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This week Sam shares commentary on the fascist spectacle that was the RNC along with other recent developments and how and why we must resolutely oppose fascism. Then, Sam talks with Karl Folk, a researcher of authoritarianism and radicalization and the founder of the Institute of Unreality. He writes for Splinter News on their authoritarianism and American politics team. Read his latest: The Nefarious Figures Behind the Far-Right Who Predate Trump. You can find him on X and Bluesky @brainnotonyet.  Mentioned in this episode: Five things to know about J.D. Vance's ties to tech billionaires by Bobby Allyn (NPR) This Land Is Mein Land by John Ganz Breaking News Re-Release: "Hillbilly Elegy" - If Books Could Kill podcast Weekly Roundup: JD Vance, Peter Thiel, and Leonard Leo Episode of Straight White American Jesus Hosted by Bradley Onishi Jeff Sharlet thread on X JD Vance on Abortion by Jessica Valenti By popular demand! Get your Refuse Fascism T-Shirt here: ⁠⁠bonfire.com/refuse-fascism-pod-shirt⁠ Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. Find us on all the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RefuseFascism⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Plus, Sam is on TikTok, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@samgoldmanrf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can send your comments to samanthagoldman@refusefascism.org or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SamBGoldman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Record ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠a voice message for the show here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with the movement at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RefuseFascism.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and support at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/RefuseFascism⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

https://youtu.be/K5j4_CwtW8I On November 4th, the Kansas City, MO Health Department sent police to confiscate food that was to be distributed to homeless people, throwing it in trash bags and pouring bleach on it to make it inedible, Fox 32 reports. The food, including homemade chili, sandwiches, and soup, was being distributed by the organization Free Hot Soup KC (FHS KC), a group that hands out free supplies and food to the homeless. - Sophie Weiner, "Kansas City Health Department Pours Bleach on Food Intended for Homeless" (Nov. 2018) Splinter News

In the wake of shooting massacres in Uvalde, TX and Buffalo, NY, public outcry has been sustained and vociferous, recalling similarly intense reactions to previous mass shootings over the past 10 years. But in the US, public policy responses to such events are rarely as swift or sweeping as most of us would prefer. Just two days after the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, in which 19 children between the ages of 9 and 11 were shot and killed in their classroom, the US Senate recessed for its annual Memorial Day holiday, delaying any possibility of legislative action to address mass shootings by nearly two weeks. Yet, while the Senate's flaws as a democratic institution have received lots of attention from scholars, journalists, and activists, less often critiqued in terms of public accountability for resolving ongoing crises is the office of the presidency. On today's show, we attempt to fill this gap by examining President Biden's public statements about the massacres in Uvalde and Buffalo, the impending Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Across these issues, we've noticed a common discursive trope that demands closer scrutiny, which we've dubbed, "we're all trying to find the guy who can do something about this!" In President Biden's rhetorical style, this strategy connects to his cultivated identity as “Eulogizer-in-Chief.” Under our Eulogizer-in-Chief, we are constantly reminded of how sad and unjust ongoing events are, and we are often told how much these events "are not who we are as Americans", but we are rarely if ever informed about what our MOTUS (Mourner of the United States) plans to do about them. In terms of classical speech genres, epideictic (ceremonial) rhetoric has crowded out deliberative (policy) and forensic (legal) rhetoric. The result is a public discourse of despair, in which the only actions that leaders frame as feasible are individual citizen actions -- "vote harder!" or "organize harder!" -- rather than concrete government plans and policies. Politics becomes increasingly marketized and commodified, with engagement by grassroots activists compared in terms of pure numerical value to that of astroturfed corporate lobbying efforts, and the "winner" of such contests (invariably the side with more money) granted the executive or legislative action of their choice. Leaders, for their parts, dispassionately analyze these market dynamics in their public messaging, creating a feedback loop of demobilization that comes to affect even their own perceptions of their power to act. However, we hasten to point out, many significant executive actions have been taken over the past 20+ years to combat terrorism and other security threats, often without formal approval of the other branches of government. This suggests that Biden has the capacity to do much more than he is currently doing. Overall, we argue that it is crucial to demand something other than hollow words of grief and virtue-signaling tweets from the most powerful people in the world.Works and Concepts Referenced in this EpisodeBeasley, V. B. (2010). The rhetorical presidency meets the unitary executive: Implications for presidential rhetoric on public policy. Rhetoric and Public Affairs, 13(1), 7-35.Blanchfield, P. (2018). The market can't solve a massacre. Splinter News. NBC News - Alex Seitz-Wald & Mike Memoli: “‘Grief must be witnessed': Joe Biden's first 100 days as consoler-in-chief” (28 April, 2021)NYT - Katie Glueck & Matt Flegenheimer: “Joe Biden, Emissary of Grief” (11 June 2020)Ore, E. J. (2019). Lynching: Violence, rhetoric, and American identity. Univ. Press of Mississippi.Rood, C. (2018). “Our tears are not enough”: The warrant of the dead in the rhetoric of gun control. Quarterly journal of speech, 104(1), 47-70.Too, Y. L. (2001). Epideictic genre. Encyclopedia of rhetoric, 251-57.See also the Wikipedia entry for epideictic. WaPo - Jennifer Rubin: “With Joe Biden, we finally have a mourner in chief again” (23 Feb 2021)Zarefsky, D. (2004). Presidential rhetoric and the power of definition. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 34(3), 607-619.Speech w/ Biden defining Buffalo shooting as “domestic terrorism” https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1527064065314627584?s=20&t=ehy5LY4DwBd_zfF_sfHYXQSpeech w/ Biden calling Buffalo shooting a “racially motivated act of white supremacy”:https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1525946642519793666

