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In the midst of the terrible Trump tax bill moving through Congress, Ralph invites Sarah Anderson who directs the Global Economy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies to discuss the massive tax loopholes huge companies like Amazon get that allow them to pay far less in taxes than ordinary working people. Then, Greg LeRoy from Good Jobs First joins us to discuss how state taxpayers are footing the bill for these massive data centers companies like Google are building all over the country. Plus, Ralph has some choice words for passive unions and responds to listener feedback about our guest last week, Nadav Wieman.Sarah Anderson directs the Global Economy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies and is a co-editor of the IPS website Inequality.org. Her research covers a wide range of international and domestic economic issues, including inequality, CEO pay, taxes, labor, and Wall Street reform.They're (Congress is) planning to give huge new tax giveaways to large corporations like Amazon and wealthy people like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. And partially paying for those tax cuts for the wealthy by slashing programs that mean so much to so many Americans like Medicaid and food assistance.”Sarah AndersonWe're not going to have a healthy, thriving society and economy as long as we have the extreme levels of inequality that we have today.Sarah AndersonDubbed “the leading national watchdog of state and local economic development subsidies,” “an encyclopedia of information regarding subsidies,” “God's witness to corporate welfare,” and “the OG of ensuring that state and local tax policy actually supports good jobs, sustainability, and equity,”* Greg founded Good Jobs First in 1998 upon winning the Public Interest Pioneer Award. He has trained and consulted for state and local governments, associations of public officials, labor-management committees, unions, community groups, tax and budget watchdogs, environmentalists, and smart growth advocates more than 30 years.Public education and public health are the two biggest losers in every state giving away money to data centers right now.Greg Le RoyWe know of no other form of state spending that is so out of control. Therefore, we recommend that states cancel their data center tax exemptions. Such subsidies are absolutely unnecessary for an extremely profitable industry dominated by some of the most valuable corporations on earth such as Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Google.Good Jobs First report: “Cloudy With a Loss of Spending Control”They've (Congress has) known for years that the ordinary worker pays a higher tax rate than these loophole-ridden corporations.Ralph NaderIn my message to Trump, I ask him, "Why is he afraid of Netanyahu? And doesn't he want to come to the rescue of these innocent babies by saying, ‘Mr. Netanyahu, the taxpayers in this country are paying for thousands of trucks stalled at the border of Gaza full of medicine, food, water, electricity, fuel, and other critical necessities? We're going to put a little American flag on each one of these trucks, and don't you dare block them.'”…No answer.Ralph NaderNews 5/23/251. It seems as though the dam in Israeli politics against acknowledging the horrors in Gaza is beginning to break. In an interview with the BBC this week, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stated that what Israel "is currently doing in Gaza is very close to a war crime. Thousands of innocent Palestinians are being killed.” He went on to say, “the war has no objective and has no chance of achieving anything that could save the lives of the hostages.” These quotes come from the Jerusalem Post. And on May 21st, Haaretz reported that opposition party leader Yair Golan warned that Israel could become a “pariah state, like South Africa once was,” based on its actions in Gaza. Speaking a truth that American politicians appear incapable of articulating, he added, a “sane state does not wage war against civilians, does not kill babies as a hobby, and does not set goals for itself like the expulsion of a population.”2. Confirming this prognosis, the Cradle reports “The Israeli military has admitted that more than 80 percent of the people killed in the attacks on Gaza since Israel breached the ceasefire two months ago are…civilians.” This fact was confirmed by the IDF in response to a request from Hebrew magazine Hamakom, wherein “the military's spokesperson stated that 500 of the 2,780 killed in the Gaza Strip as of Tuesday are ‘terrorists.'” Leaving the remaining 2,280 people killed classified as “not suspected terrorists.” The Cradle compares this ratio, approximately 4.5 civilians killed for every combatant, to the Russia-Ukraine war – a ratio of approximate 2.8 to one. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has “claimed that the ratio is just one civilian killed for each combatant killed.” At the same time, AP reports that while Israel has allowed a minimum of humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, under immense international pressure, “none of that aid actually reached Palestinians,” according to the United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric. The renewed offensive coupled with the barring of humanitarian aid has raised the alarm about mass starvation in Gaza.3. Developments on the ground in Gaza have triggered a new wave of international outcry. On May 19th, leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada issued a joint statement, reading in part, “We strongly oppose the expansion of Israel's military operations in Gaza. The level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable… The Israeli Government's denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable and risks breaching International Humanitarian Law…We will not stand by while the Netanyahu Government pursues these egregious actions. If Israel does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid, we will take further concrete actions in response.” The Parliament of Spain meanwhile, “passed a non-binding motion calling on the government to impose an arms embargo on Israel,” per Anadolu Ajansı. This potential ban, supported by all parties except the conservative People's Party and the far-right Vox, would “ban the exports of any material that could strengthen the Israeli military, including helmets, vests, and fuel with potential military use.” Left-wing parties in Spain are now pushing for an emergency session to impose a binding decree to this effect.4. The United States however seems to be moving backwards. Drop Site news reports Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff made a deal with Hamas ensuring that, “the Trump administration would compel Israel to lift the Gaza blockade and allow humanitarian aid to enter the territory…[and] make a public call for an immediate ceasefire,” in exchange for the release of Edan Alexander. Of course, once Alexander was released Trump reneged completely. Basem Naim, a member of Hamas's political bureau, told Drop Site, “He did nothing of this…They didn't violate the deal. They threw it in the trash.” Besides prolonging further the charnel house in Gaza, this duplicity undermines American credibility in the region, particularly with Iran at a time when Trump is seeking a new deal to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.5. Democrats in Congress are inching towards action as well. On May 13th, Senator Peter Welch introduced Senate Resolution 224, calling for “the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza.” Along with Welch, 45 Democrats and Independents signed on to this resolution, that is the entire Democratic caucus except for John Fetterman. On May 14th, Rashida Tlaib introduced House Resolution 409, commemorating the Nakba and calling on Congress to “reinstate support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which provides life-saving humanitarian assistance to Palestinians.” This was cosponsored by AOC and Reps. Carson, Lee, Omar, Pressley, Ramirez, Simon, and Coleman. And, on May 21st, a group of eight senators – Welch, Sanders, Kaine, Merkley, Murray, Van Hollen, Schatz, and Warnock – sent a letter urging Secretary of State Rubio to reopen the investigation into the death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu-Akleh, per Prem Thakker. The Biden administration ruled the death “unintentional,” but a new documentary by Zeteo News reveals a “Biden cover-up.”6. More action is occurring on college campuses as well, as students go into graduation season. At NYU, a student named Logan Rozos said in his graduation speech, “As I search my heart today in addressing you all…the only thing that is appropriate to say in this time and to a group this large is a recognition of the atrocities currently happening in Palestine,” per CNN. NYU announced that they are now withholding his diploma. At George Washington University, the Guardian reports student Cecilia Culver said in her graduation speech, “I am ashamed to know my tuition [fee] is being used to fund…genocide…I call upon the class of 2025 to withhold donations and continue advocating for disclosure and divestment.” GWU issued a statement declaring Culver “has been barred from all GW's campuses and sponsored events elsewhere.” The moral clarity of these students is remarkable, given the increasingly harsh measures these schools have taken to silence those who speak up.7. Moving on, several major stories about the failing DOGE initiative have surfaced in recent days. First, Social Security. Listeners may recall that a DOGE engineer said “40% of phone calls made to [the Social Security Administration] to change direct deposit information come from fraudsters.” Yet, a new report by NextGov.com found that since DOGE mandated the SSA install new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, “only two claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent,” or 0.0018%. What the policy has done however, is slow down payments. According to this piece, retirement claim processing is down 25%. Meanwhile, at the VA, DOGE engineer Sahil Lavingia, “found…a machine that largely functions, though it doesn't make decisions as fast as a startup might.” Lavingia added “honestly, it's kind of fine—because the government works. It's not as inefficient as I was expecting, to be honest. I was hoping for more easy wins.” This from Fast Company. Finally, CBS reports, “leaders of the United States Institute for Peace regained control of their offices Wednesday…after they were ejected from their positions by the Trump administration and [DOGE] in March.” This piece explains that On February 19th, President Trump issued Executive Order 14217 declaring USIP "unnecessary" and terminating its leadership, most of its 300 staff members, its entire board, installing a DOGE functionary at the top and transferring ownership of the building to the federal government. This set off a court battle that ended Monday, when U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled that the takeover was “unlawful” and therefore “null and void.” These DOGE setbacks might help explain Elon Musk's reported retreat from the political spotlight and political spending.8. On May 21st, Congressman Gerry Connolly passed away, following his battle with esophageal cancer. Connolly's death however is just the latest in a disturbing trend – Ken Klippenstein reports, “Connolly joins five other members of Congress who also died in office over the past 13 months…Rep. Raúl Grijalva…Rep. Sylvester Turner…Rep. Bill Pascrell…Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee…[and] Rep. Donald Payne Jr.” All of these representatives were Democrats and their deaths have chipped away at the close margin between Democrats and Republicans in the House – allowing the Republicans to pass Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” by a single vote. Connolly himself prevailed over AOC in a much-publicized intra-party battle for the Ranking Member seat on the House Oversight committee. It speaks volumes that Connolly was only able to hold onto that seat for a few short months before becoming too sick to stay on. This is of course part and parcel with the recent revelations about Biden's declining mental acuity during his presidency and the efforts to oust David Hogg from the DNC for backing primaries against what he calls “asleep-at-the-wheel” Democrats.9. Speaking of “asleep-at-the-wheel” Democrats, Bloomberg Government reports Senator John Fetterman “didn't attend a single committee hearing in 2025 until…May 8, about a week after an explosive New York Magazine story raised questions about his mental health and dedication to his job.” Fetterman, who represents Pennsylvania on the Commerce, Agriculture, and Homeland Security committees skipped the confirmation hearings for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Budget Director Russ Vought, some of the most high-profile and controversial Trump appointments. Fetterman still has yet to attend a single Agriculture committee hearing in 2025.10. Finally, in more Pennsylvania news, the state held its Democratic primaries this week, yielding mixed results. In Pittsburgh, progressives suffered a setback with the ouster of Mayor Ed Gainey – the first Black mayor of the city. Gainey lost to Allegheny County Controller Corey O'Connor, the son of former Mayor Bob O'Connor, the Hill reports. In Philadelphia however, voters approved three ballot measures – including expanding affordable housing and adding more oversight to the prison system – and reelected for a third term progressive reform District Attorney Larry Krasner, per AP. Krasner has long been a target of conservatives in both parties, but has adroitly maneuvered to maintain his position – and dramatically reduced homicide rates in Philly. The Wall Street Journal reports Philadelphia homicides declined by 34% between 2023 and 2024, part of substantial decline in urban homicides nationwide. Kudos to Krasner.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. 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The Illinois Senate unanimously approved Senate Resolution 25, sponsored by Senator Neil Anderson (R-Andalusia), declaring May 2025 as Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) Awareness Month. The resolution was introduced following a member initiative request from Chris and Amy Avart of Mason City, whose young daughter, Esme, lives with PWS — a rare genetic disorder that causes constant hunger, developmental challenges, and requires 24/7 care. The Avarts shared their story earlier this year before the Senate Public Health Committee, urging lawmakers to bring greater attention to the condition. “Each day, Chris and Amy wake up with an unwavering commitment to caring for Esme,” said Senator Anderson. “Their courage and determination brought this issue to our attention, and through this resolution, we hope to raise more awareness and give the PWS community a stronger voice in their advocacy efforts.” PWS affects about 1 in 15,000 children and is caused by a defect on the 15th chromosome. The condition leads to significant neurological, metabolic, and behavioral challenges, including a constant, unrelenting sensation of hunger due to impaired communication between the brain and stomach. By declaring May as Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month, Senator Anderson hopes to promote public understanding of the condition and encourage future efforts to formally recognize PWS as a disability in Illinois.
Friday, April 4th, 2025Today, the acting Inspector General for the Department of Defense has launched an investigation into Pete Hegseth's Signal chat messages; the Senate has voted to rescind some of Trump's tariffs which caused the third biggest stock market crash in modern history; federal prosecutors have dropped the charges against the guy Nancy Mace says assaulted her; massive layoffs at the FDA include scientists working on bird flu and pet food safety; Judge Boasberg held a hearing in the contempt proceedings in the Alien Enemies Act case; and Allison delivers your Good News.Guest: Mayor Karen BassMayor Bass Applauds FEMA's Extension of Deadline for No-Cost Debris Removal ProgramWildfire Recovery Resources - LA CityResources Centers Available For Those Impacted by L.A. WildfiresEARTH DAY LA - April 25Mayor Karen BassMayor Karen Bass (@mayor.lacity.gov) — BlueskyGuest: John FugelsangTell Me Everything — John FugelsangThe John Fugelsang PodcastSiriusXM ProgressThank You, Pique LifeGet 20% off on the Radiant Skin Duo, plus a FREE starter kit at Piquelife.com/dailybeans.Stories:Pentagon watchdog launches probe of Hegseth Signal messages | CNN PoliticsSenate Votes to Rescind Some Trump Tariffs, With G.O.P. Support | The New York TimesTrump contradicts aides, talking points on purpose of global tariffs | The Washington PostVeterinarians working on bird flu, pet food safety are fired in HHS purge | The Washington PostCharge dropped against foster advocate accused of assaulting Rep. Nancy Mace | The Washington PostGood Trouble:Hands off 2025 is tomorrow! Go to HandsOff2025.com to find the rally nearest you, put on your comfy shoes, stay hydrated and KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. Know Your Rights | Protesters' Rights | ACLU From The Good NewsShit Show (Instrumental) | YouTubeItalian Government -Citizenship by descent (iure sanguinis)Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Federal workers - feel free to email me at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you're going to do, or just vent. I'm always here to listen.Share your Good News or Good Trouble:https://www.dailybeanspod.com/good/ Check out other MSW Media podcastshttps://mswmedia.com/shows/Subscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substackhttps://muellershewrote.substack.comFollow AG and Dana on Social MediaDr. Allison Gill Substack|Muellershewrote, Twitter|@MuellerSheWrote, Threads|@muellershewrote, TikTok|@muellershewrote, IG|muellershewrote, BlueSky|@muellershewroteDana GoldbergTwitter|@DGComedy, IG|dgcomedy, facebook|dgcomedy, IG|dgcomedy, danagoldberg.com, BlueSky|@dgcomedyHave some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?Supercasthttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/Patreon https://patreon.com/thedailybeansOr subscribe on Apple Podcasts with our affiliate linkThe Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), member of the Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee, Judiciary Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Armed Services Committee and author of The Mind of a Conservative Woman: Seeking the Best for Family and Country, joined The Guy Benson Show to respond to the recent Signal group chat leak involving top Trump officials. Sen. Blackburn and Guy also discussed her new resolution denouncing domestic terror attacks targeting Tesla owners and dealerships. Blackburn praised the strong work of ICE Boston in arresting violent illegal criminals, including members of gangs like TDA, and called for an end to national injunctions by district judges, arguing they undermine the will of the American people. She also condemned Rep. Jasmine Crockett's vile remark referring to Texas Governor Greg Abbott as "hot wheels" due to his disability. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In Illinois, March 25, 2025, is designated as Equal Pay Day to highlight ongoing wage disparities, as stated by State Senator Celina Villanueva. Despite the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the pay gap persists, with women earning significantly less than men. Senate Resolution 158 emphasizes the disparities for various groups: Asian American women reach parity on April 7th to bridge the gap, Black women until July 10th, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women until Aug. 28th. Latinas must work until Oct. 8th, Disabled women until Oct. 23rd, and Native women until Nov. 18th. Moms face a significant pay gap as well, with their Equal Pay Day falling on May 6th, and LGBTQIA+ individuals must work until June 17th. The resolution encourages public awareness and action to address these inequalities. Villanueva stresses the importance of closing the wage gap for economic justice and equity in Illinois.
