Month: October 2020

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The NewsWorthy - Hurricane to Hit Gulf Coast, Kidnapping Plot Busted & Driverless Taxis Available- Friday, October 9th, 2020

The news to know for Friday, October 9th, 2020!

What to know about:

  • a hurricane headed for Louisiana: why it could be "take two" for an area still recovering from another big storm
  • the next presidential debate and why it might not happen
  • a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor
  • a ride-hailing service offering fully-autonomous rides with no driver
  • how the royal family is involved in giving away millions of dollars for the best ideas

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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Sources:

LA Preparing for Hurricane Delta: Weather Channel, USA Today, Reuters, AP, NHC, Red Cross

Plot Against Michigan Governor: The Detroit News, AP, NY Times, Reuters, Trump Tweet

Next Presidential Debate Uncertain: AP, WSJ. Politico, Commission on Presidential Debates

Trump Health Update: AP, Reuters, WaPo, Axios, CDC

NFL Reschedules More Games: WaPo, SI, ESPN

Driverless Taxis Open to Public: TechCrunch, Reuters, Ars Technica

Android’s New Sound Notifications: The Verge, Engadget, Google

Prince William, David Attenborough’s ‘Earthshot’ Award: AP, CNBC, BBC, Earthshot 

Harry, Meghan, Malala Yousafzai Initiative: AP, The Hill, People

H&M Recycling Old Clothes: CNN, Fast Company, H&M 

Feel Good Friday: 7-Year-Old Starts Nonprofit: WaPo, People, Cool & Dope

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What A Day - The Date Debaters

Thirteen men were charged yesterday in connection to an alleged violent plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. This is unsurprising when you consider Trump’s “LIBERATE MICHIGAN” tweets from earlier in the year that encouraged armed protestors to mount anti-government and anti-COVID restriction rallies. 

The fate of next week’s debate is in question after an extended back-and-forth between the Trump and Biden campaigns, which concluded with Trump insisting that he should be allowed to debate in person next week, even though he could still be contagious. House speaker Nancy Pelosi will introduce legislation today to create a “Commission on Presidential Capacity” that would evaluate the president’s mental and physical health for office. 

And in headlines: Hurricane Delta is set to be 2020’s tenth named hurricane to hit the US, incarcerated inmates can now apply for stimulus checks, and Google’s parent company introduces Waymo. Plus, Crooked's own Tommy Vietor fills in for Gideon.

Show Links:

CARES Act Relief for Incarcerated People (Deadline 10/30/2020)

https://caresactprisoncase.org/

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The Daily Signal - White House Hits Back on Threat of Court-Packing: ‘A Disaster for Our Country’

Today on the podcast, The Daily Signal's executive editor, Rob Bluey, interviews Brian Morganstern, the White House's deputy communications director. They discuss President Donald Trump's health; the COVID-19 pandemic; liberals' threat to pack the Supreme Court; and next week's Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the president's third nominee to the high court.


We also cover these stories:


  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes a curious comment that "we’re going to be talking about the 25th Amendment"--which addresses what happens when the president is incapacitated.
  • The FBI charges six men for plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. 
  • What do voters think of adding more justices to the nine-member Supreme Court? A new poll suggests that almost half aren’t fans. 



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Opening Arguments - OA428: Govt. Caught Lying for Flynn

The government has been caught doing some really absurd things to the benefit of Michael Flynn, including sneaking in post-it notes and lying on Brady material. Andrew's got the full breakdown for us. After that, we talk about Trump losing again in court in Trump v. Vance!

Links: Access for All Conference, code: openargs, Whitmer kidnapping complaint, Goelman and gov lying on notes, more lying on McCabe, sticky notes, lying on Brady material, exhibit, yes tweets are official, DC cir en banc ruling, Trump v. Vance 2nd cir, Mazar's briefing schedule, US v R Enterprises.

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The Stack Overflow Podcast - Ben answers his first question on Stack Overflow

You can find some of Jack's art and other projects here.

Ben breaks through and answers his first SO question—by copy/pasting from the comments, of course. 

Sara finds the relevant XKCD.

Later, we check out Darling.hq, a MacOS translation layer for Linux 

If you are in the mood to learn programming with colors and shapes, check out the website that Jack built: Maria.cloud 

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The Goods from the Woods - “The Corona Diaries #92” with Fifi Dosch & Erik Barnes

Three L.A. comedians are quarantined in a podcast studio during a global pandemic. There is literally nothing to be done EXCEPT make content. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode 92.  Rivers is all by his lonesome for this one but, never fear, he's got two of the funniest comedians in L.A. joining him via phone for this episode. First up, it's comedian Fifi Dosch. Follow her on Twitter @FifiDosch and check out her AWESOME podcast "Fifi Quest". Then we talk to comedian and pro wrestling commentator Erik Barnes. Follow him on Twitter @ErikWBarnes!  Music at the end is "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" by Dwight Yoakam.

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The Gist - The World Needs Better Men

On the Gist, the vice presidential debate and expanding SCOTUS.

In the interview, Mike is joined by author, comedian, podcast host, and actor Michael Ian Black to talk about his latest book, A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son. Black was persuaded to write the book after publishing a New York Times op-ed on school shootings and gun control in 2018. Part advice and part memoir, A Better Man poses the question: why is it always boys and young men who are pulling the trigger? Black challenges readers to expand their definition of masculinity while refraining from denigrating qualities traditionally seen as feminine.

In the spiel, how the Hasidic community in New York City is handling COVID-19.

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Consider This from NPR - Pandemic ‘Profiteers’: Why Billionaires Are Getting Richer During An Economic Crisis

"Excess" profits during wartime have been subject to tax at several points in American history. Writer Anand Giridharadas argues we are at similar point today as billionaire wealth has continued to grow in spite of the pandemic. He is the author of Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World.

Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies notes U.S. billionaires rebounded quickly from the economic collapse earlier this year.

Alan Murray, CEO of Fortune Media, argues that business leaders today are more conscious of social injustice and inequality than the billionaires of the past.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - The Outlook Isn’t Rosey: The Latest On The Covid Economy

From the current state of our covid-ravaged economy to what the future looks like to the state of the restaurant industry in Chicago, Chris Farrell of Marketplace and chef/entrepreneur Rick Bayless weigh in on how bad things are, and what we need to do to turn it all around.