikTok重返美国！您可以在TikTok上继续创作、分享和发现您所喜爱的一切。”Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday morning: "I'm asking companies not to let TikTok stay dark! I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law's prohibitions take effect, so that we can make a deal to protect our national security.1月19日上午，特朗普在自己的Truth Social平台上发文：“我要求各公司不要让TikTok停止服务！我将于1月20日发布一项行政令，延长TikTok禁令法定生效前的时限，以便我们能够达成协议，保护我们的国家安全。”"The order will also confirm that there will be no liability for any company that helped keep TikTok from going dark before my order. Americans deserve to see our exciting Inauguration on Monday, as well as other events and conversations," Trump wrote.特朗普写道：“该行政令还将确认，在我的命令下达前，任何协助TikTok避免关停的公司都无需承担任何责任。美国人理应在1月20日看到我们激动人心的就职典礼，以及其他活动和对话。”"I would like the United States to have a 50 percent ownership position in a joint venture.…Without US approval, there is no Tik Tok. With our approval, it is worth hundreds of billions of dollars - maybe trillions. Therefore, my initial thought is a joint venture between the current owners and/or new owners."“我希望美国在合资企业中拥有50%的所有权。……没有美国的批准，就不会有TikTok。有了我们的批准，它的价值可达数千亿美元——也许是数万亿美元。因此，我最初的想法是，由现有所有者和/或新所有者共同成立一家合资企业。”In a post on X.com on Sunday by @TikTokPolicy, the platform said: "In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service. We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive.1月19日，TikTok的@TikTokPolicy账号在X.com上发帖称：“在与我们的服务商达成一致后，TikTok正在恢复服务。我们感谢特朗普总统为我们的服务商提供了必要的明确信息和保证，即他们可以向1.7亿多美国用户提供TikTok服务，并助力700多万家小商户蓬勃发展，而不会面临任何处罚。”"It's a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship. We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in the United States," the statement said.声明表示，“这是对第一修正案的有力支持，也是对任意审查的坚决反对。我们将与特朗普总统合作，寻求一个长期解决方案，让TikTok留在美国”。The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act—passed by Congress by a wide margin in the spring and upheld by the Supreme Court on Friday—required ByteDance to cut ties with the platform's US operations by Jan 19, due to alleged national security concerns. The statute, however, gives the sitting president authority to grant a 90-day extension if a viable sale were underway.《保护美国人免受外国对手控制应用程序侵害法》于今年春季在国会以压倒性多数票通过，并于3月8日获得最高法院的支持。该法案要求字节跳动在1月19日前切断其在美业务，理由是所谓的国家安全担忧。然而，该法案也规定，如果Tiktok正在进行可行的出售，现任总统有权给予90天的延期。Google and Apple had removed the app from their digital stores to comply with the law by Sunday or potentially face hefty fines.谷歌和苹果已从各自的数字应用商店中下架该应用程序，以遵守1月19日生效的法律，否则可能面临巨额罚款。US Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, took a strong stand for TikTok in a post on X.com on Saturday.1月18日，美国肯塔基州共和党参议员兰德·保罗在X.com上发帖表示坚定支持TikTok。"Why am I joining @tiktok_us just as the government ban begins? Because I don't like being told what to do," he wrote. "I don't like being told what I can think or say. The courts may think @tiktok_us is excluded from the first amendment. I don't. I join @tiktok_us today as a form of civil disobedience. To the 170 million Americans using @tiktok_us: Don't give in and don't give up. Resist."“为什么我要在政府禁令开始生效时加入Tiktok？因为我不喜欢别人告诉我该做什么，”他写道。“我不喜欢别人告诉我要怎么想或怎么说。法院可能认为Tiktok不受第一修正案保护。但我不这么认为。我今天加入Tiktok，是用公民不服从的形式进行非暴力抗议。致1.7亿使用Tiktok的美国人：不要屈服，不要放弃。反抗。”The ban, though, still has support among US lawmakers.然而，该禁令仍得到美国立法者的支持。Senator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, warned companies on Sunday not to provide TikTok with the technical support it needs.1月19日，阿肯色州共和党参议员汤姆·科顿警告各公司，不要向TikTok提供所需的技术支持。"Any company that hosts, distributes, services, or otherwise facilitates communist-controlled TikTok could face hundreds of billions of dollars of ruinous liability under the law, not just from (the Justice Department), but also under securities law, shareholder lawsuits, and state AGs," Cotton wrote on X. "Think about it."科顿在X上写道：“任何托管、分发、服务或以其他方式协助共产党控制的TikTok的公司，根据法律都可能面临数百亿美元的毁灭性罚款，这不仅仅来自（司法部），还可能来自证券法、股东诉讼和各州总检察长。想想吧。”Dave Portnoy, founder of the Barstool Sports website, in a video posted to his 3.4 million followers on X on Thursday, said federal officials were "detached from reality".1月16日，Barstool Sports网站创始人戴夫·波特诺伊在X平台上发布了一段视频，向他的340万关注者表示，联邦官员“脱离现实”。"There's just no way you can ruin that many jobs, livelihoods, careers, advertising because you're afraid of Chinese disinformation," Portnoy said. "I'm more worried about American government disinformation at this point than the Chinese."“你不能因为害怕中国的虚假信息，就毁掉那么多人的工作、生计、事业和广告收入，”波特诺伊说，“我现在更担心美国政府的虚假信息，而不是中国的。”TikTok CEO Shou Chew is expected to attend Trump's inauguration with a prime seating location.TikTok首席执行官周受资将出席特朗普的就职典礼，并坐在贵宾席上。Zhu Keli, founding director of the China Institute of New Economy, said the decision to uphold the ban casts a shadow on TikTok's future in the US, but Trump's "most likely" 90-day extension could provide a valuable buffer period for the company.中国新经济研究院创始院长朱克力表示，维持禁令的决定给TikTok在美国的未来蒙上了阴影，但特朗普“很可能”批准90天延期，这或许为该公司提供一个宝贵的缓冲期。"Trump's stand indicates that TikTok still has a chance to seek a better solution to ensure its legal operation in the US through negotiation, cooperation or other innovative methods. It is also a recognition of TikTok's immense user base and commercial value," Zhu said.“特朗普的立场表明，TikTok仍有机会通过谈判、合作或其他新方法寻求更好的解决方案，以确保其在美国的合法运营。这也体现了对TikTok庞大用户基础和商业价值的认可，”朱克力说。Zhu noted that the TikTok case highlights the compliance challenges that Chinese tech companies are facing, especially in terms of data security, when expanding their presence in overseas markets amid geopolitical uncertainties.朱克力指出，TikTok事件凸显了在地缘政治不确定的情况下，中国科技公司拓展海外市场时面临的合规挑战，尤其是在数据安全方面。heftyadj.大的，可观的detachv.使分离，使分开compliancen.服从；遵守

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) will step down from his leadership post in November. U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle's "Wake Up Mid-Missouri", telling listeners that he was surprised by the timing of Leader McConnell's announcement and that he appreciates the Kentucky Republican's service. Another main topic during today's interview was protecting Social Security. Senator Schmitt tells listeners that it must be protected and that the federal government is now taking in a record $5-trillion a year. He suggests there's wasteful spending in Washington that would be better spent on Social Security. Senator Schmitt also tells listeners that there's a lack of understanding about the role of the federal government from some of his colleagues on Capitol Hill:

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to discuss the results of the New Hampshire primary race for Trump, Haley, and Biden, Ron DeSantis drops out after Iowa making it a two person race for the GOP nomination, Donald Trump's mental decline is now the biggest story in politics, SCOTUS barely upholds the law in Texas for migrants, Nikki Haley still hanging on until Super Tuesday, GOP terrified of what will happen to the control in Congress in 2024, SCOTUS set to give unprecedented power to corporations and uneducated judges, Florida tried to pay for Trump's legal fees, Kentucky Republican makes a wild but funny mistake, Tim Scott conveniently gets engaged, and much more!StoriesTrump wins NH primary shortly after polls closeAs does Biden...without even being on the ballotOl' Pudding Fingers, we hardly knew yeTrump's mental decline has finally gotten so obvious even Nikki is going inSCOTUS barely upholds obvious law in Texas, and MAGA is angryRepublicans advocate for defying the SCOTUS…ok, don't mind if I do!GOP is terrified of 2024, and Dem voters need to take noticeSCOTUS is getting ready to put regulatory questions firmly in the hands of billionairesFlorida CFO so thirsty to throw public money behind Trump's legal woesDeSantis immediately destroys this planChris Sununu says Trump harms the party at the top of the ticketThis Week in StupidTim Scott got engaged…WE ALL KNOW WHY!Kentucky Republican goes full Shelbyvillian but not really

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Representative Jim Jordan, the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has shared an anticipated timeline regarding the deliberation process for a potential impeachment process against President Joe Biden. As stated on a recent Sunday, Jordan, an Ohio-based Republican, indicated that further action in this matter could be expected shortly after the commencement of the forthcoming year. The House Oversight Committee is at present undertaking an examination into the relations of the Biden family, as per an announcement made in September by Kevin McCarthy, the former House Speaker and a Republican representing California. The primary issue that the Biden impeachment investigation is centering around is the accusation of any possible involvement on part of the President in the international business ventures of his son Hunter Biden. Presidential aides continue to affirm that the President has not had any involvement with his son's business engagements. James Comer, the Kentucky Republican and current Chairman of the Oversight Committee, sanctioned subpoenas aimed at Hunter Biden, the President's first son, as well as James Biden, the President's brother, and other family members, in the final week.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kentucky Republican candidate for governor Daniel Cameron spoke to Terry Meiners about the Trump arrest and a potential new mask mandate. He also speaks about the new Louisville police chief and installing a Kentucky State Police post in Louisville. Cameron also spoke about education in the state and his other plans for the Commonwealth.

On Tuesday, voters are heading to the polls in at least three competitive races: the Kentucky Republican gubernatorial primary, the Philadelphia Democratic mayoral primary and the Jacksonville mayoral election. In this installment of the podcast, Galen and Nathaniel preview the state of those three races. They also speak with YouGov's Linley Sanders about a new poll showing that Democrats broadly trust news outlets more than Republicans, including even some right-leaning news outlets. And they look at how the public is reacting to last week's scandals involving former President Donald Trump and New York Rep. George Santos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Occupational licensing places enormous burdens on people who want to use their skills in the marketplace. State-level reform efforts have been slow going. Kentucky Republican state Representative Steven Doan and the Pacific Legal Foundation's Steven Slivinski comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This show features open and honest conversations with host, Austin Langley. This week on the podcast we have a newer person to the Denver comedy scene, Mike Craven. Chicago, Skateboarding, and running for office in Kentucky. Mike talks about his life B.C. (Before Colorado), avoiding the family business, and photography. The boys discuss there being more to life than comedy, baby making music in Idaho and abandoned building in Chicago. Austin and Mike also discuss living a life without alcohol. Guests on the show are encouraged to be genuine, while no subject is off the table. It is a judgment free space to talk about those subjects that aren't normally discussed in everyday life. Guests open up about those stories and personal experiences that maybe they haven't shared before or would like to get off their chest. The goal is to be unrestricted and transparent.