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Detroit Pistons 122, Atlanta Hawks 101 Sacramento Kings 110, Indiana Pacers 109 Pistons 122, Hawks 101 – Grant, Cunningham lead Pistons to rare rout of Hawks Jeremi Grant scored 21 points and the slumping Detroit Pistons routed the Atlanta Hawks 122-101 on Wednesday night. Cade Cunningham added 17 points and eight assists for Detroit. The Pistons led by 29 points while winning for the second time in eight games. Detroit had eight players in double figures as they easily surpassed its previous biggest victory margin of the season, 16 against Toronto on Jan. 14. Saddiq Bey hit his 192nd 3-pointer of the season in the fourth quarter, breaking Allan Houston’s franchise record. Trae Young had 21 points and nine assists for Atlanta, De’Andre Hunter scored 15 points, and Bogan Bogdanovic added 13. The Hawks had won five of seven. Kings 110, Pacers 109 – Jones’ last-second tip-in lifts Kings over Pacers 110-109 Damian Jones’ tip-in with less than a second left lifted the Sacramento Kings to a 110-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Trey Lyles missed a 3-pointer but Jones tipped in the rebound with 0.2 seconds remaining. Davion Mitchell scored 25 points and Chimezie Metu had a career-high 22 as the Kings snapped a three-game losing streak. Buddy Hield led the Pacers with 25 points and Goga Bitadze added 20. Tyrese Haliburton had 13 points and 15 assists. Haliburton and Hield were traded by the Kings to the Pacers in February. Tonight Chicago Bulls at New Orleans Pelicans, 8:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Memphis Grizzlies, 8:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Anaheim Ducks 2 Blackhawks 4, Ducks 2 – Blackhawks snap 3-game losing streak with 4-2 win over Ducks Dylan Strome scored the go-ahead goal with 3:50 remaining and Patrick Kane had another big night against Anaheim as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the skidding Ducks 4-2. Strome redirected Riley Stillman’s shot from near the blueline past John Gibson to help the Blackhawks snap a three-game losing streak. Kane had a goal and two assists, giving him a point in nine straight games against Anaheim. Sam Carrick — who was playing in his 100th NHL game — scored twice for Anaheim, marking the first multigoal game of his six-year career. However, it wasn’t enough for the Ducks, who have dropped eight straight for the fifth time in franchise history. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, 10:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men’s NCAA Tournament Tonight Sweet 16 – South Region – AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX 11 Michigan vs. 3 Villanova, 7:29 p.m.             News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:45 5 Houston vs. 1 Arizona, 9:59 p.m. Sweet 16 – West Region – Chase Center, San Francisco, CA 4 Arkansas vs. 1 Gonzaga, 7:09 p.m. 3 Texas Tech vs. 2 Duke, 9:30 p.m. NCAAMBKB – South Preview: ‘Nova vs. Michigan again at site of ’18 title Villanova is back in San Antonio for the first time since winning the national title there four years ago. Even the opponent is the same, though the Sweet 16 game against Michigan is at a different arena. The Wildcats and Wolverines meet Thursday night at the home of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs. That is about three miles from the Alamodome, where Nova won the title in 2018. In the other South Region semifinal, top seed Arizona takes on Houston. The Cougars are playing only a three-hour drive from home. NCAA – Study: Michigan, Kentucky top academics-based NCAA brackets Michigan and Kentucky stood out in a study examining the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets based on graduation rates, academic success and diversity in the head coaching ranks. The Wolverines were the overall No. 1 seed as the national champion for a third straight year in the men’s field according to the study released Wednesday by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida. The Wildcats held the overall No. 1 seed as the women’s champion. Teams that performed well and are still in the tournaments are the Michigan and North Carolina men, along with the Notre Dame women. NCAA – NCAA men’s, women’s tournaments see double-digit TV gains The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are seeing double-digit viewer increases over last year. The men’s tournament is up 12% over last year. The tournament is also off to its best start in five years, averaging 9.12 million viewers through the second round. The women’s tournament is up 15% overall through the first two rounds. The second round averaged 474,000 viewers, a 25% jump from last year. Both tournaments are back to their normal setups for the first time since 2019. They were played in a bubble last year after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 – TIE Texas Rangers 14, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 5, Oakland A’s 4 Today New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. San Francisco Giants at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Angels, 4:10 p.m. MLB/EPL – Cubs owners denounce racism after backlash over Chelsea bid The owners of the Chicago Cubs, who are bidding for Premier League club Chelsea, touted their anti-racism credentials after a backlash in England about offensive comments by the father of the baseball team’s chairman. It has been three years since family patriarch Joe Ricketts apologized after online media outlet Splinter News published emails featuring him making Islamophobic comments, such as “Islam is a cult and not a religion.” Paul Canoville, Chelsea’s first Black player, tweeted “a big fat anti racism NO to the Ricketts bid.” The Ricketts family says it “rejects any form of hate in the strongest possible terms.” MLB – Lynn ready if needed to start on opening day for White Sox Lance Lynn says he’s not particularly concerned about who starts on opening day for the Chicago White Sox. Manager Tony La Russa hasn’t announced whether Lynn or Lucas Giolito will get the ball when the White Sox face Detroit on April 8. Lynn says “it’s awesome” that the White Sox have multiple potential opening day starters. Lynn finished third in the American League Cy Young Award voting last season. He made his spring debut on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers. WNBA – Griner seen by US consulate in Russian detention facility The U.S. State Department says a U.S. Embassy official has visited with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who remains detained near Moscow, to check on her condition. State Department spokesperson Ned Price told CNN the official found Griner “to be in good condition.” Price did not identify the official who had been granted consular access to Griner, something the United States had been demanding. Griner was detained after arriving at a Moscow airport, reportedly in mid-February, after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. COVID – New York City to let unvaccinated athletes play home games New York city’s mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private workers. The move will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games, and let unvaccinated baseball players take the field when their season begins. According to a person familiar with the upcoming announcement who was not authorized to discuss it publicly, Mayor Eric Adams will make the announcement Thursday morning. It will be effective immediately. The city’s sweeping vaccine mandate for workers will still apply to people with other types of jobs, including government employees. NFL – Lions add ex-Chiefs CB Mike Hughes, ex-Ravens LB Chris Board The Detroit Lions have addressed pressing needs, signing cornerback Mike Hughes and linebacker Chris Board. Detroit announced the moves Wednesday, adding depth where it is needed on defense. Hughes started in five of 17 games last season with the Kansas City Chiefs. He had 45 tackles, one interception, forced four fumble and returned a fumble for a score in 2021. Board started in two of 63 games over the last four years with the Baltimore Ravens. He had 59 tackles, 2 1/2 sacks, forced two fumbles and was a key contributor on special teams. NFL – Michaels, Herbstreit to call Prime Video’s NFL package Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will be the announcing team when Prime Video takes over “Thursday Night Football” in September. Michaels moves to Prime from NBC. His contract with NBC ended last month after he was in the booth for his 11th Super Bowl. Herbstreit will remain ESPN’s lead college football analyst and do NFL games for Prime. ESPN also announced that Herbstreit had signed a multiyear extension. Tennis – That’ll do: Barty signs off on tennis at 25, ranked No. 1 Ash Barty signaled the end of the photo opportunities at her retirement news conference in her typically low-fuss, matter-of-fact style: “Righto, that’ll do.” Barty surprised almost everyone in tennis when she announced her retirement at age 25 in a video posted to social media on Wednesday. She’s spent the last two years atop the women’s tennis rankings and won two of the last three Grand Slam singles titles. A day later she confirmed she’d set a date to get married but wasn’t ready to make it public. For all other details about her future plans, Barty says “You’ll have to wait and see. Be patient.” Russia/Ukraine – Russian Olympians face backlash after Vladimir Putin rally Russian Olympic athletes who participated in a rally supporting President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine are facing a backlash. They gathered on stage at the Luzhniki Stadium on Friday as part of the concert and entertainment program around Putin’s speech. Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov is under investigation from the governing body of swimming. Swimwear manufacturer Speedo has dropped Rylov for his involvement in the pro-Putin rally. It says the remainder of Rylov’s sponsorship fee will be donated to the United Nations agency caring for refugees. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Soccer St. Joseph 6, Kalamazoo Christian 0 St. Joe’s Ellie Smith scored a hat-trick, while Eleah Hedstrom scored twice in the Bears 6-0 win over Kalamazoo Christian.  Anna Kalamaros scored the other goal for St. Joe. South Haven 4, Saugatuck 0 Hudsonville 2, Portage Central 1 Gull Lake 2, GR Forest Hills Central 1 Allegan 5, Hopkins 0 Harper Creek 2, Otsego 2 – TIE Today Girls Soccer Three Rivers at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Baseball Kalamazoo Hackett at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Softball Decatur at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kalamazoo Christian at Grandville Calvin Christian, 4:30 p.m. Boys Basketball – State Semifinals    Division 3 at Michigan State University Menominee (22-3) vs Ecorse (9-10), 12:00 p.m. Schoolcraft (23-2) vs Flint Beecher (22-2), 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Michigan State University Ewen-Trout Creek (22-3) vs Lake Leelanau St. Mary (21-4), 5:30 p.m. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (19-6) vs Genesee Christian (21-4), 7:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Detroit Pistons 122, Atlanta Hawks 101 Sacramento Kings 110, Indiana Pacers 109 Pistons 122, Hawks 101 – Grant, Cunningham lead Pistons to rare rout of Hawks Jeremi Grant scored 21 points and the slumping Detroit Pistons routed the Atlanta Hawks 122-101 on Wednesday night. Cade Cunningham added 17 points and eight assists for Detroit. The Pistons led by 29 points while winning for the second time in eight games. Detroit had eight players in double figures as they easily surpassed its previous biggest victory margin of the season, 16 against Toronto on Jan. 14. Saddiq Bey hit his 192nd 3-pointer of the season in the fourth quarter, breaking Allan Houston’s franchise record. Trae Young had 21 points and nine assists for Atlanta, De’Andre Hunter scored 15 points, and Bogan Bogdanovic added 13. The Hawks had won five of seven. Kings 110, Pacers 109 – Jones’ last-second tip-in lifts Kings over Pacers 110-109 Damian Jones’ tip-in with less than a second left lifted the Sacramento Kings to a 110-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Trey Lyles missed a 3-pointer but Jones tipped in the rebound with 0.2 seconds remaining. Davion Mitchell scored 25 points and Chimezie Metu had a career-high 22 as the Kings snapped a three-game losing streak. Buddy Hield led the Pacers with 25 points and Goga Bitadze added 20. Tyrese Haliburton had 13 points and 15 assists. Haliburton and Hield were traded by the Kings to the Pacers in February. Tonight Chicago Bulls at New Orleans Pelicans, 8:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Memphis Grizzlies, 8:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Anaheim Ducks 2 Blackhawks 4, Ducks 2 – Blackhawks snap 3-game losing streak with 4-2 win over Ducks Dylan Strome scored the go-ahead goal with 3:50 remaining and Patrick Kane had another big night against Anaheim as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the skidding Ducks 4-2. Strome redirected Riley Stillman’s shot from near the blueline past John Gibson to help the Blackhawks snap a three-game losing streak. Kane had a goal and two assists, giving him a point in nine straight games against Anaheim. Sam Carrick — who was playing in his 100th NHL game — scored twice for Anaheim, marking the first multigoal game of his six-year career. However, it wasn’t enough for the Ducks, who have dropped eight straight for the fifth time in franchise history. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, 10:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men’s NCAA Tournament Tonight Sweet 16 – South Region – AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX 11 Michigan vs. 3 Villanova, 7:29 p.m.             News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:45 5 Houston vs. 1 Arizona, 9:59 p.m. Sweet 16 – West Region – Chase Center, San Francisco, CA 4 Arkansas vs. 1 Gonzaga, 7:09 p.m. 3 Texas Tech vs. 2 Duke, 9:30 p.m. NCAAMBKB – South Preview: ‘Nova vs. Michigan again at site of ’18 title Villanova is back in San Antonio for the first time since winning the national title there four years ago. Even the opponent is the same, though the Sweet 16 game against Michigan is at a different arena. The Wildcats and Wolverines meet Thursday night at the home of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs. That is about three miles from the Alamodome, where Nova won the title in 2018. In the other South Region semifinal, top seed Arizona takes on Houston. The Cougars are playing only a three-hour drive from home. NCAA – Study: Michigan, Kentucky top academics-based NCAA brackets Michigan and Kentucky stood out in a study examining the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets based on graduation rates, academic success and diversity in the head coaching ranks. The Wolverines were the overall No. 1 seed as the national champion for a third straight year in the men’s field according to the study released Wednesday by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida. The Wildcats held the overall No. 1 seed as the women’s champion. Teams that performed well and are still in the tournaments are the Michigan and North Carolina men, along with the Notre Dame women. NCAA – NCAA men’s, women’s tournaments see double-digit TV gains The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are seeing double-digit viewer increases over last year. The men’s tournament is up 12% over last year. The tournament is also off to its best start in five years, averaging 9.12 million viewers through the second round. The women’s tournament is up 15% overall through the first two rounds. The second round averaged 474,000 viewers, a 25% jump from last year. Both tournaments are back to their normal setups for the first time since 2019. They were played in a bubble last year after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 – TIE Texas Rangers 14, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 5, Oakland A’s 4 Today New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. San Francisco Giants at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Angels, 4:10 p.m. MLB/EPL – Cubs owners denounce racism after backlash over Chelsea bid The owners of the Chicago Cubs, who are bidding for Premier League club Chelsea, touted their anti-racism credentials after a backlash in England about offensive comments by the father of the baseball team’s chairman. It has been three years since family patriarch Joe Ricketts apologized after online media outlet Splinter News published emails featuring him making Islamophobic comments, such as “Islam is a cult and not a religion.” Paul Canoville, Chelsea’s first Black player, tweeted “a big fat anti racism NO to the Ricketts bid.” The Ricketts family says it “rejects any form of hate in the strongest possible terms.” MLB – Lynn ready if needed to start on opening day for White Sox Lance Lynn says he’s not particularly concerned about who starts on opening day for the Chicago White Sox. Manager Tony La Russa hasn’t announced whether Lynn or Lucas Giolito will get the ball when the White Sox face Detroit on April 8. Lynn says “it’s awesome” that the White Sox have multiple potential opening day starters. Lynn finished third in the American League Cy Young Award voting last season. He made his spring debut on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers. WNBA – Griner seen by US consulate in Russian detention