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Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the 5-4 ballroom interim docket decision with Chief Justice John Roberts leading the dissenters, the New York Times with a piece on releasing the justice's papers sooner rather than later, and a piece by Josh Morrow on AI in circuit decisions. And speaking of circuit decisions, Sarah and David discuss a few, including the Vacancies Reform Act and the 26th Amendment.  The Agenda: –Goodbye East Wing –Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife –Will Baude on esthetic injuries –Should the justices release their papers sooner? –Should this actually be happening –South Carolina's voting law is unconstitutional –Update on Vacancies Reform Act Show Notes: –David Lat's Substack Order Sarah's book here. Advisory Opinions is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch's offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you'd like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you solve a problem like SCOTUS? Kate kicks off our Hot Supreme Court Reform September series with the New York Times' Jamelle Bouie. They dig into the ins and outs of expanding the Court: what the process could look like, the argument for making the entire federal judiciary bigger, and how to avoid an FDR-style fail.Take the Strict Scrutiny survey.New Strict merch available here.You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at crooked.com/strict_cleGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: Crookedcon.comBuy Melissa's book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern ReaderBuy Leah's book, Lawless, now out in paperbackFollow us on Instagram, Threads, and BlueskyFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com

────────────────────────────────────────[00:06:14]Palm Beach Commission Rejected a 3.6 Million Square Foot Data Center 16 Miles From Mar-a-Lago — Not in My BackyardFive to one after a 72-hour bipartisan public hearing; Trump tells everyone else to accept these while his own county says no.────────────────────────────────────────[00:13:45]214 Municipal Governments Have Dropped Flock Contracts Since 2021 — 165 Cancellations in the First Eight Months of 2026When cameras in a neighboring town go down, police cancel their own; it is the network, not the camera — take out nodes and the whole system loses value.────────────────────────────────────────[00:14:15]A Man Who Cut Down Flock Cameras Was Not Indicted — Grand Jury Refused to Rubber Stamp the ArrestGrand juries usually indict a ham sandwich; in this case they refused; the guy who loaded them and drove away is a hero.────────────────────────────────────────[00:48:33]Massey's Flock-Off Bill Only Withholds New Federal Funding — Knight: It Doesn't Go Far EnoughThe mechanism that funded COVID lockdowns: comply or lose all your money; Massey should defund federal dollars to any jurisdiction using Flock.────────────────────────────────────────[01:01:16]Lutnik Panicked Over Pasta Tariffs Ahead of Midterms — Proof Tariffs Are Always Paid by ConsumersAgency leaders told not to raise tariffs on groceries; admitted prices were rising; corporations never pay taxes or tariffs — you do.────────────────────────────────────────[01:07:09]Lutnik's Own Firm Cantor Fitzgerald Solicited Clients to Hedge Tariffs He Knew Were IllegalBought liabilities at 20-30% of face value betting SCOTUS would strike them; made money on both sides — the tax and the hedge.────────────────────────────────────────[01:29:56]Bessent Broke the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan — Now Controls the Most Vulnerable Currency on EarthCrashed the rial from 700,000 to 2 million per dollar; beef in Iran up 150%; gas costs Americans $53 billion more; propped Argentina with $40 billion in taxpayer money.────────────────────────────────────────[01:33:38]Bessent Is Driving Countries Away From the Dollar — While the Trump Family Owns the Only Private Digital ReplacementUSD1 is the only federally chartered stable coin; Trump's family takes 75% of profits; Abu Dhabi invested $2 billion; Bessent crashing the dollar they're replacing.────────────────────────────────────────[01:36:16]Trump Signed an EO Banning Government CBDCs After Eliminating the Only Competition for His Family's CoinGenius Act required all stable coins backed by short-term treasury bills; Brookings projects stable coin holdings at $2.3 trillion by 2030.────────────────────────────────────────[00:16:55]Tomorrow: Richard Gage on 9/11's 25th Anniversary — The Reichstag Fire That Built the Police Surveillance StateSee what the government did with 9/11 and never trust them again; 9/11 built Homeland Security; COVID was planned using the same template. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.

────────────────────────────────────────[00:06:14]Palm Beach Commission Rejected a 3.6 Million Square Foot Data Center 16 Miles From Mar-a-Lago — Not in My BackyardFive to one after a 72-hour bipartisan public hearing; Trump tells everyone else to accept these while his own county says no.────────────────────────────────────────[00:13:45]214 Municipal Governments Have Dropped Flock Contracts Since 2021 — 165 Cancellations in the First Eight Months of 2026When cameras in a neighboring town go down, police cancel their own; it is the network, not the camera — take out nodes and the whole system loses value.────────────────────────────────────────[00:14:15]A Man Who Cut Down Flock Cameras Was Not Indicted — Grand Jury Refused to Rubber Stamp the ArrestGrand juries usually indict a ham sandwich; in this case they refused; the guy who loaded them and drove away is a hero.────────────────────────────────────────[00:48:33]Massey's Flock-Off Bill Only Withholds New Federal Funding — Knight: It Doesn't Go Far EnoughThe mechanism that funded COVID lockdowns: comply or lose all your money; Massey should defund federal dollars to any jurisdiction using Flock.────────────────────────────────────────[01:01:16]Lutnik Panicked Over Pasta Tariffs Ahead of Midterms — Proof Tariffs Are Always Paid by ConsumersAgency leaders told not to raise tariffs on groceries; admitted prices were rising; corporations never pay taxes or tariffs — you do.────────────────────────────────────────[01:07:09]Lutnik's Own Firm Cantor Fitzgerald Solicited Clients to Hedge Tariffs He Knew Were IllegalBought liabilities at 20-30% of face value betting SCOTUS would strike them; made money on both sides — the tax and the hedge.────────────────────────────────────────[01:29:56]Bessent Broke the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan — Now Controls the Most Vulnerable Currency on EarthCrashed the rial from 700,000 to 2 million per dollar; beef in Iran up 150%; gas costs Americans $53 billion more; propped Argentina with $40 billion in taxpayer money.────────────────────────────────────────[01:33:38]Bessent Is Driving Countries Away From the Dollar — While the Trump Family Owns the Only Private Digital ReplacementUSD1 is the only federally chartered stable coin; Trump's family takes 75% of profits; Abu Dhabi invested $2 billion; Bessent crashing the dollar they're replacing.────────────────────────────────────────[01:36:16]Trump Signed an EO Banning Government CBDCs After Eliminating the Only Competition for His Family's CoinGenius Act required all stable coins backed by short-term treasury bills; Brookings projects stable coin holdings at $2.3 trillion by 2030.────────────────────────────────────────[00:16:55]Tomorrow: Richard Gage on 9/11's 25th Anniversary — The Reichstag Fire That Built the Police Surveillance StateSee what the government did with 9/11 and never trust them again; 9/11 built Homeland Security; COVID was planned using the same template. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.

This episode is sponsored by Revelation Gold Group – Democrats in Congress opposed a resolution to set the number of US Supreme Court justices at the current nine seats. But they also oppose expanding the court while Repubicans are in control of the House, Senate, and White House. So, it seems like they are actually looking to pack the court when they take control of those branches of government. Which made me wonder: Does Roy Cooper support this? We don't know because his website makes no mention of it. And reporters don't ask. Also, does he support socialism? His fellow Democrats also opposed that resolution this week. Maybe a reporter could get around to asking that, too.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-kaliner-show--6946691/support.Subscribe to the podcast My preferred podcast platform: SpreakerCheck out my preferred gold & silver company: Revelation Gold GroupHelp support Pete's Walk to End Alzheimers here.All the links to Pete's Prep are free! Plus get exclusive content here!Media Bias Check: GroundNews promo code!Advertising and Booking inquiries: Pete@ThePeteKalinerShow.com  

As we approach three full months of a world without Moscow Mitch McConnell, questions continue to raise themselves (Mitch damned sure can't). Hey, MAGATS! Get you Cankles Caligula $1 coins now. $25 dollars worth will only set you back $61. Pastor Brother Mullah Moses Mike Johnson fails in a publicity stunt about the entirely illegitimate SCOTUS. Sean Duffy is big mad at . . . the start button on cars? Wut?