President Joe Biden is calling on U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel. In a draft letter to refiners, Biden says their profits have tripled during a time of war between Russia and Ukraine as Americans struggle with record high prices at the pump. Biden writes that the oil companies need to work with his administration to bring forward "near-term solutions that address the crisis.” Gas prices nationwide are averaging roughly $5 a gallon. That's an economic burden for many Americans and a political threat for the president's fellow Democrats going into the midterm elections. Biden's message that corporate greed is contributing to higher prices might resonate with voters. Today the Fed will reveal how much they will raise interest rates. Experts believe it will increase by three quarter of a percentage point, more than triple what is typical. Authorities say two police officers were shot and killed while investigating a possible stabbing in a Los Angeles suburb. It happened about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday at a motel in the city of El Monte. Authorities say officers confronted a man in a motel room where shots rang out and the gunman then fled to the parking lot where more gunfire was exchanged. The gunman was shot and died. The officers who died were described as a veteran with more than two decades of experience and a rookie with less than a year on the job. El Monte's interim police chief called them heroes who died serving their community. The National Weather Service is telling people to prepare for excessive heat in the the Midwest and Southeast with warnings from Michigan to Florida. U.S. Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina has been ousted from Congress in his Republican primary after voting to impeach Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 insurrection. He is the first of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump to lose a reelection bid.  U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2 after her detention was extended for a third time, Russian state-run media has reported. The report gave no timeline for Griner's trial, but cited a top Russian diplomat as saying that she will not be considered for detainee swaps until her case has been investigated. The 31-year-old WNBA center was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling after Russian airport authorities claimed in February to have found cannabis products in her luggage. Her supporters have expressed concern that Moscow will use her as a bargaining chip amid tensions over its war in Ukraine. Lots of Major League action Tuesday night as the Cardinals rout the Pirates in a double header and Chris Bassitt pitches 8 innings to help the Mets beat the Brewers, meanwhile the Los Angeles Rams hang on to Travin Howard.  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced his support for his chamber's emerging bipartisan gun agreement. The Kentucky Republican's endorsement Tuesday boosted momentum for modest but notable election-year action by Congress on an issue that's deadlocked lawmakers for three decades. An outline of the accord was released Sunday by 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans. Leaders hope it can be translated into legislation in days and voted on by Congress before lawmakers' July 4 recess. McConnell's backing was the latest indication that last month's gun massacres in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, had reconfigured the political calculations for some in the GOP. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol has postponed a hearing that was to feature Trump-era Justice Department officials. The hearing had been scheduled for Wednesday, but the committee on Tuesday morning said it had been delayed. A spokesman for the panel attributed the postponement to “a number of scheduling factors, including production timeline and availability of members and witnesses.” Raging floodwaters that pulled houses into rivers and forced rescues by air and boat across the Yellowstone region in Montana have begun to recede. But tourists and others were still stranded Tuesday after roads and bridges were knocked out by torrential rains that swelled waterways to record levels. Wall Street closed mostly lower on Tuesday, a day after tumbling into a bear market on worries that high inflation will push central banks to clamp the brakes too hard on the economy. UPS has unveiled a battery-powered, four-wheeled cycle to more efficiently haul cargo in some of the world's most congested streets and to reduce its carbon footprint. The company unveiled the tiny delivery vehicles Tuesday in New York City. It said a trial run is focused on the city and several places in Europe. A decades-old dispute between Denmark and Canada over a tiny, barren and uninhabited rock in the Arctic has come to an end. A border will be drawn across the half-square-mile Hans Island in the waterway between the northwestern coast of Greenland and Canada's Ellesmere Island. President Joe Biden has told the largest federation of labor unions that he's rebuilding the U.S. economy around workers. He's drawing a contrast with Republicans who have increasingly attracted blue-collar votes. Biden says, “We should encourage unions." His speech Tuesday at the AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia was an attempt to reset the debate on the economy. His approval ratings have slid as consumer prices and the cost of gasoline have surged. U.S. producer prices surged 10.8% in May from a year earlier, underscoring the ongoing threat to the economy from a bout of inflation that shows no sign of slowing. Tuesday's report from the Labor Department showed that the producer price index — which measures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose at slightly slower pace last month than in April, when it jumped 10.9% from a year earlier, and is down from an 11.5% yearly gain in March. Pope Francis has blasted the “ferocity and cruelty” of Russian troops in Ukraine while praising the “heroism” and “courage” of Ukrainians to defend their land. Francis also insisted there weren't “good guys and bad guys” and that Russia was in some ways provoked by NATO's expansion east. A man once briefly married to Britney Spears has pleaded not guilty to felony stalking after showing up at the pop star's wedding to her longtime boyfriend last week. Forty-year-old Jason Alexander pleaded not guilty to the charge, along with misdemeanor counts of trespassing, vandalism and battery. A California judge set his bail at $100,000 and ordered him to stay at least 100 yards from Spears for three years. —The Associated Press See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daily News Brief Wednesday June 08, 2022 Lies, Propaganda, Story Telling, and the Serrated Edge: This year our national conference is in Knoxville, TN October 6th-8th. The theme of this year’s conference is Lies, Propaganda, Storytelling and the Serrated Edge. Our conference is not your typical conference. We fight, laugh and feast with fellowship, beer and Psalms, our amazing lineup of speakers, hanging with our awesome vendors, meeting new friends, and more. Early bird tickets are available now, but will be gone before you know it! Sign up now at flfnetwork.com/knoxville2022 How to follow Tuesday's primary election https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/07/politics/follow-tuesday-primary-election-june-7/index.html According to CNN It's election day in New Jersey, Mississippi, South Dakota, Iowa, New Mexico, Montana and California. A number of House primary races have captured national attention, especially in California, where redistricting after the 2020 census shook up the traditional political playing field. A former Trump administration Cabinet member is running for a new House seat in Montana, there's a high-profile Democratic Senate primary in Iowa, and incumbent governors in California, Iowa, New Mexico and South Dakota are up for reelection. Here's everything you need to know: California Gov. Gavin Newsom, less than a year after beating back an attempt to recall him, is seeking a second term. Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla, whom Newsom appointed to now-Vice President Kamala Harris' seat last year, is running for a full term as well as in a special election for the remainder of Harris' term. Beyond House primary races, there is a special general election to replace former GOP Rep. Devin Nunes in California's 22nd Congressional District. Under the state's primary system, all candidates run on the same ballot, and the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, advance to the general election. In Los Angeles, developer Rick Caruso has emerged as a top contender to US Rep. Karen Bass in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti. LA City Council Member Kevin de Leon is also running. If no one takes a majority Tuesday, the top two candidates will advance to a November runoff. In San Francisco, District Attorney Chesa Boudin is facing a recall election. If a majority of voters support the recall, San Francisco Mayor London Breed would appoint an interim district attorney. In Iowa, former US Rep. Abby Finkenauer faces retired Navy Vice Adm. Mike Franken and Minden City Council Member Glenn Hurst in the Democratic primary to take on Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley in November. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and Democrat Deidre DeJear, who ran for Iowa secretary of state in 2018, are running unopposed in their gubernatorial primaries. And three of the state's four US House members face competitive races this fall. Montana is hosting two US House races for the first time in decades after the state gained a second seat in reapportionment following the 2020 census. Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who was Montana's member at-large before joining the Trump administration, is running for the new 1st District. In Mississippi, Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo, who is under a congressional ethics investigation, faces a competitive GOP primary. In New Jersey, Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski is vulnerable in the 7th Congressional District after his seat became more Republican in redistricting. And Rob Menendez, a Port Authority commissioner and the son of Sen. Bob Menendez, is the front-runner for the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Albio Sires in the 8th District. In New Mexico, five Republicans are vying for the chance to face Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in the fall. Two Democrats are challenging GOP Rep. Yvette Herrell in the state's 2nd Congressional District, which became more Democratic in redistricting. And in South Dakota, Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, a potential 2024 presidential contender, is running for reelection in the reliably red state. She faces a primary challenge from state Rep. Steven Haugaard, a former state House speaker. Los Angeles and San Francisco voters may rebuke left in primaries nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/los-angeles-san-francisco-voters-may-rebuke-left-primaries-rcna31877 Two of America’s most famously progressive cities may take right turns Tuesday, when California and six other states hold primary elections. In Los Angeles, long-simmering frustrations with issues like homelessness and crime have made an ex-Republican billionaire the unlikely front-runner to be the next mayor of the heavily Democratic megacity. Rick Caruso, a major real estate developer who only recently joined the Democratic Party and received a rare endorsement from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has spent more than $34 million on his campaign — nearly 10 times more than his main opponent, six-term Democratic Rep. Karen Bass. While the money helps, Caruso has tapped into growing resentment about the state of the city and the perception that its Democratic leaders have been unable to do much about it. Homelessness continues to rise while housing has become even less affordable. Crime is up, traffic is worse, and high gas prices come with extra sting in a city infamous for its long commutes. Los Angeles County, which has for decades been a magnet for Americans dreaming of a fresh start, saw more people leave during the first year of the pandemic than any other in the U.S., according to census data released in March. With TV ads promising to “clean up LA” and to be “a doer ... not just a talker,” Caruso has portrayed himself as an ideological outsider with the ability and willingness to do what the city needs, even if it angers activists or unions. His plan to hire 1,500 new police officers, for instance, has earned rebukes from other candidates focused more on the LAPD’s civil rights issues. Bass and her allies, meanwhile, have compared Caruso to another party-switching billionaire real estate developer — former President Donald Trump — and highlighted Caruso’s past donations to GOP candidates like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and to anti-abortion causes. “He’s a fraud,” says the narrator of an ad from a pro-Bass super PAC, calling Caruso “a lifelong Republican.” L.A.’s recent mayoral elections have been relatively sleepy affairs where only around 1 in 5 registered voters bothered to turn out. But analysts say that could be different this year, as term-limited Mayor Eric Garcetti leaves office with low approval ratings and polls showing a growing number of voters concerned about the direction of the city. The contest, however, will likely continue into the fall since none of the candidates are expected to clear the 50 percent threshold necessary to avoid a runoff, which is scheduled to coincide with the general election in November. It’s a similar story in San Francisco, another famously progressive city that has been suffering from familiar urban plights — it had an even bigger exodus recently than L.A. on a per-capita basis. But crime has become the central flashpoint here, as polls suggest voters are poised to fire their reformist district attorney in a recall election Tuesday. Idaho Property Taxes With reports that property taxes are increasing around 25% on average here in Idaho, and that is my anecdotal average, it is long past due that we overhaul our taxation system. It should be no surprise to you that I believe property taxes are legitimate theft, that mechanism of connecting taxes to your property ownership is just plain wicked, and this is not to take away from the fact that I believe the government does have real authority to tax its citizens. But to tie taxes to the ownership of your property is to in effect turn your ownership of your own property into a rental, with the government as your benevolent landlord. Now think about this. Imagine if the government taxed your local grocery store the same way they tax your property, the economic damage that would come from this, would be horrendous. So, the government taxes your house by telling you how much your house is worth, and unlike sales tax, you get taxed for the mere fact that you own the house. At least with a gallon of milk, it does not even get taxed until it sales, but with your house you get taxed on the very ownership of it, based off what the government says you owe…based off the value they determine and assess that your house is worth. Imagine if milk was taxed daily before it was sold off the shelf? Every day that gallon is taxed on the shelf just sitting there doing nothing. Do you think your local grocery store will be incentivised to keep more milk on the shelf or less? This is why the housing market is so egregious right now. We assess monthly taxes on the ownership of your house, which dissisentivieses builders to build houses and keep them as inventory, you know on the shelf like a gallon of milk, and then when the government artificially shutdowns the economy, the housing market was already limited (the stocked shelves of the housing market was limited), and then add government driven inflation, wooola, you get this awful cycle all driven by government intervention driven by all these various mechanisms. Boniface Woodworking LLC: Boniface Woodworking exists for those who enjoy shopping with integrity; who want to buy handmade wooden furniture, gifts, and heirloom items that will last for generations. From dining tables and church pulpits to cigar humidors and everything in between; quality pieces that you can give your children’s children, tie them to their roots, and transcend the basic function of whatever they are! So, start voting with your dollars, and stop buying cheap crap from people who hate you! Visit www.bonifacewoodworking.com to see our gallery, learn our story, and submit your order for heirloom quality wood items. Gun debate: With all the talk of gun violence and red flag laws happening since the Uvalde shooting, and we need to clear up some fake news that is going around. Joe Biden and various news outlets have been claiming that before 2020, the number one way children die is due to auto accidents annually. After 2020, and Joe Biden just claimed this five days ago, the number one killer of children is now through guns. Google and you will see a number of mainstream outlets cover this “fact” or is it? Here is a snippet from Forbes to prove this point: The lie: Forbes:https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninashapiro/2022/04/18/the-leading-cause-of-death-in-children-and-youths-is-now-guns/?sh=25d16ffe1705 “In 2000, over 13,000 young people died due to motor vehicular-related injuries. In 2020, just over 8,000 deaths in the young population were recorded, which is a reduction of over 40% over the past two decades. In contrast, there were just under 7,000 firearm-related deaths in those ages 1- to 24-years in 2000, and over 10,000 deaths in 2020. In this time period, while motor vehicle safety measures have increased, in concert with increased federal funding to reduce these injuries and deaths, there was little, if any, federal funding for firearm safety research between 1996 and 2019.” The Truth, and surprisingly this is coming from NBC: NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/child-gun-deaths-car-deaths-data-rcna31617 “While gun and motor vehicle deaths increased substantially in 2020, the latest year for which final numbers were available, claims that more children and teenagers die due to guns than motor vehicles only hold up when 18- to 19-year-olds are included, a group that accounts for nearly as many gun deaths as 1- to 17-year-olds combined do, according to an NBC News analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The gap between vehicular deaths and firearm deaths is narrowing among 1- to 17-year-olds, and may close entirely, according to the CDC’s provisional and incomplete 2021 data.” Now you need to tune in to last night’s CrossPolitic Show to hear Choc Knox talk about the racist history of gun laws and gun permits. Don’t miss it! Rand Paul unveils plan to slash federal spending over next 5 years to balance budget https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/rand-paul-unveils-plan-slash-federal-spending-balance-budget According to Fox Business: Sen. Rand Paul on Monday unveiled a new bill that includes trillions in budget cuts over the next five years in order to bring about a balanced budget. The Kentucky Republican's proposal would yield a $65.8 billion surplus by fiscal year 2027. Collectively, the plan spends about $4.2 trillion less than the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated during that time period, a person familiar with the matter said. "Five years ago, we could balance our budget with a freeze in spending. Not cut anything. Since then, our debt has skyrocketed to $30 trillion with $2 trillion just from this past year," Paul said in a statement. "We cannot keep ignoring this problem at the expense of taxpayers, and my budget will put our nation on track to solve this crisis that Congress created." The plan calls for cuts across the budget, excluding Social Security, which is racing toward insolvency. What is cut will be determined at a later time through the normal spending process. The goal is to set a parameter that Congress must fit its spending agenda within, rather than identifying specific cuts now. This is Gabriel Rench with Crosspolitic News. Support Rowdy Christian media by joining our club at fightlaughfeast.com, downloading our App, and head to our annual Fight Laugh Feast Events. If this content is helpful to you, would you please consider becoming a Fight Laugh Feast Club Member? 