Month: July 2020

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The NewsWorthy - Testing Backlog, Nat’l Park Improvements & MLB Opening Day- Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

The news to know for Thursday, July 23rd, 2020!

What to know today about COVID-19 testing delays, including what some of the largest testing companies have to say about it.

Also, what's in a historic bill that passed with overwhelming support from both parties, and we'll explain the latest China controversy.

Plus, it's baseball's Opening Day, we'll tell you which city is getting a new professional soccer team, and what changes are coming to Amazon's delivery boxes...

All that and more in just 10 minutes!

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Sources:

COVID-19 Testing Capacity: AP, CNBC, Time

U.S. Coronavirus Surge: Johns Hopkins, AP, Reuters, FW Star Telegram, NBC News

More Mask Mandates Issued: The Week, AP, Politico

Federal Agents Sent to More Cities: AP, Reuters, WSJ, Politico, Axios, Justice Department

China Ordered to Close Consulate: NY Times, USA Today, WSJ, Politico

Great American Outdoors Act: AP, Axios, CNN

China Launches Mars Rover: BBC, NASA, NYT

MLB Opening Day: AP, CBS Sports, CNN, Forbes

MLB Social Justice Jerseys: AP, ESPN, Bleacher Report

New NWSL Team Coming to LA: WSJ, NY Times, People

First Woman to Lead Army Reserve: USA Today, The Hill, Military.com

New Recyclable Amazon Packaging: USA Today, Amazon

TTKT: One Year Until Olympics: USA Today, WSJ

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The Gist - Congress Can’t Contain Its Crazy

On the Gist, Life of Kanye.

In the interview, Princeton History and Public Affairs Professor Julian Zelizer joins Mike to discuss his latest book on former speaker of the house, Newt Gingrich. With the help of Gingrich’s own congressional documents, Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party explains the ways Newt seized an opportunity to use C-Span cameras and modern technology to his advantage, how he gave rise to partisanship, and his plans to conquer Congress through his appetite for disruption.

In the spiel, Republicans embarrassing themselves.

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the memory palace - Episode 167: A Brief Eulogy for a Minor League Baseball Team

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  • Lagrimas Negras by Antonio Maria Romeau

  • Rainfall by Michael Jones and David Darling

  • The Big Ocean by Ben Sollee

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Blowouts

In the world of sports, most people enjoy very close fought, exciting games that go down to the wire. If you were to take a poll on what the best games or matches in history were in any given sport, it would probably involve a close score with a last-second victory to put one team over the edge.  However, there are times when a team gets whooped so bad, you just have to sit back and admire the shellacking they received.  This is the realm of the blowout.

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Time To Say Goodbye - Lilith Fair, MOMTIFA, Ross Douthat on white fragility, and Tammy’s “Transnationally Asian” article

Hello from 1997! 

This week, we start by crate-digging our souls, with a discussion of Lilith Fair-era feminist (and feminine?) music. We then ponder the ongoing Black Lives Matter rebellion in Portland, an op-ed on “white fragility” and its race-baiting subconscious by the country’s most lucid Catholic conservative, and what it means to be (or cosplay being) “transnationally Asian.”

2:22 – Jay reveals why he’s been tweeting so much about his 1990s playlist. What was Lilith Fair, and is its feely, anti-corporate model of women’s artmaking still relevant? Plus: Nas and Liz Phair and straw(wo)man Beyoncé.

11:27 – Unidentified federal cops have been brutalizing protesters in Portland, Oregon. In response, a cadre of “Momtifa” Karens has joined with antifa gutter punks on the streets. Why do certain kinds of protesters get a bad rap? What allyships are needed to keep up the BLM momentum? Bonus: Andy posits a theory of Pacific Northwest anarchism.

43:08 – New York Times columnist Ross Douthat recently speculated that, because the old system of so-called meritocracy is collapsing, its guardians are jumping ship and embracing the critique of white privilege. Among his examples are the threat of high SAT scores posed by Asian students(!).

Is Douthat right? And are the conditions ripe for a major revolution today? 

59:33 – Hot off the press! Tammy’s feature on transnational Asian media, featuring New Naratif (Singapore/Southeast Asia), fellow substackers Chinese Storytellers, and, as featured on TTSG, Lausan (Hong Kong) and New Bloom (Taiwan).

The three of us have a group therapy session discussing the differences between our parents’ generation, our own, and these new kids’. Were we raised to think “only losers go back to Asia”? If we tried to return to Asia, would we just be cosplaying? Bonus: Tammy recounts her meeting with Jay’s parents.



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CBS News Roundup - CBS World News Roundup: 07/22

1,000 American virus deaths in one day as southern cases rise. Census order on illegal immigrants. 15 injured in shooting outside Chicago funeral home. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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The NewsWorthy - Virus Worse Before Better, Census Debate Explained & Instagram Fundraisers- Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020

The news to know for Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020!

What to know about how President Trump is changing his tone on COVID-19 and what's keeping Congress from passing the next relief bill.

Also, we'll explain the newest debate surrounding the 2020 census and how it could impact your representation in Congress.

Plus, Instagram's new fundraising feature, something new allowed on NFL helmets, and Walmart ends a holiday tradition after more than 30 years.

Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!

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

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Sources:

Trump Holds COVID-19 Briefing: AP, WSJ, FOX News, Axios

1000+ U.S. Coronavirus Deaths: Johns Hopkins, Axios, Reuters, Politico

Chinese Hackers Allegedly Target COVID Research: AP, NY Times, Reuters, WSJ, Indictment

Next Relief Bill Debate: WaPo, Bloomberg, AP, CNN, CNBC

Trump Signs Census Executive Order: NPR, Axios, NBC News, USA Today, White House

Twitter Bans QAnon Accounts: NBC News, NPR, NY Times, Twitter

NFL to Allow Social Justice Decals: AP, ESPN, CNN

IG Tests Personal Fundraiser Feature: TechCrunch, The Verge, Forbes, Instagram

Greta Thunberg Donates Award to Environmental Groups: USA Today, ABC News

Battle of the Dogs: BET, USA Today, Instagram

Work Wednesday: Walmart Closing on Thanksgiving: USA Today, Business Insider, Walmart

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Brought to you by... - 52: The Republic of Samsung

Samsung’s founder, his son, and his grandson turned a vegetable and dried fish shop into a global superpower and a symbol of South Korean success. But their fight to keep the company in the family has also landed it at the center of some of South Korea’s biggest corruption investigations. Now, Samsung and South Korea have to figure out what comes next: Can the company continue without its founding family at the helm? And what would that mean for the country Samsung helped build? 

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The Gist - Portland Is in Peril

On the Gist, Trump attempts to convince the MAGA nation to wear masks.

In the interview, journalist Anne Applebaum is here to talk about her new book Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism. She and Mike discuss how democracies can give way to authoritarian leaders, the delicacy of political systems, and how essential our institutions are for protecting a functioning government.

In the spiel, what’s happening in Portland, Oregon.

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