facility The U.S. State Department says a U.S. Embassy official has visited with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who remains detained near Moscow, to check on her condition. State Department spokesperson Ned Price told CNN the official found Griner “to be in good condition.” Price did not identify the official who had been granted consular access to Griner, something the United States had been demanding. Griner was detained after arriving at a Moscow airport, reportedly in mid-February, after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. COVID – New York City to let unvaccinated athletes play home games New York city’s mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private workers. The move will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games, and let unvaccinated baseball players take the field when their season begins. According to a person familiar with the upcoming announcement who was not authorized to discuss it publicly, Mayor Eric Adams will make the announcement Thursday morning. It will be effective immediately. The city’s sweeping vaccine mandate for workers will still apply to people with other types of jobs, including government employees. NFL – Lions add ex-Chiefs CB Mike Hughes, ex-Ravens LB Chris Board The Detroit Lions have addressed pressing needs, signing cornerback Mike Hughes and linebacker Chris Board. Detroit announced the moves Wednesday, adding depth where it is needed on defense. Hughes started in five of 17 games last season with the Kansas City Chiefs. He had 45 tackles, one interception, forced four fumble and returned a fumble for a score in 2021. Board started in two of 63 games over the last four years with the Baltimore Ravens. He had 59 tackles, 2 1/2 sacks, forced two fumbles and was a key contributor on special teams. NFL – Michaels, Herbstreit to call Prime Video’s NFL package Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will be the announcing team when Prime Video takes over “Thursday Night Football” in September. Michaels moves to Prime from NBC. His contract with NBC ended last month after he was in the booth for his 11th Super Bowl. Herbstreit will remain ESPN’s lead college football analyst and do NFL games for Prime. ESPN also announced that Herbstreit had signed a multiyear extension. Tennis – That’ll do: Barty signs off on tennis at 25, ranked No. 1 Ash Barty signaled the end of the photo opportunities at her retirement news conference in her typically low-fuss, matter-of-fact style: “Righto, that’ll do.” Barty surprised almost everyone in tennis when she announced her retirement at age 25 in a video posted to social media on Wednesday. She’s spent the last two years atop the women’s tennis rankings and won two of the last three Grand Slam singles titles. A day later she confirmed she’d set a date to get married but wasn’t ready to make it public. For all other details about her future plans, Barty says “You’ll have to wait and see. Be patient.” Russia/Ukraine – Russian Olympians face backlash after Vladimir Putin rally Russian Olympic athletes who participated in a rally supporting President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine are facing a backlash. They gathered on stage at the Luzhniki Stadium on Friday as part of the concert and entertainment program around Putin’s speech. Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov is under investigation from the governing body of swimming. Swimwear manufacturer Speedo has dropped Rylov for his involvement in the pro-Putin rally. It says the remainder of Rylov’s sponsorship fee will be donated to the United Nations agency caring for refugees. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Soccer St. Joseph 6, Kalamazoo Christian 0 St. Joe’s Ellie Smith scored a hat-trick, while Eleah Hedstrom scored twice in the Bears 6-0 win over Kalamazoo Christian.  Anna Kalamaros scored the other goal for St. Joe. South Haven 4, Saugatuck 0 Hudsonville 2, Portage Central 1 Gull Lake 2, GR Forest Hills Central 1 Allegan 5, Hopkins 0 Harper Creek 2, Otsego 2 – TIE Today Girls Soccer Three Rivers at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Baseball Kalamazoo Hackett at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Softball Decatur at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kalamazoo Christian at Grandville Calvin Christian, 4:30 p.m. Boys Basketball – State Semifinals    Division 3 at Michigan State University Menominee (22-3) vs Ecorse (9-10), 12:00 p.m. Schoolcraft (23-2) vs Flint Beecher (22-2), 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Michigan State University Ewen-Trout Creek (22-3) vs Lake Leelanau St. Mary (21-4), 5:30 p.m. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (19-6) vs Genesee Christian (21-4), 7:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Detroit Pistons 122, Atlanta Hawks 101 Sacramento Kings 110, Indiana Pacers 109 Pistons 122, Hawks 101 – Grant, Cunningham lead Pistons to rare rout of Hawks Jeremi Grant scored 21 points and the slumping Detroit Pistons routed the Atlanta Hawks 122-101 on Wednesday night. Cade Cunningham added 17 points and eight assists for Detroit. The Pistons led by 29 points while winning for the second time in eight games. Detroit had eight players in double figures as they easily surpassed its previous biggest victory margin of the season, 16 against Toronto on Jan. 14. Saddiq Bey hit his 192nd 3-pointer of the season in the fourth quarter, breaking Allan Houston’s franchise record. Trae Young had 21 points and nine assists for Atlanta, De’Andre Hunter scored 15 points, and Bogan Bogdanovic added 13. The Hawks had won five of seven. Kings 110, Pacers 109 – Jones’ last-second tip-in lifts Kings over Pacers 110-109 Damian Jones’ tip-in with less than a second left lifted the Sacramento Kings to a 110-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Trey Lyles missed a 3-pointer but Jones tipped in the rebound with 0.2 seconds remaining. Davion Mitchell scored 25 points and Chimezie Metu had a career-high 22 as the Kings snapped a three-game losing streak. Buddy Hield led the Pacers with 25 points and Goga Bitadze added 20. Tyrese Haliburton had 13 points and 15 assists. Haliburton and Hield were traded by the Kings to the Pacers in February. Tonight Chicago Bulls at New Orleans Pelicans, 8:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Memphis Grizzlies, 8:00 p.m. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Chicago Blackhawks 4, Anaheim Ducks 2 Blackhawks 4, Ducks 2 – Blackhawks snap 3-game losing streak with 4-2 win over Ducks Dylan Strome scored the go-ahead goal with 3:50 remaining and Patrick Kane had another big night against Anaheim as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the skidding Ducks 4-2. Strome redirected Riley Stillman’s shot from near the blueline past John Gibson to help the Blackhawks snap a three-game losing streak. Kane had a goal and two assists, giving him a point in nine straight games against Anaheim. Sam Carrick — who was playing in his 100th NHL game — scored twice for Anaheim, marking the first multigoal game of his six-year career. However, it wasn’t enough for the Ducks, who have dropped eight straight for the fifth time in franchise history. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, 10:00 p.m. NCAAMBKB – Men’s NCAA Tournament Tonight Sweet 16 – South Region – AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX 11 Michigan vs. 3 Villanova, 7:29 p.m.             News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:45 5 Houston vs. 1 Arizona, 9:59 p.m. Sweet 16 – West Region – Chase Center, San Francisco, CA 4 Arkansas vs. 1 Gonzaga, 7:09 p.m. 3 Texas Tech vs. 2 Duke, 9:30 p.m. NCAAMBKB – South Preview: ‘Nova vs. Michigan again at site of ’18 title Villanova is back in San Antonio for the first time since winning the national title there four years ago. Even the opponent is the same, though the Sweet 16 game against Michigan is at a different arena. The Wildcats and Wolverines meet Thursday night at the home of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs. That is about three miles from the Alamodome, where Nova won the title in 2018. In the other South Region semifinal, top seed Arizona takes on Houston. The Cougars are playing only a three-hour drive from home. NCAA – Study: Michigan, Kentucky top academics-based NCAA brackets Michigan and Kentucky stood out in a study examining the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets based on graduation rates, academic success and diversity in the head coaching ranks. The Wolverines were the overall No. 1 seed as the national champion for a third straight year in the men’s field according to the study released Wednesday by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida. The Wildcats held the overall No. 1 seed as the women’s champion. Teams that performed well and are still in the tournaments are the Michigan and North Carolina men, along with the Notre Dame women. NCAA – NCAA men’s, women’s tournaments see double-digit TV gains The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are seeing double-digit viewer increases over last year. The men’s tournament is up 12% over last year. The tournament is also off to its best start in five years, averaging 9.12 million viewers through the second round. The women’s tournament is up 15% overall through the first two rounds. The second round averaged 474,000 viewers, a 25% jump from last year. Both tournaments are back to their normal setups for the first time since 2019. They were played in a bubble last year after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MLB – Major League Baseball – Spring Training Yesterday Detroit Tigers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 – TIE Texas Rangers 14, Chicago White Sox 5 Chicago Cubs 5, Oakland A’s 4 Today New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 p.m. San Francisco Giants at Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Angels, 4:10 p.m. MLB/EPL – Cubs owners denounce racism after backlash over Chelsea bid The owners of the Chicago Cubs, who are bidding for Premier League club Chelsea, touted their anti-racism credentials after a backlash in England about offensive comments by the father of the baseball team’s chairman. It has been three years since family patriarch Joe Ricketts apologized after online media outlet Splinter News published emails featuring him making Islamophobic comments, such as “Islam is a cult and not a religion.” Paul Canoville, Chelsea’s first Black player, tweeted “a big fat anti racism NO to the Ricketts bid.” The Ricketts family says it “rejects any form of hate in the strongest possible terms.” MLB – Lynn ready if needed to start on opening day for White Sox Lance Lynn says he’s not particularly concerned about who starts on opening day for the Chicago White Sox. Manager Tony La Russa hasn’t announced whether Lynn or Lucas Giolito will get the ball when the White Sox face Detroit on April 8. Lynn says “it’s awesome” that the White Sox have multiple potential opening day starters. Lynn finished third in the American League Cy Young Award voting last season. He made his spring debut on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers. WNBA – Griner seen by US consulate in Russian detention facility The U.S. State Department says a U.S. Embassy official has visited with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who remains detained near Moscow, to check on her condition. State Department spokesperson Ned Price told CNN the official found Griner “to be in good condition.” Price did not identify the official who had been granted consular access to Griner, something the United States had been demanding. Griner was detained after arriving at a Moscow airport, reportedly in mid-February, after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. COVID – New York City to let unvaccinated athletes play home games New York city’s mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private workers. The move will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games, and let unvaccinated baseball players take the field when their season begins. According to a person familiar with the upcoming announcement who was not authorized to discuss it publicly, Mayor Eric Adams will make the announcement Thursday morning. It will be effective immediately. The city’s sweeping vaccine mandate for workers will still apply to people with other types of jobs, including government employees. NFL – Lions add ex-Chiefs CB Mike Hughes, ex-Ravens LB Chris Board The Detroit Lions have addressed pressing needs, signing cornerback Mike Hughes and linebacker Chris Board. Detroit announced the moves Wednesday, adding depth where it is needed on defense. Hughes started in five of 17 games last season with the Kansas City Chiefs. He had 45 tackles, one interception, forced four fumble and returned a fumble for a score in 2021. Board started in two of 63 games over the last four years with the Baltimore Ravens. He had 59 tackles, 2 1/2 sacks, forced two fumbles and was a key contributor on special teams. NFL – Michaels, Herbstreit to call Prime Video’s NFL package Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will be the announcing team when Prime Video takes over “Thursday Night Football” in September. Michaels moves to Prime from NBC. His contract with NBC ended last month after he was in the booth for his 11th Super Bowl. Herbstreit will remain ESPN’s lead college football analyst and do NFL games for Prime. ESPN also announced that Herbstreit had signed a multiyear extension. Tennis – That’ll do: Barty signs off on tennis at 25, ranked No. 1 Ash Barty signaled the end of the photo opportunities at her retirement news conference in her typically low-fuss, matter-of-fact style: “Righto, that’ll do.” Barty surprised almost everyone in tennis when she announced her retirement at age 25 in a video posted to social media on Wednesday. She’s spent the last two years atop the women’s tennis rankings and won two of the last three Grand Slam singles titles. A day later she confirmed she’d set a date to get married but wasn’t ready to make it public. For all other details about her future plans, Barty says “You’ll have to wait and see. Be patient.” Russia/Ukraine – Russian Olympians face backlash after Vladimir Putin rally Russian Olympic athletes who participated in a rally supporting President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine are facing a backlash. They gathered on stage at the Luzhniki Stadium on Friday as part of the concert and entertainment program around Putin’s speech. Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov is under investigation from the governing body of swimming. Swimwear manufacturer Speedo has dropped Rylov for his involvement in the pro-Putin rally. It says the remainder of Rylov’s sponsorship fee will be donated to the United Nations agency caring for refugees. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Girls Soccer St. Joseph 6, Kalamazoo Christian 0 St. Joe’s Ellie Smith scored a hat-trick, while Eleah Hedstrom scored twice in the Bears 6-0 win over Kalamazoo Christian.  Anna Kalamaros scored the other goal for St. Joe. South Haven 4, Saugatuck 0 Hudsonville 2, Portage Central 1 Gull Lake 2, GR Forest Hills Central 1 Allegan 5, Hopkins 0 Harper Creek 2, Otsego 2 – TIE Today Girls Soccer Three Rivers at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Baseball Kalamazoo Hackett at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m. Softball Decatur at Paw Paw, 4:00 p.m. (DH) Kalamazoo Christian at Grandville Calvin Christian, 4:30 p.m. Boys Basketball – State Semifinals    Division 3 at Michigan State University Menominee (22-3) vs Ecorse (9-10), 12:00 p.m. Schoolcraft (23-2) vs Flint Beecher (22-2), 2:00 p.m. Division 4 at Michigan State University Ewen-Trout Creek (22-3) vs Lake Leelanau St. Mary (21-4), 5:30 p.m. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (19-6) vs Genesee Christian (21-4), 7:30 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Dave Infante, the author of a Substack newsletter covering alcohol and more. Dave Infante is an award-winning journalist with a strong voice and a passion for storytelling. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Fast Company, Splinter News, HuffPost, The Guardian (US), Thrillist, PUNCH, and others. Dave is the recipient of two James Beard Foundation Awards for Journalism. He won the “Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages” category in back-to-back years for his feature reporting on black craft beer brewers (2016) and craft beer industry consolidation (2017). Visit our website: https://lithub.com/story-type/keen-on/ Email Andrew: a.keen@me.com Watch the show live on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajkeen Watch the show live on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankeen/ Watch the show live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lithub Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LiteraryHub/videos Subscribe to Andrew's newsletter: https://andrew2ec.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer is the Senior Editor at Topix and has had her writing featured on UPROXX, Splinter News, Gawker, and Jezebel, and describes herself as a "Christian who refuses to behave." In our talk she went through her story growing up in the Pentecostal Church of God and how she moved out of that religious denomination into a more progressive worldview. We also covered a bunch of various talking points within Christian culture as a whole. Enjoy!