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Daily News Brief Wednesday June 08, 2022 Lies, Propaganda, Story Telling, and the Serrated Edge: This year our national conference is in Knoxville, TN October 6th-8th. The theme of this year’s conference is Lies, Propaganda, Storytelling and the Serrated Edge. Our conference is not your typical conference. We fight, laugh and feast with fellowship, beer and Psalms, our amazing lineup of speakers, hanging with our awesome vendors, meeting new friends, and more. Early bird tickets are available now, but will be gone before you know it! Sign up now at flfnetwork.com/knoxville2022 How to follow Tuesday's primary election https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/07/politics/follow-tuesday-primary-election-june-7/index.html According to CNN It's election day in New Jersey, Mississippi, South Dakota, Iowa, New Mexico, Montana and California. A number of House primary races have captured national attention, especially in California, where redistricting after the 2020 census shook up the traditional political playing field. A former Trump administration Cabinet member is running for a new House seat in Montana, there's a high-profile Democratic Senate primary in Iowa, and incumbent governors in California, Iowa, New Mexico and South Dakota are up for reelection. Here's everything you need to know: California Gov. Gavin Newsom, less than a year after beating back an attempt to recall him, is seeking a second term. Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla, whom Newsom appointed to now-Vice President Kamala Harris' seat last year, is running for a full term as well as in a special election for the remainder of Harris' term. Beyond House primary races, there is a special general election to replace former GOP Rep. Devin Nunes in California's 22nd Congressional District. Under the state's primary system, all candidates run on the same ballot, and the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, advance to the general election. In Los Angeles, developer Rick Caruso has emerged as a top contender to US Rep. Karen Bass in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti. LA City Council Member Kevin de Leon is also running. If no one takes a majority Tuesday, the top two candidates will advance to a November runoff. In San Francisco, District Attorney Chesa Boudin is facing a recall election. If a majority of voters support the recall, San Francisco Mayor London Breed would appoint an interim district attorney. In Iowa, former US Rep. Abby Finkenauer faces retired Navy Vice Adm. Mike Franken and Minden City Council Member Glenn Hurst in the Democratic primary to take on Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley in November. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and Democrat Deidre DeJear, who ran for Iowa secretary of state in 2018, are running unopposed in their gubernatorial primaries. And three of the state's four US House members face competitive races this fall. Montana is hosting two US House races for the first time in decades after the state gained a second seat in reapportionment following the 2020 census. Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who was Montana's member at-large before joining the Trump administration, is running for the new 1st District. In Mississippi, Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo, who is under a congressional ethics investigation, faces a competitive GOP primary. In New Jersey, Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski is vulnerable in the 7th Congressional District after his seat became more Republican in redistricting. And Rob Menendez, a Port Authority commissioner and the son of Sen. Bob Menendez, is the front-runner for the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Albio Sires in the 8th District. In New Mexico, five Republicans are vying for the chance to face Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in the fall. Two Democrats are challenging GOP Rep. Yvette Herrell in the state's 2nd Congressional District, which became more Democratic in redistricting. And in South Dakota, Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, a potential 2024 presidential contender, is running for reelection in the reliably red state. She faces a primary challenge from state Rep. Steven Haugaard, a former state House speaker. Los Angeles and San Francisco voters may rebuke left in primaries nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/los-angeles-san-francisco-voters-may-rebuke-left-primaries-rcna31877 Two of America’s most famously progressive cities may take right turns Tuesday, when California and six other states hold primary elections. In Los Angeles, long-simmering frustrations with issues like homelessness and crime have made an ex-Republican billionaire the unlikely front-runner to be the next mayor of the heavily Democratic megacity. Rick Caruso, a major real estate developer who only recently joined the Democratic Party and received a rare endorsement from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has spent more than $34 million on his campaign — nearly 10 times more than his main opponent, six-term Democratic Rep. Karen Bass. While the money helps, Caruso has tapped into growing resentment about the state of the city and the perception that its Democratic leaders have been unable to do much about it. Homelessness continues to rise while housing has become even less affordable. Crime is up, traffic is worse, and high gas prices come with extra sting in a city infamous for its long commutes. Los Angeles County, which has for decades been a magnet for Americans dreaming of a fresh start, saw more people leave during the first year of the pandemic than any other in the U.S., according to census data released in March. With TV ads promising to “clean up LA” and to be “a doer ... not just a talker,” Caruso has portrayed himself as an ideological outsider with the ability and willingness to do what the city needs, even if it angers activists or unions. His plan to hire 1,500 new police officers, for instance, has earned rebukes from other candidates focused more on the LAPD’s civil rights issues. Bass and her allies, meanwhile, have compared Caruso to another party-switching billionaire real estate developer — former President Donald Trump — and highlighted Caruso’s past donations to GOP candidates like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and to anti-abortion causes. “He’s a fraud,” says the narrator of an ad from a pro-Bass super PAC, calling Caruso “a lifelong Republican.” L.A.’s recent mayoral elections have been relatively sleepy affairs where only around 1 in 5 registered voters bothered to turn out. But analysts say that could be different this year, as term-limited Mayor Eric Garcetti leaves office with low approval ratings and polls showing a growing number of voters concerned about the direction of the city. The contest, however, will likely continue into the fall since none of the candidates are expected to clear the 50 percent threshold necessary to avoid a runoff, which is scheduled to coincide with the general election in November. It’s a similar story in San Francisco, another famously progressive city that has been suffering from familiar urban plights — it had an even bigger exodus recently than L.A. on a per-capita basis. But crime has become the central flashpoint here, as polls suggest voters are poised to fire their reformist district attorney in a recall election Tuesday. Idaho Property Taxes With reports that property taxes are increasing around 25% on average here in Idaho, and that is my anecdotal average, it is long past due that we overhaul our taxation system. It should be no surprise to you that I believe property taxes are legitimate theft, that mechanism of connecting taxes to your property ownership is just plain wicked, and this is not to take away from the fact that I believe the government does have real authority to tax its citizens. But to tie taxes to the ownership of your property is to in effect turn your ownership of your own property into a rental, with the government as your benevolent landlord. Now think about this. Imagine if the government taxed your local grocery store the same way they tax your property, the economic damage that would come from this, would be horrendous. So, the government taxes your house by telling you how much your house is worth, and unlike sales tax, you get taxed for the mere fact that you own the house. At least with a gallon of milk, it does not even get taxed until it sales, but with your house you get taxed on the very ownership of it, based off what the government says you owe…based off the value they determine and assess that your house is worth. Imagine if milk was taxed daily before it was sold off the shelf? Every day that gallon is taxed on the shelf just sitting there doing nothing. Do you think your local grocery store will be incentivised to keep more milk on the shelf or less? This is why the housing market is so egregious right now. We assess monthly taxes on the ownership of your house, which dissisentivieses builders to build houses and keep them as inventory, you know on the shelf like a gallon of milk, and then when the government artificially shutdowns the economy, the housing market was already limited (the stocked shelves of the housing market was limited), and then add government driven inflation, wooola, you get this awful cycle all driven by government intervention driven by all these various mechanisms. Boniface Woodworking LLC: Boniface Woodworking exists for those who enjoy shopping with integrity; who want to buy handmade wooden furniture, gifts, and heirloom items that will last for generations. From dining tables and church pulpits to cigar humidors and everything in between; quality pieces that you can give your children’s children, tie them to their roots, and transcend the basic function of whatever they are! So, start voting with your dollars, and stop buying cheap crap from people who hate you! Visit www.bonifacewoodworking.com to see our gallery, learn our story, and submit your order for heirloom quality wood items. Gun debate: With all the talk of gun violence and red flag laws happening since the Uvalde shooting, and we need to clear up some fake news that is going around. Joe Biden and various news outlets have been claiming that before 2020, the number one way children die is due to auto accidents annually. After 2020, and Joe Biden just claimed this five days ago, the number one killer of children is now through guns. Google and you will see a number of mainstream outlets cover this “fact” or is it? Here is a snippet from Forbes to prove this point: The lie: Forbes:https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninashapiro/2022/04/18/the-leading-cause-of-death-in-children-and-youths-is-now-guns/?sh=25d16ffe1705 “In 2000, over 13,000 young people died due to motor vehicular-related injuries. In 2020, just over 8,000 deaths in the young population were recorded, which is a reduction of over 40% over the past two decades. In contrast, there were just under 7,000 firearm-related deaths in those ages 1- to 24-years in 2000, and over 10,000 deaths in 2020. In this time period, while motor vehicle safety measures have increased, in concert with increased federal funding to reduce these injuries and deaths, there was little, if any, federal funding for firearm safety research between 1996 and 2019.” The Truth, and surprisingly this is coming from NBC: NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/child-gun-deaths-car-deaths-data-rcna31617 “While gun and motor vehicle deaths increased substantially in 2020, the latest year for which final numbers were available, claims that more children and teenagers die due to guns than motor vehicles only hold up when 18- to 19-year-olds are included, a group that accounts for nearly as many gun deaths as 1- to 17-year-olds combined do, according to an NBC News analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The gap between vehicular deaths and firearm deaths is narrowing among 1- to 17-year-olds, and may close entirely, according to the CDC’s provisional and incomplete 2021 data.” Now you need to tune in to last night’s CrossPolitic Show to hear Choc Knox talk about the racist history of gun laws and gun permits. Don’t miss it! Rand Paul unveils plan to slash federal spending over next 5 years to balance budget https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/rand-paul-unveils-plan-slash-federal-spending-balance-budget According to Fox Business: Sen. Rand Paul on Monday unveiled a new bill that includes trillions in budget cuts over the next five years in order to bring about a balanced budget. The Kentucky Republican's proposal would yield a $65.8 billion surplus by fiscal year 2027. Collectively, the plan spends about $4.2 trillion less than the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated during that time period, a person familiar with the matter said. "Five years ago, we could balance our budget with a freeze in spending. Not cut anything. Since then, our debt has skyrocketed to $30 trillion with $2 trillion just from this past year," Paul said in a statement. "We cannot keep ignoring this problem at the expense of taxpayers, and my budget will put our nation on track to solve this crisis that Congress created." The plan calls for cuts across the budget, excluding Social Security, which is racing toward insolvency. What is cut will be determined at a later time through the normal spending process. The goal is to set a parameter that Congress must fit its spending agenda within, rather than identifying specific cuts now. This is Gabriel Rench with Crosspolitic News. Support Rowdy Christian media by joining our club at fightlaughfeast.com, downloading our App, and head to our annual Fight Laugh Feast Events. If this content is helpful to you, would you please consider becoming a Fight Laugh Feast Club Member? 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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he has encouraged Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to discuss the possibility of bipartisan action to address mass shootings with Democrats. McConnell said Thursday that he had met with Cornyn, who flew back to Texas this week after a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, west of San Antonio, left 19 children and two teachers dead. McConnell said in an interview on CNN that he had urged Cornyn to talk to Sens. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Chris Murphy of Connecticut, two Democrats who have called for bipartisan talks on gun safety legislation, "and others who are interested in trying to get an outcome that's directly related to the problem." "And so I am hopeful that we could come up with a bipartisan solution that's directly related to the facts of this awful massacre," the Kentucky Republican said. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he has encouraged Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to discuss the possibility of bipartisan action to address mass shootings with Democrats. McConnell said Thursday that he had met with Cornyn, who flew back to Texas this week after a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, west of San Antonio, left 19 children and two teachers dead. McConnell said in an interview on CNN that he had urged Cornyn to talk to Sens. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Chris Murphy of Connecticut, two Democrats who have called for bipartisan talks on gun safety legislation, "and others who are interested in trying to get an outcome that's directly related to the problem." "And so I am hopeful that we could come up with a bipartisan solution that's directly related to the facts of this awful massacre," the Kentucky Republican said. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facts & spin for April 26 2022 top stories: Elon Musk to buy Twitter, EU plans Big Tech rules, Macron is reelected, Israel shells Lebanon, Ukraine railways stations struck, courts block New York democrats' gerrymandered map, Kentucky Republican's abortion law, Puerto Rican's federal welfare benefits, Orrin Hatch dies, Trump's Chief-of-Staff was allegedly warned of possible January 6 Violence, and a climate activist dies after setting himself on fire at the Supreme Court Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/

