Month: July 2019

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Bammers - Why Do the Media Hate Alabama?

There is a strong media bias against their favorite team in the minds of some fans, but is that only because they don’t always hear what they want to from sports broadcasters who are paid to share their opinions, even if they’re critical of a given team? We dive into the fan perception of a national media bias against Alabama and try to understand how that might affect the members of the sports media who remain targets of that fan criticism. Guests: Tim Brando, Paul Finebaum, Dan Wolken, Richard Deitsch.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - One country, one system: Hong Kong’s protests

Authorities in Beijing held a rare press conference addressing unrest in Hong Kong. That gives lie to the region’s “one country, two systems” governance; fears of a vicious crackdown are growing. Beneath what might seem to be advancements of women’s rights in Saudi Arabia is a mess of contradictions. And, why youngsters are turning away from Facebook—but toward the social-media giant’s other platforms.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Godfather of the Anti-Immigration Movement

How did a small-town eye doctor mastermind an anti-immigration movement premised on racism?

Guest: Hassan Ahmad, founder of the HMA Law Firm in Virginia. He is suing the University of Michigan to unseal the complete archives of the late John Tanton.

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The NewsWorthy - NorCal Shooting, T-Mobile-Sprint Merger & Asteroid Close Call – Monday, July 29th, 2019

The news to know for Monday, July 29th, 2019!

We're talking about a shooting in Northern California, a change in the Trump administration, and what the U.S. Supreme Court said about the border wall.

Plus: what to know about the multi-billion dollar T-Mobile-Sprint merger, an asteroid that came a bit too close to Earth, and Disney's latest record.

 Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...

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The Daily Signal - #513: What It Means to Be American

What does it mean to be American? That was the question over 6,000 students attempted to answer through a short film in the 2019 C-SPAN StudentCam Competition. The Daily Signal spoke with Eli Scott and Mason Daugherty, the grand-prize winners of the competition, to find out how they defined what it means to be American and what they learned as they spoke with political leaders and policy experts across the aisle.After listening to our interview, watch the full film: https://youtu.be/X5CHg6oRULEWe also share a commentary on government spending from The Heritage Foundation’s budget expert, Romina Boccia. Plus, we read your letters to the editor and Virginia discusses a good news story about Save the Storks, an organization that is saving the lives of thousands of unborn babies.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app. All of our podcasts can be found at http://dailysignal.com/podcasts. Enjoy the show!

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO199: The Problem with #Antifa

... is they get no credit for any good they do, and they get infinite sh*t for anything bad a masked person does, anywhere in the country ever. Today, the occupant of the White House tweeted that "ANTIFA" should be declared "an Organization of Terror." Well, this sounds like a good time for me to deliver to you an episode I spent hours developing back when Andy Ngo was attacked by someone, but hadn't ever recorded. So, here it is. Today's episode is about antifa and how we ought to be thinking about them, how we ought to put them into context, and why no one should give a sh*t about Andy Ngo.

Links: Ngo Claims Brain Hemorrhage; Attack Video; Other Report's Account; Disturbing Texts Between Oregon Police and Far-Right Group; Right-Wing Extremism Responsible for Every 2018 Extremist Murder; Right Falls for Its Own Fake Antifa Accounts; Disturbing Rape Case; My FB Post Where Medical Professionals Commented; Atlantic Article Epidemic of Disbelief; Police Shootings Database

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