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With so many veterans facing mental health challenges and isolation stemming from their time in service, they often find they can't access the meaningful connections they need to stay in a healthy place. Sunday, November 17th is National Warrior Call Day, a time when we take a few minutes to reach out to the veterans and service members in our lives and ask them how they are really doing. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is a co-sponsor of the Senate Resolution marking the day, and she joins Nichole on this week's show to talk about it.
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Below is a brief look at a number of key stories presented by Jim from this week's broadcast-----Earlier this week, Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri grilled Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta -formerly Facebook-, at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. Jim provided audio from the exchange.----A bipartisan bill to slash taxes for businesses and enhance the child tax credit is a step closer to becoming law.-----Joshua Schulte betrayed his country by committing some of the most brazen, heinous crimes of espionage in American history.- That's a statement from U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. Schulte, a former CIA officer, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday over a litany of charges. ----Mat Staver will bring oral arguments Wednesday morning before the Florida Supreme Court regarding a proposed amendment to the Florida constitution that would codify unrestricted abortion as a right. Mat appeared via a pre-recorded segment with Jim where he outlined the issue.----Representative Ilhan Omar made concerning comments about her primary interest while serving in Congress. What is that interest-- It's to protect Somali interests. Jim presented audio from Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene who commented on the issue from the House floor.----The Council on American-Islamic Relations -CAIR- has welcomed introduction of a congressional resolution. It's Senate Resolution 534, recognizing January as Muslim-American Heritage Month, designed to celebrate the achievements of American Muslims.----The House of Representatives voted on banning all perpetrators of the October 7th Israeli massacre from having entry into the U.S. The House voted in favor of it, 422-2.
Below is a brief look at a number of key stories presented by Jim from this week's broadcast-----Earlier this week, Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri grilled Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta -formerly Facebook-, at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. Jim provided audio from the exchange.----A bipartisan bill to slash taxes for businesses and enhance the child tax credit is a step closer to becoming law.-----Joshua Schulte betrayed his country by committing some of the most brazen, heinous crimes of espionage in American history.- That's a statement from U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. Schulte, a former CIA officer, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday over a litany of charges. ----Mat Staver will bring oral arguments Wednesday morning before the Florida Supreme Court regarding a proposed amendment to the Florida constitution that would codify unrestricted abortion as a right. Mat appeared via a pre-recorded segment with Jim where he outlined the issue.----Representative Ilhan Omar made concerning comments about her primary interest while serving in Congress. What is that interest-- It's to protect Somali interests. Jim presented audio from Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene who commented on the issue from the House floor.----The Council on American-Islamic Relations -CAIR- has welcomed introduction of a congressional resolution. It's Senate Resolution 534, recognizing January as Muslim-American Heritage Month, designed to celebrate the achievements of American Muslims.----The House of Representatives voted on banning all perpetrators of the October 7th Israeli massacre from having entry into the U.S. The House voted in favor of it, 422-2.
Gov. Beshear launches a PAC to broaden his political influence, a state Senate Resolution pertaining to the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, more races to watch in Kentucky's 2024 Primary, and we visit Crestwood, which is expecting big changes with new development.
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How much will a drug and alcohol treatment providers receive in Medicaid funding for offering their services in Pennsylvania? While the question appears simple, the answer is multifaceted. In this episode, the JSGC podcast crew interview Allison Kobzowicz and Steve Kramer on the terminology and key players important to understanding the issues surrounding Medicaid capitation rates for treatment providers, as well as possible solutions. The content of this episode is based on the JSGC report Medical Assistance Capitation Funding for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Providers within the Commonwealth, which was released in June of 2023. This report was authorized by Senate Resolution 352 of 2021. The full report and a summary are available here.Music by Joseph McDade. Visit us at http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/
In this episode Glenn and Susan interview Bryan DeWalt and Lydia Hack about staffing issues facing Long-term Care Facilities. Topics covered include the importance in investing in Skilled Nursing Facilities, the workplace environment at these institutions, and the impact contracted workers have had on the industry. A report on this topic, Use of Contracted Workers at Medicaid Funded Long-term Care Facilities in the Commonwealth, was released in May of 2023. The report was commissioned by Senate Resolution 288 of 2022.A special thank you to Pennsylvania Health Care Association for information provided while generating this report. More information about the PHCA and Long-term Care Facilities can be found at https://www.phca.org/Music by Joseph McDade. Visit us at http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/
GDP Script/ Top Stories for Wednesday June 21st Publish Date: Tuesday June 20 From the Henssler Financial Studio Welcome to the Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast Today is Wednesday June 21st , and happy 32nd birthday to country star Tyler Childers ***Childers**** I'm Bruce Jenkins and here are the top stories Gwinnett is talking about, presented by Peggy Slappey Properties 1. Gwinnett police on the lookout for Grayson teen accused of shooting, killing Woodstock man 2. Man charged with killing his brother in Lawerenceville shooting 3. And a Longtime law enforcement officer jumps into the Gwinnett school board District 1 race Plus, Leah McGrath of Ingles Markets will be here to talk about picky eaters. Plus, All of this and more is coming up on the Gwinnett Daily Post podcast. Break 1 : Slappey Story 1. Teen The Gwinnett County police in Georgia are searching for a teenager named Christian Houston in connection with the shooting death of a man named Rodrell Dobson. Dobson was shot and killed at a residence on Roseberry Lane during a confrontation on Sunday. The police initially believed it was a domestic dispute, but the exact nature of the dispute and the motive for the shooting remain unclear. The SWAT Team was activated due to a possible barricaded gunman inside the home, but it was later discovered that Houston had left. Houston, who is also wanted for a separate battery charge, is now facing charges of felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of certain crimes. The police are asking the public for any information on Houston's whereabouts and have provided contact details for tips and rewards.............for more on this developing story, check in at gwinnettdailypost.com STORY 2: charged A man named Justin Lacy from Lawrenceville has been charged by Gwinnett police in the shooting death of his brother, Bryson Moten. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon at their residence on Brook Lea Cove. According to Sgt. Michele Pihera, Lacy fired a shot through an interior bedroom door, hitting Moten. Despite efforts by family members to provide aid, Moten succumbed to his injuries. Lacy, who is now in custody at the Gwinnett County Jail, faces charges of involuntary manslaughter, reckless conduct, and possession of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies. The police have not revealed the circumstances leading up to the shooting, but the charges imply that it was unintentional. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Gwinnett County Police Department..…………get more details at gwinnettdailypost.com Story 3: longtime Leroy Ranel Jr., a veteran law enforcement officer and coach in the Dacula area, has announced his candidacy for the Gwinnett County Board of Education in District 1. Ranel has 25 years of law enforcement experience and 15 years of cyber security expertise. He has been actively involved in the Dacula Athletic Association as a coach and board member for nearly two decades. Ranel has also volunteered in various capacities within Gwinnett County Public Schools. He aims to address the low morale among teachers, improve communication and collaboration, and ensure the safety of students and staff. Ranel's campaign website is www.ranelfordistrict1.org. The election for District 1 and other school board districts will be held in May 2024. STORY 4: services The Joint Study Committee on Service Delivery Strategy in Georgia will explore ways for governments to collaborate and improve service delivery during disputes. Established through Senate Resolution 175, the committee will focus on funding options and issues arising from disagreements between municipalities. The objective is to streamline the service delivery process, minimize waste of taxpayer funds, and address litigation surrounding service delivery systems. The committee comprises state lawmakers and local officials appointed by Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones and House Speaker Jon Burns. Their recommendations for enhancing the Service Delivery Strategy process will be considered when the General Assembly reconvenes in January…..we'll be right back Break 2: M.O.G. - Tom Wages - then Obits Story 5: Webb Buford's Aiya Webb achieved a national runner-up finish in the New Balance Nationals Outdoor track and field meet held in Philadelphia. Representing ATL Zoom, Webb secured All-American honors in the high jump event with a remarkable height of 5 feet, 9 1/4 inches. This achievement also marked the seventh-highest jump ever recorded by a Georgia high school girl. Webb's outstanding performance showcases her talent and places her among the top high school athletes in the country. Story 6: mascoll South Gwinnett offensive tackle Marcus Mascoll has committed to playing football for the Florida Gators. Standing at 6 feet 5 inches and weighing 290 pounds, Mascoll is considered a three-star prospect by 247Sports. He recently visited LSU and N.C. State before making his decision. Notably, his older brother, Justin Mascoll, is a senior defensive end at Clemson University. Marcus Mascoll was recognized as a second-team All-Region 4-7A selection during the previous season. His commitment to the Gators adds to their football program and showcases his talent as an offensive tackle. Story 7: watson Ava Grace Watson, a rising senior at Buford High School in Gwinnett County, has committed to playing basketball for Ohio State University. This marks the second consecutive year that Ohio State has secured Gwinnett County's top prospect, with Diana Collins from Brookwood High School also signing with the Buckeyes. Watson, a four-star recruit and ranked 47th nationally by ESPNW, had several other top programs vying for her commitment, including Texas A&M, Florida State, Louisville, and Georgia. She received multiple accolades last season, including all-state, all-metro, all-county, all-region, and MaxPreps All-American honors. The 5-foot-7 guard was named the Region 8-7A Player of the Year, averaging impressive statistics of 24.1 points, 6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 4.3 steals per game…………back with more in a moment Break 3: Ingles 5 – Lawrenceville (generic)– GCPS tfn Story 8: Leah And now, Leah McGrath with Ingles Markets joins us to talk about picky eaters ****Leah**** We'll have final thoughts after this Break 4: Henssler 60 Thanks again for listening to today's Gwinnett Daily Post podcast. Giving you important news about our community and telling great stories are what we do. Did you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? Make sure you join us for our next episode and be sure to share this podcast on social media with your friends and family. 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A former Doraville police officer who is accused of killing 16-year-old Norcross resident Susana Morales is now facing additional accusations that he allegedly broke into a Snellville family's home in 2019 and committed burglary. Snellville police filed a first degree burglary charge against Miles Bryant last week. Police initially had trouble in identifying a suspect in the case, but that changed around the same time that Bryant was arrested last month in connection with Morales' murder. The Snellville burglary is the latest crime that Bryant has been accused of committing. Gwinnett police charged him last month with false report of a crime and concealing the death of another person, and later added felony murder and kidnapping, in connection with the death of Morales, who disappeared and was killed last July. Gwinnett police also accused Bryant last month of attempting to break into a woman's home in 2018 by climbing in through her window, and of attempting to enter another woman's residence in December 2022. A Snellville police report shows the burglary at the center of the newest accusations happened at a home on Windsor Lane on May 26, 2019. Bryant was already in the Gwinnett County Jail on the charges related to Morales' death when he burglary charge was filed. Gwinnett police have not ruled out the possibility that Bryan could face additional charges related to the 2018 and December 2022 incidents that they are currently investigating. The Shiloh High School cheerleading program will host The Black Table Talk — Finding Balance: How To Control My Thoughts On Social Media, Relationships, Work and School — on March 15. The event, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Shiloh's theatre, is a fundraiser to bring the student body and community together to discuss and ask questions about the importance of coping with mental health by providing methods that will help students learn how to balance life's challenges like relationships, school, dysfunctional families, work and social media. The panel includes Crystal Renee Hayslett (Tyler Perry's Zatima and Sistas' Fatima), Gail Bean (Snowfall's Wanda), Venna Excel (a social media influencer), Tracy Stephens (founder of the Black Hiking Club), B.J. Armstead (a sports therapist and life coach) and Lisa Herbert (a family doctor and life coach). Tickets to the program are $5 and can be purchased through the GoFan app Gwinnett County Police Department officials, including Chief J.D. McClure, will meet with Hispanic residents in the Norcross area on Thursday to address their concerns about recent crimes, including the kidnapping and murder of 16-year-old Susana Morales. The police department will host a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Universal Church, which is located at 6081 Singleton Road in Norcross. In additional to McClure, command staff from the West Precinct and Criminal Investigations will answer questions from members of the Hispanic community. Spanish-speaking officers and interpreters will be in attendance at the meeting as well. In recent weeks, police have discovered the body of Morales, who disappeared while walking to her home near Norcross last summer. Former Doraville Police Officer Miles Bryant was arrested and charged with murder and kidnapping, as well as other crimes, in connection with Morales' death. The same week that Morales' body was discovered in eastern Gwinnett, the body of another Norcross teen, Rodrigo Floriano Mayen, 17, was found by his family in a home, a few days after he was reported missing. Police have said he died from an overdose. Morales and Mayen were students at Meadowcreek High School. Police officials said they will not be able to discuss specific details about active cases, but they will be able to discuss department procedures for people who have concerns about what is happening in their community. Gwinnett County Police Department officials, including Chief J.D. McClure, will meet with Hispanic residents in the Norcross area on Thursday to address their concerns about recent crimes, including the kidnapping and murder of 16-year-old Susana Morales. The police department will host a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Universal Church, which is located at 6081 Singleton Road in Norcross. In additional to McClure, command staff from the West Precinct and Criminal Investigations will answer questions from members of the Hispanic community. Spanish-speaking officers and interpreters will be in attendance at the meeting as well. In recent weeks, police have discovered the body of Morales, who disappeared while walking to her home near Norcross last summer. Former Doraville Police Officer Miles Bryant was arrested and charged with murder and kidnapping, as well as other crimes, in connection with Morales' death. The same week that Morales' body was discovered in eastern Gwinnett, the body of another Norcross teen, Rodrigo Floriano Mayen, 17, was found by his family in a home, a few days after he was reported missing. Police have said he died from an overdose. Morales and Mayen were students at Meadowcreek High School. Police officials said they will not be able to discuss specific details about active cases, but they will be able to discuss department procedures for people who have concerns about what is happening in their community. Students at Jordan Middle School in Lawrenceville put down their Chromebooks on March 2 when over 60 professionals from all walks of life took over classrooms to present, inspire and intrigue their young minds. Presenters included David Still, mayor of Lawrenceville; Jordan Middle School namesake's daughter, Judy Jordan Johnson, the former mayor of Lawrenceville, as well as a talk show host, lawyers, military personnel, authors, entertainers, and professionals from a host of other fields from medicine to professional athletes. Students were encouraged to “dress for success” and they did not disappoint. From suits to dresses, students looked the part as they engaged in conversations and activities surrounding possible career paths for their future. Organizers Felecia Sconiers and Kesha Brown have teamed up to put on more than 12 career day events over the years. However, this marked the first one of many to come at Jordan Middle School. Their passion for this event stems from