Welcome to Cannabis Daily - Your daily guide to cannabis news, industry trends and trade ideas in under 5 mins.Episode Summary:Tilray big news of the day, TLRY a profitable second quarter of their financial or fiscal year, 2022, the parent company now renamed to Tilray Brands.Kentucky Republican state representative introduces amended medical marijuana bill, and attempt to win by partisan support, Kentucky just doing its best to stay in the cannabis news as much as possible.Canadian-based company Instadose Pharma Corp INSD completed a world record shipment of 2.125 tons of medical cannabis from South Africa to north Macedonia on 25th of December. African cannabis market will be worth around $7 billion annually by the year 2023, do not forget about Africa.Hosted & Produced By:Elliot LaneAaron Thomas Contact us at: cannabishou@benzinga.comFollow Benzinga Cannabis On Social MediaInstagramTwitterYouTubeLinkedInSubscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts at https://www.benzinga.com/podcastsSubscribe to the Cannabis Insider Newsletter to get more cannabis news and trending links delivered to your inbox.Tune in weekly to Cannabis Hour at 4 pm ET every Thursday for Cannabis News & Executive Interviews at bzcannabishour.comHit us up at https://www.benzinga.com/cannabis/ for more news today, tomorrow, and everyday.Access All The Cannabis Daily Episodes HereFor Top Gainers & Losers Cannabis stocks of the day check out https://www.benzinga.com/cannabis/stocksNOT FINANCIAL ADVICEThe Information Contained on this Podcast is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, financial adviceUnedited Transcript: Get access to actionable news and market research with all the information you need to invest smarter and profit faster. Start your free trial today at pro dot Benzinga dot good morning. My friends welcome to cannabis daily. My name is Elliot lane. Your host, thanks to Aaron Thomas for producing the show and Benzinga for the platform.It is a magnificent Monday here in New York city. We had a giant snow storm end of last week, and it's all gone now. Worst parts of snowstorms in New York or the slush afterwards. And I'm pretty sure we avoided that. So I am a happy camper this morning, but we're here to talk about cannabis stocks the news and insights that might move your trading and investing on the day.So let's get started. Let's dive right in with truly TC and an F on the OTC. Steve will reiterate a buy rating on true leave with 135 Canadian dollar price target. Pretty massive comparatively for the industry. Steve says truly set itself apart from most of the industry by releasing its new sustainability report and ESG analysis as a side note.So to canopy growth they are not the only companies to do but definitely unusual for a young industry like cannabis to do so props to truly leave. They impressed the analysts over at Steve. Tilray big news of the day or of the morning, we'll say T L R Y on the NASDAQ reports, a profitable second quarter of their financial or fiscal year, 2022, the parent company now renamed to Tilray brands.Their net revenue is up circuit 20% to $155 million year over year. However, it did decline. 8% sequentially quarter over quarter. So not heading in the right direction. A few other bits of notes here on their earnings, their adjusted EBITDA of 13.8 million marks their 11th consecutive positive quarter.They have around 20% of the market share in Germany. They also remain the market share leader in Canada. Even though that market share number did decrease from 15.7% to 12.7%. Other companies are doing much better in the Canadian market. Yeah. Obviously investors and analysts are not thrilled with the 8% decline and the decline in Canada, that being said, I look at that market share number in Germany, and I think of the access that will give them to the rest of Europe upon legalization.And I remain bullish on them.   In terms of long-term investing, I'll say, so take this report for how you will, I think positives and negatives for T L R Y on the NASDAQ June. J U S H F CEO purchases, 66,800 class. Be subordinate voting shares for about $220,000. Jim Cacioppo is the CEO. He now holds 19.2% of the issued and outstanding subordinate voting shares.So he likes what he's doing over there. This is a positive we like to know when C-suites are buying and selling their stock. So Jim gives us something perhaps a little bit of. For juicy that's J U S H F prince George international airport in British Columbia announced his aspirations to be the first airport tournament terminal with cannabis dispensary.I'm not sure where people are going to fly to that, unless it's just within Canada. But that being said interesting and positive aspiration. Can tab therapeutics, CT, a B F makes their first shipment of five milligram THC tablets to the Ontario cannabis store. And they made their second shipment of both THC and CBD to Australia. We all know how saturated the Canadian market is, but I look at the Australian news and their second shipment going there as a. For sure. Kentucky Republican state representative introduces amended medical marijuana bill, and attempt to win by partisan support, Kentucky just doing its best to stay in the cannabis news as much as possible last but not least my friends let's turn our thoughts internationally.Canada based Insta dose to farm a Corp. That's I N S T a D O S E completed a world record shipment of 2.125 tons of medical cannabis from South Africa to north Macedonia on 25th of December. This is according to a statement released by the company. This is also boosting hopes that the African cannabis market will be worth.Gosh, around $7 billion annually by the year 2023, do not forget about Africa. They are saying ladies and gentlemen, this is cannabis daily with Elliot lane. I almost forgot my name. Get your day started. Take a look at Tilray. Truly Jewishy can tap therapeutics. We'll do this again tomorrow until then.Hey investors, thanks so much for tuning in to Benzing. As cannabis daily stock picks and news podcast everyday pre-market. Once again, this is not financial advice. Please do your own research. We hope we bring you the best and most efficient news for your investing. 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Welcome to Cannabis Daily - Your daily guide to cannabis news, industry trends and trade ideas in under 5 mins.Episode Summary:Hosted & Produced By:Elliot LaneAaron Thomas Contact us at: cannabishou@benzinga.comFollow Benzinga Cannabis On Social MediaInstagramTwitterYouTubeLinkedInSubscribe to all Benzinga Podcasts at https://www.benzinga.com/podcastsSubscribe to the Cannabis Insider Newsletter to get more cannabis news and trending links delivered to your inbox.Tune in weekly to Cannabis Hour at 4 pm ET every Thursday for Cannabis News & Executive Interviews at bzcannabishour.comHit us up at https://www.benzinga.com/cannabis/ for more news today, tomorrow, and everyday.Access All The Cannabis Daily Episodes HereFor Top Gainers & Losers Cannabis stocks of the day check out https://www.benzinga.com/cannabis/stocksNOT FINANCIAL ADVICEThe Information Contained on this Podcast is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, financial adviceUnedited Transcript: Good morning investors. It is feel good Friday, first, Friday of the year, right? Yes. Yes. First Friday of the year, this is. Cannabis daily hope y'all are having a great first week of 2022 so far.Thanks to Aaron Thomas, our producer for the show. Who'll be joining us in a few minutes to chat about some happenings in cannabis. This show is mainly brought to you for the purposes of investible cannabis news for the public markets and or those companies that you can take part in. I hope this show gets you started off right for your day of trading and investing and or long-term investing.Cause that's what most cannabis investors. Yeah. At the moment, but let's dive right in not going a long diatribe about the performance of cannabis stocks in 2021, truly TC in and F on the OTC markets. Their dispensary's combined with their acquired harvest. Dispensary's did a Roundup at the register campaign.$87,000 to donate to disabled American veterans. That's dav.org. And I must say this because Kentucky has been in the news, they are of course, located in Kentucky. However, of course it doesn't really mean. But that being said, it's nice to see partnerships that extend in the cannabis industry to states that actually have not even legalized yet. So something to call out there and also a big shout out to truly as I love calling out news like this next up, we have another major MSO multi-state operator in the U S cannabis industry, air wellness, Ayr WF. Also on the OTC provides a stock repurchase update. The company has repurchased. Around 568,000 subordinate voting shares for a total of $11 million Canadian. So obviously good news for air wellness, shareholders, Columbia care CCW H or CC HWF can also on the OTC convinces a solicit solicitation of consents from shareholders of its debt from 2020 to consider amendments to the. In denture. Basically what they're trying to do here is to significantly increase the company's borrowing capacity to support growth initiatives.Now, for those who are not investing in the cannabis space yet a big hesitation is the debt that companies deal with in the public cannabis space, specifically MSOE, however, MSLs have been borrowing at lower rates recently. So that's good news, but that. If I'm going to trust debt with any leadership team in this space, Columbia care is probably going to be up there. I have huge faith in Nick Vita. I have a lot of faith in Jesse Channon. I think they are a very well run business. So this doesn't really make me nervous in that sense, per a current occurrence data. Corona is a leading anciliary company. Cannabis space, NASDAQ listed K E R N. They list their top five cannabis sales days of 2021.The first being of course, can you guess it? April 20th. That's for 20 20, 21. The next four concurrently our black Friday. Green Wednesday, which is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, then followed by that is the Thursday before Christmas. And the fifth highest sales day for cannabis is the Friday before labor day.Very interesting there, few more bits of news here, hydro farm reaffirmed their net sales and adjusted EBITDA outlook for financial year 2021. We'll probably be seeing those reports soon. I would imagine that. For around 470 to 490 million of net sales, which would take them up around 40% year over year adjusted EBITDA of around 47 to 53 million top Kansas Democrats unveil initiative to put medical and recreational marijuana on the ballot.A busy week for that as you're seeing politicians in Iowa and Rhode Island and Kentucky do the same at least with medical, if not both Bit of fun news for those that haven't legalized adult use yet states that have collected more than 10. Billion dollars in adult use tax revenue pro-marijuana moment. So huge news there, in my opinion, to more than the bits of news for the leading, or we'll say the highest volume cannabis stocks till rate TLR. Why on the NASDAQ Pablo's wanted show Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading analyst in the cannabis space. His 12 month price target to $7 and 40 cents previously $11 80 cents.But he did stay neutral on the stock. His main point we'll say of contention, but this is not, that's not his word, my word. But he pointed out the company 16% drop in recreational sales in the November quarter in the same period, the market grew 5%. So not a positive trend there for the company.Not overly worried. It's still re they're huge, but that. Got to keep up with the market in some sense. So it was Juan reflecting his thoughts in his 12 month price, target sundial, S N D L also on the NASDAQ opted to improve the consideration for Al Kana shareholders by including a cash component as well.So now Al Canada shareholders will receive $8, I'm sorry, 8.8, five common shares of sundial and $1 and 50 cents. Per Al Canada share. So again, that's around nine common shares of sundial, plus a dollar 50 for every out can a share for our Canada shareholders. So a sundial showing their love for their new ideally new branch of their business.With that being said, y'all, that's our start to the Friday for the stock news. With that being said, Aaron Thomas, get over here, man. You have some fun news to chat about as well. Happy. Happy new year Elliot. Yes, I do have some fun news and happy Friday to you guys out there and seeing your nation.Thank you for sticking with us into 2022. And we hope to keep it going for you guys. Let's do it. Yeah, let's do it. Let's do it. Let's get going. Philadelphia joins the list of states that prohibit pre hire marijuana testing. So Philadelphia's prohibition on testing for marijuana as a condition for employment takes effect on January 1st or took effect on January.2022, the applicant may have the Kentucky Republican state Senate lead. Yeah, take that Kentucky. Hey, now watch it like Kentucky. I said the Kentucky Republican state Senate lead. That's what we're talking about. If we don't know what we're talking about, check out our previous episodes this week. Exactly.Just rewind in the week and you'll know exactly what Elliot meant. The aptly named ordinance requires that most employers rethink their preemployment cannabis screening policies and act swiftly to remove TAC from their testing panels in advance of the new year. So very interesting. I know. What was it earlier?We mentioned it last year, but I think New York was on that list planning to stop that pre hire marijuana testing and hoping that a lot of other states follow suit, because I think it's great for the industry that it also does mean that. Exempt from being tested for marijuana. Obviously there are cases where, you know, like post-employment random AR or random use cases or random cases for marijuana testing always will apply.So be careful out there just be smart. Y'all be a research. Exactly. Exactly. All right, moving on. So guys, you might find this very interesting. Where is. Cheapest and most expensive let's pay attention to this one. Yes. Yes.  Retail prices vary widely across the medical markets with Virginia boasting doubled the levels found in Connecticut in a recent analyst note, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, Fitzgerald analyst, Pablo.Pablo Zuanich reviewed the retail price differences in cannabis flowers across 14 states, six with six, with recreational and medical sales and eight. With medical only sales. The range from lowest to highest was as follows. Connecticut was at 9 75, so $9 and 75 cents a gram with whole flower taking 3.5 gram.Florida was next at $11 and 97 cents. New York at $13 and 70 cents, Ohio and Maryland around that range at $13 and 83 and $13 and 89. New Jersey, Pennsylvania following up with 1495 and 1562 and the most expensive state. What do you think it is? Elliott Kelly? No problem. No, no one more guy. So I'll give you one more.Or  no. It's actually on the east coast, Virginia eight. Oh, wait, you already said that. Yeah, Virginia $18 and 60 cents per gram is the average there. Dang dude. So wait, did you mentioned California and Oregon? No, they  I didn't think so. That's slightly surprising to me. I will not be moving to Virginia anytime soon. But I am in New York. So I'll take the third cheapest state of marijuana, which is incredibly surprising to me. I've that being said I live near Connecticut and we're going to Miami, Florida in April. So I'll take the three cheapest states in my first four months, we will. All right. All right.So guys, if you obviously live in one of those states check out the prices and let us know if obviously you've seen cheaper or more expensive marijuana, let us know. Alright, man, what else? One more for us RAs. One to wrap up the day. So Gary V announces inaugural greens. Cannabis festival complete with hip hop and culinary stars.The event will feature Los Angeles is top culinary destinations, internationally recognized music performances, and top performing cannabis brands from the entire state of Kansas. The first day of the festival will be a VIP event at the green street building a 67,000 square foot cannabis building epicenter or a cannabis business epicenter in downtown LA and feature a once in a lifetime performance with Harry Mack and Gary V people either want to be educated or entertained.We are going to do both says Gary V so very interesting  I think it's. Great a event for the culture a lot of education and a lot of cool elements for entertainment that are going to be happening. And they said culinary stars are going to be there and who doesn't love food, marijuana and food, one of the greatest combinations ever. Yeah. And here's what I'll say to that though.  I think big names getting into cannabis, I think is a positive, right? I think it brings legitimacy to it. I've said that before. I think celebrity brands there's a lot. You know if he needs to those sometimes, but with that being said cool.I will. I think, honestly, I'd love to go to this event myself.  I'm gonna see if Benzinga will send us and maybe we'll see you all there. That being said. I'm interested to see what type of education they start to market against. And the only reason I say that is when you do a single state of California brands, you're going to get a very stilted opinion on the cannabis industry.That could be very different from what in Virginia, in New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Ohio. So when you just have California brands and California companies, I don't think that's the full scope of the cannabis industry. So for me, I'm very interested in attending by all means this could be an amazing event.All I'm saying is education-wise, I'm curious how they present the cannabis industry. Yeah. I'd love to see that. Yeah. Awesome. Aaron, good bits of news today, my friend, again, happy new year pumped to be back y'all. We are growing like a weed. Tell your friends about cannabis daily. It's incredible. Thank you all so much for supporting us and listening to us, but still we will always listen to what you want to hear about rate and review us, email us.I see the emails at cannabis, our app benzinga.com. And last plug before we let you go for the week. Miami April 20 or April 20th through April 21st. Yes, that is four 20 and 4 21. We will be hosting our first 20, 22 cannabis conference down there. You'll see sundial. You'll see, truly, you'll see. A lot of your major operators in this space are major thought leaders.A lot of major investors. I'll be there. Aaron will be there. Tell us you love us. Tell us. I don't care. Just come. We want to see you check out BZ cannabis.com, VZ cannabis.com for that. But Aaron have a great weekend. My friend let's kick butt on this Friday and we will see you guys again on Monday.Love it. Thank you, Elliot. You as well. Lay it up later. 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Rep. Lauren Boebert just returned from another fact-finding trip to the southern border.The Colorado Republican joins us today on "The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss her trip, migrant children crossing the border that she ran into there, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection's tally of the number of would-be illegal immigrants taken into custody at the border in June."I've gone three times now to the border, and each time, it's just more and more devastating, and the reality of this crisis is brought more into perspective of what's really taking place. I was down in McAllen, Texas, most recently with [former] President [Donald] Trump, and I saw groups of unaccompanied minors, dozens of groups of unaccompanied minors," Boebert says."And these children didn't have adults with them because of the Biden policies, because [President Joe] Biden is encouraging families to self-separate. If your child is 6 years of age or under, then you could cross with them, but if they're older than that, then they can't cross with you. So, they have a better chance of crossing the border without their children, putting their children in the hands of the [human smuggling] cartel and risking their lives."We also cover these stories:In a Tuesday interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Sen. Rand Paul announces he will be asking the Department of Justice for a criminal referral against Dr. Anthony Fauci. The Kentucky Republican claims Fauci lied to Congress about the National Institutes of Health funding illegal gain-of-function research at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology.The Biden administration is distancing itself from a group that is pushing critical race theory in public schools. On Tuesday, the Louisiana state Senate voted to override Gov. John Bel Edwards' veto of a bill that would ban biological men from competing in women's scholastic sports. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Senate passed rare bipartisan legislation on Tuesday aimed at countering China's growing influence by investing more than $200 billion in American technology, science and research.The final vote was 68-32. Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont was the only member of the Democratic caucus to vote against the bill. Nineteen Senate Republicans joined Democrats voting for passage.Passage is a victory for Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat who co-wrote and strongly backed the measure, and for President Joe Biden, who made reaching across the aisle a central promise of his governing strategy, although he has faced criticism for moving unilaterally on his largest agenda items to this point.The sweeping legislation -- called the US Innovation and Competition Act -- aims to confront China's influence on multiple fronts and "will supercharge American innovation and preserve our competitive edge for generations to come," Schumer said.The bill still needs to pass the House before going to Biden's desk. The House Foreign Affairs Chairman Gregory Meeks introduced a corresponding bill in the House last month but it's not clear when that legislation will get a vote.A final vote on the competition bill was delayed until after the Memorial Day recess to accommodate Republican critics of the bill who insisted on having more floor time to air their concerns. That delay allowed the Senate to vote on whether to advance the January 6 commission legislation, which failed last month after Republicans blocked the bill.Many top Senate Republicans, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, warned for weeks that they would block the legislation unless they got more votes on GOP-backed amendments. Ahead of the bill's passage on Tuesday, McConnell again argued that Schumer closed debate on the bill too soon and the legislation is "incomplete."Despite this concern, the Kentucky Republican touted the importance of the legislation and said it "touches on key issues that will help determine our strategic footing for decades." He added that "it includes several smart targeted measures, but leaves many more on the table, and so it will advance as an imperfect approach to an extremely consequential challenge."Schumer has strongly pushed back against GOP criticism and pointed to a long list of amendments to the bill that had been voted on by that point, including 18 Republican amendments and four Democratic amendments.GOP senators weren't the only ones who wanted to see changes in the bill. Sanders had raised concerns over several provisions, including $10 billion in funds authorized for NASA that would likely benefit Jeff Bezos' space company as well as tens of billions to the US semiconductor industry.The effort was the product of multiple Senate committees, making it one of the few areas of successful bipartisan cooperation in the Senate. The base of the bill comes from legislation that Schumer and Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana introduced together last year, which was called the Endless Frontier Act.The bill from Schumer and Young, which included investments in a new tech directorate in the National Science Foundation to spur US technology innovation, was rolled up with bipartisan legislation from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called the Strategic Competition Act. The package the Senate advanced also includes $54 billion in spending to spur the US semiconductor industry, according to a Congressional Budget Office estimate, in order to challenge China's increasing superiority in manufacturing and global supply chains. There are additional investments in cybersecurity and biotechnology, according to a Senate Democratic summary.Other components of the bill include investing $10 billion over five years to the Department of Commerce to create regional tech hub programs, a third of which would have to be located in rural areas.The legislation also requires that the iron, steel, manufactured products and c...