This episode we’re joined by Kath Krueger & Jack Crosbie of the newly-minted Discourse Blog which is also on Substack. The Splinter News vets fill us in on their plans for Discourse, the need for transparent opinion & commentary in the media ecosystem & we get their thoughts on Jesse Ventura’s potential run for president. All that & so much more.You can follow Kath HERE.You can follow Jack HERE.And you should absolutely subscribe to Discourse Blog HERE.You can leave us a voicemail at: 202-570-4639. Or drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE.And on Spotify HERE.If you’d like to become a premium subscriber and gain access to our private Discord server as well as the to-come premium episodes, you can do so here: This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at theinsurgents.substack.com/subscribe

Our second election-themed crossover panel of the season: We team up with Mel from Protean Magazine and Dwight and Shane from Eat the Rich to break down the two billionaires running in the 2020 Democratic primary: Tom Steyer and Mike Bloomberg. Who are these men? What do we know about their records? What could we expect if they somehow became President? And what does it say about our political system that they've been able to buy their way into viability?    Additional links/info below... Mel's Twitter page; Protean Twitter page and Patreon  Shane's Twitter page; Dwight's Twitter page; Eat the Rich Twitter page and Patreon    Reading List ... John Surico, Brooklyn Rail, "Mike's Labor Legacy" Libby Watson, Splinter News, "Former Staffers at Tom Steyer's Political Action Group Say It's Hell to Work For" Nathan Robinson, Current Affairs, "A Republican Plutocrat Tries To Buy The Democratic Nomination" Alan Singer, Huffington Post, "Union-Busting, Bloomberg-Style" Al Baker, The New York Times, "School Bus Drivers End Strike, in Win for New York Mayor" Melissa Petro, Business Insider, "10 years ago, Michael Bloomberg called for my removal as a teacher because of my past in sex work" Craig Frazer, Amsterdam News, "Union Official Protests Cuts in Child Care" Joe Maniscalco, Labor Press, "Child Care Workers Press Bloomberg for Back Pay" Michael Howard Saul, The Wall Street Journal, "Mayor Pledges Tough Stance on Unions" Al Baker, The New York Times, "Teachers Irate as Bloomberg Likens Union to the N.R.A." Dana Rubinstein, Politico, "'Living Sage' Reminds Bloomberg of Soviet Communism; He Says He'll Stop It in Court If He Has To" Color Lines, "How Does It Feel to Be Stopped and Frisked?" Steven Malanga, City Journal, "Hudson Yards and New York’s Union (or Non-Union) Future" Janaki Chadha, Joe Anuta, & Sally Goldenberg, Politico, "Related and Construction Unions Call Truce in Bitter Hudson Yards Fight" Kim Kelly, The Nation, "This Is a Horror Story: How Private Equity Vampires Are Killing Everything"   Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org) Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall" Carroll, "Billionaire"  