the mindset that, exposing students to careers is important, but allowing them to hear about the path, with its successes and obstacles, is priceless. As an educational leader, Principal Melissa Miller, believes that career days at school are a vital component of a student's educational experience. School officials credited the volunteers as well as the Jordan Middle School community, parents and friends that showed up for making the event a success. Liberty University sophomore Jadin Skye Rafus, a Buford resident, has been honored by The National Society of Collegiate Scholars. The honor society honors high-achieving first- and second-year college students with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. The society was founded in 1994 by veteran student affairs professional Stephen Loflin. Notable NSCS distinguished honorary members include former president Jimmy Carter, U.S. Ambassador Dr. Robin Renee Sanders, the late Senator John McCain and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala. For the second time in a less than a week, the state Senate shot down legislation Monday aimed at legalizing sports betting in Georgia. While 30 of the 56 senators voted in favor of Senate Resolution 140, it fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass a constitutional amendment. Last week, the Senate defeated a second sports betting bill that did not require changing Georgia's Constitution to bring online sports betting to the Peach State. On Monday, Senator Bill Cowsert, an Athens Republican, the chief sponsor of Senate Resolution 140, argued the constitutional route was the best way to go because it would have let Georgia voters decide whether to legalize sports betting. But Senator Marty Harbin a Republican from Tyrone, said it would be irresponsible for senators to pass the issue to voters because they do not have access to the same information as the Senators. Harbin also opposed legalizing gambling because of its potential to lead to addictive gambling. The resolution's supporters pitched it as a way to create a needs-based scholarship program in Georgia to supplement the HOPE Scholarship program, which is based on merit. Under the legislation, half of the state's share of the proceeds from sports betting would have gone to needs-based scholarships. The loss of the underlying constitutional amendment as well as the defeat of last week's Senate bill left supporters of sports betting with just one remaining option. A House bill legalizing sports betting without a constitutional amendment was pending in the House Rules Committee on Monday and subject to a vote sending it to the House floor. For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com https://www.lawrencevillega.org/ https://www.foxtheatre.org/ https://guideinc.org/ https://www.psponline.com/ https://www.kiamallofga.com/ https://www.milb.com/gwinnett https://www.fernbankmuseum.org/ www.atlantagladiators.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today I reply my interview from February 2020 with MANDA ZAND ERVIN, Founder and Director of the Alliance of Iranian Women. We will be talking about Iran, the beautiful history of Iran, the ruling Women-Gods, the plight of women in Iran under Sharia law, and her new book, “The Ladies' Secret Society: History of the Courageous Women of Iran.“During the Iranian Islamic revolution, Manda witnessed the execution of many innocent people, including her high school principal who was murdered because she was a woman and the secretary of education. She witnessed the human rights of the Iranian people, especially the women, taken away from them. She witnessed her homeland leaving the twentieth century to turn backward and she witnessed the effect.Manda came to the United States as a political refugee on June 17th, 1980, became a citizen three years later and began her fight for human rights in Iran. She is the founder and president of the Alliance of Iranian Women a group which has deep connections within the Iranian diaspora and within Iran.As the head of the Alliance of Iranian Women, Manda Ervin works to bring the West's attention to the plight of Iranian women under Islamic Sharia laws. She almost single-handedly gathered the support to pass a 2003 U.S. Senate Resolution on the human rights of the women of Iran. In 2005 Manda was invited to speak at the UN conference on the family in Islamic societies.Manda is an analyst and writer, published by many online political magazines, like the Hudson Institute, American Thinker, and Family Security Matters, National Review and others. She speaks on TV and radio programs, nationally and internationally, including CNN, BBC, Radio France, VOA, Radio Liberty.Her book reveals, in print for the first time, the long history of struggle against clerical domination that Iranian women have been engaged in for centuries. Rooted in the proud history of ancient Iran, where Mother-Gods were once worshipped, the Ladies' Secret Society, an organization founded in the early decades of the 20th Century, was both the inheritor of this proud history, and the progenitor of the contemporary women's rights campaign in the Iran of today. Zand Ervin relates the stories, and records the accomplishments, of generations of individual women activists, who fought like lionesses for every scrap of freedom they gained, only to see all their hard-won rights destroyed with the coming of Khomeini's Islamic Revolution. During the Islamic revolution, Zand Ervin witnessed the execution of many innocent people, including her high school principal, who was executed simply because she was a woman, and the Secretary of Education. She offers heartbreaking and compelling eyewitness testimonies of strong and emancipated women who were brutally pushed backwards to living under a crude, medieval society, and who have fought back, under sometimes impossible odds, and continue fighting today. Manda Zand Ervin's History of Iran, the Iran that has been imprisoned behind a veil offers an insight and context to news of terrorism and the dangers caused by the misogynistic clerical regime ruling Iran which continues to dominate headlines.https://www.allianceofiranianwomen.org/2020/01/an-iranian-womens-rights-advocates-life-hanging-in-the-balance/Today's show was engineered by Ian Seda of Radio Kingston,http://www.radiokingston.org.We heard music from our fave, Shana Falana,http://www.shanafalana.com/Feel free to email me, say hello: she@iwantwhatshehas.orgLeave me a voicemail with your thoughts or a few words about who has what you want and why! (845)481-3429** Please: SUBSCRIBE to the pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening, it helps other users FIND IT http://iwantwhatshehas.org/podcastITUNES | SPOTIFY | STITCHERITUNES:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-want-what-she-has/id1451648361?mt=2SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/show/77pmJwS2q9vTywz7Uhiyff?si=G2eYCjLjT3KltgdfA6XXCASTITCHER:https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/she-wants/i-want-what-she-has?refid=stpr'Follow:INSTAGRAM *https://www.instagram.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast/FACEBOOK *https://www.facebook.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcastTWITTER *https://twitter.com/wantwhatshehas
In September 1941, a handful of isolationist senators set out to tarnish Hollywood for warmongering. The United States was largely divided on the possibility of entering the European War, yet the immigrant moguls in Hollywood were acutely aware of the conditions in Europe. After Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass), the gloves came off. Warner Bros. released the first directly anti-Nazi film in 1939 with Confessions of a Nazi Spy. Other studios followed with such films as The Mortal Storm (MGM), Man Hunt (Fox), The Man I Married (Fox), and The Great Dictator (United Artists). While these films represented a small percentage of Hollywood's output, senators took aim at the Jews in Hollywood who were supposedly “agitating us for war” and launched an investigation that resulted in Senate Resolution 152. The resolution was aimed at both radio and movies that “have been extensively used for propaganda purposes designed to influence the public mind in the direction of participation in the European War.” When the Senate approved a subcommittee to investigate the intentions of these films, studio bosses were ready and willing to stand up against the government to defend their beloved industry. What followed was a complete embarrassment of the United States Senate and a large victory for Hollywood as well as freedom of speech.Many works of American film history only skim the surface of the 1941 investigation of Hollywood. In Hollywood Hates Hitler! Jew-Baiting, Anti-Nazism, and the Senate Investigation into Warmongering in Motion Pictures, author Chris Yogerst examines the years leading up to and through the Senate Investigation into Motion Picture War Propaganda, detailing the isolationist senators' relationship with the America First movement. Through his use of primary documents and lengthy congressional records, Yogerst paints a picture of the investigation's daily events both on Capitol Hill and in the national press.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bernie Sanders has withdrawn his bill to end US support for the Saudi war on Yemen following reports that the Biden administration was working to tank the resolution, with White House aids reportedly saying they'd recommend the president veto it. Reading by Tim Foley.
Slam the Gavel welcomes Jeffery Morehouse on the podcast to discuss the non-compliance of Japan in regards to The Hague Convention as well as his own case. In addition to being an award-winning filmmaker, Jeffery Morehouse volunteers much of his time as Executive Director of Bring Abducted Children Home (www.bachome.org). According to U.S. Government figures more than 475 American children have been kidnapped by a parent to Japan since 1994. Bring Abducted Children Home is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the immediate return of internationally abducted children being wrongfully detained in Japan. Italso strives to end Japan's human rights violation of denying children unfettered access to both parents. BAC Home works to increase public awareness through outreach on the crisis of international parental child abduction. He collaborates with an alliance of international partners working to end child abduction to and within in Japan. He is also a founding partner in The Coalition to End International Parental Child Abduction (www.endchildabduction.org) uniting organizations to work to put an end to international parental kidnapping of children through advocacy/public policy reform. In July 2022, U.S. Senate Resolution 568, noted, “the Coalition to End International Parental Child Abduction, through dedicated advocacy and regular testimony, has highlighted the importance of this issue to Congress and called on successive administrations to take concerted action to stop international parental child abduction and repatriate kidnapped United States children.” Between 2015-2021 he testified and briefed the U.S. Congress eight times. Most recently on September 29, 2021 in The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and December 10, 2018 in the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Japan's systemic failure to return kidnapped children. In October 2022 he briefed the United Nations Human Rights Committee on parental child abduction and loss of access within and to Japan. This resulted in the UN reporting Japan should, introduce necessary measures. He has testified as an expert witness in the California and Florida family courts on prevention cases. Information about his son's 2010 kidnapping to Japan and efforts to locate him and reunite are at: www.bringmochihome.wordpress.com and www.bachome.org/mochi-morehouse/Support the showSupportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)http://beentheregotout.com/http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/
Slam the Gavel welcomes Jeffery Morehouse on the podcast to discuss the non-compliance of Japan in regards to The Hague Convention as well as his own case. In addition to being an award-winning filmmaker, Jeffery Morehouse volunteers much of his time as Executive Director of Bring Abducted Children Home (www.bachome.org). According to U.S. Government figures more than 475 American children have been kidnapped by a parent to Japan since 1994. Bring Abducted Children Home is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the immediate return of internationally abducted children being wrongfully detained in Japan. Italso strives to end Japan's human rights violation of denying children unfettered access to both parents. BAC Home works to increase public awareness through outreach on the crisis of international parental child abduction. He collaborates with an alliance of international partners working to end child abduction to and within in Japan. He is also a founding partner in The Coalition to End International Parental Child Abduction (www.endchildabduction.org) uniting organizations to work to put an end to international parental kidnapping of children through advocacy/public policy reform. In July 2022, U.S. Senate Resolution 568, noted, “the Coalition to End International Parental Child Abduction, through dedicated advocacy and regular testimony, has highlighted the importance of this issue to Congress and called on successive administrations to take concerted action to stop international parental child abduction and repatriate kidnapped United States children.” Between 2015-2021 he testified and briefed the U.S. Congress eight times. Most recently on September 29, 2021 in The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and December 10, 2018 in the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Japan's systemic failure to return kidnapped children. Information about his son's 2010 kidnapping to Japan and efforts to locate him and reunite are at: www.bringmochihome.wordpress.com and www.bachome.org/mochi-morehouse/ Supportshow (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri) http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maryann-petri/support
Backpack? Check. Lunchbox? Check. Brushed teeth? Check. You breathe a sigh of relief, rushing your kids to the bus stop. You just barely make it before the bus leaves, and you look down. Shoes. You forgot to check for shoes. Morning madness strikes again. Sound familiar? Check. As parents of complex kids, we have had many struggles getting our kids out the door. It's a universal challenge. And this week's guest expert interview with Dr. Michele Novotni gives the scoop on some simple tricks to manage morning madness. Dr. Michele Novotni is an internationally recognized expert in the field of ADHD. She spearheaded the lobbying efforts for the U. S. Senate Resolution for a national ADHD Awareness Day, and is the former president of ADDA, a best-selling author, psychologist, coach, consultant for Shire, and parent of a young adult with ADHD. The author of What Does Everybody Else Know That I Don't? and The Novotni Social Skills Checklist, she has served as a resource for national publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Seventeen Magazine, MSNBC.com, and more. A columnist for ADDitude Magazine, she and was the technical editor for ADHD For Dummies. Ten Tips for Calm and Confident Parenting of Complex Kids Parenting complex kids can be difficult, even mind-numbing at times. In this FREE Guide you'll find clear, quick guidance to help you calm the chaos and more confidently prepare your child for greater independence and success! Learn techniques parents all over the world are using to reduce friction and (believe it!) rediscover the joy of parenting. Listen to this bonus episode from the archives of ImpactParents with Dr. Michele Novotini about minimizing stress and mayhem in the mornings before school. Here is what was covered on this special archival episode: Learning to problem-solve WITH your child, not for them Setting alarms to help with time management Incorporating additional time to allow for last-minute tasks Related Blogs: Let Your Kids Create Their Own Systems and Structures Mornings and Teens with ADHD- Can They End in “I Love You”? Related Course: Minimize Meltdowns Connect with Dr. Novotini: Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ed Ternan is a husband, father and businessman. In May 2020, he lost his son 22-year-old son Charlie, who was poisoned by a counterfeit prescription pill. Since that time, Ed and his wife Mary have dedicated themselves to informing young people about the new risks of self-medication and recreational drug use in the age of synthetic drugs like fentanyl. The Ternans have formed a nonprofit charity called Song for Charlie, where they create and distribute social media campaigns and educational materials. Their programs provide fact-based resources directly to young people in plain language and encourage healthier alternatives for managing stress. Charlie died on May 14, 2020 after taking a pill he purchased from a dealer he connected with on Snapchat. He was told the pill was a Percocet, but it was actually a realistic looking counterfeit made of fentanyl. After Charlie died, Mary and I did our research and discovered that other young people were dying from what we call Fentapills. We also learned that the authorities were aware of the problem, but that the information was not reaching the kids. So, we decided to make it our mission to inform young people directly about this new danger. After concluding that we had no legal recourse against Snap, we decided to see if we could make them our ally. We connected with Snap executives through our personal network and convinced them that the counterfeit pills being sold on their platform required and aggressive response, on the same level as child sex trafficking. They engaged with us quickly and together we formed a coalition of platforms and tech firms that produce and distribute awareness messaging directly to kids and parents. We also help them on the monitoring and enforcement side, serving as subject matter experts. We have reached over 52 million unique viewers across eight platforms since our awareness campaign launched in July 2021. The tech coalition provided the seed money for a national, 2-year awareness campaign undertaken by the Ad Council that will launch in August of 2022. Ed Ternan serves on the Ad Council's Expert Panel with personnel from the CDC and Shatterproof. Song for Charlie spearheaded the first ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day on May 10, 2022. We got a bipartisan Senate Resolution passed, gathered over 400 corporate and nonprofit partners and assembled an Advisory Council comprised of experts in Supply Reduction, Demand Reduction, Harm Reduction and Social Media. Mary and Ed were among 75 family members impacted by the fentanyl crisis who attended a conference at DEA Headquarters in Washington DC. Building on the momentum of National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Song for Charlie has convened a panel of 12 experts from relevant subject areas to brainstorm new approaches to the drug crisis.