Hour 1 * Guest: Lowell Nelson – CampaignForLiberty.org – RonPaulInstitute.org. * Arizona State Senate Orders Hand Recount of 2.1 Million Ballots From 2020 Presidential Election – TheEpochTimes.com. * Michigan county avoids using Dominion Voting System machines in upcoming primary, will count ballots by hand – TheBlaze.com. * Is Biden Holding America Hostage Until ‘Independence’ Day? – Ron Paul. * Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, owner of Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria in Holland, Michigan, was Arrested for Defying State COVID-19 Restrictions. The 55-year-old had fled communism in her home country of Poland in 1983 and arrived in America in 1988. She became a citizen of the United States in 1992 and opened her business in Michigan as she worked toward achieving the American dream. “I’m going to keep fighting for American freedom and my constitutionally protected rights,” she said. * Kane County, Utah Commission declares mask mandate is over in the County; Utah says not so fast. * Tanzania President Magufuli dead at 61. * Why Transgenderism is Immoral. Hour 2 * Guest: Dr. Scott Bradley – To Preserve The Nation – FreedomsRisingSun.com. * Sen. Rand Paul: Fauci ‘is not being honest with the American public’! – Kentucky Republican joins ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ to discuss his recent clash with White House chief medical adviser. * Why I Will NOT Take The Covid Vaccine – Chuck Baldwin – I continue to maintain that the Covid narrative is the biggest hoax in world history. I’ll say it straight out: Bill Gates, Anthony “Heil Hitler” Fauci, the CDC, WHO, the major medical industry, major pharmaceutical companies, the major media and the fear-mongering politicians in both major parties—as well as the cowardly statist pastors and churches who are embracing this phony narrative—are LYING to us about Covid. * Fauci warned against fixating on herd immunity and said the focus should be on vaccinating as many people as possible. Fauci said previous projections he made about reaching approximately 70 to 85% herd immunity were speculation. * Fauci couldn’t explain the science behind refraining from telling Americans who’ve received the coronavirus vaccine that they could safely travel again. * Stress Prevention Vaccine On the Horizon! The American Institute of Stress notes that 55 percent of American people are stressed throughout the day, which makes Americans among the most stressed out population in the world. Work related stress is at an all time high with 83 percent of American workers suffering from job related stress. * Social distancing might last to 2022, scientists say – USA Today. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