We had Splinter News senior writer Hamilton Nolan on to talk about the inspiring effort to unionize Miami and Florida’s adjunct college professors. Also, we were a little late to the Kyle Kashuv thing, but presented that dumbass story in context with a little goblin we found named 22-year-old National Review columnist and Harvard ghoul Liam Warner, who sounds like ... Read More The post The Adjunct Labor Revolution – Episode 69 (Nice) feat. Hamilton Nolan appeared first on Bird Road.

Sophie Weiner, night-editor of Splinter News and displaced poster, was back in NYC for a bit. We got her in studio to talk about politics in Australia and other oddities... for example, something good happened in Albany for once! We were also gifted with another lovely morsel of #content from media power couple Bari & Bill Weiss-Maher. Mostly we had a fun discussion about electronic dance music (kids these days call it 'the raving') and how socialists can organize within the scene while inspiring our politics with the libratory potentials of it. All of this, of course, is anticipation of this week's publication of Sophie and Zoe Beery's new anti-capitalist dance music zine... PLURletariat. Enjoy! Check out Plurletariat: https://plurletariat.net/ Follow Sophie & Zoe's zine @plurletariat If you live in the NYC-area you can attend the launch party: https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/1277798 Note: All proceeds will go to No More Dysphoria whose goal is to help transgender, non binary, and gender non conforming individuals pay for different parts of their transitions: https://nomoredysphoria.com/ Support Chelsea Manning as she resists state repression: https://xychelsea.is/ Music: Doom Mekanik - Muscle by Muscle Julien Andrea - Sacrifice of Love

The rich and powerful gather in darkness to perform unknown rituals — from Bohemian Grove to the Vatican, it seems the symbols are everywhere, if we would just read the writing on the wall. Sophie Weiner of Splinter News joins us to discuss taking a summer job at the grove, a place Alex Jones once infiltrated with a cameraman. Plus Jake brings us on a Sean Connery adventure — led by his friend and Bohemian Club member Clint Eastwood. Support the show & get premium episodes: patreon.com/qanonanonymous Follow Sophie Weiner on Twitter: twitter.com/sophcw