CannCon and Alpha Warrior dig into the DOJ expanding its beef pricing investigation from the big four meat packers to eight of the largest grocery retailers in the country, unpacking how a handful of companies came to control most of what ends up on your plate and just how far prices have climbed over the past decade. From there they cover Democrats blocking a proposed constitutional amendment to lock the Supreme Court at nine justices, and debate whether the whole thing is a setup or a genuine effort. The back half includes a DOJ opinion clarifying that states taking federal welfare dollars must report known illegal aliens, federal investigators sitting down with the New York Attorney General whistleblower, and another judge blocking the birthright citizenship order. Expect the usual West Coast versus East Coast ribbing and plenty of frustration with Congress.

Today's Headlines: The US launched strikes in the Strait of Hormuz for the second day in a row without saying what they were targeting, two more oil tankers got attacked, and JD Vance's Yale buddy Dan Driscoll quit as Army Secretary after Hegseth got paranoid about their friendship and blocked Driscoll's plans to modernize the Army for drone warfare — so the guy who wanted to prepare for the future of war got pushed out by the guy who built himself a salon at the Pentagon. On the financial beat, Global bond markets are selling off, US interest rates just hit a 20-year high, and what that means for you personally is that your credit card, mortgage, and car loan just got more expensive — thanks in part to the Iran war, oil prices, and everyone powerful being addicted to borrowing money. In other disturbing news, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Trump can keep building his ballroom-bunker, with Roberts writing in his dissent that it's probably illegal but the lawsuit didn't have standing. A USPS whistleblower came forward saying the Post Office defied court orders while building Trump's mail ballot system, the voter list portal states need to use doesn't exist yet, and tens of thousands of ballots could get rejected as a result — Democrats responded with a strongly worded letter to the Post Office, yep, the Post Office. In things we can no longer safely ingest news, Horizon Organic chocolate milk was recalled across Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods for early spoilage, which is annoying but at least it's not glass. And finally, Republicans invented a "midterm convention" in Dallas where a photo with Trump costs $88,000 and a photo with JD Vance costs $35,000.  Resources/Articles mentioned: Axios: Why Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned NYT: Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World WSJ: Trump Says Communities That Oppose Data Centers Risk Becoming ‘Backwards and Poor' Axios: Supreme Court allows Trump's ballroom construction to proceed Axios: USPS whistleblower warns new ballot system could fail USA Today: Nearly 54K cases of chocolate milk recalled. See affected products WSJ: An $88,600 Photo With Trump: GOP Hopes to Raise Millions During Convention Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Monday, the Supreme Court decided 5–4 to allow President Trump to continue above-ground construction on his White House ballroom project. The unsigned order pauses a federal judge's halt on above-ground construction, stating the plaintiff likely lacks legal standing. However, the majority did not decide whether Trump has the legal authority to build the ballroom without congressional approval, and litigation will continue in lower courts.Ad-free podcasts are here!Get 20% off your first year of ad-free episodes, exclusive interviews, and deep dives with Tangle's podcast membership!Get texts from us.The news cycle is heating up as we head into the midterms, and you can follow along with us every step of the way. On our SMS messaging service, we give readers exclusive opportunities to weigh in on our daily topics, access to behind-the-scenes peeks at our editorial process, and staff analysis of breaking news that doesn't go to the newsletter.Share your questions.Next Friday, September 11, we'll publish a mailbag edition answering reader questions about the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as well as broader questions about other timely news topics, under-the-radar issues, and anything else of interest. You can submit a question here for consideration.You can read today's podcast⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ and today's “Have a nice day” story ⁠here⁠.You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. Take the survey: What do you think about the legal and practical implications of this case? Let us know.Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall.This podcast written by: Will Kaback and audio engineered and edited by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75.Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Audrey Moorehead, and Carina Pacheco. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this episode of the National Crawford Roundtable podcast the guys talk about the SCOTUS ruling 5-4 that Trump's Ballroom/military complex can proceed during litigation. They also discuss Trump's oil deal with Venezuela, securing U.S. control over 65-billion barrels of oil at cost, and also helping to rebuild Venezuela, without taxpayer dollars. The guys look into Trump's deal with 9 more pharmaceutical companies this week, bringing the total number of these companies offering "Most Favored Nation" reduced prices for drugs sold to the U.S. And they pose the question, "Does AI have a liberal bias, and what effect might that have on elections?

A six-pack of beer could help redefine the Constitution's ban on excessive fines. Michael breaks down the extraordinary Supreme Court case of an Alaska bush pilot whose $95,000 airplane was seized after alcohol was found aboard a flight to a dry village—and explains why the story is far more complicated than the headline suggests. Then, listeners weigh in on how much punishment is simply too much. Original air date 21 July 2026. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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The Supreme Court is allowing construction on the White House ballroom to continue, handing President Trump a victory on the emergency docket without deciding whether the project is legal.Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has resigned after 18 months on the job amid growing tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, part of a wider churn at the Pentagon as the war with Iran continues.Finance ministers from the world's biggest economies are meeting in North Carolina, where the U.S. is pressing them to tighten the squeeze on Iran even as some countries question whether Washington is a source of stability or instability.Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show's perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Anna Yukhananov, Andrew Sussman, Rafael Nam, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Alice Woelfle.It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas. Our director is Christopher Thomas.We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.And our Supervising Senior Producer is Vince Pearson.(0:00) Introduction(01:59) SCOTUS Allows Ballroom Construction(05:49) Army Secretary Resigns(09:35) G20 Summit in North CarolinaSee pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

A lot can happen in a week. Mary and Andrew begin with the most recent movement in the court battle against President Trump's three-tiered mail-in voting executive order. Last week, Judge Talwani issued a fresh injunction blocking one provision of the EO centered around the Postal Service, two days after the Supreme Court lifted a block from the same judge, saying the provisions in the EO could not be applied to November's midterms. The co-hosts affirm that this fight is far from over before moving to two more updates from cases they talked about last week: a motion brought by Mary's ICAP team alongside others challenging the 2026 birthright citizenship EO and a decision on Minnesota's effort to extradite an ICE agent from Texas, after he was charged with shooting Julio Sosa-Celis through the door of a Minnesota home. Next, a win for Anthropic after a federal judge ruled against the Pentagon, saying it acted illegally in labeling the AI company a “supply chain risk.” Plus: a moving video from an active-duty Marine Colonel pleading for an Afghan national to return to the US after he was deported- despite his asylum status after his family helped the US military in Afghanistan. A video edition of this episode is available on YouTube now. Further Watching: Here is the full video that Andrew mentioned about Khalil from Active-duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, via Ryan Goodman's Bluesky post: https://bsky.app/profile/rgoodlaw.bsky.social/post/3muagjmc35k23 A Note to Listeners: As the 2026 midterm elections heat up, MS NOW is headed to the Lone Star State. Join more than a dozen of your favorite hosts - including Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O'Donnell, Jen Psaki, Michael Steele, Ali Velshi and more - in Arlington, Texas on September 26 for a day of community and conversation about the issues that matter most to you. Get your tickets at ms.now/together. Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this bonus episode, Leah and Melissa break down the Supreme Court's decision to let Trump move forward with plans for a White House ballroom, despite lower courts finding that the project cannot proceed without congressional authorization and appropriated funds. They also discuss a whistleblower's allegations that the federal government is defying court orders on voting by mail, and new reporting from Jodi Kantor on the Supreme Court's secretive policies governing when the justices' papers and internal records will be made public. Take the Strict Scrutiny survey. New Strict merch available here. You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at crooked.com/strict_cle Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: Crookedcon.com Buy Melissa's book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader Buy Leah's book, Lawless, now out in paperback Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky For a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com 

David Waldman had so much that he wanted to tell you yesterday! Then, he remembered he had a show today that would be just perfect to fit those things into. Former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll believed in the rules, military protocol and America. So much so that he went directly to the President of the Unted States to describe the clear and present danger… Oh well. Sad, actually. a tragedy. Dan wasn't cut out for Pete Hicseth's troll army's crusade against cultures… and every nation in this hemisphere that Russia and China don't have dibs on. The real tragedy is that Dems will now need to tit for tat this down to the gates of Hell. Should "Purcell" apply to the federal government? Why, exactly, should SCOTUS care what you think? Donald K. Trump is set to do anything he can get away with, whether it helps him or not. Any unlocked door, he will go in. The U.S. Postal Service will be destroyed, because, it is right there, also because it will screw the election.