* Guest: Dr. Scott Bradley – To Preserve The Nation – FreedomsRisingSun.com. * Sen. Rand Paul: Fauci 'is not being honest with the American public'! - Kentucky Republican joins 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' to discuss his recent clash with White House chief medical adviser. * Why I Will NOT Take The Covid Vaccine - Chuck Baldwin - I continue to maintain that the Covid narrative is the biggest hoax in world history. I’ll say it straight out: Bill Gates, Anthony “Heil Hitler” Fauci, the CDC, WHO, the major medical industry, major pharmaceutical companies, the major media and the fear-mongering politicians in both major parties—as well as the cowardly statist pastors and churches who are embracing this phony narrative—are LYING to us about Covid. * Fauci warned against fixating on herd immunity and said the focus should be on vaccinating as many people as possible. Fauci said previous projections he made about reaching approximately 70 to 85% herd immunity were speculation. * Fauci couldn't explain the science behind refraining from telling Americans who've received the coronavirus vaccine that they could safely travel again. * Stress Prevention Vaccine On the Horizon! The American Institute of Stress notes that 55 percent of American people are stressed throughout the day, which makes Americans among the most stressed out population in the world. Work related stress is at an all time high with 83 percent of American workers suffering from job related stress. * Social distancing might last to 2022, scientists say - USA Today.