On this episode United States Senator Ron Wyden joins (4:58) to discuss Britney Griner's wrongful detainment, why he led a bipartisan Senate Resolution in support of her return, WNBA expansion to Portland and more! DeVon and Spencer also discuss the Portland Trailblazers not bringing their broadcast crew to road games (24:59), "Takin L's" segment returns (45:03) and more!
On this episode we discuss Steph's performance as the Espy awards host (17:36), the newly released bipartisan Senate Resolution regarding Britney Griner's detainment in Russia (32:30) and more!
On this episode we discuss our anticipation of a Senate Resolution regarding the Britney Griner case [20:50], NBA offseason [40:08] and more!
On Saturday, April 23rd, our host Dr. Marianne Ritchie welcomed the return of Dr. Paul Offit, a world-renowned expert in the study of viruses, vaccines, and immunology.He talked about updates on the COVID vaccine, boosters, and everything we've learned in these past two years since the initial outbreak of COVID-19.Mark Tykocinski, MDPaul A. Offit, MDDirector of the Vaccine Education Center and Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at CHOPMaurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennYour Real Champion® – “Yes, We Can-dy! A Kiss for Billy Penn”Mr. Rich Loughran is an eighth-grade teacher from Newtown Middle School who not only teaches history but makes history!He and fellow teacher Matt McCarthy along with eight students were guests of Lt. Governor Fetterman and observed a session of the PA State Senate. They learned the value of being engaged citizens as they heard their idea presented in a Senate Resolution – to make the Hershey Kiss the state candy.Front row – Rich Loughran, Senator Collett, Cameron Forsyth, Varsha Garimella, Lana Hakma, Emily Kennedy, Elaine Liaw, Audrey Thomson, and Kacie Welch [missing Kaitlyn Landers], Matt McCarthyBack row – Senators Santarsiero and DiSanto.Each week we highlight the Real Champions in your life! Your family, friends, or colleagues who go the extra mile to help others in their community. Know someone who should be featured? Nominate them now!Check out all of our past Champions →
Tribune reporter Jordan Miller had never heard of inversion before she moved to Utah. So this past week, she dug into the reason the Wasatch Front experience inversion all winter and if there is anything Utahns can do to make the air quality better. The Utah Senate is targeting press access with a bill this session that will limit where and how journalists could cover the Legislature. Senate Resolution 1 would stop journalists from accessing the Senate floor and limit where journalists can report from in committee hearings. The resolution passed a Senate committee 7-1 on Wednesday.
n this episode, we chat with Shanna Beber, Director of Literacy, and Catsaha Edwards, Literacy Professional Development Specialist, with the Louisiana Dept of Education (LDOE). Beber and Edwards share their work in Louisiana to support the initiatives passed in two recent pieces of state legislation: Senate Resolution 182 and House Resolution 222.
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State Sen. Judith Zaffirini presents members of the Floresville Peanut Festival Court of Ancestral Remembrance with a resolution commemorating the 77th annual Floresville Peanut Festival. Court members present for the Austin meet-and-greet were (l-r) Prince-elect Darryn Castillo, Princesselect Makayla Gonzales, Queen-elect Abby Saenz, Acolyte Otillia Silva, First Runner-up Princess-elect Skylar Yow, and Princess-elect Sage Herrera.Article Link
Psychedelica Lex Episode 2021-001: Idaho Senate Joint Resolution No. 101 to Constitutionally Ban Psychoactive Medicines ____________________________________________________ Author and host, Gary Michael Smith, Esq., is a decades-experienced, AV rated, attorney, American Arbitration Association panelist, founding director of the Arizona Cannabis Bar Association, board member of the Arizona Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, and general counsel to the nation's oldest federally recognized, 501C3, multi-racial peyote church. Psychedelica Lex is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of the laws and regulations governing psychedelic substances. ABOUT THE PSYCHEDELICA LEX PODCAST AND CHANNEL President Nixon's enactment of the Controlled Substances Act in 1970 banished most psychedelics to Schedule I, making psychedelics for most purposes illegal. However, as the Congressional Record reveals, psychedelics never got a fair trial and little scientific evidence, if any, was considered by lawmakers. Prohibition was more about politics than public health. Yet, historical record, anecdotal evidence, and scientific studies all suggest that prohibition was an unnecessary and harmful overreaction and that many benefits may be derived from psychedelics. Psychedelica Lex puts the question of psychedelics on trial. Hosted by a veteran litigation attorney, each episode will explore psychedelics from different perspectives. As we explore the evidence together, you - the audience - will serve as jurors. Together we will examine every facet. Applying the rigors of cross examination and the Socratic method, we will seek an objective truth. ____________________________________________________________ The growth, trafficking, sale, possession, or consumption of psychedelics, may be a felony punishable by imprisonment, fines, forfeiture of property, or any combination thereof. Most states have regulatory and criminal laws that mimic federal law. This podcast is for general informational purposes only. Material in this podcast is not intended to be and should not be used as a substitute for personal consultation with appropriate professionals. I am not your lawyer and this podcast is not legal advice. PARENTAL ADVISORY: This podcast discusses psychedelic drugs. This episode, may contain content that viewers may find offensive. Potentially offensive topics may include: drugs, sex, violence, religion, politics, science, public policy, economics, freedom of thought, free will, the nature of consciousness, art, and law. Language may be coarse and could include George Carlin's seven dirty words: sh*t, p*ss, f*ck, c*nt, c*cks*ck*r, m*th*rf*ck*r, and t*ts or some combination thereof. Opinions expressed in the podcast belong to the party who expressed them and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Psychedelica Lex or its host. SPECIAL CAUTION This podcast might place you at risk of changing your mind. Viewer discretion is advised.
The idea of “Black Maternal Health Week” began in 2018 with a Senate Resolution introduced by then Senator Kamala D. Harris. So, it is should have been no surprise that as Vice President she used this week to claim something is terribly wrong in our health care system as it pertains to pregnant black women. She position is that racism is the root cause of “the problem”. Her claims, however, ignore critical, important facts, including the huge percentage of black babies aborted each year as compared to other races and the legal reality that no person needing medical attention, including pregnant women, can be turned away by medical personnel. As Louis Avallone and Stephen Parr discuss, the Democrats have a long history of not reading bills before they vote on them, and apparently, also before they comment on them. Newly elected Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) severely attacking the new Georgia voting law. Even though the e-mail did not go out until later, he signed the e-mail before the bill had been voted on and while changes were still being made. As it turns out, what he was saying about the new Georgia voting law was absolutely false!Our American Mamas, Teri Netterville and Denise Arthur, have anticipated the current “issues” about transgender people were going to just continue coming at us like a snowball rolling down hill. This time the question is about transgenders becoming nuns in the Catholic Church. They are wondering if — as for women’s sports — the best solution for all on these conflicts be to allow transgenders to function within a third group, and thus not do harm to biological women’s designations in allowing transgenders to pursue their own happiness.Fauci is the highest paid worker in the Federal Government -- more than the President. And yet, how is he able to be so insensitive and so wrong so much of the time, resulting in such great emotional and economic harm to so many Americans and still keep his job?Democrat pollsters have a very long history of getting their predictions wrong! Since 1948, the pollsters have leaned far more towards the Democrats, and completely missed the political sentiments of Republicans. Democrat polling groups always make errors in the same direction.…over predicting wins for Democrats. Are they going to do better next time or will they again “over poll” Democrats?The Conservative Clergy of Color took out a full page ad in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution demanding Democrats and others, including President Joe Biden and Stacey Abrams, “Stop Lying” about what the Georgia Election Law really is about. The Conservative Clergy of Color make it clear that IDs are not racially discriminatory, that the new law new law keeps absentee voting secure, that individual voting rights are protected, and that there is nothing about this new law that would make it be ‘Jim Crow 2.0.'
JSGC Executive Director, Glenn Pasewicz, begins the episode by discussing the role of legislative task forces in the Commission's work. Afterward, Susan Elder and Bryan DeWalt speak with project manager Frank Lill about our recent report on veterans services. The full report, Coordination of Veterans Services in Pennsylvania, was released in March of 2021. The report was authorized by Senate Resolution 170 of 2019 and sponsored by Senator Iovino. Music by Joseph McDade.
This episode brings you news including local activism in response to the Myanmar coup, a Dyngus Day discussion, reporting and analysis of right wing street thugs and the electeds who support them locally and in Lyon, France. ************ Time Segments: Intro; resources re: Myanmar at 2:04; News of the week at 4:37; Dyngus Day discussed at 8:08; Joey Ayoub on the fascist street thug attack on the anarchist bookstore in Lyon at 13:34, follow up panel discussion on the connection between local fascist street thugs and right wing elected officials at 18:17; interview with local refugee activist about Myanmar at 40:31. ************ Myanmar please note trigger warning for violence against Myanmar citizens by military junta. You can support the local Myanmar refugee community and the people of Myanmar by attending the vigils happening every Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 11:30 am at the corner of Elmwood Avenue and Bidwell Parkway in Buffalo. You will learn other ways to help by attending the vigil. BBC explainer on the Myanmar coup Please contact Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and ask them to support Senate Resolution 35 condemning the the military coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and the Burmese military's detention of civilian leaders, calling for an immediate and unconditional release of all those detained and for those elected to serve in parliament to resume their duties without impediment, and for other purposes. ************ March 20, 2021 fascist thug attack on anarchist bookstore in Lyon Statement by the bookstore La Plume Noir. Donation button for La Plume Noire. UCL on Twitter. La Jeune Garde on Facebook; Joey Ayoub on Twitter. Joey's interview with La Jeune Garde spokesperson Raphael Arnault ********** Please please please subscribe and review our podcast on Itunes and Spotify because, you know - algorithms. We're on Instagram and Facebook and Twitter Now go get some sunshine.
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On Wednesday's Mark Levin Show, the anti-democratic, unconstitutional proposal known as the For The People Act (House Resolution 1/Senate Resolution 1), which will change elections for generations, is being pushed in a Senate Committee. Sen. Chuck Schumer is likening any opposition to the bill as efforts that are akin to the Jim Crow laws. To his credit, Sen Mitch McConnell is fighting this. This bill seizes power from states and eliminates election safeguards like accurate registration lists, eliminating precincts, and no longer requiring citizenship to vote, all to ensure that absolutely anyone can vote - even if they're not supposed to. This destroys one's franchise because illegal votes cancel out legitimately cast votes. The Democrat lies of Jim Crow comparisons will destroy the American electoral system. Then, Sen. Mike Lee joins the show to discuss the HR-1 bill which is a perpetual political domination by the Democrat Party. Lee calls the proposed law the Illegal Voting Act and likened it to the 100-year reign of one political party in neighboring Mexico due to similar political gamesmanship in the previous century. Lee contends that HR-1 can be stopped and explains what's on the line. Later, Biden's insatiable quest to become the biggest neo-Marxist President with aims to outdo FDR and Barack Obama is a raw thirst for his own legacy. Democrats are using a web of non-profit political groups to slowly destroy the filibuster and so much of our country by painting everything they can as 'racist.'
On Wednesday's Mark Levin Show, the anti-democratic, unconstitutional proposal known as the For The People Act (House Resolution 1/Senate Resolution 1), which will change elections for generations, is being pushed in a Senate Committee. Sen. Chuck Schumer is likening any opposition to the bill as efforts that are akin to the Jim Crow laws. To his credit, Sen Mitch McConnell is fighting this. This bill seizes power from states and eliminates election safeguards like accurate registration lists, eliminating precincts, and no longer requiring citizenship to vote, all to ensure that absolutely anyone can vote - even if they're not supposed to. This destroys one's franchise because illegal votes cancel out legitimately cast votes. The Democrat lies of Jim Crow comparisons will destroy the American electoral system. Then, Sen. Mike Lee joins the show to discuss the HR-1 bill which is a perpetual political domination by the Democrat Party. Lee calls the proposed law the Illegal Voting Act and likened it to the 100-year reign of one political party in neighboring Mexico due to similar political gamesmanship in the previous century. Lee contends that HR-1 can be stopped and explains what's on the line. Later, Biden's insatiable quest to become the biggest neo-Marxist President with aims to outdo FDR and Barack Obama is a raw thirst for his own legacy. Democrats are using a web of non-profit political groups to slowly destroy the filibuster and so much of our country by painting everything they can as 'racist.'