50:00- Daniel Hoffman, Ret. CIA Senior Clandestine Services Officer and a Fox News Contributor Topic: Putin unleashes new fury on Russia; Russia, India, and Iran summit 1:02:17- Dom Provenzano, Marketing, Communications, and Member Relations Manager of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Topic: Staten Island Spotlight 1:10:31- Hogan Gidley, Former National Press Secretary for the Trump campaign and former White House Deputy Press Secretary Topic: Trump administration closing 270 trucking schools in fraud crackdown; SCOTUS ruling on the Trump ballroom; U.S. Army secretary Dan Driscoll resigns 1:24:59- David Fischer, CEO of Landmark Capital Topic: Treasury debt reports; Gold backing our currency 1:36:36- Col. Kurt Schlichter, Attorney, Retired Army Infantry Colonel with a Master's in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College, Senior Columnist at Town Hall, and the author of the upcoming book "American Warlord" Topic: Kurt's battle against the Washington Post; Dan Driscoll's resignation; Legalities of the Trump ballroom 1:46:41- Arthur Lih, Inventor & CEO of LifeVac and the author of "Sorry, Can't is a Lie"Topic: Motorcycle trip 2:00:21- Rafael Mangual, senior fellow with and head of research for the Manhattan Institute’s Policing and Public Safety Initiative and a contributing editor of City Journal, and the author of "Criminal (In)Justice" Topic: Times Square stabbing; "Why NYC murders and shootings fell so sharply — and how we can slash other crimes, too" (New York Post op ed) 2:09:08- Dr. Marc Siegel, physician, Professor of Medicine at the NYU Langone Medical Center, author of "The Miracles Among Us," and contributor to Fox News Topic: Trump unveils more prescription drug pricing discountsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Morans everywhere! Cankles Caligula sends the Pentagon scrambling after his dementia convinces him (and, of course, Natalie) that he attacked Khard Island. SCOTUS lets him keep building his ballroom. Laws? They don't need no stinkin' laws! Sammy Bad Breath Alito is as crooked as a dog's hind leg and it's all in print. A tale of two ICE abductions. 

CannCon flies solo for a packed Tuesday as election season officially kicks off with ballots going out in a matter of days. He opens with the Supreme Court allowing the White House ballroom construction to proceed even as the Chief Justice calls the project likely unlawful, then turns to a CNN exclusive on DHS launching an unprecedented surge of investigators into voter fraud cases across select states. The Schrodinger mail ballot executive order gets another update as a federal judge refuses to lift her block ahead of a September hearing. There is also a look at the twenty biggest midterm donors so far, a surprise resignation at Army Secretary that has everyone reading the tea leaves, and a genuinely strange California reparations development. He wraps with rants and a heads up about live coverage of closing arguments in the Charlie Kirk case immediately after the show.

On today's episode, Legal Tuesday runs almost two hours with a surprise road-crew call-in from Ben. The panel works Northern Louisiana Medical Center's Medicare clock (Oct 1), voter-fraud sweeps and Dominion machines, Mamdani's NYC prayer-street closures, and a SCOTUS block on activist judges and standing. Second half is energy math (Henry Hub, Venezuela crude, the EV road-fee fight), Optimus and Chinese robots from Terminators to pecan trees, Shapiro's Amish measles blame game, and the White House ballroom standing fight. Don't miss it!

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Join the conversation with C4 & Bryan Nehman.  The anti data center position.  SCOTUS votes to move forward with the White House ballroom.  There is a new Gen z dating trend that may surprise you.  Carrol Co. Schools Superintendent Cynthia McCabe joined the show as the new school year has begun.  Listen to C4 & Bryan weekdays from 5:30-10am on WBAL News Radio 1090, FM 101.5 & the WBAL Radio app!!

This Day in Legal History: Aaron Burr Acquitted of TreasonOn September 1, 1807, a jury in Richmond, Virginia acquitted Aaron Burr—the former Vice President of the United States—of treason, in what remains the only time such a high-ranking American official has ever been tried for that crime. The verdict was delivered in memorably grudging terms: the jury said Burr was “not proved to be guilty under this indictment by any evidence submitted to us.” Burr had allegedly conspired to carve an independent republic out of western territory, but he walked free.The reason he walked free is one of the most important principles in American criminal law. The framers of the Constitution, remembering how English kings had used vague, elastic treason charges to destroy their political enemies, deliberately wrote the narrowest possible definition into Article III: treason against the United States consists only of levying war against them, or adhering to their enemies, and—crucially—no one can be convicted except on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. Presiding over the trial was Chief Justice John Marshall, and Marshall enforced that definition strictly. He held that mere conspiracy, mere intention, mere assemblage of men was not enough—the government had to prove an actual overt act of levying war, with two witnesses. It couldn't, and Burr was acquitted.The significance of September 1, 1807 is layered. It was a dramatic clash between the branches: President Thomas Jefferson desperately wanted Burr convicted and worked behind the scenes to make it happen, while Marshall's court insisted on rigorous proof and refused to bend to political pressure—even subpoenaing the president himself for documents. It cemented the idea that “treason” cannot be a catch-all for disloyalty, and that an independent judiciary must hold the line on proof even when a president demands a scalp. On a day featuring both a murder verdict and several tests of executive power, Burr's acquittal is a fitting reminder that the highest function of a court is sometimes to say no.A jury in Las Vegas has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of first-degree murder for orchestrating the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur—closing, at last, one of the most notorious cold cases in American music history nearly thirty years after the fact. We've tracked this trial from jury selection through the defense's remarkable “don't believe my client” strategy, and now it's over: after a weeks-long trial, the jury deliberated for under three hours before convicting. Prosecutors never claimed Davis pulled the trigger. Their theory, as the deputy district attorney put it in closing, was that “this was a case about gang retaliation and revenge”—that Davis provided the gun and ordered the attack, making him criminally responsible for the murder even though someone else fired the shots. And the evidence that convicted him was, essentially, Davis himself: the interviews, the podcasts, and the 2019 memoir in which he described his role in the killing. His own lawyer's defense was to beg the jury not to credit those statements—to treat them as the lies of a braggart embellishing for money and street credibility. The jury didn't buy it. The significance is a striking answer to the evidentiary question I flagged when this trial opened: yes, a man's public boasts about a crime can be enough to convict him of it. Davis talked his way from “long-suspected” to “convicted murderer.” It's a cautionary tale as old as the law itself—that the words you say to burnish your legend can become the words that put you in prison—and it brought a measure of accountability to a killing that went unpunished for three decades. Jury convicts Duane “Keffe D” Davis in Tupac killing trial | ReutersNBC Los Angeles · CNNThe legal war over mail-in voting grinds on: the Trump administration has asked the First Circuit Court of Appeals to lift the order still blocking parts of the president's executive order overhauling how ballots are delivered. Recall the state of play. Last week, the Supreme Court, on its emergency docket, lifted one of two injunctions—letting some pieces of the order take effect—but pointedly did not rule on whether any of it is actually lawful, and the Postal Service's role remained blocked nationwide. Now the administration is going back to the appeals court to try to clear that remaining block. Its arguments are largely practical: it says the lower court's injunction was premature, issued before the Postal Service and other agencies had even finalized their plans, and that the injunction created an impossible situation—a “bifurcated” system where the order is blocked in the 23 states that sued but allowed everywhere else, which the government says is logistically unworkable. Meanwhile, there's a new wrinkle: a whistleblower has reportedly claimed the Postal Service's plan to implement the order could actually “derail” the midterms. The significance is that this is heading, almost inevitably, back to the Supreme Court—which still has not addressed the fundamental question of whether the president can restructure how Americans vote by mail. We are now roughly two months from the election, and the machinery of how ballots get delivered is being litigated in real time, court by court, on emergency timelines. The uncertainty itself is a problem: election administrators and voters need to know the rules, and right now the rules are moving. Trump administration asks US appeals court to lift order blocking mail-in voting | ReutersThe Hill · NPRAnd finally, a divided Supreme Court has cleared the way—for now—for construction of President Trump's new White House ballroom to continue. In a 5-4 emergency ruling, the Court granted the administration's request and blocked lower-court orders that would have paused the aboveground portion of the project. Some background: in 2025, the administration had the White House's East Wing demolished—without notifying Congress—to make room for a planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom projected to cost $400 million or more, including an extensive underground component the administration says houses secure facilities. The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued, arguing the president had no authority to demolish part of the White House and build this on his own. The legal hook the Court used is a familiar one: standing. The majority said the Trust likely doesn't have standing—the legal right to bring the suit in the first place—which is often how courts dispose of cases without confronting the underlying merits. And that's the key caveat: the unsigned order does not decide whether Trump actually has the authority to build a massive ballroom without congressional approval. That question stays open as the litigation continues. The significance is twofold. Substantively, a president reshaping the White House itself, demolishing a historic wing without telling Congress, raises real questions about the limits of executive authority over federal property. Procedurally, this is once again the emergency docket letting the executive proceed on a threshold technicality—standing—while leaving the hard constitutional question for another day, if it's ever answered at all. By the time the merits are sorted out, the ballroom may simply be built. Supreme Court lets Trump's White House ballroom construction continue for now | ReutersCNBC · NBC News This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Trump takes his effort to remove trans service members to the Supreme Court, DHS launches a voter-fraud initiative, and another judge blocks changes to mail-in voting.SCOTUS' Ballroom-via CBS NewsTrump v Trans Service Members-via ABC NewsVoting in America-via CNN, PBS, CBS News, and NY TimesTake the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoterDecember. on AmazonSubscribe to the Substack: kimmoffat.substack.comAll episodes can be found at: kimmoffat.com/thenewsAs always, you can find me on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