Sen. Rand Paul made news recently when he once again got in to a fiery exchange with White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, This time, the exchange was over masks and whether those who have been vaccinated or have overcome the virus still need to wear one. The Kentucky Republican, who contracted the virus last year, disagreed with Dr. Fauci's belief that even those who have immunity should still continue to wear them. Sen. Paul joined host Jessica Rosenthal on the FOX News Rundown this week to discuss this and other ways he feels our government and health officials have overreacted to the pandemic. He pointed to the recent $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, that he called wasteful, and the communities that continue to have restriction on businesses.  Sen. Paul also weighed in on other issues including the filibuster debate and the growing tensions between the Biden Administration and Russia. The interview was too  long and we could not include all of it on The Fox News Rundown. On the FOX News Rundown Extra you will hear more from Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul and hear more of his concerns about our Covid-related spending and what we can do to address international foes like Russian leader Vladimir Putin. 

The pandemic that has touched all our lives this past year, has also led to unprecedented government spending and restrictions on both businesses and individuals. Sen. Rand Paul says ‘hysterics’ over the Coronavirus and its impact on the economy are to blame. The Kentucky Republican joins the FOX News Rundown to explain why both parties must begin taking our country’s massive debt seriously. Sen. Paul also discusses his latest with fiery exchange with White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci over the issue of masks.   A couple of immigration bills are making their way through Congress. The bills supported by President Biden are part of his immigration reform agenda. But neither of them have anything to do with the increase of migrants crossing the Southern border, including thousands of unaccompanied minors. Host of Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace discusses how the border issue is becoming a problem for President Biden's administration, the ongoing debate over the filibuster, and President Trump recently encouraging Americans to get vaccinated.   Plus, commentary from FOX News Contributor Joe Concha

Jared Carter from the Vermont Law School joined Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford to discuss what happens next in the trial and how many Republicans will ultimately need to side with the Democrats for this to passSix Republicans joined all of their Democratic colleagues to vote that the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump is constitutional, with Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy emerging as the sole Republican to switch his vote after an initial vote on constitutionality last week.The 56-44 final vote marked the closing chapter of Tuesday's proceedings, with the Senate adjourned until noon on Wednesday (local time). All but six Republican senators voted that the trial was unconstitutional because Trump is no longer president. It was the second time such a vote was taken after Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, forced a vote on the same question last month.Here's which Republican senators voted that the impeachment trial was consistent with the Constitution:Sen. Susan Collins of MaineSen. Bill Cassidy of LouisianaSen. Lisa Murkowski of AlaskaSen. Mitt Romney of UtahSen. Ben Sasse of NebraskaSen. Pat Toomey of PennsylvaniaCassidy told CNN Tuesday after the House managers' presentation that it was a "very good opening" and they made strong arguments. During their presentation, House impeachment managers showed how rioters violently breached the US Capitol and attacked police officers, invoking Trump's name as they tried to disrupt the certification of the November election."House managers were focused, they were organized," and "made a compelling argument," Cassidy said after the vote. In contrast, he added, "President Trump's team were disorganized. They did everything they could but to talk about the question at hand and when they talked about it, they kind of glided over, almost as if they were embarrassed of their arguments."Several Republican senators slammed the arguments offered by Trump's legal team as lackluster. Murkowski said she "was really stunned at the first attorney who presented for former President Trump," attorney Bruce Castor."I couldn't figure out where he was going, spent 45 minutes going somewhere, but I don't think he helped with us better understanding where he was coming from on the constitutionality of this," she added. "And I felt that (fellow Trump attorney David) Schoen did a ... better job but I think they sure had a missed opportunity with their first, first attorney there."Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn bluntly told reporters, "I thought the President's lawyer the first lawyer just rambled on and on and on and didn't really address the constitutional argument -- finally the second lawyer got around to it, and I thought, did an effective job." He quickly added, "But I've seen a lot of lawyers and a lot of arguments and that was it was not one of the finest I've seen."Trump was unhappy with Castor's opening argument on the Senate floor, according to two people familiar with his reaction. Trump was almost screaming as Castor made meandering arguments that struggled to get at the heart of his defense team's argument, which is supposed to be over the constitutionality of holding a trial for a president no longer in office.Schoen, who spoke second, was initially going to present first, not Castor, according to two people familiar with the plan.The Senate tabled the initial effort by Paul, a Kentucky Republican, late last month to force a vote on the constitutionality of the trial, but the vote offered an indicator for how Republican senators -- who overwhelmingly voted for Paul's measure -- feel about the trial.Paul's motion was killed on a 55-45 vote, with five Republicans joining all Democrats, meaning 45 Republicans voted for Paul's effort. Romney, Sasse, Collins, Murkowski and Toomey crossed party lines to join with Democrats on that vote.text by Manu Raju and Caroline Kelly, CNN

In a bold and principled speech from the Senate floor, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) eviscerates partisan Democrats on their hypocrisy over alleged 'incitement' speech from former President Trump. The Kentucky Republican also points out the fallacy of pursuing impeachment on such flimsy grounds, by asking if the same standard should be applied to Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Vice-President Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA).

Senators were sworn in for the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amid an immediate challenge to the constitutionality of the trial from a Republican ally of the former President.Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said he would force a procedural vote on the trial on Tuesday afternoon, in what will amount to the first test of how Senate Republicans view the upcoming trial, which will start in earnest the week of February 8. Several Republican leaders said Tuesday they planned to vote with Paul that the trial was not constitutional because Trump is no longer President, in what's become the most common argument from Republicans to acquit Trump.The Kentucky Republican said Tuesday that he was forcing it to show there already aren't sufficient votes to convict Trump, which would require two-thirds of senators.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, has often refused to formally consider Democrats' proposals. On the other hand, McConnell's blockade has meant Democrats could craft legislation that was unlikely to pass, since many of their bills would never get a vote, anyway. That's about to change.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Sunday evening that leadership from both chambers have reached a deal on "a package of nearly $900 billion" of much-needed relief for the Covid-19 pandemic, though Congress still faces a government shutdown deadline at midnight. "Moments ago, in consultation with our committees, the four leaders of the Senate and the House finalized an agreement," McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said on the Senate floor. "There will be another major rescue package for the American people."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

As states and cities enforce more restrictions to cope with surging covid-19 cases, drug maker Moderna on Monday joined Pfizer in reporting progress on an effective vaccine. While that news is hopeful, the debate over how to deal with coronavirus is intensifying. . Senator Rand Paul discusses the latest vaccine news and why he's skeptical of both mask mandates and lockdowns. The Kentucky Republican also weighs in on President Trump's election legal battles and the scaling back of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. Now with two hopeful COVID-19 vaccines how long will it take before we can go back to a somewhat normal life? Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden weighs in on the Moderna vaccine news. Dr. Frieden explains why the news doesn't eliminate safety protocols including social distancing and wearing face masks. Plus, we speak with reporter Lindy Washburn who participated in the Moderna vaccine trial. Plus, commentary by columnist at the New York Post, Karol Marcowicz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to accelerate a drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 in each nation, as the president works to deliver on his longtime pledge to exit from “endless wars” before he leaves office in January.Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller announced the decision Tuesday at the Pentagon. The order would reduce troops from about 4,500 in Afghanistan and from about 3,000 in Iraq less than a week before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.“We will finish this generational war and bring our men and women home,” Miller, who replaced fired Secretary Mark Esper this month, told reporters at the Pentagon. The acting secretary, declining to take questions on the policy, left after reading a statement.Speaking a few minutes after Miller, National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said at the White House that “by May it is President Trump’s hope that they will all come home safely and in their entirety.”While the move helps Trump fulfill a campaign vow, reports on the proposal drew bipartisan criticism from lawmakers including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell even before it was formally released. It also prompted a warning from NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who said Tuesday that the “price for leaving too soon or in an uncoordinated way could be very high.”‘Terror Caliphate’“Afghanistan risks becoming once again a platform for international terrorists to plan and organize attacks on our homelands,” Stoltenberg said. He added that Islamic State, or ISIS, “could rebuild in Afghanistan the terror caliphate it lost in Syria and Iraq.”But Miller and defense officials who briefed reporters said the acting secretary had been in touch with NATO allies as well as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. And they insisted that the “conditions” for a drawdown had been met, even though violence in Afghanistan has climbed despite a U.S.-Taliban peace deal this year.Pressed on exactly what conditions had been met, a senior defense official said that the drawdown posed no threat to U.S. national security and that any challenges on the ground could be met by remaining forces in the country or region. The official didn’t address conditions on the ground in Afghanistan.“We set out to accomplish three goals in 2001,” Miller said, referring to the start of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. “First, go abroad and destroy terrorists, their organizations and their sanctuaries. Two, strengthen our defenses against future attacks, and three, prevent the continued growth of Islamist terrorism to include by working with allies and local partners to take the lead in the fight.”McConnell ReactionThe Trump administration’s decision generated pushback on Capitol Hill even before it was announced.McConnell, a Kentucky Republican who is usually a staunch Trump ally, said on the Senate floor Monday that there’s little support in Congress for “simply walking away” from the conflicts.“The consequences of a premature American exit” from Afghanistan “would likely be even worse than President Obama’s withdrawal from Iraq back in 2011, which fueled the rise of ISIS and a new round of global terrorism,” McConnell said. “It would be reminiscent of the humiliating American departure from Saigon in 1975.”Representative Mac Thornberry, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said he’s concerned about plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan and other places, saying that’s an issue that “transcends election results.”“Increased military pressure brought the Taliban to the table and pretty much everybody agreed that further reductions would be conditions-based,” Thornberry of Texas, told reporters Tuesday at the Heritage Foundation.The move comes after Trump fired Esper and replaced other top officials at the Pentagon with loyalists last week. Esper sent a classified memo to the White House this month expressing concerns about additional troop cuts, the Washington Post has reported, citing two senior officials it didn’t identify.In Kabul, Acting Defense Minister Asadullah Khalid told the Afghan parliament Tuesday, before the announcement, that there was no concern about a complete withdrawal of foreign troops.“I don’t see any clear indication that the U.S. or NATO forces will fully withdraw from the country,” Khalid said. “Some other countries in NATO are still considering whether to remain or leave,” he said, noting Afghan forces were in charge of 96% of operations across the country and only 4% of those need foreign air support.In a memorandum issued on Monday, Miller said his goal was to “bring the current war to an end in a responsible manner that guarantees the security of our citizens.”Miller, a former Green Beret and White House counterterrorism coordinator, said in a memo Friday to all Defense Department employees that “ending wars requires compromise and partnership.”“We met the challenge; we gave it our all,” Miller said in the memo. “Now, it‘s time to come home.”

Democrat Amy McGrath had a strong Oct. 12 debate performance against U.S. Sen. Maj. Leader Mitch McConnell, but she still faces long odds in her bid to unseat the six-term Kentucky Republican. WDRB political reporter Lawrence Smith breaks down the race, including key points in the debate and how the contest differs from the 2019 governor's race won by Democrat Andy Beshear and from the 2014 McConnell trouncing of Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes.

The issue of America's civil unrest is front and center this week in the 2020 presidential race.  Both President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden visited sites of riots and destruction in Kenosha, Wisconsin and proposed their own solutions to the violence in several of our nation's cities.  On Wednesday,  Senator Rand Paul joined host Jessica Rosenthal on the 'Rundown' to weigh in on the ongoing violent protests across the country and how he thinks we can bring an end to the riots and looting. The Kentucky Republican shared his story of being confronted by angry protesters after the Republican National Convention in D.C. last week. He also suggested some ways to crack down on those he believes are funding the violent demonstrators. While Paul believes the violence has gone way too far, he discussed his long held belief that our police departments should be reformed and why he wrote the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act that would prohibit no-knock warrants. Our conversation was too long and we played only a portion of it during our original segment. On The FOX News Rundown Extra you will hear  our entire conversation with Senator Paul and get more of his take on what can be done to bring peace to America's streets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Kentucky Republican took on Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi to fight against the $2 trillion coronavirus spending package. He's just getting started.

