The NewsWorthy - National Monuments, Fastest SUV & Facebook for Kids – Tuesday, December 5th, 2017

All the news you need to know for Tuesday, December 5th, 2017! 

 Today we're talking about President Trump's historic changes to National Monuments and his big win in court (hint: travel ban). 

Plus: a new Facebook feature for kids and the fastest SUV in the world.

All that and much more - in less than 10 minutes!

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

For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

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Opening Arguments - OA127: Special Edition – What Michael Flynn’s Plea Deal Means (w/guest Randall Eliason)

For $30 off your first week of HelloFresh, visit hellofresh.com and enter lawpod30! Today's special episode tackles the breaking news that Gen. Michael Flynn has pled guilty in connection with the Mueller investigation.  To break down the significance of this deal, we welcome back Prof. Randall Eliason. After that, Andrew answers a bunch of listener questions regarding the tax bill that just passed the Senate. Recent Appearances Andrew just did two episodes of the David Pakman showfirst, he was on talking about #NetNeutrality; and then, he came back for a segment on the Mueller investigation.  You can see both -- including Andrew's spiffy new webcam -- by clicking the YouTube links above! Show Notes & Links
  1. This is a copy of the Flynn plea deal; he's pled guilty to one count of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1001.
  2. Prof. Eliason's "Sidebars" blog is here, and you can read his latest Washington Post article about Flynn by clicking here.
  3. We referenced statements by Seth Abramson (scroll forward to linked reply #6); Alan Dershowitz, and a pretty awful article by Andrew McCarthy in the National Review.
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The Gist - Pete Souza’s Photo Synthesis

Before Pete Souza became the most famous troll on Instagram, he was the White House photographer for the duration of the Obama administration. Souza explains his approach to capturing moments and shares why he doesn’t consider his work to be propaganda. His book of pictures from the Obama presidency is Obama: An Intimate Portrait

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Start the Week - Russia, religion and the Middle East

Totalitarianism has reclaimed Russia. So journalist Masha Gessen tells Andrew Marr. Her book 'The Future is History' follows four figures born as the Soviet Union crumbled and whose new-found freedom is being slowly eradicated. The Soviet Union banned religion but ranked citizens by "nationality" - with Jews near the bottom and ethnic Russians at the top. Dominic Rubin explores the country's relationship with religion in 'Russia's Muslim Heartlands', while Oxford professor Roy Allison unpicks Russian involvement in the Arab world. Putin is influential as far away as Libya and Egypt, and is a key ally to the Assad regime in Syria. And just as Putin has mastered the art of propaganda at home, Moscow-born Liwaa Yazji looks at the role of propaganda in the Syrian civil war through her new play 'Goats'.