THE BATTLE TO SAVE CALIFORNIA! STEVE HILTON ON HIS ROAD TO THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION. Can he pull off the political upset of the year? Steve discusses the REAL polling numbers, the insane Xavier Becerra agenda, and Trump’s latest idea to bring the entertainment industry back to California! TRUMP WINS THE BALLROOM BATTLE 5–4—BUT WHICH CONSERVATIVE JUSTICE DEFECTED? Is this the last legal hurdle for Trump over its construction? WELFARE FOR PSYCHICS AND TATTOOS?! TRUMP PRAISES DESANTIS FOR SAYING ENOUGH. Temporary Cash Assistance is supposed to be temporary, and for essential items. So why are your taxpayer dollars being given to people to amusement parks and tattoos? DeSantis says no more. With Steve Hilton, Candidate For Governor California (R), Ann Vandersteele, Co-Founder, American Made, and Tom Del Beccaro, Host, Politics in Perspective.Support Our Mission: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ZMGRBFGDJKRS8See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kate and Leah break down last week's atrocious shadow docket order on the President's wildly illegal executive order concerning elections and absentee ballots, which furthers the administration's effort to, as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns, "foment chaos ahead of the November elections." Then, after touching on other legal news from the week, Leah speaks with former Governor of North Carolina—and current Senate candidate—Roy Cooper about the Court's gutting of election law and what he'll do about it when he's elected. Finally, we kick off Hot SCOTUS Reform September with a conversation about docket reform featuring One First's Steve Vladeck. Look out for our bonus series on Supreme Court reform every Thursday in September!Favorite things: Leah: Pumpkin spice latte season; Taylor Swift's Icon Session; Operation Metro Surge resistance takes center stage in State Fair art (MPR News); KBJ's dissent in Trump v. California Kate: Paradiso 17, Hannah Lillith Assadi; Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times, Skye Perryman; The Political Supreme Court, Rachel A. Shelden; End Times Fascism, Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor; meeting Mikey Friedman and learning about Page Break; Dolly Parton tributes Take the Strict Scrutiny survey.New Strict merch available here.You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at crooked.com/strict_cleGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: Crookedcon.comBuy Melissa's book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern ReaderBuy Leah's book, Lawless, now out in paperbackFollow us on Instagram, Threads, and BlueskyFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com

P.M. Edition for Aug. 31. The second quarter was a good one for S&P 500 companies. Per-share earnings soared 53% and many companies have raised their guidance. WSJ reporter Theo Francis explains what's propelling those gains. Plus, the Federal Trade Commission sues Amazon for allegedly manipulating prices for ads on its site—and making billions from merchants. And the Supreme Court allows President Trump to keep building his White House ballroom. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A federal prosecutor has blown the whistle on New York Attorney General Letitia James' office and said he was ordered to “find crimes” committed by President Trump and people affiliated with Trump – despite zero evidence. Assistant Attorney General Daniel Wiesenfeld sent an agency-wide email to thousands of employees in the New York Attorney General's office claiming his supervisor, instructed him to target “Trump himself, Truth Social, Hewlett Packard (DOJ approved merger) … without having a credible reason for targeting this organizations and individuals.” This is huge! The Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Trump to proceed with White House Ballroom construction in a 5-4 vote. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts dissented. The liberal justices joined Roberts' dissent. And President Trump secures majority U.S. control over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil as Canada threatens its largest customer and squanders its energy advantage.Sponsor:My PillowWww.MyPillow.com/johnSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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During Black August 2026, the Asantehene, Otumfo Osei Tutu II, and Otumfo-Yere Julia Osei Tutu of the Asante People are visiting the United States. Their trip features a Royal Lecture at Howard University and an Akwasidae Festival at Bowie State University, bracketed by a major African business summit. This historic visit highlights a foundational truth: Global African solidarity and belonging must anchor self-determination to drive local, regional, and global advancement. This journey happens during a time of deep global political friction. As the old Age of European Expansion rapidly deteriorates, powerful nations scramble to renegotiate global arrangements. Meanwhile, political figures in the U.S. fetishize authoritarian leadership and try to destabilize existing political and economic orders. Domestic US communities also struggle to claim collective authority and protect explicit individual rights within a destabilizing US legal system. In grappling with relationships between Governance formations and the Social Structures which hold them together, the Asante delegation raises questions of Governance, where authority is informed by the Cultural Meaning-Making that recognizes relationships between memory and vision, the protective custodianship of Ancestral continuity represented by the Golden Stool, and the living assent of the people in renewed and new Governance formations. As corporate lawfare and a compromised SCOTUS threaten US domestic stability, and neoliberal frameworks continue to buffet the modern university, this week we raise questions of structural autonomy, from the protocols of the Asante to the "jailbreaking" of the Black University, and ask several questions: What does it mean to truly govern with the people's assent? How do we reclaim authority when structures built to rule us teeter? What happens when people withdraw their authority? How do we strengthen our global ties for mutual benefit?Are you a member of Knarrative? If not, we invite you to join our community today by signing up at: https://www.knarrative.com. As a Knarrative subscriber, you'll gain immediate access to Knubia, our growing community of teachers, learners, thinkers, doers, artists, and creators. Together, we're making a generational commitment to our collective interests, work, and responsibilities. Join us at https://www.knarrative.com and download the Knubia app through your app store or by visiting https://community.knarrative.com.To shop Go to:TheGlobalMajorityMore from us:Follow on X: https://x.com/knarrative_https://x.com/inclasswithcarrFollow on Instagram IG / knarrative IG/ inclasswithcarr Follow Dr. Carr: https://www.drgregcarr.comhttps://x.com/AfricanaCarrFollow Karen Hunter: https://karenhuntershow.comhttps://x.com/karenhunter IG / karenhuntershowSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This short episode explains two paragraphs of a United States Supreme Court decision that has influenced the thinking of many Christian leaders that it is politics and law that can shape and create culture.

