Month: January 2020

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The Daily Signal - The Great Story of Clarence Thomas

Justice Clarence Thomas is famously quiet on the Supreme Court. But a new movie, "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words," is drawn from an exclusive interview with Thomas. Filmmaker Michael Pack shares what he learned about Thomas.


We also cover the following stories:

  • President Trump discusses the impeachment proceedings.
  • Twenty-one attorneys general call on the Senate to not validate House Democrats' impeachment push.
  • Utah bans conversion therapy for minors.

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The Gist - A Bunch of Dopes and Babies

On the Gist, revisiting the travel ban.

In the interview, we talk with Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes, the editors of Lawfare, about their new book, Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful Office. They discuss the precedents that Trump has broken as POTUS and paint a stark picture of the future of the executive office if he is re-elected.

In the spiel, “a bunch of dopes and babies.”

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO225: Australia on Fire, with Jake and Gregg of The Pouch Podcast

You've likely seen in the news that Australia is being absolutely pummeled by wildfires, well today we get to speak to two actual Australians about it! We talk about the fires, climate change, the political response, the animal loss, and more. Jake and Gregg have a new podcast about Australian politics called The Pouch Podcast, which you should check out!

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - CPD Overhauls Crucial Training Program That Senior Officials Once Called ‘A Hot Mess’

For decades, the Chicago Police Department’s field training program has been in shambles. But officials say they’re turning it around.

Reset takes a look at CPD’s efforts to overhaul the program that could determine the future of policing in Chicago.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Why High-Profile Defections Aren’t Libra’s Biggest Challenge

News broke yesterday that the Libra Association had seen it’s eighth high-profile defection, this time from the telecom giant Vodafone. In today’s episode of The Breakdown, @nlw argues that Association members are far less of a factor in Libra’s success than key regulatory questions around domiciling, the value peg and the US’s fear of a Chinese digital currency.

Also in this episode, Square Crypto announces its plans for a 'Lightning Development Kit' while Square also announced a new patent that could make crypto easier to use. In regulatory battles, meanwhile, both the Blockchain Association and the Chamber of Digital Commerce have filed amicus briefs around the SEC-Telegram lawsuit. 


Topics Discussed


Vodafone Is the Latest Big Company to Quit Facebook-Founded Libra Association

Square Crypto Is Creating a 'Lightning Development Kit' for Bitcoin Wallets

Jack Dorsey's Square Wins Patent for Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Network

Blockchain Association Sides With Telegram Against SEC, Says Grams Are Not Securities


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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Is the Dead Sea copper scroll an ancient treasure map?

Odds are you've heard of the Dead Sea scrolls -- when the first of these ancient texts were discovered in the 1940s, the scrolls revolutionized our understanding of the past, and, in some cases, gave historians and archaeologists more questions than answers. One scroll, discovered in 1952, remains unique in the collection. It doesn't contain religious information, and it doesn't recount earlier stories from the region. Instead, this scroll (the only one written on copper) appears to be a treasure guide. So what happened to the gold, silver and artifacts catalogued on the scroll? Were these caches discovered thousands of years ago... or are these hidden treasures still somewhere out there today, waiting to be discovered?

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Justin time, again: Trudeau’s second term

Canada’s prime minister now leads a minority government, and has lost support in the country’s west. We ask what he must do, and how, with his weakened mandate. Our correspondent travels across Ireland to discover how it swiftly switched from socially conservative to proudly progressive. And a look at the worrying numbers in our annual Democracy Index. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer
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What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – The Rules of This Impeachment

On Tuesday, the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump began in earnest in the Senate. The debate over the rules of engagement lasted into the early hours of Wednesday morning and gave a first look at how both sides are going to approach the trial. 

Guests: Dahlia Lithwick and Jim Newell.

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