We are in the process of regime changing Belarus. In this episode, I prove it. Executive Producer: Nich Secord Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Click here to contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Click here to support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536 Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Episodes CD225: Targets of the Free Marketeers CD206: Impeachment: The Evidence CD190: A Coup for Capitalism CD176: Target Venezuela: Regime Change in Progress CD102: The World Trade Organization: COOL? CD068: Ukraine Aid Bill CD067: What Do We Want In Ukraine? Bills Omnibus 2021 Outline Bill Text DIVISION FF - OTHER MATTERS TITLE III - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND DEPARTMENT OF STATE PROVISIONS SUBTITLE C - Support for Human Rights in Belarus Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020 Sec. 322: Findings "Alyaksandr Lukashenka has ruled Belarus as an undemocratic dictatorship since the first presidential election in Belarus in 1994." "Subsequent presidential election in Belarus have been neither free nor fair..." In response to the 2006 presidential election, "Congress passed the Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2006" 2006: President George W. Bush issued Executive Order 13405 which authorized sanctions 2011: Senate Resolution 105 condemned the December 2010 elections in Belarus as illegitimate Repeatedly says, "The Government of Belarus, led illegally by Alyaksandr Lukashenka..." Accuses the government of conducting flawed elections, retribution against protestors, the suppression of the media, "a systematic campaign of harassment, repression, and closure of nongovernmental organizations", and pursuit of policies that make Belarus "subservient" to Russia by integrating into a "so called 'Union State' that is under the control of Russia". Accuses the government of arresting journalists, activists, and "3 leading presidential candidates" ahead of the August 2020 election. Accuses the government of conducting a fraudulent election on August 9, 2020, which reelected Alyaksandr Lukashenka and says the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada refuse to recognize Alyaksandr Lukashenka as the legitimate President of Belarus. The opposition candidate, Sviatlana Tsikhaouskaya fled to Lithuania in the days following the election, and from Lithuania, she "announced the formation of a Coordination Council to oversee... a peaceful transition of power..." The government of Belarus is accused of arresting journalists, including six who report for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Alyaksandr Lukashenka has requested security assistance from Russia, which Russia has promised to provide Sec. 323: Statement of Policy "To continue rejecting the invalid results of the fraudulent August 9, 2020 presidential election in Belarus..." "To continue supporting calls for new presidential and parliamentary elections..." "To refuse to recognize Alyaksandr Lukashenka as the legitimately elected leader of Belarus" "To not recognize any incorporation of Belarus into a 'Union State' with Russia..." "To continue calling for the fulfillment by the Government of Belarus of Belarus's freely undertaken obligations as an OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) participating state and as a signatory of the Charter of the United Nations" "To recognize the Coordination Council as a legitimate institution to participate in a dialogue on a peaceful transition of power." "To impose targeted sanctions, in coordination with the European Union and other international partners..." Sec. 324: Assistance to Promote Democracy, Civil Society, and Sovereignty in Belarus Authorizes "Belarusian groups outside of Belarus" to receive assistance Authorizes assistance to be used for "enhancing the development of the private section, particularly the information technology sector, and its role in the economy of Belarus, including by increasing the capacity of private sector actors..." Authorizes "such sums as may be necessary" for fiscal years 2021 and 2022. Sec. 325: International Broadcasting, Internet Freedom, and Access to Information in Belarus Gives the Biden administration's State Department 120 days to submit a strategy, with a cost estimate, for expanding radio, television, live stream, and social network broadcasting and communications in Belarus to provide news and information, to develop and deploy circumvention technologies to allow people in Belarus to communicate on the internet without interference from the government of Belarus, to monitor the cooperation between Belarus and other countries in regards to internet monitoring or censorship capabilities, and "build the capacity of civil society, media, and other nongovernmental organizations and organizations to identify, track, and counter disinformation." Part of this report can be classified Sec. 326: Sanctions Against the Government of Belarus Allows sanctions to be applied to "a member of any branch of the security or law enforcement services of Belarus...", or is "an official in the so-called 'Union State' between Russia and Belarus (regardless of nationality of the individual) and their family members. Articles/Documents Article: Institutional interest in bitcoin sets the latest bull run apart from 2017's retail-driven surge, Goldman's digital asset chief says, By Emily Graffeo, Business Insider, March 9, 2021 Article: The European Deterrence Initiative, By Candela FERNANDEZ GIL-DELGADO, Legal Researcher at Finabel – European Army Interoperability Centre, March 4, 2021 Article: Atlantic Council urges Biden to enforce regime change in Belarus, By Paul Antonopoulos, Aletho News, February 18, 2021 Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate, The White House, February 13, 2021 Article: Joe Biden’s Pick of Victoria Nuland Means Relations with Russia Could Get Worse, By Mark Episkopos, The National Interest, January 15, 2021 Article: Opinion: How Biden can undo damage to U.S.-backed news outlets that counter authoritarian propaganda, By Gregory Feifer, Slate, December 18, 2020 Article: Belarus Will Be an Early Challenge for Biden, By Jamie Fly, The Washington Post, December 24, 2020 Article: U.S. Senate Unanimously Approves Julie Fisher As New Ambassador To Minsk, BelarusFeed, December 17, 2020 Article: Opinion: The people of Belarus are still marching against dictatorship. The U.S. can help., By Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, The Washington Post, December 4, 2020 Statement: BELARUS – STATEMENT BY VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, Joe Biden, October 27, 2020 Statement: Public Companies Have Invested Billions in Bitcoin This Year, By Martin Young, CryptoPotato, October 14, 2020 Press Release: Treasury Sanctions Belarus Officials for Undermining Democracy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, October 2, 2020 Press Release: House Members Introduce Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 1, 2020 Article: What Exactly Is The Coordination Council And What Are Its Plans To Oust Belarus’s Leader?, By Tony Wesolowsky, RadioFreeEurope, RadioLiberty, August 25, 2020 Document: Belarus: An Overview, By Cory Welt, Congressional Research Service, August 24, 2020 Article: The U.S. Was Set to Send an Ambassador to Belarus. Then Came the Crackdown., Robbie Gramer and Amy Mackinnon, Foreign Policy, August 12, 2020 Document: EUROPEAN DETERRENCE INITIATIVE, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, February 2020 Article: The Union State of Russia and Belarus: Searching for a Development Vector, By Sergey Rekeda, moderndiplomacy, December 20, 2019 Article: Why economic reforms in Belarus are now more urgent than ever, By Alex Kremer, World Bank Blogs, June 26, 2019 Article: Yeltsin Shelled Russian Parliament 25 Years Ago, U.S. Praised “Superb Handling”, By Svetlana Savranskaya and Tom Blanton, National Security Archive, October 4, 2018 Document: Belarus: Background and U.S. Policy Concerns, By Steven Woehrel, Specialist in European Affairs, Congressional Research Service, February 12, 2013 Statement: Statement on the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004, George W. Bush, Office of the Press Secretary, October 20, 2004 Document: Russia’s Economic and Political Transition: U.S. Assistance and Issues for Congress, By Curt Tarnoff, Specialist in Foreign Affairs, Congressional Research Service, May 5, 1999 Article: 1991: Hardliners stage coup against Gorbachev, BBC, August 19, 1991 Books The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein, September 2007 Additional Resources FY 2020 European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) Fact Sheet, U.S. European Command Public Affairs Office Coordination Council Leadership History: Since 1961 Atlantic Council Board of Directors, International Republican Institute Profile: Joanna Rohozinska, LinkedIn Visual References Sound Clip Sources Meeting: Biden and Belarus: A strategy for the new administration, Atlantic Council, January 27, 2021 Authors Dr. Anders Åslund, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, Melinda Haring, deputy director at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, Ambassador John Herbst, director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, and Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, join to present their key findings and ideas for the Biden administration. They are joined by Valery Kovaleuski, an adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, to discuss the report. The event will be moderated by Eurasia Center Nonresident Fellow and Tsikhanouskaya adviser Hanna Liubakova. Watch on Youtube Speakers: Melinda Haring Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center Eurasia Foundation Freedom House National Democratic Institute Council on Foreign Relations John Herbst Director of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council 2003-2006: US Ambassador to Ukraine 2000-2003: US Ambassador to Uzbekistan - played a critical role in the establishment of an American base to help conduct Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan Former Principal Deputy to the Ambassador at Large for the New Independent States Dr. Anders Åslund Senior fellow at the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition Former Director of the Russian and Eurasian Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Valery Kovaleuski Adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Transcript: 9:40 Melinda Haring: The problem, though, is that there's all kinds of limitations on moving money into Belarun. It's A, it's a security state, B, we have COVID. And people can't move in and out of the country very easily. So this has to be handled sensitively. The folks that I'm talking to say that cryptocurrencies are the way to do it, but there's a bigger problem. The US government is not very good at moving money. They are tied up in all kinds of reporting requirements. The European Union has the same issues. But we need to be more creative. If we don't think with some new creative energy. This protest movement is going to fizzle out. So it's time to go back to the drawing boards and talk to people who are good at moving money and make it happen now. 14:40 Dr. Anders Åslund: Lukashenko today has only reserves for about one month of imports normally said it should be for three months. And he has a$3 billion of cash he needs $6 billion more to carry, to cover this year. And traditionally there are two sources to get that. One is from the IMF and back is not available because the IMF is not prepared to deal with Lukashenko because he is normally cheating them. And they know that. And the other source is Russia. Putin declared when Lukashenko came to his knees to Putin in Sochi on the 14th of September, but he's ready to give one and a half billion dollars as loans. But, Lukashenko needs much more, and well to Putin hinted at it is that Russian private money can come in and buy the big companies, and the Belarusian economy is quite concentrated to a few big companies. So there are four big companies: two fertilizer plants and two oil refineries that account for two thirds of the Belarus's exports to the west. And then where do they get the raw material from? All the oil comes from Russia, and the gas for one of the fertilizer plants come from Russia. So the natural thing is that the Russian private businessmen by these Belarusian companies, we have seen it before. It has happened with gas assets in Belarus and half of one of the refineries is already bought by Russian companies. But where does the money come from? It comes from Russian state banks. So what Putin is essentially saying it is a couple of my most loyal oligarchs are allowed to get billions of dollars of Russian state bank financing in order to buy Belarusian companies cheaply, and that would completely tie up the Belarusian economy and this is what we have to avoid. 18:07 Valery Kovaleuski: Biden has expressed a lot of interest in the situation in Belarus, he showed himself as fairly well informed about the events in those. And he was very vocal in kind of demanding the action and kind of defining the policy of the United States government. At this stage, I think the most important than the sort of doses are waiting for very specific steps that will be tangible, and that will be impactful. And number one is fast reintroduction of economic sanctions. And you might know that the United States have has imposed the sanctions since long, but they were suspended when Russia invaded Ukraine and the United States and European Union decided to engage with those and normalize relations. And that was one of the steps that they made. They introduced the waiver to the sanctions and now they are in the the suspension state. The other one would be to continue not recognizing Lukashenka's legitimacy as he is not legitimate ruler of Belarus at the moment. Very important would be to start implementation of the those Democracy Human Rights and Sovereignty Act that was adopted just last year, and actually it was, it was adopted in a very kind of fast, fast pace in just three months since in introduction in the house. But the whole Act has as a kind of arsenal of tools and mechanisms to to influence the situation that was to influence, the behavior of Lukashenka. 21:46 John Herbst: The first is to promote the legitimacy of the opposition in Ms. Tsikhanouskaya and the delegitimization of Lukashenko. So, for example, our ambassador when she goes out, Julie Fisher, a wonderful diplomat, should not present credentials to Lukashenko, she should be spending most of our time in Vilnius near Ms. Tsikhanouskaya to wish to organize the US government to manage this crisis. So we should have a senior coordinator to manage sanctions against Lukashenko regime, and maybe against appropriate Russians, and also should have a senior official designated to manage assistance to the opposition and to the people of Belarus. And finally, this this combines both organization and resources, we should double the budget of RFP and RL. So we can get out our message to the people of Belarus. The third category is to increase specific support to the opposition. So for example, Melinda already mentioned the need to get resources to the opposition using cryptocurrency, we should also push to give legitimacy to the opposition. The fourth, the next element is to keep Russia out of the conflict. I mean, they're already in. We've seen what they've done by sending media experts, for example. But this this involves I say, a series of measures that have to be conducted simultaneously. One, we don't want to frighten Russians into thinking that Belarus is is now going to become part of the West. So we would encourage the opposition not to talk about NATO not to talk about the EU talk simply about the need for Belarus to choose its own president to work with the EU should be in dialogue with Moscow about the crisis in Belarus. But three, we should send a very clear signal to Moscow that if they intervene with their repressive opperatives, whether with their secret police, with their regular police with their military, to repress the people of Belarus, or to prop up Lukashenko or Lukashenko-like alternative, there will be serious sanctions against the Russian economy against Russian officials. 43:09 Melinda Haring: I think that Ukraine can definitely play a role here. And you know, there's a lot of Belarusians who are in Ukraine. One of the more interesting things I found in in my section of the report, I focused on the domestic picture, is where Belarusians have gone since August, so Belarusians have gone to give, they've got to Riga, they've got to Vilnius and they've gone to Warsaw. And they're creating massive civil society organizations that are helping people who had to leave quickly. And many of the people in Kiev are students so you can help students, you can, you can send a pizza, you can provide a house for them. You can do very basic things. 55:09 Dr. Anders Åslund: The aim of the sanctions is to put sufficient pressure on a bilateral so that Lukashenko has to go. This is a really a regime change group of sanctions. Meeting: A conversation with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Atlantic Council, December 7, 2020 Watch on Youtube Speakers: Damon Wilson Executive VP of the Atlantic Council 2007-2009: Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council Former Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff at US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq 2004-2006: Director for Central, Eastern, and Northern European Affairs at the National Security Council 2001-2004: Deputy Director in the Private Office of NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson - Played a lead role on the Alliance’s response to 9/11 and its operations in Afghanistan and the Western Balkans Melinda Haring Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center Eurasia Foundation Freedom House National Democratic Institute Council on Foreign Relations Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Transcript: 1:37 Damon Wilson: After her husband was jailed by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenka, while running for President, Svetlana stepped in. Running a historic campaign for change. Much of the world recognizes that she overwhelmingly won the August 9th election, but Tsikhanouskaya was forced to flee the country after the regime threatened her family. The people of Belarus have protested for months demanding that Lukashenka resign, they are the true source of legitimacy. Tsikhanouskaya and the coordination Council for the transition of power which she leads from Vilnius, Lithuania, is recognized by the European Union and many others as the true voice of the Belarusian people. 5:42 Melinda Haring: How can the people of Belarus change the dynamic on the ground and force out Lukashenka? 8:07 Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: We are asking the west to act faster. In my opinion, Western countries should demand new and fair elections and release of all political prisoners. Belarus democracy Act would serve as timely and extremely helpful step from the head of the US government in support of their brave people. 19:57 Melinda Haring: Look, I wanted to tell our audience if they haven't had a chance to get a copy of The Washington Post. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya has a piece in it this weekend. It's called 'The people of Belarus are Still Marching, Help Us.' And she writes very passionately about the need to pass the Belarus Democracy, Human Rights and Sovereignty Act of 2020. There's two weeks left to pass this act before Congress is out. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya what's in it and why is it important? Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: The proceeds the bipartisan support received in favor of this act. We hope that this draft bill becomes law as soon as possible, as it would inspire the US to act decisively and urgently to support Belarus. Belarusian peaceful protest is a turning point. People struggle, people suffer. People struggle everyday with great dedication, yet there is a need of support on behalf of the international community. And when the new democracy act becomes low, it would send a strong signal to the Belarusian regime and the rest of the world on non recognition of Lukashenka's legitimacy, call for new presidential elections and oversee standards and demand the release of all political prisoners. You know, in our opinion, the Act would allow prompt US assistance to the civil society, media and urgent actions such as counter internet blockages in Belarus. Meeting: Backing Batka: Russia's strategic economic integration with Belarus, Atlantic Council, November 6, 2020 Watch on Youtube Speakers: Host: John Herbst Director of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council 2003-2006: US Ambassador to Ukraine 2000-2003: US Ambassador to Uzbekistan played a critical role in the establishment of an American base to help conduct Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan Former Principal Deputy to the Ambassador at Large for the New Independent States Dr. Katerina Bornukova, academic director of the BEROC Economic Research Center Professor Vladislav Inozemtsev Senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Dirk Schuebel Ambassador of the European Union to Belarus Dr. Anders Åslund Senior fellow at the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition Former Director of the Russian and Eurasian Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 5:58 Dirk Schuebel: The pro-democracy movement and Belarus now faces the difficult prospect of dislodging Mr. Lukashenko, the unrecognized President who refuses to leave office. 