**Topics:** * Wrestlemania attendance: what WWE announces versus paid attendance * WWE TV viewership demographics: Rousey arrival coincidences with disproportionate decline in female viewership * WWE Co-President George Barrios' response to questions on WWE popularity * WWE proxy statement discloses top executive salaries, update on shares of company ownership **Links:** Website: [wrestlenomics.com](http://wrestlenomics.com) Twitter: [twitter.com/wrestlenomics](http://twitter.com/wrestlenomics) Instagram: [instagram.com/wrestlenomics](http://instagram.com/wrestlenomics) Facebook: [facebook.com/wrestlenomics](http://facebook.com/wrestlenomics) YouTube: [youtube.com/channel/UCD_WfonwdEwz91hcv3Mhsog](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD_WfonwdEwz91hcv3Mhsog) Reddit: [reddit.com/r/wrestlenomics/](http://reddit.com/r/wrestlenomics/) Brandon's Twitter: [twitter.com/brandonthurston](http://twitter.com/brandonthurston) Brandon's Instagram: [instagram.com/farmer_thurston](http://instagram.com/farmer_thurston) **References:** Wrestlemania announced attendance vs. paid attendance [https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1107020602941075461 ](https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1107020602941075461) Ranges for paid Wrestlemania attendance based on round numbers in KPIs [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IuWQ8mhhN5Tp38IobdQgjciGqrqfnEDaGP4fUw8KCcw/edit#gid=283150825](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IuWQ8mhhN5Tp38IobdQgjciGqrqfnEDaGP4fUw8KCcw/edit#gid=283150825) WWE Co-President George Barrios at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference (2/26/2019) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-i2bgLTjZw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-i2bgLTjZw) WWE Popularity Assessment [https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/state-current-wwe-popularity ](https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/state-current-wwe-popularity) George Barrios' Defense Of WWE's Declining Popularity Metrics [https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/george-barrios-talks-about-wwe-s-current-popularity ](https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/george-barrios-talks-about-wwe-s-current-popularity) WWE earnings call audio [https://www.earningscast.com/WWE/20170504 ](https://www.earningscast.com/WWE/20170504) Roman Reigns on off-season [https://talksport.com/sport/wwe/507655/exclusive-roman-reigns-interview-talks-dean-ambrose-and-the-usos-possibly-leaving-wwe-and-pours-his-heart-out-on-fan-support-during-leukemia-battle/](https://talksport.com/sport/wwe/507655/exclusive-roman-reigns-interview-talks-dean-ambrose-and-the-usos-possibly-leaving-wwe-and-pours-his-heart-out-on-fan-support-during-leukemia-battle/) WWE TV viewership demographics [https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1105523295934398465 ](https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1105523295934398465) WGRZ news segment on “The Destroyer” Dick Beyer [https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/wrestling-legend-the-destroyer-passes-away/71-d72c3df6-d39c-4702-8ef8-08e7fcc72687 ](https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/wrestling-legend-the-destroyer-passes-away/71-d72c3df6-d39c-4702-8ef8-08e7fcc72687) WWE proxy statement 2018 [https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/us/wwe/SEC/sec-show.aspx?FilingId=13277449&Cik=0001091907&Type=PDF&hasPdf=1](https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/us/wwe/SEC/sec-show.aspx?FilingId=13277449&Cik=0001091907&Type=PDF&hasPdf=1) WWE ownership and voting power: [https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1103382534057005058](https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1103382534057005058) Mustafa Ali segment on Splinter News [https://twitter.com/splinter_news/status/1105800680135118848](https://twitter.com/splinter_news/status/1105800680135118848) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Folks, it finally happened: we royally fucked up the sound. Which is a shame, because we had a great conversation with Splinter News' Hamilton Nolan (@hamiltonnolan) about union organizing in the media and beyond. Is millennial entitlement good for labor? Why do workers need their own institutions? Can we change organized labor from within, or do we need a new paradigm? All this, plus Jamie's failed union organizing drive, Hamilton's successful one, and Jamie and Hamilton squash an ancient beef! Sorry again about the sound. Thankfully, Andy is coming back from Mexico to act as a check on our dumbness. Check out Hamilton's writing at Splinter: https://kinja.com/hamilton_nolan Become at patron at http://www.patreon.com/theantifada for bonus content, Discord access and more

Craft Brew News 2/15/19(Courtesy of Brewbound.com)Union Efforts Start at Anchor BrewingAnchor Employees Attempt to UnionizeWorkers of the iconic Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco have begun the process of unionizing, Splinter News reported.In a letter dated February 7, Anchor’s employees requested that Japan’s Sapporo Holdings Limited, which acquired the brewery in 2017, recognize their union with the International Longshoremen & Warehouse Union.“Anchor workers should be paid enough to live in San Francisco,” the letter said. “We’re struggling to survive and raise our families. The work we do is exhausting — and we have to keep moving farther away and driving longer to survive.”The employees added that if Sapporo does not recognize their union, they would file for an election with the National Labor Relations Board.Anchor would not be the only beer company to organize. Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson tweeted that Boston Beer Company’s Cincinnati production facility as well as Lagunitas’ Chicago operation are both unionized. Additionally, August Schell brewer Dave Berg noted that the Minnesota brewery is also a union house.Pabst Rebrands Not Your Father’s Line, Targets Female ConsumersPabst Brewing Company officially launched the rebrand of its Not Your Father’s FMB line earlier this week. The nationwide rollout of rebranded labels and packaging for its root beer offering and new lemonade flavor started Monday.According to a press release, Pabst is now using the line to target female consumers ages 21 to 35, and the company has lowered the price of 6-packs to $9.99.“We learned that these women are buying 60 percent of the flavored malt beverage business,” Daniel Crawford, Not Your Father’s associate brand manager, said via the release. “We took the time to get to know her – what makes her tick, what motivates her and how she likes to spend her free time – it all guided the new look and the campaign we’re launching to introduce the new brand.”Weyerbacher Cuts 2 Sales Reps, Seeks InvestmentIn a cost-cutting move as it seeks new investment, Easton, Pennsylvania-based Weyerbacher Brewing has laid off two salespeople, according to PhillyBeerWorld.com.Weyerbacher chief operating officer Josh Lampe described the job cuts as “reorganizing.”“We’re getting some funding from investors,” he said. “As part of that, we had to get the company healthy before the investment came in.”According to PhillyBeerWorld.com, Weyerbacher produced about 15,000 barrels of beer in 2018, down from a peak of 19,543 barrels in 2014, according to an estimate from the BA.Meanwhile, Weyerbacher was involved in a two-month dispute with its insurance carrier.Breweries Close in Portland, Oregon and DenverPortland, Oregon-based Burnside Brewing is now closed after its landlord changed the locks to the building due to the 9-year-old beer company failing to keep make its rent payments, Willamette Week reported. Additionally, a lien has been placed on the brewery’s equipment.Employees were reportedly notified via a message — a screenshot of which was shared on Reddit — that the brewery was “no longer operational” as of February 5, and they were encouraged to file for unemployment. The message added that it was unclear if the company would make payroll, but “wages will be paid as soon as possible.”Burnside, which the BA estimated produced 3,400 barrels of beer in 2017, is one of several established Portland beer companies to either shut down completely or close a taproom over the last five months.Meanwhile, Denver-based Fermaentra Brewery announced it would close on February 23, according to the Westword alt-weekly newspaper.“Long story short, a lot of overhead has forced some difficult decisions in the last year and with costs on the rise we don’t foresee being able to operate Fermaentra at the Evans location in a sustainable manner,” the company said in a Facebook post. “In lieu of continuing to operate we have decided to transfer the space over to a brewery with a fresh and exciting model.”Feraementra, which opened in late 2014, produced an estimated 450 barrels in 2017, according to the BA.Subscribe to Craft Beer Storm Podcast iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/craft-beer-storm/id1438117278?mt=2Michael Potorti is the Host of Craft Beer Storm and Founder/Brewer at Beara Brewing Co. in Portsmouth, NHMichael PotortiFounder/BrewerHost of "Craft Beer Storm" Podcastmichael@craftbeerstorm.commichael@bearairishbrew.com*** Come visit our brewery for some delicious local craft brew! ***Beara Brewing Co.2800 Lafayette RoadPortsmouth, NH 03801Tel. 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Hyper-reactionary Tucker Carlson is one of the most watched cable news hosts out there, but what do we do when he starts criticizing capitalism more than liberals? On this episode we have Sophie Weiner on from Splinter News to talk about Carlson, Buzzfeed, and the ongoing media labor apocalypse. Also: Virginia’s centrist Governor reminds us […]