Rand Paul from Kentucky Republican is the first US politician to test positive for coronavirus disease. Rand Paul is delivering a larger sense of importance to Senate meetings. Besides a huge incentive package that had yet to come together. On Sunday as other senators decided to self-quarantine. Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who was in jail for 23 years in prison. He is back in the headlines. Not for more 'MeToo' incidents. But for having tested positive for the Coronavirus disease that has taken the world. Along with Harvey Weinstein, another prisoner is to be kept in isolation. This is the fear of having infection to the coronavirus disease. As per a report in Variety. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latestnewssuno/support

Rand Paul: Coronavirus means IRS should move tax filing deadline to July, waive fees https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/16/rand-paul-coronavirus-means-irs-should-move-tax-fi/ Sen. Rand Paul says Uncle Sam should hold off on collecting taxes for a few months — and waive fees — as Americans attempt to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The Kentucky Republican’s proposal elicited a wave of feedback Monday as the COVID-19 outbreak continued to disrupt and redefine daily life throughout the world. “Today I’m calling on the IRS to move our tax filing deadline from April 15 to July 15, and to waive any interest and fees for late payment,” Mr. Paul tweeted. “This will allow those who owe money not to have to send it during our current situation.” --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support

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At a time when Mr. Trump is facing a rapidly widening impeachment inquiry, and bipartisan criticism over his Syria policy, Senator Rand Paul has remained one of President's biggest defenders. Earlier this week, Senator Rand Paul sat down with Fox News Rundown host Dave Anthony to discuss the president's most recent controversies and why he is standing by him through it all. The Kentucky Republican said he has no concerns over the President's infamous call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and thinks the controversy raises more questions about the Biden family. When it comes to Syria, Paul actually applauds the Administration's controversial decision to withdraw troops from and went after his fellow Republicans who have objected to Trump's Syria policy. The Senator said both the Ukraine scandal and the ongoing conflict in northern Syria highlight why he objects to many of the foreign policy decisions made by both parties. Sen. Paul also discussed his new book, The Case Against Socialism, in it he outlines the history of socialism and tries to explain its apparent growing popularity in America. He used the book to go after many of the Democrat's 2020 presidential candidates and their ideas that he says are reminiscent of policies that have devastated socialist nations like Venezuela. On Fox News Rundown Extra, you'll hear our full interview with Senator Rand Paul. The interview also includes more of the Senator's takes on the Democrat's impeachment effort and the harsh words he had for his own colleague Senator Lindsay Graham, who has been a thorn in President Trump's side lately. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is standing by President Trump. At a time the president is facing a rapidly widening impeachment inquiry, and bipartisan criticism over his Syria policy the Kentucky Republican remains one of the presidents vocal defenders. Senator Rand Paul joins the Rundown to discuss why and to express his concerns over the growing popularity of socialism among young voters. President Trump has touted a “very substantial” phase-one deal with China that will benefit farmers, as the high stakes trade negotiations between U.S. and China continue. FOX Business Network Correspondent Edward Lawrence discusses what is included in phase-one of the deal and when the U.S. and China will move forward with phase-two. Plus, commentary by FOX News Contributor and FOX Nation host Tammy Bruce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to meet with 9/11 first responders this week about reauthorizing the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, an advocate told The Post on Sunday. Feal said McConnell’s staff agreed to a Tuesday afternoon meeting with “myself and a couple of team leaders” in the wake of Jon Stewart’s recent shaming of the powerful Kentucky Republican.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Tim Shorrock, a Washington-based investigative journalist who grew up in Japan and South Korea and who is the author of “SPIES FOR HIRE: The Secret World of Outsourced Intelligence.”The conventional wisdom is that the US-North Korean summit in Hanoi was a failure that resulted in no deals and no changes to the sanctions regime, but new moves by the United States and South Korea aim to put the peace process back on track. The cancellation of large-scale war exercises and statements by top officials are raising hopes that negotiations can be revived.Monday’s regular segment Technology Rules with Chris Garaffa is a weekly guide on how monopoly corporations and the national surveillance state are threatening cherished freedoms, civil rights and civil liberties. Web developer and technologist Chris Garaffa joins the show.Congressional Democrats announced that they will aggressively pursue an investigation into obstruction of justice and a wide range of other misconduct against President Trump as the Mueller probe appears to be wrapping up, leaving many of the most fervent Russiagate proponents disappointed. Meanwhile, Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, announced over the weekend that he would vote against President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency related to the border. This means a measure rejecting the declaration now has enough votes to pass the Senate despite Trump’s veto threat. Brian and John speak with Jim Kavanagh, the editor of thepolemicist.net who has written on this topic in a recent article called "Be Careful What You Ask For: Wasting Time with Manafort, Cohen, and Russiagate." Venezuelan opposition leader and self-declared President Juan Guaido has returned to Venezuela following a trip to meet with the right-wing leaders of Colombia, Brazil and Ecuador carried out in defiance of a court-issued travel ban. The Trump Administration warned the government of President Nicolas Maduro today that Guaido’s arrest would be deemed a hostile provocation. Dan Cohen, a journalist and a documentary filmmaker, most recently of the film Killing Gaza, joins the show. Monday’s segment “Education for Liberation with Bill Ayers” is where Bill helps us look at the state of education across the country. What’s happening in our schools, colleges, and universities, and what impact does it have on the world around us? Bill Ayers, an activist, educator and the author of the book “Demand the Impossible: A Radical Manifesto,” joins Brian and John. Representative Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat who is Muslim, rejected criticism from some of her colleagues after she criticized the influence of pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC. Rep. Jerry Nadler, the Democratic chairman of the House Oversight Committee, called Omar’s comments “a vile, anti-Semitic slur.” Meanwhile, a blatantly Islamophobic display in the West Virginia capitol building that linked Rep. Omar to 9/11 is causing outrage. Ali Abunimah, the co-founder of The Electronic Intifada and author of the book “The Battle for Justice in Palestine,” joins the show. Hundreds of people, including ISIS fighters, fled their last foothold in eastern Syria this morning after US-backed Kurdish fighters had to slow their own advance because ISIS was using civilians as human shields. Even so, a spokesman for Kurdish forces said the battle to take Baghouz from ISIS would be over quickly. Rick Sterling, an investigative journalist and member of the Syria Solidarity Movement, joins Brian and John.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Bruce Fein, a constitutional law scholar and a former assistant deputy Attorney General of the United States, and Sputnik News analyst Walter Smolarek.Two longtime war critics in the House of Representatives sponsored a bill last week that says any president should face impeachment for waging war without a formal declaration from Congress. Tulsi Gabbard, a Hawaii Democrat, and Walter Jones, a North Carolina Republican, say that unauthorized military action should be considered a “high crime and misdemeanor.” Tuesday’s weekly series is False Profits—A Weekly Look at Wall Street and Corporate Capitalism with Daniel Sankey. Today they discuss elder care, the 2.5 billion pounds of meat that are now sitting in a warehouse instead of being eaten because it’s more profitable, and how Portugal’s non-austerity approach has led to a healthy economy compared to the austerity in the rest of Europe. Daniel Sankey, a financial policy analyst, joins the show. Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, yesterday asked President Trump to revoke the security clearances of six former Obama Administration intelligence officials who have been harshly critical of the president. Trump is considering the request. But why do former officials with no governmental responsibility, who are now employed by media outlets, have security clearances in the first place? In the first half of this interview, Brian and John speak with Joe Lauria, the editor-in-chief of Consortium News, founded by the late Robert Parry, and Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst turned political activist and journalist. Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, yesterday asked President Trump to revoke the security clearances of six former Obama Administration intelligence officials who have been harshly critical of the president. Trump is considering the request. But why do former officials with no governmental responsibility, who are now employed by media outlets, have security clearances in the first place? In the second half of this interview, Joe Lauria, the editor-in-chief of Consortium News, founded by the late Robert Parry, and Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst turned political activist and journalist, join the show. As the Senate continues its deliberation on passing the enormous $717 billion defense spending bill for 2019, new details continue to emerge. The bill is likely to include a number of provocative policies aimed at turning up pressure on Russia, including allocating $250 million for lethal military aid to Ukraine. Mark Sleboda, an international affairs and security analyst, joins Brian and John. The Israeli military said today that it had shot down a Syrian fighter jet after it entered Israeli airspace—an allegation the Syrian government denies. The announcement sparked fears of a widening conflict. Ambassador Peter Ford, the former British Ambassador to Syria, joins the show.The Trump Administration said today that 463 immigrant parents may already have been deported without their children, adding yet another stumbling block to the reunification of families in advance of a court-ordered deadline to do so on Thursday. Brian and John speak with Jorge Barón, the executive director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project and Sputnik News analyst Walter Smolarek.

This week's guest on Open Mic is Kentucky First District Representative James Comer. The Kentucky Republican is one of a few elected officials who actively farms for a living and recognizes the challenge of approving new farm policy. In this interview, Comer discusses proposed budget cuts on agriculture and nutrition programs and Medicaid. Comer says the Dodd Frank legislation has hurt his district and may prevent farmers access to loans next year. As a beef producer, Comer supports efforts to protect livestock farmers but admits funding is an issue.

This week's guest on Open Mic is U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. In this interview, the Kentucky Republican shares thoughts on this year's legislative outlook including immigration reform, corporate tax reform and the challenges endured by the coal industry. McConnell says the status quo on “Obamacare” is not sustainable and the “ball is in his court,” when it comes to President Trump and new trade agreements.

This week's guest on Open Mic is US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. In this exclusive interview, the Kentucky Republican shares a very dismal view for approving a new trade agreement this year and his plans to see the appropriations process complete under regular order. McConnell shares his frustration with the Obama administration's environmental agenda and thoughts on finding a compromise on federal preemption legislation to prevent state labeling laws on foods with ingredients from genetically enhanced crops.Jeff NalleySenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

John Cheves of the Lexington Herald-Leader, WKYT-TV's Miranda Combs and Joseph Gerth of the Louisville Courier-Journal sit down with Bill Bryant to discuss the Kentucky Republican presidential caucus, the March 8 special elections, Gov. Bevin's administration suing a women's clinic and why some doctors are traveling long distances to prescribe medications.

John Cheves of the Lexington Herald-Leader, WKYT-TV's Miranda Combs and Joseph Gerth of the Louisville Courier-Journal sit down with Bill Bryant to discuss the Kentucky Republican presidential caucus, the March 8 special elections, Gov. Bevin's administration suing a women's clinic and why some doctors are traveling long distances to prescribe medications.

This week in Kentucky politics, the Trump Show came to town ahead of the Kentucky Republican caucus. A new bill would add restrictions to abortion facilities and details of Gov. Bevin’s budget are still slowly coming. Capitol reporter Ryland Barton has the latest edition of Kentucky Politics Distilled

Our guest on Open Mic this week is U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Congressional leaders return to Washington this week with an agenda bordered by trade, appropriations and a pushback against overregulation. The Kentucky Republican sees opportunity to work with the Obama administration on Trade Promotion Authority and cyber-security legislation, but expects push back over regulations that GOP leaders will try to repeal through a series of policy riders on appropriations bills.Jeff NalleySenator Mitch McConnell