────────────────────────────────────────[00:02:06]Trump's Teleprompter Guy Got Caught Doing Insider Trading — Trump Who Moves Markets by Billions Gets a PassThe staffer made $100K on advance information and got punished; Trump manipulates markets with memes for tens of millions and nobody draws the connection.────────────────────────────────────────[00:03:28]Corporations Are Created by Government in Its Image — That's Why Conservatives Shouldn't Cheer ThemPeople are created by God in his image; corporations by government in its image; they work hand in glove; the left and right both miss this.────────────────────────────────────────[00:18:32]Tesla Autopilot Drove Into Oncoming Trains Multiple Times Before NHTSA Opened a ProbeOne stopped then accelerated into a passing train; another turned onto tracks and was struck; a third slammed a crossing barrier arm; only media attention prompted a patch.────────────────────────────────────────[00:22:19]Tariffs Are Costing Americans $200 Billion a Year — $2,900 More Per Household for the Same Basket of GoodsEvery refund after SCOTUS reversed goes back to corporations; people paid the tariffs with higher prices and got nothing back.────────────────────────────────────────[00:28:05]9/11's 25th Anniversary — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Has Never Had a Trial; They Don't Want DiscoveryA public trial would allow lawyers to call Mossad witnesses, the dancing Israelis, Netanyahu; due process is for everyone or no one.────────────────────────────────────────[01:03:49]Judge Rules Trump Cannot Deport Non-Citizens for Criticizing Israel — But You Can Be Deported for Criticizing TrumpFreedom of speech is a loser if we're only free to express complimentary views about the government; non-citizens have the same First Amendment rights as citizens.────────────────────────────────────────[01:15:33]Milo Yiannopoulos Deported After Cheering Total ICE Immunity — He Said "I Don't Mean Me" About DeportationOnly deported after he became a critic of Trump; the monster you cheer will eventually come for you.────────────────────────────────────────[01:19:50]Iran War and Tariff Tantrums Are Driving US Farmers Into the Worst Crisis in 40 YearsFertilizer, diesel, and supply chains hit by both simultaneously; food price increases are only beginning — the long train of disruption takes time to arrive.────────────────────────────────────────[01:53:37]Pennsylvania Measles Deaths Are a Lie — Coroner Says Measles Did Not Cause the Newborn's DeathShapiro refuses to release details; GSK got $21 million for vaccine manufacturing in Lancaster County; the fake narrative is meant to overcome local resistance.────────────────────────────────────────[01:56:58]Genes Don't Take Weekends Off But Pediatricians Do — Autism Cases Don't Appear on SundaysMcDowell triplets became severely autistic within two hours of each other after vaccination; perfectly normal beforehand; it is obvious to anyone who hears the story. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.

President Donald Trump secured a major victory for one of his controversial DC makeover projects. The weather could get in the way of search and rescue efforts at the Grand Canyon National Park after deadly flash flooding. We'll tell you about the first person to get a lifetime ban from Kalshi. Trump is targeting a news host over a TV segment he didn't like. It's the end of an era for an Argentine soccer superstar. Plus, a massive update to next year's Met Gala amid intense public backlash.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

────────────────────────────────────────[00:02:06]Trump's Teleprompter Guy Got Caught Doing Insider Trading — Trump Who Moves Markets by Billions Gets a PassThe staffer made $100K on advance information and got punished; Trump manipulates markets with memes for tens of millions and nobody draws the connection.────────────────────────────────────────[00:03:28]Corporations Are Created by Government in Its Image — That's Why Conservatives Shouldn't Cheer ThemPeople are created by God in his image; corporations by government in its image; they work hand in glove; the left and right both miss this.────────────────────────────────────────[00:18:32]Tesla Autopilot Drove Into Oncoming Trains Multiple Times Before NHTSA Opened a ProbeOne stopped then accelerated into a passing train; another turned onto tracks and was struck; a third slammed a crossing barrier arm; only media attention prompted a patch.────────────────────────────────────────[00:22:19]Tariffs Are Costing Americans $200 Billion a Year — $2,900 More Per Household for the Same Basket of GoodsEvery refund after SCOTUS reversed goes back to corporations; people paid the tariffs with higher prices and got nothing back.────────────────────────────────────────[00:28:05]9/11's 25th Anniversary — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Has Never Had a Trial; They Don't Want DiscoveryA public trial would allow lawyers to call Mossad witnesses, the dancing Israelis, Netanyahu; due process is for everyone or no one.────────────────────────────────────────[01:03:49]Judge Rules Trump Cannot Deport Non-Citizens for Criticizing Israel — But You Can Be Deported for Criticizing TrumpFreedom of speech is a loser if we're only free to express complimentary views about the government; non-citizens have the same First Amendment rights as citizens.────────────────────────────────────────[01:15:33]Milo Yiannopoulos Deported After Cheering Total ICE Immunity — He Said "I Don't Mean Me" About DeportationOnly deported after he became a critic of Trump; the monster you cheer will eventually come for you.────────────────────────────────────────[01:19:50]Iran War and Tariff Tantrums Are Driving US Farmers Into the Worst Crisis in 40 YearsFertilizer, diesel, and supply chains hit by both simultaneously; food price increases are only beginning — the long train of disruption takes time to arrive.────────────────────────────────────────[01:53:37]Pennsylvania Measles Deaths Are a Lie — Coroner Says Measles Did Not Cause the Newborn's DeathShapiro refuses to release details; GSK got $21 million for vaccine manufacturing in Lancaster County; the fake narrative is meant to overcome local resistance.────────────────────────────────────────[01:56:58]Genes Don't Take Weekends Off But Pediatricians Do — Autism Cases Don't Appear on SundaysMcDowell triplets became severely autistic within two hours of each other after vaccination; perfectly normal beforehand; it is obvious to anyone who hears the story. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.

Hugh discusses the Iran conflict, the El-Sayed campaign's attempt to make amends with jewish voters, and SCOTUS' 5-4 decision to allow East Wing construction to resume with Dr. Michael Oren, Jesse Arm, and James Lileks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Waldman and Greg Dworkin return to help make Mondays less so. Google labels Lake Ontario as "Lake America", so that fewer sheep get lost. Donald K. Trump has some schemes plotted in case the midterms go too blue. We've warned you about all of them, but David's particularly Cassandra-esque prophesy of the "rogue clerk" might indeed come to fruition. Sure, it's complicated, but David likes them that way. Trump, however, is but a simple dotard, who might be planning to do simply nothing, or in the case of the USPS, keeping anyone from doing anything. SCOTUS might apply the "Purcell principle", if for some reason they forget which administration it is. Skip Trump, impeach his money. Is Natalie Harp the Monica Lewinsky Ken Starr Republicans have been waiting for? Are they hoping to make Jon Ossoff… Bill Clinton? Ossoff's opponent believes he is Barack Obama. Red states used to be the safe place to stow awful Republicans. Now the other Gop Mike (Collins) has a fascist twink on his hands. The other other Gop Mike (Rogers) is losing all of the Trump Muslims. It's hard to frighten people with Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed these days when Zohran Kwame Mamdani has look-alike contests in his honor. Jewish voters became Democratic by following their moral compass. Trump knows El-Sayed's lead is fake polling by illegal pollsters, reported by illegal reporters. Military leaders think Pete Hegseth might be leading them to Armageddon, as if he'd have a problem with that. Oh no! First Andrew and Tristan Tate, now Milo Yiannopoulos? Well, they do say assholes go in threes.