Friend, comrade, ex-pat and editor at Splinter News @sophcw emerges from the bush to join the crew. We talk about the hell of moving in NYC, the migrant crisis down under, woke-ness in the Southern Hemisphere, indigenous rights and Aussie Antifa. We break out every tired cliche, of course, because Americans can't help reference boomerangs, kangaroos and based racism. We end with a strong stan of Donald Trump's adoption of the Brezhenev Doctrine with regard to proletarian internationalism in the face of counter-revolution within 1970s-80s Afghanistan. Tankies for Trump? Donald Trump/Caleb Maupin 2020! Christmas in Tornillo occupation: https://www.democracynow.org/2019/1/4/meet_the_activists_lawmakers_fighting_to Direct action gets... the goods!? https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/yw78vw/inside-the-teardown-of-trumps-infamous-tent-city-for-migrant-kids More spicy bonus content with Sophie (Real Poly Hours) forthcoming. Become a patron today at www.patreon.com/theantifada for premium content and the self-satisfaction that comes with supporting commies whose windows are boarded up with cardboard like junkies. Closing song: Scientists - Solid Gold Hell

I sat down with Hamilton Nolan, writer for Splinter News.

Le Tour du Monde de l'Actu repart pour une quatrième saison ! Cette semaine, découvrez notre nouvelle équipe, vos nouveaux rendez-vous : sport, migrations, et retrouvez la bonne humeur du TDMA. Bonne écoute ! Sources : Le Routard, Tunisie en numérique, Public Holidays, RFI, Mediacongo, Actualité.cd, Media Terre, Investir au Cameroun, FODER, The Guardian, Splinter News, BBC, Radio Canada, Newsweek, EFE, Infobae, El Periodico, La Nacion (Chili), El Observador, La Prensa (Panama), O Globo, El Mundo (Salvador), AFP, Xinhuanet, ArabNews, Courrier International, Süddeutsche Zeitung, France-Antilles, Arsm, RCI, MegaZap, La 1ère, Discours de la vie publique, France-Guyane, El pPaís

This week, Uri tells Rivky about his new favorite movie: 93Queen. Then they dive into the insane story of Professor Avital Ronell and the sexual harassment investigation brought against her by her former graduate student, Nimrod Reitman. The story is made even more upsetting by a letter signed by dozens of leading intellectuals and academics, supporting Dr. Ronell. Rivky and Uri ask, what should we focus on??? Are their identities - queer, Israeli, academic - important? What does this “reverse” #MeToo moment teach us about power? How much does identity politics play a role? Read all about it here: 1. NY Times broke the story: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/nyregion/sexual-harassment-nyu-female-professor.html 2. Professor Zizek explains why he signed the letter: https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/why-did-i-sign-the-letter-in-support-of-avital-ronell/ 3. Jezebel: https://jezebel.com/what-are-we-to-make-of-the-case-of-scholar-avital-ronel-1828366966 4. Splinter News on sexual harassment in the academy: https://splinternews.com/in-academia-professors-coming-onto-you-is-on-the-sylla-1826669829 5. Salon fills out the profile, and delves into Ronell’s background (and it gets very weird): https://www.salon.com/2018/08/18/when-a-woman-is-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-the-strange-case-of-avital-ronell/ 6. Judith Butler’s apology: https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/letters/judith-butler-explains-letter-in-support-of-avital-ronell/ 7. Judith Butler on Hamas/Hezbollah: https://radicalarchives.org/2010/03/28/jbutler-on-hamas-hezbollah-israel-lobby/, https://thecharnelhouse.org/judith-butlers-infamous-2006-remarks-considering-hamas-and-hezbollah-as-progressive-forces-of-a-global-left/ https://mondoweiss.net/2012/08/judith-butler-responds-to-attack-i-affirm-a-judaism-that-is-not-associated-with-state-violence/

You’re driving over the grapevine and into the nacreous environment that is the Central Valley, or the Central Void. Unbeknownst to you there are communities stranded off the side of this 99 Highway who drink poisoned water, who work innumerable hours at exploitive levels, who lack higher education and better paying jobs, all at the expense of exporting California’s agro economy. Third World Ballers are back for episode 5, and were digging into the muck that is the Central Void. We also shout out our Bronx queen, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, The Democratic Socialists, and talk ICE out of LA, centrist ghouls, leftist publications, and much more. Join us as we ride through the dairies, the fields, the lonely serene roads of Visalia. (The comedian mentioned, Jake Flores, was making a joke in reference to Cinco de Mayo not Mardi Gras, apologies.) Publications, Twitter Handles, and Journalists mentioned: Splinter News, Jacobin, The Baffler, Right Richter, Alex Nichols, Libby Watson, Katherin

Another weekend of Rudy Giuliani going on TV and spouting off! Echoes of Richard Nixon as Rudy says that Donald Trump COULDN'T be convicted of a crime and that he could pardon himself even if he could! Remarkably dangerous time as we head towards a constitutional crisis. Also, it looks like the summit with North Korea is BACK on! It's just over a week away. Are we ready?We talk to Megan Cassella from Politico about the tariffs and what it's doing to our standing in the world. Emma Roller from Splinter News joins the second hour as a Friend of Bill and is joined by Justin Sink from Bloomberg!

Heather and Emily are joined by David Uberti of Splinter News, one of the authors of “Univision is a Fucking Mess” about his employer. But, seeking silver linings wherever they go, they also talk with Almudena Toral from Univision News Digital about some of the award-winning investigative work coming out of the Miami newsroom. Plus, Emily has all the latest on the Royal Wedding.   Reading list: https://journalismdesign.com/episode-8-the-unraveling-of-univision/   Theme music: The Insider Theme by The Insider is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

WOW HERE YE GO ANOTHER WEEK WENT BY ANOTHER EP FOR YR EARS AND SOUL. This week we have the absolute-fucking-honor of talking with Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) Organizer Megan McRobert and Jezebel Senior Editor Katie McDonough. WE TALKIN BOUT ORGANIZING!! What does it MEAN?! WHO does it help?! Also - WE TALKIN BOUT WRITING AND JOURNALIZM - it's a big f'in deal folks. did u kno that NOT ONLY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS DESERVE UNIONS?! Welp, now is the time, so saddle up and listen in bc maybe yr mind will be blown and/or maybe yr mind will be happy bc this ep is delightful and fun! FYI: WGAE has organized over 1000 workers in digital media in less than three years, including Gawker (now GMG and includes Splinter News and The Root), VICE.com, VICELAND, VICE HBO, ThinkProgress, Salon, HuffPost, Slate, Thrillist, The Intercept, DNA/Gothamist, MTV News, Vox Media, Onion Inc, DNA/Gothamist. SO YEAH, THEY ARE A B. F. D. U can follow WGAE: @wgaeast ALSO THEIR UNION MEMBZ run accounts for a number of the unionized sites, including: @gmgunion, @vox_union, @onionincunion, @viceunion, @thrillistunion, @slateunion Music this week by KATE FREAKING NASH!!! (okay if u search for her it's just Kate Nash) but SHE Just came out with a new album and it is FREAKING GOOD so check it out: https://www.katenash.com/ Theme music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!