6:47 Dr. Katerina Bornukova: So, if we take a look at the recent economic growth, over the last 10 years, we will see stagnation, average growth rate was around 1.7% only, which is too low for a developing economy, which needs to catch up. And the reason for this is structural problems, lack of reforms and privatization. As a result, we have a very large state owned sector, which is inefficient and which has accumulated a lot of debt, and this debt was slowly transferred to the government. So, which means that, well, right now, over the years, Belarus has also accumulated public debt. And right now that that is up to 35% of GDP. It's not relatively large, but it's quite difficult to serve because the majority of this debt is nominated in foreign currencies and that means that the liquidity and currency is always a problem with Belarus, and it often turns to Russia to solve this problem. So right now 50% of the debt is held by Russia or Russia associated funds. 10:45 Professor Vladislav Inozemtsev: Even if the government in Belarus changes, Russia will not...it cannot decouple from better because there are a lot of links, which tightens the two countries. First of all, Belarus is a part of the so called union state with Russia existing from like 99. It's a part of the Eurasian Economic Union. And in this case, Russia can allow to lose Belarus. There is a huge difference between Belarus and Ukraine for example, in this case, because Ukraine never was a part of any Russian led organizations but Belarus is. 13:49 Professor Vladislav Inozemtsev: The difference between Ukraine for example and Belarus is that Belarusian economy is state owned, it is not controlled by the oligarchy groups as it is in Ukraine. So therefore, for participating in this privatization for getting this shares or stakes in Belarus enterprise, the Russian private companies should be allowed to do so. So, therefore, there were several moves from the Russian side from the Russian private companies in direction of somehow changing the situation and to being allowed to jump in. 24:40 Dr. Anders Åslund: More money must come. And as we have discussed, all of us, this essentially has to come from the private sector. Ideally, this would be an IMF program, but the IMF is not ready to go for any program way of Lukashenko. They haven't had anything since 2009. Because Lukashenko refuses to do the elementary thing, stop subsidies to state enterprises and deregulated certain prices. So this is out of question. Hearing: Markup Hearing including Belarus bill, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 1, 2020 Watch on Youtube Transcript: 1:18:30 Rep. Chris Smith (NJ): Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank you as well for bringing the Belarus Democracy Human Rights and Sovereignty Act of 2020. And thank you to Ranking Member McCall for his leadership on this Chairman Keating and Mr. Kissinger for their leadership as well. And Marcy Kaptur, who is also one of the co sponsors originals of this bill. 1:20:15 Rep. Chris Smith (NJ): We are now approaching almost two months since the fraudulent poll. And the people of Belarus despite the brutal crackdown, are still organizing rallies of 100,000 people or more demanding that Lukashenko leave power, and lead Belarus to the people to whom it belongs. I would note to my colleagues that according to the UN Special Rapporteur, more than 10,000 peaceful protesters have been detained as of September 18. And they need our help. Recent reports indicate that the police are using now, today increasingly violent tactics against these peaceful demonstrators. We do have a window of opportunity, and we need to seize it with everything that we have. As my colleagues know, the leading opposition presidential candidate, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who won the election by most accounts. Of course, there's not access to the ballots, but it seems clear that she won the election formed the coordination Council. Svetlana is an incredibly brave woman. She ran a brilliant campaign. But today she has an exile in Lithuania, where she continues to rally the Belarusian people and the world. I want to thank Mr. Keating for putting together that WebEx a few weeks ago with her and some of the coordination leaders from the council. We all saw a new and a fresh, just how important it is that we stand behind her. And behind all of the people of Belarus who have aspirations for free and fair elections and for democracy. 1:21:50 Rep. Chris Smith (NJ): This bill today updates the Belarus Democracy Acts of 2004, 2006, and 2011 that I authored, and renews the personal economic and visa sanctions on an expanded list of bad actors in the Belarusian government. And, this is new, Russian individuals complicit in the crackdown. It calls for new elections, it recognizes the coordination council as a legitimate institution to participate in a dialogue on a peaceful transition of power. 1:23:15 Rep. Chris Smith (NJ): So I just want to thank my colleagues. It's a totally bipartisan bill. I want to thank Katie Earle for her work on the bill. I want to thank Jackie Ramos, Pierre Tosi, Patrick, the Doug Anderson, there are just many who have worked together fast, quickly and effectively, and members to put together this bipartisan legislation. Hearing: Protecting Democracy During COVID–19 in Europe and Eurasia and the Democratic Awakening in Belarus, Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment, September 10, 2020 Watch on Youtube Witnesses: Douglas Rutzen President and CEO of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law Professor at Georgetown University Law Center Advisory Board member of the United Nations Democracy Fund Therese Pearce Laanela Head of Electoral Processes at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance Joanna Rohozinska Resident Program Director for Europe at the Beacon Project at the International Republican Institute Senior program officer for Europe at the National Endowment for Democracy at least as of 2019. She has worked there for about a decade Jamie Fly Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund and Co-Director of the Alliance for Security Democracy Senior Advisor to WestExec Advisors Co-founded by incoming Secretary of State, Antony Blinken Former President and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in 2019 & 2020 Former counselor for foreign and national security affairs for Sen. Marco Rubio from 2013-2017 Former Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Initiative from 2009-2013 Former member of GWB's National Security Council from 2008-2009 Former member of GWB's Office of the Secretary of Defense from 2005-2008 Transcript: 53:30 Joanna Rohozinska: Lukashenko must be held responsible for his choices and actions. Word mating strategies with transatlantic allies should be priority and to call for dialogue, immediate release of political prisoners and support for the political opposition's demands for holding elections under international supervision and beginning negotiations on a Lukashenko transition. 53:56 Joanna Rohozinska: Support for democracy requires patience as well as long term commitment and vision. This has been made possible with the support of Congress to IRI and the family. Thank you and I look forward to your questions. 1:03:05 Therese Pearce Laanela: Institutions that are as strong...What we are seeing... those that are able to safeguard and against disinformation for example, they are working in innovative ways because this isn't a challenge that existed really as much before social media and one of the things that we're seeing is a kind of interagency cooperation, a partnership between private and public. That's really hasn't been seen before. Let me just take Australia as a case, but the working together with social media companies and government agencies and security agencies and election officials for rapid reaction to anything that comes in and that kind of seamless communication between agencies, that is one of the ways in which we can protect. 1:04:15 Jamie Fly: We have tools. Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty has a Bella Russian language service Radio Svoboda which has significant of followers inside Belarus. The problem is that Lukashenko like many other authoritarians have realized that when they face significant pressure, they should take the country offline. And Belarusian authorities have done that on a regular basis, which makes it much more difficult to communicate and allow information to spread freely. So what they really need outlets like Svoboda and other independent media are access to internet circumvention tools, which are also funded by the State Department and the US Agency for Global Media. 1:09:57 Douglas Rutzen: China is providing surveillance technology to countries including Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Serbia. They also provided a $2 billion dollar loan to Hungry to construct a railway which Hungry then classified as a state secret in terms of the construction. 1:19:28 Brian Fitzpatrick: In 2013, in 2000, and he saw large scale protests in Ukraine, following what many believed to be a falsification of elections by their federal officials. So my first question for the entire panel, do you believe that Belarus protests could lead to a revolution similar to the one we saw in Ukraine and secondarily, on Tuesday, President Lukashenko, refused to rule out the idea of holding new elections, and acknowledge that he may have overstayed his time at office, whether or not you see revolutions similar to Ukraine, do you think that these protests could lead to an actual change in leadership? Joanna Rohozinska: So I take it as a question to me. I mean, I think that things have been building up and I would say that with this similarity to Ukraine was that there was also a deep seated frustration with corruption. Here, it's less about corruption. But it's still meets, where you have the accountability and transparency aspect of it that I was mentioning in my testimony. And I think that the frustration with the lack of responsive government and being treated like animals, frankly, is what they say, is what finally boiled over, but there's been, there's been an uptick in protests in Belarus, if you watch these kinds of things over the past two years, over the parasite tax, for example, which was also was a special tax that was put on unemployment, and on to penalize people who are unemployed, is trying to target civic activists, but it ended up reaching far farther than that. So you can see things percolating below the surface for quite a long time. Now. You never know when it's going to blow. Here, I think that there was just the COVID, underlay everything and it mobilized such a broad swath of society, that the trigger event was finally the elections, which again, demonstrating a degree of hubris they decided not to put off right, they figured that holding the elections at the beginning of August was the best thing to do, because there is always a low torque turnout and all this, frankly, because people tend to go out to the countryside. So they simply miscalculated. They did not understand how the people were feeling. And here, you do have a similarity with Ukraine, I think. And in terms of in terms of the other questions to going forward? No, you have to appreciate that this is a country that's never experienced democracy ever. Which means that even the democratic opposition leaders basically know it from textbooks, they don't know what from firsthand practice. And, Lukashenko himself, ironically, has been supporting the notion of sovereignty and independence in the face of the Russian state for the past couple of years. And he only changed his tune a couple of weeks ago, when he started getting backed into a corner. And in terms of, you know, his promises and calling new elections, I would be wary. He does not have a particularly good track record of following through on promises. And so I would probably take that as a lesson learned and be extremely cautious. I personally think he's just buying time. Because he also said that he would consider holding the elections after introducing constitutional changes and the constitutional changes that he's proposing is to introduce term limits. So I mean, he's still looking at the succession. He understands that this is the end of his time in office. I don't know if he wants to do that right, exactly now, however, understanding that this would have been his last term anyways, you're probably preparing for an exit strategy. 1:23:00 Joanna Rohozinska: I would certainly invest in looking at quality early parliamentary elections as being much more significant. Because once you turn the house, once you turn the parliament and then at least you start building up a degree of political capital that can start carrying forward into into the governance. 1:52:37 Therese Pearce Laanela: Your people are excellent. I really want to say that I'm calling in from Sweden. I'm not American myself. But I have worked in this business for 28 years working in different countries in really tough situations. And some of the best experts out there are from organizations that are very close to those of you when you're normally working in Washington. So the United Nations as well based in New York, but also organizations like IFIS, NDI, our colleagues from IRI they are doing excellent work supported by USA ID. So and they've kind of got it figured out how to support institutions for the long term, so you can trust the people that you are supporting. Hearing: Foreign Affairs Issue Launch with Former Vice President Joe Biden, Council on Foreign Relations, January 23, 2018 Speakers: Richard Haass - President of the Council on Foreign Relations Joe Biden State Department Daily Briefing, Department of State, February 6, 2014 Ukraine coup - leaked phone call between Victoria Nuland and Geoffey Pyatt, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, February 6, 2014 Watch on YouTube Hearing: Economic Aid to New Independent States, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, January 24, 1994 Witnesses: Brian Atwood Then: USAID Adminstrator Now: NDI board member - Was the first president of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs Stephen Cohen Then: Professor at Princeton with emphasis in Russian studies Married to Katrina Vanden Heuvel Criticized the Obama administration for starting the new Cold War Said in 2014 that Ukraine crisis was a result of US actions, starting with Clinton, aimed at expanding NATO up to Russia's border. Wrote about our role in the 2014 Ukraine coup Strobe Talbot Then: Deputy Secretary of State Former Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization President of the Brookings Institution for 15 years Member of CFR Transcript: 14:23 Sen. Patrick Leahy (VT): There is no greater United States national security objective today than to assist Russia make a peaceful transition to a stable democratic form of government, an open pluralistic society, a market economy. Such a transition offers the best prospect of a long term cooperative, peaceful relationship with the only other nuclear power capable of destroying the United States. 26:39 Strobe Talbot: Our approach from the beginning, our strategy has been to reinforce those trends in Russian political and economic life that together we believe, constitute the essence of the Great Transformation underway in that country. Those trends are democratization and privatization. They are in fact interlocking. They are mutually reinforcing. The more people work in private enterprise, the more they are likely to participate in the democratic process and the more they are likely to vote for candidates who will support economic as well as political freedom. 27:27 Strobe Talbot: Our bilateral foreign aid program is intended in its essence, to help prime the pump for the flow of much higher levels of support from two other sources from the international business community in the form of trade and investment, and from the international financial institutions in the form of loans to help Russia make the transition from a command to a market economy. 28:25 Strobe Talbot: President Yeltsin needs to have the confidence that if he continues to press forward on a strong economic reform program, Western support will be swift and substantial. But he and his colleagues in both the executive and the legislative branches of the Russian government must also understand something else. And that is the cause and effect relationship between internal reform and outside support. Our support will follow their reform. It cannot be the other way around. 29:30 Strobe Talbot: Privatization involves closing down inefficient state enterprises while the shift to market economics at least initially brings higher prices. The result is social pain, disruption and fear of the future. If they reach critical mass, those ingredients can explode into a political backlash against reform. 1:46:00 Strobe Talbot: The world has capital flows, potential for investment that can move into societies like Russia, where the population is highly educated. It's a tremendous human resource where there are natural resources that can be exploited for the good of Russia and for the entire world economy. 2:23:47 Strobe Talbot: Now we do not know what the future holds. We do not know what kind of Russia we will be sharing the planet with early in the 21st century. We do not know if it will have stayed on a reform path and have continued to move in the direction of integration. 2:53:10 Stephen Cohen: Now, to be fair, this unwise American policy toward Russia began under President Bush in the end of 1991, with the breakup of the Soviet Union, but for a full year now President Clinton has expanded that policy, made it worse and therefore now, it is his policy. 2:54:10 Stephen Cohen: The guiding principle of that policy since 1991 has been, and evidently based on the hearing today remains, an exceedingly missionary and highly interventionist idea that the United States can and should intervene in Russia's internal affairs in order to convert or transform that nation into an American style system at home, and a submissive junior partner of the United States abroad. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)
On Monday's Mark Levin Show, under House Resolution 1 (HR-1) and Senate Resolution 1 (SR-1) Democrats aim to impose the most corrupt voting system ever. Democrats went into battleground states in 2020 and destroyed their electoral systems, not to protect minorities, but to protect the Biden campaign by usurping the federal Constitution. Legislatures are pushing back to regain their laws and President Biden is using segregationist rhetoric on them for it. If people are not on board with torching your electoral system Biden will call you a bigot. Biden is now seizing authority from the states to change voting laws and processes, in effect institutionalizing fraud, and it does nothing to help minority voters. Then, the US Supreme Court is corrupt and cowardly. Justices Roberts, Amy Coney-Barrett, and Brett Kavanaugh have turned out to be huge disappointments that have succumbed to threats of pressure from the left. Later, the media has been covering up for Democrats for decades. Now, they're covering for Biden despite his inability to serve as President. Biden can't even remember who runs the military! Afterward, equality and equity are dissimilar, so why do Democrats focus on it so much? In order to institute equity, one can't treat people equally as human beings. Instead, they are recognized for their skin color, for their genitalia, and what they do with their genitalia. This focus on inequity is where Democrats thrive and Biden is having a field day with Executive Orders to address the "systemic bias" they promote.