This one was Meta AI - it's a free model and it did a pretty good job. Obviously I am not going to read that and neither will anyone else, but outside of the lack of brevity here it's a decent write up. Well done, Mark. EPISODE TITLE OPTIONSUse one as main title, others as alternates for SEO:One Nation's Immigration Muddle, 18C on Trial, and Tampa 25 Years OnFarley the Throwback, AI Bubble Warnings and the Swans Self-DestructFrom Narrandera to Norway: Immigration, Data Centres and Banning AI in SchoolsThe Two Jacks on Pauline Hanson vs 18C, the UK's Boat Camps and America's Voting MessCocaine Capital, $600 Grams in Perth and a 49ers Billionaire in a Trailer Park StingBloods Culture to Boarding School: Tampa, Tribunals and What Went Wrong at the SwansEPISODE SUMMARYEpisode 170 is a wide-ranging end-of-winter news wrap from Sydney and Hong Kong.Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack start with One Nation's confused immigration numbers - David Farley suggesting an intake not far from Labor's, Pauline Hanson unclear on net overseas migration - and ask whether vagueness matters when neither government nor opposition has a clear story either. Farley, the Narrandera-based former Labor aspirant now with One Nation, is singled out as a throwback to old Country Party-style ministers like Doug Anthony, Ian Sinclair and Peter Nixon - rural common sense and real-world experience.The conversation moves to energy and tech. The Albanese government's proposal that new data centres from mid-next year need their own water source and 100% renewable power triggers a debate about global electricity demand. Data centre consumption is projected to double from 460 TWh in 2024 to over 1000 TWh by 2030. The Jacks question small modular nuclear reactors in Australia and warn of an AI investment bubble, with 15% of the S&P 500 now AI-configured and Chinese open-source models undercutting expensive US startups.On law, they unpack Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Context is Pauline Hanson's 2022 tweet to Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi telling her to "piss off back to Pakistan" after Faruqi's comments on Queen Elizabeth, which led to a Federal Court finding and a reported $200,000 penalty. Hanson is seeking leave to appeal to the High Court. The Jacks also discuss the White Australia Party's attempt to circumvent hate-group laws linked to the National Socialist Network and ASIO's role, and debate whether repugnant speech should be illegal.Twenty-five years on from the MV Tampa, they revisit the Howard-era response, children overboard, the excision of Christmas Island and other northern territories from the migration zone, and the legacy of mandatory detention introduced under Keating. Hong Kong Jack draws on his ten years on the Refugee Review Tribunal, including a harrowing self-harm incident during a video hearing in Woomera.Internationally: the UK's new camps for unscheduled boat arrivals after the High Court blocked the Rwanda plan, and the problematic Daily Mail reporting of gyms, football pitches and halal-only food; the US Supreme Court allowing state-based moves to restrict mail-in ballots, the stalled SAVE Act requiring birth certificates to vote and its impact on married women, and why America needs an AEC-style independent electoral commission.The Jacks note Norway banning generative AI in primary schools and restricting it in upper years after a decline in reading and writing, and pay tribute to Dolly Parton and the Dollywood Foundation's 325 million books program as a springboard into phonics vs whole-language teaching. Jack the Insider credits his mother and the Whitlam-era disadvantaged schools program for championing phonics.Court and crime: a mistrial in Pennsylvania after a juror allegedly smoked marijuana in the jury room during a murder trial; and Australia's cocaine problem in the context of the Sydney Swans hotel-room scandal. The Jacks discuss the legal risk of supply of a trafficable quantity (15 years in Victoria), self-reporting data suggesting 4% to 11% usage, 1500 possession arrests in the Eastern Suburbs, $600 a gram in Perth creating a Nullarbor business model, and the shift to crystal meth where cocaine is scarce.Sport to close: Italy's Giorgia Meloni becoming the longest-serving PM of the Italian Republic, polling 25-26% for Brothers of Italy as a buffer against the harder right; the Swans culture piece by Andrew Webster - the end of the Bloods self-sacrifice era of Kirk and Kelly, late nights at the Beach Road and Clovelly Hotels, adult entertainment in the team hotel, four-week bans, presumption of innocence, and Nick Blakey demanding a trade to North Melbourne where his father played; NRL - Roosters and Panthers as premiership threats; AFL - Carlton vs Melbourne as a clash of new game plans; cricket - England vs Pakistan at Lord's, Pakistan in disarray, Babar Azam out of form, and whether Marnus Labuschagne should tour South Africa or if he is at the "thanks for your service" stage; and finally the NFL - the San Francisco 49ers CEO caught in a police sting in East Palestine, Ohio, $140 agreed on WhatsApp, no trailer or brothel at the lot, two days jail with credit for time served and $1000 in fines and costs.Next week: listener feedback on booze and upper-middle-class parenting.SHOW NOTES - TOPICS COVEREDAustralian Politics: One Nation immigration policy split between David Farley and Pauline Hanson, net overseas migration confusion, Albanese wedge politics, Opposition property ban for temporary residents, Labor's delayed immigration announcement and refugee intake numbers.Energy and Technology: Data centres in Australia, water and renewable requirements, small-scale nuclear reactors in Russia and China, global power demand, AI bubble vs dotcom bubble, US vs Chinese AI models, S&P 500 exposure.Law and Free Speech: Section 18C - offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate, Pauline Hanson vs Mehreen Faruqi Federal Court decision, High Court leave to appeal process, White Australia Party and National Socialist Network, hate group laws, implied freedom of political communication.Immigration History: 25th anniversary of Tampa, MV Tampa and Captain, Merak and Christmas Island, children overboard, excision of Australian territories, mandatory detention, Woomera, Port Hedland, Villawood and Maribyrnong, Manus Island and Nauru costs.UK and US: UK mandatory processing centres, minibuses, no-document arrivals, security risks and Nick Radev case, Daily Mail coverage; US mail-in ballots, electoral rolls, SAVE Act, automatic voter registration in Oregon/Washington/California, gerrymandering and partisan control, Ross Perot and third-party candidates.Education and Culture: Norway AI ban, iPads in schools, national testing decline, phonics revival in Australia, Dr Seuss, John and Betty readers, Dolly Parton and literacy, scholarships for Year 7 retention.Courts and Drugs: Pennsylvania juror and devil's lettuce mistrial, field sobriety and judge's chambers process, Christian Brothers at St Pat's Ballarat, Sydney Swans scandal and allegations of indecent assault, white powder found, trafficable quantity laws, Australia as highest self-reported cocaine users, Double Bay and Waverley Local Court, cardiac risks.Sport: Swans culture, Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey trade to North Melbourne, Andrew Webster SMH column, AFL finals odds Sydney at $34, NRL Warriors Roosters Panthers, Carlton vs Melbourne injuries, England vs Pakistan second Test, Marnus Labuschagne technique and Steve Smith comparison, Ricky Ponting assessment, San Francisco 49ers CEO East Palestine sting.All timestamps below are adjusted by +25 seconds to account for theme music at the top of the episode.TIMESTAMPED HIGHLIGHTS (Adjusted +25s)00:00:25 - Open: End of winter in Sydney and the Highlands, mid-20s, bracing for a stinking hot summer. Hong Kong Jack on the Hungry Ghost Festival heat and humidity.00:01:54 - One Nation's immigration numbers: David Farley vs Pauline Hanson, does vagueness matter?00:03:36 - Old Country Party ministers: Doug Anthony, Ian Sinclair, Peter Nixon, Peter Walsh, John Kerin, Mick Young. Farley as a rural common-sense throwback and best new MP in ages.00:04:39 - How long will Farley stay with One Nation? History of independents.00:06:07 - Government and Opposition also unclear on migration, cabinet donnybrook, Albo's populist instincts and a potential wedge.00:14:50 - Data centres are coming to Australia: Albanese plan for own water source and renewables from July 1 next year.00:15:52 - Small modular nuclear: one in Russia, one in China, cost issues, worldwide energy growth before AI.00:16:47 - Electricity to double: 460 TWh in 2024 to 1000+ TWh by 2030, S&P 500 AI exposure, trillions invested.00:18:50 - Tech bubble vs AI bubble: companies with no revenue then vs Meta and Google with revenue now, but startup risk for Anthropic and others.00:21:41 - What is Section 18C? Offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate explained.00:22:23 - Pauline Hanson tweet to Mehreen Faruqi "piss off back to Pakistan", Queen Elizabeth context, Federal Court appeal, $200k fine, High Court leave.00:23:12 - White Australia Party, National Socialist Network, ASIO recommendation to Home Affairs Minister to shut down hate groups.00:25:38 - Will Hanson succeed? Prediction 18C rendered toothless on offend/insult/humiliate.00:28:08 - 25 years since Tampa: ABC docudrama, Norwegian tanker MV Tampa, 2001.00:29:26 - Children overboard, Peter Reith gilding the lily.00:30:43 - How Tampa changed the rules permanently: no unscheduled arrival lands in migration zone.00:32:12 - Refugee Tribunal reality: Woomera/Port Hedland video hearing, self-harm incident, need for thick skin.00:35:00 - UK's new camps after Rwanda failure, mandatory processing, fingerprints, 17 minibuses, not locked up like Villawood.00:38:27 - Security risk: Nick Radev - Nick the Russian/Bulgarian, wiped criminal history, prison tattoos, arriving with clean sheet.00:42:46 - SCOTUS and US mail-in ballots: state administrators, postal workers, accurate electoral rolls, attempt to slow mail voting.00:49:21 - Norway bans generative AI in primary schools, iPads since 1990s, decline in reading/writing, return to books.00:51:30 - Dolly Parton tribute: Dollywood Foundation 325 million books to US, Ireland, UK, Australia, NZ, functional illiteracy, pathway to imagination. 4,000 songs and 9 to 5 story with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.00:57:30 - Phonics vs whole language: Dolly's father, $500 scholarships to get through Year 7, Australian education decline, Whitlam disadvantaged schools program, Dr Seuss and Cat in the Hat 1957.01:01:22 - Devil's lettuce in the jury room: Pennsylvania murder trial of Saffron Gump and Gregory Prince, juror smoked in fifth-floor room, lawyers argue prescription, judge calls jurors one by one, mistrial, boarding school parallels.01:04:31 - Cocaine and the Swans: Australian article, two bags of white powder in hotel room, no one claims ownership, supply trafficable quantity 15 years jail, agency providing girls.01:07:29 - Australia's cocaine appetite: biggest users in world on self-reporting, 4% to 11%, tradies on the bags, financial and legal sectors, Double Bay 1500 possession arrests.01:12:53 - $600 a gram in Perth, Nullarbor drug run business model, when cocaine scarce users turn to crystal meth.01:14:58 - Italy: Giorgia Meloni longest-serving PM of Italian Republic, Brothers of Italy polling 25.4 to 26.4%, buffer against extreme right, far-right label rendered meaningless.01:17:38 - Swans culture: Brett Kirk and Paul Kelly Bloods era vs now, Andrew Webster column, Beach Road Hotel and Clovelly Hotel, self-sacrificing myth.01:20:22 - Hotel scandal: 4am return, 7am bus, adult entertainment, disrespect for teammates, four-week bans near certain, victims and presumption of innocence.01:25:26 - Nick Blakey demands immediate trade, North Melbourne link, dad John Blakey, Heeney Warner and Blakey as top liners someone will want.01:26:09 - NRL: Warriors, Roosters premiership winning form if past Panthers.01:26:38 - AFL tonight: Carlton vs Melbourne preview, injuries to Lever, Will Hayward, attractive footy and game plan changes.01:28:20 - Cricket England vs Pakistan at Lord's: Pakistan dismissed cheaply, in disarray, Joe Root captaincy phone call.01:29:46 - Does Marnus Labuschagne go to South Africa? Renshaw, Campbell Callaway, Oliver Peake options, Ricky Ponting says thanks for your service.01:32:30 - NFL not football: San Francisco 49ers CEO in East Palestine, Ohio trailer park sting, WhatsApp $140, no trailer there, two days jail with time served, $1000 fines, attempt to seal records denied, quick trip to Tiffany's.01:35:?? - Close: Spring next week, listener feedback on booze and parenting coming up.