OH MY GOODNESS. This week we obviously needed to debrief on the Khloe Kardashian/Tristan Thompson cheating saga. We went deeeeeep (and got a little fiery with each other along the way) on how much sympathy should we have for Khloe, and the men like Tristan who just can’t keep it in their pants.Also: we cover the cultural phenomenon that is Coachella, and the musical phenomenon that is Cardi B.Zara referenced a heaaaaap of stuff today that she read about Cardi B this week: You can try the GQ profile here, The Guardian profile here, the Pitchfork piece here on why her number one matters and the Splinter News piece here about Cardi B, Taylor Swift and race relations in Trump's America.You're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter, Mich on Insta here and Zara on Insta here. OR get in touch at shamelessthepodcast@gmail.com.And before we go: We're a tiny independent podcast so we would love it if you could leave us a review so other people can stumble on our show.This episode was produced by Michelle Andrews.(Royalty free music from Bensound: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/jazz-comedy)

OH MY GOODNESS. This week we obviously needed to debrief on the Khloe Kardashian/Tristan Thompson cheating saga. We went deeeeeep (and got a little fiery with each other along the way) on how much sympathy should we have for Khloe, and the men like Tristan who just can’t keep it in their pants.Also: we cover the cultural phenomenon that is Coachella, and the musical phenomenon that is Cardi B.Zara referenced a heaaaaap of stuff today that she read about Cardi B this week: You can try the GQ profile here, The Guardian profile here, the Pitchfork piece here on why her number one matters and the Splinter News piece here about Cardi B, Taylor Swift and race relations in Trump's America.You're so welcome to join the conversation in our Facebook group! Otherwise, you can find us on Twitter, Mich on Insta here and Zara on Insta here. OR get in touch at shamelessthepodcast@gmail.com.And before we go: We're a tiny independent podcast so we would love it if you could leave us a review so other people can stumble on our show.This episode was produced by Michelle Andrews.(Royalty free music from Bensound: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/jazz-comedy)

Bill Press is out so executive producer Peter Ogburn is filling in. He welcomes Sara Fischer, Emma Roller and Clare Foran to discuss Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago vacation, the worldwide 'fake news' crisis, Trump's decision to fire to entire White House HIV/AIDS council, and the Democrats' strategy for taking back the House in 2018 - the entire Tuesday edition of the Bill Press Show!

Veronica G. Cardenas is a documentary photographer based in the Rio Grande Valley. Migration issues are a recurring theme that she explores. Her work has been shown at the United Nations, Long Island City Arts in New York City, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley-UTRGV, Festival of International Books and Arts, FESTIBA, South Texas College, and Festival Internacional de Poesia Latinoamericana, FEIPOL among others. Publications where her work has been featured, including El Mundo, Juxtapoz, Splinter News, Feature Shoot, Neta, Konbini, Texas Observer, San Antonio Current, Austin Chronicle, Black & White Magazine, Society Magazine and Pulse Magazine.   Resources: Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to download for Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .  

Bill Press welcomes Graham Vyse, Seung Min Kim and Emma Roller to discuss Nancy Pelosi's embarrassing defense of John Conyers, Al Franken's latest apology, the Senate GOP's push for the tax bill and efforts to reform the prison system - the entire Monday edition of the Bill Press Show!

Bill Press is out so executive producer Peter Ogburn is filling in. He welcomes Jack Jenkins, Emma Roller and Carolyn Fiddler to discuss Donald Trump's 'drugs are bad' speech, a religious university teaching a class on standing for the anthem, the Resistance's praise for Jeff Flake and Ed Gillespie's racist bullhorn in Virginia - the entire Friday edition of the Bill Press Show!

Bill Press welcomes Vann R. Newkirk II, Emma Roller, Alex Seitz-Wald, Jen Bendery and Matt Fuller for sidekick Peter Ogburn's first show back from open heart surgery. They discuss the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, Tom Price's resignation, Donald Trump's politicizing a natural disaster and Paul Ryan's tax cut myth - the entire Monday edition of the Bill Press Show!

On this news brief we discuss the media's fear of covering Harvey in the context of race, class, and the manifest threat of climate change. With guest Katherine Krueger of Splinter News. 

Bill Press is out so Cameron Joseph (Talking Points Memo) is filling in. He welcomes Abby Livingston, Emma Roller and Jason Dick to discuss EPA head Scott Pruitt's dismissal of climate change's role in Hurricane Harvey, Mike Pence's comments that Trump's 'big heart' will help decide the fate of DACA, Dianne Feinstein's statement that Trump 'can be a good president' and what to expect from Congress' first week back - the entire Friday edition of the Bill Press Show!

Bill Press welcomes Emma Roller, Jeremy Herb, Alan Pyke and Joshua Eaton to discuss Donald Trump's inability to acknowledge the role of white nationalists in the violence in Virginia, the Democratic Socialists of America's response to the alt-right's hate, the aftermath of Trump's reckless response to North Korea and what white supremacists want for the future of this country - the full Monday edition of the Bill Press Show!

**Topics:** * Wrestlemania attendance: what WWE announces versus paid attendance * WWE TV viewership demographics: Rousey arrival coincidences with disproportionate decline in female viewership * WWE Co-President George Barrios’ response to questions on WWE popularity * WWE proxy statement discloses top executive salaries, update on shares of company ownership **Links:** Website: [wrestlenomics.com](http://wrestlenomics.com) Twitter: [twitter.com/wrestlenomics](http://twitter.com/wrestlenomics) Instagram: [instagram.com/wrestlenomics](http://instagram.com/wrestlenomics) Facebook: [facebook.com/wrestlenomics](http://facebook.com/wrestlenomics) YouTube: [youtube.com/channel/UCD_WfonwdEwz91hcv3Mhsog](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD_WfonwdEwz91hcv3Mhsog) Reddit: [reddit.com/r/wrestlenomics/](http://reddit.com/r/wrestlenomics/) Brandon's Twitter: [twitter.com/brandonthurston](http://twitter.com/brandonthurston) Brandon's Instagram: [instagram.com/farmer_thurston](http://instagram.com/farmer_thurston) **References:** Wrestlemania announced attendance vs. paid attendance [https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1107020602941075461 ](https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1107020602941075461) Ranges for paid Wrestlemania attendance based on round numbers in KPIs [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IuWQ8mhhN5Tp38IobdQgjciGqrqfnEDaGP4fUw8KCcw/edit#gid=283150825](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IuWQ8mhhN5Tp38IobdQgjciGqrqfnEDaGP4fUw8KCcw/edit#gid=283150825) WWE Co-President George Barrios at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference (2/26/2019) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-i2bgLTjZw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-i2bgLTjZw) WWE Popularity Assessment [https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/state-current-wwe-popularity ](https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/state-current-wwe-popularity) George Barrios’ Defense Of WWE's Declining Popularity Metrics [https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/george-barrios-talks-about-wwe-s-current-popularity ](https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/exclusives/george-barrios-talks-about-wwe-s-current-popularity) WWE earnings call audio [https://www.earningscast.com/WWE/20170504 ](https://www.earningscast.com/WWE/20170504) Roman Reigns on off-season [https://talksport.com/sport/wwe/507655/exclusive-roman-reigns-interview-talks-dean-ambrose-and-the-usos-possibly-leaving-wwe-and-pours-his-heart-out-on-fan-support-during-leukemia-battle/](https://talksport.com/sport/wwe/507655/exclusive-roman-reigns-interview-talks-dean-ambrose-and-the-usos-possibly-leaving-wwe-and-pours-his-heart-out-on-fan-support-during-leukemia-battle/) WWE TV viewership demographics [https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1105523295934398465 ](https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1105523295934398465) WGRZ news segment on “The Destroyer” Dick Beyer [https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/wrestling-legend-the-destroyer-passes-away/71-d72c3df6-d39c-4702-8ef8-08e7fcc72687 ](https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/wrestling-legend-the-destroyer-passes-away/71-d72c3df6-d39c-4702-8ef8-08e7fcc72687) WWE proxy statement 2018 [https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/us/wwe/SEC/sec-show.aspx?FilingId=13277449&Cik=0001091907&Type=PDF&hasPdf=1](https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/us/wwe/SEC/sec-show.aspx?FilingId=13277449&Cik=0001091907&Type=PDF&hasPdf=1) WWE ownership and voting power: [https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1103382534057005058](https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1103382534057005058) Mustafa Ali segment on Splinter News [https://twitter.com/splinter_news/status/1105800680135118848](https://twitter.com/splinter_news/status/1105800680135118848)Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wrestlenomics-radio/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.