On Monday's Mark Levin Show, under House Resolution 1 (HR-1) and Senate Resolution 1 (SR-1) Democrats aim to impose the most corrupt voting system ever. Democrats went into battleground states in 2020 and destroyed their electoral systems, not to protect minorities, but to protect the Biden campaign by usurping the federal Constitution. Legislatures are pushing back to regain their laws and President Biden is using segregationist rhetoric on them for it. If people are not on board with torching your electoral system Biden will call you a bigot. Biden is now seizing authority from the states to change voting laws and processes, in effect institutionalizing fraud, and it does nothing to help minority voters. Then, the US Supreme Court is corrupt and cowardly. Justices Roberts, Amy Coney-Barrett, and Brett Kavanaugh have turned out to be huge disappointments that have succumbed to threats of pressure from the left. Later, the media has been covering up for Democrats for decades. Now, they're covering for Biden despite his inability to serve as President. Biden can't even remember who runs the military! Afterward, equality and equity are dissimilar, so why do Democrats focus on it so much? In order to institute equity, one can't treat people equally as human beings. Instead, they are recognized for their skin color, for their genitalia, and what they do with their genitalia. This focus on inequity is where Democrats thrive and Biden is having a field day with Executive Orders to address the "systemic bias" they promote.
State Senator Mary Felzkowski joins us to discuss Senate Resolution 3 - ending Gov. Evers' illegal emergency orders with Meg Ellefson and Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, Susan Elder concludes our discussion on broadband internet access in Pennsylvania, which was started in our previous release. This episode again features Project Manager Yvonne Hursh, who is joined by Executive Director Glenn Pasewicz and Policy Analyst Bryan DeWalt. For more information on broadband in Pennsylvania, check out the Delivery of High-Speed Broadband Services in Unserved Areas and Underserved Areas of the Commonwealth report, which was released in September of 2020. The report was authorized by Senate Resolution 47 of 2019 and sponsored by Senator Phillips-Hill. A short summary of the report is also available on our website. Music by Joseph McDade.
In our second episode, Susan Elder begins her discussion on broadband internet access in Pennsylvania with Yvonne Hursh, the project manager of the Delivery of High-Speed Broadband Services in Unserved Areas and Underserved Areas of the Commonwealth report, released in September of 2020. The report was authorized by Senate Resolution 47 of 2019 and sponsored by Senator Phillips-Hill. This discussion will be concluded in our next episode. A short summary of the report is also available on our website. Music by Joseph McDade.
Twitter: Sources:https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/109 - House Resolution 109https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/59 - Senate Resolution 59https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ - Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 C” by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/english_paris_agreement.pdf - Paris Climate Accordshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/19/fact-check-joe-biden-doesnt-want-ban-all-fracking-only-new-permits/3215253001/ - Biden's official statements in re: frackinghttps://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/do-we-need-new-climate-change-guidelines - Jeffrey Mirren, Cato Institute Carbon Tax Plan
This contains highlights (from the point of view of an MMTer!) Congressional testimony of Professor of Economics, Bard College; and Senior Scholar, Levy Economics Institute, L. Randall Wray, at the November 20th, 2019 hearing called "Reexamining the Economic Costs of Debt." The hearing is partially in response to the March, 2019, Republican-led Senate Resolution 182: "A resolution recognizing the duty of the Senate to condemn Modern Monetary Theory and recognizing Modern Monetary Theory would lead to higher deficits and higher inflation." Here is Professor Wray's written testimony (which includes a question from MN Representative Ilhan Omar, and a detailed answer) and related blog post. Here is the video that this audio comes from. Here is the full audio of the hearing. Specific highlights 32:30 (37 minutes, 30 seconds) to 37:20: Opening statements 52:30 to 55:10: Representative Smith. "taxpayer debt, not government debt" 1:00:30 to 1:01:00: Representative Horsford: "Do you think the long term economic and fiscal consequences of neglect could be more damaging than 'debt'?" 1:03:30 to 1:09:30: SC Representative Norman: "Taxpayer debt, government term misused by the left." "Dr. Wray, have you ever run a private business?", "GND is top of the list, above national defense?" Forcing all to put a pricetag on the GND 1:15:30 to 1:19:10: China 1:27:20 to 1:31:20: Representative Woodal: debt ratio, Representative Scott: Economist Jared Bernstein: "Government is like a household is very misleading because they can borrow at low rates." 1:34:40 to 1:41:00: Representative Hern. MMT says we don't have a responsibility, MMT is a left Trojan horse for big spending and our kids and grandkids will have to pay for it. 1:59:50 to 2:05:50: Entitlement reform and "crowding out." 2:07:40 to 2:10:40: Representative Johnson. Green New Deal and Representative Schakowsky 2:21:40 to 2:35:00: Arkansas Representative Steve Womack. (This segment is featured in episode 34 of Activist #MMT with Mark Collins. Here is the specific snippet.) 2:45:50 to end: Kind of closing statements. Automation. Sectoral balances.
Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China," on China imposing a "national security" law on Hong Kong, and the U.S. Senate passing Senate Resolution 596, condemning Beijing's takeover of Hong Kong. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support
Today's show features: Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China," on China imposing a "national security" law on Hong Kong, and the U.S. Senate passing Senate Resolution 596, condemning Beijing's takeover of Hong Kong; Nury Turkel,
MANDA ZAND ERVIN, Founder and Director of the Alliance of Iranian Women is today's very honored guest. We will be talking about Iran, the beautiful history of Iran, the ruling Women-Gods, the plight of women in Iran under Sharia law, and her new book, "The Ladies' Secret Society: History of the Courageous Women of Iran."During the Iranian Islamic revolution, Manda witnessed the execution of many innocent people, including her high school principal who was murdered because she was a woman and the secretary of education. She witnessed the human rights of the Iranian people, especially the women, taken away from them. She witnessed her homeland leaving the twentieth century to turn backward and she witnessed the effect.Manda came to the United States as a political refugee on June 17th, 1980, became a citizen three years later and began her fight for human rights in Iran. She is the founder and president of the Alliance of Iranian Women a group which has deep connections within the Iranian diaspora and within Iran.As the head of the Alliance of Iranian Women, Manda Ervin works to bring the West's attention to the plight of Iranian women under Islamic Sharia laws. She almost single-handedly gathered the support to pass a 2003 U.S. Senate Resolution on the human rights of the women of Iran. In 2005 Manda was invited to speak at the UN conference on the family in Islamic societies.Manda is an analyst and writer, published by many online political magazines, like the Hudson Institute, American Thinker, and Family Security Matters, National Review and others. She speaks on TV and radio programs, nationally and internationally, including CNN, BBC, Radio France, VOA, Radio Liberty.Her book reveals, in print for the first time, the long history of struggle against clerical domination that Iranian women have been engaged in for centuries. Rooted in the proud history of ancient Iran, where Mother-Gods were once worshipped, the Ladies' Secret Society, an organization founded in the early decades of the 20th Century, was both the inheritor of this proud history, and the progenitor of the contemporary women's rights campaign in the Iran of today. Zand Ervin relates the stories, and records the accomplishments, of generations of individual women activists, who fought like lionesses for every scrap of freedom they gained, only to see all their hard-won rights destroyed with the coming of Khomeini's Islamic Revolution. During the Islamic revolution, Zand Ervin witnessed the execution of many innocent people, including her high school principal, who was executed simply because she was a woman, and the Secretary of Education. She offers heartbreaking and compelling eyewitness testimonies of strong and emancipated women who were brutally pushed backwards to living under a crude, medieval society, and who have fought back, under sometimes impossible odds, and continue fighting today. Manda Zand Ervin's History of Iran, the Iran that has been imprisoned behind a veil offers an insight and context to news of terrorism and the dangers caused by the misogynistic clerical regime ruling Iran which continues to dominate headlines.https://www.allianceofiranianwomen.org/2020/01/an-iranian-womens-rights-advocates-life-hanging-in-the-balance/ Today's show was engineered by Maddy Bogner of Radio Kingston, www.radiokingston.org.We heard music from our fave, Shana Falana, http://www.shanafalana.com/Feel free to email me, say hello: she@iwantwhatshehas.orgLeave me a voicemail with your thoughts or a few words about who has what you want and why! (845)481-3429** Please: SUBSCRIBE to the pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening, it helps other users FIND IT :)http://iwantwhatshehas.org/podcastITUNES | SPOTIFY | STITCHERITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-want-what-she-has/id1451648361?mt=2SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/show/77pmJwS2q9vTywz7Uhiyff?si=G2eYCjLjT3KltgdfA6XXCASTITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/she-wants/i-want-what-she-has?refid=stpr'Follow:INSTAGRAM * https://www.instagram.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast/FACEBOOK * https://www.facebook.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcastTWITTER * https://twitter.com/wantwhatshehas
This episode begins with a recap of the amendments that were proposed during nearly 12 hours of arguments on the second day of the impeachment trial. The podcast covers the President's support for the rules in Senate Resolution 483 and the reasoning behind the opposition for these rules. SR483 was adopted with a 53-47 vote. Pat Cipollone's Opening Statement (5:02) Pat Cipollone offers support for the Senate Resolution (6:07) Process of the impeachment trial explained (6:46) The President has done absolutely nothing wrong Adam Schiff's Argues Against Senate Resolution 483 (7:47) Adam Schiff states the opposition to the Senate Resolution (8:25) The Articles of Impeachment in brief (11:50) Is conduct impeachable or not impeachable? (12:34) Most important decision is to a fair trial (15:32) What does a fair trial look like? (17:02) What is the harm in deciding after opening arguments? (19:16) Republicans have the votes to pass the resolution? (20:01) Sworn oath to do impartial justice (21:37) Most Americans don't believe there will be a fair trial (23:32) Biggest flaw of Senate Resolution 483 (24:50) President has attempted to conceal documents (26:05) GAO determined hold to be illegal and other recent developments (28:10) Document subpoena wouldn't burden administration (29:08) Witnesses that should be heard (31:49) A document that the President is hiding (32:51) The President says he will fight all subpoenas (35:04) Other records that are being concealed (36:51) Why not go to court to enforce subpoenas? (39:39) Senate has the power to hold the impeachment trial (42:03) Process of the prior Senate impeachment proceedings (44:53) Senate rules talk about hearing testimony (47:10) Differences from the impeachment trial for the Clinton trial (50:10) Reasons for following the traditional model of an impeachment trial (53:02) Adam Schiff's concluding statement Jay Sekulow (55:01) Jay Sekulow responds to Adam Schiff (56:03) Trifecta of rights the President that were denied in the House (58:44) Questions of Executive Privilege (1:02:43) Importance of Judicial Review of Constitutional Issues (1:04:31) Support for Sen Res 483 Pat Cipollone (1:05:30) Pat Cipollone responds to Adam Schiff regarding transparency (1:07:23) President Trump hasn't received due process (1:09:49) President has Constitutional right to protect the Executive Branch (1:11:02) Charlie Kupperman's legal case for subpoena (1:14:27) Requesting documents from Adam Schiff (1:15:11) Claim of overwhelming evidence (1:16:15) Impact on upcoming election These episodes are created based on the value-for-value model. Please support the podcast at governmentunfiltered.com by clicking the donate button for a one-time donation or by going to insiderfriends.com to support monthly. If you'd like to donate anonymously, you can go to glow.fm/insider to donate on either a one-time or recurring basis. Follow the show on Twitter @GovUnfiltered or on Facebook at facebook.com/governmentunfiltered.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell submitted the Senate Resolution to deal with impeach procedures. Michael breaks down the resolution and explains the role of the House and Senate in these proceedings. The Senate should only consider the material and witnesses used by the House of Representatives to impeach Donald Trump. The Senate should not call additional witnesses or subpoena additional material. The Senate should rely on the case made by the U.S. House of Representatives and not supplement the shoddy work done by Democrats in the House.