This short episode explains two paragraphs of a United States Supreme Court decision that has influenced the thinking of many Christian leaders that it is politics and law that can shape and create culture.

When President Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday to “immediately” change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” it seemed like a parody, like he was telling Andy Borowitz “hold my beer…and charred steak”But no, it was real, and it begs the question: why is he making such an empty, impotent gesture, practically shouting that America is losing a trade war that he started and escalated for no reason?Why, for that matter did he hit Canada with 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian goods this past weekend—about 550 product lines, including dairy, beer and cider, cement, cosmetics, electronics, furniture, plywood, paint, hockey sticks and skates. Why then add threats of tariffs on Canadian autos, auto parts and steel?Why, Republicans had to wonder, pick this fight when we are 10 weeks away from swing Senate races in border states? You know who does lots of auto business with Canada? Michigan. You know who does lots of other business with Canada? Border states Maine, Alaska and Ohio (it's a water border, but still). Susan Collins has even gone from concerned to troubled.All of which captures a common theme in this week's Political Rehab: why does it always come back to chaos, corruption, and coverup?This week, Matt Wylie and I hit:The big Supreme Court ruling on Trump's mail-in voting executive order, and what he's actually afterThe pointless self-own of the Canada trade warThe even more pointless “Economic D-Day”…which amounts to even more of an admission of failure in a war Trump startedThe exploding issue that Republican and Democratic candidates all seemingly agree on nowAnd what the $18 billion Meta settlement really meansPlus, we take our weekly look at The Battlefield (which readers here got a sneak preview of in yesterday's Midterm HQ), Matt Wylie gets encouraged by robots with pants, and we bid farewell to Dolly Parton.

Jill Wine-Banks hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss the State Department's war on immigrants, the revocation of B1 and B2 visas, how it affects asylum seekers, and the legal basis for extradition after being targeted by ICE.  Then, the #Sisters review the legal basis for Trump's proposed inscription of his name on the Kennedy Center, the issues it raises, and the political motivations involved.  They also explain the legal back-and-forth over Trump's Executive Order 14399 on mail-in voting, why a judge blocked it, where it sits on the SCOTUS shadow docket, and what it might mean for the midterm elections.Remember to send in audio questions to SistersInLaw@politicon.com for the #Sisters to answer on their new companion podcast, SistersInLaw Sidebar!  It airs Wednesdays wherever you normally get your podcasts!Get the brand new ReSIStance T-Shirt, Mini Tote, and other #SistersInLaw gear at politicon.com/merch! Additional #SistersInLaw ProjectsCheck out Jill's Politicon YouTube Show: Just The FactsCheck out Kim's Newsletter: The GavelJoyce's new book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable, is now available, and for a limited time, you have the exclusive opportunity to order a signed copy here. Barb is on a book tour!  You can also order Barb's new book, The Fix. Her first book, Attack From Within, is now in paperback. Add the #Sisters & your other favorite Politicon podcast hosts on BlueskyGet your #SistersInLaw MERCH at politicon.com/merchWEBSITE & TRANSCRIPTEmail: SISTERSINLAW@POLITICON.COM or Thread to @sistersInLaw.podcastGet text updates from #SistersInLaw and Politicon. Mentioned By The #SistersFrom Joyce - Judge Talwani's Most Recent Order On Voting By MailSupport This Week's SponsorsASPCA:To explore coverage, visit aspcapetinsurance.com/sistersThe ASPCA® is not an insurer and is not engaged in the business ofinsurance. For terms and conditions, visit: https://www.aspcapetinsurance.com/more-info/state-documents-and-sample-policies/. Products are underwritten by either Independence American Insurance Company (NAIC #26581), or United States Fire Insurance Company (NAIC #21113) and distributed by PTZ Insurance Agency Ltd.Gusto:Try Gusto today at Gusto.com/sisters, and get three months free when you run your first payroll.HoneyLove:Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/SISTERS! #honeylovepodSmalls: For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping and treats for life when you head to Smalls.com/SISTERSBoll & BranchGet 15% off your first order of cold and comfortable high-quality 100% organic cotton sheets, plus free shipping at BollAndBranch.com/sisters with code SISTERSGet More From The #SistersInLawJoyce Vance: Bluesky | Twitter | University of Alabama Law | Civil Discourse Substack | MSNBC | Author of “Giving Up Is Unforgiveable”Jill Wine-Banks: Bluesky | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth & Justice Against A Criminal President | Just The Facts YouTubeKimberly Atkins Stohr: Bluesky | Twitter | Boston Globe | WBUR | The Gavel Newsletter | Justice By Design PodcastBarb McQuade: barbaramcquade.com | Bluesky | Twitter | University of Michigan Law | Just Security | MSNBC | Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America | The Fix

In breaking news, Judge Talwani, in a late-night order, has immediately BLOCKED Trump's unconstitutional efforts to have the Postal Service dictate to the States who can and cannot vote by mail by demanding the use of a voter “portal” and special ballots and envelopes. Popok explains how Judge Talwani wanted to make sure that this case does a round trip back to SCOTUS this week; and threatened CONTEMPT if the Trump Administration doesn't immediately inform the Postal Service of the new ruling! Spring Sleep: See if it's right for you. Get eXciteOSA at https://springsleep.com/legalaf, and use code LEGALAF for 20% off. Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af Sidebar with Katie Phang: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sidebar-with-katie-phang/id1886801652 The Parnas Perspective: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949 The Intersection with Michael Popok: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Five Minute News: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/five-minute-news/id1471715443 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Epstein discusses a federal ruling by Judge Indira Talwani blocking the Trump administration's postal mail-in voting regulations for the 2026 midterms. Epstein asserts the administration overstepped, as the Constitution explicitly delegates election regulation to Congress, not the executive. He criticizes Chief Justice John Roberts's defense of the unitary executive, calling his opinions a disgrace that allows executive power to swamp both the legislature and the judiciary. Lastly, Epstein references Paul Krugman's views on Trump's destructive physical and institutional teardown of Washington and laments how flawed standing doctrines prevent ordinary citizens from legally challenging executive overreach in federal court. (2)

On today's show, Van and Lindsay discuss the loss of Dolly Parton and her impact on the Black community. They react to the Supreme Court handing Trump a “YUGE” win with mail-in ballots and Abdul El-Sayed's devastating takedown of Jesse Watters. Plus, they dig into Meta's ginormous payout, Darth Vader's defense of Flock cameras, and Jelly Roll getting political while hosting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'(00:00) Welcome to Higher Learning(00:36) Colin Kaepernick pulls his books from Target shelves(18:49) Dolly Parton passes away at 80 years old(29:50) New ownership duo in San Diego(40:54) SCOTUS hands Trump a huge victory(58:52) Abdul El-Sayed takes down Jesse Watters(120:44) Meta to shell out billions and add protections for kids(1:36:23) Darth Vader stands up for Flock cameras(1:49:06) Jelly Roll hosts 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayProducers: Marco Escalante and Jade WhaleySocial Producer: Bernard MooreVideo Supervision: Chris Thomas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Popok reports in breaking news on Judge Talwani's late night decision last night BLOCKING Trump and his Postal Service from implementing new rules to force the states to use a new Federal  voter registration portal, and new Post office approved envelops all in violation of the Constitution. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enes Kanter Freedom vs the WNBA, the Supreme Court's 6 to 3 mail in ballot ruling for Trump, Mark Carney and the Canada tariff war, and new records in the Austin Metcalf and Karmelo Anthony case. Warren Smith of Secret Scholar Society joins Jillian Michaels for the one episode this week where every story has a second layer nobody is talking about.The WNBA banned Enes Kanter Freedom from playing. He asked them one question. They still haven't answered it, and Warren explains why they never will.The Supreme Court sided with Trump on mail in ballots and Democrats say he's rigging the midterms. Jillian pulls up the actual order. There's one detail in it that flips the entire argument, and it's the same detail CNN left out of their report.Canada cannot win a trade war with the United States. Jillian has the numbers. Mark Carney has the numbers too. So why is he fighting? The answer is on his resume, and in a hire he made in February that Canadian media barely covered. Once you know what her job is, the tariffs make sense. Just not the way you think.Austin Metcalf's school records are out. Karmelo Anthony's texts are out. Both sides are using them. Warren spent years teaching kids exactly like these two, and what he says about them is the hardest thing in the episode to hear.Also: Trump's DEI speech, the moment at Emerson that changed how Warren teaches, and the grad school conversation that ended with a professor changing a grade she'd sworn she wouldn't.

Will SCOTUS strike down AR-15 bans? Mark Walters and Epoch Times legal editor Sam Dorman analyze Bruen, common use and the coming rifle-ban showdown. Danielle Buck joins the fight over the midterms, women's sports and gun rights.

James and Al warn of Trump's enduring strength with the base after the win of Lindsey Graham's sister in South Carolina, while emphasizing the overall decline in support for MAGA.  Then, they welcome Stanford Law Professor Pam Karlan to discuss SCOTUS and its recent rulings, explain the shadow docket, and the defense of our democracy coming from lower-level judges and our Constitution.  Then, they are joined by congressional candidate for VA-02 and Navy veteran Elaine Luria to review Trump's disastrous effect on our military readiness and the need to focus 2026 midterm campaigns on affordability, healthcare, and bringing the war in Iran to a close.Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you're from! More from James and Al:Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon.Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube.James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room SubstackGet updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarvilleGet More From This Week's Guests: Professor Pam Karlan: Stanford Law | DOJ.gov | Supreme Court Litigation ClinicElaine Luria: Website | congress.gov | navy.milPlease Support Our Sponsors:Hers W.L.:Ready to reach your weight loss goals? Visit forhers.com/warroom to get personalized, affordable care that gets you.Superpower:Head to Superpower.com and use code WARROOM at checkout for $20 off your membership. Get 100+ biomarkers tested every year, plus a personalized health plan and on-demand care team. Detect early signs of 1,000+ conditions. #superpowerpodCasper:Right now, save up to 30% on mattresses and up to 35% on everything else when you go to Casper.com. 

The Trump administration rolled out what it calls the biggest economic offensive ever aimed at a country, naming 60 targets while warning others to cut ties with Iran or face U.S. sanctions of their own, though the toughest measures are still being held in reserve.In the Gulf, the UAE has already cut all trade with Iran while other neighbors remain in a difficult position, and China continues to buy the bulk of Iranian oil even as it criticizes the new pressure campaign.The Supreme Court handed President Trump a temporary win on his effort to restrict mail-in voting weeks before midterm ballots go out, though the legal fight is far from settled and voting by mail still remains an option for now.Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show's perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.Today's episode of Up First was edited by James Hider, Kate Bartlett, Ben Swasey, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Alice Woelfle.It was produced by Julie Depenbrock and Nia Dumas.Our director is Christopher Thomas.We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.And our Supervising Senior Producer is Vince Pearson.(0:00) Introduction(01:56) Trump's Economic D-Day For Iran(05:35) Gulf Allies React To US Plan(09:07) SCOTUS Mail-in VotingSee pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

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