The Senate impeachment trial of President Trump hears opening statements on Senate Resolution 483
On Thursday's Mark Levin Show, Sen. Linsdey Graham has stepped up and made the case to hold the House accountable for not voting on opening an actual impeachment inquiry with an actual vote. Graham calls in to discuss his Senate Resolution condemning the House of Representatives. Then, NBC News reports that Hunter Biden's legal work in Romania may have been ethically problematic. It seems that Hunter Biden was paid again by foreigners for his alleged expertise in Romanian law. Surprisingly, there have been no requests for Hunter to testify in front of any congressional committees. Later, Democrats cry foul about GOP Members of the house-entering their secure interrogation even though they immediately relinquished their cell phones upon entering. What's worse is that despite the transcripts of these deficient testimonies being released at some eventual point, the damage to due process has already occurred. Also, Elizabeth Warren must be investigated in a quid pro quo for the statement that "everything is on the table" regarding her foreign policy proposals regarding a "two-state" solution for Israel. Afterward, former NFL player and actor Fred Dryer and Lisa Riggins calls in to discuss the NFL’s 2020 collective bargaining agreement and ensure pension parity for pre-1993 players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On Thursday's Mark Levin Show, Sen. Linsdey Graham has stepped up and made the case to hold the House accountable for not voting on opening an actual impeachment inquiry with an actual vote. Graham calls in to discuss his Senate Resolution condemning the House of Representatives. Then, NBC News reports that Hunter Biden's legal work in Romania may have been ethically problematic. It seems that Hunter Biden was paid again by foreigners for his alleged expertise in Romanian law. Surprisingly, there have been no requests for Hunter to testify in front of any congressional committees. Later, Democrats cry foul about GOP Members of the house-entering their secure interrogation even though they immediately relinquished their cell phones upon entering. What's worse is that despite the transcripts of these deficient testimonies being released at some eventual point, the damage to due process has already occurred. Also, Elizabeth Warren must be investigated in a quid pro quo for the statement that "everything is on the table" regarding her foreign policy proposals regarding a "two-state" solution for Israel. Afterward, former NFL player and actor Fred Dryer and Lisa Riggins calls in to discuss the NFL’s 2020 collective bargaining agreement and ensure pension parity for pre-1993 players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I would just like to thank everyone involved in advocating for the National Ataxia Awareness Day Senate Resolution. We can accomplish big things when we are united. #kNOwATAXIA National Ataxia Foundation #Ataxia MINDlink Foundation
NARAL's The Morning After is a production of NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio. This week, Elaina, Kelley, and Gabe discuss the Senate and House hearings on Senate Bill 23, the latest version of the six-week abortion ban. The Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice held an event in the home district of six-week abortion ban sponsor Sen. Kristina Roegner: https://www.record-courier.com/article/20190307/NEWS/303079865 Full video of committee hearings are available at Ohio Channel. First Ohio House Health Committee with sponsor and proponent testimony: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-house-health-committee-3-19-2019 Ohio Senate floor vote on Senate Bill 23 and Senate Resolution 41, Part 1: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-3-13-2019 Ohio Senate floor vote on Senate Bill 23 and Senate Resolution 41, Part 2: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-3-13-2019-part-2 Final Ohio Senate Health Committee hearing with amendments and vote: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-health-human-services-and-medicaid-committee-3-12-2019 Fourth Ohio Senate Health Committee hearing with mixed testimony: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-health-human-services-and-medicaid-committee-3-6-2019 Third Ohio Senate Health Committee hearing with opponent testimony: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-health-human-services-and-medicaid-committee-2-26-2019 Second Ohio Senate Health Committee hearing with proponent testimony: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-health-human-services-and-medicaid-committee-2-19-2019 First Ohio Senate Health Committee hearing with sponsor testimony: http://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-senate-health-human-services-and-medicaid-committee-2-13-2019 Find info on upcoming events on our Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/NARALProChoiceOhio/events/
Top Monday headlines from the AP include a looming partial government shutdown over White House border wall demands, Saudi Arabia rejects the U.S. Senate’s ‘interference’ in kingdom and Malaysia files criminal charges against Goldman Sachs.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of Code Pink and author of the book “Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U. S.-Saudi Connection” and Catherine Shakdam, a political commentator and the author of “A Tale Of Grand Resistance: Yemen, The Wahhabi And The House Of Saud.”Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman arrived in Washington yesterday just in time for a vote in the US Senate that would demand an end to US support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Senate Resolution 54 would call on the President to cut off intelligence, materiel, and mid-air refueling for Saudi jets, just as the Crown Prince begins a two-week trip across the country. America’s corporate, political and military elites are rolling out the red carpet for the young leader of the saudi monarchy. Tuesday’s weekly series continues, looking at the top economic issues of the day, including the Senate’s passage of legislation rolling back bank regulations. Financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey joins the show. Facebook is the target of criticism for allowing the British data firm Cambridge Analytica to acquire 50 million user profiles in the US to help the Trump campaign. But how is this any different from the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns using the same data to target voters? Brian and John speak with Dr. Robert Epstein, the Senior Research Psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology. Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed into law yesterday a bill that would outlaw all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. It is the earliest abortion ban in the country, and there are no exceptions in the law for rape or incest. Pro-choice advocates already have filed a lawsuit to block its implementation, and early this afternoon, a federal judge issued a temporary stay. Shannon Brewer, director of Jackson Women's Health Organization, Mississippi’s last women’s health clinic that still offers abortion health services, joins the show. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was arrested today in connection with a growing scandal in which he is accused of having taken campaign money from former Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi. Sarkozy is alleged to have secretly accepted €50 million, more than double the legal limit of €21 million. Gilbert Mercier, Editor in Chief of News Junkie Post and the author of “The Orwellian Empire,” joins Brian and John. In a speech in New Hampshire yesterday, President Trump said that he would seek legislation to allow the federal government to execute drug dealers. The speech was immediately condemned by treatment advocates and law enforcement officials alike, as the real problem causing the opioid epidemic is pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Margaret Flowers, a medical doctor and the co-coordinator of Popular Resistance, at PopularResistance.org, joins the show.A bomb exploded this morning in a FedEx facility near Austin, Texas, in what appears to be the work of a serial bomber. It’s the fifth device to detonate, while the four previous bombs killed two and wounded four. The FBI has ordered the deployment of 350 agents to Austin to aid in the investigation. Brian and John speak with Brian Griffiths, the host of People's Republic on KOOP radio in Austin, Texas.
Friday, September 15, is National POW/MIA Recognition Day here in the US. We speak with Ms. Pam Cain, member of the Board of Directors of the National League of POW-MIA families. Her father Maj. Oscar Mauterer was shot down in 1966 over Laos and has been missing ever since. Pam explains what happened since, what more can be done, and why House Resolution 219 and Senate Resolution 61 can help over 1600 families of downed servicemen.
WASHINGTON, August 19, 2015 – On September 14, 2015 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., Sing It America will bring those that love our Star Spangled Banner together to celebrate the past year's "National Thanksgiving for the Star Spangled Banner."Last year, Sing It America, officially partnered with the government commission Starspangled200 and Friends of Ft McHenry to secure passage of U.S. Senate Resolution 550. Resolution 550 designated the period of September 2014 through September 2015 as the year of National Thanksgiving for the Star Spangled Banner.The senate resolution encouraged, “All state and local governments and the people of the people of the United States to observe this period of thanksgiving with appropriate ceremonies, activities, educational outreach and reflection.”All Americans from every corner of the nation are being encouraged to sign up and register right now with Sing It America to join in the historic festivities that day, according to Selena Owens, Sing It America’s Communication’s Director.A special request is being made to supporters to lend financial support to the historic event.Joining Standing at Freedom’s Gate host Kevin Fobbs to discuss an update on the event and the exciting plans in store for event attendees is Selena Owens Communications Director for Sing It America.Owens is also Vice Chair of the Conservative Campaign Committee PAC and author of "The Power Within a Conservative Woman: Engaging America for God Family, and Country.”
WASHINGTON, August 19, 2015 – On September 14, 2015 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., Sing It America will bring those that love our Star Spangled Banner together to celebrate the past year's "National Thanksgiving for the Star Spangled Banner."Last year, Sing It America, officially partnered with the government commission Starspangled200 and Friends of Ft McHenry to secure passage of U.S. Senate Resolution 550. Resolution 550 designated the period of September 2014 through September 2015 as the year of National Thanksgiving for the Star Spangled Banner.The senate resolution encouraged, “All state and local governments and the people of the people of the United States to observe this period of thanksgiving with appropriate ceremonies, activities, educational outreach and reflection.”All Americans from every corner of the nation are being encouraged to sign up and register right now with Sing It America to join in the historic festivities that day, according to Selena Owens, Sing It America’s Communication’s Director.A special request is being made to supporters to lend financial support to the historic event.Joining Standing at Freedom’s Gate host Kevin Fobbs to discuss an update on the event and the exciting plans in store for event attendees is Selena Owens Communications Director for Sing It America.Owens is also Vice Chair of the Conservative Campaign Committee PAC and author of "The Power Within a Conservative Woman: Engaging America for God Family, and Country.”
Join your host Susan Knowles when we will be speaking with MANDA ZAND ERVIN, Founder and Director of the Alliance of Iranian Women. We will be talking about Iran, Obama’s nuclear weapons treaty, the plight of women in Iran under Sharia law, ISIS, and so much more. You don’t want to miss this show and you’ll want to invite someone to hear it also.During the Iranian Islamic revolution, Manda witnessed the execution of many innocent people, including her high school principal who was murdered because she was a woman and the secretary of education. She witnessed the human rights of the Iranian people, especially the women, taken away from them. She witnessed her homeland leaving the twentieth century to turn backward and she witnessed the effect.Manda came to the United States as a political refugee on June 17th, 1980, became a citizen three years later and began her fight for human rights in Iran. She is the founder and president of the Alliance of Iranian Women a group which has deep connections within the Iranian diaspora and within Iran.As the head of the Alliance of Iranian Women, Manda Ervin works to bring the West’s attention to the plight of Iranian women under Islamic Sharia laws. She almost single-handedly gathered the support to pass a 2003 U.S. Senate Resolution on the human rights of the women of Iran. In 2005 Manda was invited to speak at the UN conference on the family in Islamic societies. On September of 2009 she was invited to the G-8 International Conference on Violence against Women, at the Italian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Rome, Italy, where she was the featured speaker on Iran. Manda is frequently consulted by Members of Congress considering resolutions and legislation on Iran policy and human rights.
This show is dedicated to: Marine Master Sgt. Aaron C. Torian. Torian died February 15, 2014 of wounds when conducting combat operations in Afghanistan. Defending the Republic with Annie "The Radio Chick" and "Cool" Mike is an ongoing discussion of recent events, issues and the upcoming elections. Special Guest: Katrina Pierson is a candidate for the United States Congress in the 32nd District in Texas. She is best known across Texas and the nation as a passionate advocate for freedom. For five years, she has served as a Steering Committee member for the Dallas Tea Party. She is also the Founder of the Garland Tea Party and a member of the Texas Tea Party Caucus Advisory Committee. Her primary goal as an activist has been to provide citizens with the knowledge and skills they need to protect and advance liberty. Katrina served on the Health Facilities Council and Economic Development boards appointed by the Garland City Council. She also served on the City of Garland on the Citizens Advisory Committee to DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit). Pierson was recognized by the 83rd Texas Legislature in Senate Resolution 1064 for her efforts raising political awareness across the state of Texas and the nation. http://www.katrinaforcongress.com It's a battle of Conservative values and principles in defense of our Republic!
This show is dedicated to: Marine Master Sgt. Aaron C. Torian. Torian died February 15, 2014 of wounds when conducting combat operations in Afghanistan. Defending the Republic with Annie "The Radio Chick" and "Cool" Mike is an ongoing discussion of recent events, issues and the upcoming elections.Special Guest: Katrina Pierson is a candidate for the United States Congress in the 32nd District in Texas.She is best known across Texas and the nation as a passionate advocate for freedom. For five years, she has served as a Steering Committee member for the Dallas Tea Party. She is also the Founder of the Garland Tea Party and a member of the Texas Tea Party Caucus Advisory Committee. Her primary goal as an activist has been to provide citizens with the knowledge and skills they need to protect and advance liberty.Katrina served on the Health Facilities Council and Economic Development boards appointed by the Garland City Council. She also served on the City of Garland on the Citizens Advisory Committee to DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit). Pierson was recognized by the 83rd Texas Legislature in Senate Resolution 1064 for her efforts raising political awareness across the state of Texas and the nation.http://www.katrinaforcongress.comIt's a battle of Conservative values and principles in defense of our Republic!
Senate resolution 519 opposes U.S. signing of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, a human rights treaty protecting the rights of children. Attorney and co-host, J. Craig Williams welcomes Michael P. Farris, President of ParentalRights.org and Sara A. Dillon, Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School. They take a look at the treaty, Senate Resolution 519, the key issues of debate on the signing of this treaty and the potential